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hodox Church in English. This is a product of the Department of Internet Mi
nistries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180107
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Theophan the Reclus
e\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 2:11-14\; 3:4-7\n\nTIT
US\, my son\, the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men\,
training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions\, and to live sober
\, upright\, and godly lives in this world\, awaiting our blessed hope\, th
e appearing of the glory of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ\, who gav
e himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a
people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.\n \nBut when the goodnes
s and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared\, he saved us\, not becaus
e of deeds done by us in righteousness\, but in virtue of his own mercy\, b
y the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit\, which he pou
red out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior\, so that we might b
e justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.\n\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came from Galilee to t
he Jordan to John\, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him\,
saying\, "I need to be baptized by you\, and do you come to me?" But Jesus
answered him\, "Let it be so now\; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill
all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized\, he we
nt up immediately from the water\, and behold\, the heavens were opened and
he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\, and alighting on him\; a
nd lo\, a voice from heaven\, saying\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom
I am well pleased." \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180211
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Saturday of Souls\,Hieromartyr Haralambos\, Anastasios\, Patriarch of J
erusalem\, Porphyrios & Baptos the Monk-martyrs\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in
the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before
many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others als
o. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on serv
ice gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the o
ne who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according
to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first sha
re of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you unders
tanding in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, de
scended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am s
uffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fe
ttered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they
also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGos
pel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "Thi
s I command you\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that
it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world
would love its own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you
out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that
I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persec
uted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep y
ours also. But all this they will do to you on my account\, because they d
o not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they wo
uld not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates
me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no
one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated b
oth me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their l
aw\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n \n But when the Counselor comes\, w
hom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who pr
oceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witn
esses\, because you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all
this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the sy
nagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he
is offering service to God."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Hieromartyr Haralambos
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180520
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs Aca
cius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus\, Our Righteous Father Memnonus the Wonderw
orker\, Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs \n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the
Apostles 20:7-12\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles were gathered togeth
er to break bread\, Paul talked with them\, intending to depart on the morr
ow\; and he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lights in
the upper chamber where we were gathered. And a young man named Euthychos w
as sitting in the window. He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still lo
nger\; and being overcome by sleep\, he fell down from the third story and
was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him\, and embracing hi
m said\, "Do not be alarmed\, for his life is in him." And when Paul had go
ne up and had broken bread and eaten\, he conversed with them a long while\
, until daybreak\, and so departed. And they took the lad away alive\, and
were not a little comforted. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:10-21\n\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "The words that I say to you I do not speak on
my own authority\; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe
me that I am in the Father and the Father in me\; or else believe me for t
he sake of the works themselves.\n \n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who
believes in me will also do the works that I do\; and greater works than t
hese will he do\, because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name\,
I will do it\, that the Father may be glorified in the Son\; if you ask an
ything in my name\, I will do it. "If you love me\, you will keep my comman
dments. And I will pray to the Father\, and he will give you another Counse
lor\, to be with you for ever\, even the Spirit of truth\, whom the world c
annot receive\, because it neither sees him nor knows him\; you know him\,
for he dwells with you\, and will be in you.\n \n"I will not leave you deso
late\; I will come to you. Yet a little while\, and the world will see me n
o more\, but you will see me\; because I live\, you will live also. In that
day you will know that I am in my Father\, and you in me\, and I in you. H
e who has my commandments and keeps them\, he it is who loves me\; and he w
ho loves me will be loved by my Father\, and I will love him and manifest m
yself to him."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs
Acacius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180420
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius\, George the Confessor\, Tryphon\, Patr
iarch of Constantinople\, Martyrs Emmanuel\, Theodore\, George\, Michael an
d the other George of Samothrace\, Aelphege the Hieromartyr of Canterbury\n
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 4:23-31\n\nIn those days\, when
the apostles were released they went to their friends and reported what th
e chief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard it\, t
hey lifted their voices together to God and said\, "Sovereign Lord\, who di
dst make the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them\, who
by the mouth of our father David\, thy servant\, didst say by the Holy Spir
it\, 'Why did the Gentiles rage\, and the peoples imagine vain things? The
kings of the earth set themselves in array\, and the rulers were gathered t
ogether\, against the Lord and against his Anointed'- for truly in this cit
y there were gathered together against thy holy servant Jesus\, whom thou d
idst anoint\, both Herod and Pontius Pilate\, with the Gentiles and the peo
ples of Israel\, to do whatever thy hand and thy plan had predestined to ta
ke place. And now\, Lord\, look upon their threats\, and grant to thy serva
nts to speak thy word with all boldness\, while thou stretchest out thy han
d to heal\, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of thy hol
y servant Jesus." And when they had prayed\, the place in which they were g
athered together was shaken\; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and spoke the word of God with boldness.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:24-30
\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to y
ou\, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me\, has eternal life\;
he does not come into judgment\, but has passed from death to life. Truly\
, truly\, I say to you\, the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the dead wi
ll hear the voice of the Son of God\, and those who hear will live. For as
the Father has life in himself\, so he has granted the Son also to have lif
e in himself\, and has given him authority to execute judgment\, because he
is the Son of man. Do not marvel at this\; for the hour is coming when all
who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth\, those who have d
one good\, to the resurrection of life\, and those who have done evil\, to
the resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on my own authority\; as I h
ear\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, because I seek not my own will bu
t the will of the Father who sent me."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171102
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/1/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother The
odota\, David the Righteous of Evia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:
1-8\n\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it
. And God has appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, t
hird teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, adminis
trators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all
prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts
of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly d
esire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. I
f I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a
noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and unde
rstand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to
remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I
have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain
nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is
not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irri
table or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the rig
ht. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endure
s all things. Love never ends.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\n\nA
t that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them author
ity over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and
every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowher
e among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather
to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\,
'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, clean
se lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pa
y."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother
Theodota
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180105
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Synaxis of the 70 Holy Apostles\, Our Righteous Father Theoctistus\, Abb
ot of Cucomo in Sicily\, Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ\, Zosimos the Monk and Athanasios the Notary\, Righteous Apol
linaria the Senator\, Martyrs Chrysanthos and Euphemia\, Righteous Euthymio
s the Younger\, New Martyr Onuphrios\, Righteous Euthymios of Vatopedi\, Ri
ghteous John Scholarios\, Eustathios Archbishop of Serbia\, Nikephoros the
Leper\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Cor
inthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\
, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the w
orld\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are w
ise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, bu
t we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-cl
ad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. W
hen reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we
try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the wor
ld\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashame
d\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countle
ss guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your fathe
r in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of m
e.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18-28\n\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only
-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known.\
n \nAnd this is the testimony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Levi
tes from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not de
ny\, but confessed\, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What then
? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answ
ered\, "No." They said to him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer fo
r those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the v
oice of one crying in the wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,
' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n \nNow they had been sent from the Pharisee
s. They asked him\, "Then why are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Ch
rist\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with
water\; but among you stands one whom you do not know\, even he who comes a
fter me\, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took pl
ace in Bethany beyond the Jordon\, where John was baptizing.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of the 70 Holy Apostles
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171227
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/26/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Nativity\, Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos\, Euthemios
the Confessor\, Bishop of Sardis\, Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Rus
sia\, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)\, Constantius the Holy Martyr\
, Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18\n\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies and thos
e who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to
call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethren\, in
the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I will put
my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has given
me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he himself like
wise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might destroy him w
ho has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all those who
through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is n
ot with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Th
erefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so that he m
ight become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God\, to
make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffe
red and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\n\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\, an ang
el of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the ch
ild and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you\;
for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he rose
and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\, and re
mained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord ha
d spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n \nThen Her
od\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a furiou
s rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in a
ll that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time whic
h he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken
by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lam
entation\, Rachel weeping for her children\; she refused to be consoled\, b
ecause they were no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the L
ord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the chil
d and his mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought the
child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\, and
went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over
Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and being
warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and d
welt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets might
be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180102
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Basil the Great\, Arc
hbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia\, Gregory\, Bishop of Nanzianzos\, Father
of Gregory the Theologian\, Peter the New Martyr of the Peloponnesos\, The
odotos the Martyr\, Righteous Theodosios of Triglia\, Emmelia\, Mother of B
asil the Great\, Gregory of Nyssa\, Makrina\, and Peter of Sebaste\, Telema
chos the Martyr\, Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ruspe\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:8-12\n\nBRETHREN\, see to it t
hat no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit\, according t
o human tradition\, according to the elemental spirits of the universe\, an
d not according to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bod
ily\, and you have come to fulness of life in him\, who is the head of all
rule and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision ma
de without hands\, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of
Christ\; and you were buried with him in baptism\, in which you were also r
aised with him through faith in the working of God\, who raised him from th
e dead.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:20-21\, 40-52\n\nAt that time\, the she
pherds returned\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and se
en\, as it had been told them. And at the end of eight days\, when he was c
ircumcised\, he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he wa
s conceived in the womb. And the child grew and became strong\, filled with
wisdom\; and the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusa
lem every year at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years o
ld\, they went up according to custom\; and when the feast was ended\, as t
hey were returning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents
did not know it\, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's
journey\, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances\; and
when they did not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. Afte
r three days\, they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\,
listening to them and asking them questions\; and all who heard him were am
azed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were
astonished\; and his mother said to him\, "Son\, why have you treated us so
? Behold\, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he s
aid to them\, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must b
e in my Father's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he sp
oke to them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obed
ient to them\; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus
increased in wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man.
\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171009
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/8/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pelagia the Righteous\, Pelagia the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\, Taisia t
he Harlot of Egypt\, Phillip\, Bishop of Gortyna\n\nTone One\nSeventh Orthr
os Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians
9:6-11\n\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he
has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves
a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abu
ndance\, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide i
n abundance for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, h
e gives to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies
seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resource
s and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in e
very way for great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgiving
to God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:11-16\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went to a
city called Nain\, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As h
e drew near to the gate of the city\, behold\, a man who had died was being
carried out\, the only son of his mother\, and she was a widow\; and a lar
ge crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her\, he had com
passion on her and said to her\, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the
bier\, and the bearers stood still. And he said\, "Young man\, I say to yo
u\, arise." And the dead man sat up\, and began to speak. And he gave him t
o his mother. Fear seized them all\; and they glorified God\, saying\, "A g
reat prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:3rd Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/24/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome\, Peter\, Archbishop of Alexand
ria\, Hermogenes\, the Martyr\, Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos in
to the Temple\, Philoumenos and Christopher the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 3:20-21\; 4:1-3\n\nB
rethren\, our commonwealth is in heaven\, and from it we await a Savior\, t
he Lord Jesus Christ\, who will change our lowly body to be like his glorio
us body\, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to hims
elf. Therefore\, my brethren\, whom I love and long for\, my joy and crown
\, stand firm thus in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entrea
t Syntyche to agree in the Lord. And I ask you also\, true yokefellow\, he
lp these women\, for they have labored side by side with me in the gospel t
ogether with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers\, whose names are in
the book of life. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:12-28\n\nThe Lord said th
is parable\, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom and t
hen return. Calling ten of his servants\, he gave them ten pounds\, and sai
d to them\, 'Trade with these till I come.' But his citizens hated him and
sent an embassy after him\, saying\, 'We do not want this man to reign over
us.' When he returned\, having received the kingdom\, he commanded these s
ervants\, to whom he had given the money\, to be called to him\, that he mi
ght know what they had gained by trading. The first came before him\, sayin
g\, 'Lord\, your pound has made ten pounds more.' And he said to him\, 'Wel
l done\, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little\, yo
u shall have authority over ten cities.' And the second came\, saying\, 'Lo
rd\, your pound has made five pounds.' And he said to him\, 'And you are to
be over five cities.' Then another came\, saying\, 'Lord\, here is your po
und\, which I kept laid away in a napkin\; for I was afraid of you\, becaus
e you are a severe man\; you take up what you did not lay down\, and reap w
hat you did not sow.' He said to him\, 'I will condemn you out of your own
mouth\, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man\, taking up wh
at I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? Why then did you not
put my money into the bank\, and at my coming I should have collected it wi
th interest?' And he said to those who stood by\, 'Take the pound from him\
, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.' (And they said to him\, 'Lord
\, he has ten pounds!') 'I tell you\, that to every one who has will more b
e given\; but from him who has not\, even what he has will be taken away. B
ut as for these enemies of mine\, who did not want me to reign over them\,
bring them here and slay them before me.'" And when he had said this\, he w
ent on ahead\, going up to Jerusalem.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171027
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0a4323ba2555afe2fe715925e7e00963
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/26/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer\, Commemoration of
the Great Earthquake in Constantinople\, Eata of Hexham\n\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be st
rong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me
before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach ot
hers also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier
on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satis
fy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes a
ccording to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the f
irst share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant yo
u understanding in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the d
ead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for whic
h I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God i
s not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, t
hat they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\
n\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to his discipl
es: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, kn
ow that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world\, th
e world would love its own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I c
hose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the wo
rd that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If the
y persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they wil
l keep yours also. But all this they will do to you on my account\, becaus
e they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\,
they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He w
ho hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works w
hich no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and
hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in
their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n \n But when the Counselor c
omes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\
, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also
are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the beginning. I have s
aid all this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out o
f the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will
think he is offering service to God."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0bd9ba87d360f70027ec52dec439005e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer\, Laurence the Reclus
e of the Kiev Caves\, Ignatius and Nicandrus of Sinai\, Gildas the Wise\n\n
Fast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\n
\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you
endured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed
to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treat
ed. For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted th
e plundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a be
tter possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confi
dence\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that
you may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a littl
e while\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righte
ous one shall live by faith."\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\n\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the
house he asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they wer
e silent\; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the g
reatest. And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If
any one would be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And
he took a child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his
arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receiv
es me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." Jo
hn said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\,
and we forbade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "D
o not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be abl
e soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us.
For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink beca
use you bear the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171104
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0c3498c58c7e1af92487fd43ab11f3ba
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/3/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the Deacon\,
Martyrs of Persia\, Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr Georg
e in Lydda\, Holy Father and New Hieromartyr Gregory of Neapolis\, Theodore
the Confessor\, Bishop of Ancyra\, George of Neapolis the New Martyr\, Win
ifred of Treffynnon\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Colossians 4:10-18\n\nBrethren\, Aristarchos my fellow prisoner gree
ts you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received
instructions -- if he comes to you\, receive him)\, and Jesus who is calle
d Justos. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow worker
s for the kingdom of God\, and they have been a comfort to me. Epaphras\, w
ho is one of yourselves\, a servant of Christ Jesus\, greets you\, always r
emembering you earnestly in his prayers\, that you may stand mature and ful
ly assured in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has worke
d hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. Luke the belove
d physician and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodi
cea\, and Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has bee
n read among you\, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans\; and
see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos\, "Se
e that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord." I\, P
aul\, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be w
ith you. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:2-12\n\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed\, or hidden that
will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be h
eard in the light\, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be p
roclaimed upon the housetops. \n \nI tell you\, my friends\, do not fear th
ose who kill the body\, and after that have no more that they can do. But I
will warn you whom to fear: fear him who\, after he has killed\, has power
to cast into Gehenna\; yes\, I tell you\, fear him! Are not five sparrows
sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why\, ev
en the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not\; you are of more valu
e than many sparrows. \n \nAnd I tell you\, every one who acknowledges me b
efore men\, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\;
but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. A
nd every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven\; bu
t he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when
they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, d
o not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for
the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n
\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the Deaco
n\, Martyrs of Persia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180319
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0cb867b43d0eba51da74a94db5ac087c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\, Trophimos & Eukarpion\, Monk-martyrs o
f Nicomedea\, Edward the Martyr\, King of England\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\nPlagal of the Fourth Tone\nEighth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20\n\nBRETHREN\, when God made
a promise to Abraham\, since he had no one greater by whom to swear\, he s
wore to himself\, saying\, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And
thus Abraham\, having patiently endured\, obtained the promise. Men indeed
swear by a greater than themselves\, and in all their disputes an oath is f
inal for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the
heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose\, he interp
osed with an oath\, so that through two unchangeable things\, in which it i
s impossible that God should prove false\, we who have fled for refuge migh
t have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this a
s a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul\, a hope that enters into the inn
er shrine behind the curtain\, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our
behalf\, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizede
k. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:17-31\n\nAt that time\, a man came to Jes
us kneeling and saying: "Teacher\, I brought my son to you\, for he has a d
umb spirit\; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down\; and he foams a
nd grinds his teeth and becomes rigid\; and I asked your disciples to cast
it out\, and they were not able." And he answered them\, "O faithless gener
ation\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring
him to me." And they brought the boy to him\; and when the spirit saw him\
, immediately it convulsed the boy\, and he fell on the ground and rolled a
bout\, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father\, "How long has he
had this?" And he said\, "From childhood. And it has often cast him into th
e fire and into the water\, to destroy him\; but if you can do anything\, h
ave pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him\, "If you can! All thing
s are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cr
ied out and said\, "I believe\; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that
a crowd came running together\, he rebuked the unclean spirit\, saying to i
t\, "You dumb and deaf spirit\, I command you\, come out of him\, and never
enter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribly\, it ca
me out\, and the boy was like a corpse\; so that most of them said\, "He is
dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up\, and he arose. An
d when he had entered the house\, his disciples asked him privately\, "Why
could we not cast it out?" And he said to them\, "This kind cannot be drive
n out by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there and pass
ed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it\; for he was teac
hing his disciples\, saying to them\, "The Son of man will be delivered int
o the hands of men\, and they will kill him\; and when he is killed\, after
three days he will rise."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of St. John Climacus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180805
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 15:30-33\n\nBrethren\, I appe
al to you\, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit\, to str
ive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf\, that I may be de
livered from the unbelievers in Judea\, and that my service for Jerusalem m
ay be acceptable to the saints\, so that by God's will I may come to you wi
th joy and be refreshed in your company. The God of peace be with you all.
Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\n\nAt that time\, the
collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not you
r teacher pay the tax?" He said\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spok
e to him first\, saying\, "What do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of
the earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or from others?" And when
he said\, "From others\," Jesus said to him\, "Then the sons are free. Howe
ver\, not to give offense to them\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and tak
e the first fish that comes up\, and when you open its mouth you will find
a shekel\; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."\n \n At
that time the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in th
e kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst
of them\, and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become lik
e children\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles hi
mself like this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n \n\
n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171211
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0e5dc33d9e631fff1179a9d9f35a8940
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/10/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Menas\, Hermogenes\, and Eugraphus\, Thomas the Right
eous of Bithynia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nTone Two\nFifth Orthros Gospel
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17\n\nBrethr
en\, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the wh
ole armor of God\, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the d
evil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood\, but against the
principalities\, against the powers\, against the world rulers of this pres
ent darkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly pl
aces. Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to with
stand in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\
, having girded your loins with truth\, and having put on the breastplate o
f righteousness\, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospe
l of peace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith\, with which yo
u can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of
salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n \n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 13:10-17\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in one
of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of
infirmity for eighteen years\; she was bent over and could not fully strai
ghten herself. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her and said to her\, "Wo
man\, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her\,
and immediately she was made straight\, and she praised God. But the ruler
of the synagogue\, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath\, said
to the people\, "There are six days on which work ought to be done\; come
on those days and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord an
swered him\, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his
ox or his donkey from the manger\, and lead it away to water it? And ought
not this woman\, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years
\, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this\, all his
adversaries were put to shame\; and all the people rejoiced at all the glor
ious things that were done by him.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:10th Sunday of Luke
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180523
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0e761a5eafefd550a7e5aa1b420f42f6
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/22/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Comana\, Holy New Martyrs Demetrius a
nd Paul of Tripoli\, John-Vladimir\, Ruler of Serbia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: Acts of the Apostles 21:26-32\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul took the men\, and
the next day he purified himself with them and went into the temple\, to gi
ve notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering
presented for every one of them. When the seven days were almost completed
\, the Jews from Asia\, who had seen him in the temple\, stirred up all the
crowd\, and laid hands on him\, crying out\, "Men of Israel\, help! This i
s the man who is teaching men everywhere against the people and the law and
this place\; moreover he also brought Greeks into the temple\, and he has
defiled this holy place." For they had previously seen Trophimos the Ephesi
an with him in the city\, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into
the temple. Then all the city was aroused\, and the people ran together\; t
hey seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple\, and at once the gates w
ere shut. And as they were trying to kill him\, word came to the tribune of
the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at once took soldiers a
nd centurions\, and ran down to them\; and when they saw the tribune and th
e soldiers\, they stopped beating Paul.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:2-13\n
\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "The hour is coming when whoever kills y
ou will think he is offering service to God. And they will do this because
they have not known the Father\, nor me. But I have said these things to yo
u\, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them.\n
\n"I did not say these things to you from the beginning\, because I was wit
h you. But now I am going to him who sent me\; yet none of you asks me\, 'W
here are you going?' But because I have said these things to you\, sorrow h
as filled your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your adv
antage that I go away\, for if I do not go away\, the Counselor will not co
me to you\; but if I go\, I will send him to you. And when he comes\, he wi
ll convince the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concer
ning sin\, because they do not believe in me\; concerning righteousness\, b
ecause I go to the Father\, and you will see me no more\; concerning judgme
nt\, because the ruler of this world is judged.\n \n"I have yet many things
to say to you\, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth com
es\, he will guide you into all the truth."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Comana
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171019
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical105e9e3ecddf58f06cf3961f51af0f19
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/18/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Luke the Evangelist\, Marinos the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11\, 14-18\n\nBrethren\, co
nduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, making the most of the time. Let
your speech always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know
how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my aff
airs\; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in
the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know
how we are and that he may encourage your hearts\, and with him Onesimos\,
the faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell
you of everything that has taken place. Aristarchos my fellow prisoner gre
ets you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have receive
d instructions if he comes to you\, receive him)\, and Jesus who is called
Justos. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers
for the kingdom of God\, and they have been a comfort to me. Luke the belov
ed physician and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laod
icea\, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has
been read among you\, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans\; a
nd see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos\,
"See that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord." I\
, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace b
e with you. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to hi
s disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects m
e\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned wi
th joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"
And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\
, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and ove
r all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do
not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice tha
t your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the H
oly Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, th
at you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and reveale
d them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Luke the Evangelist
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180709
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical107a78649c102a94ae62bde76cb79ebc
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Great Martyr Procopius\, Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantokra
tor Monastery\, Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kazan\
n\nPlagal of the First Tone\nSixth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Romans 12:6-14\n\nBrethren\, having gifts that differ
according to the grace given to us\, let us use them: if prophecy\, in pro
portion to our faith\; if service\, in our serving\; he who teaches\, in hi
s teaching\; he who exhorts\, in his exhortation\; he who contributes\, in
liberality\; he who gives aid\, with zeal\; he who does acts of mercy\, wit
h cheerfulness. Let love be genuine\; hate what is evil\, hold fast to what
is good\; love one another with brotherly affection\; outdo one another in
showing honor. Never flag in zeal\, be aglow with the Spirit\, serve the L
ord. Rejoice in your hope\, be patient in tribulation\, be constant in pray
er. Contribute to the needs of the saints\, practice hospitality. Bless tho
se who persecute you\; bless and do not curse them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 9:1-8\n\nAt that time\, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and ca
me to his own city. And behold\, they brought to him a paralytic\, lying on
his bed\; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic\, "Take
heart\, my son\; your sins are forgiven." And behold\, some of the scribes
said to themselves\, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus\, knowing their t
houghts\, said\, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier
\, to say 'Your sins are forgiven\,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that yo
u may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he t
hen said to the paralytic -- "Rise\, take up your bed and go home." And he
rose and went home. When the crowds saw it\, they were afraid\, and they gl
orified God\, who had given such authority to men.\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:6th Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180522
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles\,Constantine and Helen\,
Equal-to-the Apostles\, Pachomios the Righteous New Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: Acts of the Apostles 26:1\, 12-20\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa s
aid to Paul\, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretc
hed out his hand and made his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus with the au
thority and commission of the chief priests. At midday\, O king\, I saw on
the way a light from heaven\, brighter than the sun\, shining round me and
those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground\, I h
eard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do yo
u persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.' And I said\, 'Who
are you\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
But rise and stand upon your feet\; for I have appeared to you for this pur
pose\, to appoint you to serve and bear witness to the things in which you
have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you\, delivering you fr
om the people and from the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open their eyes\,
that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to G
od\, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who
are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O King Agrippa\, I was not dis
obedient to the heavenly vision\, but declared first to those at Damascus\,
then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea\, and also to th
e Gentiles\, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds wort
hy of their repentance." \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\n\nThe Lord sai
d to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who
does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, tha
t man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shephe
rd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, a
nd he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought o
ut all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they
know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from h
im\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used w
ith them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus
again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the
sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did n
ot heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\,
and will go in and out and find pasture."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171004
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/3/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Dionysios the Areopagite\, John the Chozebite\, Bishop of Caesaria\, Ru
sticus and Eleutherios the Martyrs\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apos
tles 17:16-34\n\nIn those days\, while Paul was waiting for them in Athens\
, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of id
ols. So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons\, a
nd in the market place every day with those who chanced to be there. Some a
lso of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said\, "What
would this babbler say?" Others said\, "He seems to be a preacher of foreig
n divinities" - because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. And they to
ok hold of him and brought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "May we know wha
t this new teaching is which you present? For you bring some strange things
to our ears\; we wish to know therefore what these things mean." Now all t
he Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing
except telling or hearing something new. So Paul\, standing in the middle
of the Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in every way you
are very religious. For as I passed along\, and observed the objects of you
r worship\, I found also an altar with this inscription\, 'To an unknown go
d.' What therefore you worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to you. The God
who made the world and everything in it\, being Lord of heaven and earth\,
does not live in shrines made by man\, nor is he served by human hands\, a
s though he needed anything\, since he himself gives to all men life and br
eath and everything. And he made from one every nation of men to live on al
l the face of the earth\, having determined allotted periods and the bounda
ries of their habitation\, that they should seek God\, in the hope that the
y might feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us\
, for 'In him we live and move and have our being'\; as even some of your p
oets have said\, 'For we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspr
ing\, we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold\, or silver\, or st
one\, a representation by the art and imagination of man. The times of igno
rance God overlooked\, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent\, b
ecause he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness
by a man whom he has appointed\, and of this he has given assurance to all
men by raising him from the dead." Now when they heard of the resurrection
of the dead\, some mocked\; but others said\, "We will hear you again abou
t this." So Paul went out from among them. But some men joined him and beli
eved\, among them Dionysios the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and ot
hers with them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:37-45\n\nThe Lord said\, "Judge
not\, and you will not be judged\; condemn not\, and you will not be conde
mned\; forgive\, and you will be forgiven\; give\, and it will be given to
you\; good measure\, pressed down\, shaken together\, running over\, will b
e put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get b
ack."\n \nHe also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? W
ill they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher\, bu
t every one when he is fully taught will be like his teacher. Why do you se
e the speck that is in your brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that
is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother\, 'Brother\, let me
take out the speck that is in your eye\,' when you yourself do not see the
log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite\, first take the log out of your
own eye\, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in y
our brother's eye.\n \n"For no good tree bears bad fruit\, nor again does a
bad tree bear good fruit\; for each tree is known by its own fruit. For fi
gs are not gathered from thorns\, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush
. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good\, and th
e evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil\; for out of the abundanc
e of the heart his mouth speaks."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Dionysios the Areopagite
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180507
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Commemoration of the Precious Cross that appeared in the sky over Jerusa
lem in 351 A.D.\, Cyril\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\, Akakios the Centurion o
f Byzantium\, Pachomios the New Martyr of Patmos\, Repose of St. Nilus\, ab
bot of Sora\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 26:1\, 12-20\n\nIN
THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to Paul\, "You have permission to speak for
yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: "I journ
eyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At
midday\, O king\, I saw on the way a light from heaven\, brighter than the
sun\, shining round me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had al
l fallen to the ground\, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew languag
e\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against th
e goads.' And I said\, 'Who are you\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesu
s whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet\; for I have
appeared to you for this purpose\, to appoint you to serve and bear witness
to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appea
r to you\, delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles-to whom I s
end you to open their eyes\, that they may turn from darkness to light and
from the power of Satan to God\, that they may receive forgiveness of sins
and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O
King Agrippa\, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision\, but declared
first to those at Damascus\, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the count
ry of Judea\, and also to the Gentiles\, that they should repent and turn t
o God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance." \n \n\nGospel Reading:
John 8:42-51\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "If God were y
our Father\, you would love me\, for I proceeded and came forth from God\;
I came not of my own accord\, but he sent me. Why do you not understand wha
t I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your fat
her the devil\, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murd
erer from the beginning\, and has nothing to do with the truth\, because th
ere is no truth in him. When he lies\, he speaks according to his own natur
e\, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But\, because I tell the truth
\, you do not believe me. Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the tr
uth\, why do you not believe me? He who is of God hears the words of God\;
the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."\n \nThe Je
ws answered him\, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and
have a demon?" Jesus answered\, "I have not a demon\; but I honor my Father
\, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory\; there is One who s
eeks it and he will be the judge. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if any one
keeps my word\, he will never see death."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Commemoration of the Precious Cross that appeared in the sky over J
erusalem in 351 A.D.
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/12/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-V
irgin Mary\, Autonomos the Martyr\, Hieromartyr Cornatus\, Bishop of Iconiu
m\, Agirus\, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus\, Bishop of Iconium\, Daniel of T
hassos\, Julian the Martyr\, Theodore the Hieromartyr of Alexandria\n\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:21\; 3:1-7\n\nBrethre
n\, I do not nullify the grace of God\; for if justification were through t
he law\, then Christ died to no purpose. O foolish Galatians! Who has bewit
ched you\, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucifi
ed? Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the la
w\, or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun with the Spi
rit\, are you now ending with the flesh? Did you experience so many things
in vain? - if it really is in vain. Does he who supplies the Spirit to you
and works miracles among you do so by works of the law\, or by hearing with
faith? Thus Abraham "believed God\, and it was reckoned to him as righteou
sness." So you see that it is men of faith who are the sons of Abraham.\n\n
\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54\n\nAt that time\, the chief priests and the
Pharisees gathered the council\, and said\, "What are we to do? For this m
an performs many signs. If we let him go on thus\, every one will believe i
n him\, and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and our nation.
" But one of them\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest that year\, said to them
\, "You know nothing at all\; you do not understand that it is expedient fo
r you that one man should die for the people\, and that the whole nation sh
ould not perish." He did not say this of his own accord\, but being high pr
iest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation\, and not
for the nation only\, but to gather into one the children of God who are s
cattered abroad. So from that day on they took counsel how to put him to de
ath.\n \nJesus therefore no longer went about openly among the Jews\, but w
ent from there to the country near the wilderness\, to a town called Ephrai
m\; and there he stayed with the disciples.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ev
er-Virgin Mary
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180415
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/14/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Aristarchus\, Pudens\, Trophimus the Apostles of the 70\, Thomais the M
artyr of Alexandria\, Ardalion the Actor and Martyr\, Demetrios the New-Mar
tyr of Arcadia\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 3:11
-16\n\nIn those days\, while the healed lame man clung to Peter and John\,
all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's\, astou
nded. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people\, "Men of Israel\, why
do you wonder at this\, or why do you stare at us\, as though by our own po
wer or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of J
acob\, the God of our fathers\, glorified his servant Jesus\, whom you deli
vered up and denied in the presence of Pilate\, when he had decided to rele
ase him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One\, and asked for a murder
er to be granted to you\, and killed the Author of life\, whom God raised f
rom the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name\, by faith in his name
\, has made this man strong whom you see and know\; and the faith which is
through him has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you al
l."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:22-33\n\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disci
ples went into the land of Judea\; there He remained with them and baptized
. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim\, because there was much wat
er there\; and people came and were baptized. For John had not yet been pu
t in prison.\n \nNow a discussion arose between John's disciples and a Jew
over purifying. And they came to John\, and said to him\, "Rabbi\, he who
was with you beyond the Jordan\, to whom you bore witness\, here he is\, ba
ptizing\, and all are going to him." John answered\, "No one can receive a
nything except what is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witne
ss\, that I said\, I am not the Christ\, but I have been sent before Him.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom\; the friend of the bridegroom\, who
stands and hears him\, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice\; theref
ore this joy of mine is now full. He must increase\, but I must decrease.\
n \n"He who comes from above is above all\; he who is of the earth belongs
to the earth\, and of the earth he speaks\; he who comes from heaven is abo
ve all. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard\, yet no one receiv
es his testimony\; he who receives his testimony sets his seal to this\, th
at God is true."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Renewal Saturday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180413
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1681137970a490ddbb944a521617f8b0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/12/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium\, Anthousa the Righteous of Cons
tantinople\, Akakios of Kavsokalyvia\, Sergius II\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:38-43\n\nIn
those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent and be baptized every one o
f you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins\; and yo
u shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and
to your children and to all that are far off\, every one whom the Lord our
God calls to him." And he testified with many other words and exhorted them
\, saying\, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who re
ceived his word were baptized\, and there were added that day about three t
housand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fe
llowship\, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear came upon eve
ry soul\; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.\n\n\nG
ospel Reading: John 3:1-15\n\nAt that time\, there was a man of the Pharise
es\, named Nikodemos\, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night
and said to him\, "Rabbi\, we know that you are a teacher come from God\;
for no one can do these signs that you do\, unless God is with him." Jesus
answered him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless one is born from abov
e\, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can a m
an be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's wom
b and be born?" Jesus answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless one
is born of water and the Spirit\, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh is flesh\, and that which is born of the Spirit
is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you\, 'You must be born from above
.' The Spirit blows where it wills\, and you hear the sound of it\, and you
do not know whence it comes or whither it goes\; so it is with everyone wh
o is born of the Spirit." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can this be?" Jesus
answered him\, "Are you a teacher of Israel\, and yet you do not understand
this? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, we speak of what we know\, and bear w
itness to what we have seen\; but you do not receive our testimony. If I ha
ve told you earthly things and you do not believe\, how can you believe if
I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven but he who desc
ended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\, that
whoever believes in him may have eternal life."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Renewal Thursday
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DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Irene the Great Martyr\, Neophytos\, Gaius\, & Caianus the Monk-martyrs\
, The Righteous Martyr Ephraim the Younger\, Euthymios the Wonderworker\, B
ishop of Madytos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11\n\nAb
out that time\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to
the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and when
he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This w
as during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put
him in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\
, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was
kept in prison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.
\n \nThe very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleep
ing between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the
door were guarding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\
, and a light shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke
him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the
angel said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And he we
nt out and followed him\; he did not know that what was done by the angel w
as real\, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the firs
t and the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city.
It opened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on throu
gh one street\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himse
lf\, and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued
me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecti
ng."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:31-42\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
believed in him\, "If you continue in my word\, you are truly my disciples
\, and you will know the truth\, and the truth will make you free." They an
swered him\, "We are descendants of Abraham\, and have never been in bondag
e to any one. How is it that you say\, 'You will be made free'?"\n \nJesus
answered them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, every one who commits sin i
s a slave to sin. The slave does not continue in the house for ever\; the s
on continues for ever. So if the Son makes you free\, you will be free inde
ed. I know that you are descendants of Abraham\; yet you seek to kill me\,
because my word finds no place in you. I speak of what I have seen with my
Father\, and you do what you have heard from your father."\n \nThey answere
d him\, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them\, "If you were Abraham'
s children\, you would do what Abraham did\, but now you seek to kill me\,
a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God\; this is not what
Abraham did. You do what your father did." They said to him\, "We were not
born of fornication\; we have one Father\, even God." Jesus said to them\,
"If God were your Father\, you would love me\, for I proceeded and came for
th from God\; I came not of my own accord\, but he sent me."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Irene the Great Martyr
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza\, The Holy Great Martyr Photine\, the Samar
itan Women\, Holy Martyr Theocletus\, John Claphas the new Martyr\n\nStrict
Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 4:2-5:7\n\nIn that day the branch
of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious\, and the fruit of the land sh
all be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. And he who is left
in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy\, every one who has be
en recorded for life in Jerusalem\, when the Lord shall have washed away th
e filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem
from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. Then th
e LORD will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblie
s a cloud by day\, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night\; f
or over all the glory there will be a canopy and a pavilion. It will be fo
r a shade by day from the heat\, and for a refuge and a shelter from the st
orm and rain. Let me sing for my beloved a love song concerning his vineya
rd: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He digged it and cle
ared it of stones\, and planted it with choice vines\; he built a watchtowe
r in the midst of it\, and hewed out a wine vat in it\; and he looked for i
t to yield grapes\, but it yielded wild grapes. And now\, O inhabitants of
Jerusalem and men of Judah\, judge\, I pray you\, between me and my vineya
rd. What more was there to do for my vineyard\, that I have not done in it
? When I looked for it to yield grapes\, why did it yield wild grapes? And
now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge
\, and it shall be devoured\; I will break down its wall\, and it shall be
trampled down. I will make it a waste\; it shall not be pruned or hoed\, a
nd briers and thorns shall grow up\; I will also command the clouds that th
ey rain no rain upon it. For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the hous
e of Israel\, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting\; and he looke
d for justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\, but behold\, a
cry!\n\n\nGenesis 3:21-4:7\n\n And the LORD God made for Adam and for his
wife garments of skins\, and clothed them. Then the LORD God said\, "Behol
d\, the man has become like one of us\, knowing good and evil\; and now\, l
est he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life\, and eat\, and
live for ever"- therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of E
den\, to till the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man\; a
nd at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim\, and a flaming
sword which turned every way\, to guard the way to the tree of life. \n \
nNow Adam knew Eve his wife\, and she conceived and bore Cain\, saying\, "I
have gotten a man with the help of the LORD." And again\, she bore his br
other Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep\, and Cain a tiller of the groun
d. In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit
of the ground\, and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the
ir fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering\, but fo
r Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry\, and his
countenance fell. The LORD said to Cain\, "Why are you angry\, and why has
your countenance fallen? If you do well\, will you not be accepted? And i
f you do not do well\, sin is couching at the door\; its desire is for you\
, but you must master it."\n\n\nProverbs 3:34-4:22\n\nToward the scorners h
e is scornful\, but to the humble he shows favor. The wise will inherit ho
nor\, but fools get disgrace.\n \nHear\, O sons\, a father's instruction\
, and be attentive\, that you may gain insight\; for I give you good precep
ts: do not forsake my teaching. When I was a son with my father\, tender\,
the only one in the sight of my mother\, he taught me\, and said to me\, "
Let your heart hold fast my words\; keep my commandments\, and live\; do no
t forget\, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom\; ge
t insight. Do not forsake her\, and she will keep you\; love her\, and she
will guard you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom\, and whateve
r you get\, get insight. Prize her highly\, and she will exalt you\; she w
ill honor you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a fair garla
nd\; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."\n \nHear\, my son\, and ac
cept my words\, that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you
the way of wisdom\; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you
walk\, your step will not be hampered\; and if you run\, you will not stumb
le. Keep hold of instruction\, do not let go\; guard her\, for she is your
life. Do not enter the path of the wicked\, and do not walk in the way of
evil men. Avoid it\; do not go on it\; turn away from it and pass on. Fo
r they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong\; they are robbed of sleep
unless they have made some one stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedne
ss and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the righteous is like t
he light of dawn\, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The
way of the wicked is like deep darkness\; they do not know over what they s
tumble.\n \nMy son\, be attentive to my words\; incline your ear to my sa
yings. Let them not escape from your sight\; keep them within your heart.\
n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180505
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1811e6fe36f65dd7ea4532a80197d73f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus\, Hilary the Wonderworker\, Euthemios\,
Bishop of Madytos\, Athanasios\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nFast Day (Wine and O
il Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 10:44-48\; 11:1-10\n
\nIn those days\, while Peter was still saying this\, the Holy Spirit fell
on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who
came with Peter were amazed\, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been
poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues a
nd extolling God. Then Peter declared\, "Can any one forbid water for bapti
zing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And h
e commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they aske
d him to remain for some days. Now the apostles and the brethren who were i
n Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when
Peter went up to Jerusalem\, the circumcision party criticized him\, saying
\, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" But Peter began
and explained to them in order: "I was in the city of Joppa praying\; and
in a trance I saw a vision\, something descending\, like a great sheet\, le
t down from heaven by four corners\; and it came down to me. Looking at it
closely I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the
air. And I heard a voice saying to me\, 'Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat.' But
I said\, 'No\, Lord\; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mo
uth.' But the voice answered a second time from heaven\, 'What God has clea
nsed you must not call common.' This happened three times\, and all was dra
wn up again into heaven."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\n\nThe Lord sai
d to the Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die i
n your sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Wil
l he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? "
He said to them\, "You are from below\, I am from above\; you are of this
world\, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins\
, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he." They said
to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have told you fr
om the beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge\; but he w
ho sent me is true\, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.
" They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus sai
d\, "When you have lifted up the Son of man\, then you will know that I am
he\, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father
taught me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for
I always do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in h
im.\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171207
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical181e998c47470de1f355fb5a1c02b4d2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/6/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra\, Nicholas the New Marty
r of Asia Minor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21\n\nBrethren\, obey your leaders and
submit to them\; for they are keeping watch over your souls\, as men who w
ill have to give account. Let them do this joyfully\, and not sadly\, for
that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we are sure that w
e have a clear conscience\, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urg
e you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you
the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our L
ord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood of the eternal c
ovenant\, equip you with everything good that you may do His will\, working
in you that which is pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus Christ\; to who
m be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\
nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his di
sciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and th
e seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of the
ir diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.
And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and
healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "B
lessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you tha
t hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\,
for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they ex
clude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of t
he Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your
reward is great in heaven."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180423
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1857db278f02d58c3204557a74f816ca
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/22/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodore of Sykeon\, Nathaniel\, Luke\, & Clemente the Apostles\, Nearc
hos the Martyr\, Gregory Gravanos of Nisyros\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts o
f the Apostles 6:1-7\n\nIn those days\, when the disciples were increasing
in number\, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widow
s were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the bod
y of the disciples and said\, "it is not right that we should give up preac
hing the word of God to serve tables. Therefore\, brethren\, pick out from
among you seven men of good repute\, full of the Spirit and of wisdom\, who
m we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and t
o the ministry of the word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude
\, and they chose Stephen\, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit\, an
d Philip\, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Parmenas\, and Nic
olaos\, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles\, and th
ey prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased\; a
nd the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem\, and a grea
t many of the priests were obedient to the faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
15:43-47\; 16:1-8\n\nAt that time\, Joseph of Arimathea\, a respected memb
er of the council\, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God\, t
ook courage and went to Pilate\, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilat
e wondered if he were already dead\; and summoning the centurion\, he asked
him whether he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion th
at he was dead\, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shrou
d\, and taking him down\, wrapped him in the linen shroud\, and laid him in
a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock\; and he rolled a stone against
the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw wher
e he was laid.\n \nAnd when the sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mar
y the mother of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go
and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to th
e tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who w
ill roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\,
they saw that the stone was rolled back\; for it was very large. And enter
ing the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in
a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amaze
d\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is no
t here\; see the place where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and
Peter that he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as
he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and
astonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for th
ey were afraid.\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical19ccd9c95faa920c634844112a86f2f9
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople
\, Peter the Righteous of Egypt\, Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinopl
e\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\
n\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\
, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heaven
s. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\,
first for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once
for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their
weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later tha
n the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the poi
nt in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is s
eated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister
in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the L
ord. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door
\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and
find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came
that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling
and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and
leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am
the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows
me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I hav
e other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and th
ey will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantin
ople
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180116
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1a42c0a281319d91f80012e78080bf59
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Paul of Thebes\, John the Hut-Dweller\, Pansophios the Martyr of Alexan
dria\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6
:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience
\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against
such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified
the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let u
s also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of o
ne another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in a
ny trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentl
eness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's bur
dens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40
\n\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, little flock\, for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions\, and give alms\;
provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old\, with a treasure in t
he heavens that does not fail\, where no thief approaches and no moth destr
oys. For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also. Let your
loins be girded and your lamps burning\, and be like men who are waiting f
or their master to come home from the marriage feast\, so that they may ope
n to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom
the master finds awake when he comes\; truly\, I say to you\, he will gird
himself and have them sit at table\, and he will come and serve them. If
he comes in the second watch\, or in the third\, and finds them so\, blesse
d are those servants! But know this\, that if the householder had known at
what hour the thief was coming\, he would not have left his house to be br
oken into. You also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an une
xpected hour."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:John the Hut-Dweller
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171119
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1b2947f5a57f7ef754c2ee9885cbb443
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/18/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra\, Holy Martyr Romanus\, Zaccheus the
Deacon\, Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia\, Martyr Romanos the Deac
on\, Anastasios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:1-6\n\nBrethren\, I wis
h you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! I feel a
divine jealousy for you\, for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as
a pure bride to her one husband. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceiv
ed Eve by his cunning\, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and
pure devotion to Christ. For if some one comes and preaches another Jesus
than the one we preached\, or if you receive a different spirit from the on
e you received\, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accep
ted\, you submit to it readily enough. I think that I am not in the least i
nferior to these superlative apostles. Even if I am unskilled in speaking\,
I am not in knowledge\; in every way we have made this plain to you in all
things.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:57-62\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was g
oing along the road\, a man said to him\, "I will follow you wherever you g
o." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes have holes\, and birds of the air have n
ests\; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." To another he said\
, "Follow me." But he said\, "Lord\, let me first go and bury my father." B
ut he said to him\, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead\; but as for you
\, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said\, "I will follow you\,
Lord\; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." Jesus said to h
im\, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the ki
ngdom of God." \n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180304
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180305
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1bc5a43119fc02bfdadd551f33a3098c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan\, Paul & his sister Juliana and their
Companions\, Daniel\, Prince of Moscow\, Gregory\, Bishop of Constance\n\nF
ast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nPlagal of the Second Tone\nSixth Orthros Go
spel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14\; 2:1-3
\n\n"IN THE BEGINNIN
G\, Thou\, Lord\, didst found the earth in the beginning\, and the heavens
are the work of thy hands\; they wi
ll perish\, but thou remainest\; they will all grow old like a garment\, li
ke a mantle thou wilt roll them up\, and they will be changed. But thou art
the same\, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever sa
id\, "Sit at my right hand\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?"
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve\, for the sake of
those who are to obtain salvation?\n \nTherefore we must pay closer attent
ion to what we have heard\, lest we drift away from it. For if the message
declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience receiv
ed a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salv
ation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by
those who heard him.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:1-12\n\nAt that time\, Jes
us entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were
gathered together\, so that there was no longer room for them\, not even a
bout the door\; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came\, brin
ging to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get ne
ar him because of the crowd\, they removed the roof above him\; and when th
ey had made an opening\, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic la
y. And when Jesus saw their faith\, he said to the paralytic\, "My son\, yo
ur sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there\, questio
ning in their hearts\, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Wh
o can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus\, perceiving in hi
s spirit that they thus questioned within themselves\, said to them\, "Why
do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier\, to say to the paraly
tic\, 'Your sins are forgiven\,' or to say\, 'Rise\, take up your pallet an
d walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to
forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I say to you\, rise\, take up your
pallet and go home." And he rose\, and immediately took up the pallet and
went out before them all\; so that they were all amazed and glorified God\,
saying\, "We never saw anything like this!"\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180123
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1bc60292d4f800ffc57aab24d5d06361
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/22/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Timothy the Apostle of the 70\, The Righteous Martyr Anastasius of Pers
ia\, Joseph the Sanctified\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter
to Timothy 1:3-8\n\nTimothy\, my son\, I thank God whom I serve with a cle
ar conscience\, as did my fathers\, when I remember you constantly in my pr
ayers. As I remember your tears\, I long night and day to see you\, that I
may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith\, a faith tha
t dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now\, I a
m sure\, dwells in you. Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God tha
t is within you through the laying on of my hands\; for God did not give us
a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.\n \n
Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\,
but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God.\n\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge befo
re my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I also w
ill deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mot
her more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter mor
e than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and foll
ow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have left
everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to them
\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall sit
on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve
thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left
houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands\, fo
r my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal life.
But many that are first will be last\, and the last first."\n\n\n
LAST-MODIFIED:20170810T183607Z
SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Timothy the Apostle of the 70
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170923
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1c1c2cecdfaa84fdcfbef24c723b83d8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/22/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\, Phocas the Cyprian\, Isaac & Mar
tinos the Martyrs 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monastery martyred by the La
tins\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesian
s 1:7-17\n\nBrethren\, we have redemption through the blood of Christ\, the
forgiveness of our trespasses\, according to the riches of his grace which
he lavished upon us. For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight
the mystery of his will\, according to his purpose which he set forth in C
hrist as a plan for the fulness of time\, to unite all things in him\, thin
gs in heaven and things on earth. In him\, according to the purpose of him
who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will\, we who f
irst hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the prais
e of his glory. In him you also\, who have heard the word of truth\, the go
spel of your salvation\, and have believed in him\, were sealed with the pr
omised Holy Spirit\, which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acq
uire possession of it\, to the praise of his glory. For this reason\, becau
se I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all th
e saints\, I do not cease to give thanks for you\, remembering you in my pr
ayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory\, may g
ive you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.\n\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\n\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the gr
acious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\, "I
s not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quote t
o me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you did
at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly\,
I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth\,
I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when
the heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there came a great
famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to
Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. And there w
ere many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none of t
hem was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this\, all in
the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of
the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was buil
t\, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst
of them he went away.\n\n\n
LAST-MODIFIED:20170810T183607Z
SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180408
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1e75daaf0b7c4a70038ae53a7b1c29d8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Saturday\,Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs\, Tikhon\, Patriarch of
Moscow and Enlightener of North America\, Righteous Father Savvas the New
of Kalymnos\, George\, Bishop of Lesvos\, Gerasimos the God-Bearer of Byzan
tium\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6
:3-11\n\nBrethren\, all who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were bapti
zed into His death. We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into deat
h\, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father\,
we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him
in a death like His\, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrect
ion like His. We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the
sinful body might be destroyed\, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin
. For he who has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ\
, we believe that we shall also live with Him. For we know that Christ bei
ng raised from the dead will never die again\; death no longer has dominion
over Him. The death He died He died to sin\, once for all\, but the life
He lives He lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin
and alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 28
:1-20\n\nAfter the sabbath\, toward the dawn of the first day of the week\,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher. And behold\,
there was a great earthquake\; for an angel of the Lord descended from heav
en and came and rolled back the stone\, and sat upon it. His appearance was
like lightning\, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the gu
ards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women\, "
Do not be afraid\; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is
not here\; for he has risen\, as he said. Come\, see the place where he lay
. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead\,
and behold\, he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him. Lo
\, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and g
reat joy\, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold\, Jesus met them and s
aid\, "Hail!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
Then Jesus said to them\, "Do not be afraid\; go and tell my brethren to g
o to Galilee\, and there they will see me."\n \nWhile they were going\, beh
old\, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all t
hat had taken place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken
counsel\, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers and said\, "Tell people\
, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.' An
d if this comes to the governor's ears\, we will satisfy him and keep you o
ut of trouble." So they took the money and did as they were directed\; and
this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.\n \nNow the eleven d
isciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them
. And when they saw him they worshiped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus ca
me and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given
to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in t
he name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them
to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\,
to the close of the age. Amen."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/2/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Acindynus\, Pegasius\, Aphthonius\, Elpidephorus\, and
Anempodistus\, Domnina\, Domna\, & Kyriaki\, the Martyrs\n\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:2-9\n\nBrethren\, continue ste
adfastly in prayer\, being watchful in it with thanksgiving\; and pray for
us also\, that God may open to us a door for the word\, to declare the myst
ery of Christ\, on account of which I am in prison\, that I may make it cle
ar\, as I ought to speak. Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, maki
ng the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious\, seasoned with
salt\, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos wi
ll tell you all about my affairs\; he is a beloved brother and faithful min
ister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very
purpose\, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your heart
s\, and with him Onesimos\, the faithful and beloved brother\, who is one o
f yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.\n
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:47-54\; 12:1\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who h
ad come to him\, "Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom
your fathers killed. So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your
fathers\; for they killed them\, and you build their tombs. Therefore also
the Wisdom of God said\, 'I will send them prophets and apostles\, some of
whom they will kill and persecute\,' that the blood of all the prophets\, s
hed from the foundation of the world\, may be required of this generation\,
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias\, who perished between th
e altar and the sanctuary. Yes\, I tell you\, it shall be required of this
generation. Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledg
e\; you did not enter yourselves\, and you hindered those who were entering
." As he went away from there\, the scribes and the Pharisees began to pres
s him hard\, and to provoke him to speak of many things\, lying in wait for
him\, to catch at something he might say. In the meantime\, when so many t
housands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one ano
ther\, he began to say to his disciples first\, "Beware of the leaven of th
e Pharisees\, which is hypocrisy."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus\, Straton\, Philip\, Eutychian\, & Cyprian
the Martyrs of Nicomedea\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lad
y the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, Demetrios the New\, Righteous-Martyr
of Samaria\, Eutychios\, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings\, Paul\, Ju
liana\, and those martyred with them (the executioners)\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 7:10-16\n\nBr
ethren\, godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brin
gs no regret\, but worldly grief produces death. For see what earnestness t
his godly grief has produced in you\, what eagerness to clear yourselves\,
what indignation\, what alarm\, what longing\, what zeal\, what punishment!
At every point you have proved yourselves guiltless in the matter. So alth
ough I wrote to you\, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong\,
nor on account of the one who suffered the wrong\, but in order that your z
eal for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.\n \nTherefore we a
re comforted.\n \nAnd besides our own comfort we rejoiced still more at the
joy of Titus\, because his mind has been set at rest by you all. For if I
have expressed to him some pride in you\, I was not put to shame\; but just
as everything we said to you was true\, so our boasting before Titus has p
roved true. And his heart goes out all the more to you\, as he remembers th
e obedience of you all\, and the fear and trembling with which you received
him. I rejoice\, because I have perfect confidence in you.\n\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Mark 2:18-22\n\nAt that time\, John's disciples and the Pharisees wer
e fasting\; and people came and said to him\, "Why do John's disciples and
the disciples of the Pharisees fast\, but your disciples do not fast? And J
esus said to them\, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is wi
th them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them\, they cannot fast.
The days will come\, when the bridegroom is taken away from them\, and then
they will fast in that day. No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an ol
d garment\; if he does\, the patch tears away from it\, the new from the ol
d\, and a worse tear is made. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins\;
if he does\, the wine will burst the skins\, and the wine is lost\, and so
are the skins\; but new wine is for fresh skins."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/17/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy You
ths\, Dionysius of Zakynthos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nTone Three
\nSixth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colos
sians 3:4-11\n\nBrethren\, when Christ who is our life appears\, then you a
lso will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly i
n you: fornication\, impurity\, passion\, evil desire\, and covetousness\,
which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the
sons of disobedience. In these you once walked\, when you lived in them. Bu
t now put them all away: anger\, wrath\, malice\, slander\, and foul talk f
rom your mouth. Do not lie to one another\, seeing that you have put off th
e old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature\, which is b
eing renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot
be Greek and Jew\, circumcised and uncircumcised\, barbarian\, Scythian\,
slave\, free man\, but Christ is all\, and in all.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 14:16-24\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet\
, and invited many\; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to
say to those who had been invited\, 'Come\; for all is now ready.' But they
all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him\, 'I have bought a
field\, and I go out and see it\; I pray you\, have me excused.' And anothe
r said\, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen\, and I must go to examine them\;
I pray you\, have me excused.' And another said\, 'I have married a wife\,
and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came and reported this to his
master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant\, 'Go out quickl
y to the streets and lanes of the city\, and bring in the poor and maimed a
nd blind and lame.' And the servant said\, 'Sir\, what you commanded has be
en done\, and there is still room.' And the master said to the servant\, 'G
o out to the highways and hedges\, and compel people to come in\, that my h
ouse may be filled. For I tell you\, none of those men who were invited sha
ll taste my banquet. For many are called\, but few are chosen.'"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/11/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sophronius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\, Theodora the Righteous\, Pionios
the Presbyter\, George the New Wonderworker of Constantinople\, Trophimos a
nd Thallos the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nGrave Tone\nSeve
nth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4
:14-16\; 5:1-6\n\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed thr
ough the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confession
. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakne
sses\, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet withou
t sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, that
we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high
priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relat
ion to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently wit
h the ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. Becau
se of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for t
hose of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he i
s called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself t
o be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou
art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another place
\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\n\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come
after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For w
hoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my
sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gai
n the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return f
or his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous a
nd sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he
comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to the
m\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste
death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/12/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch\, Antonius\, Archbishop of Constantino
ple\, Christos the New Martyr\, Meletios of Ypseni\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Egg
s\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's Third Universal Lett
er 1:1-15\n\nThe elder to the beloved Gaius\, whom I love in the truth.\n \
nBeloved\, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in heal
th\; I know that it is well with your soul. For I greatly rejoiced when so
me of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth of your life\, as ind
eed you do follow the truth. No greater joy can I have than this\, to hear
that my children follow the truth.\n \nBeloved\, it is a loyal thing you d
o when you render any service to the brethren\, especially to strangers\, w
ho have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send
them on their journey as befits God's service. For they have set out for
his sake and have accepted nothing from the heathen. So we ought to suppor
t such men\, that we may be fellow workers in the truth.\n \nI have written
something to the church\; but Diotrephes\, who likes to put himself first\
, does not acknowledge my authority. So if I come I will bring up what he
is doing\, prating against me with evil words. And not content with that\,
he refuses himself to welcome the brethren\, and also stops those who want
to welcome them and puts them out of the church.\n \nBeloved\, do not imit
ate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of God\; he who does evil h
as not seen God. Demetrios has testimony from every one\, and from the tru
th itself\; I testify to him too\, and you know my testimony is true.\n \nI
had much to write to you\, but I would rather not write with pen and ink\;
I hope to see you soon\, and we will talk together face to face.\n \nPeace
be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends\, every one of them.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:29-40\; 22:7-39\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus
drew near to Bethphage and Bethany\, at the mount that is called Olivet\,
he sent two of the disciples\, saying\, "Go into the village opposite\, whe
re on entering you will find a colt tied\, on which no one has ever yet sat
\; untie it and bring it here. If any one asks you\, 'Why are you untying
it?' you shall say this\, 'The Lord has need of it.'" So those who were se
nt went away and found it as he had told them. And as they were untying th
e colt\, its owners said to them\, "Why are you untying the colt?" And the
y said\, "The Lord has need of it." And they brought it to Jesus\, and thr
owing their garments on the colt they set Jesus upon it. And as he rode al
ong\, they spread their garments on the road. As he was now drawing near\,
at the descent of the Mount of Olives\, the whole multitude of the discipl
es began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty wor
ks that they had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name
of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" And some of the
Pharisees in the multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, rebuke your disciples."
He answered\, "I tell you\, if these were silent\, the very stones would
cry out."\n \nThen came the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover
lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\; "Go and p
repare the passover for us\, that we may eat it." They said to him\, "Wher
e will you have us prepare it?" He said to them\, "Behold\, when you have
entered the city\, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\; follow him
into the house which he enters\, and tell the householder\, 'The Teacher s
ays to you\, Where is the guest room\, where I am to eat the passover with
my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper room furnished\; there m
ake ready." And they went\, and found it as he had told them\; and they pr
epared the passover.\n \nAnd when the hour came\, he sat at table\, and the
apostles with him. And he said to them\, "I have earnestly desired to eat
this passover with you before I suffer\; for I tell you I shall never eat
it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." And he took a cup\,
and when he had given thanks he said\, "Take this\, and divide it among yo
urselves\; for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit o
f the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And he took bread\, and when h
e had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them\, saying\, "This is my b
ody which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise t
he cup after supper\, saying\, "This cup which is poured out for you is the
new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who betrays me is wi
th me on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has been determined\; bu
t woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And they began to question one
another\, which of them it was that would do this.\n \nA dispute also arose
among them\, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he sai
d to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; and th
ose in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you\; r
ather let the greatest among you become as the youngest\, and the leader as
one who serves. For which is the greater\, one who sits at table\, or one
who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as o
ne who serves.\n \nYou are those who have continued with me in my trials\;
and I assign to you\, as my Father assigned to me\, a kingdom\, that you ma
y eat and drink at my table in my kingdom\, and sit on thrones judging the
twelve tribes of Israel.\n \nSimon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan demanded to hav
e you\, that he might sift you like wheat\, but I have prayed for you that
your faith may not fail\; and when you have turned again\, strengthen your
brethren." And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready to go with you to priso
n and to death." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, the cock will not crow th
is day\, until you three times deny that you know me."\n \nAnd he said to t
hem\, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals\, did you lack a
nything?" They said\, "Nothing." He said to them\, "But now\, let him who
has a purse take it\, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no sword se
ll his mantle and buy one. For I tell you that this scripture must be fulf
illed in me\, 'And he was reckoned with transgressors'\; for what is writte
n about me has its fulfillment." And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, here are t
wo swords." And he said to them\, "It is enough."\n \nAnd he came out\, an
d went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples fol
lowed him.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions\, Anastasia of Alexandria\, Micha
el Mauroudes the New-Martyr \n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\n\nBrethren\, recall t
he former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard strug
gle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and afflict
ion\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you had comp
assion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your
property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and a
n abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a g
reat reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do the will
of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the com
ing one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by
faith."\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:14-17\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus pas
sed on\, he saw Levi the son of Alphaios sitting at the tax office\, and he
said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And as he sat at
table in his house\, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesu
s and his disciples\; for there were many who followed him. And the scribes
of the Pharisees\, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax c
ollectors\, said to his disciples\, "Why does he eat with tax collectors an
d sinners?" And when Jesus heard it\, he said to them\, "Those who are well
have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I came not to call
the righteous\, but sinners."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna\, Proterios\, Archbishop of
Alexandria\, Gorgonia the Righteous\, sister of Gregory the Theologian\, D
amian the New Martyr of Mount Athos\, Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\n\nS
trict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 3:1-14\n\n For\, behold\, th
e Lord\, the Lord of hosts\, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah s
tay and staff\, the whole stay of bread\, and the whole stay of water\; the
mighty man and the soldier\, the judge and the prophet\, the diviner and t
he elder\, the captain of fifty and the man of rank\, the counselor and the
skillful magician and the expert in charms. And I will make boys their pr
inces\, and babes shall rule over them. And the people will oppress one an
other\, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor\; the youth will be
insolent to the elder\, and the base fellow to the honorable.\n \nWhen a m
an takes hold of his brother in the house of his father\, saying: "You hav
e a mantle\; you shall be our leader\, and this heap of ruins shall be unde
r your rule"\; in that day he will speak out\, saying: "I will not be a he
aler\; in my house there is neither bread nor mantle\; you shall not make m
e leader of the people." For Jerusalem has stumbled\, and Judah has fallen
\; because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord\, defying his
glorious presence.\n \nTheir partiality witnesses against them\; they procl
aim their sin like Sodom\, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they hav
e brought evil upon themselves. Tell the righteous that it shall be well w
ith them\, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked!
It shall be ill with him\, for what his hands have done shall be done to
him. My people -- children are their oppressors\, and women rule over them
. O my people\, your leaders mislead you\, and confuse the course of your
paths.\n \nThe Lord has taken his place to contend\, he stands to judge his
people. The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his
people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard\, the spoil of the poor
is in your houses."\n \n\nGenesis 2:20-3:20\n\n The man gave names to all c
attle\, and to the birds of the air\, and to every beast of the field\; but
for the man there was not found a helper fit for him. So the Lord God cau
sed a deep sleep to fall upon the man\, and while he slept took one of his
ribs and closed up its place with flesh\; and the rib which the Lord God ha
d taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then
the man said\, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh\; s
he shall be called Woman\, because she was taken out of Man." Therefore a
man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife\, and they bec
ome one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked\, and were not ash
amed.\n \nNow the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that
the Lord God had made. He said to the woman\, "Did God say\, 'You shall n
ot eat of any tree of the garden'?" And the woman said to the serpent\, "W
e may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden\; but God said\, 'You sha
ll not eat of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden\, n
either shall you touch it\, lest you die.'" But the serpent said to the wo
man\, "You will not die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes w
ill be opened\, and you will be like God\, knowing good and evil." So when
the woman saw that the tree was good for food\, and that it was a delight
to the eyes\, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise\, she to
ok of its fruit and ate\; and she also gave some to her husband\, and he at
e. Then the eyes of both were opened\, and they knew that they were naked\
; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.\n \nAnd th
ey heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the
day\, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lor
d God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man\,
and said to him\, "Where are you?" And he said\, "I heard the sound of the
e in the garden\, and I was afraid\, because I was naked\; and I hid myself
." He said\, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tre
e of which I commanded you not to eat?" The man said\, "The woman whom tho
u gavest to be with me\, she gave me fruit of the tree\, and I ate." Then
the Lord God said to the woman\, "What is this that you have done?" The wo
man said\, "The serpent beguiled me\, and I ate." The Lord God said to the
serpent\, "Because you have done this\, cursed are you above all cattle\,
and above all wild animals\; upon your belly you shall go\, and dust you sh
all eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the w
oman\, and between your seed and her seed\; he shall bruise your head\, and
you shall bruise his heel." To the woman he said\, "I will greatly multip
ly your pain in childbearing\; in pain you shall bring forth children\, yet
your desire shall be for your husband\, and he shall rule over you." And
to Adam he said\, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife\, an
d have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you\, 'You shall not eat of i
t\,' cursed is the ground because of you\; in toil you shall eat of it all
the days of your life\; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you\; a
nd you shall eat the plants of the field. In the sweat of your face you sh
all eat bread till you return to the ground\, for out of it you were taken\
; you are dust\, and to dust you shall return."\n \nThe man called his wife
's name Eve\, because she was the mother of all living.\n \n\nProverbs 3:19
-34\n\nThe Lord by wisdom founded the earth\; by understanding he establish
ed the heavens\; by his knowledge the deeps broke forth\, and the clouds dr
op down the dew.\n \nMy son\, keep sound wisdom and discretion\; let them n
ot escape from your sight\, and they will be life for your soul and adornme
nt for your neck. Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot wi
ll not stumble. If you sit down\, you will not be afraid\; when you lie do
wn\, your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden panic\, or of th
e ruin of the wicked\, when it comes\; for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being caught. Do not withhold good from thos
e to whom it is due\, when it is in your power to do it.\n \nDo not say to
your neighbor\, "Go\, and come again\, tomorrow I will give it" -- when you
have it with you. Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trust
ingly beside you. Do not contend with a man for no reason\, when he has do
ne you no harm. Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his
ways\; for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord\, but the uprigh
t are in his confidence. The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked\,
but he blesses the abode of the righteous. Toward the scorners he is scorn
ful\, but to the humble he shows favor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/21/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the Great\, Our Righteous Father Christodoulus\, the Wonderwo
rker of Patmos\, Martyrs Theodote and Socrates\, John the New Martyr of Pel
eponnesos\, Righteous Philotheus\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second
Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11\n\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will a
lso reap sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully
. Each one must do as he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or under co
mpulsion\, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you w
ith every blessing in abundance\, so that you may always have enough of eve
rything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written\
, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness endures fo
r ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply a
nd multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
You will be enriched in every way for great generosity\, which through us w
ill produce thanksgiving to God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:1-10\n\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a slave who was dear
to him\, who was sick and at the point of death. When he heard of Jesus\, h
e sent to him elders of the Jews\, asking him to come and heal his slave. A
nd when they came to Jesus\, they besought him earnestly\, saying\, "He is
worthy to have you do this for him\, for he loves our nation\, and he built
us our synagogue." And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the
house\, the centurion sent friends to him\, saying to him\, "Lord\, do not
trouble yourself\, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof\; the
refore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word\, and let my serv
ant be healed. For I am a man set under authority\, with soldiers under me:
and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\; and to another\, 'Come\,' and he c
omes\; and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he does it." When Jesus heard this
he marveled at him\, and turned and said to the multitude that followed hi
m\, "I tell you\, not even in Israel have I found such faith." And when tho
se who had been sent returned to the house\, they found the slave well.\n \
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/5/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Emesa\, Patrobos\, Gaios
\, Hermas\, Linos\, & Philologos\, Apostles of the 70\n\nPlagal of the Firs
t Tone\nEleventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Galatians 6:11-18\n\nBrethren\, see with what large letters I am writin
g to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in t
he flesh that would compel you to be circumcised\, and only in order that t
hey may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who recei
ve circumcision do not themselves keep the law\, but they desire to have yo
u circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to g
lory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\, by which the world has
been crucified to me\, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts
for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be
upon all who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no
man trouble me\; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 16:19-31\n\nThe Lord said\, "There was a rich man\, who was clothed
in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his
gate lay a poor man named Lazaros\, full of sores\, who desired to be fed
with what fell from the rich man's table\; moreover the dogs came and licke
d his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's b
osom. The rich man also died and was buried\; and in Hades\, being in torme
nt\, he lifted up his eyes\, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bos
om. And he called out\, 'Father Abraham\, have mercy upon me\, and send Laz
aros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue\; for I am in
anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said\, 'Son\, remember that you in you
r lifetime received your good things\, and Lazaros in like manner evil thin
gs\; but now he is comforted here\, and you are in anguish. And besides all
this\, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed\, in order that tho
se who would pass from here to you may not be able\, and none may cross fro
m there to us.' And he said\, 'Then I beg you\, father\, to send him to my
father's house\, for I have five brothers\, so that he may warn them\, lest
they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said\, 'They have
Moses\, and the prophets\; let them hear them.' And he said\, 'No\, father
Abraham\; but if some one goes to them from the dead\, they will repent.' H
e said to them\, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets\, neither will
they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/28/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Ephraim the Syrian\, Isaac the Syrian\, Bishop of Ninevah\, James the R
ighteous\, Palladios the Hermit of Antioch\, Theodosius of Totma\, Grace th
e Martyr\n\nTone One\nFirst Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, you have observed m
y teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\, my love
\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell me at A
ntioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured\; yet fro
m them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life
in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and impostors will go o
n from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for you\, continue in
what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing from whom you lear
ned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writ
ings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ J
esus.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:10-14\n\nThe Lord said this parable\,
"Two men went up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee and the other a t
ax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\, 'God\, I t
hank you that I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulterers\
, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week\, I give tithes of
all that I get.' But the tax collector\, standing far off\, would not even
lift up his eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\, 'God\, be merc
iful to me a sinner!' I tell you\, this man went down to his house justifi
ed rather than the other\; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled\
, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/28/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Hilarion the New\, Herodion the Apostle of the 70\, Stephen the Wonderw
orker\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 58:1-11\n\nThus sa
ys the LORD: "Cry aloud\, spare not\, lift up your voice like a trumpet\; d
eclare to my people their transgression\, to the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek me daily\, and delight to know my ways\, as if they were a
nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their Go
d\; they ask of me righteous judgments\, they delight to draw near to God.
'Why have we fasted\, and thou seest it not? Why have we humbled ourselves
\, and thou takest no knowledge of it?' Behold\, in the day of your fast yo
u seek your own pleasure\, and oppress all your workers. Behold\, you fast
only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with wicked fist. Fasting like you
rs this day will not make your voice to be heard on high. Is such the fast
that I choose\, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it to bow down his h
ead like a rush\, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you cal
l this a fast\, and a day acceptable to the LORD? \n \n"Is not this the fa
st that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness\, to undo the thongs of
the yoke\, to let the oppressed go free\, and to break every yoke? Is it n
ot to share your bread with the hungry\, and bring the homeless poor into y
our house\; when you see the naked\, to cover him\, and not to hide yoursel
f from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn\, a
nd your healing shall spring up speedily\; your righteousness shall go befo
re you\, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall ca
ll\, and the LORD will answer\; you shall cry\, and he will say\, "Here I a
m." \n \n"If you take away from the midst of you the yoke\, the pointing of
the finger\, and speaking wickedness\, if you pour yourself out for the hu
ngry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted\, then shall your light rise i
n the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide y
ou continually\, and satisfy your desire with good things\, and make your b
ones strong\; and you shall be like a watered garden\, like a spring of wat
er\, whose waters fail not.\n \n\nGenesis 43:26-31\; 45:1-16\n\n When Josep
h came home\, they brought into the house to him the present which they had
with them\, and bowed down to him to the ground. And he inquired about th
eir welfare\, and said\, "Is your father well\, the old man of whom you spo
ke? Is he still alive?" They said\, "Your servant our father is well\, he
is still alive." And they bowed their heads and made obeisance. And he lif
ted up his eyes\, and saw his brother Benjamin\, his mother's son\, and sai
d\, "Is this your youngest brother\, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracio
us to you\, my son!" Then Joseph made haste\, for his heart yearned for hi
s brother\, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and w
ept there. Then he washed his face and came out\; and controlling himself
he said\, "Let food be served." \n \n(Chapter 45:1-16) Then Joseph could no
t control himself before all those who stood by him\; and he cried\, "Make
every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himse
lf known to his brothers. And he wept aloud\, so that the Egyptians heard
it\, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said to his brother
s\, "I am Joseph\; is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not an
swer him\, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Joseph said to his b
rothers\, "Come near to me\, I pray you." And they came near. And he said\,
"I am your brother\, Joseph\, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be
distressed\, or angry with yourselves\, because you sold me here\; for God
sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land
these two years\; and there are yet five years in which there will be neith
er plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a r
emnant on earth\, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not
you who sent me here\, but God\; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh\, a
nd lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Make haste
and go up to my father and say to him\, 'Thus says your son Joseph\, God ha
s made me lord of all Egypt\; come down to me\, do not tarry\; you shall dw
ell in the land of Goshen\, and you shall be near me\, you and your childre
n and your children's children\, and your flocks\, your herds\, and all tha
t you have\; and there I will provide for you\, for there are yet five year
s of famine to come\; lest you and your household\, and all that you have\,
come to poverty.' And now your eyes see\, and the eyes of my brother Benj
amin see\, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. You must tell my father
of all my splendor in Egypt\, and of all that you have seen. Make haste an
d bring my father down here." Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's nec
k and wept\; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. And he kissed all his brothe
rs and wept upon them\; and after that his brothers talked with him. When
the report was heard in Pharaoh's house\, "Joseph's brothers have come\," i
t pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.\n\n\nProverbs 21:23-22:4\n\nHe who
keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. "Scoffer" is
the name of the proud\, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. The des
ire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor. All day long
the wicked covets\, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. The sa
crifice of the wicked is an abomination\; how much more when he brings it w
ith evil intent. A false witness will perish\, but the word of a man who h
ears will endure. A wicked man puts on a bold face\, but an upright man co
nsiders his ways. No wisdom\, no understanding\, no counsel\, can avail ag
ainst the LORD. The horse is made ready for the day of battle\, but the vi
ctory belongs to the LORD. A good name is to be chosen rather than great r
iches\, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor mee
t together\; the LORD is the maker of them all. A prudent man sees danger
and hides himself\; but the simple go on\, and suffer for it. The reward f
or humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/28/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus\, John the Martyr of Romania\, Memnon
the Wonderworker\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 9:19-31\n\nIn
those days\, Saul was with the disciples at Damascus. And in the synagogue
s immediately he proclaimed Jesus\, saying\, "He is the Son of God." And al
l who heard him were amazed\, and said\, "is not this the man who made havo
c in Jerusalem of those who called on this name? And he has come here for t
his purpose\, to bring them bound before the chief priests." But Saul incre
ased all the more in strength\, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damasc
us by proving that Jesus was the Christ. When many days had passed\, the Je
ws plotted to kill him\, but their plot became known to Saul. They were wat
ching the gates day and night\, to kill him\; but his disciples took him by
night and let him down over the wall\, lowering him in a basket. And when
he had come to Jerusalem he attempted to join the disciples\; and they were
all afraid of him\, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. But B
arnabas took him\, and brought him to the apostles\, and declared to them h
ow on the road he had seen the Lord\, who spoke to him\, and how at Damascu
s he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. So he went in and out among
them at Jerusalem\, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke
and disputed against the Hellenists\; but they were seeking to kill him. An
d when the brethren knew it\, they brought him down to Caesarea\, and sent
him off to Tarsus. So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samar
ia had peace and was built up\; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in
the comfort of the Holy Spirit it was multiplied.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John
15:17-27\; 16:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\,
to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me b
efore it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its ow
n\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world
\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, '
A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they wi
ll persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But a
ll this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him wh
o sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\
; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Fath
er also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, th
ey would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Fat
her. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated
me without a cause.'\n \n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send
to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the F
ather\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because y
ou have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to ke
ep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed
\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering serv
ice to God."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Polyeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in Armenia\, Eustratios the Wonderwork
er\, Peter\, Bishop of Sebaste\, brother of Basil the Great and Gregory of
Nyssa\, Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\,
Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second L
etter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that i
s in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses e
ntrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suff
ering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangl
ed in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted
him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. I
t is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in every
thing.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from Dav
id\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wea
ring fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefor
e I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain
salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mar
k 1:9-15\n\nIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was bapti
zed by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water\, immediat
ely he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dov
e\; and a voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am
well pleased." The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. A
nd he was in the wilderness forty days\, tempted by Satan\; and he was with
the wild beasts\; and the angels ministered to him. Now after John was arr
ested\, Jesus came into Galilee\, preaching the gospel of God\, and saying\
, "The time is fulfilled\, and the kingdom of God is at hand\; repent\, and
believe in the gospel."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples\, Anatolios & Pro
toleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George\, Luke the New
Martyr of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 45:11
-17\n\nThus says the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, and his Maker: "Will y
ou question me about my children\, or command me concerning the work of my
hands? I made the earth\, and created man upon it\; it was my hands that s
tretched out the heavens\, and I commanded all their host. I have aroused
him in righteousness\, and I will make straight all his ways\; he shall bui
ld my city and set my exiles free\, not for price or reward\," says the LOR
D of hosts. \n \nThus says the LORD: "The wealth of Egypt and the merchand
ise of Ethiopia\, and the Sabeans\, men of stature\, shall come over to you
and be yours\, they shall follow you\; they shall come over in chains and
bow down to you. They will make supplication to you\, saying: 'God is with
you only\, and there is no other\, no god besides him.'" Truly\, thou art
a God who hidest thyself\, O God of Israel\, the Savior. All of them are p
ut to shame and confounded\, the makers of idols go in confusion together.
But Israel is saved by the LORD with everlasting salvation\; you shall not
be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.\n\n\nGenesis 22:1-18\n\n Af
ter these things God tested Abraham\, and said to him\, "Abraham!" And he s
aid\, "Here am I." He said\, "Take your son\, your only son Isaac\, whom y
ou love\, and go to the land of Moriah\, and offer him there as a burnt off
ering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." So Abraham ros
e early in the morning\, saddled his ass\, and took two of his young men wi
th him\, and his son Isaac\; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering\, a
nd arose and went to the place of which God had told him. On the third day
Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. Then Abraham said
to his young men\, "Stay here with the ass\; I and the lad will go yonder a
nd worship\, and come again to you." And Abraham took the wood of the burn
t offering\, and laid it on Isaac his son\; and he took in his hand the fir
e and the knife. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to his
father Abraham\, "My father! "And he said\, "Here am I\, my son." He said\
, "Behold\, the fire and the wood\; but where is the lamb for a burnt offer
ing?" Abraham said\, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offeri
ng\, my son." So they went both of them together. \n \nWhen they came to t
he place of which God had told him\, Abraham built an altar there\, and lai
d the wood in order\, and bound Isaac his son\, and laid him on the altar\,
upon the wood. Then Abraham put forth his hand\, and took the knife to sl
ay his son. But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven\, and said
\, "Abraham\, Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Do not lay y
our hand on the lad or do anything to him\; for now I know that you fear Go
d\, seeing you have not withheld your son\, your only son\, from me." And
Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked\, and behold\, behind him was a ram\,
caught in a thicket by his horns\; and Abraham went and took the ram\, and
offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called t
he name of that place The LORD will provide\; as it is said to this day\, "
On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." And the angel of the LORD
called to Abraham a second time from heaven\, and said\, "By myself I have
sworn\, says the LORD\, because you have done this\, and have not withheld
your son\, your only son\, I will indeed bless you\, and I will multiply yo
ur descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seash
ore. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies\, and by
your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves\, beca
use you have obeyed my voice."\n\n\nProverbs 17:17-18:5\n\nA friend loves a
t all times\, and a brother is born for adversity. A man without sense giv
es a pledge\, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor. He who l
oves transgression loves strife\; he who makes his door high seeks destruct
ion. A man of crooked mind does not prosper\, and one with a perverse tong
ue falls into calamity. A stupid son is a grief to a father\; and the fath
er of a fool has no joy. A cheerful heart is a good medicine\, but a downc
ast spirit dries up the bones. A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom
to pervert the ways of justice. A man of understanding sets his face towa
rd wisdom\, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. A foolish
son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. To impos
e a fine on a righteous man is not good\; to flog noble men is wrong. He w
ho restrains his words has knowledge\, and he who has a cool spirit is a ma
n of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise\; when
he closes his lips\, he is deemed intelligent.\n \nHe who is estranged s
eeks pretexts to break out against all sound judgment. A fool takes no ple
asure in understanding\, but only in expressing his opinion. When wickedne
ss comes\, contempt comes also\; and with dishonor comes disgrace. The wor
ds of a man's mouth are deep waters\; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing s
tream. It is not good to be partial to a wicked man\, or to deprive a righ
teous man of justice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Agatha the Martyr\, Polyeuktos\, Partriarch Of Constantinople\, Antonios
the New Martyr of Athens\, Theodosios\, Archbishop of Chernigov\, Afterfea
st of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Theodosios of
Antioch\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 2:18-29\
; 3:1-8\n\nBrethren\, it is the last hour\; and as you have heard that anti
christ is coming\, so now many antichrists have come\; therefore we know th
at it is the last hour. They went out from us\, but they were not of us\;
for if they had been of us\, they would have continued with us\; but they w
ent out\, that it might be plain that they all are not of us. But you have
been anointed by the Holy One\, and you all know that I write to you\, not
because you do not know the truth\, but because you know it\, and know tha
t no lie is of the truth. Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is
the Christ? This is the antichrist\, he who denies the Father and the Son.
No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has t
he Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If wh
at you heard from the beginning abides in you\, then you will abide in the
Son and in the Father. And this is what he has promised us\, eternal life.
\n \nI write this to you about those who would deceive you\; but the anoint
ing which you received from him abides in you\, and you have no need that a
ny one should teach you\; as his anointing teaches you about everything\, a
nd is true\, and is no lie\, just as it has taught you\, abide in him.\n \n
And now\, little children\, abide in him\, so that when he appears we may h
ave confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. If you know
that he is righteous\, you may be sure that every one who does right is bo
rn of him.\n \nSee what love the Father has given us\, that we should be ca
lled children of God\; and so we are. The reason why the world does not kn
ow us is that it did not know him. Beloved\, we are God's children now\; i
t does not yet appear what we shall be\, but we know that when he appears w
e shall be like him\, for we shall see him as he is. And every one who thu
s hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.\n \nEvery one who commits si
n is guilty of lawlessness\; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared
to take away sins\, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him
sins\; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little children\,
let no one deceive you. He who does right is righteous\, as he is righteo
us. He who commits sin is of the devil\; for the devil has sinned from the
beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of
the devil. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 11:1-11\n\nAt that time\, Jesus dre
w near to Jerusalem\, to Bethsphage and Bethany\, at the Mount of Olives\,
and he sent two of his disciples\, and said to them\, "Go into the village
opposite you\, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied\,
on which no one has ever sat\; untie it and bring it. If any one says to y
ou\, 'Why are you doing this?' say\, 'The Lord has need of it and will send
it back here immediately.'" And they went away\, and found a colt tied at
the door out in the open street\; and they untied it. And those who stood
there said to them\, "What are you doing\, untying the colt?" And they to
ld them what Jesus had said\; and they let them go. And they brought the c
olt to Jesus\, and threw their garments on it\; and he sat upon it. And ma
ny spread their garments on the road\, and others spread leafy branches whi
ch they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who f
ollowed cried out\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the L
ord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna i
n the highest!" And he entered Jerusalem\, and went into the temple\; and
when he had looked round at everything\, as it was already late\, he went o
ut to Bethany with the twelve disciples.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea\, Glaphyra the Righteous\, Justa
the Nun\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:26-39\n\nIn those d
ays\, an angel of the Lord said to Philip\, "Rise and go toward the south t
o the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road. A
nd he rose and went. And behold\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a minister of t
he Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\, in charge of all her treasure\, had
come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning\; seated in his chariot\, he
was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip\, "Go up and
join this chariot." So Philip ran to him\, and heard him reading Isaiah th
e prophet\, and asked\, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he sa
id\, "How can I\, unless some one guides me?" And he invited Philip to come
up and sit with him. Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading
was this: "As a sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb before its shearer is
dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied hi
m. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken up from the earth
." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "About whom\, pray\, does the prophet sa
y this\, about himself or about some one else?" Then Philip opened his mout
h\, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus. A
nd as they went along the road they came to some water\, and the eunuch sai
d\, "See\, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?" And Philip
said\, "If you believe with all your heart\, you may." And he replied\, "I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." And he commanded the chariot
to stop\, and they both went down into the water\, Philip and the eunuch\,
and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water\, the Spirit o
f the Lord caught up Philip\; and the eunuch saw him no more\, and went on
his way rejoicing.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:40-44\n\nThe Lord said to th
e Jews who believed in him: "This is the will of my Father\, that every one
who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life\; and I will
raise him up at the last day." The Jews then murmured at him\, because he
said\, "I am the bread which came down from heaven." They said\, "Is not th
is Jesus\, the son of Joseph\, whose father and mother we know? How does he
now say\, 'I have come down from heaven'?" Jesus answered them\, "Do not m
urmur among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me
draws him\; and I will raise him up at the last day."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior\, Jesus Christ\
, Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus\, Timothy of Euripus\, founder
of the Monastery of Pentele\, Nicodemus the New Martyr of Meteora\, Gerasim
us of Cephalonia\, Holy Monk Penteles\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our
Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, The Six Martyrs Dorothe
os\, Sarantis\, Jacob\, Seraphim\, Demetrios and Basil who contested in Meg
ara\, Manuel and John the New Martyrs\, Stamatios the Martyr\, Apostolos th
e New-Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 3:1
3-16\; 4:1-5\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons gain a g
ood standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is
in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing these instr
uctions to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ought to be
have in the household of God\, which is the church of the living God\, the
pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the mystery
of our religion:\n \nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the
Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved on in
the world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n \nNow the Spirit expressly says that in
later times some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful sp
irits and doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose cons
ciences are seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods w
hich God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and
know the truth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to b
e rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated
by the word of God and prayer.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:51-57\, 10:22-2
4\, 13:22\n\nAt that time\, when the days drew near for him to be received
up\, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of hi
m\, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans\, to make ready for hi
m\; but the people would not receive him\, because his face was set toward
Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it\, they said\, "Lord
\, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them as Eli
jah did?" But he turned and rebuked them\, and he said\, "You do not know w
hat manner of spirit you are of\; for the Son of man came not to destroy me
n's lives but to save them." And they went on to another village.\n \nAs th
ey were going along the road\, he said to those who followed him\, "All thi
ngs have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows who the Son i
s except the Father\, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to wh
om the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said pr
ivately\, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that
many prophets and kings desired to see what you see\, and did not see it\,
and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it."\n \nAnd he went on his w
ay through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journeying towards Jerusalem
.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria\, Demetrios the New Martyr\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 37:33-38:6\n\n"Therefore thus
says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this
city\, or shoot an arrow there\, or come before it with a shield\, or cast
up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came\, by the same he shal
l return\, and he shall not come into this city\, says the LORD. For I wil
l defend this city to save it\, for my own sake and for the sake of my serv
ant David." And the angel of the LORD went forth\, and slew a hundred and
eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians\; and when men arose earl
y in the morning\, behold\, these were all dead bodies. Then Sennacherib k
ing of Assyria departed\, and went home and dwelt at Nineveh. And as he wa
s worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god\, Adrammelech and Sharezer\, h
is sons\, slew him with the sword\, and escaped into the land of Ararat. An
d Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. \n \n In those days Hezekiah bec
ame sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of A
moz came to him\, and said to him\, "Thus says the LORD: Set your house in
order\; for you shall die\, you shall not recover." Then Hezekiah turned h
is face to the wall\, and prayed to the LORD\, and said\, "Remember now\, O
LORD\, I beseech thee\, how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and
with a whole heart\, and have done what is good in thy sight." And Hezekiah
wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and say to
Hezekiah\, Thus says the LORD\, the God of David your father: I have heard
your prayer\, I have seen your tears\; behold\, I will add fifteen years to
your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king o
f Assyria\, and defend this city.\n \n\nGenesis 13:12-18\n\n Abram dwelt in
the land of Canaan\, while Lot dwelt among the cities of the valley and mo
ved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked\, great sin
ners against the LORD. \n \nThe LORD said to Abram\, after Lot had separat
ed from him\, "Lift up your eyes\, and look from the place where you are\,
northward and southward and eastward and westward\; for all the land which
you see I will give to you and to your descendants for ever. I will make y
our descendants as the dust of the earth\; so that if one can count the dus
t of the earth\, your descendants also can be counted. Arise\, walk throug
h the length and the breadth of the land\, for I will give it to you." So
Abram moved his tent\, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre\, which are
at Hebron\; and there he built an altar to the LORD.\n\n\nProverbs 14:27-15
:4\n\nThe fear of the LORD is a fountain of life\, that one may avoid the s
nares of death. In a multitude of people is the glory of a king\, but with
out people a prince is ruined. He who is slow to anger has great understan
ding\, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil mind gives l
ife to the flesh\, but passion makes the bones rot. He who oppresses a poo
r man insults his Maker\, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. The
wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing\, but the righteous finds refug
e through his integrity. Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understandi
ng\, but it is not known in the heart of fools. Righteousness exalts a nat
ion\, but sin is a reproach to any people. A servant who deals wisely has
the king's favor\, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. A soft
answer turns away wrath\, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of t
he wise dispenses knowledge\, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The
eyes of the LORD are in every place\, keeping watch on the evil and the goo
d. A gentle tongue is a tree of life\, but perverseness in it breaks the s
pirit.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/20/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch\, Matrona the Righteous of Chios\
, Gerasimus of Cephalonia\, Andronicus the Righteous Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\
n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy
\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you h
ave heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be
able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ
Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since hi
s aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unl
ess he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ou
ght to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the L
ord will grant you understanding in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\,
risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, th
e gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But
the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake
of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with it
s eternal glory.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:1-15\n\nAt that time\, the Lo
rd appointed seventy other disciples\, and sent them on ahead of him\, two
by two\, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And
he said to them\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pr
ay therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
Go your way\; behold\, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Car
ry no purse\, no bag\, no sandals\; and salute no one on the road. Whatever
house you enter\, first say\, 'Peace be to this house!' And if a son of pe
ace is there\, your peace shall rest upon him\; but if not\, it shall retur
n to you. And remain in the same house\, eating and drinking what they prov
ide\, for the laborer deserves his wages\; do not go from house to house. W
henever you enter a town and they receive you\, eat what is set before you\
; heal the sick in it and say to them\, 'The kingdom of God has come near t
o you.' But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you\, go into
its streets and say\, 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet\
, we wipe off against you\; nevertheless know this\, that the kingdom of Go
d has come near.' I tell you\, it shall be more tolerable on that day for S
odom than for that town.\n \n'Woe to you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida
! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, the
y would have repented long ago\, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it sha
ll be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And y
ou\, Capernaum\, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down t
o Hades."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/26/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian\, Removal
of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called\n\n\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. John's First Universal Letter 4:12-19\n\nNo man has ever seen God
\; if we love one another\, God abides in us and his love is perfected in u
s. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us\, because he has given
us of his own Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sen
t his Son as the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the S
on of God\, God abides in him\, and he in God. So we know and believe the l
ove God has for us. God is love\, and he who abides in love abides in God\,
and God abides in him. In this is love perfected with us\, that we may hav
e confidence for the day of judgment\, because as he is so are we in this w
orld. There is no fear in love\, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear
has to do with punishment\, and he who fears is not perfected in love. We l
ove\, because he first loved us.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-27\; 21:24
-25\n\nAt that time\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and
his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Je
sus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said
to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disciple\
, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his o
wn home. This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and
who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But
there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them t
o be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books
that would be written.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/29/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine\, Martyr Petronius\, Theophanes the Me
rciful of Gaza\, Dionysios I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Malachi the Ne
w Righteous Martyr of Lindos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Sp
irit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\
, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who
belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desir
es. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us hav
e no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another.
Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual sh
ould restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you to
o be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Chris
t.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a lev
el place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of peo
ple from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who c
ame to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were tro
ubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch h
im\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up h
is eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is t
he Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be sati
sfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are y
ou when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast
out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\
, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/7/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\, Sozon the Martyr\, Kass
iani the Hymnographer\, Euodos and Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\, John
the Wonderworker of Novgorod\, John and Sergios\, Bishops of Lerna\n\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:1-3\, 20-24\; 2:1-5\n\
nPaul\, an apostle - not from men nor through men\, but through Jesus Chris
t and God the Father\, who raised him from the dead - and all the brethren
who are with me\,\n \nTo the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace fr
om God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n \nIn what I am writing to yo
u\, before God\, I do not lie! Then I went into the regions of Syria and Ci
licia. And I was still not known by sight to the churches of Christ in Jude
a\; they only heard it said\, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching t
he faith he once tried to destroy." And they glorified God because of me. T
hen after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas\, takin
g Titus along with me. I went up by revelation\; and I laid before them (bu
t privately before those who were of repute) the gospel which I preach amon
g the Gentiles\, lest somehow I should be running or had run in vain. But e
ven Titus\, who was with me\, was not compelled to be circumcised\, though
he was a Greek. But because of false brethren secretly brought in\, who sli
pped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus\, that they mi
ght bring us into bondage - to them we did not yield submission even for a
moment\, that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.\n\n\nGosp
el Reading: Mark 5:1-20\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to the other side of t
he sea\, to the country of the Gergesenes. And when he had come out of the
boat\, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit\, who li
ved among the tombs\; and no one could bind him any more\, even with a chai
n\; for he had often been bound with fetters and chains\, but the chains he
wrenched apart\, and the fetters he broke in pieces\; and no one had the s
trength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains h
e was always crying out\, and bruising himself with stones. And when he saw
Jesus from afar\, he ran and worshiped him\; and crying out with a loud vo
ice\, he said\, "What have you to do with me\, Jesus\, Son of the Most High
God? I adjure you by God\, do not torment me." For he had said to him\, "C
ome out of the man\, you unclean spirit!" And Jesus asked him\, "What is yo
ur name?" He replied\, "My name is Legion\; for we are many." And he begged
him eagerly not to send them out of the country. Now a great herd of swine
was feeding there on the hillside\; and they begged him\, "Send us to the
swine\, let us enter them." So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits
came out\, and entered the swine\; and the herd\, numbering about two thous
and\, rushed down the steep bank into the sea\, and were drowned in the sea
.\n \nThe herdsmen fled\, and told it in the city and in the country. And p
eople came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus\, a
nd saw the demoniac sitting there\, clothed and in his right mind\, the man
who had had the legion\; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it t
old what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine. And they began to b
eg Jesus to depart from their neighborhood. And as he was getting into the
boat\, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might
be with him. But he refused\, and said to him\, "Go home to your friends\,
and tell them how much the Lord has done for you\, and how he has had mercy
on you." And he went away and began to proclaim in the Dekapolis how much
Jesus had done for him\; and all men marveled.\n\n\n
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ts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\, Sebastiana\, Disciple of St. Paul the Apost
le\, Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt\, Melitina the Martyr\, Afterfeast of th
e Holy Cross\, Ninian the Enlightener of Scotland\, Edith the Nun of Wilton
Abbey\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians
6:1-10\n\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to acce
pt the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I have l
istened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now is t
he acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstac
le in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\, but
as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endura
nce\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\,
tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\
, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the pow
er of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for th
e left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are trea
ted as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as
dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowfu
l\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having nothi
ng\, and yet possessing everything.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\n\nTh
e Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me
and die in your sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." Then said the J
ews\, "Will he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you canno
t come'? " He said to them\, "You are from below\, I am from above\; you ar
e of this world\, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in
your sins\, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he."
They said to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have t
old you from the beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge\
; but he who sent me is true\, and I declare to the world what I have heard
from him." They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. So
Jesus said\, "When you have lifted up the Son of man\, then you will know
that I am he\, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as
the Father taught me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has not left me al
one\, for I always do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many bel
ieved in him.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Hermas the Apostle of
the 70\, Paul the Confessor\, Dometios the Righteous\, Felix of Burgundy\,
Enlightener of East Anglia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isai
ah 11:10-12:2\n\n Thus says the LORD: In that day the root of Jesse shall s
tand as an ensign to the peoples\; him shall the nations seek\, and his dwe
llings shall be glorious. \n \nIn that day the Lord will extend his hand ye
t a second time to recover the remnant which is left of his people\, from A
ssyria\, from Egypt\, from Pathros\, from Ethiopia\, from Elam\, from Shina
r\, from Hamath\, and from the coastlands of the sea. He will raise an ens
ign for the nations\, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel\, and gather
the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The jealousy o
f Ephraim shall depart\, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off\; Ephr
aim shall not be jealous of Judah\, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. Bu
t they shall swoop down upon the shoulder of the Philistines in the west\,
and together they shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put fort
h their hand against Edom and Moab\, and the Ammonites shall obey them. An
d the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt\; and will w
ave his hand over the River with his scorching wind\, and smite it into sev
en channels that men may cross dryshod. And there will be a highway from A
ssyria for the remnant which is left of his people\, as there was for Israe
l when they came up from the land of Egypt. \n \nYou will say in that day:
"I will give thanks to thee\, O LORD\, for though thou wast angry with me\
, thy anger turned away\, and thou didst comfort me. "Behold\, God is my s
alvation\; I will trust\, and will not be afraid\; for the LORD GOD is my s
trength and my song\, and he has become my salvation."\n\n\nGenesis 7:11-8:
3\n\n In the six hundredth year of Noah's life\, in the second month\, on t
he seventeenth day of the month\, on that day all the fountains of the grea
t deep burst forth\, and the windows of the heavens were opened. And rain
fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. On the very same day Noah
and his sons\, Shem and Ham and Japheth\, and Noah's wife and the three wi
ves of his sons with them entered the ark\, they and every beast according
to its kind\, and all the cattle according to their kinds\, and every creep
ing thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind\, and every bird a
ccording to its kind\, every bird of every sort. They went into the ark wi
th Noah\, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.
And they that entered\, male and female of all flesh\, went in as God had c
ommanded him\; and the LORD shut him in. \n \nThe flood continued forty da
ys upon the earth\; and the waters increased\, and bore up the ark\, and it
rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and increased greatly upo
n the earth\; and the ark floated on the face of the waters. And the water
s prevailed so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains under th
e whole heaven were covered\; the waters prevailed above the mountains\, co
vering them fifteen cubits deep. And all flesh died that moved upon the ea
rth\, birds\, cattle\, beasts\, all swarming creatures that swarm upon the
earth\, and every man\; everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was th
e breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was upon the
face of the ground\, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the
air\; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left\, and those
that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth a h
undred and fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all
the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the
earth\, and the waters subsided\; the fountains of the deep and the window
s of the heavens were closed\, the rain from the heavens was restrained\, a
nd the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of a hundred a
nd fifty days the waters had abated.\n \n\nProverbs 10:1-22\n\nA wise son m
akes a glad father\, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. Treasure
s gained by wickedness do not profit\, but righteousness delivers from deat
h. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry\, but he thwarts the crav
ing of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty\, but the hand of the dilig
ent makes rich. A son who gathers in summer is prudent\, but a son who sle
eps in harvest brings shame. Blessings are on the head of the righteous\,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteous
is a blessing\, but the name of the wicked will rot. The wise of heart wi
ll heed commandments\, but a prating fool will come to ruin. He who walks
in integrity walks securely\, but he who perverts his ways will be found ou
t. He who winks the eye causes trouble\, but he who boldly reproves makes
peace. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life\, but the mouth of
the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up strife\, but love covers al
l offenses. On the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found\, but
a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. Wise men lay up knowledge\,
but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near. A rich man's wealth is his s
trong city\; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. The wage of the righte
ous leads to life\, the gain of the wicked to sin. He who heeds instructio
n is on the path to life\, but he who rejects reproof goes astray. He who
conceals hatred has lying lips\, and he who utters slander is a fool. When
words are many\, transgression is not lacking\, but he who restrains his l
ips is prudent. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver\; the mind of
the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many\, but
fools die for lack of sense. The blessing of the LORD makes rich\, and he
adds no sorrow with it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Jason and Sosipater the Apostles of the 70 and their Companions\, Holy
Martyr Cercyra\, Our Holy Father John of Kaloktenos\, Metropolitan of Thebe
s\, Basil\, Bishop of Montenegro\, Nektarios the New Martyr of Optina\n\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 9:32-42\n\nIn those days\, as Peter
went here and there among them all\, he came down also to the saints that
lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas\, who had been bedridden
for eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him\, "Aeneas\, Jesus
Christ heals you\; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose. And al
l the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him\, and they turned to the Lord.
Now there was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha\, which means Dorcas. She w
as full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she fell sick and
died\; and when they had washed her\, they laid her in an upper room. Since
Lydda was near Joppa\, the disciples\, hearing that Peter was there\, sent
two men to him entreating him\, "Please come to us without delay." So Pete
r rose and went with them. And when he had come\, they took him to the uppe
r room. All the widows stood beside him weeping\, and showing tunics and ot
her garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them
all outside and knelt down and prayed\; then turning to the body he said\,
"Tabitha\, rise." And she opened her eyes\, and when she saw Peter she sat
up. And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints and
widows he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa\,
and many believed in the Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:1-15\n\nAt that
time\, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep G
ate a pool\, in Hebrew called Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these l
ay a multitude of invalids\, blind\, lame\, paralyzed\, waiting for the mov
ing of the water\; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons in
to the pool\, and troubled the water\; whoever stepped in first after the t
roubling of the water was healed of whatever disease he had. One man was th
ere\, who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew
that he had been lying there a long time\, he said to him\, "Do you want to
be healed?" The sick man answered him\, "Sir\, I have no man to put me int
o the pool when the water is troubled\, and while I am going another steps
down before me." Jesus said to him\, "Rise\, take up your pallet\, and walk
." And at once the man was healed\, and he took up his pallet and walked.\n
\nNow that day was the sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who was cured\
, "It is the sabbath\, it is not lawful for you to carry your pallet." But
he answered them\, "The man who healed me said to me\, 'Take up your pallet
\, and walk.' "They asked him\, "Who is the man who said to you\, 'Take up
your pallet\, and walk'?" Now the man who had been healed did not know who
it was\, for Jesus had withdrawn\, as there was a crowd in the place. After
ward\, Jesus found him in the temple\, and said to him\, "See\, you are wel
l! Sin no more\, that nothing worse befall you." The man went away and told
the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/19/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Trophimus\, Sabbatius\, & Dorymedon the Martyrs\, Afterfeast of the Hol
y Cross\, Plato the new Hieromartyr of Patmos\, Theodore of Tarsus\, Archbi
shop of Canterbury\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatia
ns 5:11-21\n\nBrethren\, if I still preach circumcision\, why am I still pe
rsecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been removed. I
wish those who unsettle you would mutilate themselves! For you were called
to freedom\, brethren\; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for
the flesh\, but through love be servants of one another. For the whole law
is fulfilled in one word\, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But
if you bite and devour one another take heed that you are not consumed by
one another. But I say\, walk by the Spirit\, and do not gratify the desire
s of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit\, and t
he desires of the Spirit are against the flesh\; for these are opposed to e
ach other\, to prevent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by
the Spirit you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are plain
: fornication\, impurity\, licentiousness\, idolatry\, sorcery\, enmity\, s
trife\, jealousy\, anger\, selfishness\, dissension\, party spirit\, envy\,
murder\, drunkenness\, carousing\, and the like. I warn you\, as I warned
you before\, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of
God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:23-38\, 4:1\n\nAt that time\, Jesus\, whe
n he began his ministry\, was about thirty years of age\, being the son (as
was supposed) of Joseph\, the son of Heli\, the son of Matthat\, the son o
f Levi\, the son of Melchi\, the son of Jannai\, the son of Joseph\, the so
n of Mattathias\, the son of Amos\, the son of Nahum\, the son of Esli\, th
e son of Naggai\, the son of Maath\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Sem
ein\, the son of Josech\, the son of Joda\, the son of Joanan\, the son of
Rhesa\, the son of Zerubbabel\, the son of Salathiel\, the son of Neri\, th
e son of Melchi\, the son of Addi\, the son of Cosam\, the son of Elmadam\,
the son of Er\, the son of Joshua\, the son of Eliezer\, the son of Jorim\
, the son of Matthat\, the son of Levi\, the son of Simeon\, the son of Jud
ah\, the son of Joseph\, the son of Jonam\, the son of Eliakim\, the son of
Melea\, the son of Menna\, the son of Mattatha\, the son of Nathan\, the s
on of David\, the son of Jesse\, the son of Obed\, the son of Boaz\, the so
n of Sala\, the son of Nahshon\, the son of Amminadab\, the son of Admin\,
the son of Arni\, the son of Hezron\, the son of Perez\, the son of Judah\,
the son of Jacob\, the son of Isaac\, the son of Abraham\, the son of Tera
h\, the son of Nahor\, the son of Serug\, the son of Reu\, the son of Peleg
\, the son of Eber\, the son of Shelah\, the son of Cainan\, the son of Arp
haxad\, the son of Shem\, the son of Noah\, the son of Lamech\, the son of
Methuselah\, the son of Enoch\, the son of Jared\, the son of Mahalaleel\,
the son of Cainan\, the son of Enos\, the son of Seth\, the son of Adam\, t
he son of God. And Jesus\, full of the Holy Spirit\, returned from the Jord
an\, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/5/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Charitina the Martyr\, Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos\, Eudokimos th
e Unknown of Mount Athos\, Peter\, Alexis\, Jonah\, Hermogenes & Tikhon\, M
etropolitans of Moscow\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Eph
esians 5:33\; 6:1-9\n\nBrethren\, let each one of you love his wife as hims
elf\, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Children\, obey y
our parents in the Lord\, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"
(this is the first commandment with a promise)\, "that it may be well with
you and that you may live long on the earth." Fathers\, do not provoke you
r children to anger\, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction o
f the Lord. Slaves\, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters\, wi
th fear and trembling\, in singleness of heart\, as to Christ\; not in the
way of eye-service\, as men-pleasers\, but as servants of Christ\, doing th
e will of God from the heart\, rendering service with a good will as to the
Lord and not to men\, knowing that whatever good any one does\, he will re
ceive the same again from the Lord\, whether he is a slave or free. Masters
\, do the same to them\, and forbear threatening\, knowing that he who is b
oth their Master and yours is in heaven\, and that there is no partiality w
ith him.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\n\nAt that time\, the report con
cerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding cou
ntry. The disciples of John told him of all these things. And John\, callin
g to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying\, "Are you h
e who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when the men had come
to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, saying\, 'Are
you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In that hour he cur
ed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many that were bl
ind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell John what you ha
ve seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame walk\, lepers a
re cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the poor have go
od news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."\n
\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak to the crowds co
ncerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed s
haken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft c
lothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are
in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell
you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\
, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before
you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater than John\; ye
t he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." When they hear
d this all the people and the tax collectors justified God\, having been ba
ptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejecte
d the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptized by him.\n\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyr Thalleleus\, Mark the Hermit\, Father Alexis\, Metropol
itan of Moscow\, Lydia of Philippi\, Equal to the Apostles\, John\, Joseph\
, and Nikitas the Monks of Chios\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostl
es 20:16-18\, 28-36\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul had decided to sail past Epheso
s\, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia\; for he was hastening
to be at Jerusalem\, if possible\, on the day of Pentecost. And from Mileto
s he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when t
hey came to him\, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the
flock\, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers\, to care for the c
hurch of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that a
fter my departure fierce wolves will come in among you\, not sparing the fl
ock\; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse thing
s\, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert\, remembering
that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one wi
th tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace\, which
is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those wh
o are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yoursel
ves know that these hands ministered to my necessities\, and to those who w
ere with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must hel
p the weak\, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus\, how he said\, 'it is
more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus\, he
knelt down and prayed with them all. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 17:1-13\n\
nAt that time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said\, "Father\, the
hour has come\; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you\, since you
have given him power over all flesh\, to give eternal life to all whom you
have given him. And this is eternal life\, that they know you the only true
God\, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth\, havi
ng accomplished the work which you gave me to do\; and now\, Father\, you g
lorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before t
he world was made.\n \n"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gav
e me out of the world\; yours they were\, and you gave them to me\, and the
y have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me
is from you\; for I have given them the words which you gave me\, and they
have received them and know in truth that I came from you\; and they have
believed that you did send me. I am praying for them\; I am not praying for
the world but for those whom you have given me\, for they are mine\; all m
ine are yours\, and yours are mine\, and I am glorified in them. And now I
am no more in the world\, but they are in the world\, and I am coming to yo
u. Holy Father\, keep them in your name\, which you have given me\, that th
ey may be one\, even as we are one. While I was with them\, I kept them in
your name\, which you have given me\; I have guarded them\, and none of the
m is lost but the son of perdition\, that the scripture might be fulfilled.
But now I am coming to you\; and these things I speak in the world\, that
they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa\, Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him\
, The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius\, Eustathios the Confessor\, Bisho
p of Bithynia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 65:8-16\n\
nThus says the LORD: "As the wine is found in the cluster\, and they say\,
'Do not destroy it\, for there is a blessing in it\,' so I will do for my s
ervants' sake\, and not destroy them all. I will bring forth descendants f
rom Jacob\, and from Judah inheritors of my mountains\; my chosen shall inh
erit it\, and my servants shall dwell there. Sharon shall become a pasture
for flocks\, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down\, for m
y people who have sought me. But you who forsake the LORD\, who forget my
holy mountain\, who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for
Destiny\; I will destine you to the sword\, and all of you shall bow down
to the slaughter\; because\, when I called\, you did not answer\, when I sp
oke\, you did not listen\, but you did what was evil in my eyes\, and chose
what I did not delight in." Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold\, m
y servants shall eat\, but you shall be hungry\; behold\, my servants shall
drink\, but you shall be thirsty\; behold\, my servants shall rejoice\, bu
t you shall be put to shame\; behold\, my servants shall sing for gladness
of heart\, but you shall cry out for pain of heart\, and shall wail for ang
uish of spirit. You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse\, and t
he Lord GOD will slay you\; but his servants he will call by a different na
me. So that he who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the
God of truth\, and he who takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God
of truth\; because the former troubles are forgotten and are hid from my ey
es.\n\n\nGenesis 46:1-7\n\n So Israel took his journey with all that he had
\, and came to Beersheba\, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father
Isaac. And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night\, and said\, "Jacob
\, Jacob." And he said\, "Here am I." Then he said\, "I am God\, the God o
f your father\; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt\; for I will there mak
e of you a great nation. I will go down with you to Egypt\, and I will als
o bring you up again\; and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes." Then Jaco
b set out from Beersheba\; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their fathe
r\, their little ones\, and their wives\, in the wagons which Pharaoh had s
ent to carry him. They also took their cattle and their goods\, which they
had gained in the land of Canaan\, and came into Egypt\, Jacob and all his
offspring with him\, his sons\, and his sons' sons with him\, his daughter
s\, and his sons' daughters\; all his offspring he brought with him into Eg
ypt.\n\n\nProverbs 23:15-24:5\n\nMy son\, if your heart is wise\, my heart
too will be glad. My soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Let not your heart envy sinners\, but continue in the fear of the LORD al
l the day. Surely there is a future\, and your hope will not be cut off.
Hear\, my son\, and be wise\, and direct your mind in the way. Be not amon
g winebibbers\, or among gluttonous eaters of meat\; for the drunkard and t
he glutton will come to poverty\, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rag
s. Hearken to your father who begot you\, and do not despise your mother w
hen she is old. Buy truth\, and do not sell it\; buy wisdom\, instruction\
, and understanding. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice\; he
who begets a wise son will be glad in him. Let your father and mother be
glad\, let her who bore you rejoice. My son\, give me your heart\, and let
your eyes observe my ways. For a harlot is a deep pit\; an adventuress is
a narrow well. She lies in wait like a robber and increases the faithless
among men. Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaini
ng? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry
long over wine\, those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when
it is red\, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. At the la
st it bites like a serpent\, and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see
strange things\, and your mind utter perverse things. You will be like one
who lies down in the midst of the sea\, like one who lies on the top of a
mast. "They struck me\," you will say\, "but I was not hurt\; they beat me
\, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."
Be not envious of evil men\, nor desire to be with them\; for their minds d
evise violence\, and their lips talk of mischief. By wisdom a house is bui
lt\, and by understanding it is established\; by knowledge the rooms are fi
lled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is mightier than a
strong man\, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria\, Hermos\, Leontus\, John &
George\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Relics of Arsenios the Righteous o
f Paros\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos a
nd Ever Virgin Mary\, Constantine the New Martyr of Capua\, Matthew the New
Martyr of Gerakari\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 1:26-31\; 2:1-5\n\nBrethren\, consider your call\, not many of
you were wise according to worldly standards\, not many were powerful\, not
many were of noble birth\; but God chose what is foolish in the world to s
hame the wise\, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong\, G
od chose what is low and despised in the world\, even things that are not\,
to bring to nothing things that are\, so that no human being might boast i
n the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus\, whom
God made our wisdom\, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption\
; therefore\, as it is written\, "Let him who boasts\, boast of the Lord."
When I came to you\, brethren\, I did not come proclaiming to you the testi
mony of God in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among y
ou except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness an
d in much fear and trembling\; and my speech and my message were not in pla
usible words of wisdom\, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power\,
that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God
.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:29-34\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus went out
of Jericho\, a great crowd followed him. And behold\, two blind men sittin
g by the roadside\, when they heard that Jesus was passing by\, cried out\,
"Have mercy on us\, Son of David!" The crowd rebuked them\, telling them t
o be silent\; but they cried out the more\, "Lord\, have mercy on us\, Son
of David!" And Jesus stopped and called them\, saying\, "What do you want m
e to do for you?" They said to him\, "Lord\, let our eyes be opened." And J
esus in pity touched their eyes\, and immediately they received their sight
and followed him.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr\, The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Zach
ariah)\, Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs\, Afterfeast of the Presentatio
n of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Cuthman of Steyning\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10\n\nBrethren\, God who i
s rich in mercy\, out of the great love with which he loved us\, even when
we were dead through our trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (b
y grace you have been saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit
with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages h
e might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in
Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith\; and this is
not your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any
man should boast. For we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for
good works\, which God prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\
n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "
Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as ser
pents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up t
o councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged bef
ore governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and the
Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to spea
k or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will be given to you in
that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father spe
aking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death\, and the fathe
r his child\, and children will rise against parents and have them put to d
eath\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures
to the end will be saved."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sabine the Martyr of Egypt\, Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos\,
Aristovoulos\, Apostle of the 70\, Julian the Martyr\, Romanos the Hieromar
tyr of Parium\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 29:13-23\n
\n And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and h
onor me with their lips\, while their hearts are far from me\, and their fe
ar of me is a commandment of men learned by rote\; therefore\, behold\, I w
ill again do marvelous things with this people\, wonderful and marvelous\;
and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish\, and the discernment of thei
r discerning men shall be hid." Woe to those who hide deep from the LORD t
heir counsel\, whose deeds are in the dark\, and who say\, "Who sees us? Wh
o knows us?" You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as
the clay\; that the thing made should say of its maker\, "He did not make m
e"\; or the thing formed say of him who formed it\, "He has no understandin
g"? \n \nIs it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned i
nto a fruitful field\, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest
? In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book\, and out of their g
loom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek shall obtain f
resh joy in the LORD\, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One o
f Israel. For the ruthless shall come to nought and the scoffer cease\, an
d all who watch to do evil shall be cut off\, who by a word make a man out
to be an offender\, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate\, and
with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right. \n \nTherefore thus
says the LORD\, who redeemed Abraham\, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jac
ob shall no more be ashamed\, no more shall his face grow pale. For when h
e sees his children\, the work of my hands\, in his midst\, they will sanct
ify my name\; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob\, and will stand in
awe of the God of Israel.\n \n\nGenesis 12:1-7\n\n Now the LORD said to Ab
ram\, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the
land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation\, and I
will bless you\, and make your name great\, so that you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you\, and him who curses you I will curse\;
and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves." \n \nSo
Abram went\, as the LORD had told him\; and Lot went with him. Abram was se
venty-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his
wife\, and Lot his brother's son\, and all their possessions which they ha
d gathered\, and the persons that they had gotten in Haran\; and they set f
orth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan\
, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem\, to the oak of Mor
eh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared t
o Abram\, and said\, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he bui
lt there an altar to the LORD\, who had appeared to him.\n \n\nProverbs 14
:15-26\n\nThe simple believes everything\, but the prudent looks where he i
s going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil\, but a fool thro
ws off restraint and is careless. A man of quick temper acts foolishly\, b
ut a man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire folly\, but the prud
ent are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down before the good\, the wi
cked at the gates of the righteous. The poor is disliked even by his neigh
bor\, but the rich has many friends. He who despises his neighbor is a sin
ner\, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. Do they not err that devise
evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness. In all toil th
ere is profit\, but mere talk tends only to want. The crown of the wise is
their wisdom\, but folly is the garland of fools. A truthful witness save
s lives\, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. In the fear of the LORD o
ne has strong confidence\, and his children will have a refuge.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/22/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia\, One
simos the Disciple of Paul\, Holy Martyr Cecilia and those with her\, After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\, Kallistos Xanthopoulo
s\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Anthimos\, President of Crete\n\nStrict F
ast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Philemon 1:1-25\n\n PAUL\, a
prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Philemon our belo
ved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fellow soldier\
, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in my
prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have towar
d the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the sharing of your f
aith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. For
I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brother\, because t
he hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accordingly\, thou
gh I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required\, yet f
or love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and now
a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my child\, Onesimos
\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless
to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am sending him ba
ck to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him with
me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment
for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in orde
r that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will.
Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that you might hav
e him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a slave\, as a bel
oved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, both in the fles
h and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receive him as you
would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you anything\, cha
rge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand\, I will rep
ay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes\, brother\,
I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. Conf
ident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you will do even mo
re than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\, for I am ho
ping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my fellow prison
er in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarchos\
, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
be with your spirit. Amen.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:15-17\, 26-30\n\nA
t that time\, they were bringing infants to Jesus that he might touch them\
; and when the disciples saw it\, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them
to him\, saying\, "Let the children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; f
or to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does
not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."\n \nThose
who heard it said\, "Then who can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossi
ble with men is possible with God." And Peter said\, "Lo\, we have left our
homes and followed you." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the
re is no man who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children\
, for the sake of the kingdom of God\, who will not receive manifold more i
n this time\, and in the age to come eternal life."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia\,
Onesimos the Disciple of Paul
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/23/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Conception of St. John the Baptist\, Xanthippe & Polyxene the Right
eous\, John the New Martyr of Epiros\, Nicholas the New Martyr\n\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\n\nBrethren\, Abraha
m had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the
slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through
promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is fro
m Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is M
ount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she i
s in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she i
s our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear
\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of
the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."\
n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:5-25\n\nAt that time\, in the days of Herod\, k
ing of Judea\, there was a priest named Zacharias\, of the division of Abij
ah\; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabe
th. And they were both righteous before God\, walking in all the commandmen
ts and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child\, because El
izabeth was barren\, and both were advanced in years.\n \nNow while he was
serving as priest before God when his division was on duty\, according to t
he custom of the priesthood\, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of
the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were prayi
ng outside at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of th
e Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.\n \nAnd Zacharia
s was troubled when he saw him\, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said
to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\, for your prayer is heard\, and yo
ur wife Elizabeth will bear you a son\, and you shall call his name John.\n
\nAnd you will have joy and gladness\, and many will rejoice at his birth\
; for he will be great before the Lord\, and he shall drink no wine nor str
ong drink\, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit\, even from his moth
er's womb. And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their Go
d\, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah\, to turn t
he hearts of the fathers to the children\, and the disobedient to the wisdo
m of the just\, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." And Zacharia
s said to the angel\, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man\, and my
wife is advanced in years." And the angel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, wh
o stands in the presence of God\; and I was sent to speak to you\, and to b
ring you this good news. And behold\, you will be silent and unable to spea
k until the day that these things come to pass\, because you did not believ
e my words\, which will be fulfilled in their time." And the people were wa
iting for Zacharias\, and they wondered at his delay in the temple. And whe
n he came out\, he could not speak to them\, and they perceived that he had
seen a vision in the temple\; and he made signs to them and remained dumb.
And when his time of service was ended\, he went to his home.\n \nAfter th
ese days his wife Elizabeth conceived\, and for five months she hid herself
\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\
, to take away my reproach among men."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/20/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\, G
regory the Righteous of Decapolis\, Proclus\, Archbishop of Constantinople\
n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter t
o the Thessalonians 1:1-10\n\nPaul\, Silvanus\, and Timothy\,\n \nTo the ch
urch of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:\n \n
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n \nW
e are bound to give thanks to God always for you\, brethren\, as is fitting
\, because your faith is growing abundantly\, and the love of every one of
you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you in t
he churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecution
s and in the afflictions which you are enduring.\n \nThis is evidence of th
e righteous judgment of God\, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom of
God\, for which you are suffering - since indeed God deems it just to repa
y with affliction those who afflict you\, and to grant rest with us to you
who are afflicted\, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mi
ghty angels in flaming fire\, inflicting vengeance upon those who do not kn
ow God and upon those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They sh
all suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the pre
sence of the Lord and from the glory of his might\, when he comes on that d
ay to be glorified in his saints\, and to be marveled at in all who have be
lieved.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:20-25\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus was
asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming\, he answered th
em\, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed\; nor will
they say\, 'Lo\, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold\, the kingdom of God
is in the midst of you." And he said to the disciples\, "The days are comin
g when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man\, and you w
ill not see it. And they will say to you\, 'Lo\, there!' or 'Lo\, here!' Do
not go\, do not follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up th
e sky from one side to the other\, so will the Son of man be in his day. Bu
t first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation."\n \
n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180103
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Malachi the Prophet\, Gordios the Martyr of Caesarea\, Forefeast of the
Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Righteous Genevieve of Par
is\, Righteous Peter of Atroas\, Righteous Akakios the Wonderworker\, Right
eous Thomais of Lesbos\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First
Letter to Timothy 3:13-16\; 4:1-5\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve wel
l as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence
in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I a
m writing these instructions to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may kno
w how one ought to behave in the household of God\, which is the church of
the living God\, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we con
fess\, is the mystery of our religion:\n \nGod was manifested in the flesh\
, \njustified in the Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached among the natio
ns\, \nbelieved on in the world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n \nNow the Spirit e
xpressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by giving
heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons\, through the pretension
s of liars whose consciences are seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin ab
stinence from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by t
hose who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good\
, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for t
hen it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.\n\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 3:1-6\n\nAt that time\, John the Baptist came preaching in the wilde
rness of Judea\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." For this
is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said\, "The voice of
one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord\, make his paths
straight." Now John wore a garment of camel's hair\, and a leather girdle a
round his waist\; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to
him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan\, and they
were baptized by him in the river Jordan\, confessing their sins.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171210
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/9/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\, Hannah the Righ
teous\, mother of Samuel the Prophet\, Narses the Martyr of Persia\, The Co
nsecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy C
ity of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\n\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one
by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born accor
ding to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is
an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, beari
ng children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\
; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her
children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it
is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and sh
out\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are
many more than the children of her that is married."\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 8:16-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it wit
h a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those w
ho enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manif
est\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take h
eed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and from hi
m who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n \nTh
en his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach him f
or the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing
outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my br
others are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\, Ezekiel the Prophet\, Pelag
ia the Righteous of Tinos\, Trophimos & Theophilios and the 13 others marty
red in Lycia\, St. Anna of Levkadio\, The Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos
of Pochaev\, Icon of the Mother of God\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's F
irst Letter to the Corinthians 11:31-34\; 12:1-6\n\nBrethren\, if we judged
ourselves truly\, we should not be judged. But when we are judged by the L
ord\, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned along with the world
. So then\, my brethren\, when you come together to eat\, wait for one anot
her - if any one is hungry\, let him eat at home - lest you come together t
o be condemned. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
Now concerning the spiritual gifts\, brethren\, I do not want you to be uni
nformed. You know that when you were heathen\, you were led astray to dumb
idols\, however you may have been moved. Therefore I want you to understand
that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus be cursed!" and
no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are va
rieties of gifts\, but the same spirit\; and there are varieties of service
\, but the same Lord\; and there are varieties of working\, but it is the s
ame God who inspires them all in every one.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18
:1-11\n\nAt that time\, the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he put him
in the midst of them and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you turn an
d become like children\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoeve
r humbles himself like this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom of he
aven.\n \n"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me\; but who
ever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin\, it would be
better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be
drowned in the depth of the sea.\n \n"Woe to the world for temptations to
sin! For it is necessary that temptations come\, but woe to the man by whom
the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin\, cu
t it off and throw it away\; it is better for you to enter life maimed or l
ame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And
if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out and throw it away\; it is bet
ter for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into
the Gehenna of fire.\n \n"See that you do not despise one of these little
ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of
my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save the lost."\n\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Friday\,Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, 120 Martyrs of Pe
rsia\, Gregory of Sinai\, Platonis the Nun of Nisibis\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 5:6-8\n\n BRETHR
EN\, a little leaven leavens the whole lump. Cleanse out the old leaven tha
t you may be a new lump\, as you really are unleavened. For Christ\, our pa
schal lamb\, has been sacrificed. Let us\, therefore\, celebrate the festiv
al\, not with the old leaven\, the leaven of malice and evil\, but with the
unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (Galatians 3.13-14) Christ redeem
ed us from the curse of the law\, having become a curse for us - for it is
written\, "Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree" - that in Christ Jesus t
he blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles\, that we might receive
the promise of the Spirit through faith.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:
62-66\n\nOn the next day\, that is\, after the day of Preparation\, the chi
ef priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we re
member how that impostor said\, while he was still alive\, 'After three day
s I will rise again.' Therefore order the sepulcher to be made secure until
the third day\, lest his disciples go and steal him away\, and tell the pe
ople\, 'He has risen from the dead\,' and the last fraud will be worse than
the first." Pilate said to them\, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, mak
e it as secure as you can." So they went and made the sepulcher secure by s
ealing the stone and setting a guard.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Job the Prophet\, Our Holy Father Seraphim the Struggler of Mt. Domvu\,
Sophia of Kleisoura\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30\n
\nIn those days\, those apostles who were scattered because of the persecut
ion that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Ant
ioch\, speaking the word to none except Jews. But there were some of them\,
men of Cyprus and Cyrene\, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks al
so\, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them\, and
a great number that believed turned to the Lord. News of this came to the
ears of the church in Jerusalem\, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When h
e came and saw the grace of God\, he was glad\; and he exhorted them all to
remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose\; for he was a good man
\, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large company was added to t
he Lord. So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and when he had foun
d him\, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the churc
h\, and taught a large company of people\; and in Antioch the disciples wer
e for the first time called Christians. Now in these days prophets came dow
n from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and fore
told by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world\;
and this took place in the days of Claudius. And the disciples determined\,
every one according to his ability\, to send relief to the brethren who li
ved in Judea\, and they did so\, sending it to the elders by the hand of Ba
rnabas and Saul.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:5-42\n\nAt that time\, Jesus c
ame to a city of Samaria\, called Sychar\, near the field that Jacob gave t
o his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there\, and so Jesus\, wearied as he was
with his journey\, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.\
n \nThere came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her\, "Give
me a drink." For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The
Samaritan woman said to him\, "How is it that you\, a Jew\, ask a drink of
me\, a woman of Samaria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus
answered her\, "If you knew the gift of God\, and who it is that is saying
to you\, 'Give me a drink\,' you would have asked him and he would have gi
ven you living water." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, you have nothing to d
raw with\, and the well is deep\; where do you get that living water? Are y
ou greater than our father Jacob\, who gave us the well\, and drank from it
himself\, and his sons\, and his cattle?" Jesus said to her\, "Everyone wh
o drinks of this water will thirst again\, but whoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirst\; the water that I shall give him w
ill become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." The woman
said to him\, "Sir\, give me this water\, that I may not thirst\, nor come
here to draw."\n \nJesus said to her\, "Go\, call your husband\, and come h
ere." The woman answered him\, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her\, "Yo
u are right in saying\, 'I have no husband'\; for you have had five husband
s\, and he whom you now have is not your husband\; this you said truly." Th
e woman said to him\, "Sir\, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers
worshiped on this mountain\; and you say that Jerusalem is the place where
men ought to worship." Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, believe me\, the hour
is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship t
he Father. You worship what you do not know\; we worship what we know\, for
salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the
true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth\, for such the
Father seeks to worship him. God is spirit\, and those who worship him mus
t worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him\, "I know that the Me
ssiah is coming (he who is called Christ)\; when he comes\, he will show us
all things." Jesus said to her\, "I who speak to you am he."\n \nJust then
his disciples came. They marveled that he was talking with a woman\, but n
one said\, "What do you wish?" or\, "Why are you talking with her?" So the
woman left her water jar\, and went away into the city and said to the peop
le\, "Come\, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Chr
ist?" They went out of the city and were coming to him.\n \nMeanwhile the d
isciples besought him\, saying "Rabbi\, eat." But he said to them\, "I have
food to eat of which you do not know." So the disciples said to one anothe
r\, "Has anyone brought him food?" Jesus said to them\, "My food is to do t
he will of him who sent me\, and to accomplish his work. Do you not say\, '
There are yet four months\, then comes the harvest'? I tell you\, lift up y
our eyes\, and see how the fields are already white for harvest. He who rea
ps receives wages\, and gathers fruit for eternal life\, so that sower and
reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true\, 'One sows and
another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor\; othe
rs have labored\, and you have entered into their labor."\n \nMany Samarita
ns from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony. "He tol
d me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him\, they asked
him to stay with them\; and he stayed there two days. And many more believe
d because of his word. They said to the woman\, "It is no longer because of
your words that we believe\, for we have heard ourselves\, and we know tha
t this is indeed Christ the Savior of the world."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/5/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Prophet Zacharias\, Father of the Venerable Forerunner\, Urban\, Th
eodore\, & Medimnos the Hieromartyrs and the 77 Companions at Nicomedea\n\n
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 12:20-21\;
13:1-2\n\nBrethren\, I fear that perhaps I may come and find you not what
I wish\, and that you may find me not what you wish\; that perhaps there ma
y be quarreling\, jealousy\, anger\, selfishness\, slander\, gossip\, conce
it\, and disorder. I fear that when I come again my God may humble me befor
e you\, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned before and ha
ve not repented of the impurity\, immorality\, and licentiousness which the
y have practiced.\n \nThis is the third time I am coming to you. Any charge
must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses. I warned thos
e who sinned before and all the others\, and I warn them now while absent\,
as I did when present on my second visit\, that if I come again I will not
spare them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:13-28\n\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "He who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of th
e kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world\, as a testimony to a
ll nations\; and then the end will come.\n \n"So when you see the desolatin
g sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy place (l
et the reader understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mou
ntains\; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his
house\; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. A
nd alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those d
ays! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then t
here will be great tribulation\, such as has not been from the beginning of
the world until now\, no\, and never will be. And if those days had not be
en shortened\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elec
t those days will be shortened. Then if any one says to you\, 'Lo\, here is
the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and fa
lse prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders\, so as to lead as
tray\, if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand. So\,
if they say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\; if th
ey say\, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as the li
ghtning comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the
coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be g
athered together."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Mark the Apostle and Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's First Universal Letter 5:6-14\n\nBRETHREN\, h
umble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God\, that in due time
he may exalt you. Cast all your anxieties on him\, for he cares about you.
Be sober\, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roari
ng lion\, seeking some one to devour. Resist him\, first in your faith\, kn
owing that the same experience of suffering is required of your brotherhood
throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while\, the God
of all grace\, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ\, will hi
mself restore\, establish and strengthen you. To him be the dominion for ev
er and ever. Amen.\n\nBy Silvanos\, a faithful brother as I regard him\, I
have written briefly to you\, exhorting and declaring that this is the true
grace of God\; stand fast in it. She who is at Babylon\, who is likewise c
hosen\, sends you greetings\; and so does my son Mark. Greet one another wi
th the kiss of love.\n\nPeace to all of you that are in Christ.\n \n\nGosp
el Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears
you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me r
ejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, e
ven the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I sa
w Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authorit
y to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enem
y\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that
the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in
heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I th
ank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these th
ings from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Fat
her\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/30/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Silas\, Silvan\, Crescens\, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of the
70\, Julitta of Caesaria\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:3
5-41\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching an
d preaching the word of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some da
ys Paul said to Barnabas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in
every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are.
" And Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought
best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, a
nd had not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\,
so that they separated from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and s
ailed away to Cyprus\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended
by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cil
icia\, strengthening the churches. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:18-22\n
\nAt that time\, as Jesus was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And se
eing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but
leaves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" A
nd the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\,
saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?" And Jesus answered them\,
"Truly\, I say to you\, if you have faith and never doubt\, you will not on
ly do what has been done to the fig tree\, but even if you say to this moun
tain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,' it will be done. And whatever
you ask in prayer\, you will receive\, if you have faith."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pimen the Great\, Holy Martyr Phanurius\, Anthousa the Martyr\, Poimen
of Palestine\, Hosisos the Confessor\, Liverios\, Pope of Rome\, Monica\n\n
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 12:10-19\n
\nBrethren\, for the sake of Christ I am content with weaknesses\, insults\
, hardships\, persecutions\, and calamities\; for when I am weak\, then I a
m strong.\n \nI have been a fool! You forced me to it\, for I ought to have
been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these superlative
apostles\, even though I am nothing. The signs of a true apostle were perfo
rmed among you in all patience\, with signs and wonders and mighty works. F
or in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches\, except tha
t I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!\n \nHere for the thir
d time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden\, for I seek n
ot what is yours but you\; for children ought not to lay up for their paren
ts\, but parents for their children. I will most gladly spend and be spent
for your souls. If I love you the more\, am I to be loved the less? But gra
nting that I myself did not burden you\, I was crafty\, you say\, and got t
he better of you by guile. Did I take advantage of you through any of those
whom I sent to you? I urged Titus to go\, and sent the brother with him. D
id Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we n
ot take the same steps?\n \nHave you been thinking all along that we have b
een defending ourselves before you? It is in the sight of God that we have
been speaking in Christ\, and all for your upbuilding\, beloved.\n\n\nGospe
l Reading: Mark 4:10-23\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus was alone\, the
disciples\, with the twelve\, asked him concerning the parable of the sower
. And he said to them\, "To you has been given the secrets of the ki
ngdom but for those outside everything is in parables\; so that they may in
deed see but not perceive\, and may indeed hear but not understand\; lest t
hey should turn again\, and be forgiven." And he said to them\, "Do you not
understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? Th
e sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path\, where the wo
rd is sown\; when they hear\, Satan immediately comes and takes away the wo
rd which is sown in them. And these in like manner are the ones sown upon r
ocky ground\, who\, when they hear the word\, immediately receive it with j
oy\; and they have no root in themselves\, but endure for a while\; then\,
when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word\, immediately
they fall away. And others are the ones sown among thorns\; they are those
who hear the word\, but the cares of the world\, and the delight in riches
\, and the desire for other things\, enter in and choke the word\, and it p
roves unfruitful. But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones
who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit\, thirtyfold and sixtyfold a
nd a hundredfold."\n \nAnd he said to them\, "Is a lamp brought in to be pu
t under a bushel\, or under a bed\, and not on a stand? For there is nothin
g hid\, except to be made manifest\; nor is anything secret\, except to com
e to light. If any man has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\, Prokop
ios the New Martyr\, The Righteous Martyr Febronia\, Dionysius & Dometios t
he Righteous of Mount Athos\, Methodius of Nevritos\, Orentios\, Pharmakios
\, Eros\, Phirmos\, Phirminos\, Kyriakos\, and Longinos the Martyrs and Bro
thers\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Romans 12:4-5\, 15-21\n\nBrethren\, as in one body we have many member
s\, and all the members do not have the same function\, so we\, though many
\, are one body in Christ\, and individually members of one another. Rejoic
e with those who rejoice\, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with o
ne another\; do not be haughty\, but associate with the lowly\; never be co
nceited. Repay no one evil for evil\, but take thought for what is noble in
the sight of all. If possible\, so far as it depends upon you\, live peace
ably with all. Beloved\, never avenge yourselves\, but leave it to the wrat
h of God\; for it is written\, "Vengeance is mine\, I will repay\, says the
Lord." No\, "if your enemy is hungry\, feed him\; if he is thirsty\, give
him drink\; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head." Do
not be overcome by evil\, but overcome evil with good.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 12:9-13\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the synagogue of the Jews.
And behold\, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him\, "I
s it lawful to heal on the sabbath?" so that they might accuse him. He said
to them\, "What man of you\, if he has one sheep and it falls into a pit o
n the sabbath\, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more v
alue is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath." The
n he said to the man\, "Stretch out your hand." And the man stretched it ou
t\, and it was restored\, whole like the other.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/28/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Melitene\, Nikitas\, Bishop
of Chalcedon\, Eutechios\, Bishop of Mytilene\, Helikonis the Martyr\, Hela
dios the Hieromartyr of the East\, Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nFast Free\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19\n\nBrethren\,
walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is
good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. T
ake no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them.
For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\; but
when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything tha
t becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and
arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully the
n how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of the tim
e\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but understand
what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for that is
debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another in psa
lms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the Lord w
ith all your heart.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:10-20\n\nThe Lord said\
, "See that you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell you th
at in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in hea
ven. For the Son of man came to save the lost. What do you think? If a man
has a hundred sheep\, and one of them has gone astray\, does he not leave t
he ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astray? A
nd if he finds it\, truly\, I say to you\, he rejoices over it more than ov
er the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Fa
ther who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.\n \n"If
your brother sins against you\, go and tell him his fault\, between you and
him alone. If he listens to you\, you have gained your brother. But if he
does not listen\, take one or two others along with you\, that every word m
ay be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to
listen to them\, tell it to the church\; and if he refuses to listen even
to the church\, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly\,
I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and w
hatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you\,
if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, it will be done for
them by my Father in heaven\, for where two or three are gathered in my nam
e\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Onesimus the Apostle of the 70\, Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Elde
r of Chios\, Eusebius the Righteous of Syria\, Onesimos\, Patriarch of Cons
tantinople\, Maïor the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Philemon 1:1-25\n\n PAUL\, a pr
isoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Philemon our beloved
fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fellow soldier\, a
nd the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in my pra
yers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward t
he Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the sharing of your fait
h may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. For I h
ave derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brother\, because the
hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accordingly\, though
I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required\, yet for
love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and now a
prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my child\, Onesimos\,
whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless to
you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am sending him back
to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him with me\
, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for
the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order t
hat your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will. Per
haps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that you might have h
im back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a slave\, as a belove
d brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, both in the flesh a
nd in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receive him as you wou
ld receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you anything\, charge
that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand\, I will repay
it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes\, brother\, I
want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. Confide
nt of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you will do even more
than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\, for I am hopin
g through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my fellow prisoner
in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarchos\, D
emas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be
with your spirit. Amen.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 23:1-31\, 33\, 44-56\n\n
At that time\, the chief priests\, the scribes\, and elders of the people b
rought Jesus before Pilate. And they began to accuse him\, saying\, "We fo
und this man perverting our nation\, and forbidding us to give tribute to C
aesar\, and saying that he himself is Christ a king." And Pilate asked him
\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him\, "You have said so
." And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes\, "I find no cr
ime in this man." But they were urgent\, saying\, "He stirs up the people\
, teaching throughout all Judea\, from Galilee even to this place."\n \nWhe
n Pilate heard this\, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he
learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction\, he sent him over to Her
od\, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus\, he
was very glad\, for he had long desired to see him\, because he had heard a
bout him\, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. So he questione
d him at some length\; but he made no answer. The chief priests and the sc
ribes stood by\, vehemently accusing him. And Herod with his soldiers trea
ted him with contempt and mocked him\; then\, arraying him in gorgeous appa
rel\, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became friends with
each other that very day\, for before this they had been at enmity with ea
ch other.\n \nPilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers
and the people\, and said to them\, "You brought me this man as one who was
perverting the people\; and after examining him before you\, behold\, I di
d not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him\; neither did
Herod\, for he sent him back to us. Behold\, nothing deserving death has
been done by him\; I will therefore chastise him and release him." Now he w
as obliged to release one man to them at the festival.\n \nBut they all cri
ed out together\, "Away with this man\, and release to us Barabbas" -- a ma
n who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city\,
and for murder. Pilate addressed them once more\, desiring to release Jes
us\; but they shouted out\, "Crucify\, crucify him!" A third time he said
to them\, "Why\, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deser
ving death\; I will therefore chastise him and release him." But they were
urgent\, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their
voices prevailed. So Pilate gave sentence that their demand should be gra
nted. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection
and murder\, whom they asked for\; but Jesus he delivered up to their will
.\n \nAnd as they led him away\, they seized one Simon of Cyrene\, who was
coming in from the country\, and laid on him the cross\, to carry it behind
Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the people\, and of wo
men who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning to them said\, "Daugh
ters of Jerusalem\, do not weep for me\, but weep for yourselves and for yo
ur children. For behold\, the days are coming when they will say\, 'Blesse
d are the barren\, and the wombs that never bore\, and the breasts that nev
er gave suck!' Then they will begin to say to the mountains\, 'Fall on us'
\; and to the hills\, 'Cover us.' For if they do this when the wood is gre
en\, what will happen when it is dry?"\n \nAnd when they came to the place
which is called The Skull\, there they crucified him\, and the criminals\,
one on the right and one on the left.\n \nIt was now about the sixth hour\,
and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour\, while th
e sun's light failed\; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then
Jesus\, crying with a loud voice\, said\, "Father\, into your hands I comm
it my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last. Now when the ce
nturion saw what had taken place\, he praised God\, and said\, "Certainly t
his man was innocent!" And all the multitudes who assembled to see the sig
ht\, when they saw what had taken place\, returned home beating their breas
ts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Gali
lee stood at a distance and saw these things.\n \nNow there was a man named
Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council\
, a good and righteous man\, who had not consented to their purpose and dee
d\, and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and
asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a lin
en shroud\, and laid him in a rock hewn tomb\, where no one had ever yet be
en laid. It was the day of Preparation\, and the sabbath was beginning. T
he women who had come with him from Galilee followed\, and saw the tomb\, a
nd how his body was laid\; then they returned\, and prepared spices and oin
tments.\n \nOn the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/30/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: John Climacus the Righteous\, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent\, S
osthenes\, Apollos\, Cephas\, Caesar\, & Epaphroditos\, the Apostles of the
70\, Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings:
Isaiah 66:10-24\n\n"Rejoice with Jerusalem\, and be glad for her\, all you
who love her\; rejoice with her in joy\, all you who mourn over her\; that
you may suck and be satisfied with her consoling breasts\; that you may dri
nk deeply with delight from the abundance of her glory." For thus says the
LORD: "Behold\, I will extend prosperity to her like a river\, and the wea
lth of the nations like an overflowing stream\; and you shall suck\, you sh
all be carried upon her hip\, and dandled upon her knees. As one whom his
mother comforts\, so I will comfort you\; you shall be comforted in Jerusal
em. You shall see\, and your heart shall rejoice\; your bones shall flouri
sh like the grass\; and it shall be known that the hand of the LORD is with
his servants\, and his indignation is against his enemies. "For behold\,
the LORD will come in fire\, and his chariots like the stormwind\, to rende
r his anger in fury\, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire will
the LORD execute judgment\, and by his sword\, upon all flesh\; and those
slain by the LORD shall be many. "Those who sanctify and purify themselves
to go into the gardens\, following one in the midst\, eating swine's flesh
and the abomination and mice\, shall come to an end together\, says the LO
RD. "For I know their works and their thoughts\, and I am coming to gather
all nations and tongues\; and they shall come and shall see my glory\, and
I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the n
ations\, to Tarshish\, Put\, and Lud\, who draw the bow\, to Tubal and Java
n\, to the coastlands afar off\, that have not heard my fame or seen my glo
ry\; and they shall declare my glory among the nations. And they shall bri
ng all your brethren from all the nations as an offering to the LORD\, upon
horses\, and in chariots\, and in litters\, and upon mules\, and upon drom
edaries\, to my holy mountain Jerusalem\, says the LORD\, just as the Israe
lites bring their cereal offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LOR
D. And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites\, says th
e LORD. "For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall
remain before me\, says the LORD\; so shall your descendants and your name
remain. From new moon to new moon\, and from sabbath to sabbath\, all fles
h shall come to worship before me\, says the LORD. "And they shall go fort
h and look on the dead bodies of the men that have rebelled against me\; fo
r their worm shall not die\, their fire shall not be quenched\, and they sh
all be an abhorrence to all flesh."\n \n\nGenesis 49:33-50:26\n\nWhen Jacob
finished charging his sons\, he drew up his feet into the bed\, and breath
ed his last\, and was gathered to his people. Then Joseph fell on his fath
er's face\, and wept over him\, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his s
ervants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Isr
ael\; forty days were required for it\, for so many are required for embalm
ing. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.\n \nAnd when the days of
weeping for him were past\, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh\, sayi
ng\, "If now I have found favor in your eyes\, speak\, I pray you\, in the
ears of Pharaoh\, saying\, My father made me swear\, saying\, 'I am about t
o die: in my tomb which I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan\, ther
e shall you bury me.' Now therefore let me go up\, I pray you\, and bury my
father\; then I will return." And Pharaoh answered\, "Go up\, and bury yo
ur father\, as he made you swear." So Joseph went up to bury his father\;
and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh\, the elders of his househ
old\, and all the elders of the land of Egypt\, as well as all the househol
d of Joseph\, his brothers\, and his father's household\; only their childr
en\, their flocks\, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. And t
here went up with him both chariots and horsemen\; it was a very great comp
any. When they came to the threshing floor of Atad\, which is beyond the J
ordan\, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful lamentation\; a
nd he made a mourning for his father seven days. When the inhabitants of t
he land\, the Canaanites\, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad\
, they said\, "This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians." Therefore the
place was named Abelmizraim\; it is beyond the Jordan. Thus his sons did
for him as he had commanded them\; for his sons carried him to the land of
Canaan\, and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah\, to the east
of Mamre\, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite\, t
o possess as a burying place. After he had buried his father\, Joseph retu
rned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury hi
s father. When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead\, they sai
d\, "It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil wh
ich we did to him." So they sent a message to Joseph\, saying\, "Your fath
er gave this command before he died\, 'Say to Joseph\, Forgive\, I pray yo
u\, the transgression of your brothers and their sin\, because they did evi
l to you.' And now\, we pray you\, forgive the transgression of the servant
s of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him. His brot
hers also came and fell down before him\, and said\, "Behold\, we are your
servants." But Joseph said to them\, "Fear not\, for am I in the place of
God? As for you\, you meant evil against me\; but God meant it for good\,
to bring it about that many people should be kept alive\, as they are today
. So do not fear\; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he r
eassured them and comforted them.\n \nSo Joseph dwelt in Egypt\, he and his
father's house\; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. And Joseph saw
Ephraim's children of the third generation\; the children also of Machir t
he son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees. And Joseph said to his b
rothers\, "I am about to die\; but God will visit you\, and bring you up ou
t of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham\, to Isaac\, and to Ja
cob." Then Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel\, saying\, "God will
visit you\, and you shall carry up my bones from here." So Joseph died\, b
eing a hundred and ten years old\; and they embalmed him\, and he was put i
n a coffin in Egypt.\n\n\nProverbs 31:8-31\n\nOpen your mouth for the dumb\
, for the rights of all who are left desolate. Open your mouth\, judge rig
hteously\, maintain the rights of the poor and needy. A good wife who can
find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trust
s in her\, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good\, and not h
arm\, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax\, and works with w
illing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant\, she brings her food
from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her house
hold and tasks for her maidens. She considers a field and buys it\; with t
he fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She girds her loins with stre
ngth and makes her arms strong. She perceives that her merchandise is prof
itable. Her lamp does not go out at night. She puts her hands to the dista
ff\, and her hands hold the spindle. She opens her hand to the poor\, and
reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her hous
ehold\, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. She makes herself co
verings\; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in t
he gates\, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garm
ents and sells them\; she delivers girdles to the merchant. Strength and d
ignity are her clothing\, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens he
r mouth with wisdom\, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She l
ooks well to the ways of her household\, and does not eat the bread of idle
ness. Her children rise up and call her blessed\; her husband also\, and h
e praises her: "Many women have done excellently\, but you surpass them
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/11/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas of Egypt\, Victor and Stephanie\, Theodore the Studite\, Holy Ma
rtyr Vincent\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corint
hians 4:6-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of
darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge
of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n \nBut we have this treasure i
n earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and
not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, b
ut not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, bu
t not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that
the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live
we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of
Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\,
but life in you.\n \nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had who w
rote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, k
nowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and
bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that
as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to
the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:37-43\n\nAt that time\, as J
esus had come down from the mountain\, a great crowd met him. And behold\,
a man from the crowd cried\, "Teacher\, I beg you to look upon my son\, for
he is my only child\; and behold\, a spirit seizes him\, and he suddenly c
ries out\; it convulses him till he foams\, and shatters him\, and will har
dly leave him. And I begged your disciples to cast it out\, but they could
not." Jesus answered\, "O faithless and perverse generation\, how long am I
to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." While he was comin
g the demon tore him and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spiri
t\, and healed the boy\, and gave him back to his father. And all were asto
nished at the majesty of God.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/25/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, The Adoration of
the Magi: Melchior\, Gaspar\, & Balthasar\, The Commemoration of the Sheph
erds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord\n
\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:4-7\
n\nBRETHREN\, when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born
of woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so
that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons\, God has
sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts\, crying\, "Abba! Father!" So y
ou are no longer a slave but a son\, and if a son then also an heir of God
through Christ. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:1-12\n\nWhen Jesus was bor
n in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king\, behold\, wise men f
rom the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\, "Where is he who has been born ki
ng of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East\, and have come to wo
rship him." When Herod the king heard this\, he was troubled\, and all Jeru
salem with him\; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the pe
ople\, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him\,
"In Bethlehem of Judea\; for so it is written by the prophet: 'And you\, O
Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are by no means least among the rulers
of Judah\; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel
.'"\n \nThen Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them
what time the star appeared\; and he sent them to Bethlehem\, saying\, "Go
and search diligently for the child\, and when you have found him bring me
word\, that I too may come and worship him." When they had heard the king
they went their way\; and lo the star which they had seen in the East went
before them\, till it came to rest over the place where the child was. When
they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy\; and going i
nto the house they saw the child with Mary his mother\, and they fell down
and worshiped him. Then\, opening their treasures\, they offered him gifts\
, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to retur
n to Herod\, they departed to their own country by another way.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Alexis the Man of God\, Patrick the Enlightener of Ireland\, Marinos th
e Martyr\, Theocteristos the Confessor\, Paul the Righteous Martyr\n\nFast
Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the H
ebrews 6:9-12\n\nBRETHREN\, we feel sure of better things that belong to sa
lvation. For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love whi
ch you showed for his sake in serving the saints\, as you still do. And we
desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing the full a
ssurance of hope until the end\, so that you may not be sluggish\, but imit
ators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.\n \n\nG
ospel Reading: Mark 7:31-37\n\nAt that time\, Jesus returned from the regio
n of Tyre\, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee\, through the regi
on of Dekapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impe
diment in his speech\; and they besought him to lay his hand upon him. And
taking him aside from the multitude privately\, he put his fingers into his
ears\, and he spat and touched his tongue\; and looking up to heaven\, he
sighed\, and said to him\, "Ephphatha\," that is\, "Be opened." And his ear
s were opened\, his tongue was released\, and he spoke plainly. And he char
ged them to tell no one\; but the more he charged them\, the more zealously
they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure\, saying\, "He
has done all things well: he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak."
\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171218
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/18/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions\, Our Righteous Father Michael S
yngellon the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Hebrews 3:5-11\, 17-19\n\nBrethren\, Moses was faithful in all Go
d's house as a servant\, to testify to the things that were to be spoken la
ter\, but Christ was faithful over his house as a son. And we are his house
if we hold fast our confidence and pride in our hope firm to the end. Ther
efore\, as the Holy Spirit says\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not
harden your hearts as in the rebellion\, on the day of testing in the wild
erness\, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty y
ears. Therefore I was provoked with that generation\, and said\, 'They alwa
ys go astray in their hearts\; they have not known my ways.' As I swore in
my wrath\, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" And with whom was he provoked
forty years? Was it not with those who sinned\, whose bodies fell in the w
ilderness? And to whom did he swear that they should never enter his rest\,
but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were unable to ente
r because of unbelief.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:42-50\; 10:1\n\nThe Lord
said\, "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin\,
it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck a
nd he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin\, cut it
off\; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go
to hell\, to the unquenchable fire\, where their worm does not die\, and th
e fire is not quenched. And if your foot causes you to sin\, cut it off\; i
t is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into
hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. And i
f your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out\; it is better for you to enter
the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell\
, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. For every o
ne will be salted with fire and every sacrifice will be salted with salt. S
alt is good\; but if the salt has lost its saltness\, how will you season i
t? Have salt in yourselves\, and be at peace with one another." And he left
there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan\, and crowds g
athered to him again\; and again\, as his custom was\, he taught them.\n\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/29/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anastasia the Martyr of Rome\, Our Righteous Father Abramius\n\nTone F
our\nTenth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ga
latians 2:16-20\n\nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not justified by works
of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believed in Chr
ist Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not by works
of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if\
, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves were found to be
sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up
again those things which I tore down\, then I prove myself a transgressor.
For I through the law died to the law\, that I might live to God. I have b
een crucified with Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, but Christ who liv
es in me\; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son
of God\, who loved me and gave himself for me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:
41-56\n\nAt that time\, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus\, who was a
ruler of the synagogue\; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come
to his house\, for he had an only daughter\, about twelve years of age\, a
nd she was dying. As he went\, the people pressed round him. And a woman wh
o had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upo
n physicians and could not be healed by anyone\, came up behind him\, and t
ouched the fringe of his garment\; and immediately her flow of blood ceased
. And Jesus said\, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it\, Peter
and those who were with him said\, "Master\, the multitudes surround you a
nd press upon you!" But Jesus said\, "Some one touched me\; for I perceive
that power has gone forth from me." And when the woman saw that she was not
hidden\, she came trembling\, and falling down before him declared in the
presence of all the people why she had touched him\, and how she had been i
mmediately healed. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you
well\; go in peace." While he was still speaking\, a man from the ruler's
house came and said\, "Your daughter is dead\; do not trouble the Teacher a
ny more." But Jesus on hearing this answered him\, "Do not fear\; only beli
eve\, and she shall be well." And when he came to the house\, he permitted
no one to enter with him\, except Peter and John and James\, and the father
and mother of the child. And all were weeping and bewailing her\; but he s
aid\, "Do not weep\; for she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at
him\, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called\, sa
ying\, "Child\, arise." And her spirit returned\, and she got up at once\;
and he directed that something should be given her to eat. And her parents
were amazed\; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:7th Sunday of Luke
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180809
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos\, Our Holy Father Myronus the
Wonderworker\, Bishop of Crete\, Holy New Martyrs Triantaphillus of Zagoras
and Anastasius of Thessolonica\, Gregory of Sinai and Mount Athos\, Afterf
east of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Anastatio
s the Martyr from Bulgaria\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Second Letter to the Corinthians 3:4-11\n\nBrethren\, such is the confidenc
e that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are competent of ours
elves to claim anything as coming from us\; our competence is from God\, wh
o has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant\, not in a writte
n code but in the Spirit\; for the written code kills\, but the Spirit give
s life.\n \nNow if the dispensation of death\, carved in letters on stone\,
came with such splendor that the Israelites could not look at Moses' face
because of its brightness\, fading as this was\, will not the dispensation
of the Spirit be attended with greater splendor? For if there was splendor
in the dispensation of condemnation\, the dispensation of righteousness mus
t far exceed it in splendor. Indeed\, in this case\, what once had splendor
has come to have no splendor at all\, because of the splendor that surpass
es it. For if what faded away came with splendor\, what is permanent must h
ave much more splendor.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:29-39\n\nThe Lord s
aid to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\,
hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monument
s of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers\,
we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophe
ts.' Thus you witness against yourselves\, that you are sons of those who m
urdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure of your fathers. You ser
pents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell
? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes\, some of whom you
will kill and crucify\, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and p
ersecute from town to town\, that upon you may come all the righteous blood
shed on earth\, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharias
the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the alta
r. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will come upon this generation.\n \nO Je
rusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent t
o you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gath
ers her brood under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is f
orsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you will not see me again\, until yo
u say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171117
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical440b0186f0c3cd7061b28a5be5c588bb
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/16/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:11-21\; 11:1-2\n\nBrethren\,
the scripture says\, "No one who believes in God will be put to shame." Fo
r there is no distinction between Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of
all and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. For\, "every one who
calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved." But how are men to call up
on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him o
f whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?
And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written\, "How beauti
ful are the feet of those who preach good news!" But they have not all obey
ed the gospel\; for Isaiah says\, "Lord\, who has believed what he has hear
d from us?" So faith comes from what is heard\, and what is heard comes by
the preaching of Christ. But I ask\, have they not heard? Indeed they have\
; for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth\, and their words to the e
nds of the world." Again I ask\, did Israel not understand? First Moses say
s\, "I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation\; with a foolish
nation I will make you angry." Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\, "I have
been found by those who did not seek me\; I have shown myself to those who
did not ask for me." But of Israel he says\, "All day long I have held out
my hands to a disobedient and contrary people." I ask\, then\, has God reje
cted his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite\, a descendant of Ab
raham\, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people
whom he foreknew.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:9-13\n\nAt that time\, as
Jesus passed on\, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office\; a
nd he said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.\n \nAnd as h
e sat at table in the house\, behold\, many tax collectors and sinners came
and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this
\, they said to his disciples\, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collect
ors and sinners?" But when he heard it\, he said\, "Those who are well have
no need of a physician\, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this me
ans\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righ
teous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180428
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical44d122c8e7b8c5f5ddb089fd1880a3ab
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of the Lord\, Eulogios the Innkee
per of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Acts of the Apostles 8:40\; 9:1-19\n\nIn those days\, Philip was found
at Azotos\, and passing on he preached the gospel to all the towns till he
came to Caesarea. But Saul\, still breathing threats and murder against the
disciples of the Lord\, went to the high priest and asked him for letters
to the synagogues at Damascus\, so that if he found any belonging to the Wa
y\, men or women\, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journe
yed he approached Damascus\, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about
him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him\, "Saul\, S
aul\, why do you persecute me?" And he said\, "Who are you\, Lord?" And he
said\, " I am Jesus\, whom you are persecuting\; but rise and enter the cit
y\, and you will be told what you are to do." The men who were traveling wi
th him stood speechless\, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul arose f
rom the ground\; and when his eyes were opened\, he could see nothing\; so
they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three days
he was without sight\, and neither ate nor drank.\n \nNow there was a disci
ple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "Ananias.
" And he said\, "Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and go
to the street called Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas for a ma
n of Tarsus named Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen a man
named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his
sight." But Ananias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about this m
an\, how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he has
authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." But
the Lord said to him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry
my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I will
show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias depar
ted and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Brother S
aul\, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came\, ha
s sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit
." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained
his sight. Then he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was strengthe
ned.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:48-54\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who bel
ieved in him: "I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wi
lderness\, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven\,
that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down
from heaven\; if any one eats of this bread\, he will live forever\; and t
he bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."\n \nThe
Jews then disputed among themselves\, saying\, "How can this man give us h
is flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, u
nless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood\, you have no
life in you\; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life\,
and I will raise him up at the last day."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of the Lord
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria\, 3 Virgin-martyrs of Chios\, 5 Nuns beh
eaded in Persia: Thecla\, Mariamne\, Martha\, Mary\, & Enmatha\, Righteous
Father Columba of Iona\, Righteous Father Cyril of Belozersk\n\nFast Day (
Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 3:19-24
\n\nBrethren\, we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who ar
e under the law\, so that every mouth may be stopped\, and the whole world
may be held accountable to God. For no human being will be justified in his
sight by works of the law\, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law\, altho
ugh the law and the prophets bear witness to it\, the righteousness of God
through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinct
ion\; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God\, they are j
ustified by his grace as a gift\, through the redemption which is in Christ
Jesus.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:1-8\n\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\,
that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be jud
ged\, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see
the speck that is in your brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that is
in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother\, 'Let me take the spe
ck out of your eye\,' when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite\
, first take the log out of your own eye\, and then you will see clearly to
take the speck out of your brother's eye. Do not give dogs what is holy\;
and do not throw your pearls before swine\, lest they trample them under fo
ot and turn to attack you. Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you
will find\; knock\, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks re
ceives\, and he who seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened.\
n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180219
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome\, Agapetus the Confessor\, Bishop of Sinai
\, Flavian the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Dairy\,
Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\nTone Four\nFourth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14\; 14:1-4\n\nBrethren\, salv
ation is nearer to us now than when we first believed\; the night is far go
ne\, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and pu
t on the armor of light\; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day
\, not in reveling and drunkenness\, not in debauchery and licentiousness\,
not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and ma
ke no provision for the flesh\, to gratify its desires.\n \nAs for the man
who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, but not for disputes over opinions. O
ne believes he may eat anything\, while the weak man eats only vegetables.
Let not him who eats despise him who abstains\, and let not him who abstai
ns pass judgment on him who eats\; for God has welcomed him. Who are you t
o pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master tha
t he stands or falls. And he will be upheld\, for God is able to make him
stand. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:14-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "If you for
give men their trespasses\, your heavenly Father also will forgive you\; bu
t if you do not forgive men their trespasses\, neither will your Father for
give your trespasses.\n \n"And when you fast\, do not look dismal\, like th
e hypocrites\, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be see
n by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their reward. But whe
n you fast\, anoint your head and wash your face\, that your fasting may no
t be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret\; and your Father who
sees in secret will reward you.\n \n"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures
on earth\, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and stea
l\, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven\, where neither moth nor
rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your
treasure is\, there will your heart be also."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forgiveness Sunday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171108
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/7/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: 33 Martyrs of Melitene\, Lazarus the Wonderworker\, Martyr Athenodorus\
, Alexander the Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's F
irst Letter to the Thessalonians 1:6-10\n\nBrethren\, you became imitators
of us and of the Lord\, for you received the word in much affliction\, with
joy inspired by the Holy Spirit\; so that you became an example to all the
believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For not only has the word of the Lor
d sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia\, but your faith in God ha
s gone forth everywhere\, so that we need not say anything. For they themse
lves report concerning us what a welcome we had among you\, and how you tur
ned to God from idols\, to serve a living and true God\, and to wait for hi
s Son from heaven\, whom he raised from the dead\, Jesus who delivers us fr
om the wrath to come.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:42-48\n\nThe Lord said\,
"Who then is the faithful and wise steward\, whom his master will set over
his household\, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Ble
ssed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Trul
y\, I say to you\, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that se
rvant says to himself\, 'My master is delayed in coming\,' and begins to be
at the menservants and the maidservants\, and to eat and drink and get drun
k\, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect h
im and at an hour he does not know\, and will punish him\, and put him with
the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his master's will\, but did not
make ready or act according to his will\, shall receive a severe beating. B
ut he who did not know\, and did what deserved a beating\, shall receive a
light beating. Every one to whom much is given\, of him will much be requir
ed\; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:33 Martyrs of Melitene
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170902
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical4bf543964a81cb6cb06bcafa4dee186c
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/1/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Ecclesiastical New Year\, Symeon the Stylite\, Synaxis of the Recovery o
f the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae \, The 40 Holy Ascetic Vi
rgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon\, Holy Martyrs Ca
lliste and Siblings: Euodus and Hermogenes\, Righteous Meletius\, The Stru
ggler of the Muioupolis Mountain\, Jesus (Joshua) of Navi\, Nicholas of Kou
rtaliotis\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's First Letter to Timothy 2:1-7\n\nTimothy\, my son\, first of all\, I urg
e that supplications\, prayers\, intercessions\, and thanksgivings be made
for all men\, for kings and all who are in high positions\, that we may lea
d a quiet and peaceable life\, godly and respectful in every way. This is g
ood\, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior\, who desires all
men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is on
e God\, and there is one mediator between God and men\, the man Christ Jesu
s\, who gave himself as a ransom for all\, the testimony to which was borne
at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am
telling the truth\, I am not lying)\, a teacher of the Gentiles in faith an
d truth.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:16-22\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to
Nazareth\, where he had been brought up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as
his custom was\, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read\; and there w
as given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and foun
d the place where it was written\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, bec
ause he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to
proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind\, to
set at liberty those who are oppressed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of
the Lord." And he closed the book\, and gave it back to the attendant\, an
d sat down\; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he
began to say to them\, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your he
aring." And all spoke well of him\, and wondered at the gracious words whic
h proceeded out of his mouth.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Ecclesiastical New Year
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180307
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia\, Finding the Precious Cross by St. Hel
en\, Hesychios the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings:
Isaiah 9:9-10:4\n\nThus says the LORD: "And all the people will know\, Eph
raim and the inhabitants of Samaria\, who say in pride and in arrogance of
heart: 'The bricks have fallen\, but we will build with dressed stones\; t
he sycamores have been cut down\, but we will put cedars in their place.'"
So the LORD raises adversaries against them\, and stirs up their enemies.
The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with
open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stre
tched out still. The people did not turn to him who smote them\, nor seek
the LORD of hosts. So the LORD cut off from Israel head and tail\, palm br
anch and reed in one day - the elder and honored man is the head\, and the
prophet who teaches lies is the tail\; for those who lead this people lead
them astray\, and those who are led by them are swallowed up. Therefore th
e Lord does not rejoice over their young men\, and has no compassion on the
ir fatherless and widows\; for every one is godless and an evildoer\, and e
very mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away and his
hand is stretched out still. For wickedness burns like a fire\, it consume
s briers and thorns\; it kindles the thickets of the forest\, and they roll
upward in a column of smoke. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the l
and is burned\, and the people are like fuel for the fire\; no man spares h
is brother. They snatch on the right\, but are still hungry\, and they dev
our on the left\, but are not satisfied\; each devours his neighbor's flesh
\, Manasseh\, Ephraim\, and Ephraim\, Manasseh\, and together they are agai
nst Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretc
hed out still. \n \nWoe to those who decree iniquitous decrees\, and the w
riters who keep writing oppression\, to turn aside the needy from justice a
nd to rob the poor of my people of their right\, that widows may be their s
poil\, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! What will you do
on the day of punishment\, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom
will you flee for help\, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing rem
ains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all thi
s his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\n\nGe
nesis 7:1-5\n\n Then the LORD said to Noah\, "Go into the ark\, you and all
your household\, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this
generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals\, the male and
his mate\; and a pair of the animals that are not clean\, the male and his
mate\; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also\, male and female\, to
keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth. For in seven days I
will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights\; and every livin
g thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground." And
Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.\n\n\nProverbs 8:32-9:11\n\nA
nd now\, my sons\, listen to me: happy are those who keep my ways. Hear i
nstruction and be wise\, and do not neglect it. Happy is the man who list
ens to me\, watching daily at my gates\, waiting beside my doors. For he
who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD\; but he who misses
me injures himself\; all who hate me love death." Wisdom has built her h
ouse\, she has set up her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her beasts\,
she has mixed her wine\, she has also set her table. She has sent out her
maids to call from the highest places in the town\, "Whoever is simple\,
let him turn in here!" To him who is without sense she says\, "Come\, ea
t of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Leave simpleness\, and
live\, and walk in the way of insight." He who corrects a scoffer gets hi
mself abuse\, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. Do not repr
ove a scoffer\, or he will hate you\; reprove a wise man\, and he will love
you. Give instruction to a wise man\, and he will be still wiser\; teach
a righteous man and he will increase in learning. The fear of the LORD i
s the beginning of wisdom\, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
For by me your days will be multiplied\, and years will be added to your l
ife. \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Martyr Emilian\, Holy Martyrs Paul\, Thea and Valentine\, Our Holy
Father John\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Stephen\, Archbishop of Const
antinople\, Theneva of Glasgow\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's First Letter to the Corinthians 10:12-22\n\nBrethren\, let any one who
thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken y
ou that is not common to man. God is faithful\, and he will not let you be
tempted beyond your strength\, but with the temptation will also provide th
e way of escape\, that you may be able to endure it. Therefore\, my beloved
\, shun the worship of idols. I speak as to sensible men: judge for yoursel
ves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless\, is it not a communion
in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break\, is it not a communion in
the body of Christ? Because there is one bread\, we who are many are one b
ody\, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider Israel according to the
flesh: are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? What do
I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything\, or that an idol is
anything? No\, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and
not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. You cannot drink
the cup of the Lord and the cup of the demons. You cannot partake of the ta
ble of the Lord and the table of the demons. Shall we provoke the Lord to j
ealousy? Are we stronger than he?\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:20-24\n\n
At that time\, Jesus strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he
was the Christ. From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he mu
st go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests
and scribes\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raised. And Peter to
ok him and began to rebuke him\, saying\, "God forbid\, Lord! This shall ne
ver happen to you." But he turned and said to Peter\, "Get behind me\, Sata
n! You are a hindrance to me\; for you are not on the side of God\, but of
men." Then Jesus told his disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let
him deny himself\, and take up his cross and follow me."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Holy Martyr Emilian
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180901
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/31/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos\, Cyprian
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage\, Gennadius Scholarus\, Patriarch of C
onstantinople\, Aidan\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\, Eanswythe\, Abbess of Folke
stone\, Cuthburga the Queen\, Abbess of Wimborne\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBR
ETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanc
tuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstan
d and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place
. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having
the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sid
es with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's
rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cheru
bim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now sp
eak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go co
ntinually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into t
he second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not with
out taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the peop
le.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\, Jesus e
ntered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. A
nd she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened t
o his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went
to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to ser
ve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Marth
a\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is
needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away f
rom her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said
to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you suck
ed!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and k
eep it!"\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180702
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical54e8239694c9a131a16eccd11228e204
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries\, Constantine the New Martyr of C
yprus\, Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon\, Germanus\, Bishop of the
Isle of Man\n\nTone Four\nFifth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:1-8\n\nBrethren\, you a
re the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointe
d in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then wo
rkers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in v
arious kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all tea
chers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all spe
ak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongue
s of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clangin
g cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries an
d all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but
have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if I delive
r my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patien
t and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude.
Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it
does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all thin
gs\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. Love neve
r ends.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:28-34\; 9:1\n\nAt that time\, when J
esus came to the country of the Gergesenes\, two demoniacs met him\, coming
out of the tombs\, so fierce that no one would pass that way. And behold\,
they cried out\, "What have you to do with us\, O Son of God? Have you com
e here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding
at some distance from them. And the demons begged him\, "If you cast us ou
t\, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to them\, "Go." So th
ey came out and went into the swine\; and behold\, the whole herd rushed do
wn the steep bank into the sea\, and perished in the waters. The herdsmen f
led\, and going into the city they told everything\, and what had happened
to the demoniacs. And behold\, all the city came out to meet Jesus\; and wh
en they saw him\, they begged him to leave their neighborhood. And getting
into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:5th Sunday of Matthew
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171203
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical55e8c896eca617d7f93f0093defc65c1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/2/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Habakkuk the Prophet\, Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus\, Myrope t
he Martyr of Chios\, Joannicos the Monk of Devich\, Porphyrios of Kavsokaly
via\, Theophilos the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:8-12\n\nBrethren\, the scripture\, f
oreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith\, preached the gospe
l beforehand to Abraham\, saying\, "in you shall all the nations be blessed
." So then\, those who are men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had fa
ith. For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse\; for it is wri
tten\, "Cursed be every one who does not abide by all things written in the
book of the law\, and do them." Now it is evident that no man is justified
before God by the law\; for "the righteous shall live by faith"\; but the
law does not rest on faith\, for "He who does them shall live by them."\n\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40\n\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, little flock
\, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell you
r possessions\, and give alms\; provide yourselves with purses that do not
grow old\, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail\, where no thi
ef approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is\, there wil
l your heart be also. Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning\, an
d be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marria
ge feast\, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes\; trul
y\, I say to you\, he will gird himself and have them sit at table\, and he
will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch\, or in the thi
rd\, and finds them so\, blessed are those servants! But know this\, that
if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming\, he would n
ot have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready\; for the
Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Habakkuk the Prophet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical571824bceb32f516ec38fb082e647e0c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\, Paul\, Christina\, Heraclius
\, Paulinus and Benedimus\, Julian the Martyr\, Euphrasia the Martyr of Nic
ea\, Stephen I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allo
wed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 19:1-8\n\nIn those days\, w
hile Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed through the upper country and cam
e to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them\, "Did you
receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said\, "No\, we have
never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said\, "Into what the
n were you baptized?" They said\, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said\, "J
ohn baptized with the baptism of repentance\, telling the people to believe
in the one who was to come after him\, that is\, Jesus." On hearing this\,
they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid h
is hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came on them\; and they spoke with ton
gues and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in all. And he entered
the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguing and pleading abo
ut the kingdom of God.\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:1-11\n\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Let not your hearts be troubled\; believe in God\, beli
eve also in me. In my Father's house there are many rooms\; if it were not
so\, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I
go and prepare a place for you\, I will come again and will take you to my
self\, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am goi
ng." Thomas said to him\, "Lord\, we do not know where you are going\; how
can we know the way?" Jesus said to him\, "I am the way\, and the truth\, a
nd the life\; no one comes to the Father\, but by me. If you had known me\,
you would have known my Father also\; henceforth you know him and have see
n him."\n \nPhilip said to him\, "Lord\, show us the Father\, and we shall
be satisfied." Jesus said to him\, "Have I been with you so long\, and yet
you do not know me\, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father\; how c
an you say\, 'Show us the Father?' Do you not believe that I am in the Fath
er and the Father in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my o
wn authority\; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me t
hat I am in the Father and the Father in me."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\, Paul\, Christina\, Herac
lius\, Paulinus and Benedimus
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170922
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical57c152a72b27d6633a4ea937ec194a82
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/21/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\, Quad
ratus the Apostle\, Jonah the Prophet\, Isaakios & Meletios\, Bishops of Cy
prus\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 1:1-9\n\nPa
ul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God\, To the saints who are
at Ephesos and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God ou
r Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lo
rd Jesus Christ\, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessin
g in the heavenly places\, even as he chose us in him before the foundation
of the world\, that we should be holy and blameless before him. He destine
d us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ\, according to the purpose
of his will\, to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed
on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood\, the fo
rgiveness of our trespasses\, according to the riches of his grace which he
lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will\, accor
ding to his purpose.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:16-22\n\nAt that time\, Je
sus came to Nazareth\, where he had been brought up\; and he went to the sy
nagogue\, as his custom was\, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read\;
and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the b
ook and found the place where it was written\, "The Spirit of the Lord is u
pon me\, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has
sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the
blind\, to set at liberty those who are oppressed\, to proclaim the accept
able year of the Lord." And he closed the book\, and gave it back to the at
tendant\, and sat down\; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on
him. And he began to say to them\, "Today this scripture has been fulfille
d in your hearing." And all spoke well of him\, and wondered at the graciou
s words which proceeded out of his mouth.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180827
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5802f05e11a77193c4b9e1486dbbf94d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie\, Our Righteous Father Joseph\, Ico
n of the Mother of God of Vladimir\n\nTone Four\nSecond Orthros Gospel\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 16:13-24\n\nBr
ethren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your faith\, be courageous\, be strong
. Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, you know that the h
ousehold of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia\, and they have dev
oted themselves to the service of the saints\; I urge you to be subject to
such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of
Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, because they have made up for your
absence\; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition
to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca\, toget
her with the church in their house\, send you hearty greetings in the Lord.
All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I\, P
aul\, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the
Lord\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be
with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 21:33-42\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There was a household
er who planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine pres
s in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into ano
ther country. When the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to
the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants took his servants and beat
one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants\,
more than the first\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his
son to them\, saying 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw t
he son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill h
im and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vin
eyard and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what
will he do to those tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put those wretch
es to a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who wil
l give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you nev
er read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has
become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marve
lous in our eyes?'"\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:13th Sunday of Matthew
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180113
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5926ad93fc92d28db1bca50ef2065bdc
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/12/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Tatiana the Martyr of Rome\, Martyr Mertios\, Afterfeast of the Theopha
ny of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Basil and John the Hieromartyrs\,
Euthasia the Virgin-Martyr\, Peter of Absalom\, Benedict\n\nStrict Fast\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 18:22-28\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when P
aul had landed at Caesarea\, he went up and greeted the church\, and then w
ent down to Antioch. After spending some time there he departed and went fr
om place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening
all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came
to Ephesos. He was an eloquent man\, well versed in the scriptures. He had
been instructed in the way of the Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\,
he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus\, though he kne
w only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but
when Priscilla and Aquila heard him\, they took him and expounded to him t
he way of God more accurately. And when he wished to cross to Achaia\, the
brethren encouraged him\, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When h
e arrived\, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed\, for he
powerfully confuted the Jews in public\, showing by the scriptures that th
e Christ was Jesus. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:39-42\n\nAt that time\, t
he Jews tried to arrest Jesus\, but he escaped from their hands. He went a
way again across the Jordan to the place where John at first baptized\, and
there he remained. And many came to him\; and they said\, "John did no si
gn\, but everything that John said about this man was true." And many belie
ved in him there.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Tatiana the Martyr of Rome
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171204
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5973d1424f30a9d5bde4bb553c954d00
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/3/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)\, Our Righteous Father John\, Bi
shop and Hesychast\, Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius\, Theodore\, Archbi
shop of Alexandria\, Angelis the New Martyr\, Karpos the Hieromartyr\n\nFas
t Day (Fish Allowed)\nTone One\nFourth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19\n\nBrethren\, walk as children o
f light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and
true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the
unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them. For it is a shame e
ven to speak of the things that they do in secret\; but when anything is ex
posed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything that becomes visible i
s light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dea
d\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how you walk\, no
t as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of the time\, because the day
s are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but understand what the will of t
he Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for that is debauchery\; but b
e filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and s
piritual songs\, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus drew near to
Jericho\, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging\; and hearing a
multitude going by\, he inquired what this meant. They told him\, "Jesus of
Nazareth is passing by." And he cried\, "Jesus\, Son of David\, have mercy
on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him\, telling him to be silent
\; but he cried out all the more\, "Son of David\, have mercy on me!" And J
esus stopped\, and commanded him to be brought to him\; and when he came ne
ar\, he asked him\, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said\, "Lord\,
let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him\, "Receive your sight\; you
r faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and follo
wed him\, glorifying God\; and all the people\, when they saw it\, gave pra
ise to God.\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:14th Sunday of Luke
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180109
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5b7f8a96ce050ca66be02195a08451c6
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: George of Hozeva\, Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople\, Atticus and
Cyrus\, Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Afterfeast of the Theophany of
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Emilianos the Confessor\, Bishop of Cy
zikos\, Gregory of the Kiev Caves\, Pega the Virgin\, Hermitess of Peakirk\
n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:3-11\n\nBrethren\
, all who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death
. We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death\, so that as Chr
ist was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father\, we too might walk
in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him in a death like H
is\, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His. We
know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the sinful body might
be destroyed\, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For he who has
died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ\, we believe that
we shall also live with Him. For we know that Christ being raised from the
dead will never die again\; death no longer has dominion over Him. The de
ath He died He died to sin\, once for all\, but the life He lives He lives
to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God i
n Christ Jesus our Lord.\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 3:22-33\n\nAt that time
\, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea\; there He remained
with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim\, beca
use there was much water there\; and people came and were baptized. For Jo
hn had not yet been put in prison.\n \nNow a discussion arose between John'
s disciples and a Jew over purifying. And they came to John\, and said to
him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you beyond the Jordan\, to whom you bore wit
ness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and all are going to him." John answered\,
"No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven. You yo
urselves bear me witness\, that I said\, I am not the Christ\, but I have b
een sent before Him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom\; the friend o
f the bridegroom\, who stands and hears him\, rejoices greatly at the bride
groom's voice\; therefore this joy of mine is now full. He must increase\,
but I must decrease.\n \n"He who comes from above is above all\; he who is
of the earth belongs to the earth\, and of the earth he speaks\; he who co
mes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and hea
rd\, yet no one receives his testimony\; he who receives his testimony sets
his seal to this\, that God is true."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:George of Hozeva
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171225
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5d110f217eee143f26c8dc7adab9b9d1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/24/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Nativity of Christ\, Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Ro
me\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nTone Four\nSeventh Orthros Gospel\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10\; 32-40\n\nBRE
THREN\, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise\, as in a foreign
land\, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of the same p
romise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation\, whose bui
lder and maker is God.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time would fail m
e to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and t
he prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, rec
eived promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escap
ed the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in
war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrect
ion. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might ris
e again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even
chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they
were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins o
f sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world
was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in dens and ca
ves of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested by their faith\,
did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better
for us\,that apart from us they should not be made perfect.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 1:1-25\n\nThe book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ\, the so
n of David\, the son of Abraham.\n \nAbraham was the father of Isaac\, and
Isaac the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers\
, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and Perez the father o
f Hezron\, and Hezron the father of Aram\, and Aram the father of Amminadab
\, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the father of Salmon\,
and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ru
th\, and Obed the father of Jesse\, and Jesse the father of David the king.
\n \nAnd David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah\, and Solomon
the father of Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah\, and Abijah th
e father of Asa\, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and Jehoshaphat the f
ather of Joram\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, and Uzziah the father of
Jotham\, and Jotham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah\,
and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the father of Amon\, and
Amon the father of Josiah\, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his bro
thers\, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.\n \nAnd after the deport
ation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel\, and Salathiel the
father of Zerubbabel\, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud\, and Abiud the
father of Eliakim\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, and Azor the father of
Zadok\, and Zadok the father of Achim\, and Achim the father of Eliud\, an
d Eliud the father of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of Matthan\, and Mat
than the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Ma
ry\, of whom Jesus was born\, who is called Christ.\n \nSo all the generati
ons from Abraham to David were fourteen generations\, and from David to the
deportation to Babylon fourteen generations\, and from the deportation to
Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.\n \nNow the birth of Jesus Chri
st took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Josep
h\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Sp
irit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put her t
o shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, beho
ld\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\, s
on of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is concei
ved in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall call
his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this to
ok place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a vi
rgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanuel"
(which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as the a
ngel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not until
she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/11/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Methodius & Cyril\, Equal-to-the Apostles Illuminators of the Slavs\, R
enewal of Constantinople\, Hieromartyr Mocius\, Theopemptos the Martyr & hi
s Companions\, Dioscoros the New Martyr\, Argyrios the New-Martyr of Epanom
i\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apos
tles 15:5-12\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, some believers who belonged to the party of
the Pharisees rose up\, and said\, "it is necessary to circumcise them\, a
nd to charge them to keep the law of Moses." The apostles and the elders we
re gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much
debate\, Peter rose and said to them\, "Brethren\, you know that in the ea
rly days God made choice among you\, that by my mouth the Gentiles should h
ear the word of the gospel and believe. And God who knows the heart bore wi
tness to them\, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us\; and he m
ade no distinction between us and them\, but cleansed their hearts by faith
. Now therefore why do you make trial of God by putting a yoke upon the nec
k of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus\
, just as they will." And all the assembly kept silence\; and they listened
to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done t
hrough them among the Gentiles. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:17-28\n\nThe
Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "For this reason the Father loves
me\, because I lay down my life\, that I may take it again. No one takes it
from me\, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down\
, and I have power to take it again\; this charge I have received from my F
ather." \n \nThere was again a division among the Jews because of these wor
ds. Many of them said\, "He has a demon\, and he is mad\; why listen to him
?" Others said\, "These are not the sayings of one who has a demon. Can a d
emon open the eyes of the blind?"\n \nIt was the feast of the Dedication at
Jerusalem\; it was winter\, and Jesus was walking in the temple\, in the p
ortico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered round him and said to him\, "How lo
ng will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ\, tell us plainly."
Jesus answered them\, "I told you\, and you do not believe. The works that
I do in my Father's name\, they bear witness to me\; but you do not believe
\, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice\, and I kn
ow them\, and they follow me\; and I give them eternal life."\n \n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180717
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis\, Julia the Virgin-martyr
of Carthage\, 1\,015 Martyrs in Pisidia\, Helier the Hermit\, Martyr of Jer
sey\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:13
-18\n\nBrethren\, do you not know that those who are employed in the temple
service get their food from the temple\, and those who serve at the altar
share in the sacrificial offerings? In the same way\, the Lord commanded th
at those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. But
I have made no use of any of these rights\, nor am I writing this to secur
e any provision. For I would rather die than have any one deprive me of my
ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not p
reach the gospel! For if I do this of my own will\, I have a reward\; but i
f not of my own will\, I am entrusted with a commission. What then is my re
ward? Just this: that in my preaching I may make the gospel free of charge\
, not making full use of my right in the gospel.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matth
ew 16:1-6\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and t
o test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them
\, "When it is evening\, you say\, 'It will be fair weather\; for the sky i
s red.' And in the morning\, 'It will be stormy today\, for the sky is red
and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky\, but
you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous genera
tion seeks for a sign\, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of
Jonah." So he left them and departed.\n \nWhen the disciples reached the o
ther side\, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them\, "Ta
ke heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171206
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/5/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sabbas the Sanctified\, Holy Martyr Diogenes\, Philotheos the Righteous
of Mount Athos\, Nektarios the Bulgarian \n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBret
hren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\
, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there
is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh w
ith its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk
by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\,
no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\
, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look
to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and s
o fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\n\nThe L
ord said to his disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Fat
her\; and no one knows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows the Fat
her except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come
to me\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Tak
e my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart
\, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my bur
den is light."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/26/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis\, Nicon\, Stylianos the Monk of Pa
phlagonia\, George the New Martyr of Chios\, Akakios of Sinai who is mentio
ned in The Ladder\, Innocent of Irkutsk\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nPlagal
of the Fourth Tone\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Ephesians 4:1-7\n\nBrethren\, I\, a prisoner for the Lord\, be
g you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called\,
with all lowliness and meekness\, with patience\, forbearing one another in
love\, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. The
re is one body and one Spirit\, just as you were called to the one hope tha
t belongs to your call\, one Lord\, one faith\, one baptism\, one God and F
ather of us all\, who is above all and through all and in all. But grace wa
s given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.\n\n\nGospe
l Reading: Luke 18:18-27\n\nAt that time\, a ruler came to Jesus and asked
him\, "Good Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus s
aid to him\, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You kn
ow the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery\, Do not kill\, Do not steal\,
Do not bear false witness\, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said\,
"All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it\, he sa
id to him\, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribut
e it to the poor\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow
me." But when he heard this he became sad\, for he was very rich. Jesus lo
oking at him said\, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the
kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a nee
dle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it sa
id\, "Then who can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible with men is
possible with God." \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:13th Sunday of Luke
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180117
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains\, Righteous Hierodeacon M
akarios of Kalogeras\, Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos\, Nicholas the New-Ma
rtyr of Mytilene\, Peusippos\, Elasippos\, and Mesippos the siblings\, and
their grandmother Neonilla\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:
1-11\n\nAbout that time\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who b
elonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\;
and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter al
so. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized hi
m\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to
guard him\, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So
Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by t
he Church.\n \nThe very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter
was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries b
efore the door were guarding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord
appeared\, and a light shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side
and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hand
s. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me."
And he went out and followed him\; he did not know that what was done by t
he angel was real\, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passe
d the first and the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into
the city. It opened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passe
d on through one street\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter cam
e to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel a
nd rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people we
re expecting."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 21:14-25\n\nAt that time\, Jesus r
evealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and h
e said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than th
ese?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to h
im\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\
, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you
." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Sim
on\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to h
im the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you kno
w everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my she
ep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourse
lf and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out
your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish
to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And
after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n \nPeter turned and saw following
them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at t
he supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" W
hen Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus
said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that
to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this
disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die
\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to yo
u?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who
has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But the
re are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to b
e written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books tha
t would be written. Amen.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/3/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea\, Holy Father Theoctistus and his fellow
struggler Euthymius the Great\, Polydorus the Martyr of New Ephesus\, Trans
lation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Pentopol
is\, Chariton the Martyr\, Phoebe the Deaconess\n\nTone Four\nSecond Orthro
s Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1
6:13-24\n\nBrethren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your faith\, be courageou
s\, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, you kn
ow that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia\, and
they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints\; I urge you to b
e subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at
the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, because they have mad
e up for your absence\; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give
recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and P
risca\, together with the church in their house\, send you hearty greetings
in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a hol
y kiss. I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no
love for the Lord\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of the
Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\n\n\
nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-42\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There wa
s a householder who planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and du
g a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and
went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his
servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants took his serv
ants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Again he sent othe
r servants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to them. Afterward
he sent his son to them\, saying 'They will respect my son.' But when the
tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\,
let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him o
ut of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard
comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put
those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard to other te
nants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\,
"Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders
rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, an
d it is marvelous in our eyes?'"\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:13th Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171208
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/7/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan\, Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia\, Rig
hteous Father Gerasimus\, Ascetic of Euboia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 6:17-21\n\nTimothy\, m
y son\, charge the rich in this world not to be haughty\, nor to set their
hopes on uncertain riches but on God who richly furnishes us with everythin
g to enjoy. They are to do good\, to be rich in good deeds\, liberal and ge
nerous\, thus laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future\, s
o that they may take hold of the life which is life indeed. O Timothy\, gua
rd what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradict
ions of what is falsely called knowledge\, for by professing it some have m
issed the mark as regards the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 21:28-33\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Look up and rais
e your heads\, because your redemption is drawing near." And he told them a
parable: "Look at the fig tree\, and all the trees\; as soon as they come
out in leaf\, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already ne
ar. So also\, when you see these things taking place\, you know that the ki
ngdom of God is near. Truly\, I say to you\, this generation will not pass
away till all has taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my wor
ds will not pass away." \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/13/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Pou
plios the Martyr\, Bishop of Athens\, Christina the Martyr of Persia\, Gera
ld\, Bishop of Mayo\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 25:1
-9\n\n O LORD\, thou art my God\; I will exalt thee\, I will praise thy nam
e\; for thou hast done wonderful things\, plans formed of old\, faithful an
d sure. For thou hast made the city a heap\, the fortified city a ruin\; t
he palace of aliens is a city no more\, it will never be rebuilt. Therefor
e strong peoples will glorify thee\; cities of ruthless nations will fear t
hee. For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor\, a stronghold to the nee
dy in his distress\, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat\; f
or the blast of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall\, like heat in
a dry place. Thou dost subdue the noise of the aliens\; as heat by the shad
e of a cloud\, so the song of the ruthless is stilled. \n \nOn this mounta
in the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things\, a fe
ast of wine on the lees\, of fat things full of marrow\, of wine on the lee
s well refined. And he will destroy on this mountain the covering that is
cast over all peoples\, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will
swallow up death for ever\, and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all
faces\, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth
\; for the LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day\, "Lo\, this is ou
r God\; we have waited for him\, that he might save us. This is the LORD\;
we have waited for him\; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."\n\n\
nGenesis 9:8-17\n\n Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him\, "Beho
ld\, I establish my covenant with you and your descendants after you\, and
with every living creature that is with you\, the birds\, the cattle\, and
every beast of the earth with you\, as many as came out of the ark. I esta
blish my covenant with you\, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by
the waters of a flood\, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy
the earth." And God said\, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make
between me and you and every living creature that is with you\, for all fut
ure generations: I set my bow in the cloud\, and it shall be a sign of the
covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and
the bow is seen in the clouds\, I will remember my covenant which is betwe
en me and you and every living creature of all flesh\; and the waters shall
never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the c
louds\, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant between G
od and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth." God sai
d to Noah\, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established betw
een me and all flesh that is upon the earth."\n\n\nProverbs 12:8-22\n\nA ma
n is commended according to his good sense\, but one of perverse mind is de
spised. Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself than one
who plays the great man but lacks bread. A righteous man has regard for th
e life of his beast\, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. He who tills h
is land will have plenty of bread\, but he who follows worthless pursuits h
as no sense. The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin\, but the root o
f the righteous stands firm. An evil man is ensnared by the transgression
of his lips\, but the righteous escapes from trouble. From the fruit of hi
s words a man is satisfied with good\, and the work of a man's hand comes b
ack to him. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes\, but a wise man li
stens to advice. The vexation of a fool is known at once\, but the prudent
man ignores an insult. He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence\, bu
t a false witness utters deceit. There is one whose rash words are like sw
ord thrusts\, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Truthful lips end
ure for ever\, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Deceit is in the he
art of those who devise evil\, but those who plan good have joy. No ill be
falls the righteous\, but the wicked are filled with trouble. Lying lips a
re an abomination to the LORD\, but those who act faithfully are his deligh
t.\n \n
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SUMMARY:Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180118
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical62c487ffb719f2059614ffe8a47050a4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Anthony the Great\, Anthony the New of the Berropas Skete\, George the
New Martyr of Ioannina\, Theodosius the Emperor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil A
llowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21\n\n
Brethren\, obey your leaders and submit to them\; for they are keeping watc
h over your souls\, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this
joyfully\, and not sadly\, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray
for us\, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience\, desiring to act
honorably in all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in orde
r that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who b
rought again from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep
\, by the blood of the eternal covenant\, equip you with everything good th
at you may do His will\, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight
\, through Jesus Christ\; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n \n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level plac
e\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people fro
m all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to
hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled w
ith unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, fo
r power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes
on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the King
dom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied.
Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when
men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out you
r name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and l
eap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171028
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical6358264f70ad3c4572e33c32e7b19066
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/27/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Kyriakos\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\, Procla\, wife of Pontius Pilate\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:1-7\n\nBrethren\, I want you to know
how greatly I strive for you\, and for those at Laodicea\, and for all who
have not seen my face\, that their hearts may be encouraged as they are kn
it together in love\, to have all the riches of assured understanding and t
he knowledge of God's mystery\, of Christ\, in whom are hid all the treasur
es of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you
with beguiling speech. For though I am absent in body\, yet I am with you i
n spirit\, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith
in Christ. As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord\, so live in him
\, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith\, just as you we
re taught\, abounding in thanksgiving.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:23-26\n
\nThe Lord said\, "He who is not with me is against me he who does not gath
er with me scatters.\n \n"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man\, h
e passes through waterless places seeking rest\; and finding none he says\,
'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds
it swept and put in order. Then he goes and brings seven other spirits more
evil than himself\, and they enter and dwell there\; and the last state of
that man becomes worse than the first."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical639e13814e219961e92342b15b313336
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/27/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Great Martyr of Persia\, Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios o
f Egypt\, the Righteous\, James the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Rostov\, Grego
ry of Sinai and his disciple Gerasimos\, Arsenios of Rhaxos\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 1:1-7\
n\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Ch
rist Jesus our hope\, to Timothy\, my true child in the faith: Grace\, merc
y\, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you
when I was going to Macedonia\, remain at Ephesos that you may charge cert
ain persons not to teach any different doctrine\, nor to occupy themselves
with myths and endless genealogies which promote speculations rather than t
he divine training that is in faith\; whereas the aim of our charge is love
that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith. Cer
tain persons by swerving from these have wandered away into vain discussion
\, desiring to be teachers of the law\, without understanding either what t
hey are saying or the things about which they make assertions.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 19:37-44\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was drawing near\, at the
descent of the Mount of Olives\, the whole multitude of the disciples bega
n to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that
they had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the
Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" And some of the Pharisees
in the multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, rebuke your disciples." He answe
red\, "I tell you\, if these were silent\, the very stones would cry out."
And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it\, saying\, "Would th
at even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid
from your eyes. For the days shall come upon you\, when your enemies will
cast up a bank about you and surround you\, and hem you in on every side\,
and dash you to the ground\, you and your children within you\, and they wi
ll not leave one stone upon another in you\; because you did not know the t
ime of your visitation."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:James the Great Martyr of Persia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171129
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical63effc769f3b300bdcd9ece205e0900b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/28/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen the New\, Irenarchos & his Companion Martyrs at Sebaste\, Auxe
ntius\, 16 Martyrs of Tiberioupolis\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 1:8-14\n\nTimothy\, my son\, w
e know that the law is good\, if any one uses it lawfully\, understanding t
his\, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and di
sobedient\, for the ungodly and sinners\, for the unholy and profane\, for
murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers\, for manslayers\, immoral pe
rsons\, sodomites\, kidnapers\, liars\, perjurers\, and whatever else is co
ntrary to sound doctrine\, in accordance with the glorious gospel of the bl
essed God with which I have been entrusted. I thank him who has given me st
rength for this\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, because he judged me faithful by
appointing me to his service\, though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted
and insulted him\; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in u
nbelief\, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and lo
ve that are in Christ Jesus.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:45-48\n\nAt that
time\, Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold\, say
ing to them\, "It is written\, 'My house shall be a house of prayer'\; but
you have made it a den of robbers." And he was teaching daily in the temple
. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sou
ght to destroy him\; but they did not find anything they could do\, for all
the people hung upon his words. \n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Stephen the New
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180201
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical648d5d04cdeb3330df92fda0a46e2f34
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/31/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries\, Holy Women Martyrs Theodote\, Theoktis
te and Eudoxia\, Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus\, Elias Ardounis th
e New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos\, Aed from Ferns\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:1-8
\n\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
And God has appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, thir
d teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administra
tors\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all pr
ophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of
healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desi
re the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I
speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noi
sy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and underst
and all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to re
move mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I ha
ve\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain not
hing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is no
t arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritab
le or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right.
Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures a
ll things. Love never ends.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\n\nAt t
hat time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority
over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and ev
ery infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere a
mong the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'Th
e kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse
lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."
\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170907
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical65522cc064de7efca4ec8b45d9bdb2dc
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/6/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossa
e (Chonae)\, Holy Martyr Calodote\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10\n\nBrethren\, if th
e message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedie
nce received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a
great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested
to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness by signs and wo
nders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed acco
rding to his own will. For it was not to angels that God subjected the worl
d to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "Wh
at is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou care
st for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower than the angels\,
thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everything in subjecti
on under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him\, he lef
t nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in s
ubjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower
than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of
death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one. For
it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringi
ng many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect
through suffering.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to h
is disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects
me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned w
ith joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"
And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold
\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and ov
er all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do
not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice th
at your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the
Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, t
hat you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and reveal
ed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Co
lossae (Chonae)
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180214
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical662ac5c4f87aa1577f522eeed9577ac7
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/13/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Martinian of Palestine\, Aquilla & Priscilla the Apostles\, Eulogios\,
Patriarch of Alexandria\, Symeon the Myrrhbearer of Serbia\n\nFast Day (Dai
ry\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Jude's First Univer
sal Letter 1:1-10\n\nJude\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, and brother of Jame
s\,\n \nTo those who are called\, beloved in God the Father and kept for Je
sus Christ:\n \nMay mercy\, peace\, and love be multiplied to you.\n \nBelo
ved\, being very eager to write to you of our common salvation\, I found it
necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith which was onc
e for all delivered to the saints. For admission has been secretly gained
by some who long ago were designated for this condemnation\, ungodly person
s who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Ma
ster and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n \nNow I desire to remind you\, though you
were once for all fully informed\, that the Lord saved a people out of the
land of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the an
gels that did not keep their own position but left their proper dwelling ha
ve been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gloom until the judgmen
t of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities\
, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust\, serve as
an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.\n \nYet in like mann
er these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, reject authority\, and r
evile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael\, contending with
the devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did not presume to pronou
nce a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord rebuke you." But t
hese men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by those things that
they know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are destroyed. \n\n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 22:39-42\, 45-71\; 23:1\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus came
out\, he went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the disci
ples followed him. And when he came to the place he said to them\, "Pray t
hat you may not enter into temptation." And he withdrew from them about a
stone's throw\, and knelt down and prayed\, "Father\, if you are willing\,
remove this cup from me\; nevertheless not my will\, but yours\, be done."
And when he rose from prayer\, he came to the disciples and found them sle
eping for sorrow\, and he said to them\, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray
that you may not enter into temptation."\n \nWhile he was still speaking\,
there came a crowd\, and the man called Judas\, one of the twelve\, was lea
ding them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him\; but Jesus said to him\, "Ju
das\, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?" And when those who wer
e about him saw what would follow\, they said\, "Lord\, shall we strike wit
h the sword?" And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut
off his right ear. But Jesus said\, "No more of this!" And he touched his
ear and healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of
the temple and elders\, who had come out against him\, "Have you come out a
s against a robber\, with swords and clubs? When I was with you day after
day in the temple\, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour\, a
nd the power of darkness."\n \nThen they seized him and led him away\, brin
ging him into the high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance\; and
when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down to
gether\, Peter sat among them. Then a maid\, seeing him as he sat in the l
ight and gazing at him\, said\, "This man also was with him." But he denie
d it\, saying "Woman\, I do not know him." And a little later someone else
saw him and said\, "You also are one of them." But Peter said\, "Man\, I
am not." And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted\, s
aying\, "Certainly this man also was with him\; for he is a Galilean." But
Peter said\, "Man\, I do not know what you are saying." And immediately\,
while he was still speaking\, the cock crowed. And the Lord turned and lo
oked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord\, how he had said
to him\, "Before the cock crows today\, you will deny me three times." An
d he went out and wept bitterly.\n \nNow the men who were holding Jesus moc
ked him and beat him\; they also blindfolded him and asked him\, "Prophesy!
Who is it that struck you?" And they spoke many other words against him\
, reviling him.\n \nWhen day came\, the assembly of the elders of the peopl
e gathered together\, both chief priests and scribes\; and they led him awa
y to their council\, and they said\, "If you are the Christ\, tell us." Bu
t he said to them\, "If I tell you\, you will not believe\; and if I ask yo
u\, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of man shall be seated at
the right hand of the power of God." And they all said\, "Are you the Son
of God\, then?" And he said to them\, "You say that I am." And they said
\, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his
own lips."\n \nThen the whole company of them arose\, and brought him befo
re Pilate.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Cheesefare Tuesday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171201
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/30/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the First- Called Apostle\, Froumentios\, Archbishop of Abyssin
a\, Alexander the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Mithymna\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:
9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men
sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to a
ngels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Chri
st. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in dis
repute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buff
eted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled
\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conc
iliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the of
f-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to
admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides i
n Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ
Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\n\nGos
pel Reading: John 1:35-52\n\nAt that time\, John was standing with two of h
is disciples\; and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, t
he Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they followed J
esus. Jesus turned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "What do y
ou seek?" And they said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "Where are
you staying?" He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw where he
was staying\; and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about the ten
th hour. One of the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was Andre
w\, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and said to h
im\, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Je
sus. Jesus looked at him\, and said\, "So you are Simon the son of John? Yo
u shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter). \n \nThe next day Jesus deci
ded to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." No
w Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Na
thanael\, and said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and
also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanae
l said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to hi
m\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "
Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile! " Nathanael said to him
\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, w
hen you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rab
bi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered hi
m\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe?
You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, tr
uly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God asc
ending and descending upon the Son of man." \n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180315
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/14/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Benedict the Righteous of Nursia\, Euschemon the Confessor\, Bishop of
Lampasakos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 26:21-27:9\n\
n For behold\, the LORD is coming forth out of his place to punish the inha
bitants of the earth for their iniquity\, and the earth will disclose the b
lood shed upon her\, and will no more cover her slain. In that day the LOR
D with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleein
g serpent\, Leviathan the twisting serpent\, and he will slay the dragon th
at is in the sea. \n \nIn that day: "A pleasant vineyard\, sing of it! I\
, the LORD\, am its keeper\; every moment I water it. Lest any one harm it\
, I guard it night and day\; I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and
briers to battle! I would set out against them\, I would burn them up toget
her. Or let them lay hold of my protection\, let them make peace with me\,
let them make peace with me." \n \nIn days to come Jacob shall take root\
, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots\, and fill the whole world with
fruit. \n \nHas he smitten them as he smote those who smote them? Or have
they been slain as their slayers were slain? Measure by measure\, by exil
e thou didst contend with them\; he removed them with his fierce blast in t
he day of the east wind. Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be expi
ated\, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he m
akes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces\, no A
sherim or incense altars will remain standing.\n\n\nGenesis 9:18-10:1\n\nTh
e sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. H
am was the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah\; and from
these the whole earth was peopled.\n \nNoah was the first tiller of the soi
l. He planted a vineyard\; and he drank of the wine\, and became drunk\, an
d lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham\, the father of Canaan\, saw the nake
dness of his father\, and told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Jap
heth took a garment\, laid it upon both their shoulders\, and walked backwa
rd and covered the nakedness of their father\; their faces were turned away
\, and they did not see their father's nakedness. When Noah awoke from his
wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him\, he said\, "Cursed be
Canaan\; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers." He also said\, "
Blessed by the LORD my God be Shem\; and let Canaan be his slave. God enla
rge Japheth\, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem\; and let Canaan be hi
s slave." After the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty years. All t
he days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years\; and he died. These are
the generations of the sons of Noah\, Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth\; sons were
born to them after the flood.\n\n\nProverbs 12:23-13:9\n\nA prudent man co
nceals his knowledge\, but fools proclaim their folly. The hand of the dil
igent will rule\, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. Anxiety
in a man's heart weighs him down\, but a good word makes him glad. A right
eous man turns away from evil\, but the way of the wicked leads them astray
. A slothful man will not catch his prey\, but the diligent man will get p
recious wealth. In the path of righteousness is life\, but the way of erro
r leads to death. A wise son hears his father's instruction\, but a scoffe
r does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats g
ood\, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. He who guards his
mouth preserves his life\; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. The
soul of the sluggard craves\, and gets nothing\, while the soul of the dili
gent is richly supplied. A righteous man hates falsehood\, but a wicked ma
n acts shamefully and disgracefully. Righteousness guards him whose way is
upright\, but sin overthrows the wicked. One man pretends to be rich\, ye
t has nothing\; another pretends to be poor\, yet has great wealth. The ra
nsom of a man's life is his wealth\, but a poor man has no means of redempt
ion. The light of the righteous rejoices\, but the lamp of the wicked will
be put out.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\, Elizabeth\, Mother of the
Forerunner\, Panagiotis the New Martyr\, Athanasios Parios\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\nTone Three\nFourth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14\; 14:1-4\n\nBrethren\, salvation is near
er to us now than when we first believed\; the night is far gone\, the day
is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armo
r of light\; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day\, not in rev
eling and drunkenness\, not in debauchery and licentiousness\, not in quarr
eling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no provisi
on for the flesh\, to gratify its desires.\n \nAs for the man who is weak i
n faith\, welcome him\, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes h
e may eat anything\, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him
who eats despise him who abstains\, and let not him who abstains pass judgm
ent on him who eats\; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgme
nt on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands o
r falls. And he will be upheld\, for God is able to make him stand. \n\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:1-25\, 57-68\, 76-80\n\nInasmuch as many have undert
aken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished amon
g us\, just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning we
re eyewitnesses and ministers of the word\, it seemed good to me also\, hav
ing followed all things closely for some time past\, to write an orderly ac
count for you\, most excellent Theophilos\, that you may know the truth con
cerning the things of which you have been informed. In the days of Herod\,
king of Judea\, there was a priest named Zacharias\, of the division of Abi
jah\; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizab
eth. And they were both righteous before God\, walking in all the commandme
nts and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child\, because E
lizabeth was barren\, and both were advanced in years. Now while he was ser
ving as priest before God when his division was on duty\, according to the
custom of the priesthood\, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the
Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were praying
outside at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the L
ord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zacharias was t
roubled when he saw him\, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him
\, "Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\, for your prayer is heard\, and your wife
Elizabeth will bear you a son\, and you shall call his name John. And you
will have joy and gladness\, and many will rejoice at his birth\; for he wi
ll be great before the Lord\, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink\,
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit\, even from his mother's womb.
And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God\, and he
will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah\, to turn the hearts o
f the fathers to the children\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the ju
st\, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." And Zacharias said to t
he angel\, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man\, and my wife is adv
anced in years." And the angel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in
the presence of God\; and I was sent to speak to you\, and to bring you th
is good news. And behold\, you will be silent and unable to speak until the
day that these things come to pass\, because you did not believe my words\
, which will be fulfilled in their time." And the people were waiting for Z
acharias\, and they wondered at his delay in the temple. And when he came o
ut\, he could not speak to them\, and they perceived that he had seen a vis
ion in the temple\; and he made signs to them and remained dumb. And when h
is time of service was ended\, he went to his home. After these days his wi
fe Elizabeth conceived\, and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Th
us the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away
my reproach among men." Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, a
nd she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the L
ord had shown great mercy to her\, and they rejoiced with her. And on the e
ighth day they came to circumcise the child\; and they would have named him
Zacharias after his father\, but his mother said\, "Not so\; he shall be c
alled John." And they said to her\, "None of your kindred is called by this
name." And they made signs to his father\, inquiring what he would have hi
m called. And he asked for a writing tablet\, and wrote\, "His name is John
." And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tong
ue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbo
rs. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of
Judea\; and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts\, saying\, "Wha
t then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him. And his
father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\
, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he has visited and redeemed his
people. And you\, child\, will be called the prophet of the Most High\; for
you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways." And the child grew and b
ecame strong in spirit\, and he was in the wilderness till the day of his m
anifestation to Israel.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/29/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia\,
Our Righteous Father Nicholas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Dionysios\, B
ishop of Corinth\, Phaedrus the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 1:18-20\; 2:8-15\n\nTimothy\, my son\,
this charge I commit to you in accordance with the prophetic utterances whi
ch pointed to you\, that inspired by them you may wage the good warfare\, h
olding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience\, certain perso
ns have made shipwreck of their faith\, among them Hymenaios and Alexander\
, whom I have delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. I de
sire then that in every place the men should pray\, lifting holy hands with
out anger or quarreling\; also that women should adorn themselves modestly
and sensibly in seemly apparel\, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or
costly attire but by good deeds\, as befits women who profess religion. Le
t a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to te
ach or to have authority over men\; she is to keep silent. For Adam was for
med first\, then Eve\; and Adam was not deceived\, but the woman was deceiv
ed and became a transgressor. Yet woman will be saved through bearing child
ren\, if she continues in faith and love and holiness\, with modesty.\n\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teaching the peo
ple in the temple and preaching the gospel\, the chief priests and the scri
bes with the elders came up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what authority yo
u do these things\, or who it is that gave you this authority." He answere
d them\, "I also will ask you a question\; now tell me\, was the baptism of
John from heaven or from men?" And they discussed it with one another\, s
aying\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did you not believe
him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' all the people will stone us\; for the
y are convinced that John was a prophet." So they answered that they did n
ot know whence it was. And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I tell you b
y what authority I do these things."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Thursday\,Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, a
nd those with them\, Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki\, Agathopodes a
nd Theodulos the Martyrs\, George the new Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 11:23-32\n\nBRETHREN\
, I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you\, that the Lord Jes
us on the night when he was betrayed took bread\, and when he had given tha
nks\, he broke it\, and said\, "This is my body which is for you. Do this i
n remembrance of me." In the same way also the cup\, after supper\, saying\
, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this\, as often as you drin
k it\, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink
the cup\, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.\n \nWhoever\, there
fore\, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner w
ill be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examin
e himself\, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For any one who e
ats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon hi
mself. That is why many of you are weak and ill\, and some have died. But i
f we judged ourselves truly\, we should not be judged. But when we are judg
ed by the Lord\, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned along wit
h the world.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:1-20\; John 13:3-17\; Matthew
26:21-39\; Luke 22:43-44\; Matthew 26:40-75\; 27:1-2\n\n \n \nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You know that after two day
s the Passover is coming\, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be cr
ucified."\n \nThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered
in the palace of the high priest\, who was called Caiaphas\, and took couns
el together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said
\, "Not during the feast\, lest there be a tumult among the people."\n \nNo
w when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, a woman came
up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment\, and she pour
ed it on his head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, the
y were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have b
een sold for a large sum\, and given to the poor."\n \nBut Jesus\, aware of
this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a be
autiful thing to me.\n \nFor you always have the poor with you\, but you wi
ll not always have me.\n \nIn pouring this ointment on my body she has done
it to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to you\, wherever this gospel i
s preached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory of
her."\n \nThen one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to
the chief priests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to yo
u?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he soug
ht an opportunity to betray him.\n \nNow on the first day of Unleavened Bre
ad the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Where will you have us prepare f
or you to eat the Passover?" He said\, "Go into the city to a certain one\,
and say to him\, &lsquo\;The Teacher says\, My time is at hand\; I will ke
ep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as
Jesus had directed them\, and they prepared the Passover. When it was even
ing\, he sat at table with the twelve disciples.\n \nJesus\, knowing that t
he Father had given all things into his hands\, and that he had come from G
od and was going to God\, rose from supper\, laid aside his garments\, and
girded himself with a towel. Then he poured water into a basin\, and began
to wash the disciples' feet\, and to wipe them with the towel with which he
was girded.\n \nHe came to Simon Peter\; and Peter said to him\, "Lord\, d
o you wash my feet?" Jesus answered him\, "What I am doing you do not know
now\, but afterward you will understand." Peter said to him\, "You shall ne
ver wash my feet." Jesus answered him\, "If I do not wash you\, you have no
part in me." Simon Peter said to him\, "Lord\, not my feet only but also m
y hands and my head!" Jesus said to him\, "He who has bathed does not need
to wash\, except for his feet\, but he is clean all over\; and you are clea
n\, but not every one of you." For he knew who was to betray him\; that was
why he said\, "You are not all clean."\n \nWhen he had washed their feet\,
and taken his garments\, and resumed his place\, he said to them\, "Do you
know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord\; and you are r
ight\, for so I am. If I then\, your Lord and Teacher\, have washed your fe
et\, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an exa
mple\, that you also should do as I have done to you. Truly\, truly\, I say
to you\, a servant is not greater than his master\; nor is he who is sent
greater than he who sent him. If you know these things\, blessed are you if
you do them.\n \nAnd as they were eating\, he said\, "Truly\, I say to you
\, one of you will betray me." And they were very sorrowful\, and began to
say to him one after another\, "Is it I\, Lord?" He answered\, "He who has
dipped his hand in the dish with me\, will betray me. The Son of man goes a
s it is written of him\, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betr
ayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." Juda
s\, who betrayed him\, said\, "Is it I\, Master?" He said to him\, "You hav
e said so."\n \nNow as they were eating\, Jesus took bread\, and blessed\,
and broke it\, and gave it to the disciples and said\, "Take\, eat\; this i
s my body." And he took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he gave it to
them\, saying\, "Drink of it\, all of you\; for this is my blood of the new
covenant\, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tel
l you I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when
I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."\n \nAnd when they had sun
g a hymn\, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them\,
"You will all fall away because of me this night\; for it is written\, 'I w
ill strike the shepherd\, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' Bu
t after I am raised up\, I will go before you to Galilee." Peter declared t
o him\, "Though they all fall away because of you\, I will never fall away.
" Jesus said to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this very night\, before the
cock crows\, you will deny me three times." Peter said to him\, "Even if I
must die with you\, I will not deny you." And so said all the disciples.\n
\nThen Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane\, and he said to h
is disciples\, "Sit here\, while I go yonder and pray." And taking with him
Peter and the two sons of Zebedee\, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
Then he said to them\, "My soul is very sorrowful\, even to death\; remain
here\, and watch with me." And going a little farther he fell on his face
and prayed\, "My Father\, if it be possible\, let this cup pass from me\; n
evertheless\, not as I will\, but as you will."\n \nAnd there appeared to h
im an angel from heaven\, strengthening him. And being in an agony he praye
d more earnestly\; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling d
own upon the ground.\n \nAnd rising from prayer\, he came to the disciples
and found them sleeping\; and he said to Peter\, "So\, could you not watch
with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation\; t
he spirit indeed is willing\, but the flesh is weak." Again\, for the secon
d time\, he went away and
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/31/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amplias\, Apelles\, Stachys\, Urban\, Aristobulus & Narcissus of the 7
0\, The Holy Martyr Epimachus of Egypt\, Nicholas the New Martyr of Chios\n
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 16:1-16\n\nBrethren\
, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Cenchre
ai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and help h
er in whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a helper of many
and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Chri
st Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but also
all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church in th
eir house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in Asia f
or Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronicos and
Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note among t
he apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my belov
ed in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my belove
d Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belon
g to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in t
he Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in the L
ord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worked har
d in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and mine
. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethre
n who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and
Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a h
oly kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1
1:34-41\n\nThe Lord said\, "Your eye is the lamp of your body\; when your e
ye is sound\, your whole body is full of light\; but when it is not sound\,
your body is full of darkness. Therefore be careful lest the light in you
be darkness. If then your whole body is full of light\, having no part dark
\, it will be wholly bright\, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.
" While he was speaking\, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him\; so he wen
t in and sat at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not f
irst wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him\, "Now you Pharisees clea
nse the outside of the cup and of the dish\, but inside you are full of ext
ortion and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the
inside also? But give for alms those things which are within and behold\, e
verything is clean for you."\n \n\n
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e 70
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/2/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Mammas the Martyr\, John the Abstainer\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, P
aul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Ammon & Aeithalas the Martyrs of Thrace
\, Cosmas the Hermit\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 2:6-9\n\nBrethren\, among the mature we do impart wisdom\, alt
hough it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age\, who are
doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God\, whi
ch God decreed before the ages for our glorification. None of the rulers of
this age understood this\; for if they had\, they would not have crucified
the Lord of glory. But\, as it is written\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ea
r heard\, nor the heart of man conceived\, what God has prepared for those
who love him."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:15-22\n\nAt that time\, the
Pharisees took counsel against Jesus\, how to entangle him in his talk. And
they sent their disciples to him\, along with the Herodians\, saying\, "Te
acher\, we know that you are true\, and teach the way of God truthfully\, a
nd care for no man\; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us\, t
hen\, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not?" But Je
sus\, aware of their malice\, said\, "Why put me to the test\, you hypocrit
es? Show me the money for the tax." And they brought him a coin. And Jesus
said to them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said\, "Caesa
r's." Then he said to them\, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that ar
e Caesar's\, and to God the things that are God's." When they heard it\, th
ey marveled\; and they left him and went away.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis\, Raphael of Brooklyn\, Stephen th
e Monk\, Gelasios the Actor and Martyr of Heliopolis\, Nesios the Martyr\n\
nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 5:7-16\n\nThus says the Lo
rd: For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, and the
men of Judah are his pleasant planting\; and he looked for justice\, but be
hold\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\, but behold\, a cry! Woe to those wh
o join house to house\, who add field to field\, until there is no more roo
m\, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. The LORD of
hosts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many houses shall be desolate\, larg
e and beautiful houses\, without inhabitant. For ten acres of vineyard sha
ll yield but one bath\, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah." Woe
to those who rise early in the morning\, that they may run after strong dr
ink\, who tarry late into the evening till wine inflames them! They have l
yre and harp\, timbrel and flute and wine at their feasts\; but they do not
regard the deeds of the LORD\, or see the work of his hands. Therefore my
people go into exile for want of knowledge\; their honored men are dying o
f hunger\, and their multitude is parched with thirst. Therefore Sheol has
enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure\, and the nobili
ty of Jerusalem and her multitude go down\, her throng and he who exults in
her. Man is bowed down\, and men are brought low\, and the eyes of the ha
ughty are humbled. But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the H
oly God shows himself holy in righteousness.\n\n\nGenesis 4:8-15\n\n Cain s
aid to Abel his brother\, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were
in the field\, Cain rose up against his brother Abel\, and killed him. The
n the LORD said to Cain\, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said\, "I do not
know\; am I my brother's keeper?" And the LORD said\, "What have you done
? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. And n
ow you are cursed from the ground\, which has opened its mouth to receive y
our brother's blood from your hand. When you till the ground\, it shall no
longer yield to you its strength\; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer
on the earth." Cain said to the LORD\, "My punishment is greater than I ca
n bear. Behold\, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground\; and f
rom thy face I shall be hidden\; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer o
n the earth\, and whoever finds me will slay me." Then the LORD said to hi
m\, "Not so! If any one slays Cain\, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenf
old." And the LORD put a mark on Cain\, lest any who came upon him should k
ill him.\n \n\nProverbs 5:1-15\n\nMy son\, be attentive to my wisdom\, in
cline your ear to my understanding\; that you may keep discretion\, and you
r lips may guard knowledge. For the lips of a loose woman drip honey\, and
her speech is smoother than oil\; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood
\, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death\; her steps follo
w the path to Sheol\; she does not take heed to the path of life\; her ways
wander\, and she does not know it.\n \nAnd now\, O sons\, listen to me\,
and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Keep your way far from her\
, and do not go near the door of her house\; lest you give your honor to ot
hers and your years to the merciless\; lest strangers take their fill of yo
ur strength\, and your labors go to the house of an alien\; and at the end
of your life you groan\, when your flesh and body are consumed\, and you sa
y\, "How I hated discipline\, and my heart despised reproof! I did not lis
ten to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors. I was
at the point of utter ruin in the assembled congregation." Drink water fr
om your own cistern\, flowing water from your own well.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/14/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\, Commemoration of
the 6th Ecumenical Council\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to the Corinthians 1:18-24\n\nBrethren\, the word of the cros
s is folly to those who are perishing\, but to us who are being saved it is
the power of God. For it is written\, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wi
se\, and the cleverness of the clever I will thwart." Where is the wise man
? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made f
oolish the wisdom of the world? For since\, in the wisdom of God\, the worl
d did not know God through wisdom\, it pleased God through the folly of wha
t we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks see
k wisdom\, but we preach Christ crucified\, a stumbling block to Jews and f
olly to Gentiles\, but to those who are called\, both Jews and Greeks\, Chr
ist the power of God and the wisdom of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:6-
11\, 13-20\, 25-28\, 30\n\nAt that time\, when the chief priests and the of
ficers saw him\, they cried out\, "Crucify him\, crucify him!" Pilate said
to them\, "Take him yourselves and crucify him\, for I find no crime in him
." The Jews answered him\, "We have a law\, and by that law he ought to die
\, because he has made himself the Son of God."\n \nWhen Pilate heard these
words\, he was the more afraid\; he entered the praetorium again and said
to Jesus\, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate therefore
said to him\, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power
to release you\, and power to crucify you?" Jesus answered him\, "You woul
d have no power over me unless it had been given you from above\; therefore
he who delivered me to you has the greater sin." When Pilate heard these w
ords\, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place ca
lled the Pavement\, and in Hebrew\, Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Prepara
tion of the Passover\; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews\, "
Behold your King!" They cried out\, "Away with him\, away with him\, crucif
y him!" Pilate said to them\, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priest
s answered\, "We have no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over to them
to be crucified. So they took Jesus\, and he went out\, bearing his own cro
ss\, to the place called the place of a skull\, which is called in Hebrew G
olgotha. There they crucified him\, and with him two others\, one on either
side\, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the
cross\; it read\, "Jesus of Nazareth\, the King of the Jews." Many of the
Jews read this title\, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the
city\; and it was written in Hebrew\, in Latin\, and in Greek.\n \nBut sta
nding by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mar
y the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and
the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\,
behold your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold your mother!" And
from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. Then when Jesus had
received the vinegar\, he said\, "It is finished"\; and he bowed his head a
nd gave up his spirit.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/19/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Obadiah the Prophet\, Martyrs Barlaam of Caesarea and Heliodorus\, Ant
himos\, Thallalaeos\, Christopher\, Euphemia & her children\, the Martyrs\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nGrave Tone\nSecond Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22\n\nBrethren\, Christ is
our peace\, who has made us both one\, and has broken down the dividing wal
l of hostility\, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ord
inances\, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two\,
so making peace\, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through t
he cross\, thereby bringing the hostility to an end. And he came and preach
ed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near\; for thr
ough him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are n
o longer strangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citizens with the sa
ints and members of the household of God\, built upon the foundation of the
apostles and prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone\, in wh
om the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in t
he Lord\; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in
the Spirit.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:16-21\n\nThe Lord said this parab
le: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully\; and he thought to h
imself\, 'What shall I do\, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he s
aid\, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns\, and build larger ones\;
and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul
\, 'Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years\; take your ease\, e
at\, drink\, be merry.' But God said to him\, 'Fool! This night your soul i
s required of you\; and the things you have prepared\, whose will they be?'
So is he who lays up treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God."
As he said these things\, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear\, let him
hear." \n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/24/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles\, The Commemoration of t
he Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Kythyra\, Silouan of Athos\,
Stephen the Martyr\, The Most Holy Theotokos of Palianis\, Coprios the Righ
teous\, Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut\, New Martyrs of Alaska\n\nGrave Tone\nF
ifth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timot
hy 3:10-15\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, you have observed my teaching\, my conduct
\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, m
y persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, a
nd at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured\; yet from them all the Lord res
cued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be
persecuted\, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse\, d
eceivers and deceived. But as for you\, continue in what you have learned a
nd have firmly believed\, knowing from whom you learned it and how from chi
ldhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to
instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.\n \n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 5:1-11\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Ge
nnesaret\, he saw two boats by the lake\; but the fishermen had gone out of
them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats\, which wa
s Simon's\, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down
and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking\, he
said to Simon\, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
And Simon answered\, "Master\, we toiled all night and took nothing! But a
t your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this\, they e
nclosed a great shoal of fish\; and as their nets were breaking\, they beck
oned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they ca
me and filled both the boats\, so that they began to sink. But when Simon P
eter saw it\, he fell down at Jesus' knees\, saying\, "Depart from me\, for
I am a sinful man\, O Lord." For he was astonished\, and all who were with
him\, at the catch of fish which they had taken\; and so also were James a
nd John\, sons of Zebedee\, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to
Simon\, "Do not be afraid\; henceforth you will be catching men." And when
they had brought their boats to land\, they left everything and followed h
im.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodore the Sanctified\, Holy Martyr Peter of Blachernae\, New Martyr
Nicholas of Metsovos (1617)\, Nicholas the Mystic\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\, Alexandros\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\, Brendan the Navigator\n\nFast
Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 18:22-28\n\n
IN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he went up and greeted t
he church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time there h
e departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and P
hrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos\, a nativ
e of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent man\, well versed in
the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord\; and being f
ervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning
Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly
in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him\, they took him
and expounded to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wished to
cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wrote to the disciples
to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped those who through grace
had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in public\, showing by
the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:36-
47\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "While you have the light
\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light. When Jesus had
said this\, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so m
any signs before them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that the w
ord spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believ
ed our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefo
re they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their ey
es and hardened their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and perc
eive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this bec
ause he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless\, many even of the aut
horities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confe
ss it\, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the pr
aise of men more than the praise of God.\n \nAnd Jesus cried out and said\,
"He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And he
who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the world\, th
at whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hears my s
ayings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to
judge the world but to save the world."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Tuesday\,Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium\, Joseph the
Hymnographer\, Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nGospel R
eadings: Matthew 22:15-46\; 23:1-39\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees went an
d took counsel against Jesus\, how to entangle him in his talk. And they se
nt their disciples to him\, along with the Herodians\, saying\, "Teacher\,
we know that you are true\, and teach the way of God truthfully\, and care
for no man\; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us\, then\, wh
at you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not?" But Jesus\, aw
are of their malice\, said\, "Why put me to the test\, you hypocrites? Show
me the money for the tax." And they brought him a coin. And Jesus said to
them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said\, "Caesar's." Th
en he said to them\, "Render\, therefore to Caesar the things that are Caes
ar's\, and to God the things that are God's. " When they heard it\, they ma
rveled\; and they left him and went away.\n \nThe same day the Sadducees ca
me to him\, who say that there is no resurrection\; and they asked him a qu
estion saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no children
\, his brother must marry the widow\, and raise up children for his brother
.' Now there were seven brothers among us\; the first married\, and died\,
and having no children left his wife to his brother. So too the second and
third\, down to the seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In the resurr
ection\, therefore\, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all h
ad her."\n \nBut Jesus answered them\, "You are wrong\, because you know ne
ither the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they nei
ther marry nor are given in marriage\, but are like angels of God in heaven
. And as for the resurrection of the dead\, have you not read what was said
to you by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the
God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead\, but of the living." And when the
crowd heard it\, they were astonished at his teaching.\n \nBut when the Ph
arisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees\, they came together. And
one of them\, a lawyer\, asked him a question\, to test him. "Teacher\, whi
ch is the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him\, "You shall lo
ve the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and wit
h all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is l
ike it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments
depend all the law and the prophets."\n \nNow while the Pharisees were gat
hered together\, Jesus asked them a question\, saying: "What do you think o
f the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him\, "The son of David." He s
aid to them\, "How is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls h
im Lord\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, sit at my right hand\, till
I put your enemies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord\, how is
he his son?" And no one was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day d
id any one dare to ask him any more questions.\n \nThen said Jesus to the c
rowds and to his disciples\, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' s
eat\; so practice and observe whatever they tell you\, but not what they do
\; for they preach but do not practice. They bind heavy burdens\, hard to b
ear\, and lay them on men's shoulders\; but they themselves will not move t
hem with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by men\; for they
make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long\, and they love the p
lace of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues\, and salutati
ons in the market places\, and being called rabbi by men\, but you are not
to be called rabbi\, for you have one teacher\, and you are all brethren. A
nd call no man your father on earth\, for you have one Father\, who is in h
eaven. Neither be called masters\, for you have one master\, the Christ. He
who is greatest among you shall be your servant\; whoever exalts himself w
ill be humbled\, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.\n \n"But woe
to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses
and for a pretense you make long prayers\; therefore you will receive the g
reater condemnation. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! becau
se you shut the kingdom of heaven against men\; for you neither enter yours
elves\, nor allow those who would enter to go in. Woe to you\, scribes and
Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single pros
elyte\, and when he becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as much a chil
d of Gehenna as yourselves.\n \n"Woe to you\, blind guides\, who say\, 'If
any one swears by the temple\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the
gold of the temple\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools! For which
is greater\, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? And you
say\, 'If any one swears by the altar\, it is nothing\; but if any one swea
rs by the gift that is on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind m
en! For which is greater\, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred
? So he who swears by the altar\, swears by it and by everything on it\; an
d he who swears by the temple\, swears by it and by him who dwells in it\;
and he who swears by heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by him who si
ts upon it.\n \n"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you t
ithe mint and dill and cumin\, and have neglected the weightier matters of
the law\, justice and mercy and faith\; these you ought to have done withou
t neglecting the others. You blind guides\, straining out a gnat and swallo
wing a camel! "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you cle
anse the outside of the cup and of the plate\, but inside they are full of
extortion and rapacity. You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the
cup and of the plate\, that the outside also may be clean. Woe to you\, sc
ribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you are like white-washed tombs\, whi
ch outwardly appear beautiful\, but within they are full of dead men's bone
s and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear to men\, but within you
are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, h
ypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments
of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers\,
we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophet
s.' Thus you witness against yourselves\, that you are sons of those who mu
rdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure of your fathers. You serp
ents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you to escape being sentenced to Gehen
na? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes\, some of whom y
ou will kill and crucify\, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and
persecute from town to town\, that upon you may come all the righteous blo
od shed on earth\, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharia
s the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the al
tar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will come upon this generation.\n \n"O
Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sen
t to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen g
athers her brood under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house i
s forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you will not see me again\, until
you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\n\nMatthew
24:36-51\; 25:1-46\; 26:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Of that d
ay and hour no one knows\, not even the angels of heaven\, but the Father o
nly. As were the days of Noah\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Fo
r as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking\, marryin
g and giving in marriage\, until the day when Noah entered the ark\, and th
ey did not know until the flood came and swept them all away\, so will be t
he coming of the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field\; one is tak
en and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill\; one is taken a
nd one is left. Watch therefore\, for you do not know on what day your Lord
is coming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in what part
of the nigh
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Righteous Euthymius the Great\, Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra\, Joh
n the Hieromartyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the C
orinthians 4:6-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine o
ut of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the know
ledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n \nBut we have this treas
ure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God
and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexe
d\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down
\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so
that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we
live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the li
fe of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in
us\, but life in you.\n \nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had
who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we spea
k\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus
and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so
that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving
\, to the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\nAt that time\,
Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a g
reat multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of T
yre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; a
nd those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the cr
owd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all
. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you
poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\,
for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall
laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and r
evile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man!
Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great
in heaven."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/18/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Eumenius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Gortynia\, Ariadne the Martyr\, A
fterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Galatians 4:28-31\; 5:1-10\n\nBrethren\, we\, like Isaac\, are children o
f promise. But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh perse
cuted him who was born according to the Spirit\, so it is now. But what doe
s the scripture say? "Cast out the slave and her son\; for the son of the s
lave shall not inherit with the son of the free woman." So\, brethren\, we
are not children of the slave but of the free woman. For freedom Christ has
set us free\; stand fast therefore\, and do not submit again to a yoke of
slavery. Now I\, Paul\, say to you that if you receive circumcision\, Chris
t will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who receives
circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law. You are severed from
Christ\, you who would be justified by the law\; you have fallen away from
grace. For through the Spirit\, by faith\, we wait for the hope of righteou
sness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of an
y avail\, but faith working through love. You were running well\; who hinde
red you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls y
ou. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I have confidence in the Lord t
hat you will take no other view than mine\; and he who is troubling you wil
l bear his judgment\, whoever he is.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\n\nA
t that time\, Herod the tetrarch\, who had been reproved by John for Herodi
as\, his brother's wife\, and for all the evil things that Herod had done\,
added this to them all\, that he shut up John in prison. Now when all the
people were baptized\, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was prayin
g\, the heaven was opened\, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodil
y form\, as a dove\, and a voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son
\; with you I am well pleased."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner\, Aft
erfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Cedd\, Bish
op of Scotland\, Fursey\, Abbot of Lagny\n\nPlagal of the Second Tone\nNint
h Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 19:1-8\n\nIn th
ose days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed through the upper cou
ntry and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to the
m\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said\, "N
o\, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said\, "I
nto what then were you baptized?" They said\, "Into John's baptism." And Pa
ul said\, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance\, telling the peopl
e to believe in the one who was to come after him\, that is\, Jesus." On he
aring this\, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Pau
l had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came on them\; and they sp
oke with tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in all. An
d he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguing and
pleading about the kingdom of God.\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 1:29-34\n\n A
t that time\, John saw Jesus coming toward him\, and said\, "Behold\, the L
amb of God\, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said
\, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me\, for he was before me.' I mys
elf did not know him\; but for this I came baptizing with water\, that he m
ight be revealed to Israel." And John bore witness\, "I saw the Spirit desc
end as a dove from heaven\, and it remained on him. I myself did not know h
im\; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me\, 'He on whom you
see the Spirit descend and remain\, this is he who baptizes with the Holy S
pirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
" \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171222
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UID:Ical73ad99d400237a903382fb9392bda592
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/21/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Juli
ana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs\, Themistocles the Martyr of M
yra\, Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:1-6\n\nBrethren\, Melchizedek\, king of S
alem\, priest of the Most High God\, met Abraham returning from the slaught
er of the kings and blessed him\; and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth pa
rt of everything. He is first\, by translation of his name\, king of righte
ousness\, and then he is also king of Salem\, that is\, king of peace. He i
s without father or mother or genealogy\, and has neither beginning of days
nor end of life\, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for
ever. See how great he is! Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of the sp
oils. And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a
commandment in the law to take tithes from the people\, that is\, from thei
r brethren\, though these also are descended from Abraham. But this man who
has not their genealogy received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who h
ad the promises.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:17-27\n\nAt that time\, as Je
sus was setting out on his journey\, a man ran up and knelt before him\, an
d asked him\, "Good Teacher\, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" And
Jesus said to him\, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: 'Do not kill\, Do not commit adultery\, Do not
steal\, Do not bear false witness\, Do not defraud\, Honor your father and
mother.' " And he said to him\, "Teacher\, all these I have observed from m
y youth." And Jesus looking upon him loved him\, and said to him\, "You lac
k one thing\; go\, sell what you have\, and give to the poor\, and you will
have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." At that saying his counte
nance fell\, and he went away sorrowful\; for he had great possessions. And
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples\, "How hard it will be for t
hose who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" And the disciples were a
mazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again\, "Children\, how hard it
is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." And they
were exceedingly astonished\, and said to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Je
sus looked at them and said\, "With men it is impossible\, but not with God
\; for all things are possible with God."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180618
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical73b7aa0b625e2ca6aafbb8826fdd0242
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens\, Manuel\, Sabel\, &
Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia\, Righteous Father Botolph\, Abbot of the Mo
nastery of Ikanhoe\, Alban the Protomartyr of Britain\n\nFast Day (Fish All
owed)\nTone Two\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Romans 5:1-10\n\nBrethren\, since we are justified by faith\, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obta
ined access by faith to this grace in which we stand\, and we rejoice in ou
r hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that\, we rejoice in our suff
erings\, knowing that suffering produces endurance\, and endurance produces
character\, and character produces hope\, and hope does not disappoint us\
, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spiri
t which has been given to us. While we were still weak\, at the right time
Christ died for the ungodly. Why\, one will hardly die for a righteous man
-- though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows h
is love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since\
, therefore\, we are now justified by his blood\, much more shall we be sav
ed by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were recon
ciled to God by the death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are reconcil
ed\, shall we be saved by his life.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:22-33\n\
nThe Lord said\, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So\, if your eye is soun
d\, your whole body will be full of light\; but if your eye is not sound\,
your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkn
ess\, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters\; for either
he will hate the one and love the other\, or he will be devoted to the one
and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell yo
u\, do not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat or what you shal
l drink\, nor about your body\, what you shall put on. Is not life more tha
n food\, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: the
y neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns\, and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being
anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious abo
ut clothing? Consider the lilies of the field\, how they grow\; they neithe
r toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his glory was not ar
rayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field\, whi
ch today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, will he not much m
ore clothe you\, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious\, sayin
g\, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?
For the Gentiles seek all these things\; and your heavenly Father knows you
need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness\, and all
these things shall be yours as well."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:3rd Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180416
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical743a887a951d3414d1412f1b75b2b13f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Crescens the Martyr\, Leonidas\, Bishop of Athens\, Michael the New Mar
tyr of Smyrna\, The 9 Monk-martyrs of Corinth\, Padarn\, Bishop and Founder
of Llandabarn Fawr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20\n\
nIn those days\, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the h
ands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None
of the rest dared join them\, but the people held them in high honor. And
more than ever believers were added to the Lord\, multitudes both of men an
d women\, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets\, and lai
d them on beds and pallets\, that as Peter came by at least his shadow migh
t fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jeru
salem\, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits\, and th
ey were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him\,
that is\, the party of the Sadducees\, and filled with jealousy they arres
ted the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel o
f the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said\, "Go and
stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."\n\
n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\n\nOn the evening of that day\, the first
day of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of
the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be wit
h you." When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Th
en the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them agai
n\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you."
And when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receiv
e the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if
you retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n \nNow Thomas\, one of t
he twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the ot
her disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unle
ss I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the m
ark of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n \
nEight days later\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was
with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and
said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here
\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do
not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my G
od!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Bles
sed are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n \nNow Jesus did many ot
her signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this
book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\
, the Son of God\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Thomas Sunday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171230
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical74809dfc9136ec0d69fa025d2a3b38c2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/29/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14\,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem\, Our Rig
hteous Father Marcellus\, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones\, O
ur Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor\, Afterfeast of the Nativity\, G
eorge\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Poet of Asmatikons\, Kanons\, and Troparia\n\
nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18\n
\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one or
igin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I wil
l proclaim thy name to my brethren\, in the midst of the congregation I wil
l praise thee." And again\, "I will put my trust in him." And again\, "Here
am I\, and the children God has given me. Since therefore the children sha
re in flesh and blood\, he himself likewise partook of the same nature\, th
at through death he might destroy him who has the power of death\, that is\
, the devil\, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject
to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned
but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his b
rethren in every respect\, so that he might become a merciful and faithful
high priest in the service of God\, to make expiation for the sins of the p
eople. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to
help those who are tempted. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\n\nWhen
the wise men departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in
a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to Egy
pt\, and remain there till I tell you\; for Herod is about to search for th
e child\, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by
night\, and departed to Egypt\, and remained there until the death of Hero
d. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Eg
ypt have I called my son."\n \nThen Herod\, when he saw that he had been tr
icked by the wise men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed all
the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years ol
d or under\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise m
en. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice wa
s heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her ch
ildren\; she refused to be consoled\, because they were no more." But when
Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and go to the lan
d of Israel\, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose
and took the child and his mother\, and went to the land of Israel. But whe
n he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod\,
he was afraid to go there\, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the
district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, tha
t what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled\, "He shall be called
a Nazarene."\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171008
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/7/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria\, Polychronios the Martyr\
, Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon\, John the Hermit of Crete\,
Jonah of Manchuria\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the C
orinthians 15:39-45\n\nBrethren\, not all flesh is alike\, but there is one
kind for men\, another for animals\, another for birds\, and another for f
ish. There are celestial bodies and there are terrestrial bodies\; but the
glory of the celestial is one\, and the glory of the terrestrial is another
. There is one glory of the sun\, and another glory of the moon\, and anoth
er glory of the stars\; for star differs from star in glory. So is it with
the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable\, what is raised i
s imperishable. It is sown in dishonor\, it is raised in glory. It is sown
in weakness\, it is raised in power. It is sown a physical body\, it is ra
ised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body\, there is also a spirit
ual body. Thus it is written\, "The first man Adam became a living being"\;
the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:27-
32\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, he saw a tax collector\, named Le
vi\, sitting at the tax office\; and he said to him\, "Follow me." And he l
eft everything\, and rose and followed him. And Levi made him a great feast
in his house\; and there was a large company of tax collectors and others
sitting at table with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured ag
ainst his disciples\, saying\, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collector
s and sinners?" And Jesus answered them\, "Those who are well have no need
of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I have not come to call the right
eous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170926
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical75a4edf9cb471db50860c98251644819
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/25/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Euphrosyne of Alexandria\, Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions
in Egypt\, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evangelistria\, Mochos\, O
ur Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\, Finbar the Confessor\, First Bish
op of Cork\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 1:22-
23\; 2:1-3\n\nBrethren\, God has put all things under his son's feet and ha
s made him the head over all things for the church\, which is his body\, th
e fulness of him who fills all in all. And you he made alive\, when you wer
e dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once walked\, following
the course of this world\, following the prince of the power of the air\,
the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. Among these we
all once lived in the passions of our flesh\, following the desires of body
and mind\, and so we were by nature children of wrath\, like the rest of m
ankind.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:38-44\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered S
imon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever\, and the
y besought him for her. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever\, and i
t left her\; and immediately she rose and served them. Now when the sun was
setting\, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases broug
ht them to him\; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them
. And demons also came out of many\, crying\, "You are the Son of God!" But
he rebuked them\, and would not allow them to speak\, because they knew th
at he was the Christ. And when it was day he departed and went into a lonel
y place. And the people sought him and came to him\, and would have kept hi
m from leaving them\; but he said to them\, "I must preach the good news of
the kingdom of God to the other cities also\; for I was sent for this purp
ose." And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Euphrosyne of Alexandria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171013
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical77f0e670cbbc47fc2b9f647d442177d7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/12/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus\, Symeon the New
Theologian\, Martin the Merciful\, Bishop of Tours\, Cosmas the Hymnographe
r\, Bishop of Maiuma\, Domnina the Martyr\, Wilfrid of York\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 1:20-27\n\nBrethren\, I shall
not be at all ashamed\, but that with full courage now as always Christ wi
ll be honored in my body\, whether by life or by death. For to me to live i
s Christ\, and to die is gain. If it is to be life in the flesh\, that mean
s fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard
pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ\, for th
at is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your acco
unt. Convinced of this\, I know that I shall remain and continue with you a
ll\, for your progress and joy in the faith\, so that in me you may have am
ple cause to glory in Christ Jesus\, because of my coming to you again. Onl
y let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 9:7-11\n\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard of all that w
as done by Jesus\, and he was perplexed\, because it was said by some that
John had been raised from the dead\, by some that Elijah had appeared\, and
by others that one of the old prophets had risen. Herod said\, "John I beh
eaded\; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to se
e him. On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he too
k them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds learn
ed it\, they followed him\; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the k
ingdom of God\, and cured those who had need of healing.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180212
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7ad66526eaebbe3fca1d260d8c346f17
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/11/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia\, Theodora the Empress\, Finding of
the relics of Zachariah the Prophet\, Father of the Holy Forerunner\, Georg
e the Serbian\n\nTone Three\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13\; 9:1-2\n\nBrethren\, food w
ill not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat\, and no b
etter off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow beco
me a stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you\, a man of knowl
edge\, at table in an idol's temple\, might he not be encouraged\, if his c
onscience is weak\, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge
this weak man is destroyed\, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus\, sin
ning against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak\,
you sin against Christ. Therefore\, if food is a cause of my brother's fal
ling\, I will never eat meat\, lest I cause my brother to fall.\n \nAm I no
t free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you
my workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle\, at least I
am to you\; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. \n \n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 25:31-46\n\nThe Lord said\, "When the Son of man comes
in his glory and all the holy angels with him\, then he will sit on his gl
orious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations\, and he will s
eparate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the go
ats\, and he will place the sheep at his right hand\, but the goats at the
left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand\, 'Come\, O blesse
d of my Father\, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation o
f the world\; for I was hungry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you
gave me drink\, I was a stranger and you welcomed me\, I was naked and you
clothed me\, I was sick and you visited me\, I was in prison and you came
to me.' Then the righteous will answer him\, 'Lord\, when did we see you h
ungry and feed you\, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see yo
u a stranger and welcome you\, or naked and clothe you? And when did we se
e you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them\, 'T
ruly\, I say to you\, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethre
n\, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand\, 'Depar
t from me\, you cursed\, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and h
is angels\; for I was hungry and you gave me no food\, I was thirsty and yo
u gave me no drink\, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me\, naked an
d you did not clothe me\, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Th
en they also will answer\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or
a stranger or naked or sick or in prison\, and did not minister to you?'
Then he will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you did it not to one
of the least of these\, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into
eternal punishment\, but the righteous into eternal life."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180403
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Monday\,Titus the Wonderworker\, Theodora the Virgin-martyr of Pale
stine\, Amphianos & Aedesios the Martyrs of Lycia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nGospe
l Readings: Matthew 21:18-43\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was returning to th
e city\, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\
, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it\, "May no frui
t ever come from you again!" And the fig tree withered at once. When the di
sciples saw it they marveled\, saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at onc
e?" And Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, if you have faith and
never doubt\, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree\, bu
t even if you say to this mountain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,'
it will be done. And whatever you ask in prayer\, you will receive\, if you
have faith. " And when he entered the temple\, the chief priests and the e
lders of the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By what
authority are you doing these things\, and who gave you this authority?" J
esus answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and if you tell me t
he answer\, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
The baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they arg
ued with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\, 'Wh
y then did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are afraid
of the multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet." So they answered
Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither will I tell you b
y what authority I do these things. What do you think? A man had two sons\;
and he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and work in the vineyard tod
ay.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward he repented and went. A
nd he went to the second and said the same\; and he answered\, 'I go\, sir\
,' but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said\
, "The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the tax collect
ors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to
you in the way of righteousness\, and you did not believe him\, but the ta
x collectors and the harlots believed him\; and even when you saw it\, you
did not afterward repent and believe him.\n \n"Hear another parable. There
was a householder who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it\, and du
g a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and
went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his
servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants took his serv
ants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Again he sent othe
r servants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to them. Afterward
he sent his son to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But when th
e tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\
, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him
out of the vineyard\, and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vine
yard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him\, "He will
put those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard to othe
r tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to the
m\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the build
ers rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\
, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I tell you\, the kingdom of G
od will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits o
f it."\n\n\nMatthew 24:3-35\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus sat on the Mount of
Olives\, the disciples came to him privately\, saying\, "Tell us\, when wil
l this be\, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of th
e age?" And Jesus answered them\, "Take heed that no one leads you astray.
For many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am the Christ\,' and they will
lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars\; see that y
ou are not alarmed\; for this must take place\, but the end is not yet. For
nation will rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom\, and there
will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the begi
nning of the sufferings.\n \nThen they will deliver you up to tribulation\
, and put you to death\; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's
sake. And then many will fall away\, and betray one another\, and hate one
another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And beca
use wickedness is multiplied\, most men's love will grow cold. But he who e
ndures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be pre
ached throughout the whole world\, as a testimony to all nations\; and then
the end will come.\n \nSo when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of
by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy place (let the reader underst
and)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let him who
is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house\; and let him w
ho is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who
are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that your f
light may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there will be great tr
ibulation\, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now\
, no\, and never will be. And if those days had not been shortened\, no hum
an being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elect those days will be
shortened. Then if anyone says to you\, 'Lo\, here is the Christ!' or 'Ther
e he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will aris
e and show great signs and wonders\, so as to lead astray\, if possible\, e
ven the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand. So\, if they say to you\, '
Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is i
n the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the
east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the coming of the Son of m
an. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered together. Imme
diately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened\, and
the moon will not give its light\, and the stars will fall from heaven\, an
d the powers of the heavens will be shaken\; then will appear the sign of t
he Son of man in heaven\, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn\,
and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power
and great glory\; and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call
\, and they will gather his elect from the four winds\, from one end of hea
ven to the other.\n \nFrom the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its b
ranch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\, you know that summer is ne
ar. So also\, when you see all these things\, you know that he is near\, at
the very gates. Truly\, I say to you\, this generation will not pass away
till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my
words will not pass away."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Holy Monday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180619
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7cade6497d873dc72dc4fe20eebba2bd
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria\, Leontios the M
yrrh-Streamer of Argos\, Aitherios the Martyr of Nicomedia\n\nFast Day (Fis
h Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 9:18-33\n\
nBrethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\, and he hardens the heart o
f whomever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why does he still find faul
t? For who can resist his will?" But who are you\, a man\, to answer back t
o God? Will what is molded say to its molder\, "Why have you made me thus?"
Has the potter no right over the clay\, to make out of the same lump one v
essel for beauty and another for menial use? What if God\, desiring to show
his wrath and to make known his power\, has endured with much patience the
vessels of wrath made for destruction\, in order to make known the riches
of his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he has prepared beforehand fo
r glory\, even us whom he has called\, not from the Jews only but also from
the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those who were not my people I
will call 'my people\,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'my belove
d.'" "And in the very place where it was said to them\, 'You are not my peo
ple\,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'" And Isaiah cries out
concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand
of the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved\; for the Lord will execu
te his sentence upon the earth with rigor and dispatch." And as Isaiah pred
icted\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us children\, we would have fare
d like Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What shall we say\, then? That G
entiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it\, that is\, right
eousness through faith\; but that Israel who pursued the righteousness whic
h is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Why? Because they
did not pursue it through faith\, but as if it were based on works. They h
ave stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it is written\, "Behold\, I am l
aying in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\, a rock that will make th
em fall\; and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\n\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about
the deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\,
"Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answe
red them\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their
sight and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the
dead are raised up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And bles
sed is he who takes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to s
peak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wildernes
s to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A
man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in ki
ngs' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\,
and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I se
nd my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.'
Truly\, I say to you\, among those born of women there has risen no one gre
ater than John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven i
s greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom
of heaven has been coming violently and men of violence take it by force. F
or all the prophets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are will
ing to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, l
et him hear."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171223
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7cc0d38adce6c1213f1a0ce8eac6b971
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/22/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Anas
tasia the Great Martyr\, Chrysogonos\, Theodota\, Evodias\, & Eutychianus\,
the Martyrs\, The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God\n\nStric
t Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:18-25\n\nBr
ethren\, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and usel
essness (for the law made nothing perfect)\; on the other hand\, a better h
ope is introduced\, through which we draw near to God. And it was not witho
ut an oath. Those who formerly became priests took their office without an
oath\, but this one was addressed with an oath\, "The Lord has sworn and wi
ll not change his mind\, 'Thou art a priest for ever.'" This makes Jesus th
e surety of a better covenant. The former priests were many in number\, bec
ause they were prevented by death from continuing in office\; but he holds
his priesthood permanently\, because he continues for ever. Consequently he
is able for all time to save those who draw near to God through him\, sinc
e he always lives to make intercession for them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
10:24-32\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "How hard it will be for these
who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to g
o through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of G
od." And they were exceedingly astonished\, and said to him\, "Then who can
be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "With men it is impossible\, bu
t not with God\; for all things are possible with God." Peter began to say
to him\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followed you." Jesus said\, "Tru
ly\, I say to you\, there is no one who has left house or brothers or siste
rs or mother or father or children or lands\, for my sake and for the gospe
l\, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time\, houses and brothe
rs and sisters and mothers and children and lands\, with persecutions\, and
in the age to come eternal life. But many that are first will be last\, an
d the last first." And they were on the road\, going up to Jerusalem\, and
Jesus was walking ahead of them\; and they were amazed\, and those who foll
owed were afraid.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180226
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7e9ffd613d7dab079db9ec070c79725d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Tarasius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Reginos\, Bishop of Skopelos\,
Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace\, Markellos\, Bishop of Apamea\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\nPlagal of the First Tone\nFifth Orthros Gospel\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26\, 32-40\n\nBre
thren\, by faith Moses\, when he was grown up\, refused to be called the so
n of Pharaoh's daughter\, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the p
eople of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.\n \nAnd what more
shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\,
Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conque
red kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of
lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strengt
h out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign enemies to flight.
Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing t
o accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suf
fered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were
stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were killed with the sword\; they wen
t about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated -
- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains\
, and in dens and caves of the earth.\n \nAnd all these\, though well attes
ted by their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had fore
seen something better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made p
erfect. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\n\nAt that time\, Jesus decided
to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now
Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Na
thanael\, and he said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law
and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nath
anael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said
to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of h
im\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said
to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called
you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered hi
m\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus a
nswered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do yo
u believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angel
s of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of Orthodoxy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180203
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Gabriel the New
Martyr of Constantinople\, Jordan the New Martyr\, Agathadoros the Martyr o
f Cappadocia\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the He
brews 7:7-17\n\nBRETHREN\, it is beyond dispute that the inferior is blesse
d by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men\; there\, by one
whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself\,
who receives tithes\, paid tithes through Abraham\, for he was still in the
loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection had been
attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people recei
ved the law)\, what further need would there have been for another priest t
o arise after the order of Melchizedek\, rather than one named after the or
der of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood\, there is neces
sarily a change in the law as well. For the one of whom these things are sp
oken belonged to another tribe\, from which no one has ever served at the a
ltar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah\, and in con
nection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becomes even
more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek\, w
ho has become a priest\, not according to a legal requirement concerning bo
dily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is witnesse
d of him\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \
n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40\n\nAt that time\, the parents brought the
child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written i
n the law of the Lord\, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called hol
y to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the l
aw of the Lord\, "a pair of turtle doves\, or two young pigeons." Now ther
e was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\, and this man was righteo
us and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit
was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he
should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by
the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in the c
hild Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took him
up in his arms and blessed God and said\,\n \n"Lord\, now let your servant
depart in peace\, according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your salv
ation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light for
revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel."\n \nAnd
his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him\; and Symeon
blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Behold\, this child is set for
the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a sign that is spoken again
st (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also)\, that thoughts of
many hearts may be revealed." And there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daug
hter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she was of a great age\, having l
ived with her husband seven years from her virginity\, and as a widow till
she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple\, worshiping with
fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave
thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemptio
n of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the la
w of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to their own city\, Nazareth.
And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and the favor
of God was upon him.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180503
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7ff09da5425205819d83d4fd53a26d24
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great\, Hesperos & Zoe the R
ighteous\, Boris\, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria (Michael in Baptism)\, Jo
rdan the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\,
those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their live
s\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today
and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it
is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which hav
e not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which those who ser
ve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose bl
ood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin
are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in o
rder to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go for
th to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have
no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him then
let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the f
ruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to s
hare what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\n\nGospel
Reading: John 7:14-30\n\nAbout the middle of the feast Jesus went up into t
he temple and taught. The Jews marveled at it saying\, "How is it that this
man has learning\, when he has never studied?" So Jesus answered them\, "M
y teaching is not mine\, but his who sent me\; if any man's will is to do h
is will\, he shall know whether the teacher is from God or whether I am spe
aking on my own authority. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own
glory\; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true\, and in hi
m there is not falsehood. Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you k
eeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" The people answered\, "You have
a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?" Jesus answered them\, "I did one deed
\, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is fr
om Moses\, but from the fathers)\, and you circumcise a man upon the sabbat
h. If on the sabbath a man receives circumcision\, so that the law of Moses
may not be broken\, are you angry with me because on the sabbath I made a
man's whole body well? Do not judge by appearances\, but judge with right j
udgment."\n \nSome of the people of Jerusalem therefore said\, "Is not this
the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is\, speaking openly\, and the
y say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this
is the Christ? Yet we know where this man comes from\; and when the Christ
appears\, no one will know where he comes from." So Jesus proclaimed\, as h
e taught in the temple\, "You know me\, and you know where I come from? But
I have not come of my own accord\; he who sent me is true\, and him you do
not know. I know him\, for I come from him\, and he sent me." So they soug
ht to arrest him\; but no one laid hands on him\, because his hour had not
yet come.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180621
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8065b5c259d554e3d8fd80b1aeb96898
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus\, Kallistos I\, Patriarch of C
onstantinople\, Nicholas Cabasilas\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Romans 11:2-12\n\nBrethren\, do you not know what the
scripture says of Elijah\, how he pleads with God against Israel? "Lord\,
they have killed thy prophets\, they have demolished thy altars\, and I alo
ne am left\, and they seek my life." But what is God's reply to him? "I hav
e kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
So too at the present time there is a remnant\, chosen by grace. But if it
is by grace\, it is no longer on the basis of works\; otherwise grace would
no longer be grace. What then? Israel failed to obtain what it sought. The
elect obtained it\, but the rest were hardened\, as it is written\, "God g
ave them a spirit of stupor\, eyes that should not see and ears that should
not hear\, down to this very day." And David says\, "Let their table becom
e a snare and a trap\, a pitfall and a retribution for them\; let their eye
s be darkened so that they cannot see\, and bend their backs for ever." So
I ask\, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their tr
espass salvation has come to the Gentiles\, so as to make Israel jealous. N
ow if their trespass means riches for the world\, and if their failure mean
s riches for the Gentiles\, how much more will their full inclusion mean?\n
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:20-26\n\nAt that time\, the Lord began to up
braid the cities where most of his mighty works had been done\, because the
y did not repent. "Woe to you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if th
e mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would hav
e repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you\, it shall be mo
re tolerable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And yo
u\, Capernaum\, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to
Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom\, it wou
ld have remained until this day. But I tell you that it shall be more toler
able on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you." At that ti
me Jesus declared\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that
you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed
them to babes\; yea\, Father\, so it was well pleasing before you."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171202
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical806ee1d1e11b58f70987befe24883473
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/1/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nahum the Prophet\, Philaret the Merciful of Amnia\, Ananias the Persia
n\, Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia\,
Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon\, Archbishops of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:4-8\, 16\n\nT
imothy\, my son\, everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to be
rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated b
y the word of God and prayer. If you put these instructions before the bret
hren\, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus\, nourished on the words
of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed. Have nothin
g to do with godless and silly myths. Train yourself in godliness\; for whi
le bodily training is of some value\, godliness is of value in every way\,
as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. Tak
e heed to yourself and to your teaching\; hold to that\, for by so doing yo
u will save both yourself and your hearers.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:19
-26\n\nAt that time\, the scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands
on Jesus at that very hour\, but they feared the people\; for they perceive
d that he had told this parable against them. So they watched him\, and sen
t spies\, who pretended to be sincere\, that they might take hold of what h
e said\, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the g
overnor. They asked him\, "Teacher\, we know that you speak and teach right
ly\, and show no partiality\, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful
for us to give tribute to Caesar\, or not?" But he perceived their craftine
ss\, and said to them\, "Show me a coin. Whose likeness and inscription has
it?" They said\, "Caesar's." He said to them\, "Then render to Caesar the
things that are Caesar's\, and to God the things that are God's." And they
were not able in the presence of the people to catch him by what he said\;
but marveling at his answer they were silent.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Nahum the Prophet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180716
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical80fb9c9f5d1082773280b52273a2cdb8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta\, Vladimir\, Equal-to-t
he-Apostles of Kiev\, The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios\, Don
ald and his Nine Daughters\, Swithun\, Bishop of Winchester\n\nPlagal of th
e Second Tone\nSeventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to Titus 3:8-15\n\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure. I desire you to
insist on these things\, so that those who have believed in God may be car
eful to apply themselves to good deeds\; these are excellent and profitable
to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and
quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man
who is factious\, after admonishing him once or twice\, have nothing more
to do with him\, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful\; he is
self-condemned.\n \nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your best
to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see that
they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good d
eeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n \nA
ll who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the fai
th. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\n\nTh
e Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set
on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushe
l\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your ligh
t so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glory to
your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the l
aw and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them.
For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\,
not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever the
n relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall
be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teache
s them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of the Holy Fathers
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180304
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical81ae25a082407c49528dbbdaa03b5d34
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus\, Theodoretos th
e Holy Martyr of Antioch\, Nonnita\, mother of Saint David\n\nFast Day (Win
e and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3
:12-16\n\nBRETHREN\, take care lest there be in any of you an evil\, unbeli
eving heart\, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one
another every day\, as long as it is called "today\," that none of you may
be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we share in Christ\, if only w
e hold our first confidence firm to the end\, while it is said\, "Today\, w
hen you hear his voice\, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." Wh
o were they that heard and yet were rebellious? Was it not all those who le
ft Egypt under the leadership of Moses? \n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:35-44\
n\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to a lonely place\, and there he prayed. A
nd Simon and those who were with him pursued him\, and they found him and s
aid to him\, "Everyone is searching for you." And he said to them\, "Let us
go on to the next towns\, that I may preach there also\; for that is why I
came out." And he went throughout all Galilee\, preaching in their synagog
ues and casting out demons. And a leper came to him beseeching him\, and kn
eeling said to him\, "If you will\, you can make me clean." Moved with pity
\, he stretched out his hand and touched him\, and said to him\, "I will\;
be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him\, and he was made clean. An
d he sternly charged him\, and sent him away at once\, and said to him\, "S
ee that you say nothing to any one\; but go\, show yourself to a priest\, a
nd offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded\, for a proof to them."\n\
n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171217
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical82ae0ee493584295afd2a83677b90cf5
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/16/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)\, Modestos\, Archbishop of Jerusalem
\, Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania\, Nicholas\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\, Memnonus\, Archbishop of Ephesus\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 1:16-23
\n\nBrethren\, I do not cease to give thanks for you\, remembering you in m
y prayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory\, m
ay give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him\,
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened\, that you may know what is the
hope to which he has called you\, what are the riches of his glorious inher
itance in the saints\, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power
in us who believe\, according to the working of his great might which he ac
complished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at h
is right hand in the heavenly places\, far above all rule and authority and
power and dominion\, and above every name that is named\, not only in this
age but also in that which is to come\; and he has put all things under hi
s feet and has made him the head over all things for the church\, which is
his body\, the fulness of him who fills all in all.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Lu
ke 14:1-11\n\nAt that time\, one sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the hou
se of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees\, they were watching him. And b
ehold\, there was a man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus spoke to the l
awyers and Pharisees\, saying\, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath\, or n
ot?" But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him\, and let him go
. And he said to them\, "Which of you\, having a son or an ox that has fall
en into a well\, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?" And t
hey could not reply to this. Now he told a parable to those who were invite
d\, when he marked how they chose the places of honor\, saying to them\, "W
hen you are invited by any one to a marriage feast\, do not sit down in a p
lace of honor\, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by him\; and he
who invited you both will come and say to you\, 'Give place to this man\,'
and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when you
are invited\, go and sit in the lowest place\, so that when your host comes
he may say to you\, 'Friend\, go up higher'\; then you will be honored in
the presence of all who sit at table with you. For every one who exalts him
self will be humbled\, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180131
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical82afe8e462642af48b3d42ed7516a1fa
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/30/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theologia
n\, & John Chrysostom\, Hippolytos\, Pope of Rome\, Athanasia the Martyr &
her 3 daughters\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to y
ou the word of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate thei
r faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do no
t be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the he
art be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited thei
r adherents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no
right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into
the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside
the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the
people through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside th
e camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, b
ut we seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually
offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that ac
knowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\,
for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:1
4-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it und
er a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let
your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and giv
e glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abo
lish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulf
ill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not
an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. W
hoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men
so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them
and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theol
ogian\, & John Chrysostom
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171012
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical84a0c8b263eed3c442b14b854cfd4f99
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/11/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle of the 70\, one of the 7 Deacons\, Theophanes the C
onfessor\, Bishop of Nicaea\, Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla\, Nectario
s\, Arsakios\, Sisinios and Philotheos Kokkinos\, Patriarchs of Constantino
ple\, Ethelburga\, Abbess of Barking\, Kenneth\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:26-39\n\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lo
rd said to Philip\, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes dow
n from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And
behold\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, queen of th
e Ethiopians\, in charge of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusalem to wor
ship and was returning\; seated in his chariot\, he was reading the prophet
Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chariot." So
Philip ran to him\, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\,
"Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless
some one guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. No
w the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep l
ed to the slaughter or a lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he opens not
his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his
generation? For his life is taken up from the earth." And the eunuch said t
o Philip\, "About whom\, pray\, does the prophet say this\, about himself o
r about some one else?" Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginning with t
his scripture he told him the good news of Jesus. And as they went along th
e road they came to some water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here is water
! What is to prevent my being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you believe
with all your heart\, you may." And he replied\, "I believe that Jesus Chri
st is the Son of God." And he commanded the chariot to stop\, and they both
went down into the water\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized him. An
d when they came up out of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Phi
lip\; and the eunuch saw him no more\, and went on his way rejoicing.\n\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 8:22-25\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a boat with hi
s disciples\, and he said to them\, "Let us go across to the other side of
the lake." So they set out\, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm
of wind came down on the lake\, and they were filling with water\, and wer
e in danger. And they went and woke him\, saying\, "Master\, Master\, we ar
e perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves\; and
they ceased\, and there was a calm. He said to them\, "Where is your faith?
" And they were afraid\, and they marveled\, saying to one another\, "Who t
hen is this\, that he commands even wind and water\, and they obey him?"\n
\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Philip the Apostle of the 70\, one of the 7 Deacons
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180826
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical84abf06cba05bc9ecfe807a94ba7a663
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle\, Titus the Apos
tle of the 70\, John the Cappadocian\, Epiphanius and Menas\, Patriarchs of
Constantinople\, Holy Father John of Carpathia\, Ebba\, First Abbess of Co
ldingham\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 1:1-5\; 2:15\;
3:1-2\, 12-15\n\nPAUL\, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ\, t
o further the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth which a
ccords with godliness\, in hope of eternal life which God\, who never lies\
, promised ages ago and at the proper time manifested in his word through t
he preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Savior\
;\n \nTo Titus\, my true child in a common faith:\n \nGrace and peace from
God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.\n \nDeclare these things\; exho
rt and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.\n \nRemind the
m to be submissive to rulers and authorities\, to be obedient\, to be ready
for any honest work\, to speak evil of no one\, to avoid quarreling\, to b
e gentle\, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men.\n \nWhen I send Art
emas or Tychicos to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I h
ave decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawy
er and Apollos on their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our peopl
e learn to apply themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent n
eed\, and not to be unfruitful.\n \nAll who are with me send greetings to y
ou. Greet those who love us in the faith.\n \nGrace be with you all. Amen.\
n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor d
o men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it give
s light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that the
y may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have com
e not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till
heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the
law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of th
ese commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom
of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in
the kingdom of heaven."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171216
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical85ca52c0cd2572be153f9a338984da6e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/15/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricum\, and his mother Ant
hia\, The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 1:8-18\n\nTIMOTHY
\, my son\, do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me hi
s prisoner\, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God\, wh
o saved us and called us with a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works b
ut in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Je
sus ages ago\, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior C
hrist Jesus\, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle
and teacher\, and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I
know whom I have believed\, and I am sure that he is able to guard until t
hat Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound word
s which you have heard from me\, in the faith and love which are in Christ
Jesus\; guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit w
ho dwells within us.\n\nYou are aware that all who are in Asia turned away
from me\, and among them Phygelos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy
to the household of Onesiphoros\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not as
hamed of my chains\, but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly
and found me - may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that
Day and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesos.\n \n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through th
e grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck hea
ds of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing wh
at is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you never re
ad what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those who w
ere with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high prie
st\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but
the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" And he
said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath\; s
o the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n \nAgain he entered the syn
agogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him
\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might acc
use him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here."
And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm
\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around a
t them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the ma
n\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricum\, and his mother
Anthia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171107
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical85f4a51b227f7e56c3f62610016de552
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/6/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Luke the Monk of Tao
rmina\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 8:1-6\n\nBre
thren\, we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of
the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the
true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. For every high priest
is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices\; hence it is necessary for thi
s priest also to have something to offer. Now if he were on earth\, he woul
d not be a priest at all\, since there are priests who offer gifts accordin
g to the law. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary\; for
when Moses was about to erect the tent\, he was instructed by God\, saying\
, "See that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown yo
u on the mountain." But as it is\, he has obtained a ministry which is as m
uch more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better\, sin
ce it is enacted on better promises.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-12\n\nT
he Lord said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\,
the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he who
denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And every o
ne who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he who b
lasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they brin
g you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not be
anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Holy
Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180114
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical869a94edee93714e98bd8cd59024c57a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/13/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus\, Maximos the Righteous of Ka
psokalyvia\, Mount Athos\, Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savi
our Jesus Christ\, Hilary of Poitiers\, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Mediatress\, Kentigern\, Bishop of Glasgow\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17\n\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord an
d in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you m
ay be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not contend
ing against flesh and blood\, but against the principalities\, against the
powers\, against the world rulers of this present darkness\, against the sp
iritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the who
le armor of God\, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day\, and h
aving done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having girded your loins wi
th truth\, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness\, and having
shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace\; besides all thes
e\, taking the shield of faith\, with which you can quench all the flaming
darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation\, and the sword of
the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-
11\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights\, and a
fterward he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him\, "If you are
the Son of God\, command these stones to become loaves of bread." But he
answered\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone\, but by eve
ry word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Then the devil took him to
the holy city\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him
\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down\; for it is written\, '
He will give his angels charge of you\,' and 'On their hands they will bear
you up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus said to him\,
"Again\, it is written\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" Again\
, the devil took him to a very high mountain\, and showed him all the kingd
oms of the world and the glory of them\; and he said to him\, "All these I
will give you\, if you will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to
him\, "Be gone\, Satan! for it is written\, 'You shall worship the Lord you
r God and him only shall you serve.'" Then the devil left him\, and behold
\, angels came and ministered to him.\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Saturday after Epiphany
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180411
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical887ac29754afcb86b8c27ec7c6e2daf6
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Renewal Tues.\,Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage\, Gregor
y V\, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople\, Holy Father Theonas
\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, 150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of th
e Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: Acts of the Apostles 2:14-21\n\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing wi
th the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and
all who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my
words. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the
third hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'A
nd in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Sp
irit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and
your young men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; y
ea\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour o
ut my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heav
en above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of s
moke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, befo
re the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be
that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 24:12-35\n\nAt that time\, Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; sto
oping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went
home wondering at what had happened.\n \nAnd behold\, two of them were goin
g to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talkin
g with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were
talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went with th
em. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them\, "W
hat is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?
" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answ
ered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the thi
ngs that have happened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "What th
ings?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a pro
phet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how our ch
ief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and cruc
ified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and
besides all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\,
some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the mo
rning and did not find his body\; and they came back saying that they had e
ven seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of those who
were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\;
but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow
of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary
that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And
beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in all t
he scriptures the things concerning himself.\n \nSo they drew near to the v
illage to which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they
constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and th
e day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at ta
ble with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it
to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he vanish
ed out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn w
ithin us while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us the scri
ptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they
found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who said\
, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told w
hat had happened on the road\, and how he was known to them in the breaking
of the bread.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael\, Nicholas\, I
rene\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/9/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus\, Andronicus & his wife Athanasia o
f Egypt\, Poplia the Confessor of Antioch\, The Righteous Patriarch Abraham
and his nephew Lot\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of a
ll\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to th
e world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you ar
e wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\,
but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill
-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands
. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\,
we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the
world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ash
amed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have coun
tless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your fa
ther in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators o
f me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36-38\; 10:1-8\n\nAt that time\, when
Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were haras
sed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disci
ples\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray therefor
e the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."\n \nAnd h
e called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean s
pirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.
The names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called P
eter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his bro
ther\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\; Jame
s the son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos called Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean
\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\, cha
rging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Sama
ritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach
as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, r
aise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without payi
ng\, give without pay."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180821
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical898c625fa480d151a8222f4997eb5c70
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Samuel the Prophet\, Holy Martyr Luke of Bouleutos\, Afterfeast of the
Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, Stephe
n\, First King of Hungary\, Hierotheos\, Bishop of Hungary\, Oswin the Mart
yr\, King of Deira\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the
Corinthians 8:7-15\n\nBrethren\, as you excel in everything in faith\, in u
tterance\, in knowledge\, in all earnestness\, and in your love for us see
that you excel in this gracious work also.\n \nI say this not as a command\
, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that though he was rich\
, yet for your sake he became poor\, so that by his poverty you might becom
e rich. And in this matter I give my advice: it is best for you now to comp
lete what a year ago you began not only to do but to desire\, so that your
readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what y
ou have. For if the readiness is there\, it is acceptable according to what
a man has\, not according to what he has not. I do not mean that others sh
ould be eased and you burdened\, but that as a matter of equality your abun
dance at the present time should supply their want\, so that their abundanc
e may supply your want\, that there may be equality. As it is written\, "He
who gathered much has nothing over\, and he who gathered little had no lac
k."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 3:6-12\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees held c
ounsel with the Herodians against Jesus\, how to destroy him. Jesus withdre
w with his disciples to the sea\, and a great multitude from Galilee follow
ed\; also from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan an
d from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude\, hearing all that he did\, c
ame to him. And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because
of the crowd\, lest they should crush him\; for he had healed many\, so tha
t all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. And whenever the uncl
ean spirits beheld him\, they fell down before him and cried out\, "You are
the Son of God." And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.\n \n\
n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171017
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8b5154075367cf45be2d940f062f278d
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/16/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Longinus the Centurion\, The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus
\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:12-15\n\nBr
ethren\, as you have always obeyed\, so now\, not only as in my presence bu
t much more in my absence\, work out your own salvation with fear and tremb
ling\; for God is at work in you\, both to will and to work for his good pl
easure. Do all things without grumbling or questioning\, that you may be bl
ameless and innocent\, children of God without blemish in the midst of a cr
ooked and perverse generation\, among whom you shine as lights in the world
\, holding fast the word of life\, so that in the day of Christ I may be pr
oud.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:33-54\n\nAt that time\, when the soldi
ers came to a place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull)\, th
ey offered him wine to drink\, mingled with gall\; but when he tasted it\,
he would not drink it. And when they had crucified him\, they divided his g
arments among them by casting lots\; then they sat down and kept watch over
him there. And over his head they put the charge against him\, which read\
, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews." Then two robbers were crucified wit
h him\, one on the right and one on the left. And those who passed by derid
ed him\, wagging their heads and saying\, "You who would destroy the temple
and build it in three days\, save yourself! If you are the Son of God\, co
me down from the cross." So also the chief priests\, with the scribes and e
lders\, mocked him\, saying\, "He saved others\; he cannot save himself. He
is the King of Israel\; let him come down now from the cross\, and we will
believe in him. He trusts in God\; let God deliver him now\, if he desires
him\; for he said\, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who were cruci
fied with him also reviled him in the same way. \n \nNow from the sixth hou
r there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the
ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "Eli\, Eli\, lama sabachthani?"
that is\, "My God\, my God\, why have you forsaken me?" And some of the bys
tanders hearing it said\, "This man is calling Elijah." And one of them at
once ran and took a sponge\, filled it with vinegar\, and put it on a reed\
, and gave it to him to drink. But the others said\, "Wait\, let us see whe
ther Elijah will come to save him." And Jesus cried again with a loud voice
and yielded up his spirit. \n \nAnd behold\, the curtain of the temple was
torn in two\, from top to bottom\; and the earth shook\, and the rocks wer
e split\; the tombs also were opened\, and many bodies of the saints who ha
d fallen asleep were raised\, and coming out of the tombs after his resurre
ction they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion
and those who were with him\, keeping watch over Jesus\, saw the earthquak
e and what took place\, they were filled with awe\, and said\, "Truly this
was the Son of God!"\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Wednesday\,George the Righteous of Maleon\, Righteous Plato the Stu
dite\, Nicetas the Hieromartyr\, Struggler of Serrai (1808)\, Righteous Zos
imas\, Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Founder and Renovator of the
Sacred Monastery of Saint Anastasia of Pharmakolytria\, Halkidiki\, Theodou
los and Agathopous of Thessaloniki\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nGospel Readings: Joh
n 12:17-50\n\nAt that time\, the crowd that had been with Jesus when he cal
led Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The
reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this
sign. The Pharisees then said to one another\, "You see that you can do no
thing\; look\, the world has gone after him."\n \nNow among those who went
up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who
was from Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Je
sus." Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told J
esus. And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to b
e glorified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls
into the earth and dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much
fruit. He who loves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this
world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follo
w me\; and where I am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves
me\, the Father will honor him.\n \n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shal
l I say? 'Father\, save me from this hour'? No\, for this purpose I have co
me to this hour. Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heave
n\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing
by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has sp
oken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for
mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this wor
ld be cast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all
men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. The cr
owd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for
ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this So
n of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer.
Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who wa
lks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\,
believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n \nWhen Jesus
had said this\, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done s
o many signs before them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that t
he word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has be
lieved our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" The
refore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded the
ir eyes and hardened their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and
perceive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said th
is because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless many even of th
e authorities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not
confess it\, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved t
he praise of men more than the praise of God.\n \nAnd Jesus cried out and s
aid\, "He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. A
nd he who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the worl
d\, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hear
s my sayings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not co
me to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects me and does no
t receive my sayings has a judge\; the word that I have spoken will be his
judge on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own authority\; the Fat
her who sent me has himself given me commandment what to say and what to sp
eak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say\, therefor
e\, I say as the Father has bidden me."\n\n\nMatthew 26:6-16\n\nWhen Jesus
was at Bethany at the house of Simon the leper\, a woman came up to him wit
h an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment and she poured it on his he
ad\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, they were indignan
t\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for a
large sum\, and given to the poor." But Jesus\, aware of this\, said to the
m\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me
. For you always have the poor with you\, but you will not always have me.
In pouring this ointment on my body she has done it to prepare me for buria
l. Truly\, I say to you wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world
\, what she has done will be told in memory of her." Then one of the twelve
\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to the chief priests and said\, "Wh
at will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And they paid him thirty piec
es of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.\
n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Holy Wednesday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171011
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8cda326b2103d57d0791d3038f945369
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/10/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs\, Our Righteous Father Theophilus the
Confessor\, The 200 Monk-martyrs of Nicomedia\, Vassianos the Righteous of
Constantinople\, The 14 Holy Elders of Optina Monastery\, Pinytos\, Bishop
of Knossos\, Paulinus\, Archbishop of York\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's Letter to the Philippians 1:8-14\n\nBrethren\, God is my witness\, how
I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer
that your love may abound more and more\, with knowledge and all discernme
nt\, so that you may approve what is excellent\, and may be pure and blamel
ess for the day of Christ\, filled with the fruits of righteousness which c
ome through Jesus Christ\, to the glory and praise of God. I want you to kn
ow\, brethren\, that what has happened to me has really served to advance t
he gospel\, so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian gua
rd and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the
brethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment\,
and are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 8:1-3\n\nAt that time Jesus went on through cities and villag
es\, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the tw
elve were with him\, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirit
s and infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom seven demons had gon
e out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, an
d many others\, who provided for him out of their means.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171224
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/23/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Ten
Martyrs of Crete\, Paul\, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea\, Rememberance of the
Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ\, Hagia Sophia in Constanti
nople\, Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians\, Nicholas & John the New M
artyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Galatians 3:8-12\n\nBrethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing tha
t God would justify the Gentiles by faith\, preached the gospel beforehand
to Abraham\, saying\, "in you shall all the nations be blessed." So then\,
those who are men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all
who rely on works of the law are under a curse\; for it is written\, "Curse
d be every one who does not abide by all things written in the book of the
law\, and do them." Now it is evident that no man is justified before God b
y the law\; for "the righteous shall live by faith"\; but the law does not
rest on faith\, for "He who does them shall live by them."\n\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 13:19-29\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of God is l
ike a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden\; and
it grew and became a tree\, and the birds of the air made nests in its bran
ches." And again he said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It
is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, till
it was all leavened." He went on his way through towns and villages\, teac
hing\, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him\, "Lord\,
will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Strive to enter by
the narrow door\; for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter and will not
be able. When once the householder has risen up and shut the door\, you wil
l begin to stand outside and to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord\, open t
o us.' He will answer you\, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you w
ill begin to say\, 'We ate and drank in your presence\, and you taught in o
ur streets.' But he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where you come f
rom\; depart from me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep an
d gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the pro
phets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men will com
e from east and west\, and from north and south\, and sit at table in the k
ingdom of God." \n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180308
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\, Capi
to\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius\, Lavrentios of Megara\, the Ri
ghteous\, Paul the Simple\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaia
h 10:12-20\n\n When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on
Jerusalem he will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and
his haughty pride. For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it
\, and by my wisdom\, for I have understanding\; I have removed the boundar
ies of peoples\, and have plundered their treasures\; like a bull I have br
ought down those who sat on thrones. My hand has found like a nest the wea
lth of the peoples\; and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken so I ha
ve gathered all the earth\; and there was none that moved a wing\, or opene
d the mouth\, or chirped." Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews wi
th it\, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod sh
ould wield him who lifts it\, or as if a staff should lift him who is not w
ood! Therefore the Lord\, the LORD of hosts\, will send wasting sickness a
mong his stout warriors\, and under his glory a burning will be kindled\, l
ike the burning of fire. The light of Israel will become a fire\, and his
Holy One a flame\; and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one
day. The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land the LORD will destr
oy\, both soul and body\, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away. T
he remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child can write
them down. In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the hou
se of Jacob will no more lean upon him that smote them\, but will lean upon
the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, in truth.\n\n\nGenesis 7:6-9\n\n Noah
was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth. An
d Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the
ark\, to escape the waters of the flood. Of clean animals\, and of animal
s that are not clean\, and of birds\, and of everything that creeps on the
ground\, two and two\, male and female\, went into the ark with Noah\, as G
od had commanded Noah.\n \n\nProverbs 9:12-18\n\nIf you are wise\, you are
wise for yourself\; if you scoff\, you alone will bear it. A foolish woman
is noisy\; she is wanton and knows no shame. She sits at the door of her
house\, she takes a seat on the high places of the town\, calling to those
who pass by\, who are going straight on their way\, "Whoever is simple\, l
et him turn in here!" And to him who is without sense she says\, "Stolen w
ater is sweet\, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant." But he does not kn
ow that the dead are there\, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.\n\
n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\,
Capito\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180111
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8df4fd688603596c39f88d774e2d4b34
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Gregory of Nyssa\, Dometian\, Bishop of Melitene\, Theosebia the Deacon
ess\, sister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa\, Afterfeast of the Theo
phany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Markianos\, Priest and Oikonom
os of the Great Church\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Ephesians 4:7-13\n\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us acco
rding to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he asce
nded on high he led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in say
ing\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but that he had also descended into
the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far
above all the heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were
that some should be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some pas
tors and teachers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for buil
ding up the body of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measure
of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-2
2\n\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch\, who had been reproved by John for
Herodias\, his brother's wife\, and for all the evil things that Herod had
done\, added this to them all\, that he shut up John in prison. Now when al
l the people were baptized\, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was
praying\, the heaven was opened\, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in
bodily form\, as a dove\, and a voice came from heaven\, "You are my belov
ed Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171029
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/28/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\, Holy Martyrs Terrence and Eunic
e\, Our Righteous Father Steven the Sabbaite\, Arsenios and Athanasios of A
ndrousa in Messenia\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Angelis\, Manuel\, Geo
rge\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Crete\, Rostislav\, the Great Illumined D
uke of Moravia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1
-7\n\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an eart
hly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the
lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Ho
ly Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\
, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on
all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and
Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were t
he cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we canno
t now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the pries
ts go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; bu
t into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and
not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of
the people.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\,
Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her
house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and li
stened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and s
he went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left m
e to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\
, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one t
hing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be take
n away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice a
nd said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that
you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of G
od and keep it!"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/13/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Damaskinos the New Ma
rtyr of Mount Athos\, Anthousa\, the Mother of John Chrysostom\n\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethren\,
it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\,
unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no
need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his
own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when h
e offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as h
igh priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, ap
points a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we
are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the r
ight hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctu
ary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n \n\nG
ospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one
enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may
have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shep
herd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shep
herd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sh
eep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees bec
ause he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good sheph
erd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know
the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\
, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed m
y voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\,Third Findi
ng of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\, Therapon the Hieromartyr\
, Bishop of Cyprus\, Memory of the Finding of the Holy Icon of Saint Demetr
ios the Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer in Syria\, Aldhelm\, Bishop of Sher
borne\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's S
econd Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the God who said
\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give
the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n \nB
ut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent
power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but n
ot crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not f
orsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the
death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our b
odies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus'
sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So
death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n \nSince we have the same spiri
t of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too bel
ieve\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will rai
se us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is a
ll for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may
increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 1
1:2-15\n\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the deeds of the C
hrist\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you he who is
to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go and
tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame
walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are raised up\
, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes
no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to the crowds
concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed
shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. What t
hen did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a pr
ophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger bef
ore your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say to yo
u\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the
Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been
coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all the prophets
and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to accept it\,
he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/15/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucian the Martyr of Antioch\, Savinos the Bishop of Catania\, Barsus
the Confessor\, Euthymios the New\n\nTone Two\nEighth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15\n\nTitus\, my son\, the s
aying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things\, so that those who
have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds\; the
se are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, g
enealogies\, dissensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofi
table and futile. As for a man who is factious\, after admonishing him onc
e or twice\, have nothing more to do with him\, knowing that such a person
is perverted and sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n \nWhen I send Artemas or
Tychicos to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have deci
ded to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and
Apollos on their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people lear
n to apply themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\,
and not to be unfruitful.\n \nAll who are with me send greeting to you. Gre
et those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 8:5-15\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to s
ow his seed\; and as he sowed\, some fell along the path\, and was trodden
under foot\, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the roc
k\; and as it grew up\, it withered away\, because it had no moisture. And
some fell among thorns\; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And som
e fell into good soil and grew\, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his d
isciples asked him what this parable meant\, he said\, "To you it has been
given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God\; but for others they are i
n parables\, so that seeing they may not see\, and hearing they may not und
erstand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones alo
ng the path are those who have heard\; then the devil comes and takes away
the word from their hearts\, that they may not believe and be saved. And th
e ones on the rock are those who\, when they hear the word\, receive it wit
h joy\; but these have no root\, they believe for a while and in time of te
mptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns\, they are those
who hear\, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and ric
hes and pleasures of life\, and their fruit does not mature. And as for tha
t in the good soil\, they are those who\, hearing the word\, hold it fast i
n an honest and good heart\, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he sa
id these things\, he cried out "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n
\n\n
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SUMMARY:Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodore the Trichinas\, Zacchaeus the Apostle of Caesaria\, Gregory &
Anastasios\, Patriarchs of Antioch\, Athanasios\, Founder of the Monastery
of Meteora\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of
the Apostles 5:1-11\n\nIn those days\, a man named Ananias with his wife S
apphira sold a piece of property\, and with his wife's knowledge he kept ba
ck some of the proceeds\, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostl
es' feet. But Peter said\, "Ananias\, why has Satan filled your heart to li
e to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land? Whi
le it remained unsold\, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold\,
was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed i
n your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." When Ananias heard thes
e words\, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard of
it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried hi
m. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in\, not knowing wh
at had happened. And Peter said to her\, "Tell me whether you sold the land
for so much." And she said\, "Yes\, for so much." But Peter said to her\,
"How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? H
ark\, the feet of those that have buried your husband are at the door\, and
they will carry you out." Immediately she fell down at his feet and died.
When the young men came in they found her dead\, and they carried her out a
nd buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the whole church
\, and upon all who heard of these things.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:30-4
7\; 6:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "I can do nothing o
n my own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, becaus
e I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me. If I bear
witness to myself\, my testimony is not true\; there is another who bears w
itness to me\, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is true.
You sent to John\, and he has borne witness to the truth. Not that the test
imony which I receive is from man\; but I say this that you may be saved. H
e was a burning and shining lamp\, and you were willing to rejoice for a wh
ile in his light. But the testimony which I have is greater than that of Jo
hn\; for the works which the Father has granted me to accomplish\, these ve
ry works which I am doing\, bear me witness that the Father has sent me. An
d the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me. His voice you hav
e never heard\, his form you have never seen\; and you do not have his word
abiding in you\, for you do not believe him whom he has sent. You search t
he scriptures\, because you think that in them you have eternal life\; and
it is they that bear witness to me\; yet you refuse to come to me that you
may have life. I do not receive glory from men. But I know that you have no
t the love of God within you. I have come in my Father's name\, and you do
not receive me\; if another comes in his own name\, him you will receive. H
ow can you believe\, who receive glory from one another and do not seek the
glory that comes from the only God? Do not think that I shall accuse you t
o the Father\; it is Moses who accuses you\, on whom you set your hope. If
you believed Moses\, you would believe me\, for he wrote of me. But if you
do not believe his writings\, how will you believe my words?"\n \nAfter thi
s Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee\, which is the Sea of
Tiberias. And a multitude followed him\, because they saw the signs which h
e did on those who were diseased.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Conon the Gardener\, Mark the Ascetic\, Righteous Father Mark of Athens\
, John the Bulgarian\, Mark the Faster\, Parthenios the New Martyr who cont
ested in Didymoteichos\, George the New-Martyr of Rapsani\, Eulogios the Ma
rtyr\, Eulabios the Martyr\, Conon the Isaurian\, Archelaos the Martyr of E
gypt\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 8:13-9:7\n\nBut the
LORD of hosts\, him you shall regard as holy\; let him be your fear\, and
let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary\, and a stone of off
ense\, and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel\, a trap and a snar
e to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble thereon\; they s
hall fall and be broken\; they shall be snared and taken." \n \nBind up th
e testimony\, seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait for the LO
RD\, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob\, and I will hope in hi
m. Behold\, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and po
rtents in Israel from the LORD of hosts\, who dwells on Mount Zion. And wh
en they say to you\, "Consult the mediums and the wizards who chirp and mut
ter\," should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead
on behalf of the living? To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely for
this word which they speak there is no dawn. They will pass through the la
nd\, greatly distressed and hungry\; and when they are hungry\, they will b
e enraged and will curse their king and their God\, and turn their faces up
ward\; and they will look to the earth\, but behold\, distress and darkness
\, the gloom of anguish\; and they will be thrust into thick darkness. \n
\nBut there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former tim
e he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali\, b
ut in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea\, the land b
eyond the Jordan\, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkne
ss have seen a great light\; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness\, o
n them has light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation\, thou hast incre
ased its joy\; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest\, as men
rejoice when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden\, and the
staff for his shoulder\, the rod of his oppressor\, thou hast broken as on
the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. Fo
r to us a child is born\, to us a son is given\; and the government will be
upon his shoulder\, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor\, Mig
hty God\, Everlasting Father\, Prince of Peace." Of the increase of his go
vernment and of peace there will be no end\, upon the throne of David\, and
over his kingdom\, to establish it\, and to uphold it with justice and wit
h righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the LORD
of hosts will do this.\n\n\nGenesis 6:9-22\n\n These are the generations o
f Noah. Noah was a righteous man\, blameless in his generation\; Noah walke
d with God. And Noah had three sons\, Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. Now the e
arth was corrupt in God's sight\, and the earth was filled with violence.
And God saw the earth\, and behold\, it was corrupt\; for all flesh had cor
rupted their way upon the earth. And God said to Noah\, "I have determined
to make an end of all flesh\; for the earth is filled with violence throug
h them\; behold\, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark
of gopher wood\; make rooms in the ark\, and cover it inside and out with
pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark three hundred
cubits\, its breadth fifty cubits\, and its height thirty cubits. Make a
roof for the ark\, and finish it to a cubit above\; and set the door of the
ark in its side\; make it with lower\, second\, and third decks. For beho
ld\, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth\, to destroy all flesh i
n which is the breath of life from under heaven\; everything that is on the
earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you\; and you shal
l come into the ark\, you\, your sons\, your wife\, and your sons' wives wi
th you. And of every living thing of all flesh\, you shall bring two of ev
ery sort into the ark\, to keep them alive with you\; they shall be male an
d female. Of the birds according to their kinds\, and of the animals accor
ding to their kinds\, of every creeping thing of the ground according to it
s kind\, two of every sort shall come in to you\, to keep them alive. Also
take with you every sort of food that is eaten\, and store it up\; and it
shall serve as food for you and for them." Noah did this\; he did all that
God commanded him.\n\n\nProverbs 8:1-21\n\nDoes not wisdom call\, does not
understanding raise her voice? On the heights beside the way\, in the pat
hs she takes her stand\; beside the gates in front of the town\, at the ent
rance of the portals she cries aloud: "To you\, O men\, I call\, and my c
ry is to the sons of men. O simple ones\, learn prudence\; O foolish men\,
pay attention. Hear\, for I will speak noble things\, and from my lips wi
ll come what is right\; for my mouth will utter truth\; wickedness is an ab
omination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are righteous\; there is
nothing twisted or crooked in them. They are all straight to him who unde
rstands and right to those who find knowledge. Take my instruction instea
d of silver\, and knowledge rather than choice gold\; for wisdom is better
than jewels\, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. I\, wi
sdom\, dwell in prudence\, and I find knowledge and discretion. The fear
of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and
perverted speech I hate. I have counsel and sound wisdom\, I have insight
\, I have strength. By me kings reign\, and rulers decree what is just\;
by me princes rule\, and nobles govern the earth. I love those who love m
e\, and those who seek me diligently find me. Riches and honor are with m
e\, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit is better than gold\, even f
ine gold\, and my yield than choice silver. I walk in the way of righteou
sness\, in the paths of justice\, endowing with wealth those who love me\,
and filling their treasuries.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/13/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Pergamu
s\, Benjamin the Deacon\, Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece\, Florentios the
Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Meletios of Pegas\, Patriarch of Alexandria\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 1:27-3
0\; 2:1-4\n\nBrethren\, let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of
Christ\, so that whether I come and see you or am absent\, I may hear of yo
u that you stand firm in one spirit\, with one mind striving side by side f
or the faith of the gospel\, and not frightened in anything by your opponen
ts. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction\, but of your salvati
on\, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of
Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake\, e
ngaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine. So if th
ere is any encouragement in Christ\, any incentive of love\, any participat
ion in the Spirit\, any affection and sympathy\, complete my joy by being o
f the same mind\, having the same love\, being in full accord and of one mi
nd. Do nothing from selfishness or conceit\, but in humility count others b
etter than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests b
ut also to the interests of others.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:12-18\n\nAt
that time\, the twelve disciples came to Jesus and said to him\, "Send the
crowd away\, to go into the villages and country round about\, to lodge an
d get provisions\; for we are here in a lonely place." But he said to them\
, "You give them something to eat." They said\, "We have no more than five
loaves and two fish -- unless we are to go and buy food for all these peopl
e." For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples\,
"Make them sit down in companies\, about fifty each." And they did so\, and
made them all sit down. And taking the five loaves and the two fish he loo
ked up to heaven\, and blessed and broke them\, and gave them to the discip
les to set before the crowd. And all ate and were satisfied. And they took
up what was left over\, twelve baskets of broken pieces. Now it happened th
at as he was praying alone the disciples were with him.\n\n\n
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amus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/17/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea\, Gennadios I and Ma
ximus\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Righteous Mother Hilda of Whitby\n\n
Strict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthian
s 12:7-11\n\nBrethren\, to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit fo
r the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisd
om\, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit
\, to another faith by the same Spirit\, to another gifts of healing by the
one Spirit\, to another the working of miracles\, to another prophecy\, to
another the ability to distinguish between spirits\, to another various ki
nds of tongues\, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are in
spired by one and the same Spirit\, who apportions to each one individually
as he wills.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:15-18\; 17:1-4\n\nThe Lord said
to the Jews who came to him\, "You are those who justify yourselves before
men\, but God knows your hearts\; for what is exalted among men is an abomi
nation in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John\; sinc
e then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached\, and every one ente
rs it violently. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away\, than
for one dot of the law to become void. Every one who divorces his wife and
marries another commits adultery\, and he who marries a woman divorced from
her husband commits adultery." \n \nAnd he said to his disciples\, "Tempta
tions to sin are sure to come\; but woe to him by whom they come! It would
be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast
into the sea\, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. T
ake heed to yourselves\; if your brother sins\, rebuke him\, and if he repe
nts\, forgive him\; and if he sins against you seven times in the day\, and
turns to you seven times\, and says\, 'I repent\,' you must forgive him."\
n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/8/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\, Pa
tapius the Righteous of Thebes\, Apollo\, Tychikos\, Sosthenes\, Cephas\, E
paphroditos\, Caesar\, & Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\n\nStrict Fast\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 1:1-2\; 8-18\n\nPau
l\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise
of life which is in Christ Jesus\,\n \nTo Timothy\, my beloved child:\n \nG
race\, mercy\, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.\n \
nDo not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\
, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God\, who saved us
and called us with a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works but in virtu
e of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ag
o\, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus
\, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through th
e gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teache
r\, and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I know whom
I have believed\, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day wha
t has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you
have heard from me\, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus\; gua
rd the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells w
ithin us.\n \nYou are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me\,
and among them Phygelos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the hou
sehold of Onesiphoros\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not ashamed of m
y chains\, but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found
me - may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day - and
you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesos.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 21:37-38\, 22:1-8\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in the temple e
very day\, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear h
im. Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near\, which is called the Passo
ver. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to d
eath\; for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Isc
ariot\, who was of the number of the twelve\; he went away and conferred wi
th the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they
were glad\, and engaged to give him money. So he agreed\, and sought an op
portunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude. Then came
the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrific
ed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\, "Go and prepare the passover for u
s\, that we may eat it."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180106
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical93a9ee5fdcc360e5a62bc7ae566b46d4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, The Holy Mar
tyrs Theopemptus and Theonas\, Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria\, Apollin
aria of Egypt\, Gregory of Akrita\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:19-27\n\nBRETHREN\, though I am fr
ee from all men\, I have made myself a slave to all\, that I might win the
more. To the Jews I became as a Jew\, in order to win Jews\; to those under
the law I became as one under the law - though not being myself under the
law - that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I beca
me as one outside the law - not being without law toward God but under the
law of Christ - that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I becam
e weak\, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men\, t
hat I might by all means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel\
, that I may share in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race all the
runners compete\, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obt
ain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to r
eceive a perishable wreath\, but we an imperishable. Well\, I do not run ai
mlessly\, I do not box as one beating the air\; but I pommel my body and su
bdue it\, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. \
n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:1-18\n\nIn the fifteenth year of the reign of
Tiberius Caesar\, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea\, and Herod being
tetrarch of Galilee\, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Itur
aea and Trachonitis\, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene\, in the high-priest
hood of Annas and Caiaphas\, the word of God came to John the son of Zachar
ias in the wilderness\; and he went into all the region about the Jordan\,
preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is wri
tten in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet\, "The voice of one cry
ing in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord\, make his paths straigh
t. Every valley shall be filled\, and every mountain and hill shall be brou
ght low\, and the crooked shall be made straight\, and the rough ways shall
be made smooth\; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God." He said th
erefore to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him\, "You brood
of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits that
befit repentance\, and do not begin to say to yourselves\, 'We have Abraham
as our father"\; for I tell you\, God is able from these stones to raise u
p children to Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees\;
every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown i
nto the fire." And the multitudes asked him\, "What then shall we do?" And
he answered them\, "He who has two coats\, let him share with him who has n
one\; and he who has food\, let him do likewise." Tax collectors also came
to be baptized\, and said to him\, "Teacher\, what shall we do?" And he sai
d to them\, "Collect no more than is appointed you." Soldiers also asked hi
m\, "And we\, what shall we do?" And he said to them\, "Rob no one by viole
nce or by false accusation\, and be content with your wages." As the people
were in expectation\, and all men questioned in their hearts concerning Jo
hn\, whether perhaps he were the Christ\, John answered them all\, "I bapti
ze you with water\; but he who is mightier than I is coming\, the thong of
whose sandals I am not worthy to untie\; he will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand\, to clear his thre
shing floor\, and to gather the wheat into his granary\, but the chaff he w
ill burn with unquenchable fire." So\, with many other exhortations\, he pr
eached good news to the people. \n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180120
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical94540471665864dc4f4e3660493776fe
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Macarius the Great of Egypt\, Mark\, Bishop of Ephesus\, Arsenius of Co
rfu\, Makarios of Alexandria\, Makarios\, Hierodeacon of Kalogera\, Patmos\
, Removal of the Honorable Relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian\, Branwal
lader\, Bishop of Jersey\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Le
tter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit
is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, ge
ntleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belo
ng to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no
self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Bret
hren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should
restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be
tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:35-46\n\nAt that time\, a lawyer came up to
Jesus and asked him a question\, to test him. "Teacher\, which is the great
commandment in the law?" And he said to him\, "You shall love the Lord you
r God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all your mind
. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it\, You sh
all love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all th
e law and the prophets."\n \nNow while the Pharisees were gathered together
\, Jesus asked them a question\, saying\, "What do you think of the Christ?
Whose son is he?" They said to him\, "The son of David." He said to them\,
"How is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, say
ing\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I put your en
emies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord\, how is he his son?"
And no one was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day did anyone dar
e to ask him any more questions.\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Macarius the Great of Egypt
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180112
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical948c8ebd7f8594002a49da6fdc408e18
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/11/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Our Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch\, Vitalis of Gaza\, Afte
rfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Nikephoros t
he New Martyr of Crete\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Heb
rews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you t
he word of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their fa
ith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be
led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart
be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their ad
herents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no righ
t to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the
sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the
camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the peo
ple through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the ca
mp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but w
e seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offe
r up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknow
ledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for
such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-3
0\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me
by my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the Father\, and no one kno
ws the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal
him. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowl
y in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\,
and my burden is light."\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Our Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171001
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical949505a7192b5302c5b8ecd64e256896
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/30/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia\, Mardonios & Stratonikos t
he Martyrs\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthia
ns 16:13-24\n\nBrethren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your faith\, be coura
geous\, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, yo
u know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia\,
and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints\; I urge you
to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice
at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, because they have
made up for your absence\; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours.
Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila a
nd Prisca\, together with the church in their house\, send you hearty greet
ings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a
holy kiss. I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has
no love for the Lord\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of
the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\
n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:42-47\n\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for you d
o not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the hou
seholder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming\, he woul
d have watched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore y
ou also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not
expect. Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set o
ver his household\, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is
that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I sa
y to you\, he will set him over all his possessions."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180119
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical96116ef16f13f69eb26a19293b9eaf07
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria\, Zenia the Martyr\n\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\,
remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider t
he outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the s
ame yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and st
range teachings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\,
not by foods\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar
from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies o
f those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high pries
t as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffer
ed outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.
Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he en
dured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to
come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise
to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neg
lect to do good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasi
ng to God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\n\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be
hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\,
and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men
\, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is i
n heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\;
I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to
you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pas
s from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the
least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in t
he kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be calle
d great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180806
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical96a27cef59f831b7cb39442bd2be1520
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, E
usignius the Martyr of Antioch\, Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola\, Eu
thymios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Christos the New Martyr of Prevezis
\, Oswald the Martyr\, King of Northumbria\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\nTone One\nTenth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First L
etter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles
as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a sp
ectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake
\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are he
ld in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst
\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with
our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when
slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the r
efuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to
make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though
you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I b
ecame your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, b
e imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:14-23\n\nAt that time\,
a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said\, "Lord\, have mercy on
my son\, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly\; for often he fal
ls into the fire\, and often into the water. And I brought him to your dis
ciples\, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered\, "O faithless a
nd perverse generation\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to be
ar with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him\, and the demon
came out of him\, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples cam
e to Jesus privately and said\, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to
them\, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you\, if you hav
e faith as a grain of mustard seed\, you will say to this mountain\, 'Move
hence to yonder place\,' and it will move\; and nothing will be impossible
to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As t
hey were gathering in Galilee\, Jesus said to them\, "The Son of man is to
be delivered into the hands of men\, and they will kill him\, and he will
be raised on the third day."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:10th Sunday of Matthew
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180504
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical96de4d53323634f898a243170f2b3e01
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura\, Peter the Wonderworker\, Xenia of K
alamata the Great Martyr\, Father Theodosius\, Abbot of Kiev Caves Lavra\,
Ahmet the Calligrapher & Martyr\, Theophan\, Bishop of Peritheorion\, Oikou
menios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Trikka\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of
the Apostles 10:34-43\n\nIn those days\, Peter opened his mouth and said: "
Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality\, but in every nation any one
who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the wo
rd which he sent to Israel\, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (
he is Lord of all)\, the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea\, b
eginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anoint
ed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power\; how he went abou
t doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil\, for God was
with him. And we are witnesses to all that he did both in the country of t
he Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree\;
but God raised him on the third day and made him manifest\; not to all the
people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses\, who ate and drank wi
th him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the pe
ople\, and to testify that he is the one ordained by God to be judge of the
living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that every one w
ho believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."\n\n\nGos
pel Reading: John 8:12-20\n\nAgain Jesus spoke to them\, saying\, "I am the
light of the world\; he who follows me will not walk in darkness\, but wil
l have the light of life." The Pharisees then said to him\, "You are bearin
g witness to yourself\; your testimony is not true." Jesus answered\, "Even
if I do bear witness to myself\, my testimony is true\, for I know whence
I have come and whither I am going\, but you do not know whence I come or w
hither I am going. You judge according to the flesh\, I judge no one. Yet e
ven if I do judge\, my judgment is true\, for it is not I alone that judge\
, but I and he who sent me. In your law it is written that the testimony of
two men is true\; I bear witness to myself\, and the Father who sent me be
ars witness to me." They said to him therefore\, "Where is your Father?" Je
sus answered\, "You know neither me nor my Father\; if you knew me\, you wo
uld know my Father also." These words he spoke in the treasury\, as he taug
ht in the temple\; but no one arrested him\, because his hour had not yet c
ome.\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180416
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180417
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical97e1a52b2e142ba6daaae1b4514a8505
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs\, Leonidas and Charissa\
, Nike\, Galene\, Kallida\, Nounenchia\, Vasilissa\, and Theodora the Marty
rs\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 3:19-26\n\nIn those days\,
Peter said to the people\, "Repent and turn again\, that your sins may be b
lotted out\, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lor
d\, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you\, Jesus\, whom heaven
must receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mou
th of his holy prophets from of old. Moses said\, 'The Lord God will raise
up for you a prophet from your brethren as he raised me up. You shall liste
n to him in whatever he tells you. And it shall be that every soul that doe
s not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.' And all t
he prophets who have spoken\, from Samuel and those who came afterwards\, a
lso proclaimed these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the cove
nant which God gave to your fathers\, saying to Abraham\, 'And in your post
erity shall all the families of the earth be blessed.' God\, having raised
up his servant\, sent him to you first\, to bless you in turning every one
of you from your wickedness."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:1-11\n\nAt that t
ime\, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee\, and the mother of Jesus was
there\; Jesus also was invited to the wedding\, with his disciples. When th
e wine gave out\, the mother of Jesus said to him\, "They have no wine." An
d Jesus said to her\, "O woman\, what have you to do with me? My hour has n
ot yet come." His mother said to the servants\, "Do whatever he tells you."
Now six stone jars were standing there\, for the Jewish rites of purificat
ion\, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them\, "Fill the
jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them\, "
Now draw some out\, and take it to the steward of the feast." So they took
it. When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine\, and di
d not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water
knew)\, the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him\, "E
very man serves the good wine first\; and when men have drunk freely\, then
the poor wine\; but you have kept the good wine until now." This\, the fir
st of his signs\, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee\, and manifested his glory\;
and his disciples believed in him.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171205
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical98d9891482069a717403304bbcd06b8a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/4/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Barbara the Great Martyr\, John the Righteous of Damascus\, New Hieroma
rtyr Seraphim\, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece\, Juliana the Martyr of Heli
opolis\, Alexander Hotovitzky\, New Hieromartyr of Russia\, Missionary to A
merica\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter t
o the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were c
onfined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed
. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be ju
stified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a cu
stodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For
as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is ne
ither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither ma
le nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ'
s\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean t
hat the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, thoug
h he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustee
s until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we
were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time ha
d fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the la
w\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adopt
ion as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a great cr
owd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had ha
d a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many p
hysicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather g
rew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him i
n the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his ga
rments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and
she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perce
iving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned ab
out in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples
said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'W
ho touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman
\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell
down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daugh
ter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your di
sease."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/22/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Abercius\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis\, Seve
n Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus\, Cecilia the Martyr\n\nTone Three\nNinth
Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:
11-19\n\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel which was preache
d by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\, nor was I
taught it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have
heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the church of God vio
lently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of m
y own age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions o
f my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born\, and had
called me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in orde
r that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh
and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before
me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to Damascus. Then a
fter three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with
him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lo
rd's brother.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus
arrived at the country of the Gadarenes\, there met him a man from the city
who had demons\; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not i
n a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus\, he cried out and fell do
wn before him\, and said with a loud voice\, "What have you to do with me\,
Jesus\, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you\, do not torment me." For
he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a tim
e it had seized him\; he was kept under guard\, and bound with chains and f
etters\, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert
.) Jesus then asked him\, "What is your name?" And he said\, "Legion"\; for
many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to de
part into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hil
lside\; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave.
Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine\, and the herd r
ushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen
saw what happened\, they fled\, and told it in the city and in the country
. Then people went out to see what had happened\, and they came to Jesus\,
and found the man from whom the demons had gone\, sitting at the feet of Je
sus\, clothed and in his right mind\; and they were afraid. And those who h
ad seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed.
Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him t
o depart from them\; for they were seized with great fear\; so he got into
the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he
might be with him\; but he sent him away\, saying\, "Return to your home\,
and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away\, proclaiming
throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Simon the Zealot & Apostle\, Laurence of Egypt\, Isodora of Egypt\n\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBre
thren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced t
o death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and t
o men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are
weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To
the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and ho
meless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless
\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we
have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring
of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish yo
u as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\,
you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus thro
ugh the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 6:12-19\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to the mountain to pray\; a
nd all night he continued in prayer to God. And when it was day\, he called
his disciples\, and chose from them twelve\, whom he named apostles\; Simo
n\, whom he named Peter\, and Andrew his brother\, and James and John\, and
Philip\, and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas\, and James the son of
Alphaios\, and Simon who was called the Zealot\, and Judas the son of Jame
s\, and Judas Iscariot\, who became a traitor. And he came down with them a
nd stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great
multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre
and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and t
hose who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd s
ought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all.\n \
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/28/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Righteous John Cassian the Confessor\,Basil the Confessor\, Kyranna the
New Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Jonah the Righteous Martyr of Lerios\n\nStric
t Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 5:16-25\n\nBut the LORD of hosts
is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousne
ss. Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture\, fatlings and kids sha
ll feed among the ruins. Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of fals
ehood\, who draw sin as with cart ropes\, who say: "Let him make haste\, le
t him speed his work that we may see it\; let the purpose of the Holy One o
f Israel draw near\, and let it come\, that we may know it!" Woe to those
who call evil good and good evil\, who put darkness for light and light for
darkness\, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those wh
o are wise in their own eyes\, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe to those
who are heroes at drinking wine\, and valiant men in mixing strong drink\,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe\, and deprive the innocent of his right!
Therefore\, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble\, and as dry grass
sinks down in the flame\, so their root will be as rottenness\, and their b
lossom go up like dust\; for they have rejected the law of the LORD of host
s\, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Therefore the an
ger of the LORD was kindled against his people\, and he stretched out his h
and against them and smote them\, and the mountains quaked\; and their corp
ses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is n
ot turned away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\n\nGenesis 4:16-26\n\
n Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD\, and dwelt in the land
of Nod\, east of Eden. Cain knew his wife\, and she conceived and bore En
och\; and he built a city\, and called the name of the city after the name
of his son\, Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad\; and Irad was the father of Me
hujael\, and Mehujael the father of Methushael\, and Methushael the father
of Lamech. And Lamech took two wives\; the name of the one was Adah\, and
the name of the other Zillah. Adah bore Jabal\; he was the father of those
who dwell in tents and have cattle. His brother's name was Jubal\; he was
the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. Zillah bore Tubalcain
\; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of T
ubalcain was Naamah. Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah\, hear my
voice\; you wives of Lamech\, hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for
wounding me\, a young man for striking me. If Cain is avenged sevenfold\,
truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." \n \n And Adam knew his wife again\, and
she bore a son and called his name Seth\, for she said\, "God has appointed
for me another child instead of Abel\, for Cain slew him." To Seth also a
son was born\, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to cal
l upon the name of the LORD.\n \n\nProverbs 5:15-6:3\n\nDrink water from y
our own cistern\, flowing water from your own well. Should your springs be
scattered abroad\, streams of water in the streets? Let them be for yours
elf alone\, and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed\,
and rejoice in the wife of your youth\, a lovely hind\, a graceful doe. Le
t her affection fill you at all times with delight\, be infatuated always w
ith her love. Why should you be infatuated\, my son\, with a loose woman a
nd embrace the bosom of an adventuress? For a man's ways are before the ey
es of the LORD\, and he watches all his paths. The iniquities of the wicke
d ensnare him\, and he is caught in the toils of his sin. He dies for lack
of discipline\, and because of his great folly he is lost.\n \nMy son\,
if you have become surety for your neighbor\, have given your pledge for a
stranger\; if you are snared in the utterance of your lips\, caught in the
words of your mouth\; then do this\, my son\, and save yourself\, for you h
ave come into your neighbor's power: go\, hasten\, and importune your neigh
bor.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/11/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople\, Luke the New Stylite of Chalced
on\, Holy Martyrs Ascepsia and Aethal\, Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas\,
Leontios the Righteous of Monemvasia\, The Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas
\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter
to Timothy 2:20-26\n\nTimothy\, my son\, in a great house there are not onl
y vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and earthenware\, and some fo
r noble use\, some for ignoble. If any one purifies himself from what is ig
noble\, then he will be a vessel for noble use\, consecrated and useful to
the master of the house\, ready for any good work. So shun youthful passion
s and aim at righteousness\, faith\, love\, and peace\, along with those wh
o call upon the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with stupid\, se
nseless controversies\; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's s
ervant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to every one\, an apt teacher\, f
orbearing\, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant
that they will repent and come to know the truth\, and they may escape fro
m the snare of the devil\, after being captured by him to do his will.\n\n\
nGospel Reading: Mark 8:11-21\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees came to Jesus
and began to argue with him\, seeking from him a sign from heaven\, to tes
t him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit\, and said\, "Why does this gener
ation seek a sign? Truly\, I say to you\, no sign shall be given to this ge
neration." And he left them\, and getting into the boat again he departed t
o the other side. Now they had forgotten to bring bread\; and they had only
one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautioned them\, saying\, "Take hee
d\, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." And the
y discussed it with one another\, saying\, "We have no bread." And being aw
are of it\, Jesus said to them\, "Why do you discuss the fact that you have
no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
Having eyes do you not see\, and having ears do you not hear? And do you n
ot remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand\, how many
baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him\, "Twelve.
" "And the seven for the four thousand\, how many baskets full of broken pi
eces did you take up?" And they said to him\, "Seven." And he said to them\
, "Do you not yet understand?"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leo\, Bishop of Catania\, Agathus\, Pope of Rome\, Bessarion the Great\
, Sadok the Bishop and the 128 other Martyrs of Persia\, Plotinus\n\nStrict
Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 1:19-2:3\n\n"If you are willing a
nd obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land\; but if you refuse and re
bel\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has sp
oken."\n \nHow the faithful city has become a harlot\, she that was full of
justice! Righteousness lodged in her\, but now murderers. Your silver ha
s become dross\, your wine mixed with water. Your princes are rebels and c
ompanions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They
do not defend the fatherless\, and the widow's cause does not come to them.
\n \nTherefore the Lord says\, the Lord of hosts\, the Mighty One of Israel
: "Ah\, I will vent my wrath on my enemies\, and avenge myself on my foes.
I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with ly
e and remove all your alloy. And I will restore your judges as at the firs
t\, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called
the city of righteousness\, the faithful city."\n \nZion shall be redeemed
by justice\, and those in her who repent\, by righteousness. But rebels a
nd sinners shall be destroyed together\, and those who forsake the Lord sha
ll be consumed. For you shall be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighte
d\; and you shall blush for the gardens which you have chosen. For you sha
ll be like an oak whose leaf withers\, and like a garden without water. An
d the strong shall become tow\, and his work a spark\, and both of them sha
ll burn together\, with none to quench them.\n \nThe word which Isaiah the
son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in t
he latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be establis
hed as the highest of the mountains\, and shall be raised above the hills\;
and all the nations shall flow to it\, and many peoples shall come\, and s
ay: "Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the
God of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his p
aths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord f
rom Jerusalem.\n\n\nGenesis 1:14-23\n\n And God said\, "Let there be lights
in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night\; and l
et them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years\, and let them
be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth." A
nd it was so. And God made the two great lights\, the greater light to rul
e the day\, and the lesser light to rule the night\; he made the stars also
. And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the
earth\, to rule over the day and over the night\, and to separate the light
from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening a
nd there was morning\, a fourth day.\n \nAnd God said\, "Let the waters bri
ng forth swarms of living creatures\, and let birds fly above the earth acr
oss the firmament of the heavens." So God created the great sea monsters a
nd every living creature that moves\, with which the waters swarm\, accordi
ng to their kinds\, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God s
aw that it was good. And God blessed them\, saying\, "Be fruitful and mult
iply and fill the waters in the seas\, and let birds multiply on the earth.
" And there was evening and there was morning\, a fifth day.\n\n\nProverbs
1:20-33\n\nWisdom cries aloud in the street\; in the markets she raises he
r voice\; on the top of the walls she cries out\; at the entrance of the ci
ty gates she speaks: "How long\, O simple ones\, will you love being simpl
e? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowled
ge? \n \n Give heed to my reproof\; behold\, I will pour out my thoughts to
you\; I will make my words known to you.\n \nBecause I have called and yo
u refused to listen\, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded\, an
d you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof\, I als
o will laugh at your calamity\; I will mock when panic strikes you\, when p
anic strikes you like a storm\, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind\,
when distress and anguish come upon you. \n \nThen they will call upon me\,
but I will not answer\; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
\n \nBecause they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord
\, would have none of my counsel\, and despised all my reproof\, therefore
they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.\
n \nFor the simple are killed by their turning away\, and the complacence
of fools destroys them\; but he who listens to me will dwell secure and wi
ll be at ease\, without dread of evil."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Leo\, Bishop of Catania
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/11/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Antipas\, Bishop of Pergamum\, Pharmuthios the Anchorite\, Guthlac the
Hermit of Crowland\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles
2:22-38\n\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Men of Israel\, hear
these words: Jesus of Nazareth\, a man attested to you by God with mighty
works and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst\, as yo
u yourselves know this Jesus\, delivered up according to the definite plan
and foreknowledge of God\, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless
men. But God raised him up\, having loosed the pangs of death\, because it
was not possible for him to be held by it. For David says concerning him\,
'I saw the Lord always before me\, for he is at my right hand that I may n
ot be shaken\; therefore my heart was glad\, and my tongue rejoiced\; moreo
ver my flesh will dwell in hope. For thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades
\, nor let thy Holy One see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways
of life\; thou wilt make me full of gladness with thy presence.'\n \n"Bret
hren\, I may say to you confidently of the patriarch David that he both die
d and was buried\, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a p
rophet\, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would s
et one of his descendants upon his throne\, he foresaw and spoke of the res
urrection of the Christ\, that he was not abandoned to Hades\, nor did his
flesh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up\, and of that we all are wit
nesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God\, and having recei
ved from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit\, he has poured out this
which you see and hear. For David did not ascend into the heavens\; but he
himself says\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I m
ake thy enemies a stool for thy feet.' Let all the house of Israel therefor
e know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ\, this Jesus wh
om you crucified."\n \nNow when they heard this they were cut to the heart\
, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles\, "Brethren\, what shall w
e do?" And Peter said to them\, "Repent\, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:35-52\n\nAt that
time\, John was standing with two of his disciples\; and he looked at Jesus
as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples he
ard him say this\, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned\, and saw them fol
lowing\, and said to them\, "What do you seek?" And they said to him\, "Rab
bi" (which means Teacher)\, "where are you staying?" He said to them\, "C
ome and see." They came and saw where he was staying\; and they stayed wit
h him that day\, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard
John speak\, and followed him\, was Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother. He firs
t found his brother Simon\, and said to him\, "We have found the Messiah" (
which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said\
, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which mea
ns Peter).\n \nThe next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Ph
ilip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the ci
ty of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and said to him\, "We have
found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of
Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything good
come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Natha
nael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in w
hom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus ans
wered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the fig tree\,
I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You
are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I s
aw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater things th
an these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will se
e heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the S
on of man."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Renewal Wednesday
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/11/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodora of Alexandria\, Euphrosynos the Cook\, Demetrios & Evanthea th
e Martyrs & their son Demetrianos\, Sergius and Herman of Valaam\, Finland\
, Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\, Deinol the First Bishop of
Bangor\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:11-16\n
\nBrethren\, when Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his face\, becaus
e he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James\, he ate with
the Gentiles\; but when they came he drew back and separated himself\, fear
ing the circumcision party. And with him the rest of the Jews acted insince
rely\, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their insincerity. But whe
n I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel\,
I said to Cephas before them all\, "if you\, though a Jew\, live like a Gen
tile and not like a Jew\, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews
?" We ourselves\, who are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners\, yet who k
now that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Je
sus Christ\, even we have believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justifi
ed by faith in Christ\, and not by works of the law\, because by works of t
he law shall no one be justified.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:19-36\n\nAt
that time\, the Pharisees took counsel against Jesus and said to one anothe
r\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\, the world has gone after him.
"\n \nNow among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.
So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to
him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew we
nt with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has
come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, un
less a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, it remains alone\; bu
t if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it\, and he
who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one
serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there shall my servant be
also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him.\n \n"Now is my so
ul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from this hour?' No\,
for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glorify your name." The
n a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it a
gain." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Other
s said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has com
e for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now sha
ll the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from t
he earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death
he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that t
he Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lif
ted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with yo
u for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness ov
ertake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. Whil
e you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of l
ight."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Ascension\,The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia\, Holy Godbearin
g Nectarius\, the Builder of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam of Meteora\, The
odotos the Martyr of Ancyra & the 7 Virgin-martyrs\, Athanasios\, Archbisho
p of Christianopolis\, The New Martyrs of Batak\, Bulgaria\, Nicholas the Y
ounger who was martyred in Metsovo\, Epirus\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of
the Apostles 1:1-12\n\nIn the first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt wit
h all that Jesus began to do and teach\, until the day when he was taken up
\, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles w
hom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by
many proofs\, appearing to them during forty days\, and speaking of the kin
gdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from
Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promise of the Father\, which\, he said\,
"you heard from me\, for John baptized with water\, but before many days yo
u shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit." So when they had come together\,
they asked him\, "Lord\, will you at this time restore the kingdom of Isra
el?" He said to them\, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which th
e Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when t
he Holy Spirit has come upon you\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusal
em and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth." And when he h
ad said this\, as they were looking on\, he was lifted up\, and a cloud too
k him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went
\, behold\, two men stood by them in white robes\, and said\,"Men of Galile
e\, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus\, who was taken up fro
m you into heaven\, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven
." Then they returned from the mount called Olivet\, which is near Jerusale
m\, a sabbath day's journey away.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\n\nAt
that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, stood in the midst of his
disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled and fri
ghtened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why a
re you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands
and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has no
t flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this\, he showe
d them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, a
nd wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave
him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n \nThen
he said to them\, "These are my words which I spoke to you\, while I was st
ill with you\, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the
prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to u
nderstand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that th
e Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that r
epentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nat
ions\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And beh
old\, I send the promise of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city\, unt
il you are clothed with power from on high."\n \nThen he led them out as fa
r as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed them. While he blessed
them\, he parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they wors
hiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were contin
ually in the temple blessing God.\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171215
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/14/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, an
d Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 1:5-14\n\nTitus\, my son\, appoint e
lders in every town as I directed you\, if any man is blameless\, the husba
nd of one wife\, and his children are believers and not open to the charge
of being profligate or insubordinate. For a bishop\, as God's steward\, mus
t be blameless\; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or
violent or greedy for gain\, but hospitable\, a lover of goodness\, master
of himself\, upright\, holy\, and self-controlled\; he must hold firm to t
he sure word as taught\, so that he may be able to give instruction in soun
d doctrine and also to confute those who contradict it. For there are many
insubordinate men\, empty talkers and deceivers especially the circumcision
party\; they must be silenced\, since they are upsetting whole families by
teaching for base gain what they have no right to teach. One of themselves
\, a prophet of their own\, said\, "Cretans are always liars\, evil beasts\
, lazy gluttons." This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply\, t
hat they may be sound in the faith\, instead of giving heed to Jewish myths
or to commands of men who reject the truth.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:10
-15\n\nAt that time\, the disciples kept the word of Jesus to themselves\,
questioning what the rising from the dead meant. And they asked him\, "Why
do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?" And he said to them\, "Eli
jah does come first to restore all things\; and how is it written of the So
n of man\, that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
But I tell you that Elijah has come\, and they did to him whatever they ple
ased\, as it is written of him." And when they came to the disciples\, they
saw a great crowd about them\, and scribes arguing with them. And immediat
ely all the crowd\, when they saw him\, were greatly amazed\, and ran up to
him and greeted him. \n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\,
and Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171220
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/19/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios an
d Thessaloniki\, Our Righteous Father Gregentius\, Bishop of Ethiopia\, Agl
aia the Righteous of Rome\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Hebrews 4:1-13\n\nBrethren\, while the promise of entering his
rest remains\, let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to rea
ch it. For good news came to us just as to them\; but the message which the
y heard did not benefit them\, because it did not meet with faith in the he
arers. For we who have believed enter that rest\, as he has said\, "As I sw
ore in my wrath\, 'They shall never enter my rest\,'" although his works we
re finished from the foundation of the world. For he has somewhere spoken o
f the seventh day in this way\, "And God rested on the seventh day from all
his works." And again in this place he said\, "They shall never enter my r
est." Since therefore it remains for some to enter it\, and those who forme
rly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience\, again
he sets a certain day\, "Today\," saying through David so long afterward\,
in the words already quoted\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not har
den your hearts." For if Joshua had given them rest\, God would not speak l
ater of another day. So then\, there remains a sabbath rest for the people
of God\; for whoever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God d
id from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest\, that no one fall
by the same sort of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active\
, sharper than any two-edged sword\, piercing to the division of soul and s
pirit\, of joints and marrow\, and discerning the thoughts and intentions o
f the heart. And before him no creature is hidden\, but all are open and la
id bare to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
rk 10:2-12\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees came up to Jesus and in order to
test him\, asked\, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" He answer
ed them\, "What did Moses command you?" They said\, "Moses allowed a man to
write a certificate of divorce\, and to put her away." But Jesus said to t
hem\, "For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from t
he beginning of creation\, 'God made them male and female. For this reason
a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife\, and the
two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. What
therefore God has joined together\, let not man put asunder." And in the h
ouse the disciples asked him again about this matter. And he said to them\,
"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against he
r\; and if she divorces her husband and marries another\, she commits adult
ery."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios
and Thessaloniki
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180310
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala90ab187a40cae32ffc3ecaceac1fb5b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia\, Caesarios the Righteous\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebr
ews 12:1-10\n\nBRETHREN\, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of wi
tnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings so clos
ely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us\, loo
king to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith\, who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross\, despising the shame\, and is seated
at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinn
ers such hostility against himself\, so that you may not grow weary or fain
thearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the poi
nt of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which add
resses you as sons? "My son\, do not regard lightly the discipline of the L
ord\, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplin
es him whom he loves\, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for
discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons\; for what
son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without
discipline\, in which all have participated\, then you are illegitimate chi
ldren and not sons. Besides this\, we have had earthly fathers to disciplin
e us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father
.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The
kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning
to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a d
enarius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the thi
rd hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace\; and to them he sai
d\, 'You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will give you.'
So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he
did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others sta
nding\; and he said to them\, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They sa
id to him\, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You go into t
he vineyard too.' And when evening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to
his steward\, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, beginning with
the last\, up to the first.' And when those hired about the eleventh hour
came\, each of them received a denarius. Now when the first came\, they tho
ught they would receive more\; but each of them also received a denarius. A
nd on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, saying\, 'These last
worked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who have borne th
e burden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to one of them\
, 'Friend\, I am doing you no wrong\; did you not agree with me for a denar
ius? Take what belongs to you\, and go\; I choose to give to this last as I
give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me?
Or is your eye evil because I am good?' So the last will be first\, and th
e first last. For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171007
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/6/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas\, Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadocia
\, Makarios the Righteous of Chios\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBreth
ren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to
death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to
men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are we
ak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To th
e present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and home
less\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\;
when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we h
ave become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of
all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you
as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, yo
u do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus throug
h the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
John 20:19-31\n\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, t
he doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus c
ame and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he ha
d said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples we
re glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with
you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had sai
d this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit.
If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sin
s of any\, they are retained."\n \nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called
the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told
him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his han
ds the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\,
and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n \nEight days later\,
his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doo
rs were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be wi
th you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands
\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\,
but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to
him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who h
ave not seen and yet believe."\n \nNow Jesus did many other signs in the pr
esence of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these ar
e written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\,
and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180204
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the Ho
ly Prophetess Anna\, Stamatios\, John\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Spetses
\, Nicholas\, Archbishop & Enlightener of Japan\, Afterfeast of the Present
ation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theot
okos \, Werburga\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Hebrews 9:11-14\n\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of th
e good things that have come\, then through the greater and more perfect te
nt (not made with hands\, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once f
or all into the Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but h
is own blood\, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling o
f defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a
heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh\, how much more shall
the blood of Christ\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself withou
t blemish to God\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the livi
ng God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:25-38\n\nAt that time\, there was a ma
n in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon and this man was righteous and devou
t\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon hi
m. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not se
e death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he
came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus\, t
o do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took him up in his arm
s and blessed God and said\, "Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\,
according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you ha
ve prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light for revelation to the
Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel." And his father and his mot
her marveled at what was said about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said
to Mary his mother\, "Behold\, this child is set for the fall and rising of
many in Israel\, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will p
ierce through your own soul also)\, that thoughts out of many hearts may be
revealed." And there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, o
f the tribe of Asher\; she was of a great age\, having lived with her husba
nd seven years from her virginity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four
. She did not depart from the temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer n
ight and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and
spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and t
he Holy Prophetess Anna
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180207
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Bucolus\, Bishop of Sm
yrna\, Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza\, Afterfeast of the Presenta
tion of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Ilyan of Homs\n\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethren\, it wa
s fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unsta
ined\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\
, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own s
ins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he off
ered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high p
riests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoint
s a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are s
aying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right
hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary a
nd the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n \n\nGospel
Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enter
s by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have
life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\
, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep a
nd flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because
he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\;
I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the F
ather\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, tha
t are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voi
ce. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171126
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalae856500dd20fd1178a1b53dd3097d58
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/25/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\, Cather
ine the Great Martyr of Alexandria\, Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea
in Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren\, before faith came\, w
e were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be
revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we mig
ht be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer un
der a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through fai
th. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. The
re is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is ne
ither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are
Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise.
I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave
\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and
trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were child
ren\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the
time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born unde
r the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might recei
ve adoption as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a
great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman wh
o had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much unde
r many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but
rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behi
nd him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch eve
n his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceas
ed\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus
\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately t
urned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his di
sciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you
say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But t
he woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling a
nd fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\
, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of
your disease."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180524
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada\, Mary the Myrrhbearer & wife
of Cleopas\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts o
f the Apostles 23:1-11\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul\, looking intently at the co
uncil\, said\, "Brethren\, I have lived before God in all good conscience u
p to this day." And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by hi
m to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him\, "God shall strike you
\, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law\,
and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?" Those who stood by
said\, "Would you revile God's high priest?" And Paul said\, "I did not kn
ow\, brethren\, that he was the high priest\; for it is written\, 'You shal
l not speak evil of a ruler of your people.' " But when Paul perceived that
one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees\, he cried out in the coun
cil\, "Brethren\, I am a Pharisee\, a son of Pharisees\; with respect to th
e hope and the resurrection of the dead I am on trial." And when he had sai
d this\, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees\; and t
he assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrectio
n\, nor angel\, nor spirit\; but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. Then a
great clamor arose\; and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood
up and contended\, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or
an angel spoke to him?" And when the dissension became violent\, the tribu
ne\, afraid that Paul would be torn in pieces by them\, commanded the soldi
ers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the
barracks. The following night the Lord stood by him and said\, "Take coura
ge\, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem\, so you must bear wit
ness also at Rome."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:15-23\n\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "All that the Father has is mine\; therefore I said that he
will take what is mine and declare it to you.\n \n"A little while\, and yo
u will see me no more\; again a little while\, and you will see me." Some o
f his disciples said to one another\, "What is this that he says to us\, 'A
little while\, and you will not see me\, and again a little while\, and yo
u will see me'\; and\, 'because I go to the Father'? " They said\, "What do
es he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he means." Jesus knew t
hat they wanted to ask him\; so he said to them\, "Is this what you are ask
ing yourselves\, what I meant by saying\, 'A little while\, and you will no
t see me\, and again a little while\, and you will see me'? Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, you will weep and lament\, but the world will rejoice\; you
will be sorrowful\, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is in
travail she has sorrow\, because her hour has come\; but when she is deliv
ered of the child\, she no longer remembers the anguish\, for joy that a hu
man being is born into the world. So you have sorrow now\, but I will see y
ou again and your hearts will rejoice\, and no one will take your joy from
you. In that day\, you will ask nothing of me. Truly\, truly\, I say to you
\, if you ask anything of the Father\, he will give it to you in my name."\
n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171111
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalafb34f0733f1d8b6d6458864f724a40f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/10/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Apost
les of the 70\, Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia\, Holy Father Arsenius of
Cappadocia\, Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethr
en\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to d
eath\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to m
en. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are wea
k\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the
present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homel
ess\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\;
when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we ha
ve become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of
all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you a
s my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you
do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through
the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 13:31-35\n\nAt that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him\,
"Get away from here\, for Herod wants to kill you." And he said to them\,
"Go and tell that fox\, 'Behold\, I cast out demons and perform cures today
and tomorrow\, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless I must g
o on my way today and tomorrow and the day following\; for it cannot be tha
t a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.' O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, k
illing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would
I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her
wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken. And I tell you
\, you will not see me until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord!'"\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Ap
ostles of the 70
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171124
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb14db16d78720dae98c0e70fae1c5d74
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/23/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium\, Gregory\, Bishop of Agrigentum\, Is
chyrion\, Bishop of Egypt\, Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos into t
he Temple\, Dionysios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Sisinios the Confesso
r\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter
to the Thessalonians 2:13-17\; 3:1-5\n\nBrethren\, we are bound to give th
anks to God always for you\, brethren beloved by the Lord\, because God cho
se you from the beginning to be saved\, through sanctification by the Spiri
t and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel\, so th
at you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then\, brethren\,
stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us\, either
by word of mouth or by letter.\n \nNow may our Lord Jesus Christ himself\,
and God our Father\, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope
through grace\, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work
and word.\n \nFinally\, brethren\, pray for us\, that the word of the Lord
may speed on and triumph\, as it did among you\, and that we may be deliver
ed from wicked and evil men\; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faith
ful\; he will strengthen you and guard you from evil. And we have confidenc
e in the Lord about you\, that you are doing and will do the things which w
e command. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the st
eadfastness of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:31-34\n\nAt that time\,
Jesus\, taking his twelve disciples\, said to them\, "Behold\, we are goin
g up to Jerusalem\, and everything that is written of the Son of man by the
prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered to the Gentiles\,
and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon\; they will scourge
him and kill him\, and on the third day he will rise." But they understood
none of these things\; this saying was hid from them\, and they did not gr
asp what was said.\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171229
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb184b224f7fbd877bf418da9c546853d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/28/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia\, Holy Martyr Glycerus\, Simon the
Myrrhbearer\, Founder of Simonopetra\, Monastery of Mount Athos\, Afterfea
st of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Hebrews 10:35-39\; 11:1-7\n\nBrethren\, do not throw away your confiden
ce\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you
may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little whi
le\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous o
ne shall live by faith\, and if he shrinks back\, my soul has no pleasure i
n him." But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed\, but of
those who have faith and keep their souls. Now faith is the assurance of th
ings hoped for\, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of ol
d received divine approval. By faith we understand that the world was creat
ed by the word of God\, so that what is seen was made out of things which d
o not appear. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than
Cain\, through which he received approval as righteous\, God bearing witne
ss by accepting his gifts\; he died\, but through his faith he is still spe
aking. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death\; and he
was not found\, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was
attested as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to pleas
e him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and t
hat he rewards those who seek him. By faith Noah\, being warned by God conc
erning events as yet unseen\, took heed and constructed an ark for the savi
ng of his household\; by this he condemned the world and became an heir of
the righteousness which comes by faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:25-35\
n\nAt that time\, great multitudes accompanied Jesus\; and he turned and sa
id to them\, "If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and m
other and wife and children and brothers and sisters\, yes\, and even his o
wn life\, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and
come after me\, cannot be my disciple. For which of you\, desiring to buil
d a tower\, does not first sit down and count the cost\, whether he has eno
ugh to complete it? Otherwise\, when he has laid a foundation\, and is not
able to finish\, all who see it begin to mock him\, saying\, 'This man bega
n to build\, and was not able to finish.' Or what king\, going to encounter
another king in war\, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he
is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty tho
usand? And if not\, while the other is yet a great way off\, he sends an em
bassy and asks terms of peace. So therefore\, whoever of you does not renou
nce all that he has cannot be my disciple. Salt is good\; but if salt has l
ost its taste\, how shall its saltness be restored? It is fit neither for t
he land nor for the dunghill\; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear\,
let him hear." \n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180516
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb20fb4b6edb23e1fee3842cad3c45c53
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pachomius the Great\, Achillius the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lariss
a\, Barbaros the Myrrhbearer of Kerkyra\, Andrew the Hermit & Wonderworker\
, Placing of the Honorable Head of the Apostle Titus\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: Acts of the Apostles 17:19-28\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the Athenians took hold
of Paul and brought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "May we know what this
new teaching is which you present? For you bring some strange things to our
ears\; we wish to know therefore what these things mean." Now all the Athe
nians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing except
telling or hearing something new. So Paul\, standing in the middle of the
Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in every way you are ver
y religious. For as I passed along\, and observed the objects of your worsh
ip\, I found also an altar with this inscription\, 'To an unknown god.' Wha
t therefore you worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to you. The God who ma
de the world and everything in it\, being Lord of heaven and earth\, does n
ot live in shrines made by man\, nor is he served by human hands\, as thoug
h he needed anything\, since he himself gives to all men life and breath an
d everything. And he made from one every nation of men to live on all the f
ace of the earth\, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of
their habitation\, that they should seek God\, in the hope that they might
feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us\, for '
In him we live and move and have our being.' \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:
19-36\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took counsel against Jesus and said t
o one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\, the world has gon
e after him."\n \nNow among those who went up to worship at the feast were
some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\,
and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew
\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\, "
The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I say
to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, it remain
s alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses
it\, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life
. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there shall m
y servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him.\n \n"
Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from this
hour?' No\, for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glorify you
r name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will
glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thun
dered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This v
oice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this wor
ld\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I am lift
ed up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this to show b
y what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard from th
e law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of man
must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The ligh
t is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\, lest the
darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not know where h
e goes. While you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you may beco
me sons of light."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Pachomius the Great
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171113
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb23f4b88231e03d311f4a45b4deef3ac
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/12/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria\, Nilus the Ascetic of Sin
ai\, Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, Leondos Styppi\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\n\nPlagal of the Second Tone\nFirst Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11\n\nBrethren\, he who sow
s sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will als
o reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind\, not reluc
tantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is abl
e to provide you with every blessing in abundance\, so that you may always
have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work.
As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righte
ousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for
food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of yo
ur righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity\,
which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 10:25-37\n\nAt that time\, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test\, s
aying\, "Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him
\, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered\, "You sh
all love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, a
nd with all your strength\, and with all your mind\; and your neighbor as y
ourself." And he said to him\, "You have answered right\; do this\, and you
will live." \n \nBut he\, desiring to justify himself\, said to Jesus\, "A
nd who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied\, "A man was going down from Jerusale
m to Jericho\, and he fell among robbers\, who stripped him and beat him\,
and departed\, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down
that road\; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewis
e a Levite\, when he came to the place and saw him\, passed by on the other
side. But a Samaritan\, as he journeyed\, came to where he was\; and when
he saw him\, he had compassion\, and went to him and bound up his wounds\,
pouring on oil and wine\; then he set him on his own beast and brought him
to an inn\, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii
and gave them to the innkeeper\, saying\, 'Take care of him\; and whatever
more you spend\, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three\,
do you think\, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He
said\, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him\, "Go and d
o likewise."\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:8th Sunday of Luke
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171018
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb26b35cda4fc07ee4c30785126f28812
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/17/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hosea the Prophet\, Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia\, Andrew
the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete\, Removal and Placing of the Sacred Reli
cs of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Let
ter to the Romans 9:18-33\n\nBrethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\
, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me then\,
"Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" But who are yo
u\, a man\, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder\,
"Why have you made me thus?" Has the potter no right over the clay\, to mak
e out of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use? Wh
at if God\, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power\, has en
dured with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction\, in ord
er to make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which h
e has prepared beforehand for glory\, even us whom he has called\, not from
the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Th
ose who were not my people I will call 'my people\,' and her who was not be
loved I will call 'my beloved.'" "And in the very place where it was said t
o them\, 'You are not my people\,' they will be called 'sons of the living
God.'" And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the so
ns of Israel be as the sand of the sea\, only a remnant of them will be sav
ed\; for the Lord will execute his sentence upon the earth with rigor and d
ispatch." And as Isaiah predicted\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us c
hildren\, we would have fared like Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What
shall we say\, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have a
ttained it\, that is\, righteousness through faith\; but that Israel who pu
rsued the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling
that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it through faith\, but as if it
were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it i
s written\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make men stumbl
e\, a rock that will make them fall\; and he who believes in him will not b
e put to shame."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:23-27\n\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let him deny himself and take
up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will los
e it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake\, he will save it. For what d
oes it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himse
lf? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words\, of him will the Son of m
an be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of
the holy angels. But I tell you truly\, there are some standing here who w
ill not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Hosea the Prophet
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170914
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb2f948bfe6dae8436bfc704707ac950a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/13/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross\, The Consecration of the
Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre)\, Cornelius the Centurion
& Martyr\, Aristides the Philosopher\, Hierotheos the Righteous of Iveron M
onastery\, Mount Athos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:1-4\n\nHoly brethren\, who share in
a heavenly call\, consider Jesus\, the apostle and high priest of our conf
ession. He was faithful to him who appointed him\, just as Moses also was f
aithful in all God's house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much mo
re glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house
. (For every house is built by some one\, but the builder of all things is
God.)\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:25-36\n\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves h
is life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for
eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\,
there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will hon
or him. \n \nNow is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save
me from this hour'? No\, for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father\
, glorify your name. Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\,
and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and said that
it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answer
ed\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment
of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, wh
en I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said th
is to show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have h
eard from the law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the
Son of man must be lifted up? Who is the Son of man?" Jesus said to them\,
"The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\
, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not kn
ow where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the light\, that yo
u may become sons of light."\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180325
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb4651da85e2213ae8114511e83794099
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos\, Artemon the Presbyter\
, Our Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Zachariah the Recl
use\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Let
ter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations f
or worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer on
e\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence
\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent call
ed the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of t
he covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn h
olding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the cove
nant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of
these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus
been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing th
eir ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he
but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself
and for the errors of the people.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\n\
nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to
a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizab
eth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her
womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed wit
h a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of y
our womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should co
me to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, th
e babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that ther
e would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n \n And
Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\
, henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty ha
s done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with
her about three months\, and returned to her home.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171003
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb4a4ee306fd3099f5b246745a5650b5f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/2/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina\, Theophilus
the Confessor\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 1
:12-17\n\nTimothy\, my son\, I thank him who has given me strength for this
\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, because he judged me faithful by appointing me t
o his service\, though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted hi
m\; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and t
he grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in
Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance\, that Chris
t Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of sinne
rs\; but I received mercy for this reason\, that in me\, as the foremost\,
Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to those who
were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of ages\, immortal\,
invisible\, the only God\, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 6:24-30\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to
him\, "Woe to you that are rich\, for you have received your consolation.\n
\n"Woe to you that are full now\, for you shall hunger.\n \n"Woe to you th
at laugh now\, for you shall mourn and weep.\n \n"Woe to you\, when all men
speak well of you\, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.\n \n"B
ut I say to you that hear\, Love your enemies\, do good to those who hate y
ou\, bless those who curse you\, pray for those who abuse you. To him who s
trikes you on the cheek\, offer the other also\; and from him who takes awa
y your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to every one who begs fro
m you\; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/22/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra\, Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs\, E
uthemios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah
42:5-16\n\nThus says God\, the LORD\, who created the heavens and stretched
them out\, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it\, who gives b
reath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: "I am the
LORD\, I have called you in righteousness\, I have taken you by the hand an
d kept you\; I have given you as a covenant to the people\, a light to the
nations\, to open the eyes that are blind\, to bring out the prisoners from
the dungeon\, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD\,
that is my name\; my glory I give to no other\, nor my praise to graven ima
ges. Behold\, the former things have come to pass\, and new things I now d
eclare\; before they spring forth I tell you of them." \n \n Sing to the LO
RD a new song\, his praise from the end of the earth! Let the sea roar and
all that fills it\, the coastlands and their inhabitants. Let the desert a
nd its cities lift up their voice\, the villages that Kedar inhabits\; let
the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy\, let them shout from the top of the m
ountains. Let them give glory to the LORD\, and declare his praise in the
coastlands. The LORD goes forth like a mighty man\, like a man of war he s
tirs up his fury\; he cries out\, he shouts aloud\, he shows himself mighty
against his foes. \n \n For a long time I have held my peace\, I have kept
still and restrained myself\; now I will cry out like a woman in travail\,
I will gasp and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills\, and dry up a
ll their herbage\; I will turn the rivers into islands\, and dry up the poo
ls. And I will lead the blind in a way that they know not\, in paths that
they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them
into light\, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I wi
ll do\, and I will not forsake them.\n \n\nGenesis 18:20-33\n\n Then the LO
RD said\, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their
sin is very grave\, I will go down to see whether they have done altogethe
r according to the outcry which has come to me\; and if not\, I will know."
So the men turned from there\, and went toward Sodom\; but Abraham still
stood before the LORD. Then Abraham drew near\, and said\, "Wilt thou inde
ed destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteou
s within the city\; wilt thou then destroy the place and not spare it for t
he fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from thee to do such a thing\,
to slay the righteous with the wicked\, so that the righteous fare as the
wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do righ
t?" And the LORD said\, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city\,
I will spare the whole place for their sake." Abraham answered\, "Behold\,
I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord\, I who am but dust and ashe
s. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt thou destroy the
whole city for lack of five?" And he said\, "I will not destroy it if I fin
d forty-five there." Again he spoke to him\, and said\, "Suppose forty are
found there." He answered\, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." The
n he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will speak. Suppose thirt
y are found there." He answered\, "I will not do it\, if I find thirty ther
e." He said\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Sup
pose twenty are found there." He answered\, "For the sake of twenty I will
not destroy it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will
speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered\, "Fo
r the sake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went his way\, when
he had finished speaking to Abraham\; and Abraham returned to his place.\n
\n\nProverbs 16:17-17:17\n\nThe highway of the upright turns aside from evi
l\; he who guards his way preserves his life. Pride goes before destructio
n\, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spir
it with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. He who gives hee
d to the word will prosper\, and happy is he who trusts in the LORD. The w
ise of heart is called a man of discernment\, and pleasant speech increases
persuasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it\, but foll
y is the chastisement of fools. The mind of the wise makes his speech judi
cious\, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are like a hon
eycomb\, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. There is a way whic
h seems right to a man\, but its end is the way to death. A worker's appet
ite works for him\; his mouth urges him on. A worthless man plots evil\, a
nd his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads strife\, an
d a whisperer separates close friends. A man of violence entices his neigh
bor and leads him in a way that is not good. He who winks his eyes plans p
erverse things\, he who compresses his lips brings evil to pass. A hoary h
ead is a crown of glory\; it is gained in a righteous life. He who is slow
to anger is better than the mighty\, and he who rules his spirit than he w
ho takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap\, but the decision is wholly
from the LORD.\n \nBetter is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full o
f feasting with strife. A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who
acts shamefully\, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. T
he crucible is for silver\, and the furnace is for gold\, and the LORD trie
s hearts. An evildoer listens to wicked lips\; and a liar gives heed to a
mischievous tongue. He who mocks the poor insults his Maker\; he who is gl
ad at calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are the crown of the
aged\, and the glory of sons is their fathers. Fine speech is not becoming
to a fool\; still less is false speech to a prince. A bribe is like a mag
ic stone in the eyes of him who gives it\; wherever he turns he prospers.
He who forgives an offense seeks love\, but he who repeats a matter alienat
es a friend. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundr
ed blows into a fool. An evil man seeks only rebellion\, and a cruel messe
nger will be sent against him. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cub
s\, rather than a fool in his folly. If a man returns evil for good\, evil
will not depart from his house. The beginning of strife is like letting o
ut water\; so quit before the quarrel breaks out. He who justifies the wic
ked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the
LORD. Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom\, when he h
as no mind? A friend loves at all times\, and a brother is born for advers
ity.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr\, Mariamne\, Sister of Apostle Philip\
, Righteous Auxentius\, The Pious Rulers Marcian and Pulcheria\, Theodore t
he New Martyr of Byzantium\, Hermogenes (Germogen)\, Patriarch of Moscow\n\
nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the gr
ace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many w
itnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Sha
re in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service ge
ts entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who
enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to th
e rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of
the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understandin
g in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descende
d from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am sufferi
ng and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered
. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also
may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware o
f the scribes\, who like to go about in long robes\, and love salutations i
n the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of
honor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long pr
ayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He looked up and saw
the rich putting their gifts into the treasury\; and he saw a poor widow pu
t in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly\, I tell you\, this poor widow
has put in more than all of them\; for they all contributed out of their a
bundance\, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had."
Having said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who has ears let him hear."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180204
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Isidore of Pelusium\, Nicholas the Confessor\, Hieromartyr Abramius\, Jo
hn the Righteous\, Bishop of Irinopolis\, Theodosios the Righteous\, Joseph
the New Martyr of Aleppo\, Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and
Savior in the Temple\n\nTone Two\nSecond Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:12-20\n\nBrethren\, "all th
ings are lawful for me\," but not all things are helpful. "All things are
lawful for me\," but I will not be enslaved by anything. "Food is meant fo
r the stomach and the stomach for food" -- and God will destroy both one an
d the other. The body is not meant for immorality\, but for the Lord\, and
the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up
by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Sha
ll I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prosti
tute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute be
comes one body with her? For\, as it is written\, "The two shall become on
e flesh." But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. S
hun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body\;
but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you not know that your b
ody is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you\, which you have from God? Y
ou are not your own\; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your
body and in your spirit which belong to God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 15
:11-32\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "There was a man who had two sons\; a
nd the younger of them said to his father\, 'Father\, give me the share of
the property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. N
ot many days later\, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journ
ey into a far country\, and there he squandered his property in loose livin
g. And when he had spent everything\, a great famine arose in that country
\, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined himself to one of the
citizens of that country\, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. An
d he would gladly have filled his belly with the pods that the swine ate\;
and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said\, 'How m
any of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare\, but I pe
rish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father\, and I will say t
o him\, 'Father\, I have sinned against heaven and before you\; I am no lon
ger worthy to be called your son\; treat me as one of your hired servants.'
And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance\
, his father saw him and had compassion\, and ran and embraced him and kiss
ed him. And the son said to him\, 'Father\, I have sinned against heaven a
nd before you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the fath
er said to his servants\, 'Bring quickly the best robe\, and put it on him\
; and put a ring on his hand\, and shoes on his feet\; and bring the fatted
calf and kill it\, and let us eat and make merry\; for this my son was dea
d\, and is alive again\; he was lost\, and is found.' And they began to ma
ke merry. Now his elder son was in the field\; and as he came and drew nea
r to the house\, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the serv
ants and asked what this meant. And he said to him\, 'Your brother has com
e\, and your father has killed the fatted calf\, because he has received hi
m safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came
out and entreated him\, but he answered his father\, 'Lo\, these many year
s I have served you\, and I never disobeyed your command\; yet you never ga
ve me a kid\, that I might make merry with my friends. But when this son o
f yours came\, who has devoured your living with harlots\, you killed for h
im the fatted calf!' And he said to him\, 'Son\, you are always with me\,
and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merry and be glad\,
for this your brother was dead\, and is alive\; he was lost\, and is found.
'"\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180126
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, The Synaxis of
the New Martyrs of Russia\, Kastinos\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethr
en\, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blamele
ss\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He ha
s no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for
his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all w
hen he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness
as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law
\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in wha
t we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at
the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the s
anctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n
\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any
one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find past
ure. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they
may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a
shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves t
he sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flee
s because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good
shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I
know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other s
heep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will h
eed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of
the Apostles 12:1-11\n\nAbout that time\, Herod the king laid violent hands
upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John
with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to
arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when
he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to four squads
of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover to bring him out t
o the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest prayer for him was
made to God by the Church.\n \nThe very night when Herod was about to bring
him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\
, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\; and behold\, an a
ngel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell\; and he struck P
eter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chains f
ell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you
and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he did not know that wh
at was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was seeing a vision. Whe
n they had passed the first and the second guard\, they came to the iron ga
te leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord\, and they we
nt out and passed on through one street\; and immediately the angel left hi
m. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has
sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the
Jewish people were expecting."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\
n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one anothe
r. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you
are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the wo
rld hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not gr
eater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\;
if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will d
o to you on my account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I ha
d not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have
no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had
not done among them the works which no one else did\, they would not have s
in\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulf
ill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.
'\n \n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Fat
her\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bea
r witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with m
e from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling
away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is comi
ng when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Maximus the Confessor\, Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea\, Martyrs Neophy
tos\, Agnes\, Patroclus\, Maximus the Greek and Eugene of Trebizond\n\nPlag
al of the Fourth Tone\nEleventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15\n\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sur
e and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproac
h\, because we have our hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of a
ll men\, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. L
et no one despise your youth\, but set the believers an example in speech a
nd conduct\, in love\, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the pu
blic reading of scripture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the
gift you have\, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council
of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yourse
lf to them\, so that all may see your progress.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1
9:1-10\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a
man named Zacchaios\; he was a chief collector\, and rich. And he sought t
o see who Jesus was\, but could not\, on account of the crowd\, because he
was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tre
e to see him\, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the plac
e\, he looked up and said to him\, "Zacchaios\, make haste and come down\;
for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down\, and
received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured\, "He has gon
e in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and sai
d to the Lord\, "Behold\, Lord\, the half of my goods I give to the poor\;
and if I have defrauded any one of anything\, I restore it fourfold." And J
esus said to him\, "Today salvation has come to this house\, since he also
is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."
\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171116
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/15/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Guria\, Shamuna\, and Habib\, Martyrs and Confessors of Edessa\, Thoma
s\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:1-12\n\nBrethren\, we beseech and
exhort you in the Lord Jesus\, that as you learned from us how you ought t
o live and to please God\, just as you are doing\, you do so more and more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For thi
s is the will of God\, your sanctification: that you abstain from unchastit
y\; that each one of you know how to take a wife for himself in holiness an
d honor\, not in the passion of lust like the heathen who do not know God\;
that no man transgress\, and wrong his brother in this matter\, because th
e Lord is an avenger in all these things\, as we solemnly forewarned you. F
or God has not called us for uncleanness\, but in holiness. Therefore whoev
er disregards this\, disregards not man but God\, who gives his Holy Spirit
to you. But concerning the love of the brethren you have no need to have a
ny one write to you\, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love on
e another\; and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. B
ut we exhort you\, brethren\, to do so more and more\, to aspire to live qu
ietly\, to mind your own affairs\, and to work with your hands\, as we char
ged you\; so that you may command the respect of outsiders\, and be depende
nt on nobody.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 15:1-10\n\nAt that time\, the tax c
ollectors and sinners were all drawing near to Jesus to hear him. And the P
harisees and the scribes murmured\, saying\, "This man receives sinners and
eats with them." So he told them this parable: "What man of you\, having a
hundred sheep\, if he has lost one of them\, does not leave the ninety-nin
e in the wilderness\, and go after the one which is lost\, until he finds i
t? And when he has found it\, he lays it on his shoulders\, rejoicing. And
when he comes home\, he calls together his friends and his neighbors\, sayi
ng to them\, 'Rejoice with me\, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'
Just so\, I tell you\, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who
repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. "O
r what woman\, having ten silver coins\, if she loses one coin\, does not l
ight a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And
when she has found it\, she calls together her friends and neighbors\, say
ing\, 'Rejoice with me\, for I have found the coin which I had lost.' Just
so\, I tell you\, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who
repents."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/22/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles\, Mark
ella\, the Virgin-martyr of Chios\n\nGrave Tone\nEighth Orthros Gospel\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17\n\nBre
thren\, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that all of
you agree and that there be no dissensions among you\, but that you be unit
ed in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me b
y Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you\, my brethren. What I m
ean is that each one of you says\, "I belong to Paul\," or "I belong to Apo
llos\," or "I belong to Cephas\," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divide
d? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I
thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius\; lest any o
ne should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the ho
usehold of Stephanas. Beyond that\, I do not know whether I baptized any on
e else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel\, a
nd not with eloquent wisdom\, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its po
wer.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:14-22\n\nAt that time\, Jesus saw a gr
eat throng\; and he had compassion on them\, and healed their sick. When it
was evening\, the disciples came to him and said\, "This is a lonely place
\, and the day is now over\; send the crowds away to go into the villages a
nd buy food for themselves." Jesus said\, "They need not go away\; you give
them something to eat." They said to him\, "We have only five loaves here
and two fish." And he said\, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the c
rowds to sit down on the grass\; and taking the five loaves and the two fis
h he looked up to heaven\, and blessed\, and broke and gave the loaves to t
he crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve bas
kets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five
thousand men\, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get
into the boat and go before him to the other side\, while he dismissed the
crowds.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:8th Sunday of Matthew
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180418
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Symeon the Holy Martyr and Bishop of Persia\, Makarios\, Bishop of Cori
nth\, Agapetos of Rome\, Hadrian the New-Martyr\, Donnan\, Abbot of Eigg\,
and the Monk-Martyrs with him\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles
4:1-10\n\nIn those days\, while the apostles were speaking to the people\,
the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them\
, annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus th
e resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and put them in custod
y until the morrow\, for it was already evening. But many of those who hear
d the word believed\; and the number of the men came to about five thousand
.\n \nOn the morrow their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered toget
her in Jerusalem\, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Ale
xander\, and all who were of the high-priestly family. And when they had se
t them in the midst\, they inquired\, "By what power or by what name did yo
u do this?" Then Peter\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, said to them\, "Rule
rs of the people and elders\, if we are being examined today concerning a g
ood deed done to a cripple\, by what means this man has been healed\, be it
known to you all\, and to all the people of Israel\, that by the name of J
esus Christ of Nazareth\, whom you crucified\, whom God raised from the dea
d\, by him this man is standing before you well."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John
3:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "God so loved the world that he
gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should not perish but hav
e eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to condemn the wo
rld\, but that the world might be saved through him. He who believes in him
is not condemned\; he who does not believe is condemned already\, because
he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the jud
gment\, that the light has come into the world\, and men loved darkness rat
her than light\, because their deeds were evil. For every one who does evil
hates the light\, and does not come to the light\, lest his deeds should b
e exposed. But he who does what is true comes to the light\, that it may be
clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Symeon the Holy Martyr and Bishop of Persia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180103
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Sylves
ter\, Pope of Rome\, Cosmas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Seraphim the W
onderworker of Sarov\, Juliana the Righteous\, Theagenes the Hieromartyr\,
Bishop of Parios\, Theopemptos\, Theodota\, the Mother of the Holy Anargyro
i\, Righteous Mark the Deaf\, Basil the Martyr of Ankyra\, Sergios\, Theopi
stos the Martyr\, George the New Martyr of Georgia\, Nilos the Sanctified\,
Sylvester of the Kiev Caves\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Hebrews 5:4-10\n\nBRETHREN\, one does not take the honor upon
himself\, but he is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did
not exalt himself to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who s
aid to him\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says al
so in another place\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melc
hizedek." In the days of his flesh\, Jesus offered up prayers and supplicat
ions\, with loud cries and tears\, to him who was able to save him from dea
th\, and he was heard for his godly fear. Although he was a Son\, he learne
d obedience through what he suffered\; and being made perfect he became the
source of eternal salvation to all who obey him\, being designated by God
a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:
1-15\n\nAt that time\, there was a man of the Pharisees\, named Nikodemos\,
a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him\, "Ra
bbi\, we know that you are a teacher come from God\; for no one can do thes
e signs that you do\, unless God is with him." Jesus answered him\, "Truly\
, truly\, I say to you\, unless one is born from above\, he cannot see the
kingdom of God." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can a man be born when he is
old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus
answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless one is born of water and
the Spirit\, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the
flesh is flesh\, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not mar
vel that I said to you\, 'You must be born from above.' The Spirit blows wh
ere it wills\, and you hear the sound of it\, and you do not know whence it
comes or whither it goes\; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spiri
t." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can this be?" Jesus answered him\, "Are yo
u a teacher of Israel\, and yet you do not understand this? Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, we speak of what we know\, and bear witness to what we have
seen\; but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly th
ings and you do not believe\, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly th
ings? No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven\, th
e Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wi
lderness\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\, that whoever believes in h
im may have eternal life."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180221
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Timothy the Righteous\, John III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Eustat
hius\, Bishop of Antioch\, Zachariah\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nStrict Fas
t\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 2:3-11\n\nThus say the people: "Come
\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the God of Ja
cob\; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." Fo
r out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord from Jerusa
lem. He shall judge between the nations\, and shall decide for many people
s\; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares\, and their spears int
o pruning hooks\; nation shall not lift up sword against nation\, neither s
hall they learn war any more.\n \nO house of Jacob\, come\, let us walk in
the light of the Lord.\n \nFor thou hast rejected thy people\, the house of
Jacob\, because they are full of diviners from the east and of soothsayers
like the Philistines\, and they strike hands with foreigners. Their land
is filled with silver and gold\, and there is no end to their treasures\; t
heir land is filled with horses\, and there is no end to their chariots. T
heir land is filled with idols\; they bow down to the work of their hands\,
to what their own fingers have made. So man is humbled\, and men are brou
ght low -- forgive them not! Enter into the rock\, and hide in the dust fr
om before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty. The
haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride of men shall be h
umbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n\n\nGenesis 1:24-
2:3\n\n And God said\, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures accordin
g to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth accor
ding to their kinds." And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth
according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds\, and eve
rything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw tha
t it was good.\n \nThen God said\, "Let us make man in our image\, after ou
r likeness\; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea\, and over
the birds of the air\, and over the cattle\, and over all the earth\, and
over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth." So God created man
in his own image\, in the image of God he created him\; male and female he
created them. And God blessed them\, and God said to them\, "Be fruitful a
nd multiply\, and fill the earth and subdue it\; and have dominion over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing
that moves upon the earth." And God said\, "Behold\, I have given you ever
y plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth\, and every t
ree with seed in its fruit\; you shall have them for food. And to every be
ast of the earth\, and to every bird of the air\, and to everything that cr
eeps on the earth\, everything that has the breath of life\, I have given e
very green plant for food." And it was so. And God saw everything that he
had made\, and behold\, it was very good. And there was evening and there
was morning\, a sixth day.\n \nThus the heavens and the earth were finishe
d\, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work
which he had done\, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work whi
ch he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it\, because o
n it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation.\n\n\nProve
rbs 2:1-22\n\nMy son\, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandme
nts with you\, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart
to understanding\; yes\, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice f
or understanding\, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidd
en treasures\; then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the k
nowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom\; from his mouth come knowledge
and understanding\; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright\; he is a sh
ield to those who walk in integrity\, guarding the paths of justice and pre
serving the way of his saints. Then you will understand righteousness and
justice and equity\, every good path\; for wisdom will come into your heart
\, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul\; discretion will watch over
you\; understanding will guard you\; delivering you from the way of evil\,
from men of perverted speech\, who forsake the paths of uprightness to wal
k in the ways of darkness\, who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the pe
rverseness of evil\; men whose paths are crooked\, and who are devious in t
heir ways.\n \nYou will be saved from the loose woman\, from the adventures
s with her smooth words\, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forge
ts the covenant of her God\; for her house sinks down to death\, and her pa
ths to the shades\; none who go to her come back nor do they regain the pat
hs of life.\n \nSo you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the pat
hs of the righteous. For the upright will inhabit the land\, and men of in
tegrity will remain in it\; but the wicked will be cut off from the land\,
and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.\n \n
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SUMMARY:Timothy the Righteous
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170921
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UID:Icalbdefe2facdda1277a096275858092bf4
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/20/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children\, Our Righteous
Father Eustathius\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Hilarion the New Martyr o
f Crete\, Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\, John the Foreigner\n\nFast Day (Wi
ne and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesian
s 6:10-17\n\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his mi
ght. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood
\, but against the principalities\, against the powers\, against the world
rulers of this present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness
in the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you
may be able to withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand.
Stand\, therefore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and having put o
n the breastplate of righteousness\, and having shod your feet with the equ
ipment of the gospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of fa
ith\, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And
take the helmet of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the
word of God.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\n\nThe Lord said to his d
isciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and persecute you
\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be brough
t before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be a time for yo
u to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not to meditate be
forehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which non
e of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be
delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and som
e of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all for my name's sa
ke. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gai
n your lives."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171228
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/27/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Nativity\, Stephen\, Archdeacon & First Martyr\, The
odore the Confessor\, brother of Saint Theophanes the Poet\, Theodore\, Pat
riarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apo
stles 6:8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\n\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and
power\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those w
ho belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of th
e Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\
, arose and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom
and the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who
said\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they ca
me upon him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up
false witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against th
is holy place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Na
zareth will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses de
livered to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his
face was like the face of an angel.\n \nAnd the high priest said\, "Is thi
s so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory
appeared to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he liv
ed in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindre
d and go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the la
nd of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God r
emoved him from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he g
ave him no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to g
ive it to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had
no child.\n \n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most H
igh does not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heave
n is my throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\,
says the Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all
these things?'\n \n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ea
rs\, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Wh
ich of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those w
ho announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now
betrayed and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels an
d did not keep it."\n \nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\
, and they ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit
\, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the r
ight hand of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and t
he Son of man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a
loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they
cast him out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their
garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning S
tephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down an
d cried with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And
when he had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33
-42\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There was a householder who planted a
vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and bui
lt a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. Whe
n the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to
get his fruit\; and the tenants took his servants and beat one\, killed ano
ther\, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants\, more than the fir
st\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, say
ing 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son\, they sai
d to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his i
nheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed
him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to th
ose tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable
death\, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fr
uits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never read in the sc
riptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head o
f the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
'"\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Stephen\, Archdeacon & First Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171105
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/4/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn\,Joannicius the Great\, The Holy H
ieromartyrs Nicander\, Bishop of Myra\, and Hermias the Presbyter\, Porphyr
ios the Mime\, Emperor John Batatze\, the Merciful\, George Karslidis of Po
ntos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 5:
1-10\n\nBrethren\, we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed
\, we have a building from God\, a house not made with hands\, eternal in t
he heavens. Here indeed we groan\, and long to put on our heavenly dwelling
\, so that by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are sti
ll in this tent\, we sigh with anxiety\; not that we would be unclothed\, b
ut that we would be further clothed\, so that what is mortal may be swallow
ed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God\, who has
given us the Spirit as a guarantee.\n \nSo we are always of good courage\;
we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord\, f
or we walk by faith\, not by sight. We are of good courage\, and we would r
ather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at
home or away\, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear be
fore the judgment seat of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:1-6\n\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority
over all demons and to cure diseases\, and he sent them out to preach the
kingdom of God and to heal. And he said to them\, "Take nothing for your jo
urney\, no staff\, nor bag\, nor bread\, nor money\; and do not have two tu
nics. And whatever house you enter\, stay there\, and from there depart. An
d wherever they do not receive you\, when you leave that town shake off the
dust from your feet as a testimony against them." And they departed and we
nt through the villages\, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.\n \
n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180409
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DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea\, Vadim the Righteous of Persia\,
Raphael\, Nicholas\, Irene\, & Olympias of Mytilene\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:12-17\, 21-26\n\nIn those days\, the ap
ostles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\, which is near J
erusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\; and when they had entered\, they
went up to the upper room\, where they were staying\, Peter and John and Ja
mes and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthew\, James the so
n of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. All these wi
th one accord devoted themselves to prayer\, together with the women and Ma
ry the mother of Jesus\, and with his brothers.\n \nIn those days Peter sto
od up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred
and twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the scripture had to be fulfilled\, w
hich the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David\, concerning Ju
das who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was numbered among us
\, and was allotted his share in this ministry. "So one of the men who have
accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out amo
ng us\, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken
up from us -- one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurre
ction."\n \nAnd they put forward two\, Joseph called Barsabbas\, who was su
rnamed Justos\, and Matthias. And they prayed and said\, "Lord\, who knowes
t the hearts of all men\, show which one of these two thou hast chosen to t
ake the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned asid
e\, to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them\, and the lot fell
on Matthias\; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: John 1:18-28\n\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, w
ho is in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known.\n \nAnd this is t
he testimony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusale
m to ask him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confesse
d\, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?
" He said\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They
said to him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent
us. What do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one cryin
g in the wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet
Isaiah said."\n \nNow they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him
\, "Then why are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah
\, nor the prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among
you stands one whom you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the tho
ng of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany be
yond the Jordon\, where John was baptizing.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Renewal Monday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170904
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/4/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Babylas the Holy Martyr\, Moses the Prophet & Godseer\, Our Righteous Fa
ther Anthimus of Coroucle in Cephallenia\, Hermione the Martyr\, daughter o
f St. Philip the Deacon\, Anthimos the new ascetic\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 12:10-19\n\nBrethren\, for the
sake of Christ I am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecu
tions\, and calamities\; for when I am weak\, then I am strong.\n \nI have
been a fool! You forced me to it\, for I ought to have been commended by yo
u. For I was not at all inferior to these superlative apostles\, even thoug
h I am nothing. The signs of a true apostle were performed among you in all
patience\, with signs and wonders and mighty works. For in what were you l
ess favored than the rest of the churches\, except that I myself did not bu
rden you? Forgive me this wrong!\n \nHere for the third time I am ready to
come to you. And I will not be a burden\, for I seek not what is yours but
you\; for children ought not to lay up for their parents\, but parents for
their children. I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I
love you the more\, am I to be loved the less? But granting that I myself d
id not burden you\, I was crafty\, you say\, and got the better of you by g
uile. Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sent to you?
I urged Titus to go\, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advanta
ge of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same step
s?\n \nHave you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselv
es before you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Chri
st\, and all for your upbuilding\, beloved.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 4:10-
23\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus was alone\, the disciples\, with the
twelve\, asked him concerning the parable of the sower. And he said
to them\, "To you has been given the secrets of the kingdom but for those o
utside everything is in parables\; so that they may indeed see but not perc
eive\, and may indeed hear but not understand\; lest they should turn again
\, and be forgiven." And he said to them\, "Do you not understand this para
ble? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word
. And these are the ones along the path\, where the word is sown\; when the
y hear\, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sown in t
hem. And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground\, who\, w
hen they hear the word\, immediately receive it with joy\; and they have no
root in themselves\, but endure for a while\; then\, when tribulation or p
ersecution arises on account of the word\, immediately they fall away. And
others are the ones sown among thorns\; they are those who hear the word\,
but the cares of the world\, and the delight in riches\, and the desire for
other things\, enter in and choke the word\, and it proves unfruitful. But
those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and
accept it and bear fruit\, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."\n
\nAnd he said to them\, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel\, or
under a bed\, and not on a stand? For there is nothing hid\, except to be
made manifest\; nor is anything secret\, except to come to light. If any ma
n has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin\, Athana
sios the Wonderworker\, Kevin\, Abbot of Glendalough\n\nPlagal of the Fourt
h Tone\nFirst Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Hebrews 11:33-40\; 12:1-2\n\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith conqu
ered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths o
f lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won streng
th out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. W
omen received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to
accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffer
ed mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were ston
ed\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with the
sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted
\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over
deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these\, t
hough well attested by their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, si
nce God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us they shou
ld not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so great a c
loud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clin
gs so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set befor
e us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\n\nThe Lord said to his disci
ples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge
before my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I al
so will deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or
mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and
follow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have l
eft everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to
them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall
sit on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit on twe
lve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has l
eft houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands\
, for my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal lif
e. But many that are first will be last\, and the last first."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/14/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus of Milan\, Cosmas the Hagi
opolite\, Praised Ignatius\, Archbishop of Methymna\, Righteous Paraskeve o
f Serbia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
15:58\; 16:1-3\n\nBrethren\, be steadfast\, immovable\, always abounding i
n the work of the Lord\, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain
. Now concerning the contribution for the saints: as I directed the churche
s of Galatia\, so you also are to do. On the first day of every week\, each
of you is to put something aside and store it up\, as he may prosper\, so
that contributions need not be made when I come. And when I arrive\, I will
send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:1-10\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through th
e grainfields on the sabbath\, and his disciples plucked and ate some heads
of grain\, rubbing them in their hands. But some of the Pharisees said\, "
Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?" And Jesus answe
red\, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry\, he and those w
ho were with him: how he entered the house of God\, and took and ate the br
ead of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat
\, and also gave it to those with him?" And he said to them\, "The Son of m
an is lord of the sabbath." On another sabbath\, when he entered the synago
gue and taught\, a man was there whose right hand was withered. And the scr
ibes and the Pharisees watched him\, to see whether he would heal on the sa
bbath\, so that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew thei
r thoughts\, and he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come and s
tand here." And he rose and stood there. And Jesus said to them\, "I ask yo
u\, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or
to destroy it?" And he looked around on them all\, and said to him\, "Stret
ch out your hand." And he did so\, and his hand was restored.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/30/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cleopas and Artemas of the 70 Apostles\, The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and
His Sister Zenobia\, Joseph\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:13-20\n\nBrethren\, you who w
ere dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh\, Christ made a
live together with him\, having forgiven us all our trespasses\, having can
celed the bond which stood against us with its legal demands\; this he set
aside\, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the principalities and powers
and made a public example of them\, triumphing over them in him. Therefore
let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink or with rega
rd to a festival or a new moon or a sabbath. These are only a shadow of wha
t is to come\; but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify y
ou\, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels\, taking his stand o
n visions\, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind\, and not holding
fast to the Head\, from whom the whole body\, nourished and knit together
through its joints and ligaments\, grows with a growth that is from God. If
with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the universe\, why do you
live as if you still belonged to the world?\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:2
9-33\n\nAt that time\, when the crowds were increasing\, Jesus began to say
\, "This generation is an evil generation\; it seeks a sign\, but no sign s
hall be given to it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah became a sign to
the men of Nineveh\, so will the Son of man be to this generation. The que
en of the South will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation
and condemn them\; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisd
om of Solomon\, and behold\, something greater than Solomon is here. The me
n of Nineveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it
\; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah\, and behold\, something gre
ater than Jonah is here. No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar o
r under a bushel\, but on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light.
"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/12/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Epiphanius\, Bishop of Cyprus\, Germanos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\
, Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera\, Removal of the Sacred Relics of Sain
t Joachim "Papoulakis" of Vatopaidi\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apo
stles 15:35-41\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, t
eaching and preaching the word of the Lord\, with many others also. And aft
er some days Paul said to Barnabas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the br
ethren in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how
they are." And Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Pau
l thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pam
phylia\, and had not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp co
ntention\, so that they separated from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with
him and sailed away to Cyprus\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being
commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syr
ia and Cilicia\, strengthening the churches. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:
27-38\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "My sheep hear my voic
e\, and I know them\, and they follow me\; and I give them eternal life\, a
nd they shall never perish\, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. M
y Father\, who has given them to me\, is greater than all\, and no one is a
ble to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one."\n \
nThe Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them\, "I have
shown you many good works from the Father\; for which of these do you stone
me?" The Jews answered him\, "It is not for a good work that we stone you
but for blasphemy\; because you\, being a man\, make yourself God." Jesus a
nswered them\, "Is it not written in your law\, 'I said\, you are gods?' If
he called them gods to whom the word of God came (and scripture cannot be
broken)\, do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the w
orld\, 'You are blaspheming\,' because I said\, 'I am the Son of God'? If I
am not doing the works of my Father\, then do not believe me\; but if I do
them\, even though you do not believe me\, believe my works\, that you may
know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."\n \n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/14/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain\, Cyril\, Equal-to-the-Apostles &
Teacher of the Slavs\, Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth\, Abraham\, Bish
op of Carrhes in Mesopotamia\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\
n\n\nOld Testament Readings: \n\n\nJoel 3:12-21\n\nLet the nations bestir t
hemselves\, and come up to the valley of Jehosh'aphat\; for there I will si
t to judge all the nations round about.\n \nPut in the sickle\, for the har
vest is ripe. Go in\, tread\, for the wine press is full. The vats overfl
ow\, for their wickedness is great.\n \nMultitudes\, multitudes\, in the va
lley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decisio
n. The sun and the moon are darkened\, and the stars withdraw their shinin
g.\n \nAnd the Lord roars from Zion\, and utters his voice from Jerusalem\,
and the heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge to his peop
le\, a stronghold to the people of Israel.\n \n"So you shall know that I am
the Lord your God\, who dwell in Zion\, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem s
hall be holy and strangers shall never again pass through it.\n \n"And in t
hat day the mountains shall drip sweet wine\, and the hills shall flow with
milk\, and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water\; and a foun
tain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the valley of Sh
ittim.\n \n"Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness\
, for the violence done to the people of Judah\, because they have shed inn
ocent blood in their land. But Judah shall be inhabited for ever\, and Jer
usalem to all generations. I will avenge their blood\, and I will not clea
r the guilty\, for the Lord dwells in Zion." \n\n\nJoel 2:12-26\n\n"Yet eve
n now\," says the Lord\, "return to me with all your heart\, with fasting\,
with weeping\, and with mourning\; and rend your hearts and not your garme
nts." Return to the Lord\, your God\, for he is gracious and merciful\, sl
ow to anger\, and abounding in steadfast love\, and repents of evil. Who k
nows whether he will not turn and repent\, and leave a blessing behind him\
, a cereal offering and a drink offering for the Lord\, your God?\n \nBlow
the trumpet in Zion\; sanctify a fast\; call a solemn assembly\; gather the
people. Sanctify the congregation\; assemble the elders\; gather the chil
dren\, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room\, and the b
ride her chamber.\n \nBetween the vestibule and the altar let the priests\,
the ministers of the Lord\, weep and say\, "Spare thy people\, O Lord\, an
d make not thy heritage a reproach\, a byword among the nations. Why shoul
d they say among the peoples\, 'Where is their God?'"\n \nThen the Lord bec
ame jealous for his land\, and had pity on his people. The Lord answered a
nd said to his people\, "Behold\, I am sending to you grain\, wine\, and oi
l\, and you will be satisfied\; and I will no more make you a reproach amon
g the nations.\n \n"I will remove the northerner far from you\, and drive h
im into a parched and desolate land\, his front into the eastern sea\, and
his rear into the western sea\; the stench and foul smell of him will rise\
, for he has done great things.\n \n"Fear not\, O land\; be glad and rejoic
e\, for the Lord has done great things! Fear not\, you beasts of the field
\, for the pastures of the wilderness are green\; the tree bears its fruit\
, the fig tree and vine give their full yield.\n \n"Be glad\, O sons of Zio
n\, and rejoice in the Lord\, your God\; for he has given the early rain fo
r your vindication\, he has poured down for you abundant rain\, the early a
nd the latter rain\, as before.\n \n"The threshing floors shall be full of
grain\, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will restore to you t
he years which the swarming locust has eaten\, the hopper\, the destroyer\,
and the cutter\, my great army\, which I sent among you.\n \n"You shall ea
t in plenty and be satisfied\, and praise the name of the Lord your God\, w
ho has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put t
o shame."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180313
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/12/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theophanes the Confessor\, Symeon the New Theologian\, Gregory Dialogos
\, Bishop of Rome\, Phineas\, grandson of Prophet Aaron\, Paul Aurelian\, B
ishop of Brittany\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 14:24-
32\n\n The LORD of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned\, so shall it be\, a
nd as I have purposed\, so shall it stand\, that I will break the Assyrian
in my land\, and upon my mountains trample him under foot\; and his yoke sh
all depart from them\, and his burden from their shoulder." This is the pu
rpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth\; and this is the hand th
at is stretched out over all the nations. For the LORD of hosts has purpos
ed\, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out\, and who will turn i
t back? In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: "Rejoice not\,
O Philistia\, all of you\, that the rod which smote you is broken\, for fro
m the serpent's root will come forth an adder\, and its fruit will be a fly
ing serpent. And the first-born of the poor will feed\, and the needy lie
down in safety\; but I will kill your root with famine\, and your remnant I
will slay. Wail\, O gate\; cry\, O city\; melt in fear\, O Philistia\, al
l of you! For smoke comes out of the north\, and there is no straggler in h
is ranks." What will one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD ha
s founded Zion\, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."\n \n\
nGenesis 8:21-9:7\n\n And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor\, the LOR
D said in his heart\, "I will never again curse the ground because of man\,
for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth\; neither will I
ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. While the earth
remains\, seedtime and harvest\, cold and heat\, summer and winter\, day an
d night\, shall not cease." \n \nAnd God blessed Noah and his sons\, and s
aid to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth. The fear of
you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth\, and upon
every bird of the air\, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all t
he fish of the sea\; into your hand they are delivered. Every moving thing
that lives shall be food for you\; and as I gave you the green plants\, I
give you everything. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life\, that is\
, its blood. For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning\; of eve
ry beast I will require it and of man\; of every man's brother I will requi
re the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man\, by man shall his bloo
d be shed\; for God made man in his own image. And you\, be fruitful and m
ultiply\, bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply in it."\n \n\nP
roverbs 11:19-12:6\n\nHe who is steadfast in righteousness will live\, but
he who pursues evil will die. Men of perverse mind are an abomination to t
he LORD\, but those of blameless ways are his delight. Be assured\, an evi
l man will not go unpunished\, but those who are righteous will be delivere
d. Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discre
tion. The desire of the righteous ends only in good\; the expectation of t
he wicked in wrath. One man gives freely\, yet grows all the richer\; anot
her withholds what he should give\, and only suffers want. A liberal man w
ill be enriched\, and one who waters will himself be watered. The people c
urse him who holds back grain\, but a blessing is on the head of him who se
lls it. He who diligently seeks good seeks favor\, but evil comes to him w
ho searches for it. He who trusts in his riches will wither\, but the righ
teous will flourish like a green leaf. He who troubles his household will
inherit wind\, and the fool will be servant to the wise. The fruit of the
righteous is a tree of life\, but lawlessness takes away lives. If the rig
hteous is requited on earth\, how much more the wicked and the sinner! Who
ever loves discipline loves knowledge\, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
A good man obtains favor from the LORD\, but a man of evil devices he con
demns. A man is not established by wickedness\, but the root of the righte
ous will never be moved. A good wife is the crown of her husband\, but she
who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. The thoughts of the rig
hteous are just\; the counsels of the wicked are treacherous. The words of
the wicked lie in wait for blood\, but the mouth of the upright delivers m
en.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)\, Christopher the Martyr of Lycea\, Mon
k-martyr Nicholas who lived in Vuneni\, of Larissa in Thessaly\, Epimachos
the New Martyr of Alexandria\, The New Martyrs of Novo Selo\, Bulgaria\n\nF
ast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1
3:13-24\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and his company set sail from Paphos\, and
came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem\;
but they passed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. And on the sa
bbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. After the reading of t
he law and the prophets\, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them\, saying
\, "Brethren\, if you have any word of exhortation for the people\, say it.
" So Paul stood up\, and motioning with his hand said: "Men of Israel\, and
you that fear God\, listen. The God of this people Israel chose our father
s and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt\, and wi
th uplifted arm he led them out of it. And for about forty years he bore wi
th them in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the l
and of Canaan\, he gave them their land as an inheritance\, for about four
hundred and fifty years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel th
e prophet. Then they asked for a king\; and God gave them Saul the son of K
ish\, a man of the tribe of Benjamin\, for forty years. And when he had rem
oved him\, he raised up David to be their king\; of whom he testified and s
aid\, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart\, who wi
ll do all my will.' Of this man's posterity God has brought to Israel a Sav
ior\, Jesus\, as he promised. Before his coming John had preached a baptism
of repentance to all the people of Israel." \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:5
-14\n\nAt that time\, Jesus\, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a multitu
de was coming to him\, said to Philip\, "How are we to buy bread\, so that
these people may eat?" This he said to test him\, for he himself knew what
he would do. Philip answered him\, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enoug
h bread for each of them to get a little." One of his disciples\, Andrew\,
Simon Peter's brother\, said to him\, "There is a lad here who has five bar
ley loaves and two fish\; but what are they among so many?" Jesus said\, "M
ake the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place\; so the me
n sat down\, in number about five thousand. Jesus then took the loaves\, an
d when he had given thanks\, he distributed them to those who were seated\;
so also the fish\, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their f
ill\, he told his disciples\, "Gather up the fragments left over\, that not
hing may be lost." So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with
fragments from the five barley loaves\, left by those who had eaten. When t
he people saw the sign which he had done\, they said\, "This is indeed the
prophet who is to come into the world!"\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/1/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\, Ananias\, Apostle of the 70\, Ro
manos the Melodist\, John Koukouzelis the Psalti\n\nPlagal of the Fourth To
ne\nSixth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to
the Corinthians 6:16-18\; 7:1\n\nBrethren\, you are the temple of the livin
g God\; as God said\, "I will live in them and move among them\, and I will
be their God\, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them\,
and be separate from them\, says the Lord\, and touch nothing unclean\; th
en I will welcome you\, and I will be a father to you\, and you shall be my
sons and daughters\, says the Lord Almighty."\n \nSince we have these prom
ises\, beloved\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and
spirit\, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 6:31-36\n\nThe Lord said\, "As you wish that men would do to you\, d
o so to them. If you love those who love you\, what credit is that to you?
For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who
do good to you\, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive\, what credit is tha
t to you? Even sinners lend to sinners\, to receive as much again. But love
your enemies\, and do good\, and lend\, expecting nothing in return\; and
your reward will be great\, and you will be sons of the Most High\; for he
is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful\, even as your Fathe
r is merciful."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Luke
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus\, Luke of Mount Stirion\, Theopemptos t
he Martyr & his Companions\, George the New Martyr of Crete\, Afterfeast of
the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Richard\, King of
Wessex\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Lett
er 3:21-24\; 4:1-11\n\nBeloved\, if our hearts do not condemn us\, we have
confidence before God\; and we receive from him whatever we ask\, because w
e keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandme
nt\, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love on
e another\, just as he has commanded us. All who keep his commandments abi
de in him\, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us\, by
the Spirit which he has given us.\n \nBeloved\, do not believe every spirit
\, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God\; for many false pro
phets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: ev
ery spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of Go
d\, and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is t
he spirit of antichrist\, of which you heard that it was coming\, and now i
t is in the world already. Little children\, you are of God\, and have ove
rcome them\; for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
They are of the world\, therefore what they say is of the world\, and the w
orld listens to them. We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us\, an
d he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit o
f truth and the spirit of error.\n \nBeloved\, let us love one another\; fo
r love is of God\, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. He who d
oes not love does not know God\; for God is love. In this the love of God
was made manifest among us\, that God sent his only Son into the world\, so
that we might live through him. In this is love\, not that we loved God b
ut that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. Bel
oved\, if God so loved us\, we also ought to love one another. \n \n\nGospe
l Reading: Mark 14:43-72\; 15:1\n\nAt that time\, while Jesus was speaking
to the disciples\, Judas Iscariot came\, one of the twelve\, and with him a
crowd with swords and clubs\, from the chief priests and the scribes and t
he elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign\, saying\, "The one I sh
all kiss is the man\; seize him and lead him away under guard." And when h
e came\, he went up to him at once\, and said\, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him
. And they laid hands on him and seized him. But one of those who stood b
y drew his sword\, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his
ear. And Jesus said to them\, "Have you come out as against a robber\, wit
h swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I was with you in the temp
le teaching\, and you did not seize me. But let the scriptures be fulfille
d." And they all forsook him\, and fled. And a young man followed him\, w
ith nothing but a linen cloth about his body\; and they seized him\, but he
left the linen cloth and ran away naked. And they led Jesus to the high p
riest\; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assem
bled. And Peter had followed him at a distance\, right into the courtyard
of the high priest\; and he was sitting with the guards\, and warming himse
lf at the fire. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimo
ny against Jesus to put him to death\; but they found none. For many bore
false witness against him\, and their witness did not agree. And some stoo
d up and bore false witness against him\, saying\, "We heard him say\, 'I w
ill destroy this temple that is made with hands\, and in three days I will
build another\, not made with hands.'" Yet not even so did their testimony
agree. And the high priest stood up in the midst\, and asked Jesus\, "Hav
e you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?"
But he was silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him\, "A
re you the Christ\, the Son of the Blessed?" And Jesus said\, "I am\; and
you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power\, and coming
with the clouds of heaven." And the high priest tore his garments\, and sa
id\, "Why do we still need witnesses? You have heard his blasphemy. What
is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving death. And som
e began to spit on him\, and to cover his face\, and to strike him\, saying
to him\, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blows. And as Pete
r was below in the courtyard\, one of the maids of the high priest came\; a
nd seeing Peter warming himself\, she looked at him\, and said\, "You also
were with the Nazarene\, Jesus." But he denied it\, saying\, "I neither kn
ow nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway\, and t
he cock crowed. And the maid saw him\, and began again to say to the bysta
nders\, "This man is one of them." But again he denied it. And after a li
ttle while again the bystanders said to Peter\, "Certainly you are one of t
hem\; for you are a Galilean." But he began to invoke a curse on himself a
nd to swear\, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." And immediately
the cock crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to
him\, "Before the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three times." And he
broke down and wept. And as soon as it was morning the chief priests\, wi
th the elders and scribes\, and the whole council held a consultation\; and
they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Meatfare Wednesday
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pamphilus the Martyr & his Companions\, Flavianos\, Patriarch of Consta
ntinople\, Romanos the Younger\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed
)\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: \n\n\nZechariah 8:7-17\n\n"Thus says the Lor
d of hosts: Behold\, I will save my people from the east country and from
the west country\; and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem
\; and they shall be my people and I will be their God\, in faithfulness an
d in righteousness."\n \nThus says the Lord of hosts: "Let your hands be s
trong\, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth
of the prophets\, since the day that the foundation of the house of the Lor
d of hosts was laid\, that the temple might be built. For before those day
s there was no wage for man or any wage for beast\, neither was there any s
afety from the foe for him who went out or came in\; for I set every man ag
ainst his fellow. But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people
as in the former days\, says the Lord of hosts. For there shall be a sowin
g of peace\; the vine shall yield its fruit\, and the ground shall give its
increase\, and the heavens shall give their dew\; and I will cause the rem
nant of this people to possess all these things. And as you have been a by
word of cursing among the nations\, O house of Judah and house of Israel\,
so will I save you and you shall be a blessing. Fear not\, but let your ha
nds be strong."\n \nFor thus says the Lord of hosts: "As I purposed to do
evil to you\, when your fathers provoked me to wrath\, and I did not relent
\, says the Lord of hosts\, so again have I purposed in these days to do g
ood to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah\; fear not. These are the thing
s that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another\, render in your gates
judgments that are true and make for peace\, do not devise evil in your hea
rts against one another\, and love no false oath\, for all these things I h
ate\, says the Lord."\n \n\nZechariah 8:19-23\n\n"Thus says the Lord of hos
ts: The fast of the fourth month\, and the fast of the fifth\, and the fas
t of the seventh\, and the fast of the tenth\, shall be to the house of Jud
ah seasons of joy and gladness\, and cheerful feasts\; therefore love truth
and peace.\n \n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come\, eve
n the inhabitants of many cities\; the inhabitants of one city shall go to
another\, saying\, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord\, an
d to seek the Lord of hosts\; I am going.' Many peoples and strong nations
shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem\, and to entreat the fav
or of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from t
he nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew\, saying\,
'Let us go with you\, for we have heard that God is with you.'"\n \n
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SUMMARY:Cheesefare Friday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180611
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs\, Timothy\, Bishop of Proussa\, Our
Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assos\, Theophanes & Pansemne of Antioch\,
The Holy Martyrs of China\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nTone One\nSecond Orth
ros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 2:10-16\n\
nBrethren\, glory and honor and peace for every one who does good\, the Jew
first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who have sinn
ed without the law will also perish without the law\, and all who have sinn
ed under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the hearers of t
he law who are righteous before God\, but the doers of the law who will be
justified. When Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what the law re
quires\, they are a law to themselves\, even though they do not have the la
w. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts\, while
their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse o
r perhaps excuse them on that day when\, according to my gospel\, God judge
s the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-2
3\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two brot
hers\, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net int
o the sea\; for they were fishermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, and
I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and foll
owed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers\, James the son
of Zebedee and John his brother\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\,
mending their nets\, and he called them. Immediately they left their boat a
nd their father\, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee\, teachin
g in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing e
very disease and every infirmity among the people.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171214
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc985133e528e26c13dbb21545be6e312
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/13/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America\, The Holy
Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Orestes of Greate
r Armenia\, Lucia the Virgin-martyr\, Gabriel the Hieromartyr\, Archbishop
of Serbia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to
Timothy 4:9-22\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, do your best to come to me soon. For D
emas\, in love with this present world\, has deserted me and gone to Thessa
lonica\; Crescens has gone to Galatia\, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is wi
th me. Get Mark and bring him with you\; for he is very useful in serving m
e. Tychicos I have sent to Ephesos. When you come\, bring the cloak that I
left with Carpos at Troas\, also the books\, and above all the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm\; the Lord will requite him for
his deeds. Beware of him yourself\, for he strongly opposed our message. A
t my first defense no one took my part\; all deserted me. May it not be cha
rged against them! But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength to proclai
m the message fully\, that all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued
from the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil and save me
for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\n
Greet Prisca and Aquila\, and the household of Onesiphoros. Erastos remaine
d at Corinth\; Trophimos I left ill at Miletos. Do your best to come before
winter. Eubulos sends greetings to you\, as do Pudens and Linos and Claudi
a and all the brethren.\n\nThe Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
Amen.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:30-34\n\nAt that time\, Jesus charged h
is disciples to tell no one about him\, that he is the Christ. And he began
to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things\, and be rejecte
d by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes\, and be killed\, and
after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him\
, and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples\, he rebuke
d Peter\, and said\, "Get behind me\, Satan! For you are not on the side of
God\, but of men." And he called to him the multitude with his disciples\,
and said to them\, "If any man would come after me\, let him deny himself
and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171005
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/4/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens\, Domnina the Martyr and her daughters\,
John the Hermit\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to t
he Ephesians 5:25-33\n\nBrethren\, husbands\, love your wives\, as Christ l
oved the church and gave himself up for her\, that he might sanctify her\,
having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word\, that he might p
resent the church to himself in splendor\, without spot or wrinkle or any s
uch thing\, that she might be holy and without blemish. Even so husbands sh
ould love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves hims
elf. For no man ever hates his own flesh\, but nourishes and cherishes it\,
as Christ does the church\, because we are members of his body. "For this
reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife\,
and the two shall become one flesh." This mystery is a profound one\, and I
am saying that it refers to Christ and the church\; however\, let each one
of you love his wife as himself\, and let the wife see that she respects h
er husband.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:46-49\, 7:1\n\nThe Lord said\, "Why
do you call me 'Lord\, Lord\,' and not do what I tell you? Every one who c
omes to me and hears my words and does them\, I will show you what he is li
ke: he is like a man building a house\, who dug deep\, and laid the foundat
ion upon rock\; and when a flood arose\, the stream broke against that hous
e\, and could not shake it\, because it had been founded upon the rock. But
he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the g
round without a foundation\; against which the stream broke\, and immediate
ly it fell\, and the ruin of that house was great." After he had ended all
his sayings in the hearing of the people he entered Capernaum.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171115
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalca55586db577dd4755c9a65576befc8f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/14/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle\, Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Ho
ly Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra\, Justinian the Emperor and his wi
fe Theodora\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthi
ans 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, lik
e men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\
, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise i
n Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we
in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad an
d buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When r
eviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try t
o conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\,
the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, b
ut to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless gu
ides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in
Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\n\nAt that time\, Jesus decided to go to Ga
lilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was
from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, an
d he said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the
prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said t
o him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Co
me and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold
\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "Ho
w do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when y
ou were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\,
you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\
, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe?
You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, tr
uly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God asc
ending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Philip the Apostle
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180127
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Xenophon & his Companions\, Symeon the Elder of Mount Sinai\n\nStrict F
ast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 1:1-10\n\nSIM
ON PETER\, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ\,\n\nTo those who have obt
ained a faith of equal standing with ours in the righteousness of our God a
nd Savior Jesus Christ:\n\nMay grace and peace be multiplied to you in the
knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.\n\nHis divine power has granted to
us all things that pertain to life and godliness\, through the knowledge of
him who called us to his own glory and excellence\, by which he has grante
d to us his precious and very great promise\, that through these you may es
cape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion\, and beco
me partakers of the divine nature. For this very reason make every effort t
o supplement your faith with virtue\, and virtue with knowledge\, and knowl
edge with self-control\, and self-control with steadfastness\, and steadfas
tness with godliness\, and godliness with brotherly affection\, and brother
ly affection with love. For if these things are yours and abound\, they kee
p you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jes
us Christ. For whoever lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has
forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore\, brethren\, b
e the more zealous to confirm your call and election\, for if you do this y
ou will never fall.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:1-8\n\nAt that time\,
as Jesus came out of the temple\, one of his disciples said to him\, "Look\
, Teacher\, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!" And Jesus
said to him\, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left her
e one stone upon another\, that will not be thrown down." And as he sat on
the Mount of Olives opposite the temple\, Peter and James and John and Andr
ew asked him privately\, "Tell us\, when will this be\, and what will be th
e sign when these things are all to be accomplished?" And Jesus began to sa
y to them\, "Take heed that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my n
ame\, saying\, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray. And when you hear
of wars and rumors of wars\, do not be alarmed\; this must take place\, bu
t the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation\, and kingdom aga
inst kingdom\; there will be earthquakes in various places\, there will be
famines\; this is but the beginning of the sufferings."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Xenophon & his Companions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180501
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/30/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: James the Apostle and brother of St. John the Theologian\, Argyra the N
ew Martyr\, Clement the Hymnographer\, Erconwald\, Bishop of London\n\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11\n\nAbout that time\, Herod th
e king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed J
ames the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased t
he Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Un
leavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and del
ivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Pa
ssover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but ea
rnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n \nThe very night when
Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers
\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the p
rison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in t
he cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up q
uickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wr
ap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\
; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he
was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\,
they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its
own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and imme
diately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I a
m sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Her
od and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 9:1-6\n\nAt that time\, Jesus called the twelve together and gave th
em power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases\, and he sent t
hem out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. And he said to them\, "Ta
ke nothing for your journey\, no staff\, nor bag\, nor bread\, nor money\;
and do not have two tunics. And whatever house you enter\, stay there\, and
from there depart. And wherever they do not receive you\, when you leave t
hat town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." An
d they departed and went through the villages\, preaching the gospel and he
aling everywhere.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:James the Apostle and brother of St. John the Theologian
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171025
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/24/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Arethas the Great Martyr & Syncletiki and her two daughters\, Sebastia
ne the Martyr\, Maglorious of Sark\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lette
r to the Colossians 1:1-3\; 7-11\n\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by th
e will of God and Timothy our brother\, to the saints and faithful brethren
in Christ at Colossai: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ. We thank God\, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ from
the day you heard and understood the grace of God in truth\, as you learned
it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of
Christ on our behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. And
so\, from the day we heard of it\, we have not ceased to pray for you askin
g that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wi
sdom and understanding\, to lead a life worthy of the Lord\, fully pleasing
to him\, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge
of God. May you be strengthened with all power\, according to his glorious
might\, for all endurance and patience with joy.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
11:1-10\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was praying in a certain place\, and when h
e ceased\, one of his disciples said to him\, "Lord\, teach us to pray\, as
John taught his disciples." And he said to them\, "When you pray\, say: 'F
ather\, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our dail
y bread\; and forgive us our sins\, for we ourselves forgive every one who
is indebted to us\; and lead us not into temptation.'" And he said to them\
, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him\
, 'Friend\, lend me three loaves\; for a friend of mine has arrived on a jo
urney\, and I have nothing to set before him'\; and he will answer from wit
hin\, 'Do not bother me\; the door is now shut\, and my children are with m
e in bed\; I cannot get up and give you anything'? I tell you\, though he w
ill not get up and give him anything because he is his friend\, yet because
of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell
you\, Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\,
and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who
seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Arethas the Great Martyr & Syncletiki and her two daughters
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180605
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Mary & Martha\,
the sisters of Lazarus\, Sophia of Thrace\, The Mother of Orphans\, Petroc\
, Abbot of Padstow\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethren\, it was fitting that
we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separat
ed from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those h
igh priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then f
or those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up himsel
f. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but t
he word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who ha
s been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this:
we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the th
rone of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true te
nt which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John
10:1-9\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs
in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by
the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the s
heep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out
. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep
follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, bu
t they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." T
his figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was s
aying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robber
s\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by m
e\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171110
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald03317b4d90504b04c6d1868222c7a17
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/9/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus\, Matrona\, Abbess of Constantino
ple\, Theoktisti of the Isle of Lesbos\, Nektarius the Wonderworker\, Metro
politan of Pentapolis\, Symeon the Translator\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 2:9-14\n\nBrethren\, remember our l
abor and toil\; we worked night and day\, that we might not burden any of y
ou\, while we preached to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses\, and Go
d also\, how holy and righteous and blameless was our behavior to you belie
vers\; for you know how\, like a father with his children\, we exhorted eac
h one of you and encouraged you and charged you to lead a life worthy of Go
d\, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. And we also thank God con
stantly for this\, that when you received the word of God which you heard f
rom us\, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is\,
the word of God\, which is at work in you believers. For you\, brethren\, b
ecame imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judea.\
n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:1-9\n\nAt that time\, there were some present
who told Jesus of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their s
acrifices. And he answered them\, "Do you think that these Galileans were w
orse sinners than all the other Galileans\, because they suffered thus? I t
ell you\, No\; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those
eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them\, do you think
that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?
I tell you\, No\; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish." And
he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard\; and
he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser\
, 'Lo\, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree\, and
I find none. Cut it down\; why should it use up the ground?' And he answere
d him\, 'Let it alone\, sir\, this year also\, till I dig about it and put
on manure. And if it bears fruit next year\, well and good\; but if not\, y
ou can cut it down.'"\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180422
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald2c8c9ba52244401a9804a0b573ead79
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those With Him\, Our Holy Father Max
imian\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother
Philippa of Perge\, Alexandra the Martyr\, Anastasios the Monk of Sinai\,
Beuno\, Abbot of Clynnog\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 5:21-
32\n\nIn those days\, the apostles entered the temple and taught. Now the h
igh priest came and those who were with him and called together the council
and all the senate of Israel\, and sent to the prison to have them brought
. But when the officers came\, they did not find them in the prison\, and t
hey returned and reported\, 'We found the prison securely locked and the se
ntries standing at the doors\, but when we opened it we found no one inside
." Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these wor
ds\, they were much perplexed about them\, wondering what this would come t
o. And some one came and told them\, "The men whom you put in prison are st
anding in the temple and teaching the people." Then the captain with the of
ficers went and brought them\, but without violence\, for they were afraid
of being stoned by the people.\n \nAnd when they had brought them\, they se
t them before the council. And the high priest questioned them\, saying\, "
We strictly charged you not to teach in this name\, yet here you have fille
d Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to bring this man's blood upo
n us." But Peter and the apostles answered\, "We must obey God rather than
men. The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging on a tr
ee. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior\, to give repent
ance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these thing
s\, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."\n\
n\nGospel Reading: John 6:14-27\n\nAt that time\, when the people saw the s
ign which Jesus had done\, they said\, "This is indeed the prophet who is t
o come into the world!"\n \nPerceiving then that they were about to come an
d take him by force to make him king\, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain
by himself.\n \nWhen evening came\, his disciples went down to the sea\, e
ntered a boat\, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark\,
and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea rose because a strong wind was
blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles\, they saw Jesus wal
king on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They were frightened\, but he
said to them\, "It is I\; do not be afraid." Then they were glad to take h
im into the boat\, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they w
ere going.\n \nOn the next day the people who remained on the other side of
the sea saw that there had been only one boat there\, and that Jesus had n
ot entered the boat with his disciples\, but that his disciples had gone aw
ay alone. However\, boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate
the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the people saw that Jesu
s was not there\, nor his disciples\, they themselves entered the boats and
went to Capernaum\, seeking Jesus.\n \nWhen they found him on the other si
de of the sea\, they said to him\, "Rabbi\, when did you come here?" Jesus
answered them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you seek me\, not because y
ou saw signs\, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor fo
r the food which perishes\, but for the food which endures to eternal life
which the Son of man will give to you\; for on him has God the Father set h
is seal."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those With Him
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180414
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald41065784fc4daeacf7d752333c8257e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/13/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Renewal Fri.\,Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome\, Theodosios the Mart
yr\, Zoilos the Martyr\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apost
les 3:1-8\n\nIn those days\, Peter and John were going up to the temple at
the hour of prayer\, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being ca
rried\, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beau
tiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple. Seeing Peter and John ab
out to go into the temple\, he asked for alms. And Peter directed his gaze
at him\, with John\, and said\, "Look at us." And he fixed his attention up
on them\, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said\, "I hav
e no silver and gold\, but I give you what I have\; in the name of Jesus Ch
rist of Nazareth\, walk." And he took him by the right hand and raised him
up\; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up h
e stood and walked and entered the temple with them\, walking and leaping a
nd praising God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:12-22\n\nAt that time\, Jesus
came to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples\; and
there they stayed for a few days.\n \nThe Passover of the Jews was at hand\
, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were sel
ling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the money-changers at their business.
And making a whip of cords\, he drove them all\, with the sheep and oxen\,
out of the temple\; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and
overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons\, "Take the
se things away\; you shall not make my Father's house a house of trade." Hi
s disciples remembered that it was written\, "Zeal for your house will cons
ume me." The Jews then said to him\, "What sign have you to show us for doi
ng this?" Jesus answered them\, "Destroy this temple\, and in three days I
will raise it up." The Jews then said\, "It has taken forty-six years to bu
ild this temple\, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he spoke of
the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead\, his di
sciples remembered that he had said this\; and they believed the scripture
and the word which Jesus had spoken.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180210
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, N
icephoros the Martyr of Antioch\, Markellos\, Philagrios\, & Pankratios the
Hieromartyrs\, Teilo\, Bishop of Llandaff\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's Second Universal Letter 1:1-13\n\nThe e
lder to the elect lady and her children\, whom I love in the truth\, and no
t only I but also all who know the truth\, because of the truth which abide
s in us and will be with us for ever:\n \nGrace\, mercy\, and peace will be
with us\, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son\, in
truth and love.\n \nI rejoiced greatly to find some of your children follow
ing the truth\, just as we have been commanded by the Father. And now I be
g you\, lady\, not as though I were writing you a new commandment\, but the
one we have had from the beginning\, that we love one another. And this i
s love\, that we follow his commandments\; this is the commandment\, as you
have heard from the beginning\, that you follow love. For many deceivers
have gone out into the world\, men who will not acknowledge the coming of J
esus Christ in the flesh\; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Look to yourselves\, that you may not lose what you have worked for\, but m
ay win a full reward. Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doc
trine of Christ does not have God\; he who abides in the doctrine has both
the Father and the Son. If any one comes to you and does not bring this do
ctrine\, do not receive him into the house or give him any greeting\; for h
e who greets him shares his wicked work.\n \nThough I have much to write to
you\, I would rather not use paper and ink\, but I hope to come to see you
and talk with you face to face\, so that our joy may be complete.\n \nThe
children of your elect sister greet you. Amen. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark
15:20\,22\,25\,33-41\n\nAt that time\, the soldiers took Jesus and led him
out to be crucified. And they brought him to a place called Golgotha (whi
ch means the place of a skull). And it was the third hour\, when they cruc
ified him. And when the sixth hour had come there was darkness over the wh
ole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a lo
ud voice\, "Eloi\, Eloi\, lama sabachthani?" which means\, "My God\, my God
\, why have you forsaken me?" And some of the bystanders hearing it said\,
"Behold\, he is calling Elijah. " And one ran and\, filling a sponge full
of vinegar\, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink\, saying\, "Wait
\, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down." And Jesus uttere
d a loud cry\, and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was to
rn in two\, from top to bottom. And when the centurion\, who stood facing
him\, saw that he thus cried out and breathed his last\, he said\, "Truly t
his man was the Son of God! There were also women looking on from afar\, a
mong whom were Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James the younger an
d of Joses\, and Salome who\, when he was in Galilee\, followed him\, and m
inistered to him\; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusa
lem.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Meatfare Friday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171109
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/8/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel\,
Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10
\n\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels was valid and every transg
ression or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we escape i
f we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\,
and it was attested to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore wit
ness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spi
rit distributed according to his own will. For it was not to angels that Go
d subjected the world to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testi
fied somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of
man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lowe
r than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting ev
erything in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjec
tion to him\, he left nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet
see everything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little w
hile was made lower than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because
of the suffering of death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste deat
h for every one. For it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all thin
gs exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of thei
r salvation perfect through suffering.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n
\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who
rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." Th
e seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject
to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning
from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents an
d scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt
you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to
you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour
he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of
heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and unde
rstanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gra
cious will."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabri
el\, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171213
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald6ef53a607934c41febfa018ad38afb5
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/12/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous\, Holy New Martyr Peter the Al
eut\, John (or Joachim)\, Bishop of Zichni\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19\n\nBreth
ren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all tha
t is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lo
rd. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose t
hem. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\;
but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anythin
g that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\
, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefull
y then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of th
e time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but under
stand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for th
at is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another i
n psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the L
ord with all your heart.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said
\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will g
o in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and
destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am th
e good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He w
ho is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees th
e wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them a
nd scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for
the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as
the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the
sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring t
hem also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one s
hepherd."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171122
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/21/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBRETHREN
\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.
For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and
the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behi
nd the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the g
olden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides wit
h gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod t
hat budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of
glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in
detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continua
lly into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the sec
ond only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without ta
king blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered
a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she
had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his
teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him
and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you
alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Ma
rtha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needfu
l. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from he
r." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him
\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" B
ut he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it
!"\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180811
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome\, Chitus of Athens\, Bish
op of Rome\, Hippolytus the Martyr of Rome\, Afterfeast of the Transfigurat
ion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:13-18\n\nBrethren\, since w
e have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so
I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised th
e Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his p
resence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and
more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n \nSo we
do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away\, our inner natu
re is being renewed every day. For this slight momentary affliction is prep
aring for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison\, because we
look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen\; fo
r the things that are seen are transient\, but the things that are unseen a
re eternal.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:27-33\, 42-51\n\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "As the lightning comes from the east and shines as far
as the west\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is
\, there the eagles will be gathered together.\n \n"Immediately after the t
ribulation of those days the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not g
ive its light\, and the stars will fall from heaven\, and the powers of the
heavens will be shaken\; then will appear the sign of the Son of man in he
aven\, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn\, and they will see
the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory\;
and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call\, and they will ga
ther his elect from the four winds\, from one end of heaven to the other.\n
\n"From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tende
r and puts forth its leaves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when
you see all these things\, you know that he is near\, at the very gates.\n
\n"Watch therefore\, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. B
ut know this\, that if the householder had known in what part of the night
the thief was coming\, he would have watched and would not have let his hou
se be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready\; for the Son of man is
coming at an hour you do not expect.\n \n"Who then is the faithful and wis
e servant\, whom his master has set over his household\, to give them their
food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he c
omes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him over all hi
s possessions. But if that wicked servant says to himself\, 'My master is d
elayed\,' and begins to beat his fellow servants\, and eats and drinks with
the drunken\, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does n
ot expect him and at an hour he does not know\, and will punish him\, and p
ut him with the hypocrites\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth."\n
\n\n
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SUMMARY:Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180812
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DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/12/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\,
The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia\, Sergios\, Stephen and
Kastor\, Palamon\, Elder of Saint Pachomius the Great\, Soldier-martyrs of
Crete\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nTone Two\nEleventh Orthros Gospe
l\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:2-12\n
\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my def
ense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food an
d drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a sister as wife\, a
s the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only
Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who
serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eati
ng any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do
I say this on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is wr
itten in the law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading
out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak en
tirely for our sake? It was written for our sake\, because the plowman shou
ld plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If
we have sown spiritual good among you\, is it too much if we reap your mate
rial benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we sti
ll more? Nevertheless\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure
anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:23-35\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "The ki
ngdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts wit
h his servants. When he began the reckoning\, one was brought to him who o
wed him ten thousand talents\; and as he could not pay\, his lord ordered h
im to be sold\, with his wife and children and all that he had\, and paymen
t to be made. So the servant fell on his knees\, imploring him\, 'Lord\, h
ave patience with me\, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for
him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But t
hat same servant\, as he went out\, came upon one of his fellow servants wh
o owed him a hundred denarii\; and seizing him by the throat he said\, 'Pay
what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and besought him\, 'Have pa
tience with me\, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in p
rison till he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had t
aken place\, they were greatly distressed\, and they went and reported to t
heir lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to
him\, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besough
t me\; and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant\, as I had
mercy on you?' And in anger his lord delivered him to the torturers\, till
he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every o
ne of you\, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\, Rufus\, Asyncritus\
, Phlegon\, and Hermes\, Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves\, Celestine\,
Pope of Rome\, The Holy New Martyr John the Ship-Builder who was martyred
in Kos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8\n\nIn the first b
ook\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach
\, until the day when he was taken up\, after he had given commandment thro
ugh the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presente
d himself alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to them during
forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with th
em he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promi
se of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for John baptized
with water\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spir
it."\n \nSo when they had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will you
at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?" He said to them\, "it is not
for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own auth
ority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you\;
and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria an
d to the end of the earth."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:1-17\n\nIn the begi
nning was the Word\, and the Word was with God\, and the Word was God. He w
as in the beginning with God\; all things were made through him\, and witho
ut him was not anything made that was made. In him was life\, and the life
was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness\, and the darkness h
as not overcome it. \n\nThere was a man sent from God\, whose name was John
. He came for testimony\, to bear witness to the light\, that all might bel
ieve through him. He was not the light\, but came to bear witness to the li
ght.\n\nThe true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.
He was in the world\, and the world was made through him\, yet the world k
new him not. He came to his own home\, and his own people received him not.
But to all who received him\, who believed in his name\, he gave power to
become children of God\; who were born\, not of blood nor of the will of th
e flesh nor of the will of man\, but of God.\n\nAnd the Word became flesh a
nd dwelt among us\, full of grace and truth\; we have beheld his glory\, gl
ory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witness to him\, and cri
ed\, "This was he of whom I said\, 'He who comes after me ranks before me\,
for he was before me.'") And from his fullness have we all received\, grac
e upon grace. For the law was given through Moses\; grace and truth came th
rough Jesus Christ.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/20/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Igna
tius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch\, Our Righteous Father Philogonius\
, Bishop of Antioch\, Holy Father John of Kronstadt\, John the New Martyr o
f Thassos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\n\nBrethren\, recall the former days when
\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings
\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes
being partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on the priso
ners\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property\, since yo
u knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. The
refore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a great reward. For y
ou have need of endurance\, so that you may do the will of God and receive
what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the coming one shall come
and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by faith."\n \n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\n\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples came to
Capernaum\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What were you di
scussing on the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they had discu
ssed with one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the
twelve\; and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he must be las
t of all and servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in the mid
st of them\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receiv
es one such child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\, receiv
es not me but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man
casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he was not
following us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one who does a
mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For h
e that is not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, whoever giv
es you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\, will b
y no means lose his reward."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas\, Cuthbert the Wo
nderworker\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\, Myron the New Martyr of Crete\, Photin
i the Samaritan Woman\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 40
:18-31\n\nThus says the LORD: To whom then will you liken God\, or what lik
eness compare with him? The idol! a workman casts it\, and a goldsmith ove
rlays it with gold\, and casts for it silver chains. He who is impoverishe
d chooses for an offering wood that will not rot\; he seeks out a skilful c
raftsman to set up an image that will not move. \n \nHave you not known? H
ave you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you no
t understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above th
e circle of the earth\, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers\; who str
etches out the heavens like a curtain\, and spreads them like a tent to dwe
ll in\; who brings princes to nought\, and makes the rulers of the earth as
nothing. \n \nScarcely are they planted\, scarcely sown\, scarcely has th
eir stem taken root in the earth\, when he blows upon them\, and they withe
r\, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. \n \nTo whom then will
you compare me\, that I should be like him? Says the Holy One. Lift up you
r eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by
number\, calling them all by name\; by the greatness of his might\, and bec
ause he is strong in power not one is missing. \n \nWhy do you say\, O Jac
ob\, and speak\, O Israel\, "My way is hid from the LORD\, and my right is
disregarded by my God"? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD i
s the everlasting God\, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not f
aint or grow weary\, his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to
the faint\, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths
shall faint and be weary\, and young men shall fall exhausted\; but they w
ho wait for the LORD shall renew their strength\, they shall mount up with
wings like eagles\, they shall run and not be weary\, they shall walk and n
ot faint.\n\n\nGenesis 15:1-15\n\n After these things the word of the LORD
came to Abram in a vision\, "Fear not\, Abram\, I am your shield\; your rew
ard shall be very great." But Abram said\, "O Lord GOD\, what wilt thou gi
ve me\, for I continue childless\, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of D
amascus?" And Abram said\, "Behold\, thou hast given me no offspring\; and
a slave born in my house will be my heir." And behold\, the word of the L
ORD came to him\, "This man shall not be your heir\; your own son shall be
your heir." And he brought him outside and said\, "Look toward heaven\, an
d number the stars\, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him\,
"So shall your descendants be." And he believed the LORD\; and he reckone
d it to him as righteousness. \n \nAnd he said to him\, "I am the LORD who
brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans\, to give you this land to possess."
But he said\, "O Lord GOD\, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" He
said to him\, "Bring me a heifer three years old\, a she-goat three years
old\, a ram three years old\, a turtledove\, and a young pigeon." And he b
rought him all these\, cut them in two\, and laid each half over against th
e other\; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came
down upon the carcasses\, Abram drove them away. \n \nAs the sun was goin
g down\, a deep sleep fell on Abram\; and lo\, a dread and great darkness f
ell upon him. Then the LORD said to Abram\, "Know of a surety that your de
scendants will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs\, and will be sla
ves there\, and they will be oppressed for four hundred years\; but I will
bring judgment on the nation which they serve\, and afterward they shall co
me out with great possessions. As for yourself\, you shall go to your fath
ers in peace\; you shall be buried in a good old age.\n\n\nProverbs 15:7-19
\n\nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge\; not so the minds of fools. The
sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD\, but the prayer of
the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the
LORD\, but he loves him who pursues righteousness. There is severe discip
line for him who forsakes the way\; he who hates reproof will die. Sheol a
nd Abaddon lie open before the LORD\, how much more the hearts of men! A s
coffer does not like to be reproved\; he will not go to the wise. A glad h
eart makes a cheerful countenance\, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is br
oken. The mind of him who has understanding seeks knowledge\, but the mout
hs of fools feed on folly. All the days of the afflicted are evil\, but a
cheerful heart has a continual feast. Better is a little with the fear of
the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner of he
rbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. A hot-tempered man
stirs up strife\, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. The way o
f a sluggard is overgrown with thorns\, but the path of the upright is a le
vel highway.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Elizabeth the Wonderworker\, Savvas the General of Rome\, Nicholas the
New-Martyr of Magnesia\, Mellitus\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-17\n\nIn those days\, Philip went down t
o a city of Samaria\, and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the multitudes
with one accord gave heed to what was said by Philip\, when they heard him
and saw the signs which he did. For unclean spirits came out of many who w
ere possessed\, crying with a loud voice\; and many who were paralyzed or l
ame were healed. So there was much joy in the city.\n \nBut there was a man
named Simon who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the
nation of Samaria\, saying that he himself was somebody great. They all gav
e heed to him\, from the least to the greatest\, saying\, "This man is that
power of God which is called Great." And they gave heed to him\, because f
or a long time he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Ph
ilip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesu
s Christ\, they were baptized\, both men and women. Even Simon himself beli
eved\, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs
and great miracles performed\, he was amazed.\n \nNow when the apostles at
Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God\, they sent to th
em Peter and John\, who came down and prayed for them that they might recei
ve the Holy Spirit\; for it had not yet fallen on any of them\, but they ha
d only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their ha
nds on them and they received the Holy Spirit.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:
27-33\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "Do not labor for the f
ood which perishes\, but for the food which endures to eternal life\, which
the Son of man will give to you\; for on him has God the Father set his se
al." Then they said to him\, "What must we do\, to be doing the works of Go
d?" Jesus answered them\, "This is the work of God\, that you believe in hi
m whom he has sent." So they said to him\, "Then what sign do you do\, that
we may see\, and believe you? What work do you perform? Our fathers ate th
e manna in the wilderness\; as it is written\, 'He gave them bread from hea
ven to eat.'" Jesus then said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, it
was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven\; my Father gives you the
true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from
heaven and gives life to the world."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Hesychius the Martyr\, Our Holy Father Nicholas Planas\, Andronikos & At
hanasia the Martyrs\, Theodotos the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Cyrenia\, Joach
im of Vatopedi who was given the name Papoulakis\, Euthalia the Virgin-Mart
yr of Sicily\, Chad\, Bishop of Lichfield\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament
Readings: Isaiah 7:1-14\n\nIn the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham\, son of
Uzziah\, king of Judah\, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remal
iah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it\, but th
ey could not conquer it. When the house of David was told\, "Syria is in l
eague with Ephraim\," his heart and the heart of his people shook as the tr
ees of the forest shake before the wind. \n \nAnd the LORD said to Isaiah\
, "Go forth to meet Ahaz\, you and Shearjashub your son\, at the end of the
conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field\, and say t
o him\, 'Take heed\, be quiet\, do not fear\, and do not let your heart be
faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands\, at the fierce
anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah. Because Syria\, with Eph
raim and the son of Remaliah\, has devised evil against you\, saying\, "Le
t us go up against Judah and terrify it\, and let us conquer it for ourselv
es\, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it\," thus says t
he Lord GOD: It shall not stand\, and it shall not come to pass. For the h
ead of Syria is Damascus\, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. (Within sixty
-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces so that it will no longer be a
people.) And the head of Ephraim is Samaria\, and the head of Samaria is
the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe\, surely you shall not be esta
blished.'" \n \nAgain the LORD spoke to Ahaz\, "Ask a sign of the LORD yo
ur God\; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." But Ahaz said\, "I wi
ll not ask\, and I will not put the LORD to the test." And he said\, "Hear
then\, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men\, that you
weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold
\, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Im
manuel.\n\n\nGenesis 5:32-6:8\n\n After Noah was five hundred years old\, N
oah became the father of Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. When men began to multi
ply on the face of the ground\, and daughters were born to them\, the sons
of God saw that the daughters of men were fair\; and they took to wife such
of them as they chose. Then the LORD said\, "My spirit shall not abide in
man for ever\, for he is flesh\, but his days shall be a hundred and twent
y years." The Nephilim were on the earth in those days\, and also afterwar
d\, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men\, and they bore ch
ildren to them. These were the mighty men that were of old\, the men of ren
own. \n \nThe LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth\,
and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil cont
inually. And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth\, and it
grieved him to his heart. So the LORD said\, "I will blot out man whom I
have created from the face of the ground\, man and beast and creeping thing
s and birds of the air\, for I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah f
ound favor in the eyes of the LORD.\n\n\nProverbs 6:20-7:1\n\nMy son\, keep
your father's commandment\, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Bind
them upon your heart always\; tie them about your neck. When you walk\, th
ey will lead you\; when you lie down\, they will watch over you\; and when
you awake\, they will talk with you. For the commandment is a lamp and the
teaching a light\, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life\, to
preserve you from the evil woman\, from the smooth tongue of the adventure
ss. Do not desire her beauty in your heart\, and do not let her capture yo
u with her eyelashes\; for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread\, but
an adulteress stalks a man's very life. Can a man carry fire in his bosom
and his clothes not be burned? Or can one walk upon hot coals and his feet
not be scorched? So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife\; none who t
ouches her will go unpunished. Do not men despise a thief if he steals to
satisfy his appetite when he is hungry? And if he is caught\, he will pay
sevenfold\; he will give all the goods of his house. He who commits adulte
ry has no sense\; he who does it destroys himself. Wounds and dishonor wil
l he get\, and his disgrace will not be wiped away. For jealousy makes a m
an furious\, and he will not spare when he takes revenge. He will accept n
o compensation\, nor be appeased though you multiply gifts. My son\, keep
my words and treasure up my commandments with you.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/9/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God\, Joachim and Anna\, Severian the
Martyr of Sebastia\, Theophanes the Confessor\, Afterfeast of the Nativity
of the Theotokos\, Memory of the Third Holy Ecumenical Council in Ephesus\n
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 2:6-9\n\n
Brethren\, among the mature we do impart wisdom\, although it is not a wisd
om of this age or of the rulers of this age\, who are doomed to pass away.
But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God\, which God decreed before
the ages for our glorification. None of the rulers of this age understood t
his\; for if they had\, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Bu
t\, as it is written\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the hear
t of man conceived\, what God has prepared for those who love him."\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\n\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves fath
er or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or dau
ghter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross
and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it\, an
d he who loses his life for my sake will find it. He who receives you recei
ves me\, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. He who receives a
prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward\, and he
who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a
righteous man's reward. And whoever gives to one of these little ones even
a cup of cold water because he is a disciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he sh
all not lose his reward." And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelv
e disciples\, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.\n
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel\, 26 Martyrs in Crimea\, Iren
aeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nOld
Testament Readings: Isaiah 48:17-49:4\n\nThus says the LORD\, your Redeeme
r\, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God\, who teaches you to pr
ofit\, who leads you in the way you should go. O that you had hearkened to
my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river\, and your r
ighteousness like the waves of the sea\; your offspring would have been lik
e the sand\, and your descendants like its grains\; their name would never
be cut off or destroyed from before me."\n \nGo forth from Babylon\, flee f
rom Chaldea\, declare this with a shout of joy\, proclaim it\, send it fort
h to the end of the earth\; say\, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!
" They thirsted not when he led them through the deserts\; he made water f
low for them from the rock\; he cleft the rock and the water gushed out. "
There is no peace\," says the LORD\, "for the wicked."\n \nListen to me\, O
coastlands\, and hearken\, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from
the womb\, from the body of my mother he named my name. He made my mouth l
ike a sharp sword\, in the shadow of his hand he hid me\; he made me a poli
shed arrow\, in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me\, "You are my
servant\, Israel\, in whom I will be glorified." But I said\, "I have lab
ored in vain\, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity\; yet surely
my right is with the LORD\, and my recompense with my God."\n\n\nGenesis 2
7:1-41\n\nWhen Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see
\, he called Esau his older son\, and said to him\, "My son"\; and he answe
red\, "Here I am." He said\, "Behold\, I am old\; I do not know the day of
my death. Now then\, take your weapons\, your quiver and your bow\, and g
o out to the field\, and hunt game for me\, and prepare for me savory food\
, such as I love\, and bring it to me that I may eat\; that I may bless you
before I die." Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau
. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it\, Rebekah sa
id to her son Jacob\, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau\, 'B
ring me game\, and prepare for me savory food\, that I may eat it\, and ble
ss you before the LORD before I die.' Now therefore\, my son\, obey my wor
d as I command you. Go to the flock\, and fetch me two good kids\, that I
may prepare from them savory food for your father\, such as he loves\; and
you shall bring it to your father to eat\, so that he may bless you before
he dies." But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother\, "Behold\, my brother Esau
is a hairy man\, and I am a smooth man. Perhaps my father will feel me\,
and I shall seem to be mocking him\, and bring a curse upon myself and not
a blessing." His mother said to him\, "Upon me be your curse\, my son\; on
ly obey my word\, and go\, fetch them to me." So he went and took them and
brought them to his mother\; and his mother prepared savory food\, such as
his father loved. Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older s
on\, which were with her in the house\, and put them on Jacob her younger s
on\; and the skins of the kids she put upon his hands and upon the smooth p
art of his neck\; and she gave the savory food and the bread\, which she ha
d prepared\, into the hand of her son Jacob.\n \nSo he went in to his fathe
r\, and said\, "My father"\; and he said\, "Here I am\; who are you\, my so
n?" Jacob said to his father\, "I am Esau your first-born. I have done as
you told me\; now sit up and eat of my game\, that you may bless me." But
Isaac said to his son\, "How is it that you have found it so quickly\, my s
on?" He answered\, "Because the LORD your God granted me success." Then Is
aac said to Jacob\, "Come near\, that I may feel you\, my son\, to know whe
ther you are really my son Esau or not." So Jacob went near to Isaac his f
ather\, who felt him and said\, "The voice is Jacob's voice\, but the hands
are the hands of Esau." And he did not recognize him\, because his hands
were hairy like his brother Esau's hands\; so he blessed him. He said\, "A
re you really my son Esau?" He answered\, "I am." Then he said\, "Bring it
to me\, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it t
o him\, and he ate\; and he brought him wine\, and he drank. Then his fath
er Isaac said to him\, "Come near and kiss me\, my son." So he came near a
nd kissed him\; and he smelled the smell of his garments\, and blessed him\
, and said\, "See\, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which th
e LORD has blessed! May God give you of the dew of heaven\, and of the fat
ness of the earth\, and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you\,
and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers\, and may your moth
er's sons bow down to you. Cursed be every one who curses you\, and blessed
be every one who blesses you!"\n \nAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing
Jacob\, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his fat
her\, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. He also prepared savory f
ood\, and brought it to his father. And he said to his father\, "Let my fat
her arise\, and eat of his son's game\, that you may bless me." His father
Isaac said to him\, "Who are you?" He answered\, "I am your son\, your fir
st-born\, Esau." Then Isaac trembled violently\, and said\, "Who was it th
en that hunted game and brought it to me\, and I ate it all before you came
\, and I have blessed him? - Yes\, and he shall be blessed." When Esau hea
rd the words of his father\, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bit
ter cry\, and said to his father\, "Bless me\, even me also\, O my father!"
But he said\, "Your brother came with guile\, and he has taken away your
blessing." Esau said\, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplant
ed me these two times. He took away my birthright\; and behold\, now he has
taken away my blessing." Then he said\, "Have you not reserved a blessing
for me?" Isaac answered Esau\, "Behold\, I have made him your lord\, and a
ll his brothers I have given to him for servants\, and with grain and wine
I have sustained him. What then can I do for you\, my son?" Esau said to h
is father\, "Have you but one blessing\, my father? Bless me\, even me also
\, O my father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. Then Isaac his fat
her answered him: "Behold\, away from the fatness of the earth shall your d
welling be\, and away from the dew of heaven on high. By your sword you sh
all live\, and you shall serve your brother\; but when you break loose you
shall break his yoke from your neck." Now Esau hated Jacob because of the
blessing with which his father had blessed him\, and Esau said to himself\,
"The days of mourning for my father are approaching\; then I will kill my
brother Jacob."\n\n\nProverbs 19:16-25\n\nHe who keeps the commandment keep
s his life\; he who despises the word will die. He who is kind to the poor
lends to the LORD\, and he will repay him for his deed. Discipline your s
on while there is hope\; do not set your heart on his destruction. A man o
f great wrath will pay the penalty\; for if you deliver him\, you will only
have to do it again. Listen to advice and accept instruction\, that you m
ay gain wisdom for the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man\, b
ut it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established. What is desired
in a man is loyalty\, and a poor man is better than a liar. The fear of t
he LORD leads to life\; and he who has it rests satisfied\; he will not be
visited by harm. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish\, and will not e
ven bring it back to his mouth. Strike a scoffer\, and the simple will lea
rn prudence\; reprove a man of understanding\, and he will gain knowledge.\
n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Annunciation of the Theotokos\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nTone One\nAnn
unciation of the Theotokos\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the H
ebrews 2:11-18\n\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified
have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren\,
saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethren\, in the midst of the co
ngregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I will put my trust in him." A
nd again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has given me. Since therefore
the children share in flesh and blood\, he himself likewise partook of the
same nature\, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of
death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all those who through fear of dea
th were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that
he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be
made like his brethren in every respect\, so that he might become a mercif
ul and faithful high priest in the service of God\, to make expiation for t
he sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted
\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:2
4-38\n\nIn those days\, Elizabeth the wife of Zacharias conceived and for f
ive months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord had done to me in the
days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men." In the six
th month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Naz
areth\, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph\, of the house
of David\; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said\, "
Hail\, O favored one\, the Lord is with you! Blessed are you among women!"
But she was greatly troubled at the saying\, and considered in her mind wha
t sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her\, "Do not be af
raid\, Mary\, for you have found favor with God. And behold\, you will conc
eive in your womb and bear a son\, and you shall call his name Jesus. He wi
ll be great\, and will be called the Son of the Most High\; and the Lord Go
d will give to him the throne of his father David\, and he will reign over
the house of Jacob for ever\; and of his kingdom there will be no end." And
Mary said to the angel\, "How shall this be\, since I have no husband?" An
d the angel said to her\, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you\, and the pow
er of the Most High will overshadow you\; therefore the child to be born wi
ll be called holy\, the Son of God.\n \nAnd behold\, your kinswoman Elizabe
th in her old age has also conceived a son\; and this is the sixth month wi
th her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible." And
Mary said\, "Behold\, I am the handmaid of the Lord\; let it be to me acco
rding to your word." And the angel departed from her.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome\, Vavylas the Holy Martyr\, Xenia of St. Pete
rsburg\, Fool-for-Christ\, Philo the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Karpasia in C
yprus\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatia
ns 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, pe
ace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-con
trol\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the
Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no
provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is
overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a s
pirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one
another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Mark 12:28-37\n\nAt that time\, one of the scribes came up to Jesus. Heari
ng the Sadducees disputing with him\, and seeing that he answered them well
\, asked him\, "Which commandment is the first of all?" Jesus answered\, "T
he first is\, 'Hear\, O Israel: The Lord our God\, the Lord is one\; and yo
u shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul
\, and with all your mind\, and with all your strength.' The second is this
\, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandmen
t greater than these." And the scribe said to him\, "You are right\, Teache
r\; you have truly said that he is one\, and there is no other but he\; and
to love him with all the heart\, and with all the understanding\, and with
all the strength\, and to love one's neighbor as oneself\, is much more th
an all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." And when Jesus saw that he an
swered wisely\, he said to him\, "You are not far from the kingdom of God."
And after that no one dared to ask him any question. And as Jesus taught i
n the temple\, he said\, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is the so
n of David? David himself\, inspired by the Holy Spirit\, declared\,\n \n'T
he Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I put your enemies un
der your feet.'\n \nDavid himself calls him Lord\; so how is he his son?" A
nd the great throng heard him gladly.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180819
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers\, Holy Martyrs Timoth
y\, Agapius and Thecla\, Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia\, Aft
erfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgi
n Mary\, Eutychianos and Strategios the Martyrs\n\nTone Three\nFirst Orthro
s Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1
5:1-11\n\nBrethren\, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the
gospel\, which you received\, in which you stand\, by which you are saved\
, if you hold it fast -- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to yo
u as of first importance what I also received\, that Christ died for our si
ns in accordance with the scriptures\, that he was buried\, that he was rai
sed on the third day in accordance with the scriptures\, and that he appear
ed to Cephas\, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundr
ed brethren at one time\, most of whom are still alive\, though some have f
allen asleep. Then he appeared to James\, then to all the apostles. Last of
all\, as to one untimely born\, he appeared also to me. For I am the least
of the apostles\, unfit to be called an apostle\, because I persecuted the
church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am\, and his grace towa
rd me was not in vain. On the contrary\, I worked harder than any of them\,
though it was not I\, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then
it was I or they\, so we preach and so you believed.\n\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 19:16-26\n\nAt that time\, a young man came up to Jesus\, kneeling a
nd saying\, "Good Teacher\, what good deed must I do\, to have eternal life
?" And he said to him\, "Why do you call me good? One there is who is good
. If you would enter life\, keep the commandments." He said to him\, "Whi
ch?" And Jesus said\, "You shall not kill\, You shall not commit adultery\
, You shall not steal\, You shall not bear false witness\, Honor your fathe
r and mother\, and You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young ma
n said to him\, "All these I have observed\; what do I still lack?" Jesus
said to him\, "If you would be perfect\, go\, sell what you possess and giv
e to the poor\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me
." When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful\; for he had great
possessions.\n \nAnd Jesus said to his disciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\
, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I t
ell you\, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than f
or a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this
they were greatly astonished\, saying\, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus
looked at them and said to them\, "With men this is impossible\, but with
God all things are possible."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Julian the Martyr of Tarsus\, Terentios\, Bishop of Iconium\, Nikitas t
he New Martyr of Nisyros\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Romans 11:13-24\n\nBrethren\, I am speaking to you
Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles\, I magnify my m
inistry in order to make my fellow Jews jealous\, and thus save some of the
m. For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world\, what will
their acceptance mean but life from the dead? If the dough offered as firs
t fruits is holy\, so is the whole lump\; and if the root is holy\, so are
the branches. But if some of the branches were broken off\, and you\, a wil
d olive shoot\, were grafted in their place to share the richness of the ol
ive tree\, do not boast over the branches. If you do boast\, remember it is
not you that support the root\, but the root that supports you. You will s
ay\, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." That is true
. They were broken off because of their unbelief\, but you stand fast only
through faith. So do not become proud\, but stand in awe. For if God did no
t spare the natural branches\, neither will he spare you. Note then the kin
dness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen\, but
God's kindness to you\, provided you continue in his kindness\; otherwise y
ou too will be cut off. And even the others\, if they do not persist in the
ir unbelief\, will be grafted in\, for God has the power to graft them in a
gain. For if you have been cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree\, a
nd grafted\, contrary to nature\, into a cultivated olive tree\, how much m
ore will these natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree.\
n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "
All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the So
n except the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any on
e to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and ar
e heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and lear
n from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for
your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/28/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Chariton the Confessor\, Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus\, Metropolitan
of Nicopolis\, Old Epirus\, Baruch the Prophet\, Neophytos & Auxentios the
Martyrs of Cyprus\, Wenceslaus the Martyr\, Prince of the Czechs\n\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\n\nBrethr
en\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has s
hone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God i
n the face of Christ.\n \nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to
show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are aff
licted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despa
ir\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; alwa
ys carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may
also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being gi
ven up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifest
ed in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n \nS
ince we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, a
nd so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who rai
sed the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into
his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to m
ore and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level pla
ce\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people fr
om all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to
hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled
with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, f
or power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eye
s on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kin
gdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied.
Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you whe
n men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out yo
ur name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and
leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/19/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joel the Prophet\, Varys the Martyr\, John of Rilas\, Felix the Hierom
artyr & Eusebius the Deacon\, John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt\n\n\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:14-21\n\nIn those days\, Peter\, stand
ing with the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Jude
a and all who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear
to my words. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is onl
y the third hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Jo
el: 'And in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out
my Spirit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy
\, and your young men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream drea
ms\; yea\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in those days I will
pour out my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in th
e heaven above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapo
r of smoke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\
, before the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it sha
ll be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 9:49-56\n\nAt that time\, one of Jesus' disciples came to
him and said\, "Master\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, an
d we forbade him\, because he does not follow with us." But Jesus said to h
im\, "Do not forbid him\; for he that is not against you is for you." When
the days drew near for him to be received up\, he set his face to go to Jer
usalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him\, who went and entered a villag
e of the Samaritans\, to make ready for him\; but the people would not rece
ive him\, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples
James and John saw it\, they said\, "Lord\, do you want us to bid fire com
e down from heaven and consume them as Elijah did?" But he turned and rebuk
ed them. And they went on to another village.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/31/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Lazarus Saturday\,The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius\, Bishop of Gangra\, In
nocent\, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska\, Akakios the Confessor\, Theophil
os the Martyr and those with him\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 12:28-29\; 13:1-8\n\nBRETHR
EN\, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken\, and
thus let us offer to God acceptable worship\, with reverence and awe\; for
our God is a consuming fire. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect t
o show hospitality to strangers\, for thereby some have entertained angels
unawares. Remember those who are in prison\, as though in prison with them\
; and those who are ill-treated\, since you also are in the body. Let marri
age be held in honor among all\, and let the marriage bed be undefiled\; fo
r God will judge the immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love
of money\, and be content with what you have\; for he has said\, "I will ne
ver fail you nor forsake you." Hence we can confidently say\, "The Lord is
my helper\, I will not be afraid\; what can man do to me?" Remember your le
aders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of th
eir life\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and
today and for ever. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 11:1-45\n\nAt that time\, a
certain man was ill\, Lazaros of Bethany\, from the village of Mary and her
sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped h
is feet with her hair\, whose brother Lazaros was ill. So the sisters sent
to him\, saying\, "Lord\, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it
he said\, "This illness is not unto death\; it is for the glory of God\, s
o that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it."\n \nNow Jesus love
d Martha and her sister and Lazaros. So when he heard that he was ill\, he
stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said t
o the disciples\, "Let us go into Judea again." The disciples said to him\,
"Rabbi\, the Jews were but now seeking to stone you\, and are you going th
ere again?" Jesus answered\, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any
one walks in the day\, he does not stumble\, because he sees the light of
this world. But if any one walks in the night\, he stumbles\, because the l
ight is not in him." Thus he spoke\, and then he said to them\, "Our friend
Lazaros has fallen asleep\, but I go to awake him out of sleep." The disci
ples said to him\, "Lord\, if he has fallen asleep\, he will recover." Now
Jesus had spoken of his death\, but they thought that he meant taking rest
in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly\, "Lazaros is dead\; and for your sa
ke I am glad that I was not there\, so that you may believe. But let us go
to him." Thomas\, called the Twin\, said to his fellow disciples\, "Let us
also go\, that we may die with him."\n \nNow when Jesus came\, he found th
at Lazaros had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusal
em\, about two miles off\, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary
to console them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was
coming\, she went and met him\, while Mary sat in the house. Martha said t
o Jesus\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not have died. An
d even now I know that whatever you ask from God\, God will give you." Jesu
s said to her\, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to him\, "I kno
w that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said
to her\, "I am the resurrection and the life\; he who believes in me\, thou
gh he die\, yet shall he live\, and whoever lives and believes in me shall
never die. Do you believe this?" She said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; I believe
that you are the Christ\, the Son of God\, he who is coming into the world.
"\n \nWhen she had said this\, she went and called her sister Mary\, sayin
g quietly\, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." And when she hear
d it\, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the
village\, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jew
s who were with her in the house\, consoling her\, saw Mary rise quickly an
d go out\, they followed her\, supposing that she was going to the tomb to
weep there. Then Mary\, when she came where Jesus was and saw him\, fell at
his feet\, saying to him\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would
not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping\, and the Jews who came with he
r also weeping\, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled\; and he said\,
"Where have you laid him?" They said to him\, "Lord\, come and see." Jesus
wept. So the Jews said\, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said\, "
Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from d
ying?"\n \nThen Jesus\, deeply moved again\, came to the tomb\; it was a c
ave\, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said\, "Take away the stone." Martha\,
the sister of the dead man\, said to him\, "Lord\, by this time there will
be an odor\, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her\, "Did I n
ot tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" So t
hey took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said\, "Father\,
I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you have heard me always\,
but I have said this on account of the people standing by\, that they may b
elieve that you did send me." When he had said this\, he cried with a loud
voice\, "Lazaros\, come out." The dead man came out\, his hands and feet bo
und with bandages\, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them\,
"Unbind him\, and let him go." Many of the Jews therefore\, who had come w
ith Mary and had seen what he did\, believed in him.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Lazarus Saturday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180402
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalec2435f90c8fe0fea72b939ec6dbfbfa
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Mary of Egypt\, Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyrs\, Euthemios of Suzdal\
n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the P
hilippians 4:4-9\n\nBRETHREN\, rejoice in the Lord always\; again I will sa
y\, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have n
o anxiety about anything\, but in everything by prayer and supplication wit
h thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God
\, which passes all understanding\, will keep your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatever is true\, whatever is honorabl
e\, whatever is just\, whatever is pure\, whatever is lovely\, whatever is
gracious\, if there is any excellence\, if there is anything worthy of prai
se\, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard
and seen in me\, do\; and the God of peace will be with you. \n\n\nGospel
Reading: John 12:1-18\n\nSix days before Passover\, Jesus came to Bethany\,
where Lazaros was\, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made h
im a supper\; Martha served\, and Lazaros was one of those at table with hi
m. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet
of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair\; and the house was filled with t
he fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot\, one of his disciples (he
who was to betray him)\, said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hu
ndred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said\, not that he cared for
the poor but because he was a thief\, and as he had the money box he used t
o take what was put into it. Jesus said\, "Let her alone\, let her keep it
for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you\, but you do no
t always have me."\n \nWhen the great crowd of the Jews learned that he wa
s there\, they came\, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros\
, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Laz
aros also to death\, because on account of him many of the Jews were going
away and believing in Jesus.\n \nThe next day a great crowd who had come t
o the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches
of palm trees and went out to meet him\, crying\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord\, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus fou
nd a young donkey and sat upon it\; as it is written\, "Fear not\, daughter
of Zion\; behold\, your king is coming\, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His
disciples did not understand this at first\; but when Jesus was glorified\,
then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done t
o him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the t
omb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd wen
t to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Palm Sunday
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171024
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalec3bd1eb76a61e672e00a55a2d3b316d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/23/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord\, Our Righteous Fath
er Ignatius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19\n\nBrethren\, I would have you know that
the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not rece
ive it from man\, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of
Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I pers
ecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced
in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealou
s was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart
before I was born\, and had called me through his grace\, was pleased to re
veal his Son to me\, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\,
I did not confer with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to tho
se who were apostles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I
returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visi
t Cephas\, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other
apostles except James the Lord's brother.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:5
4-58\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to his own country\, and taught the peopl
e in their synagogue so that they were astonished\, and said\, "Where did t
his man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's
son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Jos
eph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then di
d this man get all this?" And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to t
hem\, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his
own house." And he did not do many mighty works there\, because of their un
belief.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180419
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalecb316b53b1ee87e530c3cc7c267a52f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Father John the Righteous\, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis\,
Euthemios the Enlightener of Karelia\, Cosmas\, Bishop of Calcydon\, John
the New Martyr of Epiros\, Athanasia the Wonderworker of Aegina\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 4:13-22\
n\nIn those days\, when the Jews saw the boldness of Peter and John\, and p
erceived that they were uneducated\, common men\, they wondered\; and they
recognized that they had been with Jesus. But seeing the man that had been
healed standing beside them\, they had nothing to say in opposition. But wh
en they had commanded them to go aside out of the council\, they conferred
with one another\, saying\, "What shall we do with these men? For that a no
table sign has been performed through them is manifest to all the inhabitan
ts of Jerusalem\, and we cannot deny it. But in order that it may spread no
further among the people\, let us warn them to speak no more to any one in
this name." So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at
all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them\, "Whether it is
right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God\, you must j
udge\; for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard." And when th
ey had further threatened them\, they let them go\, finding no way to punis
h them\, because of the people\; for all men praised God for what had happe
ned. For the man on whom the sign of healing was performed was more than fo
rty years old.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:17-24\n\nThe Lord said to the Je
ws who came to him: "My Father is working still\, and I am working." This w
as why the Jews sought all the more to kill him\, because he not only broke
the sabbath but also called God his own Father\, making himself equal with
God.\n \nJesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, the Son can
do nothing of his own accord\, but only what he sees the Father doing\; fo
r whatever he does\, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the S
on\, and shows him all that he himself is doing\; and greater works than th
ese he will show him\, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the de
ad and gives them life\, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. The Fa
ther judges no one\, but has given all judgment to the Son\, that all may h
onor the Son\, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent him. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he
who hears my word and believes him who sent me\, has eternal life\; he does
not come into judgment\, but has passed from death to life."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Holy Father John the Righteous\, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapol
is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171026
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaled820c30f8a016a466a9317b51cc8ad2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/25/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries\, Tabitha\, who wa
s raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle\, Chrysaphios (or Chrysaphos) t
he Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Col
ossians 1:18-23\n\nBrethren\, Christ is the head of the body\, the church\;
he is the beginning\, the first-born from the dead\, that in everything he
might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwe
ll\, and through him to reconcile to himself all things\, whether on earth
or in heaven\, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you\, who once w
ere estranged and hostile in mind\, doing evil deeds\, he has now reconcile
d in his body of flesh by his death\, in order to present you holy and blam
eless and irreproachable before him\, provided that you continue in the fig
ht\, stable and steadfast\, not shifting from the hope of the gospel which
you heard\, which has been preached to every creature under heaven\, and of
which I\, Paul\, became a minister.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:9-13\n\nT
he Lord said to his disciples\, "Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, an
d you will find\; knock\, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who as
ks receives\, and he who seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be ope
ned. What father among you\, if his son asks for bread\, will give him a st
one\; or if he asks for a fish\, will instead of a fish give him a serpent\
; or if he asks for an egg\, will give him a scorpion? If you then\, who ar
e evil\, know how to give good gifts to your children\, how much more will
the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170916
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaledd9bb5b440075425a1df8ceb2aef3c4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/15/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nikitas the Great Martyr\, Philotheos the Righteous\, Bessarion of Lari
ssa\, Righteous Father Symeon\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, John the New M
artyr of Crete\, Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\, Porphyrios the Actor\n\nStr
ict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 1:24-29\
, 2:1\n\nBrethren\, now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake\, and in m
y flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of
his body\, that is\, the church\, of which I became a minister according to
the divine office which was given to me for you\, to make the word of God
fully known\, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made mani
fest to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gen
tiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\
, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim\, warning every man and teaching every
man in all wisdom\, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For th
is I toil\, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within
me. For I want you to know how greatly I strive for you.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 10:16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send yo
u out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent
as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and f
log you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and
kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When th
ey deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are
to say\; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it
is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Brother will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and
children will rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you wil
l be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be
saved."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Nikitas the Great Martyr
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170928
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalee6b72c8f412b2517e0465a5cdc2df74
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/27/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions\, Mark\, Aristarchos\, and
Zenon\, Apostles of the 70\, Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Gideo
n the Righteous\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to t
he Ephesians 3:8-21\n\nBrethren\, to me\, though I am the very least of all
the saints\, this grace was given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearch
able riches of Christ\, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mys
tery hidden for ages in God who created all things\; that through the churc
h the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities
and powers in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpos
e which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord\, in whom we have boldness
and confidence of access through our faith in him. So l ask you not to los
e heart over what I am suffering for you\, which is your glory. For this re
ason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, from whom
every family in heaven and on earth is named\, that according to the riches
of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Sp
irit in the inner man\, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through fa
ith\, that you\, being rooted and grounded in love\, may have power to comp
rehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and de
pth\, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge\, that you m
ay be filled with the fulness of God. Now to him who by the power at work w
ithin us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think\,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations\, for
ever and ever. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:33-39\n\nAt that time\, th
e Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him\, "Why do the disciples of John f
ast often and offer prayers\, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees\, bu
t yours eat and drink?" And Jesus said to them\, "Can you make wedding gues
ts fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come\, when the br
idegroom is taken away from them\, and then they will fast in those days."
He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and p
uts it upon an old garment\; if he does\, he will tear the new\, and the pi
ece from the new will not match the old. And no one puts new wine into old
wineskins\; if he does\, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be s
pilled\, and the skins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fre
sh wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine desires new\; for he says\
, 'The old is better.'"\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170918
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaleec33ffacec7f1bffdeee30a99bbabf8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/17/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope\, and Love\, Herakleides & M
yron\, Bishops of Crete\, Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nPlagal of the Sec
ond Tone\nFourth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Galatians 2:16-20\n\nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not justified by
works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believed
in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not by
works of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. B
ut if\, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves were found
to be sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I bu
ild up again those things which I tore down\, then I prove myself a transgr
essor. For I through the law died to the law\, that I might live to God. I
have been crucified with Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, but Christ w
ho lives in me\; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in th
e Son of God\, who loved me and gave himself for me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 8:34-38\; 9:1\n\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me\, le
t him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would s
ave his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the
gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain the whole wo
rld and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? F
or whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful gene
ration\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he comes in the
glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I
say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste death before
they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday after Holy Cross
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180525
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf0468c8b28aab60f349d98b8e9f04673
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain\, Saint Vincent of Lerins\, Meletios
the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\, Gregory\, Archbishop of Novgorod\n
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 25:13-19\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Agr
ippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as the
y stayed there many days\, Festus laid Paul's case before the king\, saying
\, "There is a man left prisoner by Felix\; and when I was at Jerusalem\, t
he chief priests and the elders of the Jews gave information about him\, as
king for sentence against him. I answered them that it was not the custom o
f the Romans to give up any one before the accused met the accusers face to
face\, and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid
against him. When therefore they came together here\, I made no delay\, but
on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be bro
ught in. When the accusers stood up\, they brought no charge in his case of
such evils as I supposed\; but they had certain points of dispute with him
about their own superstition and about one Jesus\, who was dead\, but whom
Paul asserted to be alive."\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 16:23-33\n\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if you ask anythi
ng of the Father\, he will give it to you in my name. Hitherto you have ask
ed nothing in my name\; ask\, and you will receive\, that your joy may be f
ull.\n \n"I have said this to you in figures\; the hour is coming when I sh
all no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. I
n that day you will ask in my name\; and I do not say to you that I shall p
ray the Father for you\; for the Father himself loves you\, because you hav
e loved me and have believed that I came from the Father. I came from the F
ather and have come into the world\; again\, I am leaving the world and goi
ng to the Father."\n \nHis disciples said\, "Ah\, now you are speaking plai
nly\, not in any figure! Now we know that you know all things\, and need no
ne to question you\; by this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answ
ered them\, "Do you now believe? The hour is coming\, indeed it has come\,
when you will be scattered\, every man to his home\, and will leave me alon
e\; yet I am not alone\, for the Father is with me. I have said this to you
\, that in me you may have peace."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170911
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf1727d5c612d7e6d6658a0a2e9fe0917
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/10/2017\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Martyrs\, Poulcheria the Empres
s\, Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\n\nPlagal of the First Tone
\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galat
ians 6:11-18\n\nBrethren\, see with what large letters I am writing to you
with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh
that would compel you to be circumcised\, and only in order that they may n
ot be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circum
cision do not themselves keep the law\, but they desire to have you circumc
ised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory exce
pt in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\, by which the world has been cruc
ified to me\, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anyth
ing\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all
who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man troub
le me\; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jes
us Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 3
:13-17\n\nThe Lord said\, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who desce
nded from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\, that
whoever believes in him may have eternal life.\n \n"For God so loved the wo
rld that he gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should not per
ish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to con
demn the world\, but that the world might be saved through him."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday before Holy Cross
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180225
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf25986d1005fdd56b4c67b15adefc791
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist\, Roma
nos\, Prince of Uglich\, Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\, Cumine the Whit
e\, Abbot of Iona\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the
God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hea
rts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of C
hrist.\n \nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the
transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every
way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted
\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in
the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifes
ted in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death
for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our morta
l flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n \nSince we have th
e same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\,
" we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Je
sus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more pe
ople it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 11:2-15\n\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the de
eds of the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are yo
u he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered the
m\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight
and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead ar
e raised up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is
he who takes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to
the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to be
hold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clo
thed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' ho
uses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and mo
re than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my m
essenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\,
I say to you\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater th
an John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is great
er than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heav
en has been coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all
the prophets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to
accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him
hear."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, and On
esimus\, Philothei the Righteous Martyr of Athens\, Niketas the Younger\n\n
Strict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 1:1-20\n\nThe vision of Isa
iah the son of Amoz\, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the da
ys of Uzzi'ah\, Jotham\, Ahaz\, and Hezeki'ah\, kings of Judah. Hear\, O h
eavens\, and give ear\, O earth\; for the Lord has spoken: "Sons have I re
ared and brought up\, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its
owner\, and the ass its master's crib\; but Israel does not know\, my peopl
e does not understand."\n \nAh\, sinful nation\, a people laden with iniqui
ty\, offspring of evildoers\, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken
the Lord\, they have despised the Holy One of Israel\, they are utterly est
ranged.\n \nWhy will you still be smitten\, that you continue to rebel? Th
e whole head is sick\, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foo
t even to the head\, there is no soundness in it\, but bruises and sores an
d bleeding wounds\; they are not pressed out\, or bound up\, or softened wi
th oil.\n \nYour country lies desolate\, your cities are burned with fire\;
in your very presence aliens devour your land\; it is desolate\, as overth
rown by aliens. And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyar
d\, like a lodge in a cucumber field\, like a besieged city.\n \nIf the Lor
d of hosts had not left us a few survivors\, we should have been like Sodom
\, and become like Gomor'rah.\n \nHear the word of the Lord\, you rulers of
Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God\, you people of Gomor'rah! "W
hat to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord\; I have had e
nough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts\; I do not delig
ht in the blood of bulls\, or of lambs\, or of he-goats.\n \n"When you come
to appear before me\, who requires of you this trampling of my courts? Br
ing no more vain offerings\; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and
sabbath and the calling of assemblies -- I cannot endure iniquity and sole
mn assembly. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates\; they
have become a burden to me\, I am weary of bearing them. When you spread
forth your hands\, I will hide my eyes from you\; even though you make many
prayers\, I will not listen\; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselv
es\; make yourselves clean\; remove the evil of your doings from before my
eyes\; cease to do evil\, learn to do good\; seek justice\, correct oppress
ion\; defend the fatherless\, plead for the widow.\n \n"Come now\, let us r
eason together\, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet\, they s
hall be as white as snow\; though they are red like crimson\, they shall be
come like wool. If you are willing and obedient\, you shall eat the good o
f the land\; But if you refuse and rebel\, you shall be devoured by the swo
rd\; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."\n\n\nGenesis 1:1-13\n\nIn the b
eginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form
and void\, and darkness was upon the face of the deep\; and the Spirit of
God was moving over the face of the waters.\n \nAnd God said\, "Let there b
e light"\; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good\; and
God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day\, and
the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning\
, one day.\n \nAnd God said\, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the
waters\, and let it separate the waters from the waters." And God made th
e firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from th
e waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. And God called th
e firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning\, a second
day.\n \nAnd God said\, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered toge
ther into one place\, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. God ca
lled the dry land Earth\, and the waters that were gathered together he cal
led Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said\, "Let the earth put
forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed\, and fruit trees bearing fruit in
which is their seed\, each according to its kind\, upon the earth." And i
t was so. The earth brought forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed accord
ing to their own kinds\, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, e
ach according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was ev
ening and there was morning\, a third day.\n\n\nProverbs 1:1-20\n\nThe prov
erbs of Solomon\, son of David\, king of Israel:\n \nThat men may know wisd
om and instruction\, understand words of insight\, receive instruction in w
ise dealing\, righteousness\, justice\, and equity\; that prudence may be g
iven to the simple\, knowledge and discretion to the youth -- the wise man
also may hear and increase in learning\, and the man of understanding acqui
re skill\, to understand a proverb and a figure\, the words of the wise and
their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge\; fools
despise wisdom and instruction.\n \nHear\, my son\, your father's instruct
ion\, and reject not your mother's teaching\; for they are a fair garland f
or your head\, and pendants for your neck. My son\, if sinners entice you\
, do not consent. If they say\, "Come with us\, let us lie in wait for blo
od\, let us wantonly ambush the innocent\; like Sheol let us swallow them a
live and whole\, like those who go down to the Pit\; we shall find all prec
ious goods\, we shall fill our houses with spoil\; throw in your lot among
us\, we will all have one purse" -- my son\, do not walk in the way with th
em\, hold back your foot from their paths\; for their feet run to evil\, an
d they make haste to shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight
of any bird\; but these men lie in wait for their own blood\, they set an a
mbush for their own lives. Such are the ways of all who get gain by violen
ce\; it takes away the life of its possessors.\n \nWisdom cries aloud in th
e street\; in the markets she raises her voice.\n \n
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d Onesimus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Fish Al
lowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 1:10-19\n\
nBRETHREN\, be more zealous to confirm your call and election\, for if you
do this you will never fall\; so there will be richly provided for you an e
ntrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\n \nT
herefore I intend always to remind you of these things\, though you know th
em and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right\, as lo
ng as I am in this body\, to arouse you by way of reminder\, since I know t
hat the putting off of my body will be soon\, as our Lord Jesus Christ show
ed me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any
time to recall these things.\n \nFor we did not follow cleverly devised myt
hs when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\
, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and g
lory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glo
ry\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased\," we heard this
voice borne from heaven\, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And w
e have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention
to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place\, until the day dawns and the
morning star rises in your hearts.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9\n
\nAt that time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother\,
and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them
\, and his face shone like the sun\, and his garments became white as light
. And behold\, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah\, talking with him.
And Peter said to Jesus\, "Lord\, it is well that we are here\; if you wish
\, I will make three booths here\, one for you and one for Moses and one fo
r Elijah." He was still speaking\, when lo\, a bright cloud overshadowed th
em\, and a voice from the cloud said\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom
I am well pleased\; listen to him." When the disciples heard this\, they fe
ll on their faces\, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched th
em\, saying\, "Rise\, and have no fear." And when they lifted up their eyes
\, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountai
n\, Jesus commanded them\, "Tell no one the vision\, until the Son of man i
s raised from the dead."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170909
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/8/2017\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\,
Sophronios\, Bishop of Iberia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:5-11\n\nBrethren\, have this min
d among yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was i
n the form of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped\,
but emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in the lik
eness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became o
bedient unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalte
d him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory o
f God the Father.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that
time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him int
o her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet
and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\;
and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has
left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answere
d her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\;
one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not b
e taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her v
oice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts
that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the wor
d of God and keep it!"\n\n\n
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ry
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Try
pho the Martyr\, Perpetua & her Companions\, Timothy the Confessor\, Bridge
t of Ireland\, Our Holy Father Basil\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Anastas
ios the New Martyr of Navplion\, The Four Martyrs Andrianus\, Polyeuktos\,
Plato and George who contested in Megara\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 8:28-39\n\nBrethren\, we know that everyth
ing works for good with those who love God\, who are called according to hi
s purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed
to the image of his Son\, in order that he might be the first-born among ma
ny brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called\; and those whom
he called he also justified\; and those whom he justified he also glorifie
d.\n \nWhat then shall we say to this? If God is for us\, who is against u
s? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all\, will he n
ot also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against Go
d's elect? It is God who justifies\; who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesu
s\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from the dead\, who is at the right han
d of God\, who indeed intercedes for us. Who shall separate us from the lov
e of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or distress\, or persecution\, or famine\
, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is written\, "For thy sake we
are being killed all the day long\; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughte
red." No\, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who
loved us. For I am sure that neither death\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor
principalities\, nor things present\, nor things to come\, nor powers\, nor
height\, nor depth\, nor anything else in all creation\, will be able to s
eparate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 10:19-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I have give
n you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the pow
er of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice i
n this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names
are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit an
d said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have h
idden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to bab
es\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Trypho the Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180528
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius\, John the Russian of Evia\, Theodora th
e Virgin-martyr & Didymos the Martyr\, Venerable Bede\n\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11\n\nWHEN THE DAY of Pentecost had come\, they
were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like
the rush of a mighty wind\, and it filled all the house where they were si
tting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire\, distributed and rest
ing on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other tongues\, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now th
ere were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews\, devout men from every nation under he
aven. And at this sound the multitude came together\, and they were bewilde
red\, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they we
re amazed and wondered\, saying\, "Are not all these who are speaking Galil
eans? And how is it that we hear\, each of us in his own native language? P
arthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia\, Judea and Ca
ppadocia\, Pontos and Asia\, Phrygia and Pamphylia\, Egypt and the parts of
Libya belonging to Cyrene\, and visitors from Rome\, both Jews and prosely
tes\, Cretans and Arabians\, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mi
ghty works of God." \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:37-52\; 8:12\n\nOn the las
t day of the feast\, the great day\, Jesus stood up and proclaimed\, "If an
y one thirst\, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me\, as the
scripture has said\, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'
" Now this he said about the Spirit\, which those who believed in him were
to receive\; for as yet the Spirit had not been given\, because Jesus was n
ot yet glorified.\n \nWhen they heard these words\, some of the people said
\, "This is really the prophet." Others said\, "This is the Christ." But so
me said\, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the scripture said t
hat the Christ is descended from David\, and comes from Bethlehem\, the vil
lage where David was?" So there was a division among the people over him. S
ome of them wanted to arrest him\, but no one laid hands on him.\n \nThe of
ficers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees\, who said to them
\, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answered\, "No man ever spoke
like this man!" The Pharisees answered them\, "Are you led astray\, you als
o? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him? But thi
s crowd\, who do not know the law\, are accursed." Nikodemos\, who had gone
to him before\, and who was one of them\, said to them\, "Does our law jud
ge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?" The
y replied\, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and you will see that no prop
het is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to them\, saying\, "I am th
e light of the world\; he who follows me will not walk in darkness\, but wi
ll have the light of life."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra\, Agathangelus the Mart
yr\, Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to the Philippians 3:20-21\; 4:1-3\n\nBrethren\, our commonwealth
is in heaven\, and from it we await a Savior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who
will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body\, by the power whi
ch enables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefore\, my breth
ren\, whom I love and long for\, my joy and crown\, stand firm thus in the
Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the
Lord. And I ask you also\, true yokefellow\, help these women\, for they
have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and t
he rest of my fellow workers\, whose names are in the book of life. \n \n\n
Gospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was going thro
ugh the grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to plu
ck heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they do
ing what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you ne
ver read what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those
who were with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was hig
h priest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for a
ny but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?"
And he said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabba
th\; so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n \nAgain he entered t
he synagogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watch
ed him\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they mig
ht accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come he
re." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to d
o harm\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked ar
ound at them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to
the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Matrona of Thessalonica\, Paul\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nStrict F
ast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 49:6-10\n\nThus says the LORD: "I w
ill give you as a light to the nations\, that my salvation may reach to the
end of the earth." Thus says the LORD\, the Redeemer of Israel and his Ho
ly One\, to one deeply despised\, abhorred by the nations\, the servant of
rulers: "Kings shall see and arise\; princes\, and they shall prostrate the
mselves\; because of the LORD\, who is faithful\, the Holy One of Israel\,
who has chosen you." Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor I have answer
ed you\, in a day of salvation I have helped you\; I have kept you and give
n you as a covenant to the people\, to establish the land\, to apportion th
e desolate heritages\; saying to the prisoners\, 'Come forth\,' to those wh
o are in darkness\, 'Appear.' They shall feed along the ways\, on all bare
heights shall be their pasture\; they shall not hunger or thirst\, neither
scorching wind nor sun shall smite them\, for he who has pity on them will
lead them\, and by springs of water will guide them.\n \n\nGenesis 31:3-16\
n\n Then the LORD said to Jacob\, "Return to the land of your fathers and t
o your kindred\, and I will be with you." So Jacob sent and called Rachel
and Leah into the field where his flock was\, and said to them\, "I see tha
t your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God o
f my father has been with me. You know that I have served your father with
all my strength\; yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten
times\, but God did not permit him to harm me. If he said\, 'The spotted s
hall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore spotted\; and if he said\, 'T
he striped shall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore striped. Thus Go
d has taken away the cattle of your father\, and given them to me. In the
mating season of the flock I lifted up my eyes\, and saw in a dream that th
e he-goats which leaped upon the flock were striped\, spotted\, and mottled
. Then the angel of God said to me in the dream\, 'Jacob\,' and I said\, '
Here I am!' And he said\, 'Lift up your eyes and see\, all the goats that
leap upon the flock are striped\, spotted\, and mottled\; for I have seen a
ll that Laban is doing to you. I am the God of Bethel\, where you anointed
a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise\, go forth from this land\, and r
eturn to the land of your birth.'" Then Rachel and Leah answered him\, "Is
there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's house? Are we
not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us\, and he has been us
ing up the money given for us. All the property which God has taken away f
rom our father belongs to us and to our children\; now then\, whatever God
has said to you\, do."\n \n\nProverbs 21:3-21\n\nTo do righteousness and ju
stice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a pr
oud heart\, the lamp of the wicked\, are sin. The plans of the diligent le
ad surely to abundance\, but every one who is hasty comes only to want. Th
e getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of
death. The violence of the wicked will sweep them away\, because they ref
use to do what is just. The way of the guilty is crooked\, but the conduct
of the pure is right. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop th
an in a house shared with a contentious woman. The soul of the wicked desi
res evil\; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. When a scoffer is puni
shed\, the simple becomes wise\; when a wise man is instructed\, he gains k
nowledge. The righteous observes the house of the wicked\; the wicked are
cast down to ruin. He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himse
lf cry out and not be heard. A gift in secret averts anger\; and a bribe i
n the bosom\, strong wrath. When justice is done\, it is a joy to the righ
teous\, but dismay to evildoers. A man who wanders from the way of underst
anding will rest in the assembly of the dead. He who loves pleasure will b
e a poor man\; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked is a
ransom for the righteous\, and the faithless for the upright. It is bette
r to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman. Prec
ious treasure remains in a wise man's dwelling\, but a foolish man devours
it. He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan\, Andonina the New Marty
r\, David the Archbishop\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah
6:1-12\n\nIn the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a
throne\, high and lifted up\; and his train filled the temple. Above him s
tood the seraphim\; each had six wings: with two he covered his face\, and
with two he covered his feet\, and with two he flew. And one called to ano
ther and said: "Holy\, holy\, holy is the LORD of hosts\; the whole earth i
s full of his glory." And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the v
oice of him who called\, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said:
"Woe is me! For I am lost\; for I am a man of unclean lips\, and I dwell in
the midst of a people of unclean lips\; for my eyes have seen the King\, t
he LORD of hosts!" Then flew one of the seraphim to me\, having in his han
d a burning coal which he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touc
hed my mouth\, and said: "Behold\, this has touched your lips\; your guilt
is taken away\, and your sin forgiven." And I heard the voice of the Lord
saying\, "Whom shall I send\, and who will go for us?" Then I said\, "Here
am I! Send me." And he said\, "Go\, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear
\, but do not understand\; see and see\, but do not perceive.' Make the he
art of this people fat\, and their ears heavy\, and shut their eyes\; lest
they see with their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and understand with t
heir hearts\, and turn and be healed." Then I said\, "How long\, O Lord?"
And he said: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant\, and houses withou
t men\, and the land is utterly desolate\, and the LORD removes men far awa
y\, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land."\n \n\nGenes
is 5:1-24\n\n This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created
man\, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them
\, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. When Ada
m had lived a hundred and thirty years\, he became the father of a son in h
is own likeness\, after his image\, and named him Seth. The days of Adam a
fter he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years\; and he had oth
er sons and daughters. Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred
and thirty years\; and he died. \n \nWhen Seth had lived a hundred and fi
ve years\, he became the father of Enosh. Seth lived after the birth of En
osh eight hundred and seven years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus
all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years\; and he died. \n
\nWhen Enosh had lived ninety years\, he became the father of Kenan. Enos
h lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years\, and had
other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and
five years\; and he died. \n \nWhen Kenan had lived seventy years\, he be
came the father of Mahalalel. Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eig
ht hundred and forty years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all th
e days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years\; and he died. \n \nWhen M
ahalalel had lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Jared. Mahal
alel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years\, and ha
d other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Mahalalel were eight hund
red and ninety-five years\; and he died. \n \nWhen Jared had lived a hundr
ed and sixty-two years he became the father of Enoch. Jared lived after th
e birth of Enoch eight hundred years\, and had other sons and daughters. T
hus all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years\; and he di
ed. When Enoch had lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Methus
elah. Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred ye
ars\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were th
ree hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God\; and he was not\,
for God took him.\n\n\nProverbs 6:3-20\n\nThen do this\, my son\, and save
yourself\, for you have come into your neighbor's power: go\, hasten\, and
importune your neighbor. Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slum
ber\; save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter\, like a bird from the h
and of the fowler.\n \nGo to the ant\, O sluggard\; consider her ways\, a
nd be wise. Without having any chief\, officer or ruler\, she prepares her
food in summer\, and gathers her sustenance in harvest. How long will you
lie there\, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sle
ep\, a little slumber\, a little folding of the hands to rest\, and poverty
will come upon you like a vagabond\, and want like an armed man. A worthl
ess person\, a wicked man\, goes about with crooked speech\, winks with his
eyes\, scrapes with his feet\, points with his finger\, with perverted hea
rt devises evil\, continually sowing discord\; therefore calamity will come
upon him suddenly\; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.\n \nTh
ere are six things which the LORD hates\, seven which are an abomination to
him: haughty eyes\, a lying tongue\, and hands that shed innocent blood\,
a heart that devises wicked plans\, feet that make haste to run to evil\,
a false witness who breathes out lies\, and a man who sows discord among br
others. My son\, keep your father's commandment\, and forsake not your mot
her's teaching.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Jeremias the Prophet\, New Martyr Maria of Fourna\, Mirabella in Crete\,
Tamara (Tamar)\, Queen of Georgia\, Nikiforos the Monk of Chios\, Synaxis
of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy Mountain\, Euthymius\, Ignat
ius\, and Acacius\, Asaph\, Bishop of Wales\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of
the Apostles 10:21-33\n\nIn those days\, Peter went down to the men sent b
y Cornelius to him and said\, "I am the one you are looking for\; what is t
he reason for your coming?" And they said\, "Cornelius\, a centurion\, an u
pright and God-fearing man\, who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nati
on\, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house\, an
d to hear what you have to say." So he called them in to be his guests. The
next day he rose and went off with them\, and some of the brethren from Jo
ppa accompanied him. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornel
ius was expecting them and had called together his kinsmen and close friend
s. When Peter entered\, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and wor
shiped him. But Peter lifted him up\, saying\, "Stand up\; I too am a man."
And as he talked with him\, he went in and found many persons gathered\; a
nd he said to them\, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to a
ssociate with or to visit any one of another nation\; but God has shown me
that I should not call any man common or unclean. So when I was sent for\,
I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me." And Cornelius sa
id\, "Four days ago\, about this hour\, I was keeping the ninth hour of pra
yer in my house\; and behold\, a man stood before me in bright apparel\, sa
ying\, 'Cornelius\, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been reme
mbered before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called
Peter\; he is lodging in the house of Simon\, a tanner\, by the seaside.' S
o I sent to you at once\, and you have been kind enough to come. Now theref
ore we are all here present in the sight of God\, to hear all that you have
been commanded by the Lord."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:1-13\n\nAt that t
ime\, Jesus went about in Galilee\; he would not go about in Judea\, becaus
e the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at ha
nd. So his brothers said to him\, "Leave here and go to Judea\, that your d
isciples may see the works you are doing. For no man works in secret if he
seeks to be known openly. If you do these things\, show yourself to the wor
ld." For even his brothers did not believe in him. Jesus said to them\, "My
time has not yet come\, but your time is always here. The world cannot hat
e you\, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil. Go
to the feast yourselves\; I am not going up to this feast\, for my time ha
s not yet fully come." So saying\, he remained in Galilee.\n \nBut after hi
s brothers had gone up to the feast\, then he also went up\, not publicly b
ut in private. The Jews were looking for him at the feast\, and saying\, "W
here is he?" And there was much muttering about him among the people. While
some said\, "He is a good man\," others said\, "No\, he is leading the peo
ple astray." Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/22/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs in the Quarter o
f Eugenius\, Our Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Baradatus\, Anthousa the
Martyr & her 12 Servants\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah
2:11-21\n\nThe haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride o
f men shall be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n
\nFor the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty\, aga
inst all that is lifted up and high\; against all the cedars of Lebanon\, l
ofty and lifted up\; and against all the oaks of Bashan\; against all the h
igh mountains\, and against all the lofty hills\; against every high tower\
, and against every fortified wall\; against all the ships of Tarshish\, an
d against all the beautiful craft. And the haughtiness of man shall be hum
bled\, and the pride of men shall be brought low\; and the Lord alone will
be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away. And men sh
all enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground\, from before
the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty\, when he rises
to terrify the earth.\n \nIn that day men will cast forth their idols of si
lver and their idols of gold\, which they made for themselves to worship\,
to the moles and to the bats\, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the cl
efts of the cliffs\, from before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glor
y of his majesty\, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n \n\nGenesis 2:4-19
\n\nThese are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were c
reated.\n \nIn the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens\, w
hen no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had
yet sprung up -- for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth
\, and there was no man to till the ground\; but a mist went up from the ea
rth and watered the whole face of the ground -- then the Lord God formed ma
n of dust from the ground\, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of li
fe\; and man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in E
den\, in the east\; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out o
f the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the s
ight and good for food\, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden\,
and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.\n \nA river flowed out of
Eden to water the garden\, and there it divided and became four rivers. Th
e name of the first is Pishon\; it is the one which flows around the whole
land of Hav'ilah\, where there is gold\; and the gold of that land is good\
; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon
\; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Cush. And the name o
f the third river is Tigris\, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth
river is the Euphra'tes.\n \nThe Lord God took the man and put him in the g
arden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man\,
saying\, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden\; but of the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat\, for in the day that
you eat of it you shall die."\n \nThen the Lord God said\, "It is not good
that the man should be alone\; I will make him a helper fit for him." So o
ut of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bir
d of the air\, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them\;
and whatever the man called every living creature\, that was its name.\n\n
\nProverbs 3:1-18\n\nMy son\, do not forget my teaching\, but let your hear
t keep my commandments\; for length of days and years of life and abundant
welfare will they give you.\n \nLet not loyalty and faithfulness forsake yo
u\; bind them about your neck\, write them on the tablet of your heart. So
you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man.\n \nTrust
in the Lord with all your heart\, and do not rely on your own insight. In
all your ways acknowledge him\, and he will make straight your paths. Be
not wise in your own eyes\; fear the Lord\, and turn away from evil. It wi
ll be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.\n \nHonor the Lo
rd with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce\; then
your barns will be filled with plenty\, and your vats will be bursting wit
h wine.\n \nMy son\, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of hi
s reproof\, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves\, as a father the son i
n whom he delights.\n \nHappy is the man who finds wisdom\, and the man who
gets understanding\, for the gain from it is better than gain from silver
and its profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels\, and no
thing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand\; in
her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness\, a
nd all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of
her\; those who hold her fast are called happy.\n \n
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ts: The Holy Martyr Glyceria\, Sergios the Confessor\, Alexandros the Marty
r\, Pausikakos\, Bishop of Synnada\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apos
tles 16:16-34\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, as we apostles were going to the place of
prayer\, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and bro
ught her owners much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us\, crying
\, "These men are servants of the Most High God\, who proclaim to you the w
ay of salvation." And this she did for many days. But Paul was annoyed\, an
d turned and said to the spirit\, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ
to come out of her." And it came out that very hour. But when her owners s
aw that their hope of gain was gone\, they seized Paul and Silas and dragge
d them into the market place before the rulers\; and when they had brought
them to the magistrates they said\, "These men are Jews and they are distur
bing our city. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Romans t
o accept or practice." The crowd joined in attacking them\; and the magistr
ates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And
when they had inflicted many blows upon them\, they threw them into prison
\, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this charge\, h
e put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. But
about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God\, and
the prisoners were listening to them\, and suddenly there was a great earth
quake\, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken\; and immediately
all the doors were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened. When th
e jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open\, he drew his sword a
nd was about to kill himself\, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. Bu
t Paul cried with a loud voice\, "Do not harm yourself\, for we are all her
e." And he called for lights and rushed in\, and trembling with fear he fel
l down before Paul and Silas\, and brought them out and said\, "Men\, what
must I do to be saved?" And they said\, "Believe in the Lord Jesus\, and yo
u will be saved\, you and your household." And they spoke the word of the L
ord to him and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hou
r of the night\, and washed their wounds\, and he was baptized at once\, wi
th all his family. Then he brought them up into his house\, and set food be
fore them\; and he rejoiced with all his household that he had believed in
God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 9:1-38\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by
\, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him\, "Rabbi\
, who sinned\, this man or his parents\, that he was born blind?" Jesus ans
wered\, "It was not that this man sinned\, or his parents\, but that the wo
rks of God might be made manifest in him. We must work the works of him who
sent me\, while it is day\; night comes\, when no one can work. As long as
I am in the world\, I am the light of the world." As he said this\, he spa
t on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man's eyes wi
th the clay\, saying to him\, "Go\, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which mean
s Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and thos
e who had seen him before as a beggar\, said\, "Is not this the man who use
d to sit and beg?" Some said\, "It is he"\; others said\, "No\, but he is l
ike him." He said\, "I am the man." They said to him\, "Then how were your
eyes opened?" He answered\, "The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my
eyes and said to me\, 'Go to Siloam and wash'\; so I went and washed and r
eceived my sight." They said to him\, "Where is he?" He said\, "I do not kn
ow."\n \nThey brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind.
Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The
Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to th
em\, "He put clay on my eyes and I washed\, and I see." Some of the Pharise
es said\, "This man is not from God\, for he does not keep the sabbath." Bu
t others said\, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was a
division among them. So they again said to the blind man\, "What do you say
about him\, since he has opened your eyes?" He said\, "He is a prophet."\n
\nThe Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sig
ht\, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight\,
and asked them\, "Is this your son\, who you say was born blind? How then d
oes he now see?" His parents answered\, "We know that this is our son\, and
that he was born blind\; but how he now sees we do not know\, nor do we kn
ow who opened his eyes. Ask him\; he is of age\, he will speak for himself.
" His parents said this because they feared the Jews\, for the Jews had alr
eady agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ he was to be put
out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said\, "He is of age\, ask him
."\n \nSo for the second time they called the man who had been blind\, and
said to him\, "Give God the praise\; we know that this man is a sinner." He
answered\, "Whether he is a sinner\, I do not know\; one thing I know\, th
at though I was blind\, now I see." They said to him\, "What did he do to y
ou? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them\, "I have told you already
and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too wan
t to become his disciples?" And they reviled him\, saying\, "You are his di
sciple\, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Mose
s\, but as for this man\, we do not know where he comes from." The man answ
ered\, "Why\, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from\, and y
et he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners\, but if
anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will\, God listens to him. Never
since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a ma
n born blind. If this man were not from God\, he could do nothing." They an
swered him\, "You were born in utter sin\, and would you teach us?" And the
y cast him out.\n \nJesus heard that they had cast him out\, and having fou
nd him he said\, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" He answered\, "And who
is he\, sir\, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him\, "You have se
en him\, and it is he who speaks to you." He said\, "Lord\, I believe"\; an
d he worshiped him.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Agapius the Martyr & His Companions\, Manuel the New Martyr of Crete\,
Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy\, Bishop of Britain\n\nStrict Fast\
n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 28:14-22\n\n Thus says the LORD\, you s
coffers\, who rule this people in Jerusalem! Because you have said\, "We h
ave made a covenant with death\, and with Sheol we have an agreement\; when
the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not come to us\; for we ha
ve made lies our refuge\, and in falsehood we have taken shelter"\; therefo
re thus says the Lord GOD\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion for a foundation
a stone\, a tested stone\, a precious cornerstone\, of a sure foundation: '
He who believes will not be in haste.' And I will make justice the line\,
and righteousness the plummet\; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies
\, and waters will overwhelm the shelter." Then your covenant with death w
ill be annulled\, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand\; when the o
verwhelming scourge passes through you will be beaten down by it. As often
as it passes through it will take you\; for morning by morning it will pas
s through\, by day and by night\; and it will be sheer terror to understand
the message. For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it\, and the
covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it. For the LORD will rise up as on
Mount Perazim\, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon\; to do his de
ed - strange is his deed! and to work his work - alien is his work! Now th
erefore do not scoff\, lest your bonds be made strong\; for I have heard a
decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of hosts upon the whole land.\n \n\
nGenesis 10:32-11:9\n\n These are the families of the sons of Noah\, accord
ing to their genealogies\, in their nations\; and from these the nations sp
read abroad on the earth after the flood. Now the whole earth had one lang
uage and few words. And as men migrated from the east\, they found a plain
in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another\, "
Come\, let us make bricks\, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick f
or stone\, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said\, "Come\, let us build o
urselves a city\, and a tower with its top in the heavens\, and let us make
a name for ourselves\, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the wh
ole earth." And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower\, which t
he sons of men had built. And the LORD said\, "Behold\, they are one peopl
e\, and they have all one language\; and this is only the beginning of what
they will do\; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible
for them. Come\, let us go down\, and there confuse their language\, that
they may not understand one another's speech." So the LORD scattered them
abroad from there over the face of all the earth\, and they left off buildi
ng the city. Therefore its name was called Babel\, because there the LORD
confused the language of all the earth\; and from there the LORD scattered
them abroad over the face of all the earth.\n \n\nProverbs 13:19-14:6\n\nA
desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul\; but to turn away from evil is an ab
omination to fools. He who walks with wise men becomes wise\, but the comp
anion of fools will suffer harm. Misfortune pursues sinners\, but prosperi
ty rewards the righteous. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children
's children\, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. The fa
llow ground of the poor yields much food\, but it is swept away through inj
ustice. He who spares the rod hates his son\, but he who loves him is dili
gent to discipline him. The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite\,
but the belly of the wicked suffers want. Wisdom builds her house\, but f
olly with her own hands tears it down. He who walks in uprightness fears t
he LORD\, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. The talk of a fo
ol is a rod for his back\, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. Wh
ere there are no oxen\, there is no grain\; but abundant crops come by the
strength of the ox. A faithful witness does not lie\, but a false witness
breathes out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain\, but knowledge is easy
for a man of understanding.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/30/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki\, Gideon the New Martyr of Mo
unt Athos\, Holy Martyr Philetaerus\, Righteous Father Leondus the Archiman
drite\, Afterfeast of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's First Letter to Timothy 6:11-16\n\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at righteou
sness\, godliness\, faith\, love\, steadfastness\, gentleness. Fight the g
ood fight of the faith\; take hold of the eternal life to which you were ca
lled when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
In the presence of God who gives life to all things\, and of Christ Jesus w
ho in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession\, I char
ge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the a
ppearing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; and this will be made manifest at the p
roper time by the blessed and only Sovereign\, and King of kings and Lord o
f lords\, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light\, wh
om no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion.
Amen. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:15-21\n\nAt that time\, many follow
ed Jesus\, and he healed them all\, and ordered them not to make him known.
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "Behold\, my se
rvant whom I have chosen\, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I
will put my Spirit upon him\, and he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles
. He will not wrangle or cry aloud\, nor will anyone hear his voice in the
streets\; he will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick\, ti
ll he brings justice to victory\; and in his name will the Gentiles hope."
\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/31/2017\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Melan
ia the Younger\, Nun of Rome\, The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome\, P
atron of Orphans\n\nFast Free\nPlagal of the First Tone\nEighth Orthros Gos
pel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5-8\n\nTIMO
THY\, my son\, always be steady\, endure suffering\, do the work of an evan
gelist\, fulfil your ministry.\n\nFor I am already on the point of being sa
crificed\; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight
\, I have finished the race\, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is l
aid up for me the crown of righteousness\, which the Lord\, the righteous j
udge\, will award to me on that Day\, and not only to me but also to all wh
o have loved his appearing.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:1-8\n\nThe beginnin
g of the Gospel of Jesus Christ\, the Son of God. As it is written in the p
rophets\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepar
e your way\; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of
the Lord\, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness\,
preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there w
ent out to him all the country of Judea\, and all the people of Jerusalem\;
and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan\, confessing their sins.
Now John was clothed with camel's hair\, and had a leather girdle around h
is waist\, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached\, saying\, "Afte
r me comes he who is mightier than I\, the thong of whose sandals I am not
worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water\; but he wil
l baptize you with the Holy Spirit."\n\n\n
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s: Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of Sai
nt John the Theologian \, Arsenios the Great\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Jo
hn's First Universal Letter 1:1-7\n\nTHAT WHICH WAS from the beginning\, wh
ich we have heard\, which we have seen with our eyes\, which we have looked
upon and touched with our hands\, concerning the word of life - the life w
as made manifest\, and we saw it\, and testify to it\, and proclaim to you
the eternal life which was with the Father and was made manifest to us - th
at which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you\, so that you may h
ave fellowship with us\; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his
Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing this that our joy may be complete.\n
\nThis is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you\, that Go
d is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship w
ith him while we walk in darkness\, we lie and do not live according to the
truth\; but if we walk in the light\, as he is in the light\, we have fell
owship with one another\, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from a
ll sin.\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-28\, 21:24-25\n\nAt that time\,
standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\,
Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, a
nd the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woma
n\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold\, your mothe
r!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. This is the d
isciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these
things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many ot
her things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppo
se that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/14/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Isidore the Martyr of Chios\, Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus\, Holy New M
artyrs Mark and John\, Serapion the Holy Martyr\, Leontius\, Patriarch of J
erusalem\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 17:1-9\n\nIN THOSE DA
YS\, when the apostles had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia\, they c
ame to Thessalonica\, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul wen
t in\, as was his custom\, and for three weeks he argued with them from the
scriptures\, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ t
o suffer and to rise from the dead\, and saying\, "This Jesus\, whom I proc
laim to you\, is the Christ." And some of them were persuaded\, and joined
Paul and Silas\; as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of
the leading women. But the Jews were jealous\, and taking some wicked fello
ws of the rabble\, they gathered a crowd\, set the city in an uproar\, and
attacked the house of Jason\, seeking to bring them out to the people. And
when they could not find them\, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren
before the city authorities\, crying\, "These men who have turned the worl
d upside down have come here also\, and Jason has received them\; and they
are all acting against the decrees of Caesar\, saying that there is another
king\, Jesus." And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when
they heard this. And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest\
, they let them go. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54\n\nAt that time\, t
he chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council\, and said\, "What
are we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let him go on thus\,
every one will believe in him\, and the Romans will come and destroy both o
ur place and our nation." But one of them\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest
that year\, said to them\, "You know nothing at all\; you do not understand
that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people\, and
that the whole nation should not perish." He did not say this of his own ac
cord\, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die
for the nation\, and not for the nation only\, but to gather into one the c
hildren of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they took coun
sel how to put him to death.\n \nJesus therefore no longer went about openl
y among the Jews\, but went from there to the country near the wilderness\,
to a town called Ephraim\; and there he stayed with the disciples.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: James the Confessor\, Thomas I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Philemon
and Domninos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 41:4-14\n\
nWho has performed and done this\, calling the generations from the beginni
ng? I\, the LORD\, the first\, and with the last\; I am He. The coastlands
have seen and are afraid\, the ends of the earth tremble\; they have drawn
near and come. Every one helps his neighbor\, and says to his brother\, "
Take courage!" The craftsman encourages the goldsmith\, and he who smoothe
s with the hammer him who strikes the anvil\, saying of the soldering\, "It
is good"\; and they fasten it with nails so that it cannot be moved. \n \
nBut you\, Israel\, my servant\, Jacob\, whom I have chosen\, the offspring
of Abraham\, my friend\; you whom I took from the ends of the earth\, and
called from its farthest corners\, saying to you\, "You are my servant\, I
have chosen you and not cast you off"\; fear not\, for I am with you\, be n
ot dismayed\, for I am your God\; I will strengthen you\, I will help you\,
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. \n \n Behold\, all who ar
e incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded\; those who str
ive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. You shall seek those
who contend with you\, but you shall not find them\; those who war against
you shall be as nothing at all. For I\, the LORD your God\, hold your rig
ht hand\; it is I who say to you\, "Fear not\, I will help you." Fear not\
, you worm Jacob\, you men of Israel! I will help you\, says the LORD\; you
r Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.\n\n\nGenesis 17:1-9\n\n When Abram wa
s ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram\, and said to him\, "I a
m God Almighty\; walk before me\, and be blameless. And I will make my cov
enant between me and you\, and will multiply you exceedingly." Then Abram
fell on his face\; and God said to him\, "Behold\, my covenant is with you
\, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall
your name be Abram\, but your name shall be Abraham\; for I have made you t
he father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful\
; and I will make nations of you\, and kings shall come forth from you. An
d I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants afte
r you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant\, to be God
to you and to your descendants after you. And I will give to you\, and to
your descendants after you\, the land of your sojournings\, all the land of
Canaan\, for an everlasting possession\; and I will be their God."\n\n\nPr
overbs 15:20-16:9\n\nA wise son makes a glad father\, but a foolish man des
pises his mother. Folly is a joy to him who has no sense\, but a man of un
derstanding walks aright. Without counsel plans go wrong\, but with many a
dvisers they succeed. To make an apt answer is a joy to a man\, and a word
in season\, how good it is! The wise man's path leads upward to life\, th
at he may avoid Sheol beneath. The LORD tears down the house of the proud\
, but maintains the widow's boundaries. The thoughts of the wicked are an
abomination to the LORD\, the words of the pure are pleasing to him. He wh
o is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household\, but he who ha
tes bribes will live. The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer\, bu
t the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. The LORD is far from the
wicked\, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. The light of the eyes r
ejoices the heart\, and good news refreshes the bones. He whose ear heeds
wholesome admonition will abide among the wise. He who ignores instruction
despises himself\, but he who heeds admonition gains understanding. The f
ear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom\, and humility goes before honor.
The plans of the mind belong to man\, but the answer of the tongue is from
the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes\, but the LORD w
eighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD\, and your plans will be es
tablished. The LORD has made everything for its purpose\, even the wicked
for the day of trouble. Every one who is arrogant is an abomination to the
LORD\; be assured\, he will not go unpunished. By loyalty and faithfulnes
s iniquity is atoned for\, and by the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.
When a man's ways please the LORD\, he makes even his enemies to be at peac
e with him. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with
injustice. A man's mind plans his way\, but the LORD directs his steps.\n
\n
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ts: Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Agn
es the Virgin-martyr\, Sabbas (Sava)\, Archbishop of Serbia\, The Holy Fath
ers slain at Sinai and Raitho\, Nina of Georgia\, Plato the Hieromartyr\, B
ishop of Tallini and all Estonia\, and the Priest Martyrs Michael and Nicho
las\n\nGrave Tone\nTenth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Le
tter to the Ephesians 4:7-13\n\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us ac
cording to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he as
cended on high he led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in s
aying\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but that he had also descended in
to the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended f
ar above all the heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts we
re that some should be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some p
astors and teachers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for bu
ilding up the body of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the fait
h and of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measu
re of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4
:12-17\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested\, he
withdrew into Galilee\; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum
by the sea\, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali\, that what was spok
en by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the l
and of Naphtali\, toward the sea\, across the Jordan\, Galilee of the Genti
les\, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light\, and for thos
e who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that t
ime Jesus began to preach\, saying\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Saturday of Souls\,Carpos and Alphaeus\, Apostles of the 70\, Alexandro
s the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\, George the New of Sofia\, Augustine\, Ar
chbishop of Canterbury\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to t
he Thessalonians 4:13-17\n\nBut we would not have you ignorant\, brethren\,
concerning those who are asleep\, that you may not grieve as others do who
have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again\, even
so\, through Jesus\, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord\, that we who are alive
\, who are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall not precede those who
have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a c
ry of command\, with the archangel's call\, and with the sound of the trump
et of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; then we who are alive\
, who are left\, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to mee
t the Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with the Lord.\n\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 21:14-25\n\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his di
sciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "
Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes
\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A
second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He sa
id to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Ten
d my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you
love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do y
ou love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know t
hat I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I sa
y to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you w
ould\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another
will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said t
o show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him
\, "Follow me."\n \nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom J
esus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\,
"Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he sa
id to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is
my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So
\, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die\;
but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my wil
l that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple
who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\
; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other th
ings which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose tha
t the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen
.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/30/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatus\, Macrina\, grandmother o
f St. Basil the Great\, Barlaam the Monk of Caesarea\, Natalios the Martyr\
, Emilia\, mother of Saint Basil the Great\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:18-27\n\nBrethren\, the wrath of God i
s revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by
their wickedness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is pl
ain to them\, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of
the world his invisible nature\, namely\, his eternal power and deity\, has
been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are with
out excuse\; for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or gi
ve thanks to him\, but they became futile in their thinking and their sense
less minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise\, they became fools\, and exc
hanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or bi
rds or animals or reptiles. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of thei
r hearts to impurity\, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves\
, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and se
rved the creature rather than the Creator\, who is blessed for ever! Amen.
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exch
anged natural relations for unnatural\, and the men likewise gave up natura
l relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another\, men
committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the
due penalty for their error.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:20-26\n\nThe Lo
rd said to his disciples\, "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the s
cribes and Pharisees\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. You have
heard that it was said to the men of old\, 'You shall not kill\; and whoev
er kills shall be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that every one who
is angry with his brother without cause shall be liable to judgment\; whoev
er insults his brother shall be liable to the council\, and whoever says\,
'You fool!' shall be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering you
r gift at the altar\, and there remember that your brother has something ag
ainst you\, leave your gift there before the altar and go\; first be reconc
iled to your brother\, and then come and offer your gift. Make friends quic
kly with your accuser\, while you are going with him to court\, lest your a
ccuser hand you over to the judge\, and the judge to the guard\, and you be
put in prison\; truly\, I say to you\, you will never get out till you hav
e paid the last penny."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre\, Theodosia\, Virgin-Martyr of Cons
tantinople\, Andrew the New Martyr of Argentes\, John of Smyrna the New Mar
tyr\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:1-
7\, 13-17\n\nPaul\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an apostle\, s
et apart for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand through his pro
phets in the holy scriptures\, the gospel concerning his Son\, who was desc
ended from David according to the flesh and designated Son of God in power
according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead\, Jes
us Christ our Lord\, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to
bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the
nations\, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ\; T
o all God's beloved in Rome\, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I want you to know\,
brethren\, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have bee
n prevented)\, in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as a
mong the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to
barbarians\, both to the wise and to the foolish: so I am eager to preach t
he gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel:
it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith\, to the Je
w first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is reveal
ed through faith for faith\; as it is written\, "The righteous shall live b
y faith."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:23-25\;5:1-13\n\nAt that time\, Je
sus went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among
the people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria\, and they brought him
all the sick\, those afflicted with various diseases and pains\, demoniacs\
, epileptics\, and paralytics\, and he healed them. And great crowds follow
ed him from Galilee and the Dekapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyo
nd the Jordan.\n \nSeeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, and whe
n he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught
them\, saying:\n \n"Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is the kin
gdom of heaven.\n \n"Blessed are those who mourn\, for they shall be comfor
ted.\n \n"Blessed are the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth.\n \n"Ble
ssed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall be
satisfied.\n \n"Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy.\n \
n"Blessed are the pure in heart\, for they shall see God.\n \n"Blessed are
the peacemakers\, for they shall be called sons of God.\n \n"Blessed are th
ose who are persecuted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.\n \n"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and u
tter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be gl
ad\, for your reward is great in heaven\, for so men persecuted the prophet
s who were before you.\n \n"You are the salt of the earth\; but if salt has
lost its taste\, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good
for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/31/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Hermias the Martyr at Comana\, Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyrs
\, Eustathios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:28-32\; 2:1-9\n\nBrethren\, since the
ungodly did not see fit to acknowledge God\, God gave them up to a base mi
nd and to improper conduct. They were filled with all manner of wickedness\
, evil\, covetousness\, malice. Full of envy\, murder\, strife\, deceit\, m
alignity\, they are gossips\, slanderers\, haters of God\, insolent\, haugh
ty\, boastful\, inventors of evil\, disobedient to parents\, foolish\, fait
hless\, heartless\, ruthless. Though they know God's decree that those who
do such things deserve to die\, they not only do them but approve those who
practice them. Therefore you have no excuse\, O man\, whoever you are\, wh
en you judge another\; for in passing judgment upon him you condemn yoursel
f\, because you\, the judge\, are doing the very same things. We know that
the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who do such things. Do you sup
pose\, O man\, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do them
yourself\, you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume upon the
riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that
God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But by your hard and imp
enitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath whe
n God's righteous judgment will be revealed. For he will render to every ma
n according to his works\; to those who by patience in well-doing seek for
glory and honor and immortality\, he will give eternal life\; but for those
who are factious and do not obey the truth\, but obey wickedness\, there w
ill be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every hum
an being who does evil\, the Jew first and also the Greek.\n\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 5:27-32\n\nThe Lord said\, "You have heard that it was said\,
'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every one who looks
at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out and throw it away\; it i
s better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thr
own into Gehenna. And if your right hand causes you to sin\, cut it off and
throw it away\; it is better that you lose one of your members than that y
our whole body go into Gehenna. It was also said\, 'Whoever divorces his wi
fe\, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that ever
y one who divorces his wife\, except on the ground of unchastity\, makes he
r an adulteress\; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."\n
\n\n
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SUMMARY:Hermias the Martyr at Comana
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions\, Pyrros the Hierom
artyr\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 2:
14-28\n\nBrethren\, when Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what th
e law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even though they do not hav
e the law. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts\
, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts
accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, according to my gospel\, G
od judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. But if you call yourself a Je
w and rely upon the law and boast of your relation to God and know his will
and approve what is excellent\, because you are instructed in the law\, an
d if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind\, a light to those who
are in darkness\, a corrector of the foolish\, a teacher of children\, havi
ng in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth - you then who teach ot
hers\, will you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing\, do
you steal? You who say that one must not commit adultery\, do you commit ad
ultery? You who abhor idols\, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law\
, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? For\, as it is written\, "The na
me of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." Circumcision in
deed is of value if you obey the law\; but if you break the law\, your circ
umcision becomes uncircumcision. So\, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps t
he precepts of the law\, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumc
ision? Then those who are physically uncircumcised but keep the law will co
ndemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. For
he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly\, nor is true circumcision somet
hing external and physical.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:33-41\n\nThe Lor
d said\, "You have heard that it was said to the men of old\, 'You shall no
t swear falsely\, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' But I
say to you\, Do not swear at all\, either by heaven\, for it is the throne
of God\, or by the earth\, for it is his footstool\, or by Jerusalem\, for
it is the city of the great King. And do not swear by your head\, for you
cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'N
o'\; anything more than this comes from evil. You have heard that it was sa
id\, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you\, Do not
resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek\, tu
rn to him the other also\; and if any one would sue you and take your coat\
, let him have your cloak as well\; and if any one forces you to go one mil
e\, go with him two miles."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Nicephorus the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Erasmos of Ochr
id & his Companion Martyrs\, Demetrios the New Martyr of Philadelphia\, Con
stantine the New Martyr of the Hagarenes\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:7-12\n\nBrethren\, grace to you and peac
e from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First\, I thank my God thr
ough Jesus Christ for all of you\, because your faith is proclaimed in all
the world. For God is my witness\, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospe
l of his Son\, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers\, as
king that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
For I long to see you\, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to st
rengthen you\, that is\, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's
faith\, both yours and mine.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:42-48\n\nThe L
ord said\, "Give to him who begs from you\, and do not refuse him who would
borrow from you. You have heard that it was said\, 'You shall love your ne
ighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you\, Love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you\, so that you may be sons of your Father who is
in heaven\; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good\, and se
nds rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you\
, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if
you salute only your brethren\, what more are you doing than others? Do not
even the Gentiles do the same? You\, therefore\, must be perfect\, as your
heavenly Father is perfect."\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus\, Bishop of Tyre\, Holy Martyrs Nicandrus
\, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them\, Christophoros & Konon the Mar
tyrs of Rome\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Le
tter to the Romans 4:4-12\n\nBrethren\, to one who works\, his wages are no
t reckoned as a gift but as his due. And to one who does not work but trust
s him who justifies the ungodly\, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. S
o also David pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteo
usness apart from works: "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven\,
and whose sins are covered\; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will
not reckon his sin." Is this blessing pronounced only upon the circumcised
\, or also upon the uncircumcised? We say that faith was reckoned to Abraha
m as righteousness. How then was it reckoned to him? Was it before or after
he had been circumcised? It was not after\, but before he was circumcised.
He received circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which he h
ad by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him t
he father of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have ri
ghteousness reckoned to them\, and likewise the father of the circumcised w
ho are not merely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith whic
h our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 7:15-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of false prophets\, who come to yo
u in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them
by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns\, or figs from thistles? S
o\, every sound tree bears good fruit\, but the bad tree bears evil fruit.
A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit\, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. E
very tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fir
e. Thus you will know them by their fruits. Not every one who says to me\,
'Lord\, Lord\,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven\, but he who does the wil
l of my Father who is in heaven."\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery\, Bessarion the Wonderworker of
Egypt\, 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha\, Mary\, Cyris\, Valeria & Marcia\n\
nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 4:13-25\
n\nBrethren\, the promise to Abraham and his descendants\, that they should
inherit the world\, did not come through the law but through the righteous
ness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs\,
faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath\, but where
there is no law there is no transgression. That is why it depends on faith
\, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his
descendants -- not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who
share the faith of Abraham\, for he is the father of us all\, as it is writ
ten\, "I have made you the father of many nations" -- in the presence of th
e God in whom he believed\, who gives life to the dead and calls into exist
ence the things that do not exist. In hope he believed against hope\, that
he should become the father of many nations\; as he had been told\, "So sha
ll your descendants be." He did not weaken in faith when he considered his
own body\, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years o
ld\, or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. No distrust made
him waver concerning the promise of God\, but he grew strong in his faith
as he gave glory to God\, fully convinced that God was able to do what he h
ad promised. That is why his faith was "reckoned to him as righteousness."
But the words\, "it was reckoned to him\," were written not for his sake al
one\, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him that
raised from the dead Jesus our Lord\, who was put to death for our trespass
es and raised for our justification.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:21-23\n
\nThe Lord said\, "Not every one who says to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\,' shall ent
er the kingdom of heaven\, but he who does the will of my Father who is in
heaven. On that day many will say to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\, did we not prophes
y in your name\, and cast out demons in your name\, and do many mighty work
s in your name?' And then will I declare to them\, 'I never knew you\; depa
rt from me\, you evildoers.'"\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra\, Our Righteous Father Panagis (Pais
ios) Basias\, Tarasios & John the Martyrs\, Sebastian the Wonderworker\, Ze
nais the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Romans 5:10-16\n\nBrethren\, if while we were enemies we wer
e reconciled to God by the death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are r
econciled\, shall we be saved by his life. Not only so\, but we also rejoic
e in God through our Lord Jesus Christ\, through whom we have now received
our reconciliation.\n \nTherefore as sin came into the world through one ma
n and death through sin\, and so death spread to all men because all men si
nned -- sin indeed was in the world before the law was given\, but sin is n
ot counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses\, ev
en over those whose sins were not like the transgression of Adam\, who was
a type of the one who was to come.\n \nBut the free gift is not like the tr
espass. For if many died through one man's trespass\, much more have the gr
ace of God and the free gift in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abou
nded for many. And the free gift is not like the effect of that one man's s
in. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation\, but the
free gift following many trespasses brings justification.\n\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 8:23-27\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus got into the boat\, his di
sciples followed him. And behold\, there arose a great storm on the sea\, s
o that the boat was being swamped by the waves\; but he was asleep. And the
y went and woke him\, saying\, "Save us\, O Lord\; we are perishing." And h
e said to them\, "Why are you afraid\, O men of little faith?" Then he rose
and rebuked the winds and the sea\; and there was a great calm. And the me
n marveled\, saying\, "What sort of man is this\, that even winds and sea o
bey him?"\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander\, Kalliope the Martyr\,
Melania the Righteous\, Anastasios the New Martyr of Constantinople\, Theop
hanes the New Martyr of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10\n\nBrethren\
, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the great love with which he loved us\,
even when we were dead through our trespasses\, made us alive together wit
h Christ (by grace you have been saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and m
ade us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the co
ming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness to
ward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith\; a
nd this is not your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not because of works
\, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship\, created in Chris
t Jesus for good works\, which God prepared beforehand\, that we should wal
k in them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be
wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliv
er you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you will be
dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before t
hem and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you
are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will be given
to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your
Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death\, an
d the father his child\, and children will rise against parents and have th
em put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he w
ho endures to the end will be saved."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/11/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\, Barnabas the Holy Apostle\, Revelation o
f the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel\n\nF
ast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of
all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to t
he world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you a
re wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\
, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are il
l-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hand
s. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\,
we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the
world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you as
hamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have cou
ntless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your f
ather in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators
of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he
who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, sa
ying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said
to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have gi
ven you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the p
ower of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice
in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your name
s are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit
and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have
hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to b
abes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
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SUMMARY:Bartholomew the Holy Apostle
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ts: Onuphrius of Egypt\, Peter the Athonite\, Holy Martyr Antonine\, John t
he Soldier of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Letter to the Romans 7:14-8:2\n\nBrethren\, we know that the law is sp
iritual\; but I am carnal\, sold under sin. I do not understand my own acti
ons. For I do not do what I want\, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I
do what I do not want\, I agree that the law is good. So then it is no lon
ger I that do it\, but sin which dwells within me. For I know that nothing
good dwells within me\, that is\, in my flesh. I can will what is right\, b
ut I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want\, but the evil I do not
want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want\, it is no longer I that
do it\, but sin which dwells within me.\n \nSo I find it to be a law that w
hen I want to do right\, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law
of God\, in my inmost self\, but I see in my members another law at war wit
h the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells i
n my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of
death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then\, I of myse
lf serve the law of God with my mind\, but with my flesh I serve the law of
sin.\n \nThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Chris
t Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free
from the law of sin and death.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:9-15\n\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "Take no gold\, nor silver\, nor copper in you
r belts\, no bag for your journey\, nor two tunics\, nor sandals\, nor a st
aff\; for the laborer deserves his food. And whatever town or village you e
nter\, find out who is worthy in it\, and stay with him until you depart. A
s you enter the house\, salute it. And if the house is worthy\, let your pe
ace come upon it\; but if it is not worthy\, let your peace return to you.
And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words\, shake off the
dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I say to you\,
it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and
Gomorrah than for that town."\n \n\n
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ts: Aquilina the Martyr of Syria\, Triphyllos the Bishop of Nicosia\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 8:2-13\n\nBre
thren\, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from
the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law\, weakened by the f
lesh\, could not do: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh an
d for sin\, he condemned sin in the flesh\, in order that the just requirem
ent of the law might be fulfilled in us\, who walk not according to the fle
sh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh s
et their minds on the things of the flesh\, but those who live according to
the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on
the flesh is death\, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God\; it does not submi
t to God's law\, indeed it cannot\; and those who are in the flesh cannot p
lease God.\n \nBut you are not in the flesh\, you are in the Spirit\, if in
fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit
of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you\, although your
bodies are dead because of sin\, your spirits are alive because of righteou
sness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you\,
he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodi
es also through his Spirit which dwells in you.\n \nSo then\, brethren\, we
are debtors\, not to the flesh\, to live according to the flesh-for if you
live according to the flesh you will die\, but if by the Spirit you put to
death the deeds of the body you will live.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10
:16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as shee
p in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Be
ware of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in th
eir synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my
sake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver yo
u up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for
what you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you w
ho speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will
deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will
rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by
all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n\
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ts: The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)\, Methodius the Confessor\, Patriarc
h of Constantinople\, Cyril\, Bishop of Gortyna\, The Holy Hieromartyrs of
Estonia: Basil the Protopresbyter\, John\, John\, and Artemios\, The Holy M
artyrs Martha the Presvytera\, John\, Theodore and Anna\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 8:22-27\n\nBr
ethren\, we know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail toget
her until now\; and not only the creation\, but we ourselves\, who have the
first fruits of the Spirit\, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as son
s\, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope
that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope fo
r what we do not see\, we wait for it with patience.\n \nLikewise the Spiri
t helps us in our weakness\; for we do not know how to pray as we ought\, b
ut the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And
he who searches the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will
of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\n\nAt that time\, the crowd wonde
red at the gracious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and t
hey said\, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you
will quote to me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have
heard you did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he sai
d\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. Bu
t in truth\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of E
lijah\, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there
came a great famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of the
m but only to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow
. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\;
and none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard
this\, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and pu
t him out of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their
city was built\, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing throu
gh the midst of them he went away.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Amos the Prophet\, Our Righteous Father Hieronymus\, Augustine the Bles
sed\, Bishop of Hippo\, Jerome the Righteous\, Achikos\, Stephanas\, & Fort
uanatos the Apostles\, Father among the Saints Jonas\, Metropolitan of Kiev
\, Lazar of Serbia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter t
o the Romans 9:6-19\n\nBrethren\, it is not as though the word of God has f
ailed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel\, and not
all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants\; but "Throug
h Isaac shall your descendants be named." This means that it is not the chi
ldren of the flesh who are the children of God\, but the children of the pr
omise are reckoned as descendants. For this is what the promise said\, "Abo
ut this time I will return and Sarah shall have a son." And not only so\, b
ut also when Rebecca had conceived children by one man\, our forefather Isa
ac\, though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad\
, in order that God's purpose of election might continue\, not because of w
orks but because of his call\, she was told\, "The elder will serve the you
nger." As it is written\, "Jacob I loved\, but Esau I hated." What shall we
say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! For he says to Mo
ses\, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy\, and I will have compassion
on whom I have compassion." So it depends not upon man's will or exertion\,
but upon God's mercy. For the scripture says to Pharoah\, "I have raised y
ou up for the very purpose of showing my power in you\, so that my name may
be proclaimed in all the earth." So then he has mercy upon whomever he wil
ls\, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me then
\, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?"\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 10:32-36\; 11:1\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Ever
y one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge before my Fa
ther who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I also will deny
before my Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I have come to bring
peace on earth\; I have not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have com
e to set a man against his father\, and a daughter against her mother\, and
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law\; and a man's foes will be tho
se of his own household."\n \nAnd when Jesus had finished instructing his t
welve disciples\, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities
.\n \n\n
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ts: Tychon the Wonderworker\, 40 Martyrs of Rome\, Mark the Just of Apollon
ia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Romans 3:28-31\; 4:1-3\n\nBrethren\, we hold that a man is justified by f
aith apart from works of law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the
God of Gentiles also? Yes\, of Gentiles also\, since God is one\; and he w
ill justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumci
sed through their faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no
means! On the contrary\, we uphold the law. What then shall we say about Ab
raham\, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified
by works\, he has something to boast about\, but not before God. For what
does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God\, and it was reckoned to him
as righteousness."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:24-29\; 8:1-4\n\nThe Lord
said\, "Every one who hears these words of mine and does them will be like
a wise man who built his house upon the rock\; and the rain fell\, and the
floods came\, and the winds blew and beat upon that house\, but it did not
fall\, because it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hears th
ese words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built
his house upon the sand\; and the rain fell\, and the floods came\, and th
e winds blew and beat against that house\, and it fell\; and great was the
fall of it." And when Jesus finished these sayings\, the crowds were astoni
shed at his teaching\, for he taught them as one who had authority\, and no
t as their scribes. When he came down from the mountain\, great crowds foll
owed him\; and behold\, a leper came to him and knelt before him saying\, "
Lord\, if you will\, you can make me clean." And he stretched out his hand
and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately his leprosy
was cleansed. And Jesus said to him\, "See that you say nothing to any one
\; but go\, show yourself to the priest\, and offer the gift that Moses com
manded\, for a proof to them."\n\n\n
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ts: Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord\, Holy Martyr Zosima\
, Our Righteous Father Zenonus\, Païsius the Great of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Jude's First Universal Letter 1:1-25\
n\nJUDE\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, and brother of James\, To those who a
re called\, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy\
, peace\, and love be multiplied to you. Beloved\, being very eager to writ
e to you of our common salvation\, I found it necessary to write appealing
to you to contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the sai
nts. For admission has been secretly gained by some who long ago were desig
nated for this condemnation\, ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our
God into licentiousness and deny the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now I desire to remind you\, though you were once for all fully informed\,
that the Lord saved a people out of the land of Egypt\, afterward destroye
d those who did not believe. And the angels that did not keep their own pos
ition but left their proper dwelling have been kept by him in eternal chain
s in the nether gloom until the judgment of the great day\; just as Sodom a
nd Gomorrah and the surrounding cities\, which likewise acted immorally and
indulged in unnatural lust\, serve as an example by undergoing a punishmen
t of eternal fire. Yet in like manner these men in their dreamings defile t
he flesh\, reject authority\, and revile the glorious ones. But when the ar
changel Michael\, contending with the devil\, disputed about the body of Mo
ses\, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him\, but sa
id\, "The Lord rebuke you." But these men revile whatever they do not under
stand\, and by those things that they know by instinct as irrational animal
s\, they are destroyed. Woe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Ca
in\, and abandon themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and pe
rish in Korah's rebellion. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as the
y boldly carouse together\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds\, c
arried along by winds\; fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uproo
ted\; wild waves of the sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\; wand
ering stars for whom the nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for eve
r. It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prop
hesied\, saying\, "Behold\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execut
e judgment on all\, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of un
godliness which they have committed in such an ungodly way\, and of all the
harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him." These are gru
mblers\, malcontents\, following their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters
\, flattering people to gain advantage. But you must remember\, beloved\, t
he predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\
, "in the last time there will be scoffers\, following their own ungodly pa
ssions." It is these who set up divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the
Spirit. But you\, beloved\, build yourselves up on your most holy faith\; p
ray in the Holy Spirit\; keep yourselves in the love of God\; wait for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some\, who d
oubt\; save some\, by snatching them out of the fire\; on some have mercy w
ith fear\, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now to him who is
able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the
presence of his glory with rejoicing\, to the only God\, our Savior throug
h Jesus Christ our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\, b
efore all time and now and for ever. Amen. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 14:21
-24\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who has my commandments and kee
ps them\, he it is who loves me\; and he who loves me will be loved by my
Father\, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." Judas (not Iscar
iot) said to him\, "Lord\, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us
\, and not to the world?" Jesus answered him\, "If a man loves me\, he wil
l keep my word\, and my Father will love him\, and we will come to him and
make our home with him. He who does not love me does not keep my words\;
and the word which you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me."\n\n
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ts: Eusebius\, Bishop of Samosata\, Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas of
Philadelphia\, Anastasios the Serbian\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 11:25-36\n\nBrethren\, lest you be wise in
your own conceits\, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has
come upon part of Israel\, until the full number of Gentiles come in\, and
so all Israel will be saved\; as it is written\, "The Deliverer will come
from Zion\, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob"\; "and this will be my c
ovenant with them when I take away their sins." As regards the gospel they
are enemies of God\, for your sake\; but as regards election they are belov
ed for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the call of God are
irrevocable. Just as you were once disobedient to God but now have receive
d mercy because of their disobedience\, so they have now been disobedient i
n order that by the mercy shown to you they also may receive mercy. For God
has consigned all men to disobedience\, that he may have mercy upon all. O
the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable
are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! "For who has known the mind
of the Lord\, or who has been his counselor?" "Or who has given a gift to
him that he might be repaid?" For from him and through him and to him are a
ll things. To him be glory for ever. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:
1-8\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath\;
his disciples were hungry\, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to e
at. But when the Pharisees saw it\, they said to him\, "Look\, your discipl
es are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath." He said to them\, "H
ave you not read what David did\, when he was hungry\, and those who were w
ith him: how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence\
, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him\,
but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law how on the sabbat
h the priests in the temple profane the sabbath\, and are guiltless? I tell
you\, something greater than the temple is here. And if you had known what
this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sacrifice\,' you would not have con
demned the guiltless. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Agrippina the Martyr of Rome\, Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest\, De
metrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader\, The Holy New Archpriest Mart
yrs Gerasimus of Crete\, Neophytos of Knossos\, Joachim of Cherronisos\, Hi
erotheos of Lampi\, Zachariah of Sitia\, Joachim of Petra\, Gerasimos of Re
thymno\, Kallinikos of Kydonia\, Melchizedek of Kissamos\, Kallinikos of Di
opolos\, and those Martyred with Them (1821-1822)\, Mark\, Bishop of Ephesu
s\, Etheldreda the Queen\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:11-17\n\nBrethren\, you also must consider
yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.\n \nLet not sin t
herefore reign in your mortal bodies\, to make you obey their passions. Do
not yield your members to sin as instruments of wickedness\, but yield your
selves to God as men who have been brought from death to life\, and your me
mbers to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion
over you\, since you are not under law but under grace.\n \nWhat then? Are
we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do yo
u not know that if you yield yourselves to any one as obedient slaves\, you
are slaves of the one whom you obey\, either of sin\, which leads to death
\, or of obedience\, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God\, t
hat you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to
the standard of teaching to which you were committed.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 8:14-23\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus entered Peter's house\, he saw
his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever\; he touched her hand\, and the
fever left her\, and she rose and served him. That evening they brought to
him many who were possessed with demons\; and he cast out the spirits with
a word\, and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken
by the prophet Isaiah\, "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases."\n
\nNow when Jesus saw great crowds around him\, he gave orders to go over to
the other side. And a scribe came up and said to him\, "Teacher\, I will f
ollow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes have holes\, and
birds of the air have nests\; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his he
ad." Another of the disciples said to him\, "Lord\, let me first go and bur
y my father." But Jesus said to him\, "Follow me\, and leave the dead to bu
ry their own dead." And when he entered the boat\, his disciples followed h
im.\n \n\n
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ts: David the Righteous of Thessalonika\, Appearance of the Icon of Our Mos
t Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 14:9-18\n\nBrethren\, to this en
d Christ died and lived again\, that he might be Lord both of the dead and
of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you\, why do yo
u despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of
God\; for it is written. "As I live\, says the Lord\, every knee shall bow
to me\, and every tongue shall give praise to God." So each of us shall giv
e account of himself to God. Then let us no more pass judgment on one anoth
er\, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the w
ay of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is
unclean in itself\; but it is unclean for any one who thinks it unclean. If
your brother is being injured by what you eat\, you are no longer walking
in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died
. So do not let your good be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is n
ot food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit\;
he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Matthew 12:14-16\; 22-30\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took
counsel against Jesus\, how to destroy him. Jesus\, aware of this\, withdr
ew from there. And many followed him\, and he healed them all\, and ordered
them not to make him known.\n \nThen a blind and dumb demoniac was brought
to him\, and he healed him\, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. And all t
he people were amazed\, and said\, "Can this be the Son of David?" But when
the Pharisees heard it they said\, "It is only by Beelzebul\, the prince o
f demons\, that this man casts out demons." Knowing their thoughts\, he sai
d to them\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste\, and no ci
ty or house divided against itself will stand\; and if Satan casts out Sata
n\, he is divided against himself\; how then will his kingdom stand? And if
I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons cast them out? There
fore they shall be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I ca
st out demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can one e
nter a strong man's house and plunder his goods\, unless he first binds the
strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. He who is not with me is
against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Samson the Hospitable\, Joanna the Myrrhbearer\, Anektos the Martyr\, L
uke the Hermit\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Romans 15:7-16\n\nBrethren\, welcome one another\, as Christ has welcomed
you\, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ became a servant to
the circumcised to show God's truthfulness\, in order to confirm the promi
ses given to the patriarchs\, and in order that the Gentiles might glorify
God for his mercy. As it is written\, "Therefore I will praise thee among t
he Gentiles\, and sing to thy name"\; and again it is said\, "Rejoice\, O G
entiles\, with his people"\; and again\, "Praise the Lord\, all Gentiles\,
and let all the peoples praise him"\; and further Isaiah says\, "The root o
f Jesse shall come\, he who rises to rule the Gentiles\; in him shall the G
entiles hope." May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in belie
ving\, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. I my
self am satisfied about you\, my brethren\, that you yourselves are full of
goodness\, filled with all knowledge\, and able to instruct one another. B
ut on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder\, be
cause of the grace given me by God to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the
Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God\, so that the offerin
g of the Gentiles may be acceptable\, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.\n\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 12:38-45\n\nAt that time\, the scribes and Pharisees
came to Jesus saying\, "Teacher\, we wish to see a sign from you." But he
answered them\, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign\; but n
o sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jo
nah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale\, so will the
Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The m
en of Nineveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn i
t\; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah\, and behold\, something gr
eater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South will arise at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it\; for she came from the ends of the ea
rth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\, and behold\, something greater than Sol
omon is here.\n \n"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man\, he passe
s through waterless places seeking rest\, but he finds none. Then he says\,
'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds
it empty\, swept\, and put in order. Then he goes and brings with him seven
other spirits more evil than himself\, and they enter and dwell there\; an
d the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be a
lso with this evil generation."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/28/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries\, Pappias the
Martyr\, Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman\, Founders of Valaam Monaste
ry\, Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos \, Paul the Ph
ysician of Corinth\, Sergios the Magister\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 15:17-29\n\nBrethren\, in C
hrist Jesus I have reason to be proud of my work for God. For I will not ve
nture to speak of anything except what Christ has wrought through me to win
obedience from the Gentiles\, by word and deed\, by the power of signs and
wonders\, by the power of the Holy Spirit\, so that from Jerusalem and as
far round as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ\, thus ma
king it my ambition to preach the gospel\, not where Christ has already bee
n named\, lest I build on another man's foundation\, but as it is written\,
"They shall see who have never been told of him\, and they shall understan
d who have never heard of him." This is the reason why I have so often been
hindered from coming to you. But now\, since I no longer have any room for
work in these regions\, and since I have longed for many years to come to
you\, I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain\, and to be sped on my
journey there by you\, once I have enjoyed your company for a little. At pr
esent\, however\, I am going to Jerusalem with aid for the saints. For Mace
donia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor a
mong the saints at Jerusalem\; they were pleased to do it\, and indeed - th
ey are in debt to them\, for if the Gentiles have come to share in their sp
iritual blessings\, they ought also to be of service to them in material bl
essings. When therefore I have completed this\, and have sealed to them thi
s fruit\, I shall go on by way of you to Spain\; and I know that when I com
e to you I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Chris
t.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:46-50\; 13:1-3\n\nAt that time\, while J
esus was speaking to the people\, behold\, his mother and his brothers stoo
d outside\, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him\
, "Who is my mother\, and who are my brothers?" And stretching out his hand
toward his disciples\, he said\, "Here are my mother and my brothers! For
whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother\, and sister\, a
nd mother."\n \nThat same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside th
e sea. And great crowds gathered about him\, so that he entered a boat and
sat there\; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many t
hings in parables.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Peter and Paul\, the Holy Apostles\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:21-33\; 12:1-9\
n\nBrethren\, whatever anyone dares to boast of -- I am speaking as a fool
-- I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israel
ites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants
of Christ? I am a better one -- I am talking like a madman -- with far grea
ter labors\, far more imprisonments\, with countless beatings\, and often n
ear death. Five times I have received at the hands of the Jews the forty la
shes less one. Three times I have been beaten with rods\; once I was stoned
. Three times I have been shipwrecked\; a night and a day I have been adrif
t at sea\; on frequent journeys\, in danger from rivers\, danger from robbe
rs\, danger from my own people\, danger from Gentiles\, danger in the city\
, danger in the wilderness\, danger at sea\, danger from false brethren\; i
n toil and hardship\, through many a sleepless night\, in hunger and thirst
\, often without food\, in cold and exposure. And\, apart from other things
\, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches.
Who is weak\, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall\, and I am not indigna
nt?\n \nIf I must boast\, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows
that I do not lie. At Damascus\, the governor under King Aretas guarded the
city of Damascus in order to seize me\, but I was let down in a basket thr
ough a window in the wall\, and escaped his hands.\n \nI must boast\; there
is nothing to be gained by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelation
s of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up
to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know
\, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise -- wheth
er in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows -- and he heard
things that cannot be told\, which man may not utter. On behalf of this ma
n I will boast\, but on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weakn
esses. Though if I wish to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be s
peaking the truth. But I refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of
me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elat
ed by the abundance of revelations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a
messenger of Satan\, to harass me\, to keep me from being too elated. Three
times I besought the Lord about this\, that it should leave me\; but he sa
id to me\, "My grace is sufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect i
n weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the p
ower of Christ may rest upon me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-19\n\nA
t that time\, when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he a
sked his disciples\, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said
\, "Some say John the Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or
one of the prophets." He said to them\, "But who do you say that I am?" Sim
on Peter replied\, "You are the Christ\, the Son of the living God." And Je
sus answered him\, "Blessed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For flesh and blood h
as not revealed this to you\, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell yo
u\, you are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my church\, and the gates
of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kin
gdom of heaven\, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\,
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/30/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter\, Andrew\, James & John the
sons of Zebedee\, Phillip\, Bartholomew\, Thomas\, Matthew\, James the son
of Alphaeus\, Jude the brother of James\, Simon & Matthias\, Michael the Ne
w Martyr of Athens\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the C
orinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of al
l\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the
world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are
wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\,
but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-
clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands.
When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, w
e try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the w
orld\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you asha
med\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have count
less guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your fat
her in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of
me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36\, 10:1-8\n\nAt that time\, when Jesu
s saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were harassed
and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. And he called to him his twel
ve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them ou
t\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve
apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andrew his br
other\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\; Philip and Bartho
lomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\; James the son of Alphaios\,
and Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentil
es\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep
of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of hea
ven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out
demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n\n
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the sons of Zebedee\, Phillip\, Bartholomew\, Thomas\, Matthew\, James the
son of Alphaeus\, Jude the brother of James\, Simon & Matthias
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae\, Juvenal
\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\, Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska\, J
ohn Maximovitch\, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco\, Synaxis of the
Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lette
r to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for
worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\
, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\;
it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called
the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the
covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn hol
ding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covena
nt\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of t
hese things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus b
een made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing thei
r ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he bu
t once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself an
d for the errors of the people.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\n\nI
n those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a
city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabet
h. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her w
omb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with
a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of you
r womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come
to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the
babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there
would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n \n And M
ary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my S
avior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\,
henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has
done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with he
r about three months\, and returned to her home.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs\, A
natolius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Gerasimos the Holy Martyr of Karen
esi\, Translation of the Holy Relics of our Father Among the Saints Philip\
, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to
the Corinthians 1:1-9\n\nPaul\, called by the will of God to be an apostle
of Christ Jesus\, and our brother Sosthenes\, To the church of God which i
s at Corinth\, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus\, called to be saints to
gether with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ\, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Fat
her and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you becau
se of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus\, that in every
way you were enriched in him with all speech and all knowledge - even as th
e testimony to Christ was confirmed among you - so that you are not lackin
g in any spiritual gift\, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus C
hrist\; who will sustain you to the end\, guiltless in the day of our Lord
Jesus Christ. God is faithful\, by whom you were called into the fellowship
of his Son\, Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:24-30\
n\nThe Lord said this parable. "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a
man who sowed good seed in his field\; but while men were sleeping\, his en
emy came and sowed weeds among the wheat\, and went away. So when the plant
s came up and bore grain\, then the weeds appeared also. And the servants o
f the householder came and said to him\, 'Sir\, did you not sow good seeds
in your field? How then has it weeds?' He said to them\, 'An enemy has done
this.' The servants said to him\, 'Then do you want us to go and gather th
em?' But he said\, 'No\; lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat
along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest\; and at harvest
time I will tell the reapers\, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bund
les to be burned\, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon\, Martha\, mother of St. Symeo
n Stylites the Younger\, Asclepias the Wonderworker\, Holy Royal Martyrs of
Russia\, Michael Choniates\, Metropolitan of Athens\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 2:9-16\; 3:1-8\n\
nBrethren\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man co
nceived\, what God has prepared for those who love him\," God has revealed
to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything\, even the dep
ths of God. For what person knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the
man which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except
the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world\, but
the Spirit which is from God\, that we might understand the gifts bestowed
on us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but ta
ught by the Spirit\, comparing spiritual things with spiritual truths to th
ose who possess the Spirit. The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts
of the Spirit of God\, for they are folly to him\, and he is not able to un
derstand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man jud
ges all things\, but is himself to be judged by no one. "For who has known
the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ
. But I\, brethren\, could not address you as spiritual men\, but as men of
the flesh\, as babes in Christ. I fed you with milk\, not solid food\; for
you were not ready for it\; and even yet you are not ready\, for you are s
till of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you\, are y
ou not of the flesh\, and behaving like ordinary men? For when one says\, "
I belong to Paul\," and another\, "I belong to Apollos\," are you not merel
y men? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believ
ed\, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted\, Apollos watered\, but God ga
ve the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything\, but
only God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are equal\,
and each shall receive his wages according to his labor.\n\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 13:31-36\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven
is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field\;
it is the smallest of all seeds\, but when it has grown it is the greatest
of shrubs and becomes a tree\, so that the birds of the air come and make n
ests in its branches." He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven
is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, til
l it was all leavened."\n \nAll this Jesus said to the crowds in parables\;
indeed he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what
was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables\, I will utte
r what has been hidden since the foundation of the world." Then Jesus left
the crowds and went into the house.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Athanasius of Mount Athos\, Righteous Father Lampadus the Wonderworker\,
Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monastery\, Uncovering of the H
oly Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\, Holy New Martyrs E
lizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Barbara\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit o
f the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faith
fulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And th
ose who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions a
nd desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Le
t us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one an
other. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spir
itual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, les
t you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law
of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\n\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one k
nows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the Son
and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who l
abor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you
\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will fi
nd rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n
\n\n
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s: Sisoës the Great\, Holy Apostles Archippus\, Philemon and Onesimus\, Lou
kia the Virgin-martyr\, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs\, Juliana the V
irgin-martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter t
o the Corinthians 4:5-8\n\nBrethren\, do not pronounce judgment before the
time\, before the Lord comes\, who will bring to light the things now hidde
n in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then every man w
ill receive his commendation from God. I have applied all this to myself an
d Apollos for your benefit\, brethren\, that you may learn by us not to go
beyond what is written\, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one
against another. For who sees anything different in you? What have you that
you did not receive? If then you received it\, why do you boast as if it w
ere not a gift? Already you are filled! Already you have become rich! Witho
ut us you have become kings! And would that you did reign\, so that we migh
t share the rule with you!\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:44-54\n\nThe Lor
d said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a f
ield\, which a man found and covered up\; then in his joy he goes and sells
all that he has and buys that field. \n \nAgain\, the kingdom of heaven is
like a merchant in search of fine pearls\, who\, on finding one pearl of g
reat value\, went and sold all that he had and bought it. \n \nAgain\, the
kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered
fish of every kind\; when it was full\, men drew it ashore and sat down and
sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the
close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the r
ighteous\, and throw them into the furnace of fire\; there men will weep an
d gnash their teeth. \n \nHave you understood all this?" They said to him\,
"Yes." And he said to them\, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained
for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treas
ure what is new and what is old." And when Jesus had finished these parable
s\, he went away from there\, and coming to his own country he taught them
in their synagogue.\n \n\n
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s: Thomas the Righteous of Malea\, Kyriake the Great Martyr\, Akakios of Si
nai\, Willibald\, Bishop of Eichstatt\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Le
tter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we
were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be re
vealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might
be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer unde
r a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith
. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There
is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neit
her male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are C
hrist's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I
mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\,
though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and t
rustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were childre
n\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the t
ime had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under
the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive
adoption as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a gr
eat crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who
had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under
many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but ra
ther grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind
him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even
his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased
\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\,
perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately tur
ned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disc
iples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you sa
y\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the
woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and
fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\,
"Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of y
our disease."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily\, Dion
ysios the Orator\, Metrophanes of Mount Athos\, Patermuthius the Monk\, Eut
hymios of Karelia\, Methodios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Lampis\, Michael
Paknanas the Gardener\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to th
e Corinthians 5:9-13\; 6:1-11\n\nBrethren\, I wrote to you in my letter not
to associate with immoral men\; not at all meaning the immoral of this wor
ld\, or the greedy and robbers\, or idolaters\, since then you would need t
o go out of the world. But rather I wrote to you not to associate with any
one who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of immorality or greed\,
or is an idolater\, reviler\, drunkard\, or robber - not even to eat with s
uch a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those in
side the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. "Drive out
the wicked person from among you." When one of you has a grievance against
a brother\, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the s
aints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the wor
ld is to be judged by you\, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do yo
u not know that we are to judge angels? How much more\, matters pertaining
to this life! If then you have such cases\, why do you lay them before thos
e who are least esteemed by the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be
that there is no man among you wise enough to decide between members of th
e brotherhood\, but brother goes to law against brother and that before unb
elievers? To have lawsuits at all with one another is defeat for you. Why n
ot rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wro
ng and defraud\, and that even your own brethren. Do you not know that the
unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived\; neith
er the immoral\, nor idolators\, nor adulterers\, nor sexual perverts\, nor
thieves\, nor the greedy\, nor drunkards\, nor revilers\, nor robbers will
inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed
\, you were sanctified\, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus C
hrist and in the Spirit of our God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:54-58\n
\nAt that time\, Jesus came to his own country\, and taught the people in t
heir synagogue so that they were astonished\, and said\, "Where did this ma
n get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son?
Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph an
d Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this
man get all this?" And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them\,
"A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own ho
use." And he did not do many mighty works there\, because of their unbelief
.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: 45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia\, Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bish
op of Assa\, 10\,000 Fathers martyred in Egypt\, Apollonios the Martyr\, De
position of the Precious Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow\, Righteou
s Father Anthony of the Kiev Caves\, Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas\n
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:20\; 7:
1-12\n\nBrethren\, glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are fr
om God. Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a
man not to touch a woman. But because of the temptation to immorality\, eac
h man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband
should give to his wife her conjugal rights\, and likewise the wife to her
husband. For the wife does not rule over her own body\, but the husband doe
s\; likewise the husband does not rule over his own body\, but the wife doe
s. Do not refuse one another except perhaps by agreement for a season\, tha
t you may devote yourselves to prayer\; but then come together again\, lest
Satan tempt you through lack of self-control. I say this by way of concess
ion\, not of command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his
own special gift from God\, one of one kind and one of another. To the unm
arried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I
do. But if they cannot excercise self-control\, they should marry. For it i
s better to marry than to be aflame with passion. To the married I give cha
rge\, not I but the Lord\, that the wife should not separate from her husba
nd (but if she does\, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her hu
sband) - and that the husband should not divorce the wife. To the rest I sa
y\, not the Lord\, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever\, an
d she consents to live with him\, he should not divorce her.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 14:1-13\n\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard about the
fame of Jesus\; and he said to his servants\, "This is John the Baptist\;
he has been raised from the dead\; that is why these powers are at work in
him." For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison\, for t
he sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because John said to him\
, "It is not lawful for you to have her." And though he wanted to put him t
o death\, he feared the people\, because they held him to be a prophet. But
when Herod's birthday came\, the daughter of Herodias danced before the co
mpany and pleased Herod\, so that he promised with an oath to give her what
ever she might ask. Prompted by her mother\, she said\, "Give me the head o
f John the Baptist here on a platter." And the king was sorry\; but because
of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given\; he sent and had
John beheaded in the prison\, and his head was brought on a platter and giv
en to the girl\, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came a
nd took the body and buried it\; and they went and told Jesus. Now when Jes
us heard this\, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. B
ut when the crowds heard it\, they followed him on foot from the towns.\n
\n\n
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ts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\, The All-Praised Olga\, Equal-to-the-Apostle
s\, Princess of Kiev\, Nektarios the New Martyr\, Nicodemos the New Martyr
of Mt. Athos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter
to the Corinthians 6:1-10\n\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entr
eat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the accep
table time I have listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation.
" Behold\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvatio
n. We put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with
our ministry\, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: t
hrough great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings
\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowl
edge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful s
peech\, and the power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the ri
ght hand and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good
repute. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and y
et well known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not k
illed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many ric
h\; as having nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 7:36-50\n\nAt that time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat wit
h him\, and he went into the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table
. And behold\, a woman of the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned th
at he was at table in the Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of
ointment\, and standing behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet
his feet with her tears\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and k
issed his feet\, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee
who had invited him saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prop
het\, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touchin
g him\, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I
have something to say to you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A
certain creditor had two debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the
other fifty. When they could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of
them will love him more?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom h
e forgave more." And he said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turni
ng toward the woman he said to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered yo
ur house\, you gave me no water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with
her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the
time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my he
ad with oil\, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell
you\, her sins\, which are many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but h
e who is forgiven little\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins a
re forgiven." Then those who were at table with him began to say among them
selves\, "Who is this\, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\,
"Your faith has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n\n
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ts: Proclus & Hilary the Martyrs of Ancyra\, Our Holy Father Michael of Mal
einus\, Gerasimos of Byzantium and Akakios the young ascetic\, Paisios the
Athonite\, Veronica\, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by J
esus\, Andre the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 7:24-35\n\nBrethren\, in whateve
r state each was called\, there let him remain with God. Now concerning the
virgins\, I have no command of the Lord\, but I give my opinion as one who
by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. I think that in view of the present di
stress it is well for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife?
Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage. Bu
t if you marry\, you do not sin\, and if a virgin marries she does not sin.
Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles\, and I would spare you tha
t. I mean\, brethren\, the appointed time has grown very short\; from now o
n\, let those who have wives live as though they had none\, and those who m
ourn as though they were not mourning\, and those who rejoice as though the
y were not rejoicing\, and those who buy as though they had no goods\, and
those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For t
he form of this world is passing away. I want you to be free from anxieties
. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord\, how to pleas
e the Lord\; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs\, how to
please his wife\, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or
girl is anxious about the affairs of the Lord\, how to be holy in body and
spirit\; but the married woman is anxious about worldly affairs\, how to p
lease her husband. I say this for your own benefit\, not to lay any restrai
nt upon you\, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devoti
on to the Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:12-21\n\nAt that time\, the
disciples came to Jesus and said to him\, "Do you know that the Pharisees
were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered\, "Every plant whic
h my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone\; th
ey are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man\, both will fall
into a pit." But Peter said to him\, "Explain the parable to us." And he sa
id\, "Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whateve
r goes into the mouth passes into the stomach\, and so passes on? But what
comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart\, and this defiles a man. Fo
r out of the heart come evil thoughts\, murder\, adultery\, fornication\, t
heft\, false witness\, slander. These are what defile a man\; but to eat wi
th unwashed hands does not defile a man." And Jesus went away from there an
d withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.\n\n\n
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ts: Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel\, Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery\, Holy M
artyr Golinduc\, Marcian the Martyr of Iconium\, Serapion the Martyr\n\nStr
ict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10\n\nB
rethren\, if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgressi
on or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we
neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and
it was attested to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness
by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit d
istributed according to his own will. For it was not to angels that God sub
jected the world to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified
somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\,
that thou carest for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower tha
n the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everyth
ing in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection
to him\, he left nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see
everything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while
was made lower than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of th
e suffering of death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for
every one. For it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things ex
ist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their sal
vation perfect through suffering.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:29-31\n\n
At that time\, Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the
mountain\, and sat down there. And great crowds came to him\, bringing wit
h them the lame\, the maimed\, the blind\, the dumb\, and many others\, and
they put them at his feet\, and he healed them\, so that the throng wonder
ed\, when they saw the dumb speaking\, the maimed whole\, the lame walking\
, and the blind seeing\; and they glorified the God of Israel.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/14/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Aquila the Apostle among the 70\, Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor\
, Archbishop of Thessalonica\, Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos\, Jus
tus the Martyr\, Peter the New Hieromartyr and the four New Martyrs of Meli
ssourgeio Kissamos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans
16:1-16\n\nBrethren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of t
he church at Cenchreai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the
saints\, and help her in whatever she may require from you\, for she has b
een a helper of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fe
llow workers in Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom
not only I but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet a
lso the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the fir
st convert in Asia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you.
Greet Andronicos and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are
men of note among the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet
Ampliatos\, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Ch
rist\, and my beloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. G
reet those who belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodi
on. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet th
ose workers in the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\
, who has worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also
his mother and mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Herm
as\, and the brethren who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus
and his sister\, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet
one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\n\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves fath
er or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or dau
ghter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross
and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it\, an
d he who loses his life for my sake will find it. He who receives you recei
ves me\, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. He who receives a
prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward\, and he
who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a
righteous man's reward. And whoever gives to one of these little ones even
a cup of cold water because he is a disciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he sh
all not lose his reward." And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelv
e disciples\, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.\n
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)\, Veronika & Speratos the Marty
rs\, Kenelm\, Prince of Mercia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were co
nfined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed.
So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be jus
tified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a cus
todian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For a
s many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is nei
ther Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither mal
e nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's
\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean th
at the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though
he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees
until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we
were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had
fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law
\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adopti
on as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a great cro
wd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had
a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many ph
ysicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather gr
ew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in
the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his gar
ments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and
she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, percei
ving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned abo
ut in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples s
aid to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Wh
o touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\
, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell d
own before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daught
er\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your dis
ease."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Macrina the Righteous\, sister of St. Basil\, Dius\, Abbot of Antioch\,
Translation of the Holy Relics of Righteous Seraphim of Sarov\, Saint Theo
dore\, Bishop of Edessa\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to
the Corinthians 10:28-33\; 11:1-8\n\nBrethren\, if some one says to you\, "
This has been offered in sacrifice\," then out of consideration for the man
who informed you\, and for conscience's sake - l mean his conscience\, not
yours - do not eat it. For why should my liberty be determined by another
man's scruples? If I partake with thankfulness\, why am I denounced because
of that for which I give thanks? So\, whether you eat or drink\, or whatev
er you do\, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greek
s or to the church of God\, just as I try to please all men in everything I
do\, not seeking my own advantage\, but that of many\, that they may be sa
ved. Be imitators of me\, as I am of Christ. I commend you because you reme
mber me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered
them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Chr
ist\, the head of a woman is her husband\, and the head of Christ is God. A
ny man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head\, b
ut any woman who prays of prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her h
ead - it is the same as if her head were shaven. For if a woman will not ve
il herself\, then she should cut off her hair\, but if it is disgraceful fo
r a woman to be shorn or shaven\, let her wear a veil. For a man ought not
to cover his head\, since he is the image and glory of God\; but woman is t
he glory of man. (For man was not made from woman\, but woman from man.)\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:24-28\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "If
any man would come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross a
nd follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\, and whoever lo
ses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man\, if h
e gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in
return for his life? For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the g
lory of his Father and then he will repay every man for what he has done. T
ruly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste death
before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)\, Synaxis of the Russians who were
perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov\, Presbyter Dimitrii
Klepinin\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, her son Yuri Skobtsov\, and Ilia Fondam
inskii\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, New-Martyr of France\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. James' Universal Letter 5:10-20\nB
RETHREN\, take as an example of suffering and patience the prophets who spo
ke in the name of the Lord. Behold\, we call those happy who were steadfast
. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job\, and you have seen the purpos
e of the Lord\, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. But above all\,
my brethren\, do not swear\, either by heaven or by earth or with any othe
r oath\, but let your yes be yes and your no be no\, that you may not fall
under condemnation. Is any one among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any ch
eerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let him call for the el
ders of the church\, and let them pray over him\, anointing him with oil in
the name of the Lord\; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man\, an
d the Lord will raise him up\; and if he has committed sins\, he will be fo
rgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another\, and pray for one anoth
er\, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power
in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he praye
d fervently that it might not rain\, and for three years and six months it
did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain\,
and the earth brought forth its fruit. My brethren\, if any one among you w
anders from the truth and some one brings him back\, let him know that whoe
ver brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from
death and will cover a multitude of sins. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\
n\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the gracious words which proceeded
out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And
he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb\, 'Physicia
n\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you did at Capernaum\, do here also
in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is
acceptable in his own country. But in truth\, I tell you\, there were many
widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when the heaven was shut up three
years and six months\, when there came a great famine over all the land\; a
nd Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath\, in the land of S
idon\, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in
the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none of them was cleansed but only Naa
man the Syrian." When they heard this\, all in the synagogue were filled wi
th wrath. And they rose up and put him out of the city\, and led him to the
brow of the hill on which their city was built\, that they might throw him
down headlong. But passing through the midst of them he went away.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: John and Symeon the Fool for Christ\, Parthenios\, Bishop of Arta\n\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:1-10\n\nBrethren\, le
t every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no aut
hority except from God\, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed\, a
nd those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to goo
d conduct but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority? Th
en do what is good\, and you will receive his approval\, for he is God's se
rvant for your own good. But if you do wrong\, be afraid\, for he does not
bear the sword in vain\; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on t
he wrongdoer. Therefore one must be subject\, not only to avoid God's wrath
but also for the sake of conscience. For the same reasons you also pay tax
es\, for the authorities are ministers of God\, attending this very thing.
Pay all of their dues\, taxes to whom taxes are due\, revenue to whom reven
ue is due\, respect to whom respect is due\, honor to whom honor is due. Ow
e no one anything\, except to love one another\, for he who loves his neigh
bor has fulfilled the law. The commandments\, "You shall not commit adulter
y\, You shall not kill\, You shall not steal\, You shall not covet\," and a
ny other commandment\, are summed up in this sentence\, "You shall love you
r neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor\; therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:30-37\n\nThe
Lord said\, "He who is not with me is against me\, and he who does not gath
er with me scatters. Therefore I tell you\, every sin and blasphemy will be
forgiven men\, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven\; but whoev
er speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven\, either in this age
or in the age to come.\n \n"Either make the tree good\, and its fruit good
\; or make the tree bad\, and its fruit bad\; for the tree is known by its
fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good\, when you are evil? For
out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man out of hi
s good treasure brings forth good\, and the evil man out of his evil treasu
re brings forth evil. I tell you\, on the day of judgment men will render a
ccount for every careless word they utter\; for by your words you will be j
ustified\, and by your words you will be condemned."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre\, Athenagorus the Apologist\, Boris
and Gleb\, the Passion-bearers\, Kapiton\, Himenaos and Hermogenes\, the Ma
rtyrs\, Theophilos the New Martyr of Zakynthos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:12-26\n\nBrethren\, just as the b
ody is one and has many members\, and all the members of the body\, though
many\, are one body\, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all b
aptized into one body - Jews or Greeks\, slaves or free - and all were made
to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of
many. If the foot should say\, "because I am not a hand\, I do not belong
to the body\," that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the w
hole body were an eye\, where would be the hearing? If the whole body were
an ear\, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is\, God arranged the
organs in the body\, each one of them\, as he chose. If all were a single
organ\, where would the body be? As it is\, there are many parts\, yet one
body. The eye cannot say to the hand\, "I have no need of you\," nor again
the head to the feet\, "I have no need of you." On the contrary\, the parts
of the body which seem to be weaker are indispensable\, and those parts of
the body which we think less honorable we invest with the greater honor\,
and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty\, which our pr
esentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body\, giving t
he greater honor to the inferior part\, that there may be no discord in the
body\, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one
member suffers\, all suffer together\; if one member is honored\, all rejo
ice together.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:18-22\;19:1-2\; 13-15\n\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on e
arth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be lo
osed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about any
thing they ask\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where
two or three are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n
\nThen Peter came up and said to him\, "Lord\, how often shall my brother
sin against me\, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to
him\, "I do not say to you seven times\, but seventy times seven."\n \nNow
when Jesus had finished these sayings\, he went away from Galilee and enter
ed the region of Judea beyond the Jordan\; and large crowds followed him\,
and he healed them there.\n \nThen children were brought to him that he mig
ht lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people\; but J
esus said\, "Let the children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; for to
such belongs the kingdom of heaven." And he laid his hands on them and went
away.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/25/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Dormition of St. Anna\, mother of the Theotokos\, Olympias the Deacones
s\, Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna\, Gregory Kallidis\, Metropol
itan of Heraclea\, Memory of the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople
(553)\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\n\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by
a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born accordi
ng to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an
allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing
children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\;
she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her c
hildren. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is
written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shou
t\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are m
any more than the children of her that is married."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Lu
ke 8:16-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with
a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who
enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifes
t\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take hee
d then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and from him
who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n \nThen
his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach him for
the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing o
utside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my brot
hers are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus\, Hermippus\, and Hermocrates\, Paraske
ve the Righteous Martyr of Rome\, Prisca the Righteous Martyr\, Moses the H
ungarian\, Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren\, before f
aith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until fai
th should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\
, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are
no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\
, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put o
n Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\
, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. A
nd if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according
to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better
than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under
guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when
we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe.
But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woma
n\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that w
e might receive adoption as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt t
hat time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there w
as a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffe
red much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was n
o better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and
came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "I
f I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the he
morrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disea
se. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\,
immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments
?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\,
and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had d
one it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear an
d trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he
said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and
be healed of your disease."\n\n\n
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ts: Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer\, Nicholas of Novgorod the fool-f
or-Christ\, Anthousa the Righteous Confessor\, 853 Martyrs of Thrace who we
re drowned\, Manuel the Righteous\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my
son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have he
ard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able
to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim
is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he
competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to
have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord wi
ll grant you understanding in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen
from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gosp
el for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the wo
rd of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of th
e elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eter
nal glory.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to
his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the world hat
es you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the
world\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not of the worl
d\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. Reme
mber the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his maste
r.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my word
\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you on my accou
nt\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoke
n to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for their
sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them
the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they ha
ve seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is
written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n \n But when the
Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Spiri
t of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; an
d you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the beginning
. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They will pu
t you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kill
s you will think he is offering service to God."\n \n\n
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ts: Prochoros\, Nicanor\, Timon\, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70\, Irene
the Righteous of Chrysovalantou\, Our Righteous Father Paul of Xeropotamou
\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7\n\nIn those days\, when
the disciples were increasing in number\, the Hellenists murmured against
the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said\, "it is not rig
ht that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Theref
ore\, brethren\, pick out from among you seven men of good repute\, full of
the Spirit and of wisdom\, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will d
evote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they s
aid pleased the whole multitude\, and they chose Stephen\, a man full of fa
ith and of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and
Timon\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyte of Antioch. These they s
et before the apostles\, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. An
d the word of God increased\; and the number of the disciples multiplied gr
eatly in Jerusalem\, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the f
aith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:32-39\n\nAt that time\, Jesus called
his disciples to him and said\, "I have compassion on the crowd\, because t
hey have been with me now three days\, and have nothing to eat\; and I am u
nwilling to send them away hungry\, lest they faint on the way." And the di
sciples said to him\, "Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to fe
ed so great a crowd?" And Jesus said to them\, "How many loaves have you?"
They said\, "Seven\, and a few small fish." And commanding the crowd to sit
down on the ground\, he took the seven loaves and the fish\, and having gi
ven thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples\, and the disciples
gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied\; and they to
ok up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. Those who ate were
four thousand men\, besides women and children. And sending away the crowd
s\, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyr Callinicus\, Theodota the Martyr and her Children\, Hol
y Virgin Martyr Theodota\, Constantine III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\,
Pious King Theodosius the New\, Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\, Ol
af of Norway\n\nPlagal of the Fourth Tone\nNinth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17\n\nBrethren\,
we are God's fellow workers\; you are God's field\, God's building. Accordi
ng to the grace of God given to me\, like a skilled master builder I laid a
foundation\, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care h
ow he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that whi
ch is laid\, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation
with gold\, silver\, precious stones\, wood\, hay\, straw - each man's wor
k will become manifest\; for the Day will disclose it\, because it will be
revealed with fire\, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has
done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives\, he w
ill receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up\, he will suffer loss\
, though he himself will be saved\, but only as through fire. Do you not kn
ow that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any on
e destroys God's temple\, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy\,
and that temple you are.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-34\n\nAt that t
ime\, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the o
ther side\, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the c
rowds\, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came\, h
e was there alone\, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant fro
m the land\, beaten by the waves\; for the wind was against them. And in th
e fourth watch of the night he came to them\, walking on the sea. But when
the disciples saw him walking on the sea\, they were terrified\, saying\, "
It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to th
em\, saying "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fear." \n \nAnd Peter answered
him\, "Lord\, if it is you\, bid me come to you on the water." He said\, "C
ome." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesu
s\; but when he saw the wind\, he was afraid\, and beginning to sink he cri
ed out\, "Lord\, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caugh
t him\, saying to him\, "O man of little faith\, why did you doubt?" And wh
en they entered the boat\, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped
him\, saying\, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed o
ver\, they came to land at Gennesaret.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/31/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Precious Cross\, Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea\, E
udocimus the Righteous of Cappadocia\, Dionysios the Righteous Martyr of Va
topaidi\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
15:29-38\n\nBrethren\, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of t
he dead? If the dead are not raised at all\, why are people baptized on the
ir behalf? Why am I in peril every hour? I protest\, brethren\, by my pride
in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord\, I die every day! What do I
gain if\, humanly speaking\, I fought with beasts at Ephesos? If the dead a
re not raised\, "Let us eat and drink\, for tomorrow we die." Do not be dec
eived: "Bad company ruins good morals." Come to your right mind\, and sin n
o more. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. But so
me one will ask\, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they
come?" You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
And what you sow is not the body which is to be\, but a bare kernel\, perha
ps of wheat or some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen\,
and to each kind of seed its own body.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:23-
27\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus entered the temple\, the chief priests and
the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By
what authority are you doing these things\, and who gave you this authorit
y?" Jesus answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and if you tell
me the answer\, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these thi
ngs. The baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And the
y argued with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\
, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are a
fraid of the multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet." So they ans
wered Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither will I tell
you by what authority I do these things."\n \n\n
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s: Procession of the Precious Cross\, The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, So
lomone Their Mother\, and Eleazar Their Teacher\, Timothy the Wonderworker\
, Archbishop of Priconissus\, Elesa the Righteous-Martyr of Kythira\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40\; 1
2:1-2\n\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enfor
ced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched ra
ging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\,
became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their d
ead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that
they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourg
ing\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn i
n two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went abo
ut in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of w
hom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains
and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these\, though well attested b
y their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen
something better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfec
t. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, l
et us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and l
et us run with perseverance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jes
us the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:
16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep
in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Bew
are of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in the
ir synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my s
ake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you
up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for w
hat you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you wh
o speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will
deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will
rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by
all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr\, Holy Glorious New
Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles\, Phocas the Martyr\, Plegmund\, Archbishop
of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 6:
8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\n\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\,
did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belon
ged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyreni
ans\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose
and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the
Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\,
"We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they
stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon
him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up false wi
tnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy
place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth w
ill destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered
to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face wa
s like the face of an angel.\n \nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" A
nd Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared
to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Ha
ran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go
into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of th
e Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed h
im from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him
no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it t
o him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had no child
.\n \n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does
not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my
throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\, says th
e Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these th
ings?'\n \n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you
always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of t
he prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who annou
nced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betraye
d and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did no
t keep it."\n \nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\, and th
ey ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed
into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right han
d of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son o
f man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud vo
ice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him
out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garment
s at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\,
he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried
with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he
had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\n\nThe L
ord said this parable\, "A man planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around
it\, and dug a pit for the wine press\, and built a tower\, and let it out
to tenants\, and went into another country. When the time came\, he sent a
servant to the tenants\, to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard
. And they took him and beat him\, and sent him away empty handed. Again he
sent to them another servant\, and they wounded him in the head\, and trea
ted him shamefully. And he sent another\, and him they killed\; and so with
many others\, some they beat and some they killed. He had still one other\
, a beloved son\; finally he sent him to them\, saying\, 'They will respect
my son.' But those tenants said to one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\
, let us kill him\, and the inheritance will be ours.' And they took him an
d killed him\, and cast him out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the
vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants\, and give the vineyard
to others. Have you not read this scripture: 'The very stone which the buil
ders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing
\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?" And they tried to arrest him\, but fe
ared the multitude\, for they perceived that he had told the parable agains
t them\; so they left him and went away.\n \n\n
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s: Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery\,
Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer\, Theoctistus the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast\n
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:12-20\n\
nBrethren\, our boast is this\, the testimony of our conscience that we hav
e behaved in the world\, and still more toward you\, with holiness and godl
y sincerity\, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God. For we write y
ou nothing but what you can read and understand\; I hope you will understan
d fully\, as you have understood in part\, that you can be proud of us as w
e can be of you\, on the day of the Lord Jesus.\n \nBecause I was sure of t
his\, I wanted to come to you first\, so that you might have a double favor
\; I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia\, and to come back to you f
rom Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. Was I vacillating wh
en I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans like a worldly man\, ready to sa
y Yes and No at once? For the Son of God\, Jesus Christ\, whom we preached
among you\, Silvanus and Timothy and I\, was not Yes and No\; but in him it
is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is
why we utter the Amen through him\, to the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 22:23-33\n\nAt that time\, Sadducees\, who say that there is no
resurrection\, came to Jesus\; and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Te
acher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no children\, his brother must
marry the widow\, and raise up children for his brother.' Now there were s
even brothers among us\; the first married\, and died\, and having no child
ren left his wife to his brother. So too the second and third\, down to the
seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In the resurrection\, therefore\
, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her." But Jesus
answered them\, "You are wrong\, because you know neither the scriptures no
r the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are give
n in marriage\, but are like angels of God in heaven. And as for the resurr
ection of the dead\, have you not read what was said to you by God\, 'I am
the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob?' He is no
t God of the dead\, but of the living." And when the crowd heard it\, they
were astonished at his teaching.\n\n\n
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s: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\,
The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius\, Our Holy Father Nicanorus the Wonderwo
rker\, Theodosius the New\, Sozon of Nicomedea\, The Holy Ten Thousand Asce
tics of Thebes\, Narcissus the Hieromartyr of Jerusalem\, Joseph Gerontogia
nnis of Lithines Sitia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Seco
nd Letter to the Corinthians 2:14-17\; 3:1-3\n\nBrethren\, thanks be to God
\, who in Christ always leads us in triumph\, and through us spreads the fr
agrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ
to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing\,
to one a fragrance from death to death\, to the other a fragrance from life
to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not\, like so many
\, peddlers of God's word\; but as men of sincerity\, as commissioned by Go
d\, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.\n \nAre we beginning to commend
ourselves again? Or do we need\, as some do\, letters of recommendation\,
to you\, or from you? You yourselves are our letter of recommendation\, wri
tten on our hearts\, to be known and read by all men\; and you show that yo
u are a letter from Christ delivered by us\, written not with ink but with
the Spirit of the living God\, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of hu
man hearts.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:2-9\n\nAt that time\, Jesus took wi
th him Peter and James and John\, and led them up a high mountain apart by
themselves\; and he was transfigured before them\, and his garments became
glistening\, intensely white\, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. And
there appeared to them Elijah with Moses\; and they were talking to Jesus.
And Peter said to Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; let us m
ake three booths\, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." For h
e did not know what to say\, for they were exceedingly afraid. And a cloud
overshadowed them\, and a voice came out of the cloud\, "This is my beloved
son\; listen to him." And suddenly\, looking around they no longer saw any
one with them but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain he
charged them to tell no one what they had seen\, until the Son of man shou
ld have risen from the dead.\n \n\n
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s: The Holy Apostle Matthias \, Anthony the Martyr of Alexandria\, Afterfe
ast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Constantin
e\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Euthymios the Hieromartyr\, Metropolitan
of Rhodes\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:12-17
\, 21-26\n\nIn those days\, the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mou
nt called Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\;
and when they had entered\, they went up to the upper room\, where they we
re staying\, Peter and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bart
holomew and Matthew\, James the son of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Ju
das the son of James. All these with one accord devoted themselves to praye
r\, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his bro
thers.\n \nIn those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of
persons was in all about a hundred and twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the
scripture had to be fulfilled\, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by
the mouth of David\, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested J
esus. For he was numbered among us\, and was allotted his share in this min
istry. "So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that
the Lord Jesus went in and out among us\, beginning from the baptism of Joh
n until the day when he was taken up from us -- one of these men must becom
e with us a witness to his resurrection."\n \nAnd they put forward two\, Jo
seph called Barsabbas\, who was surnamed Justos\, and Matthias. And they pr
ayed and said\, "Lord\, who knowest the hearts of all men\, show which one
of these two thou hast chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostl
eship from which Judas turned aside\, to go to his own place." And they cas
t lots for them\, and the lot fell on Matthias\; and he was enrolled with t
he eleven apostles.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:13-28\n\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "He who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospe
l of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world\, as a testimo
ny to all nations\; and then the end will come.\n \n"So when you see the de
solating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy p
lace (let the reader understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to
the mountains\; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is
in his house\; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his ma
ntle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in
those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For
then there will be great tribulation\, such as has not been from the begin
ning of the world until now\, no\, and never will be. And if those days had
not been shortened\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake of t
he elect those days will be shortened. Then if any one says to you\, 'Lo\,
here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs
and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders\, so as to
lead astray\, if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand
. So\, if they say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\
; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as
the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will
be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles wi
ll be gathered together."\n\n\n
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ts: Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Cantania\, Our Holy Father Nipho
nus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracle
in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716\, Afterfeast of the Transfig
uration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Blane\, Bishop of Bute\n\nFas
t Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter
to the Corinthians 1:3-9\n\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you be
cause of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus\, that in eve
ry way you were enriched in him with all speech and all knowledge - even as
the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you - so that you are not lack
ing in any spiritual gift\, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus
Christ\; who will sustain you to the end\, guiltless in the day of our Lor
d Jesus Christ. God is faithful\, by whom you were called into the fellowsh
ip of his Son\, Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 19:3-12
\n\nAt that time\, Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking\, "I
s it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?" He answered\, "Have you n
ot read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female\
, and said\, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and b
e joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no
longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together\, let not
man put asunder." They said to him\, "Why then did Moses command one to giv
e a certificate of divorce\, and to put her away?" He said to them\, "For y
our hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives\, but from th
e beginning it was not so. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife\, ex
cept for unchastity\, and marries another\, commits adultery." The disciple
s said to him\, "If such is the case of a man with his wife\, it is not exp
edient to marry." But he said to them\, "Not all men can receive this sayin
g\, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been
so from birth\, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men\,
and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the
kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this\, let him receive it."\n\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/13/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Transfiguration\, Maximus the Confessor\, Our Righteous
Fathers Sergius\, Stephanus\, Castor and Palamonus\, Dorotheus\, Abba of G
aza\, Tikhon of Zadonsk \n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Se
cond Letter to the Corinthians 5:10-15\n\nBrethren\, we must all appear bef
ore the judgment seat of Christ\, so that each one may receive good or evil
\, according to what he has done in the body.\n \nTherefore\, knowing the f
ear of the Lord\, we persuade men\; but what we are is known to God\, and I
hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves
to you again but giving you cause to be proud of us\, so that you may be ab
le to answer those who pride themselves on a man's position and not on his
heart. For if we are beside ourselves\, it is for God\; if we are in our ri
ght mind\, it is for you. For the love of Christ controls us\, because we a
re convinced that one has died for all\; therefore all have died. And he di
ed for all\, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but fo
r him who for their sake died and was raised.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:9
-15\n\nIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized b
y John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water\, immediately h
e saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; a
nd a voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well
pleased." The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he
was in the wilderness forty days\, tempted by Satan\; and he was with the
wild beasts\; and the angels ministered to him. Now after John was arrested
\, Jesus came into Galilee\, preaching the gospel of God\, and saying\, "Th
e time is fulfilled\, and the kingdom of God is at hand\; repent\, and beli
eve in the gospel."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/14/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\, The Holy Prophet Michaias (Micah)\, Holy Hieromartyr Marcel
lus\, Bishop of Apameia\, Holy New Martyr Symeon of Trapezoundos (1653)\n\n
Strict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthia
ns 5:15-21\n\nBrethren\, Christ died for all\, that those who live might li
ve no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was rai
sed.\n \nFrom now on\, therefore\, we regard no one from a human point of v
iew\; even though we once regarded Christ from a human point of view\, we r
egard him thus no longer. Therefore\, if any one is in Christ\, he is a new
creation\; the old has passed away\, behold\, the new has come. All this i
s from God\, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the mi
nistry of reconciliation\; that is\, God was in Christ reconciling the worl
d to himself\, not counting their trespasses against them\, and entrusting
to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ\, God
making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ\, be reco
nciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin\, so that
in him we might become the righteousness of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
1:16-22\n\nAt that time\, Jesus\, passing along by the Sea of Galilee\, sa
w Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea\; for they
were fishermen. And Jesus said to them\, "Follow me and I will make you be
come fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him
. And going on a little farther\, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John
his brother\, who were in their boats mending the nets. And immediately he
called them\; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired
servants\, and followed him. And they went into Capernaum\; and immediatel
y on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. And they were astonis
hed at his teaching\, for he taught them as one who had authority\, and not
as the scribes.\n \n\n
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ts: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\
n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the P
hilippians 2:5-11\n\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\, which is
yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\, did not co
unt equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking
the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And being found
in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\, even deat
h on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the
name which is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every knee shoul
d bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every tongue confe
ss that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village
\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sis
ter called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\
, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Te
ll her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you
are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary ha
s chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he
said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blesse
d is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said
\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n\n
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ts: Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\, Prokop
ios the New Martyr\, The Righteous Martyr Febronia\, Dionysius & Dometios t
he Righteous of Mount Athos\, Methodius of Nevritos\, Orentios\, Pharmakios
\, Eros\, Phirmos\, Phirminos\, Kyriakos\, and Longinos the Martyrs and Bro
thers\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Romans 4:4-12\n\nBrethren\, to one who works\, his wages are not recko
ned as a gift but as his due. And to one who does not work but trusts him w
ho justifies the ungodly\, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. So also
David pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness
apart from works: "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven\, and wh
ose sins are covered\; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not re
ckon his sin." Is this blessing pronounced only upon the circumcised\, or a
lso upon the uncircumcised? We say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as ri
ghteousness. How then was it reckoned to him? Was it before or after he had
been circumcised? It was not after\, but before he was circumcised. He rec
eived circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which he had by f
aith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the fath
er of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteous
ness reckoned to them\, and likewise the father of the circumcised who are
not merely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our f
ather Abraham had before he was circumcised.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7
:15-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of false prophets\, who come to you in sh
eep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by thei
r fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns\, or figs from thistles? So\, eve
ry sound tree bears good fruit\, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound
tree cannot bear evil fruit\, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tr
ee that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus
you will know them by their fruits. Not every one who says to me\, 'Lord\,
Lord\,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven\, but he who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Barbara the Great Martyr\, John the Righteous of Damascus\, New Hieroma
rtyr Seraphim\, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece\, Juliana the Martyr of Heli
opolis\, Alexander Hotovitzky\, New Hieromartyr of Russia\, Missionary to A
merica\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter t
o the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were c
onfined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed
. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be ju
stified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a cu
stodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For
as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is ne
ither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither ma
le nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ'
s\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean t
hat the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, thoug
h he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustee
s until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we
were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time ha
d fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the la
w\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adopt
ion as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a great cr
owd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had ha
d a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many p
hysicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather g
rew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him i
n the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his ga
rments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and
she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perce
iving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned ab
out in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples
said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'W
ho touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman
\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell
down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daugh
ter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your di
sease."\n\n\n
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ts: Symeon the Holy Martyr and Bishop of Persia\, Makarios\, Bishop of Cori
nth\, Agapetos of Rome\, Hadrian the New-Martyr\, Donnan\, Abbot of Eigg\,
and the Monk-Martyrs with him\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: I
saiah 58:1-11\n\nThus says the LORD: "Cry aloud\, spare not\, lift up your
voice like a trumpet\; declare to my people their transgression\, to the ho
use of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily\, and delight to know my w
ays\, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake t
he ordinance of their God\; they ask of me righteous judgments\, they delig
ht to draw near to God. 'Why have we fasted\, and thou seest it not? Why h
ave we humbled ourselves\, and thou takest no knowledge of it?' Behold\, in
the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure\, and oppress all your wor
kers. Behold\, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with wicke
d fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on
high. Is such the fast that I choose\, a day for a man to humble himself?
Is it to bow down his head like a rush\, and to spread sackcloth and ashes
under him? Will you call this a fast\, and a day acceptable to the LORD?
\n \n"Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness\
, to undo the thongs of the yoke\, to let the oppressed go free\, and to br
eak every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry\, and bring
the homeless poor into your house\; when you see the naked\, to cover him\,
and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then shall your light break
forth like the dawn\, and your healing shall spring up speedily\; your rig
hteousness shall go before you\, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear g
uard. Then you shall call\, and the LORD will answer\; you shall cry\, and
he will say\, "Here I am." \n \n"If you take away from the midst of you th
e yoke\, the pointing of the finger\, and speaking wickedness\, if you pour
yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted\, then
shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. A
nd the LORD will guide you continually\, and satisfy your desire with good
things\, and make your bones strong\; and you shall be like a watered garde
n\, like a spring of water\, whose waters fail not.\n \n\nGenesis 43:26-31\
; 45:1-16\n\n When Joseph came home\, they brought into the house to him th
e present which they had with them\, and bowed down to him to the ground.
And he inquired about their welfare\, and said\, "Is your father well\, the
old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" They said\, "Your servant
our father is well\, he is still alive." And they bowed their heads and mad
e obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes\, and saw his brother Benjamin\, hi
s mother's son\, and said\, "Is this your youngest brother\, of whom you sp
oke to me? God be gracious to you\, my son!" Then Joseph made haste\, for
his heart yearned for his brother\, and he sought a place to weep. And he e
ntered his chamber and wept there. Then he washed his face and came out\;
and controlling himself he said\, "Let food be served." \n \n(Chapter 45:1-
16) Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him
\; and he cried\, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with hi
m when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud\, so t
hat the Egyptians heard it\, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Jo
seph said to his brothers\, "I am Joseph\; is my father still alive?" But h
is brothers could not answer him\, for they were dismayed at his presence.
So Joseph said to his brothers\, "Come near to me\, I pray you." And they
came near. And he said\, "I am your brother\, Joseph\, whom you sold into E
gypt. And now do not be distressed\, or angry with yourselves\, because yo
u sold me here\; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the fami
ne has been in the land these two years\; and there are yet five years in w
hich there will be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you
to preserve for you a remnant on earth\, and to keep alive for you many su
rvivors. So it was not you who sent me here\, but God\; and he has made me
a father to Pharaoh\, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the lan
d of Egypt. Make haste and go up to my father and say to him\, 'Thus says
your son Joseph\, God has made me lord of all Egypt\; come down to me\, do
not tarry\; you shall dwell in the land of Goshen\, and you shall be near m
e\, you and your children and your children's children\, and your flocks\,
your herds\, and all that you have\; and there I will provide for you\, for
there are yet five years of famine to come\; lest you and your household\,
and all that you have\, come to poverty.' And now your eyes see\, and the
eyes of my brother Benjamin see\, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
You must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt\, and of all that you
have seen. Make haste and bring my father down here." Then he fell upon hi
s brother Benjamin's neck and wept\; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. And
he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them\; and after that his brothers
talked with him. When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house\, "Joseph's
brothers have come\," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.\n\n\nProve
rbs 21:23-22:4\n\nHe who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out o
f trouble. "Scoffer" is the name of the proud\, haughty man who acts with
arrogant pride. The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse
to labor. All day long the wicked covets\, but the righteous gives and doe
s not hold back. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination\; how much
more when he brings it with evil intent. A false witness will perish\, but
the word of a man who hears will endure. A wicked man puts on a bold face
\, but an upright man considers his ways. No wisdom\, no understanding\, n
o counsel\, can avail against the LORD. The horse is made ready for the da
y of battle\, but the victory belongs to the LORD. A good name is to be ch
osen rather than great riches\, and favor is better than silver or gold. T
he rich and the poor meet together\; the LORD is the maker of them all. A
prudent man sees danger and hides himself\; but the simple go on\, and suff
er for it. The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and hono
r and life.\n \n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181018
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/17/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hosea the Prophet\, Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia\, Andrew
the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete\, Removal and Placing of the Sacred Reli
cs of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Romans 9:18-33\n\nBrethren\, God has mercy on whome
ver he wills\, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will say
to me then\, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" B
ut who are you\, a man\, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to
its molder\, "Why have you made me thus?" Has the potter no right over the
clay\, to make out of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for m
enial use? What if God\, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his p
ower\, has endured with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruc
tion\, in order to make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of me
rcy\, which he has prepared beforehand for glory\, even us whom he has call
ed\, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says i
n Hosea\, "Those who were not my people I will call 'my people\,' and her w
ho was not beloved I will call 'my beloved.'" "And in the very place where
it was said to them\, 'You are not my people\,' they will be called 'sons o
f the living God.'" And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the num
ber of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea\, only a remnant of the
m will be saved\; for the Lord will execute his sentence upon the earth wit
h rigor and dispatch." And as Isaiah predicted\, "if the Lord of hosts had
not left us children\, we would have fared like Sodom and been made like Go
morrah." What shall we say\, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteo
usness have attained it\, that is\, righteousness through faith\; but that
Israel who pursued the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed
in fulfilling that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it through faith\,
but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling st
one\, as it is written\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion a stone that will ma
ke men stumble\, a rock that will make them fall\; and he who believes in h
im will not be put to shame."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:44-50\n\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Let these words sink into your ears\; for the Son
of man is to be delivered into the hands of men." But they did not underst
and this saying\, and it was concealed from them\, that they should not per
ceive it\; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. And an argume
nt arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. But when Jesus pe
rceived the thought of their hearts\, he took a child and put him by his si
de\, and said to them\, "Whoever receives this child in my name receives me
\, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me\; for he who is least a
mong you all is the one who is great." John answered\, "Master\, we saw a m
an casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he does n
ot follow with us." But Jesus said to him\, "Do not forbid him\; for he tha
t is not against you is for you."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical02200122c047cf958e2f127b0867382f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople
\, Peter the Righteous of Egypt\, Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinopl
e\n\nTone Two\nSecond Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lette
r to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we shoul
d have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from s
inners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high pries
ts\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those
of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indee
d\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word o
f the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been ma
de perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have
such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of t
he Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which
is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10\
n\nAt that time\, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man na
med Zacchaios\; he was a chief collector\, and rich. And he sought to see w
ho Jesus was\, but could not\, on account of the crowd\, because he was sma
ll of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to se
e him\, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place\, he
looked up and said to him\, "Zacchaios\, make haste and come down\; for I m
ust stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down\, and receive
d him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured\, "He has gone in to
be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to th
e Lord\, "Behold\, Lord\, the half of my goods I give to the poor\; and if
I have defrauded any one of anything\, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus sa
id to him\, "Today salvation has come to this house\, since he also is a so
n of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:15th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190712
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\, The All-Praised Olga\, Equal-to-the-Apostle
s\, Princess of Kiev\, Nektarios the New Martyr\, Nicodemos the New Martyr
of Mt. Athos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corint
hians 6:1-10\n\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not t
o accept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I
have listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, no
w is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no
obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry
\, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great
endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonme
nts\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbea
rance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and t
he power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and
for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We ar
e treated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known
\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as so
rrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having
nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50
\n\nAt that time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and h
e went into the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\
, a woman of the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at
table in the Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, an
d standing behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet wit
h her tears\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his fee
t\, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invi
ted him saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he woul
d have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for s
he is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have somethin
g to say to you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain cred
itor had two debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty.
When they could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will lov
e him more?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave mor
e." And he said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the
woman he said to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, yo
u gave me no water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and
wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came i
n she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\,
but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sin
s\, which are many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forg
iven little\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven."
Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who
is this\, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith
has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181229
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/28/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia\, Holy Martyr Glycerus\, Simon the
Myrrhbearer\, Founder of Simonopetra\, Monastery of Mount Athos\, Afterfea
st of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. James' Universal
Letter 2:1-13\n\nBrethren\, show no partiality as you hold the faith of our
Lord Jesus Christ\, the Lord of glory. For if a man with gold rings and in
fine clothing comes into your assembly\, and a poor man in shabby clothing
also comes in\, and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothi
ng and say\, "Have a seat here\, please\," while you say to the poor man\,
"Stand there\," or\, "Sit at my feet\," have you not made distinctions amon
g yourselves\, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen\, my beloved br
ethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in fa
ith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him? B
ut you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you\, i
s it not they who blaspheme the honorable name which was invoked over you?
If you really fulfil the royal law\, according to the scripture\, "You shal
l love your neighbor as yourself\," you do well. But if you show partiality
\, you commit sin\, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoe
ver keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of
it. For he who said\, "Do not commit adultery\," said also\, "Do not kill."
If you do not commit adultery but do kill\, you have become a transgressor
of the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the la
w of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy\;
yet mercy triumphs over judgment.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:25-35\n\nAt
that time\, great multitudes accompanied Jesus\; and he turned and said to
them\, "If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother
and wife and children and brothers and sisters\, yes\, and even his own li
fe\, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come
after me\, cannot be my disciple. For which of you\, desiring to build a t
ower\, does not first sit down and count the cost\, whether he has enough t
o complete it? Otherwise\, when he has laid a foundation\, and is not able
to finish\, all who see it begin to mock him\, saying\, 'This man began to
build\, and was not able to finish.' Or what king\, going to encounter anot
her king in war\, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is ab
le with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand
? And if not\, while the other is yet a great way off\, he sends an embassy
and asks terms of peace. So therefore\, whoever of you does not renounce a
ll that he has cannot be my disciple. Salt is good\; but if salt has lost i
ts taste\, how shall its saltness be restored? It is fit neither for the la
nd nor for the dunghill\; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear\, let
him hear." \n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190509
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of Sai
nt John the Theologian \, Arsenios the Great\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allo
wed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 1:1-7\n\nTHAT
WHICH WAS from the beginning\, which we have heard\, which we have seen wit
h our eyes\, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands\, concern
ing the word of life - the life was made manifest\, and we saw it\, and tes
tify to it\, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father
and was made manifest to us - that which we have seen and heard we proclai
m also to you\, so that you may have fellowship with us\; and our fellowshi
p is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing this
that our joy may be complete.\n \nThis is the message we have heard from
him and proclaim to you\, that God is light and in him is no darkness at al
l. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness\, we lie
and do not live according to the truth\; but if we walk in the light\, as
he is in the light\, we have fellowship with one another\, and the blood of
Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25
-28\, 21:24-25\n\nAt that time\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mo
ther\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdale
ne. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing nea
r\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to th
e disciple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took h
er to his own home. This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these th
ings\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is
true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every on
e of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain
the books that would be written.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb o
f Saint John the Theologian
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190407
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, 120 Martyrs of Persia\, Gregor
y of Sinai\, Platonis the Nun of Nisibis\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:9-12\n\nBRETHREN\
, we feel sure of better things that belong to salvation. For God is not so
unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake
in serving the saints\, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to
show the same earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the
end\, so that you may not be sluggish\, but imitators of those who through
faith and patience inherit the promises.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 7:31-3
7\n\nAt that time\, Jesus returned from the region of Tyre\, and went throu
gh Sidon to the Sea of Galilee\, through the region of Dekapolis. And they
brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech\; and
they besought him to lay his hand upon him. And taking him aside from the
multitude privately\, he put his fingers into his ears\, and he spat and to
uched his tongue\; and looking up to heaven\, he sighed\, and said to him\,
"Ephphatha\," that is\, "Be opened." And his ears were opened\, his tongue
was released\, and he spoke plainly. And he charged them to tell no one\;
but the more he charged them\, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And t
hey were astonished beyond measure\, saying\, "He has done all things well:
he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190429
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical071069aeb891250fdde3fe29811283ef
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus\, John the Martyr of Romania\, Memnon
the Wonderworker\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8\n\nIn t
he first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do
and teach\, until the day when he was taken up\, after he had given comman
dment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them h
e presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to t
hem during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while stayi
ng with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for
the promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for Joh
n baptized with water\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the
Holy Spirit."\n \nSo when they had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\
, will you at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?" He said to them\, "
it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by hi
s own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and
Samaria and to the end of the earth."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:1-17\n\nI
n the beginning was the Word\, and the Word was with God\, and the Word was
God. He was in the beginning with God\; all things were made through him\,
and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life\, and
the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness\, and the
darkness has not overcome it. \n\nThere was a man sent from God\, whose nam
e was John. He came for testimony\, to bear witness to the light\, that all
might believe through him. He was not the light\, but came to bear witness
to the light.\n\nThe true light that enlightens every man was coming into
the world. He was in the world\, and the world was made through him\, yet t
he world knew him not. He came to his own home\, and his own people receive
d him not. But to all who received him\, who believed in his name\, he gave
power to become children of God\; who were born\, not of blood nor of the
will of the flesh nor of the will of man\, but of God.\n\nAnd the Word beca
me flesh and dwelt among us\, full of grace and truth\; we have beheld his
glory\, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witness to him
\, and cried\, "This was he of whom I said\, 'He who comes after me ranks b
efore me\, for he was before me.'") And from his fullness have we all recei
ved\, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses\; grace and tru
th came through Jesus Christ.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Great and Holy Pascha
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181121
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/20/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\, G
regory the Righteous of Decapolis\, Proclus\, Archbishop of Constantinople\
n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to
Timothy 1:8-14\n\nTimothy\, my son\, we know that the law is good\, if any
one uses it lawfully\, understanding this\, that the law is not laid down
for the just but for the lawless and disobedient\, for the ungodly and sinn
ers\, for the unholy and profane\, for murderers of fathers and murderers o
f mothers\, for manslayers\, immoral persons\, sodomites\, kidnapers\, liar
s\, perjurers\, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine\, in accord
ance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been ent
rusted. I thank him who has given me strength for this\, Christ Jesus our L
ord\, because he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service\, thoug
h I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him\; but I received me
rcy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and the grace of our Lord
overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 17:26-37\; 18:8\n\nThe Lord said\, "As it was in the day
s of Noah\, so will it be in the days of the Son of man. They ate\, they dr
ank\, they married\, they were given in marriage\, until the day when Noah
entered the ark\, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it
was in the days of Lot -- they ate\, they drank\, they bought\, they sold\
, they planted\, they built\, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom f
ire and sulphur rained from heaven and destroyed them all -- so will it be
on the day when the Son of man is revealed. On that day\, let him who is on
the housetop\, with his goods in the house\, not come down to take them aw
ay\; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back. Remember Lot's
wife. Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it\, but whoever loses his
life will preserve it. I tell you\, in that night there will be two in one
bed\; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grindin
g together\; one will be taken and the other left." And they said to him\,
"Where\, Lord?" He said to them\, "Where the body is\, there the eagles wil
l be gathered together. Nevertheless\, when the Son of man comes\, will he
find faith on earth?"\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190401
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UID:Ical08c22f63196dfe942cf05746b3fe1898
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/31/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius\, Bishop of Gangra\, Innocent\, Enlighten
er of Siberia & Alaska\, Akakios the Confessor\, Theophilos the Martyr and
those with him\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nTone Three\nEleventh Ort
hros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16\
; 5:1-6\n\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed through th
e heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confession. For w
e have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses\,
but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet without sin.
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest
chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to
God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the i
gnorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of t
his he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of
the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he is calle
d by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be ma
de a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou art my
Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another place\, "Tho
u art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\n\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after
me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever
would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake a
nd the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain the w
hole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his
life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinf
ul generation\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he comes
in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them\, "Tr
uly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste death
before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of the Holy Cross
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical08d2ca029eb534a7fb09e26250383672
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome\, Vavylas the Holy Martyr\, Xenia of St. Pete
rsburg\, Fool-for-Christ\, Philo the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Karpasia in C
yprus\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\;
6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patienc
e\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; agains
t such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucifie
d the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let
us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of
one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in
any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gent
leness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's bu
rdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:27
-35\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, two blind men followed him\, cry
ing aloud\, "Have mercy on us\, Son of David." When he entered the house\,
the blind men came to him\; and Jesus said to them\, "Do you believe that I
am able to do this?" They said to him\, "Yes\, Lord." Then he touched thei
r eyes\, saying\, "According to your faith be it done to you." And their ey
es were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them\, "See that no one knows it.
" But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.\n \nAs
they were going away\, behold\, a dumb demoniac was brought to him. And whe
n the demon had been cast out\, the dumb man spoke\; and the crowds marvele
d\, saying\, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel." But the Pharise
es said\, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."\n \nAnd Jesus went
about all the cities and villages\, teaching in their synagogues and preac
hing the gospel of the kingdom\, and healing every disease and every infirm
ity among the people.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181230
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical096313bf07c352af17be21f272c299b8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/29/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14\,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem\, Our Rig
hteous Father Marcellus\, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones\, O
ur Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor\, Afterfeast of the Nativity\, G
eorge\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Poet of Asmatikons\, Kanons\, and Troparia\n\
nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 6:11-16
\n\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at righteousness\, godliness\, faith\, love\, st
eadfastness\, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith\; take hold of
the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confessio
n in the presence of many witnesses. In the presence of God who gives life
to all things\, and of Christ Jesus who in his testimony before Pontius Pi
late made the good confession\, I charge you to keep the commandment unstai
ned and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; a
nd this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only So
vereign\, and King of kings and Lord of lords\, who alone has immortality a
nd dwells in unapproachable light\, whom no man has ever seen or can see.
To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
12:15-21\n\nAt that time\, many followed Jesus\, and he healed them all\, a
nd ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill what was spoken
by the prophet Isaiah: "Behold\, my servant whom I have chosen\, my beloved
with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him\, and he
shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not wrangle or cry aloud\,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets\; he will not break a bruised
reed or quench a smoldering wick\, till he brings justice to victory\; and
in his name will the Gentiles hope." \n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Saturday after Nativity
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181024
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0b64019296b95386396b6944be673852
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/23/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord\, Our Righteous Fath
er Ignatius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19\n\nBrethren\, I would have you know that
the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not rece
ive it from man\, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of
Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I pers
ecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced
in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealou
s was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart
before I was born\, and had called me through his grace\, was pleased to re
veal his Son to me\, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\,
I did not confer with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to tho
se who were apostles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I
returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visi
t Cephas\, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other
apostles except James the Lord's brother.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:5
4-58\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to his own country\, and taught the peopl
e in their synagogue so that they were astonished\, and said\, "Where did t
his man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's
son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Jos
eph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then di
d this man get all this?" And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to t
hem\, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his
own house." And he did not do many mighty works there\, because of their un
belief.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181206
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0bb2c31f264348c8b70b7807e71cb3a5
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sabbas the Sanctified\, Holy Martyr Diogenes\, Philotheos the Righteous
of Mount Athos\, Nektarios the Bulgarian \n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2
\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, k
indness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against suc
h there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the
flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us al
so walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one a
nother\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any t
respass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentlenes
s. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens
\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\
n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me b
y my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows
the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal hi
m. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you re
st. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly
in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, an
d my burden is light."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sabbas the Sanctified
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190703
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190704
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0bc9a79fd48215e2ea71951f755046c4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs\, A
natolius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Gerasimos the Holy Martyr of Karen
esi\, Translation of the Holy Relics of our Father Among the Saints Philip\
, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Le
tter to the Romans 8:2-13\n\nBrethren\, the law of the Spirit of life in Ch
rist Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. For God has done
what the law\, weakened by the flesh\, could not do: sending his own Son in
the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin\, he condemned sin in the flesh\,
in order that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us\, w
ho walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those w
ho live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh\,
but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things o
f the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death\, but to set the mind o
n the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is ho
stile to God\; it does not submit to God's law\, indeed it cannot\; and tho
se who are in the flesh cannot please God.\n \nBut you are not in the flesh
\, you are in the Spirit\, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Any
one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if C
hrist is in you\, although your bodies are dead because of sin\, your spiri
ts are alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesu
s from the dead dwells in you\, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead wi
ll give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit which dwells in
you.\n \nSo then\, brethren\, we are debtors\, not to the flesh\, to live a
ccording to the flesh-for if you live according to the flesh you will die\,
but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as se
rpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up
to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged be
fore governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and th
e Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to spe
ak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will be given to you in
that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father sp
eaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death\, and the fath
er his child\, and children will rise against parents and have them put to
death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures
to the end will be saved."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyr
s
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181104
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0d71c01ce4d9efb223a68a14789c9421
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn\,Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the
Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the Deacon\, Martyrs of Persia\, Dedication of the
Temple of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydda\, Holy Father and New Hier
omartyr Gregory of Neapolis\, Theodore the Confessor\, Bishop of Ancyra\, G
eorge of Neapolis the New Martyr\, Winifred of Treffynnon\n\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 8:1-5\n\nBrethren\, I wa
nt you to know about the grace of God which has been shown in the churches
of Macedonia\, for in a severe test of affliction\, their abundance of joy
and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of liberality on thei
r part. For they gave according to their means\, as I can testify\, and bey
ond their means\, of their own free will\, begging us earnestly for the fav
or of taking part in the relief of the saints - and this\, not as we expect
ed\, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of Go
d.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:1-6\n\nAt that time\, Jesus called the twelv
e together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure di
seases\, and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. And
he said to them\, "Take nothing for your journey\, no staff\, nor bag\, no
r bread\, nor money\; and do not have two tunics. And whatever house you en
ter\, stay there\, and from there depart. And wherever they do not receive
you\, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testi
mony against them." And they departed and went through the villages\, preac
hing the gospel and healing everywhere.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190809
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0e8bdbaf91110d46c8f3783359ab8641
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos\, Our Holy Father Myronus the
Wonderworker\, Bishop of Crete\, Holy New Martyrs Triantaphillus of Zagoras
and Anastasius of Thessolonica\, Gregory of Sinai and Mount Athos\, Afterf
east of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Anastatio
s the Martyr from Bulgaria\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to the Corinthians 10:28-33\; 11:1-8\n\nBrethren\, if some one
says to you\, "This has been offered in sacrifice\," then out of considera
tion for the man who informed you\, and for conscience's sake - l mean his
conscience\, not yours - do not eat it. For why should my liberty be determ
ined by another man's scruples? If I partake with thankfulness\, why am I d
enounced because of that for which I give thanks? So\, whether you eat or d
rink\, or whatever you do\, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to
Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God\, just as I try to please all men
in everything I do\, not seeking my own advantage\, but that of many\, tha
t they may be saved. Be imitators of me\, as I am of Christ. I commend you
because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I
have delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of
every man is Christ\, the head of a woman is her husband\, and the head of
Christ is God. Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishon
ors his head\, but any woman who prays of prophesies with her head unveiled
dishonors her head - it is the same as if her head were shaven. For if a w
oman will not veil herself\, then she should cut off her hair\, but if it i
s disgraceful for a woman to be shorn or shaven\, let her wear a veil. For
a man ought not to cover his head\, since he is the image and glory of God\
; but woman is the glory of man. (For man was not made from woman\, but wom
an from man.)\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:24-28\n\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let him deny himself and tak
e up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\
, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it pro
fit a man\, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shal
l a man give in return for his life? For the Son of man is to come with his
angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay every man for wha
t he has done. Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will
not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."\n \
n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190114
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0f30d3ac75828134071026e204d148f3
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus\, Maximos the Righteous of Ka
psokalyvia\, Mount Athos\, Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savi
our Jesus Christ\, Hilary of Poitiers\, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Mediatress\, Kentigern\, Bishop of Glasgow\n\nPlagal of the Fourth Tone\n
Eleventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephe
sians 4:7-13\n\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us according to the m
easure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he ascended on high h
e led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying\, "He asce
nded\," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower par
ts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the
heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some sho
uld be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some pastors and teach
ers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for building up the bo
dy of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the kno
wledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measure of the statur
e of the fullness of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-17\n\nAt tha
t time\, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested\, he withdrew into Ga
lilee\; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea\, in
the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali\, that what was spoken by the prophe
t Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali\
, toward the sea\, across the Jordan\, Galilee of the Gentiles\, the people
who sat in darkness have seen a great light\, and for those who sat in the
region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began
to preach\, saying\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday after Epiphany
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181015
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0fbd5f4900695799786c940ad3b9e0d1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/14/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus of Milan\, Cosmas the Hagi
opolite\, Praised Ignatius\, Archbishop of Methymna\, Righteous Paraskeve o
f Serbia\n\nTone Three\nNinth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to Titus 3:8-15\n\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure. I desire
you to insist on these things\, so that those who have believed in God may
be careful to apply themselves to good deeds\; these are excellent and pro
fitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogies\, dissensions
\, and quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofitable and futile. As fo
r a man who is factious\, after admonishing him once or twice\, have nothin
g more to do with him\, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful\
; he is self-condemned.\n \nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do you
r best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the winter
there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; s
ee that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to
good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful
.\n \nAll who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in
the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:5-15\n\
nThe Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed\; and as he
sowed\, some fell along the path\, and was trodden under foot\, and the bir
ds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock\; and as it grew up\,
it withered away\, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns\;
and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil an
d grew\, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what
this parable meant\, he said\, "To you it has been given to know the secret
s of the kingdom of God\; but for others they are in parables\, so that see
ing they may not see\, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable
is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those wh
o have heard\; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hear
ts\, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are t
hose who\, when they hear the word\, receive it with joy\; but these have n
o root\, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And
as for what fell among the thorns\, they are those who hear\, but as they g
o on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of lif
e\, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil\, the
y are those who\, hearing the word\, hold it fast in an honest and good hea
rt\, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things\, he cri
ed out "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190605
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0fbed254aec7a9ffeb54f2ace94895da
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Mary & Martha\,
the sisters of Lazarus\, Sophia of Thrace\, The Mother of Orphans\, Petroc\
, Abbot of Padstow\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a hi
gh priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted
above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sa
crifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the people\;
he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appo
ints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, whi
ch came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for e
ver. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high prie
st\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in he
aven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by
man but by the Lord. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\n\nThe Lord said
to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who do
es not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that
man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd
of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and
he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out
all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they kn
ow his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him
\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used wit
h them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus a
gain said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sh
eep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not
heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, an
d will go in and out and find pasture."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/7/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Commemoration of the Precious Cross that appeared in the sky over Jerusa
lem in 351 A.D.\, Cyril\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\, Akakios the Centurion o
f Byzantium\, Pachomios the New Martyr of Patmos\, Repose of St. Nilus\, ab
bot of Sora\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 26:1\, 12-20\n\nIN
THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to Paul\, "You have permission to speak for
yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: "I journ
eyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At
midday\, O king\, I saw on the way a light from heaven\, brighter than the
sun\, shining round me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had al
l fallen to the ground\, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew languag
e\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against th
e goads.' And I said\, 'Who are you\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesu
s whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet\; for I have
appeared to you for this purpose\, to appoint you to serve and bear witness
to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appea
r to you\, delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles-to whom I s
end you to open their eyes\, that they may turn from darkness to light and
from the power of Satan to God\, that they may receive forgiveness of sins
and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O
King Agrippa\, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision\, but declared
first to those at Damascus\, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the count
ry of Judea\, and also to the Gentiles\, that they should repent and turn t
o God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance." \n \n\nGospel Reading:
John 3:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "God so loved the world th
at he gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should not perish bu
t have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to condemn t
he world\, but that the world might be saved through him. He who believes i
n him is not condemned\; he who does not believe is condemned already\, bec
ause he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is th
e judgment\, that the light has come into the world\, and men loved darknes
s rather than light\, because their deeds were evil. For every one who does
evil hates the light\, and does not come to the light\, lest his deeds sho
uld be exposed. But he who does what is true comes to the light\, that it m
ay be clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God."\n\n\n
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erusalem in 351 A.D.
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Epiphanius\, Bishop of Cyprus\, Germanos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\
, Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera\, Removal of the Sacred Relics of Sain
t Joachim "Papoulakis" of Vatopaidi\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apo
stles 6:1-7\n\nIn those days\, when the disciples were increasing in number
\, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were ne
glected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the
disciples and said\, "it is not right that we should give up preaching the
word of God to serve tables. Therefore\, brethren\, pick out from among you
seven men of good repute\, full of the Spirit and of wisdom\, whom we may
appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the min
istry of the word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude\, and th
ey chose Stephen\, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\
, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a
proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles\, and they prayed
and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased\; and the nu
mber of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem\, and a great many of
the priests were obedient to the faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:43-47
\; 16:1-8\n\nAt that time\, Joseph of Arimathea\, a respected member of the
council\, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God\, took coura
ge and went to Pilate\, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondere
d if he were already dead\; and summoning the centurion\, he asked him whet
her he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was
dead\, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud\, and t
aking him down\, wrapped him in the linen shroud\, and laid him in a tomb w
hich had been hewn out of the rock\; and he rolled a stone against the door
of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was
laid.\n \nAnd when the sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mot
her of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoin
t him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb wh
en the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll
away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw
that the stone was rolled back\; for it was very large. And entering the t
omb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white r
obe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you s
eek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\;
see the place where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter th
at he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told
you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonish
ment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were a
fraid.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas\, Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadocia
\, Makarios the Righteous of Chios\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First
Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostl
es as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a
spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sa
ke\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are
held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thir
st\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working wit
h our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; wh
en slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the
refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this
to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For thoug
h you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I
became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\,
be imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\n\nOn the evening o
f that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where the dis
ciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said
to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this\, he showed them his
hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\,
even so I send you." And when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, an
d said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\,
they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n
\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when
Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But
he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and p
lace my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I
will not believe."\n \nEight days later\, his disciples were again in the
house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and
stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\
, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and pl
ace it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered
him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because
you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n
\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, which a
re not written in this book\; but these are written that you may believe th
at Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing you may have l
ife in his name.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus\, Theodoretos th
e Holy Martyr of Antioch\, Nonnita\, mother of Saint David\n\nGrave Tone\nS
eventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 8:8-13\; 9:1-2\n\nBrethren\, food will not commend us to God.
We are no worse off if we do not eat\, and no better off if we do. Only ta
ke care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the
weak. For if any one sees you\, a man of knowledge\, at table in an idol's
temple\, might he not be encouraged\, if his conscience is weak\, to eat f
ood offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed\
, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus\, sinning against your brethren a
nd wounding their conscience when it is weak\, you sin against Christ. The
refore\, if food is a cause of my brother's falling\, I will never eat meat
\, lest I cause my brother to fall.\n \nAm I not free? Am I not an apostle
? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord?
If to others I am not an apostle\, at least I am to you\; for you are the
seal of my apostleship in the Lord. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25:31-4
6\n\nThe Lord said\, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the ho
ly angels with him\, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him w
ill be gathered all the nations\, and he will separate them one from anothe
r as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats\, and he will place the
sheep at his right hand\, but the goats at the left. Then the king will sa
y to those at his right hand\, 'Come\, O blessed of my Father\, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world\; for I was hung
ry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave me drink\, I was a str
anger and you welcomed me\, I was naked and you clothed me\, I was sick and
you visited me\, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous
will answer him\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry and feed you\, or thir
sty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you
\, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and
visit you?' And the King will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you
did it to one of the least of these my brethren\, you did it to me.' Then
he will say to those at his left hand\, 'Depart from me\, you cursed\, int
o the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels\; for I was hungry
and you gave me no food\, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink\, I was a
stranger and you did not welcome me\, naked and you did not clothe me\, si
ck and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer\, '
Lord\, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick
or in prison\, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them\, '
Truly\, I say to you\, as you did it not to one of the least of these\, you
did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment\, but th
e righteous into eternal life."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/29/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa\, Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him\
, The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius\, Eustathios the Confessor\, Bisho
p of Bithynia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 13:2-13\n\
n On a bare hill raise a signal\, cry aloud to them\; wave the hand for the
m to enter the gates of the nobles. I myself have commanded my consecrated
ones\, have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger\, my proudly exulti
ng ones. \n \nHark\, a tumult on the mountains as of a great multitude! Ha
rk\, an uproar of kingdoms\, of nations gathering together! The LORD of hos
ts is mustering a host for battle. They come from a distant land\, from th
e end of the heavens\, the LORD and the weapons of his indignation\, to des
troy the whole earth. \n \nWail\, for the day of the LORD is near\; as des
truction from the Almighty it will come! Therefore all hands will be feebl
e\, and every man's heart will melt\, and they will be dismayed. Pangs and
agony will seize them\; they will be in anguish like a woman in travail. Th
ey will look aghast at one another\; their faces will be aflame. \n \nBeho
ld\, the day of the LORD comes\, cruel\, with wrath and fierce anger\, to m
ake the earth a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it. For the sta
rs of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light\; the
sun will be dark at its rising and the moon will not shed its light. I wil
l punish the world for its evil\, and the wicked for their iniquity\; I wil
l put an end to the pride of the arrogant\, and lay low the haughtiness of
the ruthless. I will make men more rare than fine gold\, and mankind than
the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble\, and the ear
th will be shaken out of its place\, at the wrath of the LORD of hosts in t
he day of his fierce anger.\n \n\nGenesis 8:4-21\n\n And in the seventh mon
th\, on the seventeenth day of the month\, the ark came to rest upon the mo
untains of Ararat. And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month
\; in the tenth month\, on the first day of the month\, the tops of the mou
ntains were seen. \n \nAt the end of forty days Noah opened the window of
the ark which he had made\, and sent forth a raven\; and it went to and fro
until the waters were dried up from the earth. Then he sent forth a dove
from him\, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground\;
but the dove found no place to set her foot\, and she returned to him to th
e ark\, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put
forth his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. He wai
ted another seven days\, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark\;
and the dove came back to him in the evening\, and lo\, in her mouth a fres
hly plucked olive leaf\; so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the
earth. Then he waited another seven days\, and sent forth the dove\; and
she did not return to him any more. \n \nIn the six hundred and first year
\, in the first month\, the first day of the month\, the waters were dried
from off the earth\; and Noah removed the covering of the ark\, and looked\
, and behold\, the face of the ground was dry. In the second month\, on th
e twenty-seventh day of the month\, the earth was dry. Then God said to No
ah\, "Go forth from the ark\, you and your wife\, and your sons and your s
ons' wives with you. Bring forth with you every living thing that is with
you of all flesh - birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps o
n the earth - that they may breed abundantly on the earth\, and be fruitful
and multiply upon the earth." So Noah went forth\, and his sons and his w
ife and his sons' wives with him. And every beast\, every creeping thing\,
and every bird\, everything that moves upon the earth\, went forth by fami
lies out of the ark. \n \nThen Noah built an altar to the LORD\, and took
of every clean animal and of every clean bird\, and offered burnt offerings
on the altar. And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor\, the LORD said
in his heart\, "I will never again curse the ground because of man\, for t
he imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth\; neither will I ever
again destroy every living creature as I have done."\n \n\nProverbs 10:31-
11:12\n\nThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom\, but the perverse
tongue will be cut off. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable\
, but the mouth of the wicked\, what is perverse. A false balance is an ab
omination to the LORD\, but a just weight is his delight. When pride comes
\, then comes disgrace\; but with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of t
he upright guides them\, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys th
em. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath\, but righteousness delivers
from death. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight\, bu
t the wicked falls by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright
delivers them\, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. When
the wicked dies\, his hope perishes\, and the expectation of the godless c
omes to nought. The righteous is delivered from trouble\, and the wicked g
ets into it instead. With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neig
hbor\, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. When it goes well wit
h the righteous\, the city rejoices\; and when the wicked perish there are
shouts of gladness. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted\, but
it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. He who belittles his neighbo
r lacks sense\, but a man of understanding remains silent.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nPlagal
of the Second Tone\nSeventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Romans 15:1-7\n\nBrethren\, we who are strong ought to bear
with the failings of the weak\, and not to please ourselves\; let each of u
s please his neighbor for his good\, to edify him. For Christ did not pleas
e himself\; but\, as it is written\, "The reproaches of those who reproache
d thee fell on me." For whatever was written in former days was written for
our instruction\, that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the sc
riptures we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and encouragement
grant you to live in such harmony with one another\, in accord with Christ
Jesus\, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome one another\, therefore\, as Christ has wel
comed you\, for the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:27-35\n\nA
t that time\, as Jesus passed by\, two blind men followed him\, crying alou
d\, "Have mercy on us\, Son of David." When he entered the house\, the blin
d men came to him\; and Jesus said to them\, "Do you believe that I am able
to do this?" They said to him\, "Yes\, Lord." Then he touched their eyes\,
saying\, "According to your faith be it done to you." And their eyes were
opened. And Jesus sternly charged them\, "See that no one knows it." But th
ey went away and spread his fame through all that district.\n \nAs they wer
e going away\, behold\, a dumb demoniac was brought to him. And when the de
mon had been cast out\, the dumb man spoke\; and the crowds marveled\, sayi
ng\, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel." But the Pharisees said\
, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."\n \nAnd Jesus went about a
ll the cities and villages\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom\, and healing every disease and every infirmity amon
g the people.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria\, Demetrios the New Martyr\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 5:7-16\n\nThus says the Lord:
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, and the men
of Judah are his pleasant planting\; and he looked for justice\, but behol
d\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\, but behold\, a cry! Woe to those who j
oin house to house\, who add field to field\, until there is no more room\,
and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. The LORD of hos
ts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many houses shall be desolate\, large a
nd beautiful houses\, without inhabitant. For ten acres of vineyard shall
yield but one bath\, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah." Woe to
those who rise early in the morning\, that they may run after strong drink
\, who tarry late into the evening till wine inflames them! They have lyre
and harp\, timbrel and flute and wine at their feasts\; but they do not re
gard the deeds of the LORD\, or see the work of his hands. Therefore my pe
ople go into exile for want of knowledge\; their honored men are dying of h
unger\, and their multitude is parched with thirst. Therefore Sheol has en
larged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure\, and the nobility
of Jerusalem and her multitude go down\, her throng and he who exults in he
r. Man is bowed down\, and men are brought low\, and the eyes of the haugh
ty are humbled. But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy
God shows himself holy in righteousness.\n\n\nGenesis 4:8-15\n\n Cain said
to Abel his brother\, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in
the field\, Cain rose up against his brother Abel\, and killed him. Then t
he LORD said to Cain\, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said\, "I do not kn
ow\; am I my brother's keeper?" And the LORD said\, "What have you done? T
he voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. And now
you are cursed from the ground\, which has opened its mouth to receive your
brother's blood from your hand. When you till the ground\, it shall no lo
nger yield to you its strength\; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on
the earth." Cain said to the LORD\, "My punishment is greater than I can b
ear. Behold\, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground\; and from
thy face I shall be hidden\; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on t
he earth\, and whoever finds me will slay me." Then the LORD said to him\,
"Not so! If any one slays Cain\, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold
." And the LORD put a mark on Cain\, lest any who came upon him should kill
him.\n \n\nProverbs 5:1-15\n\nMy son\, be attentive to my wisdom\, incli
ne your ear to my understanding\; that you may keep discretion\, and your l
ips may guard knowledge. For the lips of a loose woman drip honey\, and he
r speech is smoother than oil\; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood\,
sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death\; her steps follow t
he path to Sheol\; she does not take heed to the path of life\; her ways wa
nder\, and she does not know it.\n \nAnd now\, O sons\, listen to me\, an
d do not depart from the words of my mouth. Keep your way far from her\, a
nd do not go near the door of her house\; lest you give your honor to other
s and your years to the merciless\; lest strangers take their fill of your
strength\, and your labors go to the house of an alien\; and at the end of
your life you groan\, when your flesh and body are consumed\, and you say\,
"How I hated discipline\, and my heart despised reproof! I did not listen
to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors. I was at
the point of utter ruin in the assembled congregation." Drink water from
your own cistern\, flowing water from your own well.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Lazarus Saturday\,Theodore the Trichinas\, Zacchaeus the Apostle of Cae
saria\, Gregory & Anastasios\, Patriarchs of Antioch\, Athanasios\, Founder
of the Monastery of Meteora\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 12:28-29\; 13:1-8\n\nBRETHREN\,
let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken\, and thu
s let us offer to God acceptable worship\, with reverence and awe\; for our
God is a consuming fire. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to sh
ow hospitality to strangers\, for thereby some have entertained angels unaw
ares. Remember those who are in prison\, as though in prison with them\; an
d those who are ill-treated\, since you also are in the body. Let marriage
be held in honor among all\, and let the marriage bed be undefiled\; for Go
d will judge the immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of m
oney\, and be content with what you have\; for he has said\, "I will never
fail you nor forsake you." Hence we can confidently say\, "The Lord is my h
elper\, I will not be afraid\; what can man do to me?" Remember your leader
s\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their
life\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and toda
y and for ever. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 11:1-45\n\nAt that time\, a cert
ain man was ill\, Lazaros of Bethany\, from the village of Mary and her sis
ter Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his f
eet with her hair\, whose brother Lazaros was ill. So the sisters sent to h
im\, saying\, "Lord\, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it he
said\, "This illness is not unto death\; it is for the glory of God\, so th
at the Son of God may be glorified by means of it."\n \nNow Jesus loved Ma
rtha and her sister and Lazaros. So when he heard that he was ill\, he stay
ed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to th
e disciples\, "Let us go into Judea again." The disciples said to him\, "Ra
bbi\, the Jews were but now seeking to stone you\, and are you going there
again?" Jesus answered\, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one
walks in the day\, he does not stumble\, because he sees the light of this
world. But if any one walks in the night\, he stumbles\, because the light
is not in him." Thus he spoke\, and then he said to them\, "Our friend Laz
aros has fallen asleep\, but I go to awake him out of sleep." The disciples
said to him\, "Lord\, if he has fallen asleep\, he will recover." Now Jesu
s had spoken of his death\, but they thought that he meant taking rest in s
leep. Then Jesus told them plainly\, "Lazaros is dead\; and for your sake I
am glad that I was not there\, so that you may believe. But let us go to h
im." Thomas\, called the Twin\, said to his fellow disciples\, "Let us also
go\, that we may die with him."\n \nNow when Jesus came\, he found that L
azaros had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem\,
about two miles off\, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to
console them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was com
ing\, she went and met him\, while Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Je
sus\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not have died. And ev
en now I know that whatever you ask from God\, God will give you." Jesus sa
id to her\, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to him\, "I know th
at he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to h
er\, "I am the resurrection and the life\; he who believes in me\, though h
e die\, yet shall he live\, and whoever lives and believes in me shall neve
r die. Do you believe this?" She said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; I believe that
you are the Christ\, the Son of God\, he who is coming into the world."\n
\nWhen she had said this\, she went and called her sister Mary\, saying qu
ietly\, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." And when she heard it
\, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the vill
age\, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews wh
o were with her in the house\, consoling her\, saw Mary rise quickly and go
out\, they followed her\, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep
there. Then Mary\, when she came where Jesus was and saw him\, fell at his
feet\, saying to him\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not
have died." When Jesus saw her weeping\, and the Jews who came with her al
so weeping\, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled\; and he said\, "Wh
ere have you laid him?" They said to him\, "Lord\, come and see." Jesus wep
t. So the Jews said\, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said\, "Coul
d not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying
?"\n \nThen Jesus\, deeply moved again\, came to the tomb\; it was a cave\
, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said\, "Take away the stone." Martha\, the
sister of the dead man\, said to him\, "Lord\, by this time there will be
an odor\, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her\, "Did I not t
ell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" So they
took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said\, "Father\, I th
ank you that you have heard me. I knew that you have heard me always\, but
I have said this on account of the people standing by\, that they may belie
ve that you did send me." When he had said this\, he cried with a loud voic
e\, "Lazaros\, come out." The dead man came out\, his hands and feet bound
with bandages\, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them\, "Un
bind him\, and let him go." Many of the Jews therefore\, who had come with
Mary and had seen what he did\, believed in him.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Lazarus Saturday
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181108
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: 33 Martyrs of Melitene\, Lazarus the Wonderworker\, Martyr Athenodorus\
, Alexander the Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:1-12\n\nBrethren\, we besee
ch and exhort you in the Lord Jesus\, that as you learned from us how you o
ught to live and to please God\, just as you are doing\, you do so more and
more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. F
or this is the will of God\, your sanctification: that you abstain from unc
hastity\; that each one of you know how to take a wife for himself in holin
ess and honor\, not in the passion of lust like the heathen who do not know
God\; that no man transgress\, and wrong his brother in this matter\, beca
use the Lord is an avenger in all these things\, as we solemnly forewarned
you. For God has not called us for uncleanness\, but in holiness. Therefore
whoever disregards this\, disregards not man but God\, who gives his Holy
Spirit to you. But concerning the love of the brethren you have no need to
have any one write to you\, for you yourselves have been taught by God to l
ove one another\; and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedo
nia. But we exhort you\, brethren\, to do so more and more\, to aspire to l
ive quietly\, to mind your own affairs\, and to work with your hands\, as w
e charged you\; so that you may command the respect of outsiders\, and be d
ependent on nobody.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:48-59\n\nThe Lord said\, "
Every one to whom much is given\, of him will much be required\; and of him
to whom men commit much they will demand the more. I came to cast fire upo
n the earth\; and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to b
e baptized with\; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! Do you
think that I have come to give peace on earth? No\, I tell you\, but rathe
r division\; for henceforth in one house there will be five divided\, three
against two and two against three\; they will be divided\, father against
son and son against father\, mother against daughter and daughter against h
er mother\, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law a
gainst her mother-in-law." \n \nHe also said to the multitudes\, "When you
see a cloud rising in the west\, you say at once\, 'A shower is coming'\; a
nd so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing\, you say\, 'Ther
e will be scorching heat'\; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to
interpret the appearance of earth and sky\; but why do you not know how to
interpret the present time? \n \nAnd why do you not judge for yourselves w
hat is right? As you go with your accuser before the magistrate\, make an e
ffort to settle with him on the way\, lest he drag you to the judge\, and t
he judge hand you over to the officer\, and the officer put you in prison.
I tell you\, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper
."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:33 Martyrs of Melitene
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190205
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Isidore of Pelusium\, Nicholas the Confessor\, Hieromartyr Abramius\, Jo
hn the Righteous\, Bishop of Irinopolis\, Theodosios the Righteous\, Joseph
the New Martyr of Aleppo\, Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and
Savior in the Temple\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephes
ians 1:22-23\; 2:1-3\n\nBrethren\, God has put all things under his son's f
eet and has made him the head over all things for the church\, which is his
body\, the fulness of him who fills all in all. And you he made alive\, wh
en you were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once walked\,
following the course of this world\, following the prince of the power of
the air\, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. Among
these we all once lived in the passions of our flesh\, following the desir
es of body and mind\, and so we were by nature children of wrath\, like the
rest of mankind.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a gre
at crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who h
ad had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under m
any physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rat
her grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind
him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even h
is garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\
; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\,
perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turn
ed about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disci
ples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say
\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the
woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and
fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "
Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of yo
ur disease."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Isidore of Pelusium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190822
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190823
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical16a2d9787555328f9375e7a3e469f856
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyr Agathonicus\, Holy Martyr Anthuse\, Athanasios the Hier
omartyr & Bishop of Tarsus\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy L
ady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, The Synaxis of the Icon of the Mot
her of God of Prusa\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the
Corinthians 1:1-7\n\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God
and Timothy our brother.\n \nTo the church of God which is at Corinth\, wit
h all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:\n \nGrace to you and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n \nBlessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of mercies and God of all comf
ort\, who comforts us in all our affliction\, so that we may be able to com
fort those who are in any affliction\, with the comfort with which we ourse
lves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us\,
so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are afflicted\, it is for
your comfort and salvation\; and if we are comforted\, it is for your comf
ort\, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings th
at we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken\; for we know that as you share
in our sufferings\, you all also share in our comfort.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 21:43-46\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him: "I tell
you\, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation
producing the fruits of it. And he who falls on this stone will be broken
to pieces\; but when it falls on any one\, it will crush him."\n \nWhen the
chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables\, they perceived that h
e was speaking about them. But when they tried to arrest him\, they feared
the multitudes\, because they held him to be a prophet.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyr Agathonicus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190825
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical16d809b5430ff2a4dc415b27b94a9e4b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian\, Cosmas
of Aetolia\, Equal to the Apostles\, The Translation of the Relics of Dion
ysios of Zakynthos\, Bishop of Aegina\, The Translation of the Holy Relics
of Saint Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Romans 15:30-33\n\nBrethren\, I appeal to you\, by our Lord J
esus Christ and by the love of the Spirit\, to strive together with me in y
our prayers to God on my behalf\, that I may be delivered from the unbeliev
ers in Judea\, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the s
aints\, so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed i
n your company. The God of peace be with you all. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading
: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\n\nAt that time\, the collectors of the half-sh
ekel tax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?" H
e said\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\,
"What do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or t
ribute? From their sons or from others?" And when he said\, "From others\,"
Jesus said to him\, "Then the sons are free. However\, not to give offense
to them\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and take the first fish that com
es up\, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel\; take that and
give it to them for me and for yourself."\n \n At that time the disciples c
ame to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And
calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them\, and said\, "Tru
ly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like children\, you will nev
er enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child\, h
e is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190224
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna\, Proterios\, Archbishop of
Alexandria\, Gorgonia the Righteous\, sister of Gregory the Theologian\, D
amian the New Martyr of Mount Athos\, Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\n\nF
ast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 6:11-16\n
\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at righteousness\, godliness\, faith\, love\, stea
dfastness\, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith\; take hold of t
he eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession
in the presence of many witnesses. In the presence of God who gives life t
o all things\, and of Christ Jesus who in his testimony before Pontius Pila
te made the good confession\, I charge you to keep the commandment unstaine
d and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; and
this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only Sove
reign\, and King of kings and Lord of lords\, who alone has immortality and
dwells in unapproachable light\, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To
him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:46
-47\; 21:1-4\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\, w
ho like to go about in long robes\, and love salutations in the market plac
es and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts\,
who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will
receive the greater condemnation." He looked up and saw the rich putting
their gifts into the treasury\; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper c
oins. And he said\, "Truly\, I tell you\, this poor widow has put in more
than all of them\; for they all contributed out of their abundance\, but sh
e out of her poverty put in all the living that she had." Having said this
\, he proclaimed\, "He who has ears let him hear."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Saturday of Prodigal Son
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190422
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical186ac477c679d4ae7b83c629f851e768
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those With Him\, Our Holy Father Max
imian\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother
Philippa of Perge\, Alexandra the Martyr\, Anastasios the Monk of Sinai\,
Beuno\, Abbot of Clynnog\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9\n\nBRETHREN\, rejoice in the Lord
always\; again I will say\, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. Th
e Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything\, but in everything by pr
ayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to
God. And the peace of God\, which passes all understanding\, will keep your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatever is tr
ue\, whatever is honorable\, whatever is just\, whatever is pure\, whatever
is lovely\, whatever is gracious\, if there is any excellence\, if there i
s anything worthy of praise\, think about these things. What you have learn
ed and received and heard and seen in me\, do\; and the God of peace will b
e with you. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:1-18\n\nSix days before Passover\
, Jesus came to Bethany\, where Lazaros was\, whom Jesus had raised from th
e dead. There they made him a supper\; Martha served\, and Lazaros was one
of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure na
rd and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair\; and th
e house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot\,
one of his disciples (he who was to betray him)\, said "Why was this ointm
ent not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said
\, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief\, and as he ha
d the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said\, "Let her
alone\, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have
with you\, but you do not always have me."\n \nWhen the great crowd of th
e Jews learned that he was there\, they came\, not only on account of Jesus
but also to see Lazaros\, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief p
riests planned to put Lazaros also to death\, because on account of him man
y of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.\n \nThe next day a g
reat crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusal
em. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him\, crying\,
"Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord\, even the King
of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it\; as it is writt
en\, "Fear not\, daughter of Zion\; behold\, your king is coming\, sitting
on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first\; but w
hen Jesus was glorified\, then they remembered that this had been written o
f him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he ca
lled Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The
reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this
sign.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Palm Sunday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181220
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/19/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios an
d Thessaloniki\, Our Righteous Father Gregentius\, Bishop of Ethiopia\, Agl
aia the Righteous of Rome\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Hebrews 10:1-18\n\nBrethren\, since the law has but a shadow o
f the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities\, it
can never\, by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year after
year\, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise\, would they not have c
eased to be offered? If the worshipers had once been cleansed\, they would
no longer have any consciousness of sin. But in these sacrifices there is a
reminder of sin year after year. For it is impossible that the blood of bu
lls and goats should take away sins. Consequently\, when he came into the w
orld\, he said\, "Sacrifices and offerings thou hast not desired\, but a bo
dy hast thou prepared for me\; in burnt offerings and sin offerings thou ha
st taken no pleasure. Then I said\, 'Lo\, I have come to do thy will\, O Go
d\,' as it is written of me in the roll of the book." When he said above\,
"Thou hast neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings a
nd burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the l
aw)\, then he added\, "Lo\, I have come to do thy will." He abolishes the f
irst in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sancti
fied through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And eve
ry priest stands daily at his service\, offering repeatedly the same sacrif
ices\, which can never take away sins. But when this one had offered for al
l time a single sacrifice for sins\, he sat down at the right hand of God\,
then to wait until his enemies should be made a stool for his feet. For by
a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us\; for after saying\, "This is
the covenant that I will make with them after those days\, says the Lord: I
will put my laws on their hearts\, and write them on their minds\," then h
e adds\, "I will remember their sins and their misdeeds no more." Where the
re is forgiveness of these\, there is no longer any offering for sin.\n\n\n
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:11-16\n\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever divorces his wife
and marries another\, commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces h
er husband and marries another\, she commits adultery." And they were bring
ing children to him\, that he might touch them\; and the disciples rebuked
them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant\, and said to them\, "Let the
children come to me\, do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the kingdom
of God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God
like a child shall not enter it." And he took them in his arms and blessed
them\, laying his hands upon them.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios
and Thessaloniki
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190820
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical19d2225e5a34925ee14afccc3fd1467d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers\, Holy Martyrs Timoth
y\, Agapius and Thecla\, Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia\, Aft
erfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgi
n Mary\, Eutychianos and Strategios the Martyrs\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:12-19\n\nBrethren\, if Christ is
preached as raised from the dead\, how can some of you say that there is n
o resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead\, t
hen Christ has not been raised\; if Christ has not been raised\, then our p
reaching is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God\, because
we testified of God that he raised Christ\, whom he did not raise if it is
true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised\, then Ch
rist has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised\, your faith is fut
ile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep
in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ\, we
are of all men most to be pitied.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:18-22\n\
nAt that time\, as Jesus was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And see
ing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but l
eaves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" An
d the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\,
saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?" And Jesus answered them\, "
Truly\, I say to you\, if you have faith and never doubt\, you will not onl
y do what has been done to the fig tree\, but even if you say to this mount
ain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,' it will be done. And whatever y
ou ask in prayer\, you will receive\, if you have faith."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190222
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Timothy the Righteous\, John III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Eustat
hius\, Bishop of Antioch\, Zachariah\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nFast Free\
n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 1:8-10\; 2:1-6\n\nB
rethren\, if we say we have no sin\, we deceive ourselves\, and the truth i
s not in us. If we confess our sins\, he is faithful and just\, and will f
orgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have
not sinned\, we make him a liar\, and his word is not in us. My little ch
ildren\, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin\; but if any one
does sin\, we have an advocate with the Father\, Jesus Christ the righteous
\; and he is the expiation for our sins\, and not for ours only but also fo
r the sins of the whole world. And by this we may be sure that we know him
\, if we keep his commandments. He who says "I know him" but disobeys his
commandments is a liar\, and the truth is not in him\; but whoever keeps hi
s word\, in him truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure th
at we are in him: he who says he abides in him ought to walk in the same wa
y in which he walked. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:31-37: 14:1-2\n\nThe L
ord said to his disciples\, "Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words
will not pass away. But of that day or that hour no one knows\, not even
the angels in heaven\, nor the Son\, but only the Father. Take heed\, watc
h\; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on
a journey\, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge\, each wit
h his work\, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Watch therefo
re -- for you do not know when the master of the house will come\, in the e
vening\, or at midnight\, or at cockcrow\, or in the morning -- lest he com
e suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Watch.
" It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Brea
d. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by
stealth\, and kill him\; for they said\, "Not during the feast\, lest there
be a tumult of the people."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Thursday of Prodigal Son
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190307
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia\, Finding the Precious Cross by St. Hel
en\, Hesychios the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowe
d)\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: \n\n\nJoel 3:12-21\n\nLet the nations besti
r themselves\, and come up to the valley of Jehosh'aphat\; for there I will
sit to judge all the nations round about.\n \nPut in the sickle\, for the
harvest is ripe. Go in\, tread\, for the wine press is full. The vats ove
rflow\, for their wickedness is great.\n \nMultitudes\, multitudes\, in the
valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of deci
sion. The sun and the moon are darkened\, and the stars withdraw their shi
ning.\n \nAnd the Lord roars from Zion\, and utters his voice from Jerusale
m\, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge to his p
eople\, a stronghold to the people of Israel.\n \n"So you shall know that I
am the Lord your God\, who dwell in Zion\, my holy mountain. And Jerusale
m shall be holy and strangers shall never again pass through it.\n \n"And i
n that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine\, and the hills shall flow w
ith milk\, and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water\; and a f
ountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the valley of
Shittim.\n \n"Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderne
ss\, for the violence done to the people of Judah\, because they have shed
innocent blood in their land. But Judah shall be inhabited for ever\, and
Jerusalem to all generations. I will avenge their blood\, and I will not c
lear the guilty\, for the Lord dwells in Zion." \n\n\nJoel 2:12-26\n\n"Yet
even now\," says the Lord\, "return to me with all your heart\, with fastin
g\, with weeping\, and with mourning\; and rend your hearts and not your ga
rments." Return to the Lord\, your God\, for he is gracious and merciful\,
slow to anger\, and abounding in steadfast love\, and repents of evil. Wh
o knows whether he will not turn and repent\, and leave a blessing behind h
im\, a cereal offering and a drink offering for the Lord\, your God?\n \nBl
ow the trumpet in Zion\; sanctify a fast\; call a solemn assembly\; gather
the people. Sanctify the congregation\; assemble the elders\; gather the c
hildren\, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room\, and th
e bride her chamber.\n \nBetween the vestibule and the altar let the priest
s\, the ministers of the Lord\, weep and say\, "Spare thy people\, O Lord\,
and make not thy heritage a reproach\, a byword among the nations. Why sh
ould they say among the peoples\, 'Where is their God?'"\n \nThen the Lord
became jealous for his land\, and had pity on his people. The Lord answere
d and said to his people\, "Behold\, I am sending to you grain\, wine\, and
oil\, and you will be satisfied\; and I will no more make you a reproach a
mong the nations.\n \n"I will remove the northerner far from you\, and driv
e him into a parched and desolate land\, his front into the eastern sea\, a
nd his rear into the western sea\; the stench and foul smell of him will ri
se\, for he has done great things.\n \n"Fear not\, O land\; be glad and rej
oice\, for the Lord has done great things! Fear not\, you beasts of the fi
eld\, for the pastures of the wilderness are green\; the tree bears its fru
it\, the fig tree and vine give their full yield.\n \n"Be glad\, O sons of
Zion\, and rejoice in the Lord\, your God\; for he has given the early rain
for your vindication\, he has poured down for you abundant rain\, the earl
y and the latter rain\, as before.\n \n"The threshing floors shall be full
of grain\, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will restore to yo
u the years which the swarming locust has eaten\, the hopper\, the destroye
r\, and the cutter\, my great army\, which I sent among you.\n \n"You shall
eat in plenty and be satisfied\, and praise the name of the Lord your God\
, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be pu
t to shame."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Cheesefare Wednesday
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190624
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1b893c5440e051190202ea5edca1012d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Agrippina the Martyr of Rome\, Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest\, De
metrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader\, The Holy New Archpriest Mart
yrs Gerasimus of Crete\, Neophytos of Knossos\, Joachim of Cherronisos\, Hi
erotheos of Lampi\, Zachariah of Sitia\, Joachim of Petra\, Gerasimos of Re
thymno\, Kallinikos of Kydonia\, Melchizedek of Kissamos\, Kallinikos of Di
opolos\, and those Martyred with Them (1821-1822)\, Mark\, Bishop of Ephesu
s\, Etheldreda the Queen\n\nPlagal of the Fourth Tone\nFirst Orthros Gospel
\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40\; 12:1-2\n
\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced jus
tice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fi
re\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became
mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by
resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they m
ight rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, a
nd even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\,
they were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in s
kins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the
world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains and in
dens and caves of the earth. And all these\, though well attested by their
faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen somethi
ng better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Ther
efore\, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us a
lso lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us r
un with perseverance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the
pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\;
37-38\; 19:27-30\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Every one who acknow
ledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in h
eaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I also will deny him before my F
ather who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than me is not
worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy
of me\; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of m
e." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followed
you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you
\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne\
, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones\, judging the tw
elve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left houses or brothers or si
sters or father or mother or children or lands\, for my name's sake\, will
receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal life. But many that are first
will be last\, and the last first."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Sunday of All Saints
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190822
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1bc2e568b1745cd5299caf75a1c4d0d5
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus\, The Holy Martyr Bassa and Her Sons: Theogn
is\, Agapius\, and Pistus\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, Athanasios Patelaros\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Lette
r to the Corinthians 16:4-12\n\nBrethren\, if it seems advisable that I sho
uld go also\, they will accompany me. I will visit you after passing throug
h Macedonia\, for I intend to pass through Macedonia\, and perhaps I will s
tay with you or even spend the winter\, so that you may speed me on my jour
ney\, wherever I go. For I do not want to see you now just in passing\; I h
ope to spend some time with you\, if the Lord permits. But I will stay in E
phesos until Pentecost\, for a wide door for effective work has opened to m
e\, and there are many adversaries. When Timothy comes\, see that you put h
im at ease among you\, for he is doing the work of the Lord\, as I am. So l
et no one despise him. Speed him on his way in peace\, that he may return t
o me\; for I am expecting him with the brethren. As for our brother Apollos
\, I strongly urge him to visit you with the other brethren\, but it was no
t at all his will to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Mark 3:13-21\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went up on the moun
tain\, and called to him those whom he desired\; and they came to him. And
he appointed twelve\, to be with him\, and to be sent out to preach and hav
e authority to cast out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter\; James the so
n of Zebedee and John the brother of James\, whom he surnamed Boanerges\, t
hat is\, sons of thunder\; Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\
, and Thomas\, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\, and Simon th
e Cananaean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. Then he went home\; an
d the crowd came together again\, so that they could not even eat. And when
his family heard it\, they went out to seize him\, for people were saying\
, "He is beside himself."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190701
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1bc3a8432eb95984970a6f242abbae02
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/30/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles\, Michael the New Martyr of Athens\
n\nTone One\nSecond Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First L
etter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles
as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a sp
ectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake
\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are he
ld in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst
\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with
our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when
slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the r
efuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to
make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though
you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I b
ecame your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, b
e imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36\, 10:1-8\n\nAt that ti
me\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they
were harassed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. And he called t
o him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, t
o cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The names
of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and
Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\; Phi
lip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\; James the son
of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot\, who
betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere am
ong the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to t
he lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lep
ers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181001
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1bd28f7e15712d379633a56f2029dfd0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/30/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia\, Mardonios & Stratonikos t
he Martyrs\n\nTone One\nSeventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11\n\nBrethren\, he who sows spar
ingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will also reap
bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly
or under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to p
rovide you with every blessing in abundance\, so that you may always have e
nough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it
is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousnes
s endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food w
ill supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your rig
hteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity\, which
through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:31
-36\n\nThe Lord said\, "As you wish that men would do to you\, do so to the
m. If you love those who love you\, what credit is that to you? For even si
nners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to
you\, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you
lend to those from whom you hope to receive\, what credit is that to you? E
ven sinners lend to sinners\, to receive as much again. But love your enemi
es\, and do good\, and lend\, expecting nothing in return\; and your reward
will be great\, and you will be sons of the Most High\; for he is kind to
the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful\, even as your Father is mercif
ul."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Luke
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181014
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1c83efc2538f78e400372f61126b0c88
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/13/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Pergamu
s\, Benjamin the Deacon\, Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece\, Florentios the
Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Meletios of Pegas\, Patriarch of Alexandria\n\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:8-11\n\nBr
ethren\, we do not want you to be ignorant of the affliction we experienced
in Asia\; for we were so utterly\, unbearably crushed that we despaired of
life itself. Why\, we felt that we had received the sentence of death\; bu
t that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead\
; he delivered us from so deadly a peril\, and he will deliver us\; on him
we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. You also must help us b
y prayer\, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing gra
nted us in answer to many prayers.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:1-10\n\nAt t
hat time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields on the sabbath\, and his
disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain\, rubbing them in their hand
s. But some of the Pharisees said\, "Why are you doing what is not lawful t
o do on the sabbath?" And Jesus answered\, "Have you not read what David di
d when he was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the h
ouse of God\, and took and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not
lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those with him?
" And he said to them\, "The Son of man is lord of the sabbath." On another
sabbath\, when he entered the synagogue and taught\, a man was there whose
right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him\, t
o see whether he would heal on the sabbath\, so that they might find an acc
usation against him. But he knew their thoughts\, and he said to the man wh
o had the withered hand\, "Come and stand here." And he rose and stood ther
e. And Jesus said to them\, "I ask you\, is it lawful on the sabbath to do
good or to do harm\, to save life or to destroy it?" And he looked around o
n them all\, and said to him\, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so\, and
his hand was restored.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Perg
amus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190521
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1e24f27040ccb49caec1095b0b9ea271
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyr Thalleleus\, Mark the Hermit\, Father Alexis\, Metropol
itan of Moscow\, Lydia of Philippi\, Equal to the Apostles\, John\, Joseph\
, and Nikitas the Monks of Chios\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostl
es 10:1-16\n\nIn those days\, at Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius\,
a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort\, a devout man who fea
red God with all his household\, gave alms liberally to the people\, and pr
ayed constantly to God. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a
vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him\, "Cornelius." And he s
tared at him in terror\, and said\, "What is it\, Lord?" And he said to him
\, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. And
now send men to Joppa\, and bring one Simon who is called Peter\; he is lod
ging with Simon\, a tanner\, whose house is by the seaside." When the angel
who spoke to him had departed\, he called two of his servants and a devout
soldier from among those that waited on him\, and having related everythin
g to them\, he sent them to Joppa. The next day\, as they were on their jou
rney and coming near the city\, Peter went up on the housetop to pray\, abo
ut the sixth hour. And he became hungry and desired something to eat\; but
while they were preparing it\, he fell into a trance and saw the heaven ope
ned\, and something descending\, like a great sheet\, let down by four corn
ers upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds
of the air. And there came a voice to him\, "Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat."
But Peter said\, "No\, Lord\; for I have never eaten anything that is commo
n or unclean." And the voice came to him again a second time\, "What God ha
s cleansed\, you must not call common." This happened three times\, and the
thing was taken up at once to heaven.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:56-69\n\
nThe Lord said to the Jews who had believed in him\, "He who eats my flesh
and drinks my blood abides in me\, and I in him. As the living Father sent
me\, and I live because of the Father\, so he who eats me will live because
of me. This is the bread which came down from heaven\, not such as the fat
hers ate and died\; he who eats this bread will live forever." This he said
in the synagogue\, as he taught at Capernaum.\n \nMany of his disciples\,
when they heard it\, said\, "This is a hard saying\; who can listen to it?"
But Jesus\, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it\, said to
them\, "Do you take offense at this?" Then what if you were to see the Son
of man ascending where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life\, t
he flesh is of no avail\; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit an
d life. But there are some of you that do not believe." For Jesus knew from
the first who those were that did not believe\, and who it was that would
betray him. And he said\, "This is why I told you that no one can come to m
e unless it is granted him by the Father."\n \nAfter this many of his disci
ples drew back and no longer went about with him. Jesus said to the twelve\
, "Do you also wish to go away?" Simon Peter answered him\, "Lord\, to whom
shall we go? You have the words of eternal life\; and we have believed\, a
nd have come to know\, that you are Christ\, the Son of the living God."\n
\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyr Thalleleus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190126
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1f2564dedf2a9e22df504f378e449143
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/25/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, The Synaxis of
the New Martyrs of Russia\, Kastinos\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nFast
Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have su
ch a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\,
exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to o
ffer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the pe
ople\; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the l
aw appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oat
h\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfec
t for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a hi
gh priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majest
y in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up
not by man but by the Lord. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lo
rd said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and
will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and ki
ll and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep
. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\,
sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches
them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothi
ng for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know m
e\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life f
or the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must
bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\
, one shepherd."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190318
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1f2957995c9778ce22a2d6be56c46146
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/17/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Alexis the Man of God\, Patrick the Enlightener of Ireland\, Marinos th
e Martyr\, Theocteristos the Confessor\, Paul the Righteous Martyr\n\nFast
Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nTone One\nNinth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26\, 32-40\n\nBrethren\, by fa
ith Moses\, when he was grown up\, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh'
s daughter\, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God
than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.\n \nAnd what more shall I say?
For time would fail me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of
David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms\
, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quen
ched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weak
ness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign enemies to flight. Women receive
d their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept rele
ase\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking
and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they
were sawn in two\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in sk
ins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated -- of whom the
world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in dens
and caves of the earth.\n \nAnd all these\, though well attested by their
faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen somethin
g better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. \n \n
\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\n\nAt that time\, Jesus decided to go to Gal
ilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was f
rom Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and
he said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the
prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to
him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Com
e and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\
, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How
do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when yo
u were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\,
you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\,
"Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? Y
ou shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, tru
ly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God asce
nding and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/15/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricum\, and his mother Ant
hia\, The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 1:8-18\n\nTIMOTHY
\, my son\, do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me hi
s prisoner\, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God\, wh
o saved us and called us with a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works b
ut in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Je
sus ages ago\, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior C
hrist Jesus\, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle
and teacher\, and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I
know whom I have believed\, and I am sure that he is able to guard until t
hat Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound word
s which you have heard from me\, in the faith and love which are in Christ
Jesus\; guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit w
ho dwells within us.\n\nYou are aware that all who are in Asia turned away
from me\, and among them Phygelos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy
to the household of Onesiphoros\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not as
hamed of my chains\, but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly
and found me - may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that
Day and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesos.\n \n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through th
e grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck hea
ds of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing wh
at is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you never re
ad what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those who w
ere with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high prie
st\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but
the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" And he
said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath\; s
o the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n \nAgain he entered the syn
agogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him
\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might acc
use him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here."
And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm
\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around a
t them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the ma
n\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n \n\n
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Anthia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr\, Holy Glorious New
Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles\, Phocas the Martyr\, Plegmund\, Archbishop
of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 6:
8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\n\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\,
did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belon
ged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyreni
ans\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose
and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the
Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\,
"We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they
stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon
him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up false wi
tnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy
place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth w
ill destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered
to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face wa
s like the face of an angel.\n \nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" A
nd Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared
to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Ha
ran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go
into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of th
e Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed h
im from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him
no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it t
o him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had no child
.\n \n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does
not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my
throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\, says th
e Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these th
ings?'\n \n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you
always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of t
he prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who annou
nced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betraye
d and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did no
t keep it."\n \nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\, and th
ey ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed
into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right han
d of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son o
f man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud vo
ice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him
out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garment
s at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\,
he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried
with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he
had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\n\nThe L
ord said this parable\, "A man planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around
it\, and dug a pit for the wine press\, and built a tower\, and let it out
to tenants\, and went into another country. When the time came\, he sent a
servant to the tenants\, to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard
. And they took him and beat him\, and sent him away empty handed. Again he
sent to them another servant\, and they wounded him in the head\, and trea
ted him shamefully. And he sent another\, and him they killed\; and so with
many others\, some they beat and some they killed. He had still one other\
, a beloved son\; finally he sent him to them\, saying\, 'They will respect
my son.' But those tenants said to one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\
, let us kill him\, and the inheritance will be ours.' And they took him an
d killed him\, and cast him out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the
vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants\, and give the vineyard
to others. Have you not read this scripture: 'The very stone which the buil
ders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing
\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?" And they tried to arrest him\, but fe
ared the multitude\, for they perceived that he had told the parable agains
t them\; so they left him and went away.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/14/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, an
d Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:18-25\n\nBrethren\, a former
commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the
law made nothing perfect)\; on the other hand\, a better hope is introduced
\, through which we draw near to God. And it was not without an oath. Those
who formerly became priests took their office without an oath\, but this o
ne was addressed with an oath\, "The Lord has sworn and will not change his
mind\, 'Thou art a priest for ever.'" This makes Jesus the surety of a bet
ter covenant. The former priests were many in number\, because they were pr
evented by death from continuing in office\; but he holds his priesthood pe
rmanently\, because he continues for ever. Consequently he is able for all
time to save those who draw near to God through him\, since he always lives
to make intercession for them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\n\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the
house he asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they wer
e silent\; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the g
reatest. And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If
any one would be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And
he took a child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his
arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receiv
es me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." Jo
hn said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\,
and we forbade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "D
o not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be abl
e soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us.
For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink beca
use you bear the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\,
and Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea\, Holy Father Theoctistus and his fellow
struggler Euthymius the Great\, Polydorus the Martyr of New Ephesus\, Trans
lation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Pentopol
is\, Chariton the Martyr\, Phoebe the Deaconess\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:11-16\n\nBrethren\, when Cephas came to A
ntioch I opposed him to his face\, because he stood condemned. For before c
ertain men came from James\, he ate with the Gentiles\; but when they came
he drew back and separated himself\, fearing the circumcision party. And wi
th him the rest of the Jews acted insincerely\, so that even Barnabas was c
arried away by their insincerity. But when I saw that they were not straigh
tforward about the truth of the gospel\, I said to Cephas before them all\,
"if you\, though a Jew\, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew\, how can
you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?" We ourselves\, who are Jews by
birth and not Gentile sinners\, yet who know that a man is not justified by
works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believed
in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not by
works of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justified.\
n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed
Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of b
lood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, a
nd had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. Sh
e had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd a
nd touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I sh
all be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in
her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in hims
elf that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the cr
owd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\,
"You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me
?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing wh
at had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before h
im\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your fa
ith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Julian the Martyr of Tarsus\, Terentios\, Bishop of Iconium\, Nikitas t
he New Martyr of Nisyros\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Romans 2:14-28\n\nBrethren\, when Gentiles who have not the law d
o by nature what the law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even tho
ugh they do not have the law. They show that what the law requires is writt
en on their hearts\, while their conscience also bears witness and their co
nflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, accordi
ng to my gospel\, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. But if you
call yourself a Jew and rely upon the law and boast of your relation to Go
d and know his will and approve what is excellent\, because you are instruc
ted in the law\, and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind\, a
light to those who are in darkness\, a corrector of the foolish\, a teacher
of children\, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth - yo
u then who teach others\, will you not teach yourself? While you preach aga
inst stealing\, do you steal? You who say that one must not commit adultery
\, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols\, do you rob temples? You wh
o boast in the law\, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? For\, as it i
s written\, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of yo
u." Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law\; but if you break
the law\, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. So\, if a man who is un
circumcised keeps the precepts of the law\, will not his uncircumcision be
regarded as circumcision? Then those who are physically uncircumcised but k
eep the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but
break the law. For he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly\, nor is true
circumcision something external and physical.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
5:33-41\n\nThe Lord said\, "You have heard that it was said to the men of
old\, 'You shall not swear falsely\, but shall perform to the Lord what you
have sworn.' But I say to you\, Do not swear at all\, either by heaven\, f
or it is the throne of God\, or by the earth\, for it is his footstool\, or
by Jerusalem\, for it is the city of the great King. And do not swear by y
our head\, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be
simply 'Yes' or 'No'\; anything more than this comes from evil. You have h
eard that it was said\, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I
say to you\, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on t
he right cheek\, turn to him the other also\; and if any one would sue you
and take your coat\, let him have your cloak as well\; and if any one force
s you to go one mile\, go with him two miles."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/10/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Martyrs\, Poulcheria the Empres
s\, Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:28-31\; 5:1-10\n\nBrethren\, we\, like Is
aac\, are children of promise. But as at that time he who was born accordin
g to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit\, so it
is now. But what does the scripture say? "Cast out the slave and her son\;
for the son of the slave shall not inherit with the son of the free woman."
So\, brethren\, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. Fo
r freedom Christ has set us free\; stand fast therefore\, and do not submit
again to a yoke of slavery. Now I\, Paul\, say to you that if you receive
circumcision\, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to ev
ery man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law. Y
ou are severed from Christ\, you who would be justified by the law\; you ha
ve fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit\, by faith\, we wait for
the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor unc
ircumcision is of any avail\, but faith working through love. You were runn
ing well\; who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not
from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I have conf
idence in the Lord that you will take no other view than mine\; and he who
is troubling you will bear his judgment\, whoever he is.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: John 3:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should not perish
but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to condemn
the world\, but that the world might be saved through him. He who believes
in him is not condemned\; he who does not believe is condemned already\, b
ecause he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is
the judgment\, that the light has come into the world\, and men loved darkn
ess rather than light\, because their deeds were evil. For every one who do
es evil hates the light\, and does not come to the light\, lest his deeds s
hould be exposed. But he who does what is true comes to the light\, that it
may be clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: James the Confessor\, Thomas I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Philemon
and Domninos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 6:1-12\n\n
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne\, hi
gh and lifted up\; and his train filled the temple. Above him stood the se
raphim\; each had six wings: with two he covered his face\, and with two he
covered his feet\, and with two he flew. And one called to another and sa
id: "Holy\, holy\, holy is the LORD of hosts\; the whole earth is full of h
is glory." And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him
who called\, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me!
For I am lost\; for I am a man of unclean lips\, and I dwell in the midst
of a people of unclean lips\; for my eyes have seen the King\, the LORD of
hosts!" Then flew one of the seraphim to me\, having in his hand a burning
coal which he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mout
h\, and said: "Behold\, this has touched your lips\; your guilt is taken aw
ay\, and your sin forgiven." And I heard the voice of the Lord saying\, "W
hom shall I send\, and who will go for us?" Then I said\, "Here am I! Send
me." And he said\, "Go\, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear\, but do n
ot understand\; see and see\, but do not perceive.' Make the heart of this
people fat\, and their ears heavy\, and shut their eyes\; lest they see wi
th their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and understand with their hearts
\, and turn and be healed." Then I said\, "How long\, O Lord?" And he said
: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant\, and houses without men\, and
the land is utterly desolate\, and the LORD removes men far away\, and the
forsaken places are many in the midst of the land."\n \n\nGenesis 5:1-24\n
\n This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man\, he m
ade him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them\, and he b
lessed them and named them Man when they were created. When Adam had lived
a hundred and thirty years\, he became the father of a son in his own like
ness\, after his image\, and named him Seth. The days of Adam after he bec
ame the father of Seth were eight hundred years\; and he had other sons and
daughters. Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty
years\; and he died. \n \nWhen Seth had lived a hundred and five years\,
he became the father of Enosh. Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight h
undred and seven years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the da
ys of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years\; and he died. \n \nWhen Eno
sh had lived ninety years\, he became the father of Kenan. Enosh lived aft
er the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years\, and had other sons
and daughters. Thus all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years
\; and he died. \n \nWhen Kenan had lived seventy years\, he became the fa
ther of Mahalalel. Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred
and forty years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of K
enan were nine hundred and ten years\; and he died. \n \nWhen Mahalalel ha
d lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Jared. Mahalalel lived
after the birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years\, and had other son
s and daughters. Thus all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and nin
ety-five years\; and he died. \n \nWhen Jared had lived a hundred and sixt
y-two years he became the father of Enoch. Jared lived after the birth of
Enoch eight hundred years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the
days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years\; and he died. When E
noch had lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Methuselah. Enoc
h walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years\, and h
ad other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred
and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God\; and he was not\, for God to
ok him.\n\n\nProverbs 6:3-20\n\nThen do this\, my son\, and save yourself\,
for you have come into your neighbor's power: go\, hasten\, and importune
your neighbor. Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber\; save
yourself like a gazelle from the hunter\, like a bird from the hand of the
fowler.\n \nGo to the ant\, O sluggard\; consider her ways\, and be wise.
Without having any chief\, officer or ruler\, she prepares her food in su
mmer\, and gathers her sustenance in harvest. How long will you lie there\
, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep\, a litt
le slumber\, a little folding of the hands to rest\, and poverty will come
upon you like a vagabond\, and want like an armed man. A worthless person\
, a wicked man\, goes about with crooked speech\, winks with his eyes\, scr
apes with his feet\, points with his finger\, with perverted heart devises
evil\, continually sowing discord\; therefore calamity will come upon him s
uddenly\; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.\n \nThere are six
things which the LORD hates\, seven which are an abomination to him: haug
hty eyes\, a lying tongue\, and hands that shed innocent blood\, a heart th
at devises wicked plans\, feet that make haste to run to evil\, a false wit
ness who breathes out lies\, and a man who sows discord among brothers. My
son\, keep your father's commandment\, and forsake not your mother's teach
ing.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Simon the Zealot & Apostle\, Laurence of Egypt\, Isodora of Egypt\n\nFa
st Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter
to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as l
ast of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectac
le to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, bu
t you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in
honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we
are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our o
wn hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slan
dered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse
of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make
you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you h
ave countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became
your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imi
tators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:12-19\n\nAt that time\, Jesus wen
t out to the mountain to pray\; and all night he continued in prayer to God
. And when it was day\, he called his disciples\, and chose from them twelv
e\, whom he named apostles\; Simon\, whom he named Peter\, and Andrew his b
rother\, and James and John\, and Philip\, and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\,
and Thomas\, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Simon who was called the Z
ealot\, and Judas the son of James\, and Judas Iscariot\, who became a trai
tor. And he came down with them and stood on a level place\, with a great c
rowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Je
rusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be
healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirit
s were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth
from him and healed them all.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Saturday of Souls\,Amos the Prophet\, Our Righteous Father Hieronymus\,
Augustine the Blessed\, Bishop of Hippo\, Jerome the Righteous\, Achikos\,
Stephanas\, & Fortuanatos the Apostles\, Father among the Saints Jonas\, M
etropolitan of Kiev\, Lazar of Serbia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Fi
rst Letter to the Thessalonians 4:13-17\n\nBut we would not have you ignora
nt\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, that you may not grieve a
s others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and ros
e again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring with him those who have
fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord\, that w
e who are alive\, who are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall not pre
cede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from
heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's call\, and with the sou
nd of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; then we
who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up together with them in th
e clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with the L
ord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 21:14-25\n\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed hi
mself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to
Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He s
aid to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed
my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you l
ove me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He sai
d to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son o
f John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the thi
rd time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everythi
ng\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly
\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and wal
ked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hand
s\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go."
(This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this
he said to him\, "Follow me."\n \nPeter turned and saw following them the
disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper
and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter
saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to h
im\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?
Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple w
ould not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "
If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This
is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has writte
n these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are als
o many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\
, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be
written. Amen.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/7/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\, Capi
to\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius\, Lavrentios of Megara\, the Ri
ghteous\, Paul the Simple\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Jude's First Universal Letter 1:11-25\n\nBeloved\, w
oe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Cain\, and abandon themselv
es for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and perish in Korah's rebellion
. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as they boldly carouse togethe
r\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds\, carried along by winds\;
fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild waves of the
sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\; wandering stars for whom the
nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for ever.\n \nIt was of these a
lso that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied\, saying\, "B
ehold\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execute judgment on all\,
and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they
have committed in such an ungodly way\, and of all the harsh things which
ungodly sinners have spoken against him." These are grumblers\, malcontent
s\, following their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flattering peopl
e to gain advantage.\n \nBut you must remember\, beloved\, the predictions
of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\, "In the last
time there will be scoffers\, following their own ungodly passions." It is
these who set up divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the Spirit. But y
ou\, beloved\, build yourselves up on your most holy faith\; pray in the Ho
ly Spirit\; keep yourselves in the love of God\; wait for the mercy of our
Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some\, who doubt\; save
some\, by snatching them out of the fire\; on some have mercy with fear\, h
ating even the garment spotted by the flesh.\n \nNow to him who is able to
keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presenc
e of his glory with rejoicing\, to the only God\, our Savior through Jesus
Christ our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\, before al
l time and now and for ever. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 23:1-31\, 33\
, 44-56\n\nAt that time\, the chief priests\, the scribes\, and elders of t
he people brought Jesus before Pilate. And they began to accuse him\, sayi
ng\, "We found this man perverting our nation\, and forbidding us to give t
ribute to Caesar\, and saying that he himself is Christ a king." And Pilat
e asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him\, "You h
ave said so." And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes\, "I
find no crime in this man." But they were urgent\, saying\, "He stirs up
the people\, teaching throughout all Judea\, from Galilee even to this plac
e."\n \nWhen Pilate heard this\, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction\, he sent him
over to Herod\, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw
Jesus\, he was very glad\, for he had long desired to see him\, because he
had heard about him\, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. So h
e questioned him at some length\; but he made no answer. The chief priests
and the scribes stood by\, vehemently accusing him. And Herod with his so
ldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him\; then\, arraying him in go
rgeous apparel\, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became f
riends with each other that very day\, for before this they had been at enm
ity with each other.\n \nPilate then called together the chief priests and
the rulers and the people\, and said to them\, "You brought me this man as
one who was perverting the people\; and after examining him before you\, be
hold\, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him\;
neither did Herod\, for he sent him back to us. Behold\, nothing deserving
death has been done by him\; I will therefore chastise him and release him
." Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival.\n \nBut t
hey all cried out together\, "Away with this man\, and release to us Barabb
as" -- a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in
the city\, and for murder. Pilate addressed them once more\, desiring to
release Jesus\; but they shouted out\, "Crucify\, crucify him!" A third ti
me he said to them\, "Why\, what evil has he done? I have found in him no
crime deserving death\; I will therefore chastise him and release him." Bu
t they were urgent\, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified.
And their voices prevailed. So Pilate gave sentence that their demand sh
ould be granted. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for i
nsurrection and murder\, whom they asked for\; but Jesus he delivered up to
their will.\n \nAnd as they led him away\, they seized one Simon of Cyrene
\, who was coming in from the country\, and laid on him the cross\, to carr
y it behind Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the people\
, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning to them sa
id\, "Daughters of Jerusalem\, do not weep for me\, but weep for yourselves
and for your children. For behold\, the days are coming when they will sa
y\, 'Blessed are the barren\, and the wombs that never bore\, and the breas
ts that never gave suck!' Then they will begin to say to the mountains\, '
Fall on us'\; and to the hills\, 'Cover us.' For if they do this when the
wood is green\, what will happen when it is dry?"\n \nAnd when they came to
the place which is called The Skull\, there they crucified him\, and the c
riminals\, one on the right and one on the left.\n \nIt was now about the s
ixth hour\, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour
\, while the sun's light failed\; and the curtain of the temple was torn in
two. Then Jesus\, crying with a loud voice\, said\, "Father\, into your h
ands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last. Now
when the centurion saw what had taken place\, he praised God\, and said\, "
Certainly this man was innocent!" And all the multitudes who assembled to
see the sight\, when they saw what had taken place\, returned home beating
their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed hi
m from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things.\n \nNow there was
a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of t
he council\, a good and righteous man\, who had not consented to their purp
ose and deed\, and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to
Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped
it in a linen shroud\, and laid him in a rock hewn tomb\, where no one had
ever yet been laid. It was the day of Preparation\, and the sabbath was be
ginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed\, and saw t
he tomb\, and how his body was laid\; then they returned\, and prepared spi
ces and ointments.\n \nOn the sabbath they rested according to the commandm
ent.\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190522
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles\,Constantine and Helen\,
Equal-to-the Apostles\, Pachomios the Righteous New Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: Acts of the Apostles 26:1\, 12-20\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa s
aid to Paul\, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretc
hed out his hand and made his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus with the au
thority and commission of the chief priests. At midday\, O king\, I saw on
the way a light from heaven\, brighter than the sun\, shining round me and
those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground\, I h
eard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do yo
u persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.' And I said\, 'Who
are you\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
But rise and stand upon your feet\; for I have appeared to you for this pur
pose\, to appoint you to serve and bear witness to the things in which you
have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you\, delivering you fr
om the people and from the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open their eyes\,
that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to G
od\, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who
are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O King Agrippa\, I was not dis
obedient to the heavenly vision\, but declared first to those at Damascus\,
then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea\, and also to th
e Gentiles\, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds wort
hy of their repentance." \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\n\nThe Lord sai
d to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who
does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, tha
t man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shephe
rd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, a
nd he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought o
ut all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they
know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from h
im\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used w
ith them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus
again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the
sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did n
ot heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\,
and will go in and out and find pasture."\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190428
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Saturday\,The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of the Lord\, Eulo
gios the Innkeeper of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:3-11\n\nBrethren\, all who have been bapti
zed into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. We were buried therefo
re with Him by baptism into death\, so that as Christ was raised from the d
ead by the glory of the Father\, we too might walk in newness of life. For
if we have been united with Him in a death like His\, we shall certainly b
e united with Him in a resurrection like His. We know that our old self wa
s crucified with Him so that the sinful body might be destroyed\, and we mi
ght no longer be enslaved to sin. For he who has died is freed from sin.
But if we have died with Christ\, we believe that we shall also live with H
im. For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die agai
n\; death no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died He died to si
n\, once for all\, but the life He lives He lives to God. So you also must
consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\
n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 28:1-20\n\nAfter the sabbath\, toward the daw
n of the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to
see the sepulcher. And behold\, there was a great earthquake\; for an angel
of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone\, and
sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning\, and his raiment white as
snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But
the angel said to the women\, "Do not be afraid\; for I know that you seek
Jesus who was crucified. He is not here\; for he has risen\, as he said. C
ome\, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples th
at he has risen from the dead\, and behold\, he is going before you to Gali
lee\; there you will see him. Lo\, I have told you." So they departed quick
ly from the tomb with fear and great joy\, and ran to tell his disciples. A
nd behold\, Jesus met them and said\, "Hail!" And they came up and took hol
d of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them\, "Do not be afrai
d\; go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee\, and there they will see me."
\n \nWhile they were going\, behold\, some of the guard went into the city
and told the chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had asse
mbled with the elders and taken counsel\, they gave a sum of money to the s
oldiers and said\, "Tell people\, 'His disciples came by night and stole hi
m away while we were asleep.' And if this comes to the governor's ears\, we
will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So they took the money and
did as they were directed\; and this story has been spread among the Jews t
o this day.\n \nNow the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain
to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him\
; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in hea
ven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of a
ll nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\;
and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190520
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs Aca
cius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus\, Our Righteous Father Memnonus the Wonderw
orker\, Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs \n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the
Apostles 9:32-42\n\nIn those days\, as Peter went here and there among the
m all\, he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found
a man named Aeneas\, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paraly
zed. And Peter said to him\, "Aeneas\, Jesus Christ heals you\; rise and ma
ke your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and S
haron saw him\, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disci
ple named Tabitha\, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts
of charity. In those days she fell sick and died\; and when they had washe
d her\, they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa\, the di
sciples\, hearing that Peter was there\, sent two men to him entreating him
\, "Please come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with them. And
when he had come\, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood b
eside him weeping\, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made
while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and
prayed\; then turning to the body he said\, "Tabitha\, rise." And she open
ed her eyes\, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand a
nd lifted her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive
. And it became known throughout all Joppa\, and many believed in the Lord.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:1-15\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went up to Jerusa
lem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool\, in Hebrew called
Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids\, b
lind\, lame\, paralyzed\, waiting for the moving of the water\; for an ange
l of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool\, and troubled the
water\; whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was heal
ed of whatever disease he had. One man was there\, who had been ill for thi
rty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a
long time\, he said to him\, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answ
ered him\, "Sir\, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is t
roubled\, and while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to
him\, "Rise\, take up your pallet\, and walk." And at once the man was hea
led\, and he took up his pallet and walked.\n \nNow that day was the sabbat
h. So the Jews said to the man who was cured\, "It is the sabbath\, it is n
ot lawful for you to carry your pallet." But he answered them\, "The man wh
o healed me said to me\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk.' "They asked him\
, "Who is the man who said to you\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk'?" Now
the man who had been healed did not know who it was\, for Jesus had withdra
wn\, as there was a crowd in the place. Afterward\, Jesus found him in the
temple\, and said to him\, "See\, you are well! Sin no more\, that nothing
worse befall you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus wh
o had healed him.\n \n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181213
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/12/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous\, Holy New Martyr Peter the Al
eut\, John (or Joachim)\, Bishop of Zichni\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19\n\nBreth
ren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all tha
t is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lo
rd. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose t
hem. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\;
but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anythin
g that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\
, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefull
y then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of th
e time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but under
stand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for th
at is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another i
n psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the L
ord with all your heart.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said
\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will g
o in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and
destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am th
e good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He w
ho is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees th
e wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them a
nd scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for
the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as
the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the
sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring t
hem also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one s
hepherd."\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190720
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Macrina the Righteous\, sister of St. Basil\, Dius\, Abbot of Antioch\,
Translation of the Holy Relics of Righteous Seraphim of Sarov\, Saint Theo
dore\, Bishop of Edessa\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Let
ter to the Romans 16:1-16\n\nBrethren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\
, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreai\, that you may receive her in the
Lord as befits the saints\, and help her in whatever she may require from y
ou\, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca
and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for
my life\, to whom not only I but also all the churches of the Gentiles giv
e thanks\; greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos
\, who was the first convert in Asia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worke
d hard among you. Greet Andronicos and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow pr
isoners\; they are men of note among the apostles\, and they were in Christ
before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our f
ellow worker in Christ\, and my beloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is app
roved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet
my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of N
arcissos. Greet those workers in the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet t
he beloved Persis\, who has worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent
in the Lord\, also his mother and mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes
\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethren who are with them. Greet Philologos
\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are
with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ
greet you.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:3-9\n\nThe Lord said this parabl
e\, "A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed\, some seeds fell along the p
ath\, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky groun
d\, where they had not much soil\, and immediately they sprang up\, since t
hey had no depth of soil\, but when the sun rose they were scorched\; and s
ince they had no root they withered away. Other seeds fell upon thorns\, an
d the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and bro
ught forth grain\, some a hundredfold\, some sixty\, some thirty. He who ha
s ears to hear\, let him hear."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leo\, Bishop of Catania\, Agathus\, Pope of Rome\, Bessarion the Great\
, Sadok the Bishop and the 128 other Martyrs of Persia\, Plotinus\n\nFast F
ree\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 3:1-18\n\nBel
oved\, this is now the second letter that I have written to you\, and in bo
th of them I have aroused your sincere mind by way of reminder\; that you s
hould remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of
the Lord and Savior through your apostles. First of all you must understan
d this\, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing\, following
their own passions and saying\, "Where is the promise of his coming? For
ever since the fathers fell asleep\, all things have continued as they were
from the beginning of creation." They deliberately ignore this fact\, tha
t by the word of God heavens existed long ago\, and an earth formed out of
water and by means of water\, through which the world that then existed was
deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the heavens and ear
th that now exist have been stored up for fire\, being kept until the day o
f judgment and destruction of ungodly men.\n \nBut do not ignore this one f
act\, beloved\, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years\, and a t
housand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise as some c
ount slowness\, but is forbearing toward you\, not wishing that any should
perish\, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the Lord wil
l come like a thief\, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise
\, and the elements will be dissolved with fire\, and the earth and the wor
ks that are upon it will be burned up.\n \nSince all these things are thus
to be dissolved\, what sort of persons ought you to be in lives of holiness
and godliness\, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God\, b
ecause of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved\, and the element
s will melt with fire! But according to his promise we wait for new heaven
s and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.\n \nTherefore\, beloved\,
since you wait for these\, be zealous to be found by him without spot or bl
emish\, and at peace. And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation.
So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom give
n him\, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some thi
ngs in them hard to understand\, which the ignorant and unstable twist to t
heir own destruction\, as they do the other scriptures. You therefore\, be
loved\, knowing this beforehand\, beware lest you be carried away with the
error of lawless men and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace an
d knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both
now and to the day of eternity. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:24-31\n
\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "In those days\, after that tribulation\
, the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, and the
stars will be falling from heaven\, and the powers in the heavens will be
shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great
power and glory. And he will send out the angels\, and gather his elect fr
om the four winds\, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. From
the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and pu
ts forth its leaves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when you see
these things taking place\, you know he is near\, at the very gates. Trul
y\, I say to you\, this generation will not pass away before all these thin
gs take place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pas
s away."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/29/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Peter and Paul\, the Holy Apostles\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's S
econd Letter to the Corinthians 11:21-33\; 12:1-9\n\nBrethren\, whatever an
yone dares to boast of -- I am speaking as a fool -- I also dare to boast o
f that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they d
escendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ? I am a better
one -- I am talking like a madman -- with far greater labors\, far more imp
risonments\, with countless beatings\, and often near death. Five times I h
ave received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three time
s I have been beaten with rods\; once I was stoned. Three times I have been
shipwrecked\; a night and a day I have been adrift at sea\; on frequent jo
urneys\, in danger from rivers\, danger from robbers\, danger from my own p
eople\, danger from Gentiles\, danger in the city\, danger in the wildernes
s\, danger at sea\, danger from false brethren\; in toil and hardship\, thr
ough many a sleepless night\, in hunger and thirst\, often without food\, i
n cold and exposure. And\, apart from other things\, there is the daily pre
ssure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. Who is weak\, and I am no
t weak? Who is made to fall\, and I am not indignant?\n \nIf I must boast\,
I will boast of the things that show my weakness. The God and Father of th
e Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows that I do not lie. At Dam
ascus\, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in orde
r to seize me\, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall
\, and escaped his hands.\n \nI must boast\; there is nothing to be gained
by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a m
an in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- wh
ether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows. And I know
that this man was caught up into Paradise -- whether in the body or out of
the body I do not know\, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be to
ld\, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast\, but on m
y own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish t
o boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I
refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or
hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of re
velations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan\, to h
arass me\, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lor
d about this\, that it should leave me\; but he said to me\, "My grace is s
ufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all t
he more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may rest u
pon me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-19\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus
came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, "Who
do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said\, "Some say John the Bap
tist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He
said to them\, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied\, "You a
re the Christ\, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him\, "Bless
ed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to y
ou\, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you\, you are Peter\, and o
n this rock I will build my church\, and the gates of Hades shall not preva
il against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and what
ever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven."\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190220
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, and On
esimus\, Philothei the Righteous Martyr of Athens\, Niketas the Younger\n\n
Fast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 2:9-22\
n\nBeloved\, the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial\, and to kee
p the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment\, and especial
ly those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.
\n \nBold and willful\, they are not afraid to revile the glorious ones\, w
hereas angels\, though greater in might and power\, do not pronounce a revi
ling judgment upon them before the Lord. But these\, like irrational anima
ls\, creatures of instinct\, born to be caught and killed\, reviling in mat
ters of which they are ignorant\, will be destroyed in the same destruction
with them\, suffering wrong for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure
to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes\, reveling in their
dissipation\, carousing with you. They have eyes full of adultery\, insati
able for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in gre
ed. Accursed children! Forsaking the right way they have gone astray\; th
ey have followed the way of Balaam\, the son of Beor\, who loved gain from
wrongdoing\, but was rebuked for his own transgression\; a dumb ass spoke w
ith human voice and restrained the prophet's madness.\n \nThese are waterle
ss springs and mists driven by a storm\; for them the nether gloom of darkn
ess has been reserved. For\, uttering loud boasts of folly\, they entice w
ith licentious passions of the flesh men who have barely escaped from those
who live in error. They promise them freedom\, but they themselves are sl
aves of corruption\; for whatever overcomes a man\, to that he is enslaved.
For if\, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, they are again entangled i
n them and overpowered\, the last state has become worse for them than the
first. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way o
f righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandmen
t delivered to them. It has happened to them according to the true proverb
\, The dog turns back to his own vomit\, and the sow is washed only to wall
ow in the mire.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:14-23\n\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "When you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by Daniel the
prophet\, set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand)\, the
n let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let him who is on the
housetop not go down\, nor enter his house\, to take anything away\; and le
t him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for t
hose who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray th
at it may not happen in winter. For in those days there will be such tribu
lation as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created
until now\, and never will be. And if the Lord had not shortened the days
\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elect\, whom he
chose\, he shortened the days. And then if any one says to you\, 'Look\, h
ere is the Christ!' or 'Look\, there he is!' do not believe it. False Chri
sts and false prophets will arise and show signs and wonders\, to lead astr
ay\, if possible\, the elect. But take heed\; I have told you all things b
eforehand."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Gabriel the New
Martyr of Constantinople\, Jordan the New Martyr\, Agathadoros the Martyr o
f Cappadocia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:7-1
7\n\nBRETHREN\, it is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the su
perior. Here tithes are received by mortal men\; there\, by one whom it is
testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself\, who receive
s tithes\, paid tithes through Abraham\, for he was still in the loins of h
is ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection had been attainable
through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law
)\, what further need would there have been for another priest to arise aft
er the order of Melchizedek\, rather than one named after the order of Aaro
n? For when there is a change in the priesthood\, there is necessarily a ch
ange in the law as well. For the one of whom these things are spoken belong
ed to another tribe\, from which no one has ever served at the altar. For i
t is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah\, and in connection wit
h that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becomes even more evide
nt when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek\, who has beco
me a priest\, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descen
t but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is witnessed of him\,
"Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 2:22-40\n\nAt that time\, the parents brought the child Jesu
s up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law o
f the Lord\, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lo
rd") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the L
ord\, "a pair of turtle doves\, or two young pigeons." Now there was a man
in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\, and this man was righteous and devo
ut\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon h
im. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not
see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit
he came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus\
, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took him up in his
arms and blessed God and said\,\n \n"Lord\, now let your servant depart in
peace\, according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation which
you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light for revelation
to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel."\n \nAnd his father
and his mother marveled at what was said about him\; and Symeon blessed the
m and said to Mary his mother\, "Behold\, this child is set for the fall an
d rising of many in Israel\, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a s
word will pierce through your own soul also)\, that thoughts of many hearts
may be revealed." And there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Pha
nuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she was of a great age\, having lived with h
er husband seven years from her virginity\, and as a widow till she was eig
hty-four. She did not depart from the temple\, worshiping with fasting and
prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to
God\, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusa
lem. And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lo
rd\, they returned into Galilee\, to their own city\, Nazareth. And the ch
ild grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and the favor of God was
upon him.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Proclus & Hilary the Martyrs of Ancyra\, Our Holy Father Michael of Mal
einus\, Gerasimos of Byzantium and Akakios the young ascetic\, Paisios the
Athonite\, Veronica\, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by J
esus\, Andre the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 11:25-36\n\nBrethren\, lest yo
u be wise in your own conceits\, I want you to understand this mystery: a h
ardening has come upon part of Israel\, until the full number of Gentiles c
ome in\, and so all Israel will be saved\; as it is written\, "The Delivere
r will come from Zion\, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob"\; "and this
will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins." As regards the
gospel they are enemies of God\, for your sake\; but as regards election th
ey are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the cal
l of God are irrevocable. Just as you were once disobedient to God but now
have received mercy because of their disobedience\, so they have now been d
isobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may receive me
rcy. For God has consigned all men to disobedience\, that he may have mercy
upon all. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How u
nsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! "For who has kn
own the mind of the Lord\, or who has been his counselor?" "Or who has give
n a gift to him that he might be repaid?" For from him and through him and
to him are all things. To him be glory for ever. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 12:1-8\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went through the grain fields on th
e sabbath\; his disciples were hungry\, and they began to pluck heads of gr
ain and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it\, they said to him\, "Look\,
your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath." He said
to them\, "Have you not read what David did\, when he was hungry\, and thos
e who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of t
he Presence\, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were
with him\, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law how o
n the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath\, and are guilt
less? I tell you\, something greater than the temple is here. And if you ha
d known what this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sacrifice\,' you would
not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath
."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Fish Al
lowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 1:10-19\n\
nBRETHREN\, be more zealous to confirm your call and election\, for if you
do this you will never fall\; so there will be richly provided for you an e
ntrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\n \nT
herefore I intend always to remind you of these things\, though you know th
em and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right\, as lo
ng as I am in this body\, to arouse you by way of reminder\, since I know t
hat the putting off of my body will be soon\, as our Lord Jesus Christ show
ed me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any
time to recall these things.\n \nFor we did not follow cleverly devised myt
hs when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\
, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and g
lory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glo
ry\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased\," we heard this
voice borne from heaven\, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And w
e have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention
to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place\, until the day dawns and the
morning star rises in your hearts.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9\n
\nAt that time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother\,
and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them
\, and his face shone like the sun\, and his garments became white as light
. And behold\, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah\, talking with him.
And Peter said to Jesus\, "Lord\, it is well that we are here\; if you wish
\, I will make three booths here\, one for you and one for Moses and one fo
r Elijah." He was still speaking\, when lo\, a bright cloud overshadowed th
em\, and a voice from the cloud said\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom
I am well pleased\; listen to him." When the disciples heard this\, they fe
ll on their faces\, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched th
em\, saying\, "Rise\, and have no fear." And when they lifted up their eyes
\, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountai
n\, Jesus commanded them\, "Tell no one the vision\, until the Son of man i
s raised from the dead."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist\, Roma
nos\, Prince of Uglich\, Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\, Cumine the Whit
e\, Abbot of Iona\n\nPlagal of the Second Tone\nSixth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\n\nBreth
ren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has
shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Christ.\n \nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, t
o show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are af
flicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to desp
air\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; alw
ays carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may
also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being g
iven up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifes
ted in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n \n
Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\,
and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who ra
ised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you int
o his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to
more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 15:11-32\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "There was
a man who had two sons\; and the younger of them said to his father\, 'Fath
er\, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' And he divided h
is living between them. Not many days later\, the younger son gathered all
he had and took his journey into a far country\, and there he squandered h
is property in loose living. And when he had spent everything\, a great fa
mine arose in that country\, and he began to be in want. So he went and jo
ined himself to one of the citizens of that country\, who sent him into his
fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his belly with the
pods that the swine ate\; and no one gave him anything. But when he came t
o himself he said\, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enou
gh and to spare\, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my
father\, and I will say to him\, 'Father\, I have sinned against heaven an
d before you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your son\; treat me as on
e of your hired servants.' And he arose and came to his father. But while
he was yet at a distance\, his father saw him and had compassion\, and ran
and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him\, 'Father\, I ha
ve sinned against heaven and before you\; I am no longer worthy to be calle
d your son.' But the father said to his servants\, 'Bring quickly the best
robe\, and put it on him\; and put a ring on his hand\, and shoes on his f
eet\; and bring the fatted calf and kill it\, and let us eat and make merry
\; for this my son was dead\, and is alive again\; he was lost\, and is fou
nd.' And they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in the field\; a
nd as he came and drew near to the house\, he heard music and dancing. And
he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to h
im\, 'Your brother has come\, and your father has killed the fatted calf\,
because he has received him safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused
to go in. His father came out and entreated him\, but he answered his fath
er\, 'Lo\, these many years I have served you\, and I never disobeyed your
command\; yet you never gave me a kid\, that I might make merry with my fri
ends. But when this son of yours came\, who has devoured your living with
harlots\, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said to him\, 'Son\,
you are always with me\, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to
make merry and be glad\, for this your brother was dead\, and is alive\; h
e was lost\, and is found.'"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Matrona of Thessalonica\, Paul\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nStrict F
ast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 10:12-20\n\n When the Lord has fini
shed all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem he will punish the arrogan
t boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride. For he says: "By
the strength of my hand I have done it\, and by my wisdom\, for I have unde
rstanding\; I have removed the boundaries of peoples\, and have plundered t
heir treasures\; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.
My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples\; and as men gathe
r eggs that have been forsaken so I have gathered all the earth\; and there
was none that moved a wing\, or opened the mouth\, or chirped." Shall the
axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it\, or the saw magnify itself aga
inst him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it\, or as i
f a staff should lift him who is not wood! Therefore the Lord\, the LORD o
f hosts\, will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors\, and under h
is glory a burning will be kindled\, like the burning of fire. The light o
f Israel will become a fire\, and his Holy One a flame\; and it will burn a
nd devour his thorns and briers in one day. The glory of his forest and of
his fruitful land the LORD will destroy\, both soul and body\, and it will
be as when a sick man wastes away. The remnant of the trees of his forest
will be so few that a child can write them down. In that day the remnant
of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean upon hi
m that smote them\, but will lean upon the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\,
in truth.\n\n\nGenesis 7:6-9\n\n Noah was six hundred years old when the fl
ood of waters came upon the earth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and
his sons' wives with him went into the ark\, to escape the waters of the fl
ood. Of clean animals\, and of animals that are not clean\, and of birds\,
and of everything that creeps on the ground\, two and two\, male and femal
e\, went into the ark with Noah\, as God had commanded Noah.\n \n\nProverbs
9:12-18\n\nIf you are wise\, you are wise for yourself\; if you scoff\, yo
u alone will bear it. A foolish woman is noisy\; she is wanton and knows n
o shame. She sits at the door of her house\, she takes a seat on the high
places of the town\, calling to those who pass by\, who are going straight
on their way\, "Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" And to him who
is without sense she says\, "Stolen water is sweet\, and bread eaten in se
cret is pleasant." But he does not know that the dead are there\, that her
guests are in the depths of Sheol.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/26/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Nativity\, Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos\, Euthemios
the Confessor\, Bishop of Sardis\, Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Rus
sia\, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)\, Constantius the Holy Martyr\
, Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18\n\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies and thos
e who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to
call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethren\, in
the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I will put
my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has given
me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he himself like
wise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might destroy him w
ho has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all those who
through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is n
ot with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Th
erefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so that he m
ight become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God\, to
make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffe
red and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\n\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\, an ang
el of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the ch
ild and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you\;
for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he rose
and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\, and re
mained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord ha
d spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n \nThen Her
od\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a furiou
s rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in a
ll that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time whic
h he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken
by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lam
entation\, Rachel weeping for her children\; she refused to be consoled\, b
ecause they were no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the L
ord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the chil
d and his mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought the
child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\, and
went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over
Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and being
warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and d
welt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets might
be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/31/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos\, Cyprian
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage\, Gennadius Scholarus\, Patriarch of C
onstantinople\, Aidan\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\, Eanswythe\, Abbess of Folke
stone\, Cuthburga the Queen\, Abbess of Wimborne\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had r
egulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\,
the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of
the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood
a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and
the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a
golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables
of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the me
rcy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations
having thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, p
erforming their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest go
es\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers
for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:
38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman ca
lled Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\,
who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was di
stracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you
not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to he
lp me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and
troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good
portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a wom
an in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb tha
t bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rathe
r are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pamphilus the Martyr & his Companions\, Flavianos\, Patriarch of Consta
ntinople\, Romanos the Younger\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Le
tter to Timothy 2:11-19\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, the saying is sure: If we hav
e died with him\, we shall also live with him\; if we endure\, we shall als
o reign with him\; if we deny him\, he also will deny us\; if we are faithl
ess\, he remains faithful - for he cannot deny himself.\n\nRemind them of t
his\, and charge them before the Lord to avoid disputing about words\, whic
h does no good\, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourse
lf to God as one approved\, a workman who has no need to be ashamed\, right
ly handling the word of truth. Avoid such godless chatter\, for it will lea
d people into more and more ungodliness\, and their talk will eat its way l
ike gangrene. Among them are Hymenaios and Philetos\, who have swerved from
the truth by holding that the resurrection is past already. They are upset
ting the faith of some. But God's firm foundation stands\, bearing this sea
l: "The Lord knows those who are his\," and\, "Let every one who names the
name of the Lord depart from iniquity."\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:2-8\n
\nThe Lord said this parable\, "In a certain city there was a judge who nei
ther feared God nor regarded man\; and there was a widow in that city who k
ept coming to him and saying\, 'Vindicate me against my adversary.' For a w
hile he refused\; but afterward he said to himself\, 'Though I neither fear
God nor regard man\, yet because this widow bothers me\, I will vindicate
her\, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'" And the Lord said\
, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his ele
ct\, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you
\, he will vindicate them speedily."\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190417
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs\, Leonidas and Charissa\
, Nike\, Galene\, Kallida\, Nounenchia\, Vasilissa\, and Theodora the Marty
rs\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 49:6-10\n\nThus says
the LORD: "I will give you as a light to the nations\, that my salvation ma
y reach to the end of the earth." Thus says the LORD\, the Redeemer of Isr
ael and his Holy One\, to one deeply despised\, abhorred by the nations\, t
he servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise\; princes\, and they shall
prostrate themselves\; because of the LORD\, who is faithful\, the Holy On
e of Israel\, who has chosen you." Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor
I have answered you\, in a day of salvation I have helped you\; I have kep
t you and given you as a covenant to the people\, to establish the land\, t
o apportion the desolate heritages\; saying to the prisoners\, 'Come forth\
,' to those who are in darkness\, 'Appear.' They shall feed along the ways\
, on all bare heights shall be their pasture\; they shall not hunger or thi
rst\, neither scorching wind nor sun shall smite them\, for he who has pity
on them will lead them\, and by springs of water will guide them.\n \n\nGe
nesis 31:3-16\n\n Then the LORD said to Jacob\, "Return to the land of your
fathers and to your kindred\, and I will be with you." So Jacob sent and
called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was\, and said to the
m\, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before.
But the God of my father has been with me. You know that I have served yo
ur father with all my strength\; yet your father has cheated me and changed
my wages ten times\, but God did not permit him to harm me. If he said\,
'The spotted shall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore spotted\; and i
f he said\, 'The striped shall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore str
iped. Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father\, and given them t
o me. In the mating season of the flock I lifted up my eyes\, and saw in a
dream that the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were striped\, spotted
\, and mottled. Then the angel of God said to me in the dream\, 'Jacob\,'
and I said\, 'Here I am!' And he said\, 'Lift up your eyes and see\, all t
he goats that leap upon the flock are striped\, spotted\, and mottled\; for
I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. I am the God of Bethel\, wher
e you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise\, go forth from thi
s land\, and return to the land of your birth.'" Then Rachel and Leah answ
ered him\, "Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's
house? Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us\, and
he has been using up the money given for us. All the property which God ha
s taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children\; now then\,
whatever God has said to you\, do."\n \n\nProverbs 21:3-21\n\nTo do righte
ousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty
eyes and a proud heart\, the lamp of the wicked\, are sin. The plans of t
he diligent lead surely to abundance\, but every one who is hasty comes onl
y to want. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor
and a snare of death. The violence of the wicked will sweep them away\, be
cause they refuse to do what is just. The way of the guilty is crooked\, b
ut the conduct of the pure is right. It is better to live in a corner of t
he housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman. The soul of t
he wicked desires evil\; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. When a s
coffer is punished\, the simple becomes wise\; when a wise man is instructe
d\, he gains knowledge. The righteous observes the house of the wicked\; t
he wicked are cast down to ruin. He who closes his ear to the cry of the p
oor will himself cry out and not be heard. A gift in secret averts anger\;
and a bribe in the bosom\, strong wrath. When justice is done\, it is a j
oy to the righteous\, but dismay to evildoers. A man who wanders from the
way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead. He who loves p
leasure will be a poor man\; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. T
he wicked is a ransom for the righteous\, and the faithless for the upright
. It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretfu
l woman. Precious treasure remains in a wise man's dwelling\, but a foolis
h man devours it. He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life
and honor.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Father John the Righteous\, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis\,
Euthemios the Enlightener of Karelia\, Cosmas\, Bishop of Calcydon\, John
the New Martyr of Epiros\, Athanasia the Wonderworker of Aegina\n\nStrict F
ast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 65:8-16\n\nThus says the LORD: "As
the wine is found in the cluster\, and they say\, 'Do not destroy it\, for
there is a blessing in it\,' so I will do for my servants' sake\, and not d
estroy them all. I will bring forth descendants from Jacob\, and from Juda
h inheritors of my mountains\; my chosen shall inherit it\, and my servants
shall dwell there. Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks\, and the Val
ley of Achor a place for herds to lie down\, for my people who have sought
me. But you who forsake the LORD\, who forget my holy mountain\, who set a
table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny\; I will destine
you to the sword\, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter\; becaus
e\, when I called\, you did not answer\, when I spoke\, you did not listen\
, but you did what was evil in my eyes\, and chose what I did not delight i
n." Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold\, my servants shall eat\, bu
t you shall be hungry\; behold\, my servants shall drink\, but you shall be
thirsty\; behold\, my servants shall rejoice\, but you shall be put to sha
me\; behold\, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart\, but you shall
cry out for pain of heart\, and shall wail for anguish of spirit. You shal
l leave your name to my chosen for a curse\, and the Lord GOD will slay you
\; but his servants he will call by a different name. So that he who bless
es himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth\, and he who
takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth\; because the fo
rmer troubles are forgotten and are hid from my eyes.\n\n\nGenesis 46:1-7\n
\n So Israel took his journey with all that he had\, and came to Beersheba\
, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to
Israel in visions of the night\, and said\, "Jacob\, Jacob." And he said\,
"Here am I." Then he said\, "I am God\, the God of your father\; do not be
afraid to go down to Egypt\; for I will there make of you a great nation.
I will go down with you to Egypt\, and I will also bring you up again\; an
d Joseph's hand shall close your eyes." Then Jacob set out from Beersheba\
; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father\, their little ones\, a
nd their wives\, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They a
lso took their cattle and their goods\, which they had gained in the land o
f Canaan\, and came into Egypt\, Jacob and all his offspring with him\, his
sons\, and his sons' sons with him\, his daughters\, and his sons' daughte
rs\; all his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.\n\n\nProverbs 23:15-
24:5\n\nMy son\, if your heart is wise\, my heart too will be glad. My sou
l will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. Let not your heart envy
sinners\, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. Surely there
is a future\, and your hope will not be cut off. Hear\, my son\, and be wi
se\, and direct your mind in the way. Be not among winebibbers\, or among
gluttonous eaters of meat\; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to p
overty\, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. Hearken to your fathe
r who begot you\, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy trut
h\, and do not sell it\; buy wisdom\, instruction\, and understanding. The
father of the righteous will greatly rejoice\; he who begets a wise son wi
ll be glad in him. Let your father and mother be glad\, let her who bore y
ou rejoice. My son\, give me your heart\, and let your eyes observe my way
s. For a harlot is a deep pit\; an adventuress is a narrow well. She lies
in wait like a robber and increases the faithless among men. Who has woe?
Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds withou
t cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine\, those w
ho go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red\, when it spar
kles in the cup and goes down smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpen
t\, and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things\, and your
mind utter perverse things. You will be like one who lies down in the mid
st of the sea\, like one who lies on the top of a mast. "They struck me\,"
you will say\, "but I was not hurt\; they beat me\, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake? I will seek another drink." Be not envious of evil me
n\, nor desire to be with them\; for their minds devise violence\, and thei
r lips talk of mischief. By wisdom a house is built\, and by understanding
it is established\; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious an
d pleasant riches. A wise man is mightier than a strong man\, and a man of
knowledge than he who has strength.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\, Pa
tapius the Righteous of Thebes\, Apollo\, Tychikos\, Sosthenes\, Cephas\, E
paphroditos\, Caesar\, & Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\n\nFast Day (Fish
Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 1:16-23\
n\nBrethren\, I do not cease to give thanks for you\, remembering you in my
prayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory\, ma
y give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him\, h
aving the eyes of your hearts enlightened\, that you may know what is the h
ope to which he has called you\, what are the riches of his glorious inheri
tance in the saints\, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power i
n us who believe\, according to the working of his great might which he acc
omplished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at hi
s right hand in the heavenly places\, far above all rule and authority and
power and dominion\, and above every name that is named\, not only in this
age but also in that which is to come\; and he has put all things under his
feet and has made him the head over all things for the church\, which is h
is body\, the fulness of him who fills all in all.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 13:19-29\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of God is like a gr
ain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden\; and it grew
and became a tree\, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." A
nd again he said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like
leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, till it was
all leavened." He went on his way through towns and villages\, teaching\, a
nd journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him\, "Lord\, will tho
se who are saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Strive to enter by the nar
row door\; for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter and will not be able.
When once the householder has risen up and shut the door\, you will begin
to stand outside and to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord\, open to us.' H
e will answer you\, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begi
n to say\, 'We ate and drank in your presence\, and you taught in our stree
ts.' But he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where you come from\; de
part from me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash
your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in
the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men will come from e
ast and west\, and from north and south\, and sit at table in the kingdom o
f God." \n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sabine the Martyr of Egypt\, Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos\,
Aristovoulos\, Apostle of the 70\, Julian the Martyr\, Romanos the Hieromar
tyr of Parium\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in t
he grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before m
any witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also
. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on servi
ce gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the on
e who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according
to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first shar
e of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you underst
anding in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, des
cended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am su
ffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fet
tered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they
also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGosp
el Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through
the grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck h
eads of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing
what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you never
read what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those who
were with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high pr
iest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any b
ut the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" And
he said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath\;
so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n \nAgain he entered the s
ynagogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched h
im\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might a
ccuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here."
And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do ha
rm\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around
at them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the
man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva
wrought by Saint Theodore the Tyro
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)\, Synaxis of the Russians who were
perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov\, Presbyter Dimitrii
Klepinin\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, her son Yuri Skobtsov\, and Ilia Fondam
inskii\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, New-Martyr of France\n\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. James' Universal Letter 5:10-20\nBRETHREN\, take as an example of s
uffering and patience the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behol
d\, we call those happy who were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfast
ness of Job\, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord\, how the Lord is c
ompassionate and merciful. But above all\, my brethren\, do not swear\, eit
her by heaven or by earth or with any other oath\, but let your yes be yes
and your no be no\, that you may not fall under condemnation. Is any one am
ong you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is a
ny among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church\, and let them
pray over him\, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord\; and the p
rayer of faith will save the sick man\, and the Lord will raise him up\; an
d if he has committed sins\, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your si
ns to one another\, and pray for one another\, that you may be healed. The
prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man
of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rai
n\, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then h
e prayed again and the heaven gave rain\, and the earth brought forth its f
ruit. My brethren\, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some on
e brings him back\, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the
error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude
of sins. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\n\nAt that time\, the crowd wonde
red at the gracious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and t
hey said\, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you
will quote to me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have
heard you did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he sai
d\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. Bu
t in truth\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of E
lijah\, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there
came a great famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of the
m but only to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow
. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\;
and none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard
this\, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and pu
t him out of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their
city was built\, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing throu
gh the midst of them he went away.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius\, George the Confessor\, Tryphon\, Patr
iarch of Constantinople\, Martyrs Emmanuel\, Theodore\, George\, Michael an
d the other George of Samothrace\, Aelphege the Hieromartyr of Canterbury\n
\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 66:10-24\n\n"Rejoice with
Jerusalem\, and be glad for her\, all you who love her\; rejoice with her
in joy\, all you who mourn over her\; that you may suck and be satisfied wi
th her consoling breasts\; that you may drink deeply with delight from the
abundance of her glory." For thus says the LORD: "Behold\, I will extend p
rosperity to her like a river\, and the wealth of the nations like an overf
lowing stream\; and you shall suck\, you shall be carried upon her hip\, an
d dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforts\, so I will comf
ort you\; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. You shall see\, and your he
art shall rejoice\; your bones shall flourish like the grass\; and it shall
be known that the hand of the LORD is with his servants\, and his indignat
ion is against his enemies. "For behold\, the LORD will come in fire\, and
his chariots like the stormwind\, to render his anger in fury\, and his re
buke with flames of fire. For by fire will the LORD execute judgment\, and
by his sword\, upon all flesh\; and those slain by the LORD shall be many.
"Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens\, follow
ing one in the midst\, eating swine's flesh and the abomination and mice\,
shall come to an end together\, says the LORD. "For I know their works and
their thoughts\, and I am coming to gather all nations and tongues\; and t
hey shall come and shall see my glory\, and I will set a sign among them. A
nd from them I will send survivors to the nations\, to Tarshish\, Put\, and
Lud\, who draw the bow\, to Tubal and Javan\, to the coastlands afar off\,
that have not heard my fame or seen my glory\; and they shall declare my g
lory among the nations. And they shall bring all your brethren from all th
e nations as an offering to the LORD\, upon horses\, and in chariots\, and
in litters\, and upon mules\, and upon dromedaries\, to my holy mountain Je
rusalem\, says the LORD\, just as the Israelites bring their cereal offerin
g in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD. And some of them also I will
take for priests and for Levites\, says the LORD. "For as the new heavens
and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me\, says the LORD
\; so shall your descendants and your name remain. From new moon to new mo
on\, and from sabbath to sabbath\, all flesh shall come to worship before m
e\, says the LORD. "And they shall go forth and look on the dead bodies of
the men that have rebelled against me\; for their worm shall not die\, the
ir fire shall not be quenched\, and they shall be an abhorrence to all fles
h."\n \n\nGenesis 49:33-50:26\n\nWhen Jacob finished charging his sons\, he
drew up his feet into the bed\, and breathed his last\, and was gathered t
o his people. Then Joseph fell on his father's face\, and wept over him\,
and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm
his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel\; forty days were required f
or it\, for so many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for
him seventy days.\n \nAnd when the days of weeping for him were past\, Jose
ph spoke to the household of Pharaoh\, saying\, "If now I have found favor
in your eyes\, speak\, I pray you\, in the ears of Pharaoh\, saying\, My fa
ther made me swear\, saying\, 'I am about to die: in my tomb which I hewed
out for myself in the land of Canaan\, there shall you bury me.' Now theref
ore let me go up\, I pray you\, and bury my father\; then I will return."
And Pharaoh answered\, "Go up\, and bury your father\, as he made you swear
." So Joseph went up to bury his father\; and with him went up all the ser
vants of Pharaoh\, the elders of his household\, and all the elders of the
land of Egypt\, as well as all the household of Joseph\, his brothers\, and
his father's household\; only their children\, their flocks\, and their he
rds were left in the land of Goshen. And there went up with him both chari
ots and horsemen\; it was a very great company. When they came to the thre
shing floor of Atad\, which is beyond the Jordan\, they lamented there with
a very great and sorrowful lamentation\; and he made a mourning for his fa
ther seven days. When the inhabitants of the land\, the Canaanites\, saw t
he mourning on the threshing floor of Atad\, they said\, "This is a grievou
s mourning to the Egyptians." Therefore the place was named Abelmizraim\; i
t is beyond the Jordan. Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them
\; for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan\, and buried him in the c
ave of the field at Machpelah\, to the east of Mamre\, which Abraham bought
with the field from Ephron the Hittite\, to possess as a burying place. A
fter he had buried his father\, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers
and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. When Joseph's brother
s saw that their father was dead\, they said\, "It may be that Joseph will
hate us and pay us back for all the evil which we did to him." So they sen
t a message to Joseph\, saying\, "Your father gave this command before he d
ied\, 'Say to Joseph\, Forgive\, I pray you\, the transgression of your br
others and their sin\, because they did evil to you.' And now\, we pray you
\, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." Jo
seph wept when they spoke to him. His brothers also came and fell down bef
ore him\, and said\, "Behold\, we are your servants." But Joseph said to t
hem\, "Fear not\, for am I in the place of God? As for you\, you meant evi
l against me\; but God meant it for good\, to bring it about that many peop
le should be kept alive\, as they are today. So do not fear\; I will provi
de for you and your little ones." Thus he reassured them and comforted them
.\n \nSo Joseph dwelt in Egypt\, he and his father's house\; and Joseph liv
ed a hundred and ten years. And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third
generation\; the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upo
n Joseph's knees. And Joseph said to his brothers\, "I am about to die\; b
ut God will visit you\, and bring you up out of this land to the land which
he swore to Abraham\, to Isaac\, and to Jacob." Then Joseph took an oath
of the sons of Israel\, saying\, "God will visit you\, and you shall carry
up my bones from here." So Joseph died\, being a hundred and ten years old
\; and they embalmed him\, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.\n\n\nProver
bs 31:8-31\n\nOpen your mouth for the dumb\, for the rights of all who are
left desolate. Open your mouth\, judge righteously\, maintain the rights o
f the poor and needy. A good wife who can find? She is far more precious t
han jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her\, and he will have no l
ack of gain. She does him good\, and not harm\, all the days of her life.
She seeks wool and flax\, and works with willing hands. She is like the s
hips of the merchant\, she brings her food from afar. She rises while it i
s yet night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens.
She considers a field and buys it\; with the fruit of her hands she plants
a vineyard. She girds her loins with strength and makes her arms strong.
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out
at night. She puts her hands to the distaff\, and her hands hold the spin
dle. She opens her hand to the poor\, and reaches out her hands to the nee
dy. She is not afraid of snow for her household\, for all her household ar
e clothed in scarlet. She makes herself coverings\; her clothing is fine l
inen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates\, when he sits among th
e elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them\; she delive
rs girdles to the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing\, and sh
e laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom\, and the te
aching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her hou
sehold\, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and
call her blessed\; her husband also\, and he praises her: "Many women
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Mammas the Martyr\, John the Abstainer\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, P
aul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Ammon & Aeithalas the Martyrs of Thrace
\, Cosmas the Hermit\n\nPlagal of the First Tone\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24\; 2:1
-4\n\nBrethren\, it is God who establishes us with you in Christ\, and has
commissioned us\; he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in ou
r hearts as a guarantee.\n \nBut I call God to witness against me - it was
to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. Not that we lord it o
ver your faith\; we work with you for your joy\, for you stand firm in your
faith. For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. For if
I cause you pain\, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pa
ined? And I wrote as I did\, so that when I came I might not suffer pain fr
om those who should have made me rejoice\, for I felt sure of all of you\,
that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much afflic
tion and anguish of heart and with many tears\, not to cause you pain but t
o let you know the abundant love that I have for you.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 22:2-14\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven may
be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son\, and sent his
servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast\; but they wo
uld not come. Again he sent other servants\, saying\, 'Tell those who are i
nvited\, Behold\, I have made ready my dinner\, my oxen and my fat calves a
re killed\, and everything is ready\; come to the marriage feast.' But they
made light of it and went off\, one to his farm\, another to his business\
, while the rest seized his servants\, treated them shamefully\, and killed
them. The king was angry\, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murd
erers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants\, 'The wedding is
ready\, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfar
es\, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.' And those serva
nts went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found\, both bad a
nd good\; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.\n \n But when the kin
g came in to look at the guests\, he saw there a man who had no wedding gar
ment\; and he said to him\, 'Friend\, how did you get in here without a wed
ding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants\
, 'Bind him hand and foot\, and cast him into the outer darkness\; there me
n will weep and gnash their teeth.' For many are called\, but few are chose
n."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/25/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Dormition of St. Anna\, mother of the Theotokos\, Olympias the Deacones
s\, Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna\, Gregory Kallidis\, Metropol
itan of Heraclea\, Memory of the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople
(553)\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\n
\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman.
But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the
free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two co
venants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Ha
gar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Je
rusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above
is free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren on
e who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\;
for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her
that is married."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "No
one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed
\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light. For not
hing is hid that shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secret that shal
l not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to him
who has will more be given\, and from him who has not\, even what he thinks
that he has will be taken away."\n \nThen his mother and his brothers came
to him\, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Yo
ur mother and your brothers are standing outside\, desiring to see you." Bu
t he said to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word
of God and do it."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Sisoës the Great\, Holy Apostles Archippus\, Philemon and Onesimus\, Lou
kia the Virgin-martyr\, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs\, Juliana the V
irgin-martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 3:28-3
1\; 4:1-3\n\nBrethren\, we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from
works of law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentile
s also? Yes\, of Gentiles also\, since God is one\; and he will justify the
circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised through the
ir faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the c
ontrary\, we uphold the law. What then shall we say about Abraham\, our for
efather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works\, he
has something to boast about\, but not before God. For what does the script
ure say? "Abraham believed God\, and it was reckoned to him as righteousnes
s."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:24-29\; 8:1-4\n\nThe Lord said\, "Every
one who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who
built his house upon the rock\; and the rain fell\, and the floods came\,
and the winds blew and beat upon that house\, but it did not fall\, because
it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hears these words of mi
ne and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon
the sand\; and the rain fell\, and the floods came\, and the winds blew an
d beat against that house\, and it fell\; and great was the fall of it." An
d when Jesus finished these sayings\, the crowds were astonished at his tea
ching\, for he taught them as one who had authority\, and not as their scri
bes. When he came down from the mountain\, great crowds followed him\; and
behold\, a leper came to him and knelt before him saying\, "Lord\, if you w
ill\, you can make me clean." And he stretched out his hand and touched him
\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus said to him\, "See that you say nothing to any one\; but go\, sho
w yourself to the priest\, and offer the gift that Moses commanded\, for a
proof to them."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/14/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Isidore the Martyr of Chios\, Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus\, Holy New M
artyrs Mark and John\, Serapion the Holy Martyr\, Leontius\, Patriarch of J
erusalem\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-17\n\nIn those da
ys\, Philip went down to a city of Samaria\, and proclaimed to them the Chr
ist. And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to what was said by Phili
p\, when they heard him and saw the signs which he did. For unclean spirits
came out of many who were possessed\, crying with a loud voice\; and many
who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in the city.\
n \nBut there was a man named Simon who had previously practiced magic in t
he city and amazed the nation of Samaria\, saying that he himself was someb
ody great. They all gave heed to him\, from the least to the greatest\, say
ing\, "This man is that power of God which is called Great." And they gave
heed to him\, because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. Bu
t when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of G
od and the name of Jesus Christ\, they were baptized\, both men and women.
Even Simon himself believed\, and after being baptized he continued with Ph
ilip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed\, he was amazed.\n \nNo
w when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word o
f God\, they sent to them Peter and John\, who came down and prayed for the
m that they might receive the Holy Spirit\; for it had not yet fallen on an
y of them\, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.\n\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 6:27-33\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him:
"Do not labor for the food which perishes\, but for the food which endures
to eternal life\, which the Son of man will give to you\; for on him has Go
d the Father set his seal." Then they said to him\, "What must we do\, to b
e doing the works of God?" Jesus answered them\, "This is the work of God\,
that you believe in him whom he has sent." So they said to him\, "Then wha
t sign do you do\, that we may see\, and believe you? What work do you perf
orm? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness\; as it is written\, 'He g
ave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Jesus then said to them\, "Truly\, tru
ly\, I say to you\, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven\; m
y Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that
which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/13/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Damaskinos the New Ma
rtyr of Mount Athos\, Anthousa\, the Mother of John Chrysostom\n\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBrethren\,
it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\,
unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no
need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his
own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when h
e offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as h
igh priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, ap
points a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we
are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the r
ight hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctu
ary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n \n\nG
ospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one
enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may
have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shep
herd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shep
herd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sh
eep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees bec
ause he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good sheph
erd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know
the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\
, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed m
y voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, The Holy Mar
tyrs Theopemptus and Theonas\, Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria\, Apollin
aria of Egypt\, Gregory of Akrita\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's First Letter to Timothy 3:13-16\; 4:1-5\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those
who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also grea
t confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you s
oon\, but I am writing these instructions to you so that\, if I am delayed\
, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God\, which is t
he church of the living God\, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great in
deed\, we confess\, is the mystery of our religion:\n \nGod was manifested
in the flesh\, \njustified in the Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached am
ong the nations\, \nbelieved on in the world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n \nNow
the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the fa
ith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons\, through t
he pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared\, who forbid marriage
and enjoin abstinence from foods which God created to be received with than
ksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by
God is good\, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksg
iving\; for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.\n\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 3:1-6\n\nAt that time\, John the Baptist came preaching
in the wilderness of Judea\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is at han
d." For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said\, "
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord\, ma
ke his paths straight." Now John wore a garment of camel's hair\, and a lea
ther girdle around his waist\; and his food was locusts and wild honey. The
n went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jord
an\, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan\, confessing their s
ins.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190129
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Ephraim the Syrian\, Isaac the Syrian\, Bishop of Ninevah\, James the R
ighteous\, Palladios the Hermit of Antioch\, Theodosius of Totma\, Grace th
e Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26
\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, pati
ence\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; aga
inst such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have cruci
fied the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, l
et us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking
of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken
in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of g
entleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's
burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17
-23\n\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of
his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem
and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed
of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were c
ured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from hi
m and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and sa
id: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are y
ou that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep
now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when t
hey exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on accoun
t of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\,
your reward is great in heaven."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181021
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/20/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch\, Matrona the Righteous of Chios\
, Gerasimus of Cephalonia\, Andronicus the Righteous Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, b
e strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard fro
m me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teac
h others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No sol
dier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to s
atisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he compet
es according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have t
he first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will gran
t you understanding in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from t
he dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for
which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of G
od is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect
\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glo
ry.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:1-10\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capern
aum. Now a centurion had a slave who was dear to him\, who was sick and at
the point of death. When he heard of Jesus\, he sent to him elders of the J
ews\, asking him to come and heal his slave. And when they came to Jesus\,
they besought him earnestly\, saying\, "He is worthy to have you do this fo
r him\, for he loves our nation\, and he built us our synagogue." And Jesus
went with them. When he was not far from the house\, the centurion sent fr
iends to him\, saying to him\, "Lord\, do not trouble yourself\, for I am n
ot worthy to have you come under my roof\; therefore I did not presume to c
ome to you. But say the word\, and let my servant be healed. For I am a man
set under authority\, with soldiers under me: and I say to one\, 'Go\,' an
d he goes\; and to another\, 'Come\,' and he comes\; and to my slave\, 'Do
this\,' and he does it." When Jesus heard this he marveled at him\, and tur
ned and said to the multitude that followed him\, "I tell you\, not even in
Israel have I found such faith." And when those who had been sent returned
to the house\, they found the slave well.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra\, Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs\, E
uthemios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah
7:1-14\n\nIn the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham\, son of Uzziah\, king of J
udah\, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Is
rael came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it\, but they could not conqu
er it. When the house of David was told\, "Syria is in league with Ephraim
\," his heart and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest
shake before the wind.\n \nAnd the LORD said to Isaiah\, "Go forth to meet
Ahaz\, you and Shearjashub your son\, at the end of the conduit of the uppe
r pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field\, and say to him\, 'Take heed\,
be quiet\, do not fear\, and do not let your heart be faint because of the
se two smoldering stumps of firebrands\, at the fierce anger of Rezin and S
yria and the son of Remaliah. Because Syria\, with Ephraim and the son of
Remaliah\, has devised evil against you\, saying\, "Let us go up against J
udah and terrify it\, and let us conquer it for ourselves\, and set up the
son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it\," thus says the Lord GOD: It shal
l not stand\, and it shall not come to pass. For the head of Syria is Dama
scus\, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. (Within sixty-five years Ephraim
will be broken to pieces so that it will no longer be a people.) And the h
ead of Ephraim is Samaria\, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah.
If you will not believe\, surely you shall not be established.'"\n \nAgain
the LORD spoke to Ahaz\, "Ask a sign of the LORD your God\; let it be dee
p as Sheol or high as heaven." But Ahaz said\, "I will not ask\, and I wil
l not put the LORD to the test." And he said\, "Hear then\, O house of Dav
id! Is it too little for you to weary men\, that you weary my God also? Th
erefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold\, a virgin shall conc
eive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanuel.\n\n\nGenesis 5:32-6
:8\n\n After Noah was five hundred years old\, Noah became the father of Sh
em\, Ham\, and Japheth. When men began to multiply on the face of the grou
nd\, and daughters were born to them\, the sons of God saw that the daughte
rs of men were fair\; and they took to wife such of them as they chose. Th
en the LORD said\, "My spirit shall not abide in man for ever\, for he is f
lesh\, but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years." The Nephilim wer
e on the earth in those days\, and also afterward\, when the sons of God ca
me in to the daughters of men\, and they bore children to them. These were
the mighty men that were of old\, the men of renown. \n \nThe LORD saw tha
t the wickedness of man was great in the earth\, and that every imagination
of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD was
sorry that he had made man on the earth\, and it grieved him to his heart.
So the LORD said\, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face
of the ground\, man and beast and creeping things and birds of the air\, fo
r I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah found favor in the eyes of t
he LORD.\n\n\nProverbs 6:20-7:1\n\nMy son\, keep your father's commandment\
, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Bind them upon your heart always
\; tie them about your neck. When you walk\, they will lead you\; when you
lie down\, they will watch over you\; and when you awake\, they will talk
with you. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light\, and the
reproofs of discipline are the way of life\, to preserve you from the evil
woman\, from the smooth tongue of the adventuress. Do not desire her beau
ty in your heart\, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes\; for
a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread\, but an adulteress stalks a man'
s very life. Can a man carry fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burn
ed? Or can one walk upon hot coals and his feet not be scorched? So is he
who goes in to his neighbor's wife\; none who touches her will go unpunish
ed. Do not men despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when h
e is hungry? And if he is caught\, he will pay sevenfold\; he will give al
l the goods of his house. He who commits adultery has no sense\; he who do
es it destroys himself. Wounds and dishonor will he get\, and his disgrace
will not be wiped away. For jealousy makes a man furious\, and he will no
t spare when he takes revenge. He will accept no compensation\, nor be app
eased though you multiply gifts. My son\, keep my words and treasure up my
commandments with you.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Great Martyr Procopius\, Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantokra
tor Monastery\, Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kazan\
n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15\n\nTimoth
y\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this
end we toil and suffer reproach\, because we have our hope set on the livin
g God\, who is the Savior of all men\, especially of those who believe. Com
mand and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth\, but set the be
lievers an example in speech and conduct\, in love\, in faith\, in purity.
Till I come\, attend to the public reading of scripture\, to preaching\, to
teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have\, which was given you by prophe
tic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practic
e these duties\, devote yourself to them\, so that all may see your progres
s.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-19\, 9:1-2\, 10:16-21\n\nAt that time\, a
crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people came to Jesus from
all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to he
ar him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled wit
h unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for p
ower came forth from him and healed them all. And he called the twelve toge
ther and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases
\, and sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal\, and He said
to them: "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\,
and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with j
oy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And
he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I
have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over al
l the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not
rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you: but rejoice that you
r names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy S
pirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that yo
u have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed the
m to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190504
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Renewal Fri.\,The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura\, Peter the Wonderworke
r\, Xenia of Kalamata the Great Martyr\, Father Theodosius\, Abbot of Kiev
Caves Lavra\, Ahmet the Calligrapher & Martyr\, Theophan\, Bishop of Perith
eorion\, Oikoumenios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Trikka\n\nFast Free\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 3:1-8\n\nIn those days\, Peter and Jo
hn were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer\, the ninth hour. And
a man lame from birth was being carried\, whom they laid daily at the gate
of the temple which is called Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered th
e temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple\, he asked for
alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him\, with John\, and said\, "Look at
us." And he fixed his attention upon them\, expecting to receive something
from them. But Peter said\, "I have no silver and gold\, but I give you wha
t I have\; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth\, walk." And he took him
by the right hand and raised him up\; and immediately his feet and ankles
were made strong. And leaping up he stood and walked and entered the temple
with them\, walking and leaping and praising God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Joh
n 2:12-22\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Capernaum with his mother and his
brothers and his disciples\; and there they stayed for a few days.\n \nThe
Passover of the Jews was at hand\, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the
temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the
money-changers at their business. And making a whip of cords\, he drove th
em all\, with the sheep and oxen\, out of the temple\; and he poured out th
e coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told thos
e who sold the pigeons\, "Take these things away\; you shall not make my Fa
ther's house a house of trade." His disciples remembered that it was writte
n\, "Zeal for your house will consume me." The Jews then said to him\, "Wha
t sign have you to show us for doing this?" Jesus answered them\, "Destroy
this temple\, and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said\, "
It has taken forty-six years to build this temple\, and will you raise it u
p in three days?" But he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he
was raised from the dead\, his disciples remembered that he had said this\
; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.\n \n
\n
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SUMMARY:Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190408
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/7/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs\, Tikhon\, Patriarch of Moscow and Enl
ightener of North America\, Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos\, G
eorge\, Bishop of Lesvos\, Gerasimos the God-Bearer of Byzantium\n\nFast Da
y (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nTone Four\nFirst Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20\n\nBRETHREN\, when God made a
promise to Abraham\, since he had no one greater by whom to swear\, he swo
re to himself\, saying\, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And th
us Abraham\, having patiently endured\, obtained the promise. Men indeed sw
ear by a greater than themselves\, and in all their disputes an oath is fin
al for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the h
eirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose\, he interpos
ed with an oath\, so that through two unchangeable things\, in which it is
impossible that God should prove false\, we who have fled for refuge might
have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as
a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul\, a hope that enters into the inner
shrine behind the curtain\, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our be
half\, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:17-31\n\nAt that time\, a man came to Jesus
kneeling and saying: "Teacher\, I brought my son to you\, for he has a dum
b spirit\; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down\; and he foams and
grinds his teeth and becomes rigid\; and I asked your disciples to cast it
out\, and they were not able." And he answered them\, "O faithless generat
ion\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring h
im to me." And they brought the boy to him\; and when the spirit saw him\,
immediately it convulsed the boy\, and he fell on the ground and rolled abo
ut\, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father\, "How long has he ha
d this?" And he said\, "From childhood. And it has often cast him into the
fire and into the water\, to destroy him\; but if you can do anything\, hav
e pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him\, "If you can! All things
are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child crie
d out and said\, "I believe\; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a
crowd came running together\, he rebuked the unclean spirit\, saying to it\
, "You dumb and deaf spirit\, I command you\, come out of him\, and never e
nter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribly\, it came
out\, and the boy was like a corpse\; so that most of them said\, "He is d
ead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up\, and he arose. And
when he had entered the house\, his disciples asked him privately\, "Why co
uld we not cast it out?" And he said to them\, "This kind cannot be driven
out by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there and passed
through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it\; for he was teachi
ng his disciples\, saying to them\, "The Son of man will be delivered into
the hands of men\, and they will kill him\; and when he is killed\, after t
hree days he will rise."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Luke the Monk of Tao
rmina\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 8:1-6\n\nBre
thren\, we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of
the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the
true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. For every high priest
is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices\; hence it is necessary for thi
s priest also to have something to offer. Now if he were on earth\, he woul
d not be a priest at all\, since there are priests who offer gifts accordin
g to the law. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary\; for
when Moses was about to erect the tent\, he was instructed by God\, saying\
, "See that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown yo
u on the mountain." But as it is\, he has obtained a ministry which is as m
uch more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better\, sin
ce it is enacted on better promises.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-12\n\nT
he Lord said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\,
the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he who
denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And every o
ne who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he who b
lasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they brin
g you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not be
anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Holy
Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181123
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/23/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium\, Gregory\, Bishop of Agrigentum\, Is
chyrion\, Bishop of Egypt\, Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos into t
he Temple\, Dionysios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Sisinios the Confesso
r\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4
:4-8\, 16\n\nTimothy\, my son\, everything created by God is good\, and not
hing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is
consecrated by the word of God and prayer. If you put these instructions b
efore the brethren\, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus\, nourishe
d on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followe
d. Have nothing to do with godless and silly myths. Train yourself in godli
ness\; for while bodily training is of some value\, godliness is of value i
n every way\, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the lif
e to come. Take heed to yourself and to your teaching\; hold to that\, for
by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.\n\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 19:12-28\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A nobleman went into a f
ar country to receive a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his servant
s\, he gave them ten pounds\, and said to them\, 'Trade with these till I c
ome.' But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him\, saying\, '
We do not want this man to reign over us.' When he returned\, having receiv
ed the kingdom\, he commanded these servants\, to whom he had given the mon
ey\, to be called to him\, that he might know what they had gained by tradi
ng. The first came before him\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has made ten po
unds more.' And he said to him\, 'Well done\, good servant! Because you hav
e been faithful in a very little\, you shall have authority over ten cities
.' And the second came\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has made five pounds.'
And he said to him\, 'And you are to be over five cities.' Then another ca
me\, saying\, 'Lord\, here is your pound\, which I kept laid away in a napk
in\; for I was afraid of you\, because you are a severe man\; you take up w
hat you did not lay down\, and reap what you did not sow.' He said to him\,
'I will condemn you out of your own mouth\, you wicked servant! You knew t
hat I was a severe man\, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what
I did not sow? Why then did you not put my money into the bank\, and at my
coming I should have collected it with interest?' And he said to those who
stood by\, 'Take the pound from him\, and give it to him who has the ten p
ounds.' (And they said to him\, 'Lord\, he has ten pounds!') 'I tell you\,
that to every one who has will more be given\; but from him who has not\, e
ven what he has will be taken away. But as for these enemies of mine\, who
did not want me to reign over them\, bring them here and slay them before m
e.'" And when he had said this\, he went on ahead\, going up to Jerusalem.\
n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great\, Hesperos & Zoe the R
ighteous\, Boris\, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria (Michael in Baptism)\, Jo
rdan the Wonderworker\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spok
e to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitat
e their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.
Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that
the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefite
d their adherents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent ha
ve no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought
into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned ou
tside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sancti
fy the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outs
ide the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting ci
ty\, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us contin
ually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips t
hat acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you
have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matth
ew 5:14-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the wo
rld. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put
it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house
. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works a
nd give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come
to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but t
o fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away
\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplish
ed. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teache
s men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does
them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, N
icephoros the Martyr of Antioch\, Markellos\, Philagrios\, & Pankratios the
Hieromartyrs\, Teilo\, Bishop of Llandaff\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's First Letter to the Corinthians 14:20-25\n\nBrethren\, do not be childre
n in your thinking\; be babes in evil\, but in thinking be mature. In the l
aw it is written\, "By men of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners
will I speak to this people\, and even then they will not listen to me\, s
ays the Lord." Thus\, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbeliev
ers\, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. If\, therefo
re\, the whole church assembles and all speak in tongues\, and outsiders or
unbelievers enter\, will they not say that you are mad? But if all prophes
y\, and an unbeliever or outsider enters\, he is convicted by all\, he is c
alled to account by all\, the secrets of his heart are disclosed\; and so f
alling on his face\, he will worship God and declare that God is really amo
ng you.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25:1-13\n\nThe Lord said this parable\
, "The kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their la
mps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish\, and five w
ere wise. For when the foolish took their lamps\, they took no oil with the
m\; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was
delayed\, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there was a cry\,
'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all those maidens ros
e and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise\, 'Give us some
of your oil\, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhap
s there will not be enough for us and for you\; go rather to the dealers an
d buy for yourselves.' And while they went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, a
nd those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast\; and the do
or was shut. Afterward the other maidens came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\
, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, I do not know you.'
Watch therefore\, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the S
on of man will come."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181207
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra\, Nicholas the New Marty
r of Asia Minor\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21\n\nBrethren\, obey your leaders and submit
to them\; for they are keeping watch over your souls\, as men who will have
to give account. Let them do this joyfully\, and not sadly\, for that wou
ld be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we are sure that we have a
clear conscience\, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you th
e more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the soon
er. Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesu
s\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood of the eternal covenant\
, equip you with everything good that you may do His will\, working in you
that which is pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus Christ\; to whom be glo
ry for ever and ever. Amen. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\nAt that
time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples
and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoa
st of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their disea
ses\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all
the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed t
hem all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed a
re you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger
now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you
shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude yo
u and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son o
f man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward i
s great in heaven."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190714
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel\, Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery\, Holy M
artyr Golinduc\, Marcian the Martyr of Iconium\, Serapion the Martyr\n\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10\n\nBrethren\, if
the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobed
ience received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such
a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attest
ed to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness by signs and
wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed ac
cording to his own will. For it was not to angels that God subjected the wo
rld to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "
What is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou ca
rest for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower than the angels\
, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everything in subjec
tion under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him\, he l
eft nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in
subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lowe
r than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering o
f death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one. F
or it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in brin
ging many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfec
t through suffering.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:14-23\n\nAt that time\,
when Jesus entered Peter's house\, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick wit
h a fever\; he touched her hand\, and the fever left her\, and she rose and
served him. That evening they brought to him many who were possessed with
demons\; and he cast out the spirits with a word\, and healed all who were
sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah\, "He took
our infirmities and bore our diseases."\n \nNow when Jesus saw great crowds
around him\, he gave orders to go over to the other side. And a scribe cam
e up and said to him\, "Teacher\, I will follow you wherever you go." And J
esus said to him\, "Foxes have holes\, and birds of the air have nests\; bu
t the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." Another of the disciples sai
d to him\, "Lord\, let me first go and bury my father." But Jesus said to h
im\, "Follow me\, and leave the dead to bury their own dead." And when he e
ntered the boat\, his disciples followed him.\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190410
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea\, Vadim the Righteous of Persia\,
Raphael\, Nicholas\, Irene\, & Olympias of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOl
d Testament Readings: Isaiah 40:18-31\n\nThus says the LORD: To whom then w
ill you liken God\, or what likeness compare with him? The idol! a workman
casts it\, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold\, and casts for it silver
chains. He who is impoverished chooses for an offering wood that will not
rot\; he seeks out a skilful craftsman to set up an image that will not mo
ve. \n \nHave you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you
from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the ear
th? It is he who sits above the circle of the earth\, and its inhabitants
are like grasshoppers\; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain\, and
spreads them like a tent to dwell in\; who brings princes to nought\, and m
akes the rulers of the earth as nothing. \n \nScarcely are they planted\,
scarcely sown\, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth\, when he b
lows upon them\, and they wither\, and the tempest carries them off like st
ubble. \n \nTo whom then will you compare me\, that I should be like him?
Says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? H
e who brings out their host by number\, calling them all by name\; by the g
reatness of his might\, and because he is strong in power not one is missin
g. \n \nWhy do you say\, O Jacob\, and speak\, O Israel\, "My way is hid f
rom the LORD\, and my right is disregarded by my God"? Have you not known?
Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God\, the Creator of the e
nds of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary\, his understanding is un
searchable. He gives power to the faint\, and to him who has no might he i
ncreases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary\, and young men sh
all fall exhausted\; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their stren
gth\, they shall mount up with wings like eagles\, they shall run and not b
e weary\, they shall walk and not faint.\n\n\nGenesis 15:1-15\n\n After the
se things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision\, "Fear not\, Abra
m\, I am your shield\; your reward shall be very great." But Abram said\,
"O Lord GOD\, what wilt thou give me\, for I continue childless\, and the h
eir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" And Abram said\, "Behold\, thou h
ast given me no offspring\; and a slave born in my house will be my heir."
And behold\, the word of the LORD came to him\, "This man shall not be you
r heir\; your own son shall be your heir." And he brought him outside and
said\, "Look toward heaven\, and number the stars\, if you are able to numb
er them." Then he said to him\, "So shall your descendants be." And he bel
ieved the LORD\; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness. \n \nAnd he s
aid to him\, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans\, to g
ive you this land to possess." But he said\, "O Lord GOD\, how am I to kno
w that I shall possess it?" He said to him\, "Bring me a heifer three year
s old\, a she-goat three years old\, a ram three years old\, a turtledove\,
and a young pigeon." And he brought him all these\, cut them in two\, and
laid each half over against the other\; but he did not cut the birds in tw
o. And when birds of prey came down upon the carcasses\, Abram drove them
away. \n \nAs the sun was going down\, a deep sleep fell on Abram\; and lo
\, a dread and great darkness fell upon him. Then the LORD said to Abram\,
"Know of a surety that your descendants will be sojourners in a land that
is not theirs\, and will be slaves there\, and they will be oppressed for f
our hundred years\; but I will bring judgment on the nation which they serv
e\, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. As for yours
elf\, you shall go to your fathers in peace\; you shall be buried in a good
old age.\n\n\nProverbs 15:7-19\n\nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge\;
not so the minds of fools. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination t
o the LORD\, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the
wicked is an abomination to the LORD\, but he loves him who pursues righteo
usness. There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way\; he who h
ates reproof will die. Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD\, how mu
ch more the hearts of men! A scoffer does not like to be reproved\; he wil
l not go to the wise. A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance\, but by s
orrow of heart the spirit is broken. The mind of him who has understanding
seeks knowledge\, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. All the days of
the afflicted are evil\, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Bette
r is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble wit
h it. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatre
d with it. A hot-tempered man stirs up strife\, but he who is slow to ange
r quiets contention. The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns\, but
the path of the upright is a level highway.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel\,
Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel\n\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10\n\nBrethren\, if the message dec
lared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received
a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvati
on? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by tho
se who heard him\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and var
ious miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his
own will. For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, o
f which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man tha
t thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? T
hou didst make him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast cro
wned him with glory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his
feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing out
side his control. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to
him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the ange
ls\, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so th
at by the grace of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitti
ng that he\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons
to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffe
ring.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\
, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he w
ho rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, say
ing\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said
to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have giv
en you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the po
wer of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice
in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names
are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit a
nd said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have
hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to ba
bes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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el\, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190824
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\, Our Holy Father Ireneaus\, Bishop of Lyons\, Our Holy Father
Kallinikos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Lupus the Martyr\, Our Righteous
Father Nicholas of Sikelion\, 38 Martyrs of Thrace\, Our Holy Father Irene
aus\, Bishop of Sirmium\, Haralambos of Kalyviani\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:5-11\n\nBrethren\, have
this mind among yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though
he was in the form of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be g
rasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in
the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and
became obedient unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highl
y exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and un
der the earth\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the
glory of God the Father.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\n
At that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received
him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord
's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much s
erving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sis
ter has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord
answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many
things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which sha
ll not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd rais
ed her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the
breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear
the word of God and keep it!"\n\n\n
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ver Virgin Mary
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190404
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190405
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: George the Righteous of Maleon\, Righteous Plato the Studite\, Nicetas t
he Hieromartyr\, Struggler of Serrai (1808)\, Righteous Zosimas\, Theonas\,
Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Founder and Renovator of the Sacred Monastery
of Saint Anastasia of Pharmakolytria\, Halkidiki\, Theodoulos and Agathopo
us of Thessaloniki\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 28:14
-22\n\n Thus says the LORD\, you scoffers\, who rule this people in Jerusal
em! Because you have said\, "We have made a covenant with death\, and with
Sheol we have an agreement\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through
it will not come to us\; for we have made lies our refuge\, and in falsehoo
d we have taken shelter"\; therefore thus says the Lord GOD\, "Behold\, I a
m laying in Zion for a foundation a stone\, a tested stone\, a precious cor
nerstone\, of a sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be in haste.' A
nd I will make justice the line\, and righteousness the plummet\; and hail
will sweep away the refuge of lies\, and waters will overwhelm the shelter.
" Then your covenant with death will be annulled\, and your agreement with
Sheol will not stand\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through you wi
ll be beaten down by it. As often as it passes through it will take you\;
for morning by morning it will pass through\, by day and by night\; and it
will be sheer terror to understand the message. For the bed is too short t
o stretch oneself on it\, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it
. For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim\, he will be wroth as in t
he valley of Gibeon\; to do his deed - strange is his deed! and to work his
work - alien is his work! Now therefore do not scoff\, lest your bonds be
made strong\; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD o
f hosts upon the whole land.\n \n\nGenesis 10:32-11:9\n\n These are the fam
ilies of the sons of Noah\, according to their genealogies\, in their natio
ns\; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
Now the whole earth had one language and few words. And as men migrated
from the east\, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
And they said to one another\, "Come\, let us make bricks\, and burn them
thoroughly." And they had brick for stone\, and bitumen for mortar. Then
they said\, "Come\, let us build ourselves a city\, and a tower with its to
p in the heavens\, and let us make a name for ourselves\, lest we be scatte
red abroad upon the face of the whole earth." And the LORD came down to se
e the city and the tower\, which the sons of men had built. And the LORD s
aid\, "Behold\, they are one people\, and they have all one language\; and
this is only the beginning of what they will do\; and nothing that they pro
pose to do will now be impossible for them. Come\, let us go down\, and th
ere confuse their language\, that they may not understand one another's spe
ech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all th
e earth\, and they left off building the city. Therefore its name was call
ed Babel\, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth\;
and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the eart
h.\n \n\nProverbs 13:19-14:6\n\nA desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul\; b
ut to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools. He who walks with wi
se men becomes wise\, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Misfort
une pursues sinners\, but prosperity rewards the righteous. A good man lea
ves an inheritance to his children's children\, but the sinner's wealth is
laid up for the righteous. The fallow ground of the poor yields much food\
, but it is swept away through injustice. He who spares the rod hates his
son\, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. The righteous ha
s enough to satisfy his appetite\, but the belly of the wicked suffers want
. Wisdom builds her house\, but folly with her own hands tears it down. H
e who walks in uprightness fears the LORD\, but he who is devious in his wa
ys despises him. The talk of a fool is a rod for his back\, but the lips o
f the wise will preserve them. Where there are no oxen\, there is no grain
\; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. A faithful witness d
oes not lie\, but a false witness breathes out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdo
m in vain\, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.\n \n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190427
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Friday\,Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea\, Glaphyra the Righ
teous\, Justa the Nun\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First
Letter to the Corinthians 5:6-8\n\n BRETHREN\, a little leaven leavens the
whole lump. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump\, as you
really are unleavened. For Christ\, our paschal lamb\, has been sacrificed
. Let us\, therefore\, celebrate the festival\, not with the old leaven\, t
he leaven of malice and evil\, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity a
nd truth. (Galatians 3.13-14) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law\
, having become a curse for us - for it is written\, "Cursed be everyone wh
o hangs on a tree" - that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might com
e upon the Gentiles\, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit throu
gh faith.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\n\nOn the next day\, that
is\, after the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gat
hered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\,
while he was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore
order the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, lest his discip
les go and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has risen from the de
ad\,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them
\, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So t
hey went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a g
uard.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190101
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/31/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Melan
ia the Younger\, Nun of Rome\, The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome\, P
atron of Orphans\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. James' Universal Le
tter 2:14-26\n\nBrethren\, what does it profit if a man says he has faith b
ut has not works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is ill-cla
d and in lack of daily food\, and one of you says to them\, "Go in peace\,
be warmed and filled\," without giving them the things needed for the body\
, what does it profit? So faith by itself\, if it has no works\, is dead. B
ut some one will say\, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your fait
h apart from your works\, and I by my works will show you my faith. You bel
ieve that God is one\; you do well. Even the demons believe -- and shudder.
Do you want to be shown\, you shallow man\, that faith apart from works is
barren? Was not Abraham our father justified by works\, when he offered hi
s son Isaac upon the altar? You see that faith was active along with his wo
rks\, and faith was completed by works\, and the scripture was fulfilled wh
ich says\, "Abraham believed God\, and it was reckoned to him as righteousn
ess"\; and he was called the friend of God. You see that a man is justified
by works and not by faith alone. And in the same way was not also Rahab th
e harlot justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them
out another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead\, so faith a
part from works is dead.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:13-17\n\nAt that time
\, the chief priests and scribes sent to Jesus some of the Pharisees and so
me of the Herodians\, to entrap him in his talk. And they came and said to
him\, "Teacher\, we know that you are true\, and care for no man\; for you
do not regard the position of men\, but truly teach the way of God. Is it l
awful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not? Should we pay them\, or should we no
t?" But knowing their hypocrisy\, he said to them\, "Why put me to the test
? Bring me a coin\, and let me look at it." And they brought one. And he sa
id to them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him\, "
Caesar's." Jesus said to them\, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesa
r's\, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.\n
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan\, Paul & his sister Juliana and their
Companions\, Daniel\, Prince of Moscow\, Gregory\, Bishop of Constance\n\nF
ast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's
Third Universal Letter 1:1-15\n\nThe elder to the beloved Gaius\, whom I lo
ve in the truth.\n \nBeloved\, I pray that all may go well with you and tha
t you may be in health\; I know that it is well with your soul. For I grea
tly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth o
f your life\, as indeed you do follow the truth. No greater joy can I have
than this\, to hear that my children follow the truth.\n \nBeloved\, it is
a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the brethren\, especia
lly to strangers\, who have testified to your love before the church. You
will do well to send them on their journey as befits God's service. For th
ey have set out for his sake and have accepted nothing from the heathen. S
o we ought to support such men\, that we may be fellow workers in the truth
.\n \nI have written something to the church\; but Diotrephes\, who likes t
o put himself first\, does not acknowledge my authority. So if I come I wi
ll bring up what he is doing\, prating against me with evil words. And not
content with that\, he refuses himself to welcome the brethren\, and also
stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.\n \nB
eloved\, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of God\
; he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrios has testimony from every on
e\, and from the truth itself\; I testify to him too\, and you know my test
imony is true.\n \nI had much to write to you\, but I would rather not writ
e with pen and ink\; I hope to see you soon\, and we will talk together fac
e to face.\n \nPeace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends\
, every one of them. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:29-40\; 22:7-39\n\nAt th
at time\, when Jesus drew near to Bethphage and Bethany\, at the mount that
is called Olivet\, he sent two of the disciples\, saying\, "Go into the vi
llage opposite\, where on entering you will find a colt tied\, on which no
one has ever yet sat\; untie it and bring it here. If any one asks you\, '
Why are you untying it?' you shall say this\, 'The Lord has need of it.'"
So those who were sent went away and found it as he had told them. And as
they were untying the colt\, its owners said to them\, "Why are you untying
the colt?" And they said\, "The Lord has need of it." And they brought i
t to Jesus\, and throwing their garments on the colt they set Jesus upon it
. And as he rode along\, they spread their garments on the road. As he wa
s now drawing near\, at the descent of the Mount of Olives\, the whole mult
itude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice fo
r all the mighty works that they had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is the King w
ho comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest
!" And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, reb
uke your disciples." He answered\, "I tell you\, if these were silent\, th
e very stones would cry out."\n \nThen came the day of Unleavened Bread\, o
n which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John\
, saying\; "Go and prepare the passover for us\, that we may eat it." They
said to him\, "Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to them\, "Beh
old\, when you have entered the city\, a man carrying a jar of water will m
eet you\; follow him into the house which he enters\, and tell the househol
der\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where is the guest room\, where I am to ea
t the passover with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper room
furnished\; there make ready." And they went\, and found it as he had tol
d them\; and they prepared the passover.\n \nAnd when the hour came\, he sa
t at table\, and the apostles with him. And he said to them\, "I have earn
estly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer\; for I tell yo
u I shall never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."
And he took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he said\, "Take this\, an
d divide it among yourselves\; for I tell you that from now on I shall not
drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And he too
k bread\, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them\, sa
ying\, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of
me." And likewise the cup after supper\, saying\, "This cup which is poure
d out for you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him
who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has
been determined\; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And they be
gan to question one another\, which of them it was that would do this.\n \n
A dispute also arose among them\, which of them was to be regarded as the g
reatest. And he said to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordshi
p over them\; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But
not so with you\; rather let the greatest among you become as the youngest
\, and the leader as one who serves. For which is the greater\, one who si
ts at table\, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But
I am among you as one who serves.\n \nYou are those who have continued wit
h me in my trials\; and I assign to you\, as my Father assigned to me\, a k
ingdom\, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom\, and sit on
thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\n \nSimon\, Simon\, behold\, S
atan demanded to have you\, that he might sift you like wheat\, but I have
prayed for you that your faith may not fail\; and when you have turned agai
n\, strengthen your brethren." And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready to
go with you to prison and to death." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, the c
ock will not crow this day\, until you three times deny that you know me."\
n \nAnd he said to them\, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sand
als\, did you lack anything?" They said\, "Nothing." He said to them\, "B
ut now\, let him who has a purse take it\, and likewise a bag. And let him
who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I tell you that this sc
ripture must be fulfilled in me\, 'And he was reckoned with transgressors'\
; for what is written about me has its fulfillment." And they said\, "Look
\, Lord\, here are two swords." And he said to them\, "It is enough."\n \n
And he came out\, and went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; a
nd the disciples followed him.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/24/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Nativity of Christ\, Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Ro
me\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:
1-12\n\n IN MANY AND VARIOUS WAYS God spoke of old to our fathers by the pr
ophets\; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appo
inted the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world. He r
eflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature\, upholding
the universe by his word of power. When he had made purification for sins\
, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high\, having become as m
uch superior to angels as the name he has obtained is more excellent than t
heirs. For to what angel did God ever say\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have
begotten thee"? Or again\, "I will be to him a father\, and he shall be to
me a son"? And again\, when he brings the first-born into the world\, he s
ays\, "Let all God's angels worship him." Of the angels he says\, "Who make
s his angels winds\, and his servants flames of fire." But of the Son he sa
ys\, "Thy throne\, O God\, is for ever and ever\, the righteous scepter is
the scepter of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawless
ness\; therefore God\, thy God\, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness
beyond thy comrades." And\, "Thou\, Lord\, didst found the earth in the be
ginning\, and the heavens are the work of thy hands\; they will perish\, bu
t thou remainest\; they will all grow old like a garment\, like a mantle th
ou wilt roll them up\, and they will be changed. But thou art the same\, an
d thy years will never end."\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:1-20\n\nIn those
days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be en
rolled. This was the first enrollment\, when Quirinius was governor of Syri
a. And all went to be enrolled\, each to his own city. And Joseph also went
up from Galilee\, from the city of Nazareth\, to Judea\, to the city of Da
vid\, which is called Bethlehem\, because he was of the house and lineage o
f David\, to be enrolled with Mary\, his betrothed\, who was with child. An
d while they were there\, the time came for her to be delivered. And she ga
ve birth to her first born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes\, and l
aid him in a manger\, because there was no place for them in the inn.\n \nA
nd in that region there were shepherds out in the field\, keeping watch ove
r their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them\, and the
glory of the Lord shone around them\, and they were filled with fear. And
the angel said to them\, "Be not afraid\; for behold\, I bring you good new
s of a great joy which will come to all the people\; for to you is born thi
s day in the city of David a Savior\, who is Christ the Lord. And this will
be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and l
ying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God and saying\, "Glory to God in the highest\, and
on earth peace\, good will among men!"\n \nWhen the angels went away from
them into heaven\, the shepherds said to one another\, "Let us go over to B
ethlehem and see this thing that has happened\, which the Lord has made kno
wn to us." And they went with haste\, and found Mary and Joseph\, and the b
abe lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying whic
h had been told them concerning this child\; and all who heard it wondered
at what the shepherds told them. But Mary kept all these things\, pondering
them in her heart. And the shepherds returned\, glorifying and praising Go
d for all they had heard and seen\, as it had been told them.\n\n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181214
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical565a622c4390cad62fcc4eaf5dc35c09
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/13/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America\, The Holy
Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Orestes of Greate
r Armenia\, Lucia the Virgin-martyr\, Gabriel the Hieromartyr\, Archbishop
of Serbia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Heb
rews 7:1-6\n\nBrethren\, Melchizedek\, king of Salem\, priest of the Most H
igh God\, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed
him\; and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is fir
st\, by translation of his name\, king of righteousness\, and then he is al
so king of Salem\, that is\, king of peace. He is without father or mother
or genealogy\, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life\, but rese
mbling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever. See how great he is!
Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of the spoils. And those descendants
of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to t
ake tithes from the people\, that is\, from their brethren\, though these a
lso are descended from Abraham. But this man who has not their genealogy re
ceived tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.\n\n\nGospe
l Reading: Mark 9:10-15\n\nAt that time\, the disciples kept the word of Je
sus to themselves\, questioning what the rising from the dead meant. And th
ey asked him\, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?" And he
said to them\, "Elijah does come first to restore all things\; and how is
it written of the Son of man\, that he should suffer many things and be tre
ated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come\, and they did to h
im whatever they pleased\, as it is written of him." And when they came to
the disciples\, they saw a great crowd about them\, and scribes arguing wit
h them. And immediately all the crowd\, when they saw him\, were greatly am
azed\, and ran up to him and greeted him. \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190331
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/30/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: John Climacus the Righteous\, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent\, S
osthenes\, Apollos\, Cephas\, Caesar\, & Epaphroditos\, the Apostles of the
70\, Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\n\nBrethren\, recall
the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard str
uggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affli
ction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you had co
mpassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of you
r property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and
an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a
great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do the wil
l of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the c
oming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live
by faith."\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:14-17\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus p
assed on\, he saw Levi the son of Alphaios sitting at the tax office\, and
he said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And as he sat a
t table in his house\, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Je
sus and his disciples\; for there were many who followed him. And the scrib
es of the Pharisees\, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax
collectors\, said to his disciples\, "Why does he eat with tax collectors
and sinners?" And when Jesus heard it\, he said to them\, "Those who are we
ll have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I came not to cal
l the righteous\, but sinners."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:John Climacus the Righteous\, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181201
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/30/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the First- Called Apostle\, Froumentios\, Archbishop of Abyssin
a\, Alexander the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Mithymna\n\nFast Day (Wine a
nd Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corint
hians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, l
ike men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the worl
d\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise
in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but w
e in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad
and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When
reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try
to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\
, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\,
but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless
guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father i
n Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\
n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:35-52\n\nAt that time\, John was standing with
two of his disciples\; and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Be
hold\, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they fo
llowed Jesus. Jesus turned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "W
hat do you seek?" And they said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "W
here are you staying?" He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw
where he was staying\; and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about
the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, w
as Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and s
aid to him\, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought h
im to Jesus. Jesus looked at him\, and said\, "So you are Simon the son of
John? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter). \n \nThe next day Je
sus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow
me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip
found Nathanael\, and said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the
law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph."
Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip sa
id to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of
him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile! " Nathanael sai
d to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called
you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered hi
m\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus ans
wered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you
believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Tr
uly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of
God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." \n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Joannicius the Great\, The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander\, Bishop of Myra\
, and Hermias the Presbyter\, Porphyrios the Mime\, Emperor John Batatze\,
the Merciful\, George Karslidis of Pontos\n\nPlagal of the Second Tone\nFir
st Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
2:4-10\n\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the great love with
which he loved us\, even when we were dead through our trespasses\, made us
alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\, and raised us
up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jes
us\, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his g
race in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been save
d through faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is the gift of God: n
ot because of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship
\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepared beforehand\,
that we should walk in them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31\n\nThe Lor
d said\, "There was a rich man\, who was clothed in purple and fine linen a
nd who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named
Lazaros\, full of sores\, who desired to be fed with what fell from the ric
h man's table\; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man d
ied and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also die
d and was buried\; and in Hades\, being in torment\, he lifted up his eyes\
, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out\, 'Fa
ther Abraham\, have mercy upon me\, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his
finger in water and cool my tongue\; for I am in anguish in this flame.' Bu
t Abraham said\, 'Son\, remember that you in your lifetime received your go
od things\, and Lazaros in like manner evil things\; but now he is comforte
d here\, and you are in anguish. And besides all this\, between us and you
a great chasm has been fixed\, in order that those who would pass from here
to you may not be able\, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said
\, 'Then I beg you\, father\, to send him to my father's house\, for I have
five brothers\, so that he may warn them\, lest they also come into this p
lace of torment.' But Abraham said\, 'They have Moses\, and the prophets\;
let them hear them.' And he said\, 'No\, father Abraham\; but if some one g
oes to them from the dead\, they will repent.' He said to them\, 'If they d
o not hear Moses and the prophets\, neither will they be convinced if some
one should rise from the dead.'"\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:5th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181127
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/26/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis\, Nicon\, Stylianos the Monk of Pa
phlagonia\, George the New Martyr of Chios\, Akakios of Sinai who is mentio
ned in The Ladder\, Innocent of Irkutsk\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 5:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son
\, do not rebuke an older man but exhort him as you would a father\; treat
younger men like brothers\, older women like mothers\, younger women like s
isters\, in all purity. Honor widows who are real widows. If a widow has ch
ildren or grandchildren\, let them first learn their religious duty to thei
r own family and make some return to their parents\; for this is acceptable
in the sight of God. She who is a real widow\, and is left all alone\, has
set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and d
ay\; whereas she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. Comman
d this\, so that they may be without reproach. If any one does not provide
for his relatives\, and especially for his own family\, he has disowned the
faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Let a widow be enrolled if she is n
ot less than sixty years of age\, having been the wife of one husband\; and
she must be well attested for her good deeds\, as one who has brought up c
hildren\, shown hospitality\, washed the feet of the saints\, relieved the
afflicted\, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.\n\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 19:37-44\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was drawing near\, at the de
scent of the Mount of Olives\, the whole multitude of the disciples began t
o rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that th
ey had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lo
rd! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" And some of the Pharisees in
the multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, rebuke your disciples." He answered
\, "I tell you\, if these were silent\, the very stones would cry out." And
when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it\, saying\, "Would that
even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid fr
om your eyes. For the days shall come upon you\, when your enemies will cas
t up a bank about you and surround you\, and hem you in on every side\, and
dash you to the ground\, you and your children within you\, and they will
not leave one stone upon another in you\; because you did not know the time
of your visitation."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190610
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria\, 3 Virgin-martyrs of Chios\, 5 Nuns beh
eaded in Persia: Thecla\, Mariamne\, Martha\, Mary\, & Enmatha\, Righteous
Father Columba of Iona\, Righteous Father Cyril of Belozersk\n\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18\, 28-36\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul ha
d decided to sail past Ephesos\, so that he might not have to spend time in
Asia\; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem\, if possible\, on the day
of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the eld
ers of the church. And when they came to him\, he said to them: "Take heed
to yourselves and to all the flock\, in which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers\, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood
of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in a
mong you\, not sparing the flock\; and from among your own selves will aris
e men speaking perverse things\, to draw away the disciples after them. The
refore be alert\, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or
day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to
the word of his grace\, which is able to build you up and to give you the i
nheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or
gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my nec
essities\, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you th
at by so toiling one must help the weak\, remembering the words of the Lord
Jesus\, how he said\, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And
when he had spoken thus\, he knelt down and prayed with them all. \n \n\nGo
spel Reading: John 17:1-13\n\nAt that time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to he
aven and said\, "Father\, the hour has come\; glorify your Son that the Son
may glorify you\, since you have given him power over all flesh\, to give
eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life\, tha
t they know you the only true God\, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I
glorified you on earth\, having accomplished the work which you gave me to
do\; and now\, Father\, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory
which I had with you before the world was made.\n \n"I have manifested your
name to the men whom you gave me out of the world\; yours they were\, and
you gave them to me\, and they have kept your word. Now they know that ever
ything that you have given me is from you\; for I have given them the words
which you gave me\, and they have received them and know in truth that I c
ame from you\; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying fo
r them\; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given m
e\, for they are mine\; all mine are yours\, and yours are mine\, and I am
glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world\, but they are in the
world\, and I am coming to you. Holy Father\, keep them in your name\, whic
h you have given me\, that they may be one\, even as we are one. While I wa
s with them\, I kept them in your name\, which you have given me\; I have g
uarded them\, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition\, that the
scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you\; and these things
I speak in the world\, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."
\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190122
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Maximus the Confessor\, Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea\, Martyrs Neophy
tos\, Agnes\, Patroclus\, Maximus the Greek and Eugene of Trebizond\n\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 1:12-20\n\nBrethren\,
I want you to know that what has happened to me has really served to advan
ce the gospel\, so that it has become known throughout the praetorian guard
and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the b
rethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment\, a
nd are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear. Some indeed p
reach Christ from envy and rivalry\, but others from good will. The latter
do it out of love\, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gosp
el\; the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship\, not sincerely but thi
nking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way
\, whether in pretense or in truth\, Christ is proclaimed\; and in that I r
ejoice. Yes\, and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers a
nd the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliver
ance\, as it is my eager expectation and hope. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke
12:8-12\n\nThe Lord said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me
before men\, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\
; but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
And every one who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\;
but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And wh
en they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\
, do not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\;
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.
"\n \n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190514
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical59674d885e0f626682ad39d057781e83
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyr Glyceria\, Sergios the Confessor\, Alexandros the Marty
r\, Pausikakos\, Bishop of Synnada\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apos
tles 6:8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\n\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and
power\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those wh
o belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the
Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\,
arose and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom a
nd the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who
said\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." A
nd they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they cam
e upon him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up f
alse witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against thi
s holy place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Naz
areth will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses del
ivered to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his
face was like the face of an angel.\n \nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this
so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory a
ppeared to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he live
d in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred
and go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the lan
d of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God re
moved him from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he ga
ve him no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to gi
ve it to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had n
o child.\n \n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most Hi
gh does not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven
is my throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\,
says the Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all t
hese things?'\n \n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ear
s\, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Whi
ch of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those wh
o announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now
betrayed and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels and
did not keep it."\n \nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\,
and they ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\
, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the ri
ght hand of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and th
e Son of man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a
loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they c
ast him out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their
garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning St
ephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and
cried with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And
when he had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:46-54\n
\nAt that time\, there was an official whose son was ill. When he heard tha
t Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee\, he went and begged him to come dow
n and heal his son\, for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said
to him\, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." The offi
cial said to him\, "Sir\, come down before my child dies." Jesus said to hi
m\, "Go\; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke t
o him and went his way. As he was going down\, his servants met him and tol
d him that his son was living. So he asked them the hour when he began to m
end\, and they said to him\, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left
him." The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him\, "Your
son will live"\; and he himself believed\, and all his household. This was
now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.\
n \n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyr Glyceria
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181228
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5993a950046345d681591b13786d8790
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/27/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Nativity\, Stephen\, Archdeacon & First Martyr\, The
odore the Confessor\, brother of Saint Theophanes the Poet\, Theodore\, Pat
riarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apo
stles 6:8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\n\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and
power\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those w
ho belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of th
e Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\
, arose and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom
and the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who
said\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they ca
me upon him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up
false witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against th
is holy place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Na
zareth will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses de
livered to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his
face was like the face of an angel.\n \nAnd the high priest said\, "Is thi
s so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory
appeared to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he liv
ed in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindre
d and go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the la
nd of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God r
emoved him from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he g
ave him no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to g
ive it to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had
no child.\n \n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most H
igh does not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heave
n is my throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\,
says the Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all
these things?'\n \n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ea
rs\, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Wh
ich of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those w
ho announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now
betrayed and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels an
d did not keep it."\n \nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\
, and they ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit
\, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the r
ight hand of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and t
he Son of man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a
loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they
cast him out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their
garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning S
tephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down an
d cried with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And
when he had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33
-42\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There was a householder who planted a
vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and bui
lt a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. Whe
n the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to
get his fruit\; and the tenants took his servants and beat one\, killed ano
ther\, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants\, more than the fir
st\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, say
ing 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son\, they sai
d to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his i
nheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed
him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to th
ose tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable
death\, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fr
uits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never read in the sc
riptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head o
f the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
'"\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190811
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical59cd1ddd693f66d314f5aaed24fabc68
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome\, Chitus of Athens\, Bish
op of Rome\, Hippolytus the Martyr of Rome\, Afterfeast of the Transfigurat
ion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:1-10\n\nBrethren\,
let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no
authority except from God\, and those that exist have been instituted by Go
d. Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed\
, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to
good conduct but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority?
Then do what is good\, and you will receive his approval\, for he is God's
servant for your own good. But if you do wrong\, be afraid\, for he does n
ot bear the sword in vain\; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath o
n the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be subject\, not only to avoid God's wr
ath but also for the sake of conscience. For the same reasons you also pay
taxes\, for the authorities are ministers of God\, attending this very thin
g. Pay all of their dues\, taxes to whom taxes are due\, revenue to whom re
venue is due\, respect to whom respect is due\, honor to whom honor is due.
Owe no one anything\, except to love one another\, for he who loves his ne
ighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments\, "You shall not commit adul
tery\, You shall not kill\, You shall not steal\, You shall not covet\," an
d any other commandment\, are summed up in this sentence\, "You shall love
your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor\; therefore lo
ve is the fulfilling of the law.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:30-37\n\nT
he Lord said\, "He who is not with me is against me\, and he who does not g
ather with me scatters. Therefore I tell you\, every sin and blasphemy will
be forgiven men\, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgive
n. And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven\; but wh
oever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven\, either in this
age or in the age to come.\n \n"Either make the tree good\, and its fruit g
ood\; or make the tree bad\, and its fruit bad\; for the tree is known by i
ts fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good\, when you are evil?
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man out of
his good treasure brings forth good\, and the evil man out of his evil tre
asure brings forth evil. I tell you\, on the day of judgment men will rende
r account for every careless word they utter\; for by your words you will b
e justified\, and by your words you will be condemned."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190723
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical59d87b95893110915df5ef90223aa35c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles\, Mark
ella\, the Virgin-martyr of Chios\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First
Letter to the Corinthians 9:2-12\n\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apost
leship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we
not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be a
ccompanied by a wife\, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord a
nd Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from w
orking for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants
a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without gett
ing some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law sa
y the same? For it is written in the law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle a
n ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concern
ed? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake\,
because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of
a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you\, is it too m
uch if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim
upon you\, do not we still more? Nevertheless\, we have not made use of thi
s right\, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of
the gospel of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:1-3\n\nAt that time Jesus
went on through cities and villages\, preaching and bringing the good news
of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him\, and also some women
who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalen
e\, from whom seven demons had gone out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\,
Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and many others\, who provided for him out
of their means.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190117
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5ab39405ed504825aef1a1c1c8be2235
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains\, Righteous Hierodeacon M
akarios of Kalogeras\, Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos\, Nicholas the New-Ma
rtyr of Mytilene\, Peusippos\, Elasippos\, and Mesippos the siblings\, and
their grandmother Neonilla\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11\n\nAbout that time\, Herod the king l
aid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James the
brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\
, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened
Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered h
im to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover t
o bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest pr
ayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n \nThe very night when Herod w
as about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound
with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\;
and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell\
; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly."
And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap your
mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he did
not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was see
ing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they ca
me to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own acc
ord\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and immediately
the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure t
hat the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and f
rom all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 2
1:14-25\n\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he
was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of Jo
hn\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you kno
w that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he sa
id to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\
, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He
said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter
was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And
he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you."
Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when y
ou were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when y
ou are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you an
d carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what de
ath he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n
\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who
had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it
that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lo
rd\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he r
emain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went
out among the brethren that this disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not
say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing w
itness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know tha
t his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus
did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itsel
f could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190703
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5ad41210aa3c599e13218bc91f2f19a9
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae\, Juvenal
\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\, Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska\, J
ohn Maximovitch\, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco\, Synaxis of the
Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lette
r to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for
worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\
, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\;
it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called
the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the
covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn hol
ding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covena
nt\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of t
hese things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus b
een made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing thei
r ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he bu
t once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself an
d for the errors of the people.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\n\nI
n those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a
city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabet
h. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her w
omb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with
a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of you
r womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come
to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the
babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there
would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n \n And M
ary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my S
avior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\,
henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has
done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with he
r about three months\, and returned to her home.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190806
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, E
usignius the Martyr of Antioch\, Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola\, Eu
thymios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Christos the New Martyr of Prevezis
\, Oswald the Martyr\, King of Northumbria\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Peter's First Universal Letter 1:1-25\; 2:1-10\n\nPeter\, an apost
le of Jesus Christ\, to the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\,
Cappadocia\, Asia\, and Bithynia\, chosen and destined by God the Father an
d sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling
with his blood:\n \nMay grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be t
he God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been
born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from t
he dead\, and to an inheritance which is imperishable\, undefiled\, and unf
ading\, kept in heaven for you\, who by God's power are guarded through fai
th for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoi
ce\, though now for a little while you may have to suffer various trials\,
so that the genuineness of your faith\, more precious than gold which thoug
h perishable is tested by fire\, may redound to praise and glory and honor
at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Without having known him you love him\;
though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterab
le and exalted joy. As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation o
f your souls.\n \nThe prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be y
ours searched and inquired about this salvation\; they inquired what person
or time was indicated by the Spirit of Christ within them when predicting
the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glory. It was revealed to them
that they were serving not themselves but you\, in the things which have no
w been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through
the Holy Spirit sent from heaven\, things into which angels long to look.\n
\nTherefore gird up your minds\, be sober\, set your hope fully upon the g
race that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient c
hildren\, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance\, bu
t as he who called you is holy\, be holy yourselves in all your conduct\; s
ince it is written\, "You shall be holy\, for I am holy." And if you invoke
as Father him who judges each one impartially according to his deeds\, con
duct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile. You know that
you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers\, not wi
th perishable things such as silver or gold\, but with the precious blood o
f Christ\, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was destined bef
ore the foundation of the world but was made manifest at the end of the tim
es for your sake. Through him you have confidence in God\, who raised him f
rom the dead and gave him glory\, so that your faith and hope are in God.\n
\nHaving purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere
love of the brethren\, love one another earnestly from the heart. You have
been born anew\, not of perishable seed but of imperishable\, through the l
iving and abiding word of God\; for "All flesh is like grass and all its gl
ory like the flower of grass. The grass withers\, and the flower falls\, bu
t the word of the Lord abides for ever." That word is the good news which w
as preached to you.\n \nSo put away all malice and all guile and insincerit
y and envy and all slander. Like newborn babes\, long for the pure spiritua
l milk\, that by it you may grow up to salvation\; for you have tasted the
kindness of the Lord.\n \nCome to him\, to that living stone\, rejected by
men but in God's sight chosen and precious\; and like living stones be your
selves built into a spiritual
house\, to be a holy priesthood\, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable
to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: &l
dquo\;Behold\, I am laying in Zion a stone\, a cornerstone chosen and preci
ous\, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame.&rdquo\; To you t
herefore who believe\, he is precious\, but for those who do not believe\,
&ldquo\;The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of t
he corner\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;A stone that will make men stumble\, a rock
that will make them fall&rdquo\;\; for they stumble because they disobey t
he word\, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race\, a royal priesthood\, a holy nation\,
God&rsquo\;s own people\, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him w
ho called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were no people but now you are
God&rsquo\;s people\; once you had not received mercy but now you have rece
ived mercy.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:1-6\n\nAt that time\, th
e Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and to test him they asked him to s
how them a sign from heaven. He answered them\, "When it is evening\, you s
ay\, 'It will be fair weather\; for the sky is red.' And in the morning\, '
It will be stormy today\, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how
to interpret the appearance of the sky\, but you cannot interpret the sign
s of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign\, but no
sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and d
eparted.\n \nWhen the disciples reached the other side\, they had forgotten
to bring any bread. Jesus said to them\, "Take heed and beware of the leav
en of the Pharisees and Sadducees."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181203
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Habakkuk the Prophet\, Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus\, Myrope t
he Martyr of Chios\, Joannicos the Monk of Devich\, Porphyrios of Kavsokaly
via\, Theophilos the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nTone Two\nFifth Ort
hros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-1
7\n\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Pu
t on the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to stand against the wil
es of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood\, but a
gainst the principalities\, against the powers\, against the world rulers o
f this present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may be a
ble to withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand\,
therefore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and having put on the br
eastplate of righteousness\, and having shod your feet with the equipment o
f the gospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith\, wi
th which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take th
e helmet of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of
God.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus drew n
ear to Jericho\, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging\; and hear
ing a multitude going by\, he inquired what this meant. They told him\, "Je
sus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried\, "Jesus\, Son of David\, have
mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him\, telling him to be
silent\; but he cried out all the more\, "Son of David\, have mercy on me!"
And Jesus stopped\, and commanded him to be brought to him\; and when he c
ame near\, he asked him\, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said\, "L
ord\, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him\, "Receive your sight
\; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and
followed him\, glorifying God\; and all the people\, when they saw it\, ga
ve praise to God.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:14th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190602
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5c5a4ceece38b01bd30118a778211c17
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions\, Pyrros the Hierom
artyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:35-41\n\nIN THOSE DAY
S\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the word
of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some days Paul said to Barn
abas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we
proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And Barnabas wante
d to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take wit
h them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had not gone with
them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so that they separa
ted from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus
\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by the brethren to t
he grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, strengthening
the churches. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:27-38\n\nThe Lord said to the
Jews who came to him\, "My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, and they
follow me\; and I give them eternal life\, and they shall never perish\, a
nd no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father\, who has given them
to me\, is greater than all\, and no one is able to snatch them out of the
Father's hand. I and the Father are one."\n \nThe Jews took up stones again
to stone him. Jesus answered them\, "I have shown you many good works from
the Father\; for which of these do you stone me?" The Jews answered him\,
"It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy\; because yo
u\, being a man\, make yourself God." Jesus answered them\, "Is it not writ
ten in your law\, 'I said\, you are gods?' If he called them gods to whom t
he word of God came (and scripture cannot be broken)\, do you say of him wh
om the Father consecrated and sent into the world\, 'You are blaspheming\,'
because I said\, 'I am the Son of God'? If I am not doing the works of my
Father\, then do not believe me\; but if I do them\, even though you do not
believe me\, believe my works\, that you may know and understand that the
Father is in me and I am in the Father."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181118
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5c70998a96b748a2115819a48338777d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/17/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea\, Gennadios I and Ma
ximus\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Righteous Mother Hilda of Whitby\n\n
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to th
e Corinthians 12:7-11\n\nBrethren\, to each is given the manifestation of t
he Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utter
ance of wisdom\, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the
same Spirit\, to another faith by the same Spirit\, to another gifts of he
aling by the one Spirit\, to another the working of miracles\, to another p
rophecy\, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits\, to anothe
r various kinds of tongues\, to another the interpretation of tongues. All
these are inspired by one and the same Spirit\, who apportions to each one
individually as he wills.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:57-62\n\nAt that time
\, as Jesus was going along the road\, a man said to him\, "I will follow y
ou wherever you go." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes have holes\, and birds
of the air have nests\; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." To
another he said\, "Follow me." But he said\, "Lord\, let me first go and b
ury my father." But he said to him\, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead
\; but as for you\, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said\, "I
will follow you\, Lord\; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.
" Jesus said to him\, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back
is fit for the kingdom of God." \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190818
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190819
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria\, Hermos the Martyr\, Leont
us the martyr\, John & George\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Relics of Ar
senios the Righteous of Paros\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Hol
y Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, Constantine the New Martyr of C
apua\, Matthew the New Martyr of Gerakari\n\nPlagal of the Fourth Tone\nNin
th Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Cori
nthians 3:9-17\n\nBrethren\, we are God's fellow workers\; you are God's fi
eld\, God's building. According to the grace of God given to me\, like a sk
illed master builder I laid a foundation\, and another man is building upon
it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation
can any one lay than that which is laid\, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any
one builds on the foundation with gold\, silver\, precious stones\, wood\,
hay\, straw - each man's work will become manifest\; for the Day will disc
lose it\, because it will be revealed with fire\, and the fire will test wh
at sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on t
he foundation survives\, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is bur
ned up\, he will suffer loss\, though he himself will be saved\, but only a
s through fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Sp
irit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's temple\, God will destroy him
. For God's temple is holy\, and that temple you are.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 14:22-34\n\nAt that time\, Jesus made the disciples get into the bo
at and go before him to the other side\, while he dismissed the crowds. And
after he had dismissed the crowds\, he went up into the hills by himself t
o pray. When evening came\, he was there alone\, but the boat by this time
was many furlongs distant from the land\, beaten by the waves\; for the win
d was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them\,
walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea\, the
y were terrified\, saying\, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. B
ut immediately he spoke to them\, saying "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fe
ar." \n \nAnd Peter answered him\, "Lord\, if it is you\, bid me come to yo
u on the water." He said\, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked
on the water and came to Jesus\; but when he saw the wind\, he was afraid\,
and beginning to sink he cried out\, "Lord\, save me." Jesus immediately r
eached out his hand and caught him\, saying to him\, "O man of little faith
\, why did you doubt?" And when they entered the boat\, the wind ceased. An
d those in the boat worshiped him\, saying\, "Truly you are the Son of God.
" And when they had crossed over\, they came to land at Gennesaret.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:9th Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190531
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5e525ca76a8c974cb033006da5670a69
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/30/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatus\, Macrina\, grandmother o
f St. Basil the Great\, Barlaam the Monk of Caesarea\, Natalios the Martyr\
, Emilia\, mother of Saint Basil the Great\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of
the Apostles 14:20-28\; 15:1-4\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul went on with Barnaba
s to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made man
y disciples\, they returned to Lystra and to lconion and to Antioch\, stren
gthening the souls of the disciples\, exhorting them to continue in the fai
th\, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of
God. And when they had appointed elders for them in every church\, with pr
ayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed. The
n they passed through Pisidia\, and came to Pamphylia. And when they had sp
oken the word in Perga\, they went down to Attalia\; and from there they sa
iled to Antioch\, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the
work which they had fulfilled. And when they arrived\, they gathered the c
hurch together and declared all that God had done with them\, and how he ha
d opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. And they remained no little time
with the disciples. But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the
brethren\, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses\,
you cannot be saved." And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension an
d debate with them\, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointe
d to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.
So\, being sent on their way by the church\, they passed through both Phoe
nicia and Samaria\, reporting the conversion of the Gentiles\, and they gav
e great joy to all the brethren. And when they came to Jerusalem\, they wer
e welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders\, and they declare
d all that God had done with them. \n \n\nGospel Reading: John 9:39-10:9\n
\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "For judgment I came into thi
s world\, that those who do not see may see\, and that those who see may be
come blind." Some of the Pharisees near him heard this\, and they said to h
im\, "Are we also blind?" Jesus said to them\, "If you were blind\, you wou
ld have no guilt\; but now that you say\, 'We see\,' your guilt remains.\n
\n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by th
e door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; bu
t he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gateke
eper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name
and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before th
em\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they wi
ll not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voic
e of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not unders
tand what he was saying to them.\n \nSo Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me
are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\;
if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and fin
d pasture."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatus
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190406
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, and those with t
hem\, Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki\, Agathopodes and Theodulos th
e Martyrs\, George the new Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Reading
s: Isaiah 29:13-23\n\n And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near wi
th their mouth and honor me with their lips\, while their hearts are far fr
om me\, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote\; ther
efore\, behold\, I will again do marvelous things with this people\, wonder
ful and marvelous\; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish\, and the
discernment of their discerning men shall be hid." Woe to those who hide
deep from the LORD their counsel\, whose deeds are in the dark\, and who sa
y\, "Who sees us? Who knows us?" You turn things upside down! Shall the po
tter be regarded as the clay\; that the thing made should say of its maker\
, "He did not make me"\; or the thing formed say of him who formed it\, "He
has no understanding"? \n \nIs it not yet a very little while until Leban
on shall be turned into a fruitful field\, and the fruitful field shall be
regarded as a forest? In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book\
, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The
meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD\, and the poor among men shall exu
lt in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless shall come to nought and th
e scoffer cease\, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off\, who by a
word make a man out to be an offender\, and lay a snare for him who reprove
s in the gate\, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right.
\n \nTherefore thus says the LORD\, who redeemed Abraham\, concerning the
house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no more be ashamed\, no more shall his face gr
ow pale. For when he sees his children\, the work of my hands\, in his mid
st\, they will sanctify my name\; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob\
, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.\n \n\nGenesis 12:1-7\n\n Now
the LORD said to Abram\, "Go from your country and your kindred and your f
ather's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a g
reat nation\, and I will bless you\, and make your name great\, so that you
will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you\, and him who curses
you I will curse\; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless th
emselves." \n \nSo Abram went\, as the LORD had told him\; and Lot went wi
th him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And
Abram took Sarai his wife\, and Lot his brother's son\, and all their posse
ssions which they had gathered\, and the persons that they had gotten in Ha
ran\; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to
the land of Canaan\, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem
\, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then
the LORD appeared to Abram\, and said\, "To your descendants I will give t
his land." So he built there an altar to the LORD\, who had appeared to him
.\n \n\nProverbs 14:15-26\n\nThe simple believes everything\, but the prud
ent looks where he is going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from ev
il\, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. A man of quick tempe
r acts foolishly\, but a man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire
folly\, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down befo
re the good\, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor is dislik
ed even by his neighbor\, but the rich has many friends. He who despises h
is neighbor is a sinner\, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. Do they
not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfuln
ess. In all toil there is profit\, but mere talk tends only to want. The
crown of the wise is their wisdom\, but folly is the garland of fools. A t
ruthful witness saves lives\, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. In th
e fear of the LORD one has strong confidence\, and his children will have a
refuge.\n \n
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SUMMARY:Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, and those w
ith them
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190116
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical5fa01e58c688c1a143dc36cf979c3f7a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Paul of Thebes\, John the Hut-Dweller\, Pansophios the Martyr of Alexan
dria\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6
:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience
\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against
such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified
the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let u
s also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of o
ne another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in a
ny trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentl
eness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's bur
dens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40
\n\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, little flock\, for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions\, and give alms\;
provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old\, with a treasure in t
he heavens that does not fail\, where no thief approaches and no moth destr
oys. For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also. Let your
loins be girded and your lamps burning\, and be like men who are waiting f
or their master to come home from the marriage feast\, so that they may ope
n to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom
the master finds awake when he comes\; truly\, I say to you\, he will gird
himself and have them sit at table\, and he will come and serve them. If
he comes in the second watch\, or in the third\, and finds them so\, blesse
d are those servants! But know this\, that if the householder had known at
what hour the thief was coming\, he would not have left his house to be br
oken into. You also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an une
xpected hour."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:John the Hut-Dweller
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190625
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical6157c7a998264b28287f1bacdc39da84
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\, Elizabeth\, Mother of the
Forerunner\, Panagiotis the New Martyr\, Athanasios Parios\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14\
; 14:1-4\n\nBrethren\, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first bel
ieved\; the night is far gone\, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off t
he works of darkness and put on the armor of light\; let us conduct ourselv
es becomingly as in the day\, not in reveling and drunkenness\, not in deba
uchery and licentiousness\, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the
Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no provision for the flesh\, to gratify its d
esires.\n \nAs for the man who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, but not for
disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything\, while the weak
man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains\,
and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats\; for God has w
elcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It i
s before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld\, f
or God is able to make him stand. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:1-25\, 57-68
\, 76-80\n\nInasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the
things which have been accomplished among us\, just as they were delivered
to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of th
e word\, it seemed good to me also\, having followed all things closely for
some time past\, to write an orderly account for you\, most excellent Theo
philos\, that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you hav
e been informed. In the days of Herod\, king of Judea\, there was a priest
named Zacharias\, of the division of Abijah\; and he had a wife of the daug
hters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous b
efore God\, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blam
eless. But they had no child\, because Elizabeth was barren\, and both were
advanced in years. Now while he was serving as priest before God when his
division was on duty\, according to the custom of the priesthood\, it fell
to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the who
le multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. And
there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of t
he altar of incense. And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him\, and fear
fell upon him. But the angel said to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\,
for your prayer is heard\, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son\, an
d you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness\, and ma
ny will rejoice at his birth\; for he will be great before the Lord\, and h
e shall drink no wine nor strong drink\, and he will be filled with the Hol
y Spirit\, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the sons o
f Israel to the Lord their God\, and he will go before him in the spirit an
d power of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children\, and
the disobedient to the wisdom of the just\, to make ready for the Lord a p
eople prepared." And Zacharias said to the angel\, "How shall I know this?
For I am an old man\, and my wife is advanced in years." And the angel answ
ered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in the presence of God\; and I was se
nt to speak to you\, and to bring you this good news. And behold\, you will
be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass
\, because you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled in their
time." And the people were waiting for Zacharias\, and they wondered at his
delay in the temple. And when he came out\, he could not speak to them\, a
nd they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple\; and he made sig
ns to them and remained dumb. And when his time of service was ended\, he w
ent to his home. After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived\, and for fi
ve months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the d
ays when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men." Now the tim
e came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her
neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\,
and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise t
he child\; and they would have named him Zacharias after his father\, but h
is mother said\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they said to her\,
"None of your kindred is called by this name." And they made signs to his
father\, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writin
g tablet\, and wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marveled. And immed
iately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing
God. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talke
d about through all the hill country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid
them up in their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the
hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with th
e Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israe
l\, for he has visited and redeemed his people. And you\, child\, will be c
alled the prophet of the Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to pre
pare his ways." And the child grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was
in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Nicephorus the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Erasmos of Ochr
id & his Companion Martyrs\, Demetrios the New Martyr of Philadelphia\, Con
stantine the New Martyr of the Hagarenes\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of th
e Apostles 16:16-34\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, as we apostles were going to the pla
ce of prayer\, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination a
nd brought her owners much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us\,
crying\, "These men are servants of the Most High God\, who proclaim to you
the way of salvation." And this she did for many days. But Paul was annoye
d\, and turned and said to the spirit\, "I charge you in the name of Jesus
Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour. But when her ow
ners saw that their hope of gain was gone\, they seized Paul and Silas and
dragged them into the market place before the rulers\; and when they had br
ought them to the magistrates they said\, "These men are Jews and they are
disturbing our city. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Ro
mans to accept or practice." The crowd joined in attacking them\; and the m
agistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rod
s. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them\, they threw them into
prison\, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this char
ge\, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stock
s. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God\
, and the prisoners were listening to them\, and suddenly there was a great
earthquake\, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken\; and immed
iately all the doors were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened. W
hen the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open\, he drew his s
word and was about to kill himself\, supposing that the prisoners had escap
ed. But Paul cried with a loud voice\, "Do not harm yourself\, for we are a
ll here." And he called for lights and rushed in\, and trembling with fear
he fell down before Paul and Silas\, and brought them out and said\, "Men\,
what must I do to be saved?" And they said\, "Believe in the Lord Jesus\,
and you will be saved\, you and your household." And they spoke the word of
the Lord to him and to all that were in his house. And he took them the sa
me hour of the night\, and washed their wounds\, and he was baptized at onc
e\, with all his family. Then he brought them up into his house\, and set f
ood before them\; and he rejoiced with all his household that he had believ
ed in God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 9:1-38\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus pas
sed by\, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him\, "
Rabbi\, who sinned\, this man or his parents\, that he was born blind?" Jes
us answered\, "It was not that this man sinned\, or his parents\, but that
the works of God might be made manifest in him. We must work the works of h
im who sent me\, while it is day\; night comes\, when no one can work. As l
ong as I am in the world\, I am the light of the world." As he said this\,
he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man's e
yes with the clay\, saying to him\, "Go\, wash in the pool of Siloam" (whic
h means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors an
d those who had seen him before as a beggar\, said\, "Is not this the man w
ho used to sit and beg?" Some said\, "It is he"\; others said\, "No\, but h
e is like him." He said\, "I am the man." They said to him\, "Then how were
your eyes opened?" He answered\, "The man called Jesus made clay and anoin
ted my eyes and said to me\, 'Go to Siloam and wash'\; so I went and washed
and received my sight." They said to him\, "Where is he?" He said\, "I do
not know."\n \nThey brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been
blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eye
s. The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said
to them\, "He put clay on my eyes and I washed\, and I see." Some of the P
harisees said\, "This man is not from God\, for he does not keep the sabbat
h." But others said\, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There
was a division among them. So they again said to the blind man\, "What do y
ou say about him\, since he has opened your eyes?" He said\, "He is a proph
et."\n \nThe Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received h
is sight\, until they called the parents of the man who had received his si
ght\, and asked them\, "Is this your son\, who you say was born blind? How
then does he now see?" His parents answered\, "We know that this is our son
\, and that he was born blind\; but how he now sees we do not know\, nor do
we know who opened his eyes. Ask him\; he is of age\, he will speak for hi
mself." His parents said this because they feared the Jews\, for the Jews h
ad already agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ he was to
be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said\, "He is of age\, a
sk him."\n \nSo for the second time they called the man who had been blind\
, and said to him\, "Give God the praise\; we know that this man is a sinne
r." He answered\, "Whether he is a sinner\, I do not know\; one thing I kno
w\, that though I was blind\, now I see." They said to him\, "What did he d
o to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them\, "I have told you a
lready and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you t
oo want to become his disciples?" And they reviled him\, saying\, "You are
his disciple\, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken t
o Moses\, but as for this man\, we do not know where he comes from." The ma
n answered\, "Why\, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from\,
and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners\, b
ut if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will\, God listens to him.
Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes o
f a man born blind. If this man were not from God\, he could do nothing." T
hey answered him\, "You were born in utter sin\, and would you teach us?" A
nd they cast him out.\n \nJesus heard that they had cast him out\, and havi
ng found him he said\, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" He answered\, "A
nd who is he\, sir\, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him\, "You h
ave seen him\, and it is he who speaks to you." He said\, "Lord\, I believe
"\; and he worshiped him.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs in the Quarter o
f Eugenius\, Our Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Baradatus\, Anthousa the
Martyr & her 12 Servants\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's Firs
t Universal Letter 2:7-17\n\nBrethren\, I am writing you no new commandment
\, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning\; the old comman
dment is the word which you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command
ment\, which is true in him and in you\, because the darkness is passing aw
ay and the true light is already shining. He who says he is in the light a
nd hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his brother ab
ides in the light\, and in it there is no cause for stumbling. But he who
hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness\, and does n
ot know where he is going\, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. I a
m writing to you\, little children\, because your sins are forgiven for his
sake. I am writing to you\, fathers\, because you know him who is from th
e beginning. I am writing to you\, young men\, because you have overcome t
he evil one. I write to you\, children\, because you know the Father. I w
rite to you\, fathers\, because you know him who is from the beginning. I
write to you\, young men\, because you are strong\, and the word of God abi
des in you\, and you have overcome the evil one. Do not love the world or
the things in the world. If any one loves the world\, love for the Father
is not in him. For all that is in the world\, the lust of the flesh and th
e lust of the eyes and the pride of life\, is not of the Father but is of t
he world. And the world passes away\, and the lust of it\; but he who does
the will of God abides for ever. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:3-9\n\nAt t
hat time\, while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, as
he sat at table\, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure
nard\, very costly\, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.
But there were some who said to themselves indignantly\, "Why was the ointm
ent thus wasted? For this ointment might have been sold for more than thre
e hundred denarii\, and given to the poor." And they reproached her. But
Jesus said\, "Let her alone\; why do you trouble her? She has done a beaut
iful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you\, and whenever you
will\, you can do good to them\; but you will not always have me. She has
done what she could\; she has anointed my body beforehand for burying. An
d truly\, I say to you\, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world
\, what she has done will be told in memory of her."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/31/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amplias\, Apelles\, Stachys\, Urban\, Aristobulus & Narcissus of the 7
0\, The Holy Martyr Epimachus of Egypt\, Nicholas the New Martyr of Chios\n
\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 16:1-16
\n\nBrethren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the chur
ch at Cenchreai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints
\, and help her in whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a h
elper of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow wo
rkers in Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not on
ly I but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the
church in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first conv
ert in Asia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet A
ndronicos and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of
note among the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliat
os\, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\,
and my beloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet th
ose who belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Gre
et those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those wor
kers in the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who h
as worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mo
ther and mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, an
d the brethren who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his
sister\, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one ano
ther with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 11:42-46\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Wo
e to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb\, and neglect
justice and the love of God\; these you ought to have done\, without negle
cting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the s
ynagogues and salutations in the market places. Woe to you! For you are lik
e graves which are not seen\, and men walk over them without knowing it." O
ne of the lawyers answered him\, "Teacher\, in saying this you reproach us
also." And he said\, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burden
s hard to bear\, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of yo
ur fingers."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Righteous Euthymius the Great\, Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra\, Joh
n the Hieromartyr\n\nTone One\nFirst Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the G
od who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hear
ts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Ch
rist.\n \nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the t
ranscendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every
way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\
, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in t
he body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifest
ed in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death
for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal
flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n \nSince we have the
same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\,"
we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jes
us will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more peo
ple it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 17:12-19\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered a village\, he was met b
y ten lepers\, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said:
"Jesus\, Master\, have mercy on us." When he saw them he said to them\,
"Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleanse
d. Then one of them\, when he saw that he was healed\, turned back\, prais
ing God with a loud voice\; and he fell on his face at Jesus's feet\, givin
g him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus: "Were not ten clea
nsed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to Go
d except this foreigner?" And he said to him: "Rise and go your way\; your
faith has made you well."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Conon the Gardener\, Mark the Ascetic\, Righteous Father Mark of Athens\
, John the Bulgarian\, Mark the Faster\, Parthenios the New Martyr who cont
ested in Didymoteichos\, George the New-Martyr of Rapsani\, Eulogios the Ma
rtyr\, Eulabios the Martyr\, Conon the Isaurian\, Archelaos the Martyr of E
gypt\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Jude's First Universal Letter 1:1-10\n\nJude\, a servant of Jesus Christ\
, and brother of James\,\n \nTo those who are called\, beloved in God the F
ather and kept for Jesus Christ:\n \nMay mercy\, peace\, and love be multip
lied to you.\n \nBeloved\, being very eager to write to you of our common s
alvation\, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for th
e faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For admission has
been secretly gained by some who long ago were designated for this condemna
tion\, ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness
and deny the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n \nNow I desire to re
mind you\, though you were once for all fully informed\, that the Lord save
d a people out of the land of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did not
believe. And the angels that did not keep their own position but left the
ir proper dwelling have been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gl
oom until the judgment of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and th
e surrounding cities\, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnat
ural lust\, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
\n \nYet in like manner these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, rej
ect authority\, and revile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Micha
el\, contending with the devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did
not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lor
d rebuke you." But these men revile whatever they do not understand\, and
by those things that they know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are
destroyed. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 22:39-42\, 45-71\; 23:1\n\nAt that t
ime\, when Jesus came out\, he went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of O
lives\; and the disciples followed him. And when he came to the place he s
aid to them\, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." And he withdr
ew from them about a stone's throw\, and knelt down and prayed\, "Father\,
if you are willing\, remove this cup from me\; nevertheless not my will\, b
ut yours\, be done." And when he rose from prayer\, he came to the discipl
es and found them sleeping for sorrow\, and he said to them\, "Why do you s
leep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."\n \nWhile he
was still speaking\, there came a crowd\, and the man called Judas\, one of
the twelve\, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him\; but Je
sus said to him\, "Judas\, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?" A
nd when those who were about him saw what would follow\, they said\, "Lord\
, shall we strike with the sword?" And one of them struck the slave of the
high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said\, "No more of this!
" And he touched his ear and healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief pri
ests and officers of the temple and elders\, who had come out against him\,
"Have you come out as against a robber\, with swords and clubs? When I wa
s with you day after day in the temple\, you did not lay hands on me. But
this is your hour\, and the power of darkness."\n \nThen they seized him an
d led him away\, bringing him into the high priest's house. Peter followed
at a distance\; and when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the cour
tyard and sat down together\, Peter sat among them. Then a maid\, seeing h
im as he sat in the light and gazing at him\, said\, "This man also was wit
h him." But he denied it\, saying "Woman\, I do not know him." And a litt
le later someone else saw him and said\, "You also are one of them." But P
eter said\, "Man\, I am not." And after an interval of about an hour still
another insisted\, saying\, "Certainly this man also was with him\; for he
is a Galilean." But Peter said\, "Man\, I do not know what you are saying
." And immediately\, while he was still speaking\, the cock crowed. And t
he Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the L
ord\, how he had said to him\, "Before the cock crows today\, you will deny
me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.\n \nNow the men who w
ere holding Jesus mocked him and beat him\; they also blindfolded him and a
sked him\, "Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?" And they spoke many oth
er words against him\, reviling him.\n \nWhen day came\, the assembly of th
e elders of the people gathered together\, both chief priests and scribes\;
and they led him away to their council\, and they said\, "If you are the C
hrist\, tell us." But he said to them\, "If I tell you\, you will not beli
eve\; and if I ask you\, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of m
an shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God." And they all sa
id\, "Are you the Son of God\, then?" And he said to them\, "You say that
I am." And they said\, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard
it ourselves from his own lips."\n \nThen the whole company of them arose\,
and brought him before Pilate.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Moses the Black of Scete\, Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs\, 33 Martyrs
of Nicomedea\, Job of Pochaev \, Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers \n\nStri
ct Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 3
:4-11\n\nBrethren\, such is the confidence that we have through Christ towa
rd God. Not that we are competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming
from us\; our competence is from God\, who has made us competent to be mini
sters of a new covenant\, not in a written code but in the Spirit\; for the
written code kills\, but the Spirit gives life.\n \nNow if the dispensatio
n of death\, carved in letters on stone\, came with such splendor that the
Israelites could not look at Moses' face because of its brightness\, fading
as this was\, will not the dispensation of the Spirit be attended with gre
ater splendor? For if there was splendor in the dispensation of condemnatio
n\, the dispensation of righteousness must far exceed it in splendor. Indee
d\, in this case\, what once had splendor has come to have no splendor at a
ll\, because of the splendor that surpasses it. For if what faded away came
with splendor\, what is permanent must have much more splendor.\n\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 23:29-39\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to hi
m\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you build the tom
bs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If
we had lived in the days of our fathers\, we would not have taken part with
them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness against your
selves\, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, th
en\, the measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how
are you to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send you prophets an
d wise men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some
you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town\, that
upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of
innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you mu
rdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this
will come upon this generation.\n \nO Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the
prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gath
ered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, an
d you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell y
ou\, you will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes i
n the name of the Lord.'"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Acindynus\, Pegasius\, Aphthonius\, Elpidephorus\, and
Anempodistus\, Domnina\, Domna\, & Kyriaki\, the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 2:14-20\n\
nBrethren\, you became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus whi
ch are in Judea\; for you suffered the same things from your own countrymen
as they did from the Jews\, who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophet
s\, and drove us out\, and displease God and oppose all men by hindering us
from speaking to the Gentiles that they may be saved - so as always to fil
l up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has come upon them at last!
But since we were bereft of you\, brethren\, for a short time\, in person
not in heart\, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see
you face to face\; because we wanted to come to you - I\, Paul\, again and
again - but Satan hindered us. For what is our hope or joy or crown of boas
ting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For you are our gl
ory and joy.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:2-12\n\nThe Lord said to his disc
iples\, "Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed\, or hidden that w
ill not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be hea
rd in the light\, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be pro
claimed upon the housetops. \n \nI tell you\, my friends\, do not fear thos
e who kill the body\, and after that have no more that they can do. But I w
ill warn you whom to fear: fear him who\, after he has killed\, has power t
o cast into Gehenna\; yes\, I tell you\, fear him! Are not five sparrows so
ld for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why\, even
the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not\; you are of more value
than many sparrows. \n \nAnd I tell you\, every one who acknowledges me bef
ore men\, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; b
ut he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And
every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven\; but
he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when th
ey bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do
not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for t
he Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium\, Joseph the Hymnographer\,
Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings
: Isaiah 26:21-27:9\n\n For behold\, the LORD is coming forth out of his pl
ace to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity\, and the ear
th will disclose the blood shed upon her\, and will no more cover her slain
. In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punis
h Leviathan the fleeing serpent\, Leviathan the twisting serpent\, and he w
ill slay the dragon that is in the sea. \n \nIn that day: "A pleasant vine
yard\, sing of it! I\, the LORD\, am its keeper\; every moment I water it.
Lest any one harm it\, I guard it night and day\; I have no wrath. Would
that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would set out against them\, I wo
uld burn them up together. Or let them lay hold of my protection\, let the
m make peace with me\, let them make peace with me." \n \nIn days to come
Jacob shall take root\, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots\, and fil
l the whole world with fruit. \n \nHas he smitten them as he smote those w
ho smote them? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain? Measur
e by measure\, by exile thou didst contend with them\; he removed them with
his fierce blast in the day of the east wind. Therefore by this the guilt
of Jacob will be expiated\, and this will be the full fruit of the removal
of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones cr
ushed to pieces\, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.\n\n\nG
enesis 9:18-10:1\n\nThe sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem\
, Ham\, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were the so
ns of Noah\; and from these the whole earth was peopled.\n \nNoah was the f
irst tiller of the soil. He planted a vineyard\; and he drank of the wine\,
and became drunk\, and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham\, the father of
Canaan\, saw the nakedness of his father\, and told his two brothers outsi
de. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment\, laid it upon both their shoulde
rs\, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father\; their
faces were turned away\, and they did not see their father's nakedness. Wh
en Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him\
, he said\, "Cursed be Canaan\; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothe
rs." He also said\, "Blessed by the LORD my God be Shem\; and let Canaan b
e his slave. God enlarge Japheth\, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem\
; and let Canaan be his slave." After the flood Noah lived three hundred a
nd fifty years. All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years\; a
nd he died. These are the generations of the sons of Noah\, Shem\, Ham\, a
nd Japheth\; sons were born to them after the flood.\n\n\nProverbs 12:23-13
:9\n\nA prudent man conceals his knowledge\, but fools proclaim their folly
. The hand of the diligent will rule\, while the slothful will be put to f
orced labor. Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down\, but a good word ma
kes him glad. A righteous man turns away from evil\, but the way of the wi
cked leads them astray. A slothful man will not catch his prey\, but the d
iligent man will get precious wealth. In the path of righteousness is life
\, but the way of error leads to death. A wise son hears his father's inst
ruction\, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his m
outh a good man eats good\, but the desire of the treacherous is for violen
ce. He who guards his mouth preserves his life\; he who opens wide his lip
s comes to ruin. The soul of the sluggard craves\, and gets nothing\, whil
e the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. A righteous man hates false
hood\, but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully. Righteousness g
uards him whose way is upright\, but sin overthrows the wicked. One man pr
etends to be rich\, yet has nothing\; another pretends to be poor\, yet has
great wealth. The ransom of a man's life is his wealth\, but a poor man h
as no means of redemption. The light of the righteous rejoices\, but the l
amp of the wicked will be put out.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sophronius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\, Theodora the Righteous\, Pionios
the Presbyter\, George the New Wonderworker of Constantinople\, Trophimos a
nd Thallos the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 1
:1-20\n\nThe vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz\, which he saw concerning Jud
ah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah\, Jotham\, Ahaz\, and Hezeki'ah\, k
ings of Judah. Hear\, O heavens\, and give ear\, O earth\; for the Lord ha
s spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought up\, but they have rebelled agai
nst me. The ox knows its owner\, and the ass its master's crib\; but Israe
l does not know\, my people does not understand."\n \nAh\, sinful nation\,
a people laden with iniquity\, offspring of evildoers\, sons who deal corru
ptly! They have forsaken the Lord\, they have despised the Holy One of Isr
ael\, they are utterly estranged.\n \nWhy will you still be smitten\, that
you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick\, and the whole heart faint.
From the sole of the foot even to the head\, there is no soundness in it\
, but bruises and sores and bleeding wounds\; they are not pressed out\, or
bound up\, or softened with oil.\n \nYour country lies desolate\, your cit
ies are burned with fire\; in your very presence aliens devour your land\;
it is desolate\, as overthrown by aliens. And the daughter of Zion is left
like a booth in a vineyard\, like a lodge in a cucumber field\, like a bes
ieged city.\n \nIf the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors\, we s
hould have been like Sodom\, and become like Gomor'rah.\n \nHear the word o
f the Lord\, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God\, yo
u people of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? sa
ys the Lord\; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of f
ed beasts\; I do not delight in the blood of bulls\, or of lambs\, or of he
-goats.\n \n"When you come to appear before me\, who requires of you this t
rampling of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings\; incense is an abomin
ation to me. New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies -- I canno
t endure iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and your appointed f
easts my soul hates\; they have become a burden to me\, I am weary of beari
ng them. When you spread forth your hands\, I will hide my eyes from you\;
even though you make many prayers\, I will not listen\; your hands are ful
l of blood. Wash yourselves\; make yourselves clean\; remove the evil of y
our doings from before my eyes\; cease to do evil\, learn to do good\; seek
justice\, correct oppression\; defend the fatherless\, plead for the widow
.\n \n"Come now\, let us reason together\, says the Lord: though your sins
are like scarlet\, they shall be as white as snow\; though they are red li
ke crimson\, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient\
, you shall eat the good of the land\; But if you refuse and rebel\, you sh
all be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."\n\n\n
Genesis 1:1-13\n\nIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was without form and void\, and darkness was upon the face of the
deep\; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.\n \nA
nd God said\, "Let there be light"\; and there was light. And God saw that
the light was good\; and God separated the light from the darkness. God c
alled the light Day\, and the darkness he called Night. And there was even
ing and there was morning\, one day.\n \nAnd God said\, "Let there be a fir
mament in the midst of the waters\, and let it separate the waters from the
waters." And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were u
nder the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it
was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and th
ere was morning\, a second day.\n \nAnd God said\, "Let the waters under th
e heavens be gathered together into one place\, and let the dry land appear
." And it was so. God called the dry land Earth\, and the waters that wer
e gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God
said\, "Let the earth put forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed\, and fr
uit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each according to its kind
\, upon the earth." And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation\, p
lants yielding seed according to their own kinds\, and trees bearing fruit
in which is their seed\, each according to its kind. And God saw that it w
as good. And there was evening and there was morning\, a third day.\n\n\nP
roverbs 1:1-20\n\nThe proverbs of Solomon\, son of David\, king of Israel:\
n \nThat men may know wisdom and instruction\, understand words of insight\
, receive instruction in wise dealing\, righteousness\, justice\, and equit
y\; that prudence may be given to the simple\, knowledge and discretion to
the youth -- the wise man also may hear and increase in learning\, and the
man of understanding acquire skill\, to understand a proverb and a figure\,
the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the begi
nning of knowledge\; fools despise wisdom and instruction.\n \nHear\, my so
n\, your father's instruction\, and reject not your mother's teaching\; for
they are a fair garland for your head\, and pendants for your neck. My so
n\, if sinners entice you\, do not consent. If they say\, "Come with us\,
let us lie in wait for blood\, let us wantonly ambush the innocent\; like S
heol let us swallow them alive and whole\, like those who go down to the Pi
t\; we shall find all precious goods\, we shall fill our houses with spoil\
; throw in your lot among us\, we will all have one purse" -- my son\, do n
ot walk in the way with them\, hold back your foot from their paths\; for t
heir feet run to evil\, and they make haste to shed blood. For in vain is
a net spread in the sight of any bird\; but these men lie in wait for their
own blood\, they set an ambush for their own lives. Such are the ways of
all who get gain by violence\; it takes away the life of its possessors.\n
\nWisdom cries aloud in the street\; in the markets she raises her voice.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia\, Theodora the Empress\, Finding of
the relics of Zachariah the Prophet\, Father of the Holy Forerunner\, Georg
e the Serbian\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14
-16\; 5:1-6\n\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed throug
h the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confession. F
or we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesse
s\, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet without s
in. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, that we
may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high pr
iest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation
to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with t
he ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because
of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for thos
e of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he is c
alled by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to b
e made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou art
my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another place\,
"Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\n\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twel
ve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them ou
t\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent
out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town o
f the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal
the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received
without paying\, give without pay."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/29/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyr Callinicus\, Theodota the Martyr and her Children\, Hol
y Virgin Martyr Theodota\, Constantine III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\,
Pious King Theodosius the New\, Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\, Ol
af of Norway\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinth
ians 5:9-13\; 6:1-11\n\nBrethren\, I wrote to you in my letter not to assoc
iate with immoral men\; not at all meaning the immoral of this world\, or t
he greedy and robbers\, or idolaters\, since then you would need to go out
of the world. But rather I wrote to you not to associate with any one who b
ears the name of brother if he is guilty of immorality or greed\, or is an
idolater\, reviler\, drunkard\, or robber - not even to eat with such a one
. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the
church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. "Drive out the wick
ed person from among you." When one of you has a grievance against a brothe
r\, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Do
you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to
be judged by you\, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not kno
w that we are to judge angels? How much more\, matters pertaining to this l
ife! If then you have such cases\, why do you lay them before those who are
least esteemed by the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that the
re is no man among you wise enough to decide between members of the brother
hood\, but brother goes to law against brother and that before unbelievers?
To have lawsuits at all with one another is defeat for you. Why not rather
suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and de
fraud\, and that even your own brethren. Do you not know that the unrighteo
us will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived\; neither the im
moral\, nor idolators\, nor adulterers\, nor sexual perverts\, nor thieves\
, nor the greedy\, nor drunkards\, nor revilers\, nor robbers will inherit
the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed\, you we
re sanctified\, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and
in the Spirit of our God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:54-58\n\nAt that
time\, Jesus came to his own country\, and taught the people in their syna
gogue so that they were astonished\, and said\, "Where did this man get thi
s wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not hi
s mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon a
nd Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get
all this?" And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them\, "A prophe
t is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." And
he did not do many mighty works there\, because of their unbelief.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Eusebius\, Bishop of Samosata\, Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas of
Philadelphia\, Anastasios the Serbian\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:7-12\n\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First\, I thank my God throu
gh Jesus Christ for all of you\, because your faith is proclaimed in all th
e world. For God is my witness\, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel
of his Son\, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers\, aski
ng that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. F
or I long to see you\, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to stre
ngthen you\, that is\, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's f
aith\, both yours and mine.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:42-48\n\nThe Lor
d said\, "Give to him who begs from you\, and do not refuse him who would b
orrow from you. You have heard that it was said\, 'You shall love your neig
hbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you\, Love your enemies and pray fo
r those who persecute you\, so that you may be sons of your Father who is i
n heaven\; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good\, and send
s rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you\,
what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if yo
u salute only your brethren\, what more are you doing than others? Do not e
ven the Gentiles do the same? You\, therefore\, must be perfect\, as your h
eavenly Father is perfect."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos\, Artemon the Presbyter\
, Our Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Zachariah the Recl
use\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nTone Two\nTenth Orthros Gospel\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14\; 2:1-3\n\n"IN THE BEGINNING\, Thou\
, Lord\, didst found the earth in the beginning\, and the heavens are the w
ork of thy hands\; they will perish
\, but thou remainest\; they will all grow old like a garment\, like a mant
le thou wilt roll them up\, and they will be changed. But thou art the same
\, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said\, "Sit
at my right hand\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they
not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve\, for the sake of those wh
o are to obtain salvation?\n \nTherefore we must pay closer attention to wh
at we have heard\, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared
by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just
retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It
was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who
heard him.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:1-12\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entere
d Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered
together\, so that there was no longer room for them\, not even about the
door\; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came\, bringing to h
im a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him be
cause of the crowd\, they removed the roof above him\; and when they had ma
de an opening\, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And wh
en Jesus saw their faith\, he said to the paralytic\, "My son\, your sins a
re forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there\, questioning in t
heir hearts\, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can for
give sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus\, perceiving in his spirit
that they thus questioned within themselves\, said to them\, "Why do you qu
estion thus in your hearts? Which is easier\, to say to the paralytic\, 'Yo
ur sins are forgiven\,' or to say\, 'Rise\, take up your pallet and walk? B
ut that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive
sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I say to you\, rise\, take up your pallet a
nd go home." And he rose\, and immediately took up the pallet and went out
before them all\; so that they were all amazed and glorified God\, saying\,
"We never saw anything like this!"\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/12/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-V
irgin Mary\, Autonomos the Martyr\, Hieromartyr Cornatus\, Bishop of Iconiu
m\, Agirus\, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus\, Bishop of Iconium\, Daniel of T
hassos\, Julian the Martyr\, Theodore the Hieromartyr of Alexandria\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:2-10\n\n
Brethren\, bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Fo
r if any one thinks he is something\, when he is nothing\, he deceives hims
elf. But let each one test his own work\, and then his reason to boast will
be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each man will have to bea
r his own load. Let him who is taught the word share all good things with h
im who teaches. Do not be deceived\; God is not mocked\, for whatever a man
sows\, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from
the flesh reap corruption\; but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spi
rit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary in well-doing\, for in due
season we shall reap\, if we do not lose heart. So then\, as we have oppor
tunity\, let us do good to all men\, and especially to those who are of the
household of faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54\n\nAt that time\, t
he chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council\, and said\, "What
are we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let him go on thus\,
every one will believe in him\, and the Romans will come and destroy both o
ur place and our nation." But one of them\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest
that year\, said to them\, "You know nothing at all\; you do not understand
that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people\, and
that the whole nation should not perish." He did not say this of his own ac
cord\, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die
for the nation\, and not for the nation only\, but to gather into one the c
hildren of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they took coun
sel how to put him to death.\n \nJesus therefore no longer went about openl
y among the Jews\, but went from there to the country near the wilderness\,
to a town called Ephraim\; and there he stayed with the disciples.\n\n\n
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er-Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/14/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain\, Cyril\, Equal-to-the-Apostles &
Teacher of the Slavs\, Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth\, Abraham\, Bish
op of Carrhes in Mesopotamia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's First Univ
ersal Letter 4:12-19\; 5:1-5\n\nBELOVED\, do not be surprised at the fiery
ordeal which comes upon you to prove you\, as though something strange were
happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings\,
that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you a
re reproached for the name of Christ\, you are blessed\, because the spirit
of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murder
er\, or a thief\, or a wrongdoer\, or a mischiefmaker\; yet if one suffers
as a Christian\, let him not be ashamed\, but under that name let him glori
fy God. For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of G
od\; and if it begins with us\, what will be the end of those who do not ob
ey the gospel of God? And "if the righteous man is scarcely saved\, where w
ill the impious and sinner appear?" Therefore let those who suffer accordin
g to God's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.\n\n
So I exhort the elders among you\, as a fellow elder and a witness of the s
ufferings of Christ as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be reveal
ed. Tend the flock of God that is your charge\, not by constraint but willi
ngly\, not for shameful gain but eagerly\, not as domineering over those in
your charge but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd i
s manifested you will obtain the unfading crown of glory. Likewise you that
are younger be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves\, all of you\, wit
h humility toward one another\, for "God opposes the proud\, but gives grac
e to the humble."\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:38-44\n\nThe Lord said\, "B
eware of the scribes\, who like to go about in long robes\, and to have sal
utations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the
places of honor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense ma
ke long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." And he sat do
wn opposite the treasury\, and watched the multitude putting money into the
treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came\, and
put in two copper coins\, which make a penny. And he called his disciples t
o him\, and said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this poor widow has put
in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For they all c
ontributed out of their abundance\; but she out of her poverty has put in e
verything she had\, her whole living."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Thursday of Publican and Pharisee
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Hilarion the New\, Herodion the Apostle of the 70\, Stephen the Wonderw
orker\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 11:10-12:2\n\n Thu
s says the LORD: In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to
the peoples\; him shall the nations seek\, and his dwellings shall be glori
ous. \n \nIn that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to re
cover the remnant which is left of his people\, from Assyria\, from Egypt\,
from Pathros\, from Ethiopia\, from Elam\, from Shinar\, from Hamath\, and
from the coastlands of the sea. He will raise an ensign for the nations\,
and will assemble the outcasts of Israel\, and gather the dispersed of Jud
ah from the four corners of the earth. The jealousy of Ephraim shall depar
t\, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off\; Ephraim shall not be jeal
ous of Judah\, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. But they shall swoop do
wn upon the shoulder of the Philistines in the west\, and together they sha
ll plunder the people of the east. They shall put forth their hand against
Edom and Moab\, and the Ammonites shall obey them. And the LORD will utter
ly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt\; and will wave his hand over the
River with his scorching wind\, and smite it into seven channels that men
may cross dryshod. And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnan
t which is left of his people\, as there was for Israel when they came up f
rom the land of Egypt. \n \nYou will say in that day: "I will give thanks
to thee\, O LORD\, for though thou wast angry with me\, thy anger turned aw
ay\, and thou didst comfort me. "Behold\, God is my salvation\; I will tru
st\, and will not be afraid\; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song\,
and he has become my salvation."\n\n\nGenesis 7:11-8:3\n\n In the six hund
redth year of Noah's life\, in the second month\, on the seventeenth day of
the month\, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth\,
and the windows of the heavens were opened. And rain fell upon the earth f
orty days and forty nights. On the very same day Noah and his sons\, Shem
and Ham and Japheth\, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with
them entered the ark\, they and every beast according to its kind\, and all
the cattle according to their kinds\, and every creeping thing that creeps
on the earth according to its kind\, and every bird according to its kind\
, every bird of every sort. They went into the ark with Noah\, two and two
of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. And they that entered
\, male and female of all flesh\, went in as God had commanded him\; and th
e LORD shut him in. \n \nThe flood continued forty days upon the earth\; a
nd the waters increased\, and bore up the ark\, and it rose high above the
earth. The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth\; and the
ark floated on the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed so mighti
ly upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were c
overed\; the waters prevailed above the mountains\, covering them fifteen c
ubits deep. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth\, birds\, cattle\
, beasts\, all swarming creatures that swarm upon the earth\, and every man
\; everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died
. He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the ground\,
man and animals and creeping things and birds of the air\; they were blott
ed out from the earth. Only Noah was left\, and those that were with him in
the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days
. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were
with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth\, and the wate
rs subsided\; the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were
closed\, the rain from the heavens was restrained\, and the waters receded
from the earth continually. At the end of a hundred and fifty days the wat
ers had abated.\n \n\nProverbs 10:1-22\n\nA wise son makes a glad father\,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. Treasures gained by wickednes
s do not profit\, but righteousness delivers from death. The LORD does not
let the righteous go hungry\, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A
slack hand causes poverty\, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. A so
n who gathers in summer is prudent\, but a son who sleeps in harvest brings
shame. Blessings are on the head of the righteous\, but the mouth of the
wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteous is a blessing\, but
the name of the wicked will rot. The wise of heart will heed commandments\
, but a prating fool will come to ruin. He who walks in integrity walks se
curely\, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. He who winks the
eye causes trouble\, but he who boldly reproves makes peace. The mouth of
the righteous is a fountain of life\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals
violence. Hatred stirs up strife\, but love covers all offenses. On the l
ips of him who has understanding wisdom is found\, but a rod is for the bac
k of him who lacks sense. Wise men lay up knowledge\, but the babbling of
a fool brings ruin near. A rich man's wealth is his strong city\; the pove
rty of the poor is their ruin. The wage of the righteous leads to life\, t
he gain of the wicked to sin. He who heeds instruction is on the path to l
ife\, but he who rejects reproof goes astray. He who conceals hatred has l
ying lips\, and he who utters slander is a fool. When words are many\, tra
nsgression is not lacking\, but he who restrains his lips is prudent. The
tongue of the righteous is choice silver\; the mind of the wicked is of lit
tle worth. The lips of the righteous feed many\, but fools die for lack of
sense. The blessing of the LORD makes rich\, and he adds no sorrow with i
t.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180924
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/23/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Conception of St. John the Baptist\, Xanthippe & Polyxene the Right
eous\, John the New Martyr of Epiros\, Nicholas the New Martyr\n\nPlagal of
the Fourth Tone\nSixth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Let
ter to the Galatians 4:22-27\n\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a
slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according
to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an al
legory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing ch
ildren for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she
corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her chil
dren. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is wr
itten\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\,
you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are many
more than the children of her that is married."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
5:1-11\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret\,
he saw two boats by the lake\; but the fishermen had gone out of them and w
ere washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats\, which was Simon's\,
he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught
the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking\, he said to Sim
on\, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon
answered\, "Master\, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word
I will let down the nets." And when they had done this\, they enclosed a g
reat shoal of fish\; and as their nets were breaking\, they beckoned to the
ir partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and fill
ed both the boats\, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it
\, he fell down at Jesus' knees\, saying\, "Depart from me\, for I am a sin
ful man\, O Lord." For he was astonished\, and all who were with him\, at t
he catch of fish which they had taken\; and so also were James and John\, s
ons of Zebedee\, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon\, "D
o not be afraid\; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had b
rought their boats to land\, they left everything and followed him.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:1st Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181010
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/10/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs\, Our Righteous Father Theophilus the
Confessor\, The 200 Monk-martyrs of Nicomedia\, Vassianos the Righteous of
Constantinople\, The 14 Holy Elders of Optina Monastery\, Pinytos\, Bishop
of Knossos\, Paulinus\, Archbishop of York\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:24-30\n\nBrethren\, I trust in
the Lord that shortly I myself shall come also. I have thought it necessar
y to send to you Epaphroditos my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldi
er\, and your messenger and minister to my need\, for he has been longing f
or you all\, and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. Ind
eed he was ill\, near to death. But God had mercy on him\, and not only on
him but on me also\, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I am the more e
ager to send him\, therefore\, that you may rejoice at seeing him again\, a
nd that I may be less anxious. So receive him in the Lord with all joy\; an
d honor such men\, for he nearly died for the work of Christ\, risking his
life to complete your service to me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:22-25\n\nA
t that time\, Jesus entered a boat with his disciples\, and he said to them
\, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out\, and
as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake\,
and they were filling with water\, and were in danger. And they went and wo
ke him\, saying\, "Master\, Master\, we are perishing!" And he awoke and re
buked the wind and the raging waves\; and they ceased\, and there was a cal
m. He said to them\, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid\, and they
marveled\, saying to one another\, "Who then is this\, that he commands ev
en wind and water\, and they obey him?"\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190711
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UID:Ical70d9829562e1339f139c900e158b625f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: 45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia\, Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bish
op of Assa\, 10\,000 Fathers martyred in Egypt\, Apollonios the Martyr\, De
position of the Precious Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow\, Righteou
s Father Anthony of the Kiev Caves\, Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas\n
\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 11:2-12
\n\nBrethren\, do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah\, how he p
leads with God against Israel? "Lord\, they have killed thy prophets\, they
have demolished thy altars\, and I alone am left\, and they seek my life."
But what is God's reply to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand men
who have not bowed the knee to Baal." So too at the present time there is
a remnant\, chosen by grace. But if it is by grace\, it is no longer on the
basis of works\; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. What then? Isra
el failed to obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it\, but the rest we
re hardened\, as it is written\, "God gave them a spirit of stupor\, eyes t
hat should not see and ears that should not hear\, down to this very day."
And David says\, "Let their table become a snare and a trap\, a pitfall and
a retribution for them\; let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot se
e\, and bend their backs for ever." So I ask\, have they stumbled so as to
fall? By no means! But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gen
tiles\, so as to make Israel jealous. Now if their trespass means riches fo
r the world\, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles\, how much
more will their full inclusion mean?\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:20-26
\n\nAt that time\, the Lord began to upbraid the cities where most of his m
ighty works had been done\, because they did not repent. "Woe to you\, Chor
azin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in you had been
done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and
ashes. But I tell you\, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment
for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you\, Capernaum\, will you be exalted
to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done
in you had been done in Sodom\, it would have remained until this day. But
I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the
land of Sodom than for you." At that time Jesus declared\, "I thank you\, F
ather\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from t
he wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yea\, Father\, so it
was well pleasing before you."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181221
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/20/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Igna
tius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch\, Our Righteous Father Philogonius\
, Bishop of Antioch\, Holy Father John of Kronstadt\, John the New Martyr o
f Thassos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\n\nBrethren\, recall the former days when
\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings
\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes
being partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on the priso
ners\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property\, since yo
u knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. The
refore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a great reward. For y
ou have need of endurance\, so that you may do the will of God and receive
what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the coming one shall come
and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by faith."\n \n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\n\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples came to
Capernaum\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What were you di
scussing on the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they had discu
ssed with one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the
twelve\; and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he must be las
t of all and servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in the mid
st of them\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receiv
es one such child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\, receiv
es not me but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man
casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he was not
following us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one who does a
mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For h
e that is not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, whoever giv
es you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\, will b
y no means lose his reward."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Ignatius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190724
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\, Ezekiel the Prophet\, Pelag
ia the Righteous of Tinos\, Trophimos & Theophilios and the 13 others marty
red in Lycia\, St. Anna of Levkadio\, The Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos
of Pochaev\, Icon of the Mother of God\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's F
irst Letter to the Corinthians 1:1-9\n\nPaul\, called by the will of God to
be an apostle of Christ Jesus\, and our brother Sosthenes\, To the church
of God which is at Corinth\, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus\, called t
o be saints together with all those who in every place call on the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ\, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace fr
om God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always
for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus\,
that in every way you were enriched in him with all speech and all knowledg
e - even as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you - so that you
are not lacking in any spiritual gift\, as you wait for the revealing of ou
r Lord Jesus Christ\; who will sustain you to the end\, guiltless in the da
y of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful\, by whom you were called into
the fellowship of his Son\, Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 13:24-30\n\nThe Lord said this parable. "The kingdom of heaven may be
compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field\; but while men were sle
eping\, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat\, and went away. So
when the plants came up and bore grain\, then the weeds appeared also. And
the servants of the householder came and said to him\, 'Sir\, did you not s
ow good seeds in your field? How then has it weeds?' He said to them\, 'An
enemy has done this.' The servants said to him\, 'Then do you want us to go
and gather them?' But he said\, 'No\; lest in gathering the weeds you root
up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest\; a
nd at harvest time I will tell the reapers\, Gather the weeds first and bin
d them in bundles to be burned\, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"\n \n\
n
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SUMMARY:Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190111
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical71c086c0fd88d9dc087e2005db4a7ef3
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Gregory of Nyssa\, Dometian\, Bishop of Melitene\, Theosebia the Deacon
ess\, sister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa\, Afterfeast of the Theo
phany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Markianos\, Priest and Oikonom
os of the Great Church\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Eph
esians 4:7-13\n\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us according to the
measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he ascended on high
he led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying\, "He asc
ended\," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower pa
rts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all th
e heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some sh
ould be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some pastors and teac
hers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for building up the b
ody of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the kn
owledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measure of the statu
re of the fullness of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\n\nAt that
time\, Herod the tetrarch\, who had been reproved by John for Herodias\, hi
s brother's wife\, and for all the evil things that Herod had done\, added
this to them all\, that he shut up John in prison. Now when all the people
were baptized\, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying\, the
heaven was opened\, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form\
, as a dove\, and a voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with
you I am well pleased."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190607
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Ascension\,Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery\, Bessarion the
Wonderworker of Egypt\, 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha\, Mary\, Cyris\, Val
eria & Marcia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-12\n\nIn the
first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do a
nd teach\, until the day when he was taken up\, after he had given commandm
ent through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he
presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to the
m during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying
with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for t
he promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for John
baptized with water\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the H
oly Spirit." So when they had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will
you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?" He said to them\, "it is
not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own
authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon y
ou\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samari
a and to the end of the earth." And when he had said this\, as they were lo
oking on\, he was lifted up\, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And
while they were gazing into heaven as he went\, behold\, two men stood by t
hem in white robes\, and said\,"Men of Galilee\, why do you stand looking i
nto heaven? This Jesus\, who was taken up from you into heaven\, will come
in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." Then they returned from the
mount called Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey aw
ay.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\n\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having ris
en from the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "
Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that th
ey saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do q
uestionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I mysel
f\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see t
hat I have." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet.
And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\
, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\,
and he took it and ate before them.\n \nThen he said to them\, "These are m
y words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything
written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must
be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and
said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on
the third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of s
ins should be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusale
m. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my
Father upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power
from on high."\n \nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up
his hands\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\,
and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned
to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing G
od.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Holy Ascension
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181106
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Emesa\, Patrobos\, Gaios
\, Hermas\, Linos\, & Philologos\, Apostles of the 70\n\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 2:20-3:8\n\nBrethren\, you
are our glory and joy. Therefore\, when we could bear it no longer\, we wer
e willing to be left behind at Athens alone\, and we sent Timothy\, our bro
ther and God's servant in the gospel of Christ\, to establish you in your f
aith and to exhort you\, that no one be moved by these afflictions. You you
rselves know that this is to be our lot. For when we were with you\, we tol
d you beforehand that we were to suffer affIiction\; just as it has come to
pass\, and as you know. For this reason\, when I could bear it no longer\,
I sent that I might know your faith\, for fear that somehow the tempter ha
d tempted you and that our labor would be in vain. But now that Timothy has
come to us from you\, and has brought us the good news of your faith and l
ove and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us\, as
we long to see you - for this reason\, brethren\, in all our distress and
affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith\; for now we
live\, if you stand fast in the Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:13-15\,
22-31\n\nAt that time\, while Jesus was teaching\, one of the multitude sa
id to him\, "Teacher\, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me." But
he said to him\, "Man\, who made me a judge or divider over you?" And he sa
id to them\, "Take heed\, and beware of all covetousness\; for a man's life
does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Therefore I tell you
\, do not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat\, nor about your
body\, what you shall put on. For life is more than food\, and the body mor
e than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap\, they have
neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more val
ue are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a cubi
t to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as t
hat\, why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies\, how they gr
ow\; they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass wh
ich is alive in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, how
much more will he clothe you\, O men of little faith! And do not seek what
you are to eat and what you are to drink\, nor be of anxious mind. For all
the nations of the world seek these things\; and your Father knows that you
need them. Instead\, seek his kingdom\, and these things shall be yours as
well."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Emesa
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190609
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical73e80de02026aa207b47f60cef18ea6e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander\, Kalliope the Martyr\,
Melania the Righteous\, Anastasios the New Martyr of Constantinople\, Theop
hanes the New Martyr of Constantinople\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Ephesians 2:4-10\n\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out
of the great love with which he loved us\, even when we were dead through o
ur trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been
saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heaven
ly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the immea
surable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by g
race you have been saved through faith\; and this is not your own doing\, i
t is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man should boast. For
we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which Go
d prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 10:16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you ou
t as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as
doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog
you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and king
s for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they d
eliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to s
ay\; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is
not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Bro
ther will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and chil
dren will rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be
hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be sav
ed."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190810
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical75a8117c3241f340dfd2c1b526537d74
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Apostle Matthias \, Anthony the Martyr of Alexandria\, Afterfe
ast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Constantin
e\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Euthymios the Hieromartyr\, Metropolitan
of Rhodes\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:12-17
\, 21-26\n\nIn those days\, the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mou
nt called Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\;
and when they had entered\, they went up to the upper room\, where they we
re staying\, Peter and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bart
holomew and Matthew\, James the son of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Ju
das the son of James. All these with one accord devoted themselves to praye
r\, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his bro
thers.\n \nIn those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of
persons was in all about a hundred and twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the
scripture had to be fulfilled\, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by
the mouth of David\, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested J
esus. For he was numbered among us\, and was allotted his share in this min
istry. "So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that
the Lord Jesus went in and out among us\, beginning from the baptism of Joh
n until the day when he was taken up from us -- one of these men must becom
e with us a witness to his resurrection."\n \nAnd they put forward two\, Jo
seph called Barsabbas\, who was surnamed Justos\, and Matthias. And they pr
ayed and said\, "Lord\, who knowest the hearts of all men\, show which one
of these two thou hast chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostl
eship from which Judas turned aside\, to go to his own place." And they cas
t lots for them\, and the lot fell on Matthias\; and he was enrolled with t
he eleven apostles.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:10-18\n\nAt that time\,
the disciples asked Jesus\, "Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah
must come?" He replied\, "Elijah does come and he is to restore all things
\; but I tell you that Elijah has already come\, and they did not know him\
, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer
at their hands." Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them
of John the Baptist. And when they came to the crowd\, a man came up to hi
m and kneeling before him said\, "Lord\, have mercy on my son\, for he is a
n epileptic and he suffers terribly\; for often he falls into the fire\, an
d often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples\, and they coul
d not heal him." And Jesus answered\, "O faithless and perverse generation\
, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him h
ere to me." And Jesus rebuked him\, and the demon came out of him\, and the
boy was cured instantly.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Apostle Matthias
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190816
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical77bb43966f96124c1bee2ecbc63be468
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\
n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:5-11\n\nBret
hren\, have this mind among yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, w
ho\, though he was in the form of God\, did not count equality with God a t
hing to be grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, b
eing born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled
himself and became obedient unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore G
od has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every
name\, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on
earth and under the earth\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is L
ord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\,
11:27-28\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Mar
tha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat
at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted
with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care
that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me."
But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled
about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion
\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in th
e crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore y
ou\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are th
ose who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin M
ary
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190201
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical78ba45951ee7af45182ba61faab9de0f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/31/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries\, Holy Women Martyrs Theodote\, Theoktis
te and Eudoxia\, Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus\, Elias Ardounis th
e New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos\, Aed from Ferns\n\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:1-8\n\nBrethre
n\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has
appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\
, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, spea
kers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Ar
e all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? D
o all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the high
er gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in t
he tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or
a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all mys
teries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mounta
ins\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if
I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love
is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant
or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resen
tful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears
all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things.
Love never ends.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\n\nAt that time\,
Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over uncle
an spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmi
ty. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Ge
ntiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sh
eep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom o
f heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, ca
st out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190530
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical792e64b64a7f489484ec0b3d674b9cad
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/29/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre\, Theodosia\, Virgin-Martyr of Cons
tantinople\, Andrew the New Martyr of Argentes\, John of Smyrna the New Mar
tyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Ap
ostles 13:13-24\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and his company set sail from Papho
s\, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jeru
salem\; but they passed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. And o
n the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. After the read
ing of the law and the prophets\, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them\
, saying\, "Brethren\, if you have any word of exhortation for the people\,
say it." So Paul stood up\, and motioning with his hand said: "Men of Isra
el\, and you that fear God\, listen. The God of this people Israel chose ou
r fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt\
, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. And for about forty years he
bore with them in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations
in the land of Canaan\, he gave them their land as an inheritance\, for abo
ut four hundred and fifty years. And after that he gave them judges until S
amuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king\; and God gave them Saul the
son of Kish\, a man of the tribe of Benjamin\, for forty years. And when he
had removed him\, he raised up David to be their king\; of whom he testifi
ed and said\, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart\
, who will do all my will.' Of this man's posterity God has brought to Isra
el a Savior\, Jesus\, as he promised. Before his coming John had preached a
baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel." \n\n\nGospel Reading:
John 6:5-14\n\nAt that time\, Jesus\, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a
multitude was coming to him\, said to Philip\, "How are we to buy bread\,
so that these people may eat?" This he said to test him\, for he himself kn
ew what he would do. Philip answered him\, "Two hundred denarii would not b
uy enough bread for each of them to get a little." One of his disciples\, A
ndrew\, Simon Peter's brother\, said to him\, "There is a lad here who has
five barley loaves and two fish\; but what are they among so many?" Jesus s
aid\, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place\; s
o the men sat down\, in number about five thousand. Jesus then took the loa
ves\, and when he had given thanks\, he distributed them to those who were
seated\; so also the fish\, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten
their fill\, he told his disciples\, "Gather up the fragments left over\,
that nothing may be lost." So they gathered them up and filled twelve baske
ts with fragments from the five barley loaves\, left by those who had eaten
. When the people saw the sign which he had done\, they said\, "This is ind
eed the prophet who is to come into the world!"\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190127
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical79352e5ac62e34cd0d30e85441024c2c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Xenophon & his Companions\, Symeon the Elder of Mount Sinai\n\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:18-23\n\nBrethren\, having b
een set free from sin\, you have become slaves of righteousness. I am speak
ing in human terms\, because of your natural limitations. For just as you o
nce yielded your members to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity\,
so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification.\n \nWhen you
were slaves of sin\, you were free in regard to righteousness. But then wh
at return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end
of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and
have become slaves of God\, the return you get is sanctification and its e
nd\, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death\, but the free gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:
35-46\n\nAt that time\, a lawyer came up to Jesus and asked him a question\
, to test him. "Teacher\, which is the great commandment in the law?" And h
e said to him\, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and
with all your soul\, and with all your mind. This is the great and first c
ommandment. And a second is like it\, You shall love your neighbor as yours
elf. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."\n \nNo
w while the Pharisees were gathered together\, Jesus asked them a question\
, saying\, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to
him\, "The son of David." He said to them\, "How is it then that David\, i
nspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord
\, Sit at my right hand\, till I put your enemies under your feet'? If Davi
d thus calls him Lord\, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer h
im a word\, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions
.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Xenophon & his Companions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181212
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical794edd096582501867c4ca2efec342fe
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/11/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople\, Luke the New Stylite of Chalced
on\, Holy Martyrs Ascepsia and Aethal\, Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas\,
Leontios the Righteous of Monemvasia\, The Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas
\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Hebrews 4:1-13\n\nBrethren\, while the promise of entering his rest remains
\, let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it. For go
od news came to us just as to them\; but the message which they heard did n
ot benefit them\, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers. For we
who have believed enter that rest\, as he has said\, "As I swore in my wra
th\, 'They shall never enter my rest\,'" although his works were finished f
rom the foundation of the world. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh
day in this way\, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."
And again in this place he said\, "They shall never enter my rest." Since t
herefore it remains for some to enter it\, and those who formerly received
the good news failed to enter because of disobedience\, again he sets a cer
tain day\, "Today\," saying through David so long afterward\, in the words
already quoted\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not harden your hear
ts." For if Joshua had given them rest\, God would not speak later of anoth
er day. So then\, there remains a sabbath rest for the people of God\; for
whoever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his.
Let us therefore strive to enter that rest\, that no one fall by the same s
ort of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active\, sharper tha
n any two-edged sword\, piercing to the division of soul and spirit\, of jo
ints and marrow\, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
And before him no creature is hidden\, but all are open and laid bare to th
e eyes of him with whom we have to do.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:22-26\n\
nAt that time\, Jesus came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a b
lind man\, and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the ha
nd\, and led him out of the village\; and when he had spit on his eyes and
laid his hands upon him\, he asked him\, "Do you see anything?" And he look
ed up and said\, "I see men\; but they look like trees\, walking." Then aga
in he laid his hands upon his eyes\; and he looked intently and was restore
d\, and saw everything clearly. And he sent him away to his home\, saying\,
"Do not even enter the village." \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190228
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7971eed88786ed18aba5532d0e63aecb
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis\, Raphael of Brooklyn\, Stephen th
e Monk\, Gelasios the Actor and Martyr of Heliopolis\, Nesios the Martyr\n\
nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 3:21-2
4\; 4:1-11\n\nBeloved\, if our hearts do not condemn us\, we have confidenc
e before God\; and we receive from him whatever we ask\, because we keep hi
s commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment\, that
we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another
\, just as he has commanded us. All who keep his commandments abide in him
\, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us\, by the Spiri
t which he has given us.\n \nBeloved\, do not believe every spirit\, but te
st the spirits to see whether they are of God\; for many false prophets hav
e gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spiri
t which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God\, and e
very spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit
of antichrist\, of which you heard that it was coming\, and now it is in t
he world already. Little children\, you are of God\, and have overcome the
m\; for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are
of the world\, therefore what they say is of the world\, and the world list
ens to them. We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us\, and he who
is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth a
nd the spirit of error.\n \nBeloved\, let us love one another\; for love is
of God\, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not l
ove does not know God\; for God is love. In this the love of God was made
manifest among us\, that God sent his only Son into the world\, so that we
might live through him. In this is love\, not that we loved God but that h
e loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. Beloved\, if
God so loved us\, we also ought to love one another. \n \n\nGospel Reading
: Mark 14:43-72\; 15:1\n\nAt that time\, while Jesus was speaking to the di
sciples\, Judas Iscariot came\, one of the twelve\, and with him a crowd wi
th swords and clubs\, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders
. Now the betrayer had given them a sign\, saying\, "The one I shall kiss
is the man\; seize him and lead him away under guard." And when he came\,
he went up to him at once\, and said\, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him. And th
ey laid hands on him and seized him. But one of those who stood by drew hi
s sword\, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. And
Jesus said to them\, "Have you come out as against a robber\, with swords
and clubs to capture me? Day after day I was with you in the temple teachi
ng\, and you did not seize me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled." And
they all forsook him\, and fled. And a young man followed him\, with nothi
ng but a linen cloth about his body\; and they seized him\, but he left the
linen cloth and ran away naked. And they led Jesus to the high priest\; a
nd all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled. An
d Peter had followed him at a distance\, right into the courtyard of the hi
gh priest\; and he was sitting with the guards\, and warming himself at the
fire. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony agains
t Jesus to put him to death\; but they found none. For many bore false wit
ness against him\, and their witness did not agree. And some stood up and
bore false witness against him\, saying\, "We heard him say\, 'I will destr
oy this temple that is made with hands\, and in three days I will build ano
ther\, not made with hands.'" Yet not even so did their testimony agree.
And the high priest stood up in the midst\, and asked Jesus\, "Have you no
answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?" But he wa
s silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him\, "Are you th
e Christ\, the Son of the Blessed?" And Jesus said\, "I am\; and you will
see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power\, and coming with the
clouds of heaven." And the high priest tore his garments\, and said\, "Why
do we still need witnesses? You have heard his blasphemy. What is your d
ecision?" And they all condemned him as deserving death. And some began t
o spit on him\, and to cover his face\, and to strike him\, saying to him\,
"Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blows. And as Peter was bel
ow in the courtyard\, one of the maids of the high priest came\; and seeing
Peter warming himself\, she looked at him\, and said\, "You also were with
the Nazarene\, Jesus." But he denied it\, saying\, "I neither know nor un
derstand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway\, and the cock c
rowed. And the maid saw him\, and began again to say to the bystanders\, "
This man is one of them." But again he denied it. And after a little whil
e again the bystanders said to Peter\, "Certainly you are one of them\; for
you are a Galilean." But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swe
ar\, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." And immediately the cock
crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him\, "Be
fore the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three times." And he broke do
wn and wept. And as soon as it was morning the chief priests\, with the el
ders and scribes\, and the whole council held a consultation\; and they bou
nd Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate.\n\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190326
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/25/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Annunciation of the Theotokos\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18\n\nBRETHREN\, he who sanct
ifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is n
ot ashamed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my
brethren\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again
\, "I will put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children
God has given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, h
e himself likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might
destroy him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver
all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For
surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants
of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\
, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the servic
e of God\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he him
self has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempt
ed. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:24-38\n\nIn those days\, Elizabeth the wif
e of Zacharias conceived and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Th
us the Lord had done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away
my reproach among men." In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from
God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth\, to a virgin betrothed to a man wh
ose name was Joseph\, of the house of David\; and the virgin's name was Mar
y. And he came to her and said\, "Hail\, O favored one\, the Lord is with y
ou! Blessed are you among women!" But she was greatly troubled at the sayin
g\, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the
angel said to her\, "Do not be afraid\, Mary\, for you have found favor wi
th God. And behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son\, and yo
u shall call his name Jesus. He will be great\, and will be called the Son
of the Most High\; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his fath
er David\, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever\; and of his
kingdom there will be no end." And Mary said to the angel\, "How shall this
be\, since I have no husband?" And the angel said to her\, "The Holy Spiri
t will come upon you\, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you\;
therefore the child to be born will be called holy\, the Son of God.\n \nA
nd behold\, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a so
n\; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with Go
d nothing will be impossible." And Mary said\, "Behold\, I am the handmaid
of the Lord\; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel depart
ed from her.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190613
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Onuphrius of Egypt\, Peter the Athonite\, Holy Martyr Antonine\, John t
he Soldier of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: Acts of the Apostles 23:1-11\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul\, looking intently a
t the council\, said\, "Brethren\, I have lived before God in all good cons
cience up to this day." And the high priest Ananias commanded those who sto
od by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him\, "God shall st
rike you\, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to t
he law\, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?" Those who
stood by said\, "Would you revile God's high priest?" And Paul said\, "I di
d not know\, brethren\, that he was the high priest\; for it is written\, '
You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.' " But when Paul percei
ved that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees\, he cried out in
the council\, "Brethren\, I am a Pharisee\, a son of Pharisees\; with respe
ct to the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am on trial." And when he
had said this\, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees
\; and the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no res
urrection\, nor angel\, nor spirit\; but the Pharisees acknowledge them all
. Then a great clamor arose\; and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' par
ty stood up and contended\, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a s
pirit or an angel spoke to him?" And when the dissension became violent\, t
he tribune\, afraid that Paul would be torn in pieces by them\, commanded t
he soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him
into the barracks. The following night the Lord stood by him and said\, "Ta
ke courage\, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem\, so you must
bear witness also at Rome."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:15-23\n\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "All that the Father has is mine\; therefore I said
that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.\n \n"A little while\
, and you will see me no more\; again a little while\, and you will see me.
" Some of his disciples said to one another\, "What is this that he says to
us\, 'A little while\, and you will not see me\, and again a little while\
, and you will see me'\; and\, 'because I go to the Father'? " They said\,
"What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he means." Jesu
s knew that they wanted to ask him\; so he said to them\, "Is this what you
are asking yourselves\, what I meant by saying\, 'A little while\, and you
will not see me\, and again a little while\, and you will see me'? Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, you will weep and lament\, but the world will rejoi
ce\; you will be sorrowful\, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a wom
an is in travail she has sorrow\, because her hour has come\; but when she
is delivered of the child\, she no longer remembers the anguish\, for joy t
hat a human being is born into the world. So you have sorrow now\, but I wi
ll see you again and your hearts will rejoice\, and no one will take your j
oy from you. In that day\, you will ask nothing of me. Truly\, truly\, I sa
y to you\, if you ask anything of the Father\, he will give it to you in my
name."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Onuphrius of Egypt
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190620
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7c036f9fb384398dff9ea76760bc0c4d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord\, Holy Martyr Zosima\
, Our Righteous Father Zenonus\, Païsius the Great of Egypt\n\nFast Free\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Jude's First Universal Letter 1:1-25\n\nJUDE\, a se
rvant of Jesus Christ\, and brother of James\, To those who are called\, be
loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy\, peace\, and
love be multiplied to you. Beloved\, being very eager to write to you of ou
r common salvation\, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to cont
end for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For admis
sion has been secretly gained by some who long ago were designated for this
condemnation\, ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our God into licen
tiousness and deny the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ. Now I desire
to remind you\, though you were once for all fully informed\, that the Lord
saved a people out of the land of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who di
d not believe. And the angels that did not keep their own position but left
their proper dwelling have been kept by him in eternal chains in the nethe
r gloom until the judgment of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah an
d the surrounding cities\, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in u
nnatural lust\, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal f
ire. Yet in like manner these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, rej
ect authority\, and revile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michae
l\, contending with the devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did n
ot presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord
rebuke you." But these men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by
those things that they know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are d
estroyed. Woe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Cain\, and aband
on themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and perish in Korah'
s rebellion. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as they boldly carou
se together\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds\, carried along b
y winds\; fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild wav
es of the sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\; wandering stars fo
r whom the nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for ever. It was of t
hese also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied\, sayin
g\, "Behold\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execute judgment on
all\, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness whic
h they have committed in such an ungodly way\, and of all the harsh things
which ungodly sinners have spoken against him." These are grumblers\, malco
ntents\, following their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flattering
people to gain advantage. But you must remember\, beloved\, the predictions
of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\, "in the last
time there will be scoffers\, following their own ungodly passions." It is
these who set up divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the Spirit. But yo
u\, beloved\, build yourselves up on your most holy faith\; pray in the Hol
y Spirit\; keep yourselves in the love of God\; wait for the mercy of our L
ord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some\, who doubt\; save so
me\, by snatching them out of the fire\; on some have mercy with fear\, hat
ing even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now to him who is able to keep y
ou from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of h
is glory with rejoicing\, to the only God\, our Savior through Jesus Christ
our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\, before all time
and now and for ever. Amen. \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 14:21-24\n\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples\, "He who has my commandments and keeps them\, he
it is who loves me\; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father\, and
I will love him and manifest myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to
him\, "Lord\, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us\, and not to
the world?" Jesus answered him\, "If a man loves me\, he will keep my wor
d\, and my Father will love him\, and we will come to him and make our hom
e with him. He who does not love me does not keep my words\; and the word
which you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181030
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/29/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anastasia the Martyr of Rome\, Our Righteous Father Abramius\n\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 1:1-5\n\nPaul\,
Silvanus\, and Timothy\, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Fat
her and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to Go
d always for you all\, constantly mentioning you in our prayers\, rememberi
ng before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and stead
fastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know\, brethren beloved b
y God\, that he has chosen you\; for our gospel came to you not only in wor
d\, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You
know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 11:29-33\n\nAt that time\, when the crowds were increasing\,
Jesus began to say\, "This generation is an evil generation\; it seeks a si
gn\, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jona
h became a sign to the men of Nineveh\, so will the Son of man be to this g
eneration. The queen of the South will arise at the judgment with the men o
f this generation and condemn them\; for she came from the ends of the eart
h to hear the wisdom of Solomon\, and behold\, something greater than Solom
on is here. The men of Nineveh will arise at the judgment with this generat
ion and condemn it\; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah\, and beho
ld\, something greater than Jonah is here. No one after lighting a lamp put
s it in a cellar or under a bushel\, but on a stand\, that those who enter
may see the light."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Anastasia the Martyr of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190621
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus\, Kallistos I\, Patriarch of C
onstantinople\, Nicholas Cabasilas\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Letter to the Romans 1:28-32\; 2:1-9\n\nBrethren\, since the ungodly
did not see fit to acknowledge God\, God gave them up to a base mind and to
improper conduct. They were filled with all manner of wickedness\, evil\,
covetousness\, malice. Full of envy\, murder\, strife\, deceit\, malignity\
, they are gossips\, slanderers\, haters of God\, insolent\, haughty\, boas
tful\, inventors of evil\, disobedient to parents\, foolish\, faithless\, h
eartless\, ruthless. Though they know God's decree that those who do such t
hings deserve to die\, they not only do them but approve those who practice
them. Therefore you have no excuse\, O man\, whoever you are\, when you ju
dge another\; for in passing judgment upon him you condemn yourself\, becau
se you\, the judge\, are doing the very same things. We know that the judgm
ent of God rightly falls upon those who do such things. Do you suppose\, O
man\, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself
\, you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume upon the riches o
f his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kin
dness is meant to lead you to repentance? But by your hard and impenitent h
eart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's r
ighteous judgment will be revealed. For he will render to every man accordi
ng to his works\; to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and
honor and immortality\, he will give eternal life\; but for those who are
factious and do not obey the truth\, but obey wickedness\, there will be wr
ath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being
who does evil\, the Jew first and also the Greek.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 5:27-32\n\nThe Lord said\, "You have heard that it was said\, 'You shal
l not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every one who looks at a woma
n lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your r
ight eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out and throw it away\; it is better
that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into
Gehenna. And if your right hand causes you to sin\, cut it off and throw it
away\; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole
body go into Gehenna. It was also said\, 'Whoever divorces his wife\, let
him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that every one who
divorces his wife\, except on the ground of unchastity\, makes her an adul
teress\; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190512
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Methodius & Cyril\, Equal-to-the Apostles Illuminators of the Slavs\, R
enewal of Constantinople\, Hieromartyr Mocius\, Theopemptos the Martyr & hi
s Companions\, Dioscoros the New Martyr\, Argyrios the New-Martyr of Epanom
i\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 5:21-32\n\nIn those days\, t
he apostles entered the temple and taught. Now the high priest came and tho
se who were with him and called together the council and all the senate of
Israel\, and sent to the prison to have them brought. But when the officers
came\, they did not find them in the prison\, and they returned and report
ed\, 'We found the prison securely locked and the sentries standing at the
doors\, but when we opened it we found no one inside." Now when the captain
of the temple and the chief priests heard these words\, they were much per
plexed about them\, wondering what this would come to. And some one came an
d told them\, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple an
d teaching the people." Then the captain with the officers went and brought
them\, but without violence\, for they were afraid of being stoned by the
people.\n \nAnd when they had brought them\, they set them before the counc
il. And the high priest questioned them\, saying\, "We strictly charged you
not to teach in this name\, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your t
eaching and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us." But Peter and th
e apostles answered\, "We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fat
hers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging on a tree. God exalted him at
his right hand as Leader and Savior\, to give repentance to Israel and forg
iveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things\, and so is the Holy
Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John
6:14-27\n\nAt that time\, when the people saw the sign which Jesus had don
e\, they said\, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!"
\n \nPerceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to
make him king\, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.\n \nWhen e
vening came\, his disciples went down to the sea\, entered a boat\, and sta
rted across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark\, and Jesus had not yet c
ome to them. The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing. When they had
rowed about three or four miles\, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and dra
wing near to the boat. They were frightened\, but he said to them\, "It is
I\; do not be afraid." Then they were glad to take him into the boat\, and
immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.\n \nOn the n
ext day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there
had been only one boat there\, and that Jesus had not entered the boat wit
h his disciples\, but that his disciples had gone away alone. However\, boa
ts from Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lor
d had given thanks. So when the people saw that Jesus was not there\, nor h
is disciples\, they themselves entered the boats and went to Capernaum\, se
eking Jesus.\n \nWhen they found him on the other side of the sea\, they sa
id to him\, "Rabbi\, when did you come here?" Jesus answered them\, "Truly\
, truly\, I say to you\, you seek me\, not because you saw signs\, but beca
use you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food which perish
es\, but for the food which endures to eternal life which the Son of man wi
ll give to you\; for on him has God the Father set his seal."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Methodius & Cyril\, Equal-to-the Apostles Illuminators of the Slavs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181217
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/16/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)\, Modestos\, Archbishop of Jerusalem
\, Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania\, Nicholas\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\, Memnonus\, Archbishop of Ephesus\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\nTone Four\nSeventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11\n\nBrethren\, when Christ who is our li
fe appears\, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death ther
efore what is earthly in you: fornication\, impurity\, passion\, evil desir
e\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of
God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked\, whe
n you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger\, wrath\, malice\, sl
ander\, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another\, seeing t
hat you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the
new nature\, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its cre
ator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\, circumcised and uncircumcised\,
barbarian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\, but Christ is all\, and in all.\n
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:16-24\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man onc
e gave a great banquet\, and invited many\; and at the time of the banquet
he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited\, 'Come\; for all
is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to
him\, 'I have bought a field\, and I go out and see it\; I pray you\, have
me excused.' And another said\, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen\, and I mu
st go to examine them\; I pray you\, have me excused.' And another said\, '
I have married a wife\, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came a
nd reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his s
ervant\, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city\, and bring i
n the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And the servant said\, 'Sir\, wh
at you commanded has been done\, and there is still room.' And the master s
aid to the servant\, 'Go out to the highways and hedges\, and compel people
to come in\, that my house may be filled. For I tell you\, none of those m
en who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are called\, but few a
re chosen.'"\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:11th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190226
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/25/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Tarasius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Reginos\, Bishop of Skopelos\,
Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace\, Markellos\, Bishop of Apamea\n\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 2:18-29\; 3:1-8\n\nBrethren\
, it is the last hour\; and as you have heard that antichrist is coming\, s
o now many antichrists have come\; therefore we know that it is the last ho
ur. They went out from us\, but they were not of us\; for if they had been
of us\, they would have continued with us\; but they went out\, that it mi
ght be plain that they all are not of us. But you have been anointed by th
e Holy One\, and you all know that I write to you\, not because you do not
know the truth\, but because you know it\, and know that no lie is of the t
ruth. Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is
the antichrist\, he who denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies
the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also. Let
what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from th
e beginning abides in you\, then you will abide in the Son and in the Fathe
r. And this is what he has promised us\, eternal life.\n \nI write this to
you about those who would deceive you\; but the anointing which you receiv
ed from him abides in you\, and you have no need that any one should teach
you\; as his anointing teaches you about everything\, and is true\, and is
no lie\, just as it has taught you\, abide in him.\n \nAnd now\, little chi
ldren\, abide in him\, so that when he appears we may have confidence and n
ot shrink from him in shame at his coming. If you know that he is righteou
s\, you may be sure that every one who does right is born of him.\n \nSee w
hat love the Father has given us\, that we should be called children of God
\; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did
not know him. Beloved\, we are God's children now\; it does not yet appea
r what we shall be\, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him\
, for we shall see him as he is. And every one who thus hopes in him purif
ies himself as he is pure.\n \nEvery one who commits sin is guilty of lawle
ssness\; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins\,
and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins\; no one who si
ns has either seen him or known him. Little children\, let no one deceive
you. He who does right is righteous\, as he is righteous. He who commits
sin is of the devil\; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The rea
son the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. \n \n\nG
ospel Reading: Mark 11:1-11\n\nAt that time\, Jesus drew near to Jerusalem\
, to Bethsphage and Bethany\, at the Mount of Olives\, and he sent two of h
is disciples\, and said to them\, "Go into the village opposite you\, and i
mmediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied\, on which no one has
ever sat\; untie it and bring it. If any one says to you\, 'Why are you do
ing this?' say\, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immedi
ately.'" And they went away\, and found a colt tied at the door out in the
open street\; and they untied it. And those who stood there said to them\
, "What are you doing\, untying the colt?" And they told them what Jesus h
ad said\; and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus\, and t
hrew their garments on it\; and he sat upon it. And many spread their garm
ents on the road\, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from
the fields. And those who went before and those who followed cried out\,
"Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the
kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!" And
he entered Jerusalem\, and went into the temple\; and when he had looked r
ound at everything\, as it was already late\, he went out to Bethany with t
he twelve disciples.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/28/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\, Holy Martyrs Terrence and Eunic
e\, Our Righteous Father Steven the Sabbaite\, Arsenios and Athanasios of A
ndrousa in Messenia\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Angelis\, Manuel\, Geo
rge\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Crete\, Rostislav\, the Great Illumined D
uke of Moravia\n\nPlagal of the First Tone\nEleventh Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18\n\nBrethren\, see
with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those
who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be ci
rcumcised\, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross
of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep
the law\, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in yo
ur flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Je
sus Christ\, by which the world has been crucified to me\, and I to the wor
ld. For neither circumcision counts for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but
a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule\, upon t
he Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me\; for I bear on my body
the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\
, brethren. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:41-56\n\nAt that time\, there
came to Jesus a man named Jairus\, who was a ruler of the synagogue\; and
falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house\, for he had an
only daughter\, about twelve years of age\, and she was dying. As he went\
, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for
twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians and could not be
healed by anyone\, came up behind him\, and touched the fringe of his garm
ent\; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said\, "Who was i
t that touched me?" When all denied it\, Peter and those who were with him
said\, "Master\, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" But Jesus
said\, "Some one touched me\; for I perceive that power has gone forth fro
m me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden\, she came trembling\
, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people wh
y she had touched him\, and how she had been immediately healed. And he sai
d to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace." While h
e was still speaking\, a man from the ruler's house came and said\, "Your d
aughter is dead\; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on hearin
g this answered him\, "Do not fear\; only believe\, and she shall be well."
And when he came to the house\, he permitted no one to enter with him\, ex
cept Peter and John and James\, and the father and mother of the child. And
all were weeping and bewailing her\; but he said\, "Do not weep\; for she
is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him\, knowing that she was d
ead. But taking her by the hand he called\, saying\, "Child\, arise." And h
er spirit returned\, and she got up at once\; and he directed that somethin
g should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed\; but he charged
them to tell no one what had happened.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis\, Julia the Virgin-martyr
of Carthage\, 1\,015 Martyrs in Pisidia\, Helier the Hermit\, Martyr of Jer
sey\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 14:9-18\n\nBret
hren\, to this end Christ died and lived again\, that he might be Lord both
of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? O
r you\, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the
judgment seat of God\; for it is written. "As I live\, says the Lord\, ever
y knee shall bow to me\, and every tongue shall give praise to God." So eac
h of us shall give account of himself to God. Then let us no more pass judg
ment on one another\, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or h
indrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus
that nothing is unclean in itself\; but it is unclean for any one who thin
ks it unclean. If your brother is being injured by what you eat\, you are n
o longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for
whom Christ died. So do not let your good be spoken of as evil. For the ki
ngdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in t
he Holy Spirit\; he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approve
d by men.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:14-16\; 22-30\n\nAt that time\, t
he Pharisees took counsel against Jesus\, how to destroy him. Jesus\, aware
of this\, withdrew from there. And many followed him\, and he healed them
all\, and ordered them not to make him known.\n \nThen a blind and dumb dem
oniac was brought to him\, and he healed him\, so that the dumb man spoke a
nd saw. And all the people were amazed\, and said\, "Can this be the Son of
David?" But when the Pharisees heard it they said\, "It is only by Beelzeb
ul\, the prince of demons\, that this man casts out demons." Knowing their
thoughts\, he said to them\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid
waste\, and no city or house divided against itself will stand\; and if Sat
an casts out Satan\, he is divided against himself\; how then will his king
dom stand? And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons cas
t them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit
of God that I cast out demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods\, unless h
e first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. He who
is not with me is against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel\, 26 Martyrs in Crimea\, Iren
aeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nOld
Testament Readings: Isaiah 9:9-10:4\n\nThus says the LORD: "And all the pe
ople will know\, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria\, who say in pride
and in arrogance of heart: 'The bricks have fallen\, but we will build wit
h dressed stones\; the sycamores have been cut down\, but we will put cedar
s in their place.'" So the LORD raises adversaries against them\, and stir
s up their enemies. The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the wes
t devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away
and his hand is stretched out still. The people did not turn to him who sm
ote them\, nor seek the LORD of hosts. So the LORD cut off from Israel hea
d and tail\, palm branch and reed in one day - the elder and honored man is
the head\, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail\; for those who le
ad this people lead them astray\, and those who are led by them are swallow
ed up. Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men\, and has
no compassion on their fatherless and widows\; for every one is godless and
an evildoer\, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not
turned away and his hand is stretched out still. For wickedness burns like
a fire\, it consumes briers and thorns\; it kindles the thickets of the fo
rest\, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. Through the wrath of the
LORD of hosts the land is burned\, and the people are like fuel for the fi
re\; no man spares his brother. They snatch on the right\, but are still h
ungry\, and they devour on the left\, but are not satisfied\; each devours
his neighbor's flesh\, Manasseh\, Ephraim\, and Ephraim\, Manasseh\, and to
gether they are against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away an
d his hand is stretched out still. \n \nWoe to those who decree iniquitous
decrees\, and the writers who keep writing oppression\, to turn aside the
needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right\, that w
idows may be their spoil\, and that they may make the fatherless their prey
! What will you do on the day of punishment\, in the storm which will come
from afar? To whom will you flee for help\, and where will you leave your
wealth? Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among th
e slain. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretche
d out still.\n\n\nGenesis 7:1-5\n\n Then the LORD said to Noah\, "Go into t
he ark\, you and all your household\, for I have seen that you are righteou
s before me in this generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean ani
mals\, the male and his mate\; and a pair of the animals that are not clean
\, the male and his mate\; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also\, m
ale and female\, to keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth.
For in seven days I will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nigh
ts\; and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face
of the ground." And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.\n\n\nPro
verbs 8:32-9:11\n\nAnd now\, my sons\, listen to me: happy are those who ke
ep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise\, and do not neglect it. Happy
is the man who listens to me\, watching daily at my gates\, waiting beside
my doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD
\; but he who misses me injures himself\; all who hate me love death." Wi
sdom has built her house\, she has set up her seven pillars. She has slau
ghtered her beasts\, she has mixed her wine\, she has also set her table.
She has sent out her maids to call from the highest places in the town\,
"Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" To him who is without sense she
says\, "Come\, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Lea
ve simpleness\, and live\, and walk in the way of insight." He who correc
ts a scoffer gets himself abuse\, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs i
njury. Do not reprove a scoffer\, or he will hate you\; reprove a wise ma
n\, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man\, and he will be
still wiser\; teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning. Th
e fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom\, and the knowledge of the Ho
ly One is insight. For by me your days will be multiplied\, and years wil
l be added to your life. \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie\, Our Righteous Father Joseph\, Ico
n of the Mother of God of Vladimir\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lette
r to the Hebrews 6:9-12\n\nBRETHREN\, we feel sure of better things that be
long to salvation. For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and th
e love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints\, as you still d
o. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing
the full assurance of hope until the end\, so that you may not be sluggish\
, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promise
s.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:13-22\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who
had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you
devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers\; therefore
you will receive the greater condemnation. But woe to you\, scribes and Ph
arisees\, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men\;
for you neither enter yourselves\, nor allow those who would enter to go in
. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and
land to make a single proselyte\, and when he becomes a proselyte\, you ma
ke him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. Woe to you\, blind guid
es\, who say\, 'If any one swears by the temple\, it is nothing\; but if an
y one swears by the gold of the temple\, he is bound by his oath.' You blin
d fools! For which is greater\, the gold or the temple that has made the go
ld sacred? And you say\, 'If any one swears by the altar\, it is nothing\;
but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar\, he is bound by his
oath.' You blind men! For which is greater\, the gift or the altar that ma
kes the gift sacred? So he who swears by the altar\, swears by it and by ev
erything on it\; and he who swears by the temple\, swears by it and by him
who dwells in it\; and he who swears by heaven\, swears by the throne of Go
d and by him who sits upon it."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Hieromartyr Haralambos\,Hieromartyr Haralambos\, Anastasios\, Patriarch
of Jerusalem\, Porphyrios & Baptos the Monk-martyrs\n\nTone Four\nFourth O
rthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1
-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\,
and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful m
en who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good sold
ier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursu
its\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is n
ot crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking
farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I s
ay\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n \nRemember
Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in
my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a
criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everythin
g for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ
Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28\n\nAt
that time\, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold\, a Ca
naanite woman from that region came out and cried\, "Have mercy on me\, O L
ord\, Son of David\; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon." But he
did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him\, saying\,
"Send her away\, for she is crying after us." He answered\, "I was sent
only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she came and knelt befo
re him\, saying\, "Lord\, help me." And he answered\, "It is not fair to
take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." She said\, "Yes\, Lor
d\, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."
Then Jesus answered her\, "O woman\, great is your faith! Be it done for y
ou as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Melitene\, Nikitas\, Bishop
of Chalcedon\, Eutechios\, Bishop of Mytilene\, Helikonis the Martyr\, Hela
dios the Hieromartyr of the East\, Zacharias the New Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:25\; 13:1-12\n\nIn those days\, Barnabas a
nd Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission\, bri
nging with them John whose other name was Mark. Now in the Church at Antioc
h there were prophets and teachers\, Barnabas\, Simeon who was called Niger
\, Lucius of Cyrene\, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch\,
and Saul. While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting\, the Holy Spiri
t said\, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have c
alled them." Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them a
nd sent them off. So\, being sent out by the Holy Spirit\, they went down t
o Seleucia\; and from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Sal
amis\, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And t
hey had John to assist them. When they had gone through the whole island as
far as Paphos\, they came upon a certain magician\, a Jewish false prophet
\, named Bar-Jesus. He was with the proconsul\, Sergius Paulus\, a man of i
ntelligence\, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of
God. But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) withsto
od them\, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. But Saul\, who
is also called Paul\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, looked intently at him
and said\, "You son of the devil\, you enemy of all righteousness\, full o
f all deceit and villainy\, will you not stop making crooked the straight p
aths of the Lord? And now\, behold\, the hand of the Lord is upon you\, and
you shall be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist
and darkness fell upon him and he went about seeking people to lead him by
the hand. Then the proconsul believed\, when he saw what had occurred\, fo
r he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John
8:51-59\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, if any one keeps my word\, he will never see death." The Jews s
aid to him\, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died\, as did the
prophets\; and you say\, 'If any one keeps my word\, he will never taste de
ath.' Are you greater than our father Abraham\, who died? And the prophets
died! Who do you claim to be?" Jesus answered\, "If I glorify myself\, my g
lory is nothing\; it is my Father who glorifies me\, of whom you say that h
e is your God. But you have not known him\; I know him. If I said\, I do no
t know him\, I should be a liar like you\; but I do know him and I keep his
word. Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day\; and he saw
it and was glad." The Jews then said to him\, "You are not yet fifty years
old\, and have you seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, before Abraham was\, I am." So they took up stones to throw at
him\; but Jesus hid himself\, and went out of the temple.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Agapius the Martyr & His Companions\, Manuel the New Martyr of Crete\,
Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy\, Bishop of Britain\n\nStrict Fast\
n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 3:1-14\n\n For\, behold\, the Lord\, th
e Lord of hosts\, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and sta
ff\, the whole stay of bread\, and the whole stay of water\; the mighty man
and the soldier\, the judge and the prophet\, the diviner and the elder\,
the captain of fifty and the man of rank\, the counselor and the skillful m
agician and the expert in charms. And I will make boys their princes\, and
babes shall rule over them. And the people will oppress one another\, eve
ry man his fellow and every man his neighbor\; the youth will be insolent t
o the elder\, and the base fellow to the honorable.\n \nWhen a man takes ho
ld of his brother in the house of his father\, saying: "You have a mantle\
; you shall be our leader\, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule
"\; in that day he will speak out\, saying: "I will not be a healer\; in m
y house there is neither bread nor mantle\; you shall not make me leader of
the people." For Jerusalem has stumbled\, and Judah has fallen\; because
their speech and their deeds are against the Lord\, defying his glorious pr
esence.\n \nTheir partiality witnesses against them\; they proclaim their s
in like Sodom\, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought e
vil upon themselves. Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them\,
for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! It shall
be ill with him\, for what his hands have done shall be done to him. My pe
ople -- children are their oppressors\, and women rule over them. O my peo
ple\, your leaders mislead you\, and confuse the course of your paths.\n \n
The Lord has taken his place to contend\, he stands to judge his people. T
he Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "I
t is you who have devoured the vineyard\, the spoil of the poor is in your
houses."\n \n\nGenesis 2:20-3:20\n\n The man gave names to all cattle\, and
to the birds of the air\, and to every beast of the field\; but for the ma
n there was not found a helper fit for him. So the Lord God caused a deep
sleep to fall upon the man\, and while he slept took one of his ribs and cl
osed up its place with flesh\; and the rib which the Lord God had taken fro
m the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man sa
id\, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh\; she shall be
called Woman\, because she was taken out of Man." Therefore a man leaves
his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife\, and they become one fle
sh. And the man and his wife were both naked\, and were not ashamed.\n \nN
ow the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the Lord G
od had made. He said to the woman\, "Did God say\, 'You shall not eat of a
ny tree of the garden'?" And the woman said to the serpent\, "We may eat o
f the fruit of the trees of the garden\; but God said\, 'You shall not eat
of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden\, neither shal
l you touch it\, lest you die.'" But the serpent said to the woman\, "You
will not die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be open
ed\, and you will be like God\, knowing good and evil." So when the woman
saw that the tree was good for food\, and that it was a delight to the eyes
\, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise\, she took of its f
ruit and ate\; and she also gave some to her husband\, and he ate. Then th
e eyes of both were opened\, and they knew that they were naked\; and they
sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.\n \nAnd they heard th
e sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day\, and
the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among
the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man\, and said to
him\, "Where are you?" And he said\, "I heard the sound of thee in the ga
rden\, and I was afraid\, because I was naked\; and I hid myself." He said
\, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which
I commanded you not to eat?" The man said\, "The woman whom thou gavest to
be with me\, she gave me fruit of the tree\, and I ate." Then the Lord Go
d said to the woman\, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said\,
"The serpent beguiled me\, and I ate." The Lord God said to the serpent\,
"Because you have done this\, cursed are you above all cattle\, and above a
ll wild animals\; upon your belly you shall go\, and dust you shall eat all
the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman\, and
between your seed and her seed\; he shall bruise your head\, and you shall
bruise his heel." To the woman he said\, "I will greatly multiply your pai
n in childbearing\; in pain you shall bring forth children\, yet your desir
e shall be for your husband\, and he shall rule over you." And to Adam he
said\, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife\, and have eate
n of the tree of which I commanded you\, 'You shall not eat of it\,' cursed
is the ground because of you\; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of
your life\; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you\; and you shal
l eat the plants of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bre
ad till you return to the ground\, for out of it you were taken\; you are d
ust\, and to dust you shall return."\n \nThe man called his wife's name Eve
\, because she was the mother of all living.\n \n\nProverbs 3:19-34\n\nThe
Lord by wisdom founded the earth\; by understanding he established the heav
ens\; by his knowledge the deeps broke forth\, and the clouds drop down the
dew.\n \nMy son\, keep sound wisdom and discretion\; let them not escape f
rom your sight\, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your
neck. Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stum
ble. If you sit down\, you will not be afraid\; when you lie down\, your s
leep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden panic\, or of the ruin of t
he wicked\, when it comes\; for the Lord will be your confidence and will k
eep your foot from being caught. Do not withhold good from those to whom i
t is due\, when it is in your power to do it.\n \nDo not say to your neighb
or\, "Go\, and come again\, tomorrow I will give it" -- when you have it wi
th you. Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly besid
e you. Do not contend with a man for no reason\, when he has done you no h
arm. Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways\; for
the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord\, but the upright are in hi
s confidence. The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked\, but he bles
ses the abode of the righteous. Toward the scorners he is scornful\, but t
o the humble he shows favor.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181009
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pelagia the Righteous\, Pelagia the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\, Taisia t
he Harlot of Egypt\, Phillip\, Bishop of Gortyna\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:12-15\n\nBrethren\, as you have always
obeyed\, so now\, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence\,
work out your own salvation with fear and trembling\; for God is at work i
n you\, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Do all things witho
ut grumbling or questioning\, that you may be blameless and innocent\, chil
dren of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generati
on\, among whom you shine as lights in the world\, holding fast the word of
life\, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud.\n\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 7:36-50\n\nAt that time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with
him\, and he went into the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table.
And behold\, a woman of the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that
he was at table in the Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of oi
ntment\, and standing behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet h
is feet with her tears\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kis
sed his feet\, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee w
ho had invited him saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophe
t\, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching
him\, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I ha
ve something to say to you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A c
ertain creditor had two debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the o
ther fifty. When they could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of th
em will love him more?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he
forgave more." And he said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning
toward the woman he said to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your
house\, you gave me no water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with he
r tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the ti
me I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head
with oil\, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell yo
u\, her sins\, which are many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he
who is forgiven little\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are
forgiven." Then those who were at table with him began to say among themse
lves\, "Who is this\, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "
Your faith has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181017
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UID:Ical81688c1903193d7cb43adbae623c5300
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/16/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Longinus the Centurion\, The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus
\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 1:1-3\; 7-11\n
\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and Timothy our brot
her\, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colossai: Grace to y
ou and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We thank God\,
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ from the day you heard and understood t
he grace of God in truth\, as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fell
ow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf and has made
known to us your love in the Spirit. And so\, from the day we heard of it\,
we have not ceased to pray for you asking that you may be filled with the
knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding\, to lead a
life worthy of the Lord\, fully pleasing to him\, bearing fruit in every g
ood work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened wi
th all power\, according to his glorious might\, for all endurance and pati
ence with joy.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:33-54\n\nAt that time\, when
the soldiers came to a place called Golgotha (which means the place of a s
kull)\, they offered him wine to drink\, mingled with gall\; but when he ta
sted it\, he would not drink it. And when they had crucified him\, they div
ided his garments among them by casting lots\; then they sat down and kept
watch over him there. And over his head they put the charge against him\, w
hich read\, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews." Then two robbers were cru
cified with him\, one on the right and one on the left. And those who passe
d by derided him\, wagging their heads and saying\, "You who would destroy
the temple and build it in three days\, save yourself! If you are the Son o
f God\, come down from the cross." So also the chief priests\, with the scr
ibes and elders\, mocked him\, saying\, "He saved others\; he cannot save h
imself. He is the King of Israel\; let him come down now from the cross\, a
nd we will believe in him. He trusts in God\; let God deliver him now\, if
he desires him\; for he said\, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who
were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way. \n \nNow from the
sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And
about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "Eli\, Eli\, lama saba
chthani?" that is\, "My God\, my God\, why have you forsaken me?" And some
of the bystanders hearing it said\, "This man is calling Elijah." And one o
f them at once ran and took a sponge\, filled it with vinegar\, and put it
on a reed\, and gave it to him to drink. But the others said\, "Wait\, let
us see whether Elijah will come to save him." And Jesus cried again with a
loud voice and yielded up his spirit. \n \nAnd behold\, the curtain of the
temple was torn in two\, from top to bottom\; and the earth shook\, and the
rocks were split\; the tombs also were opened\, and many bodies of the sai
nts who had fallen asleep were raised\, and coming out of the tombs after h
is resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the
centurion and those who were with him\, keeping watch over Jesus\, saw the
earthquake and what took place\, they were filled with awe\, and said\, "T
ruly this was the Son of God!"\n \n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181115
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical820854fb51159d743369bc313b20f7c8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/14/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle\, Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Ho
ly Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra\, Justinian the Emperor and his wi
fe Theodora\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Fir
st Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apos
tles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become
a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's
sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You ar
e held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and th
irst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working w
ith our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\;
when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as t
he refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write thi
s to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For tho
ugh you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For
I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then
\, be imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\n\nAt that time\,
Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Fol
low me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Ph
ilip found Nathanael\, and he said to him\, "We have found him of whom Mose
s in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of J
oseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?"
Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\,
and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Na
thanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before P
hilip called you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanae
l answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Isra
el!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig
tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he
said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\,
and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Philip the Apostle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical823df1ca66c948aa86c178d280c9a180
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/29/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia\,
Our Righteous Father Nicholas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Dionysios\, B
ishop of Corinth\, Phaedrus the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 6:17-21\n\nTimothy\, my son
\, charge the rich in this world not to be haughty\, nor to set their hopes
on uncertain riches but on God who richly furnishes us with everything to
enjoy. They are to do good\, to be rich in good deeds\, liberal and generou
s\, thus laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future\, so tha
t they may take hold of the life which is life indeed. O Timothy\, guard wh
at has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions
of what is falsely called knowledge\, for by professing it some have missed
the mark as regards the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 20:9-18\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man planted a vineyard\,
and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country for a long while.
When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, that they should g
ive him some of the fruit of the vineyard\; but the tenants beat him\, and
sent him away empty-handed. And he sent another servant\; him also they bea
t and treated shamefully\, and sent him away empty-handed. And he sent yet
a third\; this one they wounded and cast out. Then the owner of the vineyar
d said\, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son\; it may be they will
respect him.' But when the tenants saw him\, they said to themselves\, 'Th
is is the heir\; let us kill him\, that the inheritance may be ours.' And t
hey cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner o
f the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy those tenants\, and giv
e the vineyard to others." When they heard this\, they said\, "God forbid!"
But he looked at them and said\, "What then is this that is written: 'The
very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner'?
Every one who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces\; but when it fa
lls on any one it will crush him." \n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190804
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8319c77cc9645adca2decb2acd0148de
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery\,
Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer\, Theoctistus the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Win
e and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 12
:1-3\n\nBrethren\, I appeal to you\, by the mercies of God\, to present you
r bodies as a living sacrifice\, holy and acceptable to God\, which is your
spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by
the renewal of your mind\, that you may prove what is the will of God\, wh
at is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I bid e
very one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to thi
nk\, but think with sober judgment\, each according to the measure of faith
which God has assigned him.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\n
\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy
of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me\
; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He
who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses his life for my sake wil
l find it. He who receives you receives me\, and he who receives me receive
s him who sent me. He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall
receive a prophet's reward\, and he who receives a righteous man because he
is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever giv
es to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a dis
ciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he shall not lose his reward." And when Jesu
s had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, he went on from there to
teach and preach in their cities.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monaste
ry
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190619
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical84c84f02104d0727f417a260afa5a99d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria\, Leontios the M
yrrh-Streamer of Argos\, Aitherios the Martyr of Nicomedia\n\nFast Free\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:1-7\, 13-17\n\nPaul\,
a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an apostle\, set apart for the gos
pel of God which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy sc
riptures\, the gospel concerning his Son\, who was descended from David acc
ording to the flesh and designated Son of God in power according to the Spi
rit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead\, Jesus Christ our Lord\,
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obe
dience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations\, including
yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ\; To all God's beloved
in Rome\, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I want you to know\, brethren\, that I ha
ve often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented)\, in or
der that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the
Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians\, both to
the wise and to the foolish: so I am eager to preach the gospel to you als
o who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of G
od for salvation to every one who has faith\, to the Jew first and also to
the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for
faith\; as it is written\, "The righteous shall live by faith."\n\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 4:23-25\;5:1-13\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went about all G
alilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingd
om and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. So his f
ame spread throughout all Syria\, and they brought him all the sick\, those
afflicted with various diseases and pains\, demoniacs\, epileptics\, and p
aralytics\, and he healed them. And great crowds followed him from Galilee
and the Dekapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.\n \nS
eeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, and when he sat down his di
sciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them\, saying:\n \n
"Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\n \n
"Blessed are those who mourn\, for they shall be comforted.\n \n"Blessed ar
e the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth.\n \n"Blessed are those who h
unger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall be satisfied.\n \n"Bles
sed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy.\n \n"Blessed are the pu
re in heart\, for they shall see God.\n \n"Blessed are the peacemakers\, fo
r they shall be called sons of God.\n \n"Blessed are those who are persecut
ed for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\n \n"Bles
sed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of ev
il against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\, for your reward
is great in heaven\, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before yo
u.\n \n"You are the salt of the earth\; but if salt has lost its taste\, ho
w shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except
to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181027
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical84fe6129c0db59be49971a83f91293e2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/26/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer\, Commemoration of
the Great Earthquake in Constantinople\, Eata of Hexham\n\nFast Day (Wine a
nd Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2
:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\
, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful
men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good so
ldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pur
suits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is
not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworki
ng farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I
say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n \nRemembe
r Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached i
n my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like
a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everyth
ing for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Chri
st Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-
2\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one anot
her. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated yo
u. If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\; but because y
ou are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the
world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not
greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\
; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will
do to you on my account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I
had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they ha
ve no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I ha
d not done among them the works which no one else did\, they would not have
sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fu
lfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a caus
e.'\n \n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the F
ather\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will b
ear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with
me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falli
ng away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is co
ming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n \n
\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical858852c9bf3d8120b2cdfdde03152ffd
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/29/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer\, Laurence the Reclus
e of the Kiev Caves\, Ignatius and Nicandrus of Sinai\, Gildas the Wise\n\n
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\n\nBrethren\
, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a
hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse a
nd affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For yo
u had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the plunderin
g of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a better posses
sion and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence\, whi
ch has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do
the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, a
nd the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one sha
ll live by faith."\n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\n\nAt that time\, Je
sus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the house he a
sked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they were silent\;
for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest. A
nd he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If any one wo
uld be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And he took a c
hild\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his arms\, he s
aid to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me\; and
whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." John said to
him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we forb
ade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbi
d him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afte
r to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us. For truly
\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bea
r the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181023
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical863d1c9f53b678ca0be98c2c43408feb
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/22/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Abercius\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis\, Seve
n Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus\, Cecilia the Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:13-20\n\nBrethren\, you who were
dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh\, Christ made alive
together with him\, having forgiven us all our trespasses\, having cancele
d the bond which stood against us with its legal demands\; this he set asid
e\, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the principalities and powers and
made a public example of them\, triumphing over them in him. Therefore let
no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink or with regard t
o a festival or a new moon or a sabbath. These are only a shadow of what is
to come\; but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you\,
insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels\, taking his stand on vi
sions\, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind\, and not holding fas
t to the Head\, from whom the whole body\, nourished and knit together thro
ugh its joints and ligaments\, grows with a growth that is from God. If wit
h Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the universe\, why do you liv
e as if you still belonged to the world?\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:22-24
\n\nThe Lord said\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; an
d no one knows who the Son is except the Father\, or who the Father is exce
pt the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning
to the disciples he said privately\, "Blessed are the eyes which see what
you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what yo
u see\, and did not see it\, and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear i
t."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Abercius\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190506
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical875c81a78e7217c1a16d3671fc6ed549
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Irene the Great Martyr\, Neophytos\, Gaius\, & Caianus the Monk-martyrs\
, The Righteous Martyr Ephraim the Younger\, Euthymios the Wonderworker\, B
ishop of Madytos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20\n\nIn
those days\, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hand
s of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of
the rest dared join them\, but the people held them in high honor. And mor
e than ever believers were added to the Lord\, multitudes both of men and w
omen\, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets\, and laid t
hem on beds and pallets\, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might f
all on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusal
em\, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits\, and they
were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him\, th
at is\, the party of the Sadducees\, and filled with jealousy they arrested
the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of t
he Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said\, "Go and sta
nd in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."\n\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\n\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day
of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of th
e Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with y
ou." When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then
the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\,
"Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And
when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive t
he Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if yo
u retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n \nNow Thomas\, one of the
twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other
disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless
I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark
of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n \nEi
ght days later\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was wit
h them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and sa
id: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\,
and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not
be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!
" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed
are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n \nNow Jesus did many other
signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this boo
k\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, t
he Son of God\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Thomas Sunday
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181208
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical87c85159638e1666a7460637f609f6e9
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan\, Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia\, Rig
hteous Father Gerasimus\, Ascetic of Euboia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 1:15-16\; 2:1-10\n\nTitus\, my son\, to th
e pure all things are pure\, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is
pure\; their very minds and consciences are corrupted. They profess to know
God\, but they deny him by their deeds\; they are detestable\, disobedient
\, unfit for any good deed.\n \nBut as for you\, teach what befits sound do
ctrine. Bid the older men be temperate\, serious\, sensible\, sound in fait
h\, in love\, and in steadfastness. Bid the older women likewise to be reve
rent in behavior\, not to be slanderous or slaves to drink\; they are to te
ach what is good\, and so train the young women to love their husbands and
children\, to be sensible\, chaste\, domestic\, kind\, and submissive to th
eir husbands\, that the word of God may not be discredited. Likewise urge t
he younger men to control themselves. Show yourself in all respects a model
of good deeds\, and in your teaching show integrity\, gravity\, and sound
speech that cannot be censured\, so that an opponent may be put to shame\,
having nothing evil to say to us. Bid slaves to be submissive to their mast
ers and to give satisfaction in every respect\; they are not to be refracto
ry\, nor to pilfer\, but to show entire and true fidelity\, so that in ever
ything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 21:37-38\, 22:1-8\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in the temple e
very day\, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear h
im. Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near\, which is called the Passo
ver. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to d
eath\; for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Isc
ariot\, who was of the number of the twelve\; he went away and conferred wi
th the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they
were glad\, and engaged to give him money. So he agreed\, and sought an op
portunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude. Then came
the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrific
ed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\, "Go and prepare the passover for u
s\, that we may eat it."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190729
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical88009e9ddab2cbdb4ab20d8a7d8617c9
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Prochoros\, Nicanor\, Timon\, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70\, Irene
the Righteous of Chrysovalantou\, Our Righteous Father Paul of Xeropotamou
\n\nPlagal of the First Tone\nSixth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Romans 12:6-14\n\nBrethren\, having gifts that diffe
r according to the grace given to us\, let us use them: if prophecy\, in pr
oportion to our faith\; if service\, in our serving\; he who teaches\, in h
is teaching\; he who exhorts\, in his exhortation\; he who contributes\, in
liberality\; he who gives aid\, with zeal\; he who does acts of mercy\, wi
th cheerfulness. Let love be genuine\; hate what is evil\, hold fast to wha
t is good\; love one another with brotherly affection\; outdo one another i
n showing honor. Never flag in zeal\, be aglow with the Spirit\, serve the
Lord. Rejoice in your hope\, be patient in tribulation\, be constant in pra
yer. Contribute to the needs of the saints\, practice hospitality. Bless th
ose who persecute you\; bless and do not curse them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 9:1-8\n\nAt that time\, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and c
ame to his own city. And behold\, they brought to him a paralytic\, lying o
n his bed\; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic\, "Take
heart\, my son\; your sins are forgiven." And behold\, some of the scribes
said to themselves\, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus\, knowing their
thoughts\, said\, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easie
r\, to say 'Your sins are forgiven\,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that y
ou may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he
then said to the paralytic -- "Rise\, take up your bed and go home." And he
rose and went home. When the crowds saw it\, they were afraid\, and they g
lorified God\, who had given such authority to men.\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:6th Sunday of Matthew
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190715
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical88639a428b24f893e8e5ae6e5e7ecf0b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/14/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Aquila the Apostle among the 70\, Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor\
, Archbishop of Thessalonica\, Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos\, Jus
tus the Martyr\, Peter the New Hieromartyr and the four New Martyrs of Meli
ssourgeio Kissamos\n\nTone Three\nFourth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15\n\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure
. I desire you to insist on these things\, so that those who have believed
in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds\; these are excell
ent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogies\,
dissensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofitable and fut
ile. As for a man who is factious\, after admonishing him once or twice\,
have nothing more to do with him\, knowing that such a person is perverted
and sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n \nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to y
ou\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend
the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on th
eir way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply th
emselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be
unfruitful.\n \nAll who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who
love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 5:14-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the
world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and pu
t it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the hou
se. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have com
e to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but
to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass aw
ay\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accompli
shed. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teac
hes men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who do
es them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n
\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190310
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical88f69a84647254257a79594a4670ab5f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia\, Caesarios the Righteous\n\nFast Day
(Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Hebrews 12:1-10\n\nBRETHREN\, since we are surrounded by so great a
cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which cli
ngs so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set befo
re us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith\, who for t
he joy that was set before him endured the cross\, despising the shame\, an
d is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endure
d from sinners such hostility against himself\, so that you may not grow we
ary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted
to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortatio
n which addresses you as sons? "My son\, do not regard lightly the discipli
ne of the Lord\, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lor
d disciplines him whom he loves\, and chastises every son whom he receives.
" It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons
\; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are le
ft without discipline\, in which all have participated\, then you are illeg
itimate children and not sons. Besides this\, we have had earthly fathers t
o discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to
the Father.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16\n\nThe Lord said this par
able\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in t
he morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labor
ers for a denarius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out ab
out the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace\; and to
them he said\, 'You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will
give you.' So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the nint
h hour\, he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found
others standing\; and he said to them\, 'Why do you stand here idle all da
y?' They said to him\, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them\, 'Yo
u go into the vineyard too.' And when evening came\, the owner of the viney
ard said to his steward\, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, beg
inning with the last\, up to the first.' And when those hired about the ele
venth hour came\, each of them received a denarius. Now when the first came
\, they thought they would receive more\; but each of them also received a
denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, saying\, '
These last worked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who ha
ve borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to o
ne of them\, 'Friend\, I am doing you no wrong\; did you not agree with me
for a denarius? Take what belongs to you\, and go\; I choose to give to thi
s last as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what bel
ongs to me? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' So the last will be fir
st\, and the first last. For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190516
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8931f7ee7991628fcb8386ada7d5413f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pachomius the Great\, Achillius the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lariss
a\, Barbaros the Myrrhbearer of Kerkyra\, Andrew the Hermit & Wonderworker\
, Placing of the Honorable Head of the Apostle Titus\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:18-25\n\nIn those
days\, when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of t
he apostles' hands\, he offered them money\, saying\, "Give me also this po
wer\, that any one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." But
Peter said to him\, "Your silver perish with you\, because you thought you
could obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in
this matter\, for your heart is not right before God. Repent therefore of t
his wickedness of yours\, and pray to the Lord that\, if possible\, the int
ent of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are in the gall o
f bitterness and in the bond of iniquity." And Simon answered\, "Pray for m
e to the Lord\, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."\n \nN
ow when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord\, they returned
to Jerusalem\, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.\n\n
\nGospel Reading: John 6:35-39\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in
him: "I am the bread of life\; he who comes to me shall not hunger\, and h
e who believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have se
en me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me\
; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from he
aven\, not to do my own will\, but the will of him who sent me\; and this i
s the will of him who sent me\, that I should lose nothing of all that he h
as given me\, but raise it up at the last day."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Pachomius the Great
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181008
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical89b2769f73b9d0245542501032bcfeac
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria\, Polychronios the Martyr\
, Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon\, John the Hermit of Crete\,
Jonah of Manchuria\n\nTone Two\nEighth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:31-33\; 12:1-9\n\nBrethren\
, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows
that I do not lie. At Damascus\, the governor under King Aretas guarded th
e city of Damascus in order to seize me\, but I was let down in a basket th
rough a window in the wall\, and escaped his hands.\n \nI must boast\; ther
e is nothing to be gained by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelatio
ns of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up
to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not kno
w\, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise --wheth
er in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows -- and he heard
things that cannot be told\, which man may not utter. On behalf of this ma
n I will boast\, but on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weakn
esses. Though if I wish to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be s
peaking the truth. But I refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of
me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elat
ed by the abundance of revelations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a
messenger of Satan\, to harass me\, to keep me from being too elated. Three
times I besought the Lord about this\, that it should leave me\; but he sa
id to me\, "My grace is sufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect i
n weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the p
ower of Christ may rest upon me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:11-16\n\nAt th
at time\, Jesus went to a city called Nain\, and his disciples and a great
crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city\, behold\, a m
an who had died was being carried out\, the only son of his mother\, and sh
e was a widow\; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the
Lord saw her\, he had compassion on her and said to her\, "Do not weep." An
d he came and touched the bier\, and the bearers stood still. And he said\,
"Young man\, I say to you\, arise." And the dead man sat up\, and began to
speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all\; and they glor
ified God\, saying\, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has vi
sited his people!"\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:3rd Sunday of Luke
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181028
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8b735029f638594d5386cbc2f3fd3b8d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/27/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Kyriakos\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\, Procla\, wife of Pontius Pilate\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's S
econd Letter to the Corinthians 5:1-10\n\nBrethren\, we know that if the ea
rthly tent we live in is destroyed\, we have a building from God\, a house
not made with hands\, eternal in the heavens. Here indeed we groan\, and lo
ng to put on our heavenly dwelling\, so that by putting it on we may not be
found naked. For while we are still in this tent\, we sigh with anxiety\;
not that we would be unclothed\, but that we would be further clothed\, so
that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for
this very thing is God\, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.\n \nS
o we are always of good courage\; we know that while we are at home in the
body we are away from the Lord\, for we walk by faith\, not by sight. We ar
e of good courage\, and we would rather be away from the body and at home w
ith the Lord. So whether we are at home or away\, we make it our aim to ple
ase him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp
covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\
, that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not
be made manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to
light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given
\, and from him who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken
away."\n \nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could n
ot reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brother
s are standing outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mo
ther and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190302
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8bf2462e16b90f57e64039859cab4c5d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan\, Andonina the New Marty
r\, David the Archbishop\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's Se
cond Universal Letter 1:1-13\n\nThe elder to the elect lady and her childre
n\, whom I love in the truth\, and not only I but also all who know the tru
th\, because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us for ever:\
n \nGrace\, mercy\, and peace will be with us\, from God the Father and fro
m Jesus Christ the Father's Son\, in truth and love.\n \nI rejoiced greatly
to find some of your children following the truth\, just as we have been c
ommanded by the Father. And now I beg you\, lady\, not as though I were wr
iting you a new commandment\, but the one we have had from the beginning\,
that we love one another. And this is love\, that we follow his commandmen
ts\; this is the commandment\, as you have heard from the beginning\, that
you follow love. For many deceivers have gone out into the world\, men who
will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh\; such a one
is the deceiver and the antichrist. Look to yourselves\, that you may not
lose what you have worked for\, but may win a full reward. Any one who goe
s ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God\; he
who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son. If any one co
mes to you and does not bring this doctrine\, do not receive him into the h
ouse or give him any greeting\; for he who greets him shares his wicked wor
k.\n \nThough I have much to write to you\, I would rather not use paper an
d ink\, but I hope to come to see you and talk with you face to face\, so t
hat our joy may be complete.\n \nThe children of your elect sister greet yo
u. Amen. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:20\,22\,25\,33-41\n\nAt that time\
, the soldiers took Jesus and led him out to be crucified. And they brough
t him to a place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And i
t was the third hour\, when they crucified him. And when the sixth hour ha
d come there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at
the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "Eloi\, Eloi\, lama sabacht
hani?" which means\, "My God\, my God\, why have you forsaken me?" And som
e of the bystanders hearing it said\, "Behold\, he is calling Elijah. " An
d one ran and\, filling a sponge full of vinegar\, put it on a reed and gav
e it to him to drink\, saying\, "Wait\, let us see whether Elijah will come
to take him down." And Jesus uttered a loud cry\, and breathed his last.
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two\, from top to bottom. And w
hen the centurion\, who stood facing him\, saw that he thus cried out and b
reathed his last\, he said\, "Truly this man was the Son of God! There wer
e also women looking on from afar\, among whom were Mary Magdalene\, and Ma
ry the mother of James the younger and of Joses\, and Salome who\, when he
was in Galilee\, followed him\, and ministered to him\; and also many other
women who came up with him to Jerusalem.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Meatfare Friday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181222
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/21/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Juli
ana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs\, Themistocles the Martyr of M
yra\, Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:8-16\n\nBrethren\, by faith Abraham obey
ed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an in
heritance\; and he went out\, not knowing where he was to go. By faith he s
ojourned in the land of promise\, as in a foreign land\, living in tents wi
th Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forw
ard to the city which has foundations\, whose builder and maker is God. By
faith Sarah herself received power to conceive\, even when she was past the
age\, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from o
ne man\, and him as good as dead\, were born descendants as many as the sta
rs of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. These a
ll died in faith\, not having received what was promised\, but having seen
it and greeted it from afar\, and having acknowledged that they were strang
ers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that t
hey are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from whi
ch they had gone out\, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it
is\, they desire a better country\, that is\, a heavenly one. Therefore Go
d is not ashamed to be called their God\, for he has prepared for them a ci
ty.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:24-32\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"How hard it will be for these who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich
man to enter the kingdom of God." And they were exceedingly astonished\, a
nd said to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "
With men it is impossible\, but not with God\; for all things are possible
with God." Peter began to say to him\, "Lo\, we have left everything and fo
llowed you." Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no one who has l
eft house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands\,
for my sake and for the gospel\, who will not receive a hundredfold now in
this time\, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and l
ands\, with persecutions\, and in the age to come eternal life. But many th
at are first will be last\, and the last first." And they were on the road\
, going up to Jerusalem\, and Jesus was walking ahead of them\; and they we
re amazed\, and those who followed were afraid.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190120
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8c748f3fba281ec5a31f2b80335ad079
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/19/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Macarius the Great of Egypt\, Mark\, Bishop of Ephesus\, Arsenius of Co
rfu\, Makarios of Alexandria\, Makarios\, Hierodeacon of Kalogera\, Patmos\
, Removal of the Honorable Relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian\, Branwal
lader\, Bishop of Jersey\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the G
alatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, jo
y\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, se
lf-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ
Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live b
y the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit
\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a m
an is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him
in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Be
ar one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 8:5-13\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered Capernaum\, a cent
urion came forward to him\, beseeching him and saying\, "Lord\, my servant
is lying paralyzed at home\, in terrible distress." And he said to him\, "I
will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him\, "Lord\, I am not
worthy to have you come under my roof\; but only say the word\, and my ser
vant will be healed. For I am a man under authority\, with soldiers under m
e\; and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\, and to another\, 'Come\,' and h
e comes\, and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he does it." When Jesus heard h
im\, he marveled\, and said to those who followed him\, "Truly\, I say to y
ou\, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you\, many will com
e from east and west and sit at table with Abraham\, Isaac\, and Jacob in t
he kingdom of heaven\, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into th
e outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the c
enturion Jesus said\, "Go\; be it done for you as you have believed." And t
he servant was healed at that very moment.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Macarius the Great of Egypt
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190426
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/25/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Thursday\,Mark the Apostle and Evangelist\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 11:23-32\n\nBRETHRE
N\, I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you\, that the Lord J
esus on the night when he was betrayed took bread\, and when he had given t
hanks\, he broke it\, and said\, "This is my body which is for you. Do this
in remembrance of me." In the same way also the cup\, after supper\, sayin
g\, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this\, as often as you dr
ink it\, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drin
k the cup\, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.\n \nWhoever\, the
refore\, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner
will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man exam
ine himself\, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For any one who
eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon
himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill\, and some have died. But
if we judged ourselves truly\, we should not be judged. But when we are ju
dged by the Lord\, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned along w
ith the world.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:1-20\; John 13:3-17\; Matthe
w 26:21-39\; Luke 22:43-44\; Matthew 26:40-75\; 27:1-2\n\n <
!--[if gte mso 9]> \n \nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You know that after two d
ays the Passover is coming\, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be
crucified."\n \nThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathere
d in the palace of the high priest\, who was called Caiaphas\, and took cou
nsel together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they sa
id\, "Not during the feast\, lest there be a tumult among the people."\n \n
Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, a woman cam
e up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment\, and she po
ured it on his head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, t
hey were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have
been sold for a large sum\, and given to the poor."\n \nBut Jesus\, aware
of this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a
beautiful thing to me.\n \nFor you always have the poor with you\, but you
will not always have me.\n \nIn pouring this ointment on my body she has do
ne it to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to you\, wherever this gospel
is preached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory
of her."\n \nThen one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went
to the chief priests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to
you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he so
ught an opportunity to betray him.\n \nNow on the first day of Unleavened B
read the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Where will you have us prepare
for you to eat the Passover?" He said\, "Go into the city to a certain one
\, and say to him\, &lsquo\;The Teacher says\, My time is at hand\; I will
keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did
as Jesus had directed them\, and they prepared the Passover. When it was ev
ening\, he sat at table with the twelve disciples.\n \nJesus\, knowing that
the Father had given all things into his hands\, and that he had come from
God and was going to God\, rose from supper\, laid aside his garments\, an
d girded himself with a towel. Then he poured water into a basin\, and bega
n to wash the disciples' feet\, and to wipe them with the towel with which
he was girded.\n \nHe came to Simon Peter\; and Peter said to him\, "Lord\,
do you wash my feet?" Jesus answered him\, "What I am doing you do not kno
w now\, but afterward you will understand." Peter said to him\, "You shall
never wash my feet." Jesus answered him\, "If I do not wash you\, you have
no part in me." Simon Peter said to him\, "Lord\, not my feet only but also
my hands and my head!" Jesus said to him\, "He who has bathed does not nee
d to wash\, except for his feet\, but he is clean all over\; and you are cl
ean\, but not every one of you." For he knew who was to betray him\; that w
as why he said\, "You are not all clean."\n \nWhen he had washed their feet
\, and taken his garments\, and resumed his place\, he said to them\, "Do y
ou know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord\; and you are
right\, for so I am. If I then\, your Lord and Teacher\, have washed your
feet\, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an e
xample\, that you also should do as I have done to you. Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, a servant is not greater than his master\; nor is he who is sen
t greater than he who sent him. If you know these things\, blessed are you
if you do them.\n \nAnd as they were eating\, he said\, "Truly\, I say to y
ou\, one of you will betray me." And they were very sorrowful\, and began t
o say to him one after another\, "Is it I\, Lord?" He answered\, "He who ha
s dipped his hand in the dish with me\, will betray me. The Son of man goes
as it is written of him\, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is be
trayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." Ju
das\, who betrayed him\, said\, "Is it I\, Master?" He said to him\, "You h
ave said so."\n \nNow as they were eating\, Jesus took bread\, and blessed\
, and broke it\, and gave it to the disciples and said\, "Take\, eat\; this
is my body." And he took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he gave it t
o them\, saying\, "Drink of it\, all of you\; for this is my blood of the n
ew covenant\, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I t
ell you I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day wh
en I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."\n \nAnd when they had s
ung a hymn\, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them\
, "You will all fall away because of me this night\; for it is written\, 'I
will strike the shepherd\, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
But after I am raised up\, I will go before you to Galilee." Peter declared
to him\, "Though they all fall away because of you\, I will never fall awa
y." Jesus said to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this very night\, before th
e cock crows\, you will deny me three times." Peter said to him\, "Even if
I must die with you\, I will not deny you." And so said all the disciples.\
n \nThen Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane\, and he said to
his disciples\, "Sit here\, while I go yonder and pray." And taking with h
im Peter and the two sons of Zebedee\, he began to be sorrowful and trouble
d. Then he said to them\, "My soul is very sorrowful\, even to death\; rema
in here\, and watch with me." And going a little farther he fell on his fac
e and prayed\, "My Father\, if it be possible\, let this cup pass from me\;
nevertheless\, not as I will\, but as you will."\n \nAnd there appeared to
him an angel from heaven\, strengthening him. And being in an agony he pra
yed more earnestly\; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling
down upon the ground.\n \nAnd rising from prayer\, he came to the disciple
s and found them sleeping\; and he said to Peter\, "So\, could you not watc
h with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation\;
the spirit indeed is willing\, but the flesh is weak." Again\, for the sec
ond time\, he went away and prayed\, "My Father\, if this cannot pass unles
s I drink it\, your will be done." And again he came and found them sleepin
g\, for their eyes were
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SUMMARY:Holy Thursday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190309
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Hermas the Apostle of
the 70\, Paul the Confessor\, Dometios the Righteous\, Felix of Burgundy\,
Enlightener of East Anglia\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\
n\nOld Testament Readings: \n\n\nZechariah 8:7-17\n\n"Thus says the Lord of
hosts: Behold\, I will save my people from the east country and from the
west country\; and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem\; a
nd they shall be my people and I will be their God\, in faithfulness and in
righteousness."\n \nThus says the Lord of hosts: "Let your hands be stron
g\, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of t
he prophets\, since the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of
hosts was laid\, that the temple might be built. For before those days th
ere was no wage for man or any wage for beast\, neither was there any safet
y from the foe for him who went out or came in\; for I set every man agains
t his fellow. But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as i
n the former days\, says the Lord of hosts. For there shall be a sowing of
peace\; the vine shall yield its fruit\, and the ground shall give its inc
rease\, and the heavens shall give their dew\; and I will cause the remnant
of this people to possess all these things. And as you have been a byword
of cursing among the nations\, O house of Judah and house of Israel\, so w
ill I save you and you shall be a blessing. Fear not\, but let your hands
be strong."\n \nFor thus says the Lord of hosts: "As I purposed to do evil
to you\, when your fathers provoked me to wrath\, and I did not relent\, s
ays the Lord of hosts\, so again have I purposed in these days to do good
to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah\; fear not. These are the things th
at you shall do: Speak the truth to one another\, render in your gates judg
ments that are true and make for peace\, do not devise evil in your hearts
against one another\, and love no false oath\, for all these things I hate\
, says the Lord."\n \n\nZechariah 8:19-23\n\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts:
The fast of the fourth month\, and the fast of the fifth\, and the fast of
the seventh\, and the fast of the tenth\, shall be to the house of Judah s
easons of joy and gladness\, and cheerful feasts\; therefore love truth and
peace.\n \n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come\, even th
e inhabitants of many cities\; the inhabitants of one city shall go to anot
her\, saying\, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord\, and to
seek the Lord of hosts\; I am going.' Many peoples and strong nations sha
ll come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem\, and to entreat the favor o
f the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the n
ations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew\, saying\, 'Let
us go with you\, for we have heard that God is with you.'"\n \n
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SUMMARY:Cheesefare Friday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190113
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8e66e51500b932866a61c15ab2938979
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Tatiana the Martyr of Rome\, Martyr Mertios\, Afterfeast of the Theopha
ny of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Basil and John the Hieromartyrs\,
Euthasia the Virgin-Martyr\, Peter of Absalom\, Benedict\n\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17\n\nBrethren\, be strong i
n the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God
\, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we ar
e not contending against flesh and blood\, but against the principalities\,
against the powers\, against the world rulers of this present darkness\, a
gainst the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore
take the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to withstand in the evi
l day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having girded
your loins with truth\, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness\
, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace\; bes
ides all these\, taking the shield of faith\, with which you can quench all
the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation\, and
the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n \n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 4:1-11\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the w
ilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty n
ights\, and afterward he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him\
, "If you are the Son of God\, command these stones to become loaves of bre
ad." But he answered\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone
\, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Then the devil
took him to the holy city\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, an
d said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down\; for it i
s written\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\,' and 'On their hands t
hey will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus
said to him\, "Again\, it is written\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your G
od.'" Again\, the devil took him to a very high mountain\, and showed him
all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them\; and he said to him\,
"All these I will give you\, if you will fall down and worship me." Then J
esus said to him\, "Be gone\, Satan! for it is written\, 'You shall worship
the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'" Then the devil left him
\, and behold\, angels came and ministered to him.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Saturday after Epiphany
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181025
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8e9a0d2c0b29f5967f8268f091b4eb17
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/24/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Arethas the Great Martyr & Syncletiki and her two daughters\, Sebastia
ne the Martyr\, Maglorious of Sark\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:17-25\; 4:1\n\nBrethren\, whatever you d
o\, in word or deed\, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus\, giving
thanks to God the Father through him. Wives\, be subject to your husbands\,
as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands\, love your wives\, and do not be hars
h with them. Children\, obey your parents in everything\, for this pleases
the Lord. Fathers\, do not provoke your children\, lest they become discour
aged. Slaves\, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters\, not
with eyeservice\, as men-pleasers\, but in singleness of heart\, fearing th
e Lord. Whatever your task\, work heartily\, as serving the Lord and not me
n\, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your rew
ard\; you are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrongdoer will be paid back
for the wrong he has done\, and there is no partiality. Masters\, treat you
r slaves justly and fairly\, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:9-13\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Ask
\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\, and it wil
l be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives\, and he who seeks finds
\, and to him who knocks it will be opened. What father among you\, if his
son asks for bread\, will give him a stone\; or if he asks for a fish\, wil
l instead of a fish give him a serpent\; or if he asks for an egg\, will gi
ve him a scorpion? If you then\, who are evil\, know how to give good gifts
to your children\, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Sp
irit to those who ask him!"\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Arethas the Great Martyr & Syncletiki and her two daughters
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190525
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain\, Saint Vincent of Lerins\, Meletios
the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\, Gregory\, Archbishop of Novgorod\n
\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostle
s 10:44-48\; 11:1-10\n\nIn those days\, while Peter was still saying this\,
the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from amo
ng the circumcised who came with Peter were amazed\, because the gift of th
e Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them
speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared\, "Can any one
forbid water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit j
ust as we have?" And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. Now the apostles and t
he brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the
word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem\, the circumcision party c
riticized him\, saying\, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with
them?" But Peter began and explained to them in order: "I was in the city o
f Joppa praying\; and in a trance I saw a vision\, something descending\, l
ike a great sheet\, let down from heaven by four corners\; and it came down
to me. Looking at it closely I observed animals and beasts of prey and rep
tiles and birds of the air. And I heard a voice saying to me\, 'Rise\, Pete
r\; kill and eat.' But I said\, 'No\, Lord\; for nothing common or unclean
has ever entered my mouth.' But the voice answered a second time from heave
n\, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common.' This happened three t
imes\, and all was drawn up again into heaven."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 8
:21-30\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you
will seek me and die in your sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." The
n said the Jews\, "Will he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going
\, you cannot come'? " He said to them\, "You are from below\, I am from ab
ove\; you are of this world\, I am not of this world. I told you that you w
ould die in your sins\, for you will die in your sins unless you believe th
at I am he." They said to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even w
hat I have told you from the beginning. I have much to say about you and mu
ch to judge\; but he who sent me is true\, and I declare to the world what
I have heard from him." They did not understand that he spoke to them of th
e Father. So Jesus said\, "When you have lifted up the Son of man\, then yo
u will know that I am he\, and that I do nothing on my own authority but sp
eak thus as the Father taught me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has no
t left me alone\, for I always do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thu
s\, many believed in him.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181026
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/25/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries\, Tabitha\, who wa
s raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle\, Chrysaphios (or Chrysaphos) t
he Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:2-9
\n\nBrethren\, continue steadfastly in prayer\, being watchful in it with t
hanksgiving\; and pray for us also\, that God may open to us a door for the
word\, to declare the mystery of Christ\, on account of which I am in pris
on\, that I may make it clear\, as I ought to speak. Conduct yourselves wis
ely toward outsiders\, making the most of the time. Let your speech always
be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know how you ought to an
swer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affairs\; he is a belov
ed brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sen
t him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know how we are and that
he may encourage your hearts\, and with him Onesimos\, the faithful and bel
oved brother\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you of everything t
hat has taken place here.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:14-23\n\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus was casting out a demon that was dumb\; when the demon had gone o
ut\, the dumb man spoke\, and the people marveled. But some of them said\,
"He casts out demons by Beelzebul\, the prince of demons"\; while others\,
to test him\, sought from him a sign from heaven. But he\, knowing their th
oughts\, said to them\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste
\, and a divided household falls. And if Satan also is divided against hims
elf\, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Bee
lzebul. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons cast t
hem out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if it is by the finger of
God that I cast out demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. Wh
en a strong man\, fully armed\, guards his own palace\, his goods are in pe
ace\; but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him\, he take
s away his armor in which he trusted\, and divides his spoil. He who is not
with me is against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters."\n \n
\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190102
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Basil the Great\, Arc
hbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia\, Gregory\, Bishop of Nanzianzos\, Father
of Gregory the Theologian\, Peter the New Martyr of the Peloponnesos\, The
odotos the Martyr\, Righteous Theodosios of Triglia\, Emmelia\, Mother of B
asil the Great\, Gregory of Nyssa\, Makrina\, and Peter of Sebaste\, Telema
chos the Martyr\, Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ruspe\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:8-12\n\nBRETHREN\, see to it t
hat no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit\, according t
o human tradition\, according to the elemental spirits of the universe\, an
d not according to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bod
ily\, and you have come to fulness of life in him\, who is the head of all
rule and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision ma
de without hands\, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of
Christ\; and you were buried with him in baptism\, in which you were also r
aised with him through faith in the working of God\, who raised him from th
e dead.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:20-21\, 40-52\n\nAt that time\, the she
pherds returned\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and se
en\, as it had been told them. And at the end of eight days\, when he was c
ircumcised\, he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he wa
s conceived in the womb. And the child grew and became strong\, filled with
wisdom\; and the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusa
lem every year at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years o
ld\, they went up according to custom\; and when the feast was ended\, as t
hey were returning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents
did not know it\, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's
journey\, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances\; and
when they did not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. Afte
r three days\, they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\,
listening to them and asking them questions\; and all who heard him were am
azed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were
astonished\; and his mother said to him\, "Son\, why have you treated us so
? Behold\, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he s
aid to them\, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must b
e in my Father's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he sp
oke to them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obed
ient to them\; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus
increased in wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man.
\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples\, Anatolios & Pro
toleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George\, Luke the New
Martyr of Mytilene\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:12-16\n\nBRETHREN\, take care lest ther
e be in any of you an evil\, unbelieving heart\, leading you to fall away f
rom the living God. But exhort one another every day\, as long as it is cal
led "today\," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
For we share in Christ\, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the
end\, while it is said\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not harden y
our hearts as in the rebellion." Who were they that heard and yet were rebe
llious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses?
\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:35-44\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to a lo
nely place\, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him pur
sued him\, and they found him and said to him\, "Everyone is searching for
you." And he said to them\, "Let us go on to the next towns\, that I may pr
each there also\; for that is why I came out." And he went throughout all G
alilee\, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. And a leper
came to him beseeching him\, and kneeling said to him\, "If you will\, you
can make me clean." Moved with pity\, he stretched out his hand and touched
him\, and said to him\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately the leprosy l
eft him\, and he was made clean. And he sternly charged him\, and sent him
away at once\, and said to him\, "See that you say nothing to any one\; but
go\, show yourself to a priest\, and offer for your cleansing what Moses c
ommanded\, for a proof to them."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181013
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/12/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus\, Symeon the New
Theologian\, Martin the Merciful\, Bishop of Tours\, Cosmas the Hymnographe
r\, Bishop of Maiuma\, Domnina the Martyr\, Wilfrid of York\n\nStrict Fast\
n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 3:8-19\n\nBrethr
en\, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things\,
and count them as refuse\, in order that I may gain Christ\, and be found
in him\, not having a righteousness of my own\, based on law\, but that whi
ch is through faith in Christ\, the righteousness from God that depends on
faith\; that I may know him and the power of his resurrection\, and may sha
re his sufferings\, becoming like him in his death\, that if possible I may
attain that resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained t
his or am already perfect\; but I press on to make it my own\, because Chri
st Jesus has made me his own. Brethren\, I do not consider that I have made
it my own\; but one thing I do\, forgetting what lies behind and straining
forward to what lies ahead\, I press on toward the goal for the prize of t
he upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature be th
us minded\; and if in anything you are otherwise minded\, God will reveal t
hat also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained. Brethren\,
join in imitating me\, and mark those who so live as you have an example i
n us. For many\, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with t
ears\, live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction\, t
heir god is the belly\, and they glory in their shame\, with minds set on e
arthly things.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:12-18\n\nAt that time\, the twel
ve disciples came to Jesus and said to him\, "Send the crowd away\, to go i
nto the villages and country round about\, to lodge and get provisions\; fo
r we are here in a lonely place." But he said to them\, "You give them some
thing to eat." They said\, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish -
- unless we are to go and buy food for all these people." For there were ab
out five thousand men. And he said to his disciples\, "Make them sit down i
n companies\, about fifty each." And they did so\, and made them all sit do
wn. And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven\, an
d blessed and broke them\, and gave them to the disciples to set before the
crowd. And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what was left over
\, twelve baskets of broken pieces. Now it happened that as he was praying
alone the disciples were with him.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181006
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical95930e19e473dee5ddcc3167b70d11a2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Charitina the Martyr\, Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos\, Eudokimos th
e Unknown of Mount Athos\, Peter\, Alexis\, Jonah\, Hermogenes & Tikhon\, M
etropolitans of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Philippians 1:27-30\; 2:1-4\n\nBrethren\, let your manner of life
be worthy of the gospel of Christ\, so that whether I come and see you or
am absent\, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit\, with one
mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel\, and not frightened
in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destr
uction\, but of your salvation\, and that from God. For it has been granted
to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but
also suffer for his sake\, engaged in the same conflict which you saw and n
ow hear to be mine. So if there is any encouragement in Christ\, any incent
ive of love\, any participation in the Spirit\, any affection and sympathy\
, complete my joy by being of the same mind\, having the same love\, being
in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfishness or conceit\, bu
t in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of you look not
only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 7:31-35\n\nThe Lord said\, "To what shall I compare the men
of this generation\, and what are they like? They are like children sitting
in the market place and calling to one another\, 'We piped to you\, and yo
u did not dance\; we wailed\, and you did not weep.' For John the Baptist h
as come eating no bread and drinking no wine\; and you say\, 'He has a demo
n.' The Son of man has come eating and drinking\; and you say\, 'Behold\, a
glutton and a drunkard\, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisd
om is justified by all her children."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190702
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries\, Constantine the New Martyr of C
yprus\, Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon\, Germanus\, Bishop of the
Isle of Man\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinth
ians 12:27-31\; 13:1-8\n\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individ
ually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles\,
second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\
, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all
apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do
all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpre
t? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still mor
e excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have
not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have propheti
c powers\, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have a
ll faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. I
f I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have
not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous
or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own w
ay\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but
rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes
all things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 10:1\, 5-8\n\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples a
nd gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to hea
l every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, chargin
g them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samarita
ns\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as
you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, rai
se the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without payin
g\, give without pay."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190409
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\, Rufus\, Asyncritus\
, Phlegon\, and Hermes\, Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves\, Celestine\,
Pope of Rome\, The Holy New Martyr John the Ship-Builder who was martyred
in Kos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 37:33-38:6\n\n"Th
erefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not com
e into this city\, or shoot an arrow there\, or come before it with a shiel
d\, or cast up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came\, by the
same he shall return\, and he shall not come into this city\, says the LORD
. For I will defend this city to save it\, for my own sake and for the sak
e of my servant David." And the angel of the LORD went forth\, and slew a
hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians\; and when me
n arose early in the morning\, behold\, these were all dead bodies. Then S
ennacherib king of Assyria departed\, and went home and dwelt at Nineveh.
And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god\, Adrammelech and
Sharezer\, his sons\, slew him with the sword\, and escaped into the land o
f Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. \n \n In those days
Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet
the son of Amoz came to him\, and said to him\, "Thus says the LORD: Set yo
ur house in order\; for you shall die\, you shall not recover." Then Hezek
iah turned his face to the wall\, and prayed to the LORD\, and said\, "Reme
mber now\, O LORD\, I beseech thee\, how I have walked before thee in faith
fulness and with a whole heart\, and have done what is good in thy sight."
And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go
and say to Hezekiah\, Thus says the LORD\, the God of David your father: I
have heard your prayer\, I have seen your tears\; behold\, I will add fift
een years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand o
f the king of Assyria\, and defend this city.\n \n\nGenesis 13:12-18\n\n Ab
ram dwelt in the land of Canaan\, while Lot dwelt among the cities of the v
alley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked
\, great sinners against the LORD. \n \nThe LORD said to Abram\, after Lot
had separated from him\, "Lift up your eyes\, and look from the place wher
e you are\, northward and southward and eastward and westward\; for all the
land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants for ever. I
will make your descendants as the dust of the earth\; so that if one can c
ount the dust of the earth\, your descendants also can be counted. Arise\,
walk through the length and the breadth of the land\, for I will give it t
o you." So Abram moved his tent\, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre\
, which are at Hebron\; and there he built an altar to the LORD.\n\n\nProve
rbs 14:27-15:4\n\nThe fear of the LORD is a fountain of life\, that one may
avoid the snares of death. In a multitude of people is the glory of a kin
g\, but without people a prince is ruined. He who is slow to anger has gre
at understanding\, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil
mind gives life to the flesh\, but passion makes the bones rot. He who opp
resses a poor man insults his Maker\, but he who is kind to the needy honor
s him. The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing\, but the righteous
finds refuge through his integrity. Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of
understanding\, but it is not known in the heart of fools. Righteousness
exalts a nation\, but sin is a reproach to any people. A servant who deals
wisely has the king's favor\, but his wrath falls on one who acts shameful
ly. A soft answer turns away wrath\, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The
tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge\, but the mouths of fools pour out
folly. The eyes of the LORD are in every place\, keeping watch on the evil
and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life\, but perverseness in it
breaks the spirit.\n \n
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itus\, Phlegon\, and Hermes
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Agatha the Martyr\, Polyeuktos\, Partriarch Of Constantinople\, Antonios
the New Martyr of Athens\, Theodosios\, Archbishop of Chernigov\, Afterfea
st of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Theodosios of
Antioch\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:19-22
\; 3:1-7\n\nBrethren\, you are no longer strangers and sojourners\, but you
are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God\,
built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets\, Christ Jesus himse
lf being the cornerstone\, in whom the whole structure is joined together a
nd grows into a holy temple in the Lord in whom you also are built into it
for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. For this reason I\, Paul\, a pri
soner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles -- assuming that you have
heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you\, how
the mystery was made known to me by revelation\, as I have written briefly.
When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ\
, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it ha
s now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit\; that
is\, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs\, members of the same body\, and par
takers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this gospel I
was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace which was given me
by the working of his power.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:1-7\n\nAt that ti
me\, Jesus came to his own country\; and his disciples followed him. And on
the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue\; and many who heard him we
re astonished\, saying\, "Where did this man get all this? What is the wisd
om given to him? What mighty works are wrought by his hands! Is not this th
e carpenter\, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and
Simon\, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him
. And Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not without honor\, except in his
own country\, and among his own kin\, and in his own house." And he could d
o no mighty work there\, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick peop
le and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went
about among the villages teaching. And he called to him the twelve\, and be
gan to send them out two by two\, and gave them authority over the unclean
spirits.\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190629
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries\, Pappias the
Martyr\, Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman\, Founders of Valaam Monaste
ry\, Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos \, Paul the Ph
ysician of Corinth\, Sergios the Magister\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 5:17-21\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, if\, beca
use of one man's trespass\, death reigned through that one man\, much more
will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteou
sness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.\n \nThen as one man's
trespass led to condemnation for all men\, so one man's act of righteousne
ss leads to acquittal and life for all men. For as by one man's disobedienc
e many were made sinners\, so by one man's obedience many will be made righ
teous. Law came in\, to increase the trespass\; but where sin increased\, g
race abounded all the more\, so that\, as sin reigned in death\, grace also
might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.\n \nWhat shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may
abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?\n\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 9:14-17\n\nAt that time\, the disciples of John came t
o Jesus\, saying\, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast\, but your disciples d
o not fast?" And Jesus said to them\, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long
as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come\, when the bridegroom i
s taken away from them\, and then they will fast. And no one puts a piece o
f unshrunk cloth on an old garment\, for the patch tears away from the garm
ent\, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins\
; if it is\, the skins burst\, and the wine is spilled\, and the skins are
destroyed\; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins\, and so both are pres
erved."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical9852200e7d0129ef09ffe82f20de1cf0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/24/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome\, Peter\, Archbishop of Alexand
ria\, Hermogenes\, the Martyr\, Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos in
to the Temple\, Philoumenos and Christopher the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 3:20-21\
; 4:1-3\n\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is in heaven\, and from it we await
a Savior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who will change our lowly body to be lik
e his glorious body\, by the power which enables him even to subject all th
ings to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\, whom I love and long for\, my j
oy and crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia
and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. And I ask you also\, true yok
efellow\, help these women\, for they have labored side by side with me in
the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers\, whose
names are in the book of life. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\n\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I have given you authority to tread
upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and not
hing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits
are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." I
n that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, F
ather\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from t
he wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for s
uch was your gracious will."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190107
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical98f51d72bedf8f3e1944f90a6d86430b
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Theophan the Reclus
e\n\nGrave Tone\nThe Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 2:11-14\; 3:4-7\n\nTITUS\, my son
\, the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men\, training us
to renounce irreligion and worldly passions\, and to live sober\, upright\
, and godly lives in this world\, awaiting our blessed hope\, the appearing
of the glory of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ\, who gave himself f
or us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of
his own who are zealous for good deeds.\n \nBut when the goodness and lovin
g kindness of God our Savior appeared\, he saved us\, not because of deeds
done by us in righteousness\, but in virtue of his own mercy\, by the washi
ng of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit\, which he poured out upo
n us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior\, so that we might be justified
by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.\n\n\nGospel Reading
: Matthew 3:13-17\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan t
o John\, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him\, saying\, "I
need to be baptized by you\, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered hi
m\, "Let it be so now\; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righte
ousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized\, he went up immed
iately from the water\, and behold\, the heavens were opened and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove\, and alighting on him\; and lo\, a v
oice from heaven\, saying\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well p
leased." \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180916
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UID:Ical990365502721c81b85fd38f4c122eb28
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/15/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nikitas the Great Martyr\, Philotheos the Righteous\, Bessarion of Lari
ssa\, Righteous Father Symeon\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, John the New M
artyr of Crete\, Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\, Porphyrios the Actor\n\n\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\n\nBret
hren\, now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake\, and in my flesh I com
plete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body\, th
at is\, the church\, of which I became a minister according to the divine o
ffice which was given to me for you\, to make the word of God fully known\,
the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his s
aints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the
riches of the glory of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of
glory. Him we proclaim\, warning every man and teaching every man in all w
isdom\, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil\, s
triving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me. For I wan
t you to know how greatly I strive for you.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-
30\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you will
seek me and die in your sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." Then sa
id the Jews\, "Will he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, y
ou cannot come'? " He said to them\, "You are from below\, I am from above\
; you are of this world\, I am not of this world. I told you that you would
die in your sins\, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I
am he." They said to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what
I have told you from the beginning. I have much to say about you and much t
o judge\; but he who sent me is true\, and I declare to the world what I ha
ve heard from him." They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Fa
ther. So Jesus said\, "When you have lifted up the Son of man\, then you wi
ll know that I am he\, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak
thus as the Father taught me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has not le
ft me alone\, for I always do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\,
many believed in him.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Saturday after Holy Cross
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190123
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical9a2c1a06e358b005a887fc8d8e4875d7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Timothy the Apostle of the 70\, The Righteous Martyr Anastasius of Pers
ia\, Joseph the Sanctified\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter
to Timothy 1:3-8\n\nTimothy\, my son\, I thank God whom I serve with a cle
ar conscience\, as did my fathers\, when I remember you constantly in my pr
ayers. As I remember your tears\, I long night and day to see you\, that I
may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith\, a faith tha
t dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now\, I a
m sure\, dwells in you. Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God tha
t is within you through the laying on of my hands\; for God did not give us
a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.\n \n
Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\,
but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God.\n\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge befo
re my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I also w
ill deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mot
her more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter mor
e than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and foll
ow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have left
everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to them
\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall sit
on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve
thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left
houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands\, fo
r my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal life.
But many that are first will be last\, and the last first."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Timothy the Apostle of the 70
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190606
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical9ae57f01d38c4508338484d3ac018af7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus\, Bishop of Tyre\, Holy Martyrs Nicandrus
\, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them\, Christophoros & Konon the Mar
tyrs of Rome\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the A
postles 18:22-28\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he w
ent up and greeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spendi
ng some time there he departed and went from place to place through the reg
ion of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew nam
ed Apollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent m
an\, well versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of th
e Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately t
he things concerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He be
gan to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard
him\, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately. An
d when he wished to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wro
te to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped tho
se who through grace had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in
public\, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\n\nGospel
Reading: John 12:36-47\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Whil
e you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of l
ight. When Jesus had said this\, he departed and hid himself from them. Tho
ugh he had done so many signs before them\, yet they did not believe in him
\; it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "L
ord\, who has believed our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord bee
n revealed?" Therefore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He
has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart\, lest they should see with
their eyes and perceive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them."
Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless\,
many even of the authorities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisee
s they did not confess it\, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: f
or they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.\n \nAnd Jesus
cried out and said\, "He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in him
who sent me. And he who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light
into the world\, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. I
f any one hears my sayings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; fo
r I did not come to judge the world but to save the world."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Apodosis of Pascha
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181016
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical9b1e35782e32ebc476b0c0c106348a17
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/15/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucian the Martyr of Antioch\, Savinos the Bishop of Catania\, Barsus
the Confessor\, Euthymios the New\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Philippians 4:10-23\n\nBrethren\, I rejoice in the Lord greatly tha
t now at length you have revived your concern for me\; you were indeed conc
erned for me\, but you had no opportunity. Not that I complain of want\; fo
r I have learned\, in whatever state I am\, to be content. I know how to be
abased\, and I know how to abound\; in any and all circumstances I have le
arned the secret of facing plenty and hunger\, abundance and want. I can do
all things in him who strengthens me. Yet it was kind of you to share my t
rouble. And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the go
spel\, when I left Macedonia\, no church entered into partnership with me i
n giving and receiving except you only\; for even in Thessalonica you sent
me help once and again. Not that I seek the gift\; but I seek the fruit whi
ch increases to your credit. I have received full payment\, and more\; I am
filled\, having received from Epaphroditos the gifts you sent\, a fragrant
offering\, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. And my God will sup
ply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. T
o our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Greet every saint in
Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. All the saints greet
you\, especially those of Caesar's household. The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:18-22\n\nAt t
hat time\, it happened that as Jesus was praying alone the disciples were w
ith him\; and he asked them\, "Who do the people say that I am?" And they a
nswered\, "John the Baptist\; but others say\, Elijah\; and others\, that o
ne of the old prophets has risen." And he said to them\, "But who do you sa
y that I am?" And Peter answered\, "The Christ of God." But he charged and
commanded them to tell this to no one\, saying\, "The Son of man must suffe
r many things\, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes
\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raised."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Lucian the Martyr of Antioch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190721
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190722
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/21/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: John and Symeon the Fool for Christ\, Parthenios\, Bishop of Arta\n\nTo
ne Four\nFifth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Romans 10:1-10\n\nBrethren\, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Isra
el is that they may be saved. I bear them witness that they have a zeal for
God\, but it is not enlightened. For\, being ignorant of the righteousness
that comes from God\, and seeking to establish their own\, they did not su
bmit to God's righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law\, that every
one who has faith may be justified. Moses writes that the man who practices
the righteousness which is based on the law shall live by it. But the righ
teousness based on faith says\, Do not say in your heart\, "Who will ascend
into heaven?" (that is\, to bring Christ down) or "Who will descend into t
he abyss?" (that is\, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it s
ay? The word is near you\, on your lips and in your heart (that is\, the wo
rd of faith which we preach)\; because\, if you confess with your lips that
Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead\
, you will be saved. For man believes with his heart and so is justified\,
and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthe
w 8:28-34\; 9:1\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus came to the country of the Ger
gesenes\, two demoniacs met him\, coming out of the tombs\, so fierce that
no one would pass that way. And behold\, they cried out\, "What have you to
do with us\, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the tim
e?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And th
e demons begged him\, "If you cast us out\, send us away into the herd of s
wine." And he said to them\, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine
\; and behold\, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea\, an
d perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled\, and going into the city they
told everything\, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold\, all
the city came out to meet Jesus\; and when they saw him\, they begged him t
o leave their neighborhood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and cam
e to his own city.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:5th Sunday of Matthew
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190501
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical9c9225d9217ca2928492238cbc53f17e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/30/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Renewal Tues.\,Mark the Apostle and Evangelist\,James the Apostle and b
rother of St. John the Theologian\, Argyra the New Martyr\, Clement the Hym
nographer\, Erconwald\, Bishop of London\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts of the Apostles 2:14-21\n\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing with the
eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and all who
dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my words.
For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the third h
our of the day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'And in t
he last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Spirit up
on all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and your y
oung men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; yea\, an
d on my menservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour out my S
pirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heaven abov
e and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of smoke\;
the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, before the
day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be that wh
oever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears m
e\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him w
ho sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demo
ns are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall
like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread u
pon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and noth
ing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits
are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In
that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Fa
ther\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from th
e wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for su
ch was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Mark the Apostle and Evangelist
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190403
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Titus the Wonderworker\, Theodora the Virgin-martyr of Palestine\, Amphi
anos & Aedesios the Martyrs of Lycia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Read
ings: Isaiah 25:1-9\n\n O LORD\, thou art my God\; I will exalt thee\, I wi
ll praise thy name\; for thou hast done wonderful things\, plans formed of
old\, faithful and sure. For thou hast made the city a heap\, the fortifie
d city a ruin\; the palace of aliens is a city no more\, it will never be r
ebuilt. Therefore strong peoples will glorify thee\; cities of ruthless na
tions will fear thee. For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor\, a stro
nghold to the needy in his distress\, a shelter from the storm and a shade
from the heat\; for the blast of the ruthless is like a storm against a wal
l\, like heat in a dry place. Thou dost subdue the noise of the aliens\; as
heat by the shade of a cloud\, so the song of the ruthless is stilled. \n
\nOn this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of
fat things\, a feast of wine on the lees\, of fat things full of marrow\, o
f wine on the lees well refined. And he will destroy on this mountain the
covering that is cast over all peoples\, the veil that is spread over all n
ations. He will swallow up death for ever\, and the Lord GOD will wipe awa
y tears from all faces\, and the reproach of his people he will take away f
rom all the earth\; for the LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day\,
"Lo\, this is our God\; we have waited for him\, that he might save us. Th
is is the LORD\; we have waited for him\; let us be glad and rejoice in his
salvation."\n\n\nGenesis 9:8-17\n\n Then God said to Noah and to his sons
with him\, "Behold\, I establish my covenant with you and your descendants
after you\, and with every living creature that is with you\, the birds\,
the cattle\, and every beast of the earth with you\, as many as came out of
the ark. I establish my covenant with you\, that never again shall all fl
esh be cut off by the waters of a flood\, and never again shall there be a
flood to destroy the earth." And God said\, "This is the sign of the coven
ant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with
you\, for all future generations: I set my bow in the cloud\, and it shall
be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds o
ver the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds\, I will remember my covena
nt which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh\; and
the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When th
e bow is in the clouds\, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting c
ovenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the
earth." God said to Noah\, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have
established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth."\n\n\nProverb
s 12:8-22\n\nA man is commended according to his good sense\, but one of pe
rverse mind is despised. Better is a man of humble standing who works for
himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread. A righteous man
has regard for the life of his beast\, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel
. He who tills his land will have plenty of bread\, but he who follows wor
thless pursuits has no sense. The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin
\, but the root of the righteous stands firm. An evil man is ensnared by t
he transgression of his lips\, but the righteous escapes from trouble. Fro
m the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good\, and the work of a m
an's hand comes back to him. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes\,
but a wise man listens to advice. The vexation of a fool is known at once\
, but the prudent man ignores an insult. He who speaks the truth gives hon
est evidence\, but a false witness utters deceit. There is one whose rash
words are like sword thrusts\, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Truthful lips endure for ever\, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. De
ceit is in the heart of those who devise evil\, but those who plan good hav
e joy. No ill befalls the righteous\, but the wicked are filled with troub
le. Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD\, but those who act faithful
ly are his delight.\n \n
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SUMMARY:Titus the Wonderworker
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190104
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical9f69690698d1d3ccf040599d0cd06496
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Malachi the Prophet\, Gordios the Martyr of Caesarea\, Forefeast of the
Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Righteous Genevieve of Par
is\, Righteous Peter of Atroas\, Righteous Akakios the Wonderworker\, Right
eous Thomais of Lesbos\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second
Letter to Timothy 4:5-8\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, always be steady\, endure su
ffering\, do the work of an evangelist\, fulfil your ministry.\n\nFor I am
already on the point of being sacrificed\; the time of my departure has com
e. I have fought the good fight\, I have finished the race\, I have kept t
he faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness\,
which the Lord\, the righteous judge\, will award to me on that Day\, and n
ot only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.\n\n\nGospel Rea
ding: John 1:18-28\n\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, wh
o is in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known.\n \nAnd this is th
e testimony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem
to ask him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed
\, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?"
He said\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They
said to him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent u
s. What do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying
in the wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet I
saiah said."\n \nNow they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\
, "Then why are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\
, nor the prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among
you stands one whom you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thon
g of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany bey
ond the Jordan\, where John was baptizing.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Malachi the Prophet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180917
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical9f900af5f3365f06fc3e7968c7e326e1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/16/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\, Sebastiana\, Disciple of St. Paul the Apost
le\, Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt\, Melitina the Martyr\, Afterfeast of th
e Holy Cross\, Ninian the Enlightener of Scotland\, Edith the Nun of Wilton
Abbey\n\nGrave Tone\nFifth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20\n\nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not ju
stified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we hav
e believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\,
and not by works of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be j
ustified. But if\, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves
were found to be sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not!
But if I build up again those things which I tore down\, then I prove mysel
f a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law\, that I might live
to God. I have been crucified with Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, b
ut Christ who lives in me\; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of God\, who loved me and gave himself for me.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\n\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come af
ter me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoe
ver would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sa
ke and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain t
he whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for
his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and
sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he co
mes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them\,
"Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste de
ath before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Sunday after Holy Cross
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190611
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs\, Timothy\, Bishop of Proussa\, Our
Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assos\, Theophanes & Pansemne of Antioch\,
The Holy Martyrs of China\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 21:8
-14\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the apostles departed and came to Caesarea\; and we
entered the house of Philip the evangelist\, who was one of the seven\, and
stayed with him. And he had four unmarried daughters\, who prophesied. Whi
le we were staying for some days\, a prophet named Agabos came down from Ju
dea. And coming to us he took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hand
s\, and said\, "Thus says the Holy Spirit\, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem
bind the man who owns this girdle and deliver him into the hands of the Ge
ntiles.'" When we heard this\, we and the people there begged him not to go
up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered\, "What are you doing\, weeping and br
eaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die a
t Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." And when he would not be persu
aded\, we ceased and said\, "The will of the Lord be done." \n\n\nGospel Re
ading: John 14:27-15:7\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Let not your he
arts be troubled\, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you\, 'I
go away\, and I will come to you.' If you loved me\, you would have rejoic
ed\, because I go to the Father\; for the Father is greater than I. And now
I have told you before it takes place\, so that when it does take place\,
you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you\, for the ruler of thi
s world is coming. He has no power over me\; but I do as the Father has com
manded me\, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise\, let u
s go hence.\n \n"I am the true vine\, and my Father is the vinedresser. Eve
ry branch of mine that bears no fruit\, he takes away\, and every branch th
at does bear fruit he prunes\, that it may bear more fruit. You are already
made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me\, and I in
you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself\, unless it abides in the vi
ne\, neither can you\, unless you abide in me. I am the vine\, you are the
branches. He who abides in me\, and I in him\, he it is that bears much fru
it\, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in me\,
he is cast forth as a branch and withers\; and the branches are gathered\,
thrown into the fire and burned. If you abide in me\, and my words abide in
you\, ask whatever you will\, and it shall be done for you."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190612
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala3d03180e68d06c83508c3f2baf1fef9
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\, Barnabas the Holy Apostle\, Revelation o
f the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel\n\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30\n\nIn those days\, those
apostles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Step
hen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch\, speaking the word
to none except Jews. But there were some of them\, men of Cyprus and Cyren
e\, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also\, preaching the Lord
Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them\, and a great number that bel
ieved turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Je
rusalem\, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace
of God\, he was glad\; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the
Lord with steadfast purpose\; for he was a good man\, full of the Holy Spir
it and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barnabas wen
t to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and when he had found him\, he brought him t
o Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church\, and taught a large c
ompany of people\; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time cal
led Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Anti
och. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spirit that
there would be a great famine over all the world\; and this took place in t
he days of Claudius. And the disciples determined\, every one according to
his ability\, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea\, and they
did so\, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hea
rs you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me
rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\,
even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I
saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you author
ity to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the en
emy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, tha
t the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written
in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I
thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these
things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, F
ather\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Bartholomew the Holy Apostle
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190601
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala628d349daee7ef69c8f3c4ba4b03567
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/31/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Hermias the Martyr at Comana\, Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyrs
\, Eustathios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allow
ed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:5-12\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, s
ome believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up\, and said
\, "it is necessary to circumcise them\, and to charge them to keep the law
of Moses." The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider
this matter. And after there had been much debate\, Peter rose and said to
them\, "Brethren\, you know that in the early days God made choice among yo
u\, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and be
lieve. And God who knows the heart bore witness to them\, giving them the H
oly Spirit just as he did to us\; and he made no distinction between us and
them\, but cleansed their hearts by faith. Now therefore why do you make t
rial of God by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither
our fathers nor we have been able to bear? But we believe that we shall be
saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus\, just as they will." And all the
assembly kept silence\; and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they rel
ated what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. \
n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:17-28\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came t
o him\, "For this reason the Father loves me\, because I lay down my life\,
that I may take it again. No one takes it from me\, but I lay it down of m
y own accord. I have power to lay it down\, and I have power to take it aga
in\; this charge I have received from my Father." \n \nThere was again a di
vision among the Jews because of these words. Many of them said\, "He has a
demon\, and he is mad\; why listen to him?" Others said\, "These are not t
he sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
\n \nIt was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem\; it was winter\, and
Jesus was walking in the temple\, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews ga
thered round him and said to him\, "How long will you keep us in suspense?
If you are the Christ\, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them\, "I told you
\, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name\, they b
ear witness to me\; but you do not believe\, because you do not belong to m
y sheep. My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, and they follow me\; an
d I give them eternal life."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Hermias the Martyr at Comana
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190519
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala64c1e15e4abaae28af7cb81b86dfba6
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\, Paul\, Christina\, Heraclius
\, Paulinus and Benedimus\, Julian the Martyr\, Euphrasia the Martyr of Nic
ea\, Stephen I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts o
f the Apostles 9:19-31\n\nIn those days\, Saul was with the disciples at Da
mascus. And in the synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus\, saying\, "H
e is the Son of God." And all who heard him were amazed\, and said\, "is no
t this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name
? And he has come here for this purpose\, to bring them bound before the ch
ief priests." But Saul increased all the more in strength\, and confounded
the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. When m
any days had passed\, the Jews plotted to kill him\, but their plot became
known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night\, to kill him\; b
ut his disciples took him by night and let him down over the wall\, lowerin
g him in a basket. And when he had come to Jerusalem he attempted to join t
he disciples\; and they were all afraid of him\, for they did not believe t
hat he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him\, and brought him to the apost
les\, and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord\, who spoke
to him\, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem\, preaching boldly in the nam
e of the Lord. And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists\; but they
were seeking to kill him. And when the brethren knew it\, they brought him
down to Caesarea\, and sent him off to Tarsus. So the church throughout all
Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was built up\; and walking in
the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit it was multiplie
d.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to his disc
iples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the world hates you\,
know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world\,
the world would love its own\; but because you are not of the world\, but
I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the
word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If
they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they
will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you on my account\, bec
ause they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to the
m\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. H
e who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the work
s which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen
and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written
in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n \n But when the Counselo
r comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of tru
th\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you al
so are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the beginning. I hav
e said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you ou
t of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you wi
ll think he is offering service to God."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\, Paul\, Christina\, Herac
lius\, Paulinus and Benedimus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181002
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala7271a9fa918f01de52f88cee19eb5ff
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\, Ananias\, Apostle of the 70\, Ro
manos the Melodist\, John Koukouzelis the Psalti\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Ac
ts of the Apostles 9:10-19\n\nIn those days\, there was a disciple at Damas
cus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "Ananias." And he sai
d\, "Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and go to the stre
et called Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus
named Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen a man named Anani
as come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But
Ananias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about this man\, how muc
h evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he has authority f
rom the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." But the Lord sai
d to him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name bef
ore the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I will show him how
much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias departed and ente
red the house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Brother Saul\, the Lo
rd Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came\, has sent me th
at you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immed
iately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight.
Then he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was strengthened.\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 6:24-30\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him
\, "Woe to you that are rich\, for you have received your consolation.\n \n
"Woe to you that are full now\, for you shall hunger.\n \n"Woe to you that
laugh now\, for you shall mourn and weep.\n \n"Woe to you\, when all men sp
eak well of you\, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.\n \n"But
I say to you that hear\, Love your enemies\, do good to those who hate you\
, bless those who curse you\, pray for those who abuse you. To him who stri
kes you on the cheek\, offer the other also\; and from him who takes away y
our coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to every one who begs from y
ou\; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Ananias\, Apostle of the 70
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190119
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala7eade967bc50f191d8d73f69f265156
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria\, Zenia the Martyr\n\nF
ast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to t
he Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to
you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate th
eir faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do
not be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the
heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited th
eir adherents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have n
o right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought int
o the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outsid
e the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify t
he people through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside
the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\,
but we seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continuall
y offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that
acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have
\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5
:14-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it u
nder a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. L
et your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and g
ive glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to a
bolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fu
lfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, n
ot an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.
Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches me
n so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does the
m and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190826
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala893d59d8cdb5f55a079c2c4e252382f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/25/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle\, Titus the Apos
tle of the 70\, John the Cappadocian\, Epiphanius and Menas\, Patriarchs of
Constantinople\, Holy Father John of Carpathia\, Ebba\, First Abbess of Co
ldingham\n\nTone One\nTenth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us
apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have bec
ome a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Chris
t's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. Yo
u are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger an
d thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, worki
ng with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endur
e\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\,
as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write
this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For
though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers.
For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\,
then\, be imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:14-23\n\nAt that
time\, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said\, "Lord\, have
mercy on my son\, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly\; for ofte
n he falls into the fire\, and often into the water. And I brought him to
your disciples\, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered\, "O fai
thless and perverse generation\, how long am I to be with you? How long am
I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him\, and t
he demon came out of him\, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disci
ples came to Jesus privately and said\, "Why could we not cast it out?" He
said to them\, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you\, if
you have faith as a grain of mustard seed\, you will say to this mountain\
, 'Move hence to yonder place\,' and it will move\; and nothing will be imp
ossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting
." As they were gathering in Galilee\, Jesus said to them\, "The Son of m
an is to be delivered into the hands of men\, and they will kill him\, and
he will be raised on the third day."\n\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:10th Sunday of Matthew
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181112
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala8de7d3e201141169d1ed1e711e7ab3c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/11/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas of Egypt\, Victor and Stephanie\, Theodore the Studite\, Holy Ma
rtyr Vincent\n\nGrave Tone\nSecond Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the God
who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Chri
st.\n \nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the tra
nscendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every wa
y\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\,
but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the
body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested
in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death fo
r Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal f
lesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n \nSince we have the s
ame spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," w
e too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus
will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. Fo
r it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more peopl
e it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 10:25-37\n\nAt that time\, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test\
, saying\, "Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to
him\, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered\, "You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\
, and with all your strength\, and with all your mind\; and your neighbor a
s yourself." And he said to him\, "You have answered right\; do this\, and
you will live." \n \nBut he\, desiring to justify himself\, said to Jesus\,
"And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied\, "A man was going down from Jerus
alem to Jericho\, and he fell among robbers\, who stripped him and beat him
\, and departed\, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going d
own that road\; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So like
wise a Levite\, when he came to the place and saw him\, passed by on the ot
her side. But a Samaritan\, as he journeyed\, came to where he was\; and wh
en he saw him\, he had compassion\, and went to him and bound up his wounds
\, pouring on oil and wine\; then he set him on his own beast and brought h
im to an inn\, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denar
ii and gave them to the innkeeper\, saying\, 'Take care of him\; and whatev
er more you spend\, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these thre
e\, do you think\, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"
He said\, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him\, "Go an
d do likewise."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:8th Sunday of Luke
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190510
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala90450d538e6e7c6cf491c082e96dd6c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)\, Christopher the Martyr of Lycea\, Mon
k-martyr Nicholas who lived in Vuneni\, of Larissa in Thessaly\, Epimachos
the New Martyr of Alexandria\, The New Martyrs of Novo Selo\, Bulgaria\n\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 4:23-31\n\nIn those days\, when th
e apostles were released they went to their friends and reported what the c
hief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard it\, they
lifted their voices together to God and said\, "Sovereign Lord\, who didst
make the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them\, who by
the mouth of our father David\, thy servant\, didst say by the Holy Spirit\
, 'Why did the Gentiles rage\, and the peoples imagine vain things? The kin
gs of the earth set themselves in array\, and the rulers were gathered toge
ther\, against the Lord and against his Anointed'- for truly in this city t
here were gathered together against thy holy servant Jesus\, whom thou dids
t anoint\, both Herod and Pontius Pilate\, with the Gentiles and the people
s of Israel\, to do whatever thy hand and thy plan had predestined to take
place. And now\, Lord\, look upon their threats\, and grant to thy servants
to speak thy word with all boldness\, while thou stretchest out thy hand t
o heal\, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of thy holy s
ervant Jesus." And when they had prayed\, the place in which they were gath
ered together was shaken\; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit an
d spoke the word of God with boldness.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:24-30\n\
nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me\, has eternal life\; he
does not come into judgment\, but has passed from death to life. Truly\, t
ruly\, I say to you\, the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the dead will
hear the voice of the Son of God\, and those who hear will live. For as the
Father has life in himself\, so he has granted the Son also to have life i
n himself\, and has given him authority to execute judgment\, because he is
the Son of man. Do not marvel at this\; for the hour is coming when all wh
o are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth\, those who have done
good\, to the resurrection of life\, and those who have done evil\, to the
resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on my own authority\; as I hear
\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, because I seek not my own will but t
he will of the Father who sent me."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190731
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala94d984b2c609d95f6f5d7a00ecfd80e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/30/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Silas\, Silvan\, Crescens\, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of the
70\, Julitta of Caesaria\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:3
5-41\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching an
d preaching the word of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some da
ys Paul said to Barnabas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in
every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are.
" And Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought
best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, a
nd had not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\,
so that they separated from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and s
ailed away to Cyprus\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended
by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cil
icia\, strengthening the churches. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:1-13\n\
nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus\; and he s
aid to his servants\, "This is John the Baptist\; he has been raised from t
he dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." For Herod had seize
d John and bound him and put him in prison\, for the sake of Herodias\, his
brother Philip's wife\; because John said to him\, "It is not lawful for y
ou to have her." And though he wanted to put him to death\, he feared the p
eople\, because they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday ca
me\, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod\,
so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Promp
ted by her mother\, she said\, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here o
n a platter." And the king was sorry\; but because of his oaths and his gue
sts he commanded it to be given\; he sent and had John beheaded in the pris
on\, and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl\, and she
brought it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the body and buri
ed it\; and they went and told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard this\, he withdr
ew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard
it\, they followed him on foot from the towns.\n \n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190813
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\,
The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia\, Sergios\, Stephen and
Kastor\, Palamon\, Elder of Saint Pachomius the Great\, Soldier-martyrs of
Crete\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 11:31-34\; 12:1-6\n\nBrethren\, if we judged ourselves truly\,
we should not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord\, we are chaste
ned so that we may not be condemned along with the world. So then\, my bret
hren\, when you come together to eat\, wait for one another - if any one is
hungry\, let him eat at home - lest you come together to be condemned. Abo
ut the other things I will give directions when I come. Now concerning the
spiritual gifts\, brethren\, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know t
hat when you were heathen\, you were led astray to dumb idols\, however you
may have been moved. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaki
ng by the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Je
sus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts\,
but the same spirit\; and there are varieties of service\, but the same Lor
d\; and there are varieties of working\, but it is the same God who inspire
s them all in every one.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:1-11\n\nAt that ti
me\, the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kin
gdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of th
em and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like child
ren\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself l
ike this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.\n \n"Whoever
receives one such child in my name receives me\; but whoever causes one of
these little ones who believe in me to sin\, it would be better for him to
have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the dep
th of the sea.\n \n"Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is nece
ssary that temptations come\, but woe to the man by whom the temptation com
es! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin\, cut it off and throw
it away\; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than with two h
ands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes
you to sin\, pluck it out and throw it away\; it is better for you to ente
r life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the Gehenna of fir
e.\n \n"See that you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell y
ou that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is i
n heaven. For the Son of man came to save the lost."\n\n\n
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st
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190219
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome\, Agapetus the Confessor\, Bishop of Sinai
\, Flavian the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 1:20-21\; 2:1-9\n\nBelov
ed\, first of all you must understand this\, that no prophecy of scripture
is a matter of one's own interpretation\, because no prophecy ever came by
the impulse of man\, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.\n \nB
ut false prophets also arose among the people\, just as there will be false
teachers among you\, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies\, eve
n denying the Master who bought them\, bringing upon themselves swift destr
uction. And many will follow their licentiousness\, and because of them th
e way of truth will be reviled. And in their greed they will exploit you w
ith false words\; from of old their condemnation has not been idle\, and th
eir destruction has not been asleep.\n \nFor if God did not spare the angel
s when they sinned\, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of
nether gloom to be kept until the judgment\; if he did not spare the ancien
t world\, but preserved Noah\, a herald of righteousness\, with seven other
persons\, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly\; if by tu
rning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinc
tion and made them an example to those who were to be ungodly\; and if he r
escued righteous Lot\, greatly distressed by the licentiousness of the wick
ed (for by what that righteous man saw and heard as he lived among them\, h
e was vexed in his righteous soul day after day with their lawless deeds)\,
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial\, and to keep the u
nrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Mark 13:9-13\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Take heed to yourselves\
; for they will deliver you up to councils\; and you will be beaten in syna
gogues\; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake\, to bea
r testimony before them. And the gospel must first be preached to all natio
ns. And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up\, do not be anxious
beforehand what you are to say\; but say whatever is given you in that hou
r\, for it is not you who speak\, but the Holy Spirit. And brother will del
iver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will ris
e against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all
for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Monday of Prodigal Son
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190411
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala9aef8551aef8db78a5e00a585edbc0a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage\, Gregory V\, the Holy
Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople\, Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop o
f Thessolonica\, 150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monast
ery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings
: Isaiah 41:4-14\n\nWho has performed and done this\, calling the generatio
ns from the beginning? I\, the LORD\, the first\, and with the last\; I am
He. The coastlands have seen and are afraid\, the ends of the earth trembl
e\; they have drawn near and come. Every one helps his neighbor\, and says
to his brother\, "Take courage!" The craftsman encourages the goldsmith\,
and he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil\, saying of
the soldering\, "It is good"\; and they fasten it with nails so that it can
not be moved. \n \nBut you\, Israel\, my servant\, Jacob\, whom I have cho
sen\, the offspring of Abraham\, my friend\; you whom I took from the ends
of the earth\, and called from its farthest corners\, saying to you\, "You
are my servant\, I have chosen you and not cast you off"\; fear not\, for I
am with you\, be not dismayed\, for I am your God\; I will strengthen you\
, I will help you\, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. \n \n
Behold\, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confoun
ded\; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. Y
ou shall seek those who contend with you\, but you shall not find them\; th
ose who war against you shall be as nothing at all. For I\, the LORD your
God\, hold your right hand\; it is I who say to you\, "Fear not\, I will he
lp you." Fear not\, you worm Jacob\, you men of Israel! I will help you\,
says the LORD\; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.\n\n\nGenesis 17:1-
9\n\n When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram\, and
said to him\, "I am God Almighty\; walk before me\, and be blameless. And
I will make my covenant between me and you\, and will multiply you exceedi
ngly." Then Abram fell on his face\; and God said to him\, "Behold\, my c
ovenant is with you\, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations
. No longer shall your name be Abram\, but your name shall be Abraham\; fo
r I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you ex
ceedingly fruitful\; and I will make nations of you\, and kings shall come
forth from you. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and yo
ur descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting co
venant\, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. And I will gi
ve to you\, and to your descendants after you\, the land of your sojourning
s\, all the land of Canaan\, for an everlasting possession\; and I will be
their God."\n\n\nProverbs 15:20-16:9\n\nA wise son makes a glad father\, bu
t a foolish man despises his mother. Folly is a joy to him who has no sens
e\, but a man of understanding walks aright. Without counsel plans go wron
g\, but with many advisers they succeed. To make an apt answer is a joy to
a man\, and a word in season\, how good it is! The wise man's path leads
upward to life\, that he may avoid Sheol beneath. The LORD tears down the
house of the proud\, but maintains the widow's boundaries. The thoughts of
the wicked are an abomination to the LORD\, the words of the pure are plea
sing to him. He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his househ
old\, but he who hates bribes will live. The mind of the righteous ponders
how to answer\, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. The LO
RD is far from the wicked\, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. The
light of the eyes rejoices the heart\, and good news refreshes the bones.
He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition will abide among the wise. He who
ignores instruction despises himself\, but he who heeds admonition gains un
derstanding. The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom\, and humility
goes before honor. The plans of the mind belong to man\, but the answer of
the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own ey
es\, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD\, and yo
ur plans will be established. The LORD has made everything for its purpose
\, even the wicked for the day of trouble. Every one who is arrogant is an
abomination to the LORD\; be assured\, he will not go unpunished. By loya
lty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for\, and by the fear of the LORD a
man avoids evil. When a man's ways please the LORD\, he makes even his en
emies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness than
great revenues with injustice. A man's mind plans his way\, but the LORD d
irects his steps.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190808
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/7/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\,
The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius\, Our Holy Father Nicanorus the Wonderwo
rker\, Theodosius the New\, Sozon of Nicomedea\, The Holy Ten Thousand Asce
tics of Thebes\, Narcissus the Hieromartyr of Jerusalem\, Joseph Gerontogia
nnis of Lithines Sitia\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Firs
t Letter to the Corinthians 10:12-22\n\nBrethren\, let any one who thinks t
hat he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that
is not common to man. God is faithful\, and he will not let you be tempted
beyond your strength\, but with the temptation will also provide the way of
escape\, that you may be able to endure it. Therefore\, my beloved\, shun
the worship of idols. I speak as to sensible men: judge for yourselves what
I say. The cup of blessing which we bless\, is it not a communion in the b
lood of Christ? The bread which we break\, is it not a communion in the bod
y of Christ? Because there is one bread\, we who are many are one body\, fo
r we all partake of the one bread. Consider Israel according to the flesh:
are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? What do I imply
then? That food offered to idols is anything\, or that an idol is anything
? No\, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to G
od. I do not want you to be partners with demons. You cannot drink the cup
of the Lord and the cup of the demons. You cannot partake of the table of t
he Lord and the table of the demons. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy?
Are we stronger than he?\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:2-9\n\nAt that time\,
Jesus took with him Peter and James and John\, and led them up a high moun
tain apart by themselves\; and he was transfigured before them\, and his ga
rments became glistening\, intensely white\, as no fuller on earth could bl
each them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses\; and they were tal
king to Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are h
ere\; let us make three booths\, one for you and one for Moses and one for
Elijah." For he did not know what to say\, for they were exceedingly afraid
. And a cloud overshadowed them\, and a voice came out of the cloud\, "This
is my beloved son\; listen to him." And suddenly\, looking around they no
longer saw any one with them but Jesus only. And as they were coming down t
he mountain he charged them to tell no one what they had seen\, until the S
on of man should have risen from the dead.\n \n\n
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st
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180918
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/17/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope\, and Love\, Herakleides & M
yron\, Bishops of Cyprus\, Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 1:22-23\; 2:1-3\n\nBrethren\, God h
as put all things under his son's feet and has made him the head over all t
hings for the church\, which is his body\, the fulness of him who fills all
in all. And you he made alive\, when you were dead through the trespasses
and sins in which you once walked\, following the course of this world\, fo
llowing the prince of the power of the air\, the spirit that is now at work
in the sons of disobedience. Among these we all once lived in the passions
of our flesh\, following the desires of body and mind\, and so we were by
nature children of wrath\, like the rest of mankind.\n\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 3:19-22\n\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch\, who had been reproved by
John for Herodias\, his brother's wife\, and for all the evil things that
Herod had done\, added this to them all\, that he shut up John in prison. N
ow when all the people were baptized\, and when Jesus also had been baptize
d and was praying\, the heaven was opened\, and the Holy Spirit descended u
pon him in bodily form\, as a dove\, and a voice came from heaven\, "You ar
e my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope\, and Love
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190604
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalab521d94f6baa1e15e6855d053c0f3e0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin\, Athana
sios the Wonderworker\, Kevin\, Abbot of Glendalough\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: Acts of the Apostles 17:1-9\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles had pass
ed through Amphipolis and Apollonia\, they came to Thessalonica\, where the
re was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in\, as was his custom\, and
for three weeks he argued with them from the scriptures\, explaining and pr
oving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the d
ead\, and saying\, "This Jesus\, whom I proclaim to you\, is the Christ." A
nd some of them were persuaded\, and joined Paul and Silas\; as did a great
many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews
were jealous\, and taking some wicked fellows of the rabble\, they gathere
d a crowd\, set the city in an uproar\, and attacked the house of Jason\, s
eeking to bring them out to the people. And when they could not find them\,
they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city authorities\,
crying\, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here al
so\, and Jason has received them\; and they are all acting against the decr
ees of Caesar\, saying that there is another king\, Jesus." And the people
and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard this. And when they
had taken security from Jason and the rest\, they let them go. \n\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 11:47-54\n\nAt that time\, the chief priests and the Pharis
ees gathered the council\, and said\, "What are we to do? For this man perf
orms many signs. If we let him go on thus\, every one will believe in him\,
and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and our nation." But o
ne of them\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest that year\, said to them\, "You
know nothing at all\; you do not understand that it is expedient for you t
hat one man should die for the people\, and that the whole nation should no
t perish." He did not say this of his own accord\, but being high priest th
at year he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation\, and not for th
e nation only\, but to gather into one the children of God who are scattere
d abroad. So from that day on they took counsel how to put him to death.\n
\nJesus therefore no longer went about openly among the Jews\, but went fro
m there to the country near the wilderness\, to a town called Ephraim\; and
there he stayed with the disciples.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190109
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalab906659295677e13bd87a9f2a5b0357
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: George of Hozeva\, Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople\, Atticus and
Cyrus\, Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Afterfeast of the Theophany of
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Emilianos the Confessor\, Bishop of Cy
zikos\, Gregory of the Kiev Caves\, Pega the Virgin\, Hermitess of Peakirk\
n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:3-11\n\nBrethren\
, all who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death
. We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death\, so that as Chr
ist was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father\, we too might walk
in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him in a death like H
is\, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His. We
know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the sinful body might
be destroyed\, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For he who has
died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ\, we believe that
we shall also live with Him. For we know that Christ being raised from the
dead will never die again\; death no longer has dominion over Him. The de
ath He died He died to sin\, once for all\, but the life He lives He lives
to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God i
n Christ Jesus our Lord.\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 3:22-33\n\nAt that time
\, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea\; there He remained
with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim\, beca
use there was much water there\; and people came and were baptized. For Jo
hn had not yet been put in prison.\n \nNow a discussion arose between John'
s disciples and a Jew over purifying. And they came to John\, and said to
him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you beyond the Jordan\, to whom you bore wit
ness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and all are going to him." John answered\,
"No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven. You yo
urselves bear me witness\, that I said\, I am not the Christ\, but I have b
een sent before Him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom\; the friend o
f the bridegroom\, who stands and hears him\, rejoices greatly at the bride
groom's voice\; therefore this joy of mine is now full. He must increase\,
but I must decrease.\n \n"He who comes from above is above all\; he who is
of the earth belongs to the earth\, and of the earth he speaks\; he who co
mes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and hea
rd\, yet no one receives his testimony\; he who receives his testimony sets
his seal to this\, that God is true."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:George of Hozeva
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181218
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalae0ce345f223bc415a3e65bd00e26bbf
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/17/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy You
ths\, Dionysius of Zakynthos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40\; 12:1-2\n\nBrethren\,
all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, recei
ved promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped
the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in wa
r\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection
. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise ag
ain to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chai
ns and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were t
empted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of shee
p and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was n
ot worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and ca
ves of the earth. And all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did
not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better fo
r us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, sinc
e we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay asid
e every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with pers
everance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and
perfecter of our faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:42-50\; 10:1\n\nThe Lor
d said\, "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin\
, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck
and he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin\, cut i
t off\; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go
to hell\, to the unquenchable fire\, where their worm does not die\, and t
he fire is not quenched. And if your foot causes you to sin\, cut it off\;
it is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown int
o hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. And
if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out\; it is better for you to ente
r the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell
\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. For every
one will be salted with fire and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.
Salt is good\; but if the salt has lost its saltness\, how will you season
it? Have salt in yourselves\, and be at peace with one another." And he lef
t there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan\, and crowds
gathered to him again\; and again\, as his custom was\, he taught them.\n\n
\n
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SUMMARY:Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy
Youths
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181019
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/18/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Luke the Evangelist\, Marinos the Martyr\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11\, 14-18\n\nBrethren\, conduct yoursel
ves wisely toward outsiders\, making the most of the time. Let your speech
always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know how you ough
t to answer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affairs\; he is
a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I h
ave sent him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know how we are an
d that he may encourage your hearts\, and with him Onesimos\, the faithful
and beloved brother\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you of every
thing that has taken place. Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets you\, and
Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instruction
s if he comes to you\, receive him)\, and Jesus who is called Justos. These
are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingd
om of God\, and they have been a comfort to me. Luke the beloved physician
and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and to
Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has been read amo
ng you\, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans\; and see that y
ou read also the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos\, "See that you
fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord." I\, Paul\, writ
e this greeting with my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. A
men.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he wh
o rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, sayi
ng\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said t
o them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have give
n you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the pow
er of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice i
n this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names
are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit an
d said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have h
idden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to bab
es\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Jeremias the Prophet\, New Martyr Maria of Fourna\, Mirabella in Crete\,
Tamara (Tamar)\, Queen of Georgia\, Nikiforos the Monk of Chios\, Synaxis
of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy Mountain\, Euthymius\, Ignat
ius\, and Acacius\, Asaph\, Bishop of Wales\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Acts of the Apostles 2:22-38\n\nIn those days\, Peter said to the peopl
e\, "Men of Israel\, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth\, a man attested t
o you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs which God did through
him in your midst\, as you yourselves know this Jesus\, delivered up accord
ing to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God\, you crucified and kille
d by the hands of lawless men. But God raised him up\, having loosed the pa
ngs of death\, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For Da
vid says concerning him\, 'I saw the Lord always before me\, for he is at m
y right hand that I may not be shaken\; therefore my heart was glad\, and m
y tongue rejoiced\; moreover my flesh will dwell in hope. For thou wilt not
abandon my soul to Hades\, nor let thy Holy One see corruption. Thou hast
made known to me the ways of life\; thou wilt make me full of gladness with
thy presence.'\n \n"Brethren\, I may say to you confidently of the patriar
ch David that he both died and was buried\, and his tomb is with us to this
day. Being therefore a prophet\, and knowing that God had sworn with an oa
th to him that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne\, he for
esaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ\, that he was not abandone
d to Hades\, nor did his flesh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up\, a
nd of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand
of God\, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit
\, he has poured out this which you see and hear. For David did not ascend
into the heavens\; but he himself says\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at
my right hand\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet.' Let all the
house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him both Lord a
nd Christ\, this Jesus whom you crucified."\n \nNow when they heard this th
ey were cut to the heart\, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles\,
"Brethren\, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them\, "Repent\, and be b
aptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ."\n\n\nGospel Reading:
John 1:35-52\n\nAt that time\, John was standing with two of his disciples
\; and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of G
od!" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they followed Jesus. Jesus
turned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "What do you seek?" An
d they said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "where are you stayin
g?" He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was stay
ing\; and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about the tenth hour.
One of the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was Andrew\, Simon
Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and said to him\, "We
have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesu
s looked at him and said\, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be
called Cephas" (which means Peter).\n \nThe next day Jesus decided to go to
Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip wa
s from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, a
nd said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the p
rophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to
him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come
and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, a
n Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do
you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you w
ere under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you
are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Be
cause I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You sh
all see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending
and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/22/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia\, One
simos the Disciple of Paul\, Holy Martyr Cecilia and those with her\, After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\, Kallistos Xanthopoulo
s\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Anthimos\, President of Crete\n\nFast Day
(Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Philemon 1:1-25\
n\n PAUL\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Phile
mon our beloved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fel
low soldier\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remembe
r you in my prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which yo
u have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the shari
ng of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in
Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brother
\, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accord
ingly\, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is requ
ired\, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambass
ador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my chil
d\, Onesimos\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he
was useless to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am se
nding him back to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to ke
ep him with me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my i
mprisonment for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your con
sent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own
free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that y
ou might have him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a slav
e\, as a beloved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, both
in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receive
him as you would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you an
ything\, charge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand\
, I will repay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes
\, brother\, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in
Christ. Confident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you wil
l do even more than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\,
for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my f
ellow prisoner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\,
Aristarchos\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord J
esus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:31-34\
n\nAt that time\, Jesus\, taking his twelve disciples\, said to them\, "Beh
old\, we are going up to Jerusalem\, and everything that is written of the
Son of man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered t
o the Gentiles\, and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon\;
they will scourge him and kill him\, and on the third day he will rise." Bu
t they understood none of these things\; this saying was hid from them\, an
d they did not grasp what was said.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Martinian of Palestine\, Aquilla & Priscilla the Apostles\, Eulogios\,
Patriarch of Alexandria\, Symeon the Myrrhbearer of Serbia\n\nStrict Fast\n
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's First Universal Letter 4:1-11\n\nBeloved\,
since Christ suffered in the flesh for us\, arm yourselves with the same t
hought\, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin\, so as
to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer by human passions b
ut by the will of God. Let the time that is past suffice for doing what the
Gentiles like to do\, living in licentiousness\, passions\, drunkenness\,
revels\, carousing\, and lawless idolatry. They are surprised that you do n
ot now join them in the same wild profligacy\, and they abuse you\; but the
y will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. F
or this is why the gospel was preached even to the dead\, that though judge
d in the flesh like men\, they might live in the spirit like God.\n \nThe e
nd of all things is at hand\; therefore keep sane and sober for your prayer
s. Above all hold unfailing your love for one another\, since love covers a
multitude of sins. Practice hospitality ungrudgingly to one another. As ea
ch has received a gift\, employ it for one another\, as good stewards of Go
d's varied grace: whoever speaks\, as one who utters oracles of God\; whoev
er renders service\, as one who renders it by the strength which God suppli
es\; in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.
To him belong glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Read
ing: Mark 12:28-37\n\nAt that time\, one of the scribes came up to Jesus. H
earing the Sadducees disputing with him\, and seeing that he answered them
well\, asked him\, "Which commandment is the first of all?" Jesus answered\
, "The first is\, 'Hear\, O Israel: The Lord our God\, the Lord is one\; an
d you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your
soul\, and with all your mind\, and with all your strength.' The second is
this\, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other comman
dment greater than these." And the scribe said to him\, "You are right\, Te
acher\; you have truly said that he is one\, and there is no other but he\;
and to love him with all the heart\, and with all the understanding\, and
with all the strength\, and to love one's neighbor as oneself\, is much mor
e than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." And when Jesus saw that h
e answered wisely\, he said to him\, "You are not far from the kingdom of G
od." And after that no one dared to ask him any question. And as Jesus taug
ht in the temple\, he said\, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is th
e son of David? David himself\, inspired by the Holy Spirit\, declared\,\n
\n'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I put your enemie
s under your feet.'\n \nDavid himself calls him Lord\; so how is he his son
?" And the great throng heard him gladly.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/14/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Benedict the Righteous of Nursia\, Euschemon the Confessor\, Bishop of
Lampasakos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 2:11-21\n\nTh
e haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride of men shall be
humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n \nFor the Lord
of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty\, against all that
is lifted up and high\; against all the cedars of Lebanon\, lofty and lifte
d up\; and against all the oaks of Bashan\; against all the high mountains\
, and against all the lofty hills\; against every high tower\, and against
every fortified wall\; against all the ships of Tarshish\, and against all
the beautiful craft. And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled\, and the
pride of men shall be brought low\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in
that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away. And men shall enter the
caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground\, from before the terror of
the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty\, when he rises to terrify the
earth.\n \nIn that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their
idols of gold\, which they made for themselves to worship\, to the moles a
nd to the bats\, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cl
iffs\, from before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majes
ty\, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n \n\nGenesis 2:4-19\n\nThese are
the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.\n \nIn
the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens\, when no plant o
f the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up
-- for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth\, and there w
as no man to till the ground\; but a mist went up from the earth and watere
d the whole face of the ground -- then the Lord God formed man of dust from
the ground\, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life\; and man b
ecame a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden\, in the e
ast\; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground t
he Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good
for food\, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden\, and the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil.\n \nA river flowed out of Eden to water
the garden\, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the
first is Pishon\; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Hav'il
ah\, where there is gold\; and the gold of that land is good\; bdellium and
onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon\; it is the o
ne which flows around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third ri
ver is Tigris\, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the E
uphra'tes.\n \nThe Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden
to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man\, saying\, "You
may freely eat of every tree of the garden\; but of the tree of the knowle
dge of good and evil you shall not eat\, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall die."\n \nThen the Lord God said\, "It is not good that the man s
hould be alone\; I will make him a helper fit for him." So out of the grou
nd the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air\,
and brought them to the man to see what he would call them\; and whatever
the man called every living creature\, that was its name.\n\n\nProverbs 3:1
-18\n\nMy son\, do not forget my teaching\, but let your heart keep my comm
andments\; for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will t
hey give you.\n \nLet not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you\; bind them
about your neck\, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find
favor and good repute in the sight of God and man.\n \nTrust in the Lord w
ith all your heart\, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways
acknowledge him\, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in yo
ur own eyes\; fear the Lord\, and turn away from evil. It will be healing
to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.\n \nHonor the Lord with your s
ubstance and with the first fruits of all your produce\; then your barns wi
ll be filled with plenty\, and your vats will be bursting with wine.\n \nMy
son\, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof\, fo
r the Lord reproves him whom he loves\, as a father the son in whom he deli
ghts.\n \nHappy is the man who finds wisdom\, and the man who gets understa
nding\, for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and its profit
better than gold. She is more precious than jewels\, and nothing you desi
re can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand\; in her left hand
are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness\, and all her pat
hs are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her\; those w
ho hold her fast are called happy.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer\, Nicholas of Novgorod the fool-f
or-Christ\, Anthousa the Righteous Confessor\, 853 Martyrs of Thrace who we
re drowned\, Manuel the Righteous\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second
Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that
is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses
entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in su
ffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entan
gled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enliste
d him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crop
s. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in eve
rything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from D
avid\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and w
earing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Theref
ore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obta
in salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGospel Reading: J
ohn 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command yo
u\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated m
e before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its
own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the wo
rld\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\
, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they
will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. Bu
t all this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him
who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have s
in\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my F
ather also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\,
they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my
Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hat
ed me without a cause.'\n \n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall se
nd to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from th
e Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, becaus
e you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to
keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; ind
eed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering s
ervice to God."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium\, Anthousa the Righteous of Cons
tantinople\, Akakios of Kavsokalyvia\, Sergius II\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 45:11-17\n\nThus sa
ys the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, and his Maker: "Will you question me
about my children\, or command me concerning the work of my hands? I made
the earth\, and created man upon it\; it was my hands that stretched out t
he heavens\, and I commanded all their host. I have aroused him in righteo
usness\, and I will make straight all his ways\; he shall build my city and
set my exiles free\, not for price or reward\," says the LORD of hosts. \
n \nThus says the LORD: "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopi
a\, and the Sabeans\, men of stature\, shall come over to you and be yours\
, they shall follow you\; they shall come over in chains and bow down to yo
u. They will make supplication to you\, saying: 'God is with you only\, and
there is no other\, no god besides him.'" Truly\, thou art a God who hide
st thyself\, O God of Israel\, the Savior. All of them are put to shame an
d confounded\, the makers of idols go in confusion together. But Israel is
saved by the LORD with everlasting salvation\; you shall not be put to sha
me or confounded to all eternity.\n\n\nGenesis 22:1-18\n\n After these thin
gs God tested Abraham\, and said to him\, "Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am
I." He said\, "Take your son\, your only son Isaac\, whom you love\, and
go to the land of Moriah\, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one
of the mountains of which I shall tell you." So Abraham rose early in the
morning\, saddled his ass\, and took two of his young men with him\, and h
is son Isaac\; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering\, and arose and w
ent to the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham lifte
d up his eyes and saw the place afar off. Then Abraham said to his young m
en\, "Stay here with the ass\; I and the lad will go yonder and worship\, a
nd come again to you." And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering\, a
nd laid it on Isaac his son\; and he took in his hand the fire and the knif
e. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to his father Abraha
m\, "My father! "And he said\, "Here am I\, my son." He said\, "Behold\, th
e fire and the wood\; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" Abraham
said\, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering\, my son."
So they went both of them together. \n \nWhen they came to the place of wh
ich God had told him\, Abraham built an altar there\, and laid the wood in
order\, and bound Isaac his son\, and laid him on the altar\, upon the wood
. Then Abraham put forth his hand\, and took the knife to slay his son. B
ut the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven\, and said\, "Abraham\,
Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Do not lay your hand on th
e lad or do anything to him\; for now I know that you fear God\, seeing you
have not withheld your son\, your only son\, from me." And Abraham lifted
up his eyes and looked\, and behold\, behind him was a ram\, caught in a t
hicket by his horns\; and Abraham went and took the ram\, and offered it up
as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of tha
t place The LORD will provide\; as it is said to this day\, "On the mount o
f the LORD it shall be provided." And the angel of the LORD called to Abra
ham a second time from heaven\, and said\, "By myself I have sworn\, says t
he LORD\, because you have done this\, and have not withheld your son\, you
r only son\, I will indeed bless you\, and I will multiply your descendants
as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your
descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies\, and by your descendan
ts shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves\, because you have o
beyed my voice."\n\n\nProverbs 17:17-18:5\n\nA friend loves at all times\,
and a brother is born for adversity. A man without sense gives a pledge\,
and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor. He who loves transgres
sion loves strife\; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. A man of
crooked mind does not prosper\, and one with a perverse tongue falls into
calamity. A stupid son is a grief to a father\; and the father of a fool h
as no joy. A cheerful heart is a good medicine\, but a downcast spirit dri
es up the bones. A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert th
e ways of justice. A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom\, bu
t the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. A foolish son is a grie
f to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. To impose a fine on a
righteous man is not good\; to flog noble men is wrong. He who restrains h
is words has knowledge\, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understan
ding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise\; when he closes his
lips\, he is deemed intelligent.\n \nHe who is estranged seeks pretexts
to break out against all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in under
standing\, but only in expressing his opinion. When wickedness comes\, con
tempt comes also\; and with dishonor comes disgrace. The words of a man's
mouth are deep waters\; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream. It is
not good to be partial to a wicked man\, or to deprive a righteous man of j
ustice.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181020
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/19/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joel the Prophet\, Varys the Martyr\, John of Rilas\, Felix the Hierom
artyr & Eusebius the Deacon\, John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt\n\nStrict
Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:14-21\n\nIn those days\,
Peter\, standing with the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\,
"Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\,
and give ear to my words. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, si
nce it is only the third hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken by t
he prophet Joel: 'And in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I
will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters s
hall prophesy\, and your young men shall see visions\, and your old men sha
ll dream dreams\; yea\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in those
days I will pour out my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show
wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fi
re\, and vapor of smoke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moo
n into blood\, before the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest da
y. And it shall be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be save
d.'"\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:1-15\n\nAt that time\, the Lord appointed
seventy other disciples\, and sent them on ahead of him\, two by two\, int
o every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to t
hem\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray therefore
the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way
\; behold\, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse\
, no bag\, no sandals\; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you e
nter\, first say\, 'Peace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is there
\, your peace shall rest upon him\; but if not\, it shall return to you. An
d remain in the same house\, eating and drinking what they provide\, for th
e laborer deserves his wages\; do not go from house to house. Whenever you
enter a town and they receive you\, eat what is set before you\; heal the s
ick in it and say to them\, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' But
whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you\, go into its streets
and say\, 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet\, we wipe of
f against you\; nevertheless know this\, that the kingdom of God has come n
ear.' I tell you\, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than fo
r that town.\n \n'Woe to you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if the
mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would have
repented long ago\, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more t
olerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you\, Caperna
um\, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades."\n\
n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Joel the Prophet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190311
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/10/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions\, Anastasia of Alexandria\, Micha
el Mauroudes the New-Martyr \n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\
nPlagal of the Fourth Tone\nEighth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14\; 14:1-4\n\nBrethren\, salvation is n
earer to us now than when we first believed\; the night is far gone\, the d
ay is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the a
rmor of light\; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day\, not in
reveling and drunkenness\, not in debauchery and licentiousness\, not in qu
arreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no prov
ision for the flesh\, to gratify its desires.\n \nAs for the man who is wea
k in faith\, welcome him\, but not for disputes over opinions. One believe
s he may eat anything\, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not h
im who eats despise him who abstains\, and let not him who abstains pass ju
dgment on him who eats\; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass jud
gment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stand
s or falls. And he will be upheld\, for God is able to make him stand. \n\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:14-21\n\nThe Lord said\, "If you forgive men t
heir trespasses\, your heavenly Father also will forgive you\; but if you d
o not forgive men their trespasses\, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.\n \n"And when you fast\, do not look dismal\, like the hypocrit
es\, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men.
Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their reward. But when you fast
\, anoint your head and wash your face\, that your fasting may not be seen
by men but by your Father who is in secret\; and your Father who sees in se
cret will reward you.\n \n"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth\
, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal\, but la
y up for yourselves treasures in heaven\, where neither moth nor rust consu
mes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure i
s\, there will your heart be also."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forgiveness Sunday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190828
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Pimen the Great\, Holy Martyr Phanurius\, Anthousa the Martyr\, Poimen
of Palestine\, Hosisos the Confessor\, Liverios\, Pope of Rome\, Monica\n\n
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 2:14-17\;
3:1-3\n\nBrethren\, thanks be to God\, who in Christ always leads us in tri
umph\, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywh
ere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved
and among those who are perishing\, to one a fragrance from death to death\
, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these t
hings? For we are not\, like so many\, peddlers of God's word\; but as men
of sincerity\, as commissioned by God\, in the sight of God we speak in Chr
ist.\n \nAre we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need\, as so
me do\, letters of recommendation\, to you\, or from you? You yourselves ar
e our letter of recommendation\, written on our hearts\, to be known and re
ad by all men\; and you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by
us\, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God\, not on t
ablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthe
w 23:23-28\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you\,
scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cumin\
, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law\, justice and mercy a
nd faith\; these you ought to have done\, without neglecting the others. Yo
u blind guides\, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!\n \n"Woe to y
ou\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the
cup and of the plate\, but inside they are full of extortion and rapacity.
You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate\,
that the outside also may be clean.\n \n"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisee
s\, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs\, which outwardly appear
beautiful\, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanne
ss. So you also outwardly appear righteous to men\, but within you are full
of hypocrisy and iniquity."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Holy Martyr Phanurius
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190705
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon\, Martha\, mother of St. Symeo
n Stylites the Younger\, Asclepias the Wonderworker\, Holy Royal Martyrs of
Russia\, Michael Choniates\, Metropolitan of Athens\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 8:22-27\n\nBrethren\, we know that the wh
ole creation has been groaning in travail together until now\; and not only
the creation\, but we ourselves\, who have the first fruits of the Spirit\
, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons\, the redemption of our bo
dies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. Fo
r who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see\, we wa
it for it with patience.\n \nLikewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness\;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought\, but the Spirit himself interc
edes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the Spirit i
ntercedes for the saints according to the will of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 10:23-31\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "When they persecute
you in one town\, flee to the next\; for truly\, I say to you\, you will no
t have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes. A
disciple is not above his teacher\, nor a servant above his master\; it is
enough for the disciple to be like his teacher\, and the servant like his m
aster. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul\, how much mor
e will they malign those of his household. So have no fear of them\; for no
thing is covered that will not be revealed\, or hidden that will not be kno
wn. What I tell you in the dark\, utter in the light\; and what you hear wh
ispered\, proclaim upon the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the b
ody but cannot kill the soul\; rather fear him who can destroy both soul an
d body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of th
em will fall to the ground without your Father's will. But even the hairs o
f your head are all numbered. Fear not\, therefore\; you are of more value
than many sparrows."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181210
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb88fa4187cfa397a1690cb8ea78cc7a6
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\, Hannah the Righ
teous\, mother of Samuel the Prophet\, Narses the Martyr of Persia\, The Co
nsecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy C
ity of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nTone Three\nSixth Orthros Gosp
el\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\n\nBret
hren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But t
he son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the free w
oman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenant
s. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. N
ow Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusale
m\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is fre
e\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who
does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for th
e children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that
is married."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:10-17\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was
teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman wh
o had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years\; she was bent over and coul
d not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her and
said to her\, "Woman\, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his
hands upon her\, and immediately she was made straight\, and she praised Go
d. But the ruler of the synagogue\, indignant because Jesus had healed on t
he sabbath\, said to the people\, "There are six days on which work ought t
o be done\; come on those days and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day."
Then the Lord answered him\, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the
sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger\, and lead it away to wa
ter it? And ought not this woman\, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound f
or eighteen years\, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he sai
d this\, all his adversaries were put to shame\; and all the people rejoice
d at all the glorious things that were done by him.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:10th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190314
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Pou
plios the Martyr\, Bishop of Athens\, Christina the Martyr of Persia\, Gera
ld\, Bishop of Mayo\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 2:3-
11\n\nThus say the people: "Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lor
d\, to the house of the God of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and th
at we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and
the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations\,
and shall decide for many peoples\; and they shall beat their swords into
plowshares\, and their spears into pruning hooks\; nation shall not lift up
sword against nation\, neither shall they learn war any more.\n \nO house
of Jacob\, come\, let us walk in the light of the Lord.\n \nFor thou hast r
ejected thy people\, the house of Jacob\, because they are full of diviners
from the east and of soothsayers like the Philistines\, and they strike ha
nds with foreigners. Their land is filled with silver and gold\, and there
is no end to their treasures\; their land is filled with horses\, and ther
e is no end to their chariots. Their land is filled with idols\; they bow
down to the work of their hands\, to what their own fingers have made. So
man is humbled\, and men are brought low -- forgive them not! Enter into t
he rock\, and hide in the dust from before the terror of the Lord\, and fro
m the glory of his majesty. The haughty looks of man shall be brought low\
, and the pride of men shall be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalte
d in that day.\n\n\nGenesis 1:24-2:3\n\n And God said\, "Let the earth brin
g forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping thi
ngs and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. And
God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle a
ccording to their kinds\, and everything that creeps upon the ground accord
ing to its kind. And God saw that it was good.\n \nThen God said\, "Let us
make man in our image\, after our likeness\; and let them have dominion ov
er the fish of the sea\, and over the birds of the air\, and over the cattl
e\, and over all the earth\, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon
the earth." So God created man in his own image\, in the image of God he
created him\; male and female he created them. And God blessed them\, and
God said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth and subdu
e it\; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the
air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth." And God said\
, "Behold\, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the fa
ce of all the earth\, and every tree with seed in its fruit\; you shall hav
e them for food. And to every beast of the earth\, and to every bird of th
e air\, and to everything that creeps on the earth\, everything that has th
e breath of life\, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so
. And God saw everything that he had made\, and behold\, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was morning\, a sixth day.\n \nThus the h
eavens and the earth were finished\, and all the host of them. And on the
seventh day God finished his work which he had done\, and he rested on the
seventh day from all his work which he had done. So God blessed the sevent
h day and hallowed it\, because on it God rested from all his work which he
had done in creation.\n\n\nProverbs 2:1-22\n\nMy son\, if you receive my w
ords and treasure up my commandments with you\, making your ear attentive t
o wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding\; yes\, if you cry out f
or insight and raise your voice for understanding\, if you seek it like sil
ver and search for it as for hidden treasures\; then you will understand th
e fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdo
m\; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding\; he stores up sound wi
sdom for the upright\; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity\, guar
ding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his saints. Then you w
ill understand righteousness and justice and equity\, every good path\; for
wisdom will come into your heart\, and knowledge will be pleasant to your
soul\; discretion will watch over you\; understanding will guard you\; deli
vering you from the way of evil\, from men of perverted speech\, who forsak
e the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness\, who rejoice in
doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil\; men whose paths are c
rooked\, and who are devious in their ways.\n \nYou will be saved from the
loose woman\, from the adventuress with her smooth words\, who forsakes the
companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God\; for her house
sinks down to death\, and her paths to the shades\; none who go to her com
e back nor do they regain the paths of life.\n \nSo you will walk in the wa
y of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will
inhabit the land\, and men of integrity will remain in it\; but the wicked
will be cut off from the land\, and the treacherous will be rooted out of
it.\n \n
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SUMMARY:Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190218
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/17/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr\, Mariamne\, Sister of Apostle Philip\
, Righteous Auxentius\, The Pious Rulers Marcian and Pulcheria\, Theodore t
he New Martyr of Byzantium\, Hermogenes (Germogen)\, Patriarch of Moscow\n\
nPlagal of the First Tone\nFifth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, you have obser
ved my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\, my
love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell me
at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured\; ye
t from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly
life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and impostors will
go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for you\, continu
e in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing from whom you
learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred
writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Chr
ist Jesus.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:10-14\n\nThe Lord said this parab
le\, "Two men went up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee and the othe
r a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\, 'God\
, I thank you that I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulte
rers\, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week\, I give tithe
s of all that I get.' But the tax collector\, standing far off\, would not
even lift up his eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\, 'God\, be
merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you\, this man went down to his house ju
stified rather than the other\; for everyone who exalts himself will be hum
bled\, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190301
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/28/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Righteous John Cassian the Confessor\,Basil the Confessor\, Kyranna the
New Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Jonah the Righteous Martyr of Lerios\n\n\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 4:20-21\; 5:1-21\n\nBelov
ed\, if any one says\, "I love God\," and hates his brother\, he is a liar\
; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen\, cannot love God w
hom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him\, that he who l
oves God should love his brother also.\n \nEvery one who believes that Jesu
s is the Christ is a child of God\, and every one who loves the parent love
s the child. By this we know that we love the children of God\, when we lo
ve God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God\, that we ke
ep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For whateve
r is born of God overcomes the world\; and this is the victory that overcom
es the world\, our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world but he who be
lieves that Jesus is the Son of God?\n \nThis is he who came by water and b
lood\, Jesus Christ\, not with the water only but with the water and the bl
ood. And the Spirit is the witness\, because the Spirit is the truth. The
re are three witnesses\, the Spirit\, the water\, and the blood\; and these
three agree. If we receive the testimony of men\, the testimony of God is
greater\; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to hi
s Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He
who does not believe God has made him a liar\, because he has not believed
in the testimony that God has borne to his Son. And this is the testimony
\, that God gave us eternal life\, and this life is in his Son. He who has
the Son has life\; he who has not the Son of God has not life.\n \nI write
this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God\, that you may know
that you have eternal life. And this is the confidence which we have in hi
m\, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we k
now that he hears us in whatever we ask\, we know that we have obtained the
requests made of him. If any one sees his brother committing what is not
a mortal sin\, he will ask\, and God will give him life for those whose sin
is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal\; I do not say that one is to
pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin\, but there is sin which is not mort
al.\n \nWe know that any one born of God does not sin\, but He who was born
of God keeps him\, and the evil one does not touch him.\n \nWe know that w
e are of God\, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.\n \nAnd
we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding\, to k
now him who is true\; and we are in him who is true\, in his Son Jesus Chri
st. This is the true God and eternal life. Little children\, keep yoursel
ves from idols. Amen. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:1-15\n\nAt that time\
, the chief priests\, with the elders\, and scribes and the whole council h
eld a consultation\; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered hi
m to Pilate. And Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And h
e answered him\, "You have said so." And the chief priests accused him of
many things. And Pilate again asked him\, "Have you no answer to make? Se
e how many charges they bring against you." But Jesus made no further answ
er\, so that Pilate wondered. Now at the feast he used to release for them
one prisoner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison\, who ha
d committed murder in the insurrection\, there was a man called Barabbas.
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do fo
r them. And he answered them\, "Do you want me to release for you the King
of the Jews?" For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief pri
ests had delivered him up. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to h
ave him release for them Barabbas instead. And Pilate again said to them\,
"Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?" A
nd they cried out again\, "Crucify him." And Pilate said to them\, "Why\,
what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more\, "Crucify him." So
Pilate\, wishing to satisfy the crowd\, released for them Barabbas\; and h
aving scourged Jesus\, he delivered him to be crucified.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Meatfare Thursday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190105
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Synaxis of the 70 Holy Apostles\, Our Righteous Father Theoctistus\, Abb
ot of Cucomo in Sicily\, Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ\, Zosimos the Monk and Athanasios the Notary\, Righteous Apol
linaria the Senator\, Martyrs Chrysanthos and Euphemia\, Righteous Euthymio
s the Younger\, New Martyr Onuphrios\, Righteous Euthymios of Vatopedi\, Ri
ghteous John Scholarios\, Eustathios Archbishop of Serbia\, Nikephoros the
Leper\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Cor
inthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\
, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the w
orld\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are w
ise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, bu
t we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-cl
ad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. W
hen reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we
try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the wor
ld\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashame
d\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countle
ss guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your fathe
r in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of m
e.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18-28\n\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only
-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known.\
n \nAnd this is the testimony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Levi
tes from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not de
ny\, but confessed\, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What then
? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answ
ered\, "No." They said to him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer fo
r those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the v
oice of one crying in the wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,
' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n \nNow they had been sent from the Pharisee
s. They asked him\, "Then why are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Ch
rist\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with
water\; but among you stands one whom you do not know\, even he who comes a
fter me\, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took pl
ace in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, where John was baptizing.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Transfiguration\, Maximus the Confessor\, Our Righteous
Fathers Sergius\, Stephanus\, Castor and Palamonus\, Dorotheus\, Abba of G
aza\, Tikhon of Zadonsk \n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Fi
rst Letter to the Corinthians 12:12-26\n\nBrethren\, just as the body is on
e and has many members\, and all the members of the body\, though many\, ar
e one body\, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized i
nto one body - Jews or Greeks\, slaves or free - and all were made to drink
of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If
the foot should say\, "because I am not a hand\, I do not belong to the bo
dy\," that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body
were an eye\, where would be the hearing? If the whole body were an ear\,
where would be the sense of smell? But as it is\, God arranged the organs i
n the body\, each one of them\, as he chose. If all were a single organ\, w
here would the body be? As it is\, there are many parts\, yet one body. The
eye cannot say to the hand\, "I have no need of you\," nor again the head
to the feet\, "I have no need of you." On the contrary\, the parts of the b
ody which seem to be weaker are indispensable\, and those parts of the body
which we think less honorable we invest with the greater honor\, and our u
npresentable parts are treated with greater modesty\, which our presentable
parts do not require. But God has so composed the body\, giving the greate
r honor to the inferior part\, that there may be no discord in the body\, b
ut that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member s
uffers\, all suffer together\; if one member is honored\, all rejoice toget
her.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:18-22\;19:1-2\; 13-15\n\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shal
l be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in h
eaven. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about anything the
y ask\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or t
hree are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n \nThen P
eter came up and said to him\, "Lord\, how often shall my brother sin again
st me\, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him\, "I
do not say to you seven times\, but seventy times seven."\n \nNow when Jesu
s had finished these sayings\, he went away from Galilee and entered the re
gion of Judea beyond the Jordan\; and large crowds followed him\, and he he
aled them there.\n \nThen children were brought to him that he might lay hi
s hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people\; but Jesus said
\, "Let the children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; for to such belo
ngs the kingdom of heaven." And he laid his hands on them and went away.\n
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas\, Cuthbert the Wo
nderworker\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\, Myron the New Martyr of Crete\, Photin
i the Samaritan Woman\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 5:
16-25\n\nBut the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God sho
ws himself holy in righteousness. Then shall the lambs graze as in their p
asture\, fatlings and kids shall feed among the ruins. Woe to those who dr
aw iniquity with cords of falsehood\, who draw sin as with cart ropes\, who
say: "Let him make haste\, let him speed his work that we may see it\; let
the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near\, and let it come\, that w
e may know it!" Woe to those who call evil good and good evil\, who put da
rkness for light and light for darkness\, who put bitter for sweet and swee
t for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes\, and shrewd in
their own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine\, and valian
t men in mixing strong drink\, who acquit the guilty for a bribe\, and depr
ive the innocent of his right! Therefore\, as the tongue of fire devours t
he stubble\, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame\, so their root will
be as rottenness\, and their blossom go up like dust\; for they have reject
ed the law of the LORD of hosts\, and have despised the word of the Holy On
e of Israel. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against his peopl
e\, and he stretched out his hand against them and smote them\, and the mou
ntains quaked\; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the street
s. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out
still.\n\n\nGenesis 4:16-26\n\n Then Cain went away from the presence of th
e LORD\, and dwelt in the land of Nod\, east of Eden. Cain knew his wife\,
and she conceived and bore Enoch\; and he built a city\, and called the na
me of the city after the name of his son\, Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad\;
and Irad was the father of Mehujael\, and Mehujael the father of Methushae
l\, and Methushael the father of Lamech. And Lamech took two wives\; the n
ame of the one was Adah\, and the name of the other Zillah. Adah bore Jaba
l\; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. His bro
ther's name was Jubal\; he was the father of all those who play the lyre an
d pipe. Zillah bore Tubalcain\; he was the forger of all instruments of br
onze and iron. The sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. Lamech said to his wive
s: "Adah and Zillah\, hear my voice\; you wives of Lamech\, hearken to what
I say: I have slain a man for wounding me\, a young man for striking me.
If Cain is avenged sevenfold\, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." \n \n And A
dam knew his wife again\, and she bore a son and called his name Seth\, for
she said\, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel\, for C
ain slew him." To Seth also a son was born\, and he called his name Enosh.
At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.\n \n\nProverbs
5:15-6:3\n\nDrink water from your own cistern\, flowing water from your own
well. Should your springs be scattered abroad\, streams of water in the s
treets? Let them be for yourself alone\, and not for strangers with you.
Let your fountain be blessed\, and rejoice in the wife of your youth\, a lo
vely hind\, a graceful doe. Let her affection fill you at all times with de
light\, be infatuated always with her love. Why should you be infatuated\,
my son\, with a loose woman and embrace the bosom of an adventuress? For
a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD\, and he watches all his paths
. The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him\, and he is caught in the toils
of his sin. He dies for lack of discipline\, and because of his great fol
ly he is lost.\n \nMy son\, if you have become surety for your neighbor\,
have given your pledge for a stranger\; if you are snared in the utterance
of your lips\, caught in the words of your mouth\; then do this\, my son\,
and save yourself\, for you have come into your neighbor's power: go\, has
ten\, and importune your neighbor.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/21/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBRETHREN
\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.
For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and
the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behi
nd the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the g
olden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides wit
h gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod t
hat budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of
glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in
detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continua
lly into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the sec
ond only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without ta
king blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered
a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she
had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his
teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him
and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you
alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Ma
rtha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needfu
l. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from he
r." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him
\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" B
ut he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it
!"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/27/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Great Martyr of Persia\, Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios o
f Egypt\, the Righteous\, James the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Rostov\, Grego
ry of Sinai and his disciple Gerasimos\, Arsenios of Rhaxos\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 5:11-2
1\n\nTimothy\, my son\, refuse to enrol younger widows\; for when they grow
wanton against Christ they desire to marry\, and so they incur condemnatio
n for having violated their first pledge. Besides that\, they learn to be i
dlers\, gadding about from house to house\, and not only idlers but gossips
and busybodies\, saying what they should not. So I would have younger wido
ws marry\, bear children\, rule their households\, and give the enemy no oc
casion to revile us. For some have already strayed after Satan. If any beli
eving man or woman has relatives who are widows\, let him assist them\; let
the church not be burdened\, so that it may assist those who are real wido
ws. Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor\, esp
ecially those who labor in preaching and teaching\; for the scripture says\
, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain\," and\, "T
he laborer deserves his wages." Never admit any charge against an elder exc
ept on the evidence of two or three witnesses. As for those who persist in
sin\, rebuke them in the presence of all\, so that the rest may stand in fe
ar. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I ch
arge you to keep these rules without favor\, doing nothing from partiality.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:45-48\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the tem
ple and began to drive out those who sold\, saying to them\, "It is written
\, 'My house shall be a house of prayer'\; but you have made it a den of ro
bbers." And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the
scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him\; but the
y did not find anything they could do\, for all the people hung upon his wo
rds. \n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/14/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Aristarchus\, Pudens\, Trophimus the Apostles of the 70\, Thomais the M
artyr of Alexandria\, Ardalion the Actor and Martyr\, Demetrios the New-Mar
tyr of Arcadia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nPlagal of the First Tone
\nSecond Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebr
ews 9:11-14\n\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good
things that have come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (no
t made with hands\, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all
into the Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own
blood\, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defi
led persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heife
r sanctifies for the purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the bl
ood of Christ\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blem
ish to God\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God
. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:32-45\n\nAt that time\, Jesus took his twel
ve disciples\, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him\, saying
\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\; and the Son of man will be deli
vered to the chief priests and the scribes\, and they will condemn him to d
eath\, and deliver him to the Gentiles\; and they will mock him\, and spit
upon him\, and scourge him\, and kill him\; and after three days he will ri
se." And James and John\, the sons of Zebedee\, came forward to him\, and s
aid to him\, "Teacher\, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." A
nd he said to them\, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to
him\, "Grant us to sit\, one at your right hand and one at your left\, in y
our glory." But Jesus said to them\, "You do not know what you are asking.
Are you able to drink the cup that I drink\, or to be baptized with the bap
tism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him\, "We are able." And J
esus said to them\, "The cup that I drink you will drink\; and with the bap
tism with which I am baptized\, you will be baptized\; but to sit at my rig
ht hand or at my left is not mine to grant\, but it is for those for whom i
t has been prepared." And when the ten heard it\, they began to be indignan
t of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them\, "You k
now that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them
\, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so
among you\; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant\, an
d whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man
also came not to be served but to serve\, and to give his life as a ransom
for many."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/17/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia\, Holy Godbearing Nectarius\, th
e Builder of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam of Meteora\, Theodotos the Marty
r of Ancyra & the 7 Virgin-martyrs\, Athanasios\, Archbishop of Christianop
olis\, The New Martyrs of Batak\, Bulgaria\, Nicholas the Younger who was m
artyred in Metsovo\, Epirus\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:40\; 9:1-19\n\nIn those days\, Philip was
found at Azotos\, and passing on he preached the gospel to all the towns ti
ll he came to Caesarea. But Saul\, still breathing threats and murder again
st the disciples of the Lord\, went to the high priest and asked him for le
tters to the synagogues at Damascus\, so that if he found any belonging to
the Way\, men or women\, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he
journeyed he approached Damascus\, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed
about him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him\, "Sa
ul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me?" And he said\, "Who are you\, Lord?" A
nd he said\, " I am Jesus\, whom you are persecuting\; but rise and enter t
he city\, and you will be told what you are to do." The men who were travel
ing with him stood speechless\, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul a
rose from the ground\; and when his eyes were opened\, he could see nothing
\; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three
days he was without sight\, and neither ate nor drank.\n \nNow there was a
disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "An
anias." And he said\, "Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise
and go to the street called Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas fo
r a man of Tarsus named Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen
a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might rega
in his sight." But Ananias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about
this man\, how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here
he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.
" But the Lord said to him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to
carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I
will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias
departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Bro
ther Saul\, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you cam
e\, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy
Spirit." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he re
gained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was str
engthened.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:48-54\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews w
ho believed in him: "I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in
the wilderness\, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from hea
ven\, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which cam
e down from heaven\; if any one eats of this bread\, he will live forever\;
and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."\n
\nThe Jews then disputed among themselves\, saying\, "How can this man giv
e us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to y
ou\, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood\, you h
ave no life in you\; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal l
ife\, and I will raise him up at the last day."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/10/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Menas\, Hermogenes\, and Eugraphus\, Thomas the Right
eous of Bithynia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Hebrews 3:5-11\, 17-19\n\nBrethren\, Moses was faithful in
all God's house as a servant\, to testify to the things that were to be spo
ken later\, but Christ was faithful over his house as a son. And we are his
house if we hold fast our confidence and pride in our hope firm to the end
. Therefore\, as the Holy Spirit says\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion\, on the day of testing in th
e wilderness\, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for f
orty years. Therefore I was provoked with that generation\, and said\, 'The
y always go astray in their hearts\; they have not known my ways.' As I swo
re in my wrath\, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" And with whom was he pr
ovoked forty years? Was it not with those who sinned\, whose bodies fell in
the wilderness? And to whom did he swear that they should never enter his
rest\, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were unable t
o enter because of unbelief.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:11-21\n\nAt that t
ime\, the Pharisees came to Jesus and began to argue with him\, seeking fro
m him a sign from heaven\, to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit\
, and said\, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly\, I say to you\,
no sign shall be given to this generation." And he left them\, and getting
into the boat again he departed to the other side. Now they had forgotten t
o bring bread\; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he ca
utioned them\, saying\, "Take heed\, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees
and the leaven of Herod." And they discussed it with one another\, saying\,
"We have no bread." And being aware of it\, Jesus said to them\, "Why do y
ou discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or unde
rstand? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes do you not see\, and having e
ars do you not hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves
for the five thousand\, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take
up?" They said to him\, "Twelve." "And the seven for the four thousand\, h
ow many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" And they said to hi
m\, "Seven." And he said to them\, "Do you not yet understand?"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Martyr Emilian\, Holy Martyrs Paul\, Thea and Valentine\, Our Holy
Father John\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Stephen\, Archbishop of Const
antinople\, Theneva of Glasgow\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Romans 15:17-29\n\nBrethren\, in Christ Jesus I have reason to be prou
d of my work for God. For I will not venture to speak of anything except wh
at Christ has wrought through me to win obedience from the Gentiles\, by wo
rd and deed\, by the power of signs and wonders\, by the power of the Holy
Spirit\, so that from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum I have fully
preached the gospel of Christ\, thus making it my ambition to preach the go
spel\, not where Christ has already been named\, lest I build on another ma
n's foundation\, but as it is written\, "They shall see who have never been
told of him\, and they shall understand who have never heard of him." This
is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. But no
w\, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions\, and since I
have longed for many years to come to you\, I hope to see you in passing a
s I go to Spain\, and to be sped on my journey there by you\, once I have e
njoyed your company for a little. At present\, however\, I am going to Jeru
salem with aid for the saints. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased t
o make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem\; they
were pleased to do it\, and indeed - they are in debt to them\, for if the
Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings\, they ought also
to be of service to them in material blessings. When therefore I have compl
eted this\, and have sealed to them this fruit\, I shall go on by way of yo
u to Spain\; and I know that when I come to you I shall come in the fulness
of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:4
6-50\; 13:1-3\n\nAt that time\, while Jesus was speaking to the people\, be
hold\, his mother and his brothers stood outside\, asking to speak to him.
But he replied to the man who told him\, "Who is my mother\, and who are my
brothers?" And stretching out his hand toward his disciples\, he said\, "H
ere are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father i
n heaven is my brother\, and sister\, and mother."\n \nThat same day Jesus
went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered abo
ut him\, so that he entered a boat and sat there\; and the whole crowd stoo
d on the beach. And he told them many things in parables.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Holy Martyr Emilian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190430
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc385a1d8aa636b33ed3949362fb1894a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/29/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\,Jason and Sosipater the Apostle
s of the 70 and their Companions\, Holy Martyr Cercyra\, Our Holy Father Jo
hn of Kaloktenos\, Metropolitan of Thebes\, Basil\, Bishop of Montenegro\,
Nektarios the New Martyr of Optina\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
of the Apostles 12:1-11\n\nAbout that time\, Herod the king laid violent ha
nds upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of Jo
hn with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded
to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And wh
en he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to four squ
ads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover to bring him ou
t to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest prayer for him w
as made to God by the Church.\n \nThe very night when Herod was about to br
ing him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound with two chai
ns\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\; and behold\, a
n angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell\; and he struc
k Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chain
s fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around
you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he did not know that
what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was seeing a vision.
When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they came to the iron
gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord\, and they
went out and passed on through one street\; and immediately the angel left
him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord h
as sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that t
he Jewish people were expecting."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18-28\n\nNo o
ne has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom of the F
ather\, he has made him known.\n \nAnd this is the testimony of John\, when
the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who are you
?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am not the Christ."
And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am not." "Ar
e you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to him then\, "Who ar
e you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about y
ourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness\, 'Make
straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n \nNow they
had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then why are you baptiz
ing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?" John a
nswered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stands one whom you do
not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whose sandal I am not
worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, where Joh
n was baptizing.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Renewal Monday
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190202
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc4477c132ebe4198b74c326835c15e14
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Try
pho the Martyr\, Perpetua & her Companions\, Timothy the Confessor\, Bridge
t of Ireland\, Our Holy Father Basil\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Anastas
ios the New Martyr of Navplion\, The Four Martyrs Andrianus\, Polyeuktos\,
Plato and George who contested in Megara\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 8:28-39\n\nBrethren\, we know that every
thing works for good with those who love God\, who are called according to
his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conforme
d to the image of his Son\, in order that he might be the first-born among
many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called\; and those wh
om he called he also justified\; and those whom he justified he also glorif
ied.\n \nWhat then shall we say to this? If God is for us\, who is against
us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all\, will he
not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against
God's elect? It is God who justifies\; who is to condemn? It is Christ Je
sus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from the dead\, who is at the right h
and of God\, who indeed intercedes for us. Who shall separate us from the l
ove of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or distress\, or persecution\, or famin
e\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is written\, "For thy sake w
e are being killed all the day long\; we are regarded as sheep to be slaugh
tered." No\, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him w
ho loved us. For I am sure that neither death\, nor life\, nor angels\, no
r principalities\, nor things present\, nor things to come\, nor powers\, n
or height\, nor depth\, nor anything else in all creation\, will be able to
separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 10:19-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I have gi
ven you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the p
ower of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice
in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your name
s are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit
and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have
hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to b
abes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Trypho the Martyr
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181005
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc4f90917a1c87afe81a1eced6dc3661f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens\, Domnina the Martyr and her daughters\,
John the Hermit\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippian
s 1:20-27\n\nBrethren\, I shall not be at all ashamed\, but that with full
courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body\, whether by life o
r by death. For to me to live is Christ\, and to die is gain. If it is to b
e life in the flesh\, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall c
hoose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to dep
art and be with Christ\, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh
is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this\, I know that I shall
remain and continue with you all\, for your progress and joy in the faith\
, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus\, because
of my coming to you again. Only let your manner of life be worthy of the g
ospel of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\n\nAt that time\, the re
port concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the surroun
ding country. The disciples of John told him of all these things. And John\
, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying\, "A
re you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when the men
had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, saying
\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In that hou
r he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many that
were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell John wha
t you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame walk\,
lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the poor
have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at
me."\n \nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak to the c
rowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold?
A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed i
n soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in lu
xury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\
, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\,
'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way
before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater than J
ohn\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." When t
hey heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God\, having
been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the lawyers
rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptized by h
im.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190628
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc51c30b054ad069648419a52b4baf6ed
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Samson the Hospitable\, Joanna the Myrrhbearer\, Anektos the Martyr\, L
uke the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Romans 5:10-16\n\nBrethren\, if while we were enemies we were
reconciled to God by the death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are re
conciled\, shall we be saved by his life. Not only so\, but we also rejoice
in God through our Lord Jesus Christ\, through whom we have now received o
ur reconciliation.\n \nTherefore as sin came into the world through one man
and death through sin\, and so death spread to all men because all men sin
ned -- sin indeed was in the world before the law was given\, but sin is no
t counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses\, eve
n over those whose sins were not like the transgression of Adam\, who was a
type of the one who was to come.\n \nBut the free gift is not like the tre
spass. For if many died through one man's trespass\, much more have the gra
ce of God and the free gift in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ aboun
ded for many. And the free gift is not like the effect of that one man's si
n. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation\, but the f
ree gift following many trespasses brings justification.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 8:23-27\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus got into the boat\, his dis
ciples followed him. And behold\, there arose a great storm on the sea\, so
that the boat was being swamped by the waves\; but he was asleep. And they
went and woke him\, saying\, "Save us\, O Lord\; we are perishing." And he
said to them\, "Why are you afraid\, O men of little faith?" Then he rose
and rebuked the winds and the sea\; and there was a great calm. And the men
marveled\, saying\, "What sort of man is this\, that even winds and sea ob
ey him?"\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Samson the Hospitable
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190528
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc5662ec1439d8484b2cb949ca7ff864e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/27/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius\, John the Russian of Evia\, Theodora th
e Virgin-martyr & Didymos the Martyr\, Venerable Bede\n\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Acts of the Apostles 12:12-17\n\nIn those days\, Peter went to the house
of Mary\, the mother of John whose other name was Mark\, where many were g
athered together and were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the g
ateway\, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter's voice\, in
her joy she did not open the gate but ran and told that Peter was standing
at the gate. They said to her\, "You are mad." But she insisted that it was
so. They said\, "It is his angel!" But Peter continued knocking\; and when
they opened\, they saw him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his
hand to be silent\, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out
of the prison. And he said\, "Tell this to James and to the brethren." Then
he departed and went to another place.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:42-51\n
\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "If God were your Father\, yo
u would love me\, for I proceeded and came forth from God\; I came not of m
y own accord\, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is
because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil\,
and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the b
eginning\, and has nothing to do with the truth\, because there is no truth
in him. When he lies\, he speaks according to his own nature\, for he is a
liar and the father of lies. But\, because I tell the truth\, you do not b
elieve me. Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth\, why do yo
u not believe me? He who is of God hears the words of God\; the reason why
you do not hear them is that you are not of God."\n \nThe Jews answered him
\, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
Jesus answered\, "I have not a demon\; but I honor my Father\, and you dish
onor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory\; there is One who seeks it and he
will be the judge. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if any one keeps my word\
, he will never see death."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190124
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc5c841ac4ba9c771e116f316eaa13754
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra\, Agathangelus the Mart
yr\, Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 3:20-21\; 4:1-3\n\nBrethren\, our
commonwealth is in heaven\, and from it we await a Savior\, the Lord Jesus
Christ\, who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body\, by
the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefo
re\, my brethren\, whom I love and long for\, my joy and crown\, stand firm
thus in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to
agree in the Lord. And I ask you also\, true yokefellow\, help these wome
n\, for they have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with
Clement and the rest of my fellow workers\, whose names are in the book of
life. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n\nAt that time\, Jesus w
as going through the grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples
began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, wh
y are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\,
"Have you never read what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\,
he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abi
athar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not
lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were
with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man
for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n \nAgain
he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. A
nd they watched him\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so
that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered ha
nd\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do
good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And
he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\,
and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190207
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc5f353d28c48f7b6c98d31b1f9314c13
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Bucolus\, Bishop of Sm
yrna\, Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza\, Afterfeast of the Presenta
tion of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Ilyan of Homs\n\nStrict Fast\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\n\nBre
thren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blam
eless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He
has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first
for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for al
l when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakn
ess as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the
law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in
what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated
at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in th
e sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \
n \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\n\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if
any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find p
asture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that t
hey may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The g
ood shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and no
t a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leave
s the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He f
lees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the go
od shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and
I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have othe
r sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they wil
l heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181113
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc5f9442aa1589c271cde4deea51b012e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/12/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria\, Nilus the Ascetic of Sin
ai\, Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, Leondos Styppi\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-1
1\n\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who
sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has ma
de up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a chee
rful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance
\, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abun
dance for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he give
s to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed t
o the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and
increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every w
ay for great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God
.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor
do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it giv
es light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that th
ey may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have co
me not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, til
l heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the
law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of t
hese commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom
of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in
the kingdom of heaven."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190710
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc8500cd627cef8eed50c2175a081cf8e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily\, Dion
ysios the Orator\, Metrophanes of Mount Athos\, Patermuthius the Monk\, Eut
hymios of Karelia\, Methodios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Lampis\, Michael
Paknanas the Gardener\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Roma
ns 10:11-21\; 11:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the scripture says\, "No one who believe
s in God will be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and
Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upon all who c
all upon him. For\, "every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be
saved." But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? An
d how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are
they to hear without a preacher? And how can men preach unless they are se
nt? As it is written\, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good
news!" But they have not all obeyed the gospel\; for Isaiah says\, "Lord\,
who has believed what he has heard from us?" So faith comes from what is h
eard\, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ. But I ask\, have
they not heard? Indeed they have\; for "Their voice has gone out to all th
e earth\, and their words to the ends of the world." Again I ask\, did Isra
el not understand? First Moses says\, "I will make you jealous of those who
are not a nation\; with a foolish nation I will make you angry." Then Isai
ah is so bold as to say\, "I have been found by those who did not seek me\;
I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me." But of Israel he say
s\, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary pe
ople." I ask\, then\, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am
an Israelite\, a descendant of Abraham\, a member of the tribe of Benjamin
. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 11:16-20\n\nThe Lord said\, "To what shall I compare this generation?
It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playm
ates\, 'We piped to you\, and you did not dance\; we wailed\, and you did n
ot mourn.' For John came neither eating nor drinking\, and they say\, 'He h
as a demon'\; the Son of man came eating and drinking\, and they say\, 'Beh
old\, a glutton and a drunkard\, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Y
et wisdom is justified by her children." Then he began to upbraid the citie
s where most of his mighty works had been done\, because they did not repen
t.\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190319
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc8bd952c2aa93d34af72b97929b69193
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/18/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\, Trophimos & Eukarpion\, Monk-martyrs o
f Nicomedea\, Edward the Martyr\, King of England\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld T
estament Readings: Isaiah 4:2-5:7\n\nIn that day the branch of the LORD sha
ll be beautiful and glorious\, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride
and glory of the survivors of Israel. And he who is left in Zion and rema
ins in Jerusalem will be called holy\, every one who has been recorded for
life in Jerusalem\, when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the d
aughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst b
y a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. Then the LORD will crea
te over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day
\, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night\; for over all the
glory there will be a canopy and a pavilion. It will be for a shade by day
from the heat\, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain. L
et me sing for my beloved a love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved h
ad a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He digged it and cleared it of stone
s\, and planted it with choice vines\; he built a watchtower in the midst o
f it\, and hewed out a wine vat in it\; and he looked for it to yield grape
s\, but it yielded wild grapes. And now\, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and m
en of Judah\, judge\, I pray you\, between me and my vineyard. What more w
as there to do for my vineyard\, that I have not done in it? When I looked
for it to yield grapes\, why did it yield wild grapes? And now I will tell
you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge\, and it shall
be devoured\; I will break down its wall\, and it shall be trampled down.
I will make it a waste\; it shall not be pruned or hoed\, and briers and th
orns shall grow up\; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain
upon it. For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, an
d the men of Judah are his pleasant planting\; and he looked for justice\,
but behold\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\, but behold\, a cry!\n\n\nGenes
is 3:21-4:7\n\n And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of
skins\, and clothed them. Then the LORD God said\, "Behold\, the man has
become like one of us\, knowing good and evil\; and now\, lest he put forth
his hand and take also of the tree of life\, and eat\, and live for ever"-
therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden\, to till th
e ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man\; and at the east o
f the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim\, and a flaming sword which tur
ned every way\, to guard the way to the tree of life. \n \nNow Adam knew E
ve his wife\, and she conceived and bore Cain\, saying\, "I have gotten a m
an with the help of the LORD." And again\, she bore his brother Abel. Now
Abel was a keeper of sheep\, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the cours
e of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground\,
and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions.
And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering\, but for Cain and his o
ffering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry\, and his countenance fell
. The LORD said to Cain\, "Why are you angry\, and why has your countenanc
e fallen? If you do well\, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do
well\, sin is couching at the door\; its desire is for you\, but you must m
aster it."\n\n\nProverbs 3:34-4:22\n\nToward the scorners he is scornful\,
but to the humble he shows favor. The wise will inherit honor\, but fools
get disgrace.\n \nHear\, O sons\, a father's instruction\, and be attenti
ve\, that you may gain insight\; for I give you good precepts: do not forsa
ke my teaching. When I was a son with my father\, tender\, the only one in
the sight of my mother\, he taught me\, and said to me\, "Let your heart h
old fast my words\; keep my commandments\, and live\; do not forget\, and d
o not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom\; get insight. Do n
ot forsake her\, and she will keep you\; love her\, and she will guard you.
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom\, and whatever you get\, get
insight. Prize her highly\, and she will exalt you\; she will honor you if
you embrace her. She will place on your head a fair garland\; she will be
stow on you a beautiful crown."\n \nHear\, my son\, and accept my words\,
that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you the way of wisd
om\; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk\, your step
will not be hampered\; and if you run\, you will not stumble. Keep hold o
f instruction\, do not let go\; guard her\, for she is your life. Do not e
nter the path of the wicked\, and do not walk in the way of evil men. Avoi
d it\; do not go on it\; turn away from it and pass on. For they cannot sl
eep unless they have done wrong\; they are robbed of sleep unless they have
made some one stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the
wine of violence. But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn
\, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicke
d is like deep darkness\; they do not know over what they stumble.\n \nMy
son\, be attentive to my words\; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them
not escape from your sight\; keep them within your heart.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Saturday of Souls\,Hesychius the Martyr\, Our Holy Father Nicholas Plana
s\, Andronikos & Athanasia the Martyrs\, Theodotos the Holy Martyr\, Bishop
of Cyrenia\, Joachim of Vatopedi who was given the name Papoulakis\, Eutha
lia the Virgin-Martyr of Sicily\, Chad\, Bishop of Lichfield\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:13-17\n\nBut we wo
uld not have you ignorant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, th
at you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe
that Jesus died and rose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring w
ith him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the wo
rd of the Lord\, that we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of t
he Lord\, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord him
self will descend from heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's
call\, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ wi
ll rise first\; then we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up t
ogether with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we sha
ll always be with the Lord.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:8-9\,25-27\,33-36\
n\nThe Lord said\, "Take heed that you are not led astray\; for many will c
ome in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and\, 'The time is at hand!' Do not g
o after them. And when you hear of wars and tumults\, do not be terrified\
; for this must first take place\, but the end will not be at once. And th
ere will be signs in sun and moon and stars\, and upon the earth distress o
f nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves\, men faint
ing with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world\; for the
powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of ma
n coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Heaven and earth will pass
away\, but my words will not pass away. But take heed to yourselves lest
your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of l
ife\, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare\; for it will come u
pon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth. But watch at all times
\, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will
take place\, and to stand before the Son of man."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Saturday of Souls
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190727
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus\, Hermippus\, and Hermocrates\, Paraske
ve the Righteous Martyr of Rome\, Prisca the Righteous Martyr\, Moses the H
ungarian\, Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-
29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined under the law
\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was
our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. But
now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Chri
st Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as wer
e baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\,
there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for y
ou are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abra
ham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as lon
g as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of
all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set
by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the e
lemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God se
nt forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those w
ho were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus an
d thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for
twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, and had s
pent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had he
ard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touch
ed his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be m
ade well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body
that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that
power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, an
d said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You se
e the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And
he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had b
een done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and
told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has
made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181102
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc9bc4f3b8d44dc76bbcf13009f57267a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother The
odota\, David the Righteous of Evia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Firs
t Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:1-8\n\nBrethren\, you are the bod
y of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the c
hurch first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of m
iracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kin
ds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do
all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with to
ngues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I wi
ll show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men a
nd of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries and all know
ledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not
love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body
to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind
\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does
not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not
rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, belie
ves all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\n\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him
his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cas
t them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve J
esus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter
no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand
.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You
received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother
Theodota
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190830
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalca8cbd1b7862ba87b7e7203318c9b459
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/29/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist Joh
n\, Theodora of Thessaloniki\, Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria\n\nStr
ict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 13:25-33\n\nIN THOSE DA
YS\, as John was finishing his course\, he said\, "What do you suppose that
I am? I am not he. No\, but after me one is coming\, the sandals of whose
feet I am not worthy to untie." Brethren\, sons of the family of Abraham\,
and those among you that fear God\, to us has been sent the message of this
salvation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers\, because they
did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which
are read every sabbath\, fulfilled these by condemning him. Though they cou
ld charge him with nothing deserving death\, yet they asked Pilate to have
him killed. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, they
took him down from the tree\, and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him fr
om the dead\; and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him f
rom Galilee to Jerusalem\, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we
bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers\, this he has
fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
6:14-30\n\nAt that time\, Herod the King heard about the fame of Jesus\, f
or his name had become known. He said\, "John the baptizer has been raised
from the dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." But others sa
id\, "It is Elijah." And others said\, "It is a prophet\, like one of the p
rophets of old." But when Herod heard of it he said\, "John\, whom I behead
ed\, has been raised." For Herod had sent and seized John\, and bound him i
n prison for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because he
had married her. For John said to Herod\, "It is not lawful for you to have
your brother's wife." And Herodias had a grudge against him\, and wanted t
o kill him. But she could not\, for Herod feared John\, knowing that he was
a righteous and holy man\, and kept him safe. When he heard him\, he was m
uch perplexed\; and yet he heard him gladly. But an opportunity came when H
erod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the
leading men of Galilee. For when Herodias' daughter came in and danced\, sh
e pleased Herod and his guests\; and the king said to the girl\, "Ask me fo
r whatever you wish\, and I will grant it." And he vowed to her\, "Whatever
you ask me\, I will give you\, even half of my kingdom." And she went out\
, and said to her mother\, "What shall I ask?" And she said\, "The head of
John the baptizer." And she came in immediately with haste to the king\, an
d asked\, saying\, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Bapt
ist on a platter." And the king was exceedingly sorry\; but because of his
oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. And immediat
ely the king sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head.
He went and beheaded him in the prison\, and brought his head on a platter
\, and gave it to the girl\; and the girl gave it to her mother. When his d
isciples heard of it\, they came and took his body\, and laid it in a tomb.
The apostles returned to Jesus\, and told him all that they had done and t
aught.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist
John
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190817
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190818
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/17/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus\, Straton\, Philip\, Eutychian\, & Cyprian
the Martyrs of Nicomedea\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lad
y the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, Demetrios the New\, Righteous-Martyr
of Samaria\, Eutychios\, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings\, Paul\, Ju
liana\, and those martyred with them (the executioners)\n\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 14:6-9\n\nBrethren\, he who observes t
he day\, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats\, eats in honor
of the Lord\, since he gives thanks to God\; while he who abstains\, absta
ins in honor of the Lord\, and gives thanks to God. None of us lives to him
self\, and none of us dies to himself. If we live\, we live to the Lord\, a
nd if we die\, we die to the Lord\; so then\, whether we live or whether we
die\, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again\, tha
t he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 15:32-39\n\nAt that time\, Jesus called his disciples to him and s
aid\, "I have compassion on the crowd\, because they have been with me now
three days\, and have nothing to eat\; and I am unwilling to send them away
hungry\, lest they faint on the way." And the disciples said to him\, "Whe
re are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?" And
Jesus said to them\, "How many loaves have you?" They said\, "Seven\, and a
few small fish." And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground\, he t
ook the seven loaves and the fish\, and having given thanks he broke them a
nd gave them to the disciples\, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
And they all ate and were satisfied\; and they took up seven baskets full o
f the broken pieces left over. Those who ate were four thousand men\, besid
es women and children. And sending away the crowds\, he got into the boat a
nd went to the region of Magadan.\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181119
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/18/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra\, Holy Martyr Romanus\, Zaccheus the
Deacon\, Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia\, Martyr Romanos the Deac
on\, Anastasios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nPlagal of the Fo
urth Tone\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Ephesians 4:1-7\n\nBrethren\, I\, a prisoner for the Lord\, beg you to
lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called\, with all
lowliness and meekness\, with patience\, forbearing one another in love\, e
ager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one
body and one Spirit\, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs
to your call\, one Lord\, one faith\, one baptism\, one God and Father of
us all\, who is above all and through all and in all. But grace was given t
o each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.\n\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 12:16-21\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brou
ght forth plentifully\; and he thought to himself\, 'What shall I do\, for
I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said\, 'I will do this: I will pu
ll down my barns\, and build larger ones\; and there I will store all my gr
ain and my goods. And I will say to my soul\, 'Soul\, you have ample goods
laid up for many years\; take your ease\, eat\, drink\, be merry.' But God
said to him\, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you\; and the thin
gs you have prepared\, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure
for himself\, and is not rich toward God." As he said these things\, he cri
ed out: "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear." \n \n\n
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SUMMARY:9th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190812
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Cantania\, Our Holy Father Nipho
nus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracle
in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716\, Afterfeast of the Transfig
uration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, Blane\, Bishop of Bute\n\nFas
t Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nGrave Tone\nEighth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17\n\nBrethren\,
I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that all of you agr
ee and that there be no dissensions among you\, but that you be united in t
he same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe
's people that there is quarreling among you\, my brethren. What I mean is
that each one of you says\, "I belong to Paul\," or "I belong to Apollos\,"
or "I belong to Cephas\," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was
Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank G
od that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius\; lest any one shou
ld say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household
of Stephanas. Beyond that\, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.
) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel\, and not
with eloquent wisdom\, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:14-22\n\nAt that time\, Jesus saw a great thr
ong\; and he had compassion on them\, and healed their sick. When it was ev
ening\, the disciples came to him and said\, "This is a lonely place\, and
the day is now over\; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy
food for themselves." Jesus said\, "They need not go away\; you give them s
omething to eat." They said to him\, "We have only five loaves here and two
fish." And he said\, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds t
o sit down on the grass\; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he lo
oked up to heaven\, and blessed\, and broke and gave the loaves to the crow
ds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets fu
ll of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousa
nd men\, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into th
e boat and go before him to the other side\, while he dismissed the crowds.
\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:8th Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190716
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta\, Vladimir\, Equal-to-t
he-Apostles of Kiev\, The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios\, Don
ald and his Nine Daughters\, Swithun\, Bishop of Winchester\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:11-14\; 14:1-5\n\nBR
ETHREN\, when I was a child\, I spoke like a child\, I thought like a child
\, I reasoned like a child\; when I became a man\, I gave up childish ways.
For now we see in a mirror dimly\, but then face to face. Now I know in pa
rt\; then I shall understand fully\, even as I have been fully understood.
So faith\, hope\, love abide\, these three\; but the greatest of these is l
ove. Make love your aim\, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts\, especi
ally that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to me
n but to God\; for no one understands him\, but he utters mysteries in the
Spirit. On the other hand\, he who prophesies speaks to men for their upbui
lding and encouragement and consolation. He who speaks in a tongue edifies
himself\, but he who prophesies edifies the church. Now I want you all to s
peak in tongues\, but even more to prophesy. He who prophesies is greater t
han he who speaks in tongues\, unless some one interprets\, so that the chu
rch may be edified. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\n\nAt
that time\, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said
\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?" He said\, "Yes." And when he came h
ome\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\, "What do you think\, Simon? From
whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or from ot
hers?" And when he said\, "From others\," Jesus said to him\, "Then the son
s are free. However\, not to give offense to them\, go to the sea and cast
a hook\, and take the first fish that comes up\, and when you open its mout
h you will find a shekel\; take that and give it to them for me and for you
rself."\n \n At that time the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is th
e greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he put h
im in the midst of them\, and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you tur
n and become like children\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Wh
oever humbles himself like this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom o
f heaven."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190110
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalcf9b6a7aba5b0c19e8e7406e447e7abd
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/9/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Polyeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in Armenia\, Eustratios the Wonderwork
er\, Peter\, Bishop of Sebaste\, brother of Basil the Great and Gregory of
Nyssa\, Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\,
Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\n\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the
grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before man
y witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service
gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one
who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to
the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share
of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understan
ding in everything.\n \nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, desce
nded from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suff
ering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fette
red. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they al
so may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 1:9-15\n\nIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee
and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the wat
er\, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon h
im like a dove\; and a voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; w
ith you I am well pleased." The Spirit immediately drove him out into the
wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days\, tempted by Satan\; an
d he was with the wild beasts\; and the angels ministered to him. Now after
John was arrested\, Jesus came into Galilee\, preaching the gospel of God\
, and saying\, "The time is fulfilled\, and the kingdom of God is at hand\;
repent\, and believe in the gospel."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/2/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Sylves
ter\, Pope of Rome\, Cosmas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, Seraphim the W
onderworker of Sarov\, Juliana the Righteous\, Theagenes the Hieromartyr\,
Bishop of Parios\, Theopemptos\, Theodota\, the Mother of the Holy Anargyro
i\, Righteous Mark the Deaf\, Basil the Martyr of Ankyra\, Sergios\, Theopi
stos the Martyr\, George the New Martyr of Georgia\, Nilos the Sanctified\,
Sylvester of the Kiev Caves\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Hebrews 5:4-10\n\nBRETHREN\, one does not take the honor upon
himself\, but he is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did
not exalt himself to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who s
aid to him\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says al
so in another place\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melc
hizedek." In the days of his flesh\, Jesus offered up prayers and supplicat
ions\, with loud cries and tears\, to him who was able to save him from dea
th\, and he was heard for his godly fear. Although he was a Son\, he learne
d obedience through what he suffered\; and being made perfect he became the
source of eternal salvation to all who obey him\, being designated by God
a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. \n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:
1-8\n\nThe beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ\, the Son of God. As it
is written in the prophets\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face
\, who shall prepare your way\; the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
prepare the way of the Lord\, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing
in the wilderness\, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness o
f sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea\, and all the pe
ople of Jerusalem\; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan\, con
fessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair\, and had a leat
her girdle around his waist\, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preach
ed\, saying\, "After me comes he who is mightier than I\, the thong of whos
e sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with
water\; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior\, Jesus Christ\
, Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus\, Timothy of Euripus\, founder
of the Monastery of Pentele\, Nicodemus the New Martyr of Meteora\, Gerasim
us of Cephalonia\, Holy Monk Penteles\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our
Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, The Six Martyrs Dorothe
os\, Sarantis\, Jacob\, Seraphim\, Demetrios and Basil who contested in Meg
ara\, Manuel and John the New Martyrs\, Stamatios the Martyr\, Apostolos th
e New-Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter t
o Timothy 3:13-16\; 4:1-5\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as dea
cons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the f
aith which is in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writin
g these instructions to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how on
e ought to behave in the household of God\, which is the church of the livi
ng God\, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, i
s the mystery of our religion:\n \nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njust
ified in the Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nb
elieved on in the world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n \nNow the Spirit expressly
says that in later times some will depart from the faith by giving heed to
deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of lia
rs whose consciences are seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence
from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who
believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good\, and no
thing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it i
s consecrated by the word of God and prayer.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:51
-57\, 10:22-24\, 13:22\n\nAt that time\, when the days drew near for him to
be received up\, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messenger
s ahead of him\, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans\, to make
ready for him\; but the people would not receive him\, because his face wa
s set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it\, they
said\, "Lord\, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consum
e them as Elijah did?" But he turned and rebuked them\, and he said\, "You
do not know what manner of spirit you are of\; for the Son of man came not
to destroy men's lives but to save them." And they went on to another villa
ge.\n \nAs they were going along the road\, he said to those who followed h
im\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows
who the Son is except the Father\, or who the Father is except the Son and
any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the discipl
es he said privately\, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I
tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see\, and did
not see it\, and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it."\n \nAnd he
went on his way through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journeying towa
rds Jerusalem.\n\n\n
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ist
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Procession of the Precious Cross\, The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, So
lomone Their Mother\, and Eleazar Their Teacher\, Timothy the Wonderworker\
, Archbishop of Priconissus\, Elesa the Righteous-Martyr of Kythira\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40\; 1
2:1-2\n\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enfor
ced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched ra
ging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\,
became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their d
ead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that
they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourg
ing\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn i
n two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went abo
ut in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of w
hom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains
and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these\, though well attested b
y their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen
something better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfec
t. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, l
et us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and l
et us run with perseverance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jes
us the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:
16-22\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep
in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Bew
are of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in the
ir synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my s
ake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you
up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for w
hat you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you wh
o speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will
deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will
rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by
all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Elea
zar Their Teacher
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/17/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)\, Veronika & Speratos the Marty
rs\, Kenelm\, Prince of Mercia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBrethren
\, before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restrain
t until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until C
hrist came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has co
me\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all s
ons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ
have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slav
e nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Chri
st Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heir
s according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, i
s no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but h
e is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with
us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of th
e universe. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, bor
n of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\
, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24
-34\n\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him.
And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and wh
o had suffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\
, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about
Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For sh
e said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immedia
tely the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed o
f her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth
from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched
my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing a
round you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to se
e who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came
in fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole tr
uth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in
peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181202
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/1/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Nahum the Prophet\, Philaret the Merciful of Amnia\, Ananias the Persia
n\, Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia\,
Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon\, Archbishops of Ephesus\n\nFast Day
(Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:2
2-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\,
patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\;
against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have c
rucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit
\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provok
ing of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overta
ken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit
of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one anoth
er's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
12:32-40\n\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, little flock\, for it is your Fathe
r's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions\, and giv
e alms\; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old\, with a treas
ure in the heavens that does not fail\, where no thief approaches and no mo
th destroys. For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also.
Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning\, and be like men who are w
aiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast\, so that they
may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those serva
nts whom the master finds awake when he comes\; truly\, I say to you\, he w
ill gird himself and have them sit at table\, and he will come and serve th
em. If he comes in the second watch\, or in the third\, and finds them so\
, blessed are those servants! But know this\, that if the householder had
known at what hour the thief was coming\, he would not have left his house
to be broken into. You also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming a
t an unexpected hour."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181204
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/3/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)\, Our Righteous Father John\, Bi
shop and Hesychast\, Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius\, Theodore\, Archbi
shop of Alexandria\, Angelis the New Martyr\, Karpos the Hieromartyr\n\nFas
t Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timo
thy 2:20-26\n\nTimothy\, my son\, in a great house there are not only vesse
ls of gold and silver but also of wood and earthenware\, and some for noble
use\, some for ignoble. If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble\,
then he will be a vessel for noble use\, consecrated and useful to the mas
ter of the house\, ready for any good work. So shun youthful passions and a
im at righteousness\, faith\, love\, and peace\, along with those who call
upon the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with stupid\, senseless
controversies\; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant
must not be quarrelsome but kindly to every one\, an apt teacher\, forbeari
ng\, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that t
hey will repent and come to know the truth\, and they may escape from the s
nare of the devil\, after being captured by him to do his will.\n\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 20:27-44\n\nAt that time\, there came to Jesus some Sadducee
s\, those who say that there is no resurrection\, and they asked him a ques
tion\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies\
, having a wife but no children\, the man must take the wife and raise up c
hildren for his brother. Now there were seven brothers\; the first took a w
ife\, and died without children\; and the second and the third took her\, a
nd likewise all seven left no children and died. Afterward the woman also d
ied. In the resurrection\, therefore\, whose wife will the woman be? For th
e seven had her as wife." And Jesus said to them\, "The sons of this age ma
rry and are given in marriage\; but those who are accounted worthy to attai
n to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are g
iven in marriage\, for they cannot die any more\, because they are equal to
angels and are sons of God\, being sons of the resurrection. But that the
dead are raised\, even Moses showed\, in the passage about the bush\, where
he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of J
acob. Now he is not God of the dead\, but of the living\; for all live to h
im." And some of the scribes answered\, "Teacher\, you have spoken well." F
or they no longer dared to ask him any question. But he said to them\, "How
can they say that the Christ is David's son? For David himself says in the
Book of Psalms\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I
make thy enemies a stool for thy feet.' David thus calls him Lord\; so how
is he his son?" \n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/6/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Job the Prophet\, Our Holy Father Seraphim the Struggler of Mt. Domvu\,
Sophia of Kleisoura\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 3:19-26\n\
nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent and turn again\, that y
our sins may be blotted out\, that times of refreshing may come from the pr
esence of the Lord\, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you\, Je
sus\, whom heaven must receive until the time for establishing all that God
spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. Moses said\, 'The Lor
d God will raise up for you a prophet from your brethren as he raised me up
. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. And it shall be that ev
ery soul that does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the p
eople.' And all the prophets who have spoken\, from Samuel and those who ca
me afterwards\, also proclaimed these days. You are the sons of the prophet
s and of the covenant which God gave to your fathers\, saying to Abraham\,
'And in your posterity shall all the families of the earth be blessed.' God
\, having raised up his servant\, sent him to you first\, to bless you in t
urning every one of you from your wickedness."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:
1-11\n\nAt that time\, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee\, and the mot
her of Jesus was there\; Jesus also was invited to the wedding\, with his d
isciples. When the wine gave out\, the mother of Jesus said to him\, "They
have no wine." And Jesus said to her\, "O woman\, what have you to do with
me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servants\, "Do whatev
er he tells you." Now six stone jars were standing there\, for the Jewish r
ites of purification\, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to
them\, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. He
said to them\, "Now draw some out\, and take it to the steward of the feas
t." So they took it. When the steward of the feast tasted the water now bec
ome wine\, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had
drawn the water knew)\, the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and
said to him\, "Every man serves the good wine first\; and when men have dr
unk freely\, then the poor wine\; but you have kept the good wine until now
." This\, the first of his signs\, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee\, and manif
ested his glory\; and his disciples believed in him.\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181230
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181231
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/30/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki\, Gideon the New Martyr of Mo
unt Athos\, Holy Martyr Philetaerus\, Righteous Father Leondus the Archiman
drite\, Afterfeast of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\nPlagal of the Second Tone\
nNinth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galati
ans 1:11-19\n\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel which was p
reached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\, nor
was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you
have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the church of G
od violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond man
y of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for the tradit
ions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born\, an
d had called me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, i
n order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer with
flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles b
efore me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to Damascus.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remaine
d with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James
the Lord's brother.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\n\nWhen the wise m
en departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream a
nd said\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and r
emain there till I tell you\; for Herod is about to search for the child\,
to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by night\, a
nd departed to Egypt\, and remained there until the death of Herod. This wa
s to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I
called my son."\n \nThen Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by t
he wise men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed all the male c
hildren in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under
\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then w
as fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in
Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her children\; s
he refused to be consoled\, because they were no more." But when Herod died
\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, s
aying\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and go to the land of Israe
l\, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose and took t
he child and his mother\, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard
that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was af
raid to go there\, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district
of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was
spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene
."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre\, Athenagorus the Apologist\, Boris
and Gleb\, the Passion-bearers\, Kapiton\, Himenaos and Hermogenes\, the Ma
rtyrs\, Theophilos the New Martyr of Zakynthos\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 2:9-16\; 3:1-8\n\nBreth
ren\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man conceive
d\, what God has prepared for those who love him\," God has revealed to us
through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything\, even the depths of
God. For what person knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the man w
hich is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the S
pirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world\, but the Sp
irit which is from God\, that we might understand the gifts bestowed on us
by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught b
y the Spirit\, comparing spiritual things with spiritual truths to those wh
o possess the Spirit. The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the
Spirit of God\, for they are folly to him\, and he is not able to understa
nd them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man judges al
l things\, but is himself to be judged by no one. "For who has known the mi
nd of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ. But
I\, brethren\, could not address you as spiritual men\, but as men of the f
lesh\, as babes in Christ. I fed you with milk\, not solid food\; for you w
ere not ready for it\; and even yet you are not ready\, for you are still o
f the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you\, are you not
of the flesh\, and behaving like ordinary men? For when one says\, "I belo
ng to Paul\," and another\, "I belong to Apollos\," are you not merely men?
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed\, a
s the Lord assigned to each. I planted\, Apollos watered\, but God gave the
growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything\, but only
God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are equal\, and e
ach shall receive his wages according to his labor.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 13:31-36\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is li
ke a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field\; it is
the smallest of all seeds\, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shr
ubs and becomes a tree\, so that the birds of the air come and make nests i
n its branches." He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is li
ke leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, till it w
as all leavened."\n \nAll this Jesus said to the crowds in parables\; indee
d he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what was s
poken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables\, I will utter what
has been hidden since the foundation of the world." Then Jesus left the cr
owds and went into the house.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza\, The Holy Great Martyr Photine\, the Samar
itan Women\, Holy Martyr Theocletus\, John Claphas the new Martyr\n\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 3:9-22\n\nBRETHREN\, no on
e born of God commits sin\; for God's nature abides in him\, and he cannot
sin because he is born of God. By this it may be seen who are the children
of God\, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right i
s not of God\, nor he who does not love his brother. For this is the messag
e which you have heard from the beginning\, that we should love one another
\, and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. A
nd why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's
righteous. Do not wonder\, brethren\, that the world hates you. We know th
at we have passed out of death into life\, because we love the brethren. He
who does not love abides in death. Any one who hates his brother is a murd
erer\, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By th
is we know love\, that he laid down his life for us\; and we ought to lay d
own our lives for the brethren. But if any one has the world's goods and se
es his brother in need\, yet closes his heart against him\, how does God's
love abide in him? Little children\, let us not love in word or speech but
in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth\, and
reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us\; for God is
greater than our hearts\, and he knows everything. Beloved\, if our hearts
do not condemn us\, we have confidence before God\; and we receive from him
whatever we ask. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:10-42\n\nAt that time\, Ju
das Iscariot\, who was one of the twelve\, went to the chief priests in ord
er to betray Jesus to them. And when they heard it they were glad\, and pro
mised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him. And on
the first day of Unleavened Bread\, when they sacrificed the passover lamb
\, his disciples said to him\, "Where will you have us go and prepare for y
ou to eat the passover?" And he sent two of his disciples\, and said to the
m\, "Go into the city\, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\; f
ollow him\, and wherever he enters\, say to the householder\, 'The Teacher
says\, Where is my guest room\, where I am to eat the passover with my disc
iples?' And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready\; there
prepare for us." And the disciples set out and went to the city\, and foun
d it as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover. And when it was
evening he came with the twelve. And as they were at table eating\, Jesus s
aid\, "Truly\, I say to you\, one of you will betray me\, one who is eating
with me." They began to be sorrowful\, and to say to him one after another
\, "Is it I?" He said to them\, "It is one of the twelve\, one who is dippi
ng bread into the dish with me. For the Son of man goes as it is written of
him\, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would hav
e been better for that man if he had not been born." And as they were eatin
g\, he took bread\, and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them\, and
said\, "Take\; this is my body." And he took a cup\, and when he had given
thanks he gave it to them\, and they all drank of it. And he said to them\,
"This is my blood of the new covenant\, which is poured out for many. Trul
y\, I say to you\, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until t
hat day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." And when they had sung
a hymn\, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them\, "Yo
u will all fall away\; for it is written\, 'I will strike the shepherd\, an
d the sheep will be scattered.' But after I am raised up\, I will go before
you to Galilee." Peter said to him\, "Even though they all fall away\, I w
ill not." And Jesus said to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this very night\,
before the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three times." But he said v
ehemently\, "If I must die with you\, I will not deny you." And they all sa
id the same. And they went to a place which was called Gethsemane\; and he
said to his disciples\, "Sit here\, while I pray." And he took with him Pet
er and James and John\, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. An
d he said to them\, "My soul is very sorrowful\, even to death\; remain her
e\, and watch." And going a little farther\, he fell on the ground and pray
ed that\, if it were possible\, the hour might pass from him. And he said\,
'Abba\, Father\, all things are possible to you\; remove this cup from me\
; yet not what I will\, but what you will." And he came and found them slee
ping\, and he said to Peter\, "Simon\, are you asleep? Could you not watch
one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation\; the spiri
t indeed is willing\, but the flesh is weak." And again he went away and pr
ayed\, saying the same words. And again he came and found them sleeping\, f
or their eyes were very heavy\; and they did not know what to answer him. A
nd he came the third time\, and said to them\, "Are you still sleeping and
taking your rest? It is enough\; the hour has come\; the Son of man is betr
ayed into the hands of sinners. Rise\, let us be going\; see\, my betrayer
is at hand."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus\, Andronicus & his wife Athanasia o
f Egypt\, Poplia the Confessor of Antioch\, The Righteous Patriarch Abraham
and his nephew Lot\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of a
ll\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to th
e world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you ar
e wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\,
but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill
-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands
. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\,
we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the
world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ash
amed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have coun
tless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your fa
ther in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators o
f me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36-38\; 10:1-8\n\nAt that time\, when
Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were haras
sed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disci
ples\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray therefor
e the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."\n \nAnd h
e called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean s
pirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.
The names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called P
eter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his bro
ther\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\; Jame
s the son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos called Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean
\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\, cha
rging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Sama
ritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach
as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, r
aise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without payi
ng\, give without pay."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 3/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theophanes the Confessor\, Symeon the New Theologian\, Gregory Dialogos
\, Bishop of Rome\, Phineas\, grandson of Prophet Aaron\, Paul Aurelian\, B
ishop of Brittany\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 1:19-2
:3\n\n"If you are willing and obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land
\; but if you refuse and rebel\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for t
he mouth of the Lord has spoken."\n \nHow the faithful city has become a ha
rlot\, she that was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her\, but now
murderers. Your silver has become dross\, your wine mixed with water. Yo
ur princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe a
nd runs after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless\, and the widow's c
ause does not come to them.\n \nTherefore the Lord says\, the Lord of hosts
\, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah\, I will vent my wrath on my enemies\, an
d avenge myself on my foes. I will turn my hand against you and will smelt
away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy. And I will restore
your judges as at the first\, and your counselors as at the beginning. Af
terward you shall be called the city of righteousness\, the faithful city."
\n \nZion shall be redeemed by justice\, and those in her who repent\, by r
ighteousness. But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together\, and tho
se who forsake the Lord shall be consumed. For you shall be ashamed of the
oaks in which you delighted\; and you shall blush for the gardens which yo
u have chosen. For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers\, and like
a garden without water. And the strong shall become tow\, and his work a s
park\, and both of them shall burn together\, with none to quench them.\n \
nThe word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of
the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains\, and shall
be raised above the hills\; and all the nations shall flow to it\, and many
peoples shall come\, and say: "Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the
Lord\, to the house of the God of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways an
d that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.\n\n\nGenesis 1:14-23\n\n And God
said\, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the
day from the night\; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for day
s and years\, and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to giv
e light upon the earth." And it was so. And God made the two great lights
\, the greater light to rule the day\, and the lesser light to rule the nig
ht\; he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heav
ens to give light upon the earth\, to rule over the day and over the night\
, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was goo
d. And there was evening and there was morning\, a fourth day.\n \nAnd God
said\, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures\, and let bi
rds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens." So God creat
ed the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves\, with which
the waters swarm\, according to their kinds\, and every winged bird accord
ing to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them\, say
ing\, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas\, and let b
irds multiply on the earth." And there was evening and there was morning\,
a fifth day.\n\n\nProverbs 1:20-33\n\nWisdom cries aloud in the street\; i
n the markets she raises her voice\; on the top of the walls she cries out\
; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: "How long\, O simple ones\
, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scof
fing and fools hate knowledge? \n \n Give heed to my reproof\; behold\, I w
ill pour out my thoughts to you\; I will make my words known to you.\n \nB
ecause I have called and you refused to listen\, have stretched out my hand
and no one has heeded\, and you have ignored all my counsel and would have
none of my reproof\, I also will laugh at your calamity\; I will mock when
panic strikes you\, when panic strikes you like a storm\, and your calamit
y comes like a whirlwind\, when distress and anguish come upon you. \n \nTh
en they will call upon me\, but I will not answer\; they will seek me dilig
ently but will not find me.\n \nBecause they hated knowledge and did not
choose the fear of the Lord\, would have none of my counsel\, and despised
all my reproof\, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sat
ed with their own devices.\n \nFor the simple are killed by their turning
away\, and the complacence of fools destroys them\; but he who listens to
me will dwell secure and will be at ease\, without dread of evil."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/1/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Mary of Egypt\, Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyrs\, Euthemios of Suzdal\
n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 14:24-32\n\n The LORD of
hosts has sworn: "As I have planned\, so shall it be\, and as I have purpo
sed\, so shall it stand\, that I will break the Assyrian in my land\, and u
pon my mountains trample him under foot\; and his yoke shall depart from th
em\, and his burden from their shoulder." This is the purpose that is purp
osed concerning the whole earth\; and this is the hand that is stretched ou
t over all the nations. For the LORD of hosts has purposed\, and who will
annul it? His hand is stretched out\, and who will turn it back? In the ye
ar that King Ahaz died came this oracle: "Rejoice not\, O Philistia\, all
of you\, that the rod which smote you is broken\, for from the serpent's ro
ot will come forth an adder\, and its fruit will be a flying serpent. And
the first-born of the poor will feed\, and the needy lie down in safety\; b
ut I will kill your root with famine\, and your remnant I will slay. Wail\
, O gate\; cry\, O city\; melt in fear\, O Philistia\, all of you! For smok
e comes out of the north\, and there is no straggler in his ranks." What w
ill one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD has founded Zion\, a
nd in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."\n \n\nGenesis 8:21-9:7\
n\n And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor\, the LORD said in his hear
t\, "I will never again curse the ground because of man\, for the imaginati
on of man's heart is evil from his youth\; neither will I ever again destro
y every living creature as I have done. While the earth remains\, seedtime
and harvest\, cold and heat\, summer and winter\, day and night\, shall no
t cease." \n \nAnd God blessed Noah and his sons\, and said to them\, "Be
fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth. The fear of you and the dread
of you shall be upon every beast of the earth\, and upon every bird of the
air\, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea
\; into your hand they are delivered. Every moving thing that lives shall
be food for you\; and as I gave you the green plants\, I give you everythin
g. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life\, that is\, its blood. For
your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning\; of every beast I will re
quire it and of man\; of every man's brother I will require the life of man
. Whoever sheds the blood of man\, by man shall his blood be shed\; for Go
d made man in his own image. And you\, be fruitful and multiply\, bring fo
rth abundantly on the earth and multiply in it."\n \n\nProverbs 11:19-12:6
\n\nHe who is steadfast in righteousness will live\, but he who pursues evi
l will die. Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD\, but thos
e of blameless ways are his delight. Be assured\, an evil man will not go
unpunished\, but those who are righteous will be delivered. Like a gold ri
ng in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. The desire
of the righteous ends only in good\; the expectation of the wicked in wrath
. One man gives freely\, yet grows all the richer\; another withholds what
he should give\, and only suffers want. A liberal man will be enriched\,
and one who waters will himself be watered. The people curse him who holds
back grain\, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. He who di
ligently seeks good seeks favor\, but evil comes to him who searches for it
. He who trusts in his riches will wither\, but the righteous will flouris
h like a green leaf. He who troubles his household will inherit wind\, and
the fool will be servant to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tre
e of life\, but lawlessness takes away lives. If the righteous is requited
on earth\, how much more the wicked and the sinner! Whoever loves discipl
ine loves knowledge\, but he who hates reproof is stupid. A good man obtai
ns favor from the LORD\, but a man of evil devices he condemns. A man is n
ot established by wickedness\, but the root of the righteous will never be
moved. A good wife is the crown of her husband\, but she who brings shame
is like rottenness in his bones. The thoughts of the righteous are just\;
the counsels of the wicked are treacherous. The words of the wicked lie in
wait for blood\, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Carpos and Alphaeus\, Apostles of the 70\, Alexandros the New Martyr of
Thessaloniki\, George the New of Sofia\, Augustine\, Archbishop of Canterb
ury\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30\n\nIn those days\
, those apostles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose o
ver Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch\, speaking
the word to none except Jews. But there were some of them\, men of Cyprus a
nd Cyrene\, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also\, preaching t
he Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them\, and a great number
that believed turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the chur
ch in Jerusalem\, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw t
he grace of God\, he was glad\; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful
to the Lord with steadfast purpose\; for he was a good man\, full of the H
oly Spirit and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barn
abas went to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and when he had found him\, he broug
ht him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church\, and taught a
large company of people\; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first
time called Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem
to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spir
it that there would be a great famine over all the world\; and this took pl
ace in the days of Claudius. And the disciples determined\, every one accor
ding to his ability\, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea\, a
nd they did so\, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:5-42\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to a city of
Samaria\, called Sychar\, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph
. Jacob's well was there\, and so Jesus\, wearied as he was with his journe
y\, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.\n \nThere came a
woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her\, "Give me a drink." For
his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman
said to him\, "How is it that you\, a Jew\, ask a drink of me\, a woman of
Samaria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her\,
"If you knew the gift of God\, and who it is that is saying to you\, 'Give
me a drink\,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living w
ater." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, you have nothing to draw with\, and t
he well is deep\; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than
our father Jacob\, who gave us the well\, and drank from it himself\, and h
is sons\, and his cattle?" Jesus said to her\, "Everyone who drinks of this
water will thirst again\, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall giv
e him will never thirst\; the water that I shall give him will become in hi
m a spring of water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him\, "S
ir\, give me this water\, that I may not thirst\, nor come here to draw."\n
\nJesus said to her\, "Go\, call your husband\, and come here." The woman
answered him\, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her\, "You are right in s
aying\, 'I have no husband'\; for you have had five husbands\, and he whom
you now have is not your husband\; this you said truly." The woman said to
him\, "Sir\, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on th
is mountain\; and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to wo
rship." Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, believe me\, the hour is coming when n
either on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You w
orship what you do not know\; we worship what we know\, for salvation is fr
om the Jews. But the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the true worshipers
will worship the Father in spirit and truth\, for such the Father seeks to
worship him. God is spirit\, and those who worship him must worship in spi
rit and truth." The woman said to him\, "I know that the Messiah is coming
(he who is called Christ)\; when he comes\, he will show us all things." Je
sus said to her\, "I who speak to you am he."\n \nJust then his disciples c
ame. They marveled that he was talking with a woman\, but none said\, "What
do you wish?" or\, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her w
ater jar\, and went away into the city and said to the people\, "Come\, see
a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went
out of the city and were coming to him.\n \nMeanwhile the disciples besough
t him\, saying "Rabbi\, eat." But he said to them\, "I have food to eat of
which you do not know." So the disciples said to one another\, "Has anyone
brought him food?" Jesus said to them\, "My food is to do the will of him w
ho sent me\, and to accomplish his work. Do you not say\, 'There are yet fo
ur months\, then comes the harvest'? I tell you\, lift up your eyes\, and s
ee how the fields are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wage
s\, and gathers fruit for eternal life\, so that sower and reaper may rejoi
ce together. For here the saying holds true\, 'One sows and another reaps.'
I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor\; others have labored\
, and you have entered into their labor."\n \nMany Samaritans from that cit
y believed in him because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I
ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him\, they asked him to stay with
them\; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his
word. They said to the woman\, "It is no longer because of your words that
we believe\, for we have heard ourselves\, and we know that this is indeed
Christ the Savior of the world."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/14/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\, The Holy Prophet Michaias (Micah)\, Holy Hieromartyr Marcel
lus\, Bishop of Apameia\, Holy New Martyr Symeon of Trapezoundos (1653)\n\n
Strict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthian
s 13:4-13\; 14:1-5\n\nBrethren\, love is patient and kind\; love is not jea
lous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its
own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\,
but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, h
opes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends\; as for prophecies\,
they will pass away\; as for tongues\, they will cease\; as for knowledge\
, it will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imp
erfect\; but when the perfect comes\, the imperfect will pass away. When I
was a child\, I spoke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I reasoned li
ke a child\; when I became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For now we see
in a mirror dimly\, but then face to face. Now I know in part\; then I shal
l understand fully\, even as I have been fully understood. So faith\, hope\
, love abide\, these three\; but the greatest of these is love. Make love y
our aim\, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially that you ma
y prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God\; f
or no one understands him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the o
ther hand\, he who prophesies speaks to men for their upbuilding and encour
agement and consolation. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself\, but he
who prophesies edifies the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues\
, but even more to prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speak
s in tongues\, unless some one interprets\, so that the church may be edifi
ed.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "T
he kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the mornin
g to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a
denarius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the t
hird hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace\; and to them he s
aid\, 'You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will give you
.' So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\,
he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others s
tanding\; and he said to them\, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They
said to him\, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You go into
the vineyard too.' And when evening came\, the owner of the vineyard said
to his steward\, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, beginning wi
th the last\, up to the first.' And when those hired about the eleventh hou
r came\, each of them received a denarius. Now when the first came\, they t
hought they would receive more\; but each of them also received a denarius.
And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, saying\, 'These las
t worked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who have borne
the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to one of the
m\, 'Friend\, I am doing you no wrong\; did you not agree with me for a den
arius? Take what belongs to you\, and go\; I choose to give to this last as
I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to m
e? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' So the last will be first\, and
the first last. For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and
Ever Virgin Mary
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190801
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald95f48ae28cf979202f297464dc8f3ea
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/31/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Precious Cross\, Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea\, E
udocimus the Righteous of Cappadocia\, Dionysios the Righteous Martyr of Va
topaidi\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 7:12-24\n\nBrethren\, if any brother has a wife who is an unbe
liever\, and she consents to live with him\, he should not divorce her. If
any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever\, and he consents to live with
her\, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is consecrat
ed through his wife\, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her h
usband. Otherwise\, your children would be unclean\, but as it is they are
holy. But if the unbelieving partner desires to separate\, let it be so\; i
n such a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to
peace. Wife\, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband\,
how do you know whether you will save your wife? Only\, let every one lead
the life which the Lord has assigned to him\, and in which God has called
him. This is my rule in all the churches. Was any one at the time of his ca
ll already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcisio
n. Was any one at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circ
umcision. For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision\,
but keeping the commandments of God. Every one should remain in the state
in which he was called. Were you a slave when called? Never mind. But if yo
u can gain your freedom\, avail yourself of the opportunity. \nFor he who w
as called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who
was free when called is a slave of Christ. You were bought with a price\;
do not become slaves of men. So\, brethren\, in whatever state each was cal
led\, there let him remain with God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:35-36\
;15:1-11\n\nAt that time\, when the men of Gennesaret recognized Jesus\, th
ey sent round to all that region and brought to him all that were sick\, an
d besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment\; and a
s many as touched it were made well.\n \nThen Pharisees and scribes came to
Jesus from Jerusalem and said\, "Why do your disciples transgress the trad
ition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." He an
swered them\, "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sak
e of your tradition? For God commanded\, 'Honor your father and your mother
\,' and\, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother\, let him surely die.' Bu
t you say\, 'If any one tells his father or his mother\, What you would hav
e gained from me is given to God\, he need not honor his father.' So\, for
the sake of your tradition\, you have made void the word of God. You hypocr
ites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you\, when he said: 'This people honors m
e with their lips\, but their heart is far from me\; in vain do they worshi
p me\, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.' " And he called the peop
le to him and said to them\, "Hear and understand: not what goes into the m
outh defiles a man\, but what comes out of the mouth\, this defiles a man."
\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Precious Cross
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181223
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald99e97e39176633ea84366d1ab5b01ef
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/22/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Anas
tasia the Great Martyr\, Chrysogonos\, Theodota\, Evodias\, & Eutychianus\,
the Martyrs\, The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God\n\nFast
Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the G
alatians 3:8-12\n\nBrethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing that God would jus
tify the Gentiles by faith\, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham\, sa
ying\, "in you shall all the nations be blessed." So then\, those who are m
en of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on wor
ks of the law are under a curse\; for it is written\, "Cursed be every one
who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law\, and do th
em." Now it is evident that no man is justified before God by the law\; for
"the righteous shall live by faith"\; but the law does not rest on faith\,
for "He who does them shall live by them."\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19
-29\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of God is like a grain of
mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden\; and it grew and bec
ame a tree\, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." And agai
n he said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven
which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, till it was all lea
vened." He went on his way through towns and villages\, teaching\, and jour
neying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him\, "Lord\, will those who
are saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Strive to enter by the narrow doo
r\; for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter and will not be able. When o
nce the householder has risen up and shut the door\, you will begin to stan
d outside and to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord\, open to us.' He will
answer you\, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to sa
y\, 'We ate and drank in your presence\, and you taught in our streets.' Bu
t he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where you come from\; depart fr
om me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash your te
eth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the ki
ngdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men will come from east and
west\, and from north and south\, and sit at table in the kingdom of God."
\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Saturday before Nativity
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190821
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaldab884c09390b3c3c350e95725dd38e4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/20/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Samuel the Prophet\, Holy Martyr Luke of Bouleutos\, Afterfeast of the
Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, Stephe
n\, First King of Hungary\, Hierotheos\, Bishop of Hungary\, Oswin the Mart
yr\, King of Deira\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the C
orinthians 15:29-38\n\nBrethren\, what do people mean by being baptized on
behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all\, why are people bapt
ized on their behalf? Why am I in peril every hour? I protest\, brethren\,
by my pride in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord\, I die every day!
What do I gain if\, humanly speaking\, I fought with beasts at Ephesos? If
the dead are not raised\, "Let us eat and drink\, for tomorrow we die." Do
not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals." Come to your right mind\
, and sin no more. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your sh
ame. But some one will ask\, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of bo
dy do they come?" You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unles
s it dies. And what you sow is not the body which is to be\, but a bare ker
nel\, perhaps of wheat or some other grain. But God gives it a body as he h
as chosen\, and to each kind of seed its own body.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 21:23-27\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus entered the temple\, the chief p
riests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and
said\, "By what authority are you doing these things\, and who gave you th
is authority?" Jesus answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and
if you tell me the answer\, then I also will tell you by what authority I d
o these things. The baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from me
n?" And they argued with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will
say to us\, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\
,' we are afraid of the multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet."
So they answered Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither w
ill I tell you by what authority I do these things."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Samuel the Prophet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190115
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaldcea68a771682f124cc8a52111a1c431
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/14/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Agn
es the Virgin-martyr\, Sabbas (Sava)\, Archbishop of Serbia\, The Holy Fath
ers slain at Sinai and Raitho\, Nina of Georgia\, Plato the Hieromartyr\, B
ishop of Tallini and all Estonia\, and the Priest Martyrs Michael and Nicho
las\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:38-43\n\nIn those days\,
Peter said to the people\, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins\; and you shall rece
ive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your chil
dren and to all that are far off\, every one whom the Lord our God calls to
him." And he testified with many other words and exhorted them\, saying\,
"Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who received his w
ord were baptized\, and there were added that day about three thousand soul
s. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship\, t
o the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear came upon every soul\; an
d many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 4:1-15\n\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, and was led
by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. And
he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, he was hungry. T
he devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command this stone to b
ecome bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live
by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed him all the kingd
oms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To you I will giv
e all this authority and their glory\; for it has been delivered to me\, an
d I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shall
all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worshi
p the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n \nAnd he took him t
o Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\,
"If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\; for it is wri
tten\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On the
ir hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
'" And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord you
r God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he departed from h
im until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit i
nto Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through all the surround
ing country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\
n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190627
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalde1e366c6dea0115fa0686f26225bb60
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/26/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: David the Righteous of Thessalonika\, Appearance of the Icon of Our Mos
t Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Romans 4:13-25\n\nBrethren\, the promise to Abraham
and his descendants\, that they should inherit the world\, did not come th
rough the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherent
s of the law who are to be the heirs\, faith is null and the promise is voi
d. For the law brings wrath\, but where there is no law there is no transgr
ession. That is why it depends on faith\, in order that the promise may res
t on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants -- not only to the adhe
rents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham\, for he
is the father of us all\, as it is written\, "I have made you the father of
many nations" -- in the presence of the God in whom he believed\, who give
s life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. I
n hope he believed against hope\, that he should become the father of many
nations\; as he had been told\, "So shall your descendants be." He did not
weaken in faith when he considered his own body\, which was as good as dead
because he was about a hundred years old\, or when he considered the barre
nness of Sarah's womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of
God\, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God\, fully conv
inced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith w
as "reckoned to him as righteousness." But the words\, "it was reckoned to
him\," were written not for his sake alone\, but for ours also. It will be
reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord\
, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:21-23\n\nThe Lord said\, "Not every one who
says to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven\, but he wh
o does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to
me\, 'Lord\, Lord\, did we not prophesy in your name\, and cast out demons
in your name\, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I dec
lare to them\, 'I never knew you\; depart from me\, you evildoers.'"\n \n\
n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:David the Righteous of Thessalonika
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190108
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaldeb293a7e982fc2c74d3f530c5d1e9f8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/7/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner\, Aft
erfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Cedd\, Bish
op of Scotland\, Fursey\, Abbot of Lagny\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of th
e Apostles 19:1-8\n\nIn those days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul pa
ssed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some dis
ciples. And he said to them\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you bel
ieved?" And they said\, "No\, we have never even heard that there is a Holy
Spirit." And he said\, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said\, "In
to John's baptism." And Paul said\, "John baptized with the baptism of repe
ntance\, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him
\, that is\, Jesus." On hearing this\, they were baptized in the name of th
e Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit
came on them\; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about
twelve of them in all. And he entered the synagogue and for three months s
poke boldly\, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God.\n \n\nGospel R
eading: John 1:29-34\n\n At that time\, John saw Jesus coming toward him\,
and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God\, who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said\, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me\, fo
r he was before me.' I myself did not know him\; but for this I came baptiz
ing with water\, that he might be revealed to Israel." And John bore witnes
s\, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven\, and it remained on hi
m. I myself did not know him\; but he who sent me to baptize with water sai
d to me\, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain\, this is he wh
o baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness th
at this is the Son of God." \n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190208
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaldf68e752adda4330daea94fd6163c0f2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/7/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus\, Luke of Mount Stirion\, Theopemptos t
he Martyr & his Companions\, George the New Martyr of Crete\, Afterfeast of
the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Richard\, King of
Wessex\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:14-17\n
\nBrethren\, we may no longer be children\, tossed to and fro and carried a
bout with every wind of doctrine\, by the cunning of men\, by their craftin
ess in deceitful wiles. Rather\, speaking the truth in love\, we are to gro
w up in every way into him who is the head\, into Christ\, from whom the wh
ole body\, joined and knit together by every joint with which it is supplie
d\, when each part is working properly\, makes bodily growth and upbuilds i
tself in love. Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord\, that you must no
longer live as the Gentiles do\, in the futility of their minds.\n\n\nGosp
el Reading: Mark 6:30-45\n\nAt that time\, the apostles returned to Jesus\,
and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them\, "Com
e away by yourselves to a lonely place\, and rest a while." For many were c
oming and going\, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away i
n the boat to a lonely place by themselves. Now many saw them going\, and k
new them\, and they ran there on foot from all the towns\, and got there ah
ead of them. As he went ashore he saw a great throng\, and he had compassio
n on them\, because they were like sheep without a shepherd\; and he began
to teach them many things. And when it grew late\, his disciples came to hi
m and said\, "This is a lonely place\, and the hour is now late\; send them
away\, to go into the country and villages round about and buy themselves
something to eat." But he answered them\, "You give them something to eat."
And they said to him\, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of b
read\, and give it to them to eat?" And he said to them\, "How many loaves
have you? Go and see." And when they had found out\, they said\, "Five\, an
d two fish." Then he commanded them all to sit down by companies upon the g
reen grass. So they sat down in groups\, by hundreds and by fifties. And ta
king the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven\, and blessed\
, and broke the loaves\, and gave them to the disciples to set before the p
eople\; and he divided the two fish among them all. And they all ate and we
re satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of
the fish. And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. Immediately
he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side
\, to Bethsaida\, while he dismissed the crowd.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181111
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaldfb20eb828d6784628e56b4ada116ce4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/10/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Apost
les of the 70\, Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia\, Holy Father Arsenius of
Cappadocia\, Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\n\n\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nBrethren\, God has
exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; becaus
e we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fo
ols for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you a
re strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour
we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we
labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecut
ed\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, a
nd are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I
do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved
children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have
many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:37-43\n
\nAt that time\, as Jesus had come down from the mountain\, a great crowd m
et him. And behold\, a man from the crowd cried\, "Teacher\, I beg you to l
ook upon my son\, for he is my only child\; and behold\, a spirit seizes hi
m\, and he suddenly cries out\; it convulses him till he foams\, and shatte
rs him\, and will hardly leave him. And I begged your disciples to cast it
out\, but they could not." Jesus answered\, "O faithless and perverse gener
ation\, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here
." While he was coming the demon tore him and convulsed him. But Jesus rebu
ked the unclean spirit\, and healed the boy\, and gave him back to his fath
er. And all were astonished at the majesty of God.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Ap
ostles of the 70
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190524
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaldfc04e6778b5102a7acf7bdcd353d408
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada\, Mary the Myrrhbearer & wife
of Cleopas\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43\n\nIn tho
se days\, Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I perceive that God shows
no partiality\, but in every nation any one who fears him and does what is
right is acceptable to him. You know the word which he sent to Israel\, pr
eaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)\, the word w
hich was proclaimed throughout all Judea\, beginning from Galilee after the
baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the H
oly Spirit and with power\; how he went about doing good and healing all th
at were oppressed by the devil\, for God was with him. And we are witnesses
to all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They
put him to death by hanging him on a tree\; but God raised him on the third
day and made him manifest\; not to all the people but to us who were chose
n by God as witnesses\, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the d
ead. And he commanded us to preach to the people\, and to testify that he i
s the one ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him al
l the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him receives for
giveness of sins through his name."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:12-20\n\nAg
ain Jesus spoke to them\, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who fo
llows me will not walk in darkness\, but will have the light of life." The
Pharisees then said to him\, "You are bearing witness to yourself\; your te
stimony is not true." Jesus answered\, "Even if I do bear witness to myself
\, my testimony is true\, for I know whence I have come and whither I am go
ing\, but you do not know whence I come or whither I am going. You judge ac
cording to the flesh\, I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge\, my judgment
is true\, for it is not I alone that judge\, but I and he who sent me. In
your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true\; I bear witne
ss to myself\, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me." They said t
o him therefore\, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered\, "You know neithe
r me nor my Father\; if you knew me\, you would know my Father also." These
words he spoke in the treasury\, as he taught in the temple\; but no one a
rrested him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n \n\n
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s: The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra\, Our Righteous Father Panagis (Pais
ios) Basias\, Tarasios & John the Martyrs\, Sebastian the Wonderworker\, Ze
nais the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Ac
ts of the Apostles 19:1-8\n\nIn those days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\,
Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found
some disciples. And he said to them\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when
you believed?" And they said\, "No\, we have never even heard that there i
s a Holy Spirit." And he said\, "Into what then were you baptized?" They sa
id\, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said\, "John baptized with the baptism
of repentance\, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come a
fter him\, that is\, Jesus." On hearing this\, they were baptized in the na
me of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy
Spirit came on them\; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There we
re about twelve of them in all. And he entered the synagogue and for three
months spoke boldly\, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God.\n \n\n
Gospel Reading: John 14:1-11\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Let not y
our hearts be troubled\; believe in God\, believe also in me. In my Father'
s house there are many rooms\; if it were not so\, would I have told you th
at I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for y
ou\, I will come again and will take you to myself\, that where I am you ma
y be also. And you know the way where I am going." Thomas said to him\, "Lo
rd\, we do not know where you are going\; how can we know the way?" Jesus s
aid to him\, "I am the way\, and the truth\, and the life\; no one comes to
the Father\, but by me. If you had known me\, you would have known my Fath
er also\; henceforth you know him and have seen him."\n \nPhilip said to hi
m\, "Lord\, show us the Father\, and we shall be satisfied." Jesus said to
him\, "Have I been with you so long\, and yet you do not know me\, Philip?
He who has seen me has seen the Father\; how can you say\, 'Show us the Fat
her?' Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The
words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority\; but the Father
who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and th
e Father in me."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/23/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Tuesday\,George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\n\nStrict Fast\n\n
\nGospel Readings: Matthew 22:15-46\; 23:1-39\n\nAt that time\, the Pharise
es went and took counsel against Jesus\, how to entangle him in his talk. A
nd they sent their disciples to him\, along with the Herodians\, saying\, "
Teacher\, we know that you are true\, and teach the way of God truthfully\,
and care for no man\; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us\,
then\, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not?" But
Jesus\, aware of their malice\, said\, "Why put me to the test\, you hypocr
ites? Show me the money for the tax." And they brought him a coin. And Jesu
s said to them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said\, "Cae
sar's." Then he said to them\, "Render\, therefore to Caesar the things tha
t are Caesar's\, and to God the things that are God's. " When they heard it
\, they marveled\; and they left him and went away.\n \nThe same day the Sa
dducees came to him\, who say that there is no resurrection\; and they aske
d him a question saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having n
o children\, his brother must marry the widow\, and raise up children for h
is brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us\; the first married\, a
nd died\, and having no children left his wife to his brother. So too the s
econd and third\, down to the seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In
the resurrection\, therefore\, to which of the seven will she be wife? For
they all had her."\n \nBut Jesus answered them\, "You are wrong\, because y
ou know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrectio
n they neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but are like angels of God
in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead\, have you not read wha
t was said to you by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\
, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead\, but of the living." An
d when the crowd heard it\, they were astonished at his teaching.\n \nBut w
hen the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees\, they came toge
ther. And one of them\, a lawyer\, asked him a question\, to test him. "Tea
cher\, which is the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him\, "Yo
u shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul
\, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a s
econd is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two co
mmandments depend all the law and the prophets."\n \nNow while the Pharisee
s were gathered together\, Jesus asked them a question\, saying: "What do y
ou think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him\, "The son of Da
vid." He said to them\, "How is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit
\, calls him Lord\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, sit at my right ha
nd\, till I put your enemies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord
\, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him a word\, nor from
that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.\n \nThen said Jesu
s to the crowds and to his disciples\, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit o
n Moses' seat\; so practice and observe whatever they tell you\, but not wh
at they do\; for they preach but do not practice. They bind heavy burdens\,
hard to bear\, and lay them on men's shoulders\; but they themselves will
not move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by men\
; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long\, and they
love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues\, an
d salutations in the market places\, and being called rabbi by men\, but yo
u are not to be called rabbi\, for you have one teacher\, and you are all b
rethren. And call no man your father on earth\, for you have one Father\, w
ho is in heaven. Neither be called masters\, for you have one master\, the
Christ. He who is greatest among you shall be your servant\; whoever exalts
himself will be humbled\, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.\n \
n"But woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you devour widow
s' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers\; therefore you will rec
eive the greater condemnation. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocri
tes! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men\; for you neither e
nter yourselves\, nor allow those who would enter to go in. Woe to you\, sc
ribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a s
ingle proselyte\, and when he becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as m
uch a child of Gehenna as yourselves.\n \n"Woe to you\, blind guides\, who
say\, 'If any one swears by the temple\, it is nothing\; but if any one swe
ars by the gold of the temple\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools!
For which is greater\, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred
? And you say\, 'If any one swears by the altar\, it is nothing\; but if an
y one swears by the gift that is on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.' Y
ou blind men! For which is greater\, the gift or the altar that makes the g
ift sacred? So he who swears by the altar\, swears by it and by everything
on it\; and he who swears by the temple\, swears by it and by him who dwell
s in it\; and he who swears by heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by
him who sits upon it.\n \n"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites!
for you tithe mint and dill and cumin\, and have neglected the weightier m
atters of the law\, justice and mercy and faith\; these you ought to have d
one without neglecting the others. You blind guides\, straining out a gnat
and swallowing a camel! "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! f
or you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate\, but inside they ar
e full of extortion and rapacity. You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the ins
ide of the cup and of the plate\, that the outside also may be clean. Woe t
o you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you are like white-washed t
ombs\, which outwardly appear beautiful\, but within they are full of dead
men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear to men\, but
within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe to you\, scribes and Pha
risees\, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the
monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in the days of our
fathers\, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of t
he prophets.' Thus you witness against yourselves\, that you are sons of th
ose who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure of your fathers
. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you to escape being sentence
d to Gehenna? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes\, some
of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some you will scourge in your syna
gogues and persecute from town to town\, that upon you may come all the rig
hteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood o
f Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary
and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will come upon this generati
on.\n \n"O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those w
ho are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together
as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, yo
ur house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you will not see me aga
in\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\
n\nMatthew 24:36-51\; 25:1-46\; 26:1-2\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"Of that day and hour no one knows\, not even the angels of heaven\, but th
e Father only. As were the days of Noah\, so will be the coming of the Son
of man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking
\, marrying and giving in marriage\, until the day when Noah entered the ar
k\, and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all away\, so
will be the coming of the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field\;
one is taken and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill\; one
is taken and one is left. Watch therefore\, for you do not know on what day
your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in
what part of the night the thief was coming\, he would have watched and wou
ld not ha
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ts: The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)\, Methodius the Confessor\, Patriarc
h of Constantinople\, Cyril\, Bishop of Gortyna\, The Holy Hieromartyrs of
Estonia: Basil the Protopresbyter\, John\, John\, and Artemios\, The Holy M
artyrs Martha the Presvytera\, John\, Theodore and Anna\n\nFast Day (Wine a
nd Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 27:1-44\; 28:1\n
\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when it was decided that we should sail for Italy\, they
delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Coho
rt\, named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium\, which was about
to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia\, we put to sea\, accompanied
by Aristarchos\, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put in at
Sidon\; and Julius treated Paul kindly\, and gave him leave to go to his f
riends and be cared for. And putting to sea from there we sailed under the
lee of Cyprus\, because the winds were against us. And when we had sailed a
cross the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia\, we came to Myra in Lycia
. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy\, and pu
t us on board. We sailed slowly for a number of days\, and arrived with dif
ficulty off Cnidos\, and as the wind did not allow us to go on\, we sailed
under the lee of Crete off Salmone. Coasting along it with difficulty\, we
came to a place called Fair Havens\, near which was the city of Lasea.\n \n
As much time had been lost\, and the voyage was already dangerous because t
he fast had already gone by\, Paul advised them\, saying\, "Sirs\, I percei
ve that the voyage will be with injury and much loss\, not only of the carg
o and the ship\, but also of our lives." But the centurion paid more attent
ion to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. And
because the harbor was not suitable to winter in\, the majority advised to
put to sea from there\, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoeni
x\, a harbor of Crete\, looking northeast and southeast\, and winter there.
\n \nAnd when the south wind blew gently\, supposing that they had obtained
their purpose\, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete\, close inshore
. But soon a tempestuous wind\, called the northeaster\, struck down from t
he land\; and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind\, we gav
e way to it and were driven. And running under the lee of a small island ca
lled Cauda\, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat\; after hoisting
it up\, they took measures to undergird the ship\; then\, fearing that the
y should run on the Syrtis\, they lowered the gear\, and so were driven. As
we were violently storm-tossed\, they began next day to throw cargo overbo
ard\; and the third day they cast with their own hands the tackle of the sh
ip. And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day\, and no small t
empest lay on us\, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.\n \nA
s they had been long without food\, Paul then came forward among them and s
aid\, "Men\, you should have listened to me\, and should not have set sail
from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. I now bid you take heart\; fo
r there will be no loss of life among you\, but only of the ship. For this
very night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom
I worship\, and he said\, 'Do not be afraid\, Paul\; you must stand before
Caesar\; and lo\, God has granted you all those who sail with you.' So take
heart\, men\, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have be
en told. But we shall have to run on some island."\n \nWhen the fourteenth
night had come\, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria\, about midnig
ht the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they sounded and f
ound twenty fathoms\; a little farther on they sounded again and found fift
een fathoms. And fearing that we might run on the rocks\, they let out four
anchors from the stern\, and prayed for the day to come. And as the sailor
s were seeking to escape from the ship\, and had lowered the boat into the
sea\, under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow\, Paul said to the
centurion and the soldiers\, 'Unless these men stay in the ship\, you canno
t be saved." Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat\, and let it
go.\n \nAs day was about to dawn\, Paul urged them all to take some food\,
saying\, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense a
nd without food\, having taken nothing. Therefore I urge you to take some f
ood\; it will give you strength\, since not a hair is to perish from the he
ad of any of you." And when he had said this\, he took bread\, and giving t
hanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. Then they
all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. (We were in all two hund
red and seventy-six persons in the ship.) And when they had eaten enough\,
they lightened the ship\, throwing out the wheat into the sea.\n \nNow when
it was day\, they did not recognize the land\, but they noticed a bay with
a beach\, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship ashore. So t
hey cast off the anchors and left them in the sea\, at the same time loosen
ing the ropes that tied the rudders\; then hoisting the foresail to the win
d they made for the beach. But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground
\; the bow stuck and remained immovable\, and the stern was broken up by th
e surf. The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners\, lest any should swim
away and escape\; but the centurion\, wishing to save Paul\, kept them fro
m carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw them
selves overboard first and make for the land\, and the rest on planks or on
pieces of the ship. And so it was that all escaped to land.\n \nAfter we h
ad escaped\, we then learned that the island was called Malta. \n \n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\n\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the graci
ous words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\, "Is n
ot this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quote to m
e this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you did at
Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly\, I s
ay to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth\, I t
ell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when the
heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there came a great fa
mine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Za
rephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. And there were
many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none of them
was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this\, all in th
e synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of the
city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built\,
that they might throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst of
them he went away.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/24/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Wednesday\,Elizabeth the Wonderworker\, Savvas the General of Rome
\, Nicholas the New-Martyr of Magnesia\, Mellitus\, Archbishop of Canterbur
y\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nGospel Readings: John 12:17-50\n\nAt that time\, the
crowd that had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and r
aised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet
him was that they heard he had done this sign. The Pharisees then said to
one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\, the world has gone
after him."\n \nNow among those who went up to worship at the feast were s
ome Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\,
and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew
\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\,
"The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, it rema
ins alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life lo
ses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal l
ife. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there sha
ll my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him.\n
\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from t
his hour'? No\, for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glorif
y your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I
will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had
thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "T
his voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of th
is world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I a
m lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this to
show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard
from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the So
n of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "
The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\,
lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not know
where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you
may become sons of light."\n \nWhen Jesus had said this\, he departed and h
id himself from them. Though he had done so many signs before them\, yet th
ey did not believe in him\; it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isa
iah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believed our report\, and to whom h
as the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe. Fo
r Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart\
, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their heart\, and
turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and s
poke of him. Nevertheless many even of the authorities believed in him\, b
ut for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it\, lest they should be
put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than the pr
aise of God.\n \nAnd Jesus cried out and said\, "He who believes in me\, be
lieves not in me but in him who sent me. And he who sees me sees him who se
nt me. I have come as light into the world\, that whoever believes in me m
ay not remain in darkness. If any one hears my sayings and does not keep th
em\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to judge the world but to save
the world. He who rejects me and does not receive my sayings has a judge\
; the word that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day. For I hav
e not spoken on my own authority\; the Father who sent me has himself given
me commandment what to say and what to speak. And I know that his commandm
ent is eternal life. What I say\, therefore\, I say as the Father has bidde
n me."\n\n\nMatthew 26:6-16\n\nWhen Jesus was at Bethany at the house of Si
mon the leper\, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expe
nsive ointment and she poured it on his head\, as he sat at table. But when
the disciples saw it\, they were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For
this ointment might have been sold for a large sum\, and given to the poor
." But Jesus\, aware of this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman
? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor wi
th you\, but you will not always have me. In pouring this ointment on my bo
dy she has done it to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to you wherever
this gospel is preached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told
in memory of her." Then one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\
, went to the chief priests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver
him to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that momen
t he sought an opportunity to betray him.\n \n\n
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sts: Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions\, Our Righteous Father Michael S
yngellon the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Hebrews 9:8-23\n\nBrethren\, by this the Holy Spirit indicates th
at the way into the sanctuary is not yet opened as long as the outer tent i
s still standing (which is symbolic for the present age). According to this
arrangement\, gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot perfect the co
nscience of the worshiper\, but deal only with food and drink and various a
blutions\, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that are to co
me\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands\,
that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place
\, not through the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\, thus secur
ing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with th
e blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for th
e purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of Christ\, who
through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God\, purify
your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Therefore he is t
he mediator of a new covenant\, so that those who are called may receive th
e promised eternal inheritance\, since a death has occurred which redeems t
hem from the transgressions under the first covenant. For where a covenant
is involved\, the death of the one who made it must be established. For a c
ovenant takes effect only at death\, since it is not in force as long as th
e one who made it is alive. Hence even the first covenant was not ratified
without blood. For when every commandment of the law had been declared by M
oses to all the people\, he took the blood of calves and goats\, with water
and scarlet wool and hyssop\, and sprinkled both the book itself and all t
he people\, saying\, "This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded
you." And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and al
l the vessels used in worship. Indeed\, under the law almost everything is
purified with blood\, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgive
ness of sins. Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things t
o be purified with these rites\, but the heavenly things themselves with be
tter sacrifices than these.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:2-12\n\nAt that ti
me\, the Pharisees came up to Jesus and in order to test him\, asked\, "Is
it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" He answered them\, "What did Mose
s command you?" They said\, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of
divorce\, and to put her away." But Jesus said to them\, "For your hardness
of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation
\, 'God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his fa
ther and mother and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one fl
esh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joine
d together\, let not man put asunder." And in the house the disciples asked
him again about this matter. And he said to them\, "Whoever divorces his w
ife and marries another commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces
her husband and marries another\, she commits adultery."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodore the Sanctified\, Holy Martyr Peter of Blachernae\, New Martyr
Nicholas of Metsovos (1617)\, Nicholas the Mystic\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\, Alexandros\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\, Brendan the Navigator\n\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:26-39\n\nIn those days\, an angel o
f the Lord said to Philip\, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that
goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and w
ent. And behold\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, que
en of the Ethiopians\, in charge of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusale
m to worship and was returning\; seated in his chariot\, he was reading the
prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chari
ot." So Philip ran to him\, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and
asked\, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\
, unless some one guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with
him. Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "As a
sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he op
ens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can descr
ibe his generation? For his life is taken up from the earth." And the eunuc
h said to Philip\, "About whom\, pray\, does the prophet say this\, about h
imself or about some one else?" Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginnin
g with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus. And as they went
along the road they came to some water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here
is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you
believe with all your heart\, you may." And he replied\, "I believe that Je
sus Christ is the Son of God." And he commanded the chariot to stop\, and t
hey both went down into the water\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized
him. And when they came up out of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caugh
t up Philip\; and the eunuch saw him no more\, and went on his way rejoicin
g.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:40-44\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who belie
ved in him: "This is the will of my Father\, that every one who sees the So
n and believes in him should have eternal life\; and I will raise him up at
the last day." The Jews then murmured at him\, because he said\, "I am the
bread which came down from heaven." They said\, "Is not this Jesus\, the s
on of Joseph\, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say\, 'I ha
ve come down from heaven'?" Jesus answered them\, "Do not murmur among your
selves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him\; and
I will raise him up at the last day."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181031
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/30/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cleopas and Artemas of the 70 Apostles\, The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and
His Sister Zenobia\, Joseph\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 1:6-10\n\nBrethren\, y
ou became imitators of us and of the Lord\, for you received the word in mu
ch affliction\, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit\; so that you became a
n example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For not only has
the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia\, but
your faith in God has gone forth everywhere\, so that we need not say anyth
ing. For they themselves report concerning us what a welcome we had among y
ou\, and how you turned to God from idols\, to serve a living and true God\
, and to wait for his Son from heaven\, whom he raised from the dead\, Jesu
s who delivers us from the wrath to come.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:34-4
1\n\nThe Lord said\, "Your eye is the lamp of your body\; when your eye is
sound\, your whole body is full of light\; but when it is not sound\, your
body is full of darkness. Therefore be careful lest the light in you be dar
kness. If then your whole body is full of light\, having no part dark\, it
will be wholly bright\, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light." Whil
e he was speaking\, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him\; so he went in a
nd sat at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first w
ash before dinner. And the Lord said to him\, "Now you Pharisees cleanse th
e outside of the cup and of the dish\, but inside you are full of extortion
and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside
also? But give for alms those things which are within and behold\, everyth
ing is clean for you."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Cleopas and Artemas of the 70 Apostles
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181116
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UID:Icale552e283e4534c1a77c7228977b25e91
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/15/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity Fast Begins\, Guria\, Shamuna\, and Habib\, Martyrs and Confe
ssors of Edessa\, Thomas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians
2:13-17\; 3:1-5\n\nBrethren\, we are bound to give thanks to God always fo
r you\, brethren beloved by the Lord\, because God chose you from the begin
ning to be saved\, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the t
ruth. To this he called you through our gospel\, so that you may obtain the
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then\, brethren\, stand firm and hold t
o the traditions which you were taught by us\, either by word of mouth or b
y letter.\n \nNow may our Lord Jesus Christ himself\, and God our Father\,
who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace\, comf
ort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.\n \nFinally
\, brethren\, pray for us\, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triu
mph\, as it did among you\, and that we may be delivered from wicked and ev
il men\; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful\; he will strengt
hen you and guard you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord about y
ou\, that you are doing and will do the things which we command. May the Lo
rd direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ
.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:1-9\n\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There w
as a rich man who had a steward\, and charges were brought to him that this
man was wasting his goods. And he called him and said to him\, 'What is th
is that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship\, for you
can no longer be steward.' And the steward said to himself\, 'What shall I
do\, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not stro
ng enough to dig\, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do\, so
that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewa
rdship.' So\, summoning his master's debtors one by one\, he said to the fi
rst\, 'How much do you owe my master?' He said\, 'A hundred measures of oil
.' And he said to him\, 'Take your bill\, and sit down quickly and write fi
fty.' Then he said to another\, 'And how much do you owe?' He said\, 'A hun
dred measures of wheat.' He said to him\, 'Take your bill\, and write eight
y.' The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness\; for the
sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation th
an the sons of light. And I tell you\, make friends for yourselves by means
of unrighteous mammon\, so that when it fails they may receive you into th
e eternal habitations.\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190614
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Aquilina the Martyr of Syria\, Triphyllos the Bishop of Nicosia\n\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 25:13-19\n\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Agrippa t
he king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as they stay
ed there many days\, Festus laid Paul's case before the king\, saying\, "Th
ere is a man left prisoner by Felix\; and when I was at Jerusalem\, the chi
ef priests and the elders of the Jews gave information about him\, asking f
or sentence against him. I answered them that it was not the custom of the
Romans to give up any one before the accused met the accusers face to face\
, and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid agains
t him. When therefore they came together here\, I made no delay\, but on th
e next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought i
n. When the accusers stood up\, they brought no charge in his case of such
evils as I supposed\; but they had certain points of dispute with him about
their own superstition and about one Jesus\, who was dead\, but whom Paul
asserted to be alive."\n \n\nGospel Reading: John 16:23-33\n\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if you ask anything of
the Father\, he will give it to you in my name. Hitherto you have asked not
hing in my name\; ask\, and you will receive\, that your joy may be full.\n
\n"I have said this to you in figures\; the hour is coming when I shall no
longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. In that
day you will ask in my name\; and I do not say to you that I shall pray th
e Father for you\; for the Father himself loves you\, because you have love
d me and have believed that I came from the Father. I came from the Father
and have come into the world\; again\, I am leaving the world and going to
the Father."\n \nHis disciples said\, "Ah\, now you are speaking plainly\,
not in any figure! Now we know that you know all things\, and need none to
question you\; by this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered t
hem\, "Do you now believe? The hour is coming\, indeed it has come\, when y
ou will be scattered\, every man to his home\, and will leave me alone\; ye
t I am not alone\, for the Father is with me. I have said this to you\, tha
t in me you may have peace."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190830
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/30/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner\, Alexander\, John\, and Paul t
he New\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Phantinos the Righteous of Calabria
\, 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes\, 6 Martyrs of Melitene\, The Synaxis of the H
oly Hierarchs of Serbia\, The Holy New Martyrs of Serbia\, Fiacre the Hermi
t of Meaux\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to
the Corinthians 4:13-18\n\nBrethren\, since we have the same spirit of fai
th as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, a
nd so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us al
so with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for yo
ur sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase
thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n \nSo we do not lose heart. Though our
outer nature is wasting away\, our inner nature is being renewed every day
. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weigh
t of glory beyond all comparison\, because we look not to the things that a
re seen but to the things that are unseen\; for the things that are seen ar
e transient\, but the things that are unseen are eternal.\n\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 24:27-33\, 42-51\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "As the li
ghtning comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the
coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be g
athered together.\n \n"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the
sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, and the stars
will fall from heaven\, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken\; the
n will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven\, and then all the tribe
s of the earth will mourn\, and they will see the Son of man coming on the
clouds of heaven with power and great glory\; and he will send out his ange
ls with a loud trumpet call\, and they will gather his elect from the four
winds\, from one end of heaven to the other.\n \n"From the fig tree learn i
ts lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\,
you know that summer is near. So also\, when you see all these things\, yo
u know that he is near\, at the very gates.\n \n"Watch therefore\, for you
do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the ho
useholder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming\, he wou
ld have watched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore
you also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not
expect.\n \n"Who then is the faithful and wise servant\, whom his master h
as set over his household\, to give them their food at the proper time? Ble
ssed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Trul
y\, I say to you\, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that wi
cked servant says to himself\, 'My master is delayed\,' and begins to beat
his fellow servants\, and eats and drinks with the drunken\, the master of
that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour
he does not know\, and will punish him\, and put him with the hypocrites\;
there men will weep and gnash their teeth."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Antipas\, Bishop of Pergamum\, Pharmuthios the Anchorite\, Guthlac the
Hermit of Crowland\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 42:5-
16\n\nThus says God\, the LORD\, who created the heavens and stretched them
out\, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it\, who gives breath
to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: "I am the LORD\
, I have called you in righteousness\, I have taken you by the hand and kep
t you\; I have given you as a covenant to the people\, a light to the natio
ns\, to open the eyes that are blind\, to bring out the prisoners from the
dungeon\, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD\, that
is my name\; my glory I give to no other\, nor my praise to graven images.
Behold\, the former things have come to pass\, and new things I now declar
e\; before they spring forth I tell you of them." \n \n Sing to the LORD a
new song\, his praise from the end of the earth! Let the sea roar and all t
hat fills it\, the coastlands and their inhabitants. Let the desert and it
s cities lift up their voice\, the villages that Kedar inhabits\; let the i
nhabitants of Sela sing for joy\, let them shout from the top of the mounta
ins. Let them give glory to the LORD\, and declare his praise in the coast
lands. The LORD goes forth like a mighty man\, like a man of war he stirs
up his fury\; he cries out\, he shouts aloud\, he shows himself mighty agai
nst his foes. \n \n For a long time I have held my peace\, I have kept stil
l and restrained myself\; now I will cry out like a woman in travail\, I wi
ll gasp and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills\, and dry up all th
eir herbage\; I will turn the rivers into islands\, and dry up the pools.
And I will lead the blind in a way that they know not\, in paths that they
have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into
light\, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do
\, and I will not forsake them.\n \n\nGenesis 18:20-33\n\n Then the LORD sa
id\, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin
is very grave\, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether acc
ording to the outcry which has come to me\; and if not\, I will know." So
the men turned from there\, and went toward Sodom\; but Abraham still stood
before the LORD. Then Abraham drew near\, and said\, "Wilt thou indeed de
stroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous wit
hin the city\; wilt thou then destroy the place and not spare it for the fi
fty righteous who are in it? Far be it from thee to do such a thing\, to s
lay the righteous with the wicked\, so that the righteous fare as the wicke
d! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
And the LORD said\, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city\, I wil
l spare the whole place for their sake." Abraham answered\, "Behold\, I ha
ve taken upon myself to speak to the Lord\, I who am but dust and ashes. S
uppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt thou destroy the whole
city for lack of five?" And he said\, "I will not destroy it if I find for
ty-five there." Again he spoke to him\, and said\, "Suppose forty are foun
d there." He answered\, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." Then he
said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are
found there." He answered\, "I will not do it\, if I find thirty there."
He said\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose
twenty are found there." He answered\, "For the sake of twenty I will not d
estroy it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will spea
k again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered\, "For the
sake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went his way\, when he h
ad finished speaking to Abraham\; and Abraham returned to his place.\n\n\nP
roverbs 16:17-17:17\n\nThe highway of the upright turns aside from evil\; h
e who guards his way preserves his life. Pride goes before destruction\, a
nd a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit wi
th the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. He who gives heed to
the word will prosper\, and happy is he who trusts in the LORD. The wise o
f heart is called a man of discernment\, and pleasant speech increases pers
uasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it\, but folly is
the chastisement of fools. The mind of the wise makes his speech judicious
\, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are like a honeycom
b\, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. There is a way which see
ms right to a man\, but its end is the way to death. A worker's appetite w
orks for him\; his mouth urges him on. A worthless man plots evil\, and hi
s speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads strife\, and a w
hisperer separates close friends. A man of violence entices his neighbor a
nd leads him in a way that is not good. He who winks his eyes plans perver
se things\, he who compresses his lips brings evil to pass. A hoary head i
s a crown of glory\; it is gained in a righteous life. He who is slow to a
nger is better than the mighty\, and he who rules his spirit than he who ta
kes a city. The lot is cast into the lap\, but the decision is wholly from
the LORD.\n \nBetter is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of fea
sting with strife. A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts
shamefully\, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. The cr
ucible is for silver\, and the furnace is for gold\, and the LORD tries hea
rts. An evildoer listens to wicked lips\; and a liar gives heed to a misch
ievous tongue. He who mocks the poor insults his Maker\; he who is glad at
calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged\
, and the glory of sons is their fathers. Fine speech is not becoming to a
fool\; still less is false speech to a prince. A bribe is like a magic st
one in the eyes of him who gives it\; wherever he turns he prospers. He wh
o forgives an offense seeks love\, but he who repeats a matter alienates a
friend. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred bl
ows into a fool. An evil man seeks only rebellion\, and a cruel messenger
will be sent against him. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs\, r
ather than a fool in his folly. If a man returns evil for good\, evil will
not depart from his house. The beginning of strife is like letting out wa
ter\; so quit before the quarrel breaks out. He who justifies the wicked a
nd he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom\, when he has no
mind? A friend loves at all times\, and a brother is born for adversity.\
n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/4/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus\, Hilary the Wonderworker\, Euthemios\,
Bishop of Madytos\, Athanasios\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: Acts of the Apostles 3:11-16\n\nIn those days\, while the heale
d lame man clung to Peter and John\, all the people ran together to them in
the portico called Solomon's\, astounded. And when Peter saw it he address
ed the people\, "Men of Israel\, why do you wonder at this\, or why do you
stare at us\, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The
God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob\, the God of our fathers\, glorif
ied his servant Jesus\, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of
Pilate\, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and R
ighteous One\, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you\, and killed t
he Author of life\, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses
. And his name\, by faith in his name\, has made this man strong whom you s
ee and know\; and the faith which is through him has given the man this per
fect health in the presence of you all."\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:22-33\
n\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea\; the
re He remained with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon ne
ar Salim\, because there was much water there\; and people came and were ba
ptized. For John had not yet been put in prison.\n \nNow a discussion aros
e between John's disciples and a Jew over purifying. And they came to John
\, and said to him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you beyond the Jordan\, to wh
om you bore witness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and all are going to him."
John answered\, "No one can receive anything except what is given him from
heaven. You yourselves bear me witness\, that I said\, I am not the Christ
\, but I have been sent before Him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom
\; the friend of the bridegroom\, who stands and hears him\, rejoices great
ly at the bridegroom's voice\; therefore this joy of mine is now full. He
must increase\, but I must decrease.\n \n"He who comes from above is above
all\; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth\, and of the earth he spe
aks\; he who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he h
as seen and heard\, yet no one receives his testimony\; he who receives his
testimony sets his seal to this\, that God is true."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190422
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Holy Monday\,Theodore of Sykeon\, Nathaniel\, Luke\, & Clemente the Apo
stles\, Nearchos the Martyr\, Gregory Gravanos of Nisyros\n\nStrict Fast\n\
n\nGospel Readings: Matthew 21:18-43\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was returni
ng to the city\, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he wen
t to it\, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it\, "May
no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig tree withered at once. Whe
n the disciples saw it they marveled\, saying\, "How did the fig tree withe
r at once?" And Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, if you have f
aith and never doubt\, you will not only do what has been done to the fig t
ree\, but even if you say to this mountain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the
sea\,' it will be done. And whatever you ask in prayer\, you will receive\
, if you have faith. " And when he entered the temple\, the chief priests a
nd the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and said\,
"By what authority are you doing these things\, and who gave you this autho
rity?" Jesus answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and if you t
ell me the answer\, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these
things. The baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And
they argued with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to
us\, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we ar
e afraid of the multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet." So they
answered Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither will I te
ll you by what authority I do these things. What do you think? A man had tw
o sons\; and he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and work in the vine
yard today.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward he repented and
went. And he went to the second and said the same\; and he answered\, 'I g
o\, sir\,' but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?" Th
ey said\, "The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the tax
collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John
came to you in the way of righteousness\, and you did not believe him\, bu
t the tax collectors and the harlots believed him\; and even when you saw i
t\, you did not afterward repent and believe him.\n \n"Hear another parable
. There was a householder who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it\
, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenant
s\, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near\, he
sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants took
his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Again he s
ent other servants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to them. A
fterward he sent his son to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But
when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir
\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and
cast him out of the vineyard\, and killed him. When therefore the owner of
the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him\,
"He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard
to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus sai
d to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which t
he builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord'
s doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I tell you\, the king
dom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the
fruits of it."\n\n\nMatthew 24:3-35\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus sat on the M
ount of Olives\, the disciples came to him privately\, saying\, "Tell us\,
when will this be\, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the clo
se of the age?" And Jesus answered them\, "Take heed that no one leads you
astray. For many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am the Christ\,' and th
ey will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars\; se
e that you are not alarmed\; for this must take place\, but the end is not
yet. For nation will rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom\, an
d there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but
the beginning of the sufferings.\n \nThen they will deliver you up to trib
ulation\, and put you to death\; and you will be hated by all nations for m
y name's sake. And then many will fall away\, and betray one another\, and
hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
And because wickedness is multiplied\, most men's love will grow cold. But
he who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom wil
l be preached throughout the whole world\, as a testimony to all nations\;
and then the end will come.\n \nSo when you see the desolating sacrilege s
poken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy place (let the reader
understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let
him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house\; and l
et him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for t
hose who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray tha
t your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there will be
great tribulation\, such as has not been from the beginning of the world un
til now\, no\, and never will be. And if those days had not been shortened\
, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elect those days
will be shortened. Then if anyone says to you\, 'Lo\, here is the Christ!'
or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets w
ill arise and show great signs and wonders\, so as to lead astray\, if poss
ible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand. So\, if they say to
you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\; if they say\, 'Lo\,
he is in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes
from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the coming of the
Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered togeth
er. Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkene
d\, and the moon will not give its light\, and the stars will fall from hea
ven\, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken\; then will appear the s
ign of the Son of man in heaven\, and then all the tribes of the earth will
mourn\, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven wi
th power and great glory\; and he will send out his angels with a loud trum
pet call\, and they will gather his elect from the four winds\, from one en
d of heaven to the other.\n \nFrom the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon
as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\, you know that summ
er is near. So also\, when you see all these things\, you know that he is n
ear\, at the very gates. Truly\, I say to you\, this generation will not pa
ss away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away\,
but my words will not pass away."\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Holy Monday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181226
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/25/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, The Adoration of
the Magi: Melchior\, Gaspar\, & Balthasar\, The Commemoration of the Sheph
erds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord\n
\nFast Free\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:4-7\
n\nBRETHREN\, when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born
of woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so
that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons\, God has
sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts\, crying\, "Abba! Father!" So y
ou are no longer a slave but a son\, and if a son then also an heir of God
through Christ. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:1-12\n\nWhen Jesus was bor
n in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king\, behold\, wise men f
rom the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\, "Where is he who has been born ki
ng of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East\, and have come to wo
rship him." When Herod the king heard this\, he was troubled\, and all Jeru
salem with him\; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the pe
ople\, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him\,
"In Bethlehem of Judea\; for so it is written by the prophet: 'And you\, O
Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are by no means least among the rulers
of Judah\; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel
.'"\n \nThen Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them
what time the star appeared\; and he sent them to Bethlehem\, saying\, "Go
and search diligently for the child\, and when you have found him bring me
word\, that I too may come and worship him." When they had heard the king
they went their way\; and lo the star which they had seen in the East went
before them\, till it came to rest over the place where the child was. When
they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy\; and going i
nto the house they saw the child with Mary his mother\, and they fell down
and worshiped him. Then\, opening their treasures\, they offered him gifts\
, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to retur
n to Herod\, they departed to their own country by another way.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181110
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus\, Matrona\, Abbess of Constantino
ple\, Theoktisti of the Isle of Lesbos\, Nektarius the Wonderworker\, Metro
politan of Pentapolis\, Symeon the Translator\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 5:9-13\; 5:24-28\n\nBr
ethren\, God has not destined us for wrath\, but to obtain salvation throug
h our Lord Jesus Christ\, who died for us so that whether we wake or sleep
we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one anoth
er up\, just as you are doing. But we beseech you\, brethren\, to respect t
hose who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you\, an
d to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace amo
ng yourselves. He who calls you is faithful\, and he will do it. Brethren\,
pray for us. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. I adjure you by the
Lord that this letter be read to all the brethren. The grace of our Lord Je
sus Christ be with you. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:31-35\n\nAt that
time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him\, "Get away from here\,
for Herod wants to kill you." And he said to them\, "Go and tell that fox\,
'Behold\, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow\, and the
third day I finish my course. Nevertheless I must go on my way today and t
omorrow and the day following\; for it cannot be that a prophet should peri
sh away from Jerusalem.' O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and
stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your ch
ildren together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you would
not! Behold\, your house is forsaken. And I tell you\, you will not see me
until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190204
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/3/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the Ho
ly Prophetess Anna\, Stamatios\, John\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Spetses
\, Nicholas\, Archbishop & Enlightener of Japan\, Afterfeast of the Present
ation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theot
okos \, Werburga\n\nTone Three\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10\n\nBrethren\, working to
gether with him\, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. Fo
r he says\, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you\, and helped you
on the day of salvation." Behold\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, n
ow is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that n
o fault may be found with our ministry\, but as servants of God we commend
ourselves in every way: through great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardship
s\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, h
unger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\,
genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the power of God\; with the weapons of
righteousness for the right hand and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\
, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are
true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as
punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as p
oor\, yet making many rich\; as having nothing\, and yet possessing everyth
ing.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25:14-30\n\nThe Lord said this parable: "
A man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his prop
erty\; to one he gave five talents\, to another two\, to another one\, to e
ach according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the fi
ve talents went at once and traded with them\; and he made five talents mor
e. So also\, he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who h
ad received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's
money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled
accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forward\,
bringing five talents more\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivered to me five t
alents\; here I have made five talents more.' His master said to him\, 'Wel
l done\, good and faithful servant\; you have been faithful over a little\,
I will set you over much\; enter into the joy of your master.' And he also
who had the two talents came forward\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivered to
me two talents\; here I have made two talents more.' His master said to hi
m\, 'Well done\, good and faithful servant\; you have been faithful over a
little\, I will set you over much\; enter into the joy of your master.' He
also who had received the one talent came forward\, saying\, 'Master\, I kn
ew you to be a hard man\, reaping where you did not sow\, and gathering whe
re you did not winnow\; so I was afraid\, and I went and hid your talent in
the ground. Here you have what is yours.' But his master answered him\, 'Y
ou wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed
\, and gather where I have not winnowed? Then you ought to have invested my
money with the bankers\, and at my coming I should have received what was
my own with interest. So take the talent from him\, and give it to him who
has the ten talents. For to every one who has will more be given\, and he w
ill have abundance\; but from him who has not\, even what he has will be ta
ken away. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness\; there me
n will weep and gnash their teeth." As he said these things he cried out: "
He who has ears to hear\, let him hear!"\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:16th Sunday of Matthew
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190526
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icale9728a03717c1e3bb5cf22af29308bda
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/25/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\,Third Findi
ng of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\, Therapon the Hieromartyr\
, Bishop of Cyprus\, Memory of the Finding of the Holy Icon of Saint Demetr
ios the Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer in Syria\, Aldhelm\, Bishop of Sher
borne\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4
:6-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkne
ss\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Christ.\n \nBut we have this treasure in earth
en vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to
us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not
driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not d
estroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the lif
e of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are
always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus
may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but lif
e in you.\n \nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\,
"I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing
that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring u
s with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as gra
ce extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the gl
ory of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\n\nAt that time\, when Joh
n heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by his disci
ples and said to him\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for an
other?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see:
the blind receive their sight and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and t
he deaf hear\, and the dead are raised up\, and the poor have good news pre
ached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me." As they went
away\, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go
out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then di
d you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear
soft raiment are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prop
het? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is w
ritten\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare
your way before you.' Truly\, I say to you\, among those born of women the
re has risen no one greater than John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in
the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of heaven has been coming violently and men of viole
nce take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until Joh
n\; and if you are willing to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He w
ho has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190708
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/7/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Thomas the Righteous of Malea\, Kyriake the Great Martyr\, Akakios of Si
nai\, Willibald\, Bishop of Eichstatt\n\nTone Two\nThird Orthros Gospel\n\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\nBr
ethren\, before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under re
straint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian u
ntil Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith
has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are
all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into
Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neithe
r slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one i
n Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\
, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a chi
ld\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\;
but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. S
o with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits
of the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son
\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under th
e law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 6:22-33\n\nThe Lord said\, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So\, if y
our eye is sound\, your whole body will be full of light\; but if your eye
is not sound\, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light
in you is darkness\, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two master
s\; for either he will hate the one and love the other\, or he will be devo
ted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Ther
efore I tell you\, do not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat o
r what you shall drink\, nor about your body\, what you shall put on. Is no
t life more than food\, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds
of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns\, and yet your
heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which
of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are
you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field\, how they gro
w\; they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his g
lory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of
the field\, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, wil
l he not much more clothe you\, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be
anxious\, saying\, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What
shall we wear? For the Gentiles seek all these things\; and your heavenly F
ather knows you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteous
ness\, and all these things shall be yours as well."\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:3rd Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190118
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/17/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Anthony the Great\, Anthony the New of the Berropas Skete\, George the
New Martyr of Ioannina\, Theodosius the Emperor\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21\n\nBrethren\, obey your leaders and
submit to them\; for they are keeping watch over your souls\, as men who wi
ll have to give account. Let them do this joyfully\, and not sadly\, for t
hat would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we are sure that we
have a clear conscience\, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge
you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you t
he sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lo
rd Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood of the eternal co
venant\, equip you with everything good that you may do His will\, working
in you that which is pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus Christ\; to whom
be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\n
At that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his dis
ciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the
seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of thei
r diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.
And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and h
ealed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Bl
essed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that
hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\,
for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exc
lude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of th
e Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your r
eward is great in heaven."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181011
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/11/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle of the 70\, one of the 7 Deacons\, Theophanes the C
onfessor\, Bishop of Nicaea\, Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla\, Nectario
s\, Arsakios\, Sisinios and Philotheos Kokkinos\, Patriarchs of Constantino
ple\, Ethelburga\, Abbess of Barking\, Kenneth\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
of the Apostles 8:26-39\n\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lord said to Ph
ilip\, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusa
lem to Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And behold\, an
Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\
, in charge of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was
returning\; seated in his chariot\, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And
the Spirit said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to
him\, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do you under
stand what you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless some one gui
des me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage
of the scripture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep led to the sla
ughter or a lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In
his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? F
or his life is taken up from the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "A
bout whom\, pray\, does the prophet say this\, about himself or about some
one else?" Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginning with this scripture
he told him the good news of Jesus. And as they went along the road they c
ame to some water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! What is to
prevent my being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you believe with all your
heart\, you may." And he replied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
of God." And he commanded the chariot to stop\, and they both went down in
to the water\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized him. And when they c
ame up out of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\; and the
eunuch saw him no more\, and went on his way rejoicing.\n\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 9:7-11\n\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was d
one by Jesus\, and he was perplexed\, because it was said by some that John
had been raised from the dead\, by some that Elijah had appeared\, and by
others that one of the old prophets had risen. Herod said\, "John I beheade
d\; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see hi
m. On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took th
em and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds learned i
t\, they followed him\; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingd
om of God\, and cured those who had need of healing.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/12/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch\, Antonius\, Archbishop of Constantino
ple\, Christos the New Martyr\, Meletios of Ypseni\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Peter's First Universal Letter 3:10-22\n\nBeloved\, "He that would love
life and see good days\, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips fr
om speaking guile\; let him turn away from evil and do right\; let him seek
peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous\, and
his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against tho
se that do evil."\n \nNow who is there to harm you if you are zealous for w
hat is right? But even if you do suffer for righteousness' sake\, you will
be blessed. Have no fear of them\, nor be troubled\, but in your hearts rev
erence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who
calls you to account for the hope that is in you\, yet do it with gentlenes
s and reverence\; and keep your conscience clear\, so that\, when you are a
bused\, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
For it is better to suffer for doing right\, if that should be God's will\,
than for doing wrong. For Christ also died for sins once for all\, the rig
hteous for the unrighteous\, that he might bring us to God\, being put to d
eath in the flesh but made alive in the spirit\; in which he went and preac
hed to the spirits in prison\, who formerly did not obey\, when God's patie
nce waited in the days of Noah\, during the building of the ark\, in which
a few\, that is\, eight persons\, were saved through water. Baptism\, which
corresponds to this\, now saves you\, not as a removal of dirt from the bo
dy but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience\, through the resurrectio
n of Jesus Christ\, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of Go
d\, with angels\, authorities\, and powers subject to him.\n\n\nGospel Read
ing: Mark 12:18-27\n\nAt that time\, Sadducees came to Jesus\, who say that
there is no resurrection\; and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Teach
er\, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife\, bu
t leaves no child\, the man must take the wife\, and raise up children for
his brother. There were seven brothers\; the first took a wife\, and when h
e died left no children\; and the second took her\, and died\, leaving no c
hildren\; and the third likewise\; and the seven left no children. Last of
all the woman also died. In the resurrection whose wife will she be? For th
e seven had her as wife." Jesus said to them\, "Is not this why you are wro
ng\, that you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God? For when th
ey rise from the dead\, they neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but
are like angels in heaven. And as for the dead being raised\, have you not
read in the book of Moses\, in the passage about the bush\, how God said to
him\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jac
ob'? He is not God of the dead\, but of the living\; you are quite wrong."\
n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Tuesday of Publican and Pharisee
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190209
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icaled517f6fa9c30630f621edf1d7a6314c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/8/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr\, The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Zach
ariah)\, Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs\, Afterfeast of the Presentatio
n of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\, Cuthman of Steyning\n\nFast Day (W
ine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesia
ns 2:4-10\n\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the great love wi
th which he loved us\, even when we were dead through our trespasses\, made
us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\, and raised
us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of hi
s grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been s
aved through faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is the gift of God
: not because of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmans
hip\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepared beforehan
d\, that we should walk in them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\n\nT
he Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the mi
dst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men
\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagog
ues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to b
ear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do n
ot be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you ar
e to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\,
but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up
brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will rise again
st parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my
name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190523
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalee46cc205746d39403a4587362d48a2c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 5/22/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Comana\, Holy New Martyrs Demetrius a
nd Paul of Tripoli\, John-Vladimir\, Ruler of Serbia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allo
wed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 14:6-18\n\nIn those days\,
the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe\, cities of Lycaonia\, and to the sur
rounding country\; and there they preached the gospel. Now at Lystra there
was a man sitting\, who could not use his feet\; he was a cripple from birt
h\, who had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking\; and Paul\, looking
intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well\, said in a l
oud voice\, "Stand upright on your feet." And he sprang up and walked. And
when the crowds saw what Paul had done\, they lifted up their voices\, sayi
ng in Lycaonian\, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" B
arnabas they called Zeus\, and Paul\, because he was the chief speaker\, th
ey called Hermes. And the priest of Zeus\, whose temple was in front of the
city\, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrific
e with the people. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it\, th
ey tore their garments and rushed out among the multitude\, crying\, "Men\,
why are you doing this? We also are men\, of like nature with you\, and br
ing you good news\, that you should turn from these vain things to a living
God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways\;
yet he did not leave himself without witness\, for he did good and gave yo
u from heaven rains and fruitful seasons\, satisfying your hearts with food
and gladness." With these words they scarcely restrained the people from o
ffering sacrifice to them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:14-30\n\nAbout the m
iddle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. The Jews marve
led at it saying\, "How is it that this man has learning\, when he has neve
r studied?" So Jesus answered them\, "My teaching is not mine\, but his who
sent me\; if any man's will is to do his will\, he shall know whether the
teacher is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. He who sp
eaks on his own authority seeks his own glory\; but he who seeks the glory
of him who sent him is true\, and in him there is not falsehood. Did not Mo
ses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kil
l me?" The people answered\, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?
" Jesus answered them\, "I did one deed\, and you all marvel at it. Moses g
ave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses\, but from the fathers)\, a
nd you circumcise a man upon the sabbath. If on the sabbath a man receives
circumcision\, so that the law of Moses may not be broken\, are you angry w
ith me because on the sabbath I made a man's whole body well? Do not judge
by appearances\, but judge with right judgment."\n \nSome of the people of
Jerusalem therefore said\, "Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? And
here he is\, speaking openly\, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that
the authorities really know that this is the Christ? Yet we know where thi
s man comes from\; and when the Christ appears\, no one will know where he
comes from." So Jesus proclaimed\, as he taught in the temple\, "You know m
e\, and you know where I come from? But I have not come of my own accord\;
he who sent me is true\, and him you do not know. I know him\, for I come f
rom him\, and he sent me." So they sought to arrest him\; but no one laid h
ands on him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190618
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalef004338ae6cebb874b82ae0ca1c6a86
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/17/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens\, Manuel\, Sabel\, &
Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia\, Righteous Father Botolph\, Abbot of the Mo
nastery of Ikanhoe\, Alban the Protomartyr of Britain\n\nFast Free\n\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19\n\nBrethren\, walk
as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good a
nd right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no
part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them. For it
is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\; but when a
nything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything that beco
mes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise
from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how
you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of the time\, be
cause the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but understand what
the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for that is debau
chery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another in psalms an
d hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the Lord with al
l your heart.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:10-20\n\nThe Lord said\, "See
that you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell you that in
heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. F
or the Son of man came to save the lost. What do you think? If a man has a
hundred sheep\, and one of them has gone astray\, does he not leave the nin
ety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astray? And if
he finds it\, truly\, I say to you\, he rejoices over it more than over the
ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Father w
ho is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.\n \n"If your b
rother sins against you\, go and tell him his fault\, between you and him a
lone. If he listens to you\, you have gained your brother. But if he does n
ot listen\, take one or two others along with you\, that every word may be
confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to liste
n to them\, tell it to the church\; and if he refuses to listen even to the
church\, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly\, I say
to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whateve
r you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if two
of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, it will be done for them b
y my Father in heaven\, for where two or three are gathered in my name\, th
ere am I in the midst of them."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Monday of the Holy Spirit
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181126
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf07342a42e314a05e52e032aeb69a026
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/25/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\, Cather
ine the Great Martyr of Alexandria\, Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea
in Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\nTone One\nFourth Orthros Gospel\
n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\n\
nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under
restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodia
n until Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that fai
th has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you
are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized in
to Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is nei
ther slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all on
e in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspri
ng\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a
child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estat
e\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father
. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spir
its of the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his
Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under
the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 18:18-27\n\nAt that time\, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him\, "Good
Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him\
, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the comm
andments: 'Do not commit adultery\, Do not kill\, Do not steal\, Do not bea
r false witness\, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said\, "All these
I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it\, he said to him\,
"One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the
poor\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." But w
hen he heard this he became sad\, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at hi
m said\, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of
God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than fo
r a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said\, "Then
who can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible with men is possible w
ith God." \n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:13th Sunday of Luke
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190131
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf3956baab2057026155c6aa458b268cf
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/30/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theologia
n\, & John Chrysostom\, Hippolytos\, Pope of Rome\, Athanasia the Martyr &
her 3 daughters\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\
, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their li
ves\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and toda
y and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for
it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which h
ave not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which those who s
erve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose
blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for s
in are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in
order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go f
orth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we ha
ve no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him th
en let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the
fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to
share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the
light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light
a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to
all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see y
our good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not t
hat I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to ab
olish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and
earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until a
ll is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these command
ments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\;
but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom
of heaven."\n\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theol
ogian\, & John Chrysostom
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190414
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf3aa5cd800e38f0438a835a826984044
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/13/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome\, Theodosios the Martyr\, Zoilos th
e Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\n\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulati
ons for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the out
er one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Pre
sence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent
called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark
of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden
urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the
covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy sea
t. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having
thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performi
ng their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, an
d he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for him
self and for the errors of the people.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\,
56\n\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\
, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted E
lizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped i
n her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaime
d with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit
of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord shou
ld come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears
\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that
there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n \
n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in G
od my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For be
hold\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is migh
ty has done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained
with her about three months\, and returned to her home.\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181120
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf420f7d1882f92bca62facfee83330a4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/19/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Obadiah the Prophet\, Martyrs Barlaam of Caesarea and Heliodorus\, Ant
himos\, Thallalaeos\, Christopher\, Euphemia & her children\, the Martyrs\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to
Timothy 1:1-7\n\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Sa
vior and of Christ Jesus our hope\, to Timothy\, my true child in the faith
: Grace\, mercy\, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia\, remain at Ephesos that you m
ay charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine\, nor to occu
py themselves with myths and endless genealogies which promote speculations
rather than the divine training that is in faith\; whereas the aim of our
charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and sinc
ere faith. Certain persons by swerving from these have wandered away into v
ain discussion\, desiring to be teachers of the law\, without understanding
either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions
.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:20-25\n\nAt that time\, when Jesus was asked
by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming\, he answered them\, "
The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed\; nor will they
say\, 'Lo\, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold\, the kingdom of God is in
the midst of you." And he said to the disciples\, "The days are coming when
you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man\, and you will no
t see it. And they will say to you\, 'Lo\, there!' or 'Lo\, here!' Do not g
o\, do not follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky
from one side to the other\, so will the Son of man be in his day. But firs
t he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Obadiah the Prophet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190216
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf4cbe7d71b665ed0b7ea1baaa575172b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 2/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Onesimus the Apostle of the 70\, Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Elde
r of Chios\, Eusebius the Righteous of Syria\, Onesimos\, Patriarch of Cons
tantinople\, Maïor the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to Philemon 1:1-25\n\n PAUL\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and T
imothy our brother\, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker\, and Apphia our
sister and Archippos our fellow soldier\, and the church in your house: Gr
ace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank
my God always when I remember you in my prayers\, because I hear of your l
ove and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saint
s\, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may promote the knowledge of
all the good that is ours in Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfor
t from your love\, my brother\, because the hearts of the saints have been
refreshed through you. Accordingly\, though I am bold enough in Christ to c
ommand you to do what is required\, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal
to you - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus
- I appeal to you for my child\, Onesimos\, whose father I have become in m
y imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless to you\, but now he is indeed usef
ul to you and to me.) I am sending him back to you\, sending my very heart.
I would have been glad to keep him with me\, in order that he might serve
me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel\; but I preferred t
o do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be
by compulsion but of your own free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted
from you for a while\, that you might have him back for ever\, no longer as
a slave but more than a slave\, as a beloved brother\, especially to me bu
t how much more to you\, both in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consi
der me your partner\, receive him as you would receive me. If he has wronge
d you at all\, or owes you anything\, charge that to my account. I\, Paul\,
write this with my own hand\, I will repay it - to say nothing of your owi
ng me even your own self. Yes\, brother\, I want some benefit from you in t
he Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. Confident of your obedience\, I write
to you\, knowing that you will do even more than I say. At the same time\,
prepare a guest room for me\, for I am hoping through your prayers to be gr
anted to you. Epaphras\, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetin
gs to you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarchos\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow wor
kers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n \n\nG
ospel Reading: Mark 13:1-8\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus came out of the templ
e\, one of his disciples said to him\, "Look\, Teacher\, what wonderful sto
nes and what wonderful buildings!" And Jesus said to him\, "Do you see thes
e great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another\, tha
t will not be thrown down." And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite t
he temple\, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately\, "Tell
us\, when will this be\, and what will be the sign when these things are a
ll to be accomplished?" And Jesus began to say to them\, "Take heed that no
one leads you astray. Many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and
they will lead many astray. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars\,
do not be alarmed\; this must take place\, but the end is not yet. For nati
on will rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom\; there will be e
arthquakes in various places\, there will be famines\; this is but the begi
nning of the sufferings."\n \n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Friday of Publican and Pharisee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181224
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalf5057bbf8b6d7a7c57260bd42047e9da
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/23/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\, Ten
Martyrs of Crete\, Paul\, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea\, Rememberance of the
Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ\, Hagia Sophia in Constanti
nople\, Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians\, Nicholas & John the New M
artyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\nPlagal of the First Tone\nEighth
Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9
-10\; 32-40\n\nBRETHREN\, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise
\, as in a foreign land\, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with
him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foun
dation\, whose builder and maker is God.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For
time would fail me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of Davi
d and Samuel and the prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enfo
rced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched r
aging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\,
became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their
dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, t
hat they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and sc
ourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were s
awn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they wen
t about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated -
of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains\,
and in dens and caves of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested
by their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foresee
n something better for us\,that apart from us they should not be made perfe
ct.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 1:1-25\n\nThe book of the Genealogy of Jes
us Christ\, the son of David\, the son of Abraham.\n \nAbraham was the fath
er of Isaac\, and Isaac the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah
and his brothers\, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and
Perez the father of Hezron\, and Hezron the father of Aram\, and Aram the f
ather of Amminadab\, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the
father of Salmon\, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the fa
ther of Obed by Ruth\, and Obed the father of Jesse\, and Jesse the father
of David the king.\n \nAnd David was the father of Solomon by the wife of U
riah\, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abij
ah\, and Abijah the father of Asa\, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, and Uzz
iah the father of Jotham\, and Jotham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the fat
her of Hezekiah\, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the fa
ther of Amon\, and Amon the father of Josiah\, and Josiah the father of Jec
honiah and his brothers\, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.\n \nAn
d after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel\,
and Salathiel the father of Zerubbabel\, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiu
d\, and Abiud the father of Eliakim\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, and
Azor the father of Zadok\, and Zadok the father of Achim\, and Achim the fa
ther of Eliud\, and Eliud the father of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of
Matthan\, and Matthan the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Joseph
the husband of Mary\, of whom Jesus was born\, who is called Christ.\n \nS
o all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations\, and
from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations\, and from t
he deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.\n \nNow the b
irth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been
betrothed to Joseph\, before they came together she was found to be with ch
ild of the Holy Spirit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwi
lling to put her to shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he cons
idered this\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, sa
ying\, "Joseph\, son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for th
at which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\,
and you shall call his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their
sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the proph
et: "Behold\, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall b
e called Emmanuel" (which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep
\, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but k
new her not until she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 4/15/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Crescens the Martyr\, Leonidas\, Bishop of Athens\, Michael the New Mar
tyr of Smyrna\, The 9 Monk-martyrs of Corinth\, Padarn\, Bishop and Founder
of Llandabarn Fawr\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nOld Testament Readings: Isaiah 48:1
7-49:4\n\nThus says the LORD\, your Redeemer\, the Holy One of Israel: "I a
m the LORD your God\, who teaches you to profit\, who leads you in the way
you should go. O that you had hearkened to my commandments! Then your peac
e would have been like a river\, and your righteousness like the waves of t
he sea\; your offspring would have been like the sand\, and your descendant
s like its grains\; their name would never be cut off or destroyed from bef
ore me."\n \nGo forth from Babylon\, flee from Chaldea\, declare this with
a shout of joy\, proclaim it\, send it forth to the end of the earth\; say\
, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!" They thirsted not when he led
them through the deserts\; he made water flow for them from the rock\; he
cleft the rock and the water gushed out. "There is no peace\," says the LO
RD\, "for the wicked."\n \nListen to me\, O coastlands\, and hearken\, you
peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb\, from the body of my m
other he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword\, in the shado
w of his hand he hid me\; he made me a polished arrow\, in his quiver he hi
d me away. And he said to me\, "You are my servant\, Israel\, in whom I wi
ll be glorified." But I said\, "I have labored in vain\, I have spent my s
trength for nothing and vanity\; yet surely my right is with the LORD\, and
my recompense with my God."\n\n\nGenesis 27:1-41\n\nWhen Isaac was old and
his eyes were dim so that he could not see\, he called Esau his older son\
, and said to him\, "My son"\; and he answered\, "Here I am." He said\, "B
ehold\, I am old\; I do not know the day of my death. Now then\, take your
weapons\, your quiver and your bow\, and go out to the field\, and hunt ga
me for me\, and prepare for me savory food\, such as I love\, and bring it
to me that I may eat\; that I may bless you before I die." Now Rebekah was
listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field
to hunt for game and bring it\, Rebekah said to her son Jacob\, "I heard y
our father speak to your brother Esau\, 'Bring me game\, and prepare for m
e savory food\, that I may eat it\, and bless you before the LORD before I
die.' Now therefore\, my son\, obey my word as I command you. Go to the f
lock\, and fetch me two good kids\, that I may prepare from them savory foo
d for your father\, such as he loves\; and you shall bring it to your fathe
r to eat\, so that he may bless you before he dies." But Jacob said to Reb
ekah his mother\, "Behold\, my brother Esau is a hairy man\, and I am a smo
oth man. Perhaps my father will feel me\, and I shall seem to be mocking h
im\, and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing." His mother said to
him\, "Upon me be your curse\, my son\; only obey my word\, and go\, fetch
them to me." So he went and took them and brought them to his mother\; an
d his mother prepared savory food\, such as his father loved. Then Rebekah
took the best garments of Esau her older son\, which were with her in the
house\, and put them on Jacob her younger son\; and the skins of the kids s
he put upon his hands and upon the smooth part of his neck\; and she gave t
he savory food and the bread\, which she had prepared\, into the hand of he
r son Jacob.\n \nSo he went in to his father\, and said\, "My father"\; and
he said\, "Here I am\; who are you\, my son?" Jacob said to his father\,
"I am Esau your first-born. I have done as you told me\; now sit up and eat
of my game\, that you may bless me." But Isaac said to his son\, "How is
it that you have found it so quickly\, my son?" He answered\, "Because the
LORD your God granted me success." Then Isaac said to Jacob\, "Come near\,
that I may feel you\, my son\, to know whether you are really my son Esau
or not." So Jacob went near to Isaac his father\, who felt him and said\,
"The voice is Jacob's voice\, but the hands are the hands of Esau." And he
did not recognize him\, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau
's hands\; so he blessed him. He said\, "Are you really my son Esau?" He a
nswered\, "I am." Then he said\, "Bring it to me\, that I may eat of my so
n's game and bless you." So he brought it to him\, and he ate\; and he brou
ght him wine\, and he drank. Then his father Isaac said to him\, "Come nea
r and kiss me\, my son." So he came near and kissed him\; and he smelled t
he smell of his garments\, and blessed him\, and said\, "See\, the smell of
my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed! May God giv
e you of the dew of heaven\, and of the fatness of the earth\, and plenty o
f grain and wine. Let peoples serve you\, and nations bow down to you. Be
lord over your brothers\, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Curse
d be every one who curses you\, and blessed be every one who blesses you!"\
n \nAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob\, when Jacob had scarcely
gone out from the presence of Isaac his father\, Esau his brother came in f
rom his hunting. He also prepared savory food\, and brought it to his fath
er. And he said to his father\, "Let my father arise\, and eat of his son's
game\, that you may bless me." His father Isaac said to him\, "Who are yo
u?" He answered\, "I am your son\, your first-born\, Esau." Then Isaac tre
mbled violently\, and said\, "Who was it then that hunted game and brought
it to me\, and I ate it all before you came\, and I have blessed him? - Yes
\, and he shall be blessed." When Esau heard the words of his father\, he
cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry\, and said to his father
\, "Bless me\, even me also\, O my father!" But he said\, "Your brother ca
me with guile\, and he has taken away your blessing." Esau said\, "Is he n
ot rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took a
way my birthright\; and behold\, now he has taken away my blessing." Then h
e said\, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?" Isaac answered Esau\,
"Behold\, I have made him your lord\, and all his brothers I have given to
him for servants\, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then
can I do for you\, my son?" Esau said to his father\, "Have you but one bl
essing\, my father? Bless me\, even me also\, O my father." And Esau lifted
up his voice and wept. Then Isaac his father answered him: "Behold\, away
from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be\, and away from the d
ew of heaven on high. By your sword you shall live\, and you shall serve y
our brother\; but when you break loose you shall break his yoke from your n
eck." Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father h
ad blessed him\, and Esau said to himself\, "The days of mourning for my fa
ther are approaching\; then I will kill my brother Jacob."\n\n\nProverbs 19
:16-25\n\nHe who keeps the commandment keeps his life\; he who despises the
word will die. He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD\, and he will
repay him for his deed. Discipline your son while there is hope\; do not
set your heart on his destruction. A man of great wrath will pay the penal
ty\; for if you deliver him\, you will only have to do it again. Listen to
advice and accept instruction\, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Many are the plans in the mind of a man\, but it is the purpose of the LORD
that will be established. What is desired in a man is loyalty\, and a poo
r man is better than a liar. The fear of the LORD leads to life\; and he w
ho has it rests satisfied\; he will not be visited by harm. The sluggard b
uries his hand in the dish\, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Strike a scoffer\, and the simple will learn prudence\; reprove a man of u
nderstanding\, and he will gain knowledge.\n \n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 7/5/2019\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Athanasius of Mount Athos\, Righteous Father Lampadus the Wonderworker\,
Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monastery\, Uncovering of the H
oly Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\, Holy New Martyrs E
lizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Barbara\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\
, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goo
dness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no
law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with i
ts passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by th
e Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no e
nvy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you
who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to y
ourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so ful
fill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\n\nThe Lord s
aid to his disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\;
and no one knows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows the Father e
xcept the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to m
e\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, an
d you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden i
s light."\n \n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181022
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/21/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the Great\, Our Righteous Father Christodoulus\, the Wonderwo
rker of Patmos\, Martyrs Theodote and Socrates\, John the New Martyr of Pel
eponnesos\, Righteous Philotheus\n\nTone Four\nTenth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20\n\nBrethren\, kno
wing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in J
esus Christ\, even we have believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justif
ied by faith in Christ\, and not by works of the law\, because by works of
the law shall no one be justified. But if\, in our endeavor to be justified
in Christ\, we ourselves were found to be sinners\, is Christ then an agen
t of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore
down\, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to th
e law\, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ\; it is
no longer I who live\, but Christ who lives in me\; and the life I now liv
e in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God\, who loved me and gave hi
mself for me.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus
arrived at the country of the Gadarenes\, there met him a man from the city
who had demons\; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not i
n a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus\, he cried out and fell do
wn before him\, and said with a loud voice\, "What have you to do with me\,
Jesus\, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you\, do not torment me." For
he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a tim
e it had seized him\; he was kept under guard\, and bound with chains and f
etters\, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert
.) Jesus then asked him\, "What is your name?" And he said\, "Legion"\; for
many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to de
part into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hil
lside\; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave.
Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine\, and the herd r
ushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen
saw what happened\, they fled\, and told it in the city and in the country
. Then people went out to see what had happened\, and they came to Jesus\,
and found the man from whom the demons had gone\, sitting at the feet of Je
sus\, clothed and in his right mind\; and they were afraid. And those who h
ad seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed.
Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him t
o depart from them\; for they were seized with great fear\; so he got into
the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he
might be with him\; but he sent him away\, saying\, "Return to your home\,
and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away\, proclaiming
throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/28/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen the New\, Irenarchos & his Companion Martyrs at Sebaste\, Auxe
ntius\, 16 Martyrs of Tiberioupolis\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 5:22-25\; 6:1-11\n\nTimothy\, my son\, do
not be hasty in the laying on of hands\, nor participate in another man's s
ins\; keep yourself pure. No longer drink only water\, but use a little win
e for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. The sins of some
men are conspicuous\, pointing to judgment\, but the sins of others appear
later. So also good deeds are conspicuous\; and even when they are not\, t
hey cannot remain hidden. Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard
their masters as worthy of all honor\, so that the name of God and the teac
hing may not be defamed. Those who have believing masters must not be disre
spectful on the ground that they are brethren\; rather they must serve all
the better since those who benefit by their service are believers and belov
ed. Teach and urge these duties. If any one teaches otherwise and does not
agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which
accords with godliness\, he is puffed up with conceit\, he knows nothing\;
he has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words\, whic
h produce envy\, dissension\, slander\, base suspicions\, and wrangling amo
ng men who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth\, imagining that go
dliness is a means of gain. There is great gain in godliness with contentme
nt\; for we brought nothing into the world\, and we cannot take anything ou
t of the world\; but if we have food and clothing\, with these we shall be
content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation\, into a snar
e\, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and d
estruction. For the love of money is the root of all evils\; it is through
this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their
hearts with many pangs. But as for you\, man of God\, shun all this.\n\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teaching the peop
le in the temple and preaching the gospel\, the chief priests and the scrib
es with the elders came up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what authority you
do these things\, or who it is that gave you this authority." He answered
them\, "I also will ask you a question\; now tell me\, was the baptism of
John from heaven or from men?" And they discussed it with one another\, sa
ying\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did you not believe
him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' all the people will stone us\; for they
are convinced that John was a prophet." So they answered that they did no
t know whence it was. And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by
what authority I do these things."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181116
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/16/2018\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:11-21\; 11:1-2\n\nBr
ethren\, the scripture says\, "No one who believes in God will be put to sh
ame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is
Lord of all and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. For\, "every
one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved." But how are men to
call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe
in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a pr
eacher? And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written\, "Ho
w beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!" But they have not
all obeyed the gospel\; for Isaiah says\, "Lord\, who has believed what he
has heard from us?" So faith comes from what is heard\, and what is heard c
omes by the preaching of Christ. But I ask\, have they not heard? Indeed th
ey have\; for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth\, and their words
to the ends of the world." Again I ask\, did Israel not understand? First M
oses says\, "I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation\; with a
foolish nation I will make you angry." Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\,
"I have been found by those who did not seek me\; I have shown myself to th
ose who did not ask for me." But of Israel he says\, "All day long I have h
eld out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people." I ask\, then\, has
God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite\, a descenda
nt of Abraham\, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his
people whom he foreknew.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:9-13\n\nAt that ti
me\, as Jesus passed on\, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax of
fice\; and he said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.\n \n
And as he sat at table in the house\, behold\, many tax collectors and sinn
ers came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees
saw this\, they said to his disciples\, "Why does your teacher eat with tax
collectors and sinners?" But when he heard it\, he said\, "Those who are w
ell have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick. Go and learn what
this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call
the righteous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190616
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 6/16/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Tychon the Wonderworker\, 40 Martyrs of Rome\, Mark the Just of Apollon
ia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11\n\nWHEN THE DAY of P
entecost had come\, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sou
nd came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind\, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fir
e\, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled w
ith the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues\, as the Spirit gav
e them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews\, devout men fr
om every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together
\, and they were bewildered\, because each one heard them speaking in his o
wn language. And they were amazed and wondered\, saying\, "Are not all thes
e who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear\, each of us in hi
s own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Me
sopotamia\, Judea and Cappadocia\, Pontos and Asia\, Phrygia and Pamphylia\
, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene\, and visitors from Rome
\, both Jews and proselytes\, Cretans and Arabians\, we hear them telling i
n our own tongues the mighty works of God." \n\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:37
-52\; 8:12\n\nOn the last day of the feast\, the great day\, Jesus stood up
and proclaimed\, "If any one thirst\, let him come to me and drink. He who
believes in me\, as the scripture has said\, 'Out of his heart shall flow
rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit\, which those w
ho believed in him were to receive\; for as yet the Spirit had not been giv
en\, because Jesus was not yet glorified.\n \nWhen they heard these words\,
some of the people said\, "This is really the prophet." Others said\, "Thi
s is the Christ." But some said\, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has
not the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David\, and comes
from Bethlehem\, the village where David was?" So there was a division amon
g the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him\, but no one laid
hands on him.\n \nThe officers then went back to the chief priests and Phar
isees\, who said to them\, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answer
ed\, "No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them\, "Are
you led astray\, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees
believed in him? But this crowd\, who do not know the law\, are accursed."
Nikodemos\, who had gone to him before\, and who was one of them\, said to
them\, "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and lea
rning what he does?" They replied\, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and y
ou will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to
them\, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who follows me will not w
alk in darkness\, but will have the light of life."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus\, The Holy Martyr Bassa and Her Sons: Theogn
is\, Agapius\, and Pistus\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, Athanasios Patelaros\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Cor
inthians 8:16-24\; 9:1-5\n\nBrethren\, thanks be to God who puts the same e
arnest care for you into the heart of Titus. For he not only accepted our a
ppeal\, but being himself very earnest he is going to you of his own accord
. With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches
for his preaching of the gospel\; and not only that\, but he has been appoi
nted by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work which we are c
arrying on\, for the glory of the Lord and to show our good will. We intend
that no one should blame us about this liberal gift which we are administe
ring\, for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but als
o in the sight of men. And with them we are sending our brother whom we hav
e often tested and found earnest in many matters\, but who is now more earn
est than ever because of his great confidence in you. As for Titus\, he is
my partner and fellow worker in your service\; and as for our brethren\, th
ey are apostles of the churches\, the glory of Christ. So give proof\, befo
re the churches\, of your love and of our boasting about you to these men.\
n \nNow it is superfluous for me to write to you about the offering for the
saints\, for I know your readiness of which I boast about you to the peopl
e of Macedonia\, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year\; and yo
ur zeal has stirred up most of them. But I am sending the brethren so that
our boasting about you may not prove vain in this case\, so that you may be
ready\, as I said you would be\; lest if some Macedonians come with me and
find that you are not ready\, we be humiliated -- to say nothing of you --
for being so confident. So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren to
go on to you before me\, and arrange in advance for this gift you have prom
ised\, so that it may be ready not as an exaction but as a willing gift.\n\
n\nGospel Reading: Mark 3:13-21\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went up on the moun
tain\, and called to him those whom he desired\; and they came to him. And
he appointed twelve\, to be with him\, and to be sent out to preach and hav
e authority to cast out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter\; James the so
n of Zebedee and John the brother of James\, whom he surnamed Boanerges\, t
hat is\, sons of thunder\; Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\
, and Thomas\, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\, and Simon th
e Cananaean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. Then he went home\; an
d the crowd came together again\, so that they could not even eat. And when
his family heard it\, they went out to seize him\, for people were saying\
, "He is beside himself."\n\n\n
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ts: The Holy Martyr Agathonicus\, Holy Martyr Anthuse\, Athanasios the Hier
omartyr & Bishop of Tarsus\, Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy L
ady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\, The Synaxis of the Icon of the Mot
her of God of Prusa\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second
Letter to the Corinthians 9:12-15\; 10:1-7\n\nBrethren\, the rendering of t
his service not only supplies the wants of the saints but also overflows in
many thanksgivings to God. Under the test of this service\, you will glori
fy God by your obedience in acknowledging the gospel of Christ\, and by the
generosity of your contribution for them and for all others\; while they l
ong for you and pray for you\, because of the surpassing grace of God in yo
u. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!\n \nI\, Paul\, myself entre
at you\, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ - I who am humble when fa
ce to face with you\, but bold to you when I am away! - I beg of you that w
hen I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I
count on showing against some who suspect us of acting in worldly fashion.
For though we live in the world we are not carrying on a worldly war\, for
the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy
strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle to the knowledg
e of God\, and take every thought captive to obey Christ\, being ready to p
unish every disobedience\, when your obedience is complete.\n \nLook at wha
t is before your eyes. If any one is confident that he is Christ's\, let hi
m remind himself that as he is Christ's\, so are we.\n\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 3:20-27\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to a home\, and the crowd came tog
ether again\, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it
\, they went out to seize him\, for people were saying\, "He is beside hims
elf." And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said\, "He is possessed
by Beelzebul\, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." And he
called them to him\, and said to them in parables\, "How can Satan cast ou
t Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself\, that kingdom cannot stand
. And if a house is divided against itself\, that house will not be able to
stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided\, he canno
t stand\, but is coming to an end. But no one can enter a strong man's hous
e and plunder his goods\, unless he first binds the strong man\; then indee
d he may plunder his house."\n \n\n
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ts: Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\, Our Holy Father Ireneaus\, Bishop of Lyons\, Our Holy Father
Kallinikos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Lupus the Martyr\, Our Righteous
Father Nicholas of Sikelion\, 38 Martyrs of Thrace\, Our Holy Father Irene
aus\, Bishop of Sirmium\, Haralambos of Kalyviani\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:5-11\n\nBrethren\, have this mind amo
ng yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the
form of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but
emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness
of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedie
nt unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, that at the name
of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth
\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God
the Father.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\
, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her
house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and l
istened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and
she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left
me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her
\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one
thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be tak
en away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice
and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that
you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of
God and keep it!"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/24/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian\, Cosmas
of Aetolia\, Equal to the Apostles\, The Translation of the Relics of Dion
ysios of Zakynthos\, Bishop of Aegina\, The Translation of the Holy Relics
of Saint Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:5-21\n\nBrethren\, I think
that I am not in the least inferior to these superlative apostles. Even if
I am unskilled in speaking\, I am not in knowledge\; in every way we have
made this plain to you in all things.\n \nDid I commit a sin in abasing mys
elf so that you might be exalted\, because I preached God's gospel without
cost to you? I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in orde
r to serve you. And when I was with you and was in want\, I did not burden
any one\, for my needs were supplied by the brethren who came from Macedoni
a. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way. As the tr
uth of Christ is in me\, this boast of mine shall not be silenced in the re
gions of Achaia. And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!\n \nAn
d what I do I will continue to do\, in order to undermine the claim of thos
e who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the sa
me terms as we do. For such men are false apostles\, deceitful workmen\, di
sguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder\, for even Satan d
isguises himself as an angel of light. So it is not strange if his servants
also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will corr
espond to their deeds.\n \nI repeat\, let no one think me foolish\; but eve
n if you do\, accept me as a fool\, so that I too may boast a little. (What
I am saying I say not with the Lord's authority but as a fool\, in this bo
astful confidence\; since many boast of worldly things\, I too will boast.)
For you gladly bear with fools\, being wise yourselves! For you bear it if
a man makes slaves of you\, or preys upon you\, or takes advantage of you\
, or puts on airs\, or strikes you in the face. To my shame\, I must say\,
we were too weak for that!\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 4:1-9\n\nAt that time\
, Jesus began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered abou
t him\, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea\; and the whole
crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he taught them many things in pa
rables\, and in his teaching he said to them: "Listen! A sower went out to
sow. And as he sowed\, some seed fell along the path\, and the birds came a
nd devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground\, where it had not much soi
l\, and immediately it sprang up\, since it had no depth of soil\; and when
the sun rose it was scorched\, and since it had no root it withered away.
Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it\, and it
yielded no grain. And other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth gra
in\, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a
hundredfold." And he said\, "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n \n\
n
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ts: Moses the Black of Scete\, Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs\, 33 Martyrs
of Nicomedea\, Job of Pochaev \, Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers \n\n\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 12:20-21\; 13:
1-2\n\nBrethren\, I fear that perhaps I may come and find you not what I wi
sh\, and that you may find me not what you wish\; that perhaps there may be
quarreling\, jealousy\, anger\, selfishness\, slander\, gossip\, conceit\,
and disorder. I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before yo
u\, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned before and have n
ot repented of the impurity\, immorality\, and licentiousness which they ha
ve practiced.\n \nThis is the third time I am coming to you. Any charge mus
t be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses. I warned those wh
o sinned before and all the others\, and I warn them now while absent\, as
I did when present on my second visit\, that if I come again I will not spa
re them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 4:24-34\n\nThe Lord said to his disciple
s\, "Take heed what you hear\; the measure you give will be the measure you
get\, and still more will be given you. For to him who has will more be gi
ven\; and from him who has not\, even what he has will be taken away." And
he said\, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the g
round\, and should sleep and rise night and day\, and the seed should sprou
t and grow\, he knows not how. The earth produces of itself\, first the bla
de\, then the ear\, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is r
ipe\, at once he puts in the sickle\, because the harvest has come." And he
said\, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God\, or what parable shal
l we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed\, which\, when sown upo
n the ground\, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth\; yet when it is s
own it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs\, and puts forth lar
ge branches\, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade." Wi
th many such parables he spoke the word to them\, as they were able to hear
it\; he did not speak to them without a parable\, but privately to his own
disciples he explained everything.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 8/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist Joh
n\, Theodora of Thessaloniki\, Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria\n\nStr
ict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 13:25-33\n\nIN THOSE DA
YS\, as John was finishing his course\, he said\, "What do you suppose that
I am? I am not he. No\, but after me one is coming\, the sandals of whose
feet I am not worthy to untie." Brethren\, sons of the family of Abraham\,
and those among you that fear God\, to us has been sent the message of this
salvation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers\, because they
did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which
are read every sabbath\, fulfilled these by condemning him. Though they cou
ld charge him with nothing deserving death\, yet they asked Pilate to have
him killed. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, they
took him down from the tree\, and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him fr
om the dead\; and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him f
rom Galilee to Jerusalem\, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we
bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers\, this he has
fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
6:14-30\n\nAt that time\, Herod the King heard about the fame of Jesus\, f
or his name had become known. He said\, "John the baptizer has been raised
from the dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." But others sa
id\, "It is Elijah." And others said\, "It is a prophet\, like one of the p
rophets of old." But when Herod heard of it he said\, "John\, whom I behead
ed\, has been raised." For Herod had sent and seized John\, and bound him i
n prison for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because he
had married her. For John said to Herod\, "It is not lawful for you to have
your brother's wife." And Herodias had a grudge against him\, and wanted t
o kill him. But she could not\, for Herod feared John\, knowing that he was
a righteous and holy man\, and kept him safe. When he heard him\, he was m
uch perplexed\; and yet he heard him gladly. But an opportunity came when H
erod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the
leading men of Galilee. For when Herodias' daughter came in and danced\, sh
e pleased Herod and his guests\; and the king said to the girl\, "Ask me fo
r whatever you wish\, and I will grant it." And he vowed to her\, "Whatever
you ask me\, I will give you\, even half of my kingdom." And she went out\
, and said to her mother\, "What shall I ask?" And she said\, "The head of
John the baptizer." And she came in immediately with haste to the king\, an
d asked\, saying\, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Bapt
ist on a platter." And the king was exceedingly sorry\; but because of his
oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. And immediat
ely the king sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head.
He went and beheaded him in the prison\, and brought his head on a platter
\, and gave it to the girl\; and the girl gave it to her mother. When his d
isciples heard of it\, they came and took his body\, and laid it in a tomb.
The apostles returned to Jesus\, and told him all that they had done and t
aught.\n\n\n
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ts: Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner\, Alexander\, John\, and Paul t
he New\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\, Phantinos the Righteous of Calabria
\, 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes\, 6 Martyrs of Melitene\, The Synaxis of the H
oly Hierarchs of Serbia\, The Holy New Martyrs of Serbia\, Fiacre the Hermi
t of Meaux\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:1-3
\, 20-24\; 2:1-5\n\nPaul\, an apostle - not from men nor through men\, but
through Jesus Christ and God the Father\, who raised him from the dead - an
d all the brethren who are with me\,\n \nTo the churches of Galatia: Grace
to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n \nIn what
I am writing to you\, before God\, I do not lie! Then I went into the regi
ons of Syria and Cilicia. And I was still not known by sight to the churche
s of Christ in Judea\; they only heard it said\, "He who once persecuted us
is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy." And they glorified G
od because of me. Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem wi
th Barnabas\, taking Titus along with me. I went up by revelation\; and I l
aid before them (but privately before those who were of repute) the gospel
which I preach among the Gentiles\, lest somehow I should be running or had
run in vain. But even Titus\, who was with me\, was not compelled to be ci
rcumcised\, though he was a Greek. But because of false brethren secretly b
rought in\, who slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ J
esus\, that they might bring us into bondage - to them we did not yield sub
mission even for a moment\, that the truth of the gospel might be preserved
for you.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:1-20\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to
the other side of the sea\, to the country of the Gergesenes. And when he h
ad come out of the boat\, there met him out of the tombs a man with an uncl
ean spirit\, who lived among the tombs\; and no one could bind him any more
\, even with a chain\; for he had often been bound with fetters and chains\
, but the chains he wrenched apart\, and the fetters he broke in pieces\; a
nd no one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and
on the mountains he was always crying out\, and bruising himself with ston
es. And when he saw Jesus from afar\, he ran and worshiped him\; and crying
out with a loud voice\, he said\, "What have you to do with me\, Jesus\, S
on of the Most High God? I adjure you by God\, do not torment me." For he h
ad said to him\, "Come out of the man\, you unclean spirit!" And Jesus aske
d him\, "What is your name?" He replied\, "My name is Legion\; for we are m
any." And he begged him eagerly not to send them out of the country. Now a
great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside\; and they begged him
\, "Send us to the swine\, let us enter them." So he gave them leave. And t
he unclean spirits came out\, and entered the swine\; and the herd\, number
ing about two thousand\, rushed down the steep bank into the sea\, and were
drowned in the sea.\n \nThe herdsmen fled\, and told it in the city and in
the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. And the
y came to Jesus\, and saw the demoniac sitting there\, clothed and in his r
ight mind\, the man who had had the legion\; and they were afraid. And thos
e who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine.
And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighborhood. And as he wa
s getting into the boat\, the man who had been possessed with demons begged
him that he might be with him. But he refused\, and said to him\, "Go home
to your friends\, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you\, and h
ow he has had mercy on you." And he went away and began to proclaim in the
Dekapolis how much Jesus had done for him\; and all men marveled.\n\n\n
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s: Ecclesiastical New Year\, Symeon the Stylite\, Synaxis of the Recovery o
f the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae \, The 40 Holy Ascetic Vi
rgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon\, Holy Martyrs Ca
lliste and Siblings: Euodus and Hermogenes\, Righteous Meletius\, The Stru
ggler of the Muioupolis Mountain\, Jesus (Joshua) of Navi\, Nicholas of Kou
rtaliotis\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 2:1-7\
n\nTimothy\, my son\, first of all\, I urge that supplications\, prayers\,
intercessions\, and thanksgivings be made for all men\, for kings and all w
ho are in high positions\, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life\, go
dly and respectful in every way. This is good\, and it is acceptable in the
sight of God our Savior\, who desires all men to be saved and to come to t
he knowledge of the truth. For there is one God\, and there is one mediator
between God and men\, the man Christ Jesus\, who gave himself as a ransom
for all\, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time. For this I w
as appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth\, I am not lyin
g)\, a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 4:16-22\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Nazareth\, where he had been brou
ght up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as his custom was\, on the sabbath
day. And he stood up to read\; and there was given to him the book of the p
rophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written\
, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, because he has anointed me to preach
good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind\, to set at liberty those who are oppr
essed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." And he closed the boo
k\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and sat down\; and the eyes of all
in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them\, "Today th
is scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke well of him
\, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.\n \
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/4/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Babylas the Holy Martyr\, Moses the Prophet & Godseer\, Our Righteous Fa
ther Anthimus of Coroucle in Cephallenia\, Hermione the Martyr\, daughter o
f St. Philip the Deacon\, Anthimos the new ascetic\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:21\; 3:1-7\n\nBrethren\, I do not null
ify the grace of God\; for if justification were through the law\, then Chr
ist died to no purpose. O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you\, before
whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Let me ask yo
u only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law\, or by hearing
with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit\, are you now
ending with the flesh? Did you experience so many things in vain? - if it
really is in vain. Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracle
s among you do so by works of the law\, or by hearing with faith? Thus Abra
ham "believed God\, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness." So you se
e that it is men of faith who are the sons of Abraham.\n\n\nGospel Reading:
Mark 6:1-7\n\nAt that time\, Jesus came to his own country\; and his disci
ples followed him. And on the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue\;
and many who heard him were astonished\, saying\, "Where did this man get a
ll this? What is the wisdom given to him? What mighty works are wrought by
his hands! Is not this the carpenter\, the son of Mary and brother of James
and Joses and Judas and Simon\, and are not his sisters here with us?" And
they took offense at him. And Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not witho
ut honor\, except in his own country\, and among his own kin\, and in his o
wn house." And he could do no mighty work there\, except that he laid his h
ands upon a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of the
ir unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching. And he called t
o him the twelve\, and began to send them out two by two\, and gave them au
thority over the unclean spirits.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/5/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: Holy Prophet Zacharias\, Father of the Venerable Forerunner\, Urban\, Th
eodore\, & Medimnos the Hieromartyrs and the 77 Companions at Nicomedea\n\n
Strict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:15-2
2\n\nBrethren\, to give a human example: no one annuls even a man's covenan
t\, or adds to it\, once it has been ratified. Now the promises were made t
o Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say\, "And to your offsprings\,
" referring to many\; but\, referring to one\, "And to your offspring\," wh
ich is Christ. This is what I mean: the law\, which came four hundred and t
hirty years afterward\, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by Go
d\, so as to make the promise void. For if the inheritance is by the law\,
it is no longer by promise\; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. Why t
hen the law? It was added because of transgressions\, till the offspring sh
ould come to whom the promise had been made\; and it was ordained by angels
through an intermediary. Now an intermediary implies more than one\; but G
od is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not\; for
if a law had been given which could make alive\, then righteousness would
indeed be by the law. But the scripture consigned all things to sin\, that
what was promised to faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who beli
eve.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:29-39\n\nThe Lord said to the Jews who
had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for yo
u build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous\
, saying\, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers\, we would not have
taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witne
ss against yourselves\, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophet
s. Fill up\, then\, the measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you brood o
f vipers\, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send
you prophets and wise men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill and cruc
ify\, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town
to town\, that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth\, fr
om the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachia
h\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to
you\, all this will come upon this generation.\n \nO Jerusalem\, Jerusalem
\, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often wo
uld I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under
her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolat
e. For I tell you\, you will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is
he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/6/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossa
e (Chonae)\, Holy Martyr Calodote\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Hebrews 2:2-10\n\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels was
valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution\,
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared
at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him\, w
hile God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by
gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will. For it was
not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we are speak
ing. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful o
f him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make him f
or a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory
and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in puttin
g everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his control. As
it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see Jesu
s\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crowned with gl
ory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the grace of G
od he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he\, for who
m and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should ma
ke the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 10:16-21\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you
hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me reject
s him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even t
he demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Sat
an fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to
tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; a
nd nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the s
pirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heav
en." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank y
ou\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things
from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\,
for such was your gracious will."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/7/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\, Sozon the Martyr\, Kass
iani the Hymnographer\, Euodos and Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\, John
the Wonderworker of Novgorod\, John and Sergios\, Bishops of Lerna\n\nStric
t Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:8-21\n\nB
rethren\, formerly\, when you did not know God\, you were in bondage to bei
ngs that by nature are no gods\; but now that you have come to know God\, o
r rather to be known by God\, how can you turn back again to the weak and b
eggarly elemental spirits\, whose slaves you want to be once more? You obse
rve days\, and months\, and seasons\, and years! I am afraid I have labored
over you in vain. Brethren\, I beseech you\, become as I am\, for I also h
ave become as you are. You did me no wrong\; you know it was because of a b
odily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first\; and though my co
ndition was a trial to you\, you did not scorn or despise me\, but received
me as an angel of God\, as Christ Jesus. What has become of the satisfacti
on you felt? For I bear you witness that\, if possible\, you would have plu
cked out your eyes and given them to me. Have I then become your enemy by t
elling you the truth? They make much of you\, but for no good purpose\; the
y want to shut you out\, that you may make much of them\, and not only when
I am present with you. My little children\, with whom I am again in travai
l until Christ be formed in you! I could wish to be present with you now an
d to change my tone\, for I am perplexed about you. Tell me\, you who desir
e to be under law\, do you not hear the law?\n\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:45
-53\n\nAt that time\, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go bef
ore him to the other side\, to Bethsaida\, while he dismissed the crowd. An
d after he had taken leave of them\, he went up on the mountain to pray. An
d when evening came\, the boat was out on the sea\, and he was alone on the
land. And he saw that they were making headway painfully\, for the wind wa
s against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them\, w
alking on the sea. He meant to pass by them\, but when they saw him walking
on the sea they thought it was a ghost\, and cried out\; for they all saw
him\, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said\, "Take
heart\, it is I\; have no fear." And he entered the boat with them and the
wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded\, for they did not understand
about the loaves\, but their hearts were hardened. And when they had cross
ed over\, they came to land at Gennesaret.\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/8/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\,
Sophronios\, Bishop of Iberia\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Philippians 2:5-11\n\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\, whic
h is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\, did n
ot count equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself\, ta
king the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And being f
ound in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\, even
death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him
the name which is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a vi
llage\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had
a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teach
ing. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and
said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alon
e? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\
, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Ma
ry has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." A
s he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "B
lessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he
said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/9/2018\n\nSaints and Feast
s: The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God\, Joachim and Anna\, Severian the
Martyr of Sebastia\, Theophanes the Confessor\, Afterfeast of the Nativity
of the Theotokos\, Memory of the Third Holy Ecumenical Council in Ephesus\n
\nPlagal of the Second Tone\nFourth Orthros Gospel\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18\n\nBrethren\, see with what large
letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make
a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised\, and o
nly in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For e
ven those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law\, but the
y desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far
be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\, by w
hich the world has been crucified to me\, and I to the world. For neither c
ircumcision counts for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creation.
Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of God.
Henceforth let no man trouble me\; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesu
s. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. Amen.
\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:13-17\n\nThe Lord said\, "No one has ascended
into heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in hea
ven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son
of man be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.\
n \n"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son\, that whoever be
lieves in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son
into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that the world might be sa
ved through him."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/11/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Theodora of Alexandria\, Euphrosynos the Cook\, Demetrios & Evanthea th
e Martyrs & their son Demetrianos\, Sergius and Herman of Valaam\, Finland\
, Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\, Deinol the First Bishop of
Bangor\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:11-21\n
\nBrethren\, if I still preach circumcision\, why am I still persecuted? In
that case the stumbling block of the cross has been removed. I wish those
who unsettle you would mutilate themselves! For you were called to freedom\
, brethren\; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh\,
but through love be servants of one another. For the whole law is fulfille
d in one word\, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite
and devour one another take heed that you are not consumed by one another.
But I say\, walk by the Spirit\, and do not gratify the desires of the fle
sh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit\, and the desires o
f the Spirit are against the flesh\; for these are opposed to each other\,
to prevent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit
you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornicatio
n\, impurity\, licentiousness\, idolatry\, sorcery\, enmity\, strife\, jeal
ousy\, anger\, selfishness\, dissension\, party spirit\, envy\, murder\, dr
unkenness\, carousing\, and the like. I warn you\, as I warned you before\,
that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.\n\n\nG
ospel Reading: John 12:19-36\n\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took counsel a
gainst Jesus and said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; l
ook\, the world has gone after him."\n \nNow among those who went up to wor
ship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from
Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Phil
ip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And
Jesus answered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified
. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ear
th and dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He w
ho loves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will k
eep it for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and whe
re I am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Fathe
r will honor him.\n \n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Fath
er\, save me from this hour?' No\, for this purpose I have come to this hou
r. Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glo
rified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it an
d said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." J
esus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is t
he judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\;
and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself."
He said this to show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\,
"We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you
say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus s
aid to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you ha
ve the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darknes
s does not know where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the li
ght\, that you may become sons of light."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/13/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross\, The Consecration of the
Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre)\, Cornelius the Centurion
& Martyr\, Aristides the Philosopher\, Hierotheos the Righteous of Iveron M
onastery\, Mount Athos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Heb
rews 3:1-4\n\nHoly brethren\, who share in a heavenly call\, consider Jesus
\, the apostle and high priest of our confession. He was faithful to him wh
o appointed him\, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house. Yet J
esus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the builde
r of a house has more honor than the house. (For every house is built by so
me one\, but the builder of all things is God.)\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 1
2:25-36\n\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves his life loses it\, and he who hat
es his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves
me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there shall my servant be also\;
if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him. \n \nNow is my soul troub
led. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from this hour'? No\, for this
purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glorify your name. Then a voice
came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." Th
e crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\,
"An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for you
r sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ru
ler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\
, will draw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was t
o die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ
remains forever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Wh
o is the Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a lit
tle longer. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\
; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have
the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/14/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\, Commemoration of
the 6th Ecumenical Council\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to the Corinthians 1:18-24\n\nBrethren\, the word of the cros
s is folly to those who are perishing\, but to us who are being saved it is
the power of God. For it is written\, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wi
se\, and the cleverness of the clever I will thwart." Where is the wise man
? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made f
oolish the wisdom of the world? For since\, in the wisdom of God\, the worl
d did not know God through wisdom\, it pleased God through the folly of wha
t we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks see
k wisdom\, but we preach Christ crucified\, a stumbling block to Jews and f
olly to Gentiles\, but to those who are called\, both Jews and Greeks\, Chr
ist the power of God and the wisdom of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:6-
11\, 13-20\, 25-28\, 30\n\nAt that time\, when the chief priests and the of
ficers saw him\, they cried out\, "Crucify him\, crucify him!" Pilate said
to them\, "Take him yourselves and crucify him\, for I find no crime in him
." The Jews answered him\, "We have a law\, and by that law he ought to die
\, because he has made himself the Son of God."\n \nWhen Pilate heard these
words\, he was the more afraid\; he entered the praetorium again and said
to Jesus\, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate therefore
said to him\, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power
to release you\, and power to crucify you?" Jesus answered him\, "You woul
d have no power over me unless it had been given you from above\; therefore
he who delivered me to you has the greater sin." When Pilate heard these w
ords\, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place ca
lled the Pavement\, and in Hebrew\, Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Prepara
tion of the Passover\; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews\, "
Behold your King!" They cried out\, "Away with him\, away with him\, crucif
y him!" Pilate said to them\, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priest
s answered\, "We have no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over to them
to be crucified. So they took Jesus\, and he went out\, bearing his own cro
ss\, to the place called the place of a skull\, which is called in Hebrew G
olgotha. There they crucified him\, and with him two others\, one on either
side\, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the
cross\; it read\, "Jesus of Nazareth\, the King of the Jews." Many of the
Jews read this title\, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the
city\; and it was written in Hebrew\, in Latin\, and in Greek.\n \nBut sta
nding by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mar
y the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and
the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\,
behold your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold your mother!" And
from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. Then when Jesus had
received the vinegar\, he said\, "It is finished"\; and he bowed his head a
nd gave up his spirit.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 1/11/2019\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Our Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch\, Vitalis of Gaza\, Afte
rfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\, Nikephoros t
he New Martyr of Crete\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16\n\nBrethren\, remember your l
eaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of t
heir lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday a
nd today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings
\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\,
which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which thos
e who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals
whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrific
e for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the
gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let
us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For her
e we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Through
him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that i
s\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good
and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\n\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jorda
n\, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by
the devil. And he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, h
e was hungry. The devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command
this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man
shall not live by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed hi
m all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To
you I will give all this authority and their glory\; for it has been deliv
ered to me\, and I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worshi
p me\, it shall all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Y
ou shall worship the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n \nAn
d he took him to Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, an
d said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\
; for it is written\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you
\,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot a
gainst a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not tem
pt the Lord your God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he
departed from him until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power
of the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through a
ll the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glori
fied by all.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/18/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Eumenius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Gortynia\, Ariadne the Martyr\, A
fterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Ephesians 2:19-22\; 3:1-7\n\nBrethren\, you are no longer strangers and s
ojourners\, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the
household of God\, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets\,
Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone\, in whom the whole structure i
s joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord in whom you also
are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. For this reas
on I\, Paul\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles -- assu
ming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given t
o me for you\, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation\, as I ha
ve written briefly. When you read this you can perceive my insight into the
mystery of Christ\, which was not made known to the sons of men in other g
enerations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by
the Spirit\; that is\, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs\, members of the
same body\, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel
. Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace
which was given me by the working of his power.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
3:23-38\, 4:1\n\nAt that time\, Jesus\, when he began his ministry\, was ab
out thirty years of age\, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph\, the s
on of Heli\, the son of Matthat\, the son of Levi\, the son of Melchi\, the
son of Jannai\, the son of Joseph\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Amo
s\, the son of Nahum\, the son of Esli\, the son of Naggai\, the son of Maa
th\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Semein\, the son of Josech\, the so
n of Joda\, the son of Joanan\, the son of Rhesa\, the son of Zerubbabel\,
the son of Salathiel\, the son of Neri\, the son of Melchi\, the son of Add
i\, the son of Cosam\, the son of Elmadam\, the son of Er\, the son of Josh
ua\, the son of Eliezer\, the son of Jorim\, the son of Matthat\, the son o
f Levi\, the son of Simeon\, the son of Judah\, the son of Joseph\, the son
of Jonam\, the son of Eliakim\, the son of Melea\, the son of Menna\, the
son of Mattatha\, the son of Nathan\, the son of David\, the son of Jesse\,
the son of Obed\, the son of Boaz\, the son of Sala\, the son of Nahshon\,
the son of Amminadab\, the son of Admin\, the son of Arni\, the son of Hez
ron\, the son of Perez\, the son of Judah\, the son of Jacob\, the son of I
saac\, the son of Abraham\, the son of Terah\, the son of Nahor\, the son o
f Serug\, the son of Reu\, the son of Peleg\, the son of Eber\, the son of
Shelah\, the son of Cainan\, the son of Arphaxad\, the son of Shem\, the so
n of Noah\, the son of Lamech\, the son of Methuselah\, the son of Enoch\,
the son of Jared\, the son of Mahalaleel\, the son of Cainan\, the son of E
nos\, the son of Seth\, the son of Adam\, the son of God. And Jesus\, full
of the Holy Spirit\, returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the Spirit i
n the wilderness.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/19/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Trophimus\, Sabbatius\, & Dorymedon the Martyrs\, Afterfeast of the Hol
y Cross\, Plato the new Hieromartyr of Patmos\, Theodore of Tarsus\, Archbi
shop of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter t
o the Ephesians 3:8-21\n\nBrethren\, to me\, though I am the very least of
all the saints\, this grace was given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsea
rchable riches of Christ\, and to make all men see what is the plan of the
mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things\; that through the ch
urch the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principaliti
es and powers in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal pur
pose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord\, in whom we have boldn
ess and confidence of access through our faith in him. So l ask you not to
lose heart over what I am suffering for you\, which is your glory. For this
reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, from wh
om every family in heaven and on earth is named\, that according to the ric
hes of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his
Spirit in the inner man\, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
faith\, that you\, being rooted and grounded in love\, may have power to c
omprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and
depth\, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge\, that yo
u may be filled with the fulness of God. Now to him who by the power at wor
k within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think
\, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations\, f
or ever and ever. Amen.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\n\nAt that time Je
sus returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in
the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days\; a
nd when they were ended\, he was hungry. The devil said to him\, "If you ar
e the Son of God\, command this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered
him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" And the devil
took him up\, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of t
ime\, and said to him\, "To you I will give all this authority and their gl
ory\; for it has been delivered to me\, and I will give it to whom I will.
If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shall all be yours." And Jesus answere
d him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worship the Lord your God\, and him onl
y shall you serve.'"\n \nAnd he took him to Jerusalem\, and set him on the
pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, thr
ow yourself down from here\; for it is written\, 'He will give his angels c
harge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up\,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\, "It i
s said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" And when the devil had e
nded every temptation\, he departed from him until an opportune time. And J
esus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report concer
ning him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in the
ir synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/20/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children\, Our Righteous
Father Eustathius\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\, Hilarion the New Martyr o
f Crete\, Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\, John the Foreigner\n\n\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17\n\nBrethren\, be strong
in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of G
od\, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we
are not contending against flesh and blood\, but against the principalities
\, against the powers\, against the world rulers of this present darkness\,
against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefo
re take the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to withstand in the e
vil day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having girde
d your loins with truth\, and having put on the breastplate of righteousnes
s\, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace\; b
esides all these\, taking the shield of faith\, with which you can quench a
ll the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation\, a
nd the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n \n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 21:12-19\n\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who wil
l lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synag
ogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for
my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it th
erefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I wi
ll give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be abl
e to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and
brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\;
you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head w
ill perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/21/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\, Quad
ratus the Apostle\, Jonah the Prophet\, Isaakios & Meletios\, Bishops of Cy
prus\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesian
s 4:17-25\n\nBrethren\, this I affirm and testify in the Lord\, that you mu
st no longer live as the Gentiles do\, in the futility of their minds\; the
y are darkened in their understanding\, alienated from the life of God beca
use of the ignorance that is in them\, due to their hardness of heart\; the
y have become callous and have given themselves up to licentiousness\, gree
dy to practice every kind of uncleanness. You did not so learn Christ! - as
suming that you have heard about him and were taught in him\, as the truth
is in Jesus. Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of
life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts\, and be renewed in the spirit
of your minds\, and put on the new nature\, created after the likeness of
God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore\, putting away falsehood\
, speak the truth.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\n\nAt that time\, the
crowd wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Je
sus\; and they said\, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Do
ubtless you will quote to me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; wh
at we have heard you did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'"
And he said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own
country. But in truth\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in th
e days of Elijah\, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months\,
when there came a great famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to
none of them but only to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who
was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophe
t Elisha\; and none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When
they heard this\, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they ros
e up and put him out of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on w
hich their city was built\, that they might throw him down headlong. But pa
ssing through the midst of them he went away.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/22/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\, Phocas the Cyprian\, Isaac & Mar
tinos the Martyrs 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monastery martyred by the La
tins\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 14:
20-25\n\nBrethren\, do not be children in your thinking\; be babes in evil\
, but in thinking be mature. In the law it is written\, "By men of strange
tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people\, and eve
n then they will not listen to me\, says the Lord." Thus\, tongues are a si
gn not for believers but for unbelievers\, while prophecy is not for unbeli
evers but for believers. If\, therefore\, the whole church assembles and al
l speak in tongues\, and outsiders or unbelievers enter\, will they not say
that you are mad? But if all prophesy\, and an unbeliever or outsider ente
rs\, he is convicted by all\, he is called to account by all\, the secrets
of his heart are disclosed\; and so falling on his face\, he will worship G
od and declare that God is really among you.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:31
-36\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went down to Capernaum\, a city of Galilee. And
he was teaching them on the sabbath\; and they were astonished at his teac
hing\, for his word was with authority. And in the synagogue there was a ma
n who had the spirit of an unclean demon\; and he cried out with a loud voi
ce\, "Ah! What have you to do with us\, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to
destroy us? I know who you are\, the Holy One of God." But Jesus rebuked h
im\, saying\, "Be silent\, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thr
own him down in the midst\, he came out of him\, having done him no harm. A
nd they were all amazed and said to one another\, "What is this word? For w
ith authority and power he commands the unclean spirits\, and they come out
."\n \n\n
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ts: Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles\, The Commemoration of t
he Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Kythyra\, Silouan of Athos\,
Stephen the Martyr\, The Most Holy Theotokos of Palianis\, Coprios the Righ
teous\, Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut\, New Martyrs of Alaska\n\n\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15\n\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, y
ou have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my
patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, w
hat befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I
endured\; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to
live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and i
mpostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for
you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing
from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted wi
th the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through
faith in Christ Jesus.\n \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:12-16\n\nAt that time
\, Jesus was in one of the cities\, and there came a man full of leprosy\;
and when he saw Jesus\, he fell on his face and besought him\, "Lord\, if y
ou will\, you can make me clean." And he stretched out his hand\, and touch
ed him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him
. And he charged him to tell no one\; but "go and show yourself to the prie
st\, and make an offering for your cleansing\, as Moses commanded\, for a p
roof to the people." But so much the more the report went abroad concerning
him\; and great multitudes gathered to hear and to be healed of their infi
rmities. But he withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in
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ts: Euphrosyne of Alexandria\, Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions
in Egypt\, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evangelistria\, Mochos\, O
ur Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\, Finbar the Confessor\, First Bish
op of Cork\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:20-
25\n\nBrethren\, always and for everything give thanks in the name of our L
ord Jesus Christ to God the Father. Be subject to one another out of revere
nce for Christ. Wives\, be subject to your husbands\, as to the Lord. For t
he husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church\, hi
s body\, and is himself its Savior. As the church is subject to Christ\, so
let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. Husbands\, love
your wives\, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.\n\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 5:12-16\n\nAt that time\, Jesus was in one of the citi
es\, and there came a man full of leprosy\; and when he saw Jesus\, he fell
on his face and besought him\, "Lord\, if you will\, you can make me clean
." And he stretched out his hand\, and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be
clean." And immediately the leprosy left him. And he charged him to tell no
one\; but "go and show yourself to the priest\, and make an offering for y
our cleansing\, as Moses commanded\, for a proof to the people." But so muc
h the more the report went abroad concerning him\; and great multitudes gat
hered to hear and to be healed of their infirmities. But he withdrew to the
wilderness and prayed.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/26/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian\, Removal
of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called\n\nFast Day (Wine
and Oil Allowed)\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 4:
12-19\n\nNo man has ever seen God\; if we love one another\, God abides in
us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him an
d he in us\, because he has given us of his own Spirit. And we have seen an
d testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. Whoe
ver confesses that Jesus is the Son of God\, God abides in him\, and he in
God. So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love\, and he w
ho abides in love abides in God\, and God abides in him. In this is love pe
rfected with us\, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment\, bec
ause as he is so are we in this world. There is no fear in love\, but perfe
ct love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment\, and he who fea
rs is not perfected in love. We love\, because he first loved us.\n\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 19:25-27\; 21:24-25\n\nAt that time\, standing by the cros
s of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clo
pas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom
he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your so
n!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that ho
ur the disciple took her to his own home. This is the disciple who is beari
ng witness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know
that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jes
us did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world it
self could not contain the books that would be written.\n \n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180927
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/27/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions\, Mark\, Aristarchos\, and
Zenon\, Apostles of the 70\, Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\, Gideo
n the Righteous\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
5:33\; 6:1-9\n\nBrethren\, let each one of you love his wife as himself\, a
nd let the wife see that she respects her husband. Children\, obey your par
ents in the Lord\, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (this
is the first commandment with a promise)\, "that it may be well with you an
d that you may live long on the earth." Fathers\, do not provoke your child
ren to anger\, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the L
ord. Slaves\, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters\, with fear
and trembling\, in singleness of heart\, as to Christ\; not in the way of
eye-service\, as men-pleasers\, but as servants of Christ\, doing the will
of God from the heart\, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord a
nd not to men\, knowing that whatever good any one does\, he will receive t
he same again from the Lord\, whether he is a slave or free. Masters\, do t
he same to them\, and forbear threatening\, knowing that he who is both the
ir Master and yours is in heaven\, and that there is no partiality with him
.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:12-19\n\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to the
mountain to pray\; and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when i
t was day\, he called his disciples\, and chose from them twelve\, whom he
named apostles\; Simon\, whom he named Peter\, and Andrew his brother\, and
James and John\, and Philip\, and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas\,
and James the son of Alphaios\, and Simon who was called the Zealot\, and
Judas the son of James\, and Judas Iscariot\, who became a traitor. And he
came down with them and stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his
disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and
the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of t
heir diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured
. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and
healed them all.\n \n\n
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SUMMARY:Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/28/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Chariton the Confessor\, Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus\, Metropolitan
of Nicopolis\, Old Epirus\, Baruch the Prophet\, Neophytos & Auxentios the
Martyrs of Cyprus\, Wenceslaus the Martyr\, Prince of the Czechs\n\nStrict
Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6
-15\n\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness
\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the g
lory of God in the face of Christ.\n \nBut we have this treasure in earthen
vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us
. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not dr
iven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not des
troyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life
of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are al
ways being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus ma
y be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life
in you.\n \nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I
believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing th
at he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us
with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace
extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glor
y of God.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\n\nAt that time\, Jesus stood o
n a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude
of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\
, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who w
ere troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to
touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lift
ed up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for you
rs is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall
be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blesse
d are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, an
d cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in th
at day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 9/29/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine\, Martyr Petronius\, Theophanes the Me
rciful of Gaza\, Dionysios I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\, Malachi the Ne
w Righteous Martyr of Lindos\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to t
he Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\n\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\
, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\
, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Chr
ist Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we li
ve by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-con
ceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if
a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore
him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted.
Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\n\nGospe
l Reading: Luke 5:17-26\n\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teaching\, there wer
e Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by\, who had come from every vi
llage of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem\; and the power of the Lord w
as present to heal them. And behold\, men were bringing on a bed a man who
was paralyzed\, and they sought to bring him in and lay him before him\; bu
t finding no way to bring him in\, because of the crowd\, they went up on t
he roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst befo
re Jesus. And when he saw their faith he said\, "Man\, your sins are forgiv
en you." And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question\, saying\, "Wh
o is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?" When
Jesus perceived their questionings\, he answered them\, "Why do you questi
on in your hearts? Which is easier\, to say\, 'Your sins are forgiven you\,
' or to say\, 'Rise and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of man ha
s authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the man who was paralyz
ed -- "I say to you\, rise\, take up your bed and go home." And immediately
he rose before them\, and took up that on which he lay\, and went home\, g
lorifying God. And amazement seized them all\, and they glorified God and w
ere filled with awe\, saying\, "We have seen strange things today."\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/2/2018\n\nSaints and Feas
ts: The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina\, Theophilus
the Confessor\n\n\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 1
:12-17\n\nTimothy\, my son\, I thank him who has given me strength for this
\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, because he judged me faithful by appointing me t
o his service\, though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted hi
m\; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and t
he grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in
Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance\, that Chris
t Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of sinne
rs\; but I received mercy for this reason\, that in me\, as the foremost\,
Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to those who
were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of ages\, immortal\,
invisible\, the only God\, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 6:37-45\n\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, and you will
not be judged\; condemn not\, and you will not be condemned\; forgive\, and
you will be forgiven\; give\, and it will be given to you\; good measure\,
pressed down\, shaken together\, running over\, will be put into your lap.
For the measure you give will be the measure you get back."\n \nHe also to
ld them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fa
ll into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher\, but every one when he
is fully taught will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is
in your brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother\, 'Brother\, let me take out the speck t
hat is in your eye\,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your
own eye? You hypocrite\, first take the log out of your own eye\, and then
you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.\n
\n"For no good tree bears bad fruit\, nor again does a bad tree bear good
fruit\; for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered
from thorns\, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good man out o
f the good treasure of his heart produces good\, and the evil man out of hi
s evil treasure produces evil\; for out of the abundance of the heart his m
outh speaks."\n \n\n
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ts: Dionysios the Areopagite\, John the Chozebite\, Bishop of Caesaria\, Ru
sticus and Eleutherios the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\n\nEpistle Reading: Act
s of the Apostles 17:16-34\n\nIn those days\, while Paul was waiting for th
em in Athens\, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city w
as full of idols. So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devou
t persons\, and in the market place every day with those who chanced to be
there. Some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some
said\, "What would this babbler say?" Others said\, "He seems to be a preac
her of foreign divinities" - because he preached Jesus and the resurrection
. And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "Ma
y we know what this new teaching is which you present? For you bring some s
trange things to our ears\; we wish to know therefore what these things mea
n." Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their ti
me in nothing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul\, standing i
n the middle of the Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in e
very way you are very religious. For as I passed along\, and observed the o
bjects of your worship\, I found also an altar with this inscription\, 'To
an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to
you. The God who made the world and everything in it\, being Lord of heave
n and earth\, does not live in shrines made by man\, nor is he served by hu
man hands\, as though he needed anything\, since he himself gives to all me
n life and breath and everything. And he made from one every nation of men
to live on all the face of the earth\, having determined allotted periods a
nd the boundaries of their habitation\, that they should seek God\, in the
hope that they might feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from ea
ch one of us\, for 'In him we live and move and have our being'\; as even s
ome of your poets have said\, 'For we are indeed his offspring.' Being then
God's offspring\, we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold\, or s
ilver\, or stone\, a representation by the art and imagination of man. The
times of ignorance God overlooked\, but now he commands all men everywhere
to repent\, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in
righteousness by a man whom he has appointed\, and of this he has given ass
urance to all men by raising him from the dead." Now when they heard of the
resurrection of the dead\, some mocked\; but others said\, "We will hear y
ou again about this." So Paul went out from among them. But some men joined
him and believed\, among them Dionysios the Areopagite and a woman named D
amaris and others with them.\n\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:46-49\, 7:1\n\nThe
Lord said\, "Why do you call me 'Lord\, Lord\,' and not do what I tell you
? Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them\, I will show
you what he is like: he is like a man building a house\, who dug deep\, and
laid the foundation upon rock\; and when a flood arose\, the stream broke
against that house\, and could not shake it\, because it had been founded u
pon the rock. But he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built
a house on the ground without a foundation\; against which the stream brok
e\, and immediately it fell\, and the ruin of that house was great." After
he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people he entered Capern
aum.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabine the Martyr of Egypt\; Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos\;
Aristovoulos\, Apostle of the 70\; Julian the Martyr\; Romanos the Hieroma
rtyr of Parium\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 8:13-9:7\nBu
t the LORD of hosts\, him you shall regard as holy\; let him be your fear\,
and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary\, and a stone o
f offense\, and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel\, a trap and a
snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble thereon\; t
hey shall fall and be broken\; they shall be snared and taken." \n\n Bind
up the testimony\, seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait for t
he LORD\, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob\, and I will hope
in him. Behold\, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs a
nd portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts\, who dwells on Mount Zion. A
nd when they say to you\, "Consult the mediums and the wizards who chirp an
d mutter\," should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the
dead on behalf of the living? To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely
for this word which they speak there is no dawn. They will pass through t
he land\, greatly distressed and hungry\; and when they are hungry\, they w
ill be enraged and will curse their king and their God\, and turn their fac
es upward\; and they will look to the earth\, but behold\, distress and dar
kness\, the gloom of anguish\; and they will be thrust into thick darkness.
\n\n But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the forme
r time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtal
i\, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea\, the l
and beyond the Jordan\, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in d
arkness have seen a great light\; those who dwelt in a land of deep darknes
s\, on them has light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation\, thou hast
increased its joy\; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest\, a
s men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden\, and
the staff for his shoulder\, the rod of his oppressor\, thou hast broken a
s on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle t
umult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire
. For to us a child is born\, to us a son is given\; and the government wi
ll be upon his shoulder\, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor\
, Mighty God\, Everlasting Father\, Prince of Peace." Of the increase of h
is government and of peace there will be no end\, upon the throne of David\
, and over his kingdom\, to establish it\, and to uphold it with justice an
d with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the
LORD of hosts will do this.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 6:9-22\n The
se are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man\, blameless in his
generation\; Noah walked with God. And Noah had three sons\, Shem\, Ham\,
and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight\, and the earth was
filled with violence. And God saw the earth\, and behold\, it was corrupt
\; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. And God said to N
oah\, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh\; for the earth is fil
led with violence through them\; behold\, I will destroy them with the eart
h. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood\; make rooms in the ark\, and cover
it inside and out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length
of the ark three hundred cubits\, its breadth fifty cubits\, and its height
thirty cubits. Make a roof for the ark\, and finish it to a cubit above\;
and set the door of the ark in its side\; make it with lower\, second\, an
d third decks. For behold\, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth\
, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under heaven\; e
verything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant
with you\; and you shall come into the ark\, you\, your sons\, your wife\,
and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh\, y
ou shall bring two of every sort into the ark\, to keep them alive with you
\; they shall be male and female. Of the birds according to their kinds\,
and of the animals according to their kinds\, of every creeping thing of th
e ground according to its kind\, two of every sort shall come in to you\, t
o keep them alive. Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten\, a
nd store it up\; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." Noah di
d this\; he did all that God commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prove
rbs 8:1-21\nDoes not wisdom call\, does not understanding raise her voice?
On the heights beside the way\, in the paths she takes her stand\; beside t
he gates in front of the town\, at the entrance of the portals she cries al
oud: "To you\, O men\, I call\, and my cry is to the sons of men.O simple
ones\, learn prudence\; O foolish men\, pay attention. Hear\, for I will s
peak noble things\, and from my lips will come what is right\; for my mouth
will utter truth\; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words
of my mouth are righteous\; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to him who understands and right to those who find kn
owledge. Take my instruction instead of silver\, and knowledge rather than
choice gold\; for wisdom is better than jewels\, and all that you may desi
re cannot compare with her. I\, wisdom\, dwell in prudence\, and I find kn
owledge and discretion. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and
arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel
and sound wisdom\, I have insight\, I have strength. By me kings reign\, a
nd rulers decree what is just\; by me princes rule\, and nobles govern the
earth. I love those who love me\, and those who seek me diligently find me
. Riches and honor are with me\, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit
is better than gold\, even fine gold\, and my yield than choice silver. I
walk in the way of righteousness\, in the paths of justice\, endowing with
wealth those who love me\, and filling their treasuries.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Sabine the Martyr of Egypt
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191220
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical00a64f41bd8315309e5510bb390bb49f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/19/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios an
d Thessaloniki\; Our Righteous Father Gregentius\, Bishop of Ethiopia\; Agl
aia the Righteous of Rome\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Fir
st Letter to Timothy 6:17-21\nTimothy\, my son\, charge the rich in this wo
rld not to be haughty\, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on G
od who richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good\,
to be rich in good deeds\, liberal and generous\, thus laying up for themse
lves a good foundation for the future\, so that they may take hold of the l
ife which is life indeed. O Timothy\, guard what has been entrusted to you.
Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called kno
wledge\, for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the fait
h. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:17-27\nAt that time\
, as Jesus was setting out on his journey\, a man ran up and knelt before h
im\, and asked him\, "Good Teacher\, what must I do to inherit eternal life
?" And Jesus said to him\, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God
alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not kill\, Do not commit adultery\,
Do not steal\, Do not bear false witness\, Do not defraud\, Honor your fath
er and mother.' " And he said to him\, "Teacher\, all these I have observed
from my youth." And Jesus looking upon him loved him\, and said to him\, "
You lack one thing\; go\, sell what you have\, and give to the poor\, and y
ou will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." At that saying his
countenance fell\, and he went away sorrowful\; for he had great possessio
ns. And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples\, "How hard it will b
e for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" And the disciples
were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again\, "Children\, how h
ard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go throu
gh the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." An
d they were exceedingly astonished\, and said to him\, "Then who can be sav
ed?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "With men it is impossible\, but not w
ith God\; for all things are possible with God."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios
and Thessaloniki
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191029
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical00ad3680989c49d85f974cbfb87dad00
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/28/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Holy Martyrs Terrence and Eunic
e\; Our Righteous Father Steven the Sabbaite\; Arsenios and Athanasios of A
ndrousa in Messenia\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Angelis\, Manuel\, Geo
rge\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Crete\; Rostislav\, the Great Illumined D
uke of Moravia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\,
Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\
, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when El
izabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Eliz
abeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "
Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And wh
y is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For be
hold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my wom
b leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a ful
fillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My
soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he
has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all
generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great thi
ngs for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three
months\, and returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worsh
ip and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in w
hich were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is
called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the H
oly of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the coven
ant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding t
he manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; a
bove it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these t
hings we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been ma
de\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritu
al duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once
a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for
the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt t
hat time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him
into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's f
eet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much servi
ng\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister
has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord ans
wered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many thin
gs\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall n
ot be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised h
er voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the bre
asts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the
word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Protection of the Theotokos
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191127
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0108e97474b12c1cd4e81340906f4328
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/26/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis\; Nicon\; Stylianos the Monk of Pa
phlagonia\; Akakios of Sinai who is mentioned in The Ladder\; George the Ne
w Martyr of Chios\; Innocent of Irkutsk\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 3:8-13\nBrethren\,
if you stand fast in the Lord\, what thanksgiving can we render to God for
you\, for all the joy which we feel for your sake before our God\, praying
earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what i
s lacking in your faith? Now may our God and Father himself\, and our Lord
Jesus\, direct our way to you\; and may the Lord make you increase and abou
nd in love to one another and to all men\, as we do to you\, so that he may
establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father\, a
t the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
19:45-48\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out t
hose who sold\, saying to them\, "It is written\, 'My house shall be a hous
e of prayer'\; but you have made it a den of robbers." And he was teaching
daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal me
n of the people sought to destroy him\; but they did not find anything they
could do\, for all the people hung upon his words.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0125fce4b46b0e9fb3239a2de3b72c9f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer\; Laurence the Reclu
se of the Kiev Caves\; Ignatius and Nicandrus of Sinai\; Gildas the Wise\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\
nBrethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you
endured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed
to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treate
d. For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the
plundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a bet
ter possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confid
ence\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that
you may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little
while\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteo
us one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\
, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the house
he asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they were silen
t\; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest
. And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If any on
e would be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And he took
a child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his arms\,
he said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me\;
and whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." John said
to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we
forbade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "Do not f
orbid him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon
after to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us. For t
ruly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you
bear the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200424
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical01e7031f1ff42db2c66f16a21559706a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel R
eading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who
will lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the sy
nagogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors f
or my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it
therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I
will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be
able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents a
nd brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to deat
h\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your hea
d will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11\nAbout that time\, Herod the king laid vi
olent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James the broth
er of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he p
roceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread
. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him to
four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover to brin
g him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest prayer f
or him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe very night when Herod was abou
t to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound with t
wo chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\; and beh
old\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell\; and h
e struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." And th
e chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap your mantle
around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he did not kn
ow that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was seeing a v
ision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they came to t
he iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord\, a
nd they went out and passed on through one street\; and immediately the ang
el left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure that the
Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all
that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\;
16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one
another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hate
d you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\; but becau
se you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore
the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is
not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute
you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they
will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him who sent me. I
f I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now the
y have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If
I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, they would not
have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is t
o fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a
cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from t
he Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he wi
ll bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been
with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you from f
alling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour i
s coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God."\
n\n
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SUMMARY:George the Great Martyr and Triumphant
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200705
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200706
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0201d9417f23389e35eb582592c07569
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Sunday of Matthew\; Athanasius of Mount Athos\; Righteous Father L
ampadus the Wonderworker\; Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monas
tery\; Uncovering of the Holy Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Rad
onezh\; Holy New Martyrs Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Barbara
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week\, at
early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spices which they had
prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when th
ey went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about thi
s\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were f
rightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why
do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you\, while h
e was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the ha
nds of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise." And the
y remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb they told all this to
the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and Joanna and
Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to th
e apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not
believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking
in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at
what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians
5:22-26\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\,
patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\
; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spiri
t\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provo
king of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overt
aken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit
of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one anot
her's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthe
w 8:5-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered Capernaum\, a centurion came forw
ard to him\, beseeching him and saying\, "Lord\, my servant is lying paraly
zed at home\, in terrible distress." And he said to him\, "I will come and
heal him." But the centurion answered him\, "Lord\, I am not worthy to have
you come under my roof\; but only say the word\, and my servant will be he
aled. For I am a man under authority\, with soldiers under me\; and I say t
o one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\, and to another\, 'Come\,' and he comes\, and t
o my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him\, he marvele
d\, and said to those who followed him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, not even i
n Israel have I found such faith. I tell you\, many will come from east and
west and sit at table with Abraham\, Isaac\, and Jacob in the kingdom of h
eaven\, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darknes
s\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus
said\, "Go\; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was
healed at that very moment.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:4th Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191207
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical025aad5ccad61b35f0cbb89c23c48cc8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/06/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra\; Nicholas the New Mart
yr of Asia Minor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Readin
g: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, tr
uly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but cl
imbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who ente
rs by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\;
the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads the
m out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the
sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow
\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of stranger
s." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he
was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to
you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and r
obbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters
by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, obey y
our leaders and submit to them\; for they are keeping watch over your souls
\, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully\, and n
ot sadly\, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we
are sure that we have a clear conscience\, desiring to act honorably in all
things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be r
estored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again from
the dead our Lord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood o
f the eternal covenant\, equip you with everything good that you may do His
will\, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus
Christ\; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd
of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusa
lem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be hea
led of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits we
re cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth fro
m him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, an
d said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed a
re you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that
weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and wh
en they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on ac
count of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for beho
ld\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190908
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical029b3361076965f1b7e1ee155c71b0e6
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/07/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Sozon the Martyr\; Ka
ssiani the Hymnographer\; Euodos and Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\; Joh
n the Wonderworker of Novgorod\; John and Sergios\, Bishops of Lerna\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 2:6-9\nBrethren\,
among the mature we do impart wisdom\, although it is not a wisdom of this
age or of the rulers of this age\, who are doomed to pass away. But we impa
rt a secret and hidden wisdom of God\, which God decreed before the ages fo
r our glorification. None of the rulers of this age understood this\; for i
f they had\, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But\, as it i
s written\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man co
nceived\, what God has prepared for those who love him."\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves father or mother mo
re than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than
me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and follow me
is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses
his life for my sake will find it. He who receives you receives me\, and he
who receives me receives him who sent me. He who receives a prophet becaus
e he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward\, and he who receives a
righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's
reward. And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold w
ater because he is a disciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he shall not lose hi
s reward." And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, h
e went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191204
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical02bf1e6aa5e63403ec01dd7be6c06386
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/03/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)\; Our Righteous Father John\, B
ishop and Hesychast\; Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius\; Theodore\, Archb
ishop of Alexandria\; Angelis the New Martyr\; Karpos the Hieromartyr\n\nFa
st Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the T
hessalonians 1:10-12\; 2:1-2\nBrethren\, our testimony to you was believed.
To this end we always pray for you\, that our God may make you worthy of h
is call\, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power\
, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you\, and you in h
im\, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nNow co
ncerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to meet him
\, we beg you\, brethren\, not to be quickly shaken in mind or excited\, ei
ther by spirit or by word\, or by letter purporting to be from us\, to the
effect that the day of Christ has come.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nT
he Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on
you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, a
nd you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This
will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds
\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth a
nd wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or con
tradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen
and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by
all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your e
ndurance you will gain your lives."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete\; Titus
the Wonderworker\; Theodora the Virgin-martyr of Palestine\; Amphianos & A
edesios the Martyrs of Lycia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaia
h 42:5-16\nThus says God\, the LORD\, who created the heavens and stretched
them out\, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it\, who gives b
reath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: "I am the
LORD\, I have called you in righteousness\, I have taken you by the hand an
d kept you\; I have given you as a covenant to the people\, a light to the
nations\, to open the eyes that are blind\, to bring out the prisoners from
the dungeon\, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD\,
that is my name\; my glory I give to no other\, nor my praise to graven ima
ges. Behold\, the former things have come to pass\, and new things I now d
eclare\; before they spring forth I tell you of them." \n\n Sing to the LO
RD a new song\, his praise from the end of the earth! Let the sea roar and
all that fills it\, the coastlands and their inhabitants. Let the desert a
nd its cities lift up their voice\, the villages that Kedar inhabits\; let
the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy\, let them shout from the top of the m
ountains. Let them give glory to the LORD\, and declare his praise in the
coastlands. The LORD goes forth like a mighty man\, like a man of war he s
tirs up his fury\; he cries out\, he shouts aloud\, he shows himself mighty
against his foes. \n\n For a long time I have held my peace\, I have kept
still and restrained myself\; now I will cry out like a woman in travail\,
I will gasp and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills\, and dry up a
ll their herbage\; I will turn the rivers into islands\, and dry up the poo
ls. And I will lead the blind in a way that they know not\, in paths that
they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them
into light\, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I wi
ll do\, and I will not forsake them.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 18:2
0-33\n Then the LORD said\, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah
is great and their sin is very grave\, I will go down to see whether they h
ave done altogether according to the outcry which has come to me\; and if n
ot\, I will know." So the men turned from there\, and went toward Sodom\;
but Abraham still stood before the LORD. Then Abraham drew near\, and said
\, "Wilt thou indeed destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there
are fifty righteous within the city\; wilt thou then destroy the place and
not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from thee to
do such a thing\, to slay the righteous with the wicked\, so that the righ
teous fare as the wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all
the earth do right?" And the LORD said\, "If I find at Sodom fifty righte
ous in the city\, I will spare the whole place for their sake." Abraham an
swered\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord\, I who am
but dust and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt
thou destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said\, "I will not d
estroy it if I find forty-five there." Again he spoke to him\, and said\,
"Suppose forty are found there." He answered\, "For the sake of forty I wil
l not do it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will sp
eak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered\, "I will not do it\, if
I find thirty there." He said\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to spea
k to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered\, "For the sake
of twenty I will not destroy it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be
angry\, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there."
He answered\, "For the sake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD w
ent his way\, when he had finished speaking to Abraham\; and Abraham return
ed to his place.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 16:17-17:17\nThe highwa
y of the upright turns aside from evil\; he who guards his way preserves hi
s life. Pride goes before destruction\, and a haughty spirit before a fall
. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the sp
oil with the proud. He who gives heed to the word will prosper\, and happy
is he who trusts in the LORD. The wise of heart is called a man of discer
nment\, and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain
of life to him who has it\, but folly is the chastisement of fools. The m
ind of the wise makes his speech judicious\, and adds persuasiveness to his
lips. Pleasant words are like a honeycomb\, sweetness to the soul and hea
lth to the body. There is a way which seems right to a man\, but its end i
s the way to death. A worker's appetite works for him\; his mouth urges hi
m on. A worthless man plots evil\, and his speech is like a scorching fire
. A perverse man spreads strife\, and a whisperer separates close friends.
A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not
good. He who winks his eyes plans perverse things\, he who compresses his
lips brings evil to pass. A hoary head is a crown of glory\; it is gained
in a righteous life. He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty\,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. The lot is cast into
the lap\, but the decision is wholly from the LORD.\n\n Better is a dry m
orsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. A slave who de
als wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully\, and will share the in
heritance as one of the brothers. The crucible is for silver\, and the fur
nace is for gold\, and the LORD tries hearts. An evildoer listens to wicke
d lips\; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue. He who mocks the p
oor insults his Maker\; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged\, and the glory of sons is their f
athers. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool\; still less is false speech
to a prince. A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives i
t\; wherever he turns he prospers. He who forgives an offense seeks love\,
but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend. A rebuke goes deeper into
a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. An evil man seek
s only rebellion\, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Let a m
an meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs\, rather than a fool in his folly. I
f a man returns evil for good\, evil will not depart from his house. The b
eginning of strife is like letting out water\; so quit before the quarrel b
reaks out. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous a
re both alike an abomination to the LORD. Why should a fool have a price i
n his hand to buy wisdom\, when he has no mind? A friend loves at all time
s\, and a brother is born for adversity.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria\; Hermos the Martyr\; Leon
tus the martyr\; John & George\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Relics of A
rsenios the Righteous of Paros\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Ho
ly Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Constantine the New Martyr of
Capua\; Matthew the New Martyr of Gerakari\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's S
econd Letter to the Corinthians 2:14-17\; 3:1-3\nBrethren\, thanks be to Go
d\, who in Christ always leads us in triumph\, and through us spreads the f
ragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ
to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing\,
to one a fragrance from death to death\, to the other a fragrance from lif
e to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not\, like so man
y\, peddlers of God's word\; but as men of sincerity\, as commissioned by G
od\, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.\n\nAre we beginning to commend
ourselves again? Or do we need\, as some do\, letters of recommendation\,
to you\, or from you? You yourselves are our letter of recommendation\, wri
tten on our hearts\, to be known and read by all men\; and you show that yo
u are a letter from Christ delivered by us\, written not with ink but with
the Spirit of the living God\, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of hu
man hearts.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:23-28\nThe Lord said to the Jews
who had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for
you tithe mint and dill and cumin\, and have neglected the weightier matte
rs of the law\, justice and mercy and faith\; these you ought to have done\
, without neglecting the others. You blind guides\, straining out a gnat an
d swallowing a camel!\n\n"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites!
for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate\, but inside they a
re full of extortion and rapacity. You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the in
side of the cup and of the plate\, that the outside also may be clean.\n\n"
Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you are like whitewash
ed tombs\, which outwardly appear beautiful\, but within they are full of d
ead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous
to men\, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/05/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Charitina the Martyr\; Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos\; Eudokimos t
he Unknown of Mount Athos\; Peter\, Alexis\, Jonah\, Hermogenes & Tikhon\,
Metropolitans of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 10:23-28\nBrethren\, "all things are lawful\," but not all thin
gs are helpful. "All things are lawful\," but not all things build up. Let
no one seek his own good\, but the good of his neighbor. Eat whatever is so
ld in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscie
nce. For "the earth is the Lord's\, and everything in it." If one of the un
believers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go\, eat whatever i
s set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.
But if some one says to you\, "This has been offered in sacrifice\," then o
ut of consideration for the man who informed you\, and for conscience' sake
\, do not eat it. For "the earth is the Lord's\, and everything in it."\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 5:27-32\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, he saw a
tax collector\, named Levi\, sitting at the tax office\; and he said to him
\, "Follow me." And he left everything\, and rose and followed him. And Lev
i made him a great feast in his house\; and there was a large company of ta
x collectors and others sitting at table with them. And the Pharisees and t
heir scribes murmured against his disciples\, saying\, "Why do you eat and
drink with tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered them\, "Those wh
o are well have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I have no
t come to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains\; Righteous Hierodeacon
Makarios of Kalogeras\; Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos\; Nicholas the New-M
artyr of Mytilene\; Peusippos\, Elasippos\, and Mesippos the siblings\, and
their grandmother Neonilla\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-1
1\nAbout that time\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belong
ed to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and
when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. T
his was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, h
e put him in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard
him\, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Pete
r was kept in prison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Ch
urch.\n\nThe very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was s
leeping between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before
the door were guarding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appea
red\, and a light shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and w
oke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And
the angel said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And h
e went out and followed him\; he did not know that what was done by the ang
el was real\, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the
first and the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the ci
ty. It opened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on t
hrough one street\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to h
imself\, and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and res
cued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were exp
ecting."\n\nGospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed hi
mself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to
Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He s
aid to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed
my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you l
ove me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He sai
d to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son o
f John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the thi
rd time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everythi
ng\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly
\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and wal
ked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hand
s\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go."
(This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this
he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the d
isciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper a
nd had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter s
aw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to hi
m\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? F
ollow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple wo
uld not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "I
f it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This i
s the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written
these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also
many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\,
I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be
written. Amen.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/17/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Luke\; Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea
\; Gennadios I and Maximus\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Righteous Mothe
r Hilda of Whitby\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he
was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of Jo
hn\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you kno
w that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he sa
id to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\
, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He
said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter
was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And
he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you."
Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when y
ou were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when y
ou are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you an
d carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what de
ath he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n
\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who h
ad lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it
that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lor
d\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he re
main until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went o
ut among the brethren that this disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not
say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain u
ntil I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing wi
tness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that
his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus d
id\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself
could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18\nBrethren\, see with what la
rge letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to m
ake a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised\, a
nd only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. F
or even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law\, but
they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But
far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\,
by which the world has been crucified to me\, and I to the world. For neith
er circumcision counts for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creati
on. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of
God. Henceforth let no man trouble me\; for I bear on my body the marks of
Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. A
men.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:16-21\nThe Lord said this parable: "The lan
d of a rich man brought forth plentifully\; and he thought to himself\, 'Wh
at shall I do\, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said\, 'I wil
l do this: I will pull down my barns\, and build larger ones\; and there I
will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul\, 'Soul\, y
ou have ample goods laid up for many years\; take your ease\, eat\, drink\,
be merry.' But God said to him\, 'Fool! This night your soul is required o
f you\; and the things you have prepared\, whose will they be?' So is he w
ho lays up treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God." As he said t
hese things\, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/06/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Luke the Monk of Ta
ormina\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
8:1-6\nBrethren\, we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the rig
ht hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuar
y and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. For every h
igh priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices\; hence it is necessa
ry for this priest also to have something to offer. Now if he were on earth
\, he would not be a priest at all\, since there are priests who offer gift
s according to the law. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctu
ary\; for when Moses was about to erect the tent\, he was instructed by God
\, saying\, "See that you make everything according to the pattern which wa
s shown you on the mountain." But as it is\, he has obtained a ministry whi
ch is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is be
tter\, since it is enacted on better promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8
-12\nThe Lord said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before
men\, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but
he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And e
very one who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he
who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when the
y bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do n
ot be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for th
e Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/14/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Commemoration o
f the 6th Ecumenical Council\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
12:28-36\nThe Lord said\, "Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came f
rom heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd
standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An ang
el has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\
, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of
this world be cast out: and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will d
raw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. T
he crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains
for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is th
is Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little lo
nger. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he w
ho walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\
, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:18-24\nBrethren\, the wo
rd of the cross is folly to those who are perishing\, but to us who are bei
ng saved it is the power of God. For it is written\, "I will destroy the wi
sdom of the wise\, and the cleverness of the clever I will thwart." Where i
s the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has
not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since\, in the wisdom of
God\, the world did not know God through wisdom\, it pleased God through th
e folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs
and Greeks seek wisdom\, but we preach Christ crucified\, a stumbling block
to Jews and folly to Gentiles\, but to those who are called\, both Jews an
d Greeks\, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading
: John 19:6-11\, 13-20\, 25-28\, 30\nAt that time\, when the chief priests
and the officers saw him\, they cried out\, "Crucify him\, crucify him!" Pi
late said to them\, "Take him yourselves and crucify him\, for I find no cr
ime in him." The Jews answered him\, "We have a law\, and by that law he ou
ght to die\, because he has made himself the Son of God."\n\nWhen Pilate he
ard these words\, he was the more afraid\; he entered the praetorium again
and said to Jesus\, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate
therefore said to him\, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I h
ave power to release you\, and power to crucify you?" Jesus answered him\,
"You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above\;
therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin." When Pilate hear
d these words\, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a
place called the Pavement\, and in Hebrew\, Gabbatha. Now it was the day o
f Preparation of the Passover\; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the
Jews\, "Behold your King!" They cried out\, "Away with him\, away with him
\, crucify him!" Pilate said to them\, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chi
ef priests answered\, "We have no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over
to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus\, and he went out\, bearing hi
s own cross\, to the place called the place of a skull\, which is called in
Hebrew Golgotha. There they crucified him\, and with him two others\, one
on either side\, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote a title and put
it on the cross\; it read\, "Jesus of Nazareth\, the King of the Jews." Man
y of the Jews read this title\, for the place where Jesus was crucified was
near the city\; and it was written in Hebrew\, in Latin\, and in Greek.\n\
nBut standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sist
er\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mothe
r\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\,
"Woman\, behold your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold your moth
er!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. Then when Je
sus had received the vinegar\, he said\, "It is finished"\; and he bowed hi
s head and gave up his spirit.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Saturday of Lent\; James the Confessor\; Thomas I\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Philemon and Domninos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\nBrethren\, r
ecall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a har
d struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and
affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you h
ad compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering o
f your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possessio
n and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence\, which
has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do th
e will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and
the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall
live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:14-17\nAt that time\, as Jesus pa
ssed on\, he saw Levi the son of Alphaios sitting at the tax office\, and h
e said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And as he sat at
table in his house\, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jes
us and his disciples\; for there were many who followed him. And the scribe
s of the Pharisees\, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax
collectors\, said to his disciples\, "Why does he eat with tax collectors a
nd sinners?" And when Jesus heard it\, he said to them\, "Those who are wel
l have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I came not to call
the righteous\, but sinners."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Geo
rge of Hozeva\; Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople\; Atticus and Cyrus
\, Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Gregory of the Kiev Caves\; Emiliano
s the Confessor\, Bishop of Cyzikos\; Pega the Virgin\, Hermitess of Peakir
k\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:3-11
\nBrethren\, all who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized int
o His death. We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death\, so
that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father\, we too
might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him in a d
eath like His\, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection lik
e His. We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the sinful
body might be destroyed\, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For
he who has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ\, we be
lieve that we shall also live with Him. For we know that Christ being rais
ed from the dead will never die again\; death no longer has dominion over H
im. The death He died He died to sin\, once for all\, but the life He live
s He lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and ali
ve to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:22-33\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea\; there He rem
ained with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim\
, because there was much water there\; and people came and were baptized.
For John had not yet been put in prison.\n\nNow a discussion arose between
John's disciples and a Jew over purifying. And they came to John\, and sai
d to him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you beyond the Jordan\, to whom you bor
e witness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and all are going to him." John answe
red\, "No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven. Y
ou yourselves bear me witness\, that I said\, I am not the Christ\, but I h
ave been sent before Him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom\; the fri
end of the bridegroom\, who stands and hears him\, rejoices greatly at the
bridegroom's voice\; therefore this joy of mine is now full. He must incre
ase\, but I must decrease.\n\n"He who comes from above is above all\; he wh
o is of the earth belongs to the earth\, and of the earth he speaks\; he wh
o comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and
heard\, yet no one receives his testimony\; he who receives his testimony
sets his seal to this\, that God is true."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/24/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Ky
thyra\; Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles\; Silouan of Athos\;
Stephen the Martyr\; The Most Holy Theotokos of Palianis\; Coprios the Rig
hteous\; Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut\, New Martyrs of Alaska\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with hast
e into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of
Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of
Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that th
e mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your
greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed
is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to
her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate o
f his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bles
sed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his n
ame." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her h
ome.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOT
HY\, my son\, you have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\,
my faith\, my patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my
sufferings\, what befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what
persecutions I endured\; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all
who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while
evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceiv
ed. But as for you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly beli
eved\, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have bee
n acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for sa
lvation through faith in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:12-16\nAt
that time\, Jesus was in one of the cities\, and there came a man full of l
eprosy\; and when he saw Jesus\, he fell on his face and besought him\, "Lo
rd\, if you will\, you can make me clean." And he stretched out his hand\,
and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately the leprosy
left him. And he charged him to tell no one\; but "go and show yourself to
the priest\, and make an offering for your cleansing\, as Moses commanded\
, for a proof to the people." But so much the more the report went abroad c
oncerning him\; and great multitudes gathered to hear and to be healed of t
heir infirmities. But he withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/15/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Holy Cross\; Nikitas the Great Martyr\; Philotheos the Ri
ghteous\; Bessarion of Larissa\; Righteous Father Symeon\, Archbishop of Th
essolonica\; John the New Martyr of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\;
Porphyrios the Actor\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbat
h was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\, b
ought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on t
he first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And
they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us fro
m the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was roll
ed back\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young
man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were ama
zed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\
, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place where t
hey laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going befor
e you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they went
out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come upon
them\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20\nBrethren\, knowing tha
t a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Chr
ist\, even we have believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by f
aith in Christ\, and not by works of the law\, because by works of the law
shall no one be justified. But if\, in our endeavor to be justified in Chri
st\, we ourselves were found to be sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin
? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down\, t
hen I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law\,
that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ\; it is no long
er I who live\, but Christ who lives in me\; and the life I now live in the
flesh I live by faith in the Son of God\, who loved me and gave himself fo
r me.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wish
es to come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow
me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his l
ife for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a ma
n\, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give i
n return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this ad
ulterous and sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed
\, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he s
aid to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will
not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Matthew\; Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Un
mercenaries\; Pappias the Martyr\; Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman\, F
ounders of Valaam Monastery\; Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the
Theotokos \; Paul the Physician of Corinth\; Sergios the Magister\n\nFast
Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose
early on the first day of the week\, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene\,
from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those who had been w
ith him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was alive
and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appe
ared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking into the country
. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not believe them.\n\
nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table\; and
he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they h
ad not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them\
, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He w
ho believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not believe wil
l be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my n
ame they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will
pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt th
em\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo
then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was taken up into heave
n\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preache
d everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by
the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter t
o the Romans 5:1-10\nBrethren\, since we are justified by faith\, we have p
eace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained a
ccess by faith to this grace in which we stand\, and we rejoice in our hope
of sharing the glory of God. More than that\, we rejoice in our sufferings
\, knowing that suffering produces endurance\, and endurance produces chara
cter\, and character produces hope\, and hope does not disappoint us\, beca
use God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit whic
h has been given to us. While we were still weak\, at the right time Christ
died for the ungodly. Why\, one will hardly die for a righteous man -- tho
ugh perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his lov
e for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since\, ther
efore\, we are now justified by his blood\, much more shall we be saved by
him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled
to God by the death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are reconciled\, s
hall we be saved by his life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:22-33\nThe Lord
said\, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So\, if your eye is sound\, your w
hole body will be full of light\; but if your eye is not sound\, your whole
body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness\, how
great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters\; for either he will ha
te the one and love the other\, or he will be devoted to the one and despis
e the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you\, do not
be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat or what you shall drink\,
nor about your body\, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food\, a
nd the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither
sow nor reap nor gather into barns\, and yet your heavenly Father feeds the
m. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious c
an add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothin
g? Consider the lilies of the field\, how they grow\; they neither toil nor
spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field\, which today i
s alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, will he not much more clothe
you\, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious\, saying\, 'What
shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For the Ge
ntiles seek all these things\; and your heavenly Father knows you need them
all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness\, and all these thin
gs shall be yours as well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)\; Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop
of Smyrna\; Proterios\, Archbishop of Alexandria\; Gorgonia the Righteous\,
sister of Gregory the Theologian\; Damian the New Martyr of Mount Athos\;
Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWh
en Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, he appeared first to Mar
y Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those
who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that
he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfte
r this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking in
to the country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not be
lieve them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat a
t table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\,
because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he
said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole c
reation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does n
ot believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who bel
ieve: in my name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongue
s\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it wi
ll not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will re
cover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was taken
up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went for
th and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed
the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13\; 9:1-2\nBrethren\, food will
not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat\, and no bette
r off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a
stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you\, a man of knowledge
\, at table in an idol's temple\, might he not be encouraged\, if his consc
ience is weak\, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge thi
s weak man is destroyed\, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus\, sinning
against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak\, you
sin against Christ. Therefore\, if food is a cause of my brother's falling
\, I will never eat meat\, lest I cause my brother to fall.\n\nAm I not fre
e? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my w
orkmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle\, at least I am t
o you\; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. \n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 25:31-46\nThe Lord said\, "When the Son of man comes in his gl
ory and all the holy angels with him\, then he will sit on his glorious thr
one. Before him will be gathered all the nations\, and he will separate th
em one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats\, and
he will place the sheep at his right hand\, but the goats at the left. The
n the king will say to those at his right hand\, 'Come\, O blessed of my Fa
ther\, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the worl
d\; for I was hungry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave me d
rink\, I was a stranger and you welcomed me\, I was naked and you clothed m
e\, I was sick and you visited me\, I was in prison and you came to me.' T
hen the righteous will answer him\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry and
feed you\, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a strang
er and welcome you\, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick
or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them\, 'Truly\, I s
ay to you\, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren\, you di
d it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand\, 'Depart from me\
, you cursed\, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels\
; for I was hungry and you gave me no food\, I was thirsty and you gave me
no drink\, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me\, naked and you did
not clothe me\, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they al
so will answer\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a strange
r or naked or sick or in prison\, and did not minister to you?' Then he wi
ll answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you did it not to one of the le
ast of these\, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal p
unishment\, but the righteous into eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/09/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God\, Joachim and Anna\; Severian th
e Martyr of Sebastia\; Theophanes the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativit
y of the Theotokos\; Memory of the Third Holy Ecumenical Council in Ephesus
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\,
Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son
of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman t
hrough promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One
is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hag
ar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, fo
r she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, an
d she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does n
ot bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the chil
dren of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is mar
ried."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after light
ing a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it o
n a stand\, that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that
shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be known a
nd come to light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has will mor
e be given\, and from him who has not\, even what he thinks that he has wil
l be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\, but the
y could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and you
r brothers are standing outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them
\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/16/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)\; Modestos\, Archbishop of Jerusalem
\; Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania\; Nicholas\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Memnonus\, Archbishop of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 5:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, do
not rebuke an older man but exhort him as you would a father\; treat young
er men like brothers\, older women like mothers\, younger women like sister
s\, in all purity. Honor widows who are real widows. If a widow has childre
n or grandchildren\, let them first learn their religious duty to their own
family and make some return to their parents\; for this is acceptable in t
he sight of God. She who is a real widow\, and is left all alone\, has set
her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day\;
whereas she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. Command thi
s\, so that they may be without reproach. If any one does not provide for h
is relatives\, and especially for his own family\, he has disowned the fait
h and is worse than an unbeliever. Let a widow be enrolled if she is not le
ss than sixty years of age\, having been the wife of one husband\; and she
must be well attested for her good deeds\, as one who has brought up childr
en\, shown hospitality\, washed the feet of the saints\, relieved the affli
cted\, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 9:42-50\; 10:1\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever causes one of these little one
s who believe in me to sin\, it would be better for him if a great millston
e were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your han
d causes you to sin\, cut it off\; it is better for you to enter life maime
d than with two hands to go to hell\, to the unquenchable fire\, where thei
r worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. And if your foot causes
you to sin\, cut it off\; it is better for you to enter life lame than wit
h two feet to be thrown into hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the
fire is not quenched. And if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out\; i
t is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two
eyes to be thrown into hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire
is not quenched. For every one will be salted with fire and every sacrifice
will be salted with salt. Salt is good\; but if the salt has lost its salt
ness\, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves\, and be at peace wi
th one another." And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyo
nd the Jordan\, and crowds gathered to him again\; and again\, as his custo
m was\, he taught them.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191023
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UID:Ical09adacc67623d9df6d67aba1525d26ff
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/22/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Abercius\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis\; Seve
n Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Philippians 1:8-14\nBrethren\, God is my witness\, how I yearn for you
all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love
may abound more and more\, with knowledge and all discernment\, so that you
may approve what is excellent\, and may be pure and blameless for the day
of Christ\, filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through Jesu
s Christ\, to the glory and praise of God. I want you to know\, brethren\,
that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel\, so t
hat it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all th
e rest that my imprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the brethren have b
een made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment\, and are much mo
re bold to speak the word of God without fear.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:1
-10\nAt that time\, Jesus was praying in a certain place\, and when he ceas
ed\, one of his disciples said to him\, "Lord\, teach us to pray\, as John
taught his disciples." And he said to them\, "When you pray\, say: 'Father\
, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily brea
d\; and forgive us our sins\, for we ourselves forgive every one who is ind
ebted to us\; and lead us not into temptation.'" And he said to them\, "Whi
ch of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him\, 'Fri
end\, lend me three loaves\; for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey\
, and I have nothing to set before him'\; and he will answer from within\,
'Do not bother me\; the door is now shut\, and my children are with me in b
ed\; I cannot get up and give you anything'? I tell you\, though he will no
t get up and give him anything because he is his friend\, yet because of hi
s importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell you\,
Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\, and it
will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who seeks
finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200612
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical09de90473320563bcc8b80c69daa9e9f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\; Barnabas the Holy Apostle\; Revelation
of the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel\n\n
Fast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his dis
ciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, a
nd he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with jo
y\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And h
e said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I h
ave given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all
the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not r
ejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that you
r names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy S
pirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that yo
u have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed the
m to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God ha
s exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; beca
use we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are
fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you
are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present ho
ur we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and w
e labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persec
uted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\,
and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things.
I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my belove
d children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not hav
e many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel
. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-1
9\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A cit
y set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a
bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your
light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glo
ry to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish
the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill t
hem. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an i
ota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoeve
r then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\,
shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and t
eaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0c3e7b582a470305bac4062da818a120
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome\; Vavylas the Holy Martyr\; Xenia of St. Pet
ersburg\, Fool-for-Christ\; Philo the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Karpasia in
Cyprus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatian
s 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace
\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-contro
l\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus hav
e crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spi
rit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no pro
voking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is ove
rtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spir
it of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one an
other's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A man planted a vineyard\, and set
a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the wine press\, and built a tower\,
and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. When the time ca
me\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to get from them some of the fruit
of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him\, and sent him away empty h
anded. Again he sent to them another servant\, and they wounded him in the
head\, and treated him shamefully. And he sent another\, and him they kille
d\; and so with many others\, some they beat and some they killed. He had s
till one other\, a beloved son\; finally he sent him to them\, saying\, 'Th
ey will respect my son.' But those tenants said to one another\, 'This is t
he heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the inheritance will be ours.' And t
hey took him and killed him\, and cast him out of the vineyard. What will t
he owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants\, and giv
e the vineyard to others. Have you not read this scripture: 'The very stone
which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was t
he Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?" And they tried to arre
st him\, but feared the multitude\, for they perceived that he had told the
parable against them\; so they left him and went away.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200404
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200405
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0c7c578a8568da5eb7e4c93e9fda7648
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn\; George the Righteous of Male
on\; Righteous Plato the Studite\; Nicetas the Hieromartyr\, Struggler of S
errai (1808)\; Righteous Zosimas\; Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, F
ounder and Renovator of the Sacred Monastery of Saint Anastasia of Pharmako
lytria\, Halkidiki\; Theodoulos and Agathopous of Thessaloniki\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an ea
rthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were th
e lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the
Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holie
s\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered
on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, a
nd Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were
the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we can
not now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the pri
ests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\;
but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, an
d not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors o
f the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary ar
ose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and sh
e entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth
heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth wa
s filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed
are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is thi
s granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, w
hen the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped
for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment
of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul ma
gnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has reg
arded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generat
ions will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for
me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\,
and returned to her home.\n\n
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SUMMARY:5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191117
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0c87280e6a05f7fa1354047956539a9c
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/16/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:11-21\; 11:1-2\nBrethren\, the
scripture says\, "No one who believes in God will be put to shame." For th
ere is no distinction between Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of all
and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. For\, "every one who cal
ls upon the name of the Lord will be saved." But how are men to call upon h
im in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of wh
om they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? And
how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written\, "How beautiful
are the feet of those who preach good news!" But they have not all obeyed t
he gospel\; for Isaiah says\, "Lord\, who has believed what he has heard fr
om us?" So faith comes from what is heard\, and what is heard comes by the
preaching of Christ. But I ask\, have they not heard? Indeed they have\; fo
r "Their voice has gone out to all the earth\, and their words to the ends
of the world." Again I ask\, did Israel not understand? First Moses says\,
"I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation\; with a foolish nat
ion I will make you angry." Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\, "I have been
found by those who did not seek me\; I have shown myself to those who did
not ask for me." But of Israel he says\, "All day long I have held out my h
ands to a disobedient and contrary people." I ask\, then\, has God rejected
his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite\, a descendant of Abraha
m\, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom
he foreknew.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:9-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus pa
ssed on\, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office\; and he sa
id to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.\n\nAnd as he sat at
table in the house\, behold\, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat
down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this\, they s
aid to his disciples\, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and s
inners?" But when he heard it\, he said\, "Those who are well have no need
of a physician\, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means\, 'I
desire mercy\, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous\, b
ut sinners to repentance."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200323
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical0d02b61756a9e4dedd57ffbbc3de4c6c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Cross\; Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra\; Kalliniki
& Vassilisa the Martyrs\; Euthemios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and O
il Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the
week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and
saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and wen
t to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and sa
id to them\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know
where they have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, a
nd they went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran
Peter and reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the li
nen cloths lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, foll
owing him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and th
e napkin\, which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but
rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the
tomb first\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did n
ot know the scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples
went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Heb
rews 4:14-16\; 5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed
through the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confes
sion. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our we
aknesses\, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet wi
thout sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, t
hat we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every
high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in r
elation to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently
with the ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. B
ecause of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as f
or those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but
he is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himse
lf to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "T
hou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another p
lace\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\nG
ospel Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come
after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For w
hoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my
sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gai
n the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return f
or his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous a
nd sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he
comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to the
m\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste
death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191028
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/27/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Luke\; Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Kyriakos\, Pa
triarch of Constantinople\; Procla\, wife of Pontius Pilate\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tom
b\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\; and she saw two ang
els in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain\, one at the head a
nd one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She
said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know w
here they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus sta
nding\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman
\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardene
r\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where y
ou have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary."
She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Fa
ther\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to my Father
and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to
the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told them that He had sai
d these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the
Corinthians 11:31-33\; 12:1-9\nBrethren\, the God and Father of the Lord Je
sus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus\, t
he governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seiz
e me\, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall\, and es
caped his hands.\n\nI must boast\; there is nothing to be gained by it\, bu
t I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Chri
st who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in t
he body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows. And I know that this
man was caught up into Paradise --whether in the body or out of the body I
do not know\, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told\, which
man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast\, but on my own behal
f I will not boast\, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast\, I
shall not be a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain fro
m it\, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from
me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations\,
a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan\, to harass me\,
to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about thi
s\, that it should leave me\; but he said to me\, "My grace is sufficient f
or you\, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gla
dly boast of my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 8:41-56\nAt that time\, there came to Jesus a man name
d Jairus\, who was a ruler of the synagogue\; and falling at Jesus' feet he
besought him to come to his house\, for he had an only daughter\, about tw
elve years of age\, and she was dying. As he went\, the people pressed roun
d him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spe
nt all her living upon physicians and could not be healed by anyone\, came
up behind him\, and touched the fringe of his garment\; and immediately her
flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said\, "Who was it that touched me?" When
all denied it\, Peter and those who were with him said\, "Master\, the mult
itudes surround you and press upon you!" But Jesus said\, "Some one touched
me\; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." And when the woman
saw that she was not hidden\, she came trembling\, and falling down before
him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him\, a
nd how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, yo
ur faith has made you well\; go in peace." While he was still speaking\, a
man from the ruler's house came and said\, "Your daughter is dead\; do not
trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on hearing this answered him\, "Do
not fear\; only believe\, and she shall be well." And when he came to the
house\, he permitted no one to enter with him\, except Peter and John and J
ames\, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and bew
ailing her\; but he said\, "Do not weep\; for she is not dead but sleeping.
" And they laughed at him\, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by th
e hand he called\, saying\, "Child\, arise." And her spirit returned\, and
she got up at once\; and he directed that something should be given her to
eat. And her parents were amazed\; but he charged them to tell no one what
had happened.\n\n
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SUMMARY:7th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191212
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/11/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople\; Luke the New Stylite of Chalced
on\; Holy Martyrs Ascepsia and Aethal\; Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas\;
Leontios the Righteous of Monemvasia\; The Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas
\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 1:18
-20\; 2:8-15\nTimothy\, my son\, this charge I commit to you in accordance
with the prophetic utterances which pointed to you\, that inspired by them
you may wage the good warfare\, holding faith and a good conscience. By rej
ecting conscience\, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith\, am
ong them Hymenaios and Alexander\, whom I have delivered to Satan that they
may learn not to blaspheme. I desire then that in every place the men shou
ld pray\, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling\; also that women
should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly in seemly apparel\, not with
braided hair or gold or pearls or costly attire but by good deeds\, as befi
ts women who profess religion. Let a woman learn in silence with all submis
siveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men\; she is
to keep silent. For Adam was formed first\, then Eve\; and Adam was not de
ceived\, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet woman wi
ll be saved through bearing children\, if she continues in faith and love a
nd holiness\, with modesty.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:30-34\nAt that time\,
Jesus charged his disciples to tell no one about him\, that he is the Chri
st. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things\
, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes\, and
be killed\, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And
Peter took him\, and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disci
ples\, he rebuked Peter\, and said\, "Get behind me\, Satan! For you are no
t on the side of God\, but of men." And he called to him the multitude with
his disciples\, and said to them\, "If any man would come after me\, let h
im deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200822
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200823
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical115215f5aa027962d64b3c976c22bbc8
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Agathonicus\; Holy Martyr Anthuse\; Athanasios the Hie
romartyr & Bishop of Tarsus\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy
Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; The Synaxis of the Icon of the Mo
ther of God of Prusa\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Cor
inthians 1:3-9\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace from God our Father and t
he Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the
grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus\, that in every way you w
ere enriched in him with all speech and all knowledge - even as the testimo
ny to Christ was confirmed among you - so that you are not lacking in any s
piritual gift\, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; wh
o will sustain you to the end\, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Chri
st. God is faithful\, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his So
n\, Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 19:3-12\nAt that time
\, Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking\, "Is it lawful to d
ivorce one's wife for any cause?" He answered\, "Have you not read that he
who made them from the beginning made them male and female\, and said\, 'Fo
r this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his
wife\, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two but o
ne flesh. What therefore God has joined together\, let not man put asunder.
" They said to him\, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate
of divorce\, and to put her away?" He said to them\, "For your hardness of
heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives\, but from the beginning it w
as not so. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife\, except for unchast
ity\, and marries another\, commits adultery." The disciples said to him\,
"If such is the case of a man with his wife\, it is not expedient to marry.
" But he said to them\, "Not all men can receive this saying\, but only tho
se to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth\,
and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men\, and there are eu
nuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heave
n. He who is able to receive this\, let him receive it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre\; Theodosia\, Virgin-Martyr of Con
stantinople\; Andrew the New Martyr of Argentes\; John of Smyrna the New Ma
rtyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apo
stles 19:1-8\nIn those days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed th
rough the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.
And he said to them\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"
And they said\, "No\, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit
." And he said\, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said\, "Into John
's baptism." And Paul said\, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance\
, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him\, that
is\, Jesus." On hearing this\, they were baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came on
them\; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve
of them in all. And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke bo
ldly\, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Jo
hn 14:1-11\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Let not your hearts be troubl
ed\; believe in God\, believe also in me. In my Father's house there are ma
ny rooms\; if it were not so\, would I have told you that I go to prepare a
place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you\, I will come aga
in and will take you to myself\, that where I am you may be also. And you k
now the way where I am going." Thomas said to him\, "Lord\, we do not know
where you are going\; how can we know the way?" Jesus said to him\, "I am t
he way\, and the truth\, and the life\; no one comes to the Father\, but by
me. If you had known me\, you would have known my Father also\; henceforth
you know him and have seen him."\n\nPhilip said to him\, "Lord\, show us t
he Father\, and we shall be satisfied." Jesus said to him\, "Have I been wi
th you so long\, and yet you do not know me\, Philip? He who has seen me ha
s seen the Father\; how can you say\, 'Show us the Father?' Do you not beli
eve that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I say to y
ou I do not speak on my own authority\; but the Father who dwells in me doe
s his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\; The R
ighteous Martyr Febronia\; Prokopios the New Martyr\; Dionysius & Dometios
the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Methodius of Nevritos\; Orentios\, Pharmakio
s\, Eros\, Phirmos\, Phirminos\, Kyriakos\, and Longinos the Martyrs and Br
others\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Romans 8:22-27\nBrethren\, we know that the whole creation has been gro
aning in travail together until now\; and not only the creation\, but we ou
rselves\, who have the first fruits of the Spirit\, groan inwardly as we wa
it for adoption as sons\, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we
were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he s
ees? But if we hope for what we do not see\, we wait for it with patience.\
n\nLikewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness\; for we do not know how to
pray as we ought\, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too
deep for words. And he who searches the Spirit intercedes for the saints a
ccording to the will of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:23-31\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "When they persecute you in one town\, flee to the
next\; for truly\, I say to you\, you will not have gone through all the to
wns of Israel before the Son of man comes. A disciple is not above his teac
her\, nor a servant above his master\; it is enough for the disciple to be
like his teacher\, and the servant like his master. If they have called the
master of the house Beelzebul\, how much more will they malign those of hi
s household. So have no fear of them\; for nothing is covered that will not
be revealed\, or hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the dar
k\, utter in the light\; and what you hear whispered\, proclaim upon the ho
usetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul\;
rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two
sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground wit
hout your Father's will. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear not\, therefore\; you are of more value than many sparrows."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/05/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Emesa\; Patrobos\, Gaio
s\, Hermas\, Linos\, & Philologos\, Apostles of the 70\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 1:1-3\; 7-11\nPaul\, an apostle of Chri
st Jesus by the will of God and Timothy our brother\, to the saints and fai
thful brethren in Christ at Colossai: Grace to you and peace from God our F
ather and the Lord Jesus Christ. We thank God\, the Father of our Lord Jesu
s Christ from the day you heard and understood the grace of God in truth\,
as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithfu
l minister of Christ on our behalf and has made known to us your love in th
e Spirit. And so\, from the day we heard of it\, we have not ceased to pray
for you asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in al
l spiritual wisdom and understanding\, to lead a life worthy of the Lord\,
fully pleasing to him\, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in
the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power\, according to
his glorious might\, for all endurance and patience with joy.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 12:42-48\nThe Lord said\, "Who then is the faithful and wise st
eward\, whom his master will set over his household\, to give them their po
rtion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master w
hen he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him ove
r all his possessions. But if that servant says to himself\, 'My master is
delayed in coming\,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservant
s\, and to eat and drink and get drunk\, the master of that servant will co
me on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know\, a
nd will punish him\, and put him with the unfaithful. And that servant who
knew his master's will\, but did not make ready or act according to his wil
l\, shall receive a severe beating. But he who did not know\, and did what
deserved a beating\, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much
is given\, of him will much be required\; and of him to whom men commit muc
h they will demand the more."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. John Climacus\; Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa\; Martyr Cyril
the Deacon and Those with him\; The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius\; E
ustathios the Confessor\, Bishop of Bithynia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allo
wed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood wee
ping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\;
and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain
\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why ar
e you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\,
and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned rou
nd and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus
said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing H
im to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him aw
ay\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus sa
id to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (whi
ch means Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not ye
t ascended to the Father\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am asc
ending to my Father and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdal
ene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told
them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Hebrews 6:13-20\nBRETHREN\, when God made a promise to Abraham
\, since he had no one greater by whom to swear\, he swore to himself\, say
ing\, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And thus Abraham\, having
patiently endured\, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater th
an themselves\, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation
. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise
the unchangeable character of his purpose\, he interposed with an oath\, s
o that through two unchangeable things\, in which it is impossible that God
should prove false\, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encoura
gement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfas
t anchor of the soul\, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the
curtain\, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf\, having becom
e a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading
: Mark 9:17-31\nAt that time\, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Te
acher\, I brought my son to you\, for he has a dumb spirit\; and wherever i
t seizes him it dashes him down\; and he foams and grinds his teeth and bec
omes rigid\; and I asked your disciples to cast it out\, and they were not
able." And he answered them\, "O faithless generation\, how long am I to be
with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And they broug
ht the boy to him\; and when the spirit saw him\, immediately it convulsed
the boy\, and he fell on the ground and rolled about\, foaming at the mouth
. And Jesus asked his father\, "How long has he had this?" And he said\, "F
rom childhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water\,
to destroy him\; but if you can do anything\, have pity on us and help us.
" And Jesus said to him\, "If you can! All things are possible to him who b
elieves." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said\, "I belie
ve\; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running togeth
er\, he rebuked the unclean spirit\, saying to it\, "You dumb and deaf spir
it\, I command you\, come out of him\, and never enter him again." And afte
r crying out and convulsing him terribly\, it came out\, and the boy was li
ke a corpse\; so that most of them said\, "He is dead." But Jesus took him
by the hand and lifted him up\, and he arose. And when he had entered the h
ouse\, his disciples asked him privately\, "Why could we not cast it out?"
And he said to them\, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but praye
r and fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he
would not have any one know it\; for he was teaching his disciples\, saying
to them\, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men\, and th
ey will kill him\; and when he is killed\, after three days he will rise."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Righteous\; John III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eusta
thius\, Bishop of Antioch\; Zachariah\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's Second Universal Letter 1:1-13\nThe elder
to the elect lady and her children\, whom I love in the truth\, and not on
ly I but also all who know the truth\, because of the truth which abides in
us and will be with us for ever:\n\nGrace\, mercy\, and peace will be with
us\, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son\, in truth
and love.\n\nI rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following th
e truth\, just as we have been commanded by the Father. And now I beg you\
, lady\, not as though I were writing you a new commandment\, but the one w
e have had from the beginning\, that we love one another. And this is love
\, that we follow his commandments\; this is the commandment\, as you have
heard from the beginning\, that you follow love. For many deceivers have g
one out into the world\, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus C
hrist in the flesh\; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. Look t
o yourselves\, that you may not lose what you have worked for\, but may win
a full reward. Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine
of Christ does not have God\; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Fa
ther and the Son. If any one comes to you and does not bring this doctrine
\, do not receive him into the house or give him any greeting\; for he who
greets him shares his wicked work.\n\nThough I have much to write to you\,
I would rather not use paper and ink\, but I hope to come to see you and ta
lk with you face to face\, so that our joy may be complete.\n\nThe children
of your elect sister greet you. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:20\,22\
,25\,33-41\nAt that time\, the soldiers took Jesus and led him out to be cr
ucified. And they brought him to a place called Golgotha (which means the
place of a skull). And it was the third hour\, when they crucified him. A
nd when the sixth hour had come there was darkness over the whole land unti
l the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "E
loi\, Eloi\, lama sabachthani?" which means\, "My God\, my God\, why have y
ou forsaken me?" And some of the bystanders hearing it said\, "Behold\, he
is calling Elijah. " And one ran and\, filling a sponge full of vinegar\,
put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink\, saying\, "Wait\, let us see
whether Elijah will come to take him down." And Jesus uttered a loud cry\
, and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two\, f
rom top to bottom. And when the centurion\, who stood facing him\, saw tha
t he thus cried out and breathed his last\, he said\, "Truly this man was t
he Son of God! There were also women looking on from afar\, among whom wer
e Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses\,
and Salome who\, when he was in Galilee\, followed him\, and ministered to
him\; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Tuesday after Pentecost\; Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; 3 Virg
in-martyrs of Chios\; 5 Nuns beheaded in Persia: Thecla\, Mariamne\, Marth
a\, Mary\, & Enmatha\; Righteous Father Columba of Iona\; Righteous Father
Cyril of Belozersk\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Romans 1:1-7\, 13-17\nPaul\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an
apostle\, set apart for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand thro
ugh his prophets in the holy scriptures\, the gospel concerning his Son\, w
ho was descended from David according to the flesh and designated Son of Go
d in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the
dead\, Jesus Christ our Lord\, through whom we have received grace and apo
stleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name amo
ng all the nations\, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus
Christ\; To all God's beloved in Rome\, who are called to be saints: Grace
to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I want you
to know\, brethren\, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus f
ar have been prevented)\, in order that I may reap some harvest among you a
s well as among the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Gre
eks and to barbarians\, both to the wise and to the foolish: so I am eager
to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of t
he gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith\
, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of Go
d is revealed through faith for faith\; as it is written\, "The righteous s
hall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:23-25\;5:1-13\nAt that ti
me\, Jesus went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preach
ing the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity
among the people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria\, and they broug
ht him all the sick\, those afflicted with various diseases and pains\, dem
oniacs\, epileptics\, and paralytics\, and he healed them. And great crowds
followed him from Galilee and the Dekapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and fr
om beyond the Jordan.\n\nSeeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, a
nd when he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and
taught them\, saying:\n\n"Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is th
e kingdom of heaven.\n\n"Blessed are those who mourn\, for they shall be co
mforted.\n\n"Blessed are the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth.\n\n"B
lessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall b
e satisfied.\n\n"Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy.\n\
n"Blessed are the pure in heart\, for they shall see God.\n\n"Blessed are t
he peacemakers\, for they shall be called sons of God.\n\n"Blessed are thos
e who are persecuted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.\n\n"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utte
r all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\
, for your reward is great in heaven\, for so men persecuted the prophets w
ho were before you.\n\n"You are the salt of the earth\; but if salt has los
t its taste\, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for
anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples\; Anatolios & Pr
otoleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George\; Luke the New
Martyr of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 14:24-3
2\n The LORD of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned\, so shall it be\, and
as I have purposed\, so shall it stand\, that I will break the Assyrian in
my land\, and upon my mountains trample him under foot\; and his yoke shall
depart from them\, and his burden from their shoulder." This is the purpo
se that is purposed concerning the whole earth\; and this is the hand that
is stretched out over all the nations. For the LORD of hosts has purposed\
, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out\, and who will turn it b
ack? In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: "Rejoice not\, O P
hilistia\, all of you\, that the rod which smote you is broken\, for from t
he serpent's root will come forth an adder\, and its fruit will be a flying
serpent. And the first-born of the poor will feed\, and the needy lie dow
n in safety\; but I will kill your root with famine\, and your remnant I wi
ll slay. Wail\, O gate\; cry\, O city\; melt in fear\, O Philistia\, all o
f you! For smoke comes out of the north\, and there is no straggler in his
ranks." What will one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD has f
ounded Zion\, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Genesis 8:21-9:7\n And when the LORD smelled the pleasing
odor\, the LORD said in his heart\, "I will never again curse the ground b
ecause of man\, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth\;
neither will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. W
hile the earth remains\, seedtime and harvest\, cold and heat\, summer and
winter\, day and night\, shall not cease." \n\n And God blessed Noah and h
is sons\, and said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth
. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the ea
rth\, and upon every bird of the air\, upon everything that creeps on the g
round and all the fish of the sea\; into your hand they are delivered. Eve
ry moving thing that lives shall be food for you\; and as I gave you the gr
een plants\, I give you everything. Only you shall not eat flesh with its
life\, that is\, its blood. For your lifeblood I will surely require a rec
koning\; of every beast I will require it and of man\; of every man's broth
er I will require the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man\, by man
shall his blood be shed\; for God made man in his own image. And you\, be
fruitful and multiply\, bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply i
n it."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 11:19-12:6\nHe who is steadfast i
n righteousness will live\, but he who pursues evil will die. Men of perve
rse mind are an abomination to the LORD\, but those of blameless ways are h
is delight. Be assured\, an evil man will not go unpunished\, but those wh
o are righteous will be delivered. Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is
a beautiful woman without discretion. The desire of the righteous ends onl
y in good\; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. One man gives freely\,
yet grows all the richer\; another withholds what he should give\, and onl
y suffers want. A liberal man will be enriched\, and one who waters will h
imself be watered. The people curse him who holds back grain\, but a bless
ing is on the head of him who sells it. He who diligently seeks good seeks
favor\, but evil comes to him who searches for it. He who trusts in his r
iches will wither\, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. He
who troubles his household will inherit wind\, and the fool will be servant
to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life\, but lawlessne
ss takes away lives. If the righteous is requited on earth\, how much more
the wicked and the sinner! Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge\, but
he who hates reproof is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the LORD\,
but a man of evil devices he condemns. A man is not established by wickedn
ess\, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. A good wife is th
e crown of her husband\, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his
bones. The thoughts of the righteous are just\; the counsels of the wicke
d are treacherous. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood\, but the
mouth of the upright delivers men.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/17/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy You
ths\; Dionysius of Zakynthos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40\; 12:1-2\nBrethren\, all
the saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received
promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the
edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\,
put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. So
me were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again
to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains a
nd imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempt
ed\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep an
d goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not w
orthy - wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves
of the earth. And all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not
receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us
\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we
are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside ev
ery weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with persever
ance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perf
ecter of our faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:2-12\nAt that time\, the Pha
risees came up to Jesus and in order to test him\, asked\, "Is it lawful fo
r a man to divorce his wife?" He answered them\, "What did Moses command yo
u?" They said\, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce\, an
d to put her away." But Jesus said to them\, "For your hardness of heart he
wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation\, 'God made
them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mot
her and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one flesh.' So the
y are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together\,
let not man put asunder." And in the house the disciples asked him again a
bout this matter. And he said to them\, "Whoever divorces his wife and marr
ies another commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces her husband
and marries another\, she commits adultery."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr\; The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Za
chariah)\; Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs\; Afterfeast of the Presentat
ion of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Cuthman of Steyning\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is ri
ch in mercy\, out of the great love with which he loved us\, even when we w
ere dead through our trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (by gr
ace you have been saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with
him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he mi
ght show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Chri
st Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith\; and this is not
your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man
should boast. For we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for goo
d works\, which God prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\,
I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents an
d innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up to counci
ls\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged before gove
rnors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentile
s. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or wha
t you are to say\; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hou
r\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking th
rough you. Brother will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his ch
ild\, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death\; a
nd you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the e
nd will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Peter and Paul\, the Holy Apostles\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1
4-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was
raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\,
do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know tha
t I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to
him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lor
d\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said
to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was
grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he s
aid to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesu
s said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you we
re young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when you ar
e old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you and car
ry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death h
e was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPet
er turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had la
in close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that
is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, w
hat about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out am
ong the brethren that this disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say t
o him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until
I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness
to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his
testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\;
were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself coul
d not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:21-33\; 12:1-9\nBrethren\, wh
atever anyone dares to boast of -- I am speaking as a fool -- I also dare t
o boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. A
re they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ? I am
a better one -- I am talking like a madman -- with far greater labors\, far
more imprisonments\, with countless beatings\, and often near death. Five
times I have received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. T
hree times I have been beaten with rods\; once I was stoned. Three times I
have been shipwrecked\; a night and a day I have been adrift at sea\; on fr
equent journeys\, in danger from rivers\, danger from robbers\, danger from
my own people\, danger from Gentiles\, danger in the city\, danger in the
wilderness\, danger at sea\, danger from false brethren\; in toil and hards
hip\, through many a sleepless night\, in hunger and thirst\, often without
food\, in cold and exposure. And\, apart from other things\, there is the
daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. Who is weak\, an
d I am not weak? Who is made to fall\, and I am not indignant?\n\nIf I must
boast\, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. The God and Fath
er of the Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows that I do not lie
. At Damascus\, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus
in order to seize me\, but I was let down in a basket through a window in
the wall\, and escaped his hands.\n\nI must boast\; there is nothing to be
gained by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I k
now a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heave
n -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows. And
I know that this man was caught up into Paradise -- whether in the body or
out of the body I do not know\, God knows -- and he heard things that canno
t be told\, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast\, b
ut on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weaknesses. Though if I
wish to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth.
But I refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of me than he sees i
n me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundanc
e of revelations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan
\, to harass me\, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought
the Lord about this\, that it should leave me\; but he said to me\, "My gra
ce is sufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I wil
l all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-19\nAt that time\, when Jes
us came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, "
Who do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said\, "Some say John the
Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
He said to them\, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied\, "Yo
u are the Christ\, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him\, "Bl
essed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this t
o you\, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you\, you are Peter\, an
d on this rock I will build my church\, and the gates of Hades shall not pr
evail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and w
hatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose
on earth shall be loosed in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/12/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-
Virgin Mary\; Autonomos the Martyr\; Hieromartyr Cornatus\, Bishop of Iconi
um\; Agirus\, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus\, Bishop of Iconium\; Daniel of
Thassos\; Julian the Martyr\; Theodore the Hieromartyr of Alexandria\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 10:7-18\nBrethren
\, if any one is confident that he is Christ's\, let him remind himself tha
t as he is Christ's\, so are we. For even if I boast a little too much of o
ur authority\, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroyi
ng you\, I shall not be put to shame. I would not seem to be frightening yo
u with letters. For they say\,"His letters are weighty and strong\, but his
bodily presence is weak\, and his speech of no account." Let such people u
nderstand that what we say by letter when absent\, we do when present. Not
that we venture to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commen
d themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another\, and compare
themselves with one another\, they are without understanding. But we will
not boast beyond limit\, but will keep to the limits God has apportioned us
\, to reach even to you. For we are not overextending ourselves\, as though
we did not reach you\; we were the first to come all the way to you with t
he gospel of Christ. We do not boast beyond limit\, in other men's labors\;
but our hope is that you may be greatly enlarged\, so that we may preach t
he gospel in lands beyond you\, without boasting of work already done in an
other's field. "Let him who boasts\, boast of the Lord." For it is not the
man who commends himself that is accepted\, but the man whom the Lord comme
nds.\n\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54\nAt that time\, the chief priests and
the Pharisees gathered the council\, and said\, "What are we to do? For th
is man performs many signs. If we let him go on thus\, every one will belie
ve in him\, and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and our nat
ion." But one of them\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest that year\, said to
them\, "You know nothing at all\; you do not understand that it is expedien
t for you that one man should die for the people\, and that the whole natio
n should not perish." He did not say this of his own accord\, but being hig
h priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation\, and
not for the nation only\, but to gather into one the children of God who a
re scattered abroad. So from that day on they took counsel how to put him t
o death.\n\nJesus therefore no longer went about openly among the Jews\, bu
t went from there to the country near the wilderness\, to a town called Eph
raim\; and there he stayed with the disciples.\n\n
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er-Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist\; Rom
anos\, Prince of Uglich\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\; Cumine the Whi
te\, Abbot of Iona\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins
Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\, the report concerning Jesus sp
read through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. The discip
les of John told him of all these things. And John\, calling to him two of
his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying\, "Are you he who is to come
\, or shall we look for another?" And when the men had come to him\, they s
aid\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, saying\, 'Are you he who is to
come\, or shall we look for another?'" In that hour he cured many of disea
ses and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many that were blind he bestowed
sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell John what you have seen and hear
d: the blind receive their sight\, the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed\, an
d the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the poor have good news preached
to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."\n\nWhen the messen
gers of John had gone\, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "W
hat did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind
? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold\,
those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts
. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more t
han a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messe
nger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' I tell you\
, among those born of women none is greater than John\; yet he who is least
in the kingdom of God is greater than he." When they heard this all the pe
ople and the tax collectors justified God\, having been baptized with the b
aptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of
God for themselves\, not having been baptized by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God
who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Chri
st.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the tran
scendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way
\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, b
ut not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the
body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested
in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for
Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal fl
esh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the sam
e spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we
too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus w
ill raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For
it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people
it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the deeds of th
e Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you he who
is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go a
nd tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the l
ame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are raised
up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who ta
kes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to the crow
ds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A r
eed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in s
oft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. Wha
t then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a
prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger
before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say to
you\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John t
he Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than h
e. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has be
en coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all the proph
ets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to accept it
\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Tuesday after Pascha\; The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus\; John the
Martyr of Romania\; Memnon the Wonderworker\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of th
e Apostles 4:1-10\nIn those days\, while the apostles were speaking to the
people\, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came u
pon them\, annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in
Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and put them
in custody until the morrow\, for it was already evening. But many of those
who heard the word believed\; and the number of the men came to about five
thousand.\n\nOn the morrow their rulers and elders and scribes were gather
ed together in Jerusalem\, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John
and Alexander\, and all who were of the high-priestly family. And when the
y had set them in the midst\, they inquired\, "By what power or by what nam
e did you do this?" Then Peter\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, said to them
\, "Rulers of the people and elders\, if we are being examined today concer
ning a good deed done to a cripple\, by what means this man has been healed
\, be it known to you all\, and to all the people of Israel\, that by the n
ame of Jesus Christ of Nazareth\, whom you crucified\, whom God raised from
the dead\, by him this man is standing before you well."\n\nGospel Reading
: John 3:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "God so loved the world tha
t he gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should not perish but
have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to condemn th
e world\, but that the world might be saved through him. He who believes in
him is not condemned\; he who does not believe is condemned already\, beca
use he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the
judgment\, that the light has come into the world\, and men loved darkness
rather than light\, because their deeds were evil. For every one who does
evil hates the light\, and does not come to the light\, lest his deeds shou
ld be exposed. But he who does what is true comes to the light\, that it ma
y be clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Apostle and brother of St. John the Theologian\; Argyra the
New Martyr\; Clement the Hymnographer\; Erconwald\, Bishop of London\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11\nAbout that time\, Herod the kin
g laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James
the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Je
ws\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleave
ned Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivere
d him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passove
r to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest
prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe very night when Herod
was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bou
nd with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\
; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cel
l\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly
." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap you
r mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he d
id not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was s
eeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they
came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own a
ccord\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and immediatel
y the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure
that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and
from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9
:1-6\nAt that time\, Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power a
nd authority over all demons and to cure diseases\, and he sent them out to
preach the kingdom of God and to heal. And he said to them\, "Take nothing
for your journey\, no staff\, nor bag\, nor bread\, nor money\; and do not
have two tunics. And whatever house you enter\, stay there\, and from ther
e depart. And wherever they do not receive you\, when you leave that town s
hake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." And they dep
arted and went through the villages\, preaching the gospel and healing ever
ywhere.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200619
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord\; Holy Martyr Zosima
\; Our Righteous Father Zenonus\; Pa?sius the Great of Egypt\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Jude's First Universal Letter 1:1-25\nJUDE\, a ser
vant of Jesus Christ\, and brother of James\, To those who are called\, bel
oved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy\, peace\, and l
ove be multiplied to you. Beloved\, being very eager to write to you of our
common salvation\, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to conte
nd for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For admiss
ion has been secretly gained by some who long ago were designated for this
condemnation\, ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our God into licent
iousness and deny the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ. Now I desire t
o remind you\, though you were once for all fully informed\, that the Lord
saved a people out of the land of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did
not believe. And the angels that did not keep their own position but left
their proper dwelling have been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether
gloom until the judgment of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and
the surrounding cities\, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in un
natural lust\, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fi
re. Yet in like manner these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, reje
ct authority\, and revile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael
\, contending with the devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did no
t presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord
rebuke you." But these men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by
those things that they know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are de
stroyed. Woe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Cain\, and abando
n themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and perish in Korah's
rebellion. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as they boldly carous
e together\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds\, carried along by
winds\; fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild wave
s of the sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\; wandering stars for
whom the nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for ever. It was of th
ese also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied\, saying
\, "Behold\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execute judgment on a
ll\, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which
they have committed in such an ungodly way\, and of all the harsh things w
hich ungodly sinners have spoken against him." These are grumblers\, malcon
tents\, following their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flattering p
eople to gain advantage. But you must remember\, beloved\, the predictions
of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\, "in the last
time there will be scoffers\, following their own ungodly passions." It is
these who set up divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the Spirit. But you
\, beloved\, build yourselves up on your most holy faith\; pray in the Holy
Spirit\; keep yourselves in the love of God\; wait for the mercy of our Lo
rd Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some\, who doubt\; save som
e\, by snatching them out of the fire\; on some have mercy with fear\, hati
ng even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now to him who is able to keep yo
u from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of hi
s glory with rejoicing\, to the only God\, our Savior through Jesus Christ
our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\, before all time
and now and for ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:21-24\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples\, "He who has my commandments and keeps them\, he it is
who loves me\; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father\, and I wil
l love him and manifest myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to him\,
"Lord\, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us\, and not to the
world?" Jesus answered him\, "If a man loves me\, he will keep my word\, a
nd my Father will love him\, and we will come to him and make our home wit
h him. He who does not love me does not keep my words\; and the word which
you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200420
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Great and Holy Pascha\; The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius\; George the C
onfessor\; Tryphon\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Martyrs Emmanuel\, Theod
ore\, George\, Michael and the other George of Samothrace\; Aelphege the Hi
eromartyr of Canterbury\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostl
es 1:1-8\nIn the first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jes
us began to do and teach\, until the day when he was taken up\, after he ha
d given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had cho
sen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs\,
appearing to them during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. A
nd while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, b
ut to wait for the promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard fro
m me\, for John baptized with water\, but before many days you shall be bap
tized with the Holy Spirit."\n\nSo when they had come together\, they asked
him\, "Lord\, will you at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?" He sai
d to them\, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father ha
s fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spi
rit has come upon you\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in a
ll Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth."\n\nGospel Reading: John
1:1-17\nIn the beginning was the Word\, and the Word was with God\, and the
Word was God. He was in the beginning with God\; all things were made thro
ugh him\, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was l
ife\, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness\,
and the darkness has not overcome it. \n\nThere was a man sent from God\,
whose name was John. He came for testimony\, to bear witness to the light\,
that all might believe through him. He was not the light\, but came to bea
r witness to the light.\n\nThe true light that enlightens every man was com
ing into the world. He was in the world\, and the world was made through hi
m\, yet the world knew him not. He came to his own home\, and his own peopl
e received him not. But to all who received him\, who believed in his name\
, he gave power to become children of God\; who were born\, not of blood no
r of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man\, but of God.\n\nAnd the
Word became flesh and dwelt among us\, full of grace and truth\; we have be
held his glory\, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witne
ss to him\, and cried\, "This was he of whom I said\, 'He who comes after m
e ranks before me\, for he was before me.'") And from his fullness have we
all received\, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses\; grac
e and truth came through Jesus Christ.\n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200301
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical18b485a943ddc1517fefc624c8ce9245
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cheesefare Saturday\; Righteous John Cassian the Confessor\n\nFast Day
(Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\
, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\
, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Chr
ist Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we li
ve by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-con
ceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if
a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore
him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted.
Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 6:1-13\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of practicing your piety b
efore men in order to be seen by them\; for then you will have no reward fr
om your Father who is in heaven.\n\n"Thus\, when you give alms\, sound no t
rumpet before you\, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the stree
ts\, that they may be praised by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have rec
eived their reward. But when you give alms\, do not let your left hand kno
w what your right hand is doing\, so that your alms may be in secret\; and
your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"And when you pray\, you
must not be like the hypocrites\; for they love to stand and pray in the s
ynagogues and at the street corners\, that they may be seen by men. Truly\
, I say to you\, they have received their reward. But when you pray\, go i
nto your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret\;
and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"And in praying do n
ot heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do\; for they think they will be h
eard for their many words. Do not be like them\, for your Father knows wha
t you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:\n\nOur Father who are
in heaven\,\n Hallowed be your name\,\n Your kingdom come\,\n Your will be
done\,\n On earth as it is in heaven.\n Give us this day our daily bread\,\
n And forgive us our debts\,\n As we also have forgiven our debtors\;\n And
lead us not into temptation\,\n But deliver us from evil.\n For yours is t
he kingdom and the power and the glory\, for ever.\n Amen."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Cheesefare Saturday
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191102
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical18d6e9fb423fb95d649b24bb61ff789f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/01/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother Th
eodota\; David the Righteous of Evia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:1
-8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
And God has appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, thir
d teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administra
tors\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all pr
ophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of
healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desi
re the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I
speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noi
sy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and underst
and all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to re
move mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I ha
ve\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain not
hing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is no
t arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritab
le or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right.
Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures a
ll things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that
time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority ove
r unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every
infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among
the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The ki
ngdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepe
rs\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother
Theodota
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200118
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical19b1bc6922f31a5147426f6a98d6d0d8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthony the Great\; Anthony the New of the Berropas Skete\; George the
New Martyr of Ioannina\; Theodosius the Emperor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his d
isciples\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one
knows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the So
n and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who
labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon yo
u\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will f
ind rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, obe
y your leaders and submit to them\; for they are keeping watch over your so
uls\, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully\, an
d not sadly\, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, for
we are sure that we have a clear conscience\, desiring to act honorably in
all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may b
e restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again f
rom the dead our Lord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the bloo
d of the eternal covenant\, equip you with everything good that you may do
His will\, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight\, through Jes
us Christ\; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great cr
owd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jer
usalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be
healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits
were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth
from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\,
and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blesse
d are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you th
at weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and
when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on
account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for b
ehold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Anthony the Great
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200811
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1a0b964ae940ed5ff34270c5c31863b1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome\; Chitus of Athens\, Bis
hop of Rome\; Hippolytus the Martyr of Rome\; Afterfeast of the Transfigura
tion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:12-19\nBrethren\, if Christ
is preached as raised from the dead\, how can some of you say that there is
no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead\,
then Christ has not been raised\; if Christ has not been raised\, then our
preaching is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God\, becaus
e we testified of God that he raised Christ\, whom he did not raise if it i
s true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised\, then
Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised\, your faith is f
utile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen aslee
p in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ\,
we are of all men most to be pitied.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:18-22\nA
t that time\, as Jesus was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And seein
g a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but lea
ves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And
the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\, sa
ying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?" And Jesus answered them\, "Tr
uly\, I say to you\, if you have faith and never doubt\, you will not only
do what has been done to the fig tree\, but even if you say to this mountai
n\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,' it will be done. And whatever you
ask in prayer\, you will receive\, if you have faith."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200627
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1a697366beb0dad33779987f010e83b0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: David the Righteous of Thessalonika\; Appearance of the Icon of Our Mo
st Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Romans 9:6-19\nBrethren\, it is not as though the wo
rd of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to I
srael\, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendant
s\; but "Through Isaac shall your descendants be named." This means that it
is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God\, but the chi
ldren of the promise are reckoned as descendants. For this is what the prom
ise said\, "About this time I will return and Sarah shall have a son." And
not only so\, but also when Rebecca had conceived children by one man\, our
forefather Isaac\, though they were not yet born and had done nothing eith
er good or bad\, in order that God's purpose of election might continue\, n
ot because of works but because of his call\, she was told\, "The elder wil
l serve the younger." As it is written\, "Jacob I loved\, but Esau I hated.
" What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! Fo
r he says to Moses\, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy\, and I will h
ave compassion on whom I have compassion." So it depends not upon man's wil
l or exertion\, but upon God's mercy. For the scripture says to Pharoah\, "
I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you\, so t
hat my name may be proclaimed in all the earth." So then he has mercy upon
whomever he wills\, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will
say to me then\, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his wil
l?"\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-36\; 11:1\nThe Lord said to his discip
les\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge b
efore my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I als
o will deny before my Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I have com
e to bring peace on earth\; I have not come to bring peace but a sword. For
I have come to set a man against his father\, and a daughter against her m
other\, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law\; and a man's foes
will be those of his own household."\n\nAnd when Jesus had finished instruc
ting his twelve disciples\, he went on from there to teach and preach in th
eir cities.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:David the Righteous of Thessalonika
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1b12348dd035d69294099edcf855563a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinopl
e\; Peter the Righteous of Egypt\; Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinop
le\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sh
eepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and
a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To h
im the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own s
heep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he g
oes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A str
anger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not
know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they d
id not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7
:26-28\; 8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high p
riest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted abo
ve the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrif
ices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he d
id this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints
men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which c
ame later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever.
Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\,
one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven
\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man
but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am t
he door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and o
ut and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\;
I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good she
pherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hi
reling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf com
ing and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatter
s them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father
knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. An
d I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\,
and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\
n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantin
ople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191026
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1badd4cbae709483b98d6762cbf07958
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/25/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries\; Tabitha\, who wa
s raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle\; Chrysaphios (or Chrysaphos) t
he Martyr\; Martyr Chrysanthe\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Philippians 1:27-30\; 2:1-4\nBrethren\, let your manner of l
ife be worthy of the gospel of Christ\, so that whether I come and see you
or am absent\, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit\, with o
ne mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel\, and not frighte
ned in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their de
struction\, but of your salvation\, and that from God. For it has been gran
ted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him b
ut also suffer for his sake\, engaged in the same conflict which you saw an
d now hear to be mine. So if there is any encouragement in Christ\, any inc
entive of love\, any participation in the Spirit\, any affection and sympat
hy\, complete my joy by being of the same mind\, having the same love\, bei
ng in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfishness or conceit\,
but in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of you look
not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Luke 11:23-26\nThe Lord said\, "He who is not with me is against
me he who does not gather with me scatters.\n\n"When the unclean spirit ha
s gone out of a man\, he passes through waterless places seeking rest\; and
finding none he says\, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And
when he comes he finds it swept and put in order. Then he goes and brings s
even other spirits more evil than himself\, and they enter and dwell there\
; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200730
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1bed2207b0bd381d1d3ad29782e601d0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Callinicus\; Theodota the Martyr and her Children\; Ho
ly Virgin Martyr Theodota\; Constantine III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\;
Pious King Theodosius the New\; Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; O
laf of Norway\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to
the Corinthians 10:12-22\nBrethren\, let any one who thinks that he stands
take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common
to man. God is faithful\, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your s
trength\, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape\, tha
t you may be able to endure it. Therefore\, my beloved\, shun the worship o
f idols. I speak as to sensible men: judge for yourselves what I say. The c
up of blessing which we bless\, is it not a communion in the blood of Chris
t? The bread which we break\, is it not a communion in the body of Christ?
Because there is one bread\, we who are many are one body\, for we all part
ake of the one bread. Consider Israel according to the flesh: are not those
who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? What do I imply then? That f
ood offered to idols is anything\, or that an idol is anything? No\, I impl
y that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not
want you to be partners with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord a
nd the cup of the demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and t
he table of the demons. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stron
ger than he?\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:20-24\nAt that time\, Jesus stri
ctly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. From that
time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and su
ffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes\, and be kil
led\, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him and began to rebuk
e him\, saying\, "God forbid\, Lord! This shall never happen to you." But h
e turned and said to Peter\, "Get behind me\, Satan! You are a hindrance to
me\; for you are not on the side of God\, but of men." Then Jesus told his
disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let him deny himself\, and t
ake up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyr Callinicus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191121
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical1c35f03e4d8a672f6a8bbd98b2e5dc4e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/20/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\; G
regory the Righteous of Decapolis\; Proclus\, Archbishop of Constantinople\
n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalon
ians 2:1-8\nBrethren\, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not in
vain\; but though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at P
hilippi\, as you know\, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gos
pel of God in the face of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring
from error or uncleanness\, nor is it made with guile\; but just as we have
been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel\, so we speak\, not t
o please men\, but to please God who tests our hearts. For we never used ei
ther words of flattery\, as you know\, or a cloak for greed\, as God is wit
ness\; nor did we seek glory from men\, whether from you or from others\, t
hough we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle
among you\, like a nurse taking care of her children. So\, being affectiona
tely desirous of you\, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel
of God but also our very own selves\, because you had become very dear to u
s.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:15-17\, 26-30\nAt that time\, they were bring
ing infants to Jesus that he might touch them\; and when the disciples saw
it\, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him\, saying\, "Let the ch
ildren come to me\, and do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the kingdo
m of God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does not receive the kingdom of Go
d like a child shall not enter it."\n\nThose who heard it said\, "Then who
can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible with men is possible with
God." And Peter said\, "Lo\, we have left our homes and followed you." And
he said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no man who has left hous
e or wife or brothers or parents or children\, for the sake of the kingdom
of God\, who will not receive manifold more in this time\, and in the age t
o come eternal life."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190926
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/25/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphrosyne of Alexandria\; Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions
in Egypt\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evangelistria\, Mochos\;
Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\; Finbar the Confessor\, First Bis
hop of Cork\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Gal
atians 3:15-22\nBrethren\, to give a human example: no one annuls even a ma
n's covenant\, or adds to it\, once it has been ratified. Now the promises
were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say\, "And to your o
ffsprings\," referring to many\; but\, referring to one\, "And to your offs
pring\," which is Christ. This is what I mean: the law\, which came four hu
ndred and thirty years afterward\, does not annul a covenant previously rat
ified by God\, so as to make the promise void. For if the inheritance is by
the law\, it is no longer by promise\; but God gave it to Abraham by a pro
mise. Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions\, till the o
ffspring should come to whom the promise had been made\; and it was ordaine
d by angels through an intermediary. Now an intermediary implies more than
one\; but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainl
y not\; for if a law had been given which could make alive\, then righteous
ness would indeed be by the law. But the scripture consigned all things to
sin\, that what was promised to faith in Jesus Christ might be given to tho
se who believe.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:33-39\nAt that time\, the Pharise
es came to Jesus and said to him\, "Why do the disciples of John fast often
and offer prayers\, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees\, but yours e
at and drink?" And Jesus said to them\, "Can you make wedding guests fast w
hile the bridegroom is with them? The days will come\, when the bridegroom
is taken away from them\, and then they will fast in those days." He told t
hem a parable also: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it up
on an old garment\; if he does\, he will tear the new\, and the piece from
the new will not match the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins
\; if he does\, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled\,
and the skins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh winesk
ins. And no one after drinking old wine desires new\; for he says\, 'The ol
d is better.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of the Feast of the Holy Ascension\; The Holy Hieromartyr
Dorotheus\, Bishop of Tyre\; Holy Martyrs Nicandrus\, Gorgus and Apollonus
and those with them\; Christophoros & Konon the Martyrs of Rome\n\nFast Da
y (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 27:1-44\;
28:1\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when it was decided that we should sail for Italy\,
they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan
Cohort\, named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium\, which was
about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia\, we put to sea\, accomp
anied by Aristarchos\, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put
in at Sidon\; and Julius treated Paul kindly\, and gave him leave to go to
his friends and be cared for. And putting to sea from there we sailed under
the lee of Cyprus\, because the winds were against us. And when we had sai
led across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia\, we came to Myra in
Lycia. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy\, a
nd put us on board. We sailed slowly for a number of days\, and arrived wit
h difficulty off Cnidos\, and as the wind did not allow us to go on\, we sa
iled under the lee of Crete off Salmone. Coasting along it with difficulty\
, we came to a place called Fair Havens\, near which was the city of Lasea.
\n\nAs much time had been lost\, and the voyage was already dangerous becau
se the fast had already gone by\, Paul advised them\, saying\, "Sirs\, I pe
rceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss\, not only of the
cargo and the ship\, but also of our lives." But the centurion paid more at
tention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in\, the majority advise
d to put to sea from there\, on the chance that somehow they could reach Ph
oenix\, a harbor of Crete\, looking northeast and southeast\, and winter th
ere.\n\nAnd when the south wind blew gently\, supposing that they had obtai
ned their purpose\, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete\, close insh
ore. But soon a tempestuous wind\, called the northeaster\, struck down fro
m the land\; and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind\, we
gave way to it and were driven. And running under the lee of a small island
called Cauda\, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat\; after hoist
ing it up\, they took measures to undergird the ship\; then\, fearing that
they should run on the Syrtis\, they lowered the gear\, and so were driven.
As we were violently storm-tossed\, they began next day to throw cargo ove
rboard\; and the third day they cast with their own hands the tackle of the
ship. And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day\, and no smal
l tempest lay on us\, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.\n\
nAs they had been long without food\, Paul then came forward among them and
said\, "Men\, you should have listened to me\, and should not have set sai
l from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. I now bid you take heart\;
for there will be no loss of life among you\, but only of the ship. For thi
s very night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and who
m I worship\, and he said\, 'Do not be afraid\, Paul\; you must stand befor
e Caesar\; and lo\, God has granted you all those who sail with you.' So ta
ke heart\, men\, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have
been told. But we shall have to run on some island."\n\nWhen the fourteenth
night had come\, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria\, about midni
ght the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they sounded and
found twenty fathoms\; a little farther on they sounded again and found fif
teen fathoms. And fearing that we might run on the rocks\, they let out fou
r anchors from the stern\, and prayed for the day to come. And as the sailo
rs were seeking to escape from the ship\, and had lowered the boat into the
sea\, under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow\, Paul said to the
centurion and the soldiers\, 'Unless these men stay in the ship\, you cann
ot be saved." Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat\, and let it
go.\n\nAs day was about to dawn\, Paul urged them all to take some food\,
saying\, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense a
nd without food\, having taken nothing. Therefore I urge you to take some f
ood\; it will give you strength\, since not a hair is to perish from the he
ad of any of you." And when he had said this\, he took bread\, and giving t
hanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. Then they
all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. (We were in all two hund
red and seventy-six persons in the ship.) And when they had eaten enough\,
they lightened the ship\, throwing out the wheat into the sea.\n\nNow when
it was day\, they did not recognize the land\, but they noticed a bay with
a beach\, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship ashore. So th
ey cast off the anchors and left them in the sea\, at the same time looseni
ng the ropes that tied the rudders\; then hoisting the foresail to the wind
they made for the beach. But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground\
; the bow stuck and remained immovable\, and the stern was broken up by the
surf. The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners\, lest any should swim
away and escape\; but the centurion\, wishing to save Paul\, kept them from
carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw thems
elves overboard first and make for the land\, and the rest on planks or on
pieces of the ship. And so it was that all escaped to land.\n\nAfter we had
escaped\, we then learned that the island was called Malta. \n\nGospel Rea
ding: John 17:18-26\nAt that time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and
said\, "As you\, Father\, did send me into the world\, so I have sent them
into the world. And for their sake I consecrate myself\, that they also may
be consecrated in truth.\n\n"I do not pray for these only\, but also for t
hose who believe in me through their word\, that they may all be one\; even
as you\, Father\, are in me\, and I in you\, that they also may be in us\,
so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory which you h
ave given me I have given to them\, that they may be one even as we are one
\, I in them and you in me\, that they may become perfectly one\, so that t
he world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you hav
e loved me. Father\, I desire that they also\, whom you have given me\, may
be with me where I am\, to behold my glory which you have given me in your
love for me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father\, the w
orld has not known you\, but I have known you\; and these know that you hav
e sent me. I made known to them your name\, and I will make it known\, that
the love with which you have loved me may be in them\, and I in them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the
Holy Prophetess Anna\; Stamatios\, John\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Spets
es\; Nicholas\, Archbishop & Enlightener of Japan\; Afterfeast of the Prese
ntation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Synaxis of the Most Holy The
otokos \; Werburga\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1
1-14\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things t
hat have come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made wi
th hands\, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the
Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\,
thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled perso
ns with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctif
ies for the purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of Ch
rist\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to Go
d\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 2:25-38\nAt that time\, there was a man in Jerusalem\, wh
ose name was Symeon and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the
consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been
revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he h
ad seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temp
le\; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him accord
ing to the custom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God a
nd said\, "Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your
word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the
presence of all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for
glory to your people Israel." And his father and his mother marveled at wha
t was said about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\
, "Behold\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, a
nd for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your
own soul also)\, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." And the
re was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Ashe
r\; she was of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from
her virginity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depar
t from the temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And c
oming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all
who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost\; The Holy Martyr Glyceria\
; Sergios the Confessor\; Alexandros the Martyr\; Pausikakos\, Bishop of Sy
nnada\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1
4:6-18\nIn those days\, the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe\, cities of L
ycaonia\, and to the surrounding country\; and there they preached the gosp
el. Now at Lystra there was a man sitting\, who could not use his feet\; he
was a cripple from birth\, who had never walked. He listened to Paul speak
ing\; and Paul\, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be
made well\, said in a loud voice\, "Stand upright on your feet." And he sp
rang up and walked. And when the crowds saw what Paul had done\, they lifte
d up their voices\, saying in Lycaonian\, "The gods have come down to us in
the likeness of men!" Barnabas they called Zeus\, and Paul\, because he wa
s the chief speaker\, they called Hermes. And the priest of Zeus\, whose te
mple was in front of the city\, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and
wanted to offer sacrifice with the people. But when the apostles Barnabas a
nd Paul heard of it\, they tore their garments and rushed out among the mul
titude\, crying\, "Men\, why are you doing this? We also are men\, of like
nature with you\, and bring you good news\, that you should turn from these
vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea
and all that is in them. In past generations he allowed all the nations to
walk in their own ways\; yet he did not leave himself without witness\, for
he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons\, satisfyi
ng your hearts with food and gladness." With these words they scarcely rest
rained the people from offering sacrifice to them.\n\nGospel Reading: John
7:14-30\nAbout the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and ta
ught. The Jews marveled at it saying\, "How is it that this man has learnin
g\, when he has never studied?" So Jesus answered them\, "My teaching is no
t mine\, but his who sent me\; if any man's will is to do his will\, he sha
ll know whether the teacher is from God or whether I am speaking on my own
authority. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory\; but he
who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true\, and in him there is not f
alsehood. Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Wh
y do you seek to kill me?" The people answered\, "You have a demon! Who is
seeking to kill you?" Jesus answered them\, "I did one deed\, and you all m
arvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses\, but f
rom the fathers)\, and you circumcise a man upon the sabbath. If on the sab
bath a man receives circumcision\, so that the law of Moses may not be brok
en\, are you angry with me because on the sabbath I made a man's whole body
well? Do not judge by appearances\, but judge with right judgment."\n\nSom
e of the people of Jerusalem therefore said\, "Is not this the man whom the
y seek to kill? And here he is\, speaking openly\, and they say nothing to
him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? Ye
t we know where this man comes from\; and when the Christ appears\, no one
will know where he comes from." So Jesus proclaimed\, as he taught in the t
emple\, "You know me\, and you know where I come from? But I have not come
of my own accord\; he who sent me is true\, and him you do not know. I know
him\, for I come from him\, and he sent me." So they sought to arrest him\
; but no one laid hands on him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Martyr Emilian\; Holy Martyrs Paul\, Thea and Valentine\; Our Hol
y Father John\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Stephen\, Archbishop of Cons
tantinople\; Theneva of Glasgow\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Romans 9:1-5\nBrethren\, I am speaking the truth in Christ\, I am not lyi
ng\; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit\, that I have great
sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself we
re accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brethren\, my kinsme
n by race. They are Israelites\, and to them belong the patriarchs\, and of
their race\, according to the flesh\, is the Christ\, who is God over all\
, blessed for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:18-26\nAt that time\
, a ruler came in and knelt before Jesus\, saying\, "My daughter has just d
ied\; but come and lay your hand on her\, and she will live." And Jesus ros
e and followed him\, with his disciples. And behold\, a woman who had suffe
red from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the f
ringe of his garment\; for she said to herself\, "If I only touch his garme
nt\, I shall be made well." Jesus turned\, and seeing her he said\, "Take h
eart\, daughter\; your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman wa
s made well. And when Jesus came to the ruler's house\, and saw the flute p
layers\, and the crowd making a tumult\, he said\, "Depart\; for the girl i
s not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had b
een put outside\, he went in and took her by the hand\, and the girl arose.
And the report of this went through all that district.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/04/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Babylas the Holy Martyr\; Moses the Prophet & Godseer\; Hermione the M
artyr\, daughter of St. Philip the Deacon\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus o
f Coroucle in Cephallenia\; Anthimos the new ascetic\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:11-16\nBrethren\
, our mouth is open to you\, Corinthians\; our heart is wide. You are not r
estricted by us\, but you are restricted in your own affections. In return
-- I speak as to children -- widen your hearts also.\n\nDo not be mismated
with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and iniquity? Or
what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial
? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? What agreement has t
he temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God\, as G
od said.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:23-28\nAt that time\, there was in the s
ynagogue of the Jews a man with an unclean spirit\; and he cried out\, "Wha
t have you to do with us\, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are\, the Holy One of God." But Jesus rebuked him\, saying\,
"Be silent\, and come out of him!" And the unclean spirit\, convulsing him
and crying with a loud voice\, came out of him. And they were all amazed\,
so that they questioned among themselves\, saying\, "What is this? A new t
eaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits\, and they obe
y him." And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surroundi
ng region of Galilee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/26/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian\; Removal
of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his discip
les after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simo
n\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, L
ord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A seco
nd time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said t
o him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my
sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you lov
e me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you l
ove me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that
I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to
you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would
\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another wil
l gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to sh
ow by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "
Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus
loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord
\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to
Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my wi
ll that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, th
e word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die\; but J
esus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will tha
t he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who
is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and
we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things
which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the
world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 4:12-19\nNo man has ever
seen God\; if we love one another\, God abides in us and his love is perfe
cted in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us\, because he
has given us of his own Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Fathe
r has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus
is the Son of God\, God abides in him\, and he in God. So we know and beli
eve the love God has for us. God is love\, and he who abides in love abides
in God\, and God abides in him. In this is love perfected with us\, that w
e may have confidence for the day of judgment\, because as he is so are we
in this world. There is no fear in love\, but perfect love casts out fear.
For fear has to do with punishment\, and he who fears is not perfected in l
ove. We love\, because he first loved us.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-27\
; 21:24-25\nAt that time\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\,
and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. Wh
en Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he
said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disc
iple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to
his own home. This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\,
and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true.
But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of t
hem to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the b
ooks that would be written.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/02/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Habakkuk the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus\; Myrope
the Martyr of Chios\; Joannicos the Monk of Devich\; Porphyrios of Kavsokal
yvia\; Theophilos the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians 1:1-10\nPaul\, Silvanus\, an
d Timothy\,\n\nTo the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ:\n\nGrace to you and peace from God the Father and the L
ord Jesus Christ.\n\nWe are bound to give thanks to God always for you\, br
ethren\, as is fitting\, because your faith is growing abundantly\, and the
love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourse
lves boast of you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith i
n all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you are enduring.\n\nT
his is evidence of the righteous judgment of God\, that you may be made wor
thy of the kingdom of God\, for which you are suffering - since indeed God
deems it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you\, and to grant
rest with us to you who are afflicted\, when the Lord Jesus is revealed fr
om heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire\, inflicting vengeance upo
n those who do not know God and upon those who do not obey the gospel of ou
r Lord Jesus. They shall suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and e
xclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might\, wh
en he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints\, and to be marveled
at in all who have believed.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:27-44\nAt that time
\, there came to Jesus some Sadducees\, those who say that there is no resu
rrection\, and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses wrote
for us that if a man's brother dies\, having a wife but no children\, the m
an must take the wife and raise up children for his brother. Now there were
seven brothers\; the first took a wife\, and died without children\; and t
he second and the third took her\, and likewise all seven left no children
and died. Afterward the woman also died. In the resurrection\, therefore\,
whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife." And Jesus sai
d to them\, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage\; but tho
se who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection f
rom the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage\, for they cannot die
any more\, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God\, being son
s of the resurrection. But that the dead are raised\, even Moses showed\, i
n the passage about the bush\, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham a
nd the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Now he is not God of the dead\, b
ut of the living\; for all live to him." And some of the scribes answered\,
"Teacher\, you have spoken well." For they no longer dared to ask him any
question. But he said to them\, "How can they say that the Christ is David'
s son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms\, 'The Lord said to my
Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet.
' David thus calls him Lord\; so how is he his son?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/09/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Hannah the Rig
hteous\, mother of Samuel the Prophet\; Narses the Martyr of Persia\; The C
onsecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy
City of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by
a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born accordin
g to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an
allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing
children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; s
he corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her ch
ildren. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is
written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout
\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are ma
ny more than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a ves
sel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who ente
r may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest\, n
or anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take heed the
n how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and from him who h
as not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n\nThen his m
other and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach him for the c
rowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside
\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my brothers a
re those who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus\; Kallistos I\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Nicholas Cabasilas\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 3:19-24\nBrethren\, we know that wh
atever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law\, so that ever
y mouth may be stopped\, and the whole world may be held accountable to God
. For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law\, s
ince through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of G
od has been manifested apart from law\, although the law and the prophets b
ear witness to it\, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ
for all who believe. For there is no distinction\; since all have sinned an
d fall short of the glory of God\, they are justified by his grace as a gif
t\, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 7:1-8\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, that you be not judged. For with t
he judgment you pronounce you will be judged\, and the measure you give wil
l be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother'
s eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you s
ay to your brother\, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye\,' when there i
s the log in your own eye? You hypocrite\, first take the log out of your o
wn eye\, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brothe
r's eye. Do not give dogs what is holy\; and do not throw your pearls befor
e swine\, lest they trample them under foot and turn to attack you. Ask\, a
nd it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\, and it will be
opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who seeks finds\,
and to him who knocks it will be opened.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191007
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/06/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Luke\; The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas\; Eroteis th
e Martyr of Cappadocia\; Makarios the Righteous of Chios\n\nMatins Gospel R
eading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were going to a village n
amed Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each othe
r about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and dis
cussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their ey
es were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is this conv
ersation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood
still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are
you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have ha
ppened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "What things?" And they
said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in d
eed and word before God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and
rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified him. But w
e had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all thi
s\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of o
ur company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did no
t find his body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a visio
n of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us we
nt to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but him they did
not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to beli
eve all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ
should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with M
oses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures th
e things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to which t
hey were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained him\
, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far
spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them\, h
e took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And thei
r eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he vanished out of their s
ight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he
talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they
rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven
gathered together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has r
isen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened
on the road\, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10\nBreth
ren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to accept the grace of
God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you\
, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now is the acceptable t
ime\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's
way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\, but as servants of
God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance\, in afflic
tions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labor
s\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, th
e Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the power of God\; wit
h the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left\; in hon
or and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostor
s\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\, and beh
old we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always
rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having nothing\, and yet po
ssessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:11-16\nAt that time\, Jesus
went to a city called Nain\, and his disciples and a great crowd went with
him. As he drew near to the gate of the city\, behold\, a man who had died
was being carried out\, the only son of his mother\, and she was a widow\;
and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her\, h
e had compassion on her and said to her\, "Do not weep." And he came and to
uched the bier\, and the bearers stood still. And he said\, "Young man\, I
say to you\, arise." And the dead man sat up\, and began to speak. And he g
ave him to his mother. Fear seized them all\; and they glorified God\, sayi
ng\, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people
!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus\; Theodoretos
the Holy Martyr of Antioch\; Nonnita\, mother of Saint David\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:19-2:3\n"If you are willing and obedien
t\, you shall eat the good of the land\; but if you refuse and rebel\, you
shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."\n\n
How the faithful city has become a harlot\, she that was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her\, but now murderers. Your silver has become dr
oss\, your wine mixed with water. Your princes are rebels and companions o
f thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defe
nd the fatherless\, and the widow's cause does not come to them.\n\nTherefo
re the Lord says\, the Lord of hosts\, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah\, I w
ill vent my wrath on my enemies\, and avenge myself on my foes. I will tur
n my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove
all your alloy. And I will restore your judges as at the first\, and your
counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of
righteousness\, the faithful city."\n\nZion shall be redeemed by justice\,
and those in her who repent\, by righteousness. But rebels and sinners sh
all be destroyed together\, and those who forsake the Lord shall be consume
d. For you shall be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted\; and you s
hall blush for the gardens which you have chosen. For you shall be like an
oak whose leaf withers\, and like a garden without water. And the strong
shall become tow\, and his work a spark\, and both of them shall burn toget
her\, with none to quench them.\n\nThe word which Isaiah the son of Amoz sa
w concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days
that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the hig
hest of the mountains\, and shall be raised above the hills\; and all the n
ations shall flow to it\, and many peoples shall come\, and say: "Come\, l
et us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the God of Jacob\
; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For ou
t of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:14-23\n And God said\, "Let there be l
ights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night\;
and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years\, and let
them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth
." And it was so. And God made the two great lights\, the greater light t
o rule the day\, and the lesser light to rule the night\; he made the stars
also. And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon
the earth\, to rule over the day and over the night\, and to separate the
light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was even
ing and there was morning\, a fourth day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let the waters
bring forth swarms of living creatures\, and let birds fly above the earth
across the firmament of the heavens." So God created the great sea monste
rs and every living creature that moves\, with which the waters swarm\, acc
ording to their kinds\, and every winged bird according to its kind. And G
od saw that it was good. And God blessed them\, saying\, "Be fruitful and
multiply and fill the waters in the seas\, and let birds multiply on the ea
rth." And there was evening and there was morning\, a fifth day.\n\nOld Te
stament Reading: Proverbs 1:20-33\nWisdom cries aloud in the street\; in th
e markets she raises her voice\; on the top of the walls she cries out\; at
the entrance of the city gates she speaks: "How long\, O simple ones\, wi
ll you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge? \n\n Give heed to my reproof\; behold\, I will p
our out my thoughts to you\; I will make my words known to you.\n\n Becaus
e I have called and you refused to listen\, have stretched out my hand and
no one has heeded\, and you have ignored all my counsel and would have none
of my reproof\, I also will laugh at your calamity\; I will mock when pani
c strikes you\, when panic strikes you like a storm\, and your calamity com
es like a whirlwind\, when distress and anguish come upon you. \n\nThen the
y will call upon me\, but I will not answer\; they will seek me diligently
but will not find me.\n\n Because they hated knowledge and did not choose
the fear of the Lord\, would have none of my counsel\, and despised all my
reproof\, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with
their own devices.\n\n For the simple are killed by their turning away\,
and the complacence of fools destroys them\; but he who listens to me will
dwell secure and will be at ease\, without dread of evil."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/19/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Obadiah the Prophet\; Martyrs Barlaam of Caesarea and Heliodorus\; Ant
himos\, Thallalaeos\, Christopher\, Euphemia & her children\, the Martyrs\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to th
e Thessalonians 1:6-10\nBrethren\, you became imitators of us and of the Lo
rd\, for you received the word in much affliction\, with joy inspired by th
e Holy Spirit\; so that you became an example to all the believers in Maced
onia and in Achaia. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth fro
m you in Macedonia and Achaia\, but your faith in God has gone forth everyw
here\, so that we need not say anything. For they themselves report concern
ing us what a welcome we had among you\, and how you turned to God from ido
ls\, to serve a living and true God\, and to wait for his Son from heaven\,
whom he raised from the dead\, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to com
e.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:26-37\; 18:8\nThe Lord said\, "As it was in t
he days of Noah\, so will it be in the days of the Son of man. They ate\, t
hey drank\, they married\, they were given in marriage\, until the day when
Noah entered the ark\, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise
as it was in the days of Lot -- they ate\, they drank\, they bought\, they
sold\, they planted\, they built\, but on the day when Lot went out from S
odom fire and sulphur rained from heaven and destroyed them all -- so will
it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed. On that day\, let him who
is on the housetop\, with his goods in the house\, not come down to take t
hem away\; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back. Remember
Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it\, but whoever lose
s his life will preserve it. I tell you\, in that night there will be two i
n one bed\; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women g
rinding together\; one will be taken and the other left." And they said to
him\, "Where\, Lord?" He said to them\, "Where the body is\, there the eagl
es will be gathered together. Nevertheless\, when the Son of man comes\, wi
ll he find faith on earth?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the 70 Holy Apostles\; Our Righteous Father Theoctistus\, A
bbot of Cucomo in Sicily\; Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savio
ur Jesus Christ\; Zosimos the Monk and Athanasios the Notary\; Righteous Ap
ollinaria the Senator\; Martyrs Chrysanthos and Euphemia\; Righteous Euthym
ios the Younger\; New Martyr Onuphrios\; Righteous Euthymios of Vatopedi\;
Righteous John Scholarios\; Eustathios Archbishop of Serbia\; Nikephoros th
e Leper\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy
3:13-16\; 4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons gain a
good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which
is in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing these ins
tructions to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ought to
behave in the household of God\, which is the church of the living God\, th
e pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the myste
ry of our religion:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the
Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved on i
n the world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says that in
later times some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful sp
irits and doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose cons
ciences are seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods w
hich God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and
know the truth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to b
e rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated
by the word of God and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-6\nAt that t
ime\, John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea\, "Repent\
, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." For this is he who was spoken of b
y the prophet Isaiah when he said\, "The voice of one crying in the wildern
ess: prepare the way of the Lord\, make his paths straight." Now John wore
a garment of camel's hair\, and a leather girdle around his waist\; and his
food was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Ju
dea and all the region about the Jordan\, and they were baptized by him in
the river Jordan\, confessing their sins.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 12th Sunday of Luke\; Macarius the Great of Egypt\; Mark\, Bishop of E
phesus\; Arsenius of Corfu\; Makarios of Alexandria\; Makarios\, Hierodeaco
n of Kalogera\, Patmos\; Removal of the Honorable Relics of Saint Gregory t
he Theologian\; Branwallader\, Bishop of Jersey\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: J
ohn 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the
doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came
and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had s
aid this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were
glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you
. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said t
his\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If
you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins o
f any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the
Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him:
"We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands t
he print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and
place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his
disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors we
re shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with yo
u." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; an
d put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but b
elieving." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\,
"Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have n
ot seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence
of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these are writ
ten that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and th
at believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11\nBrethren\, when Christ who is our life app
ears\, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore
what is earthly in you: fornication\, impurity\, passion\, evil desire\, an
d covetousness\, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is
coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked\, when you
lived in them. But now put them all away: anger\, wrath\, malice\, slander\
, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another\, seeing that yo
u have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new na
ture\, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\, circumcised and uncircumcised\, barbar
ian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\, but Christ is all\, and in all.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Luke 17:12-19\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered a village\, he w
as met by ten lepers\, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices a
nd said: "Jesus\, Master\, have mercy on us." When he saw them he said to
them\, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were
cleansed. Then one of them\, when he saw that he was healed\, turned back
\, praising God with a loud voice\; and he fell on his face at Jesus's feet
\, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus: "Were not
ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give prai
se to God except this foreigner?" And he said to him: "Rise and go your way
\; your faith has made you well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, and O
nesimus\; Philothei the Righteous Martyr of Athens\; Niketas the Younger\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 3:21-24\
; 4:1-11\nBeloved\, if our hearts do not condemn us\, we have confidence be
fore God\; and we receive from him whatever we ask\, because we keep his co
mmandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment\, that we
should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another\, j
ust as he has commanded us. All who keep his commandments abide in him\, a
nd he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us\, by the Spirit wh
ich he has given us.\n\nBeloved\, do not believe every spirit\, but test th
e spirits to see whether they are of God\; for many false prophets have gon
e out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit whi
ch confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God\, and every
spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit of a
ntichrist\, of which you heard that it was coming\, and now it is in the wo
rld already. Little children\, you are of God\, and have overcome them\; f
or he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of th
e world\, therefore what they say is of the world\, and the world listens t
o them. We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us\, and he who is no
t of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and th
e spirit of error.\n\nBeloved\, let us love one another\; for love is of Go
d\, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love do
es not know God\; for God is love. In this the love of God was made manife
st among us\, that God sent his only Son into the world\, so that we might
live through him. In this is love\, not that we loved God but that he love
d us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. Beloved\, if God s
o loved us\, we also ought to love one another. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14
:43-72\; 15:1\nAt that time\, while Jesus was speaking to the disciples\, J
udas Iscariot came\, one of the twelve\, and with him a crowd with swords a
nd clubs\, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the
betrayer had given them a sign\, saying\, "The one I shall kiss is the man\
; seize him and lead him away under guard." And when he came\, he went up
to him at once\, and said\, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him. And they laid han
ds on him and seized him. But one of those who stood by drew his sword\, a
nd struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. And Jesus said
to them\, "Have you come out as against a robber\, with swords and clubs t
o capture me? Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching\, and yo
u did not seize me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled." And they all fo
rsook him\, and fled. And a young man followed him\, with nothing but a li
nen cloth about his body\; and they seized him\, but he left the linen clot
h and ran away naked. And they led Jesus to the high priest\; and all the
chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled. And Peter had
followed him at a distance\, right into the courtyard of the high priest\;
and he was sitting with the guards\, and warming himself at the fire. Now
the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to
put him to death\; but they found none. For many bore false witness agains
t him\, and their witness did not agree. And some stood up and bore false
witness against him\, saying\, "We heard him say\, 'I will destroy this tem
ple that is made with hands\, and in three days I will build another\, not
made with hands.'" Yet not even so did their testimony agree. And the hig
h priest stood up in the midst\, and asked Jesus\, "Have you no answer to m
ake? What is it that these men testify against you?" But he was silent an
d made no answer. Again the high priest asked him\, "Are you the Christ\,
the Son of the Blessed?" And Jesus said\, "I am\; and you will see the Son
of man seated at the right hand of Power\, and coming with the clouds of h
eaven." And the high priest tore his garments\, and said\, "Why do we stil
l need witnesses? You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?"
And they all condemned him as deserving death. And some began to spit on h
im\, and to cover his face\, and to strike him\, saying to him\, "Prophesy!
" And the guards received him with blows. And as Peter was below in the c
ourtyard\, one of the maids of the high priest came\; and seeing Peter warm
ing himself\, she looked at him\, and said\, "You also were with the Nazare
ne\, Jesus." But he denied it\, saying\, "I neither know nor understand wh
at you mean." And he went out into the gateway\, and the cock crowed. And
the maid saw him\, and began again to say to the bystanders\, "This man is
one of them." But again he denied it. And after a little while again the
bystanders said to Peter\, "Certainly you are one of them\; for you are a
Galilean." But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear\, "I do
not know this man of whom you speak." And immediately the cock crowed a se
cond time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him\, "Before the co
ck crows twice\, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept
. And as soon as it was morning the chief priests\, with the elders and sc
ribes\, and the whole council held a consultation\; and they bound Jesus an
d led him away and delivered him to Pilate.\n\n
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d Onesimus
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200521
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Wednesday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyr Thalleleus\; Mark the Her
mit\; Father Alexis\, Metropolitan of Moscow\; Lydia of Philippi\, Equal to
the Apostles\; John\, Joseph\, and Nikitas the Monks of Chios\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 13:13-24\nI
N THOSE DAYS\, Paul and his company set sail from Paphos\, and came to Perg
a in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem\; but they pas
sed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. And on the sabbath day th
ey went into the synagogue and sat down. After the reading of the law and t
he prophets\, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them\, saying\, "Brethren
\, if you have any word of exhortation for the people\, say it." So Paul st
ood up\, and motioning with his hand said: "Men of Israel\, and you that fe
ar God\, listen. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made t
he people great during their stay in the land of Egypt\, and with uplifted
arm he led them out of it. And for about forty years he bore with them in t
he wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaa
n\, he gave them their land as an inheritance\, for about four hundred and
fifty years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. T
hen they asked for a king\; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish\, a man
of the tribe of Benjamin\, for forty years. And when he had removed him\, h
e raised up David to be their king\; of whom he testified and said\, 'I hav
e found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart\, who will do all my
will.' Of this man's posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior\, Jesus\
, as he promised. Before his coming John had preached a baptism of repentan
ce to all the people of Israel." \n\nGospel Reading: John 6:5-14\nAt that t
ime\, Jesus\, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a multitude was coming to
him\, said to Philip\, "How are we to buy bread\, so that these people may
eat?" This he said to test him\, for he himself knew what he would do. Phi
lip answered him\, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each
of them to get a little." One of his disciples\, Andrew\, Simon Peter's br
other\, said to him\, "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and t
wo fish\; but what are they among so many?" Jesus said\, "Make the people s
it down." Now there was much grass in the place\; so the men sat down\, in
number about five thousand. Jesus then took the loaves\, and when he had gi
ven thanks\, he distributed them to those who were seated\; so also the fis
h\, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill\, he told hi
s disciples\, "Gather up the fragments left over\, that nothing may be lost
." So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from t
he five barley loaves\, left by those who had eaten. When the people saw th
e sign which he had done\, they said\, "This is indeed the prophet who is t
o come into the world!"\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200731
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical2305044d8405d840150564d66b353b07
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Silas\, Silvan\, Crescens\, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of th
e 70\; Julitta of Caesaria\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:35-4
1\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and pre
aching the word of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some days Pa
ul said to Barnabas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in every
city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And
Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best
not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and ha
d not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so t
hat they separated from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed
away to Cyprus\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by th
e brethren to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\
, strengthening the churches. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:24-28\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let him deny hi
mself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life
will lose it\, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For wha
t will it profit a man\, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?
Or what shall a man give in return for his life? For the Son of man is to
come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay ever
y man for what he has done. Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing
here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in his
kingdom."\n\n
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the 70
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200328
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UID:Ical238604bf20e8b50fed7a9077ca72e513
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Matrona of Thessalonica\; Paul\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nStrict
Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 29:13-23\n And the Lord said: "Becaus
e this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips\, whi
le their hearts are far from me\, and their fear of me is a commandment of
men learned by rote\; therefore\, behold\, I will again do marvelous things
with this people\, wonderful and marvelous\; and the wisdom of their wise
men shall perish\, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid
." Woe to those who hide deep from the LORD their counsel\, whose deeds ar
e in the dark\, and who say\, "Who sees us? Who knows us?" You turn things
upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay\; that the thing mad
e should say of its maker\, "He did not make me"\; or the thing formed say
of him who formed it\, "He has no understanding"? \n\n Is it not yet a ver
y little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field\, and th
e fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? In that day the deaf shall
hear the words of a book\, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of
the blind shall see. The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD\, and th
e poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless s
hall come to nought and the scoffer cease\, and all who watch to do evil sh
all be cut off\, who by a word make a man out to be an offender\, and lay a
snare for him who reproves in the gate\, and with an empty plea turn aside
him who is in the right. \n\n Therefore thus says the LORD\, who redeemed
Abraham\, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no more be ashamed\,
no more shall his face grow pale. For when he sees his children\, the wor
k of my hands\, in his midst\, they will sanctify my name\; they will sanct
ify the Holy One of Jacob\, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.\n\n
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 12:1-7\n Now the LORD said to Abram\, "Go fr
om your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I
will show you. And I will make of you a great nation\, and I will bless y
ou\, and make your name great\, so that you will be a blessing. I will ble
ss those who bless you\, and him who curses you I will curse\; and by you a
ll the families of the earth shall bless themselves." \n\n So Abram went\,
as the LORD had told him\; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five y
ears old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife\, and
Lot his brother's son\, and all their possessions which they had gathered\,
and the persons that they had gotten in Haran\; and they set forth to go t
o the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan\, Abram pass
ed through the land to the place at Shechem\, to the oak of Moreh. At that
time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram\, an
d said\, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built there an
altar to the LORD\, who had appeared to him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prov
erbs 14:15-26\nThe simple believes everything\, but the prudent looks where
he is going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil\, but a fool
throws off restraint and is careless. A man of quick temper acts foolishl
y\, but a man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire folly\, but the
prudent are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down before the good\, t
he wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor is disliked even by his
neighbor\, but the rich has many friends. He who despises his neighbor is
a sinner\, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. Do they not err that d
evise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness. In all to
il there is profit\, but mere talk tends only to want. The crown of the wi
se is their wisdom\, but folly is the garland of fools. A truthful witness
saves lives\, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. In the fear of the L
ORD one has strong confidence\, and his children will have a refuge.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200124
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Agathangelus the Mar
tyr\; Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Philippians 3:20-21\; 4:1-3\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is i
n heaven\, and from it we await a Savior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who will
change our lowly body to be like his glorious body\, by the power which en
ables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\,
whom I love and long for\, my joy and crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord\
, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord
. And I ask you also\, true yokefellow\, help these women\, for they have
labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the re
st of my fellow workers\, whose names are in the book of life. \n\nGospel R
eading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through the gr
ainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads o
f grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing what i
s not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you never read w
hat David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those who were
with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\,
and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but the
priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" And he sai
d to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so th
e Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogu
e\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him\, to
see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might accuse h
im. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here." And h
e said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to
save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around at the
m with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the man\, "
Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200611
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical24c83e57446d3ad3edbd2a668bdf43fe
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Wednesday after Pentecost\; Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs\; T
imothy\, Bishop of Proussa\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assos\; Th
eophanes & Pansemne of Antioch\; The Holy Martyrs of China\n\nFast Free\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:18-27\nBrethren\, the wr
ath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness o
f men who by their wickedness suppress the truth. For what can be known abo
ut God is plain to them\, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the
creation of the world his invisible nature\, namely\, his eternal power and
deity\, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So t
hey are without excuse\; for although they knew God they did not honor him
as God or give thanks to him\, but they became futile in their thinking and
their senseless minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise\, they became foo
ls\, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mort
al man or birds or animals or reptiles. Therefore God gave them up in the l
usts of their hearts to impurity\, to the dishonoring of their bodies among
themselves\, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and wors
hiped and served the creature rather than the Creator\, who is blessed for
ever! Amen. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Thei
r women exchanged natural relations for unnatural\, and the men likewise ga
ve up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one a
nother\, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own
persons the due penalty for their error.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:20-26
\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Unless your righteousness exceeds that
of the scribes and Pharisees\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
You have heard that it was said to the men of old\, 'You shall not kill\; a
nd whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that every
one who is angry with his brother without cause shall be liable to judgment
\; whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the council\, and whoever
says\, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offe
ring your gift at the altar\, and there remember that your brother has some
thing against you\, leave your gift there before the altar and go\; first b
e reconciled to your brother\, and then come and offer your gift. Make frie
nds quickly with your accuser\, while you are going with him to court\, les
t your accuser hand you over to the judge\, and the judge to the guard\, an
d you be put in prison\; truly\, I say to you\, you will never get out till
you have paid the last penny."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200419
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical24f4af6477fb22ea5020be48c77f3d37
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Saturday\; Holy Father John the Righteous\, disciple of St. Grego
ry of Decapolis\; Euthemios the Enlightener of Karelia\; Cosmas\, Bishop of
Calcydon\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Athanasia the Wonderworker of A
egina\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the nex
t day\, that is\, after the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the
Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that imp
ostor said\, while he was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise again
.' Therefore order the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, le
st his disciples go and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has rise
n from the dead\,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate
said to them\, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as y
ou can." So they went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone an
d setting a guard.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:3-
11\nBrethren\, all who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized i
nto His death. We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death\, s
o that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father\, we t
oo might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him in a
death like His\, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection l
ike His. We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the sinf
ul body might be destroyed\, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. Fo
r he who has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ\, we
believe that we shall also live with Him. For we know that Christ being ra
ised from the dead will never die again\; death no longer has dominion over
Him. The death He died He died to sin\, once for all\, but the life He li
ves He lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and a
live to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 28:1-20\nA
fter the sabbath\, toward the dawn of the first day of the week\, Mary Magd
alene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher. And behold\, there was
a great earthquake\; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and cam
e and rolled back the stone\, and sat upon it. His appearance was like ligh
tning\, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the guards tremb
led and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women\, "Do not be
afraid\; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here\;
for he has risen\, as he said. Come\, see the place where he lay. Then go
quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead\, and behold
\, he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him. Lo\, I have
told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy\,
and ran to tell his disciples. And behold\, Jesus met them and said\, "Hai
l!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesu
s said to them\, "Do not be afraid\; go and tell my brethren to go to Galil
ee\, and there they will see me."\n\nWhile they were going\, behold\, some
of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had tak
en place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel\, t
hey gave a sum of money to the soldiers and said\, "Tell people\, 'His disc
iples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.' And if this c
omes to the governor's ears\, we will satisfy him and keep you out of troub
le." So they took the money and did as they were directed\; and this story
has been spread among the Jews to this day.\n\nNow the eleven disciples wen
t to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when t
hey saw him they worshiped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said
to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go th
erefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of t
he Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the clos
e of the age. Amen."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200717
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical25724cba5d468fb088042bdc28ca96a7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis\; Julia the Virgin-martyr
of Carthage\; 1\,015 Martyrs in Pisidia\; Helier the Hermit\, Martyr of Je
rsey\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:18-23
\nBrethren\, let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that h
e is wise in this age\, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For
the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written\, "He catches
the wise in their craftiness\," and again\, "The Lord knows that the thoug
hts of the wise are futile." So let no one boast of men. For all things are
yours\, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or
the present or the future\, all are yours\; and you are Christ's\; and Chr
ist is God's.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:36-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus
went into the house\, his disciples came to him\, saying\, "Explain to us t
he parable of the weeds of the field." He answered\, "He who sows the good
seed is the Son of man\; the field is the world\, and the good seed means t
he sons of the kingdom\; the weeds are the sons of the evil one\, and the e
nemy who sowed them is the devil\; the harvest is the close of the age\, an
d the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fi
re\, so will it be at the close of the age. The Son of man will send his an
gels\, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all ev
ildoers\, and throw them into the furnace of fire\; there men will weep and
gnash their teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingd
om of their Father. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200701
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical2575803e249c248efee0f8ff7dbef392
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles\; Michael the New Martyr of Athens
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\nBre
thren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced t
o death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and t
o men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are
weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To
the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and ho
meless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless
\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we
have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring
of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish yo
u as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\,
you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus thro
ugh the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 9:36\, 10:1-8\nAt that time\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had co
mpassion for them\, because they were harassed and helpless\, like sheep wi
thout a shepherd. And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them a
uthority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every diseas
e and every infirmity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first\,
Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zeb
edee\, and John his brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew t
he tax collector\; James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\; Simon the Ca
nanaean. and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out
\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of th
e Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And
preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the si
ck\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received withou
t paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/07/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan\; Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia\; Ri
ghteous Father Gerasimus\, Ascetic of Euboia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:3-10\nBrethren\, grac
e to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ\, who gave
himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age\, according t
o the will of our God and Father\; to whom be the glory for ever and ever.
Amen. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you
in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel - not that there i
s another gospel\, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert t
he gospel of Christ. But even if we\, or an angel of heaven\, should preach
to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you\, let him be acc
ursed. As we have said before\, so now I say again\, If any one is preachin
g to you a gospel contrary to that which you received\, let him be accursed
. Am I now seeking the favor of men\, or of God? Or am I trying to please m
en? If I were still pleasing men\, I should not be a servant of Christ.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 13:19-29\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of
God is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his gard
en\; and it grew and became a tree\, and the birds of the air made nests in
its branches." And again he said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of
God? It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flo
ur\, till it was all leavened." He went on his way through towns and villag
es\, teaching\, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him\,
"Lord\, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Strive to
enter by the narrow door\; for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter and
will not be able. When once the householder has risen up and shut the door\
, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord
\, open to us.' He will answer you\, 'I do not know where you come from.' T
hen you will begin to say\, 'We ate and drank in your presence\, and you ta
ught in our streets.' But he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where y
ou come from\; depart from me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you wil
l weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and al
l the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men
will come from east and west\, and from north and south\, and sit at table
in the kingdom of God."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Prodigal Son\; Pamphilus the Martyr & his Companions\; F
lavianos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Romanos the Younger\n\nMatins Gosp
el Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and M
ary the mother of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might g
o and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went
to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\,
"Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looki
ng up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back\, for it was very large. A
nd entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dre
ssed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not
be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\
, he is not here\; see the place where they laid him. But go\, tell his di
sciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will s
ee him\, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for t
rembling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to any
one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to
the Corinthians 6:12-20\nBrethren\, "all things are lawful for me\," but n
ot all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me\," but I will not
be enslaved by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach f
or food" -- and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not m
eant for immorality\, but for the Lord\, and the Lord for the body. And Go
d raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know
that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members
of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know
that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For\,
as it is written\, "The two shall become one flesh." But he who is united
to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other si
n which a man commits is outside the body\; but the immoral man sins agains
t his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spi
rit within you\, which you have from God? You are not your own\; you were
bought with a price. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit which
belong to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 15:11-32\nThe Lord said this parabl
e: "There was a man who had two sons\; and the younger of them said to his
father\, 'Father\, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' An
d he divided his living between them. Not many days later\, the younger so
n gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country\, and there h
e squandered his property in loose living. And when he had spent everythin
g\, a great famine arose in that country\, and he began to be in want. So
he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country\, who sen
t him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his b
elly with the pods that the swine ate\; and no one gave him anything. But
when he came to himself he said\, 'How many of my father's hired servants h
ave bread enough and to spare\, but I perish here with hunger! I will aris
e and go to my father\, and I will say to him\, 'Father\, I have sinned aga
inst heaven and before you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your son\;
treat me as one of your hired servants.' And he arose and came to his fath
er. But while he was yet at a distance\, his father saw him and had compas
sion\, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him\,
'Father\, I have sinned against heaven and before you\; I am no longer wort
hy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants\, 'Bring qu
ickly the best robe\, and put it on him\; and put a ring on his hand\, and
shoes on his feet\; and bring the fatted calf and kill it\, and let us eat
and make merry\; for this my son was dead\, and is alive again\; he was los
t\, and is found.' And they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in
the field\; and as he came and drew near to the house\, he heard music and
dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. An
d he said to him\, 'Your brother has come\, and your father has killed the
fatted calf\, because he has received him safe and sound.' But he was angr
y and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him\, but he ans
wered his father\, 'Lo\, these many years I have served you\, and I never d
isobeyed your command\; yet you never gave me a kid\, that I might make mer
ry with my friends. But when this son of yours came\, who has devoured you
r living with harlots\, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said t
o him\, 'Son\, you are always with me\, and all that is mine is yours. It
was fitting to make merry and be glad\, for this your brother was dead\, an
d is alive\; he was lost\, and is found.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Monday after Pascha\; Methodius & Cyril\, Equal-to-the Apostles Il
luminators of the Slavs\; Renewal of Constantinople\; Hieromartyr Mocius\;
Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions\; Dioscoros the New Martyr\; Argyri
os the New-Martyr of Epanomi\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 10:1-
16\nIn those days\, at Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius\, a centuri
on of what was known as the Italian Cohort\, a devout man who feared God wi
th all his household\, gave alms liberally to the people\, and prayed const
antly to God. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an
angel of God coming in and saying to him\, "Cornelius." And he stared at h
im in terror\, and said\, "What is it\, Lord?" And he said to him\, "Your p
rayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. And now send m
en to Joppa\, and bring one Simon who is called Peter\; he is lodging with
Simon\, a tanner\, whose house is by the seaside." When the angel who spoke
to him had departed\, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier f
rom among those that waited on him\, and having related everything to them\
, he sent them to Joppa. The next day\, as they were on their journey and c
oming near the city\, Peter went up on the housetop to pray\, about the six
th hour. And he became hungry and desired something to eat\; but while they
were preparing it\, he fell into a trance and saw the heaven opened\, and
something descending\, like a great sheet\, let down by four corners upon t
he earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air
. And there came a voice to him\, "Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat." But Peter
said\, "No\, Lord\; for I have never eaten anything that is common or uncle
an." And the voice came to him again a second time\, "What God has cleansed
\, you must not call common." This happened three times\, and the thing was
taken up at once to heaven.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:56-69\nThe Lord said
to the Jews who had believed in him\, "He who eats my flesh and drinks my
blood abides in me\, and I in him. As the living Father sent me\, and I liv
e because of the Father\, so he who eats me will live because of me. This i
s the bread which came down from heaven\, not such as the fathers ate and d
ied\; he who eats this bread will live forever." This he said in the synago
gue\, as he taught at Capernaum.\n\nMany of his disciples\, when they heard
it\, said\, "This is a hard saying\; who can listen to it?" But Jesus\, kn
owing in himself that his disciples murmured at it\, said to them\, "Do you
take offense at this?" Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascendi
ng where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life\, the flesh is of
no avail\; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But the
re are some of you that do not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who
those were that did not believe\, and who it was that would betray him. And
he said\, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is
granted him by the Father."\n\nAfter this many of his disciples drew back a
nd no longer went about with him. Jesus said to the twelve\, "Do you also w
ish to go away?" Simon Peter answered him\, "Lord\, to whom shall we go? Yo
u have the words of eternal life\; and we have believed\, and have come to
know\, that you are Christ\, the Son of the living God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/13/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross\; The Consecration of the
Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre)\; Cornelius the Centurion
& Martyr\; Aristides the Philosopher\; Hierotheos the Righteous of Iveron
Monastery\, Mount Athos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:1-4\nHoly brethren\, who share in a
heavenly call\, consider Jesus\, the apostle and high priest of our confess
ion. He was faithful to him who appointed him\, just as Moses also was fait
hful in all God's house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more
glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house. (
For every house is built by some one\, but the builder of all things is God
.)\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:19-36\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took coun
sel against Jesus and said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothin
g\; look\, the world has gone after him."\n\nNow among those who went up to
worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was f
rom Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus."
Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus.
And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glori
fied. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the
earth and dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit.
He who loves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world wi
ll keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and
where I am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the F
ather will honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'F
ather\, save me from this hour?' No\, for this purpose I have come to this
hour. Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have
glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it
and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him.
" Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now i
s the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast ou
t\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to mysel
f." He said this to show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered hi
m\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can y
ou say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesu
s said to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you
have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the dark
ness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the
light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday of Souls\; The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Mar
tyrs in the Quarter of Eugenius\; Our Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Bara
datus\; Anthousa the Martyr & her 12 Servants\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not have you igno
rant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, that you may not grieve
as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and r
ose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring with him those who hav
e fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord\, that
we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall not p
recede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend fro
m heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's call\, and with the s
ound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; then
we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with the
Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:8-9\,25-27\,33-36\nThe Lord said\, "Take
heed that you are not led astray\; for many will come in my name\, saying\,
'I am he!' and\, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them. And when y
ou hear of wars and tumults\, do not be terrified\; for this must first tak
e place\, but the end will not be at once. And there will be signs in sun
and moon and stars\, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity a
t the roaring of the sea and the waves\, men fainting with fear and with fo
reboding of what is coming on the world\; for the powers of the heavens wil
l be shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will
not pass away. But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed do
wn with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of life\, and that day come u
pon you suddenly like a snare\; for it will come upon all who dwell upon th
e face of the whole earth. But watch at all times\, praying that you may h
ave strength to escape all these things that will take place\, and to stand
before the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus\; Luke of Mount Stirion\; Theopemptos
the Martyr & his Companions\; George the New Martyr of Crete\; Afterfeast
of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Richard\, King o
f Wessex\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesi
ans 4:17-25\nBrethren\, this I affirm and testify in the Lord\, that you mu
st no longer live as the Gentiles do\, in the futility of their minds\; the
y are darkened in their understanding\, alienated from the life of God beca
use of the ignorance that is in them\, due to their hardness of heart\; the
y have become callous and have given themselves up to licentiousness\, gree
dy to practice every kind of uncleanness. You did not so learn Christ! - as
suming that you have heard about him and were taught in him\, as the truth
is in Jesus. Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of
life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts\, and be renewed in the spirit
of your minds\, and put on the new nature\, created after the likeness of
God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore\, putting away falsehood\
, speak the truth.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:45-53\nAt that time\, Jesus ma
de his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side\, to
Bethsaida\, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of
them\, he went up on the mountain to pray. And when evening came\, the boat
was out on the sea\, and he was alone on the land. And he saw that they we
re making headway painfully\, for the wind was against them. And about the
fourth watch of the night he came to them\, walking on the sea. He meant to
pass by them\, but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it wa
s a ghost\, and cried out\; for they all saw him\, and were terrified. But
immediately he spoke to them and said\, "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fea
r." And he entered the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were ut
terly astounded\, for they did not understand about the loaves\, but their
hearts were hardened. And when they had crossed over\, they came to land at
Gennesaret.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191119
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/18/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra\; Holy Martyr Romanus\; Zaccheus the
Deacon\; Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia\; Martyr Romanos the Deac
on\; Anastasios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 1:1-5\nPaul\, Silvanus\, an
d Timothy\, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lo
rd Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for y
ou all\, constantly mentioning you in our prayers\, remembering before our
God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of ho
pe in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know\, brethren beloved by God\, that h
e has chosen you\; for our gospel came to you not only in word\, but also i
n power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind
of men we proved to be among you for your sake.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17
:20-25\nAt that time\, when Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingd
om of God was coming\, he answered them\, "The kingdom of God is not coming
with signs to be observed\; nor will they say\, 'Lo\, here it is!' or 'The
re!' for behold\, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." And he said t
o the disciples\, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of t
he days of the Son of man\, and you will not see it. And they will say to y
ou\, 'Lo\, there!' or 'Lo\, here!' Do not go\, do not follow them. For as t
he lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other\, so
will the Son of man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and
be rejected by this generation."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/08/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Holy Cross\; The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theo
tokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\; Sophronios\, Bishop of Iberia\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste
into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of
Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of M
ary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, a
nd blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the
mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your g
reeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed i
s she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to
her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of
his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bless
ed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his na
me." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her ho
me.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18\nBrethre
n\, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is
those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you t
o be circumcised\, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for th
e cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselve
s keep the law\, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glor
y in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ\, by which the world has been crucified to me\, and I to
the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything\, nor uncircumcisio
n\, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule\,
upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me\; for I bear on m
y body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your
spirit\, brethren. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:13-17\nThe Lord said\, "
No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son
of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderne
ss\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may
have eternal life.\n\n"For God so loved the world that he gave his only So
n\, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. F
or God sent the Son into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that th
e world might be saved through him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring\; Elizabeth the Wo
nderworker\; Savvas the General of Rome\; Nicholas the New-Martyr of Magnes
ia\; Mellitus\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: A
cts of the Apostles 3:1-8\nIn those days\, Peter and John were going up to
the temple at the hour of prayer\, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birt
h was being carried\, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which
is called Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple. Seeing Pet
er and John about to go into the temple\, he asked for alms. And Peter dire
cted his gaze at him\, with John\, and said\, "Look at us." And he fixed hi
s attention upon them\, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter
said\, "I have no silver and gold\, but I give you what I have\; in the na
me of Jesus Christ of Nazareth\, walk." And he took him by the right hand a
nd raised him up\; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. An
d leaping up he stood and walked and entered the temple with them\, walking
and leaping and praising God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:12-22\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus came to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his discip
les\; and there they stayed for a few days.\n\nThe Passover of the Jews was
at hand\, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who
were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the money-changers at their
business. And making a whip of cords\, he drove them all\, with the sheep a
nd oxen\, out of the temple\; and he poured out the coins of the money-chan
gers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons\,
"Take these things away\; you shall not make my Father's house a house of t
rade." His disciples remembered that it was written\, "Zeal for your house
will consume me." The Jews then said to him\, "What sign have you to show u
s for doing this?" Jesus answered them\, "Destroy this temple\, and in thre
e days I will raise it up." The Jews then said\, "It has taken forty-six ye
ars to build this temple\, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he
spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead
\, his disciples remembered that he had said this\; and they believed the s
cripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/10/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Luke\; Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\
, and Tertios\, Apostles of the 70\; Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia\; Hol
y Father Arsenius of Cappadocia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\
n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, being raised from th
e dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; a
nd he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\,
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of his
disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." T
hey said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boa
t\; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus st
ood on the beach\; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus
said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He
said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will
find some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, fo
r the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It i
s the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his cl
othes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the oth
er disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they we
re not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen they got
out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish lying on it\, and
bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caug
ht." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large f
ish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\,
the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now
none of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the L
ord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fi
sh. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples af
ter he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to t
he Galatians 2:16-20\nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not justified by wor
ks of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believed in
Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not by wor
ks of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But
if\, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves were found to
be sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build
up again those things which I tore down\, then I prove myself a transgress
or. For I through the law died to the law\, that I might live to God. I hav
e been crucified with Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, but Christ who
lives in me\; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the S
on of God\, who loved me and gave himself for me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1
0:25-37\nAt that time\, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test\, saying
\, "Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him\, "W
hat is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered\, "You shall l
ove the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and wi
th all your strength\, and with all your mind\; and your neighbor as yourse
lf." And he said to him\, "You have answered right\; do this\, and you will
live." \n\n But he\, desiring to justify himself\, said to Jesus\, "And wh
o is my neighbor?" Jesus replied\, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho\, and he fell among robbers\, who stripped him and beat him\, and d
eparted\, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that
road\; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a L
evite\, when he came to the place and saw him\, passed by on the other side
. But a Samaritan\, as he journeyed\, came to where he was\; and when he sa
w him\, he had compassion\, and went to him and bound up his wounds\, pouri
ng on oil and wine\; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an
inn\, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and g
ave them to the innkeeper\, saying\, 'Take care of him\; and whatever more
you spend\, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three\, do y
ou think\, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said\
, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him\, "Go and do lik
ewise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\; Elizabeth\, Mother of th
e Forerunner\; Panagiotis the New Martyr\; Athanasios Parios\n\nFast Day (F
ish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-25\, 57-68\, 76\, 80\nAt t
hat time\, Elizabeth\, the wife of Zacharias conceived\, and for five month
s hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he
looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men." Now the time came for E
lizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors a
nd kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, and they rej
oiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child\; a
nd they would have named him Zacharias after his father\, but his mother sa
id\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they said to her\, "None of yo
ur kindred is called by this name." And they made signs to his father\, inq
uiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet\, a
nd wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marveled. And immediately his m
outh was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. And fe
ar came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about thro
ugh all the hill country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid them up in
their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the
Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spiri
t\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he h
as visited and redeemed his people\, and you\, child\, will be called the p
rophet of the Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his wa
ys." And the child grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was in the wil
derness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14\; 14:1-4\nBrethren\, salvation is ne
arer to us now than when we first believed\; the night is far gone\, the da
y is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the ar
mor of light\; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day\, not in r
eveling and drunkenness\, not in debauchery and licentiousness\, not in qua
rreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no provi
sion for the flesh\, to gratify its desires.\n\nAs for the man who is weak
in faith\, welcome him\, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes
he may eat anything\, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him
who eats despise him who abstains\, and let not him who abstains pass judg
ment on him who eats\; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgm
ent on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands
or falls. And he will be upheld\, for God is able to make him stand. \n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 1:1-25\, 57-68\, 76-80\nInasmuch as many have undertake
n to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among u
s\, just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were
eyewitnesses and ministers of the word\, it seemed good to me also\, having
followed all things closely for some time past\, to write an orderly accou
nt for you\, most excellent Theophilos\, that you may know the truth concer
ning the things of which you have been informed. In the days of Herod\, kin
g of Judea\, there was a priest named Zacharias\, of the division of Abijah
\; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth
. And they were both righteous before God\, walking in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child\, because Eliz
abeth was barren\, and both were advanced in years. Now while he was servin
g as priest before God when his division was on duty\, according to the cus
tom of the priesthood\, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lo
rd and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were praying out
side at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zacharias was trou
bled when he saw him\, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him\,
"Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\, for your prayer is heard\, and your wife El
izabeth will bear you a son\, and you shall call his name John. And you wil
l have joy and gladness\, and many will rejoice at his birth\; for he will
be great before the Lord\, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink\, an
d he will be filled with the Holy Spirit\, even from his mother's womb. And
he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God\, and he wil
l go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of t
he fathers to the children\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just\
, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." And Zacharias said to the
angel\, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man\, and my wife is advanc
ed in years." And the angel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in th
e presence of God\; and I was sent to speak to you\, and to bring you this
good news. And behold\, you will be silent and unable to speak until the da
y that these things come to pass\, because you did not believe my words\, w
hich will be fulfilled in their time." And the people were waiting for Zach
arias\, and they wondered at his delay in the temple. And when he came out\
, he could not speak to them\, and they perceived that he had seen a vision
in the temple\; and he made signs to them and remained dumb. And when his
time of service was ended\, he went to his home. After these days his wife
Elizabeth conceived\, and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus
the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my
reproach among men." Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, and
she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord
had shown great mercy to her\, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eigh
th day they came to circumcise the child\; and they would have named him Za
charias after his father\, but his mother said\, "Not so\; he shall be call
ed John." And they said to her\, "None of your kindred is called by this na
me." And they made signs to his father\, inquiring what he would have him c
alled. And he asked for a writing tablet\, and wrote\, "His name is John."
And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue
loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors.
And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Jud
ea\; and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts\, saying\, "What t
hen will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him. And his fat
her Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\, "
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he has visited and redeemed his peo
ple. And you\, child\, will be called the prophet of the Most High\; for yo
u will go before the Lord to prepare his ways." And the child grew and beca
me strong in spirit\, and he was in the wilderness till the day of his mani
festation to Israel.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/31/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Cyprian
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage\; Gennadius Scholarus\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Aidan\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Eanswythe\, Abbess of Folk
estone\; Cuthburga the Queen\, Abbess of Wimborne\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regula
tions for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the o
uter one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the P
resence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a te
nt called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the a
rk of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golde
n urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of t
he covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy s
eat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations havi
ng thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, perfor
ming their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\,
and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for h
imself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\,
11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Mart
ha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat
at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted
with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care
that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." B
ut the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled
about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\
, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the
crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore yo
u\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are tho
se who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Peter of Blachernae\; New Martyr
Nicholas of Metsovos (1617)\; Nicholas the Mystic\, Patriarch of Constanti
nople\; Alexandros\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\; Brendan the Navigator\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11\nAbout that time\, Herod the kin
g laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James
the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Je
ws\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleave
ned Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivere
d him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passove
r to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest
prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe very night when Herod
was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bou
nd with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\
; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cel
l\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly
." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap you
r mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he d
id not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was s
eeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they
came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own a
ccord\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and immediatel
y the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure
that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and
from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8
:31-42\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had believed in him\, "If you continu
e in my word\, you are truly my disciples\, and you will know the truth\, a
nd the truth will make you free." They answered him\, "We are descendants o
f Abraham\, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you s
ay\, 'You will be made free'?"\n\nJesus answered them\, "Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does no
t continue in the house for ever\; the son continues for ever. So if the So
n makes you free\, you will be free indeed. I know that you are descendants
of Abraham\; yet you seek to kill me\, because my word finds no place in y
ou. I speak of what I have seen with my Father\, and you do what you have h
eard from your father."\n\nThey answered him\, "Abraham is our father." Jes
us said to them\, "If you were Abraham's children\, you would do what Abrah
am did\, but now you seek to kill me\, a man who has told you the truth whi
ch I heard from God\; this is not what Abraham did. You do what your father
did." They said to him\, "We were not born of fornication\; we have one Fa
ther\, even God." Jesus said to them\, "If God were your Father\, you would
love me\, for I proceeded and came forth from God\; I came not of my own a
ccord\, but he sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel\; Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery\; Holy
Martyr Golinduc\; Marcian the Martyr of Iconium\; Serapion the Martyr\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the m
essage declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience
received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a gre
at salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to
us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonde
rs and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed accordi
ng to his own will. For it was not to angels that God subjected the world t
o come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What
is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest
for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower than the angels\, tho
u hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everything in subjection
under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him\, he left n
othing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subj
ection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower tha
n the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of dea
th\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one. For it
was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing
many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect thr
ough suffering.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:10-23\,43\nAt that time\, the
disciples of Jesus came to him and said to him\, "Why do you speak to the
crowds in parables?" And he answered them\, "To you it has been given to kn
ow the secrets of the kingdom of heaven\, but to them it has not been given
. For to him who has will more be given\, and he will have abundance\; but
from him who has not\, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I s
peak to them in parables\, because seeing they do not see\, and hearing the
y do not hear\, nor do they understand. With them indeed is fulfilled the p
rophecy of Isaiah which says: 'You shall indeed hear but never understand\,
and you shall indeed see but never perceive. For this people's heart has g
rown dull\, and their ears are heavy of hearing\, and their eyes they have
closed\, lest they should perceive with their eyes\, and hear with their ea
rs\, and understand with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them.' But b
lessed are your eyes\, for they see\, and your ears\, for they hear. Truly\
, I say to you\, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see
\, and did not see it\, and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it.\n\
n"Hear then the parable of the sower. When any one hears the word of the ki
ngdom and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away wha
t is sown in his heart\; this is what was sown along the path. As for what
was sown on rocky ground\, this is he who hears the word and immediately re
ceives it with joy\; yet he has no root in himself\, but endures for a whil
e\, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word\, imm
ediately he falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is he who
hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke
the word\, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil\, t
his is he who hears the word and understands it\; he indeed bears fruit\, a
nd yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in another sixty\, and in another t
hirty. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/20/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Luke\; Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch\; Matrona th
e Righteous of Chios\; Gerasimus of Cephalonia\; Andronicus the Righteous M
artyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw t
hat the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to S
imon Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to
them\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where
they have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and the
y went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter
and reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cl
oths lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following
him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napk
in\, which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolle
d up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb f
irst\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not kno
w the scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went
back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Co
rinthians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly
\, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do
as he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God
loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing
in abundance\, so that you may always have enough of everything and may pr
ovide in abundance for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abr
oad\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who su
pplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your r
esources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enrich
ed in every way for great generosity\, which through us will produce thanks
giving to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39\nAt that time\, as Jesus arr
ived at the country of the Gadarenes\, there met him a man from the city wh
o had demons\; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a
house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus\, he cried out and fell down
before him\, and said with a loud voice\, "What have you to do with me\, Je
sus\, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you\, do not torment me." For he
had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time i
t had seized him\; he was kept under guard\, and bound with chains and fett
ers\, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.)
Jesus then asked him\, "What is your name?" And he said\, "Legion"\; for ma
ny demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to depar
t into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillsi
de\; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. Th
en the demons came out of the man and entered the swine\, and the herd rush
ed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen sa
w what happened\, they fled\, and told it in the city and in the country. T
hen people went out to see what had happened\, and they came to Jesus\, and
found the man from whom the demons had gone\, sitting at the feet of Jesus
\, clothed and in his right mind\; and they were afraid. And those who had
seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. The
n all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to d
epart from them\; for they were seized with great fear\; so he got into the
boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he mi
ght be with him\; but he sent him away\, saying\, "Return to your home\, an
d declare how much God has done for you." And he went away\, proclaiming th
roughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Friday after Pascha\; Jeremias the Prophet\; New Martyr Maria of F
ourna\, Mirabella in Crete\; Tamara (Tamar)\, Queen of Georgia\; Nikiforos
the Monk of Chios\; Synaxis of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy
Mountain\, Euthymius\, Ignatius\, and Acacius\; Asaph\, Bishop of Wales\n\n
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 5:
1-11\nIn those days\, a man named Ananias with his wife Sapphira sold a pie
ce of property\, and with his wife's knowledge he kept back some of the pro
ceeds\, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Pete
r said\, "Ananias\, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spir
it and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained uns
old\, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold\, was it not at you
r disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You
have not lied to men but to God." When Ananias heard these words\, he fell
down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. The young men
rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. After an interv
al of about three hours his wife came in\, not knowing what had happened. A
nd Peter said to her\, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." And
she said\, "Yes\, for so much." But Peter said to her\, "How is it that yo
u have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Hark\, the feet of
those that have buried your husband are at the door\, and they will carry y
ou out." Immediately she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men
came in they found her dead\, and they carried her out and buried her besi
de her husband. And great fear came upon the whole church\, and upon all wh
o heard of these things.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:30-47\; 6:1-2\nThe Lord
said to the Jews who came to him: "I can do nothing on my own authority\; a
s I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, because I seek not my own wi
ll but the will of the Father who sent me. If I bear witness to myself\, my
testimony is not true\; there is another who bears witness to me\, and I k
now that the testimony which he bears to me is true. You sent to John\, and
he has borne witness to the truth. Not that the testimony which I receive
is from man\; but I say this that you may be saved. He was a burning and sh
ining lamp\, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. But
the testimony which I have is greater than that of John\; for the works whi
ch the Father has granted me to accomplish\, these very works which I am do
ing\, bear me witness that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent
me has himself borne witness to me. His voice you have never heard\, his fo
rm you have never seen\; and you do not have his word abiding in you\, for
you do not believe him whom he has sent. You search the scriptures\, becaus
e you think that in them you have eternal life\; and it is they that bear w
itness to me\; yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. I do no
t receive glory from men. But I know that you have not the love of God with
in you. I have come in my Father's name\, and you do not receive me\; if an
other comes in his own name\, him you will receive. How can you believe\, w
ho receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from
the only God? Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father\; it is M
oses who accuses you\, on whom you set your hope. If you believed Moses\, y
ou would believe me\, for he wrote of me. But if you do not believe his wri
tings\, how will you believe my words?"\n\nAfter this Jesus went to the oth
er side of the Sea of Galilee\, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a multitu
de followed him\, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were
diseased.\n\n
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sts: Sophronius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Theodora the Righteous\; Pionios
the Presbyter\; George the New Wonderworker of Constantinople\; Trophimos
and Thallos the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:1
6-25\nBut the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God shows
himself holy in righteousness. Then shall the lambs graze as in their past
ure\, fatlings and kids shall feed among the ruins. Woe to those who draw
iniquity with cords of falsehood\, who draw sin as with cart ropes\, who sa
y: "Let him make haste\, let him speed his work that we may see it\; let th
e purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near\, and let it come\, that we m
ay know it!" Woe to those who call evil good and good evil\, who put darkn
ess for light and light for darkness\, who put bitter for sweet and sweet f
or bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes\, and shrewd in the
ir own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine\, and valiant m
en in mixing strong drink\, who acquit the guilty for a bribe\, and deprive
the innocent of his right! Therefore\, as the tongue of fire devours the
stubble\, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame\, so their root will be
as rottenness\, and their blossom go up like dust\; for they have rejected
the law of the LORD of hosts\, and have despised the word of the Holy One o
f Israel. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people\,
and he stretched out his hand against them and smote them\, and the mounta
ins quaked\; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets.
For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out sti
ll.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 4:16-26\n Then Cain went away from th
e presence of the LORD\, and dwelt in the land of Nod\, east of Eden. Cain
knew his wife\, and she conceived and bore Enoch\; and he built a city\, a
nd called the name of the city after the name of his son\, Enoch. To Enoch
was born Irad\; and Irad was the father of Mehujael\, and Mehujael the fat
her of Methushael\, and Methushael the father of Lamech. And Lamech took t
wo wives\; the name of the one was Adah\, and the name of the other Zillah.
Adah bore Jabal\; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have
cattle. His brother's name was Jubal\; he was the father of all those who
play the lyre and pipe. Zillah bore Tubalcain\; he was the forger of all i
nstruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. Lamech
said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah\, hear my voice\; you wives of Lamech\,
hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me\, a young man fo
r striking me. If Cain is avenged sevenfold\, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfo
ld." \n\n And Adam knew his wife again\, and she bore a son and called his
name Seth\, for she said\, "God has appointed for me another child instead
of Abel\, for Cain slew him." To Seth also a son was born\, and he called
his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.\
n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 5:15-6:3\nDrink water from your own cist
ern\, flowing water from your own well. Should your springs be scattered a
broad\, streams of water in the streets? Let them be for yourself alone\,
and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed\, and rejoice
in the wife of your youth\, a lovely hind\, a graceful doe. Let her affect
ion fill you at all times with delight\, be infatuated always with her love
. Why should you be infatuated\, my son\, with a loose woman and embrace t
he bosom of an adventuress? For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LO
RD\, and he watches all his paths. The iniquities of the wicked ensnare hi
m\, and he is caught in the toils of his sin. He dies for lack of discipli
ne\, and because of his great folly he is lost.\n\n My son\, if you have b
ecome surety for your neighbor\, have given your pledge for a stranger\; if
you are snared in the utterance of your lips\, caught in the words of your
mouth\; then do this\, my son\, and save yourself\, for you have come into
your neighbor's power: go\, hasten\, and importune your neighbor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/13/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council\; Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\
, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Pergamus\; Benjamin the Deacon\; Chryssi th
e New Martyr of Greece\; Florentios the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Meletios o
f Pegas\, Patriarch of Alexandria\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\n
At that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, stood in the midst of h
is disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled and
frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Wh
y are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my ha
nds and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has
not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this\, he sh
owed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\
, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They ga
ve him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n\nThe
n he said to them\, "These are my words which I spoke to you\, while I was
still with you\, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and t
he prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to
understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that
the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that
repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all n
ations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And b
ehold\, I send the promise of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city\, u
ntil you are clothed with power from on high."\n\nThen he led them out as f
ar as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed them. While he blesse
d them\, he parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they wor
shiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were conti
nually in the temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist
on these things\, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to
apply themselves to good deeds\; these are excellent and profitable to men
. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and quarrel
s over the law\, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is
factious\, after admonishing him once or twice\, have nothing more to do w
ith him\, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful\; he is self-c
ondemned.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your best to come
to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your
best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see that they la
ck nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds\, s
o as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who ar
e with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace
be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:5-15\nThe Lord said this
parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed\; and as he sowed\, some fell al
ong the path\, and was trodden under foot\, and the birds of the air devour
ed it. And some fell on the rock\; and as it grew up\, it withered away\, b
ecause it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns\; and the thorns grew
with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew\, and yielded
a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant\,
he said\, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of
God\; but for others they are in parables\, so that seeing they may not see
\, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed i
s the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard\; then
the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts\, that they may n
ot believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who\, when they
hear the word\, receive it with joy\; but these have no root\, they believ
e for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell amo
ng the thorns\, they are those who hear\, but as they go on their way they
are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life\, and their fruit
does not mature. And as for that in the good soil\, they are those who\, he
aring the word\, hold it fast in an honest and good heart\, and bring forth
fruit with patience." As he said these things\, he cried out "He who has e
ars to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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sts: 3rd Monday after Pascha\; Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus\; Hilary th
e Wonderworker\; Euthemios\, Bishop of Madytos\; Athanasios\, Bishop of Cor
inth\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\nIn th
ose days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great wonders and signs
among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the F
reedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians
\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed with Stephen. Bu
t they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. T
hen they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard him speak blas
phemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up the people and th
e elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized him and brough
t him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who said\, "This man
never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law\; for we ha
ve heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place\, and
will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing at him\, a
ll who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.\
n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and
fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham\, when
he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depar
t from your land and from your kindred and go into the land which I will sh
ow you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Har
an. And after his father died\, God removed him from there into this land i
n which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance in it\, not eve
n a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in possession and to his
posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it was Solomon who b
uilt a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with
hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and earth my footstool
. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what is the place o
f my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You stiff-necked peo
ple\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist the Holy Spirit.
As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did not your fathers
persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of th
e Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\, you who receive
d the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNow when they hea
rd these things they were enraged\, and they ground their teeth against him
. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of
God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he said\, "Behold\
, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at the right hand
of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and ru
shed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him\;
and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man name
d Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receiv
e my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do no
t hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, he fell asleep.\
n\nGospel Reading: John 4:46-54\nAt that time\, there was an official whose
son was ill. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee\, he
went and begged him to come down and heal his son\, for he was at the point
of death. Jesus therefore said to him\, "Unless you see signs and wonders
you will not believe." The official said to him\, "Sir\, come down before m
y child dies." Jesus said to him\, "Go\; your son will live." The man belie
ved the word that Jesus spoke to him and went his way. As he was going down
\, his servants met him and told him that his son was living. So he asked t
hem the hour when he began to mend\, and they said to him\, "Yesterday at t
he seventh hour the fever left him." The father knew that was the hour when
Jesus had said to him\, "Your son will live"\; and he himself believed\, a
nd all his household. This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he h
ad come from Judea to Galilee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\;
Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch\; Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola\;
Euthymios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Christos the New Martyr of Prevez
is\; Oswald the Martyr\, King of Northumbria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Peter's First Universal Letter 1:1-25\; 2:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle
of Jesus Christ\, to the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\, Ca
ppadocia\, Asia\, and Bithynia\, chosen and destined by God the Father and
sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling w
ith his blood:\n\nMay grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been bo
rn anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead\, and to an inheritance which is imperishable\, undefiled\, and unfadi
ng\, kept in heaven for you\, who by God's power are guarded through faith
for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice\
, though now for a little while you may have to suffer various trials\, so
that the genuineness of your faith\, more precious than gold which though p
erishable is tested by fire\, may redound to praise and glory and honor at
the revelation of Jesus Christ. Without having known him you love him\; tho
ugh you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable
and exalted joy. As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of y
our souls.\n\nThe prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours
searched and inquired about this salvation\; they inquired what person or
time was indicated by the Spirit of Christ within them when predicting the
sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that
they were serving not themselves but you\, in the things which have now be
en announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the
Holy Spirit sent from heaven\, things into which angels long to look.\n\nTh
erefore gird up your minds\, be sober\, set your hope fully upon the grace
that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient childr
en\, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance\, but as
he who called you is holy\, be holy yourselves in all your conduct\; since
it is written\, "You shall be holy\, for I am holy." And if you invoke as F
ather him who judges each one impartially according to his deeds\, conduct
yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile. You know that you w
ere ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers\, not with pe
rishable things such as silver or gold\, but with the precious blood of Chr
ist\, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was destined before t
he foundation of the world but was made manifest at the end of the times fo
r your sake. Through him you have confidence in God\, who raised him from t
he dead and gave him glory\, so that your faith and hope are in God.\n\nHav
ing purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere love o
f the brethren\, love one another earnestly from the heart. You have been b
orn anew\, not of perishable seed but of imperishable\, through the living
and abiding word of God\; for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory li
ke the flower of grass. The grass withers\, and the flower falls\, but the
word of the Lord abides for ever." That word is the good news which was pre
ached to you.\n\nSo put away all malice and all guile and insincerity and e
nvy and all slander. Like newborn babes\, long for the pure spiritual milk\
, that by it you may grow up to salvation\; for you have tasted the kindnes
s of the Lord.\n\nCome to him\, to that living stone\, rejected by men but
in God's sight chosen and precious\; and like living stones be yourselves b
uilt into a spiritual house\
, to be a holy priesthood\, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ.
 For it stands in scripture: âBeho
ld\, I am laying in Zion a stone\, a cornerstone chosen and precious\, and
he who believes in him will not be put to shame.â To you therefore who be
lieve\, he is precious\, but for those who do not believe\, âThe very sto
ne which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\,â and â
A stone that will make men stumble\, a rock that will make them fallâ\;
for they stumble because they disobey the word\, as they were destined to
do. But you are a chosen rac
e\, a royal priesthood\, a holy nation\, Godâs own people\, that you may
declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light. On
ce you were no people but now you are Godâs people\; once you had not rec
eived mercy but now you have received mercy.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 20:1-16\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a
householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vine
yard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day\, he sent them
into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standin
g idle in the marketplace\; and to them he said\, 'You go into the vineyard
too\, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. Going out agai
n about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he did the same. And about the
eleventh hour he went out and found others standing\; and he said to them\,
'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They said to him\, 'Because no one h
as hired us.' He said to them\, 'You go into the vineyard too.' And when ev
ening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward\, 'Call the labo
rers and pay them their wages\, beginning with the last\, up to the first.'
And when those hired about the eleventh hour came\, each of them received
a denarius. Now when the first came\, they thought they would receive more\
; but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumb
led at the householder\, saying\, 'These last worked only one hour\, and yo
u have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the s
corching heat.' But he replied to one of them\, 'Friend\, I am doing you no
wrong\; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you
\, and go\; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. Am I not allowe
d to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or is your eye evil because
I am good?' So the last will be first\, and the first last. For many are ca
lled\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza\; The Holy Great Martyr Photine\, the Sama
ritan Women\; Holy Martyr Theocletus\; John Claphas the new Martyr\n\nFast
Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nOld Testament Reading: Joel 3:12-2
1\nLet the nations bestir themselves\, and come up to the valley of Jehosh'
aphat\; for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.\n\nPut i
n the sickle\, for the harvest is ripe. Go in\, tread\, for the wine press
is full. The vats overflow\, for their wickedness is great.\n\nMultitudes
\, multitudes\, in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon are darkened\, and the st
ars withdraw their shining.\n\nAnd the Lord roars from Zion\, and utters hi
s voice from Jerusalem\, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord
is a refuge to his people\, a stronghold to the people of Israel.\n\n"So y
ou shall know that I am the Lord your God\, who dwell in Zion\, my holy mou
ntain. And Jerusalem shall be holy and strangers shall never again pass th
rough it.\n\n"And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine\, and the
hills shall flow with milk\, and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow w
ith water\; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and
water the valley of Shittim.\n\n"Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a
desolate wilderness\, for the violence done to the people of Judah\, becau
se they have shed innocent blood in their land. But Judah shall be inhabit
ed for ever\, and Jerusalem to all generations. I will avenge their blood\
, and I will not clear the guilty\, for the Lord dwells in Zion." \n\nOld T
estament Reading: Joel 2:12-26\n"Yet even now\," says the Lord\, "return to
me with all your heart\, with fasting\, with weeping\, and with mourning\;
and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return to the Lord\, your Go
d\, for he is gracious and merciful\, slow to anger\, and abounding in stea
dfast love\, and repents of evil. Who knows whether he will not turn and r
epent\, and leave a blessing behind him\, a cereal offering and a drink off
ering for the Lord\, your God?\n\nBlow the trumpet in Zion\; sanctify a fas
t\; call a solemn assembly\; gather the people. Sanctify the congregation\
; assemble the elders\; gather the children\, even nursing infants. Let th
e bridegroom leave his room\, and the bride her chamber.\n\nBetween the ves
tibule and the altar let the priests\, the ministers of the Lord\, weep and
say\, "Spare thy people\, O Lord\, and make not thy heritage a reproach\,
a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples\, 'Where
is their God?'"\n\nThen the Lord became jealous for his land\, and had pit
y on his people. The Lord answered and said to his people\, "Behold\, I am
sending to you grain\, wine\, and oil\, and you will be satisfied\; and I
will no more make you a reproach among the nations.\n\n"I will remove the n
ortherner far from you\, and drive him into a parched and desolate land\, h
is front into the eastern sea\, and his rear into the western sea\; the ste
nch and foul smell of him will rise\, for he has done great things.\n\n"Fea
r not\, O land\; be glad and rejoice\, for the Lord has done great things!
Fear not\, you beasts of the field\, for the pastures of the wilderness ar
e green\; the tree bears its fruit\, the fig tree and vine give their full
yield.\n\n"Be glad\, O sons of Zion\, and rejoice in the Lord\, your God\;
for he has given the early rain for your vindication\, he has poured down f
or you abundant rain\, the early and the latter rain\, as before.\n\n"The t
hreshing floors shall be full of grain\, the vats shall overflow with wine
and oil. I will restore to you the years which the swarming locust has eat
en\, the hopper\, the destroyer\, and the cutter\, my great army\, which I
sent among you.\n\n"You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied\, and praise t
he name of the Lord your God\, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my p
eople shall never again be put to shame."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Cantania\; Our Holy Father Niph
onus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracl
e in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716\; Afterfeast of the Transfi
guration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Blane\, Bishop of Bute\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15
:29-38\nBrethren\, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the d
ead? If the dead are not raised at all\, why are people baptized on their b
ehalf? Why am I in peril every hour? I protest\, brethren\, by my pride in
you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord\, I die every day! What do I gain
if\, humanly speaking\, I fought with beasts at Ephesos? If the dead are n
ot raised\, "Let us eat and drink\, for tomorrow we die." Do not be deceive
d: "Bad company ruins good morals." Come to your right mind\, and sin no mo
re. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. But some o
ne will ask\, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come
?" You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And
what you sow is not the body which is to be\, but a bare kernel\, perhaps o
f wheat or some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen\, and
to each kind of seed its own body.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:23-27\nAt
that time\, when Jesus entered the temple\, the chief priests and the elde
rs of the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By what au
thority are you doing these things\, and who gave you this authority?" Jesu
s answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and if you tell me the
answer\, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. The
baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argued
with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why t
hen did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are afraid of
the multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet." So they answered Je
sus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by w
hat authority I do these things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/03/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dionysios the Areopagite\; John the Chozebite\, Bishop of Caesaria\; R
usticus and Eleutherios the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostle
s 17:16-34\nIn those days\, while Paul was waiting for them in Athens\, his
spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.
So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons\, and in
the market place every day with those who chanced to be there. Some also o
f the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said\, "What would
this babbler say?" Others said\, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign div
inities" - because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. And they took ho
ld of him and brought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "May we know what thi
s new teaching is which you present? For you bring some strange things to o
ur ears\; we wish to know therefore what these things mean." Now all the At
henians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing exce
pt telling or hearing something new. So Paul\, standing in the middle of th
e Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in every way you are v
ery religious. For as I passed along\, and observed the objects of your wor
ship\, I found also an altar with this inscription\, 'To an unknown god.' W
hat therefore you worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to you. The God who
made the world and everything in it\, being Lord of heaven and earth\, does
not live in shrines made by man\, nor is he served by human hands\, as tho
ugh he needed anything\, since he himself gives to all men life and breath
and everything. And he made from one every nation of men to live on all the
face of the earth\, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries
of their habitation\, that they should seek God\, in the hope that they mig
ht feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us\, for
'In him we live and move and have our being'\; as even some of your poets
have said\, 'For we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspring\,
we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold\, or silver\, or stone\,
a representation by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance
God overlooked\, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent\, becaus
e he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a
man whom he has appointed\, and of this he has given assurance to all men
by raising him from the dead." Now when they heard of the resurrection of t
he dead\, some mocked\; but others said\, "We will hear you again about thi
s." So Paul went out from among them. But some men joined him and believed\
, among them Dionysios the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others
with them.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\, the report conce
rning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding count
ry. The disciples of John told him of all these things. And John\, calling
to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying\, "Are you he
who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when the men had come t
o him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, saying\, 'Are yo
u he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In that hour he cured
many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many that were blin
d he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell John what you have
seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame walk\, lepers are
cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the poor have good
news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."\n\nW
hen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak to the crowds conce
rning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shak
en by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clot
hing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in
kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell yo
u\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I
send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you
.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater than John\; yet h
e who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." When they heard t
his all the people and the tax collectors justified God\, having been bapti
zed with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected t
he purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptized by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/07/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria\; Polychronios the Martyr
\; Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon\; John the Hermit of Crete\;
Jonah of Manchuria\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
1:22-23\; 2:1-3\nBrethren\, God has put all things under his son's feet and
has made him the head over all things for the church\, which is his body\,
the fulness of him who fills all in all. And you he made alive\, when you
were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once walked\, follow
ing the course of this world\, following the prince of the power of the air
\, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. Among these
we all once lived in the passions of our flesh\, following the desires of b
ody and mind\, and so we were by nature children of wrath\, like the rest o
f mankind.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that time\, one of the Phari
sees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into the Pharisee's house\,
and took his place at table. And behold\, a woman of the city\, who was a s
inner\, when she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house\, bro
ught an alabaster flask of ointment\, and standing behind him at his feet\,
weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her tears\, and wiped them with t
he hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointed them with the oint
ment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it\, he said to himself
\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have known who and what sort of w
oman this is who is touching him\, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answerin
g said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to say to you." And he answered\,
"What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two debtors\; one owed fiv
e hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When they could not pay\, he forga
ve them both. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered\, "The
one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And he said to him\, "You have
judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon\, "Do you s
ee this woman? I entered your house\, you gave me no water for my feet\, bu
t she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave
me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my fee
t. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but she has anointed my feet with
ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, which are many\, are forgiven\,
for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven little\, loves little." And he
said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who were at table with
him began to say among themselves\, "Who is this\, who even forgives sins?"
And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\, Rufus\, Asyncritu
s\, Phlegon\, and Hermes\; Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves\; Celestine
\, Pope of Rome\; The Holy New Martyr John the Ship-Builder who was martyre
d in Kos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 58:1-11\nThus says
the LORD: "Cry aloud\, spare not\, lift up your voice like a trumpet\; dec
lare to my people their transgression\, to the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek me daily\, and delight to know my ways\, as if they were a na
tion that did righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God\
; they ask of me righteous judgments\, they delight to draw near to God. '
Why have we fasted\, and thou seest it not? Why have we humbled ourselves\,
and thou takest no knowledge of it?' Behold\, in the day of your fast you
seek your own pleasure\, and oppress all your workers. Behold\, you fast o
nly to quarrel and to fight and to hit with wicked fist. Fasting like yours
this day will not make your voice to be heard on high. Is such the fast t
hat I choose\, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it to bow down his hea
d like a rush\, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call
this a fast\, and a day acceptable to the LORD? \n\n "Is not this the fast
that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness\, to undo the thongs of th
e yoke\, to let the oppressed go free\, and to break every yoke? Is it not
to share your bread with the hungry\, and bring the homeless poor into you
r house\; when you see the naked\, to cover him\, and not to hide yourself
from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn\, and
your healing shall spring up speedily\; your righteousness shall go before
you\, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call
\, and the LORD will answer\; you shall cry\, and he will say\, "Here I am.
" \n\n "If you take away from the midst of you the yoke\, the pointing of t
he finger\, and speaking wickedness\, if you pour yourself out for the hung
ry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted\, then shall your light rise in
the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide you
continually\, and satisfy your desire with good things\, and make your bon
es strong\; and you shall be like a watered garden\, like a spring of water
\, whose waters fail not.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 43:26-31\; 45:1
-16\n When Joseph came home\, they brought into the house to him the presen
t which they had with them\, and bowed down to him to the ground. And he i
nquired about their welfare\, and said\, "Is your father well\, the old man
of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" They said\, "Your servant our fath
er is well\, he is still alive." And they bowed their heads and made obeisa
nce. And he lifted up his eyes\, and saw his brother Benjamin\, his mother
's son\, and said\, "Is this your youngest brother\, of whom you spoke to m
e? God be gracious to you\, my son!" Then Joseph made haste\, for his hear
t yearned for his brother\, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered h
is chamber and wept there. Then he washed his face and came out\; and cont
rolling himself he said\, "Let food be served." \n\n (Chapter 45:1-16) Then
Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him\; and h
e cried\, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when J
oseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud\, so that the
Egyptians heard it\, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph sai
d to his brothers\, "I am Joseph\; is my father still alive?" But his broth
ers could not answer him\, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Jose
ph said to his brothers\, "Come near to me\, I pray you." And they came nea
r. And he said\, "I am your brother\, Joseph\, whom you sold into Egypt. A
nd now do not be distressed\, or angry with yourselves\, because you sold m
e here\; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has b
een in the land these two years\; and there are yet five years in which the
re will be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to pres
erve for you a remnant on earth\, and to keep alive for you many survivors.
So it was not you who sent me here\, but God\; and he has made me a fathe
r to Pharaoh\, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egy
pt. Make haste and go up to my father and say to him\, 'Thus says your son
Joseph\, God has made me lord of all Egypt\; come down to me\, do not tarr
y\; you shall dwell in the land of Goshen\, and you shall be near me\, you
and your children and your children's children\, and your flocks\, your her
ds\, and all that you have\; and there I will provide for you\, for there a
re yet five years of famine to come\; lest you and your household\, and all
that you have\, come to poverty.' And now your eyes see\, and the eyes of
my brother Benjamin see\, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. You mus
t tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt\, and of all that you have see
n. Make haste and bring my father down here." Then he fell upon his brothe
r Benjamin's neck and wept\; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. And he kisse
d all his brothers and wept upon them\; and after that his brothers talked
with him. When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house\, "Joseph's brother
s have come\," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.\n\nOld Testament R
eading: Proverbs 21:23-22:4\nHe who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps hi
mself out of trouble. "Scoffer" is the name of the proud\, haughty man who
acts with arrogant pride. The desire of the sluggard kills him for his ha
nds refuse to labor. All day long the wicked covets\, but the righteous gi
ves and does not hold back. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination\
; how much more when he brings it with evil intent. A false witness will p
erish\, but the word of a man who hears will endure. A wicked man puts on
a bold face\, but an upright man considers his ways. No wisdom\, no unders
tanding\, no counsel\, can avail against the LORD. The horse is made ready
for the day of battle\, but the victory belongs to the LORD. A good name
is to be chosen rather than great riches\, and favor is better than silver
or gold. The rich and the poor meet together\; the LORD is the maker of th
em all. A prudent man sees danger and hides himself\; but the simple go on
\, and suffer for it. The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is rich
es and honor and life.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Basil the Great\, A
rchbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia\; Gregory\, Bishop of Nanzianzos\, Fath
er of Gregory the Theologian\; Peter the New Martyr of the Peloponnesos\; T
heodotos the Martyr\; Righteous Theodosios of Triglia\; Emmelia\, Mother of
Basil the Great\, Gregory of Nyssa\, Makrina\, and Peter of Sebaste\; Tele
machos the Martyr\; Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ruspe\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "
Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the d
oor but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but h
e who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeepe
r opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\
, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will
not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice o
f strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understan
d what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\
, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thi
eves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any
one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastu
re."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:8-12\nBRETHR
EN\, see to it that no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty dece
it\, according to human tradition\, according to the elemental spirits of t
he universe\, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of
deity dwells bodily\, and you have come to fulness of life in him\, who is
the head of all rule and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a
circumcision made without hands\, by putting off the body of flesh in the
circumcision of Christ\; and you were buried with him in baptism\, in which
you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God\, who ra
ised him from the dead.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:20-21\, 40-52\nAt that ti
me\, the shepherds returned\, glorifying and praising God for all they had
heard and seen\, as it had been told them. And at the end of eight days\, w
hen he was circumcised\, he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel
before he was conceived in the womb. And the child grew and became strong\,
filled with wisdom\; and the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents we
nt to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. And when he was tw
elve years old\, they went up according to custom\; and when the feast was
ended\, as they were returning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
His parents did not know it\, but supposing him to be in the company they w
ent a day's journey\, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaint
ances\; and when they did not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeki
ng him. After three days\, they found him in the temple\, sitting among the
teachers\, listening to them and asking them questions\; and all who heard
him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw hi
m they were astonished\; and his mother said to him\, "Son\, why have you t
reated us so? Behold\, your father and I have been looking for you anxiousl
y." And he said to them\, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know t
hat I must be in my Father's house?" And they did not understand the saying
which he spoke to them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\,
and was obedient to them\; and his mother kept all these things in her hear
t. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and
man.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eusebius\, Bishop of Samosata\; Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas o
f Philadelphia\; Anastasia the Serbian\; Alban the Protomartyr of Britain\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Roma
ns 7:1-14\nBrethren\, I am speaking to those who know the law. Do you not k
now that the law is binding on a person only during his life? Thus a marrie
d woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives\; but if her hus
band dies she is discharged from the law concerning the husband. Accordingl
y\, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while he
r husband is alive. But if her husband dies she is free from that law\, and
if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.\n\nLikewise\, my bret
hren\, you have died to the law through the body of Christ\, so that you ma
y belong to another\, to him who has been raised from the dead in order tha
t we may bear fruit for God. While we were living in the flesh\, our sinful
passions\, aroused by the law\, were at work in our members to bear fruit
for death. But now we are discharged from the law\, dead to that which held
us captive\, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the ne
w life of the Spirit.\n\nWhat then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no
means! Yet\, if it had not been for the law\, I should not have known sin.
I should not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said\, "You
shall not covet." But sin\, finding opportunity in the commandment\, wroug
ht in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law sin lies dead. I was
once alive apart from the law\, but when the commandment came\, sin revive
d and I died\; the very commandment which promised life proved to be death
to me. For sin\, finding opportunity in the commandment\, deceived me and b
y it killed me. So the law is holy\, and the commandment is holy and just a
nd good.\n\nDid that which is good\, then\, bring death to me? By no means!
It was sin\, working death in me through what is good\, in order that sin
might be shown to be sin\, and through the commandment might become sinful
beyond measure.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36-38\; 10:1-8\nAt that time\,
when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were
harassed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his
disciples\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray th
erefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."\n\n
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over uncl
ean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirm
ity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is cal
led Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John hi
s brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\;
James the son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos called Thaddaios\; Simon the Cana
naean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\
, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the
Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And p
reach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sic
k\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without
paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trypho the Martyr\; Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savi
or in the Temple\; Timothy the Confessor\; Perpetua & her Companions\; Brid
get of Ireland\; Our Holy Father Basil\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Anast
asios the New Martyr of Navplion\; The Four Martyrs Andrianus\, Polyeuktos\
, Plato and George who contested in Megara\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Romans 8:28-39\nBrethren\, we know that everything works for g
ood with those who love God\, who are called according to his purpose. For
those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of
his Son\, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. A
nd those whom he predestined he also called\; and those whom he called he a
lso justified\; and those whom he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then
shall we say to this? If God is for us\, who is against us? He who did n
ot spare his own Son but gave him up for us all\, will he not also give us
all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It i
s God who justifies\; who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, y
es\, who was raised from the dead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who i
ndeed intercedes for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Sh
all tribulation\, or distress\, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\,
or peril\, or sword? As it is written\, "For thy sake we are being killed
all the day long\; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in a
ll these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For
I am sure that neither death\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\,
nor things present\, nor things to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor de
pth\, nor anything else in all creation\, will be able to separate us from
the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I have given you authority to t
read upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; an
d nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the sp
irits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heave
n." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank yo
u\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things f
rom the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\,
for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\; Therapon
the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Memory of the Finding of the Holy Icon
of Saint Demetrios the Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer in Syria\; Aldhelm\
, Bishop of Sherborne\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\
, the report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the
surrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all these things. A
nd John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, say
ing\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when
the men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\
, saying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In
that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on m
any that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell
John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame
walk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\,
the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no of
fense at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak t
o the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to b
ehold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man cl
othed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and liv
e in luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophe
t? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is wri
tten\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare y
our way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater
than John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God\,
having been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the
lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptiz
ed by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians
4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darknes
s\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen
vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us
. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not dr
iven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not des
troyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life
of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are al
ways being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus ma
y be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life
in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I
believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing tha
t he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us w
ith you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace
extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory
of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard
in prison about the deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples an
d said to him\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?"
And Jesus answered them\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the bli
nd receive their sight and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf
hear\, and the dead are raised up\, and the poor have good news preached t
o them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me." As they went away\,
Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out in
to the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you g
o out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft r
aiment are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Ye
s\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\
, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your w
ay before you.' Truly\, I say to you\, among those born of women there has
risen no one greater than John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kin
gdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until
now the kingdom of heaven has been coming violently and men of violence tak
e it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John\; and
if you are willing to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has
ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily\; Di
onysios the Orator\; Metrophanes of Mount Athos\; Patermuthius the Monk\; E
uthymios of Karelia\; Methodios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Lampis\; Michae
l Paknanas the Gardener\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans
15:17-29\nBrethren\, in Christ Jesus I have reason to be proud of my work
for God. For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has
wrought through me to win obedience from the Gentiles\, by word and deed\,
by the power of signs and wonders\, by the power of the Holy Spirit\, so t
hat from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum I have fully preached the
gospel of Christ\, thus making it my ambition to preach the gospel\, not wh
ere Christ has already been named\, lest I build on another man's foundatio
n\, but as it is written\, "They shall see who have never been told of him\
, and they shall understand who have never heard of him." This is the reaso
n why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. But now\, since I n
o longer have any room for work in these regions\, and since I have longed
for many years to come to you\, I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spa
in\, and to be sped on my journey there by you\, once I have enjoyed your c
ompany for a little. At present\, however\, I am going to Jerusalem with ai
d for the saints. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some c
ontribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem\; they were pleased
to do it\, and indeed - they are in debt to them\, for if the Gentiles have
come to share in their spiritual blessings\, they ought also to be of serv
ice to them in material blessings. When therefore I have completed this\, a
nd have sealed to them this fruit\, I shall go on by way of you to Spain\;
and I know that when I come to you I shall come in the fulness of the bless
ing of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:46-50\; 13:1-3\n
At that time\, while Jesus was speaking to the people\, behold\, his mother
and his brothers stood outside\, asking to speak to him. But he replied to
the man who told him\, "Who is my mother\, and who are my brothers?" And s
tretching out his hand toward his disciples\, he said\, "Here are my mother
and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my br
other\, and sister\, and mother."\n\nThat same day Jesus went out of the ho
use and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him\, so that h
e entered a boat and sat there\; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. An
d he told them many things in parables.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose an
d went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she ente
red the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard
the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fill
ed with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are yo
u among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gran
ted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when th
e voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for j
oy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of wh
at was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifie
s the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations w
ill call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, a
nd holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and r
eturned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippia
ns 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\, which is yours in C
hrist Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\, did not count equali
ty with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the form o
f a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human f
orm he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\, even death on a cro
ss. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which
is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in
heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every tongue confess that Je
sus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman
called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mar
y\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was
distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do y
ou not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to
help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious a
nd troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the g
ood portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a
woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb
that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed ra
ther are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/31/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fathers of the 1st Council\; Hermias the Martyr at Comana\; Eusebius a
nd Haralambos the Monk-martyrs\; Eustathios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n
\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, being raised from the
dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; an
d he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\, N
athanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of his d
isciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." Th
ey said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat
\; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus sto
od on the beach\; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus s
aid to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He
said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will f
ind some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, for
the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is
the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clo
thes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the othe
r disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they wer
e not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen they got o
ut on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish lying on it\, and b
read. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caugh
t." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fi
sh\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\,
the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now n
one of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lo
rd. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fis
h. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples aft
er he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 20
:16-18\, 28-36\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos\, so
that he might not have to spend time in Asia\; for he was hastening to be a
t Jerusalem\, if possible\, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he se
nt to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they cam
e to him\, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock\,
in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers\, to care for the church o
f God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my
departure fierce wolves will come in among you\, not sparing the flock\; a
nd from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things\, to
draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert\, remembering that f
or three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tear
s. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace\, which is abl
e to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are s
anctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves kno
w that these hands ministered to my necessities\, and to those who were wit
h me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the w
eak\, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus\, how he said\, 'it is more b
lessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus\, he knelt d
own and prayed with them all. \n\nGospel Reading: John 17:1-13\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said\, "Father\, the hour has co
me\; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you\, since you have given h
im power over all flesh\, to give eternal life to all whom you have given h
im. And this is eternal life\, that they know you the only true God\, and J
esus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth\, having accomplis
hed the work which you gave me to do\; and now\, Father\, you glorify me in
your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was
made.\n\n"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of t
he world\; yours they were\, and you gave them to me\, and they have kept y
our word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you\
; for I have given them the words which you gave me\, and they have receive
d them and know in truth that I came from you\; and they have believed that
you did send me. I am praying for them\; I am not praying for the world bu
t for those whom you have given me\, for they are mine\; all mine are yours
\, and yours are mine\, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in
the world\, but they are in the world\, and I am coming to you. Holy Fathe
r\, keep them in your name\, which you have given me\, that they may be one
\, even as we are one. While I was with them\, I kept them in your name\, w
hich you have given me\; I have guarded them\, and none of them is lost but
the son of perdition\, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am
coming to you\; and these things I speak in the world\, that they may have
my joy fulfilled in themselves."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; The All-Praised Olga\, Equal-to-the-Apostl
es\, Princess of Kiev\; Nektarios the New Martyr\; Nicodemos the New Martyr
of Mt. Athos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a grea
t crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who ha
d had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under ma
ny physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rath
er grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind h
im in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even hi
s garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\;
and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, p
erceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turne
d about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his discip
les said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\
, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the w
oman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and f
ell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "D
aughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of you
r disease."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians
6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to accep
t the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I have li
stened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now is th
e acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacl
e in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\, but
as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great enduran
ce\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, t
umults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\,
kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the powe
r of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the
left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are treat
ed as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as d
ying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful
\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having nothin
g\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that
time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into
the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\, a woman o
f the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at table in th
e Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, and standing
behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her tears
\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and ano
inted them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw
it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have know
n who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for she is a sin
ner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to say to
you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had tw
o debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When they
could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?
" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And he
said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman he s
aid to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, you gave me n
o water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them
with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she has n
ot ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but she ha
s anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, which a
re many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven little
\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those
who were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who is this\,
who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has saved y
ou\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Epiphany\; Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ\; The Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas\; Righteous Synclet
ike of Alexandria\; Apollinaria of Egypt\; Gregory of Akrita\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mary
Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that t
he stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon
Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\
, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they
have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they wen
t toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and
reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths
lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\,
and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\,
which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up
in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\
, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the
scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back
to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5
-8\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, always be steady\, endure suffering\, do the work of
an evangelist\, fulfil your ministry.\n\nFor I am already on the point of
being sacrificed\; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the go
od fight\, I have finished the race\, I have kept the faith. Henceforth th
ere is laid up for me the crown of righteousness\, which the Lord\, the rig
hteous judge\, will award to me on that Day\, and not only to me but also t
o all who have loved his appearing.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:1-8\nThe begi
nning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ\, the Son of God. As it is written in t
he prophets\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall pr
epare your way\; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way
of the Lord\, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderne
ss\, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And the
re went out to him all the country of Judea\, and all the people of Jerusal
em\; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan\, confessing their s
ins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair\, and had a leather girdle arou
nd his waist\, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached\, saying\, "
After me comes he who is mightier than I\, the thong of whose sandals I am
not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water\; but he
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leo\, Bishop of Catania\; Agathus\, Pope of Rome\; Bessarion the Great
\; Sadok the Bishop and the 128 other Martyrs of Persia\; Plotinus\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 4:20-21\; 5:1-21\nBeloved\, i
f any one says\, "I love God\," and hates his brother\, he is a liar\; for
he who does not love his brother whom he has seen\, cannot love God whom he
has not seen. And this commandment we have from him\, that he who loves G
od should love his brother also.\n\nEvery one who believes that Jesus is th
e Christ is a child of God\, and every one who loves the parent loves the c
hild. By this we know that we love the children of God\, when we love God
and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God\, that we keep his
commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is bo
rn of God overcomes the world\; and this is the victory that overcomes the
world\, our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes
that Jesus is the Son of God?\n\nThis is he who came by water and blood\, J
esus Christ\, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. An
d the Spirit is the witness\, because the Spirit is the truth. There are t
hree witnesses\, the Spirit\, the water\, and the blood\; and these three a
gree. If we receive the testimony of men\, the testimony of God is greater
\; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son.
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doe
s not believe God has made him a liar\, because he has not believed in the
testimony that God has borne to his Son. And this is the testimony\, that
God gave us eternal life\, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son
has life\; he who has not the Son of God has not life.\n\nI write this to
you who believe in the name of the Son of God\, that you may know that you
have eternal life. And this is the confidence which we have in him\, that
if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that
he hears us in whatever we ask\, we know that we have obtained the requests
made of him. If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal
sin\, he will ask\, and God will give him life for those whose sin is not m
ortal. There is sin which is mortal\; I do not say that one is to pray for
that. All wrongdoing is sin\, but there is sin which is not mortal.\n\nWe
know that any one born of God does not sin\, but He who was born of God ke
eps him\, and the evil one does not touch him.\n\nWe know that we are of Go
d\, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.\n\nAnd we know tha
t the Son of God has come and has given us understanding\, to know him who
is true\; and we are in him who is true\, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is
the true God and eternal life. Little children\, keep yourselves from ido
ls. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:1-15\nAt that time\, the chief pries
ts\, with the elders\, and scribes and the whole council held a consultatio
n\; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate. And
Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him\,
"You have said so." And the chief priests accused him of many things. And
Pilate again asked him\, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charge
s they bring against you." But Jesus made no further answer\, so that Pila
te wondered. Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for
whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison\, who had committed murde
r in the insurrection\, there was a man called Barabbas. And the crowd cam
e up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them. And he a
nswered them\, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" F
or he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivere
d him up. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release f
or them Barabbas instead. And Pilate again said to them\, "Then what shall
I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?" And they cried out
again\, "Crucify him." And Pilate said to them\, "Why\, what evil has he
done?" But they shouted all the more\, "Crucify him." So Pilate\, wishing
to satisfy the crowd\, released for them Barabbas\; and having scourged Je
sus\, he delivered him to be crucified.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/21/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the Great\; Our Righteous Father Christodoulus\, the Wonderwo
rker of Patmos\; Martyrs Theodote and Socrates\; John the New Martyr of Pel
eponnesos\; Righteous Philotheus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Lett
er to the Corinthians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also re
ap sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each
one must do as he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsi
on\, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with ev
ery blessing in abundance\, so that you may always have enough of everythin
g and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written\, "He
scatters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever
." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and mul
tiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You wi
ll be enriched in every way for great generosity\, which through us will pr
oduce thanksgiving to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:22-24\nThe Lord said\
, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows who
the Son is except the Father\, or who the Father is except the Son and any
one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples
he said privately\, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tel
l you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see\, and did no
t see it\, and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/24/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Arethas the Great Martyr & Syncletiki and her two daughters\; Sebastia
ne the Martyr\; Maglorious of Sark\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Philippians 1:20-27\nBrethren\, I shall not be at all ashamed\, but th
at with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body\, whet
her by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ\, and to die is gain.
If it is to be life in the flesh\, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet wh
ich I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My des
ire is to depart and be with Christ\, for that is far better. But to remain
in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this\, I know
that I shall remain and continue with you all\, for your progress and joy
in the faith\, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Je
sus\, because of my coming to you again. Only let your manner of life be wo
rthy of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:14-23\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus was casting out a demon that was dumb\; when the demon had gone o
ut\, the dumb man spoke\, and the people marveled. But some of them said\,
"He casts out demons by Beelzebul\, the prince of demons"\; while others\,
to test him\, sought from him a sign from heaven. But he\, knowing their th
oughts\, said to them\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste
\, and a divided household falls. And if Satan also is divided against hims
elf\, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Bee
lzebul. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons cast t
hem out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if it is by the finger of
God that I cast out demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. Wh
en a strong man\, fully armed\, guards his own palace\, his goods are in pe
ace\; but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him\, he take
s away his armor in which he trusted\, and divides his spoil. He who is not
with me is against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos\; Our Holy Father Myronus th
e Wonderworker\, Bishop of Crete\; Holy New Martyrs Triantaphillus of Zagor
as and Anastasius of Thessolonica\; Gregory of Sinai and Mount Athos\; Afte
rfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Anastat
ios the Martyr from Bulgaria\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 14:6-9\nBrethren\, he who observes
the day\, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats\, eats in hon
or of the Lord\, since he gives thanks to God\; while he who abstains\, abs
tains in honor of the Lord\, and gives thanks to God. None of us lives to h
imself\, and none of us dies to himself. If we live\, we live to the Lord\,
and if we die\, we die to the Lord\; so then\, whether we live or whether
we die\, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again\, t
hat he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 15:32-39\nAt that time\, Jesus called his disciples to him and sai
d\, "I have compassion on the crowd\, because they have been with me now th
ree days\, and have nothing to eat\; and I am unwilling to send them away h
ungry\, lest they faint on the way." And the disciples said to him\, "Where
are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?" And Je
sus said to them\, "How many loaves have you?" They said\, "Seven\, and a f
ew small fish." And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground\, he too
k the seven loaves and the fish\, and having given thanks he broke them and
gave them to the disciples\, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. An
d they all ate and were satisfied\; and they took up seven baskets full of
the broken pieces left over. Those who ate were four thousand men\, besides
women and children. And sending away the crowds\, he got into the boat and
went to the region of Magadan.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 12th Sunday of Matthew\; Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner\; Ale
xander\, John\, and Paul the New\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Phantinos
the Righteous of Calabria\; 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes\; 6 Martyrs of Melit
ene\; The Synaxis of the Holy Hierarchs of Serbia\; The Holy New Martyrs of
Serbia\; Fiacre the Hermit of Meaux\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:1
6-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain
to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped h
im\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son a
nd of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11\nBrethre
n\, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the gospel\, which y
ou received\, in which you stand\, by which you are saved\, if you hold it
fast -- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first imp
ortance what I also received\, that Christ died for our sins in accordance
with the scriptures\, that he was buried\, that he was raised on the third
day in accordance with the scriptures\, and that he appeared to Cephas\, th
en to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at on
e time\, most of whom are still alive\, though some have fallen asleep. The
n he appeared to James\, then to all the apostles. Last of all\, as to one
untimely born\, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles\
, unfit to be called an apostle\, because I persecuted the church of God. B
ut by the grace of God I am what I am\, and his grace toward me was not in
vain. On the contrary\, I worked harder than any of them\, though it was no
t I\, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they\
, so we preach and so you believed.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 19:16-26\nAt
that time\, a young man came up to Jesus\, kneeling and saying\, "Good Tea
cher\, what good deed must I do\, to have eternal life?" And he said to him
\, "Why do you call me good? One there is who is good. If you would enter
life\, keep the commandments." He said to him\, "Which?" And Jesus said\
, "You shall not kill\, You shall not commit adultery\, You shall not steal
\, You shall not bear false witness\, Honor your father and mother\, and Yo
u shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him\, "All
these I have observed\; what do I still lack?" Jesus said to him\, "If you
would be perfect\, go\, sell what you possess and give to the poor\, and y
ou will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." When the young ma
n heard this he went away sorrowful\; for he had great possessions.\n\nAnd
Jesus said to his disciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\, it will be hard for a
rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you\, it is easier
for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter
the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this they were greatly aston
ished\, saying\, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and sai
d to them\, "With men this is impossible\, but with God all things are poss
ible."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Tarasius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Reginos\, Bishop of Skopelos\
; Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace\; Markellos\, Bishop of Apamea\n\nFast Da
y (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Jude's First Un
iversal Letter 1:1-10\nJude\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, and brother of Ja
mes\,\n\nTo those who are called\, beloved in God the Father and kept for J
esus Christ:\n\nMay mercy\, peace\, and love be multiplied to you.\n\nBelov
ed\, being very eager to write to you of our common salvation\, I found it
necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith which was once
for all delivered to the saints. For admission has been secretly gained b
y some who long ago were designated for this condemnation\, ungodly persons
who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Mas
ter and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nNow I desire to remind you\, though you w
ere once for all fully informed\, that the Lord saved a people out of the l
and of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the ange
ls that did not keep their own position but left their proper dwelling have
been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gloom until the judgment
of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities\,
which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust\, serve as an
example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.\n\nYet in like manner
these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, reject authority\, and revi
le the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael\, contending with the
devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did not presume to pronounce
a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord rebuke you." But thes
e men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by those things that the
y know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are destroyed. \n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 22:39-42\, 45-71\; 23:1\nAt that time\, when Jesus came out\,
he went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples fo
llowed him. And when he came to the place he said to them\, "Pray that you
may not enter into temptation." And he withdrew from them about a stone's
throw\, and knelt down and prayed\, "Father\, if you are willing\, remove
this cup from me\; nevertheless not my will\, but yours\, be done." And wh
en he rose from prayer\, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping f
or sorrow\, and he said to them\, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that yo
u may not enter into temptation."\n\nWhile he was still speaking\, there ca
me a crowd\, and the man called Judas\, one of the twelve\, was leading the
m. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him\; but Jesus said to him\, "Judas\, wo
uld you betray the Son of man with a kiss?" And when those who were about
him saw what would follow\, they said\, "Lord\, shall we strike with the sw
ord?" And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his
right ear. But Jesus said\, "No more of this!" And he touched his ear and
healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temp
le and elders\, who had come out against him\, "Have you come out as agains
t a robber\, with swords and clubs? When I was with you day after day in t
he temple\, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour\, and the p
ower of darkness."\n\nThen they seized him and led him away\, bringing him
into the high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance\; and when they
had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together\,
Peter sat among them. Then a maid\, seeing him as he sat in the light and
gazing at him\, said\, "This man also was with him." But he denied it\, sa
ying "Woman\, I do not know him." And a little later someone else saw him
and said\, "You also are one of them." But Peter said\, "Man\, I am not."
And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted\, saying\, "
Certainly this man also was with him\; for he is a Galilean." But Peter sa
id\, "Man\, I do not know what you are saying." And immediately\, while he
was still speaking\, the cock crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at P
eter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord\, how he had said to him\,
"Before the cock crows today\, you will deny me three times." And he went
out and wept bitterly.\n\nNow the men who were holding Jesus mocked him an
d beat him\; they also blindfolded him and asked him\, "Prophesy! Who is i
t that struck you?" And they spoke many other words against him\, reviling
him.\n\nWhen day came\, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered
together\, both chief priests and scribes\; and they led him away to their
council\, and they said\, "If you are the Christ\, tell us." But he said t
o them\, "If I tell you\, you will not believe\; and if I ask you\, you wil
l not answer. But from now on the Son of man shall be seated at the right
hand of the power of God." And they all said\, "Are you the Son of God\, t
hen?" And he said to them\, "You say that I am." And they said\, "What fu
rther testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."
\n\nThen the whole company of them arose\, and brought him before Pilate.\n
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200821
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Samuel the Prophet\; Holy Martyr Luke of Bouleutos\; Afterfeast of the
Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Steph
en\, First King of Hungary\; Hierotheos\, Bishop of Hungary\; Oswin the Mar
tyr\, King of Deira\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Cor
inthians 4:1-12\nBrethren\, having this ministry as we have received mercy\
, we do not lose heart. We have renounced disgraceful\, underhanded ways\;
we refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word\, but by the ope
n statement of truth we would commend ourselves to every man's conscience i
n the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled\, it is veiled only to
those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded t
he minds of the unbelievers\, to keep them from seeing the light of the gos
pel of the glory of Christ\, who is the likeness of God. For what we preach
is not ourselves\, but Jesus Christ as Lord\, with ourselves as your serva
nts for Jesus' sake. For it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of d
arkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge o
f the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in e
arthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not
to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but n
ot driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but no
t destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the
life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we ar
e always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesu
s may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but li
fe in you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:13-28\nThe Lord said to his discip
les\, "He who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the king
dom will be preached throughout the whole world\, as a testimony to all nat
ions\; and then the end will come.\n\n"So when you see the desolating sacri
lege spoken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy place (let the
reader understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\
; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house\;
and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas
for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pr
ay that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there wi
ll be great tribulation\, such as has not been from the beginning of the wo
rld until now\, no\, and never will be. And if those days had not been shor
tened\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elect those
days will be shortened. Then if any one says to you\, 'Lo\, here is the Ch
rist!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false pro
phets will arise and show great signs and wonders\, so as to lead astray\,
if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand. So\, if they
say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\; if they say\
, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as the lightning
comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the coming
of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered
together."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Pentecost\; The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra\; Our Righteous F
ather Panagis (Paisios) Basias\; Tarasios & John the Martyrs\; Sebastian th
e Wonderworker\; Zenais the Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-23\
nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being s
hut where the disciples were gathered\, for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came a
nd stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When he had sai
d this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were gla
d when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As
the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this\,
he breathed on them\, and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you f
orgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\
, they are retained."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11\nWHEN
THE DAY of Pentecost had come\, they were all together in one place. And s
uddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind\, and it fi
lled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tong
ues as of fire\, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were
all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues\, as t
he Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews\,
devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude
came together\, and they were bewildered\, because each one heard them spea
king in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered\, saying\, "Are
not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear\, eac
h of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and re
sidents of Mesopotamia\, Judea and Cappadocia\, Pontos and Asia\, Phrygia a
nd Pamphylia\, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene\, and visit
ors from Rome\, both Jews and proselytes\, Cretans and Arabians\, we hear t
hem telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." \n\nGospel Reading
: John 7:37-52\; 8:12\nOn the last day of the feast\, the great day\, Jesus
stood up and proclaimed\, "If any one thirst\, let him come to me and drin
k. He who believes in me\, as the scripture has said\, 'Out of his heart sh
all flow rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit\, whic
h those who believed in him were to receive\; for as yet the Spirit had not
been given\, because Jesus was not yet glorified.\n\nWhen they heard these
words\, some of the people said\, "This is really the prophet." Others sai
d\, "This is the Christ." But some said\, "Is the Christ to come from Galil
ee? Has not the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David\, an
d comes from Bethlehem\, the village where David was?" So there was a divis
ion among the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him\, but no o
ne laid hands on him.\n\nThe officers then went back to the chief priests a
nd Pharisees\, who said to them\, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers
answered\, "No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them\
, "Are you led astray\, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pha
risees believed in him? But this crowd\, who do not know the law\, are accu
rsed." Nikodemos\, who had gone to him before\, and who was one of them\, s
aid to them\, "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing
and learning what he does?" They replied\, "Are you from Galilee too? Searc
h and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus sp
oke to them\, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who follows me wil
l not walk in darkness\, but will have the light of life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Transfiguration\; Maximus the Confessor\; Our Righteou
s Fathers Sergius\, Stephanus\, Castor and Palamonus\; Dorotheus\, Abba of
Gaza\; Tikhon of Zadonsk \n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Sec
ond Letter to the Corinthians 1:1-7\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by t
he will of God and Timothy our brother.\n\nTo the church of God which is at
Corinth\, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:\n\nGrace to
you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nBlessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of mercies and God
of all comfort\, who comforts us in all our affliction\, so that we may be
able to comfort those who are in any affliction\, with the comfort with wh
ich we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abou
nd for us\, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are afflicted
\, it is for your comfort and salvation\; and if we are comforted\, it is f
or your comfort\, which you experience when you patiently endure the same s
ufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken\; for we know that a
s you share in our sufferings\, you all also share in our comfort.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 21:43-46\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him:
"I tell you\, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to
a nation producing the fruits of it. And he who falls on this stone will be
broken to pieces\; but when it falls on any one\, it will crush him."\n\nW
hen the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables\, they perceived
that he was speaking about them. But when they tried to arrest him\, they
feared the multitudes\, because they held him to be a prophet.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Apodosis of the Transfiguration
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191005
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical4686e4fd10bcdf85c707f552be933b13
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/04/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens\; Domnina the Martyr and her daughters\;
John the Hermit\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Ephesians 1:7-17\nBrethren\, we have redemption through the blood of Chri
st\, the forgiveness of our trespasses\, according to the riches of his gra
ce which he lavished upon us. For he has made known to us in all wisdom and
insight the mystery of his will\, according to his purpose which he set fo
rth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time\, to unite all things in hi
m\, things in heaven and things on earth. In him\, according to the purpose
of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will\,
we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for t
he praise of his glory. In him you also\, who have heard the word of truth\
, the gospel of your salvation\, and have believed in him\, were sealed wit
h the promised Holy Spirit\, which is the guarantee of our inheritance unti
l we acquire possession of it\, to the praise of his glory. For this reason
\, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towar
d all the saints\, I do not cease to give thanks for you\, remembering you
in my prayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory
\, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of hi
m.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:31-35\nThe Lord said\, "To what shall I compar
e the men of this generation\, and what are they like? They are like childr
en sitting in the market place and calling to one another\, 'We piped to yo
u\, and you did not dance\; we wailed\, and you did not weep.' For John the
Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine\; and you say\, 'He
has a demon.' The Son of man has come eating and drinking\; and you say\, '
Behold\, a glutton and a drunkard\, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!
' Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200115
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical46f033c0b23a2ab209296451693219e7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Ag
nes the Virgin-martyr\; Sabbas (Sava)\, Archbishop of Serbia\; The Holy Fat
hers slain at Sinai and Raitho\; Plato the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Tallini
and all Estonia\, and the Priest Martyrs Michael and Nicholas\; Nina of Geo
rgia\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:38-43\nIn those days\, Pete
r said to the people\, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins\; and you shall receive t
he gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children
and to all that are far off\, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him.
" And he testified with many other words and exhorted them\, saying\, "Save
yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who received his word w
ere baptized\, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. An
d they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship\, to the
breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear came upon every soul\; and man
y wonders and signs were done through the apostles.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the S
pirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. And he ate n
othing in those days\; and when they were ended\, he was hungry. The devil
said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command this stone to become bre
ad." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread
alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed him all the kingdoms of th
e world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To you I will give all thi
s authority and their glory\; for it has been delivered to me\, and I will
give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shall all be y
ours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worship the Lor
d your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd he took him to Jerusale
m\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "If you a
re the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\; for it is written\, 'He
will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On their hands t
hey will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jes
us answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" A
nd when the devil had ended every temptation\, he departed from him until a
n opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galile
e\, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding countr
y. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200724
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical47b00dd5273bb5d38ee96421795762e8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Ezekiel the Prophet\; Pela
gia the Righteous of Tinos\; Trophimos & Theophilios and the 13 others mart
yred in Lycia\; St. Anna of Levkadio\; The Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos
of Pochaev\; Icon of the Mother of God\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Firs
t Letter to the Corinthians 7:24-35\nBrethren\, in whatever state each was
called\, there let him remain with God. Now concerning the virgins\, I have
no command of the Lord\, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's me
rcy is trustworthy. I think that in view of the present distress it is well
for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to b
e free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage. But if you marry\,
you do not sin\, and if a virgin marries she does not sin. Yet those who ma
rry will have worldly troubles\, and I would spare you that. I mean\, breth
ren\, the appointed time has grown very short\; from now on\, let those who
have wives live as though they had none\, and those who mourn as though th
ey were not mourning\, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoic
ing\, and those who buy as though they had no goods\, and those who deal wi
th the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the form of this w
orld is passing away. I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried m
an is anxious about the affairs of the Lord\, how to please the Lord\; but
the married man is anxious about worldly affairs\, how to please his wife\,
and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or girl is anxious
about the affairs of the Lord\, how to be holy in body and spirit\; but the
married woman is anxious about worldly affairs\, how to please her husband
. I say this for your own benefit\, not to lay any restraint upon you\, but
to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.\n
\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:12-21\nAt that time\, the disciples came to Je
sus and said to him\, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when th
ey heard this saying?" He answered\, "Every plant which my heavenly Father
has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone\; they are blind guides.
And if a blind man leads a blind man\, both will fall into a pit." But Pete
r said to him\, "Explain the parable to us." And he said\, "Are you also st
ill without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth
passes into the stomach\, and so passes on? But what comes out of the mout
h proceeds from the heart\, and this defiles a man. For out of the heart co
me evil thoughts\, murder\, adultery\, fornication\, theft\, false witness\
, slander. These are what defile a man\; but to eat with unwashed hands doe
s not defile a man." And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the dis
trict of Tyre and Sidon.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200110
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical490db452228cacfee359ab071319fac4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Pol
yeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in Armenia\; Eustratios the Wonderworker\; P
eter\, Bishop of Sebaste\, brother of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa\
; Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Let
ter to Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in
Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entru
st to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in sufferin
g as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled i
n civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him.
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is
the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Thi
nk over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everythin
g.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\,
as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing
fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I e
ndure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salv
ation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:9-1
5\nIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by Jo
hn in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water\, immediately he sa
w the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; and a
voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well plea
sed." The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was
in the wilderness forty days\, tempted by Satan\; and he was with the wild
beasts\; and the angels ministered to him. Now after John was arrested\, J
esus came into Galilee\, preaching the gospel of God\, and saying\, "The ti
me is fulfilled\, and the kingdom of God is at hand\; repent\, and believe
in the gospel."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200326
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical493289fc546389652212f35ed0120a09
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Annunciation of the Theotokos\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with ha
ste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house
of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting o
f Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Ho
ly Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\
, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of you
r greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blesse
d is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken
to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, a
nd my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate
of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bl
essed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his
name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her
home.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHR
EN\, he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin. Th
at is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will procla
im thy name to my brethren\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise
thee." And again\, "I will put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\,
and the children God has given me. Since therefore the children share in fl
esh and blood\, he himself likewise partook of the same nature\, that throu
gh death he might destroy him who has the power of death\, that is\, the de
vil\, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifel
ong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with
the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren
in every respect\, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high pri
est in the service of God\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. F
or because he himself has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help th
ose who are tempted. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:24-38\nIn those days\, Eliz
abeth the wife of Zacharias conceived and for five months she hid herself\,
saying\, "Thus the Lord had done to me in the days when he looked on me\,
to take away my reproach among men." In the sixth month the angel Gabriel w
as sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth\, to a virgin betrothe
d to a man whose name was Joseph\, of the house of David\; and the virgin's
name was Mary. And he came to her and said\, "Hail\, O favored one\, the L
ord is with you! Blessed are you among women!" But she was greatly troubled
at the saying\, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this migh
t be. And the angel said to her\, "Do not be afraid\, Mary\, for you have f
ound favor with God. And behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bear a
son\, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great\, and will be ca
lled the Son of the Most High\; and the Lord God will give to him the thron
e of his father David\, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever\
; and of his kingdom there will be no end." And Mary said to the angel\, "H
ow shall this be\, since I have no husband?" And the angel said to her\, "T
he Holy Spirit will come upon you\, and the power of the Most High will ove
rshadow you\; therefore the child to be born will be called holy\, the Son
of God.\n\nAnd behold\, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also co
nceived a son\; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
For with God nothing will be impossible." And Mary said\, "Behold\, I am t
he handmaid of the Lord\; let it be to me according to your word." And the
angel departed from her.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Annunciation of the Theotokos
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191112
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical498a982e8946fed7e26b2825c71890de
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/11/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas of Egypt\; Victor and Stephanie\; Theodore the Studite\; Holy Ma
rtyr Vincent\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthian
s 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkn
ess\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of th
e glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earth
en vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to
us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not
driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not d
estroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the lif
e of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are
always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus
may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but lif
e in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "
I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing t
hat he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us
with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grac
e extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glo
ry of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:1\, 12-15\nAt that time\, Jesus enter
ed the home of a certain ruler of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread
. And he said to the man who had invited him\, "When you give a dinner or a
banquet\, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your kinsmen or r
ich neighbors\, lest they also invite you in return\, and you be repaid. Bu
t when you give a feast\, invite the poor\, the maimed\, the lame\, the bli
nd\, and you will be blessed\, because they cannot repay you. You will be r
epaid at the resurrection of the just." When one of those who sat at table
with him heard this\, he said to him\, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread i
n the kingdom of God!"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Menas of Egypt
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200218
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical49c1235753aaffc1820410cc4ca197e7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr\; Mariamne\, Sister of Apostle Philip
\; Righteous Auxentius\; The Pious Rulers Marcian and Pulcheria\; Theodore
the New Martyr of Byzantium\; Hermogenes (Germogen)\, Patriarch of Moscow\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my
son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have h
eard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able
to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus
. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim
is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless h
e competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought t
o have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord w
ill grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen
from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gosp
el for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the wo
rd of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of th
e elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eter
nal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:46-47\, 21:1-4\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\, who like to go about in long robes\, a
nd love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogu
es and the places of honor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and for a
pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He
looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury\; and he
saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly\, I tell you
\, this poor widow has put in more than all of them\; for they all contribu
ted out of their abundance\, but she out of her poverty put in all the livi
ng that she had." Having said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who has ears let h
im hear."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200703
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical4c0d0381906deb86b6c88709eff5f99f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae\; Juven
al\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska\;
John Maximovitch\, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco\; Synaxis of t
he Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for wor
ship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in
which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it
is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the
Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the cov
enant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding
the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\;
above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these
things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been
made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ri
tual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but on
ce a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and fo
r the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those
days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of
Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And w
hen Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; an
d Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud c
ry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in
my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be
a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said
\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\,
for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, hencefor
th all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done gre
at things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about
three months\, and returned to her home.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191227
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical4d8d8e3079bf05c3537092cfbf5d575f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/26/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; Euthemios
the Confessor\, Bishop of Sardis\; Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Rus
sia\, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)\; Constantius the Holy Martyr\
; Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies and those wh
o are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call
them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethren\, in the
midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I will put my
trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has given me.
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he himself likewise
partook of the same nature\, that through death he might destroy him who h
as the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all those who thr
ough fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not w
ith angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Theref
ore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so that he might
become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God\, to make
expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered
and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\, an angel of th
e Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the child and
his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you\; for Her
od is about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he rose and took
the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\, and remained t
here until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken
by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThen Herod\, when
he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a furious rage\,
and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that r
egion who were two years old or under\, according to the time which he had
ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the pr
ophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\
, Rachel weeping for her children\; she refused to be consoled\, because th
ey were no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appea
red in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the child and his
mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought the child's l
ife are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\, and went to
the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in
place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and being warned in
a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a
city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfi
lled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200527
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Carpos and Alphaeus\, Apostles of the 70\; Alexandros the New Martyr o
f Thessaloniki\; George the New of Sofia\; Augustine\, Archbishop of Canter
bury\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 17:19-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the
Athenians took hold of Paul and brought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "M
ay we know what this new teaching is which you present? For you bring some
strange things to our ears\; we wish to know therefore what these things me
an." Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their t
ime in nothing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul\, standing
in the middle of the Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in
every way you are very religious. For as I passed along\, and observed the
objects of your worship\, I found also an altar with this inscription\, 'To
an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown\, this I proclaim t
o you. The God who made the world and everything in it\, being Lord of heav
en and earth\, does not live in shrines made by man\, nor is he served by h
uman hands\, as though he needed anything\, since he himself gives to all m
en life and breath and everything. And he made from one every nation of men
to live on all the face of the earth\, having determined allotted periods
and the boundaries of their habitation\, that they should seek God\, in the
hope that they might feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from e
ach one of us\, for 'In him we live and move and have our being.' \n\nGospe
l Reading: John 12:19-36\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took counsel against
Jesus and said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\,
the world has gone after him."\n\nNow among those who went up to worship at
the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsai
da in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went
and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus a
nswered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly
\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and
dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who love
s his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it
for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am
\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will
honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, sav
e me from this hour?' No\, for this purpose I have come to this hour. Fathe
r\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified i
t\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and said t
hat it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus ans
wered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgm
ent of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\,
when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said
this to show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We hav
e heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you say that
the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to t
hem\, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the l
ight\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darkness does n
ot know where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the light\, th
at you may become sons of light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mark the Apostle and Evangelist\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
eter's First Universal Letter 5:6-14\nBRETHREN\, humble yourselves therefor
e under the mighty hand of God\, that in due time he may exalt you. Cast al
l your anxieties on him\, for he cares about you. Be sober\, be watchful. Y
our adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion\, seeking some on
e to devour. Resist him\, first in your faith\, knowing that the same exper
ience of suffering is required of your brotherhood throughout the world. An
d after you have suffered a little while\, the God of all grace\, who has c
alled you to his eternal glory in Christ\, will himself restore\, establish
and strengthen you. To him be the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nBy
Silvanos\, a faithful brother as I regard him\, I have written briefly to y
ou\, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God\; stand fas
t in it. She who is at Babylon\, who is likewise chosen\, sends you greetin
gs\; and so does my son Mark. Greet one another with the kiss of love.\n\nP
eace to all of you that are in Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nTh
e Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who reje
cts you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The se
venty returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to u
s in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning fro
m heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and sc
orpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you.
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\
; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he
rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heav
en and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understa
nding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your graciou
s will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel\; 26 Martyrs in Crimea\; Ire
naeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Isaiah 28:14-22\n Thus says the LORD\, you scoffers\, wh
o rule this people in Jerusalem! Because you have said\, "We have made a c
ovenant with death\, and with Sheol we have an agreement\; when the overwhe
lming scourge passes through it will not come to us\; for we have made lies
our refuge\, and in falsehood we have taken shelter"\; therefore thus says
the Lord GOD\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone\, a
tested stone\, a precious cornerstone\, of a sure foundation: 'He who belie
ves will not be in haste.' And I will make justice the line\, and righteou
sness the plummet\; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies\, and water
s will overwhelm the shelter." Then your covenant with death will be annul
led\, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand\; when the overwhelming
scourge passes through you will be beaten down by it. As often as it passe
s through it will take you\; for morning by morning it will pass through\,
by day and by night\; and it will be sheer terror to understand the message
. For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it\, and the covering too
narrow to wrap oneself in it. For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Peraz
im\, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon\; to do his deed - strange
is his deed! and to work his work - alien is his work! Now therefore do n
ot scoff\, lest your bonds be made strong\; for I have heard a decree of de
struction from the Lord GOD of hosts upon the whole land.\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Genesis 10:32-11:9\n These are the families of the sons of Noah\,
according to their genealogies\, in their nations\; and from these the nati
ons spread abroad on the earth after the flood. Now the whole earth had on
e language and few words. And as men migrated from the east\, they found a
plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one anoth
er\, "Come\, let us make bricks\, and burn them thoroughly." And they had b
rick for stone\, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said\, "Come\, let us b
uild ourselves a city\, and a tower with its top in the heavens\, and let u
s make a name for ourselves\, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of
the whole earth." And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower\, w
hich the sons of men had built. And the LORD said\, "Behold\, they are one
people\, and they have all one language\; and this is only the beginning o
f what they will do\; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impos
sible for them. Come\, let us go down\, and there confuse their language\,
that they may not understand one another's speech." So the LORD scattered
them abroad from there over the face of all the earth\, and they left off
building the city. Therefore its name was called Babel\, because there the
LORD confused the language of all the earth\; and from there the LORD scat
tered them abroad over the face of all the earth.\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Proverbs 13:19-14:6\nA desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul\; but to turn
away from evil is an abomination to fools. He who walks with wise men bec
omes wise\, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Misfortune pursue
s sinners\, but prosperity rewards the righteous. A good man leaves an inh
eritance to his children's children\, but the sinner's wealth is laid up fo
r the righteous. The fallow ground of the poor yields much food\, but it i
s swept away through injustice. He who spares the rod hates his son\, but
he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. The righteous has enough t
o satisfy his appetite\, but the belly of the wicked suffers want. Wisdom
builds her house\, but folly with her own hands tears it down. He who walk
s in uprightness fears the LORD\, but he who is devious in his ways despise
s him. The talk of a fool is a rod for his back\, but the lips of the wise
will preserve them. Where there are no oxen\, there is no grain\; but abu
ndant crops come by the strength of the ox. A faithful witness does not li
e\, but a false witness breathes out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain\
, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/23/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord\; Our Righteous Fath
er Ignatius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed
)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\
, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man
's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\, nor was I taught it\, but it
came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former
life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried t
o destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my
people\, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But
when he who had set me apart before I was born\, and had called me through
his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in order that I might pre
ach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh and blood\, nor di
d I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me\, but I went aw
ay into Arabia\; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I
went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with him fifteen days.
But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 13:54-58\nAt that time\, Jesus came to his own count
ry\, and taught the people in their synagogue so that they were astonished\
, and said\, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is
not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not h
is brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his siste
rs with us? Where then did this man get all this?" And they took offense at
him. But Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not without honor except in hi
s own country and in his own house." And he did not do many mighty works th
ere\, because of their unbelief.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/27/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen\, Archdeacon & First Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; The
odore the Confessor\, brother of Saint Theophanes the Poet\; Theodore\, Pat
riarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apost
les 6:8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and pow
er\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who b
elonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cy
renians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, ar
ose and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and
the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who sai
d\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And
they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came u
pon him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up fals
e witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this h
oly place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazare
th will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses delive
red to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his fac
e was like the face of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?
" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appea
red to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in
Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and
go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of
the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God remove
d him from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave h
im no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give i
t to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had no ch
ild.\n\n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High do
es not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is m
y throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\, says
the Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these
things?'\n\n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, yo
u always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of
the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who anno
unced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betray
ed and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did n
ot keep it."\n\nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\, and th
ey ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed
into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right han
d of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son o
f man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud vo
ice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him
out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garment
s at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\,
he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried
with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he
had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-42\nThe L
ord said this parable\, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard\, a
nd set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\,
and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. When the season
of fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his frui
t\; and the tenants took his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and s
toned another. Again he sent other servants\, more than the first\; and the
y did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, saying 'They wi
ll respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themsel
ves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.'
And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When th
erefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?
" They said to him\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and
let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in thei
r seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'T
he very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner
\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of S
aint John the Theologian \; Arsenios the Great\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Al
lowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:15-25\nAt that time\, Jesus reveal
ed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said
to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" H
e said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "
Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do yo
u love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He sa
id to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son o
f John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the thir
d time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything
\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, t
ruly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked
where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\,
and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This
he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he sa
id to him\, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple w
hom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had sa
id\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, h
e said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it
is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" T
he saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to di
e\; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is m
y will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disc
iple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these thi
ngs\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other
things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose
that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 1:1-7\nTHAT WHICH WAS f
rom the beginning\, which we have heard\, which we have seen with our eyes\
, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands\, concerning the wor
d of life - the life was made manifest\, and we saw it\, and testify to it\
, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was ma
de manifest to us - that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to y
ou\, so that you may have fellowship with us\; and our fellowship is with t
he Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing this that our j
oy may be complete.\n\nThis is the message we have heard from him and procl
aim to you\, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we say
we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness\, we lie and do not l
ive according to the truth\; but if we walk in the light\, as he is in the
light\, we have fellowship with one another\, and the blood of Jesus his So
n cleanses us from all sin.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-28\, 21:24-25\nAt
that time\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mothe
r's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw h
is mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his m
other\, "Woman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold
\, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has w
ritten these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are
also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be writ
ten\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that woul
d be written.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/02/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn\; The Holy Martyrs Acindynus\, Pe
gasius\, Aphthonius\, Elpidephorus\, and Anempodistus\; Domnina\, Domna\, &
Kyriaki\, the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the
Corinthians 1:8-11\nBrethren\, we do not want you to be ignorant of the aff
liction we experienced in Asia\; for we were so utterly\, unbearably crushe
d that we despaired of life itself. Why\, we felt that we had received the
sentence of death\; but that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on Go
d who raises the dead\; he delivered us from so deadly a peril\, and he wil
l deliver us\; on him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. Y
ou also must help us by prayer\, so that many will give thanks on our behal
f for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 9:1-6\nAt that time\, Jesus called the twelve together and gave them
power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases\, and he sent them
out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. And he said to them\, "Take
nothing for your journey\, no staff\, nor bag\, nor bread\, nor money\; and
do not have two tunics. And whatever house you enter\, stay there\, and fr
om there depart. And wherever they do not receive you\, when you leave that
town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." And t
hey departed and went through the villages\, preaching the gospel and heali
ng everywhere.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Friday after Pentecost\; Onuphrius of Egypt\; Peter the Athonite\;
Holy Martyr Antonine\; John the Soldier of Egypt\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 2:14-28\nBrethren\, when Gentiles w
ho have not the law do by nature what the law requires\, they are a law to
themselves\, even though they do not have the law. They show that what the
law requires is written on their hearts\, while their conscience also bears
witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on th
at day when\, according to my gospel\, God judges the secrets of men by Chr
ist Jesus. But if you call yourself a Jew and rely upon the law and boast o
f your relation to God and know his will and approve what is excellent\, be
cause you are instructed in the law\, and if you are sure that you are a gu
ide to the blind\, a light to those who are in darkness\, a corrector of th
e foolish\, a teacher of children\, having in the law the embodiment of kno
wledge and truth - you then who teach others\, will you not teach yourself?
While you preach against stealing\, do you steal? You who say that one mus
t not commit adultery\, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols\, do yo
u rob temples? You who boast in the law\, do you dishonor God by breaking t
he law? For\, as it is written\, "The name of God is blasphemed among the G
entiles because of you." Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the la
w\; but if you break the law\, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. So
\, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law\, will not h
is uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? Then those who are physicall
y uncircumcised but keep the law will condemn you who have the written code
and circumcision but break the law. For he is not a real Jew who is one ou
twardly\, nor is true circumcision something external and physical.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 5:33-41\nThe Lord said\, "You have heard that it was sa
id to the men of old\, 'You shall not swear falsely\, but shall perform to
the Lord what you have sworn.' But I say to you\, Do not swear at all\, eit
her by heaven\, for it is the throne of God\, or by the earth\, for it is h
is footstool\, or by Jerusalem\, for it is the city of the great King. And
do not swear by your head\, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Le
t what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'\; anything more than this comes from
evil. You have heard that it was said\, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for
a tooth.' But I say to you\, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one
strikes you on the right cheek\, turn to him the other also\; and if any o
ne would sue you and take your coat\, let him have your cloak as well\; and
if any one forces you to go one mile\, go with him two miles."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/18/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions\; Our Righteous Father Michael S
yngellon the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First
Letter to Timothy 5:22-25\; 6:1-11\nTimothy\, my son\, do not be hasty in t
he laying on of hands\, nor participate in another man's sins\; keep yourse
lf pure. No longer drink only water\, but use a little wine for the sake of
your stomach and your frequent ailments. The sins of some men are conspicu
ous\, pointing to judgment\, but the sins of others appear later. So also g
ood deeds are conspicuous\; and even when they are not\, they cannot remain
hidden. Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as
worthy of all honor\, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be d
efamed. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the g
round that they are brethren\; rather they must serve all the better since
those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urg
e these duties. If any one teaches otherwise and does not agree with the so
und words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godl
iness\, he is puffed up with conceit\, he knows nothing\; he has a morbid c
raving for controversy and for disputes about words\, which produce envy\,
dissension\, slander\, base suspicions\, and wrangling among men who are de
praved in mind and bereft of the truth\, imagining that godliness is a mean
s of gain. There is great gain in godliness with contentment\; for we broug
ht nothing into the world\, and we cannot take anything out of the world\;
but if we have food and clothing\, with these we shall be content. But thos
e who desire to be rich fall into temptation\, into a snare\, into many sen
seless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For t
he love of money is the root of all evils\; it is through this craving that
some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many
pangs. But as for you\, man of God\, shun all this.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
10:11-16\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another\,
commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces her husband and marries
another\, she commits adultery." And they were bringing children to him\,
that he might touch them\; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus s
aw it he was indignant\, and said to them\, "Let the children come to me\,
do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly\, I say
to you\, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not
enter it." And he took them in his arms and blessed them\, laying his hand
s upon them.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost\; Aquilina the Martyr of Syria\; Triphy
llos the Bishop of Nicosia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Romans 1:7-12\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace from God our Fat
her and the Lord Jesus Christ. First\, I thank my God through Jesus Christ
for all of you\, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God
is my witness\, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son\, tha
t without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers\, asking that somehow
by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. For I long to see
you\, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you\, tha
t is\, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith\, both your
s and mine.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:42-48\nThe Lord said\, "Give to hi
m who begs from you\, and do not refuse him who would borrow from you. You
have heard that it was said\, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your e
nemy.' But I say to you\, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecut
e you\, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven\; for he ma
kes his sun rise on the evil and on the good\, and sends rain on the just a
nd on the unjust. For if you love those who love you\, what reward have you
? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you salute only your b
rethren\, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do
the same? You\, therefore\, must be perfect\, as your heavenly Father is pe
rfect."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Palm Sunday\; Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium\; Anthousa the Ri
ghteous of Constantinople\; Akakios of Kavsokalyvia\; Sergius II\, Patriarc
h of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Ma
tthew 21:1-11\; 15-17\nAt that time\, when Jesus drew near to Jerusalem an
d came to Bethphage\, to the Mount of Olives\, he sent two disciples\, sayi
ng to them\, "Go into the village opposite you\, and immediately you will f
ind a donkey tied\, and a colt with her\; untie them and bring them to me.
If any one says anything to you\, you shall say\, 'The Lord has need of the
m\,' and he will send them immediately." This took place to fulfill what wa
s spoken by the prophet\, saying\,\n\n"Tell the daughter of Zion\,\nBehold\
, your king is coming to you\,\nhumble and mounted on a donkey\,\nand on a
colt\, the foal of a donkey."\n\nThe disciples went and did as Jesus had di
rected them\; they brought the donkey and the colt\, and put their garments
on them\, and he sat thereon. Most of the crowd spread their garments on t
he road\, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the roa
d. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him shouted\, "Hos
anna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!" And when he entered Jerusalem\, all the city was s
tirred\, saying\, "Who is this?" And the crowds said\, "This is the prophet
Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee." But when the chief priests and scribes sa
w the wonderful things that he did\, and the children crying out in the tem
ple\, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant\; and they said to
him\, "Do you hear what they are saying?" And Jesus said to them\, "Yes\;
have you never read\,\n\n'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings\,\nyou h
ave brought perfect praise'?"\n\nAnd leaving them\, he went out of the city
to Bethany and lodged there.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Philippians 4:4-9\nBRETHREN\, rejoice in the Lord always\; again I will say
\, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no
anxiety about anything\, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God\
, which passes all understanding\, will keep your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatever is true\, whatever is honorable
\, whatever is just\, whatever is pure\, whatever is lovely\, whatever is g
racious\, if there is any excellence\, if there is anything worthy of prais
e\, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard
and seen in me\, do\; and the God of peace will be with you. \n\nGospel Rea
ding: John 12:1-18\nSix days before Passover\, Jesus came to Bethany\, wher
e Lazaros was\, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a
supper\; Martha served\, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Ma
ry took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Je
sus and wiped his feet with her hair\; and the house was filled with the fr
agrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot\, one of his disciples (he who
was to betray him)\, said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred
denarii and given to the poor?" This he said\, not that he cared for the p
oor but because he was a thief\, and as he had the money box he used to tak
e what was put into it. Jesus said\, "Let her alone\, let her keep it for t
he day of my burial. The poor you always have with you\, but you do not alw
ays have me."\n\n When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was ther
e\, they came\, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros\, whom
he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros a
lso to death\, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away a
nd believing in Jesus.\n\n The next day a great crowd who had come to the f
east heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of pal
m trees and went out to meet him\, crying\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who com
es in the name of the Lord\, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a yo
ung donkey and sat upon it\; as it is written\, "Fear not\, daughter of Zio
n\; behold\, your king is coming\, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His discipl
es did not understand this at first\; but when Jesus was glorified\, then t
hey remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him.
The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and
raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to me
et him was that they heard he had done this sign.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/23/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium\; Gregory\, Bishop of Agrigentum\; Is
chyrion\, Bishop of Egypt\; Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos into t
he Temple\; Dionysios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Sisinios the Confesso
r\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter t
o the Corinthians 8:1-5\nBrethren\, I want you to know about the grace of G
od which has been shown in the churches of Macedonia\, for in a severe test
of affliction\, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have over
flowed in a wealth of liberality on their part. For they gave according to
their means\, as I can testify\, and beyond their means\, of their own free
will\, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of
the saints - and this\, not as we expected\, but first they gave themselves
to the Lord and to us by the will of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21
\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I have given you authority to
tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; a
nd nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the s
pirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heav
en." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank y
ou\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things
from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\,
for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Friday\; Symeon the Holy Martyr and Bishop of Persia\; Makarios\,
Bishop of Corinth\; Agapetos of Rome\; Hadrian the New-Martyr\; Donnan\, A
bbot of Eigg\, and the Monk-Martyrs with him\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 5:6-8\n BRETHREN\, a little
leaven leavens the whole lump. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be
a new lump\, as you really are unleavened. For Christ\, our paschal lamb\,
has been sacrificed. Let us\, therefore\, celebrate the festival\, not with
the old leaven\, the leaven of malice and evil\, but with the unleavened b
read of sincerity and truth. (Galatians 3.13-14) Christ redeemed us from th
e curse of the law\, having become a curse for us - for it is written\, "Cu
rsed be everyone who hangs on a tree" - that in Christ Jesus the blessing o
f Abraham might come upon the Gentiles\, that we might receive the promise
of the Spirit through faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the ne
xt day\, that is\, after the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the
Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that im
postor said\, while he was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise agai
n.' Therefore order the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, l
est his disciples go and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has ris
en from the dead\,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilat
e said to them\, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as
you can." So they went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone a
nd setting a guard.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Theophan the Recl
use\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 1:9-11\nAt that time\, Jesus came from N
azareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came
up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit
descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heaven\, "You are
my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to Titus 2:11-14\; 3:4-7\nTITUS\, my son\, the grace of God has ap
peared for the salvation of all men\, training us to renounce irreligion an
d worldly passions\, and to live sober\, upright\, and godly lives in this
world\, awaiting our blessed hope\, the appearing of the glory of the great
God and Savior Jesus Christ\, who gave himself for us to redeem us from al
l iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous fo
r good deeds.\n\nBut when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savio
r appeared\, he saved us\, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness
\, but in virtue of his own mercy\, by the washing of regeneration and rene
wal in the Holy Spirit\, which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus C
hrist our Savior\, so that we might be justified by his grace and become he
irs in hope of eternal life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17\nAt that ti
me\, Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John\, to be baptized by him.
John would have prevented him\, saying\, "I need to be baptized by you\, a
nd do you come to me?" But Jesus answered him\, "Let it be so now\; for thu
s it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. An
d when Jesus was baptized\, he went up immediately from the water\, and beh
old\, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like
a dove\, and alighting on him\; and lo\, a voice from heaven\, saying\, "Th
is is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria\; Demetrios the New Martyr\n\nS
trict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 11:10-12:2\n Thus says the LORD
: In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peoples\; h
im shall the nations seek\, and his dwellings shall be glorious. \n\n In th
at day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remna
nt which is left of his people\, from Assyria\, from Egypt\, from Pathros\,
from Ethiopia\, from Elam\, from Shinar\, from Hamath\, and from the coast
lands of the sea. He will raise an ensign for the nations\, and will assem
ble the outcasts of Israel\, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the fou
r corners of the earth. The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart\, and those w
ho harass Judah shall be cut off\; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah\,
and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. But they shall swoop down upon the sho
ulder of the Philistines in the west\, and together they shall plunder the
people of the east. They shall put forth their hand against Edom and Moab\,
and the Ammonites shall obey them. And the LORD will utterly destroy the
tongue of the sea of Egypt\; and will wave his hand over the River with his
scorching wind\, and smite it into seven channels that men may cross drysh
od. And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant which is left
of his people\, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of
Egypt. \n\n You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to thee\, O LOR
D\, for though thou wast angry with me\, thy anger turned away\, and thou d
idst comfort me. "Behold\, God is my salvation\; I will trust\, and will n
ot be afraid\; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song\, and he has bec
ome my salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 7:11-8:3\n In the six
hundredth year of Noah's life\, in the second month\, on the seventeenth da
y of the month\, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst fort
h\, and the windows of the heavens were opened. And rain fell upon the ear
th forty days and forty nights. On the very same day Noah and his sons\, S
hem and Ham and Japheth\, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons w
ith them entered the ark\, they and every beast according to its kind\, and
all the cattle according to their kinds\, and every creeping thing that cr
eeps on the earth according to its kind\, and every bird according to its k
ind\, every bird of every sort. They went into the ark with Noah\, two and
two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. And they that ent
ered\, male and female of all flesh\, went in as God had commanded him\; an
d the LORD shut him in. \n\n The flood continued forty days upon the earth
\; and the waters increased\, and bore up the ark\, and it rose high above
the earth. The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth\; and
the ark floated on the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed so mi
ghtily upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven we
re covered\; the waters prevailed above the mountains\, covering them fifte
en cubits deep. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth\, birds\, cat
tle\, beasts\, all swarming creatures that swarm upon the earth\, and every
man\; everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life
died. He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the grou
nd\, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the air\; they were b
lotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left\, and those that were with hi
m in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty
days. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that w
ere with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth\, and the
waters subsided\; the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens
were closed\, the rain from the heavens was restrained\, and the waters rec
eded from the earth continually. At the end of a hundred and fifty days the
waters had abated.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 10:1-22\nA wise son
makes a glad father\, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. Treasur
es gained by wickedness do not profit\, but righteousness delivers from dea
th. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry\, but he thwarts the cra
ving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty\, but the hand of the dili
gent makes rich. A son who gathers in summer is prudent\, but a son who sl
eeps in harvest brings shame. Blessings are on the head of the righteous\,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteou
s is a blessing\, but the name of the wicked will rot. The wise of heart w
ill heed commandments\, but a prating fool will come to ruin. He who walks
in integrity walks securely\, but he who perverts his ways will be found o
ut. He who winks the eye causes trouble\, but he who boldly reproves makes
peace. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life\, but the mouth o
f the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up strife\, but love covers a
ll offenses. On the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found\, bu
t a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. Wise men lay up knowledge\
, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near. A rich man's wealth is his
strong city\; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. The wage of the right
eous leads to life\, the gain of the wicked to sin. He who heeds instructi
on is on the path to life\, but he who rejects reproof goes astray. He who
conceals hatred has lying lips\, and he who utters slander is a fool. Whe
n words are many\, transgression is not lacking\, but he who restrains his
lips is prudent. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver\; the mind o
f the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many\, but
fools die for lack of sense. The blessing of the LORD makes rich\, and he
adds no sorrow with it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan\; Paul & his sister Juliana and thei
r Companions\; Daniel\, Prince of Moscow\; Gregory\, Bishop of Constance\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 2:3-11\nThus say the people:
"Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the God
of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths
." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations\, and shall decide for many
peoples\; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares\, and their spea
rs into pruning hooks\; nation shall not lift up sword against nation\, nei
ther shall they learn war any more.\n\nO house of Jacob\, come\, let us wal
k in the light of the Lord.\n\nFor thou hast rejected thy people\, the hous
e of Jacob\, because they are full of diviners from the east and of soothsa
yers like the Philistines\, and they strike hands with foreigners. Their l
and is filled with silver and gold\, and there is no end to their treasures
\; their land is filled with horses\, and there is no end to their chariots
. Their land is filled with idols\; they bow down to the work of their han
ds\, to what their own fingers have made. So man is humbled\, and men are
brought low -- forgive them not! Enter into the rock\, and hide in the dus
t from before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty.
The haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride of men shall
be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Genesis 1:24-2:3\n And God said\, "Let the earth bring forth li
ving creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and be
asts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. And God made
the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according t
o their kinds\, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its
kind. And God saw that it was good.\n\nThen God said\, "Let us make man i
n our image\, after our likeness\; and let them have dominion over the fish
of the sea\, and over the birds of the air\, and over the cattle\, and ove
r all the earth\, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
" So God created man in his own image\, in the image of God he created him
\; male and female he created them. And God blessed them\, and God said to
them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth and subdue it\; and
have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and ov
er every living thing that moves upon the earth." And God said\, "Behold\,
I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all t
he earth\, and every tree with seed in its fruit\; you shall have them for
food. And to every beast of the earth\, and to every bird of the air\, and
to everything that creeps on the earth\, everything that has the breath of
life\, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so. And God
saw everything that he had made\, and behold\, it was very good. And there
was evening and there was morning\, a sixth day.\n\nThus the heavens and t
he earth were finished\, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day
God finished his work which he had done\, and he rested on the seventh day
from all his work which he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and ha
llowed it\, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in
creation.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 2:1-22\nMy son\, if you recei
ve my words and treasure up my commandments with you\, making your ear atte
ntive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding\; yes\, if you cr
y out for insight and raise your voice for understanding\, if you seek it l
ike silver and search for it as for hidden treasures\; then you will unders
tand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord give
s wisdom\; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding\; he stores up s
ound wisdom for the upright\; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity
\, guarding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his saints. The
n you will understand righteousness and justice and equity\, every good pat
h\; for wisdom will come into your heart\, and knowledge will be pleasant t
o your soul\; discretion will watch over you\; understanding will guard you
\; delivering you from the way of evil\, from men of perverted speech\, who
forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness\, who rej
oice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil\; men whose path
s are crooked\, and who are devious in their ways.\n\nYou will be saved fro
m the loose woman\, from the adventuress with her smooth words\, who forsak
es the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God\; for her
house sinks down to death\, and her paths to the shades\; none who go to h
er come back nor do they regain the paths of life.\n\nSo you will walk in t
he way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright
will inhabit the land\, and men of integrity will remain in it\; but the w
icked will be cut off from the land\, and the treacherous will be rooted ou
t of it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Prochoros\, Nicanor\, Timon\, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70\; Iren
e the Righteous of Chrysovalantou\; Our Righteous Father Paul of Xeropotamo
u\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7\nIn those days\, when the
disciples were increasing in number\, the Hellenists murmured against the H
ebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And t
he twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said\, "it is not right th
at we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore\,
brethren\, pick out from among you seven men of good repute\, full of the
Spirit and of wisdom\, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote
ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said p
leased the whole multitude\, and they chose Stephen\, a man full of faith a
nd of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timo
n\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set be
fore the apostles\, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the
word of God increased\; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly
in Jerusalem\, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:6-12\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Take
heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." And they di
scussed it among themselves\, saying\, "We brought no bread." But Jesus\, a
ware of this\, said\, "O men of little faith\, why do you discuss among you
rselves the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive? Do you no
t remember the five loaves of the five thousand\, and how many baskets you
gathered? Or the seven loaves of the four thousand\, and how many baskets y
ou gathered? How is it that you fail to perceive that I did not speak about
bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Then they und
erstood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread\, but of
the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191213
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/12/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous\; Holy New Martyr Peter the Al
eut\; John (or Joachim)\, Bishop of Zichni\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sh
eepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and
a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To h
im the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own s
heep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he g
oes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A str
anger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not
know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they d
id not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is fo
und in all that is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is plea
sing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but in
stead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they
do in secret\; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible
\, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awak
e\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light."
Look carefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making
the most of the time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be fooli
sh\, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with
wine\, for that is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making m
elody to the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe
Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\,
and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and
kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly
. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sh
eep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not
\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatc
hes them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares no
thing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own kno
w me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my lif
e for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I mu
st bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flo
ck\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200422
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael\, Nicholas\, Iren
e\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos\; The Holy Hieromartyr J
anuarius and Those With Him\; Our Holy Father Maximian\, Patriarch of Const
antinople\; Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother Philippa of Perge\; Alexa
ndra the Martyr\; Anastasios the Monk of Sinai\; Beuno\, Abbot of Clynnog\n
\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:14-21\nIn those days
\, Peter\, standing with the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed the
m\, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you
\, and give ear to my words. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\,
since it is only the third hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken b
y the prophet Joel: 'And in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, that
I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daughter
s shall prophesy\, and your young men shall see visions\, and your old men
shall dream dreams\; yea\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in th
ose days I will pour out my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will sh
ow wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and
fire\, and vapor of smoke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and the
moon into blood\, before the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest
day. And it shall be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be s
aved.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:12-35\nAt that time\, Peter rose and ran
to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themsel
ves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nAnd behold\, two
of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerus
alem\, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened
. While they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near
and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he
said to them\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each o
ther as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, nam
ed Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does
not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And he said t
o them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazaret
h\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people
\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to
death\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem
Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since this hap
pened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tom
b early in the morning and did not find his body\; and they came back sayin
g that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive.
Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the
women had said\; but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolis
h men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was
it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into
his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted
to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they dr
ew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going fu
rther\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is towar
d evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. W
hen he was at table with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke i
t\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him
\; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not o
ur hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road\, while he opene
d to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerus
alem\; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with
them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!"
Then they told what had happened on the road\, and how he was known to them
in the breaking of the bread.\n\n
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rene\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200617
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical62eba9c726d3f57413939d384c4043c1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Tychon the Wonderworker\; 40 Martyrs of Rome\; Mark the Just of Apollo
nia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Romans 4:4-12\nBrethren\, to one who works\, his wages are not reckoned as
a gift but as his due. And to one who does not work but trusts him who jus
tifies the ungodly\, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. So also David
pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart
from works: "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven\, and whose si
ns are covered\; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon h
is sin." Is this blessing pronounced only upon the circumcised\, or also up
on the uncircumcised? We say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteou
sness. How then was it reckoned to him? Was it before or after he had been
circumcised? It was not after\, but before he was circumcised. He received
circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which he had by faith w
hile he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of
all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness r
eckoned to them\, and likewise the father of the circumcised who are not me
rely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our father
Abraham had before he was circumcised.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:15-21\n
The Lord said\, "Beware of false prophets\, who come to you in sheep's clot
hing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits.
Are grapes gathered from thorns\, or figs from thistles? So\, every sound t
ree bears good fruit\, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cann
ot bear evil fruit\, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that do
es not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will
know them by their fruits. Not every one who says to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\,' s
hall enter the kingdom of heaven\, but he who does the will of my Father wh
o is in heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200822
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical6320e4acdcc6ba000f10a04f5d34825a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus\; The Holy Martyr Bassa and Her Sons: Theog
nis\, Agapius\, and Pistus\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy L
ady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Athanasios Patelaros\, Patriarch o
f Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Lette
r to the Corinthians 4:13-18\nBrethren\, since we have the same spirit of f
aith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\,
and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us
also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for
your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increas
e thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nSo we do not lose heart. Though ou
r outer nature is wasting away\, our inner nature is being renewed every da
y. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weig
ht of glory beyond all comparison\, because we look not to the things that
are seen but to the things that are unseen\; for the things that are seen a
re transient\, but the things that are unseen are eternal.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Mark 3:13-21\nAt that time\, Jesus went up on the mountain\, and called
to him those whom he desired\; and they came to him. And he appointed twelv
e\, to be with him\, and to be sent out to preach and have authority to cas
t out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter\; James the son of Zebedee and J
ohn the brother of James\, whom he surnamed Boanerges\, that is\, sons of t
hunder\; Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas\, and
James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\, and Simon the Cananaean\, and
Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. Then he went home\; and the crowd came t
ogether again\, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard
it\, they went out to seize him\, for people were saying\, "He is beside hi
mself."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200515
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical671c3f518cc5ece59332b15b3e8bfdb0
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isidore the Martyr of Chios\; Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus\; Holy New
Martyrs Mark and John\; Serapion the Holy Martyr\; Leontius\, Patriarch of
Jerusalem\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43\nIn those days\
, Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I perceive that God shows no part
iality\, but in every nation any one who fears him and does what is right i
s acceptable to him. You know the word which he sent to Israel\, preaching
good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)\, the word which was
proclaimed throughout all Judea\, beginning from Galilee after the baptism
which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spir
it and with power\; how he went about doing good and healing all that were
oppressed by the devil\, for God was with him. And we are witnesses to all
that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him
to death by hanging him on a tree\; but God raised him on the third day and
made him manifest\; not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God
as witnesses\, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And
he commanded us to preach to the people\, and to testify that he is the on
e ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the pr
ophets bear witness that every one who believes in him receives forgiveness
of sins through his name."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:12-20\nAgain Jesus sp
oke to them\, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who follows me wil
l not walk in darkness\, but will have the light of life." The Pharisees th
en said to him\, "You are bearing witness to yourself\; your testimony is n
ot true." Jesus answered\, "Even if I do bear witness to myself\, my testim
ony is true\, for I know whence I have come and whither I am going\, but yo
u do not know whence I come or whither I am going. You judge according to t
he flesh\, I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge\, my judgment is true\, f
or it is not I alone that judge\, but I and he who sent me. In your law it
is written that the testimony of two men is true\; I bear witness to myself
\, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me." They said to him theref
ore\, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered\, "You know neither me nor my
Father\; if you knew me\, you would know my Father also." These words he sp
oke in the treasury\, as he taught in the temple\; but no one arrested him\
, because his hour had not yet come.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical678dfacff95f5b8283ef7a61ce24061e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/24/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 13th Sunday of Luke\; Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome\; Peter\,
Archbishop of Alexandria\; Hermogenes\, the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Ent
ry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Philoumenos and Christopher the Marty
rs\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nA
t that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to whi
ch Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; bu
t some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven
and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all
nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of t
he Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; a
nd lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is r
ich in mercy\, out of the great love with which he loved us\, even when we
were dead through our trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (by g
race you have been saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit wit
h him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he m
ight show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Chr
ist Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith\; and this is not
your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any ma
n should boast. For we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for go
od works\, which God prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 18:18-27\nAt that time\, a ruler came to Jesus and ask
ed him\, "Good Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesu
s said to him\, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You
know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery\, Do not kill\, Do not stea
l\, Do not bear false witness\, Honor your father and mother.' " And he sai
d\, "All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it\, he
said to him\, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distri
bute it to the poor\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, fol
low me." But when he heard this he became sad\, for he was very rich. Jesus
looking at him said\, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter t
he kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it
said\, "Then who can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible with men
is possible with God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200715
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical67db1bea071fbe498844f1699d061d3b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Aquila the Apostle among the 70\; Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor
\, Archbishop of Thessalonica\; Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Ju
stus the Martyr\; Peter the New Hieromartyr and the four New Martyrs of Mel
issourgeio Kissamos\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 16:
1-16\nBrethren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the ch
urch at Cenchreai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the sain
ts\, and help her in whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a
helper of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow
workers in Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not
only I but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also t
he church in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first co
nvert in Asia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet
Andronicos and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men
of note among the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampli
atos\, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\
, and my beloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet
those who belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. G
reet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those w
orkers in the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who
has worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his
mother and mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\,
and the brethren who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and h
is sister\, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one a
nother with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 13:24-30\nThe Lord said this parable. "The kingdom of heaven
may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field\; but while men
were sleeping\, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat\, and went a
way. So when the plants came up and bore grain\, then the weeds appeared al
so. And the servants of the householder came and said to him\, 'Sir\, did y
ou not sow good seeds in your field? How then has it weeds?' He said to the
m\, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him\, 'Then do you want
us to go and gather them?' But he said\, 'No\; lest in gathering the weeds
you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the har
vest\; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers\, Gather the weeds first
and bind them in bundles to be burned\, but gather the wheat into my barn.
'"\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200211
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Haralambos\; Anastasios\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Porphyr
ios & Baptos the Monk-martyrs\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 2
1:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their
hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and p
risons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's s
ake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in
your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you
a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withst
and or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers an
d kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will b
e hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish.
By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grac
e that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many wit
nesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share
in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets
entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who e
nlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the
rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of th
e crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding
in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended f
rom David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering
and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. T
herefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may
obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading
: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command y
ou\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated
me before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love it
s own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the w
orld\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you
\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, the
y will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. B
ut all this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know hi
m who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have
sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my
Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\
, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my
Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They ha
ted me without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall s
end to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from t
he Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, becau
se you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you t
o keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; in
deed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering
service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/08/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Luke\; Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the M
ost Holy Theotokos\; Patapius the Righteous of Thebes\; Apollo\, Tychikos\,
Sosthenes\, Cephas\, Epaphroditos\, Caesar\, & Onesiphoros\, Apostles of t
he 70\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWh
en Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, he appeared first to Mar
y Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those
who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that
he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfte
r this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking in
to the country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not be
lieve them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat a
t table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\,
because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he
said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole c
reation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does n
ot believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who bel
ieve: in my name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongue
s\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it wi
ll not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will re
cover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was taken
up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went for
th and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed
the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:1-7\nBrethren\, I\, a prisoner for the Lord
\, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been call
ed\, with all lowliness and meekness\, with patience\, forbearing one anoth
er in love\, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
. There is one body and one Spirit\, just as you were called to the one hop
e that belongs to your call\, one Lord\, one faith\, one baptism\, one God
and Father of us all\, who is above all and through all and in all. But gra
ce was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 13:10-17\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in one of th
e synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infi
rmity for eighteen years\; she was bent over and could not fully straighten
herself. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her and said to her\, "Woman\,
you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her\, and i
mmediately she was made straight\, and she praised God. But the ruler of th
e synagogue\, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath\, said to t
he people\, "There are six days on which work ought to be done\; come on th
ose days and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answere
d him\, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox o
r his donkey from the manger\, and lead it away to water it? And ought not
this woman\, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years\, be
loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this\, all his adver
saries were put to shame\; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious
things that were done by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Wednesday after Pascha\; Job the Prophet\; Our Holy Father Seraphi
m the Struggler of Mt. Domvu\; Sophia of Kleisoura\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:18-25\nIn those days\
, when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apo
stles' hands\, he offered them money\, saying\, "Give me also this power\,
that any one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." But Peter
said to him\, "Your silver perish with you\, because you thought you could
obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in this m
atter\, for your heart is not right before God. Repent therefore of this wi
ckedness of yours\, and pray to the Lord that\, if possible\, the intent of
your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are in the gall of bitt
erness and in the bond of iniquity." And Simon answered\, "Pray for me to t
he Lord\, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."\n\nNow when
they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord\, they returned to Jeru
salem\, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.\n\nGospel
Reading: John 6:35-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in him: "I am
the bread of life\; he who comes to me shall not hunger\, and he who belie
ves in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and y
et do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me\; and him w
ho comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from heaven\, not
to do my own will\, but the will of him who sent me\; and this is the will
of him who sent me\, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me
\, but raise it up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary of Egypt\; Euthemios of Suzdal\; Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyr
s\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 41:4-14\nWho has performe
d and done this\, calling the generations from the beginning? I\, the LORD\
, the first\, and with the last\; I am He. The coastlands have seen and ar
e afraid\, the ends of the earth tremble\; they have drawn near and come.
Every one helps his neighbor\, and says to his brother\, "Take courage!" T
he craftsman encourages the goldsmith\, and he who smoothes with the hammer
him who strikes the anvil\, saying of the soldering\, "It is good"\; and t
hey fasten it with nails so that it cannot be moved. \n\n But you\, Israel
\, my servant\, Jacob\, whom I have chosen\, the offspring of Abraham\, my
friend\; you whom I took from the ends of the earth\, and called from its f
arthest corners\, saying to you\, "You are my servant\, I have chosen you a
nd not cast you off"\; fear not\, for I am with you\, be not dismayed\, for
I am your God\; I will strengthen you\, I will help you\, I will uphold yo
u with my victorious right hand. \n\n Behold\, all who are incensed agains
t you shall be put to shame and confounded\; those who strive against you s
hall be as nothing and shall perish. You shall seek those who contend with
you\, but you shall not find them\; those who war against you shall be as
nothing at all. For I\, the LORD your God\, hold your right hand\; it is I
who say to you\, "Fear not\, I will help you." Fear not\, you worm Jacob\
, you men of Israel! I will help you\, says the LORD\; your Redeemer is the
Holy One of Israel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 17:1-9\n When Abram
was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram\, and said to him\, "I
am God Almighty\; walk before me\, and be blameless. And I will make my c
ovenant between me and you\, and will multiply you exceedingly." Then Abra
m fell on his face\; and God said to him\, "Behold\, my covenant is with y
ou\, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shal
l your name be Abram\, but your name shall be Abraham\; for I have made you
the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitfu
l\; and I will make nations of you\, and kings shall come forth from you.
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants af
ter you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant\, to be Go
d to you and to your descendants after you. And I will give to you\, and t
o your descendants after you\, the land of your sojournings\, all the land
of Canaan\, for an everlasting possession\; and I will be their God."\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Proverbs 15:20-16:9\nA wise son makes a glad father\,
but a foolish man despises his mother. Folly is a joy to him who has no se
nse\, but a man of understanding walks aright. Without counsel plans go wr
ong\, but with many advisers they succeed. To make an apt answer is a joy
to a man\, and a word in season\, how good it is! The wise man's path lead
s upward to life\, that he may avoid Sheol beneath. The LORD tears down th
e house of the proud\, but maintains the widow's boundaries. The thoughts
of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD\, the words of the pure are pl
easing to him. He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his hous
ehold\, but he who hates bribes will live. The mind of the righteous ponde
rs how to answer\, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. The
LORD is far from the wicked\, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. Th
e light of the eyes rejoices the heart\, and good news refreshes the bones.
He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition will abide among the wise. He wh
o ignores instruction despises himself\, but he who heeds admonition gains
understanding. The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom\, and humilit
y goes before honor. The plans of the mind belong to man\, but the answer
of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own
eyes\, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD\, and
your plans will be established. The LORD has made everything for its purpo
se\, even the wicked for the day of trouble. Every one who is arrogant is
an abomination to the LORD\; be assured\, he will not go unpunished. By lo
yalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for\, and by the fear of the LORD
a man avoids evil. When a man's ways please the LORD\, he makes even his
enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness tha
n great revenues with injustice. A man's mind plans his way\, but the LORD
directs his steps.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/31/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius\, Bishop of Gangra\; Innocent\, Enlighte
ner of Siberia & Alaska\; Akakios the Confessor\; Theophilos the Martyr and
those with him\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 40:18-31\nT
hus says the LORD: To whom then will you liken God\, or what likeness compa
re with him? The idol! a workman casts it\, and a goldsmith overlays it wi
th gold\, and casts for it silver chains. He who is impoverished chooses f
or an offering wood that will not rot\; he seeks out a skilful craftsman to
set up an image that will not move. \n\n Have you not known? Have you not
heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understoo
d from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of
the earth\, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers\; who stretches out
the heavens like a curtain\, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in\; who
brings princes to nought\, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
\n\n Scarcely are they planted\, scarcely sown\, scarcely has their stem ta
ken root in the earth\, when he blows upon them\, and they wither\, and the
tempest carries them off like stubble. \n\n To whom then will you compare
me\, that I should be like him? Says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on h
igh and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number\, ca
lling them all by name\; by the greatness of his might\, and because he is
strong in power not one is missing. \n\n Why do you say\, O Jacob\, and sp
eak\, O Israel\, "My way is hid from the LORD\, and my right is disregarded
by my God"? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everl
asting God\, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or gro
w weary\, his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint\,
and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall fain
t and be weary\, and young men shall fall exhausted\; but they who wait for
the LORD shall renew their strength\, they shall mount up with wings like
eagles\, they shall run and not be weary\, they shall walk and not faint.\n
\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 15:1-15\n After these things the word of t
he LORD came to Abram in a vision\, "Fear not\, Abram\, I am your shield\;
your reward shall be very great." But Abram said\, "O Lord GOD\, what wilt
thou give me\, for I continue childless\, and the heir of my house is Elie
zer of Damascus?" And Abram said\, "Behold\, thou hast given me no offspri
ng\; and a slave born in my house will be my heir." And behold\, the word
of the LORD came to him\, "This man shall not be your heir\; your own son s
hall be your heir." And he brought him outside and said\, "Look toward hea
ven\, and number the stars\, if you are able to number them." Then he said
to him\, "So shall your descendants be." And he believed the LORD\; and he
reckoned it to him as righteousness. \n\n And he said to him\, "I am the
LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans\, to give you this land to po
ssess." But he said\, "O Lord GOD\, how am I to know that I shall possess
it?" He said to him\, "Bring me a heifer three years old\, a she-goat thre
e years old\, a ram three years old\, a turtledove\, and a young pigeon."
And he brought him all these\, cut them in two\, and laid each half over ag
ainst the other\; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of p
rey came down upon the carcasses\, Abram drove them away. \n\n As the sun
was going down\, a deep sleep fell on Abram\; and lo\, a dread and great da
rkness fell upon him. Then the LORD said to Abram\, "Know of a surety that
your descendants will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs\, and wil
l be slaves there\, and they will be oppressed for four hundred years\; but
I will bring judgment on the nation which they serve\, and afterward they
shall come out with great possessions. As for yourself\, you shall go to y
our fathers in peace\; you shall be buried in a good old age.\n\nOld Testam
ent Reading: Proverbs 15:7-19\nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge\; not
so the minds of fools. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to th
e LORD\, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wick
ed is an abomination to the LORD\, but he loves him who pursues righteousne
ss. There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way\; he who hates
reproof will die. Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD\, how much m
ore the hearts of men! A scoffer does not like to be reproved\; he will no
t go to the wise. A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance\, but by sorro
w of heart the spirit is broken. The mind of him who has understanding see
ks knowledge\, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. All the days of the
afflicted are evil\, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Better is
a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it
. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred wi
th it. A hot-tempered man stirs up strife\, but he who is slow to anger qu
iets contention. The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns\, but the
path of the upright is a level highway.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The
Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus\; Maximos the Righteous of Kapsokaly
via\, Mount Athos\; Hilary of Poitiers\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Mediatress\; Kentigern\, Bishop of Glasgow\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, w
e were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be
revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we mig
ht be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer un
der a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through fai
th. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. The
re is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is ne
ither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are
Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise.
I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave
\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and
trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were child
ren\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the
time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born unde
r the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might recei
ve adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesu
s was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel\, the chie
f priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him\, "Tell u
s by what authority you do these things\, or who it is that gave you this a
uthority." He answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; now tell m
e\, was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?" And they discussed i
t with one another\, saying\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'W
hy did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' all the people w
ill stone us\; for they are convinced that John was a prophet." So they an
swered that they did not know whence it was. And Jesus said to them\, "Nei
ther will I tell you by what authority I do these things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:12-26\nBrethren\, just as the body
is one and has many members\, and all the members of the body\, though many
\, are one body\, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all bapti
zed into one body - Jews or Greeks\, slaves or free - and all were made to
drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of man
y. If the foot should say\, "because I am not a hand\, I do not belong to t
he body\," that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole
body were an eye\, where would be the hearing? If the whole body were an e
ar\, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is\, God arranged the org
ans in the body\, each one of them\, as he chose. If all were a single orga
n\, where would the body be? As it is\, there are many parts\, yet one body
. The eye cannot say to the hand\, "I have no need of you\," nor again the
head to the feet\, "I have no need of you." On the contrary\, the parts of
the body which seem to be weaker are indispensable\, and those parts of the
body which we think less honorable we invest with the greater honor\, and
our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty\, which our presen
table parts do not require. But God has so composed the body\, giving the g
reater honor to the inferior part\, that there may be no discord in the bod
y\, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one mem
ber suffers\, all suffer together\; if one member is honored\, all rejoice
together.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:18-22\;19:1-2\; 13-15\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth sha
ll be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about anything th
ey ask\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or
three are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\nThen P
eter came up and said to him\, "Lord\, how often shall my brother sin again
st me\, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him\, "I
do not say to you seven times\, but seventy times seven."\n\nNow when Jesus
had finished these sayings\, he went away from Galilee and entered the reg
ion of Judea beyond the Jordan\; and large crowds followed him\, and he hea
led them there.\n\nThen children were brought to him that he might lay his
hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people\; but Jesus said\,
"Let the children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; for to such belong
s the kingdom of heaven." And he laid his hands on them and went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Procopius\; Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantok
rator Monastery\; Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kaza
n\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First L
etter to Timothy 4:9-15\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy o
f full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach\, because we
have our hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of all men\, espec
ially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one desp
ise your youth\, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct\, i
n love\, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the public reading o
f scripture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have\
, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders lai
d their hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yourself to them\, s
o that all may see your progress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-19\, 9:1-2\,
10:16-21\nAt that time\, a crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of
people came to Jesus from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre
and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and
those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd
sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. An
d he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all
demons and to cure diseases\, and sent them out to preach the kingdom of Go
d and to heal\, and He said to them: "He who hears you hears me\, and he wh
o rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subjec
t to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightni
ng from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents
and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hur
t you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject t
o you: but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hou
r he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of
heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and und
erstanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gr
acious will.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Saturday of Souls\; Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery\; Bess
arion the Wonderworker of Egypt\; 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha\, Mary\, C
yris\, Valeria & Marcia\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not have you ignorant\, brethren\, conc
erning those who are asleep\, that you may not grieve as others do who have
no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again\, even so\,
through Jesus\, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For
this we declare to you by the word of the Lord\, that we who are alive\, wh
o are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall not precede those who have
fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of
command\, with the archangel's call\, and with the sound of the trumpet of
God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; then we who are alive\, who
are left\, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with the Lord.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples a
fter he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, s
on of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\;
you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second ti
me he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him
\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my shee
p." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?
" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love m
e?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I lov
e you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; bu
t when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gir
d you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by
what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follo
w me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved
\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, wh
o is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesu
s\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will th
at he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, the wor
d went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die\; but Jesus
did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will that he
remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is be
aring witness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we k
now that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which
Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the worl
d itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/02/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mammas the Martyr\; John the Abstainer\, Patriarch of Constantinople\;
Paul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Ammon & Aeithalas the Martyrs of Thra
ce\; Cosmas the Hermit\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans
8:28-39\nBrethren\, we know that everything works for good with those who l
ove God\, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he forek
new he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son\, in order
that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he pre
destined he also called\; and those whom he called he also justified\; and
those whom he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we say to thi
s? If God is for us\, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son
but gave him up for us all\, will he not also give us all things with him?
Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies\
; who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised
from the dead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who indeed intercedes for
us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or
distress\, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword
? As it is written\, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long\;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in all these things we a
re more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neith
er death\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor things present\
, nor things to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor anything e
lse in all creation\, will be able to separate us from the love of God in C
hrist Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:9-15\nIn those days Jesus c
ame from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And w
hen he came up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened and
the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heaven\
, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased." The Spirit immedi
ately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty
days\, tempted by Satan\; and he was with the wild beasts\; and the angels
ministered to him. Now after John was arrested\, Jesus came into Galilee\,
preaching the gospel of God\, and saying\, "The time is fulfilled\, and th
e kingdom of God is at hand\; repent\, and believe in the gospel."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/21/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose
and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she en
tered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth hear
d the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fi
lled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are
you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gr
anted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when
the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for
joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of
what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnif
ies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarde
d the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations
will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\,
and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and
returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an ea
rthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were th
e lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the
Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holie
s\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered
on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, a
nd Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were
the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we can
not now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the pri
ests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\;
but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, an
d not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors o
f the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, J
esus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her ho
use. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and list
ened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she
went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me
to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\,
"Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thi
ng is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken
away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and
said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that yo
u sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God
and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus\; Straton\, Philip\, Eutychian\, & Cyprian
the Martyrs of Nicomedea\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Demetrios the New\, Righteous-Marty
r of Samaria\; Eutychios\, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings\; Paul\, J
uliana\, and those martyred with them (the executioners)\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 2:3-15\nBrethren\, my joy is
the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of h
eart and with many tears\, not to cause you pain but to let you know the ab
undant love that I have for you.\n\nBut if any one has caused pain\, he has
caused it not to me\, but in some measure - not to put it too severely - t
o you all. For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough\; so yo
u should rather turn to forgive and comfort him\, for he may be overwhelmed
by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this
is why I wrote\, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in
everything. Any one whom you forgive\, I also forgive. What I have forgive
n\, if I have forgiven anything\, has been for your sake in the presence of
Christ\, to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us\; for we are not
ignorant of his designs.\n\nWhen I came to Troas to preach the gospel of C
hrist\, a door was opened for me in the Lord\; but my mind could not rest b
ecause I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and w
ent on to Macedonia.\n\nBut thanks be to God\, who in Christ always leads u
s in triumph\, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him
everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are bein
g saved and among those who are perishing.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:13
-22\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes
and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses and for a pretens
e you make long prayers\; therefore you will receive the greater condemnati
on. But woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! because you shut t
he kingdom of heaven against men\; for you neither enter yourselves\, nor a
llow those who would enter to go in. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, h
ypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte\, and w
hen he becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as much a child of hell as
yourselves. Woe to you\, blind guides\, who say\, 'If any one swears by the
temple\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple\,
he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools! For which is greater\, the gold
or the temple that has made the gold sacred? And you say\, 'If any one swe
ars by the altar\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gift that i
s on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind men! For which is grea
ter\, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So he who swears by
the altar\, swears by it and by everything on it\; and he who swears by th
e temple\, swears by it and by him who dwells in it\; and he who swears by
heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions\; Pyrros the Hier
omartyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 21:8-14\nIN THOSE DAYS\, t
he apostles departed and came to Caesarea\; and we entered the house of Phi
lip the evangelist\, who was one of the seven\, and stayed with him. And he
had four unmarried daughters\, who prophesied. While we were staying for s
ome days\, a prophet named Agabos came down from Judea. And coming to us he
took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands\, and said\, "Thus say
s the Holy Spirit\, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns t
his girdle and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" When we heard
this\, we and the people there begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then P
aul answered\, "What are you doing\, weeping and breaking my heart? For I a
m ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die at Jerusalem for the name
of the Lord Jesus." And when he would not be persuaded\, we ceased and sai
d\, "The will of the Lord be done." \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:27-15:7\nTh
e Lord said to his disciples\, "Let not your hearts be troubled\, neither l
et them be afraid. You heard me say to you\, 'I go away\, and I will come t
o you.' If you loved me\, you would have rejoiced\, because I go to the Fat
her\; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it t
akes place\, so that when it does take place\, you may believe. I will no l
onger talk much with you\, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no
power over me\; but I do as the Father has commanded me\, so that the worl
d may know that I love the Father. Rise\, let us go hence.\n\n"I am the tru
e vine\, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears
no fruit\, he takes away\, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes\
, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which
I have spoken to you. Abide in me\, and I in you. As the branch cannot bea
r fruit by itself\, unless it abides in the vine\, neither can you\, unless
you abide in me. I am the vine\, you are the branches. He who abides in me
\, and I in him\, he it is that bears much fruit\, for apart from me you ca
n do nothing. If a man does not abide in me\, he is cast forth as a branch
and withers\; and the branches are gathered\, thrown into the fire and burn
ed. If you abide in me\, and my words abide in you\, ask whatever you will\
, and it shall be done for you."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Hut-Dweller\; Paul of Thebes\; Pansophios the Martyr of Alexa
ndria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians
5:22-26\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\
, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control
\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spir
it\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no prov
oking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is over
taken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spiri
t of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one ano
ther's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
12:32-40\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, little flock\, for it is your Father'
s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions\, and give
alms\; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old\, with a treasur
e in the heavens that does not fail\, where no thief approaches and no moth
destroys. For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also. Le
t your loins be girded and your lamps burning\, and be like men who are wai
ting for their master to come home from the marriage feast\, so that they m
ay open to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servant
s whom the master finds awake when he comes\; truly\, I say to you\, he wil
l gird himself and have them sit at table\, and he will come and serve them
. If he comes in the second watch\, or in the third\, and finds them so\,
blessed are those servants! But know this\, that if the householder had kn
own at what hour the thief was coming\, he would not have left his house to
be broken into. You also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at
an unexpected hour."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191224
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/23/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Ten
Martyrs of Crete\; Paul\, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Rememberance of the
Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ\, Hagia Sophia in Constanti
nople\; Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians\; Nicholas & John the New M
artyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timot
hy 2:20-26\nTimothy\, my son\, in a great house there are not only vessels
of gold and silver but also of wood and earthenware\, and some for noble us
e\, some for ignoble. If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble\, th
en he will be a vessel for noble use\, consecrated and useful to the master
of the house\, ready for any good work. So shun youthful passions and aim
at righteousness\, faith\, love\, and peace\, along with those who call upo
n the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with stupid\, senseless co
ntroversies\; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant mus
t not be quarrelsome but kindly to every one\, an apt teacher\, forbearing\
, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they
will repent and come to know the truth\, and they may escape from the snar
e of the devil\, after being captured by him to do his will.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Mark 10:46-52\nAt that time\, as Jesus was leaving Jericho with his di
sciples and a great multitude\, Bartimaios\, a blind beggar\, the son of Ti
maios\, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of
Nazareth\, he began to cry out and say\, "Jesus\, Son of David\, have merc
y on me!" And many rebuked him\, telling him to be silent\; but he cried ou
t all the more\, "Son of David\, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped and s
aid\, "Call him." And they called the blind man\, saying to him\, "Take hea
rt\; rise\, he is calling you." And throwing off his mantle he sprang up an
d came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him\, "What do you want me to do for you
?" And the blind man said to him\, "Rabbi\, let me receive my sight." And J
esus said to him\, "Go your way\; your faith has made you well." And immedi
ately he received his sight and followed him on the way.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190917
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/16/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; Sebastiana\, Disciple of St. Paul the Apos
tle\; Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt\; Melitina the Martyr\; Afterfeast of t
he Holy Cross\; Ninian the Enlightener of Scotland\; Edith the Nun of Wilto
n Abbey\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1
-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to accept th
e grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I have listen
ed to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now is the ac
ceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in
any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\, but as s
ervants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance\,
in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumul
ts\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kin
dness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the power of
God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the lef
t\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated a
s impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying
\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, y
et always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having nothing\,
and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that tim
e\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into the
Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\, a woman of th
e city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at table in the Ph
arisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, and standing behi
nd him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her tears\, a
nd wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointe
d them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it\
, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have known wh
o and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for she is a sinner.
" And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to say to you
." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two de
btors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When they coul
d not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?" Si
mon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And he said
to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman he said
to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, you gave me no wa
ter for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them wit
h her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she has not c
eased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but she has an
ointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, which are m
any\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven little\, l
oves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who
were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who is this\, who
even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has saved you\;
go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Sylv
ester\, Pope of Rome\; Cosmas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Seraphim the
Wonderworker of Sarov\; Juliana the Righteous\; Theagenes the Hieromartyr\
, Bishop of Parios\; Theopemptos\; Theodota\, the Mother of the Holy Anargy
roi\; Righteous Mark the Deaf\; Basil the Martyr of Ankyra\; Sergios\; Theo
pistos the Martyr\; George the New Martyr of Georgia\; Nilos the Sanctified
\; Sylvester of the Kiev Caves\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Hebrews 5:4-10\nBRETHREN\, one does not take the honor upon h
imself\, but he is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did no
t exalt himself to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who sai
d to him\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also
in another place\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchi
zedek." In the days of his flesh\, Jesus offered up prayers and supplicatio
ns\, with loud cries and tears\, to him who was able to save him from death
\, and he was heard for his godly fear. Although he was a Son\, he learned
obedience through what he suffered\; and being made perfect he became the s
ource of eternal salvation to all who obey him\, being designated by God a
high priest after the order of Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading: John 3:1-15
\nAt that time\, there was a man of the Pharisees\, named Nikodemos\, a rul
er of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him\, "Rabbi\,
we know that you are a teacher come from God\; for no one can do these sign
s that you do\, unless God is with him." Jesus answered him\, "Truly\, trul
y\, I say to you\, unless one is born from above\, he cannot see the kingdo
m of God." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can a man be born when he is old? C
an he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answer
ed\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless one is born of water and the Sp
irit\, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh
is flesh\, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel th
at I said to you\, 'You must be born from above.' The Spirit blows where it
wills\, and you hear the sound of it\, and you do not know whence it comes
or whither it goes\; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." Ni
kodemos said to him\, "How can this be?" Jesus answered him\, "Are you a te
acher of Israel\, and yet you do not understand this? Truly\, truly\, I say
to you\, we speak of what we know\, and bear witness to what we have seen\
; but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things a
nd you do not believe\, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son
of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderne
ss\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may
have eternal life."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190912
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/11/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodora of Alexandria\; Euphrosynos the Cook\; Demetrios & Evanthea t
he Martyrs & their son Demetrianos\; Sergius and Herman of Valaam\, Finland
\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Deinol the First Bishop of
Bangor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the
Corinthians 9:12-15\; 10:1-7\nBrethren\, the rendering of this service not
only supplies the wants of the saints but also overflows in many thanksgivi
ngs to God. Under the test of this service\, you will glorify God by your o
bedience in acknowledging the gospel of Christ\, and by the generosity of y
our contribution for them and for all others\; while they long for you and
pray for you\, because of the surpassing grace of God in you. Thanks be to
God for his inexpressible gift!\n\nI\, Paul\, myself entreat you\, by the m
eekness and gentleness of Christ - I who am humble when face to face with y
ou\, but bold to you when I am away! - I beg of you that when I am present
I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing
against some who suspect us of acting in worldly fashion. For though we liv
e in the world we are not carrying on a worldly war\, for the weapons of ou
r warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We
destroy arguments and every proud obstacle to the knowledge of God\, and ta
ke every thought captive to obey Christ\, being ready to punish every disob
edience\, when your obedience is complete.\n\nLook at what is before your e
yes. If any one is confident that he is Christ's\, let him remind himself t
hat as he is Christ's\, so are we.\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:19-36\nAt tha
t time\, the Pharisees took counsel against Jesus and said to one another\,
"You see that you can do nothing\; look\, the world has gone after him."\n
\nNow among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So
these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\
, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went w
ith Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has com
e for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless
a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, it remains alone\; but if
it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it\, and he who
hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one ser
ves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there shall my servant be als
o\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul tr
oubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from this hour?' No\, for t
his purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glorify your name." Then a v
oice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again.
" The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others sai
d\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for
your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall th
e ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the ea
rth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he w
as to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Ch
rist remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted u
p? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for
a little longer. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtak
e you\; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you
have the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\
; The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius\; Our Holy Father Nicanorus the Wonder
worker\; Theodosius the New\; Sozon of Nicomedea\; The Holy Ten Thousand As
cetics of Thebes\; Narcissus the Hieromartyr of Jerusalem\; Joseph Gerontog
iannis of Lithines Sitia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Firs
t Letter to the Corinthians 14:26-40\nBRETHREN\, when you come together\, e
ach one has a hymn\, a lesson\, a revelation\, a tongue\, or an interpretat
ion. Let all things be done for edification. If any speak in a tongue\, let
there be only two or at most three\, and each in turn\; and let one interp
ret. But if there is no one to interpret\, let each one of them keep silenc
e in church and speak to himself and to God. Let two or three prophets spea
k\, and let the others weigh what is said. If a revelation is made to anoth
er by sitting by\, let the first be silent. For you can all prophesy one by
one\, so that all may learn and all be encouraged\; and the spirits of pro
phets are subject to prophets. But God is not a God of confusion but of pea
ce. As in all the churches of the saints\, the women should keep silence in
the churches. For they are not permitted to speak\, but should be subordin
ate\, as even the law says. If there is anything they desire to know\, let
them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in
church. What! Did the word of God originate with you\, or are you the only
one it has reached? If any one thinks that he is a prophet\, or spiritual\
, he should acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the L
ord. If any one does not recognize this\, he is not recognized. So\, my bre
thren\, earnestly desire to prophesy\, and do not forbid speaking in tongue
s\; but all things should be done decently and in order. \n\nGospel Reading
: Mark 9:2-9\nAt that time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John\,
and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves\; and he was transfigu
red before them\, and his garments became glistening\, intensely white\, as
no fuller on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah wi
th Moses\; and they were talking to Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus\, "Maste
r\, it is well that we are here\; let us make three booths\, one for you an
d one for Moses and one for Elijah." For he did not know what to say\, for
they were exceedingly afraid. And a cloud overshadowed them\, and a voice c
ame out of the cloud\, "This is my beloved son\; listen to him." And sudden
ly\, looking around they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only. An
d as they were coming down the mountain he charged them to tell no one what
they had seen\, until the Son of man should have risen from the dead.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Matthew\; Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Proto
martyr\; Holy Glorious New Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles\; Phocas the Mart
yr\; Plegmund\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping
outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\; and
she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain\, o
ne at the head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are yo
u weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and
I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round a
nd saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said
to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him t
o be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\,
tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said t
o her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which m
eans Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not yet as
cended to the Father\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am ascendi
ng to my Father and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene
went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told them
that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First
Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17\nBrethren\, I appeal to you by the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that all of you agree and that there be no disse
nsions among you\, but that you be united in the same mind and the same jud
gment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarr
eling among you\, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says\, "
I belong to Paul\," or "I belong to Apollos\," or "I belong to Cephas\," or
"I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or we
re you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of yo
u except Crispos and Gaius\; lest any one should say that you were baptized
in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that\,
I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me
to baptize but to preach the gospel\, and not with eloquent wisdom\, lest t
he cross of Christ be emptied of its power.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:1
4-22\nAt that time\, Jesus saw a great throng\; and he had compassion on th
em\, and healed their sick. When it was evening\, the disciples came to him
and said\, "This is a lonely place\, and the day is now over\; send the cr
owds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said\
, "They need not go away\; you give them something to eat." They said to hi
m\, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said\, "Bring them
here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass\; and tak
ing the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven\, and blessed\,
and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were sat
isfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over
. And those who ate were about five thousand men\, besides women and childr
en. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the o
ther side\, while he dismissed the crowds.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/07/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 33 Martyrs of Melitene\; Lazarus the Wonderworker\; Martyr Athenodorus
\; Alexander the Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\nBrethren\, now I rejoice in my sufferin
gs for your sake\, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's a
fflictions for the sake of his body\, that is\, the church\, of which I bec
ame a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you
\, to make the word of God fully known\, the mystery hidden for ages and ge
nerations but now made manifest to his saints. To them God chose to make kn
own how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this myster
y\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim\, warning e
very man and teaching every man in all wisdom\, that we may present every m
an mature in Christ. For this I toil\, striving with all the energy which h
e mightily inspires within me. For I want you to know how greatly I strive
for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:1-9\nAt that time\, there were some pre
sent who told Jesus of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with th
eir sacrifices. And he answered them\, "Do you think that these Galileans w
ere worse sinners than all the other Galileans\, because they suffered thus
? I tell you\, No\; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or
those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them\, do you
think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerus
alem? I tell you\, No\; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
" And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard\;
and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedre
sser\, 'Lo\, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree\,
and I find none. Cut it down\; why should it use up the ground?' And he an
swered him\, 'Let it alone\, sir\, this year also\, till I dig about it and
put on manure. And if it bears fruit next year\, well and good\; but if no
t\, you can cut it down.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sisoes the Great\; Holy Apostles Archippus\, Philemon and Onesimus\; L
oukia the Virgin-martyr\, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs\; Juliana the
Virgin-martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 12:4-5\,
15-21\nBrethren\, as in one body we have many members\, and all the member
s do not have the same function\, so we\, though many\, are one body in Chr
ist\, and individually members of one another. Rejoice with those who rejoi
ce\, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another\; do not be
haughty\, but associate with the lowly\; never be conceited. Repay no one
evil for evil\, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If
possible\, so far as it depends upon you\, live peaceably with all. Beloved
\, never avenge yourselves\, but leave it to the wrath of God\; for it is w
ritten\, "Vengeance is mine\, I will repay\, says the Lord." No\, "if your
enemy is hungry\, feed him\; if he is thirsty\, give him drink\; for by so
doing you will heap burning coals upon his head." Do not be overcome by evi
l\, but overcome evil with good.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:9-13\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus entered the synagogue of the Jews. And behold\, there was a
man with a withered hand. And they asked him\, "Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath?" so that they might accuse him. He said to them\, "What man of yo
u\, if he has one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath\, will not l
ay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more value is a man than a sheep
! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath." Then he said to the man\, "St
retch out your hand." And the man stretched it out\, and it was restored\,
whole like the other.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theophanes the Confessor\; Symeon the New Theologian\; Gregory Dialogo
s\, Bishop of Rome\; Phineas\, grandson of Prophet Aaron\; Paul Aurelian\,
Bishop of Brittany\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 6:1-12\n
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne\, hi
gh and lifted up\; and his train filled the temple. Above him stood the se
raphim\; each had six wings: with two he covered his face\, and with two he
covered his feet\, and with two he flew. And one called to another and sa
id: "Holy\, holy\, holy is the LORD of hosts\; the whole earth is full of h
is glory." And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him
who called\, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me!
For I am lost\; for I am a man of unclean lips\, and I dwell in the midst
of a people of unclean lips\; for my eyes have seen the King\, the LORD of
hosts!" Then flew one of the seraphim to me\, having in his hand a burning
coal which he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mout
h\, and said: "Behold\, this has touched your lips\; your guilt is taken aw
ay\, and your sin forgiven." And I heard the voice of the Lord saying\, "W
hom shall I send\, and who will go for us?" Then I said\, "Here am I! Send
me." And he said\, "Go\, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear\, but do n
ot understand\; see and see\, but do not perceive.' Make the heart of this
people fat\, and their ears heavy\, and shut their eyes\; lest they see wi
th their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and understand with their hearts
\, and turn and be healed." Then I said\, "How long\, O Lord?" And he said
: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant\, and houses without men\, and
the land is utterly desolate\, and the LORD removes men far away\, and the
forsaken places are many in the midst of the land."\n\nOld Testament Readi
ng: Genesis 5:1-24\n This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God
created man\, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he creat
ed them\, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. W
hen Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years\, he became the father of a s
on in his own likeness\, after his image\, and named him Seth. The days of
Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years\; and he
had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine
hundred and thirty years\; and he died. \n\n When Seth had lived a hundred
and five years\, he became the father of Enosh. Seth lived after the birt
h of Enosh eight hundred and seven years\, and had other sons and daughters
. Thus all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years\; and he di
ed. \n\n When Enosh had lived ninety years\, he became the father of Kenan
. Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years\, a
nd had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enosh were nine hund
red and five years\; and he died. \n\n When Kenan had lived seventy years\
, he became the father of Mahalalel. Kenan lived after the birth of Mahala
lel eight hundred and forty years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus
all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years\; and he died. \n\n
When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Jared.
Mahalalel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years\,
and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Mahalalel were eig
ht hundred and ninety-five years\; and he died. \n\n When Jared had lived
a hundred and sixty-two years he became the father of Enoch. Jared lived a
fter the birth of Enoch eight hundred years\, and had other sons and daught
ers. Thus all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years\; an
d he died. When Enoch had lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of
Methuselah. Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hun
dred years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch
were three hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God\; and he wa
s not\, for God took him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 6:3-20\nThen d
o this\, my son\, and save yourself\, for you have come into your neighbor'
s power: go\, hasten\, and importune your neighbor. Give your eyes no slee
p and your eyelids no slumber\; save yourself like a gazelle from the hunte
r\, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.\n\n Go to the ant\, O sluggar
d\; consider her ways\, and be wise. Without having any chief\, officer or
ruler\, she prepares her food in summer\, and gathers her sustenance in ha
rvest. How long will you lie there\, O sluggard? When will you arise from
your sleep? A little sleep\, a little slumber\, a little folding of the ha
nds to rest\, and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond\, and want lik
e an armed man. A worthless person\, a wicked man\, goes about with crooke
d speech\, winks with his eyes\, scrapes with his feet\, points with his fi
nger\, with perverted heart devises evil\, continually sowing discord\; the
refore calamity will come upon him suddenly\; in a moment he will be broken
beyond healing.\n\n There are six things which the LORD hates\, seven whi
ch are an abomination to him: haughty eyes\, a lying tongue\, and hands th
at shed innocent blood\, a heart that devises wicked plans\, feet that make
haste to run to evil\, a false witness who breathes out lies\, and a man w
ho sows discord among brothers. My son\, keep your father's commandment\,
and forsake not your mother's teaching.\n\n
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sts: Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas\; Cuthbert the W
onderworker\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Myron the New Martyr of Crete\; Photi
ni the Samaritan Woman\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 13:2
-13\n On a bare hill raise a signal\, cry aloud to them\; wave the hand for
them to enter the gates of the nobles. I myself have commanded my consecr
ated ones\, have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger\, my proudly ex
ulting ones. \n\n Hark\, a tumult on the mountains as of a great multitude
! Hark\, an uproar of kingdoms\, of nations gathering together! The LORD of
hosts is mustering a host for battle. They come from a distant land\, fro
m the end of the heavens\, the LORD and the weapons of his indignation\, to
destroy the whole earth. \n\n Wail\, for the day of the LORD is near\; as
destruction from the Almighty it will come! Therefore all hands will be f
eeble\, and every man's heart will melt\, and they will be dismayed. Pangs
and agony will seize them\; they will be in anguish like a woman in travail
. They will look aghast at one another\; their faces will be aflame. \n\n
Behold\, the day of the LORD comes\, cruel\, with wrath and fierce anger\,
to make the earth a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it. For the
stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light\;
the sun will be dark at its rising and the moon will not shed its light. I
will punish the world for its evil\, and the wicked for their iniquity\; I
will put an end to the pride of the arrogant\, and lay low the haughtiness
of the ruthless. I will make men more rare than fine gold\, and mankind t
han the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble\, and the
earth will be shaken out of its place\, at the wrath of the LORD of hosts
in the day of his fierce anger.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 8:4-21\n
And in the seventh month\, on the seventeenth day of the month\, the ark ca
me to rest upon the mountains of Ararat. And the waters continued to abate
until the tenth month\; in the tenth month\, on the first day of the month
\, the tops of the mountains were seen. \n\n At the end of forty days Noah
opened the window of the ark which he had made\, and sent forth a raven\;
and it went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. Then
he sent forth a dove from him\, to see if the waters had subsided from the
face of the ground\; but the dove found no place to set her foot\, and she
returned to him to the ark\, for the waters were still on the face of the
whole earth. So he put forth his hand and took her and brought her into the
ark with him. He waited another seven days\, and again he sent forth the
dove out of the ark\; and the dove came back to him in the evening\, and lo
\, in her mouth a freshly plucked olive leaf\; so Noah knew that the waters
had subsided from the earth. Then he waited another seven days\, and sent
forth the dove\; and she did not return to him any more. \n\n In the six
hundred and first year\, in the first month\, the first day of the month\,
the waters were dried from off the earth\; and Noah removed the covering of
the ark\, and looked\, and behold\, the face of the ground was dry. In th
e second month\, on the twenty-seventh day of the month\, the earth was dry
. Then God said to Noah\, "Go forth from the ark\, you and your wife\, an
d your sons and your sons' wives with you. Bring forth with you every livi
ng thing that is with you of all flesh - birds and animals and every creepi
ng thing that creeps on the earth - that they may breed abundantly on the e
arth\, and be fruitful and multiply upon the earth." So Noah went forth\,
and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. And every beast\,
every creeping thing\, and every bird\, everything that moves upon the eart
h\, went forth by families out of the ark. \n\n Then Noah built an altar t
o the LORD\, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird\, and o
ffered burnt offerings on the altar. And when the LORD smelled the pleasin
g odor\, the LORD said in his heart\, "I will never again curse the ground
because of man\, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth\
; neither will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done."\
n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 10:31-11:12\nThe mouth of the righteous
brings forth wisdom\, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. The lips of
the righteous know what is acceptable\, but the mouth of the wicked\, what
is perverse. A false balance is an abomination to the LORD\, but a just w
eight is his delight. When pride comes\, then comes disgrace\; but with th
e humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright guides them\, but the cro
okedness of the treacherous destroys them. Riches do not profit in the day
of wrath\, but righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness of th
e blameless keeps his way straight\, but the wicked falls by his own wicked
ness. The righteousness of the upright delivers them\, but the treacherous
are taken captive by their lust. When the wicked dies\, his hope perishes
\, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought. The righteous is de
livered from trouble\, and the wicked gets into it instead. With his mouth
the godless man would destroy his neighbor\, but by knowledge the righteou
s are delivered. When it goes well with the righteous\, the city rejoices\
; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. By the blessing
of the upright a city is exalted\, but it is overthrown by the mouth of th
e wicked. He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense\, but a man of underst
anding remains silent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/31/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Precious Cross\; Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea\;
Eudocimus the Righteous of Cappadocia\; Dionysios the Righteous Martyr of V
atopaidi\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 11:8-23\nBrethren\, man was not made from woman\, but woman fro
m man. Neither was man created for woman\, but woman for man. That is why a
woman ought to have a veil on her head because of the angels. (Nevertheles
s\, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman\; for as w
oman was made from man\, so man is now born of woman. And all things are fr
om God.) Judge for yourselves\; is it proper for a woman to pray to God wit
h her head uncovered? Does not nature itself teach you that for a man to we
ar long hair is degrading to him\, but if a woman has long hair\, it is to
her pride? For her hair is given to her for a covering. If anyone is dispos
ed to be contentious\, we recognize no other practice\, nor do the churches
of God. But in the following instructions I do not commend you\, because w
hen you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. For\, in
the first place\, when you assemble as a church\, I hear that there are div
isions among you\; and I partly believe it\, for there must be factions amo
ng you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. Whe
n you meet together\, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. For in eati
ng\, each one goes ahead with his own meal\, and one is hungry and another
is drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despi
se the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say
to you? Shall I commend you in this? No\, I will not. For I have received
from the Lord what I also delivered to you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:1
0-18\nAt that time\, the disciples asked Jesus\, "Then why do the scribes s
ay that first Elijah must come?" He replied\, "Elijah does come and he is t
o restore all things\; but I tell you that Elijah has already come\, and th
ey did not know him\, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son
of man will suffer at their hands." Then the disciples understood that he
was speaking to them of John the Baptist. And when they came to the crowd\,
a man came up to him and kneeling before him said\, "Lord\, have mercy on
my son\, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly\; for often he fall
s into the fire\, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disci
ples\, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered\, "O faithless and
perverse generation\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear w
ith you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him\, and the demon came
out of him\, and the boy was cured instantly.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Maximus the Confessor\; Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea\; Martyrs Neoph
ytos\, Agnes\, Patroclus\, Maximus the Greek and Eugene of Trebizond\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, I wa
nt you to know that what has happened to me has really served to advance th
e gospel\, so that it has become known throughout the praetorian guard and
to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the brethr
en have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment\, and ar
e much more bold to speak the word of God without fear. Some indeed preach
Christ from envy and rivalry\, but others from good will. The latter do i
t out of love\, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel\;
the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship\, not sincerely but thinking
to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way\, wh
ether in pretense or in truth\, Christ is proclaimed\; and in that I rejoic
e. Yes\, and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and th
e help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance\
, as it is my eager expectation and hope. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-12\
nThe Lord said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men
\, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he w
ho denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And every
one who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he who
blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they br
ing you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not b
e anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Ho
ly Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191228
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/28/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia\; Holy Martyr Glycerus\; Simon the
Myrrhbearer\, Founder of Simonopetra\, Monastery of Mount Athos\; Afterfea
st of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter
to Timothy 6:11-16\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at righteousness\, godliness\,
faith\, love\, steadfastness\, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the fai
th\; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made t
he good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the presence of G
od who gives life to all things\, and of Christ Jesus who in his testimony
before Pontius Pilate made the good confession\, I charge you to keep the c
ommandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord
Jesus Christ\; and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the bl
essed and only Sovereign\, and King of kings and Lord of lords\, who alone
has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light\, whom no man has ever s
een or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. \n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 12:15-21\nAt that time\, many followed Jesus\, and he healed
them all\, and ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill wha
t was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "Behold\, my servant whom I have chosen
\, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon
him\, and he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not wrangle or
cry aloud\, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets\; he will not br
eak a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick\, till he brings justice to
victory\; and in his name will the Gentiles hope."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200701
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries\; Constantine the New Martyr of
Cyprus\; Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon\; Germanus\, Bishop of t
he Isle of Man\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are
the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed
in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then work
ers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in var
ious kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teach
ers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak
with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues
of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging
cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries and
all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but h
ave not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver
my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient
and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Lo
ve does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it d
oes not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things
\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never
ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to
him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to
cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twel
ve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and en
ter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the hous
e of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at
hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons.
You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ephraim the Syrian\; Isaac the Syrian\, Bishop of Ninevah\; James the
Righteous\; Palladios the Hermit of Antioch\; Theodosius of Totma\; Grace t
he Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\;
6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\
, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against
such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified
the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us
also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of on
e another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in an
y trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentle
ness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burd
ens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt
that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disci
ples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the s
eacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their
diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. An
d all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and hea
led them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Bles
sed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that h
unger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, fo
r you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclu
de you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the
Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your rew
ard is great in heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200422
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Wednesday\; Theodore of Sykeon\; Nathaniel\, Luke\, & Clemente
the Apostles\; Nearchos the Martyr\; Gregory Gravanos of Nisyros\n\nFast F
ree\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:22-38\nIn those days\, Peter
said to the people\, "Men of Israel\, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth\
, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs whic
h God did through him in your midst\, as you yourselves know this Jesus\, d
elivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God\, you c
rucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. But God raised him up\, ha
ving loosed the pangs of death\, because it was not possible for him to be
held by it. For David says concerning him\, 'I saw the Lord always before m
e\, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken\; therefore my hear
t was glad\, and my tongue rejoiced\; moreover my flesh will dwell in hope.
For thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades\, nor let thy Holy One see corr
uption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life\; thou wilt make me ful
l of gladness with thy presence.'\n\n"Brethren\, I may say to you confident
ly of the patriarch David that he both died and was buried\, and his tomb i
s with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet\, and knowing that God had
sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants upon hi
s throne\, he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ\, that he
was not abandoned to Hades\, nor did his flesh see corruption. This Jesus
God raised up\, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted a
t the right hand of God\, and having received from the Father the promise o
f the Holy Spirit\, he has poured out this which you see and hear. For Davi
d did not ascend into the heavens\; but he himself says\, 'The Lord said to
my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy f
eet.' Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has mad
e him both Lord and Christ\, this Jesus whom you crucified."\n\nNow when th
ey heard this they were cut to the heart\, and said to Peter and the rest o
f the apostles\, "Brethren\, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them\, "R
epent\, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ."\n\nG
ospel Reading: John 1:35-52\nAt that time\, John was standing with two of h
is disciples\; and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, t
he Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they followed J
esus. Jesus turned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "What do y
ou seek?" And they said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "where ar
e you staying?" He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw where
he was staying\; and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about the
tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was An
drew\, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and said t
o him\, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said\, "So you are Simon the son of John? Y
ou shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter).\n\nThe next day Jesus decid
ed to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." No
w Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Na
thanael\, and said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and
also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathana
el said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to h
im\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\,
"Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to hi
m\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\,
when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "
Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answere
d him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you beli
eve? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\
, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God
ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women\; The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura
\; Peter the Wonderworker\; Xenia of Kalamata the Great Martyr\; Father The
odosius\, Abbot of Kiev Caves Lavra\; Ahmet the Calligrapher & Martyr\; The
ophan\, Bishop of Peritheorion\; Oikoumenios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of T
rikka\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week\
, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spices which they
had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but wh
en they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed abou
t this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they w
ere frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\,
"Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you\, wh
ile he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be delivered in to t
he hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise." An
d they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb they told all thi
s to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and Joann
a and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this
to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they di
d not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and lo
oking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wonderi
ng at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7\nIn
those days\, when the disciples were increasing in number\, the Hellenists
murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the da
ily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and sai
d\, "it is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to se
rve tables. Therefore\, brethren\, pick out from among you seven men of goo
d repute\, full of the Spirit and of wisdom\, whom we may appoint to this d
uty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word
." And what they said pleased the whole multitude\, and they chose Stephen\
, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\, and Prochoros\,
and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyte of Ant
ioch. These they set before the apostles\, and they prayed and laid their h
ands upon them. And the word of God increased\; and the number of the disci
ples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem\, and a great many of the priests were
obedient to the faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:43-47\; 16:1-8\nAt that
time\, Joseph of Arimathea\, a respected member of the council\, who was al
so himself looking for the kingdom of God\, took courage and went to Pilate
\, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were already
dead\; and summoning the centurion\, he asked him whether he was already de
ad. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead\, he granted th
e body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud\, and taking him down\, wrap
ped him in the linen shroud\, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn ou
t of the rock\; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary Ma
gdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.\n\nAnd when the
sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Sal
ome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early
on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.
And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us
from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was ro
lled back\; for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young
man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were am
azed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\
, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place where th
ey laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before
you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they went ou
t and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come upon the
m\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/10/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Martyrs\; Poulcheria the Empre
ss\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 8:16-24\; 9:1-5\nBrethren\, thanks be
to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. For
he not only accepted our appeal\, but being himself very earnest he is goi
ng to you of his own accord. With him we are sending the brother who is fam
ous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel\; and not only t
hat\, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this g
racious work which we are carrying on\, for the glory of the Lord and to sh
ow our good will. We intend that no one should blame us about this liberal
gift which we are administering\, for we aim at what is honorable not only
in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of men. And with them we are send
ing our brother whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters
\, but who is now more earnest than ever because of his great confidence in
you. As for Titus\, he is my partner and fellow worker in your service\; a
nd as for our brethren\, they are apostles of the churches\, the glory of C
hrist. So give proof\, before the churches\, of your love and of our boasti
ng about you to these men.\n\nNow it is superfluous for me to write to you
about the offering for the saints\, for I know your readiness of which I bo
ast about you to the people of Macedonia\, saying that Achaia has been read
y since last year\; and your zeal has stirred up most of them. But I am sen
ding the brethren so that our boasting about you may not prove vain in this
case\, so that you may be ready\, as I said you would be\; lest if some Ma
cedonians come with me and find that you are not ready\, we be humiliated -
- to say nothing of you -- for being so confident. So I thought it necessar
y to urge the brethren to go on to you before me\, and arrange in advance f
or this gift you have promised\, so that it may be ready not as an exaction
but as a willing gift.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:16-21\nThe Lord said to h
is disciples: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son\, that whoe
ver believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent t
he Son into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that the world might
be saved through him. He who believes in him is not condemned\; he who doe
s not believe is condemned already\, because he has not believed in the nam
e of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment\, that the light has com
e into the world\, and men loved darkness rather than light\, because their
deeds were evil. For every one who does evil hates the light\, and does no
t come to the light\, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does wha
t is true comes to the light\, that it may be clearly seen that his deeds h
ave been wrought in God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Epiphany\; Tatiana the Martyr of Rome\; Martyr Mertios\;
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Basil an
d John the Hieromartyrs\; Euthasia the Virgin-Martyr\; Peter of Absalom\; B
enedict\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood
weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tom
b\; and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had l
ain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why
are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lor
d\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned
round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jes
us said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposin
g Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him
away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus
said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (
which means Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not
yet ascended to the Father\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am
ascending to my Father and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Mag
dalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she to
ld them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us
according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he
ascended on high he led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in
saying\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but that he had also descended
into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended
far above all the heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts
were that some should be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some
pastors and teachers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for
building up the body of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the fa
ith and of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the mea
sure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4
:12-17\nAt that time\, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested\, he wi
thdrew into Galilee\; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum b
y the sea\, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali\, that what was spoken
by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the lan
d of Naphtali\, toward the sea\, across the Jordan\, Galilee of the Gentile
s\, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light\, and for those
who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that tim
e Jesus began to preach\, saying\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is a
t hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium\; Joseph the Hymnographer
\; Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Isaiah 45:11-17\nThus says the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, and his Mak
er: "Will you question me about my children\, or command me concerning the
work of my hands? I made the earth\, and created man upon it\; it was my h
ands that stretched out the heavens\, and I commanded all their host. I ha
ve aroused him in righteousness\, and I will make straight all his ways\; h
e shall build my city and set my exiles free\, not for price or reward\," s
ays the LORD of hosts. \n\n Thus says the LORD: "The wealth of Egypt and t
he merchandise of Ethiopia\, and the Sabeans\, men of stature\, shall come
over to you and be yours\, they shall follow you\; they shall come over in
chains and bow down to you. They will make supplication to you\, saying: 'G
od is with you only\, and there is no other\, no god besides him.'" Truly\
, thou art a God who hidest thyself\, O God of Israel\, the Savior. All of
them are put to shame and confounded\, the makers of idols go in confusion
together. But Israel is saved by the LORD with everlasting salvation\; yo
u shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Genesis 22:1-18\n After these things God tested Abraham\, and sai
d to him\, "Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Take your son\
, your only son Isaac\, whom you love\, and go to the land of Moriah\, and
offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I sh
all tell you." So Abraham rose early in the morning\, saddled his ass\, an
d took two of his young men with him\, and his son Isaac\; and he cut the w
ood for the burnt offering\, and arose and went to the place of which God h
ad told him. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place
afar off. Then Abraham said to his young men\, "Stay here with the ass\;
I and the lad will go yonder and worship\, and come again to you." And Abr
aham took the wood of the burnt offering\, and laid it on Isaac his son\; a
nd he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them to
gether. And Isaac said to his father Abraham\, "My father! "And he said\,
"Here am I\, my son." He said\, "Behold\, the fire and the wood\; but where
is the lamb for a burnt offering?" Abraham said\, "God will provide himse
lf the lamb for a burnt offering\, my son." So they went both of them toget
her. \n\n When they came to the place of which God had told him\, Abraham
built an altar there\, and laid the wood in order\, and bound Isaac his son
\, and laid him on the altar\, upon the wood. Then Abraham put forth his h
and\, and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the LORD called
to him from heaven\, and said\, "Abraham\, Abraham!" And he said\, "Here a
m I." He said\, "Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him\; f
or now I know that you fear God\, seeing you have not withheld your son\, y
our only son\, from me." And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked\, and b
ehold\, behind him was a ram\, caught in a thicket by his horns\; and Abrah
am went and took the ram\, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of
his son. So Abraham called the name of that place The LORD will provide\;
as it is said to this day\, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided
." And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven\,
and said\, "By myself I have sworn\, says the LORD\, because you have done
this\, and have not withheld your son\, your only son\, I will indeed bles
s you\, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and as
the sand which is on the seashore. And your descendants shall possess the g
ate of their enemies\, and by your descendants shall all the nations of the
earth bless themselves\, because you have obeyed my voice."\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Proverbs 17:17-18:5\nA friend loves at all times\, and a brothe
r is born for adversity. A man without sense gives a pledge\, and becomes
surety in the presence of his neighbor. He who loves transgression loves s
trife\; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. A man of crooked min
d does not prosper\, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity. A
stupid son is a grief to a father\; and the father of a fool has no joy.
A cheerful heart is a good medicine\, but a downcast spirit dries up the bo
nes. A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of ju
stice. A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom\, but the eyes o
f a fool are on the ends of the earth. A foolish son is a grief to his fat
her and bitterness to her who bore him. To impose a fine on a righteous ma
n is not good\; to flog noble men is wrong. He who restrains his words has
knowledge\, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even
a fool who keeps silent is considered wise\; when he closes his lips\, he i
s deemed intelligent.\n\n He who is estranged seeks pretexts to break out
against all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding\, bu
t only in expressing his opinion. When wickedness comes\, contempt comes a
lso\; and with dishonor comes disgrace. The words of a man's mouth are dee
p waters\; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream. It is not good to b
e partial to a wicked man\, or to deprive a righteous man of justice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martinian of Palestine\; Aquilla & Priscilla the Apostles\; Eulogios\,
Patriarch of Alexandria\; Symeon the Myrrhbearer of Serbia\n\nFast Free\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 1:8-10\; 2:1-6\nBrethre
n\, if we say we have no sin\, we deceive ourselves\, and the truth is not
in us. If we confess our sins\, he is faithful and just\, and will forgive
our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not s
inned\, we make him a liar\, and his word is not in us. My little children
\, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin\; but if any one does s
in\, we have an advocate with the Father\, Jesus Christ the righteous\; and
he is the expiation for our sins\, and not for ours only but also for the
sins of the whole world. And by this we may be sure that we know him\, if
we keep his commandments. He who says "I know him" but disobeys his comman
dments is a liar\, and the truth is not in him\; but whoever keeps his word
\, in him truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we
are in him: he who says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in w
hich he walked. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:31-37: 14:1-2\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not p
ass away. But of that day or that hour no one knows\, not even the angels
in heaven\, nor the Son\, but only the Father. Take heed\, watch\; for you
do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey\
, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge\, each with his work\
, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Watch therefore -- for y
ou do not know when the master of the house will come\, in the evening\, or
at midnight\, or at cockcrow\, or in the morning -- lest he come suddenly
and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Watch." It was n
ow two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the
chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth\, a
nd kill him\; for they said\, "Not during the feast\, lest there be a tumul
t of the people."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Martinian of Palestine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200314
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Second Saturday of Lent\; Benedict the Righteous of Nursia\; Euschemon
the Confessor\, Bishop of Lampasakos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:12-16\nBRETHREN\, take
care lest there be in any of you an evil\, unbelieving heart\, leading you
to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day\, as lo
ng as it is called "today\," that none of you may be hardened by the deceit
fulness of sin. For we share in Christ\, if only we hold our first confiden
ce firm to the end\, while it is said\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." Who were they that heard an
d yet were rebellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leader
ship of Moses? \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:35-44\nAt that time\, Jesus went
out to a lonely place\, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were w
ith him pursued him\, and they found him and said to him\, "Everyone is sea
rching for you." And he said to them\, "Let us go on to the next towns\, th
at I may preach there also\; for that is why I came out." And he went throu
ghout all Galilee\, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. A
nd a leper came to him beseeching him\, and kneeling said to him\, "If you
will\, you can make me clean." Moved with pity\, he stretched out his hand
and touched him\, and said to him\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately th
e leprosy left him\, and he was made clean. And he sternly charged him\, an
d sent him away at once\, and said to him\, "See that you say nothing to an
y one\; but go\, show yourself to a priest\, and offer for your cleansing w
hat Moses commanded\, for a proof to them."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Second Saturday of Lent
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200718
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)\; Veronika & Speratos the Mart
yrs\; Kenelm\, Prince of Mercia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\,
before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint u
ntil faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Chri
st came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\
, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons
of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ ha
ve put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave n
or free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ
Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs a
ccording to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is n
o better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he i
s under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us
\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the u
niverse. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born o
f a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, s
o that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n
At that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And the
re was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had s
uffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and w
as no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\,
and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\
, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately th
e hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her d
isease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from hi
m\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garm
ents?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around y
ou\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who h
ad done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fea
r and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. An
d he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\,
and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200302
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical7ec4d4bfb076c29b157c706e38ddc242
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forgiveness Sunday\; The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan\;
Andonina the New Martyr\; David the Archbishop\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\,
and Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day
of the week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spic
es which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the
tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were p
erplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\;
and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men s
aid to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he
told you\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be deli
vered in to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third d
ay rise." And they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb they
told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalen
e\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them w
ho told this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\
, and they did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; st
ooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went
home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Romans 13:11-14\; 14:1-4\nBrethren\, salvation is nearer to us now
than when we first believed\; the night is far gone\, the day is at hand.
Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light\;
let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day\, not in reveling and dru
nkenness\, not in debauchery and licentiousness\, not in quarreling and jea
lousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no provision for the fl
esh\, to gratify its desires.\n\nAs for the man who is weak in faith\, welc
ome him\, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anyt
hing\, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despi
se him who abstains\, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who
eats\; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the serv
ant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And
he will be upheld\, for God is able to make him stand. \n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 6:14-21\nThe Lord said\, "If you forgive men their trespasses\, you
r heavenly Father also will forgive you\; but if you do not forgive men the
ir trespasses\, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.\n\n"And w
hen you fast\, do not look dismal\, like the hypocrites\, for they disfigur
e their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly\, I say to you\
, they have received their reward. But when you fast\, anoint your head an
d wash your face\, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Fat
her who is in secret\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\
n\n"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth\, where moth and rust c
onsume and where thieves break in and steal\, but lay up for yourselves tre
asures in heaven\, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves d
o not break in and steal. For where your treasure is\, there will your hea
rt be also."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Forgiveness Sunday
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191016
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/15/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucian the Martyr of Antioch\; Savinos the Bishop of Catania\; Barsus
the Confessor\; Euthymios the New\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Ephesians 5:20-25\nBrethren\, always and for everything give thanks in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father. Be subject to one anot
her out of reverence for Christ. Wives\, be subject to your husbands\, as t
o the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head o
f the church\, his body\, and is himself its Savior. As the church is subje
ct to Christ\, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands
. Husbands\, love your wives\, as Christ loved the church and gave himself
up for her.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:23-27\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "If any man would come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his c
ross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\; an
d whoever loses his life for my sake\, he will save it. For what does it pr
ofit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? For w
hoever is ashamed of me and of my words\, of him will the Son of man be ash
amed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy
angels. But I tell you truly\, there are some standing here who will not t
aste death before they see the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200720
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council\; Macrina the
Righteous\, sister of St. Basil\; Dius\, Abbot of Antioch\; Saint Theodore
\, Bishop of Edessa\; Translation of the Holy Relics of Righteous Seraphim
of Sarov\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, ha
ving risen from the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to
them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed
that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and
why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is
I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as y
ou see that I have." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and h
is feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said
to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled
fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "Thes
e are my words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that eve
rything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalm
s must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scripture
s\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer
and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgivene
ss of sins should be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from J
erusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promis
e of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with
power from on high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifti
ng up his hands\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from t
hem\, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they ret
urned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the temple bles
sing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my
son\, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things\, so tha
t those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good
deeds\; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid contr
oversies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for they
are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious\, after admonis
hing him once or twice\, have nothing more to do with him\, knowing that su
ch a person is perverted and sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n\nWhen I send
Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for
I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the
lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our
people learn to apply themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urg
ent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greeting t
o you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n
\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You ar
e the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men
light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives ligh
t to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may
see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think
not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not
to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heave
n and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law un
til all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these co
mmandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of hea
ven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the ki
ngdom of heaven."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200101
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/31/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Melan
ia the Younger\, Nun of Rome\; The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome\, P
atron of Orphans\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Hebrews 4:1-13\nBrethren\, while the promise of entering his rest remains\,
let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it. For good
news came to us just as to them\; but the message which they heard did not
benefit them\, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers. For we w
ho have believed enter that rest\, as he has said\, "As I swore in my wrath
\, 'They shall never enter my rest\,'" although his works were finished fro
m the foundation of the world. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh d
ay in this way\, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works." An
d again in this place he said\, "They shall never enter my rest." Since the
refore it remains for some to enter it\, and those who formerly received th
e good news failed to enter because of disobedience\, again he sets a certa
in day\, "Today\," saying through David so long afterward\, in the words al
ready quoted\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not harden your hearts
." For if Joshua had given them rest\, God would not speak later of another
day. So then\, there remains a sabbath rest for the people of God\; for wh
oever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his. Le
t us therefore strive to enter that rest\, that no one fall by the same sor
t of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active\, sharper than
any two-edged sword\, piercing to the division of soul and spirit\, of join
ts and marrow\, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. An
d before him no creature is hidden\, but all are open and laid bare to the
eyes of him with whom we have to do.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:18-27\nAt t
hat time\, Sadducees came to Jesus\, who say that there is no resurrection\
; and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses wrote for us th
at if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife\, but leaves no child\, the ma
n must take the wife\, and raise up children for his brother. There were se
ven brothers\; the first took a wife\, and when he died left no children\;
and the second took her\, and died\, leaving no children\; and the third li
kewise\; and the seven left no children. Last of all the woman also died. I
n the resurrection whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife."
Jesus said to them\, "Is not this why you are wrong\, that you know neither
the scriptures nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead\, th
ey neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but are like angels in heaven.
And as for the dead being raised\, have you not read in the book of Moses\
, in the passage about the bush\, how God said to him\, 'I am the God of Ab
raham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the
dead\, but of the living\; you are quite wrong."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191115
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/14/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle\; Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\; Ho
ly Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra\; Justinian the Emperor and his wi
fe Theodora\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men
sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to a
ngels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Chri
st. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in dis
repute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buff
eted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled
\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conc
iliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the of
f-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to
admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides i
n Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ
Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt that time\, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. An
d he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Beths
aida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and he said
to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets
wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "C
an anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see
." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Isra
elite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you k
now me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were un
der the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are t
he Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because
I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall
see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I sa
y to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200412
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8028804e40c7ee5dd30533a09e18f4ed
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lazarus Saturday\; Antipas\, Bishop of Pergamum\; Pharmuthios the Anch
orite\; Guthlac the Hermit of Crowland\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 12:28-29\; 13:1-8\nBRET
HREN\, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken\, a
nd thus let us offer to God acceptable worship\, with reverence and awe\; f
or our God is a consuming fire. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect
to show hospitality to strangers\, for thereby some have entertained angel
s unawares. Remember those who are in prison\, as though in prison with the
m\; and those who are ill-treated\, since you also are in the body. Let mar
riage be held in honor among all\, and let the marriage bed be undefiled\;
for God will judge the immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from lov
e of money\, and be content with what you have\; for he has said\, "I will
never fail you nor forsake you." Hence we can confidently say\, "The Lord i
s my helper\, I will not be afraid\; what can man do to me?" Remember your
leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of
their life\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday an
d today and for ever. \n\nGospel Reading: John 11:1-45\nAt that time\, a ce
rtain man was ill\, Lazaros of Bethany\, from the village of Mary and her s
ister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his
feet with her hair\, whose brother Lazaros was ill. So the sisters sent to
him\, saying\, "Lord\, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it h
e said\, "This illness is not unto death\; it is for the glory of God\, so
that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it."\n\n Now Jesus loved M
artha and her sister and Lazaros. So when he heard that he was ill\, he sta
yed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to t
he disciples\, "Let us go into Judea again." The disciples said to him\, "R
abbi\, the Jews were but now seeking to stone you\, and are you going there
again?" Jesus answered\, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any on
e walks in the day\, he does not stumble\, because he sees the light of thi
s world. But if any one walks in the night\, he stumbles\, because the ligh
t is not in him." Thus he spoke\, and then he said to them\, "Our friend La
zaros has fallen asleep\, but I go to awake him out of sleep." The disciple
s said to him\, "Lord\, if he has fallen asleep\, he will recover." Now Jes
us had spoken of his death\, but they thought that he meant taking rest in
sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly\, "Lazaros is dead\; and for your sake
I am glad that I was not there\, so that you may believe. But let us go to
him." Thomas\, called the Twin\, said to his fellow disciples\, "Let us als
o go\, that we may die with him."\n\n Now when Jesus came\, he found that L
azaros had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem\,
about two miles off\, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to
console them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was com
ing\, she went and met him\, while Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Je
sus\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not have died. And ev
en now I know that whatever you ask from God\, God will give you." Jesus sa
id to her\, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to him\, "I know th
at he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to h
er\, "I am the resurrection and the life\; he who believes in me\, though h
e die\, yet shall he live\, and whoever lives and believes in me shall neve
r die. Do you believe this?" She said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; I believe that
you are the Christ\, the Son of God\, he who is coming into the world."\n\
n When she had said this\, she went and called her sister Mary\, saying qui
etly\, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." And when she heard it\
, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the villa
ge\, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who
were with her in the house\, consoling her\, saw Mary rise quickly and go
out\, they followed her\, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep
there. Then Mary\, when she came where Jesus was and saw him\, fell at his
feet\, saying to him\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not
have died." When Jesus saw her weeping\, and the Jews who came with her als
o weeping\, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled\; and he said\, "Whe
re have you laid him?" They said to him\, "Lord\, come and see." Jesus wept
. So the Jews said\, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said\, "Could
not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?
"\n\n Then Jesus\, deeply moved again\, came to the tomb\; it was a cave\,
and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said\, "Take away the stone." Martha\, the s
ister of the dead man\, said to him\, "Lord\, by this time there will be an
odor\, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her\, "Did I not tel
l you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" So they to
ok away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said\, "Father\, I than
k you that you have heard me. I knew that you have heard me always\, but I
have said this on account of the people standing by\, that they may believe
that you did send me." When he had said this\, he cried with a loud voice\
, "Lazaros\, come out." The dead man came out\, his hands and feet bound wi
th bandages\, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them\, "Unbi
nd him\, and let him go." Many of the Jews therefore\, who had come with Ma
ry and had seen what he did\, believed in him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Lazarus Saturday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200813
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical81e328130c4d721dd1dd5683354fe4e1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\
; The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia\; Sergios\, Stephen an
d Kastor\; Palamon\, Elder of Saint Pachomius the Great\; Soldier-martyrs o
f Crete\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the C
orinthians 16:4-12\nBrethren\, if it seems advisable that I should go also\
, they will accompany me. I will visit you after passing through Macedonia\
, for I intend to pass through Macedonia\, and perhaps I will stay with you
or even spend the winter\, so that you may speed me on my journey\, wherev
er I go. For I do not want to see you now just in passing\; I hope to spend
some time with you\, if the Lord permits. But I will stay in Ephesos until
Pentecost\, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me\, and ther
e are many adversaries. When Timothy comes\, see that you put him at ease a
mong you\, for he is doing the work of the Lord\, as I am. So let no one de
spise him. Speed him on his way in peace\, that he may return to me\; for I
am expecting him with the brethren. As for our brother Apollos\, I strongl
y urge him to visit you with the other brethren\, but it was not at all his
will to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 21:28-32\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A man had two sons\; a
nd he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and work in the vineyard today
.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward he repented and went. And
he went to the second and said the same\; and he answered\, 'I go\, sir\,'
but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said\,
"The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the tax collector
s and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to y
ou in the way of righteousness\, and you did not believe him\, but the tax
collectors and the harlots believed him and even when you saw it\, you did
not afterward repent and believe him."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Chri
st
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200205
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8224d966a3e63fe91f99cacdb2bbcb0b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isidore of Pelusium\; Nicholas the Confessor\; Hieromartyr Abramius\;
John the Righteous\, Bishop of Irinopolis\; Theodosios the Righteous\; Jose
ph the New Martyr of Aleppo\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord an
d Savior in the Temple\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesia
ns 2:19-22\; 3:1-7\nBrethren\, you are no longer strangers and sojourners\,
but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household o
f God\, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets\, Christ Jes
us himself being the cornerstone\, in whom the whole structure is joined to
gether and grows into a holy temple in the Lord in whom you also are built
into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. For this reason I\, Paul
\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles -- assuming that y
ou have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for yo
u\, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation\, as I have written
briefly. When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of
Christ\, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations
as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit
\; that is\, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs\, members of the same body\,
and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this g
ospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace which was
given me by the working of his power.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:1-7\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus came to his own country\; and his disciples followed him. An
d on the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue\; and many who heard hi
m were astonished\, saying\, "Where did this man get all this? What is the
wisdom given to him? What mighty works are wrought by his hands! Is not thi
s the carpenter\, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas
and Simon\, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at
him. And Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not without honor\, except in
his own country\, and among his own kin\, and in his own house." And he cou
ld do no mighty work there\, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick
people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he w
ent about among the villages teaching. And he called to him the twelve\, an
d began to send them out two by two\, and gave them authority over the uncl
ean spirits.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Isidore of Pelusium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190924
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8238c35ad798ba7a5844f98b5189d6ba
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/23/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception of St. John the Baptist\; Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righ
teous\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Nicholas the New Martyr\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had
two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slav
e was born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promi
se. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mou
nt Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount
Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in
slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our
mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; br
eak forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the
desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 1:5-25\nAt that time\, in the days of Herod\, king of Ju
dea\, there was a priest named Zacharias\, of the division of Abijah\; and
he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth. And t
hey were both righteous before God\, walking in all the commandments and or
dinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child\, because Elizabeth w
as barren\, and both were advanced in years.\n\nNow while he was serving as
priest before God when his division was on duty\, according to the custom
of the priesthood\, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord a
nd burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside
at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord sta
nding on the right side of the altar of incense.\n\nAnd Zacharias was troub
led when he saw him\, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him\, "
Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\, for your prayer is heard\, and your wife Eli
zabeth will bear you a son\, and you shall call his name John.\n\nAnd you w
ill have joy and gladness\, and many will rejoice at his birth\; for he wil
l be great before the Lord\, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink\,
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit\, even from his mother's womb. A
nd he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God\, and he w
ill go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of
the fathers to the children\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the jus
t\, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." And Zacharias said to th
e angel\, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man\, and my wife is adva
nced in years." And the angel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in
the presence of God\; and I was sent to speak to you\, and to bring you thi
s good news. And behold\, you will be silent and unable to speak until the
day that these things come to pass\, because you did not believe my words\,
which will be fulfilled in their time." And the people were waiting for Za
charias\, and they wondered at his delay in the temple. And when he came ou
t\, he could not speak to them\, and they perceived that he had seen a visi
on in the temple\; and he made signs to them and remained dumb. And when hi
s time of service was ended\, he went to his home.\n\nAfter these days his
wife Elizabeth conceived\, and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "
Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take awa
y my reproach among men."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Conception of St. John the Baptist
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200628
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical83e04d63ac9d0ad03eda532396d16241
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Samson the Hospitable\; Joanna the Myrrhbearer\; Anektos the Martyr\;
Luke the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Romans 3:28-31\; 4:1-3\nBrethren\, we hold that a man is justi
fied by faith apart from works of law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is h
e not the God of Gentiles also? Yes\, of Gentiles also\, since God is one\;
and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the u
ncircumcised through their faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this fait
h? By no means! On the contrary\, we uphold the law. What then shall we say
about Abraham\, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was
justified by works\, he has something to boast about\, but not before God.
For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God\, and it was reckone
d to him as righteousness."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:24-29\; 8:1-4\nThe
Lord said\, "Every one who hears these words of mine and does them will be
like a wise man who built his house upon the rock\; and the rain fell\, an
d the floods came\, and the winds blew and beat upon that house\, but it di
d not fall\, because it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hea
rs these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who
built his house upon the sand\; and the rain fell\, and the floods came\, a
nd the winds blew and beat against that house\, and it fell\; and great was
the fall of it." And when Jesus finished these sayings\, the crowds were a
stonished at his teaching\, for he taught them as one who had authority\, a
nd not as their scribes. When he came down from the mountain\, great crowds
followed him\; and behold\, a leper came to him and knelt before him sayin
g\, "Lord\, if you will\, you can make me clean." And he stretched out his
hand and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately his le
prosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him\, "See that you say nothing to an
y one\; but go\, show yourself to the priest\, and offer the gift that Mose
s commanded\, for a proof to them."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Samson the Hospitable
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200825
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical843f04e3ebda3c99a5bb42068ae4a768
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian\; Cosma
s of Aetolia\, Equal to the Apostles\; The Translation of the Relics of Dio
nysios of Zakynthos\, Bishop of Aegina\; The Translation of the Holy Relics
of Saint Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Sec
ond Letter to the Corinthians 5:10-15\nBrethren\, we must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ\, so that each one may receive good or evil\,
according to what he has done in the body.\n\nTherefore\, knowing the fear
of the Lord\, we persuade men\; but what we are is known to God\, and I hop
e it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to y
ou again but giving you cause to be proud of us\, so that you may be able t
o answer those who pride themselves on a man's position and not on his hear
t. For if we are beside ourselves\, it is for God\; if we are in our right
mind\, it is for you. For the love of Christ controls us\, because we are c
onvinced that one has died for all\; therefore all have died. And he died f
or all\, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for hi
m who for their sake died and was raised.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:9-15\nI
n those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John i
n the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water\, immediately he saw th
e heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; and a voi
ce came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased.
" The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in
the wilderness forty days\, tempted by Satan\; and he was with the wild bea
sts\; and the angels ministered to him. Now after John was arrested\, Jesus
came into Galilee\, preaching the gospel of God\, and saying\, "The time i
s fulfilled\, and the kingdom of God is at hand\; repent\, and believe in t
he gospel."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191225
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8515a9dc01c40e1f4eae22e9527531ee
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/24/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Nativity of Christ\; Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Ro
me\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:1-
12\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:1-20\nIn those days a decree went out from Caesa
r Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enroll
ment\, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled\,
each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee\, from the city
of Nazareth\, to Judea\, to the city of David\, which is called Bethlehem\,
because he was of the house and lineage of David\, to be enrolled with Mar
y\, his betrothed\, who was with child. And while they were there\, the tim
e came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first born son an
d wrapped him in swaddling clothes\, and laid him in a manger\, because the
re was no place for them in the inn.\n\nAnd in that region there were sheph
erds out in the field\, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an ang
el of the Lord appeared to them\, and the glory of the Lord shone around th
em\, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them\, "Be not a
fraid\; for behold\, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come t
o all the people\; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savio
r\, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find
a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." And suddenly th
ere was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and sa
ying\, "Glory to God in the highest\, and on earth peace\, good will among
men!"\n\nWhen the angels went away from them into heaven\, the shepherds sa
id to one another\, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that ha
s happened\, which the Lord has made known to us." And they went with haste
\, and found Mary and Joseph\, and the babe lying in a manger. And when the
y saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning thi
s child\; and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. Bu
t Mary kept all these things\, pondering them in her heart. And the shepher
ds returned\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen\,
as it had been told them.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Eve of the Nativity of Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191205
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical85c8e2df904d839e0c7baa43f4762c99
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/04/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Barbara the Great Martyr\; John the Righteous of Damascus\; New Hierom
artyr Seraphim\, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece\; Juliana the Martyr of Hel
iopolis\; Alexander Hotovitzky\, New Hieromartyr of Russia\, Missionary to
America\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthe
w 25:1-13\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall be com
pared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took t
heir lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil w
ith their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and sle
pt. But at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to
meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the fo
olish said to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are goin
g out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and
for you\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they
went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with
him to the marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maid
ens came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Trul
y\, I say to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neith
er the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\, before
faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until fa
ith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came
\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we ar
e no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God
\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put
on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free
\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs accordin
g to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no bette
r than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under
guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when
we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe
. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a wom
an\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that
we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that
time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was
a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered
much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no b
etter but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and ca
me up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I
touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemor
rhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, imm
ediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?"
And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, an
d yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done
it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and t
rembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he sa
id to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be
healed of your disease."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Barbara the Great Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200308
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva wr
ought by Saint Theodore the Tyro\; The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Ba
sileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\, Capito\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius
\; Lavrentios of Megara\, the Righteous\; Paul the Simple\n\nFast Day (Wine
and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2
:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\,
and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful m
en who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good sold
ier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursu
its\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is n
ot crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking
farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I s
ay\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember J
esus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in m
y gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a c
riminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything
for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ
Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt t
hat time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; and as they made their
way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees said t
o him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And
he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\, when he was in nee
d and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house
of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the Presence
\, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gave it
to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath was made
for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even of the s
abbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there who had a
withered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether he would heal him on
the sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who ha
d the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on
the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" But they
were silent. And he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at their ha
rdness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was
restored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bis
hop of Assa\; 10\,000 Fathers martyred in Egypt\; Apollonios the Martyr\; D
eposition of the Precious Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow\; Righteo
us Father Anthony of the Kiev Caves\; Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas\
n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 16:1-16\
nBrethren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church
at Cenchreai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\,
and help her in whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a help
er of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow worke
rs in Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only
I but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the ch
urch in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert
in Asia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andr
onicos and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of no
te among the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\
, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and
my beloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those
who belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet
those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those worker
s in the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has
worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mothe
r and mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and t
he brethren who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his si
ster\, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one anothe
r with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading
: Matthew 13:3-9\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A sower went out to sow. An
d as he sowed\, some seeds fell along the path\, and the birds came and dev
oured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground\, where they had not much soil
\, and immediately they sprang up\, since they had no depth of soil\, but w
hen the sun rose they were scorched\; and since they had no root they withe
red away. Other seeds fell upon thorns\, and the thorns grew up and choked
them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain\, some a hundre
dfold\, some sixty\, some thirty. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/05/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabbas the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Diogenes\; Philotheos the Righteou
s of Mount Athos\; Nektarios the Bulgarian \n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level p
lace\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people
from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came
to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were trouble
d with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\,
for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his e
yes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the K
ingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfie
d. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you w
hen men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out
your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, an
d leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, the
fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\
, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its pas
sions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spir
it. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of
one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who a
re spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yoursel
f\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill t
he law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no on
e knows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the
Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all wh
o labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will
find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Bucolus\, Bishop of
Smyrna\; Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza\; Afterfeast of the Presen
tation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Ilyan of Homs\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Tr
uly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the doo
r but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he
who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper
opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and l
eads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\,
and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will no
t follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of
strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand
what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thiev
es and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any on
e enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture
."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\nBr
ethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, bla
meless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. H
e has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first
for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for a
ll when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weak
ness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the
law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in
what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated
at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in t
he sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord.
\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any o
ne enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastur
e. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they m
ay have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good s
hepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a s
hepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the
sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees
because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good sh
epherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I kn
ow the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other she
ep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will hee
d my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Monday\; Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome\; Theodosios the Mar
tyr\; Zoilos the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:3-35\n
At that time\, as Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives\, the disciples came to
him privately\, saying\, "Tell us\, when will this be\, and what will be th
e sign of your coming and of the close of the age?" And Jesus answered them
\, "Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name\,
saying\, 'I am the Christ\,' and they will lead many astray. And you will
hear of wars and rumors of wars\; see that you are not alarmed\; for this m
ust take place\, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against natio
n\, and kingdom against kingdom\, and there will be famines and earthquakes
in various places: all this is but the beginning of the sufferings.\n\n Th
en they will deliver you up to tribulation\, and put you to death\; and you
will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall a
way\, and betray one another\, and hate one another. And many false prophet
s will arise and lead many astray. And because wickedness is multiplied\, m
ost men's love will grow cold. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world
\, as a testimony to all nations\; and then the end will come.\n\n So when
you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing
in the holy place (let the reader understand)\, then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains\; let him who is on the housetop not go down to
take what is in his house\; and let him who is in the field not turn back
to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who
give suck in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on
a sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation\, such as has not been
from the beginning of the world until now\, no\, and never will be. And if
those days had not been shortened\, no human being would be saved\; but for
the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if anyone says to
you\, 'Lo\, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For
false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonder
s\, so as to lead astray\, if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told y
ou beforehand. So\, if they say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' d
o not go out\; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' do not belie
ve it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the we
st\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there
the eagles will be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of
those days the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\
, and the stars will fall from heaven\, and the powers of the heavens will
be shaken\; then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven\, and the
n all the tribes of the earth will mourn\, and they will see the Son of man
coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory\; and he will se
nd out his angels with a loud trumpet call\, and they will gather his elect
from the four winds\, from one end of heaven to the other.\n\n From the fi
g tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts fort
h its leaves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when you see all the
se things\, you know that he is near\, at the very gates. Truly\, I say to
you\, this generation will not pass away till all these things take place.
Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away."\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 21:18-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus was returning to the
city\, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\,
and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit
ever come from you again!" And the fig tree withered at once. When the disc
iples saw it they marveled\, saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?
" And Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, if you have faith and n
ever doubt\, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree\, but
even if you say to this mountain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,' it
will be done. And whatever you ask in prayer\, you will receive\, if you h
ave faith. " And when he entered the temple\, the chief priests and the eld
ers of the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By what a
uthority are you doing these things\, and who gave you this authority?" Jes
us answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and if you tell me the
answer\, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. Th
e baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argue
d with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why
then did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are afraid o
f the multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet." So they answered J
esus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by
what authority I do these things. What do you think? A man had two sons\; a
nd he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and work in the vineyard today
.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward he repented and went. And
he went to the second and said the same\; and he answered\, 'I go\, sir\,'
but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said\,
"The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the tax collector
s and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to y
ou in the way of righteousness\, and you did not believe him\, but the tax
collectors and the harlots believed him\; and even when you saw it\, you di
d not afterward repent and believe him.\n\n"Hear another parable. There was
a householder who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it\, and dug a
wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and wen
t into another country. When the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his se
rvants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants took his servant
s and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Again he sent other s
ervants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he
sent his son to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But when the t
enants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, l
et us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him ou
t of the vineyard\, and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyar
d comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him\, "He will pu
t those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard to other t
enants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\,
"Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders
rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, a
nd it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I tell you\, the kingdom of God
will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of i
t."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta\; Vladimir\, Equal-to-
the-Apostles of Kiev\; The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios\; Do
nald and his Nine Daughters\; Swithun\, Bishop of Winchester\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:11-14\;
14:1-5\nBRETHREN\, when I was a child\, I spoke like a child\, I thought li
ke a child\, I reasoned like a child\; when I became a man\, I gave up chil
dish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly\, but then face to face. Now I
know in part\; then I shall understand fully\, even as I have been fully un
derstood. So faith\, hope\, love abide\, these three\; but the greatest of
these is love. Make love your aim\, and earnestly desire the spiritual gift
s\, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks
not to men but to God\; for no one understands him\, but he utters mysteri
es in the Spirit. On the other hand\, he who prophesies speaks to men for t
heir upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. He who speaks in a tongu
e edifies himself\, but he who prophesies edifies the church. Now I want yo
u all to speak in tongues\, but even more to prophesy. He who prophesies is
greater than he who speaks in tongues\, unless some one interprets\, so th
at the church may be edified. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4
\nAt that time\, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and
said\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?" He said\, "Yes." And when he c
ame home\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\, "What do you think\, Simon?
From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or fr
om others?" And when he said\, "From others\," Jesus said to him\, "Then th
e sons are free. However\, not to give offense to them\, go to the sea and
cast a hook\, and take the first fish that comes up\, and when you open its
mouth you will find a shekel\; take that and give it to them for me and fo
r yourself."\n\n At that time the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who
is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he
put him in the midst of them\, and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless yo
u turn and become like children\, you will never enter the kingdom of heave
n. Whoever humbles himself like this child\, he is the greatest in the king
dom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Thursday\; Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs\; Leoni
das and Charissa\, Nike\, Galene\, Kallida\, Nounenchia\, Vasilissa\, and T
heodora the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 22:1-39\n
At that time\, the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near\, which is called th
e Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put J
esus to death. For they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas ca
lled Iscariot\, who was of the number of the twelve\; he went away and conf
erred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them.
And they were glad\, and engaged to give him money. So he agreed\, and soug
ht an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude. Th
en came the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover lamb had to be
sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\, "Go and prepare the passov
er for us\, that we may eat it." They said to him\, "Where will you have us
prepare it?" He said to them\, "Behold\, when you have entered the city\,
a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\; follow him into the house whi
ch he enters\, and tell the householder\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where
is the guest room\, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?' And
he will show you a large upper room furnished\; there make ready." And they
went\, and found it as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover.
And when the hour came\, he sat at table\, and the apostles with him. And h
e said to them. "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you bef
ore I suffer\; for I tell you I shall never eat it again until it is fulfil
led in the kingdom of God." And he took a cup\, and when he had given thank
s he said\, "Take this\, and divide it among yourselves\; for I tell you th
at from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom
of God comes. " And he took bread\, and when he had given thanks he broke
it and gave it to them\, saying\, "This is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after supper\, saying\,
"This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. But
behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son
of man goes as it has been determined\; but woe to that man by whom he is
betrayed!" And they began to question one another\, which of them it was th
at would do this. A dispute also arose among them\, which of them was to be
regarded as the greatest. And he said to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles
exercise lordship over them\; and those in authority over them are called
benefactors. But not so with you\; rather let the greatest among you become
as the youngest\, and the leader as one who serves. For which is the great
er\, one who sits at table\, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits
at table? But I am among you as one who serves. You are those who have cont
inued with me in my trials\; and I assign to you\, as my Father assigned to
me\, a kingdom\, that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom\, an
d sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Simon\, Simon\, behol
d\, Satan demanded to have you\, that he might sift you like wheat\, but I
have prayed for you that your faith may not fail\; and when you have turned
again\, strengthen your brethren." And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready
to go with you to prison and to death." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, th
e cock will not crow this day\, until you three times deny that you know me
. " And he said to them\, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sand
als\, did you lack anything?" They said\, "Nothing." He said to them\, "But
now\, let him who has a purse take it\, and likewise a bag. And let him wh
o has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I tell you that this script
ure must be fulfilled in me\, "And he was reckoned with transgressors'\; fo
r what is written about me has its fulfillment." And they said\, "Look\, Lo
rd\, here are two swords. " And he said to them\, "It is enough." \n And he
came out\, and went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the
disciples followed him.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 11:23-32\nBRETHREN\, I received from the Lord what I also deli
vered to you\, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took b
read\, and when he had given thanks\, he broke it\, and said\, "This is my
body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also
the cup\, after supper\, saying\, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood
. Do this\, as often as you drink it\, in remembrance of me." For as often
as you eat this bread and drink the cup\, you proclaim the Lord's death unt
il he comes.\n\nWhoever\, therefore\, eats the bread or drinks the cup of t
he Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and bloo
d of the Lord. Let a man examine himself\, and so eat of the bread and drin
k of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body e
ats and drinks judgment upon himself. That is why many of you are weak and
ill\, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly\, we should not
be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord\, we are chastened so that we
may not be condemned along with the world.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:1
-20\; John 13:3-17\; Matthew 26:21-39\; Luke 22:43-44\; Matthew 26:40-75\;
27:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You know that after two days the
Passover is coming\, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucifie
d."\n\nThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the
palace of the high priest\, who was called Caiaphas\, and took counsel toge
ther in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said\, "Not
during the feast\, lest there be a tumult among the people."\n\nNow when J
esus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, a woman came up to hi
m with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment\, and she poured it on
his head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, they were i
ndignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold
for a large sum\, and given to the poor."\n\nBut Jesus\, aware of this\, s
aid to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful t
hing to me.\n\nFor you always have the poor with you\, but you will not alw
ays have me.\n\nIn pouring this ointment on my body she has done it to prep
are me for burial. Truly\, I say to you\, wherever this gospel is preached
in the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory of her."\n\nT
hen one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to the chief p
riests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And they
paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opport
unity to betray him.\n\nNow on the first day of Unleavened Bread the discip
les came to Jesus\, saying\, "Where will you have us prepare for you to eat
the Passover?" He said\, "Go into the city to a certain one\, and say to h
im\, âThe Teacher says\, My time is at hand\; I will keep the Passover at
your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as Jesus had directe
d them\, and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening\, he sat at ta
ble with the twelve disciples.\n\nJesus\, knowing that the Father had given
all things into his hands\, and that he had come from God and was going to
God\, rose from supper\, laid aside his garments\, and girded himself with
a towel. Then he poured water into a basin\, and began to wash the discipl
es' feet\, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.\n\nHe
came to Simon Peter\; and Peter said to him\, "Lord\, do you wash my feet?"
Jesus answered him\, "What I am doing you do not know now\, but afterward
you will understand." Peter said to him\, "You shall never wash my feet." J
esus answered him\, "If I do not wash you\, you have no part in me." Simon
Peter said to him\, "Lord\, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!
" Jesus said to him\, "He who has bathed does not need to wash\, except for
his feet\, but he is clean all over\; and you are clean\, but not every on
e of you." For he knew who was to betray him\; that was why he said\, "You
are not all clean."\n\nWhen he had washed their feet\, and taken his garmen
ts\, and re
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/05/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Prophet Zacharias\, Father of the Venerable Forerunner\; Urban\,
Theodore\, & Medimnos the Hieromartyrs and the 77 Companions at Nicomedea\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 7:1-10\nBret
hren\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit\,
and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\nOpen your hearts to us\; w
e have wronged no one\, we have corrupted no one\, we have taken advantage
of no one. I do not say this to condemn you\, for I said before that you ar
e in our hearts\, to die together and to live together. I have great confid
ence in you\; I have great pride in you\; I am filled with comfort. With al
l our affliction\, I am overjoyed.\n\nFor even when we came into Macedonia\
, our bodies had no rest but we were afflicted at every turn --fighting wit
hout and fear within. But God\, who comforts the downcast\, comforted us by
the coming of Titus\, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort w
ith which he was comforted in you\, as he told us of your longing\, your mo
urning\, your zeal for me\, so that I rejoiced still more. For even if I ma
de you sorry with my letter\, I do not regret it (though I did regret it)\,
for I see that that letter grieved you\, though only for a while. As it is
\, I rejoice\, not because you were grieved\, but because you were grieved
into repenting\; for you felt a godly grief\, so that you suffered no loss
through us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation a
nd brings no regret\, but worldly grief produces death.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 23:29-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to y
ou\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the pro
phets and adorn the monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived
in the days of our fathers\, we would not have taken part with them in shed
ding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness against yourselves\, that
you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, the meas
ure of your fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you to es
cape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men an
d scribes\, some of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some you will scou
rge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town\, that upon you may
come all the righteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of innocent Abe
l to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered betwee
n the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will come up
on this generation.\n\nO Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and s
toning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your chil
dren together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you would no
t! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you will
not see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/01/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14th Sunday of Luke\; Nahum the Prophet\; Ananias the Persian\; Philar
et the Merciful of Amnia\; Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker\, Archbi
shop of Lacedaemonia\; Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon\, Archbishops
of Ephesus\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8
\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James
\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. An
d very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the su
n had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the
stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that t
he stone was rolled back\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\,
they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\;
and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek J
esus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see
the place where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that
he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you
." And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishme
nt had come upon them\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they were af
raid.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22\nBreth
ren\, Christ is our peace\, who has made us both one\, and has broken down
the dividing wall of hostility\, by abolishing in his flesh the law of comm
andments and ordinances\, that he might create in himself one new man in pl
ace of the two\, so making peace\, and might reconcile us both to God in on
e body through the cross\, thereby bringing the hostility to an end. And he
came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who wer
e near\; for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. S
o then you are no longer strangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citi
zens with the saints and members of the household of God\, built upon the f
oundation of the apostles and prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the cor
nerstone\, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a
holy temple in the Lord\; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling
place of God in the Spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43\nAt that time
\, as Jesus drew near to Jericho\, a blind man was sitting by the roadside
begging\; and hearing a multitude going by\, he inquired what this meant. T
hey told him\, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried\, "Jesus\, S
on of David\, have mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him\,
telling him to be silent\; but he cried out all the more\, "Son of David\,
have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped\, and commanded him to be brought to h
im\; and when he came near\, he asked him\, "What do you want me to do for
you?" He said\, "Lord\, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him\, "
Receive your sight\; your faith has made you well." And immediately he rece
ived his sight and followed him\, glorifying God\; and all the people\, whe
n they saw it\, gave praise to God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of Pascha\; The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius\; John the Russian
of Evia\; Theodora the Virgin-martyr & Didymos the Martyr\; Venerable Bede
\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 18:22-
28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he went up and greet
ed the church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time the
re he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia a
nd Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos\, a n
ative of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent man\, well versed
in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord\; and bei
ng fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately the things concer
ning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak bol
dly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him\, they took
him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wished
to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wrote to the discip
les to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped those who through g
race had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in public\, showing
by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\nGospel Reading: John 12:3
6-47\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "While you have the light
\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light. When Jesus had
said this\, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so m
any signs before them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that the w
ord spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believ
ed our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefo
re they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their ey
es and hardened their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and perc
eive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this bec
ause he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless\, many even of the aut
horities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confe
ss it\, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the pr
aise of men more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out and said\,
"He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And he
who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the world\, tha
t whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hears my sa
yings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to j
udge the world but to save the world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Fish
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36\nAt that time\, Jesus took
with him Peter and John and James\, and went up on the mountain to pray. An
d as he was praying\, the appearance of his countenance was altered\, and h
is raiment became dazzling white. And behold\, two men talked with him\, Mo
ses and Elijah\, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure\, which h
e was to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and those who were with him wer
e heavy with sleep\, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two m
en who stood with him. And as the men were parting from him\, Peter said to
Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; let us make three booths\,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" - not knowing what he sa
id. As he said this\, a cloud came and overshadowed them\; and they were af
raid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud\, saying\
, "This is my Son\, my Beloved\; listen to him!" And when the voice had spo
ken\, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those
days anything of what they had seen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Peter's Secon
d Universal Letter 1:10-19\nBRETHREN\, be more zealous to confirm your call
and election\, for if you do this you will never fall\; so there will be r
ichly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.\n\nTherefore I intend always to remind you of these t
hings\, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have
. I think it right\, as long as I am in this body\, to arouse you by way of
reminder\, since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon\, as
our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. And I will see to it that after my departu
re you may be able at any time to recall these things.\n\nFor we did not fo
llow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ\, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For whe
n he received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne t
o him by the Majestic Glory\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well
pleased\," we heard this voice borne from heaven\, for we were with him on
the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word made more sure. You will
do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place\, un
til the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 17:1-9\nAt that time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and
John his brother\, and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was trans
figured before them\, and his face shone like the sun\, and his garments be
came white as light. And behold\, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah\,
talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus\, "Lord\, it is well that we are
here\; if you wish\, I will make three booths here\, one for you and one f
or Moses and one for Elijah." He was still speaking\, when lo\, a bright cl
oud overshadowed them\, and a voice from the cloud said\, "This is my belov
ed Son\, with whom I am well pleased\; listen to him." When the disciples h
eard this\, they fell on their faces\, and were filled with awe. But Jesus
came and touched them\, saying\, "Rise\, and have no fear." And when they l
ifted up their eyes\, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were comi
ng down the mountain\, Jesus commanded them\, "Tell no one the vision\, unt
il the Son of man is raised from the dead."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Comana\; Holy New Martyrs Demetrius
and Paul of Tripoli\; John-Vladimir\, Ruler of Serbia\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:5-12\nIN THOSE DA
YS\, some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up\, an
d said\, "it is necessary to circumcise them\, and to charge them to keep t
he law of Moses." The apostles and the elders were gathered together to con
sider this matter. And after there had been much debate\, Peter rose and sa
id to them\, "Brethren\, you know that in the early days God made choice am
ong you\, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel
and believe. And God who knows the heart bore witness to them\, giving them
the Holy Spirit just as he did to us\; and he made no distinction between
us and them\, but cleansed their hearts by faith. Now therefore why do you
make trial of God by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which ne
ither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? But we believe that we sha
ll be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus\, just as they will." And a
ll the assembly kept silence\; and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as th
ey related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Genti
les. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:17-28\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came
to him\, "For this reason the Father loves me\, because I lay down my life\
, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me\, but I lay it down of
my own accord. I have power to lay it down\, and I have power to take it ag
ain\; this charge I have received from my Father." \n\nThere was again a di
vision among the Jews because of these words. Many of them said\, "He has a
demon\, and he is mad\; why listen to him?" Others said\, "These are not t
he sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
\n\nIt was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem\; it was winter\, and J
esus was walking in the temple\, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gat
hered round him and said to him\, "How long will you keep us in suspense? I
f you are the Christ\, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them\, "I told you\
, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name\, they be
ar witness to me\; but you do not believe\, because you do not belong to my
sheep. My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, and they follow me\; and
I give them eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions\; Anastasia of Alexandria\; Mich
ael Mauroudes the New-Martyr \n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isai
ah 5:7-16\nThus says the Lord: For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the
house of Israel\, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting\; and he
looked for justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\, but behol
d\, a cry! Woe to those who join house to house\, who add field to field\,
until there is no more room\, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst
of the land. The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many hous
es shall be desolate\, large and beautiful houses\, without inhabitant. Fo
r ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath\, and a homer of seed shal
l yield but an ephah." Woe to those who rise early in the morning\, that t
hey may run after strong drink\, who tarry late into the evening till wine
inflames them! They have lyre and harp\, timbrel and flute and wine at the
ir feasts\; but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD\, or see the work
of his hands. Therefore my people go into exile for want of knowledge\; th
eir honored men are dying of hunger\, and their multitude is parched with t
hirst. Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyo
nd measure\, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude go down\, her
throng and he who exults in her. Man is bowed down\, and men are brought l
ow\, and the eyes of the haughty are humbled. But the LORD of hosts is exa
lted in justice\, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.\n\n
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 4:8-15\n Cain said to Abel his brother\, "Le
t us go out to the field." And when they were in the field\, Cain rose up a
gainst his brother Abel\, and killed him. Then the LORD said to Cain\, "Wh
ere is Abel your brother?" He said\, "I do not know\; am I my brother's kee
per?" And the LORD said\, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's
blood is crying to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the gr
ound\, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your
hand. When you till the ground\, it shall no longer yield to you its stre
ngth\; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." Cain said to
the LORD\, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold\, thou hast d
riven me this day away from the ground\; and from thy face I shall be hidde
n\; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth\, and whoever fin
ds me will slay me." Then the LORD said to him\, "Not so! If any one slays
Cain\, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark
on Cain\, lest any who came upon him should kill him.\n\nOld Testament Rea
ding: Proverbs 5:1-15\nMy son\, be attentive to my wisdom\, incline your ea
r to my understanding\; that you may keep discretion\, and your lips may gu
ard knowledge. For the lips of a loose woman drip honey\, and her speech i
s smoother than oil\; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood\, sharp as a
two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death\; her steps follow the path to
Sheol\; she does not take heed to the path of life\; her ways wander\, and
she does not know it.\n\n And now\, O sons\, listen to me\, and do not de
part from the words of my mouth. Keep your way far from her\, and do not g
o near the door of her house\; lest you give your honor to others and your
years to the merciless\; lest strangers take their fill of your strength\,
and your labors go to the house of an alien\; and at the end of your life y
ou groan\, when your flesh and body are consumed\, and you say\, "How I hat
ed discipline\, and my heart despised reproof! I did not listen to the voi
ce of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors. I was at the point
of utter ruin in the assembled congregation." Drink water from your own ci
stern\, flowing water from your own well.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Saturday after Pascha\; The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)\; Christo
pher the Martyr of Lycea\; Monk-martyr Nicholas who lived in Vuneni\, of La
rissa in Thessaly\; Epimachos the New Martyr of Alexandria\; The New Martyr
s of Novo Selo\, Bulgaria\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 9:19-31\
nIn those days\, Saul was with the disciples at Damascus. And in the synago
gues immediately he proclaimed Jesus\, saying\, "He is the Son of God." And
all who heard him were amazed\, and said\, "is not this the man who made h
avoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name? And he has come here fo
r this purpose\, to bring them bound before the chief priests." But Saul in
creased all the more in strength\, and confounded the Jews who lived in Dam
ascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. When many days had passed\, the
Jews plotted to kill him\, but their plot became known to Saul. They were
watching the gates day and night\, to kill him\; but his disciples took him
by night and let him down over the wall\, lowering him in a basket. And wh
en he had come to Jerusalem he attempted to join the disciples\; and they w
ere all afraid of him\, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. Bu
t Barnabas took him\, and brought him to the apostles\, and declared to the
m how on the road he had seen the Lord\, who spoke to him\, and how at Dama
scus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. So he went in and out amo
ng them at Jerusalem\, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spo
ke and disputed against the Hellenists\; but they were seeking to kill him.
And when the brethren knew it\, they brought him down to Caesarea\, and se
nt him off to Tarsus. So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Sa
maria had peace and was built up\; and walking in the fear of the Lord and
in the comfort of the Holy Spirit it was multiplied.\n\nGospel Reading: Joh
n 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\,
to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me be
fore it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its own
\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\
, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A
servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they wil
l persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But al
l this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him who
sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\;
but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Fathe
r also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, the
y would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Fath
er. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated m
e without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send t
o you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Fa
ther\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because yo
u have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to kee
p you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\
, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering servi
ce to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Thursday after Pascha\; Commemoration of the Precious Cross that a
ppeared in the sky over Jerusalem in 351 A.D.\; Akakios the Centurion of By
zantium\; Cyril\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\; Pachomios the New Martyr of Pat
mos\; Repose of St. Nilus\, abbot of Sora\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the A
postles 26:1\, 12-20\nIN THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to Paul\, "You have
permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and ma
de his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission
of the chief priests. At midday\, O king\, I saw on the way a light from he
aven\, brighter than the sun\, shining round me and those who journeyed wit
h me. And when we had all fallen to the ground\, I heard a voice saying to
me in the Hebrew language\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me? It hurt
s you to kick against the goads.' And I said\, 'Who are you\, Lord?' And th
e Lord said\, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon
your feet\; for I have appeared to you for this purpose\, to appoint you t
o serve and bear witness to the things in which you have seen me and to tho
se in which I will appear to you\, delivering you from the people and from
the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open their eyes\, that they may turn fro
m darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God\, that they may rece
ive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith
in me.' "Wherefore\, O King Agrippa\, I was not disobedient to the heavenl
y vision\, but declared first to those at Damascus\, then at Jerusalem and
throughout all the country of Judea\, and also to the Gentiles\, that they
should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance.
" \n\nGospel Reading: John 6:40-44\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed
in him: "This is the will of my Father\, that every one who sees the Son an
d believes in him should have eternal life\; and I will raise him up at the
last day." The Jews then murmured at him\, because he said\, "I am the bre
ad which came down from heaven." They said\, "Is not this Jesus\, the son o
f Joseph\, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say\, 'I have c
ome down from heaven'?" Jesus answered them\, "Do not murmur among yourselv
es. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him\; and I w
ill raise him up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pimen the Great\; Holy Martyr Phanurius\; Anthousa the Martyr\; Poimen
of Palestine\; Hosisos the Confessor\; Liverios\, Pope of Rome\; Monica\n\
nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 7:1-10\nBreth
ren\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit\, a
nd make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\nOpen your hearts to us\; we
have wronged no one\, we have corrupted no one\, we have taken advantage o
f no one. I do not say this to condemn you\, for I said before that you are
in our hearts\, to die together and to live together. I have great confide
nce in you\; I have great pride in you\; I am filled with comfort. With all
our affliction\, I am overjoyed.\n\nFor even when we came into Macedonia\,
our bodies had no rest but we were afflicted at every turn --fighting with
out and fear within. But God\, who comforts the downcast\, comforted us by
the coming of Titus\, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort wi
th which he was comforted in you\, as he told us of your longing\, your mou
rning\, your zeal for me\, so that I rejoiced still more. For even if I mad
e you sorry with my letter\, I do not regret it (though I did regret it)\,
for I see that that letter grieved you\, though only for a while. As it is\
, I rejoice\, not because you were grieved\, but because you were grieved i
nto repenting\; for you felt a godly grief\, so that you suffered no loss t
hrough us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation an
d brings no regret\, but worldly grief produces death.\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 1:29-35\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew\, w
ith James and John. Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever\, and i
mmediately they told him of her. And he came and took her by the hand and l
ifted her up\, and the fever left her\; and she served them. That evening\,
at sundown\, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demon
s. And the whole city was gathered together about the door. And he healed m
any who were sick with various diseases\, and cast out many demons\; and he
would not permit the demons to speak\, because they knew him. And in the m
orning\, a great while before day\, he rose and went out to a lonely place\
, and there he prayed.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/13/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Damaskinos the New Ma
rtyr of Mount Athos\; Anthousa\, the Mother of John Chrysostom\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said
to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who d
oes not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that
man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepher
d of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, an
d he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought ou
t all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they k
now his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from hi
m\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used wi
th them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus
again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the s
heep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did no
t heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, a
nd will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Let
ter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we shoul
d have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from s
inners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high pries
ts\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those
of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indee
d\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word o
f the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been ma
de perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have
such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of t
he Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which
is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe
Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\,
and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and
kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly
. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sh
eep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not
\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatc
hes them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares no
thing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own kno
w me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my lif
e for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I mu
st bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flo
ck\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amos the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Hieronymus\; Augustine the Ble
ssed\, Bishop of Hippo\; Jerome the Righteous\; Achikos\, Stephanas\, & For
tuanatos the Apostles\; Father among the Saints Jonas\, Metropolitan of Kie
v\; Lazar of Serbia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to the Romans 2:28-29\; 3:1-18\nBrethren\, he is not a real Jew w
ho is one outwardly\, nor is true circumcision something external and physi
cal. He is a Jew who is one inwardly\, and real circumcision is a matter of
the heart\, spiritual and not literal. His praise is not from men but from
God. Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision
? Much in every way. To begin with\, the Jews are entrusted with the oracle
s of God. What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify th
e faithfulness of God? By no means! Let God be true though every man be fal
se\, as it is written\, "That thou mayest be justified in thy words\, and p
revail when thou art judged." But if our wickedness serves to show the just
ice of God\, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us?
(I speak in a human way.) By no means! For then how could God judge the wor
ld? But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory\, w
hy am I still being condemned as a sinner? And why not do evil that good ma
y come? - as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemna
tion is just. What then? Are we Jews any better off? No\, not at all\; for
we have already charged that all men\, both Jews and Greeks\, are under the
power of sin\, as it is written:\n\n"None is righteous\, no\, not one\; no
one understands\, no one seeks for God. All have turned aside\, together t
hey have gone wrong\; no one does good\, not even one."\n\n"Their throat is
an open grave\, they use their tongues to deceive."\n\n"The venom of asps
is under their lips."\n\n"Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."\n\
n"Their feet are swift to shed blood\, in their paths are ruin and misery\,
and the way of peace they do not know."Â \n\n"There is no fear of God befo
re their eyes."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:31-34\; 7:9-11\nThe Lord said\
, "Do not be anxious\, saying\, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drin
k?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek all these things\; and y
our heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdo
m and his righteousness\, and all these things shall be yours as well. Ther
efore do not be anxious about tomorrow\, for tomorrow will be anxious for i
tself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day. Or what man of
you\, if his son asks him for bread\, will give him a stone? Or if he asks
for a fish\, will give him a serpent? If you then\, who are evil\, know how
to give good gifts to your children\, how much more will your Father who i
s in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/29/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia\;
Our Righteous Father Nicholas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Dionysios\, B
ishop of Corinth\; Phaedrus the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 5:9-13\; 5:24-28\nBrethren\, Go
d has not destined us for wrath\, but to obtain salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ\, who died for us so that whether we wake or sleep we might li
ve with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up\, jus
t as you are doing. But we beseech you\, brethren\, to respect those who la
bor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you\, and to esteem
them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselv
es. He who calls you is faithful\, and he will do it. Brethren\, pray for u
s. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. I adjure you by the Lord that t
his letter be read to all the brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:19-26\nAt that time\, the scr
ibes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very hour\,
but they feared the people\; for they perceived that he had told this parab
le against them. So they watched him\, and sent spies\, who pretended to be
sincere\, that they might take hold of what he said\, so as to deliver him
up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. They asked him\, "Te
acher\, we know that you speak and teach rightly\, and show no partiality\,
but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Cae
sar\, or not?" But he perceived their craftiness\, and said to them\, "Show
me a coin. Whose likeness and inscription has it?" They said\, "Caesar's."
He said to them\, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, an
d to God the things that are God's." And they were not able in the presence
of the people to catch him by what he said\; but marveling at his answer t
hey were silent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; 120 Martyrs of Persia\; Greg
ory of Sinai\; Platonis the Nun of Nisibis\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 48:17-49:4\nThus says the LORD\, your Redeemer\, the Holy O
ne of Israel: "I am the LORD your God\, who teaches you to profit\, who lea
ds you in the way you should go. O that you had hearkened to my commandmen
ts! Then your peace would have been like a river\, and your righteousness l
ike the waves of the sea\; your offspring would have been like the sand\, a
nd your descendants like its grains\; their name would never be cut off or
destroyed from before me."\n\nGo forth from Babylon\, flee from Chaldea\, d
eclare this with a shout of joy\, proclaim it\, send it forth to the end of
the earth\; say\, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!" They thirste
d not when he led them through the deserts\; he made water flow for them fr
om the rock\; he cleft the rock and the water gushed out. "There is no pea
ce\," says the LORD\, "for the wicked."\n\nListen to me\, O coastlands\, an
d hearken\, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb\, from
the body of my mother he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp swor
d\, in the shadow of his hand he hid me\; he made me a polished arrow\, in
his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me\, "You are my servant\, Israe
l\, in whom I will be glorified." But I said\, "I have labored in vain\, I
have spent my strength for nothing and vanity\; yet surely my right is wit
h the LORD\, and my recompense with my God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Gene
sis 27:1-41\nWhen Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not
see\, he called Esau his older son\, and said to him\, "My son"\; and he an
swered\, "Here I am." He said\, "Behold\, I am old\; I do not know the day
of my death. Now then\, take your weapons\, your quiver and your bow\, an
d go out to the field\, and hunt game for me\, and prepare for me savory fo
od\, such as I love\, and bring it to me that I may eat\; that I may bless
you before I die." Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son E
sau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it\, Rebekah
said to her son Jacob\, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau\,
'Bring me game\, and prepare for me savory food\, that I may eat it\, and
bless you before the LORD before I die.' Now therefore\, my son\, obey my
word as I command you. Go to the flock\, and fetch me two good kids\, that
I may prepare from them savory food for your father\, such as he loves\; a
nd you shall bring it to your father to eat\, so that he may bless you befo
re he dies." But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother\, "Behold\, my brother E
sau is a hairy man\, and I am a smooth man. Perhaps my father will feel me
\, and I shall seem to be mocking him\, and bring a curse upon myself and n
ot a blessing." His mother said to him\, "Upon me be your curse\, my son\;
only obey my word\, and go\, fetch them to me." So he went and took them
and brought them to his mother\; and his mother prepared savory food\, such
as his father loved. Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her olde
r son\, which were with her in the house\, and put them on Jacob her younge
r son\; and the skins of the kids she put upon his hands and upon the smoot
h part of his neck\; and she gave the savory food and the bread\, which she
had prepared\, into the hand of her son Jacob.\n\nSo he went in to his fat
her\, and said\, "My father"\; and he said\, "Here I am\; who are you\, my
son?" Jacob said to his father\, "I am Esau your first-born. I have done a
s you told me\; now sit up and eat of my game\, that you may bless me." Bu
t Isaac said to his son\, "How is it that you have found it so quickly\, my
son?" He answered\, "Because the LORD your God granted me success." Then
Isaac said to Jacob\, "Come near\, that I may feel you\, my son\, to know w
hether you are really my son Esau or not." So Jacob went near to Isaac his
father\, who felt him and said\, "The voice is Jacob's voice\, but the han
ds are the hands of Esau." And he did not recognize him\, because his hand
s were hairy like his brother Esau's hands\; so he blessed him. He said\,
"Are you really my son Esau?" He answered\, "I am." Then he said\, "Bring
it to me\, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it
to him\, and he ate\; and he brought him wine\, and he drank. Then his fa
ther Isaac said to him\, "Come near and kiss me\, my son." So he came near
and kissed him\; and he smelled the smell of his garments\, and blessed hi
m\, and said\, "See\, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which
the LORD has blessed! May God give you of the dew of heaven\, and of the f
atness of the earth\, and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you\
, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers\, and may your mo
ther's sons bow down to you. Cursed be every one who curses you\, and bless
ed be every one who blesses you!"\n\nAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing
Jacob\, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his fa
ther\, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. He also prepared savory
food\, and brought it to his father. And he said to his father\, "Let my fa
ther arise\, and eat of his son's game\, that you may bless me." His fathe
r Isaac said to him\, "Who are you?" He answered\, "I am your son\, your fi
rst-born\, Esau." Then Isaac trembled violently\, and said\, "Who was it t
hen that hunted game and brought it to me\, and I ate it all before you cam
e\, and I have blessed him? - Yes\, and he shall be blessed." When Esau he
ard the words of his father\, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bi
tter cry\, and said to his father\, "Bless me\, even me also\, O my father!
" But he said\, "Your brother came with guile\, and he has taken away your
blessing." Esau said\, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplan
ted me these two times. He took away my birthright\; and behold\, now he ha
s taken away my blessing." Then he said\, "Have you not reserved a blessing
for me?" Isaac answered Esau\, "Behold\, I have made him your lord\, and
all his brothers I have given to him for servants\, and with grain and wine
I have sustained him. What then can I do for you\, my son?" Esau said to
his father\, "Have you but one blessing\, my father? Bless me\, even me als
o\, O my father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. Then Isaac his fa
ther answered him: "Behold\, away from the fatness of the earth shall your
dwelling be\, and away from the dew of heaven on high. By your sword you s
hall live\, and you shall serve your brother\; but when you break loose you
shall break his yoke from your neck." Now Esau hated Jacob because of the
blessing with which his father had blessed him\, and Esau said to himself\
, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching\; then I will kill my
brother Jacob."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 19:16-25\nHe who keeps
the commandment keeps his life\; he who despises the word will die. He who
is kind to the poor lends to the LORD\, and he will repay him for his deed
. Discipline your son while there is hope\; do not set your heart on his d
estruction. A man of great wrath will pay the penalty\; for if you deliver
him\, you will only have to do it again. Listen to advice and accept inst
ruction\, that you may gain wisdom for the future. Many are the plans in t
he mind of a man\, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be establish
ed. What is desired in a man is loyalty\, and a poor man is better than a
liar. The fear of the LORD leads to life\; and he who has it rests satisfi
ed\; he will not be visited by harm. The sluggard buries his hand in the d
ish\, and will not even bring it back to his mouth. Strike a scoffer\, and
the simple will learn prudence\; reprove a man of understanding\, and he w
ill gain knowledge.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alexis the Man of God\; Patrick the Enlightener of Ireland\; Marinos t
he Martyr\; Theocteristos the Confessor\; Paul the Righteous Martyr\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 9:9-10:4\nThus says the LORD: "And
all the people will know\, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria\, who sa
y in pride and in arrogance of heart: 'The bricks have fallen\, but we wil
l build with dressed stones\; the sycamores have been cut down\, but we wil
l put cedars in their place.'" So the LORD raises adversaries against them
\, and stirs up their enemies. The Syrians on the east and the Philistines
on the west devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not t
urned away and his hand is stretched out still. The people did not turn to
him who smote them\, nor seek the LORD of hosts. So the LORD cut off from
Israel head and tail\, palm branch and reed in one day - the elder and hon
ored man is the head\, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail\; for t
hose who lead this people lead them astray\, and those who are led by them
are swallowed up. Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men
\, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows\; for every one is
godless and an evildoer\, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his an
ger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still. For wickedness
burns like a fire\, it consumes briers and thorns\; it kindles the thicket
s of the forest\, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. Through the w
rath of the LORD of hosts the land is burned\, and the people are like fuel
for the fire\; no man spares his brother. They snatch on the right\, but
are still hungry\, and they devour on the left\, but are not satisfied\; ea
ch devours his neighbor's flesh\, Manasseh\, Ephraim\, and Ephraim\, Manass
eh\, and together they are against Judah. For all this his anger is not tur
ned away and his hand is stretched out still. \n\n Woe to those who decree
iniquitous decrees\, and the writers who keep writing oppression\, to turn
aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their rig
ht\, that widows may be their spoil\, and that they may make the fatherless
their prey! What will you do on the day of punishment\, in the storm whic
h will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help\, and where will you
leave your wealth? Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fa
ll among the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand
is stretched out still.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 7:1-5\n Then the
LORD said to Noah\, "Go into the ark\, you and all your household\, for I h
ave seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. Take with yo
u seven pairs of all clean animals\, the male and his mate\; and a pair of
the animals that are not clean\, the male and his mate\; and seven pairs of
the birds of the air also\, male and female\, to keep their kind alive upo
n the face of all the earth. For in seven days I will send rain upon the e
arth forty days and forty nights\; and every living thing that I have made
I will blot out from the face of the ground." And Noah did all that the LO
RD had commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 8:32-9:11\nAnd now
\, my sons\, listen to me: happy are those who keep my ways. Hear instruct
ion and be wise\, and do not neglect it. Happy is the man who listens to m
e\, watching daily at my gates\, waiting beside my doors. For he who finds
me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD\; but he who misses me injur
es himself\; all who hate me love death." Wisdom has built her house\, she
has set up her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her beasts\, she has mi
xed her wine\, she has also set her table. She has sent out her maids to c
all from the highest places in the town\, "Whoever is simple\, let him tur
n in here!" To him who is without sense she says\, "Come\, eat of my bread
and drink of the wine I have mixed. Leave simpleness\, and live\, and wal
k in the way of insight." He who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse\, a
nd he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer\,
or he will hate you\; reprove a wise man\, and he will love you. Give inst
ruction to a wise man\, and he will be still wiser\; teach a righteous man
and he will increase in learning. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom\, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. For by me your day
s will be multiplied\, and years will be added to your life. \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/15/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity Fast Begins\; Guria\, Shamuna\, and Habib\, Martyrs and Confe
ssors of Edessa\; Thomas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:10-18\nBrethren\, Ari
starchos my fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (c
oncerning whom you have received instructions -- if he comes to you\, recei
ve him)\, and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only men of the cir
cumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, and they have be
en a comfort to me. Epaphras\, who is one of yourselves\, a servant of Chri
st Jesus\, greets you\, always remembering you earnestly in his prayers\, t
hat you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. For I be
ar him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea an
d in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Give my gr
eetings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and Nympha and the church in her hous
e. And when this letter has been read among you\, have it read also in the
church of the Laodiceans\; and see that you read also the letter from Laod
icea. And say to Archippos\, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you h
ave received in the Lord." I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand.
Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:1
5-18\; 17:1-4\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "You are those w
ho justify yourselves before men\, but God knows your hearts\; for what is
exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. The law and the pr
ophets were until John\; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is
preached\, and every one enters it violently. But it is easier for heaven a
nd earth to pass away\, than for one dot of the law to become void. Every o
ne who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery\, and he who
marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery." \n\n And he sa
id to his disciples\, "Temptations to sin are sure to come\; but woe to him
by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung rou
nd his neck and he were cast into the sea\, than that he should cause one o
f these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves\; if your brother sins\
, rebuke him\, and if he repents\, forgive him\; and if he sins against you
seven times in the day\, and turns to you seven times\, and says\, 'I repe
nt\,' you must forgive him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas\; Agapius the Martyr & His Companions\;
Manuel the New Martyr of Crete\; Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy\,
Bishop of Britain\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Readi
ng: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, stoo
d in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you." But they
were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he
said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in you
r hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and see
\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when h
e said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still d
isbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you anything he
re to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate
before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my words which I spoke to
you\, while I was still with you\, that everything written about me in the
law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he op
ened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it
is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from
the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached i
n his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of
these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my Father upon you\; but s
tay in the city\, until you are clothed with power from on high."\n\nThen h
e led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed th
em. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, and was carried up into h
eaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem with great j
oy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14\; 2:1-3\n"<
/span>IN THE BEGINNING\, Thou\, Lord\, didst found
the earth in the beginning\, and the heavens are the work of thy hands\;
span> they will perish\, but thou remainest
\; they will all grow old like a garment\, like a mantle thou wilt roll the
m up\, and they will be changed. But thou art the same\, and thy years will
never end." But to what angel has he ever said\, "Sit at my right hand\, t
ill I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering
spirits sent forth to serve\, for the sake of those who are to obtain salva
tion?\n\nTherefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard\, les
t we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid an
d every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution\, how sha
ll we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first
by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 2:1-12\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was rep
orted that he was at home. And many were gathered together\, so that there
was no longer room for them\, not even about the door\; and he was preachin
g the word to them. And they came\, bringing to him a paralytic carried by
four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd\, they
removed the roof above him\; and when they had made an opening\, they let d
own the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith\,
he said to the paralytic\, "My son\, your sins are forgiven." Now some of
the scribes were sitting there\, questioning in their hearts\, "Why does th
is man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
And immediately Jesus\, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned
within themselves\, said to them\, "Why do you question thus in your hearts
? Which is easier\, to say to the paralytic\, 'Your sins are forgiven\,' or
to say\, 'Rise\, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that
the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paral
ytic-"I say to you\, rise\, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose\,
and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all\; so that
they were all amazed and glorified God\, saying\, "We never saw anything li
ke this!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea\; Vadim the Righteous of Persia
\; Raphael\, Nicholas\, Irene\, & Olympias of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Isaiah 65:8-16\nThus says the LORD: "As the wine is fo
und in the cluster\, and they say\, 'Do not destroy it\, for there is a ble
ssing in it\,' so I will do for my servants' sake\, and not destroy them al
l. I will bring forth descendants from Jacob\, and from Judah inheritors o
f my mountains\; my chosen shall inherit it\, and my servants shall dwell t
here. Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks\, and the Valley of Achor a
place for herds to lie down\, for my people who have sought me. But you w
ho forsake the LORD\, who forget my holy mountain\, who set a table for For
tune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny\; I will destine you to the sw
ord\, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter\; because\, when I cal
led\, you did not answer\, when I spoke\, you did not listen\, but you did
what was evil in my eyes\, and chose what I did not delight in." Therefore
thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold\, my servants shall eat\, but you shall be
hungry\; behold\, my servants shall drink\, but you shall be thirsty\; beh
old\, my servants shall rejoice\, but you shall be put to shame\; behold\,
my servants shall sing for gladness of heart\, but you shall cry out for pa
in of heart\, and shall wail for anguish of spirit. You shall leave your n
ame to my chosen for a curse\, and the Lord GOD will slay you\; but his ser
vants he will call by a different name. So that he who blesses himself in
the land shall bless himself by the God of truth\, and he who takes an oath
in the land shall swear by the God of truth\; because the former troubles
are forgotten and are hid from my eyes.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 4
6:1-7\n So Israel took his journey with all that he had\, and came to Beers
heba\, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spok
e to Israel in visions of the night\, and said\, "Jacob\, Jacob." And he sa
id\, "Here am I." Then he said\, "I am God\, the God of your father\; do n
ot be afraid to go down to Egypt\; for I will there make of you a great nat
ion. I will go down with you to Egypt\, and I will also bring you up again
\; and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes." Then Jacob set out from Beers
heba\; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father\, their little one
s\, and their wives\, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. T
hey also took their cattle and their goods\, which they had gained in the l
and of Canaan\, and came into Egypt\, Jacob and all his offspring with him\
, his sons\, and his sons' sons with him\, his daughters\, and his sons' da
ughters\; all his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.\n\nOld Testamen
t Reading: Proverbs 23:15-24:5\nMy son\, if your heart is wise\, my heart t
oo will be glad. My soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Let not your heart envy sinners\, but continue in the fear of the LORD all
the day. Surely there is a future\, and your hope will not be cut off. H
ear\, my son\, and be wise\, and direct your mind in the way. Be not among
winebibbers\, or among gluttonous eaters of meat\; for the drunkard and th
e glutton will come to poverty\, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags
. Hearken to your father who begot you\, and do not despise your mother wh
en she is old. Buy truth\, and do not sell it\; buy wisdom\, instruction\,
and understanding. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice\; he
who begets a wise son will be glad in him. Let your father and mother be g
lad\, let her who bore you rejoice. My son\, give me your heart\, and let
your eyes observe my ways. For a harlot is a deep pit\; an adventuress is
a narrow well. She lies in wait like a robber and increases the faithless
among men. Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complainin
g? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry
long over wine\, those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when
it is red\, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. At the las
t it bites like a serpent\, and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see s
trange things\, and your mind utter perverse things. You will be like one
who lies down in the midst of the sea\, like one who lies on the top of a m
ast. "They struck me\," you will say\, "but I was not hurt\; they beat me\
, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink." B
e not envious of evil men\, nor desire to be with them\; for their minds de
vise violence\, and their lips talk of mischief. By wisdom a house is buil
t\, and by understanding it is established\; by knowledge the rooms are fil
led with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is mightier than a s
trong man\, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monday of the Holy Spirit\; Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Comm
ander\; Kalliope the Martyr\; Melania the Righteous\; Anastasios the New Ma
rtyr of Constantinople\; Theophanes the New Martyr of Constantinople\n\nFas
t Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19\nBreth
ren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all tha
t is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lo
rd. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose t
hem. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\;
but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anythin
g that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\
, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefull
y then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of th
e time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but under
stand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for th
at is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another i
n psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the L
ord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:10-20\nThe Lord said
\, "See that you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell you t
hat in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in he
aven. For the Son of man came to save the lost. What do you think? If a man
has a hundred sheep\, and one of them has gone astray\, does he not leave
the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astray?
And if he finds it\, truly\, I say to you\, he rejoices over it more than o
ver the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your F
ather who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.\n\n"If
your brother sins against you\, go and tell him his fault\, between you and
him alone. If he listens to you\, you have gained your brother. But if he
does not listen\, take one or two others along with you\, that every word m
ay be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to
listen to them\, tell it to the church\; and if he refuses to listen even
to the church\, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly\,
I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and w
hatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you\,
if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, it will be done for
them by my Father in heaven\, for where two or three are gathered in my nam
e\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Tuesday after Pascha\; Epiphanius\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Germanos\,
Patriarch of Constantinople\; Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera\; Removal
of the Sacred Relics of Saint Joachim "Papoulakis" of Vatopaidi\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 10:21-33\nIn those days\, Peter went down to
the men sent by Cornelius to him and said\, "I am the one you are looking f
or\; what is the reason for your coming?" And they said\, "Cornelius\, a ce
nturion\, an upright and God-fearing man\, who is well-spoken of by the who
le Jewish nation\, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to
his house\, and to hear what you have to say." So he called them in to be h
is guests. The next day he rose and went off with them\, and some of the br
ethren from Joppa accompanied him. And on the following day they entered Ca
esarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his kinsmen an
d close friends. When Peter entered\, Cornelius met him and fell down at hi
s feet and worshiped him. But Peter lifted him up\, saying\, "Stand up\; I
too am a man." And as he talked with him\, he went in and found many person
s gathered\; and he said to them\, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is
for a Jew to associate with or to visit any one of another nation\; but God
has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. So when I w
as sent for\, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me." An
d Cornelius said\, "Four days ago\, about this hour\, I was keeping the nin
th hour of prayer in my house\; and behold\, a man stood before me in brigh
t apparel\, saying\, 'Cornelius\, your prayer has been heard and your alms
have been remembered before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon
who is called Peter\; he is lodging in the house of Simon\, a tanner\, by t
he seaside.' So I sent to you at once\, and you have been kind enough to co
me. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God\, to hear all
that you have been commanded by the Lord."\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:1-13\
nAt that time\, Jesus went about in Galilee\; he would not go about in Jude
a\, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles
was at hand. So his brothers said to him\, "Leave here and go to Judea\, t
hat your disciples may see the works you are doing. For no man works in sec
ret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things\, show yourself
to the world." For even his brothers did not believe in him. Jesus said to
them\, "My time has not yet come\, but your time is always here. The world
cannot hate you\, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works ar
e evil. Go to the feast yourselves\; I am not going up to this feast\, for
my time has not yet fully come." So saying\, he remained in Galilee.\n\nBut
after his brothers had gone up to the feast\, then he also went up\, not p
ublicly but in private. The Jews were looking for him at the feast\, and sa
ying\, "Where is he?" And there was much muttering about him among the peop
le. While some said\, "He is a good man\," others said\, "No\, he is leadin
g the people astray." Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hesychius the Martyr\; Our Holy Father Nicholas Planas\; Andronikos &
Athanasia the Martyrs\; Theodotos the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Cyrenia\; Joa
chim of Vatopedi who was given the name Papoulakis\; Euthalia the Virgin-Ma
rtyr of Sicily\; Chad\, Bishop of Lichfield\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 1:1-20\nThe vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz\, which he sa
w concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah\, Jotham\, Ahaz\, a
nd Hezeki'ah\, kings of Judah. Hear\, O heavens\, and give ear\, O earth\;
for the Lord has spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought up\, but they ha
ve rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner\, and the ass its master's
crib\; but Israel does not know\, my people does not understand."\n\nAh\, s
inful nation\, a people laden with iniquity\, offspring of evildoers\, sons
who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord\, they have despised the
Holy One of Israel\, they are utterly estranged.\n\nWhy will you still be s
mitten\, that you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick\, and the whol
e heart faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head\, there is no so
undness in it\, but bruises and sores and bleeding wounds\; they are not pr
essed out\, or bound up\, or softened with oil.\n\nYour country lies desola
te\, your cities are burned with fire\; in your very presence aliens devour
your land\; it is desolate\, as overthrown by aliens. And the daughter of
Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard\, like a lodge in a cucumber field
\, like a besieged city.\n\nIf the Lord of hosts had not left us a few surv
ivors\, we should have been like Sodom\, and become like Gomor'rah.\n\nHear
the word of the Lord\, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of o
ur God\, you people of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the multitude of your sac
rifices? says the Lord\; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and t
he fat of fed beasts\; I do not delight in the blood of bulls\, or of lambs
\, or of he-goats.\n\n"When you come to appear before me\, who requires of
you this trampling of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings\; incense is
an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies
-- I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and your a
ppointed feasts my soul hates\; they have become a burden to me\, I am wear
y of bearing them. When you spread forth your hands\, I will hide my eyes
from you\; even though you make many prayers\, I will not listen\; your han
ds are full of blood. Wash yourselves\; make yourselves clean\; remove the
evil of your doings from before my eyes\; cease to do evil\, learn to do g
ood\; seek justice\, correct oppression\; defend the fatherless\, plead for
the widow.\n\n"Come now\, let us reason together\, says the Lord: though
your sins are like scarlet\, they shall be as white as snow\; though they a
re red like crimson\, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and
obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land\; But if you refuse and rebel
\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has spoke
n."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:1-13\nIn the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void\, and darkn
ess was upon the face of the deep\; and the Spirit of God was moving over t
he face of the waters.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let there be light"\; and there w
as light. And God saw that the light was good\; and God separated the ligh
t from the darkness. God called the light Day\, and the darkness he called
Night. And there was evening and there was morning\, one day.\n\nAnd God
said\, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters\, and let it se
parate the waters from the waters." And God made the firmament and separat
ed the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were abo
ve the firmament. And it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. An
d there was evening and there was morning\, a second day.\n\nAnd God said\,
"Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place\, an
d let the dry land appear." And it was so. God called the dry land Earth\
, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw t
hat it was good. And God said\, "Let the earth put forth vegetation\, plan
ts yielding seed\, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, e
ach according to its kind\, upon the earth." And it was so. The earth bro
ught forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds\,
and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each according to its kin
d. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morn
ing\, a third day.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:1-20\nThe proverbs
of Solomon\, son of David\, king of Israel:\n\nThat men may know wisdom and
instruction\, understand words of insight\, receive instruction in wise de
aling\, righteousness\, justice\, and equity\; that prudence may be given t
o the simple\, knowledge and discretion to the youth -- the wise man also m
ay hear and increase in learning\, and the man of understanding acquire ski
ll\, to understand a proverb and a figure\, the words of the wise and their
riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge\; fools despi
se wisdom and instruction.\n\nHear\, my son\, your father's instruction\, a
nd reject not your mother's teaching\; for they are a fair garland for your
head\, and pendants for your neck. My son\, if sinners entice you\, do no
t consent. If they say\, "Come with us\, let us lie in wait for blood\, le
t us wantonly ambush the innocent\; like Sheol let us swallow them alive an
d whole\, like those who go down to the Pit\; we shall find all precious go
ods\, we shall fill our houses with spoil\; throw in your lot among us\, we
will all have one purse" -- my son\, do not walk in the way with them\, ho
ld back your foot from their paths\; for their feet run to evil\, and they
make haste to shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any
bird\; but these men lie in wait for their own blood\, they set an ambush f
or their own lives. Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence\; it
takes away the life of its possessors.\n\nWisdom cries aloud in the street
\; in the markets she raises her voice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Gabriel the Ne
w Martyr of Constantinople\; Jordan the New Martyr\; Agathadoros the Martyr
of Cappadocia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 2:25-32\nAt that time\, there
was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\, and this man was righteou
s and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit
was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he s
hould not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by
the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in the ch
ild Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took him
up in his arms and blessed God and said\, "Lord\, now let your servant depa
rt in peace\, according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation
which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light for revel
ation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel."\n\nEpistle Re
ading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:7-17\nBRETHREN\, it is beyond dis
pute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received
by mortal men\; there\, by one whom it is testified that he lives. One mig
ht even say that Levi himself\, who receives tithes\, paid tithes through A
braham\, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met
him. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthoo
d (for under it the people received the law)\, what further need would ther
e have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek\, ra
ther than one named after the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in
the priesthood\, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. For the
one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe\, from which
no one has ever served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was d
escended from Judah\, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing
about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in
the likeness of Melchizedek\, who has become a priest\, not according to a
legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestr
uctible life. For it is witnessed of him\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, af
ter the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40\nAt that ti
me\, the parents brought the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to
the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord\, "Every male that opens
the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice accord
ing to what is said in the law of the Lord\, "a pair of turtle doves\, or t
wo young pigeons." Now there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeo
n\, and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolation of
Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him
by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lor
d's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when
the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the cus
tom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\,\n\n"
Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word\; for
my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of
all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to yo
ur people Israel."\n\nAnd his father and his mother marveled at what was sa
id about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Behol
d\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a
sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul
also)\, that thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a pr
ophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she was
of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from her virgin
ity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the
temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up
at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were
looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed ever
ything according to the law of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to t
heir own city\, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong\, filled wi
th wisdom\; and the favor of God was upon him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/04/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joannicius the Great\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander\, Bishop of Myra
\, and Hermias the Presbyter\; Porphyrios the Mime\; Emperor John Batatze\,
the Merciful\; George Karslidis of Pontos\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Philippians 4:10-23\nBrethren\, I rejoice in the Lord greatly
that now at length you have revived your concern for me\; you were indeed c
oncerned for me\, but you had no opportunity. Not that I complain of want\;
for I have learned\, in whatever state I am\, to be content. I know how to
be abased\, and I know how to abound\; in any and all circumstances I have
learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger\, abundance and want. I can
do all things in him who strengthens me. Yet it was kind of you to share m
y trouble. And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the
gospel\, when I left Macedonia\, no church entered into partnership with m
e in giving and receiving except you only\; for even in Thessalonica you se
nt me help once and again. Not that I seek the gift\; but I seek the fruit
which increases to your credit. I have received full payment\, and more\; I
am filled\, having received from Epaphroditos the gifts you sent\, a fragr
ant offering\, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. And my God will
supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus
. To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Greet every saint
in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. All the saints gr
eet you\, especially those of Caesar's household. The grace of the Lord Jes
us Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:13-15\, 22-
31\nAt that time\, while Jesus was teaching\, one of the multitude said to
him\, "Teacher\, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me." But he sai
d to him\, "Man\, who made me a judge or divider over you?" And he said to
them\, "Take heed\, and beware of all covetousness\; for a man's life does
not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Therefore I tell you\, do
not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat\, nor about your body\,
what you shall put on. For life is more than food\, and the body more than
clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap\, they have neith
er storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are
you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to h
is span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that\,
why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies\, how they grow\; t
hey neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass which is
alive in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, how much m
ore will he clothe you\, O men of little faith! And do not seek what you ar
e to eat and what you are to drink\, nor be of anxious mind. For all the na
tions of the world seek these things\; and your Father knows that you need
them. Instead\, seek his kingdom\, and these things shall be yours as well.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage\; Gregory V\, the Holy
Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople\; Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop
of Thessolonica\; 150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monas
tery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Isaiah 66:10-24\n"Rejoice with Jerusalem\, and be glad for her\, all you wh
o love her\; rejoice with her in joy\, all you who mourn over her\; that yo
u may suck and be satisfied with her consoling breasts\; that you may drink
deeply with delight from the abundance of her glory." For thus says the L
ORD: "Behold\, I will extend prosperity to her like a river\, and the wealt
h of the nations like an overflowing stream\; and you shall suck\, you shal
l be carried upon her hip\, and dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mo
ther comforts\, so I will comfort you\; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem
. You shall see\, and your heart shall rejoice\; your bones shall flourish
like the grass\; and it shall be known that the hand of the LORD is with h
is servants\, and his indignation is against his enemies. "For behold\, th
e LORD will come in fire\, and his chariots like the stormwind\, to render
his anger in fury\, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire will t
he LORD execute judgment\, and by his sword\, upon all flesh\; and those sl
ain by the LORD shall be many. "Those who sanctify and purify themselves t
o go into the gardens\, following one in the midst\, eating swine's flesh a
nd the abomination and mice\, shall come to an end together\, says the LORD
. "For I know their works and their thoughts\, and I am coming to gather a
ll nations and tongues\; and they shall come and shall see my glory\, and I
will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nat
ions\, to Tarshish\, Put\, and Lud\, who draw the bow\, to Tubal and Javan\
, to the coastlands afar off\, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory
\; and they shall declare my glory among the nations. And they shall bring
all your brethren from all the nations as an offering to the LORD\, upon h
orses\, and in chariots\, and in litters\, and upon mules\, and upon dromed
aries\, to my holy mountain Jerusalem\, says the LORD\, just as the Israeli
tes bring their cereal offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.
And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites\, says the
LORD. "For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall re
main before me\, says the LORD\; so shall your descendants and your name re
main. From new moon to new moon\, and from sabbath to sabbath\, all flesh
shall come to worship before me\, says the LORD. "And they shall go forth
and look on the dead bodies of the men that have rebelled against me\; for
their worm shall not die\, their fire shall not be quenched\, and they shal
l be an abhorrence to all flesh."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 49:33-5
0:26\nWhen Jacob finished charging his sons\, he drew up his feet into the
bed\, and breathed his last\, and was gathered to his people. Then Joseph
fell on his father's face\, and wept over him\, and kissed him. And Joseph
commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physici
ans embalmed Israel\; forty days were required for it\, for so many are req
uired for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.\n\nAnd wh
en the days of weeping for him were past\, Joseph spoke to the household of
Pharaoh\, saying\, "If now I have found favor in your eyes\, speak\, I pra
y you\, in the ears of Pharaoh\, saying\, My father made me swear\, saying\
, 'I am about to die: in my tomb which I hewed out for myself in the land o
f Canaan\, there shall you bury me.' Now therefore let me go up\, I pray yo
u\, and bury my father\; then I will return." And Pharaoh answered\, "Go u
p\, and bury your father\, as he made you swear." So Joseph went up to bur
y his father\; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh\, the elder
s of his household\, and all the elders of the land of Egypt\, as well as a
ll the household of Joseph\, his brothers\, and his father's household\; on
ly their children\, their flocks\, and their herds were left in the land of
Goshen. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen\; it was a
very great company. When they came to the threshing floor of Atad\, which
is beyond the Jordan\, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful
lamentation\; and he made a mourning for his father seven days. When the i
nhabitants of the land\, the Canaanites\, saw the mourning on the threshing
floor of Atad\, they said\, "This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians.
" Therefore the place was named Abelmizraim\; it is beyond the Jordan. Thu
s his sons did for him as he had commanded them\; for his sons carried him
to the land of Canaan\, and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpela
h\, to the east of Mamre\, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron
the Hittite\, to possess as a burying place. After he had buried his fathe
r\, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with
him to bury his father. When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was
dead\, they said\, "It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for
all the evil which we did to him." So they sent a message to Joseph\, sayi
ng\, "Your father gave this command before he died\, 'Say to Joseph\, Forg
ive\, I pray you\, the transgression of your brothers and their sin\, becau
se they did evil to you.' And now\, we pray you\, forgive the transgression
of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to
him. His brothers also came and fell down before him\, and said\, "Behold
\, we are your servants." But Joseph said to them\, "Fear not\, for am I i
n the place of God? As for you\, you meant evil against me\; but God meant
it for good\, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive\, as
they are today. So do not fear\; I will provide for you and your little o
nes." Thus he reassured them and comforted them.\n\nSo Joseph dwelt in Egyp
t\, he and his father's house\; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.
And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation\; the children al
so of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees. And Joseph
said to his brothers\, "I am about to die\; but God will visit you\, and b
ring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham\, to Isa
ac\, and to Jacob." Then Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel\, sayin
g\, "God will visit you\, and you shall carry up my bones from here." So J
oseph died\, being a hundred and ten years old\; and they embalmed him\, an
d he was put in a coffin in Egypt.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 31:8-
31\nOpen your mouth for the dumb\, for the rights of all who are left desol
ate. Open your mouth\, judge righteously\, maintain the rights of the poor
and needy. A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels
. The heart of her husband trusts in her\, and he will have no lack of gai
n. She does him good\, and not harm\, all the days of her life. She seeks
wool and flax\, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of th
e merchant\, she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet nigh
t and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens. She consi
ders a field and buys it\; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyar
d. She girds her loins with strength and makes her arms strong. She perce
ives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.
She puts her hands to the distaff\, and her hands hold the spindle. She
opens her hand to the poor\, and reaches out her hands to the needy. She i
s not afraid of snow for her household\, for all her household are clothed
in scarlet. She makes herself coverings\; her clothing is fine linen and p
urple. Her husband is known in the gates\, when he sits among the elders o
f the land. She makes linen garments and sells them\; she delivers girdles
to the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing\, and she laughs a
t the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom\, and the teaching of
kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household\, a
nd does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Matthew\; Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Our Holy Father Ireneaus\, Bishop o
f Lyons\; Our Holy Father Kallinikos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Lupus
the Martyr\; Our Righteous Father Nicholas of Sikelion\; 38 Martyrs of Thra
ce\; Our Holy Father Ireneaus\, Bishop of Sirmium\; Haralambos of Kalyviani
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed him
self to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to S
imon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He sa
id to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed
my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you lo
ve me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said
to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of
John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the thir
d time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everythin
g\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\
, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walk
ed where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands
\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (
This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this
he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the di
sciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper an
d had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter sa
w him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him
\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Fo
llow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple wou
ld not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If
it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is
the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written
these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also
many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\,
I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be w
ritten. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthia
ns 9:2-12\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This
is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to ou
r food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife\, as
the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only
Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who
serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eatin
g any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do
I say this on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is wri
tten in the law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading
out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak ent
irely for our sake? It was written for our sake\, because the plowman shoul
d plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If w
e have sown spiritual good among you\, is it too much if we reap your mater
ial benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we stil
l more? Nevertheless\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure a
nything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:23-35\nThe Lord said this parable: "The kingdom
of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his
servants. When he began the reckoning\, one was brought to him who owed h
im ten thousand talents\; and as he could not pay\, his lord ordered him to
be sold\, with his wife and children and all that he had\, and payment to
be made. So the servant fell on his knees\, imploring him\, 'Lord\, have p
atience with me\, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him
the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But that s
ame servant\, as he went out\, came upon one of his fellow servants who owe
d him a hundred denarii\; and seizing him by the throat he said\, 'Pay what
you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and besought him\, 'Have patienc
e with me\, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison
till he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken
place\, they were greatly distressed\, and they went and reported to their
lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him\
, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me\
; and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant\, as I had mercy
on you?' And in anger his lord delivered him to the torturers\, till he s
hould pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of
you\, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; The Synaxis of
the New Martyrs of Russia\; Kastinos\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nMat
ins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to
him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold b
y the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\
; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the ga
tekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by n
ame and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes befor
e them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger the
y will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the
voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not un
derstand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me
are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\;
if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and fin
d pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\;
8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, h
oly\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the he
avens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices dail
y\, first for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this o
nce for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in t
heir weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later
than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the
point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who
is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a mini
ster in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by t
he Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\;
if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and fi
nd pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came th
at they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. T
he good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling an
d not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and l
eaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am th
e good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me
and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have
other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they
will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/26/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer\; Commemoration of
the Great Earthquake in Constantinople\; Eata of Hexham\n\nMatins Gospel Re
ading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who w
ill lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the syn
agogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors fo
r my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it
therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I
will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be a
ble to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents an
d brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death
\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head
will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be stron
g in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me be
fore many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach other
s also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on
service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy
the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes acco
rding to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the firs
t share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you u
nderstanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\
, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I
am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is no
t fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that
they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nG
ospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "Thi
s I command you\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that
it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world
would love its own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you
out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that
I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persec
uted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep y
ours also. But all this they will do to you on my account\, because they d
o not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they wo
uld not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates
me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no
one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated b
oth me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their l
aw\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, w
hom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who pr
oceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witn
esses\, because you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all
this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the sy
nagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he
is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/22/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Sunday of Luke\; Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Phocas the
Cyprian\; Isaac & Martinos the Martyrs 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monast
ery martyred by the Latins\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jes
us rose early on the first day of the week\, he appeared first to Mary Magd
alene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those who ha
d been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he wa
s alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this
he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking into the
country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not believe
them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at tabl
e\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, becaus
e they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said
to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creatio
n. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not bel
ieve will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe:
in my name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; th
ey will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not
hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover.
"\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was taken up in
to heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and
preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the me
ssage by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24\; 2:1-4\nBrethren\, it is God who
establishes us with you in Christ\, and has commissioned us\; he has put hi
s seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.\n\nBut
I call God to witness against me - it was to spare you that I refrained fr
om coming to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith\; we work with yo
u for your joy\, for you stand firm in your faith. For I made up my mind no
t to make you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain\, who is there
to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did\, so
that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me
rejoice\, for I felt sure of all of you\, that my joy would be the joy of
you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and wi
th many tears\, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love
that I have for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:1-11\nAt that time\, as Jes
us was standing by the lake of Gennesaret\, he saw two boats by the lake\;
but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting
into one of the boats\, which was Simon's\, he asked him to put out a litt
le from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And
when he had ceased speaking\, he said to Simon\, "Put out into the deep and
let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered\, "Master\, we toiled
all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And
when they had done this\, they enclosed a great shoal of fish\; and as the
ir nets were breaking\, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat t
o come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats\, so that the
y began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it\, he fell down at Jesus' knees
\, saying\, "Depart from me\, for I am a sinful man\, O Lord." For he was a
stonished\, and all who were with him\, at the catch of fish which they had
taken\; and so also were James and John\, sons of Zebedee\, who were partn
ers with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon\, "Do not be afraid\; henceforth yo
u will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land\, th
ey left everything and followed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/18/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eumenius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Gortynia\; Ariadne the Martyr\;
Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Second Letter to the Corinthians 13:3-13\nBrethren\, since you desire proof
that Christ is speaking in me\, he is not weak in dealing with you\, but i
s powerful in you. For he was crucified in weakness\, but lives by the powe
r of God. For we are weak in him\, but in dealing with you we shall live wi
th him by the power of God.\n\nExamine yourselves\, to see whether you are
holding to your faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Chris
t is in you? - unless indeed you fail to meet the test! I hope you will fin
d out that we have not failed. But we pray God that you may not do wrong -
not that we may appear to have met the test\, but that you may do what is r
ight\, though we may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything against
the truth\, but only for the truth. For we are glad when we are weak and y
ou are strong. What we pray for is your improvement. I write this while I a
m away from you\, in order that when I come I may not have to be severe in
my use of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not
for tearing down.\n\nFinally\, brethren\, farewell. Mend your ways\, heed
my appeal\, agree with one another\, live in peace\, and the God of love an
d peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saint
s greet you.\n\nThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and
the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, and was led by
the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. And he
ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, he was hungry. The d
evil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command this stone to becom
e bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by
bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed him all the kingdoms
of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To you I will give al
l this authority and their glory\; for it has been delivered to me\, and I
will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shall all
be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worship th
e Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd he took him to Jer
usalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "If
you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\; for it is written\
, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On their ha
nds they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" An
d Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God
.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he departed from him un
til an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into G
alilee\, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding c
ountry. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/22/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia\, One
simos the Disciple of Paul\; Holy Martyr Cecilia and those with her\; After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Kallistos Xanthopoulo
s\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Anthimos\, President of Crete\n\nStrict F
ast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Philemon 1:1-25\n PAUL\, a pri
soner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Philemon our beloved
fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fellow soldier\, an
d the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in my pray
ers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward th
e Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the sharing of your faith
may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. For I ha
ve derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brother\, because the h
earts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accordingly\, though I
am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required\, yet for l
ove's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and now a p
risoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my child\, Onesimos\, w
hose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless to y
ou\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am sending him back t
o you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him with me\,
in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for
the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order th
at your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will. Perh
aps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that you might have hi
m back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a slave\, as a beloved
brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, both in the flesh an
d in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receive him as you woul
d receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you anything\, charge
that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand\, I will repay i
t - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes\, brother\, I w
ant some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. Confiden
t of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you will do even more t
han I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\, for I am hoping
through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my fellow prisoner i
n Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarchos\, De
mas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be w
ith your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:12-28\nThe Lord said this
parable\, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom and the
n return. Calling ten of his servants\, he gave them ten pounds\, and said
to them\, 'Trade with these till I come.' But his citizens hated him and se
nt an embassy after him\, saying\, 'We do not want this man to reign over u
s.' When he returned\, having received the kingdom\, he commanded these ser
vants\, to whom he had given the money\, to be called to him\, that he migh
t know what they had gained by trading. The first came before him\, saying\
, 'Lord\, your pound has made ten pounds more.' And he said to him\, 'Well
done\, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little\, you
shall have authority over ten cities.' And the second came\, saying\, 'Lord
\, your pound has made five pounds.' And he said to him\, 'And you are to b
e over five cities.' Then another came\, saying\, 'Lord\, here is your poun
d\, which I kept laid away in a napkin\; for I was afraid of you\, because
you are a severe man\; you take up what you did not lay down\, and reap wha
t you did not sow.' He said to him\, 'I will condemn you out of your own mo
uth\, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man\, taking up what
I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? Why then did you not pu
t my money into the bank\, and at my coming I should have collected it with
interest?' And he said to those who stood by\, 'Take the pound from him\,
and give it to him who has the ten pounds.' (And they said to him\, 'Lord\,
he has ten pounds!') 'I tell you\, that to every one who has will more be
given\; but from him who has not\, even what he has will be taken away. But
as for these enemies of mine\, who did not want me to reign over them\, br
ing them here and slay them before me.'" And when he had said this\, he wen
t on ahead\, going up to Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicephorus the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Erasmos of Oc
hrid & his Companion Martyrs\; Demetrios the New Martyr of Philadelphia\; C
onstantine the New Martyr of the Hagarenes\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the
Apostles 21:26-32\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul took the men\, and the next day he
purified himself with them and went into the temple\, to give notice when t
he days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for e
very one of them. When the seven days were almost completed\, the Jews from
Asia\, who had seen him in the temple\, stirred up all the crowd\, and lai
d hands on him\, crying out\, "Men of Israel\, help! This is the man who is
teaching men everywhere against the people and the law and this place\; mo
reover he also brought Greeks into the temple\, and he has defiled this hol
y place." For they had previously seen Trophimos the Ephesian with him in t
he city\, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. Then
all the city was aroused\, and the people ran together\; they seized Paul
and dragged him out of the temple\, and at once the gates were shut. And as
they were trying to kill him\, word came to the tribune of the cohort that
all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at once took soldiers and centurions\,
and ran down to them\; and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers\, the
y stopped beating Paul.\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:2-13\nThe Lord said to h
is disciples\, "The hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is
offering service to God. And they will do this because they have not known
the Father\, nor me. But I have said these things to you\, that when their
hour comes you may remember that I told you of them.\n\n"I did not say thes
e things to you from the beginning\, because I was with you. But now I am g
oing to him who sent me\; yet none of you asks me\, 'Where are you going?'
But because I have said these things to you\, sorrow has filled your hearts
. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away
\, for if I do not go away\, the Counselor will not come to you\; but if I
go\, I will send him to you. And when he comes\, he will convince the world
concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin\, because th
ey do not believe in me\; concerning righteousness\, because I go to the Fa
ther\, and you will see me no more\; concerning judgment\, because the rule
r of this world is judged.\n\n"I have yet many things to say to you\, but y
ou cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes\, he will guide you
into all the truth."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/29/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Luke\; Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine\; Martyr Petroni
us\; Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza\; Dionysios I\, Patriarch of Constanti
nople\; Malachi the New Righteous Martyr of Lindos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading
: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week\, at early dawn\, the women we
nt to the tomb\, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found
the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when they went in they did not f
ind the body. While they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stoo
d by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed their
faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living a
mong the dead? Remember how he told you\, while he was still in Galilee\,
that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful men\, and b
e crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they remembered his words\,
and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the
rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James
and the other women with them who told this to the apostles\; but these wo
rds seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe them.\n\nBut Pet
er rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cl
oths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren
\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has sho
ne in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to sh
ow that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflic
ted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\
; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always
carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may als
o be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given
up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested
in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince
we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and s
o I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised
the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his
presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more
and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Luke 6:31-36\nThe Lord said\, "As you wish that men would do to
you\, do so to them. If you love those who love you\, what credit is that
to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to th
ose who do good to you\, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do th
e same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive\, what credi
t is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners\, to receive as much again.
But love your enemies\, and do good\, and lend\, expecting nothing in retur
n\; and your reward will be great\, and you will be sons of the Most High\;
for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful\, even as yo
ur Father is merciful."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/10/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs\; Our Righteous Father Theophilus the
Confessor\; The 200 Monk-martyrs of Nicomedia\; Vassianos the Righteous of
Constantinople\; The 14 Holy Elders of Optina Monastery\; Pinytos\, Bishop
of Knossos\; Paulinus\, Archbishop of York\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Ephesians 4:14-17\nBrethren\, we may no longer be children\,
tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine\, by the cu
nning of men\, by their craftiness in deceitful wiles. Rather\, speaking th
e truth in love\, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head\,
into Christ\, from whom the whole body\, joined and knit together by every
joint with which it is supplied\, when each part is working properly\, mak
es bodily growth and upbuilds itself in love. Now this I affirm and testify
in the Lord\, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do\, in the fut
ility of their minds.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:7-11\nAt that time\, Herod
the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Jesus\, and he was perplexed\, b
ecause it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead\, by som
e that Elijah had appeared\, and by others that one of the old prophets had
risen. Herod said\, "John I beheaded\; but who is this about whom I hear s
uch things?" And he sought to see him. On their return the apostles told hi
m what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city called
Bethsaida. When the crowds learned it\, they followed him\; and he welcomed
them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God\, and cured those who had nee
d of healing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/30/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the First- Called Apostle\; Froumentios\, Archbishop of Abyssin
a\; Alexander the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Mithymna\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus
walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two brothers\, Simon who is called Pe
ter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into the sea\; for they were fis
hermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, and I will make you fishers of m
en." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from t
here he saw two other brothers\, James the son of Zebedee and John his brot
her\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\, mending their nets\, and he c
alled them. Immediately they left their boat and their father\, and followe
d him. And he went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and pre
aching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirm
ity among the people.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Co
rinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\,
like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the wo
rld\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wi
se in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but
we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-cla
d and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. Wh
en reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we t
ry to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the worl
d\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed
\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countles
s guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father
in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me
.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:35-52\nAt that time\, John was standing with tw
o of his disciples\; and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Beho
ld\, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they foll
owed Jesus. Jesus turned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "Wha
t do you seek?" And they said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "Whe
re are you staying?" He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw wh
ere he was staying\; and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about t
he tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was
Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and sai
d to him\, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him
to Jesus. Jesus looked at him\, and said\, "So you are Simon the son of Jo
hn? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter). \n\n The next day Jesu
s decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow m
e." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip fo
und Nathanael\, and said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the l
aw and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Na
thanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said
to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of h
im\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile! " Nathanael said
to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called y
ou\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\
, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answe
red him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you be
lieve? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of G
od ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Wednesday after Pascha\; Jason and Sosipater the Apostles of the 7
0 and their Companions\; Holy Martyr Cercyra\; Our Holy Father John of Kalo
ktenos\, Metropolitan of Thebes\; Basil\, Bishop of Montenegro\; Nektarios
the New Martyr of Optina\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Acts of the Apostles 4:13-22\nIn those days\, when the Jews saw the bo
ldness of Peter and John\, and perceived that they were uneducated\, common
men\, they wondered\; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus. B
ut seeing the man that had been healed standing beside them\, they had noth
ing to say in opposition. But when they had commanded them to go aside out
of the council\, they conferred with one another\, saying\, "What shall we
do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them
is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem\, and we cannot deny it. Bu
t in order that it may spread no further among the people\, let us warn the
m to speak no more to any one in this name." So they called them and charge
d them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and Joh
n answered them\, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you
rather than to God\, you must judge\; for we cannot but speak of what we h
ave seen and heard." And when they had further threatened them\, they let t
hem go\, finding no way to punish them\, because of the people\; for all me
n praised God for what had happened. For the man on whom the sign of healin
g was performed was more than forty years old.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:17
-24\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "My Father is working still
\, and I am working." This was why the Jews sought all the more to kill him
\, because he not only broke the sabbath but also called God his own Father
\, making himself equal with God.\n\n Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, the Son can do nothing of his own accord\, but only what he
sees the Father doing\; for whatever he does\, that the Son does likewise.
For the Father loves the Son\, and shows him all that he himself is doing\
; and greater works than these he will show him\, that you may marvel. For
as the Father raises the dead and gives them life\, so also the Son gives l
ife to whom he will. The Father judges no one\, but has given all judgment
to the Son\, that all may honor the Son\, even as they honor the Father. He
who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me\,
has eternal life\; he does not come into judgment\, but has passed from de
ath to life."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200108
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner\; A
fterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Cedd\, Bi
shop of Scotland\; Fursey\, Abbot of Lagny\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the
Apostles 19:1-8\nIn those days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed
through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some discipl
es. And he said to them\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believe
d?" And they said\, "No\, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spi
rit." And he said\, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said\, "Into J
ohn's baptism." And Paul said\, "John baptized with the baptism of repentan
ce\, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him\, t
hat is\, Jesus." On hearing this\, they were baptized in the name of the Lo
rd Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came
on them\; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about twe
lve of them in all. And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke
boldly\, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading:
John 1:29-34\nAt that time\, John saw Jesus coming toward him\, and said\,
"Behold\, the Lamb of God\, who takes away the sin of the world! This is h
e of whom I said\, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me\, for he was b
efore me.' I myself did not know him\; but for this I came baptizing with w
ater\, that he might be revealed to Israel." And John bore witness\, "I saw
the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven\, and it remained on him. I mysel
f did not know him\; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me\,
'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain\, this is he who baptizes
with the Holy Spirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness that this is
the Son of God."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190922
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala54d894665839cb74c29dc83aa55bf04
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/21/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday after Holy Cross\; Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable
and Life-Giving Cross\; Quadratus the Apostle\; Jonah the Prophet\; Isaaki
os & Meletios\, Bishops of Cyprus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Lett
er to the Corinthians 1:26-31\; 2:1-5\nBrethren\, consider your call\, not
many of you were wise according to worldly standards\, not many were powerf
ul\, not many were of noble birth\; but God chose what is foolish in the wo
rld to shame the wise\, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the st
rong\, God chose what is low and despised in the world\, even things that a
re not\, to bring to nothing things that are\, so that no human being might
boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesu
s\, whom God made our wisdom\, our righteousness and sanctification and red
emption\; therefore\, as it is written\, "Let him who boasts\, boast of the
Lord." When I came to you\, brethren\, I did not come proclaiming to you t
he testimony of God in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing
among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in wea
kness and in much fear and trembling\; and my speech and my message were no
t in plausible words of wisdom\, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power\, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the powe
r of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who ca
me to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die in your sin\; where I
am going\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he kill himself\,
since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? " He said to them\, "
You are from below\, I am from above\; you are of this world\, I am not of
this world. I told you that you would die in your sins\, for you will die i
n your sins unless you believe that I am he." They said to him\, "Who are y
ou?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have told you from the beginning. I
have much to say about you and much to judge\; but he who sent me is true\,
and I declare to the world what I have heard from him." They did not under
stand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "When you have l
ifted up the Son of man\, then you will know that I am he\, and that I do n
othing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me. And he w
ho sent me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for I always do what is
pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190921
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala54fbe7b7dd4fbed08c44b3c0daaacd7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/20/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children\; Our Righteou
s Father Eustathius\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Hilarion the New Martyr
of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; John the Foreigner\n\nFast Day (W
ine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
6:10-17\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might
. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to stand against th
e wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood\,
but against the principalities\, against the powers\, against the world rul
ers of this present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in
the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may
be able to withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. St
and\, therefore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and having put on t
he breastplate of righteousness\, and having shod your feet with the equipm
ent of the gospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith
\, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And ta
ke the helmet of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the wor
d of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\
, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delive
ring you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before
kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear
testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand
how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your
adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered
up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you
they will put to death\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But n
ot a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your li
ves."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200604
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala5d2284960397d1c4fc20fff6835046b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin\; Atha
nasios the Wonderworker\; Kevin\, Abbot of Glendalough\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 23:1-11\nIN THOSE D
AYS\, Paul\, looking intently at the council\, said\, "Brethren\, I have li
ved before God in all good conscience up to this day." And the high priest
Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then P
aul said to him\, "God shall strike you\, you whitewashed wall! Are you sit
ting to judge me according to the law\, and yet contrary to the law you ord
er me to be struck?" Those who stood by said\, "Would you revile God's high
priest?" And Paul said\, "I did not know\, brethren\, that he was the high
priest\; for it is written\, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your
people.' " But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the oth
er Pharisees\, he cried out in the council\, "Brethren\, I am a Pharisee\,
a son of Pharisees\; with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the d
ead I am on trial." And when he had said this\, a dissension arose between
the Pharisees and the Sadducees\; and the assembly was divided. For the Sad
ducees say that there is no resurrection\, nor angel\, nor spirit\; but the
Pharisees acknowledge them all. Then a great clamor arose\; and some of th
e scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended\, "We find nothing
wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?" And when th
e dissension became violent\, the tribune\, afraid that Paul would be torn
in pieces by them\, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force
from among them and bring him into the barracks. The following night the L
ord stood by him and said\, "Take courage\, for as you have testified about
me at Jerusalem\, so you must bear witness also at Rome."\n\nGospel Readin
g: John 16:15-23\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All that the Father has
is mine\; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it t
o you.\n\n"A little while\, and you will see me no more\; again a little wh
ile\, and you will see me." Some of his disciples said to one another\, "Wh
at is this that he says to us\, 'A little while\, and you will not see me\,
and again a little while\, and you will see me'\; and\, 'because I go to t
he Father'? " They said\, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not
know what he means." Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him\; so he said t
o them\, "Is this what you are asking yourselves\, what I meant by saying\,
'A little while\, and you will not see me\, and again a little while\, and
you will see me'? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will weep and lament\
, but the world will rejoice\; you will be sorrowful\, but your sorrow will
turn into joy. When a woman is in travail she has sorrow\, because her hou
r has come\; but when she is delivered of the child\, she no longer remembe
rs the anguish\, for joy that a human being is born into the world. So you
have sorrow now\, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice\, a
nd no one will take your joy from you. In that day\, you will ask nothing o
f me. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if you ask anything of the Father\, he
will give it to you in my name."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200524
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala602eb00835e860b6d27c0cb0422fdbb
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada\; Mary the Myrrhbearer & wif
e of Cleopas\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:35-41\nIN THOSE DA
YS\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the wor
d of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some days Paul said to Bar
nabas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we
proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And Barnabas want
ed to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take wi
th them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had not gone wit
h them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so that they separ
ated from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cypru
s\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by the brethren to
the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, strengthenin
g the churches. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:27-38\nThe Lord said to the Jew
s who came to him\, "My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, and they fo
llow me\; and I give them eternal life\, and they shall never perish\, and
no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father\, who has given them to
me\, is greater than all\, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Fat
her's hand. I and the Father are one."\n\nThe Jews took up stones again to
stone him. Jesus answered them\, "I have shown you many good works from the
Father\; for which of these do you stone me?" The Jews answered him\, "It
is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy\; because you\,
being a man\, make yourself God." Jesus answered them\, "Is it not written
in your law\, 'I said\, you are gods?' If he called them gods to whom the w
ord of God came (and scripture cannot be broken)\, do you say of him whom t
he Father consecrated and sent into the world\, 'You are blaspheming\,' bec
ause I said\, 'I am the Son of God'? If I am not doing the works of my Fath
er\, then do not believe me\; but if I do them\, even though you do not bel
ieve me\, believe my works\, that you may know and understand that the Fath
er is in me and I am in the Father."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200112
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala6e3fc50507791fb4b584b11bf142033
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch\; Vitalis of Gaza\; Aft
erfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Nikephoros
the New Martyr of Crete\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and
a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast o
f Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\
; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the
crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them
all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are y
ou poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now
\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you sha
ll laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you an
d revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of ma
n! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is gr
eat in heaven."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-1
6\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of Go
d\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus C
hrist is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by
diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthen
ed by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adherents. We
have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. Fo
r the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by
the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jes
us also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through h
is own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear t
he abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the ci
ty which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrif
ice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his nam
e. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifi
ces are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-11\nAt that time\,
Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the de
vil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights\, and afterward he was hung
ry. And the tempter came and said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, co
mmand these stones to become loaves of bread." But he answered\, "It is wr
itten\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone\, but by every word that proceed
s from the mouth of God.'" Then the devil took him to the holy city\, and
set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "If you are the S
on of God\, throw yourself down\; for it is written\, 'He will give his ang
els charge of you\,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up\, lest you s
trike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus said to him\, "Again\, it is writ
ten\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" Again\, the devil took him
to a very high mountain\, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and
the glory of them\; and he said to him\, "All these I will give you\, if y
ou will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him\, "Be gone\, Sat
an! for it is written\, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only s
hall you serve.'" Then the devil left him\, and behold\, angels came and m
inistered to him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Our Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200201
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala7520284e36d63acfde297ef2df8abcd
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/31/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries\; Holy Women Martyrs Theodote\, Theokti
ste and Eudoxia\; Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus\; Elias Ardounis t
he New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos\; Aed from Ferns\n\nStrict Fast\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31\; 13:1-
8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. A
nd God has appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, third
teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrat
ors\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all pro
phets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of h
ealing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desir
e the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I
speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a nois
y gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and understa
nd all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to rem
ove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I hav
e\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain noth
ing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not
arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritabl
e or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right.
Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures al
l things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that t
ime\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over
unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every i
nfirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among
the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the l
ost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kin
gdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse leper
s\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200727
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala908bd4eb47b514433218252c02b972a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Matthew\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus\, Hermippus\,
and Hermocrates\; Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome\; Prisca the Right
eous Martyr\; Moses the Hungarian\; Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of Alas
ka\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mar
y Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that
the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simo
n Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to the
m\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where th
ey have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they w
ent toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter an
d reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloth
s lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him
\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\
, which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled u
p in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb firs
t\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know t
he scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went bac
k to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:
23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined under the la
w\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law wa
s our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. Bu
t now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Chr
ist Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as we
re baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\
, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for
you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abr
aham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as lo
ng as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of
all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set
by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the
elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God s
ent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those
who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 9:27-35\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, two blind
men followed him\, crying aloud\, "Have mercy on us\, Son of David." When h
e entered the house\, the blind men came to him\; and Jesus said to them\,
"Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him\, "Yes\, Lord.
" Then he touched their eyes\, saying\, "According to your faith be it done
to you." And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them\, "See
that no one knows it." But they went away and spread his fame through all
that district.\n\nAs they were going away\, behold\, a dumb demoniac was br
ought to him. And when the demon had been cast out\, the dumb man spoke\; a
nd the crowds marveled\, saying\, "Never was anything like this seen in Isr
ael." But the Pharisees said\, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons
."\n\nAnd Jesus went about all the cities and villages\, teaching in their
synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom\, and healing every dise
ase and every infirmity among the people.\n\n
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SUMMARY:7th Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200820
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala9f0c74fb9152d7723718268c46276ae
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers\; Holy Martyrs Timot
hy\, Agapius and Thecla\; Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia\; Af
terfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virg
in Mary\; Eutychianos and Strategios the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 3:4-11\nBrethren\, suc
h is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are
competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us\; our competenc
e is from God\, who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant
\, not in a written code but in the Spirit\; for the written code kills\, b
ut the Spirit gives life.\n\nNow if the dispensation of death\, carved in l
etters on stone\, came with such splendor that the Israelites could not loo
k at Moses' face because of its brightness\, fading as this was\, will not
the dispensation of the Spirit be attended with greater splendor? For if th
ere was splendor in the dispensation of condemnation\, the dispensation of
righteousness must far exceed it in splendor. Indeed\, in this case\, what
once had splendor has come to have no splendor at all\, because of the sple
ndor that surpasses it. For if what faded away came with splendor\, what is
permanent must have much more splendor.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:29-3
9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes an
d Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn
the monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in the days of
our fathers\, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood
of the prophets.' Thus you witness against yourselves\, that you are sons o
f those who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure of your fat
hers. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you to escape being sent
enced to hell? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes\, som
e of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some you will scourge in your syn
agogues and persecute from town to town\, that upon you may come all the ri
ghteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood
of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary
and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will come upon this generat
ion.\n\nO Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those wh
o are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together a
s a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, you
r house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you will not see me agai
n\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/31/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amplias\, Apelles\, Stachys\, Urban\, Aristobulus & Narcissus of the 7
0\; The Holy Martyr Epimachus of Egypt\; Nicholas the New Martyr of Chios\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 16:1-16\nBrethren\, I co
mmend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreai\, t
hat you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and help her in
whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a helper of many and o
f myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Christ Jes
us\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but also all t
he churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church in their ho
use. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in Asia for Chr
ist. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronicos and Junia
s\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note among the apo
stles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my beloved in
the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my beloved Stac
hys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to t
he family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lor
d who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in the Lord\,
Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worked hard in t
he Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and mine. Gree
t Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethren who
are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and Olymp
as\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy ki
ss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:47-54\
; 12:1\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you! for yo
u build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are witn
esses and consent to the deeds of your fathers\; for they killed them\, and
you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said\, 'I will sen
d them prophets and apostles\, some of whom they will kill and persecute\,'
that the blood of all the prophets\, shed from the foundation of the world
\, may be required of this generation\, from the blood of Abel to the blood
of Zacharias\, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes\, I t
ell you\, it shall be required of this generation. Woe to you lawyers! for
you have taken away the key of knowledge\; you did not enter yourselves\, a
nd you hindered those who were entering." As he went away from there\, the
scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard\, and to provoke him to s
peak of many things\, lying in wait for him\, to catch at something he migh
t say. In the meantime\, when so many thousands of the multitude had gather
ed together that they trod upon one another\, he began to say to his discip
les first\, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees\, which is hypocrisy."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/10/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Menas\, Hermogenes\, and Eugraphus\; Thomas the Right
eous of Bithynia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to Timothy 1:8-14\nTimothy\, my son\, we know that the law is
good\, if any one uses it lawfully\, understanding this\, that the law is n
ot laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient\, for the ung
odly and sinners\, for the unholy and profane\, for murderers of fathers an
d murderers of mothers\, for manslayers\, immoral persons\, sodomites\, kid
napers\, liars\, perjurers\, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrin
e\, in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I
have been entrusted. I thank him who has given me strength for this\, Chris
t Jesus our Lord\, because he judged me faithful by appointing me to his se
rvice\, though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him\; but
I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and the grace
of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ J
esus.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:22-26\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Bethsai
da. And some people brought to him a blind man\, and begged him to touch hi
m. And he took the blind man by the hand\, and led him out of the village\;
and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands upon him\, he asked hi
m\, "Do you see anything?" And he looked up and said\, "I see men\; but the
y look like trees\, walking." Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes\;
and he looked intently and was restored\, and saw everything clearly. And h
e sent him away to his home\, saying\, "Do not even enter the village."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle\; Titus the Apo
stle of the 70\; John the Cappadocian\, Epiphanius and Menas\, Patriarchs o
f Constantinople\; Holy Father John of Carpathia\; Ebba\, First Abbess of C
oldingham\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 1:1-5\; 2:15\; 3:1
-2\, 12-15\nPAUL\, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to fur
ther the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth which accord
s with godliness\, in hope of eternal life which God\, who never lies\, pro
mised ages ago and at the proper time manifested in his word through the pr
eaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Savior\;\n\n
To Titus\, my true child in a common faith:\n\nGrace and peace from God the
Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.\n\nDeclare these things\; exhort and r
eprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.\n\nRemind them to be s
ubmissive to rulers and authorities\, to be obedient\, to be ready for any
honest work\, to speak evil of no one\, to avoid quarreling\, to be gentle\
, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Ty
chicos to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decide
d to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apo
llos on their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to
apply themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and
not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greetings to you. Greet t
hose who love us in the faith.\n\nGrace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light
of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lam
p and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in
the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your go
od works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I
have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish
them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth
pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is
accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments
and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but h
e who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of he
aven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/19/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trophimus\, Sabbatius\, & Dorymedon the Martyrs\; Afterfeast of the Ho
ly Cross\; Plato the new Hieromartyr of Patmos\; Theodore of Tarsus\, Archb
ishop of Canterbury\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians
1:1-3\, 20-24\; 2:1-5\nPaul\, an apostle - not from men nor through men\, b
ut through Jesus Christ and God the Father\, who raised him from the dead -
and all the brethren who are with me\,\n\nTo the churches of Galatia: Grac
e to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nIn wha
t I am writing to you\, before God\, I do not lie! Then I went into the reg
ions of Syria and Cilicia. And I was still not known by sight to the church
es of Christ in Judea\; they only heard it said\, "He who once persecuted u
s is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy." And they glorified
God because of me. Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem w
ith Barnabas\, taking Titus along with me. I went up by revelation\; and I
laid before them (but privately before those who were of repute) the gospel
which I preach among the Gentiles\, lest somehow I should be running or ha
d run in vain. But even Titus\, who was with me\, was not compelled to be c
ircumcised\, though he was a Greek. But because of false brethren secretly
brought in\, who slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ
Jesus\, that they might bring us into bondage - to them we did not yield su
bmission even for a moment\, that the truth of the gospel might be preserve
d for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Na
zareth\, where he had been brought up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as h
is custom was\, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read\; and there was
given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found
the place where it was written\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, becau
se he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to pr
oclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind\, to se
t at liberty those who are oppressed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of t
he Lord." And he closed the book\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and
sat down\; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he b
egan to say to them\, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hear
ing." And all spoke well of him\, and wondered at the gracious words which
proceeded out of his mouth.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Tuesday\; Aristarchus\, Pudens\, Trophimus the Apostles of the 70
\; Thomais the Martyr of Alexandria\; Ardalion the Actor and Martyr\; Demet
rios the New-Martyr of Arcadia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24
:36-51\; 25:1-46\; 26:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Of that day an
d hour no one knows\, not even the angels of heaven\, but the Father only.
As were the days of Noah\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For as
in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking\, marrying and
giving in marriage\, until the day when Noah entered the ark\, and they di
d not know until the flood came and swept them all away\, so will be the co
ming of the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field\; one is taken an
d one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill\; one is taken and on
e is left. Watch therefore\, for you do not know on what day your Lord is c
oming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in what part of th
e night the thief was coming\, he would have watched and would not have let
his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready\; for the Son o
f man is coming at an hour you do not expect.\n\n"Who then is the faithful
and wise servant\, whom his master has set over his household\, to give the
m their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master wh
en he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him over
all his possessions. But if that wicked servant says to himself\, 'My mast
er is delayed\,' and begins to beat his fellow servants\, and eats and drin
ks with the drunken\, the master of that servant will come on a day when he
does not expect him and at an hour he does not know\, and will cut him in
pieces\, and put him with the hypocrites\; there men will weep and gnash th
eir teeth.\n\n"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens
who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foo
lish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps\, they too
k no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As t
he bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight t
here was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all
those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wis
e\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise
replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you\; go rather
to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they went to buy\, the br
idegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage f
east\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maidens came also\, sayin
g\, 'Lord\, Lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, I
do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neither the day nor the ho
ur when the Son of man shall come.\n\n"For it will be as when a man going o
n a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property\; to one
he gave five talents\, to another two\, to another one\, to each according
to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents we
nt at once and traded with them\; and he made five talents more. So also\,
he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received t
he one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. Now af
ter a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with
them. And he who had received the five talents came forward\, bringing fiv
e talents more\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivered to me five talents\; here
I have made five talents more.' His master said to him\, 'Well done\, good
and faithful servant\; you have been faithful over a little\, I will set y
ou over much\; enter into the joy of your master.' And he also who had the
two talents came forward\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivered to me two talen
ts\; here I have made two talents more.' His master said to him\, 'Well don
e\, good and faithful servant\; you have been faithful over a little\, I wi
ll set you over much\; enter into the joy of your master.' He also who had
received the one talent came forward\, saying\, 'Master\, I knew you to be
a hard man\, reaping where you did not sow\, and gathering where you did no
t winnow\; so I was afraid\, and I went and hid your talent in the ground.
Here you have what is yours.' But his master answered him\, 'You wicked and
slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed\, and gather
where I have not winnowed? Then you ought to have invested my money with t
he bankers\, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with i
nterest. So take the talent from him\, and give it to him who has the ten t
alents. For to every one who has will more be given\, and he will have abun
dance\; but from him who has not\, even what he has will be taken away. And
cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness\; there men will weep a
nd gnash their teeth.'\n\n"When the Son of man comes in his glory\, and all
the angels with him\, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him
will be gathered all the nations\, and he will separate them one from anoth
er as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats\, and he will place the
sheep at his right hand\, but the goats at the left. Then the King will sa
y to those at his right hand\, 'Come\, O blessed of my Father\, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world\; for I was hung
ry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave me drink\, I was a str
anger and you welcomed me\, I was naked and you clothed me\, I was sick and
you visited me\, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous w
ill answer him\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry and feed you\, or thirs
ty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you\,
or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and vis
it you?' And the King will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you did
it to one of the least of these my brethren\, you did it to me.' Then he w
ill say to those at his left hand\, 'Depart from me\, you cursed\, into the
eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels\; for I was hungry and
you gave me no food\, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink\, I was a stra
nger and you did not welcome me\, naked and you did not clothe me\, sick an
d in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer\, 'Lord\,
when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in
prison\, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them\, 'Truly\,
I say to you\, as you did it not to one of the least of these\, you did it
not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment\, but the righte
ous into eternal life."\n\nWhen Jesus had finished all these sayings\, he s
aid to his disciples\, "You know that after two days the Passover is coming
\, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 22:15-46\; 23:1-39\nAt that time\, the Pharisees went and took
counsel against Jesus\, how to entangle him in his talk. And they sent the
ir disciples to him\, along with the Herodians\, saying\, "Teacher\, we kno
w that you are true\, and teach the way of God truthfully\, and care for no
man\; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us\, then\, what you
think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not?" But Jesus\, aware of
their malice\, said\, "Why put me to the test\, you hypocrites? Show me th
e money for the tax." And they brought him a coin. And Jesus said to them\,
"Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said\, "Caesar's." Then he
said to them\, "Render\, therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\,
and to God the things that are God's. " When they heard it\, they marveled
\; and they left him and went away.\n\nThe same day the Sadducees came to h
im\, who say that there is no resurrection\; and they asked him a question
saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no children\, his
brother must marry the widow\, and raise up children for his brother.' Now
there were seven brothers among us\; the first married\, and died\, and hav
ing no children left his wife to his brother. So too the second and third\,
down to the seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In the resurrection\
,
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Matthew\; Julian the Martyr of Tarsus\; Terentios\, Bish
op of Iconium\; Nikitas the New Martyr of Nisyros\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed
)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary M
agdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so t
hat they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the
week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying t
o one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the t
omb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back\, for it wa
s very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the
right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said t
o them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified
. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place where they laid him. But
go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee\;
there you will see him\, as he told you." And they went out and fled from
the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they sai
d nothing to any one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Romans 2:10-16\nBrethren\, glory and honor and peace for eve
ry one who does good\, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no
partiality. All who have sinned without the law will also perish without t
he law\, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God\, but the
doers of the law who will be justified. When Gentiles who have not the la
w do by nature what the law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even
though they do not have the law. They show that what the law requires is wr
itten on their hearts\, while their conscience also bears witness and their
conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, acco
rding to my gospel\, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. \n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus walked by the Sea of
Galilee\, he saw two brothers\, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his br
other\, casting a net into the sea\; for they were fishermen. And he said t
o them\, "Follow me\, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they
left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other
brothers\, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother\, in the boat wit
h Zebedee their father\, mending their nets\, and he called them. Immediate
ly they left their boat and their father\, and followed him. And he went ab
out all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of
the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch\; Antonius\, Archbishop of Constantin
ople\; Christos the New Martyr\; Meletios of Ypseni\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Peter's Second Universal Letter 3:1-18\nBeloved\, this is now
the second letter that I have written to you\, and in both of them I have
aroused your sincere mind by way of reminder\; that you should remember the
predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savio
r through your apostles. First of all you must understand this\, that scof
fers will come in the last days with scoffing\, following their own passion
s and saying\, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fat
hers fell asleep\, all things have continued as they were from the beginnin
g of creation." They deliberately ignore this fact\, that by the word of G
od heavens existed long ago\, and an earth formed out of water and by means
of water\, through which the world that then existed was deluged with wate
r and perished. But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist
have been stored up for fire\, being kept until the day of judgment and des
truction of ungodly men.\n\nBut do not ignore this one fact\, beloved\, tha
t with the Lord one day is as a thousand years\, and a thousand years as on
e day. The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness\, but
is forbearing toward you\, not wishing that any should perish\, but that a
ll should reach repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief
\, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise\, and the elements
will be dissolved with fire\, and the earth and the works that are upon it
will be burned up.\n\nSince all these things are thus to be dissolved\, wh
at sort of persons ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness\, wai
ting for and hastening the coming of the day of God\, because of which the
heavens will be kindled and dissolved\, and the elements will melt with fir
e! But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in
which righteousness dwells.\n\nTherefore\, beloved\, since you wait for th
ese\, be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish\, and at peace.
And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved
brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him\, speaking of t
his as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to u
nderstand\, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction\
, as they do the other scriptures. You therefore\, beloved\, knowing this
beforehand\, beware lest you be carried away with the error of lawless men
and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lo
rd and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of
eternity. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:24-31\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "In those days\, after that tribulation\, the sun will be darkene
d\, and the moon will not give its light\, and the stars will be falling fr
om heaven\, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they wi
ll see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And he
will send out the angels\, and gather his elect from the four winds\, from
the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. From the fig tree learn its l
esson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\, you
know that summer is near. So also\, when you see these things taking plac
e\, you know he is near\, at the very gates. Truly\, I say to you\, this g
eneration will not pass away before all these things take place. Heaven an
d earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200705
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UID:Icaladbd946c400af42d334cdeea06aa8f0f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon\; Martha\, mother of St. Sym
eon Stylites the Younger\; Asclepias the Wonderworker\; Holy Royal Martyrs
of Russia\; Michael Choniates\, Metropolitan of Athens\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:11-17\nBrethren\, you also must consider
yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.\n\nLet not sin the
refore reign in your mortal bodies\, to make you obey their passions. Do no
t yield your members to sin as instruments of wickedness\, but yield yourse
lves to God as men who have been brought from death to life\, and your memb
ers to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion o
ver you\, since you are not under law but under grace.\n\nWhat then? Are we
to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you n
ot know that if you yield yourselves to any one as obedient slaves\, you ar
e slaves of the one whom you obey\, either of sin\, which leads to death\,
or of obedience\, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God\, that
you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the
standard of teaching to which you were committed.\n\nGospel Reading: Matth
ew 8:14-23\nAt that time\, when Jesus entered Peter's house\, he saw his mo
ther-in-law lying sick with a fever\; he touched her hand\, and the fever l
eft her\, and she rose and served him. That evening they brought to him man
y who were possessed with demons\; and he cast out the spirits with a word\
, and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the
prophet Isaiah\, "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases."\n\nNow wh
en Jesus saw great crowds around him\, he gave orders to go over to the oth
er side. And a scribe came up and said to him\, "Teacher\, I will follow yo
u wherever you go." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes have holes\, and birds o
f the air have nests\; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." Ano
ther of the disciples said to him\, "Lord\, let me first go and bury my fat
her." But Jesus said to him\, "Follow me\, and leave the dead to bury their
own dead." And when he entered the boat\, his disciples followed him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200519
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalafecf203e5015e1ac1860424fcf92c6b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\, Paul\, Christina\, Heracliu
s\, Paulinus and Benedimus\; Julian the Martyr\; Euphrasia the Martyr of Ni
cea\; Stephen I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of t
he Apostles 12:12-17\nIn those days\, Peter went to the house of Mary\, the
mother of John whose other name was Mark\, where many were gathered togeth
er and were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway\, a mai
d named Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter's voice\, in her joy she di
d not open the gate but ran and told that Peter was standing at the gate. T
hey said to her\, "You are mad." But she insisted that it was so. They said
\, "It is his angel!" But Peter continued knocking\; and when they opened\,
they saw him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be si
lent\, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison.
And he said\, "Tell this to James and to the brethren." Then he departed a
nd went to another place.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:42-51\nThe Lord said to
the Jews who came to him\, "If God were your Father\, you would love me\,
for I proceeded and came forth from God\; I came not of my own accord\, but
he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot
bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil\, and your will is
to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning\, and has
nothing to do with the truth\, because there is no truth in him. When he l
ies\, he speaks according to his own nature\, for he is a liar and the fath
er of lies. But\, because I tell the truth\, you do not believe me. Which o
f you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth\, why do you not believe me?
He who is of God hears the words of God\; the reason why you do not hear th
em is that you are not of God."\n\nThe Jews answered him\, "Are we not righ
t in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" Jesus answered\, "I
have not a demon\; but I honor my Father\, and you dishonor me. Yet I do n
ot seek my own glory\; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge.
Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if any one keeps my word\, he will never see
death."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\, Paul\, Christina\, Herac
lius\, Paulinus and Benedimus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200827
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb018022a2fdfaf725a56bd66cf028e18
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie\; Our Righteous Father Joseph\; Ic
on of the Mother of God of Vladimir\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:9-12\nBRETHREN\, we feel sure of better thin
gs that belong to salvation. For God is not so unjust as to overlook your w
ork and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints\, as y
ou still do. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in
realizing the full assurance of hope until the end\, so that you may not be
sluggish\, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit t
he promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:23-28\nAt that time\, there was in t
he synagogue of the Jews a man with an unclean spirit\; and he cried out\,
"What have you to do with us\, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy
us? I know who you are\, the Holy One of God." But Jesus rebuked him\, sayi
ng\, "Be silent\, and come out of him!" And the unclean spirit\, convulsing
him and crying with a loud voice\, came out of him. And they were all amaz
ed\, so that they questioned among themselves\, saying\, "What is this? A n
ew teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits\, and they
obey him." And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surro
unding region of Galilee.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191001
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb06bf9904b4d48aee49edcd55c8662e4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/30/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia\; Mardonios & Stratonikos
the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
16:13-24\nBrethren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your faith\, be courageous
\, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, you kno
w that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia\, and t
hey have devoted themselves to the service of the saints\; I urge you to be
subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at t
he coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, because they have made
up for your absence\; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give
recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Pr
isca\, together with the church in their house\, send you hearty greetings
in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy
kiss. I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no l
ove for the Lord\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of the L
ord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Matthew 24:42-47\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for you do not kno
w on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the householder
had known in what part of the night the thief was coming\, he would have wa
tched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also m
ust be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect. W
ho then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his h
ousehold\, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that serv
ant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\
, he will set him over all his possessions."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200212
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb395483d1f3842768c1b2606b72f3159
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia\; Theodora the Empress\; Finding of
the relics of Zachariah the Prophet\, Father of the Holy Forerunner\; Geor
ge the Serbian\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the He
brews 4:14-16\; 5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passe
d through the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confe
ssion. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our w
eaknesses\, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet w
ithout sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\,
that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every
high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in
relation to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gentl
y with the ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness.
Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as
for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but
he is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt hims
elf to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "
Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another
place\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his
twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast the
m out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus
sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no to
wn of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Isra
el. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' H
eal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You rece
ived without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200319
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Trophimos & Eukarpion\, Monk-martyrs
of Nicomedea\; Edward the Martyr\, King of England\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Te
stament Reading: Isaiah 10:12-20\n When the Lord has finished all his work
on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem he will punish the arrogant boasting of the
king of Assyria and his haughty pride. For he says: "By the strength of my
hand I have done it\, and by my wisdom\, for I have understanding\; I have
removed the boundaries of peoples\, and have plundered their treasures\; l
ike a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones. My hand has found
like a nest the wealth of the peoples\; and as men gather eggs that have b
een forsaken so I have gathered all the earth\; and there was none that mov
ed a wing\, or opened the mouth\, or chirped." Shall the axe vaunt itself
over him who hews with it\, or the saw magnify itself against him who wield
s it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it\, or as if a staff should l
ift him who is not wood! Therefore the Lord\, the LORD of hosts\, will sen
d wasting sickness among his stout warriors\, and under his glory a burning
will be kindled\, like the burning of fire. The light of Israel will beco
me a fire\, and his Holy One a flame\; and it will burn and devour his thor
ns and briers in one day. The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land
the LORD will destroy\, both soul and body\, and it will be as when a sick
man wastes away. The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few th
at a child can write them down. In that day the remnant of Israel and the
survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean upon him that smote them\
, but will lean upon the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, in truth.\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Genesis 7:6-9\n Noah was six hundred years old when the f
lood of waters came upon the earth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and
his sons' wives with him went into the ark\, to escape the waters of the f
lood. Of clean animals\, and of animals that are not clean\, and of birds\
, and of everything that creeps on the ground\, two and two\, male and fema
le\, went into the ark with Noah\, as God had commanded Noah.\n\nOld Testam
ent Reading: Proverbs 9:12-18\nIf you are wise\, you are wise for yourself\
; if you scoff\, you alone will bear it. A foolish woman is noisy\; she is
wanton and knows no shame. She sits at the door of her house\, she takes
a seat on the high places of the town\, calling to those who pass by\, who
are going straight on their way\, "Whoever is simple\, let him turn in her
e!" And to him who is without sense she says\, "Stolen water is sweet\, an
d bread eaten in secret is pleasant." But he does not know that the dead a
re there\, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200123
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb63044581248965bc1dcd57d6bc5c066
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Apostle of the 70\; The Righteous Martyr Anastasius of Per
sia\; Joseph the Sanctified\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 1:3-8\nTimothy\, my son\, I tha
nk God whom I serve with a clear conscience\, as did my fathers\, when I re
member you constantly in my prayers. As I remember your tears\, I long nig
ht and day to see you\, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of yo
ur sincere faith\, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and yo
ur mother Eunice and now\, I am sure\, dwells in you. Hence I remind you t
o rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my h
ands\; for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power a
nd love and self-control.\n\nDo not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lo
rd\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suffering for the gospel in the
power of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\nThe L
ord said to his disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I a
lso will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies
me before men\, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven. H
e who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who
loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does no
t take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in re
ply\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we h
ave?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when
the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me
will also sit on twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. An
d every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother
or children or lands\, for my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, an
d inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be last\, and the las
t first."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Timothy the Apostle of the 70
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190904
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb6e29a3701aab1dfb0ef1a11020e7f3f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/03/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea\; Holy Father Theoctistus and his fello
w struggler Euthymius the Great\; Polydorus the Martyr of New Ephesus\; Tra
nslation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Pentop
olis\; Chariton the Martyr\; Phoebe the Deaconess\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 5:15-21\nBrethren\, Christ died for
all\, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for him w
ho for their sake died and was raised.\n\nFrom now on\, therefore\, we rega
rd no one from a human point of view\; even though we once regarded Christ
from a human point of view\, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore\, if a
ny one is in Christ\, he is a new creation\; the old has passed away\, beho
ld\, the new has come. All this is from God\, who through Christ reconciled
us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation\; that is\, God w
as in Christ reconciling the world to himself\, not counting their trespass
es against them\, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we
are ambassadors for Christ\, God making his appeal through us. We beseech
you on behalf of Christ\, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to
be sin who knew no sin\, so that in him we might become the righteousness
of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus\, passing alo
ng by the Sea of Galilee\, saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon castin
g a net in the sea\; for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them\, "Fol
low me and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they lef
t their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther\, he saw James
the son of Zebedee and John his brother\, who were in their boats mending
the nets. And immediately he called them\; and they left their father Zebed
ee in the boat with the hired servants\, and followed him. And they went in
to Capernaum\; and immediately on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and
taught. And they were astonished at his teaching\, for he taught them as on
e who had authority\, and not as the scribes.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200520
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalb7535f4f7af1300c1b340a6fd5f47bd5
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs Ac
acius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus\; Our Righteous Father Memnonus the Wonder
worker\; Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs \n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Ap
ostles 12:25\; 13:1-12\nIn those days\, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jer
usalem when they had fulfilled their mission\, bringing with them John whos
e other name was Mark. Now in the Church at Antioch there were prophets and
teachers\, Barnabas\, Simeon who was called Niger\, Lucius of Cyrene\, Man
aen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch\, and Saul. While they were
worshipping the Lord and fasting\, the Holy Spirit said\, "Set apart for m
e Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then after f
asting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. So\, be
ing sent out by the Holy Spirit\, they went down to Seleucia\; and from the
re they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis\, they proclaimed th
e word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist th
em. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos\, they cam
e upon a certain magician\, a Jewish false prophet\, named Bar-Jesus. He wa
s with the proconsul\, Sergius Paulus\, a man of intelligence\, who summone
d Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the magi
cian (for that is the meaning of his name) withstood them\, seeking to turn
away the proconsul from the faith. But Saul\, who is also called Paul\, fi
lled with the Holy Spirit\, looked intently at him and said\, "You son of t
he devil\, you enemy of all righteousness\, full of all deceit and villainy
\, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? And now
\, behold\, the hand of the Lord is upon you\, and you shall be blind and u
nable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and darkness fell upon h
im and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. Then the proco
nsul believed\, when he saw what had occurred\, for he was astonished at th
e teaching of the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:51-59\nThe Lord said to t
he Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if any one keeps
my word\, he will never see death." The Jews said to him\, "Now we know tha
t you have a demon. Abraham died\, as did the prophets\; and you say\, 'If
any one keeps my word\, he will never taste death.' Are you greater than ou
r father Abraham\, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you claim to be?
" Jesus answered\, "If I glorify myself\, my glory is nothing\; it is my Fa
ther who glorifies me\, of whom you say that he is your God. But you have n
ot known him\; I know him. If I said\, I do not know him\, I should be a li
ar like you\; but I do know him and I keep his word. Your father Abraham re
joiced that he was to see my day\; and he saw it and was glad." The Jews th
en said to him\, "You are not yet fifty years old\, and have you seen Abrah
am?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, before Abraham wa
s\, I am." So they took up stones to throw at him\; but Jesus hid himself\,
and went out of the temple.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs
Acacius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191012
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/11/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle of the 70\, one of the 7 Deacons\; Theophanes the C
onfessor\, Bishop of Nicaea\; Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla\; Nectario
s\, Arsakios\, Sisinios and Philotheos Kokkinos\, Patriarchs of Constantino
ple\; Ethelburga\, Abbess of Barking\; Kenneth\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Acts of the Apostles 8:26-39\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lord s
aid to Philip\, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down fr
om Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And beh
old\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, queen of the Et
hiopians\, in charge of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship
and was returning\; seated in his chariot\, he was reading the prophet Isa
iah. And the Spirit said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chariot." So Phil
ip ran to him\, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do
you understand what you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless som
e one guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now th
e passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep led t
o the slaughter or a lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his
mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his gene
ration? For his life is taken up from the earth." And the eunuch said to Ph
ilip\, "About whom\, pray\, does the prophet say this\, about himself or ab
out some one else?" Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginning with this
scripture he told him the good news of Jesus. And as they went along the ro
ad they came to some water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! Wh
at is to prevent my being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you believe with
all your heart\, you may." And he replied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ i
s the Son of God." And he commanded the chariot to stop\, and they both wen
t down into the water\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized him. And wh
en they came up out of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\
; and the eunuch saw him no more\, and went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 9:12-18\nAt that time\, the twelve disciples came to Jesus a
nd said to him\, "Send the crowd away\, to go into the villages and country
round about\, to lodge and get provisions\; for we are here in a lonely pl
ace." But he said to them\, "You give them something to eat." They said\, "
We have no more than five loaves and two fish -- unless we are to go and bu
y food for all these people." For there were about five thousand men. And h
e said to his disciples\, "Make them sit down in companies\, about fifty ea
ch." And they did so\, and made them all sit down. And taking the five loav
es and the two fish he looked up to heaven\, and blessed and broke them\, a
nd gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And all ate and were
satisfied. And they took up what was left over\, twelve baskets of broken
pieces. Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were wit
h him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria\; Zenia the Martyr\n\n
Matins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come
to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfol
d by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robb
er\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep b
y name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes be
fore them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger
they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know t
he voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not
understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before
me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door
\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and
find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16
\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God
\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Ch
rist is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by d
iverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthene
d by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adherents. We h
ave an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For
the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by t
he high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesu
s also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through hi
s own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear th
e abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the cit
y which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifi
ce of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name
. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for such sacrific
es are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill c
annot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a
stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine b
efore men\, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father
who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the p
rophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\,
I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\,
will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes on
e of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called l
east in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall
be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis\; Raphael of Brooklyn\; Stephen t
he Monk\; Gelasios the Actor and Martyr of Heliopolis\; Nesios the Martyr\n
\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Jude's
First Universal Letter 1:11-25\nBeloved\, woe to the ungodly\, for they wa
lk in the way of Cain\, and abandon themselves for the sake of gain to Bala
am's error\, and perish in Korah's rebellion. These are blemishes on your
love feasts\, as they boldly carouse together\, looking after themselves\;
waterless clouds\, carried along by winds\; fruitless trees in late autumn\
, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild waves of the sea\, casting up the foam of th
eir own shame\; wandering stars for whom the nether gloom of darkness has b
een reserved for ever.\n\nIt was of these also that Enoch in the seventh ge
neration from Adam prophesied\, saying\, "Behold\, the Lord came with his h
oly myriads\, to execute judgment on all\, and to convict all the ungodly o
f all their deeds of ungodliness which they have committed in such an ungod
ly way\, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken agai
nst him." These are grumblers\, malcontents\, following their own passions
\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flattering people to gain advantage.\n\nBut you
must remember\, beloved\, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus
Christ\; they said to you\, "In the last time there will be scoffers\, fol
lowing their own ungodly passions." It is these who set up divisions\, wor
ldly people\, devoid of the Spirit. But you\, beloved\, build yourselves u
p on your most holy faith\; pray in the Holy Spirit\; keep yourselves in th
e love of God\; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal li
fe. And convince some\, who doubt\; save some\, by snatching them out of t
he fire\; on some have mercy with fear\, hating even the garment spotted by
the flesh.\n\nNow to him who is able to keep you from falling and to prese
nt you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing\, to
the only God\, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord\, be glory\, majes
ty\, dominion\, and authority\, before all time and now and for ever. Amen
.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 23:1-31\, 33\, 44-56\nAt that time\, the chief pr
iests\, the scribes\, and elders of the people brought Jesus before Pilate.
And they began to accuse him\, saying\, "We found this man perverting our
nation\, and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar\, and saying that he
himself is Christ a king." And Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the
Jews?" And he answered him\, "You have said so." And Pilate said to the
chief priests and the multitudes\, "I find no crime in this man." But they
were urgent\, saying\, "He stirs up the people\, teaching throughout all J
udea\, from Galilee even to this place."\n\nWhen Pilate heard this\, he ask
ed whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to
Herod's jurisdiction\, he sent him over to Herod\, who was himself in Jeru
salem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus\, he was very glad\, for he had l
ong desired to see him\, because he had heard about him\, and he was hoping
to see some sign done by him. So he questioned him at some length\; but h
e made no answer. The chief priests and the scribes stood by\, vehemently
accusing him. And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mo
cked him\; then\, arraying him in gorgeous apparel\, he sent him back to Pi
late. And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day\,
for before this they had been at enmity with each other.\n\nPilate then cal
led together the chief priests and the rulers and the people\, and said to
them\, "You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people\; and
after examining him before you\, behold\, I did not find this man guilty of
any of your charges against him\; neither did Herod\, for he sent him back
to us. Behold\, nothing deserving death has been done by him\; I will the
refore chastise him and release him." Now he was obliged to release one man
to them at the festival.\n\nBut they all cried out together\, "Away with t
his man\, and release to us Barabbas" -- a man who had been thrown into pri
son for an insurrection started in the city\, and for murder. Pilate addre
ssed them once more\, desiring to release Jesus\; but they shouted out\, "C
rucify\, crucify him!" A third time he said to them\, "Why\, what evil has
he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death\; I will therefore
chastise him and release him." But they were urgent\, demanding with loud
cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. So Pilate
gave sentence that their demand should be granted. He released the man who
had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder\, whom they asked
for\; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.\n\nAnd as they led him away\
, they seized one Simon of Cyrene\, who was coming in from the country\, an
d laid on him the cross\, to carry it behind Jesus. And there followed him
a great multitude of the people\, and of women who bewailed and lamented h
im. But Jesus turning to them said\, "Daughters of Jerusalem\, do not weep
for me\, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold\, the
days are coming when they will say\, 'Blessed are the barren\, and the womb
s that never bore\, and the breasts that never gave suck!' Then they will
begin to say to the mountains\, 'Fall on us'\; and to the hills\, 'Cover us
.' For if they do this when the wood is green\, what will happen when it i
s dry?"\n\nAnd when they came to the place which is called The Skull\, ther
e they crucified him\, and the criminals\, one on the right and one on the
left.\n\nIt was now about the sixth hour\, and there was darkness over the
whole land until the ninth hour\, while the sun's light failed\; and the cu
rtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus\, crying with a loud voice
\, said\, "Father\, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said t
his he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place\
, he praised God\, and said\, "Certainly this man was innocent!" And all t
he multitudes who assembled to see the sight\, when they saw what had taken
place\, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances an
d the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance and saw t
hese things.\n\nNow there was a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Ar
imathea. He was a member of the council\, a good and righteous man\, who h
ad not consented to their purpose and deed\, and he was looking for the kin
gdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. The
n he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud\, and laid him in a rock
hewn tomb\, where no one had ever yet been laid. It was the day of Prepar
ation\, and the sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him fro
m Galilee followed\, and saw the tomb\, and how his body was laid\; then th
ey returned\, and prepared spices and ointments.\n\nOn the sabbath they res
ted according to the commandment.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/20/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ignatius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch\; Forefeast of the Nativit
y of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Our Righteous Father Philogonius\
, Bishop of Antioch\; John the New Martyr of Thassos\; Holy Father John of
Kronstadt\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Hebrews 10:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\, a
fter you were enlightened\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings\, s
ometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes bei
ng partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on the prisoners
\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property\, since you kn
ew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. Therefo
re do not throw away your confidence\, which has a great reward. For you h
ave need of endurance\, so that you may do the will of God and receive what
is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the coming one shall come and
shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Read
ing: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum
\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What were you discussing o
n the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they had discussed with
one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve\;
and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he must be last of all a
nd servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in the midst of them
\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one suc
h child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not me
but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting o
ut demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he was not following
us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty wo
rk in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is
not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a c
up of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\, will by no means
lose his reward."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Sunday of All Saints\; The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)\; Method
ius the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Cyril\, Bishop of Gortyna
\; The Holy Hieromartyrs of Estonia: Basil the Protopresbyter\, John\, John
\, and Artemios\; The Holy Martyrs Martha the Presvytera\, John\, Theodore
and Anna\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the ele
ven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed
them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but some doubted. And
Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has bee
n given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teac
hing them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you
always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's L
etter to the Hebrews 11:33-40\; 12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the saints through f
aith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped th
e mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\,
won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to
flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, re
fusing to accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Oth
ers suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They
were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed
with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\,
afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering
over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all
these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not receive what was pro
mised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us
they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so
great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin
which clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is
set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n
\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknow
ledge before my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\
, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves fat
her or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or da
ughter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cros
s and follow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we
have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus sa
id to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man
shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit
on twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who
has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or
lands\, for my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit etern
al life. But many that are first will be last\, and the last first."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/12/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Nilus the Ascetic of Sin
ai\; Martin\, Bishop of Tours\; Leondos Styppi\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11\nB
rethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up
his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful g
iver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance\, so
that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance
for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to t
he poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the
sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increa
se the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for
great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are t
he light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men lig
ht a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light t
o all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see
your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not
that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to
abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven a
nd earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until
all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these comma
ndments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven
\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingd
om of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of Orthodoxy\; Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia\
; Hermas the Apostle of the 70\; Paul the Confessor\; Dometios the Righteou
s\; Felix of Burgundy\, Enlightener of East Anglia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of t
hem were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem
\, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. Wh
ile they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and
went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said
to them\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other
as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named C
leopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not
know the things that have happened there in these days?" And he said to th
em\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, a
nd how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to dea
th\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Isra
el. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since this happene
d. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb ea
rly in the morning and did not find his body\; and they came back saying th
at they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some
of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the wome
n had said\; but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish me
n\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it
not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his
glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to
them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew n
ear to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going furthe
r\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward ev
ening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When
he was at table with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\,
and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; a
nd he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our h
earts burn within us while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to
us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem
\; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them
\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then
they told what had happened on the road\, and how he was known to them in
the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Heb
rews 11:24-26\, 32-40\nBrethren\, by faith Moses\, when he was grown up\, r
efused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter\, choosing rather to shar
e ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures
of sin.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of G
ideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and the prophets --
who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promise
s\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge o
f the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put for
eign enemies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some w
ere tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again to a
better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and
imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were killed
with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\,
afflicted\, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering ov
er deserts and mountains\, and in dens and caves of the earth.\n\nAnd all t
hese\, though well attested by their faith\, did not receive what was promi
sed\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us t
hey should not be made perfect. \n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt that t
ime\, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\
, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Pete
r. Philip found Nathanael\, and he said to him\, "We have found him of who
m Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the so
n of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazar
eth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to
him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile
!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Be
fore Philip called you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Na
thanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King o
f Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under t
he fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." A
nd he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven ope
ned\, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Monday\; Theodore the Trichinas\; Zacchaeus the Apostle of Cae
saria\; Gregory & Anastasios\, Patriarchs of Antioch\; Athanasios\, Founder
of the Monastery of Meteora\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the A
postles 1:12-17\, 21-26\nIn those days\, the apostles returned to Jerusalem
from the mount called Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's j
ourney away\; and when they had entered\, they went up to the upper room\,
where they were staying\, Peter and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and
Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthew\, James the son of Alphaios and Simon the
Zealot and Judas the son of James. All these with one accord devoted themse
lves to prayer\, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and
with his brothers.\n\nIn those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the
company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty)\, and said\, "Br
ethren\, the scripture had to be fulfilled\, which the Holy Spirit spoke be
forehand by the mouth of David\, concerning Judas who was guide to those wh
o arrested Jesus. For he was numbered among us\, and was allotted his share
in this ministry. "So one of the men who have accompanied us during all th
e time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us\, beginning from the ba
ptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us -- one of these me
n must become with us a witness to his resurrection."\n\nAnd they put forwa
rd two\, Joseph called Barsabbas\, who was surnamed Justos\, and Matthias.
And they prayed and said\, "Lord\, who knowest the hearts of all men\, show
which one of these two thou hast chosen to take the place in this ministry
and apostleship from which Judas turned aside\, to go to his own place." A
nd they cast lots for them\, and the lot fell on Matthias\; and he was enro
lled with the eleven apostles.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18-28\nNo one has
ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom of the Father\,
he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the testimony of John\, when the Jew
s sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who are you?" He co
nfessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am not the Christ." And they
asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am not." "Are you th
e prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to him then\, "Who are you? l
et us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?
" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness\, 'Make straigh
t the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n\nNow they had been
sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then why are you baptizing\, if
you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?" John answered t
hem\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stands one whom you do not know
\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy t
o untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, where John was bap
tizing.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200722
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles\; Mar
kella\, the Virgin-martyr of Chios\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:2-12\nBrethren\
, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to tho
se who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do
we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife\, as the other apostles
and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who h
ave no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier
at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit?
Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human
authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in the law of M
oses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is i
t for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake?
It was written for our sake\, because the plowman should plow in hope and t
he thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritua
l good among you\, is it too much if we reap your material benefits? If oth
ers share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we still more? Nevertheless
\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure anything rather than
put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus went on through cities and villages\, preaching
and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with
him\, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmiti
es: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom seven demons had gone out\, and Joa
nna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and many others\,
who provided for him out of their means.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Matthew\; Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God
and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus\; Nic
odemus the New Martyr of Meteora\; Timothy of Euripus\, founder of the Mona
stery of Pentele\; Gerasimus of Cephalonia\; Holy Monk Penteles\; Afterfeas
t of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
\; The Six Martyrs Dorotheos\, Sarantis\, Jacob\, Seraphim\, Demetrios and
Basil who contested in Megara\; Manuel and John the New Martyrs\; Stamatios
the Martyr\; Apostolos the New-Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-
14\nAt that time\, being raised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself to t
he disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this way.
Simon Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the s
ons of Zebedee\, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter
said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with y
ou." They went out and got into the boat\; but that night they caught nothi
ng. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disciples
did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you
any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the
right side of the boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and no
w they were not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. The disciple
whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard
that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work
\, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, drag
ging the net full of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but about
a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fi
re there\, with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring s
ome of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and
hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of t
hem\; and although there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to
them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him\
, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread a
nd gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that
Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethre
n\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to de
ath\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to me
n. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak
\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the
present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homele
ss\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; w
hen persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we hav
e become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of a
ll things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as
my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you
do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through
the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 17:14-23\nAt that time\, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him
said\, "Lord\, have mercy on my son\, for he is an epileptic and he suffer
s terribly\; for often he falls into the fire\, and often into the water.
And I brought him to your disciples\, and they could not heal him." And Je
sus answered\, "O faithless and perverse generation\, how long am I to be w
ith you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesu
s rebuked him\, and the demon came out of him\, and the boy was cured insta
ntly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said\, "Why could we
not cast it out?" He said to them\, "Because of your little faith. For tr
uly I say to you\, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed\, you will
say to this mountain\, 'Move hence to yonder place\,' and it will move\; an
d nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except
by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee\, Jesus said to
them\, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men\, and they
will kill him\, and he will be raised on the third day."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190928
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/27/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions\; Mark\, Aristarchos\, and
Zenon\, Apostles of the 70\; Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gide
on the Righteous\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Galatians 4:8-21\nBrethren\, formerly\, when you did not know God\, you w
ere in bondage to beings that by nature are no gods\; but now that you have
come to know God\, or rather to be known by God\, how can you turn back ag
ain to the weak and beggarly elemental spirits\, whose slaves you want to b
e once more? You observe days\, and months\, and seasons\, and years! I am
afraid I have labored over you in vain. Brethren\, I beseech you\, become a
s I am\, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong\; you know
it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at fir
st\; and though my condition was a trial to you\, you did not scorn or desp
ise me\, but received me as an angel of God\, as Christ Jesus. What has bec
ome of the satisfaction you felt? For I bear you witness that\, if possible
\, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me. Have I then b
ecome your enemy by telling you the truth? They make much of you\, but for
no good purpose\; they want to shut you out\, that you may make much of the
m\, and not only when I am present with you. My little children\, with whom
I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you! I could wish to be pr
esent with you now and to change my tone\, for I am perplexed about you. Te
ll me\, you who desire to be under law\, do you not hear the law?\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with
a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Jud
ea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him
and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with uncle
an spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power c
ame forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His d
isciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of Go
d. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed
are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate
you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as
evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for j
oy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fourth Saturday of Lent\; Hilarion the New\; Herodion the Apostle of t
he 70\; Stephen the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:9-12\nBRETHREN\, we feel su
re of better things that belong to salvation. For God is not so unjust as t
o overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving
the saints\, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show the sam
e earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end\, so th
at you may not be sluggish\, but imitators of those who through faith and p
atience inherit the promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 7:31-37\nAt that time
\, Jesus returned from the region of Tyre\, and went through Sidon to the S
ea of Galilee\, through the region of Dekapolis. And they brought to him a
man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech\; and they besought hi
m to lay his hand upon him. And taking him aside from the multitude private
ly\, he put his fingers into his ears\, and he spat and touched his tongue\
; and looking up to heaven\, he sighed\, and said to him\, "Ephphatha\," th
at is\, "Be opened." And his ears were opened\, his tongue was released\, a
nd he spoke plainly. And he charged them to tell no one\; but the more he c
harged them\, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And they were astonish
ed beyond measure\, saying\, "He has done all things well: he even makes th
e deaf hear and the dumb speak."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200725
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre\; Athenagorus the Apologist\; Boris
and Gleb\, the Passion-bearers\; Kapiton\, Himenaos and Hermogenes\, the M
artyrs\; Theophilos the New Martyr of Zakynthos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 7:35-40\; 8:1-7\nBrethre
n\, I am speaking for your own benefit\, not to lay any restraint upon you\
, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lo
rd. If any one thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his virgin\,
if his passions are strong\, and it has to be\, let him do as he wishes: le
t them marry - it is not sin. But whoever is firmly established in his hear
t\, being under no necessity but having his desire under control\, and has
determined this in his heart\, to keep her as his virgin\, he will do well.
So that he who married his virgin does well\; and he who refrains from mar
riage will do better. A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. I
f the husband dies\, she is free to be married to whom she wishes\, only in
the Lord. But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And
I think that I have the Spirit of God.\n\nNow concerning food offered to id
ols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." "Knowledge" puffs up\, but
love builds up. If any one imagines that he knows something\, he does not
yet know as he ought to know. But if one loves God\, one is known by him. H
ence\, as to the eating of food offered to idols\, we know that "an idol ha
s no real existence\," and that "there is no God but one." For although the
re may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth as indeed there are many "go
ds" and many "lords" - yet for us there is one God\, the Father\, from whom
are all things and for whom we exist\, and one Lord\, Jesus Christ\, throu
gh whom are all things and through whom we exist. However\, not all possess
this knowledge. But some\, though being hitherto accustomed to idols\, eat
food as really offered to an idol\; and their conscience\, being weak is d
efiled.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:29-31\nAt that time\, Jesus passed al
ong the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain\, and sat down there
. And great crowds came to him\, bringing with them the lame\, the maimed\,
the blind\, the dumb\, and many others\, and they put them at his feet\, a
nd he healed them\, so that the throng wondered\, when they saw the dumb sp
eaking\, the maimed whole\, the lame walking\, and the blind seeing\; and t
hey glorified the God of Israel.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Blind Man\; Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain\; Saint V
incent of Lerins\; Meletios the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\; Gregory
\, Archbishop of Novgorod\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that
time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to
look into the tomb\; and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the b
ody of Jesus had lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to
her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have
taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying
this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that
it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do yo
u seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if yo
u have carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take
Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Heb
rew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold m
e\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to my brethren and s
ay to them\, I am ascending to my Father and your Father\, to my God and yo
ur God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the
Lord"\; and she told them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 16:16-34\nIN THOSE DAYS\, as we apostles were
going to the place of prayer\, we were met by a slave girl who had a spiri
t of divination and brought her owners much gain by soothsaying. She follow
ed Paul and us\, crying\, "These men are servants of the Most High God\, wh
o proclaim to you the way of salvation." And this she did for many days. Bu
t Paul was annoyed\, and turned and said to the spirit\, "I charge you in t
he name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour
. But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone\, they seized Pa
ul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the rulers\; and
when they had brought them to the magistrates they said\, "These men are J
ews and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs which it is not
lawful for us Romans to accept or practice." The crowd joined in attacking
them\; and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to b
eat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them\, they
threw them into prison\, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Having r
eceived this charge\, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their
feet in the stocks. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and sing
ing hymns to God\, and the prisoners were listening to them\, and suddenly
there was a great earthquake\, so that the foundations of the prison were s
haken\; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one's fetters w
ere unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were ope
n\, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself\, supposing that the pr
isoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice\, "Do not harm yourse
lf\, for we are all here." And he called for lights and rushed in\, and tre
mbling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas\, and brought them out
and said\, "Men\, what must I do to be saved?" And they said\, "Believe in
the Lord Jesus\, and you will be saved\, you and your household." And they
spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house. And he
took them the same hour of the night\, and washed their wounds\, and he wa
s baptized at once\, with all his family. Then he brought them up into his
house\, and set food before them\; and he rejoiced with all his household t
hat he had believed in God. \n\nGospel Reading: John 9:1-38\nAt that time\,
as Jesus passed by\, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples
asked him\, "Rabbi\, who sinned\, this man or his parents\, that he was bor
n blind?" Jesus answered\, "It was not that this man sinned\, or his parent
s\, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him. We must work t
he works of him who sent me\, while it is day\; night comes\, when no one c
an work. As long as I am in the world\, I am the light of the world." As he
said this\, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointe
d the man's eyes with the clay\, saying to him\, "Go\, wash in the pool of
Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The
neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar\, said\, "Is not t
his the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said\, "It is he"\; others said\
, "No\, but he is like him." He said\, "I am the man." They said to him\, "
Then how were your eyes opened?" He answered\, "The man called Jesus made c
lay and anointed my eyes and said to me\, 'Go to Siloam and wash'\; so I we
nt and washed and received my sight." They said to him\, "Where is he?" He
said\, "I do not know."\n\nThey brought to the Pharisees the man who had fo
rmerly been blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and op
ened his eyes. The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight.
And he said to them\, "He put clay on my eyes and I washed\, and I see." S
ome of the Pharisees said\, "This man is not from God\, for he does not kee
p the sabbath." But others said\, "How can a man who is a sinner do such si
gns?" There was a division among them. So they again said to the blind man\
, "What do you say about him\, since he has opened your eyes?" He said\, "H
e is a prophet."\n\nThe Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had
received his sight\, until they called the parents of the man who had rece
ived his sight\, and asked them\, "Is this your son\, who you say was born
blind? How then does he now see?" His parents answered\, "We know that this
is our son\, and that he was born blind\; but how he now sees we do not kn
ow\, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him\; he is of age\, he will s
peak for himself." His parents said this because they feared the Jews\, for
the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ
he was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said\, "He is
of age\, ask him."\n\nSo for the second time they called the man who had b
een blind\, and said to him\, "Give God the praise\; we know that this man
is a sinner." He answered\, "Whether he is a sinner\, I do not know\; one t
hing I know\, that though I was blind\, now I see." They said to him\, "Wha
t did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them\, "I have
told you already and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again
? Do you too want to become his disciples?" And they reviled him\, saying\,
"You are his disciple\, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God ha
s spoken to Moses\, but as for this man\, we do not know where he comes fro
m." The man answered\, "Why\, this is a marvel! You do not know where he co
mes from\, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to s
inners\, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will\, God listen
s to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened
the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God\, he could do n
othing." They answered him\, "You were born in utter sin\, and would you te
ach us?" And they cast him out.\n\nJesus heard that they had cast him out\,
and having found him he said\, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" He answ
ered\, "And who is he\, sir\, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him
\, "You have seen him\, and it is he who speaks to you." He said\, "Lord\,
I believe"\; and he worshiped him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Kyriake the Great Martyr\; Thomas the Righteous of Malea\; Akakios of
Sinai\; Willibald\, Bishop of Eichstatt\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lett
er to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were
confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be reveal
ed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be
justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a
custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. Fo
r as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is
neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither
male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Chris
t's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean
that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, tho
ugh he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trust
ees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\,
we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time
had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the
law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive ado
ption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crow
d followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had
a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many phy
sicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather gre
w worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in
the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garm
ents\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and s
he felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiv
ing in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned abou
t in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples sa
id to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who
touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\,
knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell do
wn before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughte
r\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your dise
ase."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200502
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great\; Hesperos & Zoe the
Righteous\; Boris\, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria (Michael in Baptism)\;
Jordan the Wonderworker\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrew
s 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the wo
rd of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led
away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be st
rengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adheren
ts. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to
eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanct
uary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp.
So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people t
hrough his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp an
d bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we see
k the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up
a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge
his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for such
sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe L
ord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on
a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\,
but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light s
o shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glory to yo
ur Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law
and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. Fo
r truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, no
t a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then r
elaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be
called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches t
hem shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Mary & Martha\
, the sisters of Lazarus\; Sophia of Thrace\, The Mother of Orphans\; Petro
c\, Abbot of Padstow\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7
:26-28\; 8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high p
riest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted abo
ve the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrif
ices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he d
id this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints
men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which c
ame later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever.
Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\,
one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven
\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man
but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jew
s who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not ent
er the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a t
hief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sh
eep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his o
wn\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voi
ce. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for the
y do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, b
ut they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said
to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All w
ho came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them
. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go
in and out and find pasture."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)\; Synaxis of the Russians who were
perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov\, Presbyter Dimitrii
Klepinin\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, her son Yuri Skobtsov\, and Ilia Fonda
minskii\; Mother Maria Skobtsova\, New-Martyr of France\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. James' Universal Letter 5:10-20\nBRETHREN\, take as an example of suff
ering and patience the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold\,
we call those happy who were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastnes
s of Job\, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord\, how the Lord is comp
assionate and merciful. But above all\, my brethren\, do not swear\, either
by heaven or by earth or with any other oath\, but let your yes be yes and
your no be no\, that you may not fall under condemnation. Is any one among
you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any
among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church\, and let them pr
ay over him\, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord\; and the pray
er of faith will save the sick man\, and the Lord will raise him up\; and i
f he has committed sins\, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins
to one another\, and pray for one another\, that you may be healed. The pra
yer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of
like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain\,
and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he p
rayed again and the heaven gave rain\, and the earth brought forth its frui
t. My brethren\, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one b
rings him back\, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the er
ror of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of
sins.Gospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\,
"Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quot
e to me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you
did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly
\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth
\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, wh
en the heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there came a gr
eat famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only
to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. And ther
e were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none o
f them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this\, all
in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out
of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was b
uilt\, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing through the mid
st of them he went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Moses the Black of Scete\; Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs\; 33 Martyr
s of Nicomedea\; Job of Pochaev \; Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers \n\nStr
ict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 7:
10-16\nBrethren\, godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation
and brings no regret\, but worldly grief produces death. For see what earn
estness this godly grief has produced in you\, what eagerness to clear your
selves\, what indignation\, what alarm\, what longing\, what zeal\, what pu
nishment! At every point you have proved yourselves guiltless in the matter
. So although I wrote to you\, it was not on account of the one who did the
wrong\, nor on account of the one who suffered the wrong\, but in order th
at your zeal for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.\n\nTheref
ore we are comforted.\n\nAnd besides our own comfort we rejoiced still more
at the joy of Titus\, because his mind has been set at rest by you all. Fo
r if I have expressed to him some pride in you\, I was not put to shame\; b
ut just as everything we said to you was true\, so our boasting before Titu
s has proved true. And his heart goes out all the more to you\, as he remem
bers the obedience of you all\, and the fear and trembling with which you r
eceived him. I rejoice\, because I have perfect confidence in you.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Mark 2:18-22\nAt that time\, John's disciples and the Pharisees
were fasting\; and people came and said to him\, "Why do John's disciples a
nd the disciples of the Pharisees fast\, but your disciples do not fast? An
d Jesus said to them\, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is
with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them\, they cannot fas
t. The days will come\, when the bridegroom is taken away from them\, and t
hen they will fast in that day. No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an
old garment\; if he does\, the patch tears away from it\, the new from the
old\, and a worse tear is made. And no one puts new wine into old wineskin
s\; if he does\, the wine will burst the skins\, and the wine is lost\, and
so are the skins\; but new wine is for fresh skins."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191214
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/13/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America\; The Holy
Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Orestes of Greate
r Armenia\; Lucia the Virgin-martyr\; Gabriel the Hieromartyr\, Archbishop
of Serbia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Tim
othy 4:4-8\, 16\nTimothy\, my son\, everything created by God is good\, and
nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then i
t is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. If you put these instructio
ns before the brethren\, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus\, nour
ished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have fol
lowed. Have nothing to do with godless and silly myths. Train yourself in g
odliness\; for while bodily training is of some value\, godliness is of val
ue in every way\, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the
life to come. Take heed to yourself and to your teaching\; hold to that\,
for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernau
m\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What were you discussing
on the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they had discussed with
one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve\;
and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he must be last of all
and servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in the midst of the
m\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one su
ch child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not me
but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting
out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he was not following
us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty w
ork in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is
not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a
cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\, will by no mean
s lose his reward."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs\;
Anatolius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Gerasimos the Holy Martyr of Kar
enesi\; Translation of the Holy Relics of our Father Among the Saints Phili
p\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Le
tter to the Romans 11:25-36\nBrethren\, lest you be wise in your own concei
ts\, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part
of Israel\, until the full number of Gentiles come in\, and so all Israel w
ill be saved\; as it is written\, "The Deliverer will come from Zion\, he w
ill banish ungodliness from Jacob"\; "and this will be my covenant with the
m when I take away their sins." As regards the gospel they are enemies of G
od\, for your sake\; but as regards election they are beloved for the sake
of their forefathers. For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Ju
st as you were once disobedient to God but now have received mercy because
of their disobedience\, so they have now been disobedient in order that by
the mercy shown to you they also may receive mercy. For God has consigned a
ll men to disobedience\, that he may have mercy upon all. O the depth of th
e riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgment
s and how inscrutable his ways! "For who has known the mind of the Lord\, o
r who has been his counselor?" "Or who has given a gift to him that he migh
t be repaid?" For from him and through him and to him are all things. To hi
m be glory for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:1-8\nAt that time\
, Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath\; his disciples were h
ungry\, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. But when the Pha
risees saw it\, they said to him\, "Look\, your disciples are doing what is
not lawful to do on the sabbath." He said to them\, "Have you not read wha
t David did\, when he was hungry\, and those who were with him: how he ente
red the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it was not l
awful for him to eat nor for those who were with him\, but only for the pri
ests? Or have you not read in the law how on the sabbath the priests in the
temple profane the sabbath\, and are guiltless? I tell you\, something gre
ater than the temple is here. And if you had known what this means\, 'I des
ire mercy\, and not sacrifice\,' you would not have condemned the guiltless
. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Climacus the Righteous\, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent\;
Sosthenes\, Apollos\, Cephas\, Caesar\, & Epaphroditos\, the Apostles of th
e 70\; Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Is
aiah 37:33-38:6\n"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyr
ia: He shall not come into this city\, or shoot an arrow there\, or come be
fore it with a shield\, or cast up a siege mound against it. By the way th
at he came\, by the same he shall return\, and he shall not come into this
city\, says the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it\, for my own
sake and for the sake of my servant David." And the angel of the LORD went
forth\, and slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Ass
yrians\; and when men arose early in the morning\, behold\, these were all
dead bodies. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed\, and went home and
dwelt at Nineveh. And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his go
d\, Adrammelech and Sharezer\, his sons\, slew him with the sword\, and esc
aped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
\n\n In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And
Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him\, and said to him\, "Thus s
ays the LORD: Set your house in order\; for you shall die\, you shall not r
ecover." Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall\, and prayed to the LOR
D\, and said\, "Remember now\, O LORD\, I beseech thee\, how I have walked
before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart\, and have done what is
good in thy sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD
came to Isaiah: "Go and say to Hezekiah\, Thus says the LORD\, the God of
David your father: I have heard your prayer\, I have seen your tears\; beho
ld\, I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this ci
ty out of the hand of the king of Assyria\, and defend this city.\n\nOld Te
stament Reading: Genesis 13:12-18\n Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan\, whi
le Lot dwelt among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as So
dom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked\, great sinners against the LORD. \
n\n The LORD said to Abram\, after Lot had separated from him\, "Lift up yo
ur eyes\, and look from the place where you are\, northward and southward a
nd eastward and westward\; for all the land which you see I will give to yo
u and to your descendants for ever. I will make your descendants as the du
st of the earth\; so that if one can count the dust of the earth\, your des
cendants also can be counted. Arise\, walk through the length and the brea
dth of the land\, for I will give it to you." So Abram moved his tent\, an
d came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre\, which are at Hebron\; and there he
built an altar to the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 14:27-15:4\n
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life\, that one may avoid the snares
of death. In a multitude of people is the glory of a king\, but without pe
ople a prince is ruined. He who is slow to anger has great understanding\,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil mind gives life to
the flesh\, but passion makes the bones rot. He who oppresses a poor man
insults his Maker\, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. The wicked
is overthrown through his evil-doing\, but the righteous finds refuge thro
ugh his integrity. Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding\, b
ut it is not known in the heart of fools. Righteousness exalts a nation\,
but sin is a reproach to any people. A servant who deals wisely has the ki
ng's favor\, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. A soft answer
turns away wrath\, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wis
e dispenses knowledge\, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes o
f the LORD are in every place\, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A
gentle tongue is a tree of life\, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191031
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/30/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cleopas and Artemas of the 70 Apostles\; The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and
His Sister Zenobia\; Joseph\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:24-30\nBrethren\,
I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself shall come also. I have thought
it necessary to send to you Epaphroditos my brother and fellow worker and f
ellow soldier\, and your messenger and minister to my need\, for he has bee
n longing for you all\, and has been distressed because you heard that he w
as ill. Indeed he was ill\, near to death. But God had mercy on him\, and n
ot only on him but on me also\, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I am
the more eager to send him\, therefore\, that you may rejoice at seeing hi
m again\, and that I may be less anxious. So receive him in the Lord with a
ll joy\; and honor such men\, for he nearly died for the work of Christ\, r
isking his life to complete your service to me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:
42-46\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you Pharisee
s! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb\, and neglect justice and the
love of God\; these you ought to have done\, without neglecting the others.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and sal
utations in the market places. Woe to you! For you are like graves which ar
e not seen\, and men walk over them without knowing it." One of the lawyers
answered him\, "Teacher\, in saying this you reproach us also." And he sai
d\, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens hard to bear\,
and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200529
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Ascension\; The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Melitene\;
Nikitas\, Bishop of Chalcedon\; Eutechios\, Bishop of Mytilene\; Helikonis
the Martyr\; Heladios the Hieromartyr of the East\; Zacharias the New Mart
yr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the fir
st day of the week\, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had
cast seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him\, as the
y mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was alive and had been see
n by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another
form to two of them\, as they were walking into the country. And they went
back and told the rest\, but they did not believe them.\n\nAfterward he ap
peared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table\; and he upbraided the
m for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they had not believed
those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them\, "Go into all t
he world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and
is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will ca
st out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents
\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will l
ay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Je
sus\, after he had spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down
at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere\, w
hile the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that
attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-12\nIn the
first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do a
nd teach\, until the day when he was taken up\, after he had given commandm
ent through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he
presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to the
m during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying
with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for t
he promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for John
baptized with water\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the H
oly Spirit." So when they had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will
you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?" He said to them\, "it is
not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own
authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon y
ou\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samari
a and to the end of the earth." And when he had said this\, as they were lo
oking on\, he was lifted up\, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And
while they were gazing into heaven as he went\, behold\, two men stood by t
hem in white robes\, and said\,"Men of Galilee\, why do you stand looking i
nto heaven? This Jesus\, who was taken up from you into heaven\, will come
in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." Then they returned from the
mount called Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey aw
ay.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen f
rom the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "Peac
e to you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they s
aw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do quest
ionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I myself\;
handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that
I have." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet. And
while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "H
ave you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and
he took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my wor
ds which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything writ
ten about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fu
lfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said
to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the t
hird day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins s
hould be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. Yo
u are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my Fath
er upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power from
on high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his ha
nds\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, and wa
s carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to Jer
usalem with great joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/03/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Luke\; Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & A
eithalas the Deacon\, Martyrs of Persia\; Dedication of the Temple of the H
oly Great Martyr George in Lydda\; Holy Father and New Hieromartyr Gregory
of Neapolis\; Theodore the Confessor\, Bishop of Ancyra\; George of Neapoli
s the New Martyr\; Winifred of Treffynnon\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20
:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors
being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and s
tood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said th
is\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad w
hen they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As
the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this\,
he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you f
orgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\
, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\,
was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We h
ave seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the pri
nt of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place
my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his discip
les were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shu
t\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with you." T
hen he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; and put
out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but believi
ng." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have
you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not see
n and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence of th
e disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these are written th
at you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that bel
ieving you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel
which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it fro
m man\, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Chr
ist. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the
church of God violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judais
m beyond many of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I fo
r the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I w
as born\, and had called me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his S
on to me\, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not
confer with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who wer
e apostles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned t
o Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\,
and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles e
xcept James the Lord's brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31\nThe Lord
said\, "There was a rich man\, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and
who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named La
zaros\, full of sores\, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich
man's table\; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man die
d and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died
and was buried\; and in Hades\, being in torment\, he lifted up his eyes\,
and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out\, 'Fath
er Abraham\, have mercy upon me\, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his fi
nger in water and cool my tongue\; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But
Abraham said\, 'Son\, remember that you in your lifetime received your good
things\, and Lazaros in like manner evil things\; but now he is comforted
here\, and you are in anguish. And besides all this\, between us and you a
great chasm has been fixed\, in order that those who would pass from here t
o you may not be able\, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said\,
'Then I beg you\, father\, to send him to my father's house\, for I have f
ive brothers\, so that he may warn them\, lest they also come into this pla
ce of torment.' But Abraham said\, 'They have Moses\, and the prophets\; le
t them hear them.' And he said\, 'No\, father Abraham\; but if some one goe
s to them from the dead\, they will repent.' He said to them\, 'If they do
not hear Moses and the prophets\, neither will they be convinced if some on
e should rise from the dead.'"\n\n
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SUMMARY:5th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200516
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalce02125ea42d5d65ffab868bd2c9aaac
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pachomius the Great\; Achillius the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Laris
sa\; Barbaros the Myrrhbearer of Kerkyra\; Andrew the Hermit & Wonderworker
\; Placing of the Honorable Head of the Apostle Titus\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 10:44-48\; 11:1-10\n
In those days\, while Peter was still saying this\, the Holy Spirit fell on
all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who c
ame with Peter were amazed\, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been p
oured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and
extolling God. Then Peter declared\, "Can any one forbid water for baptizi
ng these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he
commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked
him to remain for some days. Now the apostles and the brethren who were in
Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Pe
ter went up to Jerusalem\, the circumcision party criticized him\, saying\,
"Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" But Peter began a
nd explained to them in order: "I was in the city of Joppa praying\; and in
a trance I saw a vision\, something descending\, like a great sheet\, let
down from heaven by four corners\; and it came down to me. Looking at it cl
osely I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the a
ir. And I heard a voice saying to me\, 'Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat.' But I
said\, 'No\, Lord\; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mout
h.' But the voice answered a second time from heaven\, 'What God has cleans
ed you must not call common.' This happened three times\, and all was drawn
up again into heaven."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to t
he Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die in your
sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he k
ill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? " He sa
id to them\, "You are from below\, I am from above\; you are of this world\
, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins\, for
you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he." They said to hi
m\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have told you from the
beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge\; but he who sen
t me is true\, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him." They
did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "W
hen you have lifted up the Son of man\, then you will know that I am he\, a
nd that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taugh
t me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for I alwa
ys do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\
n
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SUMMARY:Pachomius the Great
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191009
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald062ba27691171acb05fd3781b3dccb5
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/08/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pelagia the Righteous\; Pelagia the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; Taisia
the Harlot of Egypt\; Phillip\, Bishop of Gortyna\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:19-22\; 3:1-7\nBrethren\, you are no longer
strangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and
members of the household of God\, built upon the foundation of the apostle
s and prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone\, in whom the w
hole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord
in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spiri
t. For this reason I\, Paul\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you
Gentiles -- assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace
that was given to me for you\, how the mystery was made known to me by reve
lation\, as I have written briefly. When you read this you can perceive my
insight into the mystery of Christ\, which was not made known to the sons o
f men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles
and prophets by the Spirit\; that is\, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs\,
members of the same body\, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus th
rough the gospel. Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gif
t of God's grace which was given me by the working of his power.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus went on through cities and villages
\, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twel
ve were with him\, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits
and infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom seven demons had gone
out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and
many others\, who provided for him out of their means.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Pelagia the Righteous
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200802
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald1bf92a22a735c0f8099b2b1c150e8c1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Eleazar
Their Teacher\; Procession of the Precious Cross\; Timothy the Wonderworke
r\, Archbishop of Priconissus\; Elesa the Righteous-Martyr of Kythira\n\nFa
st Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Hebrews 11:33-40\; 12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith conquere
d kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of l
ions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength
out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Wome
n received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to acc
ept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered
mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\
, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with the swo
rd\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\,
ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over des
erts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these\, thou
gh well attested by their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since
God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us they should
not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so great a clou
d of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings
so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before u
s\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send yo
u out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent
as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and f
log you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and
kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When th
ey deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are
to say\; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it
is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Brother will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and
children will rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you wil
l be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be
saved."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Elea
zar Their Teacher
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200619
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald215604413633aaeaa2ed56789156542
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria\; Leontios the
Myrrh-Streamer of Argos\; Aitherios the Martyr of Nicomedia\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 5:10-16\nBr
ethren\, if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of
his Son\, much more\, now that we are reconciled\, shall we be saved by hi
s life. Not only so\, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Chr
ist\, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.\n\nTherefore as
sin came into the world through one man and death through sin\, and so dea
th spread to all men because all men sinned -- sin indeed was in the world
before the law was given\, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Ye
t death reigned from Adam to Moses\, even over those whose sins were not li
ke the transgression of Adam\, who was a type of the one who was to come.\n
\nBut the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one
man's trespass\, much more have the grace of God and the free gift in the g
race of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is n
ot like the effect of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one tr
espass brought condemnation\, but the free gift following many trespasses b
rings justification.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:23-27\nAt that time\, whe
n Jesus got into the boat\, his disciples followed him. And behold\, there
arose a great storm on the sea\, so that the boat was being swamped by the
waves\; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him\, saying\, "Save us\,
O Lord\; we are perishing." And he said to them\, "Why are you afraid\, O
men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea\; and
there was a great calm. And the men marveled\, saying\, "What sort of man i
s this\, that even winds and sea obey him?"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200522
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald4f75222f5ecfdc2921fdee3404a6ab2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles\; Pachomios the Righteou
s New Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am
the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and
out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\;
I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good sh
epherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a h
ireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf co
ming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatte
rs them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep
. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Fathe
r knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. A
nd I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\
, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."
\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 26:1\, 12-20\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Kin
g Agrippa said to Paul\, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then
Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus
with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At midday\, O king\
, I saw on the way a light from heaven\, brighter than the sun\, shining ro
und me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the g
round\, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language\, 'Saul\, Saul\
, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.' And I s
aid\, 'Who are you\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesus whom you are pe
rsecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet\; for I have appeared to you f
or this purpose\, to appoint you to serve and bear witness to the things in
which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you\, delive
ring you from the people and from the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open t
heir eyes\, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of
Satan to God\, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among
those who are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O King Agrippa\, I
was not disobedient to the heavenly vision\, but declared first to those at
Damascus\, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea\, and
also to the Gentiles\, that they should repent and turn to God and perform
deeds worthy of their repentance." \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lo
rd said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, h
e who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way
\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the
shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voi
ce\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has bro
ught out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for
they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee
from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus
used with them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So
Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door o
f the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep
did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be sa
ved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191129
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald515d703889fbb73ffac28a1f453f751
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/28/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen the New\; Irenarchos & his Companion Martyrs at Sebaste\; Auxe
ntius\, 16 Martyrs of Tiberioupolis\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:18-5:10\nBrethren\,
comfort one another with these words. But as to the times and the seasons\,
brethren\, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you your
selves know well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the nig
ht. When people say\, "There is peace and security\," then sudden destructi
on will come upon them as travail comes upon a woman with child\, and there
will be no escape. But you are not in darkness\, brethren\, for that day t
o surprise you like a thief. For you are all sons of light and sons of the
day\; we are not of the night or of darkness. So then let us not sleep\, as
others do\, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep sleep
at night\, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But\, since we belon
g to the day\, let us be sober\, and put on the breastplate of faith and lo
ve\, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us fo
r wrath\, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ\, who died
for us so that whether we wake or sleep we might live with him.\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 20:9-18\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man planted a vineyard
\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country for a long whi
le. When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, that they shoul
d give him some of the fruit of the vineyard\; but the tenants beat him\, a
nd sent him away empty-handed. And he sent another servant\; him also they
beat and treated shamefully\, and sent him away empty-handed. And he sent y
et a third\; this one they wounded and cast out. Then the owner of the vine
yard said\, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son\; it may be they w
ill respect him.' But when the tenants saw him\, they said to themselves\,
'This is the heir\; let us kill him\, that the inheritance may be ours.' An
d they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owne
r of the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy those tenants\, and
give the vineyard to others." When they heard this\, they said\, "God forbi
d!" But he looked at them and said\, "What then is this that is written: 'T
he very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner
'? Every one who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces\; but when it
falls on any one it will crush him."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Stephen the New
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191003
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald6382084ca774f783f53e67cade72fb1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/02/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina\; Theophilu
s the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter
to Timothy 1:12-17\nTimothy\, my son\, I thank him who has given me strengt
h for this\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, because he judged me faithful by appoi
nting me to his service\, though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and i
nsulted him\; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbeli
ef\, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love th
at are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance\,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremos
t of sinners\; but I received mercy for this reason\, that in me\, as the f
oremost\, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to
those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of ages\, i
mmortal\, invisible\, the only God\, be honor and glory for ever and ever.
Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:46-49\, 7:1\nThe Lord said\, "Why do you ca
ll me 'Lord\, Lord\,' and not do what I tell you? Every one who comes to me
and hears my words and does them\, I will show you what he is like: he is
like a man building a house\, who dug deep\, and laid the foundation upon r
ock\; and when a flood arose\, the stream broke against that house\, and co
uld not shake it\, because it had been founded upon the rock. But he who he
ars and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground with
out a foundation\; against which the stream broke\, and immediately it fell
\, and the ruin of that house was great." After he had ended all his saying
s in the hearing of the people he entered Capernaum.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200624
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icald80ef201a430f97142c62718c670b1e3
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agrippina the Martyr of Rome\; Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest\, D
emetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader\; The Holy New Bishop Martyrs
Gerasimus of Crete\, Neophytos of Knossos\, Joachim of Cherronisos\, Hiero
theos of Lampi\, Zachariah of Sitia\, Joachim of Petra\, Gerasimos of Rethy
mno\, Kallinikos of Kydonia\, Melchizedek of Kissamos\, Kallinikos of Diopo
los\, and those Martyred with them (1821-1822)\; Mark\, Bishop of Ephesus\;
Etheldreda the Queen\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Letter to the Romans 7:14-8:2\nBrethren\, we know that the law is spir
itual\; but I am carnal\, sold under sin. I do not understand my own action
s. For I do not do what I want\, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I d
o what I do not want\, I agree that the law is good. So then it is no longe
r I that do it\, but sin which dwells within me. For I know that nothing go
od dwells within me\, that is\, in my flesh. I can will what is right\, but
I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want\, but the evil I do not wa
nt is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want\, it is no longer I that do
it\, but sin which dwells within me.\n\nSo I find it to be a law that when
I want to do right\, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of
God\, in my inmost self\, but I see in my members another law at war with t
he law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells in m
y members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of de
ath? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then\, I of myself
serve the law of God with my mind\, but with my flesh I serve the law of si
n.\n\nThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Je
sus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from
the law of sin and death.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:9-15\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples\, "Take no gold\, nor silver\, nor copper in your belts\
, no bag for your journey\, nor two tunics\, nor sandals\, nor a staff\; fo
r the laborer deserves his food. And whatever town or village you enter\, f
ind out who is worthy in it\, and stay with him until you depart. As you en
ter the house\, salute it. And if the house is worthy\, let your peace come
upon it\; but if it is not worthy\, let your peace return to you. And if a
ny one will not receive you or listen to your words\, shake off the dust fr
om your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I say to you\, it shall
be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorra
h than for that town."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Agrippina the Martyr of Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200219
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome\; Agapetus the Confessor\, Bishop of Sina
i\; Flavian the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. John's First Universal Letter 3:9-22\nBRETHREN\, no one born of God co
mmits sin\; for God's nature abides in him\, and he cannot sin because he i
s born of God. By this it may be seen who are the children of God\, and who
are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right is not of God\, n
or he who does not love his brother. For this is the message which you have
heard from the beginning\, that we should love one another\, and not be li
ke Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he mu
rder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do n
ot wonder\, brethren\, that the world hates you. We know that we have passe
d out of death into life\, because we love the brethren. He who does not lo
ve abides in death. Any one who hates his brother is a murderer\, and you k
now that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love\
, that he laid down his life for us\; and we ought to lay down our lives fo
r the brethren. But if any one has the world's goods and sees his brother i
n need\, yet closes his heart against him\, how does God's love abide in hi
m? Little children\, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in t
ruth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth\, and reassure our hea
rts before him whenever our hearts condemn us\; for God is greater than our
hearts\, and he knows everything. Beloved\, if our hearts do not condemn u
s\, we have confidence before God\; and we receive from him whatever we ask
. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:10-42\nAt that time\, Judas Iscariot\, who wa
s one of the twelve\, went to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus to
them. And when they heard it they were glad\, and promised to give him mon
ey. And he sought an opportunity to betray him. And on the first day of Unl
eavened Bread\, when they sacrificed the passover lamb\, his disciples said
to him\, "Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the passove
r?" And he sent two of his disciples\, and said to them\, "Go into the city
\, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\; follow him\, and where
ver he enters\, say to the householder\, 'The Teacher says\, Where is my gu
est room\, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?' And he will s
how you a large upper room furnished and ready\; there prepare for us." And
the disciples set out and went to the city\, and found it as he had told t
hem\; and they prepared the passover. And when it was evening he came with
the twelve. And as they were at table eating\, Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say
to you\, one of you will betray me\, one who is eating with me." They began
to be sorrowful\, and to say to him one after another\, "Is it I?" He said
to them\, "It is one of the twelve\, one who is dipping bread into the dis
h with me. For the Son of man goes as it is written of him\, but woe to tha
t man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for tha
t man if he had not been born." And as they were eating\, he took bread\, a
nd blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them\, and said\, "Take\; this i
s my body." And he took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he gave it to
them\, and they all drank of it. And he said to them\, "This is my blood of
the new covenant\, which is poured out for many. Truly\, I say to you\, I
shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink
it new in the kingdom of God." And when they had sung a hymn\, they went ou
t to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them\, "You will all fall away\
; for it is written\, 'I will strike the shepherd\, and the sheep will be s
cattered.' But after I am raised up\, I will go before you to Galilee." Pet
er said to him\, "Even though they all fall away\, I will not." And Jesus s
aid to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this very night\, before the cock crow
s twice\, you will deny me three times." But he said vehemently\, "If I mus
t die with you\, I will not deny you." And they all said the same. And they
went to a place which was called Gethsemane\; and he said to his disciples
\, "Sit here\, while I pray." And he took with him Peter and James and John
\, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them\, "
My soul is very sorrowful\, even to death\; remain here\, and watch." And g
oing a little farther\, he fell on the ground and prayed that\, if it were
possible\, the hour might pass from him. And he said\, 'Abba\, Father\, all
things are possible to you\; remove this cup from me\; yet not what I will
\, but what you will." And he came and found them sleeping\, and he said to
Peter\, "Simon\, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and p
ray that you may not enter into temptation\; the spirit indeed is willing\,
but the flesh is weak." And again he went away and prayed\, saying the sam
e words. And again he came and found them sleeping\, for their eyes were ve
ry heavy\; and they did not know what to answer him. And he came the third
time\, and said to them\, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It
is enough\; the hour has come\; the Son of man is betrayed into the hands o
f sinners. Rise\, let us be going\; see\, my betrayer is at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/14/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus of Milan\; Cosmas the Hagi
opolite\; Praised Ignatius\, Archbishop of Methymna\; Righteous Paraskeve o
f Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:25-32\nBr
ethren\, putting away falsehood\, let every one speak the truth with his ne
ighbor\, for we are members one of another. Be angry but do not sin\; do no
t let the sun go down on your anger\, and give no opportunity to the devil.
Let the thief no longer steal\, but rather let him labor\, doing honest wo
rk with his hands\, so that he may be able to give to those in need. Let no
evil talk come out of your mouths\, but only such as is good for edifying\
, as fits the occasion\, that it may impart grace to those who hear. And do
not grieve the Holy Spirit of God\, in whom you were sealed for the day of
redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander
be put away from you\, with all malice\, and be kind to one another\, tende
rhearted\, forgiving one another\, as God in Christ forgave you.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 9:18-22\nAt that time\, it happened that as Jesus was praying
alone the disciples were with him\; and he asked them\, "Who do the people
say that I am?" And they answered\, "John the Baptist\; but others say\, E
lijah\; and others\, that one of the old prophets has risen." And he said t
o them\, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered\, "The Christ o
f God." But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one\, saying\,
"The Son of man must suffer many things\, and be rejected by the elders an
d chief priests and scribes\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raise
d."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous Euthymius the Great\; Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra\; Jo
hn the Hieromartyr\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Cori
nthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of
darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge
of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in
earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and n
ot to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, bu
t not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but
not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that t
he life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live w
e are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of
Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, b
ut life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wro
te\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, kno
wing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and br
ing us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that a
s grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to t
he glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stoo
d on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multit
ude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sid
on\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those wh
o were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought
to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he l
ifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for
yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you sha
ll be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Ble
ssed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\,
and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in
that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Po
uplios the Martyr\, Bishop of Athens\; Christina the Martyr of Persia\; Ger
ald\, Bishop of Mayo\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 7:1-14
\nIn the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham\, son of Uzziah\, king of Judah\, R
ezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel cam
e up to Jerusalem to wage war against it\, but they could not conquer it.
When the house of David was told\, "Syria is in league with Ephraim\," his
heart and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake be
fore the wind.\n\nAnd the LORD said to Isaiah\, "Go forth to meet Ahaz\, yo
u and Shearjashub your son\, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on
the highway to the Fuller's Field\, and say to him\, 'Take heed\, be quiet
\, do not fear\, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two sm
oldering stumps of firebrands\, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and
the son of Remaliah. Because Syria\, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah\
, has devised evil against you\, saying\, "Let us go up against Judah and
terrify it\, and let us conquer it for ourselves\, and set up the son of Ta
beel as king in the midst of it\," thus says the Lord GOD: It shall not sta
nd\, and it shall not come to pass. For the head of Syria is Damascus\, an
d the head of Damascus is Rezin. (Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be b
roken to pieces so that it will no longer be a people.) And the head of Ep
hraim is Samaria\, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you w
ill not believe\, surely you shall not be established.'"\n\nAgain the LORD
spoke to Ahaz\, "Ask a sign of the LORD your God\; let it be deep as Sheol
or high as heaven." But Ahaz said\, "I will not ask\, and I will not put
the LORD to the test." And he said\, "Hear then\, O house of David! Is it
too little for you to weary men\, that you weary my God also? Therefore th
e Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold\, a virgin shall conceive and b
ear a son\, and shall call his name Immanuel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Gen
esis 5:32-6:8\n After Noah was five hundred years old\, Noah became the fat
her of Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. When men began to multiply on the face of
the ground\, and daughters were born to them\, the sons of God saw that th
e daughters of men were fair\; and they took to wife such of them as they c
hose. Then the LORD said\, "My spirit shall not abide in man for ever\, fo
r he is flesh\, but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years." The Nep
hilim were on the earth in those days\, and also afterward\, when the sons
of God came in to the daughters of men\, and they bore children to them. Th
ese were the mighty men that were of old\, the men of renown. \n\n The LOR
D saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth\, and that every im
agination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the
LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth\, and it grieved him to hi
s heart. So the LORD said\, "I will blot out man whom I have created from
the face of the ground\, man and beast and creeping things and birds of the
air\, for I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah found favor in the
eyes of the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 6:20-7:1\nMy son\, kee
p your father's commandment\, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Bind
them upon your heart always\; tie them about your neck. When you walk\, t
hey will lead you\; when you lie down\, they will watch over you\; and when
you awake\, they will talk with you. For the commandment is a lamp and th
e teaching a light\, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life\, t
o preserve you from the evil woman\, from the smooth tongue of the adventur
ess. Do not desire her beauty in your heart\, and do not let her capture y
ou with her eyelashes\; for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread\, but
an adulteress stalks a man's very life. Can a man carry fire in his bosom
and his clothes not be burned? Or can one walk upon hot coals and his fee
t not be scorched? So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife\; none who
touches her will go unpunished. Do not men despise a thief if he steals to
satisfy his appetite when he is hungry? And if he is caught\, he will pay
sevenfold\; he will give all the goods of his house. He who commits adult
ery has no sense\; he who does it destroys himself. Wounds and dishonor wi
ll he get\, and his disgrace will not be wiped away. For jealousy makes a
man furious\, and he will not spare when he takes revenge. He will accept
no compensation\, nor be appeased though you multiply gifts. My son\, keep
my words and treasure up my commandments with you.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/18/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Luke the Evangelist\; Marinos the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11\, 14-18\nBrethren\, conduc
t yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, making the most of the time. Let you
r speech always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know how
you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affairs
\; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the
Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know how
we are and that he may encourage your hearts\, and with him Onesimos\, the
faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you
of everything that has taken place. Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets
you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received in
structions if he comes to you\, receive him)\, and Jesus who is called Just
os. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for
the kingdom of God\, and they have been a comfort to me. Luke the beloved p
hysician and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodicea
\, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has been
read among you\, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans\; and s
ee that you read also the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos\, "See
that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord." I\, Pa
ul\, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be wi
th you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his discip
les\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and
he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\,
saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he s
aid to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have
given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all th
e power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejo
ice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your n
ames are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spir
it and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you h
ave hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them t
o babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theologi
an\, & John Chrysostom\; Hippolytos\, Pope of Rome\; Athanasia the Martyr &
her 3 daughters\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I
am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in
and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destr
oy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the goo
d shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is
a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wol
f coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and sc
atters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the s
heep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the F
ather knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep
. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them a
lso\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shephe
rd."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren
\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; conside
r the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is th
e same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and
strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace
\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an alt
ar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodie
s of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high pr
iest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suf
fered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own bloo
d. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he
endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is
to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of prai
se to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not
neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are ple
asing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his dis
ciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be h
id. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, a
nd it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\
, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in
heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\;
I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to
you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass
from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the l
east of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in th
e kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called
great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Wednesday\; Crescens the Martyr\; Leonidas\, Bishop of Athens\; M
ichael the New Martyr of Smyrna\; The 9 Monk-martyrs of Corinth\; Padarn\,
Bishop and Founder of Llandabarn Fawr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 26:6-16\nWhen Jesus was at Bethany at the house of Simon the leper\, a
woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment an
d she poured it on his head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples sa
w it\, they were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment mi
ght have been sold for a large sum\, and given to the poor." But Jesus\, aw
are of this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has don
e a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you\, but you
will not always have me. In pouring this ointment on my body she has done i
t to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to you wherever this gospel is pr
eached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory of her
." Then one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to the chi
ef priests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And
they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an op
portunity to betray him.\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:17-50\nAt that time\, t
he crowd that had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the tomb an
d raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to m
eet him was that they heard he had done this sign. The Pharisees then said
to one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\, the world has g
one after him."\n\nNow among those who went up to worship at the feast were
some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\
, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andr
ew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\
, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, it re
mains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life
loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal
life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there s
hall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him.
\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from
this hour'? No\, for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glori
fy your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I
will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it ha
d thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "
This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of t
his world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I
am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this t
o show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have hear
d from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the S
on of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\,
"The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\,
lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not kno
w where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you
may become sons of light."\n\nWhen Jesus had said this\, he departed and h
id himself from them. Though he had done so many signs before them\, yet th
ey did not believe in him\; it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isa
iah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believed our report\, and to whom h
as the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe. Fo
r Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart\
, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their heart\, and
turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and s
poke of him. Nevertheless many even of the authorities believed in him\, b
ut for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it\, lest they should be
put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than the pr
aise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out and said\, "He who believes in me\, bel
ieves not in me but in him who sent me. And he who sees me sees him who sen
t me. I have come as light into the world\, that whoever believes in me ma
y not remain in darkness. If any one hears my sayings and does not keep the
m\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to judge the world but to save
the world. He who rejects me and does not receive my sayings has a judge\;
the word that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day. For I have
not spoken on my own authority\; the Father who sent me has himself given
me commandment what to say and what to speak. And I know that his commandme
nt is eternal life. What I say\, therefore\, I say as the Father has bidden
me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatus\; Macrina\, grandmother
of St. Basil the Great\; Barlaam the Monk of Caesarea\; Natalios the Martyr
\; Emilia\, mother of Saint Basil the Great\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the
Apostles 20:7-12\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles were gathered together
to break bread\, Paul talked with them\, intending to depart on the morrow
\; and he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lights in th
e upper chamber where we were gathered. And a young man named Euthychos was
sitting in the window. He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still long
er\; and being overcome by sleep\, he fell down from the third story and wa
s taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him\, and embracing him
said\, "Do not be alarmed\, for his life is in him." And when Paul had gone
up and had broken bread and eaten\, he conversed with them a long while\,
until daybreak\, and so departed. And they took the lad away alive\, and we
re not a little comforted. \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:10-21\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own a
uthority\; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that
I am in the Father and the Father in me\; or else believe me for the sake o
f the works themselves.\n\n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who believes
in me will also do the works that I do\; and greater works than these will
he do\, because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name\, I will do
it\, that the Father may be glorified in the Son\; if you ask anything in
my name\, I will do it. "If you love me\, you will keep my commandments. An
d I will pray to the Father\, and he will give you another Counselor\, to b
e with you for ever\, even the Spirit of truth\, whom the world cannot rece
ive\, because it neither sees him nor knows him\; you know him\, for he dwe
lls with you\, and will be in you.\n\n"I will not leave you desolate\; I wi
ll come to you. Yet a little while\, and the world will see me no more\, bu
t you will see me\; because I live\, you will live also. In that day you wi
ll know that I am in my Father\, and you in me\, and I in you. He who has m
y commandments and keeps them\, he it is who loves me\; and he who loves me
will be loved by my Father\, and I will love him and manifest myself to hi
m."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/19/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joel the Prophet\; Varys the Martyr\; John of Rilas\; Felix the Hierom
artyr & Eusebius the Deacon\; John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:14-21\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing wi
th the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and
all who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my
words. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the
third hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'A
nd in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Sp
irit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and
your young men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; y
ea\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour o
ut my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heav
en above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of s
moke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, befo
re the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be
that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 7:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum. Now a centurion h
ad a slave who was dear to him\, who was sick and at the point of death. Wh
en he heard of Jesus\, he sent to him elders of the Jews\, asking him to co
me and heal his slave. And when they came to Jesus\, they besought him earn
estly\, saying\, "He is worthy to have you do this for him\, for he loves o
ur nation\, and he built us our synagogue." And Jesus went with them. When
he was not far from the house\, the centurion sent friends to him\, saying
to him\, "Lord\, do not trouble yourself\, for I am not worthy to have you
come under my roof\; therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say th
e word\, and let my servant be healed. For I am a man set under authority\,
with soldiers under me: and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\; and to ano
ther\, 'Come\,' and he comes\; and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he does it
." When Jesus heard this he marveled at him\, and turned and said to the mu
ltitude that followed him\, "I tell you\, not even in Israel have I found s
uch faith." And when those who had been sent returned to the house\, they f
ound the slave well.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/15/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Luke\; Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricu
m\, and his mother Anthia\; The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess\n\nFast Day (
Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first
day of the week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the s
pices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from t
he tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they wer
e perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel
\; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the me
n said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how
he told you\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be d
elivered in to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the thir
d day rise." And they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb t
hey told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magda
lene\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with the
m who told this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle ta
le\, and they did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\;
stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he w
ent home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Sec
ond Letter to Timothy 1:8-18\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, do not be ashamed then of
testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suffering fo
r the gospel in the power of God\, who saved us and called us with a holy c
alling\, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and th
e grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago\, and now has manifested
through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus\, who abolished death and
brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I
was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher\, and therefore I suffer
as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I know whom I have believed\, and I am
sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me\, in th
e faith and love which are in Christ Jesus\; guard the truth that has been
entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.\n\nYou are aware
that all who are in Asia turned away from me\, and among them Phygelos and
Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphoros\, for
he often refreshed me\; he was not ashamed of my chains\, but when he arriv
ed in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me - may the Lord grant hi
m to find mercy from the Lord on that Day and you well know all the service
he rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:16-24\nThe Lord said th
is parable: "A man once gave a great banquet\, and invited many\; and at th
e time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invi
ted\, 'Come\; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excus
es. The first said to him\, 'I have bought a field\, and I go out and see i
t\; I pray you\, have me excused.' And another said\, 'I have bought five y
oke of oxen\, and I must go to examine them\; I pray you\, have me excused.
' And another said\, 'I have married a wife\, and therefore I cannot come.'
So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder
in anger said to his servant\, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of
the city\, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And the se
rvant said\, 'Sir\, what you commanded has been done\, and there is still r
oom.' And the master said to the servant\, 'Go out to the highways and hedg
es\, and compel people to come in\, that my house may be filled. For I tell
you\, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many
are called\, but few are chosen.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Tuesday after Pascha\; Irene the Great Martyr\; Neophytos\, Gaius\
, & Caianus the Monk-martyrs\; The Righteous Martyr Ephraim the Younger\; E
uthymios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Madytos\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of t
he Apostles 8:5-17\nIn those days\, Philip went down to a city of Samaria\,
and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the multitudes with one accord gave
heed to what was said by Philip\, when they heard him and saw the signs wh
ich he did. For unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed\, cryin
g with a loud voice\; and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So t
here was much joy in the city.\n\nBut there was a man named Simon who had p
reviously practiced magic in the city and amazed the nation of Samaria\, sa
ying that he himself was somebody great. They all gave heed to him\, from t
he least to the greatest\, saying\, "This man is that power of God which is
called Great." And they gave heed to him\, because for a long time he had
amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip as he preached go
od news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ\, they were b
aptized\, both men and women. Even Simon himself believed\, and after being
baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles per
formed\, he was amazed.\n\nNow when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Sa
maria had received the word of God\, they sent to them Peter and John\, who
came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit\; fo
r it had not yet fallen on any of them\, but they had only been baptized in
the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they re
ceived the Holy Spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:27-33\nThe Lord said to t
he Jews who came to him: "Do not labor for the food which perishes\, but fo
r the food which endures to eternal life\, which the Son of man will give t
o you\; for on him has God the Father set his seal." Then they said to him\
, "What must we do\, to be doing the works of God?" Jesus answered them\, "
This is the work of God\, that you believe in him whom he has sent." So the
y said to him\, "Then what sign do you do\, that we may see\, and believe y
ou? What work do you perform? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness\;
as it is written\, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Jesus then sa
id to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, it was not Moses who gave you
the bread from heaven\; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For
the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to th
e world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/25/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria\; Apodosis of the Presentatio
n of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea
in Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew
25:1-13\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall be comp
ared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. F
ive of them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took th
eir lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil wi
th their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and slep
t. But at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to
meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foo
lish said to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are going
out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and
for you\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they
went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with h
im to the marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maide
ns came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Truly
\, I say to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neithe
r the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\, before f
aith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until fai
th should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\
, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are
no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\
, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put o
n Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\
, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. A
nd if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according
to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better
than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under
guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when
we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe.
But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woma
n\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that w
e might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that
time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a
woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered
much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no be
tter but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and cam
e up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I
touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorr
hage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, imme
diately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" A
nd his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and
yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done
it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and tr
embling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he sai
d to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be
healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer\; Nicholas of Novgorod the fool-
for-Christ\; Anthousa the Righteous Confessor\; 853 Martyrs of Thrace who w
ere drowned\; Manuel the Righteous\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands o
n you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\,
and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. Thi
s will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your min
ds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth
and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or c
ontradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsme
n and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated
by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your
endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second
Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that i
s in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses e
ntrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suff
ering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangl
ed in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted
him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. I
t is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in every
thing.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from Davi
d\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wear
ing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore
I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain
salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1
5:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to
love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me befor
e it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\;
but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, t
herefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A se
rvant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will p
ersecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all t
his they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him who se
nt me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; bu
t now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father a
lso. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, they w
ould not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me w
ithout a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to y
ou from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Fathe
r\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you h
ave been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep y
ou from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, t
he hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service
to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/27/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Great Martyr of Persia\; Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios o
f Egypt\, the Righteous\; James the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Rostov\; Grego
ry of Sinai and his disciple Gerasimos\; Arsenios of Rhaxos\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:1-12\nBr
ethren\, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus\, that as you learned
from us how you ought to live and to please God\, just as you are doing\, y
ou do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through
the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God\, your sanctification: that you
abstain from unchastity\; that each one of you know how to take a wife for
himself in holiness and honor\, not in the passion of lust like the heathe
n who do not know God\; that no man transgress\, and wrong his brother in t
his matter\, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things\, as we sol
emnly forewarned you. For God has not called us for uncleanness\, but in ho
liness. Therefore whoever disregards this\, disregards not man but God\, wh
o gives his Holy Spirit to you. But concerning the love of the brethren you
have no need to have any one write to you\, for you yourselves have been t
aught by God to love one another\; and indeed you do love all the brethren
throughout Macedonia. But we exhort you\, brethren\, to do so more and more
\, to aspire to live quietly\, to mind your own affairs\, and to work with
your hands\, as we charged you\; so that you may command the respect of out
siders\, and be dependent on nobody.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\nAt tha
t time\, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the g
ospel\, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said
to Him\, "Tell us by what authority you do these things\, or who it is that
gave you this authority." He answered them\, "I also will ask you a quest
ion\; now tell me\, was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?" And
they discussed it with one another\, saying\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,'
he will say\, 'Why did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,'
all the people will stone us\; for they are convinced that John was a proph
et." So they answered that they did not know whence it was. And Jesus sai
d to them\, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/29/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Nativity\; 14\,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Hero
d in Bethlehem\; Our Righteous Father Marcellus\, Abbot of the Monastery of
the Unsleeping Ones\; Our Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor\; Afterf
east of the Nativity\; George\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Poet of Asmatikons\,
Kanons\, and Troparia\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\
nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, stood in the midst of
his disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled and
frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "W
hy are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my h
ands and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit ha
s not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this\, he s
howed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy
\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They g
ave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n\nTh
en he said to them\, "These are my words which I spoke to you\, while I was
still with you\, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and
the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds t
o understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that
the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and tha
t repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all
nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And
behold\, I send the promise of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city\,
until you are clothed with power from on high."\n\nThen he led them out as
far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed them. While he bless
ed them\, he parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they wo
rshiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were cont
inually in the temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter t
o the Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel w
hich was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from
man\, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Chris
t. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the c
hurch of God violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism
beyond many of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for
the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was
born\, and had called me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son
to me\, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not co
nfer with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were
apostles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to
Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, a
nd remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles exc
ept James the Lord's brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the
wise men departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a d
ream and said\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\,
and remain there till I tell you\; for Herod is about to search for the ch
ild\, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by nig
ht\, and departed to Egypt\, and remained there until the death of Herod. T
his was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt
have I called my son."\n\nThen Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked
by the wise men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed all the m
ale children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or
under\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. T
hen was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was hea
rd in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her childre
n\; she refused to be consoled\, because they were no more." But when Herod
died\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egyp
t\, saying\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and go to the land of
Israel\, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose and t
ook the child and his mother\, and went to the land of Israel. But when he
heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod\, he w
as afraid to go there\, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the dist
rict of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that wha
t was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Naz
arene."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 15th Sunday of Luke\; Xenophon & his Companions\; Symeon the Elder of
Mount Sinai\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, being ra
ised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of
Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas called
the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two ot
hers of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going
fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got
into the boat\; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breakin
g\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disciples did not know that it was J
esus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered hi
m\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, a
nd you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to hau
l it in\, for the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said to P
eter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he p
ut on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea.
But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\,
for they were not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off.\n\nWh
en they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish lying
on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you ha
ve just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, ful
l of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although there we
re so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have brea
kfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who are you?" They knew
it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so
with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the
disciples after he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and
worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach\, be
cause we have our hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of all men
\, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no
one despise your youth\, but set the believers an example in speech and con
duct\, in love\, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the public r
eading of scripture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift y
ou have\, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of el
ders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yourself to
them\, so that all may see your progress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10\n
At that time\, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named
Zacchaios\; he was a chief collector\, and rich. And he sought to see who
Jesus was\, but could not\, on account of the crowd\, because he was small
of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see h
im\, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place\, he loo
ked up and said to him\, "Zacchaios\, make haste and come down\; for I must
stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down\, and received h
im joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured\, "He has gone in to be
the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the L
ord\, "Behold\, Lord\, the half of my goods I give to the poor\; and if I h
ave defrauded any one of anything\, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said
to him\, "Today salvation has come to this house\, since he also is a son o
f Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/01/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Ananias\, Apostle of the 70\; R
omanos the Melodist\; John Koukouzelis the Psalti\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
of the Apostles 9:10-19\nIn those days\, there was a disciple at Damascus n
amed Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "Ananias." And he said\, "
Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and go to the street ca
lled Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named
Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen a man named Ananias co
me in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But Anan
ias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about this man\, how much evi
l he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he has authority from t
he chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." But the Lord said to
him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before t
he Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I will show him how much
he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias departed and entered t
he house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Brother Saul\, the Lord Je
sus who appeared to you on the road by which you came\, has sent me that yo
u may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediatel
y something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then
he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was strengthened.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 6:37-45\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, and you will not be judge
d\; condemn not\, and you will not be condemned\; forgive\, and you will be
forgiven\; give\, and it will be given to you\; good measure\, pressed dow
n\, shaken together\, running over\, will be put into your lap. For the mea
sure you give will be the measure you get back."\n\nHe also told them a par
able: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit
? A disciple is not above his teacher\, but every one when he is fully taug
ht will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in your broth
er's eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can yo
u say to your brother\, 'Brother\, let me take out the speck that is in you
r eye\,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You
hypocrite\, first take the log out of your own eye\, and then you will see
clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.\n\n"For no goo
d tree bears bad fruit\, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit\; for ea
ch tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns\,
nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good man out of the good tre
asure of his heart produces good\, and the evil man out of his evil treasur
e produces evil\; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/06/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colos
sae (Chonae)\; Holy Martyr Calodote\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the
message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedienc
e received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a gr
eat salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested t
o us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness by signs and wond
ers and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed accord
ing to his own will. For it was not to angels that God subjected the world
to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What
is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest
for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower than the angels\, th
ou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everything in subjection
under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him\, he left
nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in sub
jection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower th
an the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of de
ath\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one. For i
t was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing
many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect th
rough suffering.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his dis
ciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, a
nd he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with jo
y\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And h
e said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I h
ave given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all
the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not r
ejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that you
r names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy S
pirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that yo
u have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed the
m to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/09/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus\; Andronicus & his wife Athanasia
of Egypt\; Poplia the Confessor of Antioch\; The Righteous Patriarch Abraha
m and his nephew Lot\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Le
tter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as
last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spect
acle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\,
but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held
in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\,
we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our
own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when sl
andered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refu
se of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to ma
ke you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you
have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I beca
me your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be i
mitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36-38\; 10:1-8\nAt that time\,
when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were
harassed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his
disciples\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray th
erefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."\n\n
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over uncl
ean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirm
ity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is cal
led Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John hi
s brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\;
James the son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos called Thaddaios\; Simon the Cana
naean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\
, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the
Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And p
reach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sic
k\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without
paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/12/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus\; Symeon the New
Theologian\; Martin the Merciful\, Bishop of Tours\; Cosmas the Hymnographe
r\, Bishop of Maiuma\; Domnina the Martyr\; Wilfrid of York\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 14:20-25\nBrethren\, do not
be children in your thinking\; be babes in evil\, but in thinking be matur
e. In the law it is written\, "By men of strange tongues and by the lips of
foreigners will I speak to this people\, and even then they will not liste
n to me\, says the Lord." Thus\, tongues are a sign not for believers but f
or unbelievers\, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. I
f\, therefore\, the whole church assembles and all speak in tongues\, and o
utsiders or unbelievers enter\, will they not say that you are mad? But if
all prophesy\, and an unbeliever or outsider enters\, he is convicted by al
l\, he is called to account by all\, the secrets of his heart are disclosed
\; and so falling on his face\, he will worship God and declare that God is
really among you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus was
going through the grainfields on the sabbath\, and his disciples plucked a
nd ate some heads of grain\, rubbing them in their hands. But some of the P
harisees said\, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
" And Jesus answered\, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry
\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God\, and to
ok and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but t
he priests to eat\, and also gave it to those with him?" And he said to the
m\, "The Son of man is lord of the sabbath." On another sabbath\, when he e
ntered the synagogue and taught\, a man was there whose right hand was with
ered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him\, to see whether he wou
ld heal on the sabbath\, so that they might find an accusation against him.
But he knew their thoughts\, and he said to the man who had the withered h
and\, "Come and stand here." And he rose and stood there. And Jesus said to
them\, "I ask you\, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\,
to save life or to destroy it?" And he looked around on them all\, and sai
d to him\, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so\, and his hand was restor
ed.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt\; Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor
\, Victorinus\, and those with them\; Theodora the Righteous of Thessalonik
i\; Agathopodes and Theodulos the Martyrs\; George the new Martyr\n\nFast D
ay (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the e
vening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where
the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them
and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this\, he showed t
hem his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the
Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has s
ent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this\, he breathed on t
hem\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins
of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retai
ned."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with th
em when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lor
d." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails\
, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his s
ide\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his disciples were again i
n the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus ca
me and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to T
homas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\,
and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas ans
wered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed be
cause you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believ
e."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, wh
ich are not written in this book\; but these are written that you may belie
ve that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing you may h
ave life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
9:11-14\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good thing
s that have come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made
with hands\, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all into
the Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood
\, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled pe
rsons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanc
tifies for the purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of
Christ\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to
God\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:32-45\nAt that time\, Jesus took his twelve discipl
es\, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him\, saying\, "Behold
\, we are going up to Jerusalem\; and the Son of man will be delivered to t
he chief priests and the scribes\, and they will condemn him to death\, and
deliver him to the Gentiles\; and they will mock him\, and spit upon him\,
and scourge him\, and kill him\; and after three days he will rise." And J
ames and John\, the sons of Zebedee\, came forward to him\, and said to him
\, "Teacher\, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said
to them\, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him\, "Gra
nt us to sit\, one at your right hand and one at your left\, in your glory.
" But Jesus said to them\, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you ab
le to drink the cup that I drink\, or to be baptized with the baptism with
which I am baptized?" And they said to him\, "We are able." And Jesus said
to them\, "The cup that I drink you will drink\; and with the baptism with
which I am baptized\, you will be baptized\; but to sit at my right hand or
at my left is not mine to grant\, but it is for those for whom it has been
prepared." And when the ten heard it\, they began to be indignant of James
and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them\, "You know that t
hose who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them\, and the
ir great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you
\; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant\, and whoever
would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came
not to be served but to serve\, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Monday after Pascha\; The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of the
Lord\; Eulogios the Innkeeper of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts o
f the Apostles 3:19-26\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent
and turn again\, that your sins may be blotted out\, that times of refreshi
ng may come from the presence of the Lord\, and that he may send the Christ
appointed for you\, Jesus\, whom heaven must receive until the time for es
tablishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old
. Moses said\, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet from your bret
hren as he raised me up. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you.
And it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet shall
be destroyed from the people.' And all the prophets who have spoken\, from
Samuel and those who came afterwards\, also proclaimed these days. You are
the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God gave to your fathers
\, saying to Abraham\, 'And in your posterity shall all the families of the
earth be blessed.' God\, having raised up his servant\, sent him to you fi
rst\, to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness."\n\nGo
spel Reading: John 2:1-11\nAt that time\, there was a wedding at Cana in Ga
lilee\, and the mother of Jesus was there\; Jesus also was invited to the w
edding\, with his disciples. When the wine gave out\, the mother of Jesus s
aid to him\, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to her\, "O woman\, what h
ave you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the se
rvants\, "Do whatever he tells you." Now six stone jars were standing there
\, for the Jewish rites of purification\, each holding twenty or thirty gal
lons. Jesus said to them\, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them
up to the brim. He said to them\, "Now draw some out\, and take it to the
steward of the feast." So they took it. When the steward of the feast taste
d the water now become wine\, and did not know where it came from (though t
he servants who had drawn the water knew)\, the steward of the feast called
the bridegroom and said to him\, "Every man serves the good wine first\; a
nd when men have drunk freely\, then the poor wine\; but you have kept the
good wine until now." This\, the first of his signs\, Jesus did at Cana in
Galilee\, and manifested his glory\; and his disciples believed in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Conon the Gardener\; Mark the Ascetic\; Righteous Father Mark of Athen
s\; John the Bulgarian\; Mark the Faster\; Parthenios the New Martyr who co
ntested in Didymoteichos\; George the New-Martyr of Rapsani\; Eulogios the
Martyr\; Eulabios the Martyr\; Conon the Isaurian\; Archelaos the Martyr of
Egypt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 2:11-21\nThe haughty
looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride of men shall be humbled\
; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n\nFor the Lord of hosts
has a day against all that is proud and lofty\, against all that is lifted
up and high\; against all the cedars of Lebanon\, lofty and lifted up\; and
against all the oaks of Bashan\; against all the high mountains\, and agai
nst all the lofty hills\; against every high tower\, and against every fort
ified wall\; against all the ships of Tarshish\, and against all the beauti
ful craft. And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled\, and the pride of
men shall be brought low\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
And the idols shall utterly pass away. And men shall enter the caves of t
he rocks and the holes of the ground\, from before the terror of the Lord\,
and from the glory of his majesty\, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n\
nIn that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their idols of g
old\, which they made for themselves to worship\, to the moles and to the b
ats\, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs\, from
before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty\, when h
e rises to terrify the earth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 2:4-19\nThe
se are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
\n\nIn the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens\, when no p
lant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet spr
ung up -- for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth\, and t
here was no man to till the ground\; but a mist went up from the earth and
watered the whole face of the ground -- then the Lord God formed man of dus
t from the ground\, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life\; and
man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden\, in
the east\; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the gr
ound the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and
good for food\, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden\, and the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil.\n\nA river flowed out of Eden to w
ater the garden\, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of
the first is Pishon\; it is the one which flows around the whole land of H
av'ilah\, where there is gold\; and the gold of that land is good\; bdelliu
m and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon\; it is
the one which flows around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the thi
rd river is Tigris\, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is
the Euphra'tes.\n\nThe Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of E
den to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man\, saying\,
"You may freely eat of every tree of the garden\; but of the tree of the kn
owledge of good and evil you shall not eat\, for in the day that you eat of
it you shall die."\n\nThen the Lord God said\, "It is not good that the ma
n should be alone\; I will make him a helper fit for him." So out of the g
round the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the ai
r\, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them\; and whatev
er the man called every living creature\, that was its name.\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Proverbs 3:1-18\nMy son\, do not forget my teaching\, but let y
our heart keep my commandments\; for length of days and years of life and a
bundant welfare will they give you.\n\nLet not loyalty and faithfulness for
sake you\; bind them about your neck\, write them on the tablet of your hea
rt. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man.\n\
nTrust in the Lord with all your heart\, and do not rely on your own insigh
t. In all your ways acknowledge him\, and he will make straight your paths
. Be not wise in your own eyes\; fear the Lord\, and turn away from evil.
It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.\n\nHonor t
he Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce\;
then your barns will be filled with plenty\, and your vats will be burstin
g with wine.\n\nMy son\, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary o
f his reproof\, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves\, as a father the s
on in whom he delights.\n\nHappy is the man who finds wisdom\, and the man
who gets understanding\, for the gain from it is better than gain from silv
er and its profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels\, and
nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand\;
in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness\
, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold
of her\; those who hold her fast are called happy.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist Jo
hn\; Theodora of Thessaloniki\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:1-13\nAt that time\, Herod t
he tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus\; and he said to his servants\, "
This is John the Baptist\; he has been raised from the dead\; that is why t
hese powers are at work in him." For Herod had seized John and bound him an
d put him in prison\, for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\
; because John said to him\, "It is not lawful for you to have her." And th
ough he wanted to put him to death\, he feared the people\, because they he
ld him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came\, the daughter of He
rodias danced before the company and pleased Herod\, so that he promised wi
th an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother\, she
said\, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." And the k
ing was sorry\; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to
be given\; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison\, and his head was b
rought on a platter and given to the girl\, and she brought it to her mothe
r. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it\; and they went a
nd told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard this\, he withdrew from there in a boat
to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it\, they followed him
on foot from the towns.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 13:25-33\n
IN THOSE DAYS\, as John was finishing his course\, he said\, "What do you s
uppose that I am? I am not he. No\, but after me one is coming\, the sandal
s of whose feet I am not worthy to untie." Brethren\, sons of the family of
Abraham\, and those among you that fear God\, to us has been sent the mess
age of this salvation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers\, b
ecause they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prop
hets which are read every sabbath\, fulfilled these by condemning him. Thou
gh they could charge him with nothing deserving death\, yet they asked Pila
te to have him killed. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of
him\, they took him down from the tree\, and laid him in a tomb. But God ra
ised him from the dead\; and for many days he appeared to those who came up
with him from Galilee to Jerusalem\, who are now his witnesses to the peop
le. And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers\,
this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Mark 6:14-30\nAt that time\, Herod the King heard about the fame of Je
sus\, for his name had become known. He said\, "John the baptizer has been
raised from the dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." But ot
hers said\, "It is Elijah." And others said\, "It is a prophet\, like one o
f the prophets of old." But when Herod heard of it he said\, "John\, whom I
beheaded\, has been raised." For Herod had sent and seized John\, and boun
d him in prison for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; beca
use he had married her. For John said to Herod\, "It is not lawful for you
to have your brother's wife." And Herodias had a grudge against him\, and w
anted to kill him. But she could not\, for Herod feared John\, knowing that
he was a righteous and holy man\, and kept him safe. When he heard him\, h
e was much perplexed\; and yet he heard him gladly. But an opportunity came
when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers a
nd the leading men of Galilee. For when Herodias' daughter came in and danc
ed\, she pleased Herod and his guests\; and the king said to the girl\, "As
k me for whatever you wish\, and I will grant it." And he vowed to her\, "W
hatever you ask me\, I will give you\, even half of my kingdom." And she we
nt out\, and said to her mother\, "What shall I ask?" And she said\, "The h
ead of John the baptizer." And she came in immediately with haste to the ki
ng\, and asked\, saying\, "I want you to give me at once the head of John t
he Baptist on a platter." And the king was exceedingly sorry\; but because
of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. And i
mmediately the king sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring hi
s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison\, and brought his head on a
platter\, and gave it to the girl\; and the girl gave it to her mother. Whe
n his disciples heard of it\, they came and took his body\, and laid it in
a tomb. The apostles returned to Jesus\, and told him all that they had don
e and taught.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John and Symeon the Fool for Christ\; Parthenios\, Bishop of Arta\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:20\; 7:1-12\nB
rethren\, glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are from God. N
ow concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not t
o touch a woman. But because of the temptation to immorality\, each man sho
uld have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should gi
ve to his wife her conjugal rights\, and likewise the wife to her husband.
For the wife does not rule over her own body\, but the husband does\; likew
ise the husband does not rule over his own body\, but the wife does. Do not
refuse one another except perhaps by agreement for a season\, that you may
devote yourselves to prayer\; but then come together again\, lest Satan te
mpt you through lack of self-control. I say this by way of concession\, not
of command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own spec
ial gift from God\, one of one kind and one of another. To the unmarried an
d the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do. But i
f they cannot excercise self-control\, they should marry. For it is better
to marry than to be aflame with passion. To the married I give charge\, not
I but the Lord\, that the wife should not separate from her husband (but i
f she does\, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband) -
and that the husband should not divorce the wife. To the rest I say\, not t
he Lord\, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever\, and she con
sents to live with him\, he should not divorce her.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 14:1-13\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesu
s\; and he said to his servants\, "This is John the Baptist\; he has been r
aised from the dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." For Her
od had seized John and bound him and put him in prison\, for the sake of He
rodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because John said to him\, "It is not
lawful for you to have her." And though he wanted to put him to death\, he
feared the people\, because they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod's
birthday came\, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and ple
ased Herod\, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she migh
t ask. Prompted by her mother\, she said\, "Give me the head of John the Ba
ptist here on a platter." And the king was sorry\; but because of his oaths
and his guests he commanded it to be given\; he sent and had John beheaded
in the prison\, and his head was brought on a platter and given to the gir
l\, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the b
ody and buried it\; and they went and told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard this
\, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the c
rowds heard it\, they followed him on foot from the towns.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/08/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel\
, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:10-20\nThe Lord said\,
"See that you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell you that
in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heave
n. For the Son of man came to save the lost. What do you think? If a man ha
s a hundred sheep\, and one of them has gone astray\, does he not leave the
ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astray? And
if he finds it\, truly\, I say to you\, he rejoices over it more than over
the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Fath
er who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.\n\n"If you
r brother sins against you\, go and tell him his fault\, between you and hi
m alone. If he listens to you\, you have gained your brother. But if he doe
s not listen\, take one or two others along with you\, that every word may
be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to li
sten to them\, tell it to the church\; and if he refuses to listen even to
the church\, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly\, I
say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and what
ever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if
two of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, it will be done for the
m by my Father in heaven\, for where two or three are gathered in my name\,
there am I in the midst of them."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels was valid
and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution\, how
shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at fi
rst by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him\, while
God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gift
s of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will. For it was not
to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we are speaking.
It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful of him
\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make him for a
little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory and h
onor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in putting eve
rything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his control. As it i
s\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, w
ho for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crowned with glory a
nd honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the grace of God he
might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he\, for whom and
by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should make th
e pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\
, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who
sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons
are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall l
ike lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upo
n serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothin
g shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits ar
e subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In t
hat same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Fath
er\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the
wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such
was your gracious will."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabri
el\, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191017
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/16/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Longinus the Centurion\; The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus
\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:25
-33\nBrethren\, husbands\, love your wives\, as Christ loved the church and
gave himself up for her\, that he might sanctify her\, having cleansed her
by the washing of water with the word\, that he might present the church t
o himself in splendor\, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing\, that sh
e might be holy and without blemish. Even so husbands should love their wiv
es as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no man eve
r hates his own flesh\, but nourishes and cherishes it\, as Christ does the
church\, because we are members of his body. "For this reason a man shall
leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall b
ecome one flesh." This mystery is a profound one\, and I am saying that it
refers to Christ and the church\; however\, let each one of you love his wi
fe as himself\, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 27:33-54\nAt that time\, when the soldiers came to a pl
ace called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull)\, they offered him w
ine to drink\, mingled with gall\; but when he tasted it\, he would not dri
nk it. And when they had crucified him\, they divided his garments among th
em by casting lots\; then they sat down and kept watch over him there. And
over his head they put the charge against him\, which read\, "This is Jesus
the King of the Jews." Then two robbers were crucified with him\, one on t
he right and one on the left. And those who passed by derided him\, wagging
their heads and saying\, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in
three days\, save yourself! If you are the Son of God\, come down from the
cross." So also the chief priests\, with the scribes and elders\, mocked h
im\, saying\, "He saved others\; he cannot save himself. He is the King of
Israel\; let him come down now from the cross\, and we will believe in him.
He trusts in God\; let God deliver him now\, if he desires him\; for he sa
id\, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who were crucified with him al
so reviled him in the same way. \n\n Now from the sixth hour there was dark
ness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice\, "Eli\, Eli\, lama sabachthani?" that is\, "My Go
d\, my God\, why have you forsaken me?" And some of the bystanders hearing
it said\, "This man is calling Elijah." And one of them at once ran and too
k a sponge\, filled it with vinegar\, and put it on a reed\, and gave it to
him to drink. But the others said\, "Wait\, let us see whether Elijah will
come to save him." And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up
his spirit. \n\n And behold\, the curtain of the temple was torn in two\, f
rom top to bottom\; and the earth shook\, and the rocks were split\; the to
mbs also were opened\, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep
were raised\, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went
into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion and those who w
ere with him\, keeping watch over Jesus\, saw the earthquake and what took
place\, they were filled with awe\, and said\, "Truly this was the Son of G
od!"\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191030
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/29/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anastasia the Martyr of Rome\; Our Righteous Father Abramius\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:16-23\nBrethren\, I do no
t run in vain or labor in vain. Even if I am to be poured as a libation upo
n the sacrifical offering of your faith\, I am glad and rejoice with you al
l. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me. I hope in the Lord
Jesus to send Timothy to you soon\, so that I may be cheered by news of yo
u. I have no one like him\, who will be genuinely anxious for your welfare.
They all look after their own interests\, not those of Jesus Christ. But T
imothy's worth you know\, how as a son with a father he has served with me
in the gospel. I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it wi
ll go with me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:34-41\nThe Lord said\, "Your eye
is the lamp of your body\; when your eye is sound\, your whole body is full
of light\; but when it is not sound\, your body is full of darkness. There
fore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. If then your whole body
is full of light\, having no part dark\, it will be wholly bright\, as when
a lamp with its rays gives you light." While he was speaking\, a Pharisee
asked him to dine with him\; so he went in and sat at table. The Pharisee w
as astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord
said to him\, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the
dish\, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness. You fools! Did
not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give for alms those
things which are within and behold\, everything is clean for you."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190929
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalea055a5e2dbce0180451c87f54413c6b
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/28/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Chariton the Confessor\; Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus\, Metropolita
n of Nicopolis\; Old Epirus\; Baruch the Prophet\; Neophytos & Auxentios th
e Martyrs of Cyprus\; Wenceslaus the Martyr\, Prince of the Czechs\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\,
it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone
in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show
that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted
in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; p
ersecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always car
rying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also b
e manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up
to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in
our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we
have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I
spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the
Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his pr
esence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and
more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a
great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Jude
a and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him a
nd to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclea
n spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power ca
me forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His di
sciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God
. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed a
re you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate
you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as
evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for jo
y\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery\
; Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer\; Theoctistus the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 11:31-34\;
12:1-6\nBrethren\, if we judged ourselves truly\, we should not be judged.
But when we are judged by the Lord\, we are chastened so that we may not be
condemned along with the world. So then\, my brethren\, when you come toge
ther to eat\, wait for one another - if any one is hungry\, let him eat at
home - lest you come together to be condemned. About the other things I wil
l give directions when I come. Now concerning the spiritual gifts\, brethre
n\, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were heathen
\, you were led astray to dumb idols\, however you may have been moved. The
refore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God e
ver says "Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by th
e Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts\, but the same spirit\; and
there are varieties of service\, but the same Lord\; and there are varieti
es of working\, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:1-11\nAt that time\, the disciples came to Je
sus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling
to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them and said\, "Truly\, I say
to you\, unless you turn and become like children\, you will never enter th
e kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child\, he is the gr
eatest in the kingdom of heaven.\n\n"Whoever receives one such child in my
name receives me\; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe
in me to sin\, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastene
d round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.\n\n"Woe to the
world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come\, b
ut woe to the man by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your fo
ot causes you to sin\, cut it off and throw it away\; it is better for you
to enter life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown i
nto the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out and
throw it away\; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than with t
wo eyes to be thrown into the Gehenna of fire.\n\n"See that you do not desp
ise one of these little ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels a
lways behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man cam
e to save the lost."\n\n
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ry
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Confessor\; Kyranna the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Jonah t
he Righteous Martyr of Lerios\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Zechariah 8:7-17\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts:
Behold\, I will save my people from the east country and from the west cou
ntry\; and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem\; and they
shall be my people and I will be their God\, in faithfulness and in righteo
usness."\n\nThus says the Lord of hosts: "Let your hands be strong\, you w
ho in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophe
ts\, since the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts wa
s laid\, that the temple might be built. For before those days there was n
o wage for man or any wage for beast\, neither was there any safety from th
e foe for him who went out or came in\; for I set every man against his fel
low. But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the for
mer days\, says the Lord of hosts. For there shall be a sowing of peace\;
the vine shall yield its fruit\, and the ground shall give its increase\, a
nd the heavens shall give their dew\; and I will cause the remnant of this
people to possess all these things. And as you have been a byword of cursi
ng among the nations\, O house of Judah and house of Israel\, so will I sav
e you and you shall be a blessing. Fear not\, but let your hands be strong
."\n\nFor thus says the Lord of hosts: "As I purposed to do evil to you\,
when your fathers provoked me to wrath\, and I did not relent\, says the Lo
rd of hosts\, so again have I purposed in these days to do good to Jerusal
em and to the house of Judah\; fear not. These are the things that you sha
ll do: Speak the truth to one another\, render in your gates judgments that
are true and make for peace\, do not devise evil in your hearts against on
e another\, and love no false oath\, for all these things I hate\, says the
Lord."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Zechariah 8:19-23\n"Thus says the Lord of
hosts: The fast of the fourth month\, and the fast of the fifth\, and the
fast of the seventh\, and the fast of the tenth\, shall be to the house of
Judah seasons of joy and gladness\, and cheerful feasts\; therefore love t
ruth and peace.\n\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come\,
even the inhabitants of many cities\; the inhabitants of one city shall go
to another\, saying\, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord\,
and to seek the Lord of hosts\; I am going.' Many peoples and strong nati
ons shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem\, and to entreat the
favor of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men fro
m the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew\, saying
\, 'Let us go with you\, for we have heard that God is with you.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain\; Cyril\, Equal-to-the-Apostles
& Teacher of the Slavs\; Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth\; Abraham\, Bis
hop of Carrhes in Mesopotamia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. John's F
irst Universal Letter 2:7-17\nBrethren\, I am writing you no new commandmen
t\, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning\; the old comma
ndment is the word which you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new comman
dment\, which is true in him and in you\, because the darkness is passing a
way and the true light is already shining. He who says he is in the light
and hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his brother a
bides in the light\, and in it there is no cause for stumbling. But he who
hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness\, and does
not know where he is going\, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. I
am writing to you\, little children\, because your sins are forgiven for hi
s sake. I am writing to you\, fathers\, because you know him who is from t
he beginning. I am writing to you\, young men\, because you have overcome
the evil one. I write to you\, children\, because you know the Father. I
write to you\, fathers\, because you know him who is from the beginning. I
write to you\, young men\, because you are strong\, and the word of God ab
ides in you\, and you have overcome the evil one. Do not love the world or
the things in the world. If any one loves the world\, love for the Father
is not in him. For all that is in the world\, the lust of the flesh and t
he lust of the eyes and the pride of life\, is not of the Father but is of
the world. And the world passes away\, and the lust of it\; but he who doe
s the will of God abides for ever. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:3-9\nAt that
time\, while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, as he
sat at table\, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nar
d\, very costly\, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. But
there were some who said to themselves indignantly\, "Why was the ointment
thus wasted? For this ointment might have been sold for more than three h
undred denarii\, and given to the poor." And they reproached her. But Jes
us said\, "Let her alone\; why do you trouble her? She has done a beautifu
l thing to me. For you always have the poor with you\, and whenever you wi
ll\, you can do good to them\; but you will not always have me. She has do
ne what she could\; she has anointed my body beforehand for burying. And t
ruly\, I say to you\, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world\,
what she has done will be told in memory of her."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory of Nyssa\; Dometian\, Bishop of Melitene\; Theosebia the Deaco
ness\, sister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa\; Afterfeast of the The
ophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Markianos\, Priest and Oikono
mos of the Great Church\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lette
r to the Ephesians 4:7-13\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us accordi
ng to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he ascende
d on high he led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying
\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but that he had also descended into th
e lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far ab
ove all the heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were th
at some should be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some pastor
s and teachers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for buildin
g up the body of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and
of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measure of
the stature of the fullness of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\nAt
that time\, Herod the tetrarch\, who had been reproved by John for Herodia
s\, his brother's wife\, and for all the evil things that Herod had done\,
added this to them all\, that he shut up John in prison. Now when all the p
eople were baptized\, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying
\, the heaven was opened\, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily
form\, as a dove\, and a voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\
; with you I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia\; Finding the Precious Cross by St. H
elen\; Hesychios the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Isaiah 3:1-14\n For\, behold\, the Lord\, the Lord of hosts\, is taking awa
y from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff\, the whole stay of bread\,
and the whole stay of water\; the mighty man and the soldier\, the judge an
d the prophet\, the diviner and the elder\, the captain of fifty and the ma
n of rank\, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charm
s. And I will make boys their princes\, and babes shall rule over them. A
nd the people will oppress one another\, every man his fellow and every man
his neighbor\; the youth will be insolent to the elder\, and the base fell
ow to the honorable.\n\nWhen a man takes hold of his brother in the house o
f his father\, saying: "You have a mantle\; you shall be our leader\, and
this heap of ruins shall be under your rule"\; in that day he will speak ou
t\, saying: "I will not be a healer\; in my house there is neither bread n
or mantle\; you shall not make me leader of the people." For Jerusalem has
stumbled\, and Judah has fallen\; because their speech and their deeds are
against the Lord\, defying his glorious presence.\n\nTheir partiality witn
esses against them\; they proclaim their sin like Sodom\, they do not hide
it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil upon themselves. Tell the ri
ghteous that it shall be well with them\, for they shall eat the fruit of t
heir deeds. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him\, for what his ha
nds have done shall be done to him. My people -- children are their oppres
sors\, and women rule over them. O my people\, your leaders mislead you\,
and confuse the course of your paths.\n\nThe Lord has taken his place to co
ntend\, he stands to judge his people. The Lord enters into judgment with
the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vin
eyard\, the spoil of the poor is in your houses."\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Genesis 2:20-3:20\n The man gave names to all cattle\, and to the birds of
the air\, and to every beast of the field\; but for the man there was not
found a helper fit for him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall up
on the man\, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its plac
e with flesh\; and the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man he mad
e into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said\, "This at la
st is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh\; she shall be called Woman\,
because she was taken out of Man." Therefore a man leaves his father and h
is mother and cleaves to his wife\, and they become one flesh. And the man
and his wife were both naked\, and were not ashamed.\n\nNow the serpent wa
s more subtle than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made. He
said to the woman\, "Did God say\, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the ga
rden'?" And the woman said to the serpent\, "We may eat of the fruit of th
e trees of the garden\; but God said\, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of t
he tree which is in the midst of the garden\, neither shall you touch it\,
lest you die.'" But the serpent said to the woman\, "You will not die. Fo
r God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened\, and you will
be like God\, knowing good and evil." So when the woman saw that the tree
was good for food\, and that it was a delight to the eyes\, and that the t
ree was to be desired to make one wise\, she took of its fruit and ate\; an
d she also gave some to her husband\, and he ate. Then the eyes of both we
re opened\, and they knew that they were naked\; and they sewed fig leaves
together and made themselves aprons.\n\nAnd they heard the sound of the Lor
d God walking in the garden in the cool of the day\, and the man and his wi
fe hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the
garden. But the Lord God called to the man\, and said to him\, "Where are
you?" And he said\, "I heard the sound of thee in the garden\, and I was a
fraid\, because I was naked\; and I hid myself." He said\, "Who told you t
hat you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you no
t to eat?" The man said\, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me\, she
gave me fruit of the tree\, and I ate." Then the Lord God said to the woma
n\, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said\, "The serpent begui
led me\, and I ate." The Lord God said to the serpent\, "Because you have
done this\, cursed are you above all cattle\, and above all wild animals\;
upon your belly you shall go\, and dust you shall eat all the days of your
life. I will put enmity between you and the woman\, and between your seed
and her seed\; he shall bruise your head\, and you shall bruise his heel."
To the woman he said\, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing\
; in pain you shall bring forth children\, yet your desire shall be for you
r husband\, and he shall rule over you." And to Adam he said\, "Because yo
u have listened to the voice of your wife\, and have eaten of the tree of w
hich I commanded you\, 'You shall not eat of it\,' cursed is the ground bec
ause of you\; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life\; thorn
s and thistles it shall bring forth to you\; and you shall eat the plants o
f the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return
to the ground\, for out of it you were taken\; you are dust\, and to dust
you shall return."\n\nThe man called his wife's name Eve\, because she was
the mother of all living.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:19-34\nThe L
ord by wisdom founded the earth\; by understanding he established the heave
ns\; by his knowledge the deeps broke forth\, and the clouds drop down the
dew.\n\nMy son\, keep sound wisdom and discretion\; let them not escape fro
m your sight\, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your n
eck. Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumbl
e. If you sit down\, you will not be afraid\; when you lie down\, your sle
ep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden panic\, or of the ruin of the
wicked\, when it comes\; for the Lord will be your confidence and will kee
p your foot from being caught. Do not withhold good from those to whom it
is due\, when it is in your power to do it.\n\nDo not say to your neighbor\
, "Go\, and come again\, tomorrow I will give it" -- when you have it with
you. Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside y
ou. Do not contend with a man for no reason\, when he has done you no harm
. Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways\; for th
e perverse man is an abomination to the Lord\, but the upright are in his c
onfidence. The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked\, but he blesses
the abode of the righteous. Toward the scorners he is scornful\, but to t
he humble he shows favor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Eve
r Virgin Mary\; The Holy Prophet Michaias (Micah)\; Holy Hieromartyr Marce
llus\, Bishop of Apameia\; Holy New Martyr Symeon of Trapezoundos (1653)\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthian
s 1:12-20\nBrethren\, our boast is this\, the testimony of our conscience t
hat we have behaved in the world\, and still more toward you\, with holines
s and godly sincerity\, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God. For
we write you nothing but what you can read and understand\; I hope you will
understand fully\, as you have understood in part\, that you can be proud
of us as we can be of you\, on the day of the Lord Jesus.\n\nBecause I was
sure of this\, I wanted to come to you first\, so that you might have a dou
ble favor\; I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia\, and to come back
to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. Was I vacil
lating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans like a worldly man\, re
ady to say Yes and No at once? For the Son of God\, Jesus Christ\, whom we
preached among you\, Silvanus and Timothy and I\, was not Yes and No\; but
in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him.
That is why we utter the Amen through him\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 22:23-33\nAt that time\, Sadducees\, who say that there i
s no resurrection\, came to Jesus\; and they asked him a question\, saying\
, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no children\, his brother
must marry the widow\, and raise up children for his brother.' Now there w
ere seven brothers among us\; the first married\, and died\, and having no
children left his wife to his brother. So too the second and third\, down t
o the seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In the resurrection\, there
fore\, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her." But J
esus answered them\, "You are wrong\, because you know neither the scriptur
es nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are
given in marriage\, but are like angels of God in heaven. And as for the r
esurrection of the dead\, have you not read what was said to you by God\, '
I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob?' He
is not God of the dead\, but of the living." And when the crowd heard it\,
they were astonished at his teaching.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thomas Sunday\; Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea\; Glaphyra the
Righteous\; Justa the Nun\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt th
at time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which J
esus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but so
me doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and
on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nat
ions\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the H
oly Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and l
o\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20\nIn those days\, many signs and wonders w
ere done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all t
ogether in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them\, but the pe
ople held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to th
e Lord\, multitudes both of men and women\, so that they even carried out t
he sick into the streets\, and laid them on beds and pallets\, that as Pete
r came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also g
athered from the towns around Jerusalem\, bringing the sick and those affli
cted with unclean spirits\, and they were all healed. But the high priest r
ose up and all who were with him\, that is\, the party of the Sadducees\, a
nd filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the comm
on prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and br
ought them out and said\, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the peop
le all the words of this Life."\n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the ev
ening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where
the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them a
nd said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this\, he showed th
em his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the
Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has se
nt me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this\, he breathed on th
em\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins o
f any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retain
ed."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with the
m when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord
." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails\,
and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his si
de\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his disciples were again in
the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus cam
e and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Th
omas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, a
nd place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answ
ered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed bec
ause you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe
."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, whi
ch are not written in this book\; but these are written that you may believ
e that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing you may ha
ve life in his name.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs\; Tikhon\, Patriarch of Moscow and E
nlightener of North America\; Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos\;
George\, Bishop of Lesvos\; Gerasimos the God-Bearer of Byzantium\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 49:6-10\nThus says the LORD: "I wil
l give you as a light to the nations\, that my salvation may reach to the e
nd of the earth." Thus says the LORD\, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy
One\, to one deeply despised\, abhorred by the nations\, the servant of ru
lers: "Kings shall see and arise\; princes\, and they shall prostrate thems
elves\; because of the LORD\, who is faithful\, the Holy One of Israel\, wh
o has chosen you." Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor I have answered
you\, in a day of salvation I have helped you\; I have kept you and given
you as a covenant to the people\, to establish the land\, to apportion the
desolate heritages\; saying to the prisoners\, 'Come forth\,' to those who
are in darkness\, 'Appear.' They shall feed along the ways\, on all bare he
ights shall be their pasture\; they shall not hunger or thirst\, neither sc
orching wind nor sun shall smite them\, for he who has pity on them will le
ad them\, and by springs of water will guide them.\n\nOld Testament Reading
: Genesis 31:3-16\n Then the LORD said to Jacob\, "Return to the land of yo
ur fathers and to your kindred\, and I will be with you." So Jacob sent an
d called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was\, and said to t
hem\, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did befor
e. But the God of my father has been with me. You know that I have served
your father with all my strength\; yet your father has cheated me and chang
ed my wages ten times\, but God did not permit him to harm me. If he said\
, 'The spotted shall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore spotted\; and
if he said\, 'The striped shall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore s
triped. Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father\, and given them
to me. In the mating season of the flock I lifted up my eyes\, and saw in
a dream that the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were striped\, spott
ed\, and mottled. Then the angel of God said to me in the dream\, 'Jacob\,
' and I said\, 'Here I am!' And he said\, 'Lift up your eyes and see\, all
the goats that leap upon the flock are striped\, spotted\, and mottled\; f
or I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. I am the God of Bethel\, wh
ere you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise\, go forth from t
his land\, and return to the land of your birth.'" Then Rachel and Leah an
swered him\, "Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father'
s house? Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us\, an
d he has been using up the money given for us. All the property which God
has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children\; now then
\, whatever God has said to you\, do."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 2
1:3-21\nTo do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than
sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart\, the lamp of the wicked\, are
sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance\, but every one wh
o is hasty comes only to want. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. The violence of the wicked will
sweep them away\, because they refuse to do what is just. The way of the g
uilty is crooked\, but the conduct of the pure is right. It is better to l
ive in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious w
oman. The soul of the wicked desires evil\; his neighbor finds no mercy in
his eyes. When a scoffer is punished\, the simple becomes wise\; when a w
ise man is instructed\, he gains knowledge. The righteous observes the hou
se of the wicked\; the wicked are cast down to ruin. He who closes his ear
to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard. A gift in s
ecret averts anger\; and a bribe in the bosom\, strong wrath. When justice
is done\, it is a joy to the righteous\, but dismay to evildoers. A man w
ho wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the d
ead. He who loves pleasure will be a poor man\; he who loves wine and oil
will not be rich. The wicked is a ransom for the righteous\, and the faith
less for the upright. It is better to live in a desert land than with a co
ntentious and fretful woman. Precious treasure remains in a wise man's dwe
lling\, but a foolish man devours it. He who pursues righteousness and kin
dness will find life and honor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Malachi the Prophet\; Gordios the Martyr of Caesarea\; Forefeast of th
e Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Righteous Genevieve of P
aris\; Righteous Peter of Atroas\; Righteous Akakios the Wonderworker\; Rig
hteous Thomais of Lesbos\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apost
les 10:44-48\; 11:1-10\nIn those days\, while Peter was still saying this\,
the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from amo
ng the circumcised who came with Peter were amazed\, because the gift of th
e Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them
speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared\, "Can any one
forbid water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit j
ust as we have?" And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. Now the apostles and t
he brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the
word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem\, the circumcision party c
riticized him\, saying\, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with
them?" But Peter began and explained to them in order: "I was in the city o
f Joppa praying\; and in a trance I saw a vision\, something descending\, l
ike a great sheet\, let down from heaven by four corners\; and it came down
to me. Looking at it closely I observed animals and beasts of prey and rep
tiles and birds of the air. And I heard a voice saying to me\, 'Rise\, Pete
r\; kill and eat.' But I said\, 'No\, Lord\; for nothing common or unclean
has ever entered my mouth.' But the voice answered a second time from heave
n\, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common.' This happened three t
imes\, and all was drawn up again into heaven."\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:1
8-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the boso
m of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the testimony of Jo
hn\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Wh
o are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am not the
Christ." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am
not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to him then\
, "Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you sa
y about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the wildernes
s\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n\nN
ow they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then why are yo
u baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?
" John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stands one who
m you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whose sandal
I am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, w
here John was baptizing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Matthew\; Proclus & Hilary the Martyrs of Ancyra\; Our H
oly Father Michael of Maleinus\; Gerasimos of Byzantium and Akakios the you
ng ascetic\; Paisios the Athonite\; Veronica\, the woman with the issue of
blood who was healed by Jesus\; Andre the Commander & his Companion Martyrs
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were g
oing to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and tal
king with each other about all these things that had happened. While they w
ere talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went with
them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them\,
"What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you wa
lk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, a
nswered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the
things that have happened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "What
things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a
prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how our
chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and c
rucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\,
and besides all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreove
r\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the
morning and did not find his body\; and they came back saying that they ha
d even seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of those
who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said
\; but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and sl
ow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necess
ary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" A
nd beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in al
l the scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the
village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but th
ey constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and
the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at
table with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave i
t to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he vani
shed out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn
within us while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us the sc
riptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and the
y found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who sai
d\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told
what had happened on the road\, and how he was known to them in the breaki
ng of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:1-1
0\nBrethren\, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they m
ay be saved. I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God\, but it is
not enlightened. For\, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from
God\, and seeking to establish their own\, they did not submit to God's rig
hteousness. For Christ is the end of the law\, that every one who has faith
may be justified. Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousnes
s which is based on the law shall live by it. But the righteousness based o
n faith says\, Do not say in your heart\, "Who will ascend into heaven?" (t
hat is\, to bring Christ down) or "Who will descend into the abyss?" (that
is\, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? The word is n
ear you\, on your lips and in your heart (that is\, the word of faith which
we preach)\; because\, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord an
d believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead\, you will be sav
ed. For man believes with his heart and so is justified\, and he confesses
with his lips and so is saved.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:28-34\; 9:1\nAt
that time\, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes\, two demonia
cs met him\, coming out of the tombs\, so fierce that no one would pass tha
t way. And behold\, they cried out\, "What have you to do with us\, O Son o
f God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of man
y swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him\,
"If you cast us out\, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to
them\, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine\; and behold\, the w
hole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea\, and perished in the wat
ers. The herdsmen fled\, and going into the city they told everything\, and
what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold\, all the city came out to
meet Jesus\; and when they saw him\, they begged him to leave their neighbo
rhood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/14/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, an
d Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:8-12\nBr
ethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by
faith\, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham\, saying\, "in you shall
all the nations be blessed." So then\, those who are men of faith are bless
ed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on works of the law are und
er a curse\; for it is written\, "Cursed be every one who does not abide by
all things written in the book of the law\, and do them." Now it is eviden
t that no man is justified before God by the law\; for "the righteous shall
live by faith"\; but the law does not rest on faith\, for "He who does the
m shall live by them."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:1-11\nAt that time\, one
sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the
Pharisees\, they were watching him. And behold\, there was a man before hi
m who had dropsy. And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees\, saying\, "
Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath\, or not?" But they were silent. Then h
e took him and healed him\, and let him go. And he said to them\, "Which of
you\, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well\, will not immedia
tely pull him out on a sabbath day?" And they could not reply to this. Now
he told a parable to those who were invited\, when he marked how they chose
the places of honor\, saying to them\, "When you are invited by any one to
a marriage feast\, do not sit down in a place of honor\, lest a more emine
nt man than you be invited by him\; and he who invited you both will come a
nd say to you\, 'Give place to this man\,' and then you will begin with sha
me to take the lowest place. But when you are invited\, go and sit in the l
owest place\, so that when your host comes he may say to you\, 'Friend\, go
up higher'\; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at ta
ble with you. For every one who exalts himself will be humbled\, and he who
humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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and Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Paralytic\; Simon the Zealot & Apostle\; Laurence of Egy
pt\; Isodora of Egypt\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time
\, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles fro
m Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these things that had h
appened. While they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself dr
ew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
And he said to them\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with
each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of the
m\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem w
ho does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And he
said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of
Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the
people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be conde
mned to death\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to
redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since t
his happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at
the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body\; and they came bac
k saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was
alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just
as the women had said\; but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O
foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spok
en! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and ent
er into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he inte
rpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo
they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be g
oing further\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it i
s toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with
them. When he was at table with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and
broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recogni
zed him\; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Di
d not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road\, while h
e opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned t
o Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who wer
e with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to S
imon!" Then they told what had happened on the road\, and how he was known
to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apost
les 9:32-42\nIn those days\, as Peter went here and there among them all\,
he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found a man n
amed Aeneas\, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed. And
Peter said to him\, "Aeneas\, Jesus Christ heals you\; rise and make your
bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon sa
w him\, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disciple name
d Tabitha\, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of char
ity. In those days she fell sick and died\; and when they had washed her\,
they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa\, the disciples\
, hearing that Peter was there\, sent two men to him entreating him\, "Plea
se come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with them. And when he
had come\, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside hi
m weeping\, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made while s
he was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed\
; then turning to the body he said\, "Tabitha\, rise." And she opened her e
yes\, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and lifte
d her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive. And it
became known throughout all Joppa\, and many believed in the Lord.\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 5:1-15\nAt that time\, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now the
re is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool\, in Hebrew called Bethesda whi
ch has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids\, blind\, lame\
, paralyzed\, waiting for the moving of the water\; for an angel of the Lor
d went down at certain seasons into the pool\, and troubled the water\; who
ever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was healed of whatev
er disease he had. One man was there\, who had been ill for thirty-eight ye
ars. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long time\,
he said to him\, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answered him\, "
Sir\, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is troubled\, an
d while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to him\, "Rise
\, take up your pallet\, and walk." And at once the man was healed\, and he
took up his pallet and walked.\n\nNow that day was the sabbath. So the Jew
s said to the man who was cured\, "It is the sabbath\, it is not lawful for
you to carry your pallet." But he answered them\, "The man who healed me s
aid to me\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk.' "They asked him\, "Who is the
man who said to you\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk'?" Now the man who h
ad been healed did not know who it was\, for Jesus had withdrawn\, as there
was a crowd in the place. Afterward\, Jesus found him in the temple\, and
said to him\, "See\, you are well! Sin no more\, that nothing worse befall
you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed
him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman\; The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia
\; Holy Godbearing Nectarius\, the Builder of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam
of Meteora\; Theodotos the Martyr of Ancyra & the 7 Virgin-martyrs\; Athan
asios\, Archbishop of Christianopolis\; The New Martyrs of Batak\, Bulgaria
\; Nicholas the Younger who was martyred in Metsovo\, Epirus\n\nMatins Gosp
el Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came
to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had be
en taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the o
ther disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have ta
ken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid him.
" Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the to
mb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tom
b first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, b
ut he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into
the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\, which had been
on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by i
tself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\
, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, th
at he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.
\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30\nIn those days\, those a
postles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Steph
en traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch\, speaking the word
to none except Jews. But there were some of them\, men of Cyprus and Cyrene
\, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also\, preaching the Lord J
esus. And the hand of the Lord was with them\, and a great number that beli
eved turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jer
usalem\, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace
of God\, he was glad\; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the L
ord with steadfast purpose\; for he was a good man\, full of the Holy Spiri
t and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barnabas went
to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and when he had found him\, he brought him to
Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church\, and taught a large co
mpany of people\; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time call
ed Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antio
ch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spirit that t
here would be a great famine over all the world\; and this took place in th
e days of Claudius. And the disciples determined\, every one according to h
is ability\, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea\, and they d
id so\, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 4:5-42\nAt that time\, Jesus came to a city of Samaria\, ca
lled Sychar\, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's wel
l was there\, and so Jesus\, wearied as he was with his journey\, sat down
beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.\n\nThere came a woman of Sama
ria to draw water. Jesus said to her\, "Give me a drink." For his disciples
had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him\,
"How is it that you\, a Jew\, ask a drink of me\, a woman of Samaria?" For
Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her\, "If you knew t
he gift of God\, and who it is that is saying to you\, 'Give me a drink\,'
you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." The wom
an said to him\, "Sir\, you have nothing to draw with\, and the well is dee
p\; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jac
ob\, who gave us the well\, and drank from it himself\, and his sons\, and
his cattle?" Jesus said to her\, "Everyone who drinks of this water will th
irst again\, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will nev
er thirst\; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of
water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, give me t
his water\, that I may not thirst\, nor come here to draw."\n\nJesus said t
o her\, "Go\, call your husband\, and come here." The woman answered him\,
"I have no husband." Jesus said to her\, "You are right in saying\, 'I have
no husband'\; for you have had five husbands\, and he whom you now have is
not your husband\; this you said truly." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, I
perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain\; a
nd you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus s
aid to her\, "Woman\, believe me\, the hour is coming when neither on this
mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you
do not know\; we worship what we know\, for salvation is from the Jews. Bu
t the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the true worshipers will worship t
he Father in spirit and truth\, for such the Father seeks to worship him. G
od is spirit\, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
The woman said to him\, "I know that the Messiah is coming (he who is call
ed Christ)\; when he comes\, he will show us all things." Jesus said to her
\, "I who speak to you am he."\n\nJust then his disciples came. They marvel
ed that he was talking with a woman\, but none said\, "What do you wish?" o
r\, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water jar\, and w
ent away into the city and said to the people\, "Come\, see a man who told
me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went out of the city
and were coming to him.\n\nMeanwhile the disciples besought him\, saying "R
abbi\, eat." But he said to them\, "I have food to eat of which you do not
know." So the disciples said to one another\, "Has anyone brought him food?
" Jesus said to them\, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me\, and
to accomplish his work. Do you not say\, 'There are yet four months\, then
comes the harvest'? I tell you\, lift up your eyes\, and see how the fields
are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages\, and gathers f
ruit for eternal life\, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For
here the saying holds true\, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to re
ap that for which you did not labor\; others have labored\, and you have en
tered into their labor."\n\nMany Samaritans from that city believed in him
because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did." So when
the Samaritans came to him\, they asked him to stay with them\; and he sta
yed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said t
o the woman\, "It is no longer because of your words that we believe\, for
we have heard ourselves\, and we know that this is indeed Christ the Savior
of the world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Matthew\; The Holy Apostle Matthias \; Anthony the Mart
yr of Alexandria\; Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ\; Constantine\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Euthymios the H
ieromartyr\, Metropolitan of Rhodes\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first
day of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear o
f the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be wi
th you." When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. T
hen the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them aga
in\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you."
And when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Recei
ve the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; i
f you retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of t
he twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the ot
her disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unle
ss I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the m
ark of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\n
Eight days later\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was w
ith them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and
said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\
, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do n
ot be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my Go
d!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Bless
ed are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many othe
r signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this bo
ok\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\,
the Son of God\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17\nBrethren\, w
e are God's fellow workers\; you are God's field\, God's building. Accordin
g to the grace of God given to me\, like a skilled master builder I laid a
foundation\, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care ho
w he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that whic
h is laid\, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation
with gold\, silver\, precious stones\, wood\, hay\, straw - each man's work
will become manifest\; for the Day will disclose it\, because it will be r
evealed with fire\, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has d
one. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives\, he wi
ll receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up\, he will suffer loss\,
though he himself will be saved\, but only as through fire. Do you not kno
w that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one
destroys God's temple\, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy\, a
nd that temple you are.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-34\nAt that time\,
Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other
side\, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds
\, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came\, he was
there alone\, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the
land\, beaten by the waves\; for the wind was against them. And in the fou
rth watch of the night he came to them\, walking on the sea. But when the d
isciples saw him walking on the sea\, they were terrified\, saying\, "It is
a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them\,
saying "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fear." \n\n And Peter answered him\,
"Lord\, if it is you\, bid me come to you on the water." He said\, "Come."
So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus\; b
ut when he saw the wind\, he was afraid\, and beginning to sink he cried ou
t\, "Lord\, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him
\, saying to him\, "O man of little faith\, why did you doubt?" And when th
ey entered the boat\, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him\
, saying\, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed over\,
they came to land at Gennesaret.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/22/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Nativity\; Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Sav
ior\, Jesus Christ\; Anastasia the Great Martyr\; Chrysogonos\, Theodota\,
Evodias\, & Eutychianus\, the Martyrs\; The opening of the gates of the Gre
at Church of God\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Readin
g: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were going to a village named
Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other abo
ut all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussi
ng together\, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes we
re kept from recognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is this conversat
ion which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood stil
l looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you t
he only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happene
d there in these days?" And he said to them\, "What things?" And they said
to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed a
nd word before God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and ruler
s delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified him. But we had
hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, i
t is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our co
mpany amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not fin
d his body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of
angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to
the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but him they did not
see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe a
ll that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ shou
ld suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses
and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the thi
ngs concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to which they w
ere going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained him\, say
ing\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent
." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them\, he too
k the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eye
s were opened and they recognized him\; and he vanished out of their sight.
They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talk
ed to us on the road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose
that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathe
red together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen
indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on th
e road\, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10\; 32-40\nBRETHREN\, b
y faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise\, as in a foreign land\, l
iving in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of the same promise.
For he looked forward to the city which has foundation\, whose builder and
maker is God.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell
of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and the prophe
ts - who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received pro
mises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the ed
ge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put
foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Som
e were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again t
o a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains a
nd imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were temp
ted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep a
nd goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not
worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in dens and caves of th
e earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not r
eceive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\,
that apart from us they should not be made perfect.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 1:1-25\nThe book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ\, the son of David\,
the son of Abraham.\n\nAbraham was the father of Isaac\, and Isaac the fat
her of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers\, and Judah t
he father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and Perez the father of Hezron\, an
d Hezron the father of Aram\, and Aram the father of Amminadab\, and Ammina
dab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the father of Salmon\, and Salmon t
he father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth\, and Obed
the father of Jesse\, and Jesse the father of David the king.\n\nAnd David
was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah\, and Solomon the father of
Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah\, and Abijah the father of As
a\, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram
\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, and Uzziah the father of Jotham\, and J
otham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah\, and Hezekiah t
he father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the father of Amon\, and Amon the fath
er of Josiah\, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers\, at the
time of the deportation to Babylon.\n\nAnd after the deportation to Babylo
n: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel\, and Salathiel the father of Zeru
bbabel\, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud\, and Abiud the father of Eliak
im\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, and Azor the father of Zadok\, and Za
dok the father of Achim\, and Achim the father of Eliud\, and Eliud the fat
her of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of Matthan\, and Matthan the father
of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary\, of whom Je
sus was born\, who is called Christ.\n\nSo all the generations from Abraham
to David were fourteen generations\, and from David to the deportation to
Babylon fourteen generations\, and from the deportation to Babylon to the C
hrist fourteen generations.\n\nNow the birth of Jesus Christ took place in
this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph\, before they c
ame together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit\; and her hu
sband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame\, resolve
d to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, behold\, an angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\, son of David\, do
not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is conceived in her is of
the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall call his name Jesus\,
for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfi
ll what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a virgin shall concei
ve and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means\, G
od with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as the angel of the Lord
commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not until she had borne a s
on\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos\; Artemon the Presbyter
\; Our Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Zachariah the Rec
luse\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:1-9\n O LORD\, thou
art my God\; I will exalt thee\, I will praise thy name\; for thou hast do
ne wonderful things\, plans formed of old\, faithful and sure. For thou ha
st made the city a heap\, the fortified city a ruin\; the palace of aliens
is a city no more\, it will never be rebuilt. Therefore strong peoples wil
l glorify thee\; cities of ruthless nations will fear thee. For thou hast
been a stronghold to the poor\, a stronghold to the needy in his distress\,
a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat\; for the blast of the
ruthless is like a storm against a wall\, like heat in a dry place. Thou do
st subdue the noise of the aliens\; as heat by the shade of a cloud\, so th
e song of the ruthless is stilled. \n\n On this mountain the LORD of hosts
will make for all peoples a feast of fat things\, a feast of wine on the l
ees\, of fat things full of marrow\, of wine on the lees well refined. And
he will destroy on this mountain the covering that is cast over all people
s\, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death for
ever\, and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces\, and the repr
oach of his people he will take away from all the earth\; for the LORD has
spoken. It will be said on that day\, "Lo\, this is our God\; we have wait
ed for him\, that he might save us. This is the LORD\; we have waited for h
im\; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading
: Genesis 9:8-17\n Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him\, "Behol
d\, I establish my covenant with you and your descendants after you\, and w
ith every living creature that is with you\, the birds\, the cattle\, and e
very beast of the earth with you\, as many as came out of the ark. I estab
lish my covenant with you\, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by
the waters of a flood\, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy t
he earth." And God said\, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make b
etween me and you and every living creature that is with you\, for all futu
re generations: I set my bow in the cloud\, and it shall be a sign of the
covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and
the bow is seen in the clouds\, I will remember my covenant which is betwee
n me and you and every living creature of all flesh\; and the waters shall
never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the cl
ouds\, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant between Go
d and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth." God said
to Noah\, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established betwe
en me and all flesh that is upon the earth."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prov
erbs 12:8-22\nA man is commended according to his good sense\, but one of p
erverse mind is despised. Better is a man of humble standing who works for
himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread. A righteous man
has regard for the life of his beast\, but the mercy of the wicked is crue
l. He who tills his land will have plenty of bread\, but he who follows wo
rthless pursuits has no sense. The strong tower of the wicked comes to rui
n\, but the root of the righteous stands firm. An evil man is ensnared by
the transgression of his lips\, but the righteous escapes from trouble. Fr
om the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good\, and the work of a
man's hand comes back to him. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes\,
but a wise man listens to advice. The vexation of a fool is known at once
\, but the prudent man ignores an insult. He who speaks the truth gives ho
nest evidence\, but a false witness utters deceit. There is one whose rash
words are like sword thrusts\, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Truthful lips endure for ever\, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. D
eceit is in the heart of those who devise evil\, but those who plan good ha
ve joy. No ill befalls the righteous\, but the wicked are filled with trou
ble. Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD\, but those who act faithfu
lly are his delight.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/25/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; The Adoration of
the Magi: Melchior\, Gaspar\, & Balthasar\; The Commemoration of the Sheph
erds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord\n
\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25\nThe birth of Jesus C
hrist took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Jo
seph\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy
Spirit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put he
r to shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, b
ehold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\
, son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is con
ceived in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall c
all his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this
took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a
virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanu
el" (which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as th
e angel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not unt
il she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:4-7\nBRETHREN\, when the time had full
y come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of woman\, born under the law\, to r
edeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as s
ons. And because you are sons\, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our
hearts\, crying\, "Abba! Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a son\,
and if a son then also an heir of God through Christ. \n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 2:1-12\nWhen Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of He
rod the king\, behold\, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\,
"Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star
in the East\, and have come to worship him." When Herod the king heard thi
s\, he was troubled\, and all Jerusalem with him\; and assembling all the c
hief priests and scribes of the people\, he inquired of them where the Chri
st was to be born. They told him\, "In Bethlehem of Judea\; for so it is wr
itten by the prophet: 'And you\, O Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are b
y no means least among the rulers of Judah\; for from you shall come a rule
r who will govern my people Israel.'"\n\nThen Herod summoned the wise men s
ecretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared\; and he sent
them to Bethlehem\, saying\, "Go and search diligently for the child\, and
when you have found him bring me word\, that I too may come and worship hi
m." When they had heard the king they went their way\; and lo the star whic
h they had seen in the East went before them\, till it came to rest over th
e place where the child was. When they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedi
ngly with great joy\; and going into the house they saw the child with Mary
his mother\, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then\, opening their tr
easures\, they offered him gifts\, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And bei
ng warned in a dream not to return to Herod\, they departed to their own co
untry by another way.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/17/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope\, and Love\; Herakleides &
Myron\, Bishops of Cyprus\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 12:20-21\; 13:1-2\nBrethren\,
I fear that perhaps I may come and find you not what I wish\, and that you
may find me not what you wish\; that perhaps there may be quarreling\, jea
lousy\, anger\, selfishness\, slander\, gossip\, conceit\, and disorder. I
fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you\, and I may hav
e to mourn over many of those who sinned before and have not repented of th
e impurity\, immorality\, and licentiousness which they have practiced.\n\n
This is the third time I am coming to you. Any charge must be sustained by
the evidence of two or three witnesses. I warned those who sinned before an
d all the others\, and I warn them now while absent\, as I did when present
on my second visit\, that if I come again I will not spare them.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 3:23-38\, 4:1\nAt that time\, Jesus\, when he began his mini
stry\, was about thirty years of age\, being the son (as was supposed) of J
oseph\, the son of Heli\, the son of Matthat\, the son of Levi\, the son of
Melchi\, the son of Jannai\, the son of Joseph\, the son of Mattathias\, t
he son of Amos\, the son of Nahum\, the son of Esli\, the son of Naggai\, t
he son of Maath\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Semein\, the son of Jo
sech\, the son of Joda\, the son of Joanan\, the son of Rhesa\, the son of
Zerubbabel\, the son of Salathiel\, the son of Neri\, the son of Melchi\, t
he son of Addi\, the son of Cosam\, the son of Elmadam\, the son of Er\, th
e son of Joshua\, the son of Eliezer\, the son of Jorim\, the son of Mattha
t\, the son of Levi\, the son of Simeon\, the son of Judah\, the son of Jos
eph\, the son of Jonam\, the son of Eliakim\, the son of Melea\, the son of
Menna\, the son of Mattatha\, the son of Nathan\, the son of David\, the s
on of Jesse\, the son of Obed\, the son of Boaz\, the son of Sala\, the son
of Nahshon\, the son of Amminadab\, the son of Admin\, the son of Arni\, t
he son of Hezron\, the son of Perez\, the son of Judah\, the son of Jacob\,
the son of Isaac\, the son of Abraham\, the son of Terah\, the son of Naho
r\, the son of Serug\, the son of Reu\, the son of Peleg\, the son of Eber\
, the son of Shelah\, the son of Cainan\, the son of Arphaxad\, the son of
Shem\, the son of Noah\, the son of Lamech\, the son of Methuselah\, the so
n of Enoch\, the son of Jared\, the son of Mahalaleel\, the son of Cainan\,
the son of Enos\, the son of Seth\, the son of Adam\, the son of God. And
Jesus\, full of the Holy Spirit\, returned from the Jordan\, and was led by
the Spirit in the wilderness.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens\; Manuel\, Sabel\,
& Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia\; Righteous Father Botolph\, Abbot of the M
onastery of Ikanhoe\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Romans 4:13-25\nBrethren\, the promise to Abraham and his descendants\
, that they should inherit the world\, did not come through the law but thr
ough the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are
to be the heirs\, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings
wrath\, but where there is no law there is no transgression. That is why i
t depends on faith\, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be gua
ranteed to all his descendants -- not only to the adherents of the law but
also to those who share the faith of Abraham\, for he is the father of us a
ll\, as it is written\, "I have made you the father of many nations" -- in
the presence of the God in whom he believed\, who gives life to the dead an
d calls into existence the things that do not exist. In hope he believed ag
ainst hope\, that he should become the father of many nations\; as he had b
een told\, "So shall your descendants be." He did not weaken in faith when
he considered his own body\, which was as good as dead because he was about
a hundred years old\, or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb
. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God\, but he grew st
rong in his faith as he gave glory to God\, fully convinced that God was ab
le to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was "reckoned to him a
s righteousness." But the words\, "it was reckoned to him\," were written n
ot for his sake alone\, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who be
lieve in him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord\, who was put to deat
h for our trespasses and raised for our justification.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 7:21-23\nThe Lord said\, "Not every one who says to me\, 'Lord\, Lor
d\,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven\, but he who does the will of my Fat
her who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\, did
we not prophesy in your name\, and cast out demons in your name\, and do ma
ny mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them\, 'I never k
new you\; depart from me\, you evildoers.'"\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191110
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/09/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus\; Matrona\, Abbess of Constantin
ople\; Theoktisti of the Isle of Lesbos\; Nektarius the Wonderworker\, Metr
opolitan of Pentapolis\; Symeon the Translator\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Jo
hn 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs
in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by
the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the s
heep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out
. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep
follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, bu
t they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." T
his figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was s
aying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robber
s\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by m
e\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 3:12-18\nBrethren\, s
ince we have such a hope\, we are very bold\, not like Moses\, who put a ve
il over his face so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading
splendor. But their minds were hardened\; for to this day\, when they read
the old covenant\, that same veil remains unlifted\, because only through
Christ is it taken away. Yes\, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil l
ies over their minds\; but when a man turns to the Lord the veil is removed
. Now the Lord is the Spirit\, and where the Spirit of the Lord is\, there
is freedom. And we all\, with unveiled face\, beholding the glory of the Lo
rd\, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to anothe
r\; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
9:37-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus had come down from the mountain\, a great
crowd met him. And behold\, a man from the crowd cried\, "Teacher\, I beg
you to look upon my son\, for he is my only child\; and behold\, a spirit s
eizes him\, and he suddenly cries out\; it convulses him till he foams\, an
d shatters him\, and will hardly leave him. And I begged your disciples to
cast it out\, but they could not." Jesus answered\, "O faithless and perver
se generation\, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your
son here." While he was coming the demon tore him and convulsed him. But Je
sus rebuked the unclean spirit\, and healed the boy\, and gave him back to
his father. And all were astonished at the majesty of God.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200725
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dormition of St. Anna\, mother of the Theotokos\; Olympias the Deacone
ss\; Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna\; Gregory Kallidis\, Metropo
litan of Heraclea\; Memory of the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinopl
e (553)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\nBre
thren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But
the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the free
woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenan
ts. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar.
Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusal
em\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is fr
ee\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who
does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for t
he children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that
is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one afte
r lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but pu
ts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is h
id that shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be
known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has w
ill more be given\, and from him who has not\, even what he thinks that he
has will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\,
but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother
and your brothers are standing outside\, desiring to see you." But he said
to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and
do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia\; Caesarios the Righteous\n\nFast D
ay (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and
persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you
will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be
a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not
to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisd
om\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict
. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and fri
ends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all fo
r my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your enduranc
e you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the H
ebrews 12:1-10\nBRETHREN\, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of w
itnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings so clo
sely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us\, lo
oking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith\, who for the joy tha
t was set before him endured the cross\, despising the shame\, and is seate
d at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sin
ners such hostility against himself\, so that you may not grow weary or fai
nthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the po
int of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which ad
dresses you as sons? "My son\, do not regard lightly the discipline of the
Lord\, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord discipli
nes him whom he loves\, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is fo
r discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons\; for wha
t son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without
discipline\, in which all have participated\, then you are illegitimate ch
ildren and not sons. Besides this\, we have had earthly fathers to discipli
ne us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Fathe
r.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The ki
ngdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to
hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a dena
rius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third
hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace\; and to them he said\,
'You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will give you.' So
they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he di
d the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standi
ng\; and he said to them\, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They said
to him\, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You go into the
vineyard too.' And when evening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to hi
s steward\, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, beginning with th
e last\, up to the first.' And when those hired about the eleventh hour cam
e\, each of them received a denarius. Now when the first came\, they though
t they would receive more\; but each of them also received a denarius. And
on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, saying\, 'These last wor
ked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the b
urden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to one of them\, '
Friend\, I am doing you no wrong\; did you not agree with me for a denarius
? Take what belongs to you\, and go\; I choose to give to this last as I gi
ve to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or
is your eye evil because I am good?' So the last will be first\, and the f
irst last. For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/01/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ecclesiastical New Year\; Symeon the Stylite\; Synaxis of the Recovery
of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae \; The 40 Holy Ascetic
Virgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon\; Holy Martyrs
Calliste and Siblings: Euodus and Hermogenes\; Righteous Meletius\, The St
ruggler of the Muioupolis Mountain\; Jesus (Joshua) of Navi\; Nicholas of K
ourtaliotis\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus r
evealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and h
e said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than th
ese?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to h
im\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\
, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you
." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Sim
on\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to h
im the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you kno
w everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my she
ep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourse
lf and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out
your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish
to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And
after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following
them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at th
e supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" Wh
en Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus
said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that
to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this d
isciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\
, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you
?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who h
as written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But ther
e are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be
written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that
would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Ti
mothy 2:1-7\nTimothy\, my son\, first of all\, I urge that supplications\,
prayers\, intercessions\, and thanksgivings be made for all men\, for kings
and all who are in high positions\, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable
life\, godly and respectful in every way. This is good\, and it is accepta
ble in the sight of God our Savior\, who desires all men to be saved and to
come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God\, and there is on
e mediator between God and men\, the man Christ Jesus\, who gave himself as
a ransom for all\, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time. Fo
r this I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth\, I a
m not lying)\, a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 4:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Nazareth\, where he had bee
n brought up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as his custom was\, on the sa
bbath day. And he stood up to read\; and there was given to him the book of
the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was wr
itten\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, because he has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the cap
tives and recovering of sight to the blind\, to set at liberty those who ar
e oppressed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." And he closed t
he book\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and sat down\; and the eyes o
f all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them\, "To
day this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke well
of him\, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mout
h.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200216
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onesimus the Apostle of the 70\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Eld
er of Chios\; Eusebius the Righteous of Syria\; Onesimos\, Patriarch of Con
stantinople\; Ma?or the Martyr\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to Philemon 1:1-25\n PAUL\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timoth
y our brother\, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sist
er and Archippos our fellow soldier\, and the church in your house: Grace t
o you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my G
od always when I remember you in my prayers\, because I hear of your love a
nd of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, a
nd I pray that the sharing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all t
he good that is ours in Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort fro
m your love\, my brother\, because the hearts of the saints have been refre
shed through you. Accordingly\, though I am bold enough in Christ to comman
d you to do what is required\, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to yo
u - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I a
ppeal to you for my child\, Onesimos\, whose father I have become in my imp
risonment. (Formerly he was useless to you\, but now he is indeed useful to
you and to me.) I am sending him back to you\, sending my very heart. I wo
uld have been glad to keep him with me\, in order that he might serve me on
your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel\; but I preferred to do
nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by co
mpulsion but of your own free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted from
you for a while\, that you might have him back for ever\, no longer as a sl
ave but more than a slave\, as a beloved brother\, especially to me but how
much more to you\, both in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider m
e your partner\, receive him as you would receive me. If he has wronged you
at all\, or owes you anything\, charge that to my account. I\, Paul\, writ
e this with my own hand\, I will repay it - to say nothing of your owing me
even your own self. Yes\, brother\, I want some benefit from you in the Lo
rd. Refresh my heart in Christ. Confident of your obedience\, I write to yo
u\, knowing that you will do even more than I say. At the same time\, prepa
re a guest room for me\, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted
to you. Epaphras\, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to
you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarchos\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of
the scribes\, who like to go about in long robes\, and love salutations in
the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of ho
nor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long pray
ers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He looked up and saw th
e rich putting their gifts into the treasury\; and he saw a poor widow put
in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly\, I tell you\, this poor widow h
as put in more than all of them\; for they all contributed out of their abu
ndance\, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had." H
aving said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who has ears let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/30/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gideon the New Martyr of Mo
unt Athos\; Holy Martyr Philetaerus\; Righteous Father Leondus the Archiman
drite\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's Letter to the Hebrews 3:5-11\, 17-19\nBrethren\, Moses was faithful in
all God's house as a servant\, to testify to the things that were to be spo
ken later\, but Christ was faithful over his house as a son. And we are his
house if we hold fast our confidence and pride in our hope firm to the end
. Therefore\, as the Holy Spirit says\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion\, on the day of testing in th
e wilderness\, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for f
orty years. Therefore I was provoked with that generation\, and said\, 'The
y always go astray in their hearts\; they have not known my ways.' As I swo
re in my wrath\, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" And with whom was he pr
ovoked forty years? Was it not with those who sinned\, whose bodies fell in
the wilderness? And to whom did he swear that they should never enter his
rest\, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were unable t
o enter because of unbelief.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:13-17\nAt that time
\, the chief priests and scribes sent to Jesus some of the Pharisees and so
me of the Herodians\, to entrap him in his talk. And they came and said to
him\, "Teacher\, we know that you are true\, and care for no man\; for you
do not regard the position of men\, but truly teach the way of God. Is it l
awful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not? Should we pay them\, or should we no
t?" But knowing their hypocrisy\, he said to them\, "Why put me to the test
? Bring me a coin\, and let me look at it." And they brought one. And he sa
id to them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him\, "
Caesar's." Jesus said to them\, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesa
r's\, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agatha the Martyr\; Polyeuktos\, Patriarch Of Constantinople\; Antonio
s the New Martyr of Athens\; Theodosios\, Archbishop of Chernigov\; Afterfe
ast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Theodosios o
f Antioch\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephes
ians 3:8-21\nBrethren\, to me\, though I am the very least of all the saint
s\, this grace was given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riche
s of Christ\, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidde
n for ages in God who created all things\; that through the church the mani
fold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers
in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose which he
has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord\, in whom we have boldness and confi
dence of access through our faith in him. So l ask you not to lose heart ov
er what I am suffering for you\, which is your glory. For this reason I bow
my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, from whom every fami
ly in heaven and on earth is named\, that according to the riches of his gl
ory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in th
e inner man\, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith\, that
you\, being rooted and grounded in love\, may have power to comprehend wit
h all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth\, and
to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge\, that you may be fill
ed with the fulness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us i
s able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think\, to him be
glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations\, for ever and e
ver. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:7-13\nAt that time\, Jesus called to h
im his twelve disciples and began to send them out two by two\, and gave th
em authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them to take nothing for
their journey except a staff\; no bread\, no bag\, no money in their belts\
; but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them\, "Whe
re you enter a house\, stay there until you leave the place. And if any pla
ce will not receive you and they refuse to hear you\, when you leave\, shak
e off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them." So they
went out and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many demons
\, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today\; Leavetaki
ng of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Nicephoros th
e Martyr of Antioch\; Markellos\, Philagrios\, & Pankratios the Hieromartyr
s\; Teilo\, Bishop of Llandaff\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\n
At that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to wh
ich Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; b
ut some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heave
n and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of al
l nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\;
and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, y
ou have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my
patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, w
hat befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I
endured\; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to
live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and i
mpostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for
you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing
from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted wi
th the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through
faith in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:10-14\nThe Lord said thi
s parable\, "Two men went up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee and t
he other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\
, 'God\, I thank you that I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unjust\,
adulterers\, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week\, I giv
e tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector\, standing far off\, wo
uld not even lift up his eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\, 'G
od\, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you\, this man went down to his h
ouse justified rather than the other\; for everyone who exalts himself will
be humbled\, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/21/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Juli
ana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs\; Themistocles the Martyr of M
yra\; Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:8-12\nBrethren\, the
scripture\, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith\, preac
hed the gospel beforehand to Abraham\, saying\, "in you shall all the natio
ns be blessed." So then\, those who are men of faith are blessed with Abrah
am who had faith. For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse\;
for it is written\, "Cursed be every one who does not abide by all things w
ritten in the book of the law\, and do them." Now it is evident that no man
is justified before God by the law\; for "the righteous shall live by fait
h"\; but the law does not rest on faith\, for "He who does them shall live
by them."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19-29\nThe Lord said this parable\, "T
he kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowe
d in his garden\; and it grew and became a tree\, and the birds of the air
made nests in its branches." And again he said\, "To what shall I compare t
he kingdom of God? It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three me
asures of flour\, till it was all leavened." He went on his way through tow
ns and villages\, teaching\, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one
said to him\, "Lord\, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them
\, "Strive to enter by the narrow door\; for many\, I tell you\, will seek
to enter and will not be able. When once the householder has risen up and s
hut the door\, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door\, s
aying\, 'Lord\, open to us.' He will answer you\, 'I do not know where you
come from.' Then you will begin to say\, 'We ate and drank in your presence
\, and you taught in our streets.' But he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not
know where you come from\; depart from me\, all you workers of iniquity!'
There you will weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and
Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust
out. And men will come from east and west\, and from north and south\, and
sit at table in the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/17/2019\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hosea the Prophet\; Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia\; Andrew
the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete\; Removal and Placing of the Sacred Reli
cs of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Romans 9:18-33\nBrethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\, and
he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why d
oes he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" But who are you\, a
man\, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder\, "Why h
ave you made me thus?" Has the potter no right over the clay\, to make out
of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use? What if
God\, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power\, has endured
with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction\, in order to
make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he has
prepared beforehand for glory\, even us whom he has called\, not from the J
ews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those wh
o were not my people I will call 'my people\,' and her who was not beloved
I will call 'my beloved.'" "And in the very place where it was said to them
\, 'You are not my people\,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"
And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of
Israel be as the sand of the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved\; f
or the Lord will execute his sentence upon the earth with rigor and dispatc
h." And as Isaiah predicted\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us childre
n\, we would have fared like Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What shall
we say\, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attaine
d it\, that is\, righteousness through faith\; but that Israel who pursued
the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that
law. Why? Because they did not pursue it through faith\, but as if it were
based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it is writ
ten\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\, a
rock that will make them fall\; and he who believes in him will not be put
to shame."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:49-56\nAt that time\, one of Jesus' di
sciples came to him and said\, "Master\, we saw a man casting out demons in
your name\, and we forbade him\, because he does not follow with us." But
Jesus said to him\, "Do not forbid him\; for he that is not against you is
for you." When the days drew near for him to be received up\, he set his fa
ce to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him\, who went and e
ntered a village of the Samaritans\, to make ready for him\; but the people
would not receive him\, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And whe
n his disciples James and John saw it\, they said\, "Lord\, do you want us
to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them as Elijah did?" But he t
urned and rebuked them. And they went on to another village.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Nativity\; Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos\; Euthemios
the Confessor\, Bishop of Sardis\; Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Rus
sia\, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)\; Constantius the Holy Martyr\
; Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's First Letter to Timothy 6:11-16\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at righteousness
\, godliness\, faith\, love\, steadfastness\, gentleness. Fight the good f
ight of the faith\; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called
when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In th
e presence of God who gives life to all things\, and of Christ Jesus who in
his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession\, I charge yo
u to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appear
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; and this will be made manifest at the proper
time by the blessed and only Sovereign\, and King of kings and Lord of lor
ds\, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light\, whom no
man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen
. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:15-21\nAt that time\, many followed Jesus\
, and he healed them all\, and ordered them not to make him known. This was
to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "Behold\, my servant who
m I have chosen\, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put
my Spirit upon him\, and he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will
not wrangle or cry aloud\, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets\;
he will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick\, till he bri
ngs justice to victory\; and in his name will the Gentiles hope."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Wednesday after Pascha\; Nicephorus the Confessor\, Patriarch of C
onstantinople\; Erasmos of Ochrid & his Companion Martyrs\; Demetrios the N
ew Martyr of Philadelphia\; Constantine the New Martyr of the Hagarenes\n\n
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 13:13-24\nIN THOSE
DAYS\, Paul and his company set sail from Paphos\, and came to Perga in Pa
mphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem\; but they passed on
from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. And on the sabbath day they went
into the synagogue and sat down. After the reading of the law and the prop
hets\, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them\, saying\, "Brethren\, if y
ou have any word of exhortation for the people\, say it." So Paul stood up\
, and motioning with his hand said: "Men of Israel\, and you that fear God\
, listen. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the peop
le great during their stay in the land of Egypt\, and with uplifted arm he
led them out of it. And for about forty years he bore with them in the wild
erness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan\, he
gave them their land as an inheritance\, for about four hundred and fifty y
ears. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. Then the
y asked for a king\; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish\, a man of the
tribe of Benjamin\, for forty years. And when he had removed him\, he raise
d up David to be their king\; of whom he testified and said\, 'I have found
in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart\, who will do all my will.'
Of this man's posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior\, Jesus\, as he
promised. Before his coming John had preached a baptism of repentance to a
ll the people of Israel." \n\nGospel Reading: John 6:5-14\nAt that time\, J
esus\, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a multitude was coming to him\,
said to Philip\, "How are we to buy bread\, so that these people may eat?"
This he said to test him\, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip ans
wered him\, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of the
m to get a little." One of his disciples\, Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother\,
said to him\, "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish
\; but what are they among so many?" Jesus said\, "Make the people sit down
." Now there was much grass in the place\; so the men sat down\, in number
about five thousand. Jesus then took the loaves\, and when he had given tha
nks\, he distributed them to those who were seated\; so also the fish\, as
much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill\, he told his disci
ples\, "Gather up the fragments left over\, that nothing may be lost." So t
hey gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five
barley loaves\, left by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign
which he had done\, they said\, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come
into the world!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Luke\; Nativity Fast Begins\; Guria\, Shamuna\, and Habi
b\, Martyrs and Confessors of Edessa\; Thomas\, Archbishop of Constantinopl
e\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt
that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to whic
h Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but
some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven
and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all
nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of th
e Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; an
d lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is ri
ch in mercy\, out of the great love with which he loved us\, even when we w
ere dead through our trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (by gr
ace you have been saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with
him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he mi
ght show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Chri
st Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith\; and this is not
your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man
should boast. For we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for goo
d works\, which God prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 10:25-37\nAt that time\, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus
to the test\, saying\, "Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
" He said to him\, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he an
swered\, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with a
ll your soul\, and with all your strength\, and with all your mind\; and yo
ur neighbor as yourself." And he said to him\, "You have answered right\; d
o this\, and you will live." \n\n But he\, desiring to justify himself\, sa
id to Jesus\, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied\, "A man was going do
wn from Jerusalem to Jericho\, and he fell among robbers\, who stripped him
and beat him\, and departed\, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a pries
t was going down that road\; and when he saw him he passed by on the other
side. So likewise a Levite\, when he came to the place and saw him\, passed
by on the other side. But a Samaritan\, as he journeyed\, came to where he
was\; and when he saw him\, he had compassion\, and went to him and bound
up his wounds\, pouring on oil and wine\; then he set him on his own beast
and brought him to an inn\, and took care of him. And the next day he took
out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper\, saying\, 'Take care of him
\; and whatever more you spend\, I will repay you when I come back.' Which
of these three\, do you think\, proved neighbor to the man who fell among t
he robbers?" He said\, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to
him\, "Go and do likewise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Matthew\; The Holy Martyr Agathonicus\; Holy Martyr Anth
use\; Athanasios the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Tarsus\; Afterfeast of the Dor
mition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; The Synax
is of the Icon of the Mother of God of Prusa\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doo
rs being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came an
d stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said
this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were gla
d when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this
\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If yo
u forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of a
ny\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twi
n\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "W
e have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the
print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and pla
ce my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his dis
ciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were
shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with you."
Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; and p
ut out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but beli
eving." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "H
ave you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not
seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence of
the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these are written
that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that
believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians
3:9-17\nBrethren\, we are God's fellow workers\; you are God's field\, God'
s building. According to the grace of God given to me\, like a skilled mast
er builder I laid a foundation\, and another man is building upon it. Let e
ach man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any on
e lay than that which is laid\, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one build
s on the foundation with gold\, silver\, precious stones\, wood\, hay\, str
aw - each man's work will become manifest\; for the Day will disclose it\,
because it will be revealed with fire\, and the fire will test what sort of
work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundat
ion survives\, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up\, h
e will suffer loss\, though he himself will be saved\, but only as through
fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwell
s in you? If any one destroys God's temple\, God will destroy him. For God'
s temple is holy\, and that temple you are.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:2
2-34\nAt that time\, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go befo
re him to the other side\, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had
dismissed the crowds\, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When e
vening came\, he was there alone\, but the boat by this time was many furlo
ngs distant from the land\, beaten by the waves\; for the wind was against
them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them\, walking on the
sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea\, they were terrifi
ed\, saying\, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately
he spoke to them\, saying "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fear." \n\n And
Peter answered him\, "Lord\, if it is you\, bid me come to you on the water
." He said\, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water a
nd came to Jesus\; but when he saw the wind\, he was afraid\, and beginning
to sink he cried out\, "Lord\, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his
hand and caught him\, saying to him\, "O man of little faith\, why did you
doubt?" And when they entered the boat\, the wind ceased. And those in the
boat worshiped him\, saying\, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when the
y had crossed over\, they came to land at Gennesaret.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Peter and Paul\, the Holy Apostles\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1
4-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was
raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\,
do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know tha
t I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to
him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lor
d\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said
to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was
grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he s
aid to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesu
s said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you we
re young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when you ar
e old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you and car
ry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death h
e was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPet
er turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had la
in close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that
is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, w
hat about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out am
ong the brethren that this disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say t
o him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until
I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness
to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his
testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\;
were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself coul
d not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I
I Corinthians 11:21-33\;12:1-9\nBrethren\, whatever anyone dares to boast o
f -- I am speaking as a fool -- I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebr
ews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham
? So am I. Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one -- I am talking l
ike a madman -- with far greater labors\, far more imprisonments\, with cou
ntless beatings\, and often near death. Five times I have received at the h
ands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I have been beaten
with rods\; once I was stoned. Three times I have been shipwrecked\; a nigh
t and a day I have been adrift at sea\; on frequent journeys\, in danger fr
om rivers\, danger from robbers\, danger from my own people\, danger from G
entiles\, danger in the city\, danger in the wilderness\, danger at sea\, d
anger from false brethren\; in toil and hardship\, through many a sleepless
night\, in hunger and thirst\, often without food\, in cold and exposure.
And\, apart from other things\, there is the daily pressure upon me of my a
nxiety for all the churches. Who is weak\, and I am not weak? Who is made t
o fall\, and I am not indignant?\n\nIf I must boast\, I will boast of the t
hings that show my weakness. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus\, he who
is blessed for ever\, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus\, the governor u
nder King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me\, but I
was let down in a basket through a window in the wall\, and escaped his han
ds.\n\nI must boast\; there is nothing to be gained by it\, but I will go o
n to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourte
en years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or ou
t of the body I do not know\, God knows. And I know that this man was caugh
t up into Paradise -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\
, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told\, which man may not
utter. On behalf of this man I will boast\, but on my own behalf I will not
boast\, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast\, I shall not b
e a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it\, so th
at no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to
keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations\, a thorn was
given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan\, to harass me\, to keep me f
rom being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this\, that it
should leave me\; but he said to me\, "My grace is sufficient for you\, for
my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of
my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 16:13-19\nAt that time\, when Jesus came into the district of C
aesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, "Who do men say that the Son of
man is?" And they said\, "Some say John the Baptist\, others say Elijah\,
and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them\, "But who do
you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied\, "You are the Christ\, the Son of
the living God." And Jesus answered him\, "Blessed are you\, Simon Bar Jona
! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you\, but my Father who is i
n heaven. And I tell you\, you are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my
church\, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give
you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and whatever you bind on earth shal
l be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in h
eaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Tuesday after Pentecost\; Eusebius\, Bishop of Samosata\; Zenon th
e Martyr & his servant Zenas of Philadelphia\; Anastasia the Serbian\; Alba
n the Protomartyr of Britain\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 1:1-7\
,13-17\nPaul\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an apostle\, set ap
art for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand through his prophets
in the holy scriptures\, the gospel concerning his Son\, who was descended
from David according to the flesh and designated Son of God in power accor
ding to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead\, Jesus Ch
rist our Lord\, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to brin
g about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the natio
ns\, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ\; To all
God's beloved in Rome\, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peac
e from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I want you to know\, breth
ren\, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been pre
vented)\, in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among
the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barba
rians\, both to the wise and to the foolish: so I am eager to preach the go
spel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is
the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith\, to the Jew fir
st and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed th
rough faith for faith\; as it is written\, "The righteous shall live by fai
th."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:23-25\;5:1-13\nAt that time\, Jesus went
about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel o
f the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the peopl
e. So his fame spread throughout all Syria\, and they brought him all the s
ick\, those afflicted with various diseases and pains\, demoniacs\, epilept
ics\, and paralytics\, and he healed them. And great crowds followed him fr
om Galilee and the Dekapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jo
rdan.\n\nSeeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, and when he sat d
own his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them\, sa
ying:\n\n"Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is the kingdom of hea
ven.\n\n"Blessed are those who mourn\, for they shall be comforted.\n\n"Ble
ssed are the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth.\n\n"Blessed are those
who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall be satisfied.\n\n
"Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy.\n\n"Blessed are th
e pure in heart\, for they shall see God.\n\n"Blessed are the peacemakers\,
for they shall be called sons of God.\n\n"Blessed are those who are persec
uted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\n\n"Ble
ssed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of e
vil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\, for your rewar
d is great in heaven\, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before y
ou.\n\n"You are the salt of the earth\; but if salt has lost its taste\, ho
w shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except
to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy You
ths\; Dionysius of Zakynthos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40\; 12:1-2\nBrethren\, all
the saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received
promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the
edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\,
put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. So
me were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again
to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains a
nd imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempt
ed\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep an
d goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not w
orthy - wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves
of the earth. And all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not
receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us
\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we
are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside ev
ery weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with persever
ance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perf
ecter of our faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:10-15\nAt that time\, the dis
ciples kept the word of Jesus to themselves\, questioning what the rising f
rom the dead meant. And they asked him\, "Why do the scribes say that first
Elijah must come?" And he said to them\, "Elijah does come first to restor
e all things\; and how is it written of the Son of man\, that he should suf
fer many things and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah ha
s come\, and they did to him whatever they pleased\, as it is written of hi
m." And when they came to the disciples\, they saw a great crowd about them
\, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd\, when they
saw him\, were greatly amazed\, and ran up to him and greeted him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theologi
an\, & John Chrysostom\; Hippolytos\, Pope of Rome\; Athanasia the Martyr &
her 3 daughters\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I
am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in
and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destr
oy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the goo
d shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is
a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wol
f coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and sc
atters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the s
heep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the F
ather knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep
. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them a
lso\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shephe
rd."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\
, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their li
ves\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and toda
y and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for
it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which h
ave not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which those who s
erve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose
blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for s
in are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in
order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go f
orth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we ha
ve no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him th
en let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the
fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to
share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the lig
ht of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a l
amp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all
in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your
good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that
I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolis
h them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and ear
th pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all i
s accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandment
s and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but
he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia\; Theodora the Empress\; Finding of
the relics of Zachariah the Prophet\, Father of the Holy Forerunner\; Geor
ge the Serbian\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16\;5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since
we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son
of God\, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest wh
o is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses\, but one who in every respec
t has been tempted as we are\, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence
draw near to the throne of grace\, that we may receive mercy and find grac
e to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is a
ppointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God\, to offer gifts and sa
crifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward\, since
he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sa
crifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does n
ot take the honor upon himself\, but he is called by God\, just as Aaron wa
s. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest\, but was
appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten
thee"\; as he says also in another place\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, a
fter the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt
that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authorit
y over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and e
very infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere
among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'T
he kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse
lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains\; Righteous Hierodeacon
Makarios of Kalogeras\; Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos\; Nicholas the New-M
artyr of Mytilene\; Peusippos\, Elasippos\, and Mesippos the siblings\, and
their grandmother Neonilla\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout that ti
me\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church
. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that
it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during t
he days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in pri
son\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending
after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in pr
ison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe ver
y night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between
two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were gu
arding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a ligh
t shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying
\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said
to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and f
ollowed him\; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, bu
t thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the se
cond guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to
them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one stree
t\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and sai
d\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the
hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his dis
ciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "S
imon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\
, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A s
econd time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He sai
d to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend
my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you
love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do yo
u love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know th
at I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say
to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you wo
uld\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another
will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to
show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\
, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jes
us loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "L
ord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said
to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my
will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\,
the word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die\; bu
t Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will
that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple w
ho is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\;
and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other thin
gs which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that
the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those With Him\; Our Holy Father Ma
ximian\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mothe
r Philippa of Perge\; Alexandra the Martyr\; Anastasios the Monk of Sinai\;
Beuno\, Abbot of Clynnog\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 5
8:1-11\nThus says the LORD: "Cry aloud\, spare not\, lift up your voice lik
e a trumpet\; declare to my people their transgression\, to the house of Ja
cob their sins. Yet they seek me daily\, and delight to know my ways\, as
if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the ordina
nce of their God\; they ask of me righteous judgments\, they delight to dra
w near to God. 'Why have we fasted\, and thou seest it not? Why have we hu
mbled ourselves\, and thou takest no knowledge of it?' Behold\, in the day
of your fast you seek your own pleasure\, and oppress all your workers. Be
hold\, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with wicked fist. F
asting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high. I
s such the fast that I choose\, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it to
bow down his head like a rush\, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under hi
m? Will you call this a fast\, and a day acceptable to the LORD? \n\n "Is
not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness\, to undo
the thongs of the yoke\, to let the oppressed go free\, and to break every
yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry\, and bring the homel
ess poor into your house\; when you see the naked\, to cover him\, and not
to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth li
ke the dawn\, and your healing shall spring up speedily\; your righteousnes
s shall go before you\, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Th
en you shall call\, and the LORD will answer\; you shall cry\, and he will
say\, "Here I am." \n\n "If you take away from the midst of you the yoke\,
the pointing of the finger\, and speaking wickedness\, if you pour yourself
out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted\, then shall yo
ur light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LO
RD will guide you continually\, and satisfy your desire with good things\,
and make your bones strong\; and you shall be like a watered garden\, like
a spring of water\, whose waters fail not.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesi
s 43:26-31\; 45:1-16\n When Joseph came home\, they brought into the house
to him the present which they had with them\, and bowed down to him to the
ground. And he inquired about their welfare\, and said\, "Is your father w
ell\, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" They said\, "Your
servant our father is well\, he is still alive." And they bowed their head
s and made obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes\, and saw his brother Benj
amin\, his mother's son\, and said\, "Is this your youngest brother\, of wh
om you spoke to me? God be gracious to you\, my son!" Then Joseph made has
te\, for his heart yearned for his brother\, and he sought a place to weep.
And he entered his chamber and wept there. Then he washed his face and ca
me out\; and controlling himself he said\, "Let food be served." \n\n (Chap
ter 45:1-16) Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who sto
od by him\; and he cried\, "Make every one go out from me." So no one staye
d with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept alo
ud\, so that the Egyptians heard it\, and the household of Pharaoh heard it
. And Joseph said to his brothers\, "I am Joseph\; is my father still aliv
e?" But his brothers could not answer him\, for they were dismayed at his p
resence. So Joseph said to his brothers\, "Come near to me\, I pray you."
And they came near. And he said\, "I am your brother\, Joseph\, whom you so
ld into Egypt. And now do not be distressed\, or angry with yourselves\, b
ecause you sold me here\; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For
the famine has been in the land these two years\; and there are yet five y
ears in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me b
efore you to preserve for you a remnant on earth\, and to keep alive for yo
u many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here\, but God\; and he ha
s made me a father to Pharaoh\, and lord of all his house and ruler over al
l the land of Egypt. Make haste and go up to my father and say to him\, 'T
hus says your son Joseph\, God has made me lord of all Egypt\; come down to
me\, do not tarry\; you shall dwell in the land of Goshen\, and you shall
be near me\, you and your children and your children's children\, and your
flocks\, your herds\, and all that you have\; and there I will provide for
you\, for there are yet five years of famine to come\; lest you and your ho
usehold\, and all that you have\, come to poverty.' And now your eyes see\
, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see\, that it is my mouth that speaks
to you. You must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt\, and of all
that you have seen. Make haste and bring my father down here." Then he fel
l upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept\; and Benjamin wept upon his ne
ck. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them\; and after that his
brothers talked with him. When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house\,
"Joseph's brothers have come\," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.\n
\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 21:23-22:4\nHe who keeps his mouth and hi
s tongue keeps himself out of trouble. "Scoffer" is the name of the proud\
, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. The desire of the sluggard kil
ls him for his hands refuse to labor. All day long the wicked covets\, but
the righteous gives and does not hold back. The sacrifice of the wicked i
s an abomination\; how much more when he brings it with evil intent. A fal
se witness will perish\, but the word of a man who hears will endure. A wi
cked man puts on a bold face\, but an upright man considers his ways. No w
isdom\, no understanding\, no counsel\, can avail against the LORD. The ho
rse is made ready for the day of battle\, but the victory belongs to the LO
RD. A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches\, and favor is be
tter than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together\; the LORD i
s the maker of them all. A prudent man sees danger and hides himself\; but
the simple go on\, and suffer for it. The reward for humility and fear of
the LORD is riches and honor and life.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople\; Luke the New Stylite of Chalced
on\; Holy Martyrs Ascepsia and Aethal\; Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas\;
Leontios the Righteous of Monemvasia\; The Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas
\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 1:1
-2\; 8-18\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according t
o the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus\,\n\nTo Timothy\, my beloved
child:\n\nGrace\, mercy\, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus o
ur Lord.\n\nDo not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me hi
s prisoner\, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God\, wh
o saved us and called us with a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works b
ut in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Je
sus ages ago\, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior C
hrist Jesus\, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle
and teacher\, and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I
know whom I have believed\, and I am sure that he is able to guard until t
hat Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound word
s which you have heard from me\, in the faith and love which are in Christ
Jesus\; guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit w
ho dwells within us.\n\nYou are aware that all who are in Asia turned away
from me\, and among them Phygelos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy
to the household of Onesiphoros\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not as
hamed of my chains\, but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly
and found me - may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that
Day - and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 21:37-38\, 22:1-8\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in the te
mple every day\, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Ol
ivet. And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to
hear him. Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near\, which is called the
Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put hi
m to death\; for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas call
ed Iscariot\, who was of the number of the twelve\; he went away and confer
red with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. An
d they were glad\, and engaged to give him money. So he agreed\, and sought
an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude. Then
came the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover lamb had to be sa
crificed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\, "Go and prepare the passover
for us\, that we may eat it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fathers of the 1st Council\; Aquilina the Martyr of Syria\; Triphyllos
the Bishop of Nicosia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time
\, being raised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by
the Sea of Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Th
omas called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\,
and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\,
"I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They went o
ut and got into the boat\; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day
was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disciples did not know th
at it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They
answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of t
he boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they were not
able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus love
d said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the
Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang in
to the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net ful
l of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards
off.\n\nWhen they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with
fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish
that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net a
shore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and althou
gh there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come an
d have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who are you?"
They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to th
em\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revea
led to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts 20:16-18\,28-36\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul had decided to sail past Epheso
s\, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia\; for he was hastening
to be at Jerusalem\, if possible\, on the day of Pentecost. And from Mileto
s he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when t
hey came to him\, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the
flock\, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers\, to care for the c
hurch of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that a
fter my departure fierce wolves will come in among you\, not sparing the fl
ock\; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse thing
s\, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert\, remembering
that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one wi
th tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace\, which
is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those wh
o are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yoursel
ves know that these hands ministered to my necessities\, and to those who w
ere with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must hel
p the weak\, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus\, how he said\, 'it is
more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus\, he
knelt down and prayed with them all. \n\nGospel Reading: John 17:1-13\nAt t
hat time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said\, "Father\, the hour
has come\; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you\, since you have
given him power over all flesh\, to give eternal life to all whom you have
given him. And this is eternal life\, that they know you the only true God\
, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth\, having ac
complished the work which you gave me to do\; and now\, Father\, you glorif
y me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the wo
rld was made.\n\n"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me o
ut of the world\; yours they were\, and you gave them to me\, and they have
kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is fr
om you\; for I have given them the words which you gave me\, and they have
received them and know in truth that I came from you\; and they have believ
ed that you did send me. I am praying for them\; I am not praying for the w
orld but for those whom you have given me\, for they are mine\; all mine ar
e yours\, and yours are mine\, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no
more in the world\, but they are in the world\, and I am coming to you. Hol
y Father\, keep them in your name\, which you have given me\, that they may
be one\, even as we are one. While I was with them\, I kept them in your n
ame\, which you have given me\; I have guarded them\, and none of them is l
ost but the son of perdition\, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But n
ow I am coming to you\; and these things I speak in the world\, that they m
ay have my joy fulfilled in themselves."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Nilus the Ascetic of Sin
ai\; Martin\, Bishop of Tours\; Leondos Styppi\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11\nB
rethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up
his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful g
iver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance\, so
that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance
for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to t
he poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the
sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increa
se the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for
great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are t
he light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men lig
ht a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light t
o all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see
your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not
that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to
abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven a
nd earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until
all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these comma
ndments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven
\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingd
om of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Gennadios I and Ma
ximus\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Righteous Mother Hilda of Whitby\n\n
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 12:7-11\nBrethren\, to each is given the manifestation of the S
pirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance
of wisdom\, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the sam
e Spirit\, to another faith by the same Spirit\, to another gifts of healin
g by the one Spirit\, to another the working of miracles\, to another proph
ecy\, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits\, to another va
rious kinds of tongues\, to another the interpretation of tongues. All thes
e are inspired by one and the same Spirit\, who apportions to each one indi
vidually as he wills.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:25-35\nAt that time\, grea
t multitudes accompanied Jesus\; and he turned and said to them\, "If any o
ne comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and chi
ldren and brothers and sisters\, yes\, and even his own life\, he cannot be
my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me\, canno
t be my disciple. For which of you\, desiring to build a tower\, does not f
irst sit down and count the cost\, whether he has enough to complete it? Ot
herwise\, when he has laid a foundation\, and is not able to finish\, all w
ho see it begin to mock him\, saying\, 'This man began to build\, and was n
ot able to finish.' Or what king\, going to encounter another king in war\,
will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thous
and to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not\, wh
ile the other is yet a great way off\, he sends an embassy and asks terms o
f peace. So therefore\, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has ca
nnot be my disciple. Salt is good\; but if salt has lost its taste\, how sh
all its saltness be restored? It is fit neither for the land nor for the du
nghill\; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Saturday after Pascha\; Pachomius the Great\; Achillius the Wonder
worker\, Archbishop of Larissa\; Barbaros the Myrrhbearer of Kerkyra\; Andr
ew the Hermit & Wonderworker\; Placing of the Honorable Head of the Apostle
Titus\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:21-32\nIn those days\, the apostles enter
ed the temple and taught. Now the high priest came and those who were with
him and called together the council and all the senate of Israel\, and sent
to the prison to have them brought. But when the officers came\, they did
not find them in the prison\, and they returned and reported\, 'We found th
e prison securely locked and the sentries standing at the doors\, but when
we opened it we found no one inside." Now when the captain of the temple an
d the chief priests heard these words\, they were much perplexed about them
\, wondering what this would come to. And some one came and told them\, "Th
e men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the pe
ople." Then the captain with the officers went and brought them\, but witho
ut violence\, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.\n\nAnd wh
en they had brought them\, they set them before the council. And the high p
riest questioned them\, saying\, "We strictly charged you not to teach in t
his name\, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you in
tend to bring this man's blood upon us." But Peter and the apostles answere
d\, "We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised Jesus
whom you killed by hanging on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as
Leader and Savior\, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. A
nd we are witnesses to these things\, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God ha
s given to those who obey him."\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:14-27\nAt that ti
me\, when the people saw the sign which Jesus had done\, they said\, "This
is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!"\n\nPerceiving then th
at they were about to come and take him by force to make him king\, Jesus w
ithdrew again to the mountain by himself.\n\nWhen evening came\, his discip
les went down to the sea\, entered a boat\, and started across the sea to C
apernaum. It was now dark\, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea ros
e because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or fou
r miles\, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. T
hey were frightened\, but he said to them\, "It is I\; do not be afraid." T
hen they were glad to take him into the boat\, and immediately the boat was
at the land to which they were going.\n\nOn the next day the people who re
mained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat t
here\, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples\, but tha
t his disciples had gone away alone. However\, boats from Tiberias came nea
r the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So wh
en the people saw that Jesus was not there\, nor his disciples\, they thems
elves entered the boats and went to Capernaum\, seeking Jesus.\n\nWhen they
found him on the other side of the sea\, they said to him\, "Rabbi\, when
did you come here?" Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, y
ou seek me\, not because you saw signs\, but because you ate your fill of t
he loaves. Do not labor for the food which perishes\, but for the food whic
h endures to eternal life which the Son of man will give to you\; for on hi
m has God the Father set his seal."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sisoes the Great\; Holy Apostles Archippus\, Philemon and Onesimus\; L
oukia the Virgin-martyr\, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs\; Juliana the
Virgin-martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 7:14-8:2\nBrethren\, we know that
the law is spiritual\; but I am carnal\, sold under sin. I do not understa
nd my own actions. For I do not do what I want\, but I do the very thing I
hate. Now if I do what I do not want\, I agree that the law is good. So the
n it is no longer I that do it\, but sin which dwells within me. For I know
that nothing good dwells within me\, that is\, in my flesh. I can will wha
t is right\, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want\, but the
evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want\, it is no
longer I that do it\, but sin which dwells within me.\n\nSo I find it to be
a law that when I want to do right\, evil lies close at hand. For I deligh
t in the law of God\, in my inmost self\, but I see in my members another l
aw at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin w
hich dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from
this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So the
n\, I of myself serve the law of God with my mind\, but with my flesh I ser
ve the law of sin.\n\nThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has
set me free from the law of sin and death.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:9-
15\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Take no gold\, nor silver\, nor coppe
r in your belts\, no bag for your journey\, nor two tunics\, nor sandals\,
nor a staff\; for the laborer deserves his food. And whatever town or villa
ge you enter\, find out who is worthy in it\, and stay with him until you d
epart. As you enter the house\, salute it. And if the house is worthy\, let
your peace come upon it\; but if it is not worthy\, let your peace return
to you. And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words\, shake
off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I say t
o you\, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of S
odom and Gomorrah than for that town."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/31/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amplias\, Apelles\, Stachys\, Urban\, Aristobulus & Narcissus of the 7
0\; The Holy Martyr Epimachus of Egypt\; Nicholas the New Martyr of Chios\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 16:1-16\nBrethren\, I co
mmend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreai\, t
hat you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and help her in
whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a helper of many and o
f myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Christ Jes
us\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but also all t
he churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church in their ho
use. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in Asia for Chr
ist. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronicos and Junia
s\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note among the apo
stles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my beloved in
the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my beloved Stac
hys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to t
he family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lor
d who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in the Lord\,
Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worked hard in t
he Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and mine. Gree
t Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethren who
are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and Olymp
as\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy ki
ss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\n
The Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or
puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see
the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest\, nor anythi
ng secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you
hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and from him who has not\,
even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and
his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And
he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside\, desiri
ng to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those
who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Thursday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyr Thalleleus\; Mark the Herm
it\; Father Alexis\, Metropolitan of Moscow\; Lydia of Philippi\, Equal to
the Apostles\; John\, Joseph\, and Nikitas the Monks of Chios\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Acts 8:26-39\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lord said to Philip\,
"Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to
Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And behold\, an Ethiopi
an\, a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\, in ch
arge of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returni
ng\; seated in his chariot\, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spi
rit said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him\,
and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do you understand w
hat you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless some one guides me?
" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of the
scripture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep led to the slaughter
or a lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In his hu
miliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his
life is taken up from the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "About wh
om\, pray\, does the prophet say this\, about himself or about some one els
e?" Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginning with this scripture he tol
d him the good news of Jesus. And as they went along the road they came to
some water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! What is to prevent
my being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you believe with all your heart\
, you may." And he replied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
." And he commanded the chariot to stop\, and they both went down into the
water\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized him. And when they came up
out of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\; and the eunuch
saw him no more\, and went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6
:40-44\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in him: "This is the will of
my Father\, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should hav
e eternal life\; and I will raise him up at the last day." The Jews then mu
rmured at him\, because he said\, "I am the bread which came down from heav
en." They said\, "Is not this Jesus\, the son of Joseph\, whose father and
mother we know? How does he now say\, 'I have come down from heaven'?" Jesu
s answered them\, "Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to me un
less the Father who sent me draws him\; and I will raise him up at the last
day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan\; Paul & his sister Juliana and thei
r Companions\; Daniel\, Prince of Moscow\; Gregory\, Bishop of Constance\n\
nEpistle Reading: I John 4:20-21\;5:1-21\nBeloved\, if any one says\, "I lo
ve God\," and hates his brother\, he is a liar\; for he who does not love h
is brother whom he has seen\, cannot love God whom he has not seen. And th
is commandment we have from him\, that he who loves God should love his bro
ther also.\n\nEvery one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of
God\, and every one who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know
that we love the children of God\, when we love God and obey his commandme
nts. For this is the love of God\, that we keep his commandments. And his
commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes th
e world\; and this is the victory that overcomes the world\, our faith. Wh
o is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son
of God?\n\nThis is he who came by water and blood\, Jesus Christ\, not with
the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the wi
tness\, because the Spirit is the truth. There are three witnesses\, the S
pirit\, the water\, and the blood\; and these three agree. If we receive t
he testimony of men\, the testimony of God is greater\; for this is the tes
timony of God that he has borne witness to his Son. He who believes in the
Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has
made him a liar\, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has
borne to his Son. And this is the testimony\, that God gave us eternal li
fe\, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life\; he who has
not the Son of God has not life.\n\nI write this to you who believe in the
name of the Son of God\, that you may know that you have eternal life. An
d this is the confidence which we have in him\, that if we ask anything acc
ording to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whateve
r we ask\, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. If any
one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin\, he will ask\, an
d God will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin w
hich is mortal\; I do not say that one is to pray for that. All wrongdoing
is sin\, but there is sin which is not mortal.\n\nWe know that any one bor
n of God does not sin\, but He who was born of God keeps him\, and the evil
one does not touch him.\n\nWe know that we are of God\, and the whole worl
d is in the power of the evil one.\n\nAnd we know that the Son of God has c
ome and has given us understanding\, to know him who is true\; and we are i
n him who is true\, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eter
nal life. Little children\, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. \n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 15:1-15\nAt that time\, the chief priests\, with the elders\,
and scribes and the whole council held a consultation\; and they bound Jes
us and led him away and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him\, "A
re you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him\, "You have said so." A
nd the chief priests accused him of many things. And Pilate again asked hi
m\, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against y
ou." But Jesus made no further answer\, so that Pilate wondered. Now at t
he feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. And
among the rebels in prison\, who had committed murder in the insurrection\
, there was a man called Barabbas. And the crowd came up and began to ask
Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them. And he answered them\, "Do you
want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" For he perceived that i
t was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. But the chi
ef priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas inste
ad. And Pilate again said to them\, "Then what shall I do with the man who
m you call the King of the Jews?" And they cried out again\, "Crucify him.
" And Pilate said to them\, "Why\, what evil has he done?" But they shout
ed all the more\, "Crucify him." So Pilate\, wishing to satisfy the crowd\
, released for them Barabbas\; and having scourged Jesus\, he delivered him
to be crucified.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Trichinas\; Zacchaeus the Apostle of Caesaria\; Gregory &
Anastasios\, Patriarchs of Antioch\; Athanasios\, Founder of the Monastery
of Meteora\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 49:6-10\nThus s
ays the LORD: "I will give you as a light to the nations\, that my salvatio
n may reach to the end of the earth." Thus says the LORD\, the Redeemer of
Israel and his Holy One\, to one deeply despised\, abhorred by the nations
\, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise\; princes\, and they s
hall prostrate themselves\; because of the LORD\, who is faithful\, the Hol
y One of Israel\, who has chosen you." Thus says the LORD: "In a time of f
avor I have answered you\, in a day of salvation I have helped you\; I have
kept you and given you as a covenant to the people\, to establish the land
\, to apportion the desolate heritages\; saying to the prisoners\, 'Come fo
rth\,' to those who are in darkness\, 'Appear.' They shall feed along the w
ays\, on all bare heights shall be their pasture\; they shall not hunger or
thirst\, neither scorching wind nor sun shall smite them\, for he who has
pity on them will lead them\, and by springs of water will guide them.\n\nO
ld Testament Reading: Genesis 31:3-16\n Then the LORD said to Jacob\, "Retu
rn to the land of your fathers and to your kindred\, and I will be with you
." So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock
was\, and said to them\, "I see that your father does not regard me with f
avor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. You know
that I have served your father with all my strength\; yet your father has
cheated me and changed my wages ten times\, but God did not permit him to h
arm me. If he said\, 'The spotted shall be your wages\,' then all the floc
k bore spotted\; and if he said\, 'The striped shall be your wages\,' then
all the flock bore striped. Thus God has taken away the cattle of your fat
her\, and given them to me. In the mating season of the flock I lifted up
my eyes\, and saw in a dream that the he-goats which leaped upon the flock
were striped\, spotted\, and mottled. Then the angel of God said to me in
the dream\, 'Jacob\,' and I said\, 'Here I am!' And he said\, 'Lift up you
r eyes and see\, all the goats that leap upon the flock are striped\, spott
ed\, and mottled\; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. I am th
e God of Bethel\, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now ari
se\, go forth from this land\, and return to the land of your birth.'" The
n Rachel and Leah answered him\, "Is there any portion or inheritance left
to us in our father's house? Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For
he has sold us\, and he has been using up the money given for us. All the
property which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our
children\; now then\, whatever God has said to you\, do."\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Proverbs 21:3-21\nTo do righteousness and justice is more accepta
ble to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart\, the lamp
of the wicked\, are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundanc
e\, but every one who is hasty comes only to want. The getting of treasure
s by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. The violence
of the wicked will sweep them away\, because they refuse to do what is jus
t. The way of the guilty is crooked\, but the conduct of the pure is right
. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared
with a contentious woman. The soul of the wicked desires evil\; his neighb
or finds no mercy in his eyes. When a scoffer is punished\, the simple bec
omes wise\; when a wise man is instructed\, he gains knowledge. The righte
ous observes the house of the wicked\; the wicked are cast down to ruin. H
e who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be
heard. A gift in secret averts anger\; and a bribe in the bosom\, strong
wrath. When justice is done\, it is a joy to the righteous\, but dismay to
evildoers. A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in t
he assembly of the dead. He who loves pleasure will be a poor man\; he who
loves wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked is a ransom for the right
eous\, and the faithless for the upright. It is better to live in a desert
land than with a contentious and fretful woman. Precious treasure remains
in a wise man's dwelling\, but a foolish man devours it. He who pursues r
ighteousness and kindness will find life and honor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 13th Sunday of Luke\; Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion
Martyrs in Bithynia\; Our Righteous Father Nicholas\, Archbishop of Thesso
lonica\; Dionysios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Phaedrus the Martyr\n\nFast Day (F
ish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early
on the first day of the week\, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from w
hom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those who had been with hi
m\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was alive and ha
d been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared i
n another form to two of them\, as they were walking into the country. And
they went back and told the rest\, but they did not believe them.\n\nAfter
ward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table\; and he upb
raided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they had not
believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them\, "Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who bel
ieves and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not believe will be c
ondemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name th
ey will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will pick u
p serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; t
hey will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then t
he Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, an
d sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached ever
ywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the s
igns that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Ephesians 4:1-7\nBrethren\, I\, a prisoner for the Lord\, beg you to lead a
life worthy of the calling to which you have been called\, with all lowlin
ess and meekness\, with patience\, forbearing one another in love\, eager t
o maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body
and one Spirit\, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to yo
ur call\, one Lord\, one faith\, one baptism\, one God and Father of us all
\, who is above all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each
of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1
8:18-27\nAt that time\, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him\, "Good Teacher
\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him\, "Why d
o you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments
: 'Do not commit adultery\, Do not kill\, Do not steal\, Do not bear false
witness\, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said\, "All these I have
observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it\, he said to him\, "One th
ing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor\,
and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." But when he h
eard this he became sad\, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said\,
"How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For
it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich
man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said\, "Then who can
be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible with men is possible with God.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hosea the Prophet\; Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia\; Andrew
the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete\; Removal and Placing of the Sacred Reli
cs of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Romans 9:18-33\nBrethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\, and
he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why d
oes he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" But who are you\, a
man\, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder\, "Why h
ave you made me thus?" Has the potter no right over the clay\, to make out
of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use? What if
God\, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power\, has endured
with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction\, in order to
make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he has
prepared beforehand for glory\, even us whom he has called\, not from the J
ews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those wh
o were not my people I will call 'my people\,' and her who was not beloved
I will call 'my beloved.'" "And in the very place where it was said to them
\, 'You are not my people\,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"
And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of
Israel be as the sand of the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved\; f
or the Lord will execute his sentence upon the earth with rigor and dispatc
h." And as Isaiah predicted\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us childre
n\, we would have fared like Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What shall
we say\, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attaine
d it\, that is\, righteousness through faith\; but that Israel who pursued
the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that
law. Why? Because they did not pursue it through faith\, but as if it were
based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it is writ
ten\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\, a
rock that will make them fall\; and he who believes in him will not be put
to shame."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus was going t
hrough the grainfields on the sabbath\, and his disciples plucked and ate s
ome heads of grain\, rubbing them in their hands. But some of the Pharisees
said\, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?" And Je
sus answered\, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry\, he an
d those who were with him: how he entered the house of God\, and took and a
te the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but the pries
ts to eat\, and also gave it to those with him?" And he said to them\, "The
Son of man is lord of the sabbath." On another sabbath\, when he entered t
he synagogue and taught\, a man was there whose right hand was withered. An
d the scribes and the Pharisees watched him\, to see whether he would heal
on the sabbath\, so that they might find an accusation against him. But he
knew their thoughts\, and he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "C
ome and stand here." And he rose and stood there. And Jesus said to them\,
"I ask you\, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save
life or to destroy it?" And he looked around on them all\, and said to him
\, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so\, and his hand was restored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\
; Sophronios\, Bishop of Iberia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56
\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to
a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Eliza
beth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in he
r womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed wi
th a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of
your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should c
ome to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, t
he babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that the
re would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n An
d Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God m
y Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold
\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty h
as done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with
her about three months\, and returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among y
ourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the for
m of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but empt
ied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness of
men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient u
nto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and
bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, that at the name of J
esus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, a
nd every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the
Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus
entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house.
And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened
to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went
to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to se
rve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Mart
ha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is
needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away
from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said
to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you suc
ked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and
keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Wednesday after Pentecost\; Agrippina the Martyr of Rome\; Holy Ma
rtyrs Aristocleus the Priest\, Demetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Read
er\; The Holy New Bishop Martyrs Gerasimus of Crete\, Neophytos of Knossos\
, Joachim of Cherronisos\, Hierotheos of Lampi\, Zachariah of Sitia\, Joach
im of Petra\, Gerasimos of Rethymno\, Kallinikos of Kydonia\, Melchizedek o
f Kissamos\, Kallinikos of Diopolos\, and those Martyred with them (1821-18
22)\; Mark\, Bishop of Ephesus\; Etheldreda the Queen\n\nFast Free\n\nEpist
le Reading: Romans 1:18-27\nBrethren\, the wrath of God is revealed from he
aven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness
suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them\, beca
use God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his invi
sible nature\, namely\, his eternal power and deity\, has been clearly perc
eived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse\; for a
lthough they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him\,
but they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were da
rkened. Claiming to be wise\, they became fools\, and exchanged the glory o
f the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or
reptiles. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impuri
ty\, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves\, because they exc
hanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature
rather than the Creator\, who is blessed for ever! Amen. For this reason Go
d gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural rela
tions for unnatural\, and the men likewise gave up natural relations with w
omen and were consumed with passion for one another\, men committing shamel
ess acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for th
eir error.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:20-26\nThe Lord said to his discipl
es\, "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees\,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was sai
d to the men of old\, 'You shall not kill\; and whoever kills shall be liab
le to judgment.' But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brot
her without cause shall be liable to judgment\; whoever insults his brother
shall be liable to the council\, and whoever says\, 'You fool!' shall be l
iable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar\,
and there remember that your brother has something against you\, leave your
gift there before the altar and go\; first be reconciled to your brother\,
and then come and offer your gift. Make friends quickly with your accuser\
, while you are going with him to court\, lest your accuser hand you over t
o the judge\, and the judge to the guard\, and you be put in prison\; truly
\, I say to you\, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Procopius\; Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantok
rator Monastery\; Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kaza
n\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 4:9-15\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is su
re and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproa
ch\, because we have our hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of
all men\, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things.
Let no one despise your youth\, but set the believers an example in speech
and conduct\, in love\, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the p
ublic reading of scripture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the
gift you have\, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the counci
l of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yours
elf to them\, so that all may see your progress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:
17-19\, 9:1-2\, 10:16-21\nAt that time\, a crowd of his disciples and a gre
at multitude of people came to Jesus from all Judea and Jerusalem and the s
eacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their
diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And
all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and heal
ed them all. And he called the twelve together and gave them power and auth
ority over all demons and to cure diseases\, and sent them out to preach th
e kingdom of God and to heal\, and He said to them: "He who hears you hears
me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him
who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the de
mons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fa
ll like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread
upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and no
thing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirit
s are subject to you: but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." I
n that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, F
ather\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from t
he wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for s
uch was your gracious will.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agapius the Martyr & His Companions\; Manuel the New Martyr of Crete\;
Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy\, Bishop of Britain\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:1-20\nThe vision of Isaiah the son of A
moz\, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah\,
Jotham\, Ahaz\, and Hezeki'ah\, kings of Judah. Hear\, O heavens\, and giv
e ear\, O earth\; for the Lord has spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought
up\, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner\, and the
ass its master's crib\; but Israel does not know\, my people does not under
stand."\n\nAh\, sinful nation\, a people laden with iniquity\, offspring of
evildoers\, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord\, they h
ave despised the Holy One of Israel\, they are utterly estranged.\n\nWhy wi
ll you still be smitten\, that you continue to rebel? The whole head is si
ck\, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head
\, there is no soundness in it\, but bruises and sores and bleeding wounds\
; they are not pressed out\, or bound up\, or softened with oil.\n\nYour co
untry lies desolate\, your cities are burned with fire\; in your very prese
nce aliens devour your land\; it is desolate\, as overthrown by aliens. An
d the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard\, like a lodge in
a cucumber field\, like a besieged city.\n\nIf the Lord of hosts had not l
eft us a few survivors\, we should have been like Sodom\, and become like G
omor'rah.\n\nHear the word of the Lord\, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to
the teaching of our God\, you people of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the mult
itude of your sacrifices? says the Lord\; I have had enough of burnt offeri
ngs of rams and the fat of fed beasts\; I do not delight in the blood of bu
lls\, or of lambs\, or of he-goats.\n\n"When you come to appear before me\,
who requires of you this trampling of my courts? Bring no more vain offer
ings\; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and the calli
ng of assemblies -- I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new
moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates\; they have become a burden
to me\, I am weary of bearing them. When you spread forth your hands\, I w
ill hide my eyes from you\; even though you make many prayers\, I will not
listen\; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves\; make yourselves c
lean\; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes\; cease to do evi
l\, learn to do good\; seek justice\, correct oppression\; defend the fathe
rless\, plead for the widow.\n\n"Come now\, let us reason together\, says t
he Lord: though your sins are like scarlet\, they shall be as white as sno
w\; though they are red like crimson\, they shall become like wool. If you
are willing and obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land\; But if you
refuse and rebel\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of t
he Lord has spoken."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:1-13\nIn the begin
ning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and
void\, and darkness was upon the face of the deep\; and the Spirit of God
was moving over the face of the waters.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let there be lig
ht"\; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good\; and God s
eparated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day\, and the d
arkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning\, one
day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water
s\, and let it separate the waters from the waters." And God made the firm
ament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the wate
rs which were above the firmament. And it was so. And God called the firm
ament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning\, a second day.\
n\nAnd God said\, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in
to one place\, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. God called th
e dry land Earth\, and the waters that were gathered together he called Sea
s. And God saw that it was good. And God said\, "Let the earth put forth
vegetation\, plants yielding seed\, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which
is their seed\, each according to its kind\, upon the earth." And it was s
o. The earth brought forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed according to
their own kinds\, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each acc
ording to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening a
nd there was morning\, a third day.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:1-
20\nThe proverbs of Solomon\, son of David\, king of Israel:\n\nThat men ma
y know wisdom and instruction\, understand words of insight\, receive instr
uction in wise dealing\, righteousness\, justice\, and equity\; that pruden
ce may be given to the simple\, knowledge and discretion to the youth -- th
e wise man also may hear and increase in learning\, and the man of understa
nding acquire skill\, to understand a proverb and a figure\, the words of t
he wise and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowle
dge\; fools despise wisdom and instruction.\n\nHear\, my son\, your father'
s instruction\, and reject not your mother's teaching\; for they are a fair
garland for your head\, and pendants for your neck. My son\, if sinners e
ntice you\, do not consent. If they say\, "Come with us\, let us lie in wa
it for blood\, let us wantonly ambush the innocent\; like Sheol let us swal
low them alive and whole\, like those who go down to the Pit\; we shall fin
d all precious goods\, we shall fill our houses with spoil\; throw in your
lot among us\, we will all have one purse" -- my son\, do not walk in the w
ay with them\, hold back your foot from their paths\; for their feet run to
evil\, and they make haste to shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in
the sight of any bird\; but these men lie in wait for their own blood\, the
y set an ambush for their own lives. Such are the ways of all who get gain
by violence\; it takes away the life of its possessors.\n\nWisdom cries al
oud in the street\; in the markets she raises her voice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Charitina the Martyr\; Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos\; Eudokimos t
he Unknown of Mount Athos\; Peter\, Alexis\, Jonah\, Hermogenes & Tikhon\,
Metropolitans of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesi
ans 4:25-32\nBrethren\, putting away falsehood\, let every one speak the tr
uth with his neighbor\, for we are members one of another. Be angry but do
not sin\; do not let the sun go down on your anger\, and give no opportunit
y to the devil. Let the thief no longer steal\, but rather let him labor\,
doing honest work with his hands\, so that he may be able to give to those
in need. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths\, but only such as is goo
d for edifying\, as fits the occasion\, that it may impart grace to those w
ho hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God\, in whom you were sealed
for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clam
or and slander be put away from you\, with all malice\, and be kind to one
another\, tenderhearted\, forgiving one another\, as God in Christ forgave
you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:24-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had com
e to him\, "Woe to you that are rich\, for you have received your consolati
on.\n\n"Woe to you that are full now\, for you shall hunger.\n\n"Woe to you
that laugh now\, for you shall mourn and weep.\n\n"Woe to you\, when all m
en speak well of you\, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.\n\n"
But I say to you that hear\, Love your enemies\, do good to those who hate
you\, bless those who curse you\, pray for those who abuse you. To him who
strikes you on the cheek\, offer the other also\; and from him who takes aw
ay your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to every one who begs fr
om you\; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord\; Our Righteous Fath
er Ignatius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed
)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\
, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man
's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\, nor was I taught it\, but it
came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former
life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried t
o destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my
people\, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But
when he who had set me apart before I was born\, and had called me through
his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in order that I might pre
ach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh and blood\, nor di
d I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me\, but I went aw
ay into Arabia\; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I
went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with him fifteen days.
But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 13:54-58\nAt that time\, Jesus came to his own count
ry\, and taught the people in their synagogue so that they were astonished\
, and said\, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is
not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not h
is brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his siste
rs with us? Where then did this man get all this?" And they took offense at
him. But Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not without honor except in hi
s own country and in his own house." And he did not do many mighty works th
ere\, because of their unbelief.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily\; Di
onysios the Orator\; Metrophanes of Mount Athos\; Patermuthius the Monk\; E
uthymios of Karelia\; Methodios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Lampis\; Michae
l Paknanas the Gardener\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:6-19\nB
rethren\, it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who a
re descended from Israel belong to Israel\, and not all are children of Abr
aham because they are his descendants\; but "Through Isaac shall your desce
ndants be named." This means that it is not the children of the flesh who a
re the children of God\, but the children of the promise are reckoned as de
scendants. For this is what the promise said\, "About this time I will retu
rn and Sarah shall have a son." And not only so\, but also when Rebecca had
conceived children by one man\, our forefather Isaac\, though they were no
t yet born and had done nothing either good or bad\, in order that God's pu
rpose of election might continue\, not because of works but because of his
call\, she was told\, "The elder will serve the younger." As it is written\
, "Jacob I loved\, but Esau I hated." What shall we say then? Is there inju
stice on God's part? By no means! For he says to Moses\, "I will have mercy
on whom I have mercy\, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassio
n." So it depends not upon man's will or exertion\, but upon God's mercy. F
or the scripture says to Pharoah\, "I have raised you up for the very purpo
se of showing my power in you\, so that my name may be proclaimed in all th
e earth." So then he has mercy upon whomever he wills\, and he hardens the
heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why does he still fi
nd fault? For who can resist his will?"\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-36
\; 11:1\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me be
fore men\, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven\; but
whoever denies me before men\, I also will deny before my Father who is in
heaven. Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth\; I have not
come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his f
ather\, and a daughter against her mother\, and a daughter-in-law against h
er mother-in-law\; and a man's foes will be those of his own household."\n\
nAnd when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, he went on
from there to teach and preach in their cities.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Luke\; Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint
of America\; The Holy Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\,
and Orestes of Greater Armenia\; Lucia the Virgin-martyr\; Gabriel the Hie
romartyr\, Archbishop of Serbia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatin
s Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were going to a
village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with
each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talki
ng and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. Bu
t their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is
this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And
they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered h
im\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things th
at have happened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "What things?"
And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet m
ighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how our chief pr
iests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified
him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besid
es all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some
women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning
and did not find his body\; and they came back saying that they had even se
en a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were
with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but hi
m they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of hea
rt to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that
the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And beginn
ing with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scr
iptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village
to which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constr
ained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day i
s now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table wit
h them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them
. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he vanished out
of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within u
s while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?
" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found t
he eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The
Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had
happened on the road\, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the
bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11\nBre
thren\, when Christ who is our life appears\, then you also will appear wit
h him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication\
, impurity\, passion\, evil desire\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry.
On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedienc
e. In these you once walked\, when you lived in them. But now put them all
away: anger\, wrath\, malice\, slander\, and foul talk from your mouth. Do
not lie to one another\, seeing that you have put off the old nature with i
ts practices and have put on the new nature\, which is being renewed in kno
wledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\,
circumcised and uncircumcised\, barbarian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\,
but Christ is all\, and in all.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:16-24\nThe Lord
said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet\, and invited many\; an
d at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had be
en invited\, 'Come\; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to mak
e excuses. The first said to him\, 'I have bought a field\, and I go out an
d see it\; I pray you\, have me excused.' And another said\, 'I have bought
five yoke of oxen\, and I must go to examine them\; I pray you\, have me e
xcused.' And another said\, 'I have married a wife\, and therefore I cannot
come.' So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the house
holder in anger said to his servant\, 'Go out quickly to the streets and la
nes of the city\, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And
the servant said\, 'Sir\, what you commanded has been done\, and there is
still room.' And the master said to the servant\, 'Go out to the highways a
nd hedges\, and compel people to come in\, that my house may be filled. For
I tell you\, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. Fo
r many are called\, but few are chosen.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan\; Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia\; Ri
ghteous Father Gerasimus\, Ascetic of Euboia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 5:1-10\nTimothy\, my so
n\, do not rebuke an older man but exhort him as you would a father\; treat
younger men like brothers\, older women like mothers\, younger women like
sisters\, in all purity. Honor widows who are real widows. If a widow has c
hildren or grandchildren\, let them first learn their religious duty to the
ir own family and make some return to their parents\; for this is acceptabl
e in the sight of God. She who is a real widow\, and is left all alone\, ha
s set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and
day\; whereas she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. Comma
nd this\, so that they may be without reproach. If any one does not provide
for his relatives\, and especially for his own family\, he has disowned th
e faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Let a widow be enrolled if she is
not less than sixty years of age\, having been the wife of one husband\; an
d she must be well attested for her good deeds\, as one who has brought up
children\, shown hospitality\, washed the feet of the saints\, relieved the
afflicted\, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 20:27-44\nAt that time\, there came to Jesus some Sadducees\, tho
se who say that there is no resurrection\, and they asked him a question\,
saying\, "Teacher\, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies\, havin
g a wife but no children\, the man must take the wife and raise up children
for his brother. Now there were seven brothers\; the first took a wife\, a
nd died without children\; and the second and the third took her\, and like
wise all seven left no children and died. Afterward the woman also died. In
the resurrection\, therefore\, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven
had her as wife." And Jesus said to them\, "The sons of this age marry and
are given in marriage\; but those who are accounted worthy to attain to th
at age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in
marriage\, for they cannot die any more\, because they are equal to angels
and are sons of God\, being sons of the resurrection. But that the dead ar
e raised\, even Moses showed\, in the passage about the bush\, where he cal
ls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. N
ow he is not God of the dead\, but of the living\; for all live to him." An
d some of the scribes answered\, "Teacher\, you have spoken well." For they
no longer dared to ask him any question. But he said to them\, "How can th
ey say that the Christ is David's son? For David himself says in the Book o
f Psalms\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I make t
hy enemies a stool for thy feet.' David thus calls him Lord\; so how is he
his son?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alexis the Man of God\; Patrick the Enlightener of Ireland\; Marinos t
he Martyr\; Theocteristos the Confessor\; Paul the Righteous Martyr\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 2:3-11\nThus say the people: "Com
e\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the God of J
acob\; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." F
or out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord from Jerus
alem. He shall judge between the nations\, and shall decide for many peopl
es\; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares\, and their spears in
to pruning hooks\; nation shall not lift up sword against nation\, neither
shall they learn war any more.\n\nO house of Jacob\, come\, let us walk in
the light of the Lord.\n\nFor thou hast rejected thy people\, the house of
Jacob\, because they are full of diviners from the east and of soothsayers
like the Philistines\, and they strike hands with foreigners. Their land i
s filled with silver and gold\, and there is no end to their treasures\; th
eir land is filled with horses\, and there is no end to their chariots. Th
eir land is filled with idols\; they bow down to the work of their hands\,
to what their own fingers have made. So man is humbled\, and men are broug
ht low -- forgive them not! Enter into the rock\, and hide in the dust fro
m before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty. The h
aughty looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride of men shall be hu
mbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n\nOld Testament Re
ading: Genesis 1:24-2:3\n And God said\, "Let the earth bring forth living
creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts
of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. And God made the b
easts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to the
ir kinds\, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind
. And God saw that it was good.\n\nThen God said\, "Let us make man in our
image\, after our likeness\; and let them have dominion over the fish of t
he sea\, and over the birds of the air\, and over the cattle\, and over all
the earth\, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth." So
God created man in his own image\, in the image of God he created him\; ma
le and female he created them. And God blessed them\, and God said to them
\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth and subdue it\; and have
dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over ev
ery living thing that moves upon the earth." And God said\, "Behold\, I ha
ve given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the ea
rth\, and every tree with seed in its fruit\; you shall have them for food.
And to every beast of the earth\, and to every bird of the air\, and to e
verything that creeps on the earth\, everything that has the breath of life
\, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so. And God saw e
verything that he had made\, and behold\, it was very good. And there was
evening and there was morning\, a sixth day.\n\nThus the heavens and the ea
rth were finished\, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God f
inished his work which he had done\, and he rested on the seventh day from
all his work which he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowe
d it\, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in crea
tion.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 2:1-22\nMy son\, if you receive my
words and treasure up my commandments with you\, making your ear attentive
to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding\; yes\, if you cry out
for insight and raise your voice for understanding\, if you seek it like s
ilver and search for it as for hidden treasures\; then you will understand
the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wis
dom\; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding\; he stores up sound
wisdom for the upright\; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity\, gu
arding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his saints. Then you
will understand righteousness and justice and equity\, every good path\; f
or wisdom will come into your heart\, and knowledge will be pleasant to you
r soul\; discretion will watch over you\; understanding will guard you\; de
livering you from the way of evil\, from men of perverted speech\, who fors
ake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness\, who rejoice
in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil\; men whose paths are
crooked\, and who are devious in their ways.\n\nYou will be saved from the
loose woman\, from the adventuress with her smooth words\, who forsakes th
e companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God\; for her hous
e sinks down to death\, and her paths to the shades\; none who go to her co
me back nor do they regain the paths of life.\n\nSo you will walk in the wa
y of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will
inhabit the land\, and men of integrity will remain in it\; but the wicked
will be cut off from the land\, and the treacherous will be rooted out of
it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 13th Sunday of Matthew\; The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by A
rchangel Michael in Colossae (Chonae)\; Holy Martyr Calodote\n\nMatins Gosp
el Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and M
ary the mother of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might g
o and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went
to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\,
"Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looki
ng up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back\, for it was very large. A
nd entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dre
ssed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not
be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\
, he is not here\; see the place where they laid him. But go\, tell his di
sciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will s
ee him\, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for t
rembling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to any
one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to
the Corinthians 16:13-24\nBrethren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your fait
h\, be courageous\, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, b
rethren\, you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts
in Achaia\, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints\;
I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and labore
r. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, becau
se they have made up for your absence\; for they refreshed my spirit as wel
l as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetin
gs. Aquila and Prisca\, together with the church in their house\, send you
hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one an
other with a holy kiss. I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. If
any one has no love for the Lord\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! T
he grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ J
esus. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-42\nThe Lord said this parable
\, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around
it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to te
nants\, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near\,
he sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants t
ook his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Again
he sent other servants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to the
m. Afterward he sent his son to them\, saying 'They will respect my son.' B
ut when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the he
ir\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him an
d cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner of
the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him\,
"He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard
to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus sai
d to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which t
he builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord'
s doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Great Martyr of Persia\; Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios o
f Egypt\, the Righteous\; James the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Rostov\; Grego
ry of Sinai and his disciple Gerasimos\; Arsenios of Rhaxos\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians 3:6-18\nB
rethren\, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that you ke
ep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with t
he tradition that you received from us. For you yourselves know how you oug
ht to imitate us\; we were not idle when we were with you\, we did not eat
any one's bread without paying\, but with toil and labor we worked night an
d day\, that we might not burden any of you. It was not because we have not
that right\, but to give you in our conduct an example to imitate. For eve
n when we were with you\, we gave you this command: If any one will not wor
k\, let him not eat. For we hear that some of you are living in idleness\,
mere busybodies\, not doing any work. Now such persons we command and exhor
t in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and to earn their
own living. Brethren\, do not be weary in well-doing.\n\nIf any one refuses
to obey what we say in this letter\, note that man\, and have nothing to d
o with him\, that he may be ashamed. Do not look on him as an enemy\, but w
arn him as a brother.\n\nNow may the Lord of peace himself give you peace a
t all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. I\, Paul\, write this gr
eeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine\; it is t
he way I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:12-28\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A nobleman w
ent into a far country to receive a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of
his servants\, he gave them ten pounds\, and said to them\, 'Trade with th
ese till I come.' But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him\
, saying\, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.' When he returned\, h
aving received the kingdom\, he commanded these servants\, to whom he had g
iven the money\, to be called to him\, that he might know what they had gai
ned by trading. The first came before him\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has
made ten pounds more.' And he said to him\, 'Well done\, good servant! Bec
ause you have been faithful in a very little\, you shall have authority ove
r ten cities.' And the second came\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has made f
ive pounds.' And he said to him\, 'And you are to be over five cities.' The
n another came\, saying\, 'Lord\, here is your pound\, which I kept laid aw
ay in a napkin\; for I was afraid of you\, because you are a severe man\; y
ou take up what you did not lay down\, and reap what you did not sow.' He s
aid to him\, 'I will condemn you out of your own mouth\, you wicked servant
! You knew that I was a severe man\, taking up what I did not lay down and
reaping what I did not sow? Why then did you not put my money into the bank
\, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest?' And he said
to those who stood by\, 'Take the pound from him\, and give it to him who h
as the ten pounds.' (And they said to him\, 'Lord\, he has ten pounds!') 'I
tell you\, that to every one who has will more be given\; but from him who
has not\, even what he has will be taken away. But as for these enemies of
mine\, who did not want me to reign over them\, bring them here and slay t
hem before me.'" And when he had said this\, he went on ahead\, going up to
Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Monday\; George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\; The Holy Mar
tyrs Timothy and Maura\; Peter the Wonderworker\; Xenia of Kalamata the Gre
at Martyr\; Father Theodosius\, Abbot of Kiev Caves Lavra\; Ahmet the Calli
grapher & Martyr\; Theophan\, Bishop of Peritheorion\; Oikoumenios the Wond
erworker\, Bishop of Trikka\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:
12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their h
ands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and pri
sons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sak
e. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in yo
ur minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a
mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstan
d or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and
kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be
hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. B
y your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-1
1\nAbout that time\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belong
ed to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and
when he saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. T
his was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, h
e put him in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard
him\, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Pete
r was kept in prison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Ch
urch.\n\nThe very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was s
leeping between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before
the door were guarding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appea
red\, and a light shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and w
oke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And
the angel said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And h
e went out and followed him\; he did not know that what was done by the ang
el was real\, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the
first and the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the ci
ty. It opened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on t
hrough one street\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to h
imself\, and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and res
cued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were exp
ecting."\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the on
ly-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known
.\n\nAnd this is the testimony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Lev
ites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not d
eny\, but confessed\, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What the
n? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he ans
wered\, "No." They said to him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer f
or those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the
voice of one crying in the wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\
,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n\nNow they had been sent from the Pharisee
s. They asked him\, "Then why are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Ch
rist\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with
water\; but among you stands one whom you do not know\, even he who comes a
fter me\, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took pl
ace in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, where John was baptizing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle\; Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\; Ho
ly Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra\; Justinian the Emperor and his wi
fe Theodora\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men
sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to a
ngels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Chri
st. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in dis
repute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buff
eted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled
\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conc
iliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the of
f-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to
admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides i
n Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ
Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt that time\, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. An
d he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Beths
aida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and he said
to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets
wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "C
an anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see
." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Isra
elite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you k
now me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were un
der the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are t
he Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because
I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall
see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I sa
y to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete\; Cresc
ens the Martyr\; Leonidas\, Bishop of Athens\; Michael the New Martyr of Sm
yrna\; The 9 Monk-martyrs of Corinth\; Padarn\, Bishop and Founder of Lland
abarn Fawr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 42:5-16\nThus sa
ys God\, the LORD\, who created the heavens and stretched them out\, who sp
read forth the earth and what comes from it\, who gives breath to the peopl
e upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: "I am the LORD\, I have call
ed you in righteousness\, I have taken you by the hand and kept you\; I hav
e given you as a covenant to the people\, a light to the nations\, to open
the eyes that are blind\, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon\, fro
m the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD\, that is my name\;
my glory I give to no other\, nor my praise to graven images. Behold\, the
former things have come to pass\, and new things I now declare\; before th
ey spring forth I tell you of them." \n\n Sing to the LORD a new song\, hi
s praise from the end of the earth! Let the sea roar and all that fills it\
, the coastlands and their inhabitants. Let the desert and its cities lift
up their voice\, the villages that Kedar inhabits\; let the inhabitants of
Sela sing for joy\, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let the
m give glory to the LORD\, and declare his praise in the coastlands. The L
ORD goes forth like a mighty man\, like a man of war he stirs up his fury\;
he cries out\, he shouts aloud\, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
\n\n For a long time I have held my peace\, I have kept still and restrai
ned myself\; now I will cry out like a woman in travail\, I will gasp and p
ant. I will lay waste mountains and hills\, and dry up all their herbage\;
I will turn the rivers into islands\, and dry up the pools. And I will le
ad the blind in a way that they know not\, in paths that they have not know
n I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light\, the
rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do\, and I will
not forsake them.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 18:20-33\n Then the LO
RD said\, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their
sin is very grave\, I will go down to see whether they have done altogethe
r according to the outcry which has come to me\; and if not\, I will know."
So the men turned from there\, and went toward Sodom\; but Abraham still
stood before the LORD. Then Abraham drew near\, and said\, "Wilt thou inde
ed destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteou
s within the city\; wilt thou then destroy the place and not spare it for t
he fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from thee to do such a thing\,
to slay the righteous with the wicked\, so that the righteous fare as the
wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do righ
t?" And the LORD said\, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city\,
I will spare the whole place for their sake." Abraham answered\, "Behold\,
I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord\, I who am but dust and ashe
s. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt thou destroy the
whole city for lack of five?" And he said\, "I will not destroy it if I fin
d forty-five there." Again he spoke to him\, and said\, "Suppose forty are
found there." He answered\, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." The
n he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will speak. Suppose thirt
y are found there." He answered\, "I will not do it\, if I find thirty ther
e." He said\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Sup
pose twenty are found there." He answered\, "For the sake of twenty I will
not destroy it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will
speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered\, "Fo
r the sake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went his way\, when
he had finished speaking to Abraham\; and Abraham returned to his place.\n
\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 16:17-17:17\nThe highway of the upright t
urns aside from evil\; he who guards his way preserves his life. Pride goe
s before destruction\, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to
be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud
. He who gives heed to the word will prosper\, and happy is he who trusts
in the LORD. The wise of heart is called a man of discernment\, and pleasa
nt speech increases persuasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain of life to him wh
o has it\, but folly is the chastisement of fools. The mind of the wise ma
kes his speech judicious\, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant w
ords are like a honeycomb\, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
There is a way which seems right to a man\, but its end is the way to death
. A worker's appetite works for him\; his mouth urges him on. A worthless
man plots evil\, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man
spreads strife\, and a whisperer separates close friends. A man of violenc
e entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good. He who win
ks his eyes plans perverse things\, he who compresses his lips brings evil
to pass. A hoary head is a crown of glory\; it is gained in a righteous li
fe. He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty\, and he who rules h
is spirit than he who takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap\, but the
decision is wholly from the LORD.\n\n Better is a dry morsel with quiet t
han a house full of feasting with strife. A slave who deals wisely will ru
le over a son who acts shamefully\, and will share the inheritance as one o
f the brothers. The crucible is for silver\, and the furnace is for gold\,
and the LORD tries hearts. An evildoer listens to wicked lips\; and a lia
r gives heed to a mischievous tongue. He who mocks the poor insults his Ma
ker\; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are
the crown of the aged\, and the glory of sons is their fathers. Fine spee
ch is not becoming to a fool\; still less is false speech to a prince. A b
ribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it\; wherever he tu
rns he prospers. He who forgives an offense seeks love\, but he who repeat
s a matter alienates a friend. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understa
nding than a hundred blows into a fool. An evil man seeks only rebellion\,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Let a man meet a she-bear
robbed of her cubs\, rather than a fool in his folly. If a man returns ev
il for good\, evil will not depart from his house. The beginning of strife
is like letting out water\; so quit before the quarrel breaks out. He who
justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an a
bomination to the LORD. Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy
wisdom\, when he has no mind? A friend loves at all times\, and a brother
is born for adversity.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception of St. John the Baptist\; Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righ
teous\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Nicholas the New Martyr\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galati
ans 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a
free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the
son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women
are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\
; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the
present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerus
alem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\,
O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in
travail\; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the chil
dren of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:5-25\nAt that time\
, in the days of Herod\, king of Judea\, there was a priest named Zacharias
\, of the division of Abijah\; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron\
, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God\, wal
king in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they
had no child\, because Elizabeth was barren\, and both were advanced in ye
ars.\n\nNow while he was serving as priest before God when his division was
on duty\, according to the custom of the priesthood\, it fell to him by lo
t to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude
of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. And there appea
red to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of
incense.\n\nAnd Zacharias was troubled when he saw him\, and fear fell upon
him. But the angel said to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\, for your
prayer is heard\, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son\, and you sha
ll call his name John.\n\nAnd you will have joy and gladness\, and many wil
l rejoice at his birth\; for he will be great before the Lord\, and he shal
l drink no wine nor strong drink\, and he will be filled with the Holy Spir
it\, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the sons of Isra
el to the Lord their God\, and he will go before him in the spirit and powe
r of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children\, and the d
isobedient to the wisdom of the just\, to make ready for the Lord a people
prepared." And Zacharias said to the angel\, "How shall I know this? For I
am an old man\, and my wife is advanced in years." And the angel answered h
im\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in the presence of God\; and I was sent to
speak to you\, and to bring you this good news. And behold\, you will be si
lent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass\, bec
ause you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled in their time."
And the people were waiting for Zacharias\, and they wondered at his delay
in the temple. And when he came out\, he could not speak to them\, and the
y perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple\; and he made signs to
them and remained dumb. And when his time of service was ended\, he went to
his home.\n\nAfter these days his wife Elizabeth conceived\, and for five
months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days
when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/31/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Melan
ia the Younger\, Nun of Rome\; The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome\, P
atron of Orphans\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Hebrews 10:35-39\; 11:1-7\nBrethren\, do not throw away your confidence\, w
hich has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may d
o the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, a
nd the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one sha
ll live by faith\, and if he shrinks back\, my soul has no pleasure in him.
" But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed\, but of those
who have faith and keep their souls. Now faith is the assurance of things h
oped for\, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old rece
ived divine approval. By faith we understand that the world was created by
the word of God\, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not
appear. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain\
, through which he received approval as righteous\, God bearing witness by
accepting his gifts\; he died\, but through his faith he is still speaking.
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death\; and he was n
ot found\, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was attest
ed as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him.
For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he
rewards those who seek him. By faith Noah\, being warned by God concerning
events as yet unseen\, took heed and constructed an ark for the saving of
his household\; by this he condemned the world and became an heir of the ri
ghteousness which comes by faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:1-11\nAt that
time\, one sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a ruler who belo
nged to the Pharisees\, they were watching him. And behold\, there was a ma
n before him who had dropsy. And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees\,
saying\, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath\, or not?" But they were sil
ent. Then he took him and healed him\, and let him go. And he said to them\
, "Which of you\, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well\, will
not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?" And they could not reply to
this. Now he told a parable to those who were invited\, when he marked how
they chose the places of honor\, saying to them\, "When you are invited by
any one to a marriage feast\, do not sit down in a place of honor\, lest a
more eminent man than you be invited by him\; and he who invited you both
will come and say to you\, 'Give place to this man\,' and then you will beg
in with shame to take the lowest place. But when you are invited\, go and s
it in the lowest place\, so that when your host comes he may say to you\, '
Friend\, go up higher'\; then you will be honored in the presence of all wh
o sit at table with you. For every one who exalts himself will be humbled\,
and he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Matthew\; Euphemia the Great Martyr\; The All-Praised Ol
ga\, Equal-to-the-Apostles\, Princess of Kiev\; Nektarios the New Martyr\;
Nicodemos the New Martyr of Mt. Athos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-2
0\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, he appeared first t
o Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told t
hose who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard
that he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\
nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walki
ng into the country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did n
ot believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they
sat at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of hea
rt\, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. A
nd he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the wh
ole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who d
oes not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those wh
o believe: in my name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new t
ongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\,
it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they wi
ll recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was
taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they wen
t forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confi
rmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading:
II Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat yo
u not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable
time I have listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Beho
ld\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We
put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our m
inistry\, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through
great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imp
risonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\,
forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\
, and the power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right ha
nd and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute
. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet wel
l known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\
; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as
having nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
6:22-33\nThe Lord said\, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So\, if your ey
e is sound\, your whole body will be full of light\; but if your eye is not
sound\, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you
is darkness\, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters\; fo
r either he will hate the one and love the other\, or he will be devoted to
the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore
I tell you\, do not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat or what
you shall drink\, nor about your body\, what you shall put on. Is not life
more than food\, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the
air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns\, and yet your heaven
ly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you
by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you an
xious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field\, how they grow\; th
ey neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his glory w
as not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the fi
eld\, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, will he n
ot much more clothe you\, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxiou
s\, saying\, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall
we wear? For the Gentiles seek all these things\; and your heavenly Father
knows you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness\,
and all these things shall be yours as well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God\, Joachim and Anna\; Severian th
e Martyr of Sebastia\; Theophanes the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativit
y of the Theotokos\; Memory of the Third Holy Ecumenical Council in Ephesus
\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter t
o the Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave a
nd one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the
flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory:
these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children
for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corres
ponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. B
ut the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\,
"Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you wh
o are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are many more t
han the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\n
The Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or
puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see
the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest\, nor anythi
ng secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you
hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and from him who has not\,
even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and
his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And
he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside\, desiri
ng to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those
who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pamphilus the Martyr & his Companions\; Flavianos\, Patriarch of Const
antinople\; Romanos the Younger\n\nEpistle Reading: I Peter 3:10-22\nBelove
d\, "He that would love life and see good days\, let him keep his tongue fr
om evil and his lips from speaking guile\; let him turn away from evil and
do right\; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are u
pon the righteous\, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of
the Lord is against those that do evil."\n\nNow who is there to harm you if
you are zealous for what is right? But even if you do suffer for righteous
ness' sake\, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them\, nor be troubled\,
but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a d
efense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you\, ye
t do it with gentleness and reverence\; and keep your conscience clear\, so
that\, when you are abused\, those who revile your good behavior in Christ
may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing right\, if that
should be God's will\, than for doing wrong. For Christ also died for sins
once for all\, the righteous for the unrighteous\, that he might bring us t
o God\, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit\; in w
hich he went and preached to the spirits in prison\, who formerly did not o
bey\, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah\, during the building
of the ark\, in which a few\, that is\, eight persons\, were saved through
water. Baptism\, which corresponds to this\, now saves you\, not as a remov
al of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience\, t
hrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ\, who has gone into heaven and is a
t the right hand of God\, with angels\, authorities\, and powers subject to
him.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:18-27\nAt that time\, Sadducees came to Je
sus\, who say that there is no resurrection\; and they asked him a question
\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and
leaves a wife\, but leaves no child\, the man must take the wife\, and rais
e up children for his brother. There were seven brothers\; the first took a
wife\, and when he died left no children\; and the second took her\, and d
ied\, leaving no children\; and the third likewise\; and the seven left no
children. Last of all the woman also died. In the resurrection whose wife w
ill she be? For the seven had her as wife." Jesus said to them\, "Is not th
is why you are wrong\, that you know neither the scriptures nor the power o
f God? For when they rise from the dead\, they neither marry nor are given
in marriage\, but are like angels in heaven. And as for the dead being rais
ed\, have you not read in the book of Moses\, in the passage about the bush
\, how God said to him\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\,
and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead\, but of the living\; you
are quite wrong."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs\; Leonidas and Charissa
\, Nike\, Galene\, Kallida\, Nounenchia\, Vasilissa\, and Theodora the Mart
yrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 45:11-17\nThus says the
LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, and his Maker: "Will you question me about
my children\, or command me concerning the work of my hands? I made the e
arth\, and created man upon it\; it was my hands that stretched out the hea
vens\, and I commanded all their host. I have aroused him in righteousness
\, and I will make straight all his ways\; he shall build my city and set m
y exiles free\, not for price or reward\," says the LORD of hosts. \n\n Th
us says the LORD: "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia\, an
d the Sabeans\, men of stature\, shall come over to you and be yours\, they
shall follow you\; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. The
y will make supplication to you\, saying: 'God is with you only\, and there
is no other\, no god besides him.'" Truly\, thou art a God who hidest thy
self\, O God of Israel\, the Savior. All of them are put to shame and conf
ounded\, the makers of idols go in confusion together. But Israel is saved
by the LORD with everlasting salvation\; you shall not be put to shame or
confounded to all eternity.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 22:1-18\n Aft
er these things God tested Abraham\, and said to him\, "Abraham!" And he sa
id\, "Here am I." He said\, "Take your son\, your only son Isaac\, whom yo
u love\, and go to the land of Moriah\, and offer him there as a burnt offe
ring upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." So Abraham rose
early in the morning\, saddled his ass\, and took two of his young men wit
h him\, and his son Isaac\; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering\, an
d arose and went to the place of which God had told him. On the third day
Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. Then Abraham said t
o his young men\, "Stay here with the ass\; I and the lad will go yonder an
d worship\, and come again to you." And Abraham took the wood of the burnt
offering\, and laid it on Isaac his son\; and he took in his hand the fire
and the knife. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to his
father Abraham\, "My father! "And he said\, "Here am I\, my son." He said\,
"Behold\, the fire and the wood\; but where is the lamb for a burnt offeri
ng?" Abraham said\, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offerin
g\, my son." So they went both of them together. \n\n When they came to th
e place of which God had told him\, Abraham built an altar there\, and laid
the wood in order\, and bound Isaac his son\, and laid him on the altar\,
upon the wood. Then Abraham put forth his hand\, and took the knife to sla
y his son. But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven\, and said\
, "Abraham\, Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Do not lay yo
ur hand on the lad or do anything to him\; for now I know that you fear God
\, seeing you have not withheld your son\, your only son\, from me." And A
braham lifted up his eyes and looked\, and behold\, behind him was a ram\,
caught in a thicket by his horns\; and Abraham went and took the ram\, and
offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called th
e name of that place The LORD will provide\; as it is said to this day\, "O
n the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." And the angel of the LORD c
alled to Abraham a second time from heaven\, and said\, "By myself I have s
worn\, says the LORD\, because you have done this\, and have not withheld y
our son\, your only son\, I will indeed bless you\, and I will multiply you
r descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seasho
re. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies\, and by y
our descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves\, becau
se you have obeyed my voice."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 17:17-18:5
\nA friend loves at all times\, and a brother is born for adversity. A man
without sense gives a pledge\, and becomes surety in the presence of his n
eighbor. He who loves transgression loves strife\; he who makes his door h
igh seeks destruction. A man of crooked mind does not prosper\, and one wi
th a perverse tongue falls into calamity. A stupid son is a grief to a fat
her\; and the father of a fool has no joy. A cheerful heart is a good medi
cine\, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. A wicked man accepts a br
ibe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice. A man of understanding
sets his face toward wisdom\, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the
earth. A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who b
ore him. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good\; to flog noble m
en is wrong. He who restrains his words has knowledge\, and he who has a c
ool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is cons
idered wise\; when he closes his lips\, he is deemed intelligent.\n\n He w
ho is estranged seeks pretexts to break out against all sound judgment. A
fool takes no pleasure in understanding\, but only in expressing his opinio
n. When wickedness comes\, contempt comes also\; and with dishonor comes d
isgrace. The words of a man's mouth are deep waters\; the fountain of wisd
om is a gushing stream. It is not good to be partial to a wicked man\, or
to deprive a righteous man of justice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mammas the Martyr\; John the Abstainer\, Patriarch of Constantinople\;
Paul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Ammon & Aeithalas the Martyrs of Thra
ce\; Cosmas the Hermit\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to the Romans 8:28-39\nBrethren\, we know that everything works for good w
ith those who love God\, who are called according to his purpose. For thos
e whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his
Son\, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And th
ose whom he predestined he also called\; and those whom he called he also j
ustified\; and those whom he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then shal
l we say to this? If God is for us\, who is against us? He who did not sp
are his own Son but gave him up for us all\, will he not also give us all t
hings with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God
who justifies\; who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\,
who was raised from the dead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who indeed
intercedes for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall t
ribulation\, or distress\, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or p
eril\, or sword? As it is written\, "For thy sake we are being killed all
the day long\; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in all th
ese things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am
sure that neither death\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor
things present\, nor things to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor depth\,
nor anything else in all creation\, will be able to separate us from the l
ove of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 3:20-27\nAt th
at time\, Jesus came to a home\, and the crowd came together again\, so tha
t they could not even eat. And when his family heard it\, they went out to
seize him\, for people were saying\, "He is beside himself." And the scribe
s who came down from Jerusalem said\, "He is possessed by Beelzebul\, and b
y the prince of demons he casts out the demons." And he called them to him\
, and said to them in parables\, "How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdo
m is divided against itself\, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is
divided against itself\, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan
has risen up against himself and is divided\, he cannot stand\, but is com
ing to an end. But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his go
ods\, unless he first binds the strong man\; then indeed he may plunder his
house."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210322
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of Orthodoxy\; James the Confessor\; Thomas I\, Patriarch of Co
nstantinople\; Philemon and Domninos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n
Matins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping out
side the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\; and she
saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain\, one a
t the head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you we
eping?" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I d
o not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and s
aw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to
her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be
the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tel
l me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to he
r\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which means
Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not yet ascend
ed to the Father\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am ascending t
o my Father and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went
and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told them tha
t He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:24-26\,32
-40\nBrethren\, by faith Moses\, when he was grown up\, refused to be calle
d the son of Pharaoh's daughter\, choosing rather to share ill-treatment wi
th the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.\n\nAnd wh
at more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Sa
mson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith
conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mo
uths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won
strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign enemies to fl
ight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, ref
using to accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Oth
ers suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. The
y were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were killed with the sword\; t
hey went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-tr
eated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mou
ntains\, and in dens and caves of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well
attested by their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God ha
d foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us they should not be
made perfect. \n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt that time\, Jesus decide
d to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." No
w Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found N
athanael\, and he said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law
and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nat
hanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said
to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of
him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said
to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called
you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered h
im\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus
answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do y
ou believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\
, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the ange
ls of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Sunday of Orthodoxy
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201013
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UID:Ical26c955e6bb8fdb8d0f9987aecd3ba190
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus\; Symeon the New
Theologian\; Martin the Merciful\, Bishop of Tours\; Cosmas the Hymnographe
r\, Bishop of Maiuma\; Domnina the Martyr\; Wilfrid of York\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 1:1-7\nPaul and Timothy\, servant
s of Christ Jesus\, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi\,
with the bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father a
nd the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you\, alw
ays in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy\, thankfu
l for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am
sure that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at t
he day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel thus about you all\, bec
ause I hold you in my heart\, for you are all partakers with me of grace\,
both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that time\, one of the Pharisees asked
Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into the Pharisee's house\, and took hi
s place at table. And behold\, a woman of the city\, who was a sinner\, whe
n she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house\, brought an ala
baster flask of ointment\, and standing behind him at his feet\, weeping\,
she began to wet his feet with her tears\, and wiped them with the hair of
her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointed them with the ointment. Now w
hen the Pharisee who had invited him saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this
man were a prophet\, he would have known who and what sort of woman this i
s who is touching him\, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to h
im\, "Simon\, I have something to say to you." And he answered\, "What is i
t\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two debtors\; one owed five hundred d
enarii\, and the other fifty. When they could not pay\, he forgave them bot
h. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I sup
pose\, to whom he forgave more." And he said to him\, "You have judged righ
tly." Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon\, "Do you see this wom
an? I entered your house\, you gave me no water for my feet\, but she has w
et my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss
\, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did
not anoint my head with oil\, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. T
herefore I tell you\, her sins\, which are many\, are forgiven\, for she lo
ved much\; but he who is forgiven little\, loves little." And he said to he
r\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who were at table with him began t
o say among themselves\, "Who is this\, who even forgives sins?" And he sai
d to the woman\, "Your faith has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210214
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martinian of Palestine\; Aquilla & Priscilla the Apostles\; Eulogios\,
Patriarch of Alexandria\; Symeon the Myrrhbearer of Serbia\n\nEpistle Read
ing: I Thessalonians 5:14-23\nBrethren\, we exhort you\, admonish the idler
s\, encourage the fainthearted\, help the weak\, be patient with them all.
See that none of you repays evil for evil\, but always seek to do good to o
ne another and to all. Rejoice always\, pray constantly\, give thanks in al
l circumstances\; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do n
ot quench the Spirit\, do not despise prophesying\, but test everything\; h
old fast what is good\, abstain from every form of evil. May the God of pea
ce himself sanctify you wholly\; and may your spirit and soul and body be k
ept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 17:3-10\nThe Lord said\, "Take heed to yourselves\; if your br
other sins\, rebuke him\, and if he repents\, forgive him\; and if he sins
against you seven times in the day\, and turns to you seven times\, and say
s\, 'I repent\,' you must forgive him." The apostles said to the Lord\, "In
crease our faith!" And the Lord said\, "If you had faith as a grain of must
ard seed\, you could say to this sycamore tree\, 'Be rooted up\, and be pla
nted in the sea\,' and it would obey you. Will any one of you\, who has a s
ervant plowing or keeping sheep\, say to him when he has come in from the f
ield\, 'Come at once and sit down at table?'" Will he not rather say to him
\, 'Prepare supper for me\, and gird yourself and serve me\, till I eat and
drink\; and afterward you shall eat and drink?' Does he thank the servant
because he did what was commanded? So you also\, when you have done all tha
t is commanded you\, say\, 'We are unworthy servants\; we have only done wh
at was our duty.'"\n\n
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SUMMARY:Martinian of Palestine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210820
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical27dbe6a79ac29574166401267d76c71a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers\; Holy Martyrs Timot
hy\, Agapius and Thecla\; Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia\; Af
terfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virg
in Mary\; Eutychianos and Strategios the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cori
nthians 14:6-19\nBrethren\, if I come to you speaking in tongues\, how shal
l I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy
or teaching? If even lifeless instruments\, such as the flute or the harp\
, do not give distinct notes\, how will any one know what is played? And if
the bugle gives an indistinct sound\, who will get ready for battle? So wi
th yourselves\; if you in a tongue utter speech that is not intelligible\,
how will any one know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air.
There are doubtless many different languages in the world\, and none is wit
hout meaning\; but if I do not know the meaning of the language\, I shall b
e a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. So with you
rselves\; since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit\, strive to
excell in building up the church. Therefore\, he who speaks in a tongue sho
uld pray for the power to interpret. For if I pray in a tongue\, my spirit
prays but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do? I will pray with spirit a
nd I will sing with the mind also. Otherwise\, if you bless with the spirit
\, how can any one in the position of an outsider say the "Amen" to your th
anksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? For you may give than
ks well enough\, but the other man is not edified. I thank God that I speak
in tongues more than you all\; nevertheless\, in church I would rather spe
ak five words with my mind\, in order to instruct others\, than ten thousan
d words in a tongue.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:17-28\nAt that time\, as
Jesus was going up to Jerusalem\, he took the twelve disciples aside\, and
on the way he said to them\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\; and
the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes\, and the
y will condemn him to death\, and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked
and scourged and crucified\, and he will be raised on the third day."\n\nTh
en the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him\, with her sons\, and k
neeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her\, "What
do you want?" She said to him\, "Command that these two sons of mine may si
t\, one at your right hand and one at your left\, in your kingdom." But Jes
us answered\, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink t
he cup that I am to drink?" They said to him\, "We are able." He said to th
em\, "You will drink my cup\, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is
not mine to grant\, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by m
y Father." And when the ten heard it\, they were indignant at the two broth
ers. But Jesus called them to him and said\, "You know that the rulers of t
he Gentiles lord it over them\, and their great men exercise authority over
them. It shall not be so among you\; but whoever would be great among you
must be your servant\, and whoever would be first among you must be your sl
ave\; even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve\, and to gi
ve his life as a ransom for many."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210506
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Wednesday\; Irene the Great Martyr\; Neophytos\, Gaius\, & Cai
anus the Monk-martyrs\; The Righteous Martyr Ephraim the Younger\; Euthymio
s the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Madytos\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Heb
rews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the
word of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their fait
h. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be l
ed away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be
strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adhe
rents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right
to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sa
nctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the ca
mp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the peopl
e through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp
and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we
seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer
up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowle
dge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for s
uch sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: John 1:35-51\nAt th
at time\, John was standing with two of his disciples\; and he looked at Je
sus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples
heard him say this\, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned\, and saw them
following\, and said to them\, "What do you seek?" And they said to him\, "
Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "where are you staying?" He said to them\,
"Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying\; and they stayed
with him that day\, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who hea
rd John speak\, and followed him\, was Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother. He f
irst found his brother Simon\, and said to him\, "We have found the Messiah
" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and sa
id\, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which
means Peter).\n\nThe next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found
Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the
city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and said to him\, "We ha
ve found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus o
f Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything goo
d come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nat
hanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in
whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus a
nswered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the fig tree\
, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! Yo
u are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I
saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater things
than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will
see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the
Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae\; Juven
al\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska\;
John Maximovitch\, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco\; Synaxis of t
he Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulatio
ns for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the oute
r one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Pres
ence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent
called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark
of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden u
rn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the
covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat
. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having
thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performin
g their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and
he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for hims
elf and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\
nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to
a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizab
eth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her
womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed wit
h a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of y
our womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should co
me to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, th
e babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that ther
e would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And
Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\
, henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty ha
s done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with
her about three months\, and returned to her home.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210830
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210831
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner\; Alexander\, John\, and Paul
the New\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Phantinos the Righteous of Calabri
a\; 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes\; 6 Martyrs of Melitene\; The Synaxis of the
Holy Hierarchs of Serbia\; The Holy New Martyrs of Serbia\; Fiacre the Herm
it of Meaux\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 2:3-15\nBrethren\, my joy is
the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of
heart and with many tears\, not to cause you pain but to let you know the a
bundant love that I have for you.\n\nBut if any one has caused pain\, he ha
s caused it not to me\, but in some measure - not to put it too severely -
to you all. For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough\; so y
ou should rather turn to forgive and comfort him\, for he may be overwhelme
d by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this
is why I wrote\, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient i
n everything. Any one whom you forgive\, I also forgive. What I have forgiv
en\, if I have forgiven anything\, has been for your sake in the presence o
f Christ\, to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us\; for we are no
t ignorant of his designs.\n\nWhen I came to Troas to preach the gospel of
Christ\, a door was opened for me in the Lord\; but my mind could not rest
because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and
went on to Macedonia.\n\nBut thanks be to God\, who in Christ always leads
us in triumph\, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of hi
m everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are bei
ng saved and among those who are perishing.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:1
3-22\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes
and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses and for a preten
se you make long prayers\; therefore you will receive the greater condemnat
ion. But woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! because you shut
the kingdom of heaven against men\; for you neither enter yourselves\, nor
allow those who would enter to go in. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\,
hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte\, and
when he becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as much a child of hell as
yourselves. Woe to you\, blind guides\, who say\, 'If any one swears by th
e temple\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple\
, he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools! For which is greater\, the gol
d or the temple that has made the gold sacred? And you say\, 'If any one sw
ears by the altar\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gift that
is on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind men! For which is gre
ater\, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So he who swears b
y the altar\, swears by it and by everything on it\; and he who swears by t
he temple\, swears by it and by him who dwells in it\; and he who swears by
heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210412
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. John Climacus\; Antipas\, Bishop of Pergamum\; Pharmuthi
os the Anchorite\; Guthlac the Hermit of Crowland\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus rev
ealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he
said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than thes
e?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him
\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\,
do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you."
He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon
\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him
the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know
everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep
. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself
and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out y
our hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish t
o go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And af
ter this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following th
em the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the
supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When
Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus sa
id to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to
you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this dis
ciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\,
but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?"
This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has
written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there
are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be w
ritten\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that w
ould be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 6:13-20\nBRETHREN\, whe
n God made a promise to Abraham\, since he had no one greater by whom to sw
ear\, he swore to himself\, saying\, "Surely I will bless you and multiply
you." And thus Abraham\, having patiently endured\, obtained the promise. M
en indeed swear by a greater than themselves\, and in all their disputes an
oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincin
gly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose\,
he interposed with an oath\, so that through two unchangeable things\, in
which it is impossible that God should prove false\, we who have fled for r
efuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We h
ave this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul\, a hope that enters in
to the inner shrine behind the curtain\, where Jesus has gone as a forerunn
er on our behalf\, having become a high priest for ever after the order of
Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:17-31\nAt that time\, a man came to
Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher\, I brought my son to you\, for he has
a dumb spirit\; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down\; and he foa
ms and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid\; and I asked your disciples to c
ast it out\, and they were not able." And he answered them\, "O faithless g
eneration\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? B
ring him to me." And they brought the boy to him\; and when the spirit saw
him\, immediately it convulsed the boy\, and he fell on the ground and roll
ed about\, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father\, "How long has
he had this?" And he said\, "From childhood. And it has often cast him int
o the fire and into the water\, to destroy him\; but if you can do anything
\, have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him\, "If you can! All t
hings are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the chil
d cried out and said\, "I believe\; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw t
hat a crowd came running together\, he rebuked the unclean spirit\, saying
to it\, "You dumb and deaf spirit\, I command you\, come out of him\, and n
ever enter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribly\, i
t came out\, and the boy was like a corpse\; so that most of them said\, "H
e is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up\, and he arose
. And when he had entered the house\, his disciples asked him privately\, "
Why could we not cast it out?" And he said to them\, "This kind cannot be d
riven out by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there and
passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it\; for he was
teaching his disciples\, saying to them\, "The Son of man will be delivered
into the hands of men\, and they will kill him\; and when he is killed\, a
fter three days he will rise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria\; Zenia the Martyr\n\n
Matins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come
to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfol
d by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robb
er\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep b
y name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes be
fore them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger
they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know t
he voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not
understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before
me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door
\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and
find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember you
r leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome o
f their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterda
y and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachi
ngs\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods
\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which t
hose who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those anim
als whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacri
fice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside t
he gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore l
et us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For
here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Thro
ugh him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, tha
t is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do g
ood and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You a
re the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men
light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives lig
ht to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may
see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think
not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not
to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heav
en and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law u
ntil all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these c
ommandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of he
aven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the k
ingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday after Pascha\; Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths
and Paula the Virgin\; Athanasios the Wonderworker\; Kevin\, Abbot of Glen
dalough\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 14:20-28\;15.1-4\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul wen
t on with Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel to that city
and had made many disciples\, they returned to Lystra and to lconion and t
o Antioch\, strengthening the souls of the disciples\, exhorting them to co
ntinue in the faith\, and saying that through many tribulations we must ent
er the kingdom of God. And when they had appointed elders for them in every
church\, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom t
hey believed. Then they passed through Pisidia\, and came to Pamphylia. And
when they had spoken the word in Perga\, they went down to Attalia\; and f
rom there they sailed to Antioch\, where they had been commended to the gra
ce of God for the work which they had fulfilled. And when they arrived\, th
ey gathered the church together and declared all that God had done with the
m\, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. And they remaine
d no little time with the disciples. But some men came down from Judea and
were teaching the brethren\, "Unless you are circumcised according to the c
ustom of Moses\, you cannot be saved." And when Paul and Barnabas had no sm
all dissension and debate with them\, Paul and Barnabas and some of the oth
ers were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders abo
ut this question. So\, being sent on their way by the church\, they passed
through both Phoenicia and Samaria\, reporting the conversion of the Gentil
es\, and they gave great joy to all the brethren. And when they came to Jer
usalem\, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders\,
and they declared all that God had done with them. \n\nGospel Reading: Joh
n 9:39-10:9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "For judgment I ca
me into this world\, that those who do not see may see\, and that those who
see may become blind." Some of the Pharisees near him heard this\, and the
y said to him\, "Are we also blind?" Jesus said to them\, "If you were blin
d\, you would have no guilt\; but now that you say\, 'We see\,' your guilt
remains.\n\n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheep
fold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a r
obber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him
the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own shee
p by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes
before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A strang
er they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not kno
w the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did
not understand what he was saying to them.\n\nSo Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodora of Alexandria\; Euphrosynos the Cook\; Demetrios & Evanthea t
he Martyrs & their son Demetrianos\; Sergius and Herman of Valaam\, Finland
\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Deinol the First Bishop of
Bangor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatia
ns 2:6-10\nBrethren\, from those who were reputed to be something (what the
y were makes no difference to me\; God shows no partiality) - those\, I say
\, who were of repute added nothing to me\; but on the contrary\, when they
saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised\, just
as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised (for he who
worked through Peter for the mission to the circumcised worked through me a
lso for the Gentiles)\, and when they perceived the grace that was given to
me\, James and Cephas and John\, who were reputed to be pillars\, gave to
me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship\, that we should go to the Gen
tiles and they to the circumcised\; only they would have us remember the po
or\, which very thing I was eager to do.\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:19-36\n
At that time\, the Pharisees took counsel against Jesus and said to one ano
ther\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\, the world has gone after h
im."\n\nNow among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greek
s. So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said t
o him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew
went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\, "The hour h
as come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, it remains alone\;
but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it\, and
he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any o
ne serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there shall my servant
be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him.\n\n"Now is my s
oul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from this hour?' No\,
for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glorify your name." Th
en a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it
again." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Othe
rs said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has co
me for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now sh
all the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from
the earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this to show by what deat
h he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that
the Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be li
fted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with y
ou for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness o
vertake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. Whi
le you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of
light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council\; Philip the Apostle of the 70\,
one of the 7 Deacons\; Theophanes the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicaea\; Holy M
artyrs Zenais and Philonilla\; Nectarios\, Arsakios\, Sisinios and Philothe
os Kokkinos\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Ethelburga\, Abbess of Barking
\; Kenneth\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the
week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and
saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went
to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and sai
d to them\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know
where they have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, an
d they went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran
Peter and reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the lin
en cloths lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, follo
wing him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the
napkin\, which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but
rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the t
omb first\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did no
t know the scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples
went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:
8-15\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these
things\, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply th
emselves to good deeds\; these are excellent and profitable to men. But av
oid stupid controversies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and quarrels over th
e law\, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious
\, after admonishing him once or twice\, have nothing more to do with him\,
knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful\; he is self-condemned.
\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your best to come to me at
Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to
speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see that they lack nothin
g. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds\, so as to h
elp cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me
send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with
you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:5-15\nThe Lord said this parable:
"A sower went out to sow his seed\; and as he sowed\, some fell along the p
ath\, and was trodden under foot\, and the birds of the air devoured it. An
d some fell on the rock\; and as it grew up\, it withered away\, because it
had no moisture. And some fell among thorns\; and the thorns grew with it
and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew\, and yielded a hundre
dfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant\, he said\
, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God\; but
for others they are in parables\, so that seeing they may not see\, and he
aring they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the wor
d of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard\; then the devil
comes and takes away the word from their hearts\, that they may not believ
e and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who\, when they hear the
word\, receive it with joy\; but these have no root\, they believe for a w
hile and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the th
orns\, they are those who hear\, but as they go on their way they are choke
d by the cares and riches and pleasures of life\, and their fruit does not
mature. And as for that in the good soil\, they are those who\, hearing the
word\, hold it fast in an honest and good heart\, and bring forth fruit wi
th patience." As he said these things\, he cried out "He who has ears to he
ar\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theophanes the Confessor\; Symeon the New Theologian\; Gregory Dialogo
s\, Bishop of Rome\; Phineas\, grandson of Prophet Aaron\; Paul Aurelian\,
Bishop of Brittany\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nOld Tes
tament Reading: Zechariah 8:7-17\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold\, I
will save my people from the east country and from the west country\; and
I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem\; and they shall be my
people and I will be their God\, in faithfulness and in righteousness."\n\
nThus says the Lord of hosts: "Let your hands be strong\, you who in these
days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets\, since
the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid\, th
at the temple might be built. For before those days there was no wage for
man or any wage for beast\, neither was there any safety from the foe for h
im who went out or came in\; for I set every man against his fellow. But n
ow I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days\,
says the Lord of hosts. For there shall be a sowing of peace\; the vine sh
all yield its fruit\, and the ground shall give its increase\, and the heav
ens shall give their dew\; and I will cause the remnant of this people to p
ossess all these things. And as you have been a byword of cursing among th
e nations\, O house of Judah and house of Israel\, so will I save you and y
ou shall be a blessing. Fear not\, but let your hands be strong."\n\nFor t
hus says the Lord of hosts: "As I purposed to do evil to you\, when your f
athers provoked me to wrath\, and I did not relent\, says the Lord of hosts
\, so again have I purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to t
he house of Judah\; fear not. These are the things that you shall do: Spea
k the truth to one another\, render in your gates judgments that are true a
nd make for peace\, do not devise evil in your hearts against one another\,
and love no false oath\, for all these things I hate\, says the Lord."\n\n
Old Testament Reading: Zechariah 8:19-23\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Th
e fast of the fourth month\, and the fast of the fifth\, and the fast of th
e seventh\, and the fast of the tenth\, shall be to the house of Judah seas
ons of joy and gladness\, and cheerful feasts\; therefore love truth and pe
ace.\n\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come\, even the in
habitants of many cities\; the inhabitants of one city shall go to another\
, saying\, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord\, and to see
k the Lord of hosts\; I am going.' Many peoples and strong nations shall c
ome to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem\, and to entreat the favor of th
e Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the natio
ns of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew\, saying\, 'Let us
go with you\, for we have heard that God is with you.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Monday\; Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea\; Glaphyra the Ri
ghteous\; Justa the Nun\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:18-43\
nAt that time\, as Jesus was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And see
ing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but l
eaves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" An
d the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\,
saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?" And Jesus answered them\, "
Truly\, I say to you\, if you have faith and never doubt\, you will not onl
y do what has been done to the fig tree\, but even if you say to this mount
ain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,' it will be done. And whatever y
ou ask in prayer\, you will receive\, if you have faith. " And when he ente
red the temple\, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to
him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By what authority are you doing these
things\, and who gave you this authority?" Jesus answered them\, "I also wi
ll ask you a question\; and if you tell me the answer\, then I also will te
ll you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John\, whence wa
s it? From heaven or from men?" And they argued with one another\, "If we s
ay\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why then did you not believe him?
' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are afraid of the multitude\; for all hol
d that John was a prophet." So they answered Jesus\, "We do not know." And
he said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these thi
ngs. What do you think? A man had two sons\; and he went to the first and s
aid\, 'Son\, go and work in the vineyard today.' And he answered\, 'I will
not'\; but afterward he repented and went. And he went to the second and sa
id the same\; and he answered\, 'I go\, sir\,' but did not go. Which of the
two did the will of his father?" They said\, "The first." Jesus said to th
em\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousnes
s\, and you did not believe him\, but the tax collectors and the harlots be
lieved him\; and even when you saw it\, you did not afterward repent and be
lieve him.\n\n"Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a
vineyard and set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built
a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. When
the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to ge
t his fruit\; and the tenants took his servants and beat one\, killed anoth
er\, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants\, more than the first
\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, sayin
g\, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son\, they sai
d to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his i
nheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard\, and kille
d him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to
those tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put those wretches to a miserab
le death\, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the
fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never read in the
scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head
of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eye
s'? Therefore I tell you\, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you a
nd given to a nation producing the fruits of it."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthe
w 24:3-35\nAt that time\, as Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives\, the discipl
es came to him privately\, saying\, "Tell us\, when will this be\, and what
will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?" And Jesus an
swered them\, "Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come i
n my name\, saying\, 'I am the Christ\,' and they will lead many astray. An
d you will hear of wars and rumors of wars\; see that you are not alarmed\;
for this must take place\, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise ag
ainst nation\, and kingdom against kingdom\, and there will be famines and
earthquakes in various places: all this is but the beginning of the sufferi
ngs.\n\n Then they will deliver you up to tribulation\, and put you to deat
h\; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many
will fall away\, and betray one another\, and hate one another. And many fa
lse prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because wickedness is mul
tiplied\, most men's love will grow cold. But he who endures to the end wil
l be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the
whole world\, as a testimony to all nations\; and then the end will come.\n
\n So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel
\, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand)\, then let those
who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let him who is on the housetop not
go down to take what is in his house\; and let him who is in the field not
turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and fo
r those who give suck in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in wi
nter or on a sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation\, such as ha
s not been from the beginning of the world until now\, no\, and never will
be. And if those days had not been shortened\, no human being would be save
d\; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if any
one says to you\, 'Lo\, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not belie
ve it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs
and wonders\, so as to lead astray\, if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I
have told you beforehand. So\, if they say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wild
erness\,' do not go out\; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' d
o not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as fa
r as the west\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body
is\, there the eagles will be gathered together. Immediately after the trib
ulation of those days the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give
its light\, and the stars will fall from heaven\, and the powers of the he
avens will be shaken\; then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heave
n\, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn\, and they will see the
Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory\; and
he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call\, and they will gathe
r his elect from the four winds\, from one end of heaven to the other.\n\n
From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender an
d puts forth its leaves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when you
see all these things\, you know that he is near\, at the very gates. Truly\
, I say to you\, this generation will not pass away till all these things t
ake place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass awa
y."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14th Sunday of Luke\; Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome\; Vavylas the Holy Mar
tyr\; Xenia of St. Petersburg\, Fool-for-Christ\; Philo the Wonderworker\,
Bishop of Karpasia in Cyprus\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt th
at time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from
the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love
me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love yo
u." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Sim
on\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you kno
w that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the
third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved bec
ause he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\
, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to h
im\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\,
you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you
will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you wher
e you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to gl
orify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned a
nd saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to
his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to
betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about t
his man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I com
e\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the bre
thren that this disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that
he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, wh
at is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these t
hings\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony i
s true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every
one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not conta
in the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 1:
15-17\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance\
, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the fore
most of sinners\; but I received mercy for this reason\, that in me\, as th
e foremost\, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example
to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of ages
\, immortal\, invisible\, the only God\, be honor and glory to the ages of
ages. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus drew
near to Jericho\, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging\; and he
aring a multitude going by\, he inquired what this meant. They told him\, "
Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried\, "Jesus\, Son of David\, ha
ve mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him\, telling him to b
e silent\; but he cried out all the more\, "Son of David\, have mercy on me
!" And Jesus stopped\, and commanded him to be brought to him\; and when he
came near\, he asked him\, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said\,
"Lord\, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him\, "Receive your sig
ht\; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight a
nd followed him\, glorifying God\; and all the people\, when they saw it\,
gave praise to God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of the Feast of the Holy Ascension\; Leontius\, Hypatius\
, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria\; Leontios the Myrrh-Streamer of Argos\;
Aitherios the Martyr of Nicomedia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEp
istle Reading: Acts 27:1-44\;28:1\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when it was decided that
we should sail for Italy\, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to
a centurion of the Augustan Cohort\, named Julius. And embarking in a ship
of Adramyttium\, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of A
sia\, we put to sea\, accompanied by Aristarchos\, a Macedonian from Thessa
lonica. The next day we put in at Sidon\; and Julius treated Paul kindly\,
and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. And putting to se
a from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus\, because the winds were aga
inst us. And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pam
phylia\, we came to Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found a ship of Alex
andria sailing for Italy\, and put us on board. We sailed slowly for a numb
er of days\, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidos\, and as the wind did n
ot allow us to go on\, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. Coasti
ng along it with difficulty\, we came to a place called Fair Havens\, near
which was the city of Lasea.\n\nAs much time had been lost\, and the voyage
was already dangerous because the fast had already gone by\, Paul advised
them\, saying\, "Sirs\, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and
much loss\, not only of the cargo and the ship\, but also of our lives." Bu
t the centurion paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the
ship than to what Paul said. And because the harbor was not suitable to win
ter in\, the majority advised to put to sea from there\, on the chance that
somehow they could reach Phoenix\, a harbor of Crete\, looking northeast a
nd southeast\, and winter there.\n\nAnd when the south wind blew gently\, s
upposing that they had obtained their purpose\, they weighed anchor and sai
led along Crete\, close inshore. But soon a tempestuous wind\, called the n
ortheaster\, struck down from the land\; and when the ship was caught and c
ould not face the wind\, we gave way to it and were driven. And running und
er the lee of a small island called Cauda\, we managed with difficulty to s
ecure the boat\; after hoisting it up\, they took measures to undergird the
ship\; then\, fearing that they should run on the Syrtis\, they lowered th
e gear\, and so were driven. As we were violently storm-tossed\, they began
next day to throw cargo overboard\; and the third day they cast with their
own hands the tackle of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars appeared
for many a day\, and no small tempest lay on us\, all hope of our being sav
ed was at last abandoned.\n\nAs they had been long without food\, Paul then
came forward among them and said\, "Men\, you should have listened to me\,
and should not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.
I now bid you take heart\; for there will be no loss of life among you\, b
ut only of the ship. For this very night there stood by me an angel of the
God to whom I belong and whom I worship\, and he said\, 'Do not be afraid\,
Paul\; you must stand before Caesar\; and lo\, God has granted you all tho
se who sail with you.' So take heart\, men\, for I have faith in God that i
t will be exactly as I have been told. But we shall have to run on some isl
and."\n\nWhen the fourteenth night had come\, as we were drifting across th
e sea of Adria\, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearin
g land. So they sounded and found twenty fathoms\; a little farther on they
sounded again and found fifteen fathoms. And fearing that we might run on
the rocks\, they let out four anchors from the stern\, and prayed for the d
ay to come. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship\, and h
ad lowered the boat into the sea\, under pretense of laying out anchors fro
m the bow\, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers\, 'Unless these men
stay in the ship\, you cannot be saved." Then the soldiers cut away the ro
pes of the boat\, and let it go.\n\nAs day was about to dawn\, Paul urged t
hem all to take some food\, saying\, "Today is the fourteenth day that you
have continued in suspense and without food\, having taken nothing. Therefo
re I urge you to take some food\; it will give you strength\, since not a h
air is to perish from the head of any of you." And when he had said this\,
he took bread\, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it
and began to eat. Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselv
es. (We were in all two hundred and seventy-six persons in the ship.) And w
hen they had eaten enough\, they lightened the ship\, throwing out the whea
t into the sea.\n\nNow when it was day\, they did not recognize the land\,
but they noticed a bay with a beach\, on which they planned if possible to
bring the ship ashore. So they cast off the anchors and left them in the se
a\, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders\; then hoist
ing the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. But striking a shoal
they ran the vessel aground\; the bow stuck and remained immovable\, and th
e stern was broken up by the surf. The soldiers' plan was to kill the priso
ners\, lest any should swim away and escape\; but the centurion\, wishing t
o save Paul\, kept them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those w
ho could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the land\, a
nd the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all esca
ped to land.\n\nAfter we had escaped\, we then learned that the island was
called Malta. \n\nGospel Reading: John 17:18-26\nAt that time\, Jesus lifte
d up his eyes to heaven and said\, "As you\, Father\, did send me into the
world\, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate
myself\, that they also may be consecrated in truth.\n\n"I do not pray for
these only\, but also for those who believe in me through their word\, tha
t they may all be one\; even as you\, Father\, are in me\, and I in you\, t
hat they also may be in us\, so that the world may believe that you have se
nt me. The glory which you have given me I have given to them\, that they m
ay be one even as we are one\, I in them and you in me\, that they may beco
me perfectly one\, so that the world may know that you have sent me and hav
e loved them even as you have loved me. Father\, I desire that they also\,
whom you have given me\, may be with me where I am\, to behold my glory whi
ch you have given me in your love for me before the foundation of the world
. O righteous Father\, the world has not known you\, but I have known you\;
and these know that you have sent me. I made known to them your name\, and
I will make it known\, that the love with which you have loved me may be i
n them\, and I in them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ecclesiastical New Year\; Symeon the Stylite\; Synaxis of the Recovery
of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae \; The 40 Holy Ascetic
Virgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon\; Holy Martyrs
Calliste and Siblings: Euodus and Hermogenes\; Righteous Meletius\, The St
ruggler of the Muioupolis Mountain\; Jesus (Joshua) of Navi\; Nicholas of K
ourtaliotis\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 2:1-7\nT
imothy\, my son\, first of all\, I urge that supplications\, prayers\, inte
rcessions\, and thanksgivings be made for all men\, for kings and all who a
re in high positions\, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life\, godly
and respectful in every way. This is good\, and it is acceptable in the sig
ht of God our Savior\, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the k
nowledge of the truth. For there is one God\, and there is one mediator bet
ween God and men\, the man Christ Jesus\, who gave himself as a ransom for
all\, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time. For this I was a
ppointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth\, I am not lying)\,
a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:16
-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Nazareth\, where he had been brought up\;
and he went to the synagogue\, as his custom was\, on the sabbath day. And
he stood up to read\; and there was given to him the book of the prophet I
saiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written\, "The S
pirit of the Lord is upon me\, because he has anointed me to preach good ne
ws to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and reco
vering of sight to the blind\, to set at liberty those who are oppressed\,
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." And he closed the book\, and
gave it back to the attendant\, and sat down\; and the eyes of all in the s
ynagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them\, "Today this scrip
ture has been fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke well of him\, and w
ondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Apostle of the 70\; The Righteous Martyr Anastasius of Per
sia\; Joseph the Sanctified\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: II Timothy 1:3-8\nTimothy\, my son\, I thank God whom I serve with
a clear conscience\, as did my fathers\, when I remember you constantly in
my prayers. As I remember your tears\, I long night and day to see you\, t
hat I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith\, a fait
h that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now\
, I am sure\, dwells in you. Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of Go
d that is within you through the laying on of my hands\; for God did not gi
ve us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.
\n\nDo not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prison
er\, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God.\n\nGospel R
eading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge befo
re my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I also w
ill deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mot
her more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter mor
e than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and foll
ow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have left
everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to them
\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall sit
on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve
thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left
houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands\, fo
r my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal life.
But many that are first will be last\, and the last first."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn\; Symeon the Holy Martyr and B
ishop of Persia\; Makarios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Agapetos of Rome\; Hadrian
the New-Martyr\; Donnan\, Abbot of Eigg\, and the Monk-Martyrs with him\n\
nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHRE
N\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary
. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and
the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Beh
ind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the
golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides wi
th gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod
that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim o
f glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak i
n detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continu
ally into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the se
cond only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without t
aking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went wi
th haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the h
ouse of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greet
ing of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with t
he Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among w
omen\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice o
f your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And b
lessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was sp
oken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lor
d\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low e
state of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call
me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy i
s his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned t
o her home.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos\; Artemon the Presbyter
\; Our Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Zachariah the Rec
luse\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:16-25\nBut the LORD
of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God shows himself holy in rig
hteousness. Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture\, fatlings and
kids shall feed among the ruins. Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords
of falsehood\, who draw sin as with cart ropes\, who say: "Let him make ha
ste\, let him speed his work that we may see it\; let the purpose of the Ho
ly One of Israel draw near\, and let it come\, that we may know it!" Woe t
o those who call evil good and good evil\, who put darkness for light and l
ight for darkness\, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to
those who are wise in their own eyes\, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe
to those who are heroes at drinking wine\, and valiant men in mixing strong
drink\, who acquit the guilty for a bribe\, and deprive the innocent of hi
s right! Therefore\, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble\, and as dr
y grass sinks down in the flame\, so their root will be as rottenness\, and
their blossom go up like dust\; for they have rejected the law of the LORD
of hosts\, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Therefor
e the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people\, and he stretched o
ut his hand against them and smote them\, and the mountains quaked\; and th
eir corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his an
ger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\nOld Testamen
t Reading: Genesis 4:16-26\n Then Cain went away from the presence of the L
ORD\, and dwelt in the land of Nod\, east of Eden. Cain knew his wife\, an
d she conceived and bore Enoch\; and he built a city\, and called the name
of the city after the name of his son\, Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad\; an
d Irad was the father of Mehujael\, and Mehujael the father of Methushael\,
and Methushael the father of Lamech. And Lamech took two wives\; the name
of the one was Adah\, and the name of the other Zillah. Adah bore Jabal\;
he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. His brothe
r's name was Jubal\; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and p
ipe. Zillah bore Tubalcain\; he was the forger of all instruments of bronz
e and iron. The sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. Lamech said to his wives:
"Adah and Zillah\, hear my voice\; you wives of Lamech\, hearken to what I
say: I have slain a man for wounding me\, a young man for striking me. If
Cain is avenged sevenfold\, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." \n\n And Adam
knew his wife again\, and she bore a son and called his name Seth\, for sh
e said\, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel\, for Cain
slew him." To Seth also a son was born\, and he called his name Enosh. At
that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Re
ading: Proverbs 5:15-6:3\nDrink water from your own cistern\, flowing water
from your own well. Should your springs be scattered abroad\, streams of
water in the streets? Let them be for yourself alone\, and not for strange
rs with you. Let your fountain be blessed\, and rejoice in the wife of you
r youth\, a lovely hind\, a graceful doe. Let her affection fill you at all
times with delight\, be infatuated always with her love. Why should you b
e infatuated\, my son\, with a loose woman and embrace the bosom of an adve
nturess? For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD\, and he watches
all his paths. The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him\, and he is caugh
t in the toils of his sin. He dies for lack of discipline\, and because of
his great folly he is lost.\n\n My son\, if you have become surety for yo
ur neighbor\, have given your pledge for a stranger\; if you are snared in
the utterance of your lips\, caught in the words of your mouth\; then do th
is\, my son\, and save yourself\, for you have come into your neighbor's po
wer: go\, hasten\, and importune your neighbor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous Euthymius the Great\; Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra\; Jo
hn the Hieromartyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I
I Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine
out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the kno
wledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treas
ure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God
and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexe
d\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down
\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so
that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we
live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the li
fe of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in
us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had w
ho wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak
\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus
and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so
that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\
, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesu
s stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great
multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre a
nd Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and th
ose who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd s
ought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. An
d he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\
, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for y
ou shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh
. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile
you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejo
ice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in h
eaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia\; Caesarios the Righteous\n\nFast D
ay (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-1
9\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands
on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons
\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. T
his will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your m
inds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mou
th and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or
contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kins
men and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hate
d by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By yo
ur endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 12:1-10
\nBRETHREN\, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let
us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let
us run with perseverance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus
the pioneer and perfecter of our faith\, who for the joy that was set befo
re him endured the cross\, despising the shame\, and is seated at the right
hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such host
ility against himself\, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In
your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of sheddin
g your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as
sons? "My son\, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord\, nor los
e courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom h
e loves\, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline t
hat you have to endure. God is treating you as sons\; for what son is there
whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline\,
in which all have participated\, then you are illegitimate children and not
sons. Besides this\, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we r
espected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father.\n\nGospel R
eading: Matthew 20:1-16\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heave
n is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers
for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day\, h
e sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw ot
hers standing idle in the marketplace\; and to them he said\, 'You go into
the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. Go
ing out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he did the same. An
d about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing\; and he sa
id to them\, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They said to him\, 'Beca
use no one has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You go into the vineyard too.'
And when evening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward\, 'C
all the laborers and pay them their wages\, beginning with the last\, up to
the first.' And when those hired about the eleventh hour came\, each of th
em received a denarius. Now when the first came\, they thought they would r
eceive more\; but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving i
t they grumbled at the householder\, saying\, 'These last worked only one h
our\, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the d
ay and the scorching heat.' But he replied to one of them\, 'Friend\, I am
doing you no wrong\; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what be
longs to you\, and go\; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. Am
I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or is your eye e
vil because I am good?' So the last will be first\, and the first last. For
many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Proclus & Hilary the Martyrs of Ancyra\; Our Holy Father Michael of Ma
leinus\; Gerasimos of Byzantium and Akakios the young ascetic\; Paisios the
Athonite\; Veronica\, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by
Jesus\; Andre the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: Rom
ans 9:18-33\nBrethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\, and he hardens
the heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why does he sti
ll find fault? For who can resist his will?" But who are you\, a man\, to a
nswer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder\, "Why have you ma
de me thus?" Has the potter no right over the clay\, to make out of the sam
e lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use? What if God\, desi
ring to show his wrath and to make known his power\, has endured with much
patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction\, in order to make known
the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he has prepared b
eforehand for glory\, even us whom he has called\, not from the Jews only b
ut also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those who were not
my people I will call 'my people\,' and her who was not beloved I will cal
l 'my beloved.'" "And in the very place where it was said to them\, 'You ar
e not my people\,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'" And Isaia
h cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be
as the sand of the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved\; for the Lor
d will execute his sentence upon the earth with rigor and dispatch." And as
Isaiah predicted\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us children\, we wou
ld have fared like Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What shall we say\,
then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it\, tha
t is\, righteousness through faith\; but that Israel who pursued the righte
ousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Why?
Because they did not pursue it through faith\, but as if it were based on w
orks. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it is written\, "Beh
old\, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\, a rock that
will make them fall\; and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in pris
on about the deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said t
o him\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jes
us answered them\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind recei
ve their sight and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\,
and the dead are raised up\, and the poor have good news preached to them.
And blessed is he who takes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus be
gan to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the w
ilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to
see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment a
re in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I te
ll you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behol
d\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way befor
e you.' Truly\, I say to you\, among those born of women there has risen no
one greater than John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of
heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven has been coming violently and men of violence take it by
force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you
are willing to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to
hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Nativity\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; Stephen\, Archdea
con & First Martyr\; Theodore the Confessor\, brother of Saint Theophanes t
he Poet\; Theodore\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came
to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had b
een taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the
other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have t
aken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid him
." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the t
omb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the to
mb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\,
but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into
the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\, which had been
on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by
itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in
\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, t
hat he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes
.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15\; 7:1-5\, 47-60\nIn those
days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great wonders and signs amo
ng the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Free
dmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\,
and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed with Stephen. But t
hey could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. Then
they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard him speak blasphe
mous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up the people and the e
lders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized him and brought h
im before the council\, and set up false witnesses who said\, "This man nev
er ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law\; for we have
heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place\, and wil
l change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing at him\, all
who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.\n\n
And the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fa
thers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham\, when he
was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart f
rom your land and from your kindred and go into the land which I will show
you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran.
And after his father died\, God removed him from there into this land in w
hich you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance in it\, not even a
foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in possession and to his po
sterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it was Solomon who buil
t a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with han
ds\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and earth my footstool. W
hat house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what is the place of m
y rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You stiff-necked people
\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As
your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did not your fathers pe
rsecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the R
ighteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\, you who received t
he law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNow when they heard
these things they were enraged\, and they ground their teeth against him. B
ut he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of Go
d\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I
see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of
God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushe
d together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him\; an
d the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named S
aul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive m
y spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not h
old this sin against them." And when he had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\, an a
ngel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the
child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you
\; for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he ros
e and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\, and
remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord
had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThen He
rod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a furio
us rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in
all that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time whi
ch he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken
by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud la
mentation\, Rachel weeping for her children\; she refused to be consoled\,
because they were no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the
Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the chi
ld and his mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought the
child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\, an
d went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over
Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and being
warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and
dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets migh
t be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-
Virgin Mary\; Autonomos the Martyr\; Hieromartyr Cornatus\, Bishop of Iconi
um\; Agirus\, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus\, Bishop of Iconium\; Daniel of
Thassos\; Julian the Martyr\; Theodore the Hieromartyr of Alexandria\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 2:6-9\nBrethren\,
among the mature we do impart wisdom\, although it is not a wisdom of this
age or of the rulers of this age\, who are doomed to pass away. But we impa
rt a secret and hidden wisdom of God\, which God decreed before the ages fo
r our glorification. None of the rulers of this age understood this\; for i
f they had\, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But\, as it i
s written\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man co
nceived\, what God has prepared for those who love him."\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves father or mother mo
re than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than
me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and follow me
is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses
his life for my sake will find it. He who receives you receives me\, and he
who receives me receives him who sent me. He who receives a prophet becaus
e he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward\, and he who receives a
righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's
reward. And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold w
ater because he is a disciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he shall not lose hi
s reward." And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, h
e went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.\n\n
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er-Virgin Mary
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210615
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)\; Methodius the Confessor\, Patriar
ch of Constantinople\; Cyril\, Bishop of Gortyna\; The Holy Hieromartyrs of
Estonia: Basil the Protopresbyter\, John\, John\, and Artemios\; The Holy
Martyrs Martha the Presvytera\, John\, Theodore and Anna\n\nEpistle Reading
: Acts 21:8-14\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the apostles departed and came to Caesarea\
; and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist\, who was one of the se
ven\, and stayed with him. And he had four unmarried daughters\, who prophe
sied. While we were staying for some days\, a prophet named Agabos came dow
n from Judea. And coming to us he took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet
and hands\, and said\, "Thus says the Holy Spirit\, 'So shall the Jews at
Jerusalem bind the man who owns this girdle and deliver him into the hands
of the Gentiles.'" When we heard this\, we and the people there begged him
not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered\, "What are you doing\, weepi
ng and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even
to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." And when he would not
be persuaded\, we ceased and said\, "The will of the Lord be done." \n\nGo
spel Reading: John 14:27-15:7\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Let not yo
ur hearts be troubled\, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you
\, 'I go away\, and I will come to you.' If you loved me\, you would have r
ejoiced\, because I go to the Father\; for the Father is greater than I. An
d now I have told you before it takes place\, so that when it does take pla
ce\, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you\, for the ruler o
f this world is coming. He has no power over me\; but I do as the Father ha
s commanded me\, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise\,
let us go hence.\n\n"I am the true vine\, and my Father is the vinedresser.
Every branch of mine that bears no fruit\, he takes away\, and every branc
h that does bear fruit he prunes\, that it may bear more fruit. You are alr
eady made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me\, and I
in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself\, unless it abides in th
e vine\, neither can you\, unless you abide in me. I am the vine\, you are
the branches. He who abides in me\, and I in him\, he it is that bears much
fruit\, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in m
e\, he is cast forth as a branch and withers\; and the branches are gathere
d\, thrown into the fire and burned. If you abide in me\, and my words abid
e in you\, ask whatever you will\, and it shall be done for you."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)\; The Holy Martyred Bishops of Chers
on: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\, Capito\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and El
pidius\; Lavrentios of Megara\, the Righteous\; Paul the Simple\n\nMatins G
ospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the
dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you
." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spi
rit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do questionings
rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle m
e\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have."
And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while t
hey still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you
anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took
it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my words which
I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything written abou
t me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to them
\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day
rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be
preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are wi
tnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my Father upon
you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power from on high.
"\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he
blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, and was carrie
d up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem w
ith great joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle
Reading: I Corinthians 8:8-13\;9:1-2\nBrethren\, food will not commend us
to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat\, and no better off if we do.
Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling bloc
k to the weak. For if any one sees you\, a man of knowledge\, at table in
an idol's temple\, might he not be encouraged\, if his conscience is weak\,
to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is d
estroyed\, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus\, sinning against your b
rethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak\, you sin against Chr
ist. Therefore\, if food is a cause of my brother's falling\, I will never
eat meat\, lest I cause my brother to fall.\n\nAm I not free? Am I not an
apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in t
he Lord? If to others I am not an apostle\, at least I am to you\; for you
are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25
:31-46\nThe Lord said\, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the
holy angels with him\, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before hi
m will be gathered all the nations\, and he will separate them one from ano
ther as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats\, and he will place t
he sheep at his right hand\, but the goats at the left. Then the king will
say to those at his right hand\, 'Come\, O blessed of my Father\, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world\; for I was h
ungry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave me drink\, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me\, I was naked and you clothed me\, I was sick
and you visited me\, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteo
us will answer him\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry and feed you\, or t
hirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome
you\, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison a
nd visit you?' And the King will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as
you did it to one of the least of these my brethren\, you did it to me.' T
hen he will say to those at his left hand\, 'Depart from me\, you cursed\,
into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels\; for I was hun
gry and you gave me no food\, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink\, I wa
s a stranger and you did not welcome me\, naked and you did not clothe me\,
sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer\
, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or s
ick or in prison\, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them\
, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you did it not to one of the least of these\,
you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment\, but
the righteous into eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Qua
dratus the Apostle\; Jonah the Prophet\; Isaakios & Meletios\, Bishops of C
yprus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:28-31\; 5:1-
10\nBrethren\, we\, like Isaac\, are children of promise. But as at that ti
me he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born accor
ding to the Spirit\, so it is now. But what does the scripture say? "Cast o
ut the slave and her son\; for the son of the slave shall not inherit with
the son of the free woman." So\, brethren\, we are not children of the slav
e but of the free woman. For freedom Christ has set us free\; stand fast th
erefore\, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Now I\, Paul\, say
to you that if you receive circumcision\, Christ will be of no advantage to
you. I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bou
nd to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ\, you who would be ju
stified by the law\; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spiri
t\, by faith\, we wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus n
either circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail\, but faith working
through love. You were running well\; who hindered you from obeying the tru
th? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens
the whole lump. I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other v
iew than mine\; and he who is troubling you will bear his judgment\, whoeve
r he is.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch
\, who had been reproved by John for Herodias\, his brother's wife\, and fo
r all the evil things that Herod had done\, added this to them all\, that h
e shut up John in prison. Now when all the people were baptized\, and when
Jesus also had been baptized and was praying\, the heaven was opened\, and
the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form\, as a dove\, and a voice
came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Thursday\; Jason and Sosipater the Apostles of the 70 and their C
ompanions\; Holy Martyr Cercyra\; Our Holy Father John of Kaloktenos\, Metr
opolitan of Thebes\; Basil\, Bishop of Montenegro\; Nektarios the New Marty
r of Optina\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 22:1-39\nAt that
time\, the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near\, which is called the Passov
er. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put Jesus to
death. For they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Isc
ariot\, who was of the number of the twelve\; he went away and conferred wi
th the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they
were glad\, and engaged to give him money. So he agreed\, and sought an op
portunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude. Then came
the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrific
ed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\, "Go and prepare the passover for u
s\, that we may eat it." They said to him\, "Where will you have us prepare
it?" He said to them\, "Behold\, when you have entered the city\, a man ca
rrying a jar of water will meet you\; follow him into the house which he en
ters\, and tell the householder\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where is the g
uest room\, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?' And he will
show you a large upper room furnished\; there make ready." And they went\,
and found it as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover. And when
the hour came\, he sat at table\, and the apostles with him. And he said t
o them. "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I su
ffer\; for I tell you I shall never eat it again until it is fulfilled in t
he kingdom of God." And he took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he sai
d\, "Take this\, and divide it among yourselves\; for I tell you that from
now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God
comes. " And he took bread\, and when he had given thanks he broke it and g
ave it to them\, saying\, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this
in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after supper\, saying\, "This c
up which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold
the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of man
goes as it has been determined\; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed
!" And they began to question one another\, which of them it was that would
do this. A dispute also arose among them\, which of them was to be regarde
d as the greatest. And he said to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles exercis
e lordship over them\; and those in authority over them are called benefact
ors. But not so with you\; rather let the greatest among you become as the
youngest\, and the leader as one who serves. For which is the greater\, one
who sits at table\, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table
? But I am among you as one who serves. You are those who have continued wi
th me in my trials\; and I assign to you\, as my Father assigned to me\, a
kingdom\, that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom\, and sit on
thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Simon\, Simon\, behold\, Sata
n demanded to have you\, that he might sift you like wheat\, but I have pra
yed for you that your faith may not fail\; and when you have turned again\,
strengthen your brethren." And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready to go w
ith you to prison and to death." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, the cock w
ill not crow this day\, until you three times deny that you know me. " And
he said to them\, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals\, di
d you lack anything?" They said\, "Nothing." He said to them\, "But now\, l
et him who has a purse take it\, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no
sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I tell you that this scripture must
be fulfilled in me\, "And he was reckoned with transgressors'\; for what i
s written about me has its fulfillment." And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, her
e are two swords. " And he said to them\, "It is enough." \n And he came ou
t\, and went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the discipl
es followed him.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 11:23-32\nBRETHREN\, I r
eceived from the Lord what I also delivered to you\, that the Lord Jesus on
the night when he was betrayed took bread\, and when he had given thanks\,
he broke it\, and said\, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in rem
embrance of me." In the same way also the cup\, after supper\, saying\, "Th
is cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this\, as often as you drink it\
, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the c
up\, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.\n\nWhoever\, therefore\,
eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be
guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine hims
elf\, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For any one who eats an
d drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself.
That is why many of you are weak and ill\, and some have died. But if we j
udged ourselves truly\, we should not be judged. But when we are judged by
the Lord\, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned along with the
world.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:1-20\; John 13:3-17\; Matthew 26:21-39
\; Luke 22:43-44\; Matthew 26:40-75\; 27:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciple
s\, "You know that after two days the Passover is coming\, and the Son of m
an will be delivered up to be crucified."\n\nThen the chief priests and the
elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest\, who was c
alled Caiaphas\, and took counsel together in order to arrest Jesus by stea
lth and kill him. But they said\, "Not during the feast\, lest there be a t
umult among the people."\n\nNow when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of S
imon the leper\, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very exp
ensive ointment\, and she poured it on his head\, as he sat at table. But w
hen the disciples saw it\, they were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste?
For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum\, and given to the p
oor."\n\nBut Jesus\, aware of this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the
woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.\n\nFor you always have th
e poor with you\, but you will not always have me.\n\nIn pouring this ointm
ent on my body she has done it to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to y
ou\, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world\, what she has don
e will be told in memory of her."\n\nThen one of the twelve\, who was calle
d Judas Iscariot\, went to the chief priests and said\, "What will you give
me if I deliver him to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. An
d from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.\n\nNow on the fi
rst day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Where w
ill you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?" He said\, "Go into th
e city to a certain one\, and say to him\, âThe Teacher says\, My time is
at hand\; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" And
the disciples did as Jesus had directed them\, and they prepared the Passov
er. When it was evening\, he sat at table with the twelve disciples.\n\nJes
us\, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands\, and that
he had come from God and was going to God\, rose from supper\, laid aside
his garments\, and girded himself with a towel. Then he poured water into a
basin\, and began to wash the disciples' feet\, and to wipe them with the
towel with which he was girded.\n\nHe came to Simon Peter\; and Peter said
to him\, "Lord\, do you wash my feet?" Jesus answered him\, "What I am doin
g you do not know now\, but afterward you will understand." Peter said to h
im\, "You shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered him\, "If I do not wash
you\, you have no part in me." Simon Peter said to him\, "Lord\, not my fe
et only but also my hands and my head!" Jesus said to him\, "He who has bat
hed does not need to wash\, except for his feet\, but he is clean all over\
; and you are clean\, but not every one of you." For he knew who was to bet
ray him\; that was why he said\, "You are not all clean."\n\nWhen he had wa
shed
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Ezekiel the Prophet\; Pela
gia the Righteous of Tinos\; Trophimos & Theophilios and the 13 others mart
yred in Lycia\; St. Anna of Levkadio\; The Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos
of Pochaev\; Icon of the Mother of God\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
Romans 16:1-16\nBrethren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess
of the church at Cenchreai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befit
s the saints\, and help her in whatever she may require from you\, for she
has been a helper of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\,
my fellow workers in Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to
whom not only I but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; gr
eet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was th
e first convert in Asia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among
you. Greet Andronicos and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; the
y are men of note among the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. G
reet Ampliatos\, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker
in Christ\, and my beloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Chri
st. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman H
erodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Gre
et those workers in the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Pe
rsis\, who has worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\,
also his mother and mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\,
Hermas\, and the brethren who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Ne
reus and his sister\, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. G
reet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\
nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:3-9\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A sower went
out to sow. And as he sowed\, some seeds fell along the path\, and the bir
ds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground\, where they ha
d not much soil\, and immediately they sprang up\, since they had no depth
of soil\, but when the sun rose they were scorched\; and since they had no
root they withered away. Other seeds fell upon thorns\, and the thorns grew
up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain\
, some a hundredfold\, some sixty\, some thirty. He who has ears to hear\,
let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\; Therapon
the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Memory of the Finding of the Holy Icon
of Saint Demetrios the Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer in Syria\; Aldhelm\
, Bishop of Sherborne\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\
, the report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the
surrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all these things. A
nd John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, say
ing\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when
the men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\
, saying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In
that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on m
any that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell
John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame
walk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\,
the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no of
fense at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak t
o the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to b
ehold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man cl
othed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and liv
e in luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophe
t? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is wri
tten\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare y
our way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater
than John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God\,
having been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the
lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptiz
ed by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the
God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hea
rts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of C
hrist.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the t
ranscendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every
way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\
, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in t
he body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifest
ed in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death
for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal
flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the
same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\,"
we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesu
s will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. F
or it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more peop
le it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the deeds of
the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you he w
ho is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "G
o and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and th
e lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are rais
ed up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who
takes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to the c
rowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold?
A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed i
n soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses.
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more tha
n a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messeng
er before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say
to you\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than Joh
n the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater tha
n he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has
been coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all the pr
ophets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to accept
it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Tychon the Wonderworker\; 40 Martyrs of Rome\; Mark the Just of Apollo
nia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 23:1-11\nIN
THOSE DAYS\, Paul\, looking intently at the council\, said\, "Brethren\, I
have lived before God in all good conscience up to this day." And the high
priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth
. Then Paul said to him\, "God shall strike you\, you whitewashed wall! Are
you sitting to judge me according to the law\, and yet contrary to the law
you order me to be struck?" Those who stood by said\, "Would you revile Go
d's high priest?" And Paul said\, "I did not know\, brethren\, that he was
the high priest\; for it is written\, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler
of your people.' " But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and
the other Pharisees\, he cried out in the council\, "Brethren\, I am a Pha
risee\, a son of Pharisees\; with respect to the hope and the resurrection
of the dead I am on trial." And when he had said this\, a dissension arose
between the Pharisees and the Sadducees\; and the assembly was divided. For
the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection\, nor angel\, nor spirit\;
but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. Then a great clamor arose\; and so
me of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended\, "We find
nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?" And
when the dissension became violent\, the tribune\, afraid that Paul would
be torn in pieces by them\, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him
by force from among them and bring him into the barracks. The following nig
ht the Lord stood by him and said\, "Take courage\, for as you have testifi
ed about me at Jerusalem\, so you must bear witness also at Rome."\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 16:15-23\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All that the Fa
ther has is mine\; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and decl
are it to you.\n\n"A little while\, and you will see me no more\; again a l
ittle while\, and you will see me." Some of his disciples said to one anoth
er\, "What is this that he says to us\, 'A little while\, and you will not
see me\, and again a little while\, and you will see me'\; and\, 'because I
go to the Father'? " They said\, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? W
e do not know what he means." Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him\; so h
e said to them\, "Is this what you are asking yourselves\, what I meant by
saying\, 'A little while\, and you will not see me\, and again a little whi
le\, and you will see me'? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will weep and
lament\, but the world will rejoice\; you will be sorrowful\, but your sor
row will turn into joy. When a woman is in travail she has sorrow\, because
her hour has come\; but when she is delivered of the child\, she no longer
remembers the anguish\, for joy that a human being is born into the world.
So you have sorrow now\, but I will see you again and your hearts will rej
oice\, and no one will take your joy from you. In that day\, you will ask n
othing of me. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if you ask anything of the Fat
her\, he will give it to you in my name."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Matthew\; Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon\; Ma
rtha\, mother of St. Symeon Stylites the Younger\; Asclepias the Wonderwork
er\; Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia\; Michael Choniates\, Metropolitan of Ath
ens\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary
Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so
that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of t
he week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying
to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the
tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back\, for it
was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on th
e right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said
to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucifi
ed. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place where they laid him. Bu
t go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee\
; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they went out and fled fro
m the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they s
aid nothing to any one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 2
:10-16\nBrethren\, glory and honor and peace for every one who does good\,
the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who ha
ve sinned without the law will also perish without the law\, and all who ha
ve sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the heare
rs of the law who are righteous before God\, but the doers of the law who w
ill be justified. When Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what the
law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even though they do not have
the law. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts\,
while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts a
ccuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, according to my gospel\, Go
d judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:
18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two br
others\, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net i
nto the sea\; for they were fishermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, a
nd I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and fo
llowed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers\, James the s
on of Zebedee and John his brother\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\
, mending their nets\, and he called them. Immediately they left their boat
and their father\, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee\, teach
ing in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing
every disease and every infirmity among the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Blind Man\; Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery\; Be
ssarion the Wonderworker of Egypt\; 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha\, Mary\,
Cyris\, Valeria & Marcia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that
time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to
look into the tomb\; and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the b
ody of Jesus had lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to
her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have
taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying
this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that
it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do yo
u seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if yo
u have carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take
Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Heb
rew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold m
e\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to my brethren and s
ay to them\, I am ascending to my Father and your Father\, to my God and yo
ur God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the
Lord"\; and she told them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 16:16-34\nIN THOSE DAYS\, as we apostles were going to the pl
ace of prayer\, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination
and brought her owners much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us\,
crying\, "These men are servants of the Most High God\, who proclaim to yo
u the way of salvation." And this she did for many days. But Paul was annoy
ed\, and turned and said to the spirit\, "I charge you in the name of Jesus
Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour. But when her o
wners saw that their hope of gain was gone\, they seized Paul and Silas and
dragged them into the market place before the rulers\; and when they had b
rought them to the magistrates they said\, "These men are Jews and they are
disturbing our city. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us R
omans to accept or practice." The crowd joined in attacking them\; and the
magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with ro
ds. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them\, they threw them into
prison\, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this cha
rge\, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stoc
ks. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God
\, and the prisoners were listening to them\, and suddenly there was a grea
t earthquake\, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken\; and imme
diately all the doors were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened.
When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open\, he drew his
sword and was about to kill himself\, supposing that the prisoners had esca
ped. But Paul cried with a loud voice\, "Do not harm yourself\, for we are
all here." And he called for lights and rushed in\, and trembling with fear
he fell down before Paul and Silas\, and brought them out and said\, "Men\
, what must I do to be saved?" And they said\, "Believe in the Lord Jesus\,
and you will be saved\, you and your household." And they spoke the word o
f the Lord to him and to all that were in his house. And he took them the s
ame hour of the night\, and washed their wounds\, and he was baptized at on
ce\, with all his family. Then he brought them up into his house\, and set
food before them\; and he rejoiced with all his household that he had belie
ved in God. \n\nGospel Reading: John 9:1-38\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed
by\, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him\, "Rab
bi\, who sinned\, this man or his parents\, that he was born blind?" Jesus
answered\, "It was not that this man sinned\, or his parents\, but that the
works of God might be made manifest in him. We must work the works of him
who sent me\, while it is day\; night comes\, when no one can work. As long
as I am in the world\, I am the light of the world." As he said this\, he
spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man's eyes
with the clay\, saying to him\, "Go\, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which m
eans Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and t
hose who had seen him before as a beggar\, said\, "Is not this the man who
used to sit and beg?" Some said\, "It is he"\; others said\, "No\, but he i
s like him." He said\, "I am the man." They said to him\, "Then how were yo
ur eyes opened?" He answered\, "The man called Jesus made clay and anointed
my eyes and said to me\, 'Go to Siloam and wash'\; so I went and washed an
d received my sight." They said to him\, "Where is he?" He said\, "I do not
know."\n\nThey brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blin
d. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. T
he Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to
them\, "He put clay on my eyes and I washed\, and I see." Some of the Phari
sees said\, "This man is not from God\, for he does not keep the sabbath."
But others said\, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was
a division among them. So they again said to the blind man\, "What do you s
ay about him\, since he has opened your eyes?" He said\, "He is a prophet."
\n\nThe Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his si
ght\, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight\,
and asked them\, "Is this your son\, who you say was born blind? How then
does he now see?" His parents answered\, "We know that this is our son\, an
d that he was born blind\; but how he now sees we do not know\, nor do we k
now who opened his eyes. Ask him\; he is of age\, he will speak for himself
." His parents said this because they feared the Jews\, for the Jews had al
ready agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ he was to be pu
t out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said\, "He is of age\, ask hi
m."\n\nSo for the second time they called the man who had been blind\, and
said to him\, "Give God the praise\; we know that this man is a sinner." He
answered\, "Whether he is a sinner\, I do not know\; one thing I know\, th
at though I was blind\, now I see." They said to him\, "What did he do to y
ou? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them\, "I have told you already
and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too wan
t to become his disciples?" And they reviled him\, saying\, "You are his di
sciple\, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Mose
s\, but as for this man\, we do not know where he comes from." The man answ
ered\, "Why\, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from\, and y
et he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners\, but if
anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will\, God listens to him. Never
since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a ma
n born blind. If this man were not from God\, he could do nothing." They an
swered him\, "You were born in utter sin\, and would you teach us?" And the
y cast him out.\n\nJesus heard that they had cast him out\, and having foun
d him he said\, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" He answered\, "And who
is he\, sir\, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him\, "You have see
n him\, and it is he who speaks to you." He said\, "Lord\, I believe"\; and
he worshiped him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Ten
Martyrs of Crete\; Paul\, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Rememberance of the
Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ\, Hagia Sophia in Constanti
nople\; Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians\; Nicholas & John the New M
artyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
5:11-14\; 6:1-8\nBrethren\, about Melchizedek we have much to say which is
hard to explain\, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this
time you ought to be teachers\, you need some one to teach you again the f
irst principles of God's word. You need milk\, not solid food\; for every o
ne who lives on milk is unskilled in the work of righteousness\, for he is
a child. But solid food is for the mature\, for those who have their facult
ies trained by practice to distinguish good from evil. Therefore let us lea
ve the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity\, not laying aga
in a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God\, wit
h instruction about ablutions\, the laying on of hands\, the resurrection o
f the dead\, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. For
it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been en
lightened\, who have tasted the heavenly gift\, and have become partakers o
f the Holy Spirit\, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the
powers of the age to come\, if they then commit apostasy\, since they cruc
ify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt. For la
nd which has drunk the rain that often falls upon it\, and brings forth veg
etation useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated\, receives a blessi
ng from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles\, it is worthless and near
to being cursed\; its end is to be burned.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:11-1
6\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another\, commits
adultery against her\; and if she divorces her husband and marries another
\, she commits adultery." And they were bringing children to him\, that he
might touch them\; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it he
was indignant\, and said to them\, "Let the children come to me\, do not h
inder them\; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly\, I say to you\,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter i
t." And he took them in his arms and blessed them\, laying his hands upon t
hem.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210519
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Tuesday after Pascha\; Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\,
Paul\, Christina\, Heraclius\, Paulinus and Benedimus\; Julian the Martyr\;
Euphrasia the Martyr of Nicea\; Stephen I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\
nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:5-17\nIn those days\, Philip went down to a city o
f Samaria\, and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the multitudes with one
accord gave heed to what was said by Philip\, when they heard him and saw t
he signs which he did. For unclean spirits came out of many who were posses
sed\, crying with a loud voice\; and many who were paralyzed or lame were h
ealed. So there was much joy in the city.\n\nBut there was a man named Simo
n who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the nation of S
amaria\, saying that he himself was somebody great. They all gave heed to h
im\, from the least to the greatest\, saying\, "This man is that power of G
od which is called Great." And they gave heed to him\, because for a long t
ime he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip as he
preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ\,
they were baptized\, both men and women. Even Simon himself believed\, and
after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great m
iracles performed\, he was amazed.\n\nNow when the apostles at Jerusalem he
ard that Samaria had received the word of God\, they sent to them Peter and
John\, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy
Spirit\; for it had not yet fallen on any of them\, but they had only been
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them
and they received the Holy Spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:27-33\nThe Lor
d said to the Jews who came to him: "Do not labor for the food which perish
es\, but for the food which endures to eternal life\, which the Son of man
will give to you\; for on him has God the Father set his seal." Then they s
aid to him\, "What must we do\, to be doing the works of God?" Jesus answer
ed them\, "This is the work of God\, that you believe in him whom he has se
nt." So they said to him\, "Then what sign do you do\, that we may see\, an
d believe you? What work do you perform? Our fathers ate the manna in the w
ilderness\; as it is written\, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Je
sus then said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, it was not Moses wh
o gave you the bread from heaven\; my Father gives you the true bread from
heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives
life to the world."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210522
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles\; Pachomios the Righteou
s New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: J
ohn 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he
will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes o
nly to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and ha
ve it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his
life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own t
he sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; an
d the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hirel
ing and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my ow
n and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I
lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of
this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there
shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 26:1\,12-20\nI
N THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to Paul\, "You have permission to speak fo
r yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: "I jour
neyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. A
t midday\, O king\, I saw on the way a light from heaven\, brighter than th
e sun\, shining round me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had a
ll fallen to the ground\, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew langua
ge\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against t
he goads.' And I said\, 'Who are you\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jes
us whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet\; for I have
appeared to you for this purpose\, to appoint you to serve and bear witnes
s to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appe
ar to you\, delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles-to whom I
send you to open their eyes\, that they may turn from darkness to light and
from the power of Satan to God\, that they may receive forgiveness of sins
and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O
King Agrippa\, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision\, but declared
first to those at Damascus\, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the coun
try of Judea\, and also to the Gentiles\, that they should repent and turn
to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance." \n\nGospel Reading: J
ohn 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\
, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs
in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters b
y the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the
sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them ou
t. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the shee
p follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, b
ut they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers."
This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was
saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you
\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbe
rs\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by
me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210426
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Palm Sunday\; Mark the Apostle and Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 21:1-11\; 15-17\nAt that time\, when J
esus drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage\, to the Mount of Olives
\, he sent two disciples\, saying to them\, "Go into the village opposite y
ou\, and immediately you will find a donkey tied\, and a colt with her\; un
tie them and bring them to me. If any one says anything to you\, you shall
say\, 'The Lord has need of them\,' and he will send them immediately." Thi
s took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet\, saying\,\n\n"Tell
the daughter of Zion\,\nBehold\, your king is coming to you\,\nhumble and m
ounted on a donkey\,\nand on a colt\, the foal of a donkey."\n\nThe discipl
es went and did as Jesus had directed them\; they brought the donkey and th
e colt\, and put their garments on them\, and he sat thereon. Most of the c
rowd spread their garments on the road\, and others cut branches from the t
rees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and t
hat followed him shouted\, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" And when he entered
Jerusalem\, all the city was stirred\, saying\, "Who is this?" And the cro
wds said\, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee." But when t
he chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did\, and the
children crying out in the temple\, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they we
re indignant\; and they said to him\, "Do you hear what they are saying?" A
nd Jesus said to them\, "Yes\; have you never read\,\n\n'Out of the mouths
of babes and sucklings\,\nyou have brought perfect praise'?"\n\nAnd leaving
them\, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Philippians 4:4-9\nBRETHREN\, rejoice in the Lord always\; again I wi
ll say\, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. H
ave no anxiety about anything\, but in everything by prayer and supplicatio
n with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace o
f God\, which passes all understanding\, will keep your hearts and your min
ds in Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatever is true\, whatever is hon
orable\, whatever is just\, whatever is pure\, whatever is lovely\, whateve
r is gracious\, if there is any excellence\, if there is anything worthy of
praise\, think about these things. What you have learned and received and
heard and seen in me\, do\; and the God of peace will be with you. \n\nGosp
el Reading: John 12:1-18\nSix days before Passover\, Jesus came to Bethany\
, where Lazaros was\, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made
him a supper\; Martha served\, and Lazaros was one of those at table with h
im. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet
of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair\; and the house was filled with
the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot\, one of his disciples (h
e who was to betray him)\, said "Why was this ointment not sold for three h
undred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said\, not that he cared for
the poor but because he was a thief\, and as he had the money box he used
to take what was put into it. Jesus said\, "Let her alone\, let her keep it
for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you\, but you do n
ot always have me."\n\n When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he wa
s there\, they came\, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros\
, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Laz
aros also to death\, because on account of him many of the Jews were going
away and believing in Jesus.\n\n The next day a great crowd who had come to
the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches
of palm trees and went out to meet him\, crying\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he w
ho comes in the name of the Lord\, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus foun
d a young donkey and sat upon it\; as it is written\, "Fear not\, daughter
of Zion\; behold\, your king is coming\, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His d
isciples did not understand this at first\; but when Jesus was glorified\,
then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to
him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the to
mb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went
to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210715
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Aquila the Apostle among the 70\; Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor
\, Archbishop of Thessalonica\; Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Ju
stus the Martyr\; Peter the New Hieromartyr and the four New Martyrs of Mel
issourgeio Kissamos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:1-16\nBret
hren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Ce
nchreai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and h
elp her in whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a helper of
many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in
Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but
also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church
in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in A
sia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronico
s and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note am
ong the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my
beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my b
eloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who
belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those
in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in
the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worke
d hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and
mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the br
ethren who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\
, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another wit
h a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 11:20-26\nAt that time\, the Lord began to upbraid the cities where mo
st of his mighty works had been done\, because they did not repent. "Woe to
you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in yo
u had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would have repented long ago in sa
ckcloth and ashes. But I tell you\, it shall be more tolerable on the day o
f judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you\, Capernaum\, will you
be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty
works done in you had been done in Sodom\, it would have remained until th
is day. But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgme
nt for the land of Sodom than for you." At that time Jesus declared\, "I th
ank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these th
ings from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yea\, Fat
her\, so it was well pleasing before you."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Kyriake the Great Martyr\; Thomas the Righteous of Malea\; Akakios of
Sinai\; Willibald\, Bishop of Eichstatt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined u
nder the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that
the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified b
y faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\;
for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many o
f you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew
nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor fe
male\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then
you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the h
eir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is t
he owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until t
he date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were sla
ves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully c
ome\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to re
deem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as so
ns.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed
Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of b
lood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, a
nd had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. Sh
e had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd a
nd touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I sh
all be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in
her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in hims
elf that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the cr
owd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\,
"You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me
?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing wh
at had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before h
im\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your fa
ith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Ag
nes the Virgin-martyr\; Sabbas (Sava)\, Archbishop of Serbia\; The Holy Fat
hers slain at Sinai and Raitho\; Plato the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Tallini
and all Estonia\, and the Priest Martyrs Michael and Nicholas\; Nina of Geo
rgia\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:38-43\nIn those days\, Peter said to the pe
ople\, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins\; and you shall receive the gift of the H
oly Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that
are far off\, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him." And he testifi
ed with many other words and exhorted them\, saying\, "Save yourselves from
this crooked generation." So those who received his word were baptized\, a
nd there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they devoted t
hemselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship\, to the breaking of bre
ad and the prayers. And fear came upon every soul\; and many wonders and si
gns were done through the apostles.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that
time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the Spirit for forty
days in the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those
days\; and when they were ended\, he was hungry. The devil said to him\, "I
f you are the Son of God\, command this stone to become bread." And Jesus a
nswered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" And th
e devil took him up\, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a mom
ent of time\, and said to him\, "To you I will give all this authority and
their glory\; for it has been delivered to me\, and I will give it to whom
I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shall all be yours." And Jesus
answered him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worship the Lord your God\, and
him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd he took him to Jerusalem\, and set him
on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "If you are the Son of Go
d\, throw yourself down from here\; for it is written\, 'He will give his a
ngels charge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On their hands they will bear yo
u up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\
, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" And when the devi
l had ended every temptation\, he departed from him until an opportune time
. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report
concerning him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught
in their synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza\; The Holy Great Martyr Photine\, the Sama
ritan Women\; Holy Martyr Theocletus\; John Claphas the new Martyr\n\nFast
Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 2:7-17\nBrethren\, I am writing you no new
commandment\, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning\; the
old commandment is the word which you have heard. Yet I am writing you a
new commandment\, which is true in him and in you\, because the darkness is
passing away and the true light is already shining. He who says he is in
the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his
brother abides in the light\, and in it there is no cause for stumbling.
But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness\,
and does not know where he is going\, because the darkness has blinded his
eyes. I am writing to you\, little children\, because your sins are forgi
ven for his sake. I am writing to you\, fathers\, because you know him who
is from the beginning. I am writing to you\, young men\, because you have
overcome the evil one. I write to you\, children\, because you know the F
ather. I write to you\, fathers\, because you know him who is from the beg
inning. I write to you\, young men\, because you are strong\, and the word
of God abides in you\, and you have overcome the evil one. Do not love th
e world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world\, love for
the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world\, the lust of the f
lesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life\, is not of the Father
but is of the world. And the world passes away\, and the lust of it\; but
he who does the will of God abides for ever. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:3-
9\nAt that time\, while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the lepe
r\, as he sat at table\, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment o
f pure nard\, very costly\, and she broke the flask and poured it over his
head. But there were some who said to themselves indignantly\, "Why was th
e ointment thus wasted? For this ointment might have been sold for more th
an three hundred denarii\, and given to the poor." And they reproached her
. But Jesus said\, "Let her alone\; why do you trouble her? She has done
a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you\, and whene
ver you will\, you can do good to them\; but you will not always have me.
She has done what she could\; she has anointed my body beforehand for buryi
ng. And truly\, I say to you\, wherever the gospel is preached in the whol
e world\, what she has done will be told in memory of her."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea\; Vadim the Righteous of Persia
\; Raphael\, Nicholas\, Irene\, & Olympias of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Isaiah 29:13-23\n And the Lord said: "Because this peo
ple draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips\, while their h
earts are far from me\, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learne
d by rote\; therefore\, behold\, I will again do marvelous things with this
people\, wonderful and marvelous\; and the wisdom of their wise men shall
perish\, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid." Woe to
those who hide deep from the LORD their counsel\, whose deeds are in the d
ark\, and who say\, "Who sees us? Who knows us?" You turn things upside do
wn! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay\; that the thing made should s
ay of its maker\, "He did not make me"\; or the thing formed say of him who
formed it\, "He has no understanding"? \n\n Is it not yet a very little w
hile until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field\, and the fruitful
field shall be regarded as a forest? In that day the deaf shall hear the
words of a book\, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind
shall see. The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD\, and the poor amo
ng men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless shall come
to nought and the scoffer cease\, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut
off\, who by a word make a man out to be an offender\, and lay a snare for
him who reproves in the gate\, and with an empty plea turn aside him who i
s in the right. \n\n Therefore thus says the LORD\, who redeemed Abraham\,
concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no more be ashamed\, no more s
hall his face grow pale. For when he sees his children\, the work of my ha
nds\, in his midst\, they will sanctify my name\; they will sanctify the Ho
ly One of Jacob\, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.\n\nOld Testam
ent Reading: Genesis 12:1-7\n Now the LORD said to Abram\, "Go from your co
untry and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show
you. And I will make of you a great nation\, and I will bless you\, and m
ake your name great\, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those w
ho bless you\, and him who curses you I will curse\; and by you all the fam
ilies of the earth shall bless themselves." \n\n So Abram went\, as the LO
RD had told him\; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old w
hen he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife\, and Lot his br
other's son\, and all their possessions which they had gathered\, and the p
ersons that they had gotten in Haran\; and they set forth to go to the land
of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan\, Abram passed through
the land to the place at Shechem\, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the C
anaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram\, and said\, "
To your descendants I will give this land." So he built there an altar to t
he LORD\, who had appeared to him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 14:15
-26\nThe simple believes everything\, but the prudent looks where he is goi
ng. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil\, but a fool throws of
f restraint and is careless. A man of quick temper acts foolishly\, but a
man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire folly\, but the prudent a
re crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down before the good\, the wicked
at the gates of the righteous. The poor is disliked even by his neighbor\,
but the rich has many friends. He who despises his neighbor is a sinner\,
but happy is he who is kind to the poor. Do they not err that devise evil
? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness. In all toil there i
s profit\, but mere talk tends only to want. The crown of the wise is thei
r wisdom\, but folly is the garland of fools. A truthful witness saves liv
es\, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. In the fear of the LORD one ha
s strong confidence\, and his children will have a refuge.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Holy Cross\; Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and t
wo children\; Our Righteous Father Eustathius\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\
; Hilarion the New Martyr of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; John th
e Foreigner\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the
week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spices whic
h they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\,
but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexe
d about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as
they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to
them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told yo
u\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be delivered i
n to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise
." And they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb they told a
ll this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and
Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told
this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and t
hey did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping
and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home w
ondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Galatians 2:16-20\nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not justified by works
of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believed in Ch
rist Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not by works
of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if
\, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves were found to b
e sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build u
p again those things which I tore down\, then I prove myself a transgressor
. For I through the law died to the law\, that I might live to God. I have
been crucified with Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, but Christ who li
ves in me\; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son
of God\, who loved me and gave himself for me.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:3
4-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me\, let him den
y himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his l
ife will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's
will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain the whole world and f
orfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoeve
r is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation\,
of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he comes in the glory of
his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I say to y
ou\, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see
the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)\; Modestos\, Archbishop of Jerusalem
\; Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania\; Nicholas\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Memnonus\, Archbishop of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:9-22\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, d
o your best to come to me soon. For Demas\, in love with this present world
\, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica\; Crescens has gone to Galatia\
, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you
\; for he is very useful in serving me. Tychicos I have sent to Ephesos. Wh
en you come\, bring the cloak that I left with Carpos at Troas\, also the b
ooks\, and above all the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith did me great
harm\; the Lord will requite him for his deeds. Beware of him yourself\, f
or he strongly opposed our message. At my first defense no one took my part
\; all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood
by me and gave me strength to proclaim the message fully\, that all the Gen
tiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. The Lord will
rescue me from every evil and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be t
he glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGreet Prisca and Aquila\, and the hous
ehold of Onesiphoros. Erastos remained at Corinth\; Trophimos I left ill at
Miletos. Do your best to come before winter. Eubulos sends greetings to yo
u\, as do Pudens and Linos and Claudia and all the brethren.\n\nThe Lord be
with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:30-34
\nAt that time\, Jesus charged his disciples to tell no one about him\, tha
t he is the Christ. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suf
fer many things\, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and t
he scribes\, and be killed\, and after three days rise again. And he said t
his plainly. And Peter took him\, and began to rebuke him. But turning and
seeing his disciples\, he rebuked Peter\, and said\, "Get behind me\, Satan
! For you are not on the side of God\, but of men." And he called to him th
e multitude with his disciples\, and said to them\, "If any man would come
after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210901
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/31/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Cyprian
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage\; Gennadius Scholarus\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Aidan\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Eanswythe\, Abbess of Folk
estone\; Cuthburga the Queen\, Abbess of Wimborne\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an
earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were
the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called th
e Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Hol
ies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covere
d on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\,
and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it we
re the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we c
annot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the p
riests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\
; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\,
and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors
of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\,
Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her
house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and li
stened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and s
he went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left m
e to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\
, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one t
hing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be take
n away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice a
nd said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that
you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of G
od and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost\; Carpos and Alphaeus\, Apo
stles of the 70\; Alexandros the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; George the Ne
w of Sofia\; Augustine\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed
)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 14:6-18\nIn those days\, the apostles fled to Ly
stra and Derbe\, cities of Lycaonia\, and to the surrounding country\; and
there they preached the gospel. Now at Lystra there was a man sitting\, who
could not use his feet\; he was a cripple from birth\, who had never walke
d. He listened to Paul speaking\; and Paul\, looking intently at him and se
eing that he had faith to be made well\, said in a loud voice\, "Stand upri
ght on your feet." And he sprang up and walked. And when the crowds saw wha
t Paul had done\, they lifted up their voices\, saying in Lycaonian\, "The
gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" Barnabas they called Zeu
s\, and Paul\, because he was the chief speaker\, they called Hermes. And t
he priest of Zeus\, whose temple was in front of the city\, brought oxen an
d garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the people. But
when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it\, they tore their garments
and rushed out among the multitude\, crying\, "Men\, why are you doing this
? We also are men\, of like nature with you\, and bring you good news\, tha
t you should turn from these vain things to a living God who made the heave
n and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. In past generations he
allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways\; yet he did not leave h
imself without witness\, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains and
fruitful seasons\, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness." With th
ese words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to th
em.\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:14-30\nAbout the middle of the feast Jesus we
nt up into the temple and taught. The Jews marveled at it saying\, "How is
it that this man has learning\, when he has never studied?" So Jesus answer
ed them\, "My teaching is not mine\, but his who sent me\; if any man's wil
l is to do his will\, he shall know whether the teacher is from God or whet
her I am speaking on my own authority. He who speaks on his own authority s
eeks his own glory\; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true
\, and in him there is not falsehood. Did not Moses give you the law? Yet n
one of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" The people answered\
, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?" Jesus answered them\, "I
did one deed\, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not t
hat it is from Moses\, but from the fathers)\, and you circumcise a man upo
n the sabbath. If on the sabbath a man receives circumcision\, so that the
law of Moses may not be broken\, are you angry with me because on the sabba
th I made a man's whole body well? Do not judge by appearances\, but judge
with right judgment."\n\nSome of the people of Jerusalem therefore said\, "
Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is\, speaking openl
y\, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know
that this is the Christ? Yet we know where this man comes from\; and when
the Christ appears\, no one will know where he comes from." So Jesus procla
imed\, as he taught in the temple\, "You know me\, and you know where I com
e from? But I have not come of my own accord\; he who sent me is true\, and
him you do not know. I know him\, for I come from him\, and he sent me." S
o they sought to arrest him\; but no one laid hands on him\, because his ho
ur had not yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Kyriakos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Nestor the Martyr of Thessalo
niki\; Procla\, wife of Pontius Pilate\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Lette
r to the Colossians 1:1-3\; 7-11\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the
will of God and Timothy our brother\, to the saints and faithful brethren i
n Christ at Colossai: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lo
rd Jesus Christ. We thank God\, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ from th
e day you heard and understood the grace of God in truth\, as you learned i
t from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Ch
rist on our behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. And so
\, from the day we heard of it\, we have not ceased to pray for you asking
that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisd
om and understanding\, to lead a life worthy of the Lord\, fully pleasing t
o him\, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of
God. May you be strengthened with all power\, according to his glorious mi
ght\, for all endurance and patience with joy.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:1
-10\nAt that time\, Jesus was praying in a certain place\, and when he ceas
ed\, one of his disciples said to him\, "Lord\, teach us to pray\, as John
taught his disciples." And he said to them\, "When you pray\, say: 'Father\
, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily brea
d\; and forgive us our sins\, for we ourselves forgive every one who is ind
ebted to us\; and lead us not into temptation.'" And he said to them\, "Whi
ch of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him\, 'Fri
end\, lend me three loaves\; for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey\
, and I have nothing to set before him'\; and he will answer from within\,
'Do not bother me\; the door is now shut\, and my children are with me in b
ed\; I cannot get up and give you anything'? I tell you\, though he will no
t get up and give him anything because he is his friend\, yet because of hi
s importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell you\,
Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\, and it
will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who seeks
finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Saturday of Souls\; Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our L
ord\; Holy Martyr Zosima\; Our Righteous Father Zenonus\; Paisius the Great
of Egypt\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not hav
e you ignorant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, that you may
not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus
died and rose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring with him tho
se who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the L
ord\, that we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of the Lord\, s
hall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will d
escend from heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's call\, and
with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise fir
st\; then we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up together wit
h them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we shall always b
e with the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus rev
ealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he
said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than thes
e?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him
\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\,
do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you."
He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon
\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him
the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know
everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep
. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself
and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out y
our hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish t
o go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And af
ter this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following th
em the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the
supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When
Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus sa
id to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to
you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this dis
ciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\,
but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?"
This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has
written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there
are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be w
ritten\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that w
ould be written. Amen.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Luke\; The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notari
es\; Tabitha\, who was raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle\; Chrysaph
ios (or Chrysaphos) the Martyr\; Martyr Chrysanthe\n\nMatins Gospel Reading
: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, t
he doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus c
ame and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he ha
d said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples we
re glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with
you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had sai
d this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit.
If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sin
s of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called t
he Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told h
im: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hand
s the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, a
nd place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, h
is disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors
were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with
you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\;
and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, bu
t believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to hi
m\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who hav
e not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the prese
nce of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these are w
ritten that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and
that believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul
's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that t
he gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not recei
ve it from man\, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of
Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I perse
cuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced
in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealous
was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart b
efore I was born\, and had called me through his grace\, was pleased to rev
eal his Son to me\, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I
did not confer with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to thos
e who were apostles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I r
eturned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit
Cephas\, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other a
postles except James the Lord's brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39\nA
t that time\, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes\, there met
him a man from the city who had demons\; for a long time he had worn no clo
thes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus\, h
e cried out and fell down before him\, and said with a loud voice\, "What h
ave you to do with me\, Jesus\, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you\, d
o not torment me." For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of t
he man. (For many a time it had seized him\; he was kept under guard\, and
bound with chains and fetters\, but he broke the bonds and was driven by th
e demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him\, "What is your name?" And h
e said\, "Legion"\; for many demons had entered him. And they begged him no
t to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was f
eeding there on the hillside\; and they begged him to let them enter these.
So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the
swine\, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were dro
wned. When the herdsmen saw what happened\, they fled\, and told it in the
city and in the country. Then people went out to see what had happened\, an
d they came to Jesus\, and found the man from whom the demons had gone\, si
tting at the feet of Jesus\, clothed and in his right mind\; and they were
afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed w
ith demons was healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of th
e Gadarenes asked him to depart from them\; for they were seized with great
fear\; so he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons
had gone begged that he might be with him\; but he sent him away\, saying\,
"Return to your home\, and declare how much God has done for you." And he
went away\, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done f
or him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:6th Sunday of Luke
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Melitene\; Nikitas\, Bishop
of Chalcedon\; Eutechios\, Bishop of Mytilene\; Helikonis the Martyr\; Hel
adios the Hieromartyr of the East\; Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (W
ine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:44-48\;11:1-10\nIn those d
ays\, while Peter was still saying this\, the Holy Spirit fell on all who h
eard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who came with P
eter were amazed\, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out
even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling
God. Then Peter declared\, "Can any one forbid water for baptizing these p
eople who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he commanded
them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to rem
ain for some days. Now the apostles and the brethren who were in Judea hear
d that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went u
p to Jerusalem\, the circumcision party criticized him\, saying\, "Why did
you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" But Peter began and explain
ed to them in order: "I was in the city of Joppa praying\; and in a trance
I saw a vision\, something descending\, like a great sheet\, let down from
heaven by four corners\; and it came down to me. Looking at it closely I ob
served animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. And I
heard a voice saying to me\, 'Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat.' But I said\, 'N
o\, Lord\; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But th
e voice answered a second time from heaven\, 'What God has cleansed you mus
t not call common.' This happened three times\, and all was drawn up again
into heaven."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews wh
o came to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die in your sin\; whe
re I am going\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he kill himsel
f\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? " He said to them
\, "You are from below\, I am from above\; you are of this world\, I am not
of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins\, for you will d
ie in your sins unless you believe that I am he." They said to him\, "Who a
re you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have told you from the beginning
. I have much to say about you and much to judge\; but he who sent me is tr
ue\, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him." They did not u
nderstand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "When you ha
ve lifted up the Son of man\, then you will know that I am he\, and that I
do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me. And
he who sent me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for I always do what
is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Melitene
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Holy Cross\; Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cros
s\; The Consecration of the Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre
)\; Cornelius the Centurion & Martyr\; Aristides the Philosopher\; Hierothe
os the Righteous of Iveron Monastery\, Mount Athos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading
: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, he app
eared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She we
nt and told those who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But wh
en they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not b
elieve it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as th
ey were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest\, b
ut they did not believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themse
lves as they sat at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and ha
rdness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw him after he
had risen. And he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gos
pel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\;
but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accom
pany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons\; they will s
peak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any de
adly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\
, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken t
o them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God.
And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with t
hem and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18\nBrethren\, see wit
h what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who
want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circum
cised\, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of
Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the
law\, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your f
lesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ\, by which the world has been crucified to me\, and I to the world.
For neither circumcision counts for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a n
ew creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule\, upon the I
srael of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me\; for I bear on my body the
marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, br
ethren. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:13-17\nThe Lord said\, "No one has
ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who
is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so mus
t the Son of man be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may have etern
al life.\n\n"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son\, that wh
oever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent
the Son into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that the world mig
ht be saved through him."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201113
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Damaskinos the New Ma
rtyr of Mount Athos\; Anthousa\, the Mother of John Chrysostom\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said
to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who d
oes not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that
man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepher
d of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, an
d he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought ou
t all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they k
now his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from hi
m\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used wi
th them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus
again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the s
heep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did no
t heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, a
nd will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Let
ter to the Hebrews 7:26-28\; 8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we shoul
d have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from s
inners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high pries
ts\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those
of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indee
d\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word o
f the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been ma
de perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have
such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of t
he Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which
is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe
Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\,
and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and
kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly
. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sh
eep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not
\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatc
hes them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares no
thing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own kno
w me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my lif
e for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I mu
st bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flo
ck\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries\; Pappias th
e Martyr\; Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman\, Founders of Valaam Monast
ery\; Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos \; Paul the P
hysician of Corinth\; Sergios the Magister\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEp
istle Reading: Romans 2:28-29\;3:1-18\nBrethren\, he is not a real Jew who
is one outwardly\, nor is true circumcision something external and physical
. He is a Jew who is one inwardly\, and real circumcision is a matter of th
e heart\, spiritual and not literal. His praise is not from men but from Go
d. Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? M
uch in every way. To begin with\, the Jews are entrusted with the oracles o
f God. What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the f
aithfulness of God? By no means! Let God be true though every man be false\
, as it is written\, "That thou mayest be justified in thy words\, and prev
ail when thou art judged." But if our wickedness serves to show the justice
of God\, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I
speak in a human way.) By no means! For then how could God judge the world?
But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory\, why
am I still being condemned as a sinner? And why not do evil that good may c
ome? - as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnatio
n is just. What then? Are we Jews any better off? No\, not at all\; for we
have already charged that all men\, both Jews and Greeks\, are under the po
wer of sin\, as it is written:\n\n"None is righteous\, no\, not one\; no on
e understands\, no one seeks for God. All have turned aside\, together they
have gone wrong\; no one does good\, not even one."\n\n"Their throat is an
open grave\, they use their tongues to deceive."\n\n"The venom of asps is
under their lips."\n\n"Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."\n\n"T
heir feet are swift to shed blood\, in their paths are ruin and misery\, an
d the way of peace they do not know."Â \n\n"There is no fear of God before
their eyes."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:31-34\; 7:9-11\nThe Lord said\, "
Do not be anxious\, saying\, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?'
or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek all these things\; and your
heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom a
nd his righteousness\, and all these things shall be yours as well. Therefo
re do not be anxious about tomorrow\, for tomorrow will be anxious for itse
lf. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day. Or what man of you
\, if his son asks him for bread\, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
a fish\, will give him a serpent? If you then\, who are evil\, know how to
give good gifts to your children\, how much more will your Father who is i
n heaven give good things to those who ask him!"\n\n
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SUMMARY:Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210724
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre\; Athenagorus the Apologist\; Boris
and Gleb\, the Passion-bearers\; Kapiton\, Himenaos and Hermogenes\, the M
artyrs\; Theophilos the New Martyr of Zakynthos\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans
8:14-21\nBrethren\, all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.\n
\nFor you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear\, bu
t you have received the spirit of sonship. When we cry\, "Abba! Father!" it
is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children
of God\, and if children\, then heirs\, heirs of God and fellow heirs with
Christ\, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorifie
d with him.\n\nI consider that the sufferings of this present time are not
worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creati
on waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God\; for the
creation was subjected to futility\, not of its own will but by the will of
him who subjected it in hope\; because the creation itself will be set fre
e from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children
of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:9-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed
on\, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office\; and he said to
him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.\n\nAnd as he sat at table
in the house\, behold\, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down
with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this\, they said t
o his disciples\, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinner
s?" But when he heard it\, he said\, "Those who are well have no need of a
physician\, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means\, 'I desir
e mercy\, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous\, but si
nners to repentance."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201229
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia\; Holy Martyr Glycerus\; Simon the
Myrrhbearer\, Founder of Simonopetra\, Monastery of Mount Athos\; Afterfea
st of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to th
e Hebrews 8:7-13\nBrethren\, if that first covenant had been faultless\, th
ere would have been no occasion for a second. For he finds fault with them
when he says: "The days will come\, says the Lord\, when I will establish a
new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah\; not li
ke the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them
by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt\; for they did not contin
ue in my covenant\, and so I paid no heed to them\, says the Lord. This is
the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days\, s
ays the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds\, and write them on their
hearts\, and I will be their God\, and they shall be my people. And they s
hall not teach every one his fellow or every one his brother\, saying\, 'Kn
ow the Lord\,' for all shall know me\, from the least of them to the greate
st. For I will be merciful toward their iniquities\, and I will remember th
eir sins no more." In speaking of a new covenant he treats the first as obs
olete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish awa
y.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:25-35\nAt that time\, great multitudes accomp
anied Jesus\; and he turned and said to them\, "If any one comes to me and
does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers
and sisters\, yes\, and even his own life\, he cannot be my disciple. Whoev
er does not bear his own cross and come after me\, cannot be my disciple. F
or which of you\, desiring to build a tower\, does not first sit down and c
ount the cost\, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise\, when he h
as laid a foundation\, and is not able to finish\, all who see it begin to
mock him\, saying\, 'This man began to build\, and was not able to finish.'
Or what king\, going to encounter another king in war\, will not sit down
first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who
comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not\, while the other is ye
t a great way off\, he sends an embassy and asks terms of peace. So therefo
re\, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple
. Salt is good\; but if salt has lost its taste\, how shall its saltness be
restored? It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill\; men throw
it away. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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SUMMARY:20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210711
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bis
hop of Assa\; 10\,000 Fathers martyred in Egypt\; Apollonios the Martyr\; D
eposition of the Precious Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow\; Righteo
us Father Anthony of the Kiev Caves\; Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas\
n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 3:28-31\;4:1-3\nBrethren\, we hold that a man is
justified by faith apart from works of law. Or is God the God of Jews only
? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes\, of Gentiles also\, since God is
one\; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and
the uncircumcised through their faith. Do we then overthrow the law by thi
s faith? By no means! On the contrary\, we uphold the law. What then shall
we say about Abraham\, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraha
m was justified by works\, he has something to boast about\, but not before
God. For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God\, and it was r
eckoned to him as righteousness."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:24-29\; 8:1-
4\nThe Lord said\, "Every one who hears these words of mine and does them w
ill be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock\; and the rain fel
l\, and the floods came\, and the winds blew and beat upon that house\, but
it did not fall\, because it had been founded on the rock. And every one w
ho hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish ma
n who built his house upon the sand\; and the rain fell\, and the floods ca
me\, and the winds blew and beat against that house\, and it fell\; and gre
at was the fall of it." And when Jesus finished these sayings\, the crowds
were astonished at his teaching\, for he taught them as one who had authori
ty\, and not as their scribes. When he came down from the mountain\, great
crowds followed him\; and behold\, a leper came to him and knelt before him
saying\, "Lord\, if you will\, you can make me clean." And he stretched ou
t his hand and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately
his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him\, "See that you say nothing
to any one\; but go\, show yourself to the priest\, and offer the gift tha
t Moses commanded\, for a proof to them."\n\n
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SUMMARY:45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenophon & his Companions\; Symeon the Elder of Mount Sinai\n\nEpistle
Reading: Romans 6:18-23\nBrethren\, having been set free from sin\, you ha
ve become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms\, because o
f your natural limitations. For just as you once yielded your members to im
purity and to greater and greater iniquity\, so now yield your members to r
ighteousness for sanctification.\n\nWhen you were slaves of sin\, you were
free in regard to righteousness. But then what return did you get from the
things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. But
now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God\, th
e return you get is sanctification and its end\, eternal life. For the wage
s of sin is death\, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesu
s our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:35-46\nAt that time\, a lawyer ca
me up to Jesus and asked him a question\, to test him. "Teacher\, which is
the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him\, "You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all
your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it
\, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depe
nd all the law and the prophets."\n\nNow while the Pharisees were gathered
together\, Jesus asked them a question\, saying\, "What do you think of the
Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him\, "The son of David." He said t
o them\, "How is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lo
rd\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I put
your enemies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord\, how is he hi
s son?" And no one was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day did an
yone dare to ask him any more questions.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dionysios the Areopagite\; John the Chozebite\, Bishop of Caesaria\; R
usticus and Eleutherios the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts of the Apostle
s 17:16-34\nIn those days\, while Paul was waiting for them in Athens\, his
spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.
So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons\, and in
the market place every day with those who chanced to be there. Some also o
f the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said\, "What would
this babbler say?" Others said\, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign div
inities" - because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. And they took ho
ld of him and brought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "May we know what thi
s new teaching is which you present? For you bring some strange things to o
ur ears\; we wish to know therefore what these things mean." Now all the At
henians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing exce
pt telling or hearing something new. So Paul\, standing in the middle of th
e Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in every way you are v
ery religious. For as I passed along\, and observed the objects of your wor
ship\, I found also an altar with this inscription\, 'To an unknown god.' W
hat therefore you worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to you. The God who
made the world and everything in it\, being Lord of heaven and earth\, does
not live in shrines made by man\, nor is he served by human hands\, as tho
ugh he needed anything\, since he himself gives to all men life and breath
and everything. And he made from one every nation of men to live on all the
face of the earth\, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries
of their habitation\, that they should seek God\, in the hope that they mig
ht feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us\, for
'In him we live and move and have our being'\; as even some of your poets
have said\, 'For we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspring\,
we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold\, or silver\, or stone\,
a representation by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance
God overlooked\, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent\, becaus
e he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a
man whom he has appointed\, and of this he has given assurance to all men
by raising him from the dead." Now when they heard of the resurrection of t
he dead\, some mocked\; but others said\, "We will hear you again about thi
s." So Paul went out from among them. But some men joined him and believed\
, among them Dionysios the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others
with them.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:17-26\nAt that time\, as Jesus was tea
ching\, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by\, who had c
ome from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem\; and the po
wer of the Lord was present to heal them. And behold\, men were bringing on
a bed a man who was paralyzed\, and they sought to bring him in and lay hi
m before him\; but finding no way to bring him in\, because of the crowd\,
they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles in
to the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith he said\, "Man\, you
r sins are forgiven you." And the scribes and the Pharisees began to questi
on\, saying\, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins bu
t God only?" When Jesus perceived their questionings\, he answered them\, "
Why do you question in your hearts? Which is easier\, to say\, 'Your sins a
re forgiven you\,' or to say\, 'Rise and walk'? But that you may know that
the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the ma
n who was paralyzed -- "I say to you\, rise\, take up your bed and go home.
" And immediately he rose before them\, and took up that on which he lay\,
and went home\, glorifying God. And amazement seized them all\, and they gl
orified God and were filled with awe\, saying\, "We have seen strange thing
s today."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricum\, and his mother Ant
hia\; The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 1:8-18\nTIMOTHY\, m
y son\, do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his pr
isoner\, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God\, who sa
ved us and called us with a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works but i
n virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus
ages ago\, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Chris
t Jesus\, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light thr
ough the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and
teacher\, and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I kno
w whom I have believed\, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that
Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words wh
ich you have heard from me\, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesu
s\; guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who d
wells within us.\n\nYou are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from
me\, and among them Phygelos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to t
he household of Onesiphoros\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not ashame
d of my chains\, but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly and
found me - may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day
and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through the grainfi
elds\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of gra
in. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not
lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you never read what D
avid did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those who were with
him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and
ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but the prie
sts to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" And he said to
them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son
of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, a
nd a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him\, to see
whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might accuse him.
And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here." And he sai
d to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save
life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around at them wit
h anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stret
ch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Saturday\; Jeremias the Prophet\; New Martyr Maria of Fourna\, Mi
rabella in Crete\; Tamara (Tamar)\, Queen of Georgia\; Nikiforos the Monk o
f Chios\; Synaxis of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy Mountain\,
Euthymius\, Ignatius\, and Acacius\; Asaph\, Bishop of Wales\n\nStrict Fas
t\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the next day\, that is\, a
fter the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered
before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\, while
he was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore order
the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, lest his disciples go
and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has risen from the dead\,'
and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them\, "Yo
u have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So they we
nt and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.\
n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 6:3-11\nBrethren\, all who have been baptized in
to Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. We were buried therefore wit
h Him by baptism into death\, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by
the glory of the Father\, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we
have been united with Him in a death like His\, we shall certainly be unit
ed with Him in a resurrection like His. We know that our old self was cruc
ified with Him so that the sinful body might be destroyed\, and we might no
longer be enslaved to sin. For he who has died is freed from sin. But if
we have died with Christ\, we believe that we shall also live with Him. F
or we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again\; de
ath no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died He died to sin\, on
ce for all\, but the life He lives He lives to God. So you also must consid
er yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 28:1-20\nAfter the sabbath\, toward the dawn of the fi
rst day of the week\, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sep
ulcher. And behold\, there was a great earthquake\; for an angel of the Lor
d descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone\, and sat upon i
t. His appearance was like lightning\, and his raiment white as snow. And f
or fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel
said to the women\, "Do not be afraid\; for I know that you seek Jesus who
was crucified. He is not here\; for he has risen\, as he said. Come\, see t
he place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has r
isen from the dead\, and behold\, he is going before you to Galilee\; there
you will see him. Lo\, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the
tomb with fear and great joy\, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold\,
Jesus met them and said\, "Hail!" And they came up and took hold of his fe
et and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them\, "Do not be afraid\; go and
tell my brethren to go to Galilee\, and there they will see me."\n\nWhile t
hey were going\, behold\, some of the guard went into the city and told the
chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assembled with t
he elders and taken counsel\, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers and
said\, "Tell people\, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while
we were asleep.' And if this comes to the governor's ears\, we will satisf
y him and keep you out of trouble." So they took the money and did as they
were directed\; and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.\
n\nNow the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesu
s had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him\; but some do
ubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on ea
rth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spi
rit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I a
m with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Babylas the Holy Martyr\; Moses the Prophet & Godseer\; Hermione the M
artyr\, daughter of St. Philip the Deacon\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus o
f Coroucle in Cephallenia\; Anthimos the new ascetic\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpis
tle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:5-21\nBrethren\
, I think that I am not in the least inferior to these superlative apostles
. Even if I am unskilled in speaking\, I am not in knowledge\; in every way
we have made this plain to you in all things.\n\nDid I commit a sin in aba
sing myself so that you might be exalted\, because I preached God's gospel
without cost to you? I robbed other churches by accepting support from them
in order to serve you. And when I was with you and was in want\, I did not
burden any one\, for my needs were supplied by the brethren who came from
Macedonia. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way. A
s the truth of Christ is in me\, this boast of mine shall not be silenced i
n the regions of Achaia. And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do
!\n\nAnd what I do I will continue to do\, in order to undermine the claim
of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on
the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles\, deceitful workm
en\, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder\, for even
Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is not strange if his s
ervants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end wi
ll correspond to their deeds.\n\nI repeat\, let no one think me foolish\; b
ut even if you do\, accept me as a fool\, so that I too may boast a little.
(What I am saying I say not with the Lord's authority but as a fool\, in t
his boastful confidence\; since many boast of worldly things\, I too will b
oast.) For you gladly bear with fools\, being wise yourselves! For you bear
it if a man makes slaves of you\, or preys upon you\, or takes advantage o
f you\, or puts on airs\, or strikes you in the face. To my shame\, I must
say\, we were too weak for that!\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 4:1-9\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered ab
out him\, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea\; and the who
le crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he taught them many things in
parables\, and in his teaching he said to them: "Listen! A sower went out t
o sow. And as he sowed\, some seed fell along the path\, and the birds came
and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground\, where it had not much s
oil\, and immediately it sprang up\, since it had no depth of soil\; and wh
en the sun rose it was scorched\, and since it had no root it withered away
. Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it\, and i
t yielded no grain. And other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth g
rain\, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and
a hundredfold." And he said\, "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn\; 33 Martyrs of Melitene\; Lazaru
s the Wonderworker\; Martyr Athenodorus\; Alexander the Martyr of Thessalon
iki\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 5:1-10\
nBrethren\, we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed\, we h
ave a building from God\, a house not made with hands\, eternal in the heav
ens. Here indeed we groan\, and long to put on our heavenly dwelling\, so t
hat by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in t
his tent\, we sigh with anxiety\; not that we would be unclothed\, but that
we would be further clothed\, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up b
y life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God\, who has given u
s the Spirit as a guarantee.\n\nSo we are always of good courage\; we know
that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord\, for we wa
lk by faith\, not by sight. We are of good courage\, and we would rather be
away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or
away\, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:1-6\nAt that time\, Jes
us called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all de
mons and to cure diseases\, and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of G
od and to heal. And he said to them\, "Take nothing for your journey\, no s
taff\, nor bag\, nor bread\, nor money\; and do not have two tunics. And wh
atever house you enter\, stay there\, and from there depart. And wherever t
hey do not receive you\, when you leave that town shake off the dust from y
our feet as a testimony against them." And they departed and went through t
he villages\, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\
; The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius\; Our Holy Father Nicanorus the Wonder
worker\; Theodosius the New\; Sozon of Nicomedea\; The Holy Ten Thousand As
cetics of Thebes\; Narcissus the Hieromartyr of Jerusalem\; Joseph Gerontog
iannis of Lithines Sitia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Romans 12:1-3\nBrethren\, I appeal to you\, by the mercies of God\, to
present your bodies as a living sacrifice\, holy and acceptable to God\, w
hich is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be tr
ansformed by the renewal of your mind\, that you may prove what is the will
of God\, what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given t
o me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he
ought to think\, but think with sober judgment\, each according to the meas
ure of faith which God has assigned him.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:2-9\nAt
that time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John\, and led them up
a high mountain apart by themselves\; and he was transfigured before them\,
and his garments became glistening\, intensely white\, as no fuller on ear
th could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses\; and th
ey were talking to Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus\, "Master\, it is well th
at we are here\; let us make three booths\, one for you and one for Moses a
nd one for Elijah." For he did not know what to say\, for they were exceedi
ngly afraid. And a cloud overshadowed them\, and a voice came out of the cl
oud\, "This is my beloved son\; listen to him." And suddenly\, looking arou
nd they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only. And as they were co
ming down the mountain he charged them to tell no one what they had seen\,
until the Son of man should have risen from the dead.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Callinicus\; Theodota the Martyr and her Children\; Ho
ly Virgin Martyr Theodota\; Constantine III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\;
Pious King Theodosius the New\; Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; O
laf of Norway\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 3:18-23\nBrethren\, let no
one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this ag
e\, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this w
orld is folly with God. For it is written\, "He catches the wise in their c
raftiness\," and again\, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are
futile." So let no one boast of men. For all things are yours\, whether Pau
l or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the
future\, all are yours\; and you are Christ's\; and Christ is God's.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 13:36-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus went into the house\
, his disciples came to him\, saying\, "Explain to us the parable of the we
eds of the field." He answered\, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of m
an\; the field is the world\, and the good seed means the sons of the kingd
om\; the weeds are the sons of the evil one\, and the enemy who sowed them
is the devil\; the harvest is the close of the age\, and the reapers are an
gels. Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire\, so will it be a
t the close of the age. The Son of man will send his angels\, and they will
gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers\, and throw
them into the furnace of fire\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions\; Our Righteous Father Michael S
yngellon the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter
to Titus 1:15-16\; 2:1-10\nTitus\, my son\, to the pure all things are pur
e\, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure\; their very minds a
nd consciences are corrupted. They profess to know God\, but they deny him
by their deeds\; they are detestable\, disobedient\, unfit for any good dee
d.\n\nBut as for you\, teach what befits sound doctrine. Bid the older men
be temperate\, serious\, sensible\, sound in faith\, in love\, and in stead
fastness. Bid the older women likewise to be reverent in behavior\, not to
be slanderous or slaves to drink\; they are to teach what is good\, and so
train the young women to love their husbands and children\, to be sensible\
, chaste\, domestic\, kind\, and submissive to their husbands\, that the wo
rd of God may not be discredited. Likewise urge the younger men to control
themselves. Show yourself in all respects a model of good deeds\, and in yo
ur teaching show integrity\, gravity\, and sound speech that cannot be cens
ured\, so that an opponent may be put to shame\, having nothing evil to say
to us. Bid slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfacti
on in every respect\; they are not to be refractory\, nor to pilfer\, but t
o show entire and true fidelity\, so that in everything they may adorn the
doctrine of God our Savior.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\,
Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the house h
e asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they were silent
\; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.
And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If any one
would be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And he took
a child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his arms\, h
e said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me\;
and whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." John said
to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we f
orbade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "Do not fo
rbid him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon a
fter to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us. For tr
uly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you
bear the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Prochoros\, Nicanor\, Timon\, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70\; Iren
e the Righteous of Chrysovalantou\; Our Righteous Father Paul of Xeropotamo
u\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:1-7\nIn those days\, when the d
isciples were increasing in number\, the Hellenists murmured against the He
brews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And th
e twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said\, "it is not right tha
t we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore\,
brethren\, pick out from among you seven men of good repute\, full of the S
pirit and of wisdom\, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote
ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pl
eased the whole multitude\, and they chose Stephen\, a man full of faith an
d of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon
\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set bef
ore the apostles\, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the
word of God increased\; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly
in Jerusalem\, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:31-36\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The king
dom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in
his field\; it is the smallest of all seeds\, but when it has grown it is
the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree\, so that the birds of the air co
me and make nests in its branches." He told them another parable. "The king
dom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures o
f flour\, till it was all leavened."\n\nAll this Jesus said to the crowds i
n parables\; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to
fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables\,
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world." Then
Jesus left the crowds and went into the house.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pimen the Great\; Holy Martyr Phanurius\; Anthousa the Martyr\; Poimen
of Palestine\; Hosisos the Confessor\; Liverios\, Pope of Rome\; Monica\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, our boa
st is this\, the testimony of our conscience that we have behaved in the wo
rld\, and still more toward you\, with holiness and godly sincerity\, not b
y earthly wisdom but by the grace of God. For we write you nothing but what
you can read and understand\; I hope you will understand fully\, as you ha
ve understood in part\, that you can be proud of us as we can be of you\, o
n the day of the Lord Jesus.\n\nBecause I was sure of this\, I wanted to co
me to you first\, so that you might have a double favor\; I wanted to visit
you on my way to Macedonia\, and to come back to you from Macedonia and ha
ve you send me on my way to Judea. Was I vacillating when I wanted to do th
is? Do I make my plans like a worldly man\, ready to say Yes and No at once
? For the Son of God\, Jesus Christ\, whom we preached among you\, Silvanus
and Timothy and I\, was not Yes and No\; but in him it is always Yes. For
all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why we utter the Ame
n through him\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:23-33\nA
t that time\, Sadducees\, who say that there is no resurrection\, came to J
esus\; and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If
a man dies\, having no children\, his brother must marry the widow\, and r
aise up children for his brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us\;
the first married\, and died\, and having no children left his wife to his
brother. So too the second and third\, down to the seventh. After them all
\, the woman died. In the resurrection\, therefore\, to which of the seven
will she be wife? For they all had her." But Jesus answered them\, "You are
wrong\, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For
in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but are
like angels of God in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead\, hav
e you not read what was said to you by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and
the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob?' He is not God of the dead\, but
of the living." And when the crowd heard it\, they were astonished at his t
eaching.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman\; Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of D
almatus\; Macrina\, grandmother of St. Basil the Great\; Barlaam the Monk o
f Caesarea\; Natalios the Martyr\; Emilia\, mother of Saint Basil the Great
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mary
Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that t
he stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon
Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\
, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they
have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they wen
t toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and
reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths
lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\,
and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\,
which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up
in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\
, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the
scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back
to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 11:19-30\nIn those days\, those ap
ostles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephe
n traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch\, speaking the word t
o none except Jews. But there were some of them\, men of Cyprus and Cyrene\
, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also\, preaching the Lord Je
sus. And the hand of the Lord was with them\, and a great number that belie
ved turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jeru
salem\, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace o
f God\, he was glad\; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lo
rd with steadfast purpose\; for he was a good man\, full of the Holy Spirit
and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barnabas went
to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and when he had found him\, he brought him to
Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church\, and taught a large com
pany of people\; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time calle
d Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioc
h. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spirit that th
ere would be a great famine over all the world\; and this took place in the
days of Claudius. And the disciples determined\, every one according to hi
s ability\, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea\, and they di
d so\, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.\n\nGospel
Reading: John 4:5-42\nAt that time\, Jesus came to a city of Samaria\, cal
led Sychar\, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well
was there\, and so Jesus\, wearied as he was with his journey\, sat down b
eside the well. It was about the sixth hour.\n\nThere came a woman of Samar
ia to draw water. Jesus said to her\, "Give me a drink." For his disciples
had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him\,
"How is it that you\, a Jew\, ask a drink of me\, a woman of Samaria?" For
Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her\, "If you knew th
e gift of God\, and who it is that is saying to you\, 'Give me a drink\,' y
ou would have asked him and he would have given you living water." The woma
n said to him\, "Sir\, you have nothing to draw with\, and the well is deep
\; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jaco
b\, who gave us the well\, and drank from it himself\, and his sons\, and h
is cattle?" Jesus said to her\, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thi
rst again\, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will neve
r thirst\; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of w
ater welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, give me th
is water\, that I may not thirst\, nor come here to draw."\n\nJesus said to
her\, "Go\, call your husband\, and come here." The woman answered him\, "
I have no husband." Jesus said to her\, "You are right in saying\, 'I have
no husband'\; for you have had five husbands\, and he whom you now have is
not your husband\; this you said truly." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, I p
erceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain\; an
d you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus sa
id to her\, "Woman\, believe me\, the hour is coming when neither on this m
ountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you
do not know\; we worship what we know\, for salvation is from the Jews. But
the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the true worshipers will worship th
e Father in spirit and truth\, for such the Father seeks to worship him. Go
d is spirit\, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
The woman said to him\, "I know that the Messiah is coming (he who is calle
d Christ)\; when he comes\, he will show us all things." Jesus said to her\
, "I who speak to you am he."\n\nJust then his disciples came. They marvele
d that he was talking with a woman\, but none said\, "What do you wish?" or
\, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water jar\, and we
nt away into the city and said to the people\, "Come\, see a man who told m
e all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went out of the city a
nd were coming to him.\n\nMeanwhile the disciples besought him\, saying "Ra
bbi\, eat." But he said to them\, "I have food to eat of which you do not k
now." So the disciples said to one another\, "Has anyone brought him food?"
Jesus said to them\, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me\, and t
o accomplish his work. Do you not say\, 'There are yet four months\, then c
omes the harvest'? I tell you\, lift up your eyes\, and see how the fields
are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages\, and gathers fr
uit for eternal life\, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For h
ere the saying holds true\, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to rea
p that for which you did not labor\; others have labored\, and you have ent
ered into their labor."\n\nMany Samaritans from that city believed in him b
ecause of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did." So when
the Samaritans came to him\, they asked him to stay with them\; and he stay
ed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to
the woman\, "It is no longer because of your words that we believe\, for w
e have heard ourselves\, and we know that this is indeed Christ the Savior
of the world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thomas Sunday\; The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)\; Christopher the Mar
tyr of Lycea\; Monk-martyr Nicholas who lived in Vuneni\, of Larissa in The
ssaly\; Epimachos the New Martyr of Alexandria\; The New Martyrs of Novo Se
lo\, Bulgaria\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, th
e eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had dir
ected them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but some doubted.
And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth ha
s been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, bapti
zing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am wit
h you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:
12-20\nIn those days\, many signs and wonders were done among the people by
the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico
. None of the rest dared join them\, but the people held them in high honor
. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord\, multitudes both of
men and women\, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets\, a
nd laid them on beds and pallets\, that as Peter came by at least his shado
w might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns aroun
d Jerusalem\, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits\,
and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with
him\, that is\, the party of the Sadducees\, and filled with jealousy they
arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an a
ngel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said\, "G
o and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Lif
e."\n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the firs
t day of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear
of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be w
ith you." When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side.
Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them ag
ain\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you."
And when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Rece
ive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\;
if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of
the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the o
ther disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unl
ess I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the
mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\
nEight days later\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was
with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and
said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here
\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do
not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my G
od!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Bles
sed are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many oth
er signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this b
ook\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\,
the Son of God\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; 120 Martyrs of Persia\; Greg
ory of Sinai\; Platonis the Nun of Nisibis\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 25:1-9\n O LORD\, thou art my God\; I will exalt thee\, I w
ill praise thy name\; for thou hast done wonderful things\, plans formed of
old\, faithful and sure. For thou hast made the city a heap\, the fortifi
ed city a ruin\; the palace of aliens is a city no more\, it will never be
rebuilt. Therefore strong peoples will glorify thee\; cities of ruthless n
ations will fear thee. For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor\, a str
onghold to the needy in his distress\, a shelter from the storm and a shade
from the heat\; for the blast of the ruthless is like a storm against a wa
ll\, like heat in a dry place. Thou dost subdue the noise of the aliens\; a
s heat by the shade of a cloud\, so the song of the ruthless is stilled. \
n\n On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of
fat things\, a feast of wine on the lees\, of fat things full of marrow\,
of wine on the lees well refined. And he will destroy on this mountain the
covering that is cast over all peoples\, the veil that is spread over all
nations. He will swallow up death for ever\, and the Lord GOD will wipe aw
ay tears from all faces\, and the reproach of his people he will take away
from all the earth\; for the LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day\
, "Lo\, this is our God\; we have waited for him\, that he might save us. T
his is the LORD\; we have waited for him\; let us be glad and rejoice in hi
s salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 9:8-17\n Then God said to N
oah and to his sons with him\, "Behold\, I establish my covenant with you
and your descendants after you\, and with every living creature that is wit
h you\, the birds\, the cattle\, and every beast of the earth with you\, as
many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you\, that neve
r again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood\, and never aga
in shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." And God said\, "This is t
he sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living cr
eature that is with you\, for all future generations: I set my bow in the
cloud\, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. W
hen I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds\, I wil
l remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living creatur
e of all flesh\; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy
all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds\, I will look upon it and rememb
er the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all fl
esh that is upon the earth." God said to Noah\, "This is the sign of the c
ovenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the
earth."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 12:8-22\nA man is commended acco
rding to his good sense\, but one of perverse mind is despised. Better is
a man of humble standing who works for himself than one who plays the great
man but lacks bread. A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast
\, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. He who tills his land will have p
lenty of bread\, but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense. The s
trong tower of the wicked comes to ruin\, but the root of the righteous sta
nds firm. An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips\, but t
he righteous escapes from trouble. From the fruit of his words a man is sa
tisfied with good\, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him. The wa
y of a fool is right in his own eyes\, but a wise man listens to advice. T
he vexation of a fool is known at once\, but the prudent man ignores an ins
ult. He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence\, but a false witness u
tters deceit. There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts\, but t
he tongue of the wise brings healing. Truthful lips endure for ever\, but
a lying tongue is but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of those who de
vise evil\, but those who plan good have joy. No ill befalls the righteous
\, but the wicked are filled with trouble. Lying lips are an abomination t
o the LORD\, but those who act faithfully are his delight.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Gabriel the Ne
w Martyr of Constantinople\; Jordan the New Martyr\; Agathadoros the Martyr
of Cappadocia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 2:25-32\nAt that time\, there
was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\, and this man was righteou
s and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit
was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he s
hould not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by
the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in the ch
ild Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took him
up in his arms and blessed God and said\, "Lord\, now let your servant depa
rt in peace\, according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation
which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light for revel
ation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel."\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Hebrews 7:7-17\nBRETHREN\, it is beyond dispute that the inferior is
blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men\; there\,
by one whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi him
self\, who receives tithes\, paid tithes through Abraham\, for he was still
in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection h
ad been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the peopl
e received the law)\, what further need would there have been for another p
riest to arise after the order of Melchizedek\, rather than one named after
the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood\, there i
s necessarily a change in the law as well. For the one of whom these things
are spoken belonged to another tribe\, from which no one has ever served a
t the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah\, and
in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becom
es even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchize
dek\, who has become a priest\, not according to a legal requirement concer
ning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is w
itnessed of him\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchize
dek." \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40\nAt that time\, the parents brought
the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is writte
n in the law of the Lord\, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called
holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in th
e law of the Lord\, "a pair of turtle doves\, or two young pigeons." Now t
here was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\, and this man was righ
teous and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spi
rit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that
he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired
by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in th
e child Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took
him up in his arms and blessed God and said\,\n\n"Lord\, now let your serva
nt depart in peace\, according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your sa
lvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light fo
r revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel."\n\nAnd
his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him\; and Symeon
blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Behold\, this child is set for
the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a sign that is spoken agai
nst (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also)\, that thoughts of
many hearts may be revealed." And there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the dau
ghter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she was of a great age\, having
lived with her husband seven years from her virginity\, and as a widow till
she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple\, worshiping with
fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gav
e thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redempti
on of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the l
aw of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to their own city\, Nazareth.
And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and the favor
of God was upon him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nahum the Prophet\; Ananias the Persian\; Philaret the Merciful of Amn
ia\; Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia\;
Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon\, Archbishops of Ephesus\n\nFast Day
(Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 1:8-
14\nTimothy\, my son\, we know that the law is good\, if any one uses it la
wfully\, understanding this\, that the law is not laid down for the just bu
t for the lawless and disobedient\, for the ungodly and sinners\, for the u
nholy and profane\, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers\, for
manslayers\, immoral persons\, sodomites\, kidnapers\, liars\, perjurers\,
and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine\, in accordance with the g
lorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted. I thank
him who has given me strength for this\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, because h
e judged me faithful by appointing me to his service\, though I formerly bl
asphemed and persecuted and insulted him\; but I received mercy because I h
ad acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for
me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 19:45-48\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out
those who sold\, saying to them\, "It is written\, 'My house shall be a hou
se of prayer'\; but you have made it a den of robbers." And he was teaching
daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal m
en of the people sought to destroy him\; but they did not find anything the
y could do\, for all the people hung upon his words.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Matthias \; Anthony the Martyr of Alexandria\; After
feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Constant
ine\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Euthymios the Hieromartyr\, Metropolita
n of Rhodes\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:12-17\, 21-26\nIn tho
se days\, the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\,
which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\; and when they had
entered\, they went up to the upper room\, where they were staying\, Peter
and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthe
w\, James the son of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of Jam
es. All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer\, together with
the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his brothers.\n\nIn those
days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all
about a hundred and twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the scripture had to b
e fulfilled\, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David\
, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was nu
mbered among us\, and was allotted his share in this ministry. "So one of t
he men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went
in and out among us\, beginning from the baptism of John until the day whe
n he was taken up from us -- one of these men must become with us a witness
to his resurrection."\n\nAnd they put forward two\, Joseph called Barsabba
s\, who was surnamed Justos\, and Matthias. And they prayed and said\, "Lor
d\, who knowest the hearts of all men\, show which one of these two thou ha
st chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Jud
as turned aside\, to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them\, an
d the lot fell on Matthias\; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:1-6\nAt that time\, the Pharisees and Sadduce
es came to Jesus and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from he
aven. He answered them\, "When it is evening\, you say\, 'It will be fair w
eather\; for the sky is red.' And in the morning\, 'It will be stormy today
\, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appea
rance of the sky\, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil
and adulterous generation seeks for a sign\, but no sign shall be given to
it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.\n\nWhen the di
sciples reached the other side\, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jes
us said to them\, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
Sadducees."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Friday after Pentecost\; Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Foreru
nner John the Baptist\; Prokopios the New Martyr\; The Righteous Martyr Feb
ronia\; Dionysius & Dometios the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Methodius of Ne
vritos\; Orentios\, Pharmakios\, Eros\, Phirmos\, Phirminos\, Kyriakos\, an
d Longinos the Martyrs and Brothers\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans
2:14-28\nBrethren\, when Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what t
he law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even though they do not ha
ve the law. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts
\, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts
accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, according to my gospel\,
God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. But if you call yourself a J
ew and rely upon the law and boast of your relation to God and know his wil
l and approve what is excellent\, because you are instructed in the law\, a
nd if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind\, a light to those who
are in darkness\, a corrector of the foolish\, a teacher of children\, hav
ing in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth - you then who teach o
thers\, will you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing\, do
you steal? You who say that one must not commit adultery\, do you commit a
dultery? You who abhor idols\, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law
\, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? For\, as it is written\, "The n
ame of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." Circumcision i
ndeed is of value if you obey the law\; but if you break the law\, your cir
cumcision becomes uncircumcision. So\, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps
the precepts of the law\, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circum
cision? Then those who are physically uncircumcised but keep the law will c
ondemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. Fo
r he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly\, nor is true circumcision some
thing external and physical.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:33-41\nThe Lord s
aid\, "You have heard that it was said to the men of old\, 'You shall not s
wear falsely\, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' But I sa
y to you\, Do not swear at all\, either by heaven\, for it is the throne of
God\, or by the earth\, for it is his footstool\, or by Jerusalem\, for it
is the city of the great King. And do not swear by your head\, for you can
not make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'\
; anything more than this comes from evil. You have heard that it was said\
, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you\, Do not re
sist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek\, turn
to him the other also\; and if any one would sue you and take your coat\, l
et him have your cloak as well\; and if any one forces you to go one mile\,
go with him two miles."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva wr
ought by Saint Theodore the Tyro\; Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery
of St. Savas\; Cuthbert the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Myron t
he New Martyr of Crete\; Photini the Samaritan Woman\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be s
trong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from m
e before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach o
thers also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldie
r on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to sati
sfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes
according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the
first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant y
ou understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the d
ead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for whic
h I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God i
s not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, t
hat they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\
n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt that time\, Jesus was going thr
ough the grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pl
uck heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they d
oing what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you n
ever read what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and thos
e who were with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was hi
gh priest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for
any but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?"
And he said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabb
ath\; so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered t
he synagogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watch
ed him\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they mig
ht accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come he
re." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to d
o harm\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked ar
ound at them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to
the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n\n
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SUMMARY:First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva
wrought by Saint Theodore the Tyro
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John and Symeon the Fool for Christ\; Parthenios\, Bishop of Arta\n\nS
trict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 15:7-16\nBrethren\, welcome one anoth
er\, as Christ has welcomed you\, for the glory of God. For I tell you that
Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness\, in
order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs\, and in order that
the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written\, "Therefore
I will praise thee among the Gentiles\, and sing to thy name"\; and again
it is said\, "Rejoice\, O Gentiles\, with his people"\; and again\, "Praise
the Lord\, all Gentiles\, and let all the peoples praise him"\; and furthe
r Isaiah says\, "The root of Jesse shall come\, he who rises to rule the Ge
ntiles\; in him shall the Gentiles hope." May the God of hope fill you with
all joy and peace in believing\, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit y
ou may abound in hope. I myself am satisfied about you\, my brethren\, that
you yourselves are full of goodness\, filled with all knowledge\, and able
to instruct one another. But on some points I have written to you very bol
dly by way of reminder\, because of the grace given me by God to be a minis
ter of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel o
f God\, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable\, sanctified
by the Holy Spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:38-45\nAt that time\, th
e scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus saying\, "Teacher\, we wish to see a
sign from you." But he answered them\, "An evil and adulterous generation s
eeks for a sign\; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the p
rophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of
the whale\, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the he
art of the earth. The men of Nineveh will arise at the judgment with this g
eneration and condemn it\; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah\, an
d behold\, something greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South wil
l arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it\; for she came
from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\, and behold\, som
ething greater than Solomon is here.\n\n"When the unclean spirit has gone o
ut of a man\, he passes through waterless places seeking rest\, but he find
s none. Then he says\, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And w
hen he comes he finds it empty\, swept\, and put in order. Then he goes and
brings with him seven other spirits more evil than himself\, and they ente
r and dwell there\; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the f
irst. So shall it be also with this evil generation."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist Jo
hn\; Theodora of Thessaloniki\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria\n\nFa
st Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt th
at time\, being raised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the discip
les by the Sea of Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Pet
er\, Thomas called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Ze
bedee\, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to
them\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They
went out and got into the boat\; but that night they caught nothing. Just
as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disciples did not
know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?
" They answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right si
de of the boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they we
re not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jes
us loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it w
as the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sp
rang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the
net full of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but about a hundre
d yards off.\n\nWhen they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\
, with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of th
e fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled th
e net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and
although there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "
Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who ar
e you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave i
t to them\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus wa
s revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle R
eading: Acts 13:25-33\nIN THOSE DAYS\, as John was finishing his course\, h
e said\, "What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No\, but after me one
is coming\, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie." Brethren\
, sons of the family of Abraham\, and those among you that fear God\, to us
has been sent the message of this salvation. For those who live in Jerusal
em and their rulers\, because they did not recognize him nor understand the
utterances of the prophets which are read every sabbath\, fulfilled these
by condemning him. Though they could charge him with nothing deserving deat
h\, yet they asked Pilate to have him killed. And when they had fulfilled a
ll that was written of him\, they took him down from the tree\, and laid hi
m in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead\; and for many days he appear
ed to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem\, who are now hi
s witnesses to the people. And we bring you the good news that what God pro
mised to the fathers\, this he has fulfilled to us their children by raisin
g Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:14-30\nAt that time\, Herod the King hea
rd about the fame of Jesus\, for his name had become known. He said\, "John
the baptizer has been raised from the dead\; that is why these powers are
at work in him." But others said\, "It is Elijah." And others said\, "It is
a prophet\, like one of the prophets of old." But when Herod heard of it h
e said\, "John\, whom I beheaded\, has been raised." For Herod had sent and
seized John\, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias\, his broth
er Philip's wife\; because he had married her. For John said to Herod\, "It
is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." And Herodias had a gru
dge against him\, and wanted to kill him. But she could not\, for Herod fea
red John\, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man\, and kept him safe
. When he heard him\, he was much perplexed\; and yet he heard him gladly.
But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his c
ourtiers and officers and the leading men of Galilee. For when Herodias' da
ughter came in and danced\, she pleased Herod and his guests\; and the king
said to the girl\, "Ask me for whatever you wish\, and I will grant it." A
nd he vowed to her\, "Whatever you ask me\, I will give you\, even half of
my kingdom." And she went out\, and said to her mother\, "What shall I ask?
" And she said\, "The head of John the baptizer." And she came in immediate
ly with haste to the king\, and asked\, saying\, "I want you to give me at
once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." And the king was exceeding
ly sorry\; but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break
his word to her. And immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard and
gave orders to bring his head. He went and beheaded him in the prison\, and
brought his head on a platter\, and gave it to the girl\; and the girl gav
e it to her mother. When his disciples heard of it\, they came and took his
body\, and laid it in a tomb. The apostles returned to Jesus\, and told hi
m all that they had done and taught.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/31/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius\, Bishop of Gangra\; Innocent\, Enlighte
ner of Siberia & Alaska\; Akakios the Confessor\; Theophilos the Martyr and
those with him\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 10:12-20\n
When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem he w
ill punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pri
de. For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it\, and by my wi
sdom\, for I have understanding\; I have removed the boundaries of peoples\
, and have plundered their treasures\; like a bull I have brought down thos
e who sat on thrones. My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peop
les\; and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken so I have gathered all
the earth\; and there was none that moved a wing\, or opened the mouth\, o
r chirped." Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it\, or the
saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him
who lifts it\, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! Therefore
the Lord\, the LORD of hosts\, will send wasting sickness among his stout
warriors\, and under his glory a burning will be kindled\, like the burning
of fire. The light of Israel will become a fire\, and his Holy One a flam
e\; and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day. The glor
y of his forest and of his fruitful land the LORD will destroy\, both soul
and body\, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away. The remnant of t
he trees of his forest will be so few that a child can write them down. In
that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob wil
l no more lean upon him that smote them\, but will lean upon the LORD\, the
Holy One of Israel\, in truth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 7:6-9\n N
oah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth.
And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into
the ark\, to escape the waters of the flood. Of clean animals\, and of an
imals that are not clean\, and of birds\, and of everything that creeps on
the ground\, two and two\, male and female\, went into the ark with Noah\,
as God had commanded Noah.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 9:12-18\nIf y
ou are wise\, you are wise for yourself\; if you scoff\, you alone will bea
r it. A foolish woman is noisy\; she is wanton and knows no shame. She si
ts at the door of her house\, she takes a seat on the high places of the to
wn\, calling to those who pass by\, who are going straight on their way\,
"Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" And to him who is without sense
she says\, "Stolen water is sweet\, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant
." But he does not know that the dead are there\, that her guests are in t
he depths of Sheol.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, and those with
them\; Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki\; Agathopodes and Theodulos
the Martyrs\; George the new Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading
: Isaiah 14:24-32\n The LORD of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned\, so sh
all it be\, and as I have purposed\, so shall it stand\, that I will break
the Assyrian in my land\, and upon my mountains trample him under foot\; an
d his yoke shall depart from them\, and his burden from their shoulder." T
his is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth\; and this i
s the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. For the LORD of hos
ts has purposed\, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out\, and wh
o will turn it back? In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: "R
ejoice not\, O Philistia\, all of you\, that the rod which smote you is bro
ken\, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder\, and its fruit
will be a flying serpent. And the first-born of the poor will feed\, and t
he needy lie down in safety\; but I will kill your root with famine\, and y
our remnant I will slay. Wail\, O gate\; cry\, O city\; melt in fear\, O P
hilistia\, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north\, and there is no s
traggler in his ranks." What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
"The LORD has founded Zion\, and in her the afflicted of his people find r
efuge."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 8:21-9:7\n And when the LORD smel
led the pleasing odor\, the LORD said in his heart\, "I will never again cu
rse the ground because of man\, for the imagination of man's heart is evil
from his youth\; neither will I ever again destroy every living creature as
I have done. While the earth remains\, seedtime and harvest\, cold and he
at\, summer and winter\, day and night\, shall not cease." \n\n And God bl
essed Noah and his sons\, and said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, an
d fill the earth. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every
beast of the earth\, and upon every bird of the air\, upon everything that
creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea\; into your hand they are
delivered. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you\; and as I
gave you the green plants\, I give you everything. Only you shall not eat
flesh with its life\, that is\, its blood. For your lifeblood I will sure
ly require a reckoning\; of every beast I will require it and of man\; of e
very man's brother I will require the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood
of man\, by man shall his blood be shed\; for God made man in his own imag
e. And you\, be fruitful and multiply\, bring forth abundantly on the eart
h and multiply in it."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 11:19-12:6\nHe wh
o is steadfast in righteousness will live\, but he who pursues evil will di
e. Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD\, but those of blam
eless ways are his delight. Be assured\, an evil man will not go unpunishe
d\, but those who are righteous will be delivered. Like a gold ring in a s
wine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. The desire of the ri
ghteous ends only in good\; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. One ma
n gives freely\, yet grows all the richer\; another withholds what he shoul
d give\, and only suffers want. A liberal man will be enriched\, and one w
ho waters will himself be watered. The people curse him who holds back gra
in\, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. He who diligently
seeks good seeks favor\, but evil comes to him who searches for it. He who
trusts in his riches will wither\, but the righteous will flourish like a
green leaf. He who troubles his household will inherit wind\, and the fool
will be servant to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life
\, but lawlessness takes away lives. If the righteous is requited on earth
\, how much more the wicked and the sinner! Whoever loves discipline loves
knowledge\, but he who hates reproof is stupid. A good man obtains favor
from the LORD\, but a man of evil devices he condemns. A man is not establ
ished by wickedness\, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. A
good wife is the crown of her husband\, but she who brings shame is like r
ottenness in his bones. The thoughts of the righteous are just\; the couns
els of the wicked are treacherous. The words of the wicked lie in wait for
blood\, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.\n\n
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ith them
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta\; Vladimir\, Equal-to-
the-Apostles of Kiev\; The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios\; Do
nald and his Nine Daughters\; Swithun\, Bishop of Winchester\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: I Corinthians 13:11-14\;14:1-5\nBRETHREN\, when I was a child\, I spo
ke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I reasoned like a child\; when I
became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly\,
but then face to face. Now I know in part\; then I shall understand fully\
, even as I have been fully understood. So faith\, hope\, love abide\, thes
e three\; but the greatest of these is love. Make love your aim\, and earne
stly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially that you may prophesy. For one
who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God\; for no one understan
ds him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand\, he who
prophesies speaks to men for their upbuilding and encouragement and consola
tion. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself\, but he who prophesies edi
fies the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues\, but even more to
prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues\, unle
ss some one interprets\, so that the church may be edified. \n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\nAt that time\, the collectors of the half-s
hekel tax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?"
He said\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\
, "What do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or
tribute? From their sons or from others?" And when he said\, "From others\,
" Jesus said to him\, "Then the sons are free. However\, not to give offens
e to them\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and take the first fish that co
mes up\, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel\; take that and
give it to them for me and for yourself."\n\n At that time the disciples
came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" An
d calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them\, and said\, "Tr
uly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like children\, you will ne
ver enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child\,
he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Epiphany\; Gregory of Nyssa\; Dometian\, Bishop of Melite
ne\; Theosebia the Deaconess\, sister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa
\; Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Marki
anos\, Priest and Oikonomos of the Great Church\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: J
ohn 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the
doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came
and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had s
aid this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were
glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you
. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said t
his\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If
you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins o
f any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the
Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him:
"We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands t
he print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and
place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his
disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors we
re shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with yo
u." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; an
d put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but b
elieving." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\,
"Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have n
ot seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence
of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these are writ
ten that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and th
at believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4
:7-13\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of
Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he ascended on high he led a h
ost of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying\, "He ascended\," w
hat does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the
earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens\
, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be ap
ostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some pastors and teachers\, to
equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for building up the body of Chr
ist\, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of
the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-17\nAt that time\, when
Jesus heard that John had been arrested\, he withdrew into Galilee\; and l
eaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea\, in the territor
y of Zebulun and Naphtali\, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah migh
t be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali\, toward the
sea\, across the Jordan\, Galilee of the Gentiles\, the people who sat in d
arkness have seen a great light\, and for those who sat in the region and s
hadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach\, s
aying\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Wednesday\; The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus\; John the Martyr of
Romania\; Memnon the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: John 1
2:17-50\nAt that time\, the crowd that had been with Jesus when he called L
azarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reaso
n why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
The Pharisees then said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothing
\; look\, the world has gone after him."\n\nNow among those who went up to
worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was f
rom Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus."
Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus.
And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glor
ified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into t
he earth and dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit
. He who loves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world
will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\;
and where I am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, t
he Father will honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say
? 'Father\, save me from this hour'? No\, for this purpose I have come to t
his hour. Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I
have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by hea
rd it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to
him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine.
Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be c
ast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to
myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. The crowd ans
wered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. H
ow can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of ma
n?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk w
hile you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in
the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\, believ
e in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nWhen Jesus had said
this\, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so many s
igns before them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that the word
spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believed o
ur report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore t
hey could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and perceiv
e with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this becau
se he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless many even of the author
ities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess
it\, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the prais
e of men more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out and said\, "He
who believes in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And he who
sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the world\, that
whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hears my sayi
ngs and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to jud
ge the world but to save the world. He who rejects me and does not receive
my sayings has a judge\; the word that I have spoken will be his judge on
the last day. For I have not spoken on my own authority\; the Father who s
ent me has himself given me commandment what to say and what to speak. And
I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say\, therefore\, I say
as the Father has bidden me."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:6-16\nWhen Jes
us was at Bethany at the house of Simon the leper\, a woman came up to him
with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment and she poured it on his
head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, they were indig
nant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for
a large sum\, and given to the poor." But Jesus\, aware of this\, said to
them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to
me. For you always have the poor with you\, but you will not always have m
e. In pouring this ointment on my body she has done it to prepare me for bu
rial. Truly\, I say to you wherever this gospel is preached in the whole wo
rld\, what she has done will be told in memory of her." Then one of the twe
lve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to the chief priests and said\,
"What will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And they paid him thirty p
ieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray hi
m.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore of Sykeon\; Nathaniel\, Luke\, & Clemente the Apostles\; Near
chos the Martyr\; Gregory Gravanos of Nisyros\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Isaiah 65:8-16\nThus says the LORD: "As the wine is found in th
e cluster\, and they say\, 'Do not destroy it\, for there is a blessing in
it\,' so I will do for my servants' sake\, and not destroy them all. I wil
l bring forth descendants from Jacob\, and from Judah inheritors of my moun
tains\; my chosen shall inherit it\, and my servants shall dwell there. Sh
aron shall become a pasture for flocks\, and the Valley of Achor a place fo
r herds to lie down\, for my people who have sought me. But you who forsak
e the LORD\, who forget my holy mountain\, who set a table for Fortune and
fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny\; I will destine you to the sword\, and
all of you shall bow down to the slaughter\; because\, when I called\, you
did not answer\, when I spoke\, you did not listen\, but you did what was
evil in my eyes\, and chose what I did not delight in." Therefore thus say
s the Lord GOD: "Behold\, my servants shall eat\, but you shall be hungry\;
behold\, my servants shall drink\, but you shall be thirsty\; behold\, my
servants shall rejoice\, but you shall be put to shame\; behold\, my servan
ts shall sing for gladness of heart\, but you shall cry out for pain of hea
rt\, and shall wail for anguish of spirit. You shall leave your name to my
chosen for a curse\, and the Lord GOD will slay you\; but his servants he
will call by a different name. So that he who blesses himself in the land
shall bless himself by the God of truth\, and he who takes an oath in the l
and shall swear by the God of truth\; because the former troubles are forgo
tten and are hid from my eyes.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 46:1-7\n S
o Israel took his journey with all that he had\, and came to Beersheba\, an
d offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Isra
el in visions of the night\, and said\, "Jacob\, Jacob." And he said\, "Her
e am I." Then he said\, "I am God\, the God of your father\; do not be afr
aid to go down to Egypt\; for I will there make of you a great nation. I w
ill go down with you to Egypt\, and I will also bring you up again\; and Jo
seph's hand shall close your eyes." Then Jacob set out from Beersheba\; an
d the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father\, their little ones\, and t
heir wives\, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They also
took their cattle and their goods\, which they had gained in the land of Ca
naan\, and came into Egypt\, Jacob and all his offspring with him\, his son
s\, and his sons' sons with him\, his daughters\, and his sons' daughters\;
all his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.\n\nOld Testament Reading
: Proverbs 23:15-24:5\nMy son\, if your heart is wise\, my heart too will b
e glad. My soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. Let not
your heart envy sinners\, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day.
Surely there is a future\, and your hope will not be cut off. Hear\, my
son\, and be wise\, and direct your mind in the way. Be not among winebibb
ers\, or among gluttonous eaters of meat\; for the drunkard and the glutton
will come to poverty\, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. Hearke
n to your father who begot you\, and do not despise your mother when she is
old. Buy truth\, and do not sell it\; buy wisdom\, instruction\, and unde
rstanding. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice\; he who beget
s a wise son will be glad in him. Let your father and mother be glad\, let
her who bore you rejoice. My son\, give me your heart\, and let your eyes
observe my ways. For a harlot is a deep pit\; an adventuress is a narrow
well. She lies in wait like a robber and increases the faithless among men
. Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who ha
s wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over
wine\, those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red
\, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. At the last it bite
s like a serpent\, and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange th
ings\, and your mind utter perverse things. You will be like one who lies
down in the midst of the sea\, like one who lies on the top of a mast. "Th
ey struck me\," you will say\, "but I was not hurt\; they beat me\, but I d
id not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink." Be not env
ious of evil men\, nor desire to be with them\; for their minds devise viol
ence\, and their lips talk of mischief. By wisdom a house is built\, and b
y understanding it is established\; by knowledge the rooms are filled with
all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is mightier than a strong man
\, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina\; Theophilu
s the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter
to Timothy 1:12-17\nTimothy\, my son\, I thank him who has given me strengt
h for this\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, because he judged me faithful by appoi
nting me to his service\, though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and i
nsulted him\; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbeli
ef\, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love th
at are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance\,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremos
t of sinners\; but I received mercy for this reason\, that in me\, as the f
oremost\, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to
those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of ages\, i
mmortal\, invisible\, the only God\, be honor and glory for ever and ever.
Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a leve
l place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of peop
le from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who ca
me to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were trou
bled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch hi
m\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up hi
s eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is th
e Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satis
fied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are yo
u when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast o
ut your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\,
and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women\; Theodore the Sanctified\; Holy Mar
tyr Peter of Blachernae\; New Martyr Nicholas of Metsovos (1617)\; Nicholas
the Mystic\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Alexandros\, Archbishop of Jeru
salem\; Brendan the Navigator\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn th
e first day of the week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taki
ng the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled awa
y from the tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body. While
they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling
apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\
, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remem
ber how he told you\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man m
ust be delivered in to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on
the third day rise." And they remembered his words\, and returning from th
e tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Ma
ry Magdalene\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women
with them who told this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an
idle tale\, and they did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to th
e tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\;
and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6
:1-7\nIn those days\, when the disciples were increasing in number\, the He
llenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected i
n the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples
and said\, "it is not right that we should give up preaching the word of G
od to serve tables. Therefore\, brethren\, pick out from among you seven me
n of good repute\, full of the Spirit and of wisdom\, whom we may appoint t
o this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of
the word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude\, and they chose
Stephen\, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\, and Pro
choros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyt
e of Antioch. These they set before the apostles\, and they prayed and laid
their hands upon them. And the word of God increased\; and the number of t
he disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem\, and a great many of the prie
sts were obedient to the faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:43-47\; 16:1-8\n
At that time\, Joseph of Arimathea\, a respected member of the council\, wh
o was also himself looking for the kingdom of God\, took courage and went t
o Pilate\, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were
already dead\; and summoning the centurion\, he asked him whether he was al
ready dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead\, he gr
anted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud\, and taking him dow
n\, wrapped him in the linen shroud\, and laid him in a tomb which had been
hewn out of the rock\; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.\n\nAnd
when the sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\,
and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint him. And ver
y early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had
risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone
for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the ston
e was rolled back\; for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw
a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they
were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of N
azareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place
where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going
before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they
went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come
upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\;
Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch\; Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola\;
Euthymios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Christos the New Martyr of Prevez
is\; Oswald the Martyr\, King of Northumbria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: I Peter 1:1-25\;2:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to the ex
iles of the Dispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\, Cappadocia\, Asia\, and Bithyn
ia\, chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for
obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:\n\nMay grace
and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord J
esus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope thr
ough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\, and to an inheritance
which is imperishable\, undefiled\, and unfading\, kept in heaven for you\
, who by God's power are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice\, though now for a little wh
ile you may have to suffer various trials\, so that the genuineness of your
faith\, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire\
, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Chri
st. Without having known him you love him\; though you do not now see him y
ou believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outc
ome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.\n\nThe prophets w
ho prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired about
this salvation\; they inquired what person or time was indicated by the Sp
irit of Christ within them when predicting the sufferings of Christ and the
subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they were serving not thems
elves but you\, in the things which have now been announced to you by those
who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven
\, things into which angels long to look.\n\nTherefore gird up your minds\,
be sober\, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the
revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children\, do not be conformed to
the passions of your former ignorance\, but as he who called you is holy\,
be holy yourselves in all your conduct\; since it is written\, "You shall b
e holy\, for I am holy." And if you invoke as Father him who judges each on
e impartially according to his deeds\, conduct yourselves with fear through
out the time of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile
ways inherited from your fathers\, not with perishable things such as silv
er or gold\, but with the precious blood of Christ\, like that of a lamb wi
thout blemish or spot. He was destined before the foundation of the world b
ut was made manifest at the end of the times for your sake. Through him you
have confidence in God\, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory\,
so that your faith and hope are in God.\n\nHaving purified your souls by y
our obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren\, love one an
other earnestly from the heart. You have been born anew\, not of perishable
seed but of imperishable\, through the living and abiding word of God\; fo
r "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The
grass withers\, and the flower falls\, but the word of the Lord abides for
ever." That word is the good news which was preached to you.\n\nSo put away
all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander. Like ne
wborn babes\, long for the pure spiritual milk\, that by it you may grow up
to salvation\; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.\n\nCome to hi
m\, to that living stone\, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and pr
ecious\; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house\, to be a holy priesthood\,
to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: âBehold\, I am laying in Zion a s
tone\, a cornerstone chosen and precious\, and he who believes in him will
not be put to shame.â To you therefore who believe\, he is precious\, but
for those who do not believe\, âThe very stone which the builders reject
ed has become the head of the corner\,â and âA stone that will make men
stumble\, a rock that will make them fallâ\; for they stumble because th
ey disobey the word\, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race\, a royal priesthood\, a h
oly nation\, Godâs own people\, that you may declare the wonderful deeds
of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were no people but no
w you are Godâs people\; once you had not received mercy but now you have
received mercy.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:12-21\nAt that time\,
the disciples came to Jesus and said to him\, "Do you know that the Pharis
ees were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered\, "Every plant
which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone\
; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man\, both will f
all into a pit." But Peter said to him\, "Explain the parable to us." And h
e said\, "Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that wha
tever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach\, and so passes on? But w
hat comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart\, and this defiles a man
. For out of the heart come evil thoughts\, murder\, adultery\, fornication
\, theft\, false witness\, slander. These are what defile a man\; but to ea
t with unwashed hands does not defile a man." And Jesus went away from ther
e and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist\; Rom
anos\, Prince of Uglich\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\; Cumine the Whi
te\, Abbot of Iona\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt
that time\, the report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea a
nd all the surrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all these
things. And John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the
Lord\, saying\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?"
And when the men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent
us to you\, saying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for anot
her?'" In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\
, and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go
and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\
, the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are ra
ised up\, the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who t
akes no offense at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began
to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilde
rness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see
? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously apparel
ed and live in luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see
? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom
it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall
prepare your way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none
is greater than John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater
than he." When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justi
fied God\, having been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisee
s and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having b
een baptized by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\,
it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone
in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show
that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted
in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; p
ersecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always car
rying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also b
e manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up
to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in
our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we
have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I
spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the
Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his pr
esence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and
more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about th
e deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Ar
e you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered
them\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their si
ght and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dea
d are raised up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed
is he who takes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to spea
k to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness t
o behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man
clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings
' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, an
d more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send
my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Tru
ly\, I say to you\, among those born of women there has risen no one greate
r than John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is g
reater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of
heaven has been coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For
all the prophets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing
to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let
him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna\; Proterios\, Archbishop o
f Alexandria\; Gorgonia the Righteous\, sister of Gregory the Theologian\;
Damian the New Martyr of Mount Athos\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\n\n
Fast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 2:9-22\nBeloved\, the Lord knows how
to rescue the godly from trial\, and to keep the unrighteous under punishm
ent until the day of judgment\, and especially those who indulge in the lus
t of defiling passion and despise authority.\n\nBold and willful\, they are
not afraid to revile the glorious ones\, whereas angels\, though greater i
n might and power\, do not pronounce a reviling judgment upon them before t
he Lord. But these\, like irrational animals\, creatures of instinct\, bor
n to be caught and killed\, reviling in matters of which they are ignorant\
, will be destroyed in the same destruction with them\, suffering wrong for
their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They a
re blots and blemishes\, reveling in their dissipation\, carousing with you
. They have eyes full of adultery\, insatiable for sin. They entice unste
ady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! Forsaki
ng the right way they have gone astray\; they have followed the way of Bala
am\, the son of Beor\, who loved gain from wrongdoing\, but was rebuked for
his own transgression\; a dumb ass spoke with human voice and restrained t
he prophet's madness.\n\nThese are waterless springs and mists driven by a
storm\; for them the nether gloom of darkness has been reserved. For\, utt
ering loud boasts of folly\, they entice with licentious passions of the fl
esh men who have barely escaped from those who live in error. They promise
them freedom\, but they themselves are slaves of corruption\; for whatever
overcomes a man\, to that he is enslaved. For if\, after they have escape
d the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ\, they are again entangled in them and overpowered\, the last
state has become worse for them than the first. For it would have been bet
ter for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowin
g it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. It has happ
ened to them according to the true proverb\, The dog turns back to his own
vomit\, and the sow is washed only to wallow in the mire.\n\nGospel Reading
: Mark 13:14-23\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "When you see the desolat
ing sacrilege spoken of by Daniel the prophet\, set up where it ought not t
o be (let the reader understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to
the mountains\; let him who is on the housetop not go down\, nor enter his
house\, to take anything away\; and let him who is in the field not turn ba
ck to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those
who give suck in those days! Pray that it may not happen in winter. For
in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the begin
ning of the creation which God created until now\, and never will be. And
if the Lord had not shortened the days\, no human being would be saved\; bu
t for the sake of the elect\, whom he chose\, he shortened the days. And t
hen if any one says to you\, 'Look\, here is the Christ!' or 'Look\, there
he is!' do not believe it. False Christs and false prophets will arise and
show signs and wonders\, to lead astray\, if possible\, the elect. But ta
ke heed\; I have told you all things beforehand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the 70 Holy Apostles\; Our Righteous Father Theoctistus\, A
bbot of Cucomo in Sicily\; Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savio
ur Jesus Christ\; Zosimos the Monk and Athanasios the Notary\; Righteous Ap
ollinaria the Senator\; Martyrs Chrysanthos and Euphemia\; Righteous Euthym
ios the Younger\; New Martyr Onuphrios\; Righteous Euthymios of Vatopedi\;
Righteous John Scholarios\; Eustathios Archbishop of Serbia\; Nikephoros th
e Leper\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, G
od has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\;
because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We
are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, bu
t you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the prese
nt hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when p
ersecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have bec
ome\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all th
ings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my b
eloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do no
t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the g
ospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18
-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom
of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the testimony of Joh
n\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who
are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am not the C
hrist." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am n
ot." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to him then\,
"Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say
about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness
\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n\nNo
w they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then why are you
baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?"
John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stands one whom
you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whose sandal I
am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, wh
ere John was baptizing.\n\n
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UID:Ical63590ca92a3dab6a610d5dbcf8acc304
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday after Holy Cross\; Trophimus\, Sabbatius\, & Dorymedon the Ma
rtyrs\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; Plato the new Hieromartyr of Patmos\
; Theodore of Tarsus\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:26-31\; 2:1-5\nBrethren\, consider yo
ur call\, not many of you were wise according to worldly standards\, not ma
ny were powerful\, not many were of noble birth\; but God chose what is foo
lish in the world to shame the wise\, God chose what is weak in the world t
o shame the strong\, God chose what is low and despised in the world\, even
things that are not\, to bring to nothing things that are\, so that no hum
an being might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life
in Christ Jesus\, whom God made our wisdom\, our righteousness and sanctifi
cation and redemption\; therefore\, as it is written\, "Let him who boasts\
, boast of the Lord." When I came to you\, brethren\, I did not come procla
iming to you the testimony of God in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided t
o know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was w
ith you in weakness and in much fear and trembling\; and my speech and my m
essage were not in plausible words of wisdom\, but in demonstration of the
Spirit and of power\, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men b
ut in the power of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to t
he Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die in your
sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he k
ill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? " He sa
id to them\, "You are from below\, I am from above\; you are of this world\
, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins\, for
you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he." They said to hi
m\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have told you from the
beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge\; but he who sen
t me is true\, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him." They
did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "W
hen you have lifted up the Son of man\, then you will know that I am he\, a
nd that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taugh
t me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for I alwa
ys do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/31/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hermias the Martyr at Comana\; Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyr
s\; Eustathios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:12
-17\nIn those days\, Peter went to the house of Mary\, the mother of John w
hose other name was Mark\, where many were gathered together and were prayi
ng. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway\, a maid named Rhoda cam
e to answer. Recognizing Peter's voice\, in her joy she did not open the ga
te but ran and told that Peter was standing at the gate. They said to her\,
"You are mad." But she insisted that it was so. They said\, "It is his ang
el!" But Peter continued knocking\; and when they opened\, they saw him and
were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent\, he describ
ed to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said\, "T
ell this to James and to the brethren." Then he departed and went to anothe
r place.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:42-51\nThe Lord said to the Jews who cam
e to him\, "If God were your Father\, you would love me\, for I proceeded a
nd came forth from God\; I came not of my own accord\, but he sent me. Why
do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my
word. You are of your father the devil\, and your will is to do your father
's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning\, and has nothing to do wi
th the truth\, because there is no truth in him. When he lies\, he speaks a
ccording to his own nature\, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But\,
because I tell the truth\, you do not believe me. Which of you convicts me
of sin? If I tell the truth\, why do you not believe me? He who is of God
hears the words of God\; the reason why you do not hear them is that you ar
e not of God."\n\nThe Jews answered him\, "Are we not right in saying that
you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" Jesus answered\, "I have not a demon
\; but I honor my Father\, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own gl
ory\; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge. Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, if any one keeps my word\, he will never see death."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Maximus the Confessor\; Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea\; Martyrs Neoph
ytos\, Agnes\, Patroclus\, Maximus the Greek and Eugene of Trebizond\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Philippians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, I want you to know that what
has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel\, so that it has
become known throughout the praetorian guard and to all the rest that my i
mprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the brethren have been made confide
nt in the Lord because of my imprisonment\, and are much more bold to speak
the word of God without fear. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and riv
alry\, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love\, knowing t
hat I am put here for the defense of the gospel\; the former proclaim Chris
t out of partisanship\, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my impr
isonment. What then? Only that in every way\, whether in pretense or in t
ruth\, Christ is proclaimed\; and in that I rejoice. Yes\, and I shall rej
oice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of J
esus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance\, as it is my eager expec
tation and hope. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-12\nThe Lord said to His dis
ciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, the Son of Man also wi
ll acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he who denies me before men w
ill be denied before the angels of God. And every one who speaks a word ag
ainst the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he who blasphemes against the H
oly Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they bring you before the synago
gues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not be anxious how or what you
are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Holy Spirit will teach you
in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt\; Holy Father John the Righteous\, discipl
e of St. Gregory of Decapolis\; Euthemios the Enlightener of Karelia\; Cosm
as\, Bishop of Calcydon\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Athanasia the Won
derworker of Aegina\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Rea
ding: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee
\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him
they worshipped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\,
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore
and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Fathe
r and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that
I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the
age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14\nBRETHREN\, when Christ a
ppeared as a high priest of the good things that have come\, then through t
he greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands\, that is\, not of th
is creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place\, taking not the b
lood of goats and calves but his own blood\, thus securing an eternal redem
ption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and
bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of th
e flesh\, how much more shall the blood of Christ\, who through the eternal
Spirit offered himself without blemish to God\, purify your conscience fro
m dead works to serve the living God. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:32-45\nAt
that time\, Jesus took his twelve disciples\, and he began to tell them wh
at was to happen to him\, saying\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\;
and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes\
, and they will condemn him to death\, and deliver him to the Gentiles\; an
d they will mock him\, and spit upon him\, and scourge him\, and kill him\;
and after three days he will rise." And James and John\, the sons of Zebed
ee\, came forward to him\, and said to him\, "Teacher\, we want you to do f
or us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them\, "What do you want me t
o do for you?" And they said to him\, "Grant us to sit\, one at your right
hand and one at your left\, in your glory." But Jesus said to them\, "You d
o not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink\
, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they sa
id to him\, "We are able." And Jesus said to them\, "The cup that I drink y
ou will drink\; and with the baptism with which I am baptized\, you will be
baptized\; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant\
, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten hear
d it\, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them
to him and said to them\, "You know that those who are supposed to rule ove
r the Gentiles lord it over them\, and their great men exercise authority o
ver them. But it shall not be so among you\; but whoever would be great amo
ng you must be your servant\, and whoever would be first among you must be
slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve\,
and to give his life as a ransom for many."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Wednesday after Pascha\; Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Pr
usa and His Fellow Martyrs Acacius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus\; Our Righteo
us Father Memnonus the Wonderworker\; Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs \n\nFa
st Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:18-25\nIn those da
ys\, when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the
apostles' hands\, he offered them money\, saying\, "Give me also this power
\, that any one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." But Pe
ter said to him\, "Your silver perish with you\, because you thought you co
uld obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in thi
s matter\, for your heart is not right before God. Repent therefore of this
wickedness of yours\, and pray to the Lord that\, if possible\, the intent
of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are in the gall of b
itterness and in the bond of iniquity." And Simon answered\, "Pray for me t
o the Lord\, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."\n\nNow w
hen they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord\, they returned to J
erusalem\, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 6:35-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in him: "I
am the bread of life\; he who comes to me shall not hunger\, and he who be
lieves in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me an
d yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me\; and hi
m who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from heaven\, n
ot to do my own will\, but the will of him who sent me\; and this is the wi
ll of him who sent me\, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given
me\, but raise it up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, and O
nesimus\; Philothei the Righteous Martyr of Athens\; Niketas the Younger\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:1-10\nSIMON PETER\, a servant a
nd apostle of Jesus Christ\,\n\nTo those who have obtained a faith of equal
standing with ours in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ
:\n\nMay grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and o
f Jesus our Lord.\n\nHis divine power has granted to us all things that per
tain to life and godliness\, through the knowledge of him who called us to
his own glory and excellence\, by which he has granted to us his precious a
nd very great promise\, that through these you may escape from the corrupti
on that is in the world because of passion\, and become partakers of the di
vine nature. For this very reason make every effort to supplement your fait
h with virtue\, and virtue with knowledge\, and knowledge with self-control
\, and self-control with steadfastness\, and steadfastness with godliness\,
and godliness with brotherly affection\, and brotherly affection with love
. For if these things are yours and abound\, they keep you from being ineff
ective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever
lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten that he was
cleansed from his old sins. Therefore\, brethren\, be the more zealous to
confirm your call and election\, for if you do this you will never fall.\n\
nGospel Reading: Mark 13:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus came out of the templ
e\, one of his disciples said to him\, "Look\, Teacher\, what wonderful sto
nes and what wonderful buildings!" And Jesus said to him\, "Do you see thes
e great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another\, tha
t will not be thrown down." And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite t
he temple\, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately\, "Tell
us\, when will this be\, and what will be the sign when these things are a
ll to be accomplished?" And Jesus began to say to them\, "Take heed that no
one leads you astray. Many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and
they will lead many astray. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars\,
do not be alarmed\; this must take place\, but the end is not yet. For nati
on will rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom\; there will be e
arthquakes in various places\, there will be famines\; this is but the begi
nning of the sufferings."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, an
d Onesimus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200923
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical678103328b4095fc1892bb704a699ef8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Phocas the Cyprian\; Isaac & Ma
rtinos the Martyrs 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monastery martyred by the L
atins\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:11-21\nBreth
ren\, if I still preach circumcision\, why am I still persecuted? In that c
ase the stumbling block of the cross has been removed. I wish those who uns
ettle you would mutilate themselves! For you were called to freedom\, breth
ren\; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh\, but th
rough love be servants of one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in on
e word\, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and de
vour one another take heed that you are not consumed by one another. But I
say\, walk by the Spirit\, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For
the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit\, and the desires of the S
pirit are against the flesh\; for these are opposed to each other\, to prev
ent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are
not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication\, imp
urity\, licentiousness\, idolatry\, sorcery\, enmity\, strife\, jealousy\,
anger\, selfishness\, dissension\, party spirit\, envy\, murder\, drunkenne
ss\, carousing\, and the like. I warn you\, as I warned you before\, that t
hose who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 3:23-38\, 4:1\nAt that time\, Jesus\, when he began his ministry
\, was about thirty years of age\, being the son (as was supposed) of Josep
h\, the son of Heli\, the son of Matthat\, the son of Levi\, the son of Mel
chi\, the son of Jannai\, the son of Joseph\, the son of Mattathias\, the s
on of Amos\, the son of Nahum\, the son of Esli\, the son of Naggai\, the s
on of Maath\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Semein\, the son of Josech
\, the son of Joda\, the son of Joanan\, the son of Rhesa\, the son of Zeru
bbabel\, the son of Salathiel\, the son of Neri\, the son of Melchi\, the s
on of Addi\, the son of Cosam\, the son of Elmadam\, the son of Er\, the so
n of Joshua\, the son of Eliezer\, the son of Jorim\, the son of Matthat\,
the son of Levi\, the son of Simeon\, the son of Judah\, the son of Joseph\
, the son of Jonam\, the son of Eliakim\, the son of Melea\, the son of Men
na\, the son of Mattatha\, the son of Nathan\, the son of David\, the son o
f Jesse\, the son of Obed\, the son of Boaz\, the son of Sala\, the son of
Nahshon\, the son of Amminadab\, the son of Admin\, the son of Arni\, the s
on of Hezron\, the son of Perez\, the son of Judah\, the son of Jacob\, the
son of Isaac\, the son of Abraham\, the son of Terah\, the son of Nahor\,
the son of Serug\, the son of Reu\, the son of Peleg\, the son of Eber\, th
e son of Shelah\, the son of Cainan\, the son of Arphaxad\, the son of Shem
\, the son of Noah\, the son of Lamech\, the son of Methuselah\, the son of
Enoch\, the son of Jared\, the son of Mahalaleel\, the son of Cainan\, the
son of Enos\, the son of Seth\, the son of Adam\, the son of God. And Jesu
s\, full of the Holy Spirit\, returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the
Spirit in the wilderness.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201015
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical67a64770bcc1593e406a9348a0c7b17f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus of Milan\; Cosmas the Hagi
opolite\; Praised Ignatius\, Archbishop of Methymna\; Righteous Paraskeve o
f Serbia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philip
pians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, I want you to know that what has happened to me h
as really served to advance the gospel\, so that it has become known throug
hout the praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for C
hrist\; and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord becau
se of my imprisonment\, and are much more bold to speak the word of God wit
hout fear. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry\, but others fr
om good will. The latter do it out of love\, knowing that I am put here fo
r the defense of the gospel\; the former proclaim Christ out of partisanshi
p\, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then
? Only that in every way\, whether in pretense or in truth\, Christ is pro
claimed\; and in that I rejoice. Yes\, and I shall rejoice. For I know th
at through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this wil
l turn out for my deliverance\, as it is my eager expectation and hope. \n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 8:22-25\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a boat with his
disciples\, and he said to them\, "Let us go across to the other side of t
he lake." So they set out\, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm
of wind came down on the lake\, and they were filling with water\, and were
in danger. And they went and woke him\, saying\, "Master\, Master\, we are
perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves\; and t
hey ceased\, and there was a calm. He said to them\, "Where is your faith?"
And they were afraid\, and they marveled\, saying to one another\, "Who th
en is this\, that he commands even wind and water\, and they obey him?"\n\n
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SUMMARY:Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus of Milan
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210106
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical682b720bd4c7bf7ec275ff188bf03d4b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The Holy M
artyrs Theopemptus and Theonas\; Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria\; Apoll
inaria of Egypt\; Gregory of Akrita\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Co
rinthians 9:19-27\nBRETHREN\, though I am free from all men\, I have made m
yself a slave to all\, that I might win the more. To the Jews I became as a
Jew\, in order to win Jews\; to those under the law I became as one under
the law - though not being myself under the law - that I might win those un
der the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law - not
being without law toward God but under the law of Christ - that I might wi
n those outside the law. To the weak I became weak\, that I might win the w
eak. I have become all things to all men\, that I might by all means save s
ome. I do it all for the sake of the gospel\, that I may share in its bless
ings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete\, but only one
receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises
self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath\, bu
t we an imperishable. Well\, I do not run aimlessly\, I do not box as one b
eating the air\; but I pommel my body and subdue it\, lest after preaching
to others I myself should be disqualified. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:1-18\
nIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar\, Pontius Pilate bei
ng governor of Judea\, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee\, and his brothe
r Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis\, and Lysanias t
etrarch of Abilene\, in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas\, the wor
d of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness\; and he went
into all the region about the Jordan\, preaching a baptism of repentance fo
r the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isa
iah the prophet\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the w
ay of the Lord\, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled\, an
d every mountain and hill shall be brought low\, and the crooked shall be m
ade straight\, and the rough ways shall be made smooth\; and all flesh shal
l see the salvation of God." He said therefore to the multitudes that came
out to be baptized by him\, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee fr
om the wrath to come? Bear fruits that befit repentance\, and do not begin
to say to yourselves\, 'We have Abraham as our father"\; for I tell you\, G
od is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the
axe is laid to the root of the trees\; every tree therefore that does not b
ear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." And the multitudes as
ked him\, "What then shall we do?" And he answered them\, "He who has two c
oats\, let him share with him who has none\; and he who has food\, let him
do likewise." Tax collectors also came to be baptized\, and said to him\, "
Teacher\, what shall we do?" And he said to them\, "Collect no more than is
appointed you." Soldiers also asked him\, "And we\, what shall we do?" And
he said to them\, "Rob no one by violence or by false accusation\, and be
content with your wages." As the people were in expectation\, and all men q
uestioned in their hearts concerning John\, whether perhaps he were the Chr
ist\, John answered them all\, "I baptize you with water\; but he who is mi
ghtier than I is coming\, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to unt
ie\; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing
fork is in his hand\, to clear his threshing floor\, and to gather the whea
t into his granary\, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." So
\, with many other exhortations\, he preached good news to the people.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical683bb34b9fa1d734c6288379274d483b
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome\; Peter\, Archbishop of Alexand
ria\; Hermogenes\, the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos in
to the Temple\; Philoumenos and Christopher the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 3:20-21\;
4:1-3\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is in heaven\, and from it we await a Sa
vior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who will change our lowly body to be like hi
s glorious body\, by the power which enables him even to subject all things
to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\, whom I love and long for\, my joy a
nd crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and
I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. And I ask you also\, true yokefel
low\, help these women\, for they have labored side by side with me in the
gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers\, whose name
s are in the book of life. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:26-37\; 18:8\nThe Lo
rd said\, "As it was in the days of Noah\, so will it be in the days of the
Son of man. They ate\, they drank\, they married\, they were given in marr
iage\, until the day when Noah entered the ark\, and the flood came and des
troyed them all. Likewise as it was in the days of Lot -- they ate\, they d
rank\, they bought\, they sold\, they planted\, they built\, but on the day
when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulphur rained from heaven and destr
oyed them all -- so will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed.
On that day\, let him who is on the housetop\, with his goods in the house\
, not come down to take them away\; and likewise let him who is in the fiel
d not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to gain his life will l
ose it\, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you\, in that
night there will be two in one bed\; one will be taken and the other left.
There will be two women grinding together\; one will be taken and the other
left." And they said to him\, "Where\, Lord?" He said to them\, "Where the
body is\, there the eagles will be gathered together. Nevertheless\, when
the Son of man comes\, will he find faith on earth?"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210324
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical683fa809c57f9762fa113d8143383110
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples\; Anatolios & Pr
otoleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George\; Luke the New
Martyr of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:7-16\
nThus says the Lord: For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of
Israel\, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting\; and he looked for
justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\, but behold\, a cry!
Woe to those who join house to house\, who add field to field\, until the
re is no more room\, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the la
nd. The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many houses shall b
e desolate\, large and beautiful houses\, without inhabitant. For ten acre
s of vineyard shall yield but one bath\, and a homer of seed shall yield bu
t an ephah." Woe to those who rise early in the morning\, that they may ru
n after strong drink\, who tarry late into the evening till wine inflames t
hem! They have lyre and harp\, timbrel and flute and wine at their feasts\
; but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD\, or see the work of his han
ds. Therefore my people go into exile for want of knowledge\; their honore
d men are dying of hunger\, and their multitude is parched with thirst. Th
erefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure
\, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude go down\, her throng and
he who exults in her. Man is bowed down\, and men are brought low\, and t
he eyes of the haughty are humbled. But the LORD of hosts is exalted in ju
stice\, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.\n\nOld Testam
ent Reading: Genesis 4:8-15\n Cain said to Abel his brother\, "Let us go ou
t to the field." And when they were in the field\, Cain rose up against his
brother Abel\, and killed him. Then the LORD said to Cain\, "Where is Abe
l your brother?" He said\, "I do not know\; am I my brother's keeper?" And
the LORD said\, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is
crying to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the ground\, whi
ch has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. Wh
en you till the ground\, it shall no longer yield to you its strength\; you
shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." Cain said to the LORD\,
"My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold\, thou hast driven me t
his day away from the ground\; and from thy face I shall be hidden\; and I
shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth\, and whoever finds me will
slay me." Then the LORD said to him\, "Not so! If any one slays Cain\, ve
ngeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain\,
lest any who came upon him should kill him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prov
erbs 5:1-15\nMy son\, be attentive to my wisdom\, incline your ear to my un
derstanding\; that you may keep discretion\, and your lips may guard knowle
dge. For the lips of a loose woman drip honey\, and her speech is smoother
than oil\; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood\, sharp as a two-edged
sword. Her feet go down to death\; her steps follow the path to Sheol\; s
he does not take heed to the path of life\; her ways wander\, and she does
not know it.\n\n And now\, O sons\, listen to me\, and do not depart from
the words of my mouth. Keep your way far from her\, and do not go near the
door of her house\; lest you give your honor to others and your years to t
he merciless\; lest strangers take their fill of your strength\, and your l
abors go to the house of an alien\; and at the end of your life you groan\,
when your flesh and body are consumed\, and you say\, "How I hated discipl
ine\, and my heart despised reproof! I did not listen to the voice of my t
eachers or incline my ear to my instructors. I was at the point of utter r
uin in the assembled congregation." Drink water from your own cistern\, fl
owing water from your own well.\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210514
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical6857f5610886de8b7cfdaefac4216eb9
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Thursday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyr Glyceria\; Sergios the Con
fessor\; Alexandros the Martyr\; Pausikakos\, Bishop of Synnada\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 4:23-31\nIn those days\, when the apostles were released they
went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders h
ad said to them. And when they heard it\, they lifted their voices together
to God and said\, "Sovereign Lord\, who didst make the heaven and the eart
h and the sea and everything in them\, who by the mouth of our father David
\, thy servant\, didst say by the Holy Spirit\, 'Why did the Gentiles rage\
, and the peoples imagine vain things? The kings of the earth set themselve
s in array\, and the rulers were gathered together\, against the Lord and a
gainst his Anointed'- for truly in this city there were gathered together a
gainst thy holy servant Jesus\, whom thou didst anoint\, both Herod and Pon
tius Pilate\, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel\, to do whatever
thy hand and thy plan had predestined to take place. And now\, Lord\, look
upon their threats\, and grant to thy servants to speak thy word with all b
oldness\, while thou stretchest out thy hand to heal\, and signs and wonder
s are performed through the name of thy holy servant Jesus." And when they
had prayed\, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken\; an
d they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with
boldness.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:24-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who ca
me to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who hears my word and believ
es him who sent me\, has eternal life\; he does not come into judgment\, bu
t has passed from death to life. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, the hour is
coming\, and now is\, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God\
, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself\, so
he has granted the Son also to have life in himself\, and has given him aut
hority to execute judgment\, because he is the Son of man. Do not marvel at
this\; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his
voice and come forth\, those who have done good\, to the resurrection of li
fe\, and those who have done evil\, to the resurrection of judgment. I can
do nothing on my own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is j
ust\, because I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me
."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:2nd Thursday after Pascha
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical6967a64244b7507c9cad7c80c24705c0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer\; Laurence the Reclu
se of the Kiev Caves\; Ignatius and Nicandrus of Sinai\; Gildas the Wise\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the fo
rmer days when\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard struggle w
ith sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction\,
and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you had compassio
n on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your prope
rty\, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abi
ding one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a great
reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do the will of Go
d and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the coming o
ne shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by fait
h."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples
came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What wer
e you discussing on the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they h
ad discussed with one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and ca
lled the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he mus
t be last of all and servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in
the midst of them\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoeve
r receives one such child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\
, receives not me but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we s
aw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he
was not following us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one wh
o does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me
. For he that is not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, who
ever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\
, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210513
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical6a9d29de4b134e4b2245d38cb079c1b4
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Wednesday after Pascha\; Epiphanius\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Germanos\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera\; Remova
l of the Sacred Relics of Saint Joachim "Papoulakis" of Vatopaidi\n\nFast D
ay (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:13-22\nIn those days\,
when the Jews saw the boldness of Peter and John\, and perceived that they
were uneducated\, common men\, they wondered\; and they recognized that th
ey had been with Jesus. But seeing the man that had been healed standing be
side them\, they had nothing to say in opposition. But when they had comman
ded them to go aside out of the council\, they conferred with one another\,
saying\, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has bee
n performed through them is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem\,
and we cannot deny it. But in order that it may spread no further among the
people\, let us warn them to speak no more to any one in this name." So th
ey called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of
Jesus. But Peter and John answered them\, "Whether it is right in the sigh
t of God to listen to you rather than to God\, you must judge\; for we cann
ot but speak of what we have seen and heard." And when they had further thr
eatened them\, they let them go\, finding no way to punish them\, because o
f the people\; for all men praised God for what had happened. For the man o
n whom the sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 5:17-24\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "M
y Father is working still\, and I am working." This was why the Jews sought
all the more to kill him\, because he not only broke the sabbath but also
called God his own Father\, making himself equal with God.\n\n Jesus said t
o them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, the Son can do nothing of his own
accord\, but only what he sees the Father doing\; for whatever he does\, th
at the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son\, and shows him all
that he himself is doing\; and greater works than these he will show him\,
that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life\
, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. The Father judges no one\, bu
t has given all judgment to the Son\, that all may honor the Son\, even as
they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Fat
her who sent him. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who hears my word and b
elieves him who sent me\, has eternal life\; he does not come into judgment
\, but has passed from death to life."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:2nd Wednesday after Pascha
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210503
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical6abccb088b192e44f5e17afd4cd2b9e1
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Great and Holy Pascha\; Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Gr
eat\; Hesperos & Zoe the Righteous\; Boris\, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria
(Michael in Baptism)\; Jordan the Wonderworker\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Acts 1:1-8\nIn the first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all
that Jesus began to do and teach\, until the day when he was taken up\, aft
er he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he
had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many p
roofs\, appearing to them during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom o
f God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerus
alem\, but to wait for the promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you h
eard from me\, for John baptized with water\, but before many days you shal
l be baptized with the Holy Spirit."\n\nSo when they had come together\, th
ey asked him\, "Lord\, will you at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?
" He said to them\, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which the F
ather has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem
and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth."\n\nGospel Readin
g: John 1:1-17\nIn the beginning was the Word\, and the Word was with God\,
and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God\; all things were m
ade through him\, and without him was not anything made that was made. In h
im was life\, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the da
rkness\, and the darkness has not overcome it. \n\nThere was a man sent fro
m God\, whose name was John. He came for testimony\, to bear witness to the
light\, that all might believe through him. He was not the light\, but cam
e to bear witness to the light.\n\nThe true light that enlightens every man
was coming into the world. He was in the world\, and the world was made th
rough him\, yet the world knew him not. He came to his own home\, and his o
wn people received him not. But to all who received him\, who believed in h
is name\, he gave power to become children of God\; who were born\, not of
blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man\, but of God.\n\n
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us\, full of grace and truth\; we
have beheld his glory\, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bo
re witness to him\, and cried\, "This was he of whom I said\, 'He who comes
after me ranks before me\, for he was before me.'") And from his fullness
have we all received\, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Mose
s\; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Climacus the Righteous\, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent\;
Sosthenes\, Apollos\, Cephas\, Caesar\, & Epaphroditos\, the Apostles of th
e 70\; Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Is
aiah 9:9-10:4\nThus says the LORD: "And all the people will know\, Ephraim
and the inhabitants of Samaria\, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart
: 'The bricks have fallen\, but we will build with dressed stones\; the sy
camores have been cut down\, but we will put cedars in their place.'" So t
he LORD raises adversaries against them\, and stirs up their enemies. The
Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open
mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched
out still. The people did not turn to him who smote them\, nor seek the L
ORD of hosts. So the LORD cut off from Israel head and tail\, palm branch
and reed in one day - the elder and honored man is the head\, and the proph
et who teaches lies is the tail\; for those who lead this people lead them
astray\, and those who are led by them are swallowed up. Therefore the Lor
d does not rejoice over their young men\, and has no compassion on their fa
therless and widows\; for every one is godless and an evildoer\, and every
mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand
is stretched out still. For wickedness burns like a fire\, it consumes bri
ers and thorns\; it kindles the thickets of the forest\, and they roll upwa
rd in a column of smoke. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land i
s burned\, and the people are like fuel for the fire\; no man spares his br
other. They snatch on the right\, but are still hungry\, and they devour o
n the left\, but are not satisfied\; each devours his neighbor's flesh\, Ma
nasseh\, Ephraim\, and Ephraim\, Manasseh\, and together they are against J
udah. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched o
ut still. \n\n Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees\, and the writer
s who keep writing oppression\, to turn aside the needy from justice and to
rob the poor of my people of their right\, that widows may be their spoil\
, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! What will you do on th
e day of punishment\, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom will
you flee for help\, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing remains
but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his
anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\nOld Testa
ment Reading: Genesis 7:1-5\n Then the LORD said to Noah\, "Go into the ark
\, you and all your household\, for I have seen that you are righteous befo
re me in this generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals\,
the male and his mate\; and a pair of the animals that are not clean\, the
male and his mate\; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also\, male an
d female\, to keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth. For in
seven days I will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights\; a
nd every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the
ground." And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Proverbs 8:32-9:11\nAnd now\, my sons\, listen to me: happy are
those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise\, and do not neglect
it. Happy is the man who listens to me\, watching daily at my gates\, wai
ting beside my doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor fro
m the LORD\; but he who misses me injures himself\; all who hate me love de
ath." Wisdom has built her house\, she has set up her seven pillars. She
has slaughtered her beasts\, she has mixed her wine\, she has also set her
table. She has sent out her maids to call from the highest places in the t
own\, "Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" To him who is without se
nse she says\, "Come\, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.
Leave simpleness\, and live\, and walk in the way of insight." He who co
rrects a scoffer gets himself abuse\, and he who reproves a wicked man incu
rs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer\, or he will hate you\; reprove a wise
man\, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man\, and he will
be still wiser\; teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning. T
he fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom\, and the knowledge of the H
oly One is insight. For by me your days will be multiplied\, and years wil
l be added to your life. \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eumenius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Gortynia\; Ariadne the Martyr\;
Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
Letter to the Galatians 4:8-21\nBrethren\, formerly\, when you did not know
God\, you were in bondage to beings that by nature are no gods\; but now t
hat you have come to know God\, or rather to be known by God\, how can you
turn back again to the weak and beggarly elemental spirits\, whose slaves y
ou want to be once more? You observe days\, and months\, and seasons\, and
years! I am afraid I have labored over you in vain. Brethren\, I beseech yo
u\, become as I am\, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong
\; you know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel t
o you at first\; and though my condition was a trial to you\, you did not s
corn or despise me\, but received me as an angel of God\, as Christ Jesus.
What has become of the satisfaction you felt? For I bear you witness that\,
if possible\, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me. H
ave I then become your enemy by telling you the truth? They make much of yo
u\, but for no good purpose\; they want to shut you out\, that you may make
much of them\, and not only when I am present with you. My little children
\, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you! I could w
ish to be present with you now and to change my tone\, for I am perplexed a
bout you. Tell me\, you who desire to be under law\, do you not hear the la
w?\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:45-53\nAt that time\, Jesus made his disciples
get into the boat and go before him to the other side\, to Bethsaida\, whi
le he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them\, he went u
p on the mountain to pray. And when evening came\, the boat was out on the
sea\, and he was alone on the land. And he saw that they were making headwa
y painfully\, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of
the night he came to them\, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them\,
but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost\, and
cried out\; for they all saw him\, and were terrified. But immediately he s
poke to them and said\, "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fear." And he enter
ed the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded\
, for they did not understand about the loaves\, but their hearts were hard
ened. And when they had crossed over\, they came to land at Gennesaret.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis\; Raphael of Brooklyn\; Stephen t
he Monk\; Gelasios the Actor and Martyr of Heliopolis\; Nesios the Martyr\n
\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 6:11-16\nTimothy\, my son\, aim a
t righteousness\, godliness\, faith\, love\, steadfastness\, gentleness. F
ight the good fight of the faith\; take hold of the eternal life to which y
ou were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many wi
tnesses. In the presence of God who gives life to all things\, and of Chri
st Jesus who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confessio
n\, I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach u
ntil the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; and this will be made manifes
t at the proper time by the blessed and only Sovereign\, and King of kings
and Lord of lords\, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable
light\, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal
dominion. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\, who like to go about in long ro
bes\, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the s
ynagogues and the places of honor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and
for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnat
ion." He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury\
; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly\,
I tell you\, this poor widow has put in more than all of them\; for they al
l contributed out of their abundance\, but she out of her poverty put in al
l the living that she had." Having said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who has
ears let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphrosyne of Alexandria\; Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions
in Egypt\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evangelistria\, Mochos\;
Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\; Finbar the Confessor\, First Bis
hop of Cork\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Eph
esians 1:7-17\nBrethren\, we have redemption through the blood of Christ\,
the forgiveness of our trespasses\, according to the riches of his grace wh
ich he lavished upon us. For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insi
ght the mystery of his will\, according to his purpose which he set forth i
n Christ as a plan for the fulness of time\, to unite all things in him\, t
hings in heaven and things on earth. In him\, according to the purpose of h
im who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will\, we wh
o first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the pr
aise of his glory. In him you also\, who have heard the word of truth\, the
gospel of your salvation\, and have believed in him\, were sealed with the
promised Holy Spirit\, which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we
acquire possession of it\, to the praise of his glory. For this reason\, be
cause I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all
the saints\, I do not cease to give thanks for you\, remembering you in my
prayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory\, ma
y give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the gra
cious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\, "Is
not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quote to
me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you did
at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly\, I
say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth\, I
tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when t
he heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there came a great
famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to
Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. And there we
re many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none of th
em was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this\, all in
the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of t
he city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built
\, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst o
f them he went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Cross\; George the Righteous of Maleon\; Righteous
Plato the Studite\; Nicetas the Hieromartyr\, Struggler of Serrai (1808)\;
Righteous Zosimas\; Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Founder and Reno
vator of the Sacred Monastery of Saint Anastasia of Pharmakolytria\, Halkid
iki\; Theodoulos and Agathopous of Thessaloniki\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil A
llowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, being raised
from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tibe
rias\; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas called the
Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others
of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fis
hing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into
the boat\; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\,
Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus
. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\,
"No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and y
ou will find some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it
in\, for the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter
\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put o
n his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But
the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for
they were not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen t
hey got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish lying on i
t\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have j
ust caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of
large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although there were s
o many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfas
t." Now none of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who are you?" They knew it w
as the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so wit
h the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disc
iples after he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 4:14-1
6\;5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed through the
heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confession. For we
have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses\, b
ut one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet without sin. L
et us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, that we may r
eceive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest
chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to G
od\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ig
norant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of th
is he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of
the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he is called
by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be mad
e a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou art my S
on\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another place\, "Thou
art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGospel Readin
g: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me\,
let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would
save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake and th
e gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain the whole
world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life?
For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful ge
neration\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he comes in th
e glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them\, "Truly\,
I say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste death befor
e they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Silas\, Silvan\, Crescens\, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of th
e 70\; Julitta of Caesaria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:35-41
\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and prea
ching the word of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some days Pau
l said to Barnabas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in every
city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And
Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best n
ot to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had
not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so th
at they separated from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed
away to Cyprus\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by the
brethren to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\,
strengthening the churches. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:44-54\nThe Lord
said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a fi
eld\, which a man found and covered up\; then in his joy he goes and sells
all that he has and buys that field. \n\n Again\, the kingdom of heaven is
like a merchant in search of fine pearls\, who\, on finding one pearl of gr
eat value\, went and sold all that he had and bought it. \n\n Again\, the k
ingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered f
ish of every kind\; when it was full\, men drew it ashore and sat down and
sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the c
lose of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the ri
ghteous\, and throw them into the furnace of fire\; there men will weep and
gnash their teeth. \n\n Have you understood all this?" They said to him\,
"Yes." And he said to them\, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained f
or the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasu
re what is new and what is old." And when Jesus had finished these parables
\, he went away from there\, and coming to his own country he taught them i
n their synagogue.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the First- Called Apostle\; Froumentios\, Archbishop of Abyssin
a\; Alexander the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Mithymna\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus
walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two brothers\, Simon who is called Pe
ter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into the sea\; for they were fis
hermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, and I will make you fishers of m
en." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from t
here he saw two other brothers\, James the son of Zebedee and John his brot
her\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\, mending their nets\, and he c
alled them. Immediately they left their boat and their father\, and followe
d him. And he went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and pre
aching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirm
ity among the people.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Co
rinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\,
like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the wo
rld\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wi
se in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but
we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-cla
d and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. Wh
en reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we t
ry to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the worl
d\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed
\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countles
s guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father
in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me
.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:35-51\nAt that time\, John was standing with tw
o of his disciples\; and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Beho
ld\, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they foll
owed Jesus. Jesus turned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "Wha
t do you seek?" And they said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "Whe
re are you staying?" He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw wh
ere he was staying\; and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about t
he tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was
Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and sai
d to him\, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him
to Jesus. Jesus looked at him\, and said\, "So you are Simon the son of Jo
hn? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter). \n\n The next day Jesu
s decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow m
e." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip fo
und Nathanael\, and said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the l
aw and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Na
thanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said
to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of h
im\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile! " Nathanael said
to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called y
ou\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\
, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answe
red him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you be
lieve? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of G
od ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joannicius the Great\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander\, Bishop of Myra
\, and Hermias the Presbyter\; Porphyrios the Mime\; Emperor John Batatze\,
the Merciful\; George Karslidis of Pontos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Readin
g: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:17-25\; 4:1\nBrethren\, whatever y
ou do\, in word or deed\, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus\, giv
ing thanks to God the Father through him. Wives\, be subject to your husban
ds\, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands\, love your wives\, and do not be
harsh with them. Children\, obey your parents in everything\, for this plea
ses the Lord. Fathers\, do not provoke your children\, lest they become dis
couraged. Slaves\, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters\,
not with eyeservice\, as men-pleasers\, but in singleness of heart\, fearin
g the Lord. Whatever your task\, work heartily\, as serving the Lord and no
t men\, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your
reward\; you are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrongdoer will be paid b
ack for the wrong he has done\, and there is no partiality. Masters\, treat
your slaves justly and fairly\, knowing that you also have a Master in hea
ven.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:42-46\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had co
me to him\, "Woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every her
b\, and neglect justice and the love of God\; these you ought to have done\
, without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the bes
t seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places. Woe to you!
For you are like graves which are not seen\, and men walk over them without
knowing it." One of the lawyers answered him\, "Teacher\, in saying this y
ou reproach us also." And he said\, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load
men with burdens hard to bear\, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens
with one of your fingers."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Prophet Zacharias\, Father of the Venerable Forerunner\; Urban\,
Theodore\, & Medimnos the Hieromartyrs and the 77 Companions at Nicomedea\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 2:6-9\nBrethr
en\, among the mature we do impart wisdom\, although it is not a wisdom of
this age or of the rulers of this age\, who are doomed to pass away. But we
impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God\, which God decreed before the ag
es for our glorification. None of the rulers of this age understood this\;
for if they had\, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But\, as
it is written\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of m
an conceived\, what God has prepared for those who love him."\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 23:29-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Wo
e to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of t
he prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had
lived in the days of our fathers\, we would not have taken part with them i
n shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness against yourselves\
, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, th
e measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you
to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send you prophets and wise
men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some you wil
l scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town\, that upon yo
u may come all the righteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of innoce
nt Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered
between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will c
ome upon this generation.\n\nO Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets
and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered you
r children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you wo
uld not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you
will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the na
me of the Lord.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Nativity\; Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Sav
ior\, Jesus Christ\; Ignatius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch\; Our Righ
teous Father Philogonius\, Bishop of Antioch\; John the New Martyr of Thass
os\; Holy Father John of Kronstadt\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMa
tins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen fro
m the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "Peace
to you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw
a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do questio
nings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I myself\; ha
ndle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I
have." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet. And w
hile they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Hav
e you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he
took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my words
which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything writte
n about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulf
illed. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said t
o them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the thi
rd day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins sho
uld be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You
are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my Father
upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power from on
high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hand
s\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, and was
carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to Jerus
alem with great joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God.\n\nE
pistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10\; 32-40\nBRETHREN\
, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise\, as in a foreign land\
, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of the same promise
. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation\, whose builder a
nd maker is God.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time would fail me to t
ell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and the pro
phets - who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received
promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the
edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\,
put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection.
Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise agai
n to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chain
s and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were t
empted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of shee
p and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was n
ot worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in dens and caves of
the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did no
t receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for u
s\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 1:1-25\nThe book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ\, the son of Davi
d\, the son of Abraham.\n\nAbraham was the father of Isaac\, and Isaac the
father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers\, and Juda
h the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and Perez the father of Hezron\,
and Hezron the father of Aram\, and Aram the father of Amminadab\, and Amm
inadab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the father of Salmon\, and Salmo
n the father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth\, and O
bed the father of Jesse\, and Jesse the father of David the king.\n\nAnd Da
vid was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah\, and Solomon the father
of Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah\, and Abijah the father of
Asa\, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and Jehoshaphat the father of Jo
ram\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, and Uzziah the father of Jotham\, an
d Jotham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah\, and Hezekia
h the father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the father of Amon\, and Amon the f
ather of Josiah\, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers\, at
the time of the deportation to Babylon.\n\nAnd after the deportation to Bab
ylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel\, and Salathiel the father of Z
erubbabel\, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud\, and Abiud the father of El
iakim\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, and Azor the father of Zadok\, and
Zadok the father of Achim\, and Achim the father of Eliud\, and Eliud the
father of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of Matthan\, and Matthan the fat
her of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary\, of whom
Jesus was born\, who is called Christ.\n\nSo all the generations from Abra
ham to David were fourteen generations\, and from David to the deportation
to Babylon fourteen generations\, and from the deportation to Babylon to th
e Christ fourteen generations.\n\nNow the birth of Jesus Christ took place
in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph\, before the
y came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit\; and her
husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame\, reso
lved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, behold\, an angel
of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\, son of David\,
do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall call his name Jesu
s\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fu
lfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a virgin shall con
ceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means\
, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as the angel of the Lo
rd commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not until she had borne
a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Matthew\; Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos\; Ou
r Holy Father Myronus the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Crete\; Holy New Martyrs
Triantaphillus of Zagoras and Anastasius of Thessolonica\; Gregory of Sina
i and Mount Athos\; Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savio
r Jesus Christ\; Anastatios the Martyr from Bulgaria\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of th
e week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, an
d saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and we
nt to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and s
aid to them\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not kno
w where they have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\,
and they went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outra
n Peter and reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the l
inen cloths lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, fol
lowing him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and t
he napkin\, which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths bu
t rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the
tomb first\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did
not know the scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciple
s went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 15:1-7\nBrethren\, w
e who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak\, and not to p
lease ourselves\; let each of us please his neighbor for his good\, to edif
y him. For Christ did not please himself\; but\, as it is written\, "The re
proaches of those who reproached thee fell on me." For whatever was written
in former days was written for our instruction\, that by steadfastness and
by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. May the God of
steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one
another\, in accord with Christ Jesus\, that together you may with one voic
e glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome one another\
, therefore\, as Christ has welcomed you\, for the glory of God.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 9:27-35\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, two blind men
followed him\, crying aloud\, "Have mercy on us\, Son of David." When he e
ntered the house\, the blind men came to him\; and Jesus said to them\, "Do
you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him\, "Yes\, Lord." T
hen he touched their eyes\, saying\, "According to your faith be it done to
you." And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them\, "See th
at no one knows it." But they went away and spread his fame through all tha
t district.\n\nAs they were going away\, behold\, a dumb demoniac was broug
ht to him. And when the demon had been cast out\, the dumb man spoke\; and
the crowds marveled\, saying\, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel
." But the Pharisees said\, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."\
n\nAnd Jesus went about all the cities and villages\, teaching in their syn
agogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom\, and healing every disease
and every infirmity among the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius\; John the Russian of Evia\; Theodora t
he Virgin-martyr & Didymos the Martyr\; Venerable Bede\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts 10:34-43\nIn those days\, Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I pe
rceive that God shows no partiality\, but in every nation any one who fears
him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the word which h
e sent to Israel\, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord
of all)\, the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea\, beginning f
rom Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus o
f Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power\; how he went about doing go
od and healing all that were oppressed by the devil\, for God was with him.
And we are witnesses to all that he did both in the country of the Jews an
d in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree\; but God ra
ised him on the third day and made him manifest\; not to all the people but
to us who were chosen by God as witnesses\, who ate and drank with him aft
er he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people\, and
to testify that he is the one ordained by God to be judge of the living an
d the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believe
s in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."\n\nGospel Reading:
John 8:12-20\nAgain Jesus spoke to them\, saying\, "I am the light of the
world\; he who follows me will not walk in darkness\, but will have the lig
ht of life." The Pharisees then said to him\, "You are bearing witness to y
ourself\; your testimony is not true." Jesus answered\, "Even if I do bear
witness to myself\, my testimony is true\, for I know whence I have come an
d whither I am going\, but you do not know whence I come or whither I am go
ing. You judge according to the flesh\, I judge no one. Yet even if I do ju
dge\, my judgment is true\, for it is not I alone that judge\, but I and he
who sent me. In your law it is written that the testimony of two men is tr
ue\; I bear witness to myself\, and the Father who sent me bears witness to
me." They said to him therefore\, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered\,
"You know neither me nor my Father\; if you knew me\, you would know my Fa
ther also." These words he spoke in the treasury\, as he taught in the temp
le\; but no one arrested him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Monday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra\; Our Ri
ghteous Father Panagis (Paisios) Basias\; Tarasios & John the Martyrs\; Seb
astian the Wonderworker\; Zenais the Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 17:1-9
\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles had passed through Amphipolis and Apoll
onia\, they came to Thessalonica\, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
And Paul went in\, as was his custom\, and for three weeks he argued with
them from the scriptures\, explaining and proving that it was necessary for
the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead\, and saying\, "This Jesus\
, whom I proclaim to you\, is the Christ." And some of them were persuaded\
, and joined Paul and Silas\; as did a great many of the devout Greeks and
not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were jealous\, and taking some
wicked fellows of the rabble\, they gathered a crowd\, set the city in an
uproar\, and attacked the house of Jason\, seeking to bring them out to the
people. And when they could not find them\, they dragged Jason and some of
the brethren before the city authorities\, crying\, "These men who have tu
rned the world upside down have come here also\, and Jason has received the
m\; and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar\, saying that the
re is another king\, Jesus." And the people and the city authorities were d
isturbed when they heard this. And when they had taken security from Jason
and the rest\, they let them go. \n\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54\nAt that
time\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council\, and said
\, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let him go o
n thus\, every one will believe in him\, and the Romans will come and destr
oy both our place and our nation." But one of them\, Caiaphas\, who was hig
h priest that year\, said to them\, "You know nothing at all\; you do not u
nderstand that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the peop
le\, and that the whole nation should not perish." He did not say this of h
is own accord\, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus sh
ould die for the nation\, and not for the nation only\, but to gather into
one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they
took counsel how to put him to death.\n\nJesus therefore no longer went abo
ut openly among the Jews\, but went from there to the country near the wild
erness\, to a town called Ephraim\; and there he stayed with the disciples.
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Monday after Pascha\; The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia\; Hol
y Godbearing Nectarius\, the Builder of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam of Me
teora\; Theodotos the Martyr of Ancyra & the 7 Virgin-martyrs\; Athanasios\
, Archbishop of Christianopolis\; The New Martyrs of Batak\, Bulgaria\; Nic
holas the Younger who was martyred in Metsovo\, Epirus\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and powe
r\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who be
longed to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyr
enians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, aro
se and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and t
he Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said
\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And t
hey stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came up
on him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up false
witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this ho
ly place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazaret
h will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses deliver
ed to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face
was like the face of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?"
And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appear
ed to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in
Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and
go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of
the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed
him from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave hi
m no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it
to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had no chi
ld.\n\n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High doe
s not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my
throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\, says t
he Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these t
hings?'\n\n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you
always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of t
he prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who annou
nced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betraye
d and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did no
t keep it."\n\nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\, and the
y ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed
into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand
of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of
man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voi
ce and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him
out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments
at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\,
he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried w
ith a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he
had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:46-54\nAt that ti
me\, there was an official whose son was ill. When he heard that Jesus had
come from Judea to Galilee\, he went and begged him to come down and heal h
is son\, for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him\, "U
nless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." The official said to
him\, "Sir\, come down before my child dies." Jesus said to him\, "Go\; yo
ur son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and we
nt his way. As he was going down\, his servants met him and told him that h
is son was living. So he asked them the hour when he began to mend\, and th
ey said to him\, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." The fa
ther knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him\, "Your son will liv
e"\; and he himself believed\, and all his household. This was now the seco
nd sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria\; Apodosis of the Presentatio
n of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea
in Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading:
Matthew 25:1-13\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall
be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bride
groom. Five of them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish
took their lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks o
f oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered
and slept. But at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come
out to meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And
the foolish said to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps a
re going out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for
us and for you\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And whi
le they went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went i
n with him to the marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the oth
er maidens came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\
, 'Truly\, I say to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you kno
w neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\,
before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint u
ntil faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Chri
st came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\
, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons
of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ ha
ve put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave n
or free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ
Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs a
ccording to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is n
o better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he i
s under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us
\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the u
niverse. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born o
f a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, s
o that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\n
At that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And the
re was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had s
uffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and w
as no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\,
and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\
, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately th
e hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her d
isease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from hi
m\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garm
ents?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around y
ou\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who h
ad done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fea
r and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. An
d he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\,
and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring\; Commemoration of
the Precious Cross that appeared in the sky over Jerusalem in 351 A.D.\; C
yril\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\; Akakios the Centurion of Byzantium\; Repos
e of St. Nilus\, abbot of Sora\; Pachomios the New Martyr of Patmos\n\nFast
Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 3:1-8\nIn those days\, Peter and John were g
oing up to the temple at the hour of prayer\, the ninth hour. And a man lam
e from birth was being carried\, whom they laid daily at the gate of the te
mple which is called Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple.
Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple\, he asked for alms. And
Peter directed his gaze at him\, with John\, and said\, "Look at us." And
he fixed his attention upon them\, expecting to receive something from them
. But Peter said\, "I have no silver and gold\, but I give you what I have\
; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth\, walk." And he took him by the r
ight hand and raised him up\; and immediately his feet and ankles were made
strong. And leaping up he stood and walked and entered the temple with the
m\, walking and leaping and praising God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:12-22\n
At that time\, Jesus came to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and
his disciples\; and there they stayed for a few days.\n\nThe Passover of t
he Jews was at hand\, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he foun
d those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the money-changer
s at their business. And making a whip of cords\, he drove them all\, with
the sheep and oxen\, out of the temple\; and he poured out the coins of the
money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the
pigeons\, "Take these things away\; you shall not make my Father's house a
house of trade." His disciples remembered that it was written\, "Zeal for
your house will consume me." The Jews then said to him\, "What sign have yo
u to show us for doing this?" Jesus answered them\, "Destroy this temple\,
and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said\, "It has taken f
orty-six years to build this temple\, and will you raise it up in three day
s?" But he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised fr
om the dead\, his disciples remembered that he had said this\; and they bel
ieved the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Luke the Evangelist\; Marinos the Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Joh
n 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she
wept she stooped to look into the tomb\; and she saw two angels in white\,
sitting where the body of Jesus had lain\, one at the head and one at the
feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\
, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have
laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but sh
e did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you
weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said t
o Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid H
im\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned an
d said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to
her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go
to my brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to my Father and your Fathe
r\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples
\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told them that He had said these things
to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11\, 1
4-18\nBrethren\, conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, making the mo
st of the time. Let your speech always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, s
o that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell y
ou all about my affairs\; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and
fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose\,
that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts\, and w
ith him Onesimos\, the faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of yoursel
ves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place. Aristarchos my
fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning wh
om you have received instructions if he comes to you\, receive him)\, and J
esus who is called Justos. These are the only men of the circumcision among
my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, and they have been a comfort to
me. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to t
he brethren at Laodicea\, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And wh
en this letter has been read among you\, have it read also in the church of
the Laodiceans\; and see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. And
say to Archippos\, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you have receiv
ed in the Lord." I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember
my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who reject
s you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seve
nty returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us
in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from
heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scor
pions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. N
evertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\;
but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he re
joiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven
and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understand
ing and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious
will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Simon the Zealot & Apostle\; Laurence of Egypt\; Isodora of Egypt\n\nE
pistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apost
les as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a
spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's s
ake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are
held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thi
rst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working wi
th our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; w
hen slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as th
e refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this
to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For thou
gh you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For
I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\
, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:12-19\nAt that time\, Jesus
went out to the mountain to pray\; and all night he continued in prayer to
God. And when it was day\, he called his disciples\, and chose from them t
welve\, whom he named apostles\; Simon\, whom he named Peter\, and Andrew h
is brother\, and James and John\, and Philip\, and Bartholomew\, and Matthe
w\, and Thomas\, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Simon who was called t
he Zealot\, and Judas the son of James\, and Judas Iscariot\, who became a
traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a level place\, with a gre
at crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea an
d Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and t
o be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean sp
irits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came fo
rth from him and healed them all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Saturday after Pascha\; Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Comana\;
Holy New Martyrs Demetrius and Paul of Tripoli\; John-Vladimir\, Ruler of
Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 9:19-31\nIn those days\, Saul was with the
disciples at Damascus. And in the synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesu
s\, saying\, "He is the Son of God." And all who heard him were amazed\, an
d said\, "is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who call
ed on this name? And he has come here for this purpose\, to bring them boun
d before the chief priests." But Saul increased all the more in strength\,
and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the
Christ. When many days had passed\, the Jews plotted to kill him\, but the
ir plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night\,
to kill him\; but his disciples took him by night and let him down over the
wall\, lowering him in a basket. And when he had come to Jerusalem he atte
mpted to join the disciples\; and they were all afraid of him\, for they di
d not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him\, and brought h
im to the apostles\, and declared to them how on the road he had seen the L
ord\, who spoke to him\, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the
name of Jesus. So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem\, preaching bo
ldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and disputed against the Helleni
sts\; but they were seeking to kill him. And when the brethren knew it\, th
ey brought him down to Caesarea\, and sent him off to Tarsus. So the church
throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was built up\;
and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit i
t was multiplied.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said
to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the world
hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of
the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not of the w
orld\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. R
emember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his ma
ster.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my w
ord\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you on my ac
count\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and sp
oken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for th
eir sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among th
em the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they
have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that
is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when t
he Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Sp
irit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\;
and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the beginn
ing. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They will
put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever k
ills you will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/18/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra\; Holy Martyr Romanus\; Zaccheus the
Deacon\; Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia\; Martyr Romanos the Deac
on\; Anastasios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul'
s First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:1-12\nBrethren\, we beseech and exhor
t you in the Lord Jesus\, that as you learned from us how you ought to live
and to please God\, just as you are doing\, you do so more and more. For y
ou know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is t
he will of God\, your sanctification: that you abstain from unchastity\; th
at each one of you know how to take a wife for himself in holiness and hono
r\, not in the passion of lust like the heathen who do not know God\; that
no man transgress\, and wrong his brother in this matter\, because the Lord
is an avenger in all these things\, as we solemnly forewarned you. For God
has not called us for uncleanness\, but in holiness. Therefore whoever dis
regards this\, disregards not man but God\, who gives his Holy Spirit to yo
u. But concerning the love of the brethren you have no need to have any one
write to you\, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one anot
her\; and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. But we
exhort you\, brethren\, to do so more and more\, to aspire to live quietly\
, to mind your own affairs\, and to work with your hands\, as we charged yo
u\; so that you may command the respect of outsiders\, and be dependent on
nobody.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 15:1-10\nAt that time\, the tax collectors
and sinners were all drawing near to Jesus to hear him. And the Pharisees a
nd the scribes murmured\, saying\, "This man receives sinners and eats with
them." So he told them this parable: "What man of you\, having a hundred s
heep\, if he has lost one of them\, does not leave the ninety-nine in the w
ilderness\, and go after the one which is lost\, until he finds it? And whe
n he has found it\, he lays it on his shoulders\, rejoicing. And when he co
mes home\, he calls together his friends and his neighbors\, saying to them
\, 'Rejoice with me\, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' Just so\,
I tell you\, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents t
han over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. "Or what wom
an\, having ten silver coins\, if she loses one coin\, does not light a lam
p and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And when she
has found it\, she calls together her friends and neighbors\, saying\, 'Rej
oice with me\, for I have found the coin which I had lost.' Just so\, I tel
l you\, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan\; Andonina the New Mar
tyr\; David the Archbishop\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 2:18-29\;3:1-8\nBreth
ren\, it is the last hour\; and as you have heard that antichrist is coming
\, so now many antichrists have come\; therefore we know that it is the las
t hour. They went out from us\, but they were not of us\; for if they had
been of us\, they would have continued with us\; but they went out\, that i
t might be plain that they all are not of us. But you have been anointed b
y the Holy One\, and you all know that I write to you\, not because you do
not know the truth\, but because you know it\, and know that no lie is of t
he truth. Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? Thi
s is the antichrist\, he who denies the Father and the Son. No one who den
ies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard fro
m the beginning abides in you\, then you will abide in the Son and in the F
ather. And this is what he has promised us\, eternal life.\n\nI write this
to you about those who would deceive you\; but the anointing which you rec
eived from him abides in you\, and you have no need that any one should tea
ch you\; as his anointing teaches you about everything\, and is true\, and
is no lie\, just as it has taught you\, abide in him.\n\nAnd now\, little c
hildren\, abide in him\, so that when he appears we may have confidence and
not shrink from him in shame at his coming. If you know that he is righte
ous\, you may be sure that every one who does right is born of him.\n\nSee
what love the Father has given us\, that we should be called children of Go
d\; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it di
d not know him. Beloved\, we are God's children now\; it does not yet appe
ar what we shall be\, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him
\, for we shall see him as he is. And every one who thus hopes in him puri
fies himself as he is pure.\n\nEvery one who commits sin is guilty of lawle
ssness\; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins\,
and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins\; no one who si
ns has either seen him or known him. Little children\, let no one deceive
you. He who does right is righteous\, as he is righteous. He who commits
sin is of the devil\; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The rea
son the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. \n\nGosp
el Reading: Mark 11:1-11\nAt that time\, Jesus drew near to Jerusalem\, to
Bethsphage and Bethany\, at the Mount of Olives\, and he sent two of his di
sciples\, and said to them\, "Go into the village opposite you\, and immedi
ately as you enter it you will find a colt tied\, on which no one has ever
sat\; untie it and bring it. If any one says to you\, 'Why are you doing t
his?' say\, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately
.'" And they went away\, and found a colt tied at the door out in the open
street\; and they untied it. And those who stood there said to them\, "Wh
at are you doing\, untying the colt?" And they told them what Jesus had sa
id\; and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus\, and threw
their garments on it\; and he sat upon it. And many spread their garments
on the road\, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the
fields. And those who went before and those who followed cried out\, "Hosa
nna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king
dom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!" And he e
ntered Jerusalem\, and went into the temple\; and when he had looked round
at everything\, as it was already late\, he went out to Bethany with the tw
elve disciples.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr\; Holy Glorious N
ew Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles\; Phocas the Martyr\; Plegmund\, Archbish
op of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-
60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great wonders a
nd signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue
of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Ale
xandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed with St
ephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he
spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard him s
peak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up the peop
le and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized him a
nd brought him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who said\, "
This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law\;
for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this pla
ce\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing a
t him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of a
n angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Bre
thren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraha
m\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said to him
\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land which
I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, and liv
ed in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed him from there into th
is land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance in it\
, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in possession a
nd to his posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it was Solo
mon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses m
ade with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and earth my
footstool. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what is th
e place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You stiff-n
ecked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist the Holy
Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did not you
r fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the com
ing of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\, you wh
o received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNow when
they heard these things they were enraged\, and they ground their teeth ag
ainst him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and saw the
glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he said\,
"Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at the ri
ght hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ea
rs and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city and sto
ned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young
man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus
\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\, "Lor
d\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, he fell
asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A m
an planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the w
ine press\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into a
nother country. When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to
get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat
him\, and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent to them another servan
t\, and they wounded him in the head\, and treated him shamefully. And he s
ent another\, and him they killed\; and so with many others\, some they bea
t and some they killed. He had still one other\, a beloved son\; finally he
sent him to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants
said to one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the
inheritance will be ours.' And they took him and killed him\, and cast him
out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come a
nd destroy the tenants\, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read
this scripture: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the
head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in ou
r eyes'?" And they tried to arrest him\, but feared the multitude\, for the
y perceived that he had told the parable against them\; so they left him an
d went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine\; Martyr Petronius\; Theophanes the M
erciful of Gaza\; Dionysios I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Malachi the N
ew Righteous Martyr of Lindos\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the
Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy
\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, sel
f-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ J
esus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by
the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\
, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a ma
n is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him i
n a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bea
r one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 5:12-16\nAt that time\, Jesus was in one of the cities\, and there
came a man full of leprosy\; and when he saw Jesus\, he fell on his face a
nd besought him\, "Lord\, if you will\, you can make me clean." And he stre
tched out his hand\, and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And im
mediately the leprosy left him. And he charged him to tell no one\; but "go
and show yourself to the priest\, and make an offering for your cleansing\
, as Moses commanded\, for a proof to the people." But so much the more the
report went abroad concerning him\; and great multitudes gathered to hear
and to be healed of their infirmities. But he withdrew to the wilderness an
d prayed.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gideon the New Martyr of Mo
unt Athos\; Holy Martyr Philetaerus\; Righteous Father Leondus the Archiman
drite\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's Letter to the Hebrews 10:1-18\nBrethren\, since the law has but a shado
w of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities\,
it can never\, by the same sacrifices which are continually offered year af
ter year\, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise\, would they not hav
e ceased to be offered? If the worshipers had once been cleansed\, they wou
ld no longer have any consciousness of sin. But in these sacrifices there i
s a reminder of sin year after year. For it is impossible that the blood of
bulls and goats should take away sins. Consequently\, when he came into th
e world\, he said\, "Sacrifices and offerings thou hast not desired\, but a
body hast thou prepared for me\; in burnt offerings and sin offerings thou
hast taken no pleasure. Then I said\, 'Lo\, I have come to do thy will\, O
God\,' as it is written of me in the roll of the book." When he said above
\, "Thou hast neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offering
s and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to th
e law)\, then he added\, "Lo\, I have come to do thy will." He abolishes th
e first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been san
ctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And
every priest stands daily at his service\, offering repeatedly the same sac
rifices\, which can never take away sins. But when this one had offered for
all time a single sacrifice for sins\, he sat down at the right hand of Go
d\, then to wait until his enemies should be made a stool for his feet. For
by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctifie
d. And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us\; for after saying\, "This
is the covenant that I will make with them after those days\, says the Lord
: I will put my laws on their hearts\, and write them on their minds\," the
n he adds\, "I will remember their sins and their misdeeds no more." Where
there is forgiveness of these\, there is no longer any offering for sin.\n\
nGospel Reading: Mark 8:22-26\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Bethsaida. And
some people brought to him a blind man\, and begged him to touch him. And h
e took the blind man by the hand\, and led him out of the village\; and whe
n he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands upon him\, he asked him\, "Do
you see anything?" And he looked up and said\, "I see men\; but they look l
ike trees\, walking." Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes\; and he l
ooked intently and was restored\, and saw everything clearly. And he sent h
im away to his home\, saying\, "Do not even enter the village."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Annunciation of the Theotokos\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with ha
ste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house
of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting o
f Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Ho
ly Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\
, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of you
r greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blesse
d is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken
to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, a
nd my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate
of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bl
essed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his
name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her
home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies an
d those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not asham
ed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethre
n\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I wi
ll put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has
given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he himsel
f likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might destroy
him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all tho
se who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely i
t is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abrah
am. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so tha
t he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God
\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has
suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-38\nIn those days\, Elizabeth the wife of Zachari
as conceived and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord
had done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach
among men." In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a cit
y of Galilee named Nazareth\, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph\, of the house of David\; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he ca
me to her and said\, "Hail\, O favored one\, the Lord is with you! Blessed
are you among women!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying\, and cons
idered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said
to her\, "Do not be afraid\, Mary\, for you have found favor with God. And
behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son\, and you shall call
his name Jesus. He will be great\, and will be called the Son of the Most
High\; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David\, a
nd he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever\; and of his kingdom ther
e will be no end." And Mary said to the angel\, "How shall this be\, since
I have no husband?" And the angel said to her\, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you\, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you\; therefore t
he child to be born will be called holy\, the Son of God.\n\nAnd behold\, y
our kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son\; and this
is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing wil
l be impossible." And Mary said\, "Behold\, I am the handmaid of the Lord\;
let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\;
Nicephoros the Martyr of Antioch\; Markellos\, Philagrios\, & Pankratios t
he Hieromartyrs\; Teilo\, Bishop of Llandaff\n\nEpistle Reading: James 3:1-
10\nBrethren\, let not many of you become teachers\, for you know that we w
ho teach shall be judged with greater strictness. For we all make many mist
akes\, and if any one makes no mistakes in what he says he is a perfect man
\, able to bridle the whole body also. If we put bits into the mouths of ho
rses that they may obey us\, we guide their whole bodies. Look at the ships
also\; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds\, they are
guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So th
e tongue is a little member and boasts of great things. How great a forest
is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is an u
nrighteous world among our members\, staining the whole body\, setting on f
ire the cycle of nature\, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast
and bird\, of reptile and sea creature\, can be tamed and has been tamed by
humankind\, but no human being can tame the tongue - a restless evil\, ful
l of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father\, and with it we cu
rse men\, who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come ble
ssing and cursing. My brethren\, this ought not to be so.\n\nGospel Reading
: Mark 11:11-23\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Jerusalem\, and went into the
temple\; and when he had looked round at everything\, as it was already la
te\, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.\n\nOn the following day\, when
they came from Bethany\, he was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig t
ree in leaf\, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came
to it\, he found nothing but leaves\, for it was not the season for figs. A
nd he said to it\, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disc
iples heard it.\n\nAnd they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple an
d began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple\, an
d he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who
sold pigeons\; and he would not allow any one to carry anything through th
e temple. And he taught\, and said to them\, "Is it not written\, 'My house
shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made
it a den of robbers." And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and so
ught a way to destroy him\; for they feared him\, because all the multitude
was astonished at his teaching. And when evening came they went out of the
city.\n\nAs they passed by in the morning\, they saw the fig tree withered
away to its roots. And Peter remembered and said to him\, "Rabbi\, look! T
he fig tree which you cursed has withered." And Jesus answered them\, "Have
faith in God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever says to this mountain\, 'Be t
aken up and cast into the sea\,' and does not doubt in his heart\, but beli
eves that what he says will come to pass\, it will be done for him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian\; Cosma
s of Aetolia\, Equal to the Apostles\; The Translation of the Relics of Dio
nysios of Zakynthos\, Bishop of Aegina\; The Translation of the Holy Relics
of Saint Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians
15:29-38\nBrethren\, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the
dead? If the dead are not raised at all\, why are people baptized on their
behalf? Why am I in peril every hour? I protest\, brethren\, by my pride i
n you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord\, I die every day! What do I ga
in if\, humanly speaking\, I fought with beasts at Ephesos? If the dead are
not raised\, "Let us eat and drink\, for tomorrow we die." Do not be decei
ved: "Bad company ruins good morals." Come to your right mind\, and sin no
more. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. But some
one will ask\, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they co
me?" You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. An
d what you sow is not the body which is to be\, but a bare kernel\, perhaps
of wheat or some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen\, a
nd to each kind of seed its own body.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:23-27\n
At that time\, when Jesus entered the temple\, the chief priests and the el
ders of the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By what
authority are you doing these things\, and who gave you this authority?" Je
sus answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and if you tell me th
e answer\, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. T
he baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argu
ed with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why
then did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are afraid
of the multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet." So they answered
Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by
what authority I do these things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Commemoration o
f the 6th Ecumenical Council\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
12:28-36\nThe Lord said\, "Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came f
rom heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd
standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An ang
el has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\
, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of
this world be cast out: and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will d
raw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. T
he crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains
for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is th
is Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little lo
nger. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he w
ho walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\
, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:18-24\nBrethren\, the wo
rd of the cross is folly to those who are perishing\, but to us who are bei
ng saved it is the power of God. For it is written\, "I will destroy the wi
sdom of the wise\, and the cleverness of the clever I will thwart." Where i
s the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has
not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since\, in the wisdom of
God\, the world did not know God through wisdom\, it pleased God through th
e folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs
and Greeks seek wisdom\, but we preach Christ crucified\, a stumbling block
to Jews and folly to Gentiles\, but to those who are called\, both Jews an
d Greeks\, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading
: John 19:6-11\, 13-20\, 25-28\, 30\nAt that time\, when the chief priests
and the officers saw him\, they cried out\, "Crucify him\, crucify him!" Pi
late said to them\, "Take him yourselves and crucify him\, for I find no cr
ime in him." The Jews answered him\, "We have a law\, and by that law he ou
ght to die\, because he has made himself the Son of God."\n\nWhen Pilate he
ard these words\, he was the more afraid\; he entered the praetorium again
and said to Jesus\, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate
therefore said to him\, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I h
ave power to release you\, and power to crucify you?" Jesus answered him\,
"You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above\;
therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin." When Pilate hear
d these words\, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a
place called the Pavement\, and in Hebrew\, Gabbatha. Now it was the day o
f Preparation of the Passover\; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the
Jews\, "Behold your King!" They cried out\, "Away with him\, away with him
\, crucify him!" Pilate said to them\, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chi
ef priests answered\, "We have no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over
to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus\, and he went out\, bearing hi
s own cross\, to the place called the place of a skull\, which is called in
Hebrew Golgotha. There they crucified him\, and with him two others\, one
on either side\, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote a title and put
it on the cross\; it read\, "Jesus of Nazareth\, the King of the Jews." Man
y of the Jews read this title\, for the place where Jesus was crucified was
near the city\; and it was written in Hebrew\, in Latin\, and in Greek.\n\
nBut standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sist
er\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mothe
r\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\,
"Woman\, behold your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold your moth
er!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. Then when Je
sus had received the vinegar\, he said\, "It is finished"\; and he bowed hi
s head and gave up his spirit.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas\; Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadoci
a\; Makarios the Righteous of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Le
tter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as
last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spect
acle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\,
but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held
in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\,
we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our
own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when sl
andered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refu
se of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to ma
ke you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you
have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I beca
me your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be i
mitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that da
y\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples we
re for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them:
"Peace be with you." When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and
his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus sai
d to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so
I send you." And when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to
them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are
forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thom
as\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus cam
e. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said t
o them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and place my fi
nger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not
believe."\n\nEight days later\, his disciples were again in the house\, and
Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood amon
g them\, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your
finger here\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in m
y side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My L
ord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have se
en me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus
did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not writt
en in this book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is
the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing you may have life in his n
ame.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Friday\; James the Apostle and brother of St. John the Theologian
\; Argyra the New Martyr\; Clement the Hymnographer\; Erconwald\, Bishop of
London\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 5:6-8\n BRETHREN\,
a little leaven leavens the whole lump. Cleanse out the old leaven that yo
u may be a new lump\, as you really are unleavened. For Christ\, our pascha
l lamb\, has been sacrificed. Let us\, therefore\, celebrate the festival\,
not with the old leaven\, the leaven of malice and evil\, but with the unl
eavened bread of sincerity and truth. (Galatians 3.13-14) Christ redeemed u
s from the curse of the law\, having become a curse for us - for it is writ
ten\, "Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree" - that in Christ Jesus the b
lessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles\, that we might receive the
promise of the Spirit through faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\n
On the next day\, that is\, after the day of Preparation\, the chief priest
s and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember ho
w that impostor said\, while he was still alive\, 'After three days I will
rise again.' Therefore order the sepulcher to be made secure until the thir
d day\, lest his disciples go and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'H
e has risen from the dead\,' and the last fraud will be worse than the firs
t." Pilate said to them\, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as s
ecure as you can." So they went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing th
e stone and setting a guard.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea\; Holy Father Theoctistus and his fello
w struggler Euthymius the Great\; Polydorus the Martyr of New Ephesus\; Tra
nslation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Pentop
olis\; Chariton the Martyr\; Phoebe the Deaconess\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 10:7-18\nBrethren\, if any one is co
nfident that he is Christ's\, let him remind himself that as he is Christ's
\, so are we. For even if I boast a little too much of our authority\, whic
h the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you\, I shall no
t be put to shame. I would not seem to be frightening you with letters. For
they say\,"His letters are weighty and strong\, but his bodily presence is
weak\, and his speech of no account." Let such people understand that what
we say by letter when absent\, we do when present. Not that we venture to
class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But w
hen they measure themselves by one another\, and compare themselves with on
e another\, they are without understanding. But we will not boast beyond li
mit\, but will keep to the limits God has apportioned us\, to reach even to
you. For we are not overextending ourselves\, as though we did not reach y
ou\; we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ
. We do not boast beyond limit\, in other men's labors\; but our hope is th
at you may be greatly enlarged\, so that we may preach the gospel in lands
beyond you\, without boasting of work already done in another's field. "Let
him who boasts\, boast of the Lord." For it is not the man who commends hi
mself that is accepted\, but the man whom the Lord commends.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Mark 3:28-35\nThe Lord said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, all sins will be
forgiven the sons of men\, and whatever blasphemies they utter\; but whoev
er blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness\, but is guilty
of an eternal sin" for they had said\, "He has an unclean spirit." And his
mother and his brothers came\; and standing outside they sent to him and c
alled him. And a crowd was sitting about him\; and they said to him\, "Your
mother and your brothers are outside\, asking for you." And he replied\, "
Who are my mother and my brothers?" And looking around on those who sat abo
ut him\, he said\, "Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the wi
ll of God is my brother\, and sister\, and mother."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Menas\, Hermogenes\, and Eugraphus\; Thomas the Right
eous of Bithynia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to Timothy 6:17-21\nTimothy\, my son\, charge the rich in this
world not to be haughty\, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but o
n God who richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good
\, to be rich in good deeds\, liberal and generous\, thus laying up for the
mselves a good foundation for the future\, so that they may take hold of th
e life which is life indeed. O Timothy\, guard what has been entrusted to y
ou. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called
knowledge\, for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the f
aith. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:28-33\nThe Lord s
aid to his disciples\, "Look up and raise your heads\, because your redempt
ion is drawing near." And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree\, a
nd all the trees\; as soon as they come out in leaf\, you see for yourselve
s and know that the summer is already near. So also\, when you see these th
ings taking place\, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly\, I say
to you\, this generation will not pass away till all has taken place. Heav
en and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)\; Our Righteous Father John\, B
ishop and Hesychast\; Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius\; Theodore\, Archb
ishop of Alexandria\; Angelis the New Martyr\; Karpos the Hieromartyr\n\nFa
st Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timoth
y 3:1-13\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sure: If any one aspires to the
office of bishop\, he desires a noble task. Now a bishop must be above repr
oach\, the husband of one wife\, temperate\, sensible\, dignified\, hospita
ble\, an apt teacher\, no drunkard\, not violent but gentle\, not quarrelso
me\, and no lover of money. He must manage his own household well\, keeping
his children submissive and respectful in every way\; for if a man does no
t know how to manage his own household\, how can he care for God's church?
He must not be a recent convert\, or he may be puffed up with conceit and f
all into the condemnation of the devil\; moreover he must be well thought o
f by outsiders\, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. D
eacons likewise must be serious\, not double-tongued\, not addicted to much
wine\, not greedy for gain\; they must hold the mystery of the faith with
a clear conscience. And let them also be tested first\; then if they prove
themselves blameless let them serve as deacons. The women likewise must be
serious\, not slanderers\, but temperate\, faithful in all things. Let deac
ons be the husband of one wife\, and let them manage their children and the
ir households well\; for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standi
ng for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ
Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:9-18\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man
planted a vineyard\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another cou
ntry for a long while. When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenant
s\, that they should give him some of the fruit of the vineyard\; but the t
enants beat him\, and sent him away empty-handed. And he sent another serva
nt\; him also they beat and treated shamefully\, and sent him away empty-ha
nded. And he sent yet a third\; this one they wounded and cast out. Then th
e owner of the vineyard said\, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son
\; it may be they will respect him.' But when the tenants saw him\, they sa
id to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; let us kill him\, that the inheritan
ce may be ours.' And they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What
then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy t
hose tenants\, and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this\, the
y said\, "God forbid!" But he looked at them and said\, "What then is this
that is written: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the
head of the corner'? Every one who falls on that stone will be broken to p
ieces\; but when it falls on any one it will crush him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Barbara the Great Martyr\; John the Righteous of Damascus\; New Hierom
artyr Seraphim\, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece\; Juliana the Martyr of Hel
iopolis\; Alexander Hotovitzky\, New Hieromartyr of Russia\, Missionary to
America\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthe
w 25:1-13\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall be com
pared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took t
heir lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil w
ith their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and sle
pt. But at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to
meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the fo
olish said to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are goin
g out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and
for you\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they
went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with
him to the marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maid
ens came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Trul
y\, I say to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neith
er the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\, before
faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until fa
ith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came
\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we ar
e no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God
\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put
on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free
\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs accordin
g to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no bette
r than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under
guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when
we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe
. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a wom
an\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that
we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that
time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was
a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered
much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no b
etter but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and ca
me up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I
touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemor
rhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, imm
ediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?"
And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, an
d yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done
it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and t
rembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he sa
id to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be
healed of your disease."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201122
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Luke\; Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & hi
s wife\, Apphia\, Onesimos the Disciple of Paul\; Holy Martyr Cecilia and t
hose with her\; Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\;
Kallistos Xanthopoulos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Anthimos\, President
of Crete\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\
nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\
, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And
very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun
had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the
stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that th
e stone was rolled back\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, t
hey saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; a
nd they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Je
sus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see t
he place where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that h
e is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you.
" And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishmen
t had come upon them\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they were afr
aid.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22\nBrethr
en\, Christ is our peace\, who has made us both one\, and has broken down t
he dividing wall of hostility\, by abolishing in his flesh the law of comma
ndments and ordinances\, that he might create in himself one new man in pla
ce of the two\, so making peace\, and might reconcile us both to God in one
body through the cross\, thereby bringing the hostility to an end. And he
came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were
near\; for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So
then you are no longer strangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citiz
ens with the saints and members of the household of God\, built upon the fo
undation of the apostles and prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the corn
erstone\, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a h
oly temple in the Lord\; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling
place of God in the Spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:16-21\nThe Lord said
this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully\; and he t
hought to himself\, 'What shall I do\, for I have nowhere to store my crops
?' And he said\, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns\, and build lar
ger ones\; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say
to my soul\, 'Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years\; take yo
ur ease\, eat\, drink\, be merry.' But God said to him\, 'Fool! This night
your soul is required of you\; and the things you have prepared\, whose wil
l they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself\, and is not rich to
ward God." As he said these things\, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear
\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; The Synaxis of
the New Martyrs of Russia\; Kastinos\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nMat
ins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to
him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold b
y the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\
; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the ga
tekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by n
ame and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes befor
e them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger the
y will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the
voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not un
derstand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me
are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\;
if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and fin
d pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was f
itting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstaine
d\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, l
ike those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins
and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offere
d up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high prie
sts\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a
Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are sayi
ng is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right han
d of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and
the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Readin
g: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\,
he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief com
es only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, an
d have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down
his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose o
wn the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\
; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a h
ireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know m
y own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; a
nd I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not
of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So th
ere shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas\; Hilarion the New\; Herodion the Apostl
e of the 70\; Stephen the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n
\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the fi
rst day of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fea
r of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be
with you." When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side.
Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them
again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you
." And when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Re
ceive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\
; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one o
f the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the
other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "U
nless I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in th
e mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\
n\nEight days later\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas wa
s with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, a
nd said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger he
re\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; d
o not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my
God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Bl
essed are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many o
ther signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this
book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ
\, the Son of God\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEp
istle Reading: Hebrews 1:10-14\;2:1-3\n"IN THE BEGINNING\, Thou\, Lord\, didst found the earth
in the beginning\, and the heavens are the work of thy hands\; they will perish\, but thou remainest\; they wi
ll all grow old like a garment\, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up\, and
they will be changed. But thou art the same\, and thy years will never end
." But to what angel has he ever said\, "Sit at my right hand\, till I make
thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits se
nt forth to serve\, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?\n\nT
herefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard\, lest we drift
away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every tr
ansgression or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we esca
pe if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lo
rd\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 2:1-12\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that
he was at home. And many were gathered together\, so that there was no lon
ger room for them\, not even about the door\; and he was preaching the word
to them. And they came\, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
And when they could not get near him because of the crowd\, they removed th
e roof above him\; and when they had made an opening\, they let down the pa
llet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith\, he said t
o the paralytic\, "My son\, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribe
s were sitting there\, questioning in their hearts\, "Why does this man spe
ak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immedi
ately Jesus\, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within the
mselves\, said to them\, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is
easier\, to say to the paralytic\, 'Your sins are forgiven\,' or to say\,
'Rise\, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of
man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I sa
y to you\, rise\, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose\, and immed
iately took up the pallet and went out before them all\; so that they were
all amazed and glorified God\, saying\, "We never saw anything like this!"\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cleopas and Artemas of the 70 Apostles\; The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and
His Sister Zenobia\; Joseph\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n
\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:1-7\nBrethren\, I
want you to know how greatly I strive for you\, and for those at Laodicea\,
and for all who have not seen my face\, that their hearts may be encourage
d as they are knit together in love\, to have all the riches of assured und
erstanding and the knowledge of God's mystery\, of Christ\, in whom are hid
all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one
may delude you with beguiling speech. For though I am absent in body\, yet
I am with you in spirit\, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmnes
s of your faith in Christ. As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord\
, so live in him\, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith\
, just as you were taught\, abounding in thanksgiving.\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 11:23-26\nThe Lord said\, "He who is not with me is against me he who d
oes not gather with me scatters.\n\n"When the unclean spirit has gone out o
f a man\, he passes through waterless places seeking rest\; and finding non
e he says\, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he come
s he finds it swept and put in order. Then he goes and brings seven other s
pirits more evil than himself\, and they enter and dwell there\; and the la
st state of that man becomes worse than the first."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monday of the Holy Spirit\; Julian the Martyr of Tarsus\; Terentios\,
Bishop of Iconium\; Nikitas the New Martyr of Nisyros\n\nFast Free\n\nEpist
le Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the
fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true)\, and try
to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works
of darkness\, but instead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of
the things that they do in secret\; but when anything is exposed by the lig
ht it becomes visible\, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefo
re it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ s
hall give you light." Look carefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men
but as wise\, making the most of the time\, because the days are evil. Ther
efore do not be foolish\, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And
do not get drunk with wine\, for that is debauchery\; but be filled with th
e Spirit\, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\,
singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 18:10-20\nThe Lord said\, "See that you do not despise one of t
hese little ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold
the face of my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save th
e lost. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep\, and one of them h
as gone astray\, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in s
earch of the one that went astray? And if he finds it\, truly\, I say to yo
u\, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astr
ay. So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these
little ones should perish.\n\n"If your brother sins against you\, go and t
ell him his fault\, between you and him alone. If he listens to you\, you h
ave gained your brother. But if he does not listen\, take one or two others
along with you\, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two o
r three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them\, tell it to the church\
; and if he refuses to listen even to the church\, let him be to you as a G
entile and a tax collector. Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on ear
th shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loos
ed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about anyth
ing they ask\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven\, for where
two or three are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Luke the Monk of Ta
ormina\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
8:1-6\nBrethren\, we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the rig
ht hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuar
y and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. For every h
igh priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices\; hence it is necessa
ry for this priest also to have something to offer. Now if he were on earth
\, he would not be a priest at all\, since there are priests who offer gift
s according to the law. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctu
ary\; for when Moses was about to erect the tent\, he was instructed by God
\, saying\, "See that you make everything according to the pattern which wa
s shown you on the mountain." But as it is\, he has obtained a ministry whi
ch is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is be
tter\, since it is enacted on better promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8
-12\nThe Lord said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before
men\, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but
he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And e
very one who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he
who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when the
y bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do n
ot be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for th
e Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201002
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Ananias\, Apostle of the 70\; R
omanos the Melodist\; John Koukouzelis the Psalti\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
of the Apostles 9:10-19\nIn those days\, there was a disciple at Damascus n
amed Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "Ananias." And he said\, "
Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and go to the street ca
lled Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named
Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen a man named Ananias co
me in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But Anan
ias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about this man\, how much evi
l he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he has authority from t
he chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." But the Lord said to
him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before t
he Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I will show him how much
he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias departed and entered t
he house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Brother Saul\, the Lord Je
sus who appeared to you on the road by which you came\, has sent me that yo
u may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediatel
y something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then
he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was strengthened.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 6:12-19\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to the mountain to pray\
; and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when it was day\, he cal
led his disciples\, and chose from them twelve\, whom he named apostles\; S
imon\, whom he named Peter\, and Andrew his brother\, and James and John\,
and Philip\, and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas\, and James the son
of Alphaios\, and Simon who was called the Zealot\, and Judas the son of J
ames\, and Judas Iscariot\, who became a traitor. And he came down with the
m and stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a gr
eat multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Ty
re and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; an
d those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crow
d sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all.\
n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Protection of the Theotokos
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210613
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical82d0be3d3869566bfa429b11cef2a723
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onuphrius of Egypt\; Peter the Athonite\; Holy Martyr Antonine\; John
the Soldier of Egypt\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 20:7-12\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when
the apostles were gathered together to break bread\, Paul talked with them
\, intending to depart on the morrow\; and he prolonged his speech until mi
dnight. There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered.
And a young man named Euthychos was sitting in the window. He sank into a
deep sleep as Paul talked still longer\; and being overcome by sleep\, he f
ell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down an
d bent over him\, and embracing him said\, "Do not be alarmed\, for his lif
e is in him." And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten\, he
conversed with them a long while\, until daybreak\, and so departed. And t
hey took the lad away alive\, and were not a little comforted. \n\nGospel R
eading: John 14:10-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "The words that I s
ay to you I do not speak on my own authority\; but the Father who dwells in
me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me
\; or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves.\n\n"Truly\, tru
ly\, I say to you\, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do\
; and greater works than these will he do\, because I go to the Father. Wha
tever you ask in my name\, I will do it\, that the Father may be glorified
in the Son\; if you ask anything in my name\, I will do it. "If you love me
\, you will keep my commandments. And I will pray to the Father\, and he wi
ll give you another Counselor\, to be with you for ever\, even the Spirit o
f truth\, whom the world cannot receive\, because it neither sees him nor k
nows him\; you know him\, for he dwells with you\, and will be in you.\n\n"
I will not leave you desolate\; I will come to you. Yet a little while\, an
d the world will see me no more\, but you will see me\; because I live\, yo
u will live also. In that day you will know that I am in my Father\, and yo
u in me\, and I in you. He who has my commandments and keeps them\, he it i
s who loves me\; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father\, and I wil
l love him and manifest myself to him."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Onuphrius of Egypt
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210304
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical83ecdb5608216402269f953ddefd8290
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus\; Theodoretos
the Holy Martyr of Antioch\; Nonnita\, mother of Saint David\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 3:21-24\;4:1-11\nBeloved\, if our hearts do not
condemn us\, we have confidence before God\; and we receive from him whate
ver we ask\, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And
this is his commandment\, that we should believe in the name of his Son Je
sus Christ and love one another\, just as he has commanded us. All who kee
p his commandments abide in him\, and he in them. And by this we know that
he abides in us\, by the Spirit which he has given us.\n\nBeloved\, do not
believe every spirit\, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God
\; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know
the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come
in the flesh is of God\, and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is n
ot of God. This is the spirit of antichrist\, of which you heard that it w
as coming\, and now it is in the world already. Little children\, you are
of God\, and have overcome them\; for he who is in you is greater than he w
ho is in the world. They are of the world\, therefore what they say is of
the world\, and the world listens to them. We are of God. Whoever knows G
od listens to us\, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this
we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.\n\nBeloved\, let us l
ove one another\; for love is of God\, and he who loves is born of God and
knows God. He who does not love does not know God\; for God is love. In t
his the love of God was made manifest among us\, that God sent his only Son
into the world\, so that we might live through him. In this is love\, not
that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiatio
n for our sins. Beloved\, if God so loved us\, we also ought to love one a
nother. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:43-72\; 15:1\nAt that time\, while Jesu
s was speaking to the disciples\, Judas Iscariot came\, one of the twelve\,
and with him a crowd with swords and clubs\, from the chief priests and th
e scribes and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign\, saying\
, "The one I shall kiss is the man\; seize him and lead him away under guar
d." And when he came\, he went up to him at once\, and said\, "Rabbi!" An
d he kissed him. And they laid hands on him and seized him. But one of th
ose who stood by drew his sword\, and struck the slave of the high priest a
nd cut off his ear. And Jesus said to them\, "Have you come out as against
a robber\, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I was with
you in the temple teaching\, and you did not seize me. But let the scriptu
res be fulfilled." And they all forsook him\, and fled. And a young man f
ollowed him\, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body\; and they seiz
ed him\, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked. And they led Jesu
s to the high priest\; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scr
ibes were assembled. And Peter had followed him at a distance\, right into
the courtyard of the high priest\; and he was sitting with the guards\, an
d warming himself at the fire. Now the chief priests and the whole council
sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death\; but they found none.
For many bore false witness against him\, and their witness did not agree.
And some stood up and bore false witness against him\, saying\, "We heard
him say\, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands\, and in thr
ee days I will build another\, not made with hands.'" Yet not even so did
their testimony agree. And the high priest stood up in the midst\, and ask
ed Jesus\, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify
against you?" But he was silent and made no answer. Again the high priest
asked him\, "Are you the Christ\, the Son of the Blessed?" And Jesus said
\, "I am\; and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Powe
r\, and coming with the clouds of heaven." And the high priest tore his ga
rments\, and said\, "Why do we still need witnesses? You have heard his bl
asphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving
death. And some began to spit on him\, and to cover his face\, and to stri
ke him\, saying to him\, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blow
s. And as Peter was below in the courtyard\, one of the maids of the high
priest came\; and seeing Peter warming himself\, she looked at him\, and sa
id\, "You also were with the Nazarene\, Jesus." But he denied it\, saying\
, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the
gateway\, and the cock crowed. And the maid saw him\, and began again to s
ay to the bystanders\, "This man is one of them." But again he denied it.
And after a little while again the bystanders said to Peter\, "Certainly y
ou are one of them\; for you are a Galilean." But he began to invoke a cur
se on himself and to swear\, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." A
nd immediately the cock crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jes
us had said to him\, "Before the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three
times." And he broke down and wept. And as soon as it was morning the chi
ef priests\, with the elders and scribes\, and the whole council held a con
sultation\; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pila
te.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201001
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8415612a09ff4cd07806e13001007727
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/30/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia\; Mardonios & Stratonikos
the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to t
he Corinthians 16:13-24\nBrethren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your faith\
, be courageous\, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, bre
thren\, you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in
Achaia\, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints\; I
urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer.
I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, because
they have made up for your absence\; for they refreshed my spirit as well
as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings
. Aquila and Prisca\, together with the church in their house\, send you he
arty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one anot
her with a holy kiss. I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. If a
ny one has no love for the Lord\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! The
grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jes
us. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:42-47\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for
you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if t
he householder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming\, h
e would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into. There
fore you also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you d
o not expect. Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has
set over his household\, to give them their food at the proper time? Bless
ed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly\
, I say to you\, he will set him over all his possessions."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200916
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical842e5d7b837b2a85be09aae55c925044
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nikitas the Great Martyr\; Philotheos the Righteous\; Bessarion of Lar
issa\; Righteous Father Symeon\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; John the New
Martyr of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; Porphyrios the Actor\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\nBrethren\
, now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake\, and in my flesh I complete
what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body\, that is
\, the church\, of which I became a minister according to the divine office
which was given to me for you\, to make the word of God fully known\, the
mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints
. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the rich
es of the glory of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of glor
y. Him we proclaim\, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom
\, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil\, strivi
ng with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me. For I want you
to know how greatly I strive for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the
midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of m
en\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synag
ogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to
bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do
not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you
are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\
, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver
up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will rise aga
inst parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for
my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Nikitas the Great Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210120
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical849d005b9370a1dac71955431e5a541c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macarius the Great of Egypt\; Mark\, Bishop of Ephesus\; Arsenius of C
orfu\; Makarios of Alexandria\; Makarios\, Hierodeacon of Kalogera\, Patmos
\; Removal of the Honorable Relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian\; Branwa
llader\, Bishop of Jersey\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBre
thren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness
\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there
is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh
with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk
by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\
, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass
\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Loo
k to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and
so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:2-14\nThe Lord
said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who ga
ve a marriage feast for his son\, and sent his servants to call those who w
ere invited to the marriage feast\; but they would not come. Again he sent
other servants\, saying\, 'Tell those who are invited\, Behold\, I have mad
e ready my dinner\, my oxen and my fat calves are killed\, and everything i
s ready\; come to the marriage feast.' But they made light of it and went o
ff\, one to his farm\, another to his business\, while the rest seized his
servants\, treated them shamefully\, and killed them. The king was angry\,
and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
Then he said to his servants\, 'The wedding is ready\, but those invited w
ere not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfares\, and invite to the marri
age feast as many as you find.' And those servants went out into the street
s and gathered all whom they found\, both bad and good\; so the wedding hal
l was filled with guests.\n\n But when the king came in to look at the gue
sts\, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment\; and he said to him\,
'Friend\, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was sp
eechless. Then the king said to the attendants\, 'Bind him hand and foot\,
and cast him into the outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their
teeth.' For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Macarius the Great of Egypt
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical84e77dcdf34e826c12a9a12dde048045
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinopl
e\; Peter the Righteous of Egypt\; Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinop
le\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9
\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to
you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by ano
ther way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door
is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear
his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he
has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow h
im\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they wi
ll flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figur
e Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to
them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am th
e door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but t
he sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he wi
ll be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading:
Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such
a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, ex
alted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to off
er sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the peop
le\; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law
appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\
, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect
for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high
priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty
in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up n
ot by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\
, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go
in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and d
estroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the
good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He wh
o is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the
wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them an
d scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for t
he sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as t
he Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the s
heep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring th
em also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one sh
epherd."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantin
ople
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201215
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical852104931eefe0e241f55e0c1bc09aca
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/14/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, an
d Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:20-26\nTimothy\, my son\, i
n a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of w
ood and earthenware\, and some for noble use\, some for ignoble. If any one
purifies himself from what is ignoble\, then he will be a vessel for noble
use\, consecrated and useful to the master of the house\, ready for any go
od work. So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness\, faith\, love\
, and peace\, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart. Ha
ve nothing to do with stupid\, senseless controversies\; you know that they
breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly
to every one\, an apt teacher\, forbearing\, correcting his opponents with
gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know th
e truth\, and they may escape from the snare of the devil\, after being cap
tured by him to do his will.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:11-21\nAt that time\
, the Pharisees came to Jesus and began to argue with him\, seeking from hi
m a sign from heaven\, to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit\, an
d said\, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly\, I say to you\, no s
ign shall be given to this generation." And he left them\, and getting into
the boat again he departed to the other side. Now they had forgotten to br
ing bread\; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautio
ned them\, saying\, "Take heed\, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
the leaven of Herod." And they discussed it with one another\, saying\, "We
have no bread." And being aware of it\, Jesus said to them\, "Why do you d
iscuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understa
nd? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes do you not see\, and having ears
do you not hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves for
the five thousand\, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?
" They said to him\, "Twelve." "And the seven for the four thousand\, how m
any baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" And they said to him\,
"Seven." And he said to them\, "Do you not yet understand?"\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\,
and Philemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210829
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical855cc54e31bcc45839c0b9fff186fd03
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Moses the Black of Scete\; Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs\; 33 Martyr
s of Nicomedea\; Job of Pochaev \; Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers \n\nEpi
stle Reading: Romans 15:30-33\nBrethren\, I appeal to you\, by our Lord Jes
us Christ and by the love of the Spirit\, to strive together with me in you
r prayers to God on my behalf\, that I may be delivered from the unbeliever
s in Judea\, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the sai
nts\, so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in
your company. The God of peace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\nAt that time\, the collectors of the half-shekel t
ax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?" He said
\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\, "What
do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute
? From their sons or from others?" And when he said\, "From others\," Jesus
said to him\, "Then the sons are free. However\, not to give offense to th
em\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and take the first fish that comes up\
, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel\; take that and give i
t to them for me and for yourself."\n\n At that time the disciples came to
Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calli
ng to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them\, and said\, "Truly\, I
say to you\, unless you turn and become like children\, you will never ent
er the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child\, he is t
he greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Moses the Black of Scete
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210330
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical8591aab1fcbdf5727c6c1ee3f4cdabaf
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa\; Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him
\; The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius\; Eustathios the Confessor\, Bish
op of Bithynia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 8:13-9:7\nBu
t the LORD of hosts\, him you shall regard as holy\; let him be your fear\,
and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary\, and a stone o
f offense\, and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel\, a trap and a
snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble thereon\; t
hey shall fall and be broken\; they shall be snared and taken." \n\n Bind
up the testimony\, seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait for t
he LORD\, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob\, and I will hope
in him. Behold\, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs a
nd portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts\, who dwells on Mount Zion. A
nd when they say to you\, "Consult the mediums and the wizards who chirp an
d mutter\," should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the
dead on behalf of the living? To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely
for this word which they speak there is no dawn. They will pass through t
he land\, greatly distressed and hungry\; and when they are hungry\, they w
ill be enraged and will curse their king and their God\, and turn their fac
es upward\; and they will look to the earth\, but behold\, distress and dar
kness\, the gloom of anguish\; and they will be thrust into thick darkness.
\n\n But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the forme
r time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtal
i\, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea\, the l
and beyond the Jordan\, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in d
arkness have seen a great light\; those who dwelt in a land of deep darknes
s\, on them has light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation\, thou hast
increased its joy\; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest\, a
s men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden\, and
the staff for his shoulder\, the rod of his oppressor\, thou hast broken a
s on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle t
umult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire
. For to us a child is born\, to us a son is given\; and the government wi
ll be upon his shoulder\, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor\
, Mighty God\, Everlasting Father\, Prince of Peace." Of the increase of h
is government and of peace there will be no end\, upon the throne of David\
, and over his kingdom\, to establish it\, and to uphold it with justice an
d with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the
LORD of hosts will do this.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 6:9-22\n The
se are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man\, blameless in his
generation\; Noah walked with God. And Noah had three sons\, Shem\, Ham\,
and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight\, and the earth was
filled with violence. And God saw the earth\, and behold\, it was corrupt
\; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. And God said to N
oah\, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh\; for the earth is fil
led with violence through them\; behold\, I will destroy them with the eart
h. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood\; make rooms in the ark\, and cover
it inside and out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length
of the ark three hundred cubits\, its breadth fifty cubits\, and its height
thirty cubits. Make a roof for the ark\, and finish it to a cubit above\;
and set the door of the ark in its side\; make it with lower\, second\, an
d third decks. For behold\, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth\
, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under heaven\; e
verything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant
with you\; and you shall come into the ark\, you\, your sons\, your wife\,
and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh\, y
ou shall bring two of every sort into the ark\, to keep them alive with you
\; they shall be male and female. Of the birds according to their kinds\,
and of the animals according to their kinds\, of every creeping thing of th
e ground according to its kind\, two of every sort shall come in to you\, t
o keep them alive. Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten\, a
nd store it up\; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." Noah di
d this\; he did all that God commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prove
rbs 8:1-21\nDoes not wisdom call\, does not understanding raise her voice?
On the heights beside the way\, in the paths she takes her stand\; beside t
he gates in front of the town\, at the entrance of the portals she cries al
oud: "To you\, O men\, I call\, and my cry is to the sons of men.O simple
ones\, learn prudence\; O foolish men\, pay attention. Hear\, for I will s
peak noble things\, and from my lips will come what is right\; for my mouth
will utter truth\; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words
of my mouth are righteous\; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to him who understands and right to those who find kn
owledge. Take my instruction instead of silver\, and knowledge rather than
choice gold\; for wisdom is better than jewels\, and all that you may desi
re cannot compare with her. I\, wisdom\, dwell in prudence\, and I find kn
owledge and discretion. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and
arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel
and sound wisdom\, I have insight\, I have strength. By me kings reign\, a
nd rulers decree what is just\; by me princes rule\, and nobles govern the
earth. I love those who love me\, and those who seek me diligently find me
. Riches and honor are with me\, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit
is better than gold\, even fine gold\, and my yield than choice silver. I
walk in the way of righteousness\, in the paths of justice\, endowing with
wealth those who love me\, and filling their treasuries.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabine the Martyr of Egypt\; Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos\;
Aristovoulos\, Apostle of the 70\; Julian the Martyr\; Romanos the Hieroma
rtyr of Parium\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:19-2:3\n"I
f you are willing and obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land\; but i
f you refuse and rebel\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth
of the Lord has spoken."\n\nHow the faithful city has become a harlot\, sh
e that was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her\, but now murderer
s. Your silver has become dross\, your wine mixed with water. Your prince
s are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs a
fter gifts. They do not defend the fatherless\, and the widow's cause does
not come to them.\n\nTherefore the Lord says\, the Lord of hosts\, the Mig
hty One of Israel: "Ah\, I will vent my wrath on my enemies\, and avenge m
yself on my foes. I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your
dross as with lye and remove all your alloy. And I will restore your judg
es as at the first\, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward yo
u shall be called the city of righteousness\, the faithful city."\n\nZion s
hall be redeemed by justice\, and those in her who repent\, by righteousnes
s. But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together\, and those who fors
ake the Lord shall be consumed. For you shall be ashamed of the oaks in wh
ich you delighted\; and you shall blush for the gardens which you have chos
en. For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers\, and like a garden wi
thout water. And the strong shall become tow\, and his work a spark\, and
both of them shall burn together\, with none to quench them.\n\nThe word wh
ich Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall co
me to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord sh
all be established as the highest of the mountains\, and shall be raised ab
ove the hills\; and all the nations shall flow to it\, and many peoples sha
ll come\, and say: "Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to t
he house of the God of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and that we ma
y walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the wor
d of the Lord from Jerusalem.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:14-23\n A
nd God said\, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separ
ate the day from the night\; and let them be for signs and for seasons and
for days and years\, and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens
to give light upon the earth." And it was so. And God made the two great
lights\, the greater light to rule the day\, and the lesser light to rule
the night\; he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of t
he heavens to give light upon the earth\, to rule over the day and over the
night\, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it
was good. And there was evening and there was morning\, a fourth day.\n\nA
nd God said\, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures\, and
let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens." So God
created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves\, with
which the waters swarm\, according to their kinds\, and every winged bird
according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them
\, saying\, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas\, and
let birds multiply on the earth." And there was evening and there was mor
ning\, a fifth day.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:20-33\nWisdom crie
s aloud in the street\; in the markets she raises her voice\; on the top of
the walls she cries out\; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: "
How long\, O simple ones\, will you love being simple? How long will scoff
ers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? \n\n Give heed to m
y reproof\; behold\, I will pour out my thoughts to you\; I will make my wo
rds known to you.\n\n Because I have called and you refused to listen\, ha
ve stretched out my hand and no one has heeded\, and you have ignored all m
y counsel and would have none of my reproof\, I also will laugh at your cal
amity\; I will mock when panic strikes you\, when panic strikes you like a
storm\, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind\, when distress and anguis
h come upon you. \n\nThen they will call upon me\, but I will not answer\;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.\n\n Because they hated
knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord\, would have none of my c
ounsel\, and despised all my reproof\, therefore they shall eat the fruit o
f their way and be sated with their own devices.\n\n For the simple are ki
lled by their turning away\, and the complacence of fools destroys them\; b
ut he who listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease\, without dre
ad of evil."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agatha the Martyr\; Polyeuktos\, Patriarch Of Constantinople\; Antonio
s the New Martyr of Athens\; Theodosios\, Archbishop of Chernigov\; Afterfe
ast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Theodosios o
f Antioch\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: James 2:1-13\nBrethren\, show
no partiality as you hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Lord of
glory. For if a man with gold rings and in fine clothing comes into your as
sembly\, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in\, and you pay atte
ntion to the one who wears the fine clothing and say\, "Have a seat here\,
please\," while you say to the poor man\, "Stand there\," or\, "Sit at my f
eet\," have you not made distinctions among yourselves\, and become judges
with evil thoughts? Listen\, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those
who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom whic
h he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor m
an. Is it not the rich who oppress you\, is it not they who blaspheme the h
onorable name which was invoked over you? If you really fulfil the royal la
w\, according to the scripture\, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself\
," you do well. But if you show partiality\, you commit sin\, and are convi
cted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails
in one point has become guilty of all of it. For he who said\, "Do not com
mit adultery\," said also\, "Do not kill." If you do not commit adultery bu
t do kill\, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so act
as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is wit
hout mercy to one who has shown no mercy\; yet mercy triumphs over judgment
.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:24-32\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "How h
ard it will be for these who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! It is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man t
o enter the kingdom of God." And they were exceedingly astonished\, and sai
d to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "With m
en it is impossible\, but not with God\; for all things are possible with G
od." Peter began to say to him\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followed
you." Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no one who has left ho
use or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands\, for m
y sake and for the gospel\, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this
time\, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands\,
with persecutions\, and in the age to come eternal life. But many that are
first will be last\, and the last first." And they were on the road\, goin
g up to Jerusalem\, and Jesus was walking ahead of them\; and they were ama
zed\, and those who followed were afraid.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Matthew\; Procession of the Precious Cross\; The Holy Se
ven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Eleazar Their Teacher\;
Timothy the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Priconissus\; Elesa the Righteous
-Martyr of Kythira\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Read
ing: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, sto
od in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you." But the
y were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And h
e said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in yo
ur hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and se
e\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when
he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still
disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you anything h
ere to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate
before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my words which I spoke t
o you\, while I was still with you\, that everything written about me in th
e law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he o
pened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus i
t is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from
the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached
in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of
these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my Father upon you\; but
stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power from on high."\n\nThen
he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed t
hem. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, and was carried up into
heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem with great
joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading:
Romans 12:6-14\nBrethren\, having gifts that differ according to the grace
given to us\, let us use them: if prophecy\, in proportion to our faith\; i
f service\, in our serving\; he who teaches\, in his teaching\; he who exho
rts\, in his exhortation\; he who contributes\, in liberality\; he who give
s aid\, with zeal\; he who does acts of mercy\, with cheerfulness. Let love
be genuine\; hate what is evil\, hold fast to what is good\; love one anot
her with brotherly affection\; outdo one another in showing honor. Never fl
ag in zeal\, be aglow with the Spirit\, serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hop
e\, be patient in tribulation\, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the ne
eds of the saints\, practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you\; b
less and do not curse them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:1-8\nAt that time\
, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his own city. And beho
ld\, they brought to him a paralytic\, lying on his bed\; and when Jesus sa
w their faith he said to the paralytic\, "Take heart\, my son\; your sins a
re forgiven." And behold\, some of the scribes said to themselves\, "This m
an is blaspheming." But Jesus\, knowing their thoughts\, said\, "Why do you
think evil in your hearts? For which is easier\, to say 'Your sins are for
given\,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of m
an has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said to the paralytic --
"Rise\, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and went home. When the
crowds saw it\, they were afraid\, and they glorified God\, who had given
such authority to men.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 66:10-24\n"Rejoice with Jerusalem\, and be glad for her\,
all you who love her\; rejoice with her in joy\, all you who mourn over her
\; that you may suck and be satisfied with her consoling breasts\; that you
may drink deeply with delight from the abundance of her glory." For thus
says the LORD: "Behold\, I will extend prosperity to her like a river\, and
the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream\; and you shall suck\
, you shall be carried upon her hip\, and dandled upon her knees. As one w
hom his mother comforts\, so I will comfort you\; you shall be comforted in
Jerusalem. You shall see\, and your heart shall rejoice\; your bones shal
l flourish like the grass\; and it shall be known that the hand of the LORD
is with his servants\, and his indignation is against his enemies. "For b
ehold\, the LORD will come in fire\, and his chariots like the stormwind\,
to render his anger in fury\, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by f
ire will the LORD execute judgment\, and by his sword\, upon all flesh\; an
d those slain by the LORD shall be many. "Those who sanctify and purify th
emselves to go into the gardens\, following one in the midst\, eating swine
's flesh and the abomination and mice\, shall come to an end together\, say
s the LORD. "For I know their works and their thoughts\, and I am coming t
o gather all nations and tongues\; and they shall come and shall see my glo
ry\, and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors
to the nations\, to Tarshish\, Put\, and Lud\, who draw the bow\, to Tubal
and Javan\, to the coastlands afar off\, that have not heard my fame or see
n my glory\; and they shall declare my glory among the nations. And they s
hall bring all your brethren from all the nations as an offering to the LOR
D\, upon horses\, and in chariots\, and in litters\, and upon mules\, and u
pon dromedaries\, to my holy mountain Jerusalem\, says the LORD\, just as t
he Israelites bring their cereal offering in a clean vessel to the house of
the LORD. And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites\,
says the LORD. "For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will mak
e shall remain before me\, says the LORD\; so shall your descendants and yo
ur name remain. From new moon to new moon\, and from sabbath to sabbath\,
all flesh shall come to worship before me\, says the LORD. "And they shall
go forth and look on the dead bodies of the men that have rebelled against
me\; for their worm shall not die\, their fire shall not be quenched\, and
they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genes
is 49:33-50:26\nWhen Jacob finished charging his sons\, he drew up his feet
into the bed\, and breathed his last\, and was gathered to his people. Th
en Joseph fell on his father's face\, and wept over him\, and kissed him.
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So t
he physicians embalmed Israel\; forty days were required for it\, for so ma
ny are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
\n\nAnd when the days of weeping for him were past\, Joseph spoke to the ho
usehold of Pharaoh\, saying\, "If now I have found favor in your eyes\, spe
ak\, I pray you\, in the ears of Pharaoh\, saying\, My father made me swear
\, saying\, 'I am about to die: in my tomb which I hewed out for myself in
the land of Canaan\, there shall you bury me.' Now therefore let me go up\,
I pray you\, and bury my father\; then I will return." And Pharaoh answer
ed\, "Go up\, and bury your father\, as he made you swear." So Joseph went
up to bury his father\; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh\,
the elders of his household\, and all the elders of the land of Egypt\, as
well as all the household of Joseph\, his brothers\, and his father's hous
ehold\; only their children\, their flocks\, and their herds were left in t
he land of Goshen. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen\;
it was a very great company. When they came to the threshing floor of Ata
d\, which is beyond the Jordan\, they lamented there with a very great and
sorrowful lamentation\; and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
When the inhabitants of the land\, the Canaanites\, saw the mourning on the
threshing floor of Atad\, they said\, "This is a grievous mourning to the
Egyptians." Therefore the place was named Abelmizraim\; it is beyond the Jo
rdan. Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them\; for his sons ca
rried him to the land of Canaan\, and buried him in the cave of the field a
t Machpelah\, to the east of Mamre\, which Abraham bought with the field fr
om Ephron the Hittite\, to possess as a burying place. After he had buried
his father\, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had go
ne up with him to bury his father. When Joseph's brothers saw that their f
ather was dead\, they said\, "It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us
back for all the evil which we did to him." So they sent a message to Jos
eph\, saying\, "Your father gave this command before he died\, 'Say to Jos
eph\, Forgive\, I pray you\, the transgression of your brothers and their s
in\, because they did evil to you.' And now\, we pray you\, forgive the tra
nsgression of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when the
y spoke to him. His brothers also came and fell down before him\, and said
\, "Behold\, we are your servants." But Joseph said to them\, "Fear not\,
for am I in the place of God? As for you\, you meant evil against me\; but
God meant it for good\, to bring it about that many people should be kept
alive\, as they are today. So do not fear\; I will provide for you and you
r little ones." Thus he reassured them and comforted them.\n\nSo Joseph dwe
lt in Egypt\, he and his father's house\; and Joseph lived a hundred and te
n years. And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation\; the c
hildren also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees.
And Joseph said to his brothers\, "I am about to die\; but God will visit y
ou\, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraha
m\, to Isaac\, and to Jacob." Then Joseph took an oath of the sons of Isra
el\, saying\, "God will visit you\, and you shall carry up my bones from he
re." So Joseph died\, being a hundred and ten years old\; and they embalme
d him\, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prov
erbs 31:8-31\nOpen your mouth for the dumb\, for the rights of all who are
left desolate. Open your mouth\, judge righteously\, maintain the rights o
f the poor and needy. A good wife who can find? She is far more precious t
han jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her\, and he will have no l
ack of gain. She does him good\, and not harm\, all the days of her life.
She seeks wool and flax\, and works with willing hands. She is like the s
hips of the merchant\, she brings her food from afar. She rises while it i
s yet night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens.
She considers a field and buys it\; with the fruit of her hands she plants
a vineyard. She girds her loins with strength and makes her arms strong.
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out
at night. She puts her hands to the distaff\, and her hands hold the spin
dle. She opens her hand to the poor\, and reaches out her hands to the nee
dy. She is not afraid of snow for her household\, for all her household ar
e clothed in scarlet. She makes herself coverings\; her clothing is fine l
inen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates\, when he sits among th
e elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them\; she delive
rs girdles to the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing\, and sh
e laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom\, and the te
aching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her hou
sehold\, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and
call her blessed\; her husband also\, and he praises her: "Many women have
done excellently\, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceitful\, and be
auty is vain\, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be prais
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle\; Titus the Apo
stle of the 70\; John the Cappadocian\, Epiphanius and Menas\, Patriarchs o
f Constantinople\; Holy Father John of Carpathia\; Ebba\, First Abbess of C
oldingham\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 1:1-5\;2:15\;3:1-2\,12-1
5\nPAUL\, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to further the
faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with go
dliness\, in hope of eternal life which God\, who never lies\, promised age
s ago and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching w
ith which I have been entrusted by command of God our Savior\;\n\nTo Titus\
, my true child in a common faith:\n\nGrace and peace from God the Father a
nd Christ Jesus our Savior.\n\nDeclare these things\; exhort and reprove wi
th all authority. Let no one disregard you.\n\nRemind them to be submissive
to rulers and authorities\, to be obedient\, to be ready for any honest wo
rk\, to speak evil of no one\, to avoid quarreling\, to be gentle\, and to
show perfect courtesy toward all men.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to
you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spen
d the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on t
heir way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply th
emselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be
unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who
love us in the faith.\n\nGrace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the w
orld. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put
it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the hous
e. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come
to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but
to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass awa
y\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplis
hed. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teach
es men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who doe
s them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Prodigal Son\; Righteous John Cassian the Confessor\; Ba
sil the Confessor\; Kyranna the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Jonah the Righ
teous Martyr of Lerios\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that tim
e\, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles fr
om Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these things that had
happened. While they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself d
rew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
And he said to them\, "What is this conversation which you are holding wit
h each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of th
em\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem
who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And h
e said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of
Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all th
e people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be cond
emned to death\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to
redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since
this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at
the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body\; and they came ba
ck saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was
alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just
as the women had said\; but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "
O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spo
ken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and en
ter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he int
erpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo
they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be
going further\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it
is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with
them. When he was at table with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and
broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recogn
ized him\; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "D
id not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road\, while
he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned
to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who we
re with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to
Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road\, and how he was known
to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 6:
12-20\nBrethren\, "all things are lawful for me\," but not all things are h
elpful. "All things are lawful for me\," but I will not be enslaved by any
thing. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food" -- and God
will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality
\, but for the Lord\, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord a
nd will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies ar
e members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make
them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins h
imself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For\, as it is written\,
"The two shall become one flesh." But he who is united to the Lord become
s one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commi
ts is outside the body\; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do
you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you\, wh
ich you have from God? You are not your own\; you were bought with a price
. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit which belong to God. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 15:11-32\nThe Lord said this parable: "There was a man
who had two sons\; and the younger of them said to his father\, 'Father\,
give me the share of the property that falls to me.' And he divided his li
ving between them. Not many days later\, the younger son gathered all he h
ad and took his journey into a far country\, and there he squandered his pr
operty in loose living. And when he had spent everything\, a great famine
arose in that country\, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined
himself to one of the citizens of that country\, who sent him into his fiel
ds to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his belly with the pods
that the swine ate\; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to him
self he said\, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough an
d to spare\, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my fath
er\, and I will say to him\, 'Father\, I have sinned against heaven and bef
ore you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your son\; treat me as one of
your hired servants.' And he arose and came to his father. But while he w
as yet at a distance\, his father saw him and had compassion\, and ran and
embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him\, 'Father\, I have si
nned against heaven and before you\; I am no longer worthy to be called you
r son.' But the father said to his servants\, 'Bring quickly the best robe
\, and put it on him\; and put a ring on his hand\, and shoes on his feet\;
and bring the fatted calf and kill it\, and let us eat and make merry\; fo
r this my son was dead\, and is alive again\; he was lost\, and is found.'
And they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in the field\; and as
he came and drew near to the house\, he heard music and dancing. And he c
alled one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to him\,
'Your brother has come\, and your father has killed the fatted calf\, becau
se he has received him safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go
in. His father came out and entreated him\, but he answered his father\,
'Lo\, these many years I have served you\, and I never disobeyed your comma
nd\; yet you never gave me a kid\, that I might make merry with my friends.
But when this son of yours came\, who has devoured your living with harlo
ts\, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said to him\, 'Son\, you
are always with me\, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make
merry and be glad\, for this your brother was dead\, and is alive\; he was
lost\, and is found.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs\; Tikhon\, Patriarch of Moscow and E
nlightener of North America\; Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos\;
George\, Bishop of Lesvos\; Gerasimos the God-Bearer of Byzantium\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 26:21-27:9\n For behold\, the LORD
is coming forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for
their iniquity\, and the earth will disclose the blood shed upon her\, and
will no more cover her slain. In that day the LORD with his hard and grea
t and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent\, Leviathan th
e twisting serpent\, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. \n\n
In that day: "A pleasant vineyard\, sing of it! I\, the LORD\, am its keep
er\; every moment I water it. Lest any one harm it\, I guard it night and d
ay\; I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I woul
d set out against them\, I would burn them up together. Or let them lay ho
ld of my protection\, let them make peace with me\, let them make peace wit
h me." \n\n In days to come Jacob shall take root\, Israel shall blossom a
nd put forth shoots\, and fill the whole world with fruit. \n\n Has he smi
tten them as he smote those who smote them? Or have they been slain as thei
r slayers were slain? Measure by measure\, by exile thou didst contend wit
h them\; he removed them with his fierce blast in the day of the east wind.
Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be expiated\, and this will be
the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of t
he altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces\, no Asherim or incense altars
will remain standing.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 9:18-10:1\nThe son
s of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. Ham wa
s the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah\; and from these
the whole earth was peopled.\n\nNoah was the first tiller of the soil. He
planted a vineyard\; and he drank of the wine\, and became drunk\, and lay
uncovered in his tent. And Ham\, the father of Canaan\, saw the nakedness
of his father\, and told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Japheth t
ook a garment\, laid it upon both their shoulders\, and walked backward and
covered the nakedness of their father\; their faces were turned away\, and
they did not see their father's nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine
and knew what his youngest son had done to him\, he said\, "Cursed be Canaa
n\; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers." He also said\, "Blesse
d by the LORD my God be Shem\; and let Canaan be his slave. God enlarge Ja
pheth\, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem\; and let Canaan be his slav
e." After the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty years. All the day
s of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years\; and he died. These are the g
enerations of the sons of Noah\, Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth\; sons were born
to them after the flood.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 12:23-13:9\nA p
rudent man conceals his knowledge\, but fools proclaim their folly. The ha
nd of the diligent will rule\, while the slothful will be put to forced lab
or. Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down\, but a good word makes him g
lad. A righteous man turns away from evil\, but the way of the wicked lead
s them astray. A slothful man will not catch his prey\, but the diligent m
an will get precious wealth. In the path of righteousness is life\, but th
e way of error leads to death. A wise son hears his father's instruction\,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a go
od man eats good\, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. He w
ho guards his mouth preserves his life\; he who opens wide his lips comes t
o ruin. The soul of the sluggard craves\, and gets nothing\, while the sou
l of the diligent is richly supplied. A righteous man hates falsehood\, bu
t a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully. Righteousness guards him
whose way is upright\, but sin overthrows the wicked. One man pretends to
be rich\, yet has nothing\; another pretends to be poor\, yet has great we
alth. The ransom of a man's life is his wealth\, but a poor man has no mea
ns of redemption. The light of the righteous rejoices\, but the lamp of th
e wicked will be put out.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose
and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she en
tered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth hear
d the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fi
lled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are
you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gr
anted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when
the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for
joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of
what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnif
ies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarde
d the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations
will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\,
and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and
returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews
9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an ea
rthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were th
e lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the
Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holie
s\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered
on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, a
nd Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were
the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we can
not now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the pri
ests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\;
but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, an
d not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors o
f the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, J
esus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her ho
use. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and list
ened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she
went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me
to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\,
"Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thi
ng is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken
away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and
said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that yo
u sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God
and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leo\, Bishop of Catania\; Agathus\, Pope of Rome\; Bessarion the Great
\; Sadok the Bishop and the 128 other Martyrs of Persia\; Plotinus\n\nEpist
le Reading: II Timothy 2:11-19\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, the saying is sure: If w
e have died with him\, we shall also live with him\; if we endure\, we shal
l also reign with him\; if we deny him\, he also will deny us\; if we are f
aithless\, he remains faithful - for he cannot deny himself.\n\nRemind them
of this\, and charge them before the Lord to avoid disputing about words\,
which does no good\, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present y
ourself to God as one approved\, a workman who has no need to be ashamed\,
rightly handling the word of truth. Avoid such godless chatter\, for it wil
l lead people into more and more ungodliness\, and their talk will eat its
way like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaios and Philetos\, who have swerved
from the truth by holding that the resurrection is past already. They are
upsetting the faith of some. But God's firm foundation stands\, bearing thi
s seal: "The Lord knows those who are his\," and\, "Let every one who names
the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:2-8
\nThe Lord said this parable\, "In a certain city there was a judge who nei
ther feared God nor regarded man\; and there was a widow in that city who k
ept coming to him and saying\, 'Vindicate me against my adversary.' For a w
hile he refused\; but afterward he said to himself\, 'Though I neither fear
God nor regard man\, yet because this widow bothers me\, I will vindicate
her\, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'" And the Lord said\
, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his ele
ct\, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you
\, he will vindicate them speedily."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Ky
thyra\; Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles\; Silouan of Athos\;
Stephen the Martyr\; The Most Holy Theotokos of Palianis\; Coprios the Rig
hteous\; Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut\, New Martyrs of Alaska\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with hast
e into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of
Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of
Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that th
e mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your
greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed
is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to
her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate o
f his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bles
sed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his n
ame." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her h
ome.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOT
HY\, my son\, you have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\,
my faith\, my patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my
sufferings\, what befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what
persecutions I endured\; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all
who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while
evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceiv
ed. But as for you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly beli
eved\, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have bee
n acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for sa
lvation through faith in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:12-16\nAt
that time\, Jesus was in one of the cities\, and there came a man full of l
eprosy\; and when he saw Jesus\, he fell on his face and besought him\, "Lo
rd\, if you will\, you can make me clean." And he stretched out his hand\,
and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately the leprosy
left him. And he charged him to tell no one\; but "go and show yourself to
the priest\, and make an offering for your cleansing\, as Moses commanded\
, for a proof to the people." But so much the more the report went abroad c
oncerning him\; and great multitudes gathered to hear and to be healed of t
heir infirmities. But he withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Varys the Martyr\; Joel the Prophet\; John of Rilas\; Felix the Hierom
artyr & Eusebius the Deacon\; John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:14-21\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing wi
th the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and
all who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my
words. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the
third hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'A
nd in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Sp
irit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and
your young men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; y
ea\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour o
ut my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heav
en above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of s
moke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, befo
re the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be
that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 9:18-22\nAt that time\, it happened that as Jesus was praying alo
ne the disciples were with him\; and he asked them\, "Who do the people say
that I am?" And they answered\, "John the Baptist\; but others say\, Elija
h\; and others\, that one of the old prophets has risen." And he said to th
em\, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered\, "The Christ of Go
d." But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one\, saying\, "Th
e Son of man must suffer many things\, and be rejected by the elders and ch
ief priests and scribes\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raised."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Aristarchus\, Pudens\, Trophimus the Apostles of the 70\; Thomais the
Martyr of Alexandria\; Ardalion the Actor and Martyr\; Demetrios the New-Ma
rtyr of Arcadia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 41:4-14\nWh
o has performed and done this\, calling the generations from the beginning?
I\, the LORD\, the first\, and with the last\; I am He. The coastlands ha
ve seen and are afraid\, the ends of the earth tremble\; they have drawn ne
ar and come. Every one helps his neighbor\, and says to his brother\, "Tak
e courage!" The craftsman encourages the goldsmith\, and he who smoothes w
ith the hammer him who strikes the anvil\, saying of the soldering\, "It is
good"\; and they fasten it with nails so that it cannot be moved. \n\n Bu
t you\, Israel\, my servant\, Jacob\, whom I have chosen\, the offspring of
Abraham\, my friend\; you whom I took from the ends of the earth\, and cal
led from its farthest corners\, saying to you\, "You are my servant\, I hav
e chosen you and not cast you off"\; fear not\, for I am with you\, be not
dismayed\, for I am your God\; I will strengthen you\, I will help you\, I
will uphold you with my victorious right hand. \n\n Behold\, all who are i
ncensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded\; those who strive
against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. You shall seek those wh
o contend with you\, but you shall not find them\; those who war against yo
u shall be as nothing at all. For I\, the LORD your God\, hold your right
hand\; it is I who say to you\, "Fear not\, I will help you." Fear not\, y
ou worm Jacob\, you men of Israel! I will help you\, says the LORD\; your R
edeemer is the Holy One of Israel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 17:1-9
\n When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram\, and sa
id to him\, "I am God Almighty\; walk before me\, and be blameless. And I
will make my covenant between me and you\, and will multiply you exceedingl
y." Then Abram fell on his face\; and God said to him\, "Behold\, my cove
nant is with you\, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
No longer shall your name be Abram\, but your name shall be Abraham\; for I
have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you excee
dingly fruitful\; and I will make nations of you\, and kings shall come for
th from you. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your
descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting coven
ant\, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. And I will give
to you\, and to your descendants after you\, the land of your sojournings\,
all the land of Canaan\, for an everlasting possession\; and I will be the
ir God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 15:20-16:9\nA wise son makes a
glad father\, but a foolish man despises his mother. Folly is a joy to him
who has no sense\, but a man of understanding walks aright. Without couns
el plans go wrong\, but with many advisers they succeed. To make an apt an
swer is a joy to a man\, and a word in season\, how good it is! The wise m
an's path leads upward to life\, that he may avoid Sheol beneath. The LORD
tears down the house of the proud\, but maintains the widow's boundaries.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD\, the words of t
he pure are pleasing to him. He who is greedy for unjust gain makes troubl
e for his household\, but he who hates bribes will live. The mind of the r
ighteous ponders how to answer\, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil
things. The LORD is far from the wicked\, but he hears the prayer of the
righteous. The light of the eyes rejoices the heart\, and good news refres
hes the bones. He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition will abide among th
e wise. He who ignores instruction despises himself\, but he who heeds adm
onition gains understanding. The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom
\, and humility goes before honor. The plans of the mind belong to man\, b
ut the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pu
re in his own eyes\, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to t
he LORD\, and your plans will be established. The LORD has made everything
for its purpose\, even the wicked for the day of trouble. Every one who i
s arrogant is an abomination to the LORD\; be assured\, he will not go unpu
nished. By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for\, and by the fe
ar of the LORD a man avoids evil. When a man's ways please the LORD\, he m
akes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with rig
hteousness than great revenues with injustice. A man's mind plans his way\
, but the LORD directs his steps.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Acindynos\, Pegasios\, Aphthonios\, Elpidophoros\, an
d Anempodistos\; Domnina\, Domna\, & Kyriaki\, the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 2:13-20\nBrethren\, you who were de
ad in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh\, Christ made alive t
ogether with him\, having forgiven us all our trespasses\, having canceled
the bond which stood against us with its legal demands\; this he set aside\
, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the principalities and powers and ma
de a public example of them\, triumphing over them in him. Therefore let no
one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink or with regard to
a festival or a new moon or a sabbath. These are only a shadow of what is t
o come\; but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you\, i
nsisting on self-abasement and worship of angels\, taking his stand on visi
ons\, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind\, and not holding fast
to the Head\, from whom the whole body\, nourished and knit together throug
h its joints and ligaments\, grows with a growth that is from God. If with
Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the universe\, why do you live
as if you still belonged to the world?\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:29-33\nAt
that time\, when the crowds were increasing\, Jesus began to say\, "This g
eneration is an evil generation\; it seeks a sign\, but no sign shall be gi
ven to it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah became a sign to the men o
f Nineveh\, so will the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the
South will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condem
n them\; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solo
mon\, and behold\, something greater than Solomon is here. The men of Ninev
eh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it\; for the
y repented at the preaching of Jonah\, and behold\, something greater than
Jonah is here. No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a
bushel\, but on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light."\n\n
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and Anempodistos
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trypho the Martyr\; Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savi
or in the Temple\; Timothy the Confessor\; Perpetua & her Companions\; Brid
get of Ireland\; Our Holy Father Basil\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Anast
asios the New Martyr of Navplion\; The Four Martyrs Andrianus\, Polyeuktos\
, Plato and George who contested in Megara\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:28-
39\nBrethren\, we know that everything works for good with those who love G
od\, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew h
e also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son\, in order that
he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predesti
ned he also called\; and those whom he called he also justified\; and those
whom he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we say to this? I
f God is for us\, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but
gave him up for us all\, will he not also give us all things with him? Who
shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies\; who
is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from
the dead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who indeed intercedes for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or dist
ress\, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As
it is written\, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long\; we ar
e regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in all these things we are mo
re than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither de
ath\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor things present\, nor
things to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor anything else i
n all creation\, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ
Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\nThe Lord said to his dis
ciples\, "Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and sc
orpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you.
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\
; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he
rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heav
en and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understa
nding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your graciou
s will."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210401
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary of Egypt\; Euthemios of Suzdal\; Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyr
s\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 11:10-12:2\n Thus says th
e LORD: In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peopl
es\; him shall the nations seek\, and his dwellings shall be glorious. \n\n
In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the
remnant which is left of his people\, from Assyria\, from Egypt\, from Pat
hros\, from Ethiopia\, from Elam\, from Shinar\, from Hamath\, and from the
coastlands of the sea. He will raise an ensign for the nations\, and will
assemble the outcasts of Israel\, and gather the dispersed of Judah from t
he four corners of the earth. The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart\, and t
hose who harass Judah shall be cut off\; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Ju
dah\, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. But they shall swoop down upon t
he shoulder of the Philistines in the west\, and together they shall plunde
r the people of the east. They shall put forth their hand against Edom and
Moab\, and the Ammonites shall obey them. And the LORD will utterly destro
y the tongue of the sea of Egypt\; and will wave his hand over the River wi
th his scorching wind\, and smite it into seven channels that men may cross
dryshod. And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant which i
s left of his people\, as there was for Israel when they came up from the l
and of Egypt. \n\n You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to thee\,
O LORD\, for though thou wast angry with me\, thy anger turned away\, and
thou didst comfort me. "Behold\, God is my salvation\; I will trust\, and
will not be afraid\; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song\, and he h
as become my salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 7:11-8:3\n In th
e six hundredth year of Noah's life\, in the second month\, on the seventee
nth day of the month\, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burs
t forth\, and the windows of the heavens were opened. And rain fell upon t
he earth forty days and forty nights. On the very same day Noah and his so
ns\, Shem and Ham and Japheth\, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his
sons with them entered the ark\, they and every beast according to its kind
\, and all the cattle according to their kinds\, and every creeping thing t
hat creeps on the earth according to its kind\, and every bird according to
its kind\, every bird of every sort. They went into the ark with Noah\, t
wo and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. And they th
at entered\, male and female of all flesh\, went in as God had commanded hi
m\; and the LORD shut him in. \n\n The flood continued forty days upon the
earth\; and the waters increased\, and bore up the ark\, and it rose high
above the earth. The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth
\; and the ark floated on the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed
so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole hea
ven were covered\; the waters prevailed above the mountains\, covering them
fifteen cubits deep. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth\, birds
\, cattle\, beasts\, all swarming creatures that swarm upon the earth\, and
every man\; everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of
life died. He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of th
e ground\, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the air\; they
were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left\, and those that were w
ith him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and
fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle
that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth\, an
d the waters subsided\; the fountains of the deep and the windows of the he
avens were closed\, the rain from the heavens was restrained\, and the wate
rs receded from the earth continually. At the end of a hundred and fifty da
ys the waters had abated.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 10:1-22\nA wis
e son makes a glad father\, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. T
reasures gained by wickedness do not profit\, but righteousness delivers fr
om death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry\, but he thwarts t
he craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty\, but the hand of th
e diligent makes rich. A son who gathers in summer is prudent\, but a son
who sleeps in harvest brings shame. Blessings are on the head of the right
eous\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the ri
ghteous is a blessing\, but the name of the wicked will rot. The wise of h
eart will heed commandments\, but a prating fool will come to ruin. He who
walks in integrity walks securely\, but he who perverts his ways will be f
ound out. He who winks the eye causes trouble\, but he who boldly reproves
makes peace. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life\, but the m
outh of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up strife\, but love co
vers all offenses. On the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is foun
d\, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. Wise men lay up know
ledge\, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near. A rich man's wealth i
s his strong city\; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. The wage of the
righteous leads to life\, the gain of the wicked to sin. He who heeds ins
truction is on the path to life\, but he who rejects reproof goes astray.
He who conceals hatred has lying lips\, and he who utters slander is a fool
. When words are many\, transgression is not lacking\, but he who restrain
s his lips is prudent. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver\; the
mind of the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many
\, but fools die for lack of sense. The blessing of the LORD makes rich\,
and he adds no sorrow with it.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201111
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Apost
les of the 70\; Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia\; Holy Father Arsenius of
Cappadocia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibi
ted us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we h
ave become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools fo
r Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are str
ong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hu
nger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\
, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, w
e endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are
now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do no
t write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved childr
en. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many f
athers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge
you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:42-48\nThe Lor
d said\, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward\, whom his master will
set over his household\, to give them their portion of food at the proper t
ime? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doi
ng. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him over all his possessions. But if
that servant says to himself\, 'My master is delayed in coming\,' and begi
ns to beat the menservants and the maidservants\, and to eat and drink and
get drunk\, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not
expect him and at an hour he does not know\, and will punish him\, and put
him with the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his master's will\, but
did not make ready or act according to his will\, shall receive a severe be
ating. But he who did not know\, and did what deserved a beating\, shall re
ceive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given\, of him will much b
e required\; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more."
\n\n
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ostles of the 70
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210718
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical924ea5b5d5a16786b00d2554b3621fc7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)\; Veronika & Speratos the Mart
yrs\; Kenelm\, Prince of Mercia\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-
5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept und
er restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custod
ian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that f
aith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus yo
u are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized
into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is n
either slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all
one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offsp
ring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is
a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the est
ate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the fath
er. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental sp
irits of the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth hi
s Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were und
er the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading:
Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged abou
t him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\,
and who had suffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that s
he had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports
about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.
For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And
immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was h
ealed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone
forth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who t
ouched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pre
ssing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked aroun
d to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her
\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the w
hole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\;
go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201110
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Ical93115a374408aa3af5424b5e93db3a95
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus\; Matrona\, Abbess of Constantin
ople\; Theoktisti of the Isle of Lesbos\; Nektarius the Wonderworker\, Metr
opolitan of Pentapolis\; Symeon the Translator\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Jo
hn 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs
in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by
the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the s
heep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out
. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep
follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, bu
t they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." T
his figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was s
aying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robber
s\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by m
e\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 1:1-5\nPaul\, Silvan
us\, and Timothy\, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God alway
s for you all\, constantly mentioning you in our prayers\, remembering befo
re our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastnes
s of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know\, brethren beloved by God\,
that he has chosen you\; for our gospel came to you not only in word\, but
also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know wh
at kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 12:13-15\, 22-31\nAt that time\, while Jesus was teaching\, one of the
multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, bid my brother divide the inheritance w
ith me." But he said to him\, "Man\, who made me a judge or divider over yo
u?" And he said to them\, "Take heed\, and beware of all covetousness\; for
a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Therefo
re I tell you\, do not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat\, no
r about your body\, what you shall put on. For life is more than food\, and
the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor rea
p\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds them. Of how
much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious c
an add a cubit to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small
a thing as that\, why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies\
, how they grow\; they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomo
n in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes
the grass which is alive in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into th
e oven\, how much more will he clothe you\, O men of little faith! And do n
ot seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink\, nor be of anxious m
ind. For all the nations of the world seek these things\; and your Father k
nows that you need them. Instead\, seek his kingdom\, and these things shal
l be yours as well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions\; Anastasia of Alexandria\; Mich
ael Mauroudes the New-Martyr \n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Joel 3:12-21\nLet the nations bestir themselves\
, and come up to the valley of Jehosh'aphat\; for there I will sit to judge
all the nations round about.\n\nPut in the sickle\, for the harvest is rip
e. Go in\, tread\, for the wine press is full. The vats overflow\, for th
eir wickedness is great.\n\nMultitudes\, multitudes\, in the valley of deci
sion! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun
and the moon are darkened\, and the stars withdraw their shining.\n\nAnd th
e Lord roars from Zion\, and utters his voice from Jerusalem\, and the heav
ens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge to his people\, a strong
hold to the people of Israel.\n\n"So you shall know that I am the Lord your
God\, who dwell in Zion\, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy a
nd strangers shall never again pass through it.\n\n"And in that day the mou
ntains shall drip sweet wine\, and the hills shall flow with milk\, and all
the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water\; and a fountain shall come
forth from the house of the Lord and water the valley of Shittim.\n\n"Egyp
t shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness\, for the violen
ce done to the people of Judah\, because they have shed innocent blood in t
heir land. But Judah shall be inhabited for ever\, and Jerusalem to all ge
nerations. I will avenge their blood\, and I will not clear the guilty\, f
or the Lord dwells in Zion." \n\nOld Testament Reading: Joel 2:12-26\n"Yet
even now\," says the Lord\, "return to me with all your heart\, with fastin
g\, with weeping\, and with mourning\; and rend your hearts and not your ga
rments." Return to the Lord\, your God\, for he is gracious and merciful\,
slow to anger\, and abounding in steadfast love\, and repents of evil. Wh
o knows whether he will not turn and repent\, and leave a blessing behind h
im\, a cereal offering and a drink offering for the Lord\, your God?\n\nBlo
w the trumpet in Zion\; sanctify a fast\; call a solemn assembly\; gather t
he people. Sanctify the congregation\; assemble the elders\; gather the ch
ildren\, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room\, and the
bride her chamber.\n\nBetween the vestibule and the altar let the priests\
, the ministers of the Lord\, weep and say\, "Spare thy people\, O Lord\, a
nd make not thy heritage a reproach\, a byword among the nations. Why shou
ld they say among the peoples\, 'Where is their God?'"\n\nThen the Lord bec
ame jealous for his land\, and had pity on his people. The Lord answered a
nd said to his people\, "Behold\, I am sending to you grain\, wine\, and oi
l\, and you will be satisfied\; and I will no more make you a reproach amon
g the nations.\n\n"I will remove the northerner far from you\, and drive hi
m into a parched and desolate land\, his front into the eastern sea\, and h
is rear into the western sea\; the stench and foul smell of him will rise\,
for he has done great things.\n\n"Fear not\, O land\; be glad and rejoice\
, for the Lord has done great things! Fear not\, you beasts of the field\,
for the pastures of the wilderness are green\; the tree bears its fruit\,
the fig tree and vine give their full yield.\n\n"Be glad\, O sons of Zion\,
and rejoice in the Lord\, your God\; for he has given the early rain for y
our vindication\, he has poured down for you abundant rain\, the early and
the latter rain\, as before.\n\n"The threshing floors shall be full of grai
n\, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will restore to you the y
ears which the swarming locust has eaten\, the hopper\, the destroyer\, and
the cutter\, my great army\, which I sent among you.\n\n"You shall eat in
plenty and be satisfied\, and praise the name of the Lord your God\, who ha
s dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to sha
me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus\; Andronicus & his wife Athanasia
of Egypt\; Poplia the Confessor of Antioch\; The Righteous Patriarch Abraha
m and his nephew Lot\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Le
tter to the Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as
last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spect
acle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\,
but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held
in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\,
we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our
own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when sl
andered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refu
se of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to ma
ke you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you
have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I beca
me your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be i
mitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36-38\; 10:1-8\nAt that time\,
when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were
harassed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his
disciples\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray th
erefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."\n\n
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over uncl
ean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirm
ity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is cal
led Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John hi
s brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\;
James the son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos called Thaddaios\; Simon the Cana
naean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\
, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the
Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And p
reach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sic
k\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without
paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Trophimos & Eukarpion\, Monk-martyrs
of Nicomedea\; Edward the Martyr\, King of England\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Te
stament Reading: Isaiah 2:11-21\nThe haughty looks of man shall be brought
low\, and the pride of men shall be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be ex
alted in that day.\n\nFor the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is p
roud and lofty\, against all that is lifted up and high\; against all the c
edars of Lebanon\, lofty and lifted up\; and against all the oaks of Bashan
\; against all the high mountains\, and against all the lofty hills\; again
st every high tower\, and against every fortified wall\; against all the sh
ips of Tarshish\, and against all the beautiful craft. And the haughtiness
of man shall be humbled\, and the pride of men shall be brought low\; and
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pa
ss away. And men shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the g
round\, from before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his maje
sty\, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n\nIn that day men will cast fort
h their idols of silver and their idols of gold\, which they made for thems
elves to worship\, to the moles and to the bats\, to enter the caverns of t
he rocks and the clefts of the cliffs\, from before the terror of the Lord\
, and from the glory of his majesty\, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n
\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 2:4-19\nThese are the generations of the h
eavens and the earth when they were created.\n\nIn the day that the Lord Go
d made the earth and the heavens\, when no plant of the field was yet in th
e earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up -- for the Lord God had
not caused it to rain upon the earth\, and there was no man to till the gro
und\; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the g
round -- then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground\, and breathe
d into his nostrils the breath of life\; and man became a living being. An
d the Lord God planted a garden in Eden\, in the east\; and there he put th
e man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow
every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food\, the tree of li
fe also in the midst of the garden\, and the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil.\n\nA river flowed out of Eden to water the garden\, and there it
divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon\; it is th
e one which flows around the whole land of Hav'ilah\, where there is gold\;
and the gold of that land is good\; bdellium and onyx stone are there. Th
e name of the second river is Gihon\; it is the one which flows around the
whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Tigris\, which flow
s east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphra'tes.\n\nThe Lord God
took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. An
d the Lord God commanded the man\, saying\, "You may freely eat of every tr
ee of the garden\; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you sh
all not eat\, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die."\n\nThen the
Lord God said\, "It is not good that the man should be alone\; I will make
him a helper fit for him." So out of the ground the Lord God formed every
beast of the field and every bird of the air\, and brought them to the man
to see what he would call them\; and whatever the man called every living
creature\, that was its name.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:1-18\nMy
son\, do not forget my teaching\, but let your heart keep my commandments\
; for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will they give
you.\n\nLet not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you\; bind them about your
neck\, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and
good repute in the sight of God and man.\n\nTrust in the Lord with all you
r heart\, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledg
e him\, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes
\; fear the Lord\, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your fle
sh and refreshment to your bones.\n\nHonor the Lord with your substance and
with the first fruits of all your produce\; then your barns will be filled
with plenty\, and your vats will be bursting with wine.\n\nMy son\, do not
despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof\, for the Lord re
proves him whom he loves\, as a father the son in whom he delights.\n\nHapp
y is the man who finds wisdom\, and the man who gets understanding\, for th
e gain from it is better than gain from silver and its profit better than g
old. She is more precious than jewels\, and nothing you desire can compare
with her. Long life is in her right hand\; in her left hand are riches an
d honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness\, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her\; those who hold her fa
st are called happy.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Hermola
us\, Hermippus\, and Hermocrates\; Prisca the Righteous Martyr\; Moses the
Hungarian\; Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska\n\nEpistle Reading: G
alatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined un
der the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that
the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by
faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\;
for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of
you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew
nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor fem
ale\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then y
ou are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the he
ir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is th
e owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until th
e date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slav
es to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully co
me\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to red
eem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as son
s.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed J
esus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of bl
ood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, an
d had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She
had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd an
d touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I sha
ll be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in h
er body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himse
lf that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the cro
wd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\,
"You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?
'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing wha
t had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before hi
m\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your fai
th has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cori
nthians 7:12-24\nBrethren\, if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever\
, and she consents to live with him\, he should not divorce her. If any wom
an has a husband who is an unbeliever\, and he consents to live with her\,
she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is consecrated thro
ugh his wife\, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband.
Otherwise\, your children would be unclean\, but as it is they are holy. B
ut if the unbelieving partner desires to separate\, let it be so\; in such
a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace.
Wife\, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband\, how do
you know whether you will save your wife? Only\, let every one lead the li
fe which the Lord has assigned to him\, and in which God has called him. Th
is is my rule in all the churches. Was any one at the time of his call alre
ady circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was
any one at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcisio
n. For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision\, but ke
eping the commandments of God. Every one should remain in the state in whic
h he was called. Were you a slave when called? Never mind. But if you can g
ain your freedom\, avail yourself of the opportunity. \nFor he who was cal
led in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was f
ree when called is a slave of Christ. You were bought with a price\; do no
t become slaves of men. So\, brethren\, in whatever state each was called\,
there let him remain with God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:35-36\;15:1-1
1\nAt that time\, when the men of Gennesaret recognized Jesus\, they sent r
ound to all that region and brought to him all that were sick\, and besough
t him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment\; and as many as
touched it were made well.\n\nThen Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus fro
m Jerusalem and said\, "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of t
he elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." He answered the
m\, "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your
tradition? For God commanded\, 'Honor your father and your mother\,' and\,
'He who speaks evil of father or mother\, let him surely die.' But you say\
, 'If any one tells his father or his mother\, What you would have gained f
rom me is given to God\, he need not honor his father.' So\, for the sake o
f your tradition\, you have made void the word of God. You hypocrites! Well
did Isaiah prophesy of you\, when he said: 'This people honors me with the
ir lips\, but their heart is far from me\; in vain do they worship me\, tea
ching as doctrines the precepts of men.' " And he called the people to him
and said to them\, "Hear and understand: not what goes into the mouth defil
es a man\, but what comes out of the mouth\, this defiles a man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/04/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Luke\; Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens\; Domnina the Marty
r and her daughters\; John the Hermit\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-
53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, stood in the midst
of his disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled
and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\,
"Why are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See m
y hands and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit
has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this\, h
e showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for
joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" The
y gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n\
nThen he said to them\, "These are my words which I spoke to you\, while I
was still with you\, that everything written about me in the law of Moses a
nd the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their mind
s to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, t
hat the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and
that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to a
ll nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. A
nd behold\, I send the promise of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city
\, until you are clothed with power from on high."\n\nThen he led them out
as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed them. While he bl
essed them\, he parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they
worshiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were c
ontinually in the temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Secon
d Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18\; 7:1\nBrethren\, you are the temple of
the living God\; as God said\, "I will live in them and move among them\,
and I will be their God\, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out f
rom them\, and be separate from them\, says the Lord\, and touch nothing un
clean\; then I will welcome you\, and I will be a father to you\, and you s
hall be my sons and daughters\, says the Lord Almighty."\n\nSince we have t
hese promises\, beloved\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of
body and spirit\, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 6:31-36\nThe Lord said\, "As you wish that men would do to yo
u\, do so to them. If you love those who love you\, what credit is that to
you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those
who do good to you\, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the s
ame. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive\, what credit i
s that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners\, to receive as much again. But
love your enemies\, and do good\, and lend\, expecting nothing in return\;
and your reward will be great\, and you will be sons of the Most High\; fo
r he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful\, even as your
Father is merciful."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre\; Theodosia\, Virgin-Martyr of Con
stantinople\; Andrew the New Martyr of Argentes\; John of Smyrna the New Ma
rtyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout that time\, Herod the king lai
d violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James the b
rother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews\,
he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened B
read. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered him
to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover to
bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest pray
er for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe very night when Herod was
about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound wi
th two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\; and
behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell\; a
nd he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly." An
d the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap your man
tle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he did no
t know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was seeing
a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they came
to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord
\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and immediately the
angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure that
the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from
all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:31-4
2\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had believed in him\, "If you continue in
my word\, you are truly my disciples\, and you will know the truth\, and th
e truth will make you free." They answered him\, "We are descendants of Abr
aham\, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say\,
'You will be made free'?"\n\nJesus answered them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say t
o you\, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not con
tinue in the house for ever\; the son continues for ever. So if the Son mak
es you free\, you will be free indeed. I know that you are descendants of A
braham\; yet you seek to kill me\, because my word finds no place in you. I
speak of what I have seen with my Father\, and you do what you have heard
from your father."\n\nThey answered him\, "Abraham is our father." Jesus sa
id to them\, "If you were Abraham's children\, you would do what Abraham di
d\, but now you seek to kill me\, a man who has told you the truth which I
heard from God\; this is not what Abraham did. You do what your father did.
" They said to him\, "We were not born of fornication\; we have one Father\
, even God." Jesus said to them\, "If God were your Father\, you would love
me\, for I proceeded and came forth from God\; I came not of my own accord
\, but he sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Bucolus\, Bishop of
Smyrna\; Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza\; Afterfeast of the Presen
tation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Ilyan of Homs\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Tr
uly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the doo
r but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he
who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper
opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and l
eads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\,
and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will no
t follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of
strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand
what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thiev
es and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any on
e enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture
."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting th
at we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separ
ated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those
high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then
for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up hims
elf. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but
the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who
has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is thi
s: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the
throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true
tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 1
0:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will
be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only t
o steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it
abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life
for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sh
eep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the
wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling a
nd cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and
my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay
down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this
fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall
be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Theophan the Recl
use\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 1:9-11\nAt that time\, Jesu
s came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And
when he came up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened a
nd the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heave
n\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Titus 2:11-14\;3:4-7\nTITUS\, my son\, the grace of God has appeared fo
r the salvation of all men\, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly
passions\, and to live sober\, upright\, and godly lives in this world\, a
waiting our blessed hope\, the appearing of the glory of the great God and
Savior Jesus Christ\, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquit
y and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good de
eds.\n\nBut when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeare
d\, he saved us\, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness\, but in
virtue of his own mercy\, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in th
e Holy Spirit\, which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our
Savior\, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in ho
pe of eternal life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17\nAt that time\, Jesu
s came from Galilee to the Jordan to John\, to be baptized by him. John wou
ld have prevented him\, saying\, "I need to be baptized by you\, and do you
come to me?" But Jesus answered him\, "Let it be so now\; for thus it is f
itting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Je
sus was baptized\, he went up immediately from the water\, and behold\, the
heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\,
and alighting on him\; and lo\, a voice from heaven\, saying\, "This is my
beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)\; Synaxis of the Russians who were
perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov\, Presbyter Dimitrii
Klepinin\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, her son Yuri Skobtsov\, and Ilia Fonda
minskii\; Mother Maria Skobtsova\, New-Martyr of France\n\nEpistle Reading:
James 5:10-20\nBRETHREN\, take as an example of suffering and patience the
prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold\, we call those happy w
ho were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job\, and you hav
e seen the purpose of the Lord\, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful
. But above all\, my brethren\, do not swear\, either by heaven or by earth
or with any other oath\, but let your yes be yes and your no be no\, that
you may not fall under condemnation. Is any one among you suffering? Let hi
m pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let hi
m call for the elders of the church\, and let them pray over him\, anointin
g him with oil in the name of the Lord\; and the prayer of faith will save
the sick man\, and the Lord will raise him up\; and if he has committed sin
s\, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another\, and p
ray for one another\, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man
has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourse
lves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain\, and for three years a
nd six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the he
aven gave rain\, and the earth brought forth its fruit. My brethren\, if an
y one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back\, let h
im know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will sa
ve his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.Gospel Reading: L
uke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the gracious words which
proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\, "Is not this Joseph's
son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb\,
'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you did at Capernaum\, do
here also in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no p
rophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth\, I tell you\, there
were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when the heaven was shut
up three years and six months\, when there came a great famine over all th
e land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath\, in the
land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in
Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none of them was cleansed bu
t only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this\, all in the synagogue were
filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of the city\, and led
him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built\, that they might
throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst of them he went awa
y.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14\,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem\; Our Rig
hteous Father Marcellus\, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones\; O
ur Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; G
eorge\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Poet of Asmatikons\, Kanons\, and Troparia\n\
nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18\nBR
ETHREN\, he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin
. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will pr
oclaim thy name to my brethren\, in the midst of the congregation I will pr
aise thee." And again\, "I will put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am
I\, and the children God has given me. Since therefore the children share i
n flesh and blood\, he himself likewise partook of the same nature\, that t
hrough death he might destroy him who has the power of death\, that is\, th
e devil\, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to l
ifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but
with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his breth
ren in every respect\, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high
priest in the service of God\, to make expiation for the sins of the peopl
e. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to hel
p those who are tempted. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the wise
men departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream
and said\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and
remain there till I tell you\; for Herod is about to search for the child\
, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by night\,
and departed to Egypt\, and remained there until the death of Herod. This
was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have
I called my son."\n\nThen Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by
the wise men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed all the male
children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or unde
r\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then
was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard i
n Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her children\;
she refused to be consoled\, because they were no more." But when Herod die
d\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\,
saying\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and go to the land of Isra
el\, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose and took
the child and his mother\, and went to the land of Israel. But when he hear
d that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was a
fraid to go there\, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district
of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that what wa
s spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazaren
e."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Haralambos\; Anastasios\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Porphyr
ios & Baptos the Monk-martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins
Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of
men who will lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up t
o the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and gov
ernors for my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. S
ettle it therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer
\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries
will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by p
arents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put
to death\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of
your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpis
tle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace t
hat is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnes
ses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in
suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets en
tangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enli
sted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rul
es. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the c
rops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in
everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from
David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and
wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Ther
efore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may ob
tain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: J
ohn 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\
, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me
before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its o
wn\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the worl
d\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\,
'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they w
ill persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But
all this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him w
ho sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin
\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Fat
her also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, t
hey would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Fa
ther. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated
me without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send
to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the
Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because
you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to k
eep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indee
d\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering ser
vice to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium\; Anthousa the Righteous of Con
stantinople\; Akakios of Kavsokalyvia\; Sergius II\, Patriarch of Constanti
nople\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 37:33-38:6\n"Therefor
e thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into
this city\, or shoot an arrow there\, or come before it with a shield\, or
cast up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came\, by the same h
e shall return\, and he shall not come into this city\, says the LORD. For
I will defend this city to save it\, for my own sake and for the sake of m
y servant David." And the angel of the LORD went forth\, and slew a hundre
d and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians\; and when men aros
e early in the morning\, behold\, these were all dead bodies. Then Sennach
erib king of Assyria departed\, and went home and dwelt at Nineveh. And as
he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god\, Adrammelech and Sharez
er\, his sons\, slew him with the sword\, and escaped into the land of Arar
at. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. \n\n In those days Hezeki
ah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the so
n of Amoz came to him\, and said to him\, "Thus says the LORD: Set your hou
se in order\; for you shall die\, you shall not recover." Then Hezekiah tu
rned his face to the wall\, and prayed to the LORD\, and said\, "Remember n
ow\, O LORD\, I beseech thee\, how I have walked before thee in faithfulnes
s and with a whole heart\, and have done what is good in thy sight." And He
zekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and s
ay to Hezekiah\, Thus says the LORD\, the God of David your father: I have
heard your prayer\, I have seen your tears\; behold\, I will add fifteen ye
ars to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the
king of Assyria\, and defend this city.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1
3:12-18\n Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan\, while Lot dwelt among the cit
ies of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom
were wicked\, great sinners against the LORD. \n\n The LORD said to Abram
\, after Lot had separated from him\, "Lift up your eyes\, and look from th
e place where you are\, northward and southward and eastward and westward\;
for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants
for ever. I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth\; so that
if one can count the dust of the earth\, your descendants also can be count
ed. Arise\, walk through the length and the breadth of the land\, for I wi
ll give it to you." So Abram moved his tent\, and came and dwelt by the oa
ks of Mamre\, which are at Hebron\; and there he built an altar to the LORD
.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 14:27-15:4\nThe fear of the LORD is a
fountain of life\, that one may avoid the snares of death. In a multitude
of people is the glory of a king\, but without people a prince is ruined.
He who is slow to anger has great understanding\, but he who has a hasty te
mper exalts folly. A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh\, but passion m
akes the bones rot. He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker\, but he
who is kind to the needy honors him. The wicked is overthrown through his
evil-doing\, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity. Wisdom
abides in the mind of a man of understanding\, but it is not known in the
heart of fools. Righteousness exalts a nation\, but sin is a reproach to a
ny people. A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor\, but his wrath
falls on one who acts shamefully. A soft answer turns away wrath\, but a
harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge\, bu
t the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the LORD are in every pl
ace\, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of
life\, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie\; Our Righteous Father Joseph\; Ic
on of the Mother of God of Vladimir\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 6:9-12\nBRE
THREN\, we feel sure of better things that belong to salvation. For God is
not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for hi
s sake in serving the saints\, as you still do. And we desire each one of y
ou to show the same earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope unt
il the end\, so that you may not be sluggish\, but imitators of those who t
hrough faith and patience inherit the promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
21:43-46\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him: "I tell you\, the
kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing
the fruits of it. And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces\;
but when it falls on any one\, it will crush him."\n\nWhen the chief pries
ts and the Pharisees heard his parables\, they perceived that he was speaki
ng about them. But when they tried to arrest him\, they feared the multitud
es\, because they held him to be a prophet.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Canaanite\; Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain\; Cyri
l\, Equal-to-the-Apostles & Teacher of the Slavs\; Nicholas the New Martyr
of Corinth\; Abraham\, Bishop of Carrhes in Mesopotamia\n\nMatins Gospel Re
ading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, h
e appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. S
he went and told those who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. B
ut when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would
not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\,
as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the res
t\, but they did not believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven t
hemselves as they sat at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief a
nd hardness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw him afte
r he had risen. And he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach th
e gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be sa
ved\; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will
accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons\; they w
ill speak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink a
ny deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the
sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spo
ken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of
God. And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked w
ith them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\
nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:16-18\;7:1\nBrethren\, you are the templ
e of the living God\; as God said\, "I will live in them and move among the
m\, and I will be their God\, and they shall be my people. Therefore come o
ut from them\, and be separate from them\, says the Lord\, and touch nothin
g unclean\; then I will welcome you\, and I will be a father to you\, and y
ou shall be my sons and daughters\, says the Lord Almighty."\n\nSince we ha
ve these promises\, beloved\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilemen
t of body and spirit\, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28\nAt that time\, Jesus went to the district of
Tyre and Sidon. And behold\, a Canaanite woman from that region came out a
nd cried\, "Have mercy on me\, O Lord\, Son of David\; my daughter is sever
ely possessed by a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his discip
les came and begged him\, saying\, "Send her away\, for she is crying afte
r us." He answered\, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Is
rael." But she came and knelt before him\, saying\, "Lord\, help me." And
he answered\, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to
the dogs." She said\, "Yes\, Lord\, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that
fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered her\, "O woman\, gre
at is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was h
ealed instantly.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer\; Nicholas of Novgorod the fool-
for-Christ\; Anthousa the Righteous Confessor\; 853 Martyrs of Thrace who w
ere drowned\; Manuel the Righteous\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands o
n you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\,
and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. Thi
s will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your min
ds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth
and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or c
ontradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsme
n and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated
by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your
endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10
\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and w
hat you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men wh
o will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier o
f Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\,
since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not cr
owned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farm
er who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\,
for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus
Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gos
pel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a crimin
al. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for
the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus
with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the
world hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you w
ere of the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not o
f the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates
you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than
his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they ke
pt my word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you o
n my account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come
and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse
for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done a
mong them the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but n
ow they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the wo
rd that is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But
when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even
the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness
to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the
beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. Th
ey will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when wh
oever kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel\; 26 Martyrs in Crimea\; Ire
naeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Isaiah 7:1-14\nIn the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham\, s
on of Uzziah\, king of Judah\, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of
Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it\,
but they could not conquer it. When the house of David was told\, "Syria i
s in league with Ephraim\," his heart and the heart of his people shook as
the trees of the forest shake before the wind.\n\nAnd the LORD said to Isai
ah\, "Go forth to meet Ahaz\, you and Shearjashub your son\, at the end of
the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field\, and sa
y to him\, 'Take heed\, be quiet\, do not fear\, and do not let your heart
be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands\, at the fier
ce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah. Because Syria\, with
Ephraim and the son of Remaliah\, has devised evil against you\, saying\,
"Let us go up against Judah and terrify it\, and let us conquer it for ours
elves\, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it\," thus say
s the Lord GOD: It shall not stand\, and it shall not come to pass. For th
e head of Syria is Damascus\, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. (Within si
xty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces so that it will no longer b
e a people.) And the head of Ephraim is Samaria\, and the head of Samaria
is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe\, surely you shall not be e
stablished.'"\n\nAgain the LORD spoke to Ahaz\, "Ask a sign of the LORD yo
ur God\; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." But Ahaz said\, "I wi
ll not ask\, and I will not put the LORD to the test." And he said\, "Hear
then\, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men\, that you
weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold
\, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanue
l.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 5:32-6:8\n After Noah was five hundred
years old\, Noah became the father of Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. When men
began to multiply on the face of the ground\, and daughters were born to th
em\, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair\; and they too
k to wife such of them as they chose. Then the LORD said\, "My spirit shal
l not abide in man for ever\, for he is flesh\, but his days shall be a hun
dred and twenty years." The Nephilim were on the earth in those days\, and
also afterward\, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men\, an
d they bore children to them. These were the mighty men that were of old\,
the men of renown. \n\n The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great
in the earth\, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was
only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the
earth\, and it grieved him to his heart. So the LORD said\, "I will blot o
ut man whom I have created from the face of the ground\, man and beast and
creeping things and birds of the air\, for I am sorry that I have made them
." But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Proverbs 6:20-7:1\nMy son\, keep your father's commandment\, and forsake n
ot your mother's teaching. Bind them upon your heart always\; tie them abo
ut your neck. When you walk\, they will lead you\; when you lie down\, the
y will watch over you\; and when you awake\, they will talk with you. For
the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light\, and the reproofs of di
scipline are the way of life\, to preserve you from the evil woman\, from t
he smooth tongue of the adventuress. Do not desire her beauty in your hear
t\, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes\; for a harlot may be
hired for a loaf of bread\, but an adulteress stalks a man's very life. C
an a man carry fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Or can one
walk upon hot coals and his feet not be scorched? So is he who goes in to
his neighbor's wife\; none who touches her will go unpunished. Do not men
despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry? A
nd if he is caught\, he will pay sevenfold\; he will give all the goods of
his house. He who commits adultery has no sense\; he who does it destroys
himself. Wounds and dishonor will he get\, and his disgrace will not be wi
ped away. For jealousy makes a man furious\, and he will not spare when he
takes revenge. He will accept no compensation\, nor be appeased though yo
u multiply gifts. My son\, keep my words and treasure up my commandments w
ith you.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Longinus the Centurion\; The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus
\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 1:
27-30\; 2:1-4\nBrethren\, let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel o
f Christ\, so that whether I come and see you or am absent\, I may hear of
you that you stand firm in one spirit\, with one mind striving side by side
for the faith of the gospel\, and not frightened in anything by your oppon
ents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction\, but of your salva
tion\, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake
of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake\,
engaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine. So if
there is any encouragement in Christ\, any incentive of love\, any particip
ation in the Spirit\, any affection and sympathy\, complete my joy by being
of the same mind\, having the same love\, being in full accord and of one
mind. Do nothing from selfishness or conceit\, but in humility count others
better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests
but also to the interests of others.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:33-54\n
At that time\, when the soldiers came to a place called Golgotha (which mea
ns the place of a skull)\, they offered him wine to drink\, mingled with ga
ll\; but when he tasted it\, he would not drink it. And when they had cruci
fied him\, they divided his garments among them by casting lots\; then they
sat down and kept watch over him there. And over his head they put the cha
rge against him\, which read\, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews." Then t
wo robbers were crucified with him\, one on the right and one on the left.
And those who passed by derided him\, wagging their heads and saying\, "You
who would destroy the temple and build it in three days\, save yourself! I
f you are the Son of God\, come down from the cross." So also the chief pri
ests\, with the scribes and elders\, mocked him\, saying\, "He saved others
\; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel\; let him come down now
from the cross\, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God\; let God de
liver him now\, if he desires him\; for he said\, 'I am the Son of God.'" A
nd the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way
. \n\n Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until t
he ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "El
i\, Eli\, lama sabachthani?" that is\, "My God\, my God\, why have you fors
aken me?" And some of the bystanders hearing it said\, "This man is calling
Elijah." And one of them at once ran and took a sponge\, filled it with vi
negar\, and put it on a reed\, and gave it to him to drink. But the others
said\, "Wait\, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him." And Jesus
cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. \n\n And behold\,
the curtain of the temple was torn in two\, from top to bottom\; and the ea
rth shook\, and the rocks were split\; the tombs also were opened\, and man
y bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised\, and coming out o
f the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeare
d to many. When the centurion and those who were with him\, keeping watch o
ver Jesus\, saw the earthquake and what took place\, they were filled with
awe\, and said\, "Truly this was the Son of God!"\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201022
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the Great\; Our Righteous Father Christodoulus\, the Wonderwo
rker of Patmos\; Martyrs Theodote and Socrates\; John the New Martyr of Pel
eponnesos\; Righteous Philotheus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pau
l's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparing
ly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bo
untifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or
under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to prov
ide you with every blessing in abundance\, so that you may always have enou
gh of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is
written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness e
ndures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will
supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righte
ousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity\, which thr
ough us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:44-50\n
The Lord said to his disciples\, "Let these words sink into your ears\; for
the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men." But they did not
understand this saying\, and it was concealed from them\, that they should
not perceive it\; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. And a
n argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. But when
Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts\, he took a child and put him b
y his side\, and said to them\, "Whoever receives this child in my name rec
eives me\, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me\; for he who is
least among you all is the one who is great." John answered\, "Master\, we
saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because h
e does not follow with us." But Jesus said to him\, "Do not forbid him\; fo
r he that is not against you is for you."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201023
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Abercius\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis\; Seve
n Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Philippians 3:1-8\nBrethren\, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same th
ings to you is not irksome to me\, and is safe for you. Look out for the do
gs\, look out for the evil-workers\, look out for those who mutilate the fl
esh. For we are the true circumcision\, who worship God in spirit\, and glo
ry in Christ Jesus\, and put no confidence in the flesh. Though I myself h
ave reason for confidence in the flesh also. If any other man thinks he ha
s reason for confidence in the flesh\, I have more: circumcised on the eigh
th day\, of the people of Israel\, of the tribe of Benjamin\, a Hebrew born
of Hebrews\; as to the law a Pharisee\, as to zeal a persecutor of the chu
rch\, as to righteousness under the law blameless. But whatever gain I had\
, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed I count everything as lo
ss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his
sake I have suffered the loss of all things\, and count them as refuse\, i
n order that I may gain Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:49-56\nAt that ti
me\, one of Jesus' disciples came to him and said\, "Master\, we saw a man
casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he does not
follow with us." But Jesus said to him\, "Do not forbid him\; for he that i
s not against you is for you." When the days drew near for him to be receiv
ed up\, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of
him\, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans\, to make ready for
him\; but the people would not receive him\, because his face was set towa
rd Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it\, they said\, "L
ord\, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them as
Elijah did?" But he turned and rebuked them. And they went on to another vi
llage.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today\; Timothy t
he Righteous\; John III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eustathius\, Bishop
of Antioch\; Zachariah\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nMatins Gospel Reading:
Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week\, at early dawn\, the women went
to the tomb\, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found t
he stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when they went in they did not fin
d the body. While they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood
by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed their f
aces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living amo
ng the dead? Remember how he told you\, while he was still in Galilee\, th
at the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful men\, and be
crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they remembered his words\, an
d returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the r
est. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James a
nd the other women with them who told this to the apostles\; but these word
s seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter
rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen clot
hs by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpis
tle Reading: II Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, you have observed my te
aching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\, my love\, m
y steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell me at Antio
ch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured\; yet from th
em all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in C
hrist Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and impostors will go on fr
om bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for you\, continue in what
you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing from whom you learned
it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings
which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus
.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:10-14\nThe Lord said this parable\, "Two men w
ent up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collect
or. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\, 'God\, I thank you t
hat I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulterers\, or even
like this tax collector. I fast twice a week\, I give tithes of all that I
get.' But the tax collector\, standing far off\, would not even lift up h
is eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\, 'God\, be merciful to me
a sinner!' I tell you\, this man went down to his house justified rather
than the other\; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled\, but he w
ho humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis\; Julia the Virgin-martyr
of Carthage\; 1\,015 Martyrs in Pisidia\; Helier the Hermit\, Martyr of Je
rsey\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 11:25-36\nBrethren\, lest yo
u be wise in your own conceits\, I want you to understand this mystery: a h
ardening has come upon part of Israel\, until the full number of Gentiles c
ome in\, and so all Israel will be saved\; as it is written\, "The Delivere
r will come from Zion\, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob"\; "and this
will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins." As regards the
gospel they are enemies of God\, for your sake\; but as regards election th
ey are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the cal
l of God are irrevocable. Just as you were once disobedient to God but now
have received mercy because of their disobedience\, so they have now been d
isobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may receive me
rcy. For God has consigned all men to disobedience\, that he may have mercy
upon all. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How u
nsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! "For who has kn
own the mind of the Lord\, or who has been his counselor?" "Or who has give
n a gift to him that he might be repaid?" For from him and through him and
to him are all things. To him be glory for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 12:1-8\nAt that time\, Jesus went through the grain fields on the sa
bbath\; his disciples were hungry\, and they began to pluck heads of grain
and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it\, they said to him\, "Look\, your
disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath." He said to t
hem\, "Have you not read what David did\, when he was hungry\, and those wh
o were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the P
resence\, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were wit
h him\, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law how on th
e sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath\, and are guiltless
? I tell you\, something greater than the temple is here. And if you had kn
own what this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sacrifice\,' you would not
have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath."\n
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210306
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday of Souls\; 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia\; Finding the Pre
cious Cross by St. Helen\; Hesychios the Wonderworker\n\nEpistle Reading: I
Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not have you ignorant\, brethren\, con
cerning those who are asleep\, that you may not grieve as others do who hav
e no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again\, even so\,
through Jesus\, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For
this we declare to you by the word of the Lord\, that we who are alive\, w
ho are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall not precede those who have
fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry o
f command\, with the archangel's call\, and with the sound of the trumpet o
f God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; then we who are alive\, wh
o are left\, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet th
e Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with the Lord.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 21:8-9\,25-27\,33-36\nThe Lord said\, "Take heed that you are not
led astray\; for many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and\, 'Th
e time is at hand!' Do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and t
umults\, do not be terrified\; for this must first take place\, but the end
will not be at once. And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars\,
and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the
sea and the waves\, men fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is c
oming on the world\; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And the
n they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory
. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away. But
take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation a
nd drunkenness and cares of life\, and that day come upon you suddenly like
a snare\; for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole e
arth. But watch at all times\, praying that you may have strength to escap
e all these things that will take place\, and to stand before the Son of ma
n."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210524
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Paralytic\; Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada\;
Mary the Myrrhbearer & wife of Cleopas\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13
-35\nAt that time\, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, abou
t seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these
things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together\,
Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from
recognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is this conversation which you
are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad
. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visit
or to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in th
ese days?" And he said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Con
cerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word befor
e God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered h
im up to be condemned to death\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that h
e was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the
third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed
us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body\;
and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who
said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, a
nd found it just as the women had said\; but him they did not see." And he
said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the p
rophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer the
se things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the p
rophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concernin
g himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to which they were going. He
appeared to be going further\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay w
ith us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went
in to stay with them. When he was at table with them\, he took the bread a
nd blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened
and they recognized him\; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to
each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on t
he road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same ho
ur and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together
and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and
has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road\, and
how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts 9:32-42\nIn those days\, as Peter went here and there among them all\,
he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found a man
named Aeneas\, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed. An
d Peter said to him\, "Aeneas\, Jesus Christ heals you\; rise and make your
bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon s
aw him\, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disciple nam
ed Tabitha\, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of cha
rity. In those days she fell sick and died\; and when they had washed her\,
they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa\, the disciples
\, hearing that Peter was there\, sent two men to him entreating him\, "Ple
ase come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with them. And when h
e had come\, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside h
im weeping\, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made while
she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed
\; then turning to the body he said\, "Tabitha\, rise." And she opened her
eyes\, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and lift
ed her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive. And i
t became known throughout all Joppa\, and many believed in the Lord.\n\nGos
pel Reading: John 5:1-15\nAt that time\, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now th
ere is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool\, in Hebrew called Bethesda wh
ich has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids\, blind\, lame
\, paralyzed\, waiting for the moving of the water\; for an angel of the Lo
rd went down at certain seasons into the pool\, and troubled the water\; wh
oever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was healed of whate
ver disease he had. One man was there\, who had been ill for thirty-eight y
ears. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long time\
, he said to him\, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answered him\,
"Sir\, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is troubled\, a
nd while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to him\, "Ris
e\, take up your pallet\, and walk." And at once the man was healed\, and h
e took up his pallet and walked.\n\nNow that day was the sabbath. So the Je
ws said to the man who was cured\, "It is the sabbath\, it is not lawful fo
r you to carry your pallet." But he answered them\, "The man who healed me
said to me\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk.' "They asked him\, "Who is th
e man who said to you\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk'?" Now the man who
had been healed did not know who it was\, for Jesus had withdrawn\, as ther
e was a crowd in the place. Afterward\, Jesus found him in the temple\, and
said to him\, "See\, you are well! Sin no more\, that nothing worse befall
you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed
him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/17/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope\, and Love\; Herakleides &
Myron\, Bishops of Cyprus\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Reading
: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29\; 4:1-5\nBrethren\, before fai
th came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith
should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\,
that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are n
o longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\,
through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on
Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\,
there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And
if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according t
o promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better t
han a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under gu
ardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we
were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. B
ut when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\
, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we
might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:30-45\nAt that ti
me\, the apostles returned to Jesus\, and told him all that they had done a
nd taught. And he said to them\, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place
\, and rest a while." For many were coming and going\, and they had no leis
ure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themse
lves. Now many saw them going\, and knew them\, and they ran there on foot
from all the towns\, and got there ahead of them. As he went ashore he saw
a great throng\, and he had compassion on them\, because they were like she
ep without a shepherd\; and he began to teach them many things. And when it
grew late\, his disciples came to him and said\, "This is a lonely place\,
and the hour is now late\; send them away\, to go into the country and vil
lages round about and buy themselves something to eat." But he answered the
m\, "You give them something to eat." And they said to him\, "Shall we go a
nd buy two hundred denarii worth of bread\, and give it to them to eat?" An
d he said to them\, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." And when they h
ad found out\, they said\, "Five\, and two fish." Then he commanded them al
l to sit down by companies upon the green grass. So they sat down in groups
\, by hundreds and by fifties. And taking the five loaves and the two fish
he looked up to heaven\, and blessed\, and broke the loaves\, and gave them
to the disciples to set before the people\; and he divided the two fish am
ong them all. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve
baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. And those who ate the loaves
were five thousand men. Immediately he made his disciples get into the boa
t and go before him to the other side\, to Bethsaida\, while he dismissed t
he crowd.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Tat
iana the Martyr of Rome\; Martyr Mertios\; Basil and John the Hieromartyrs\
; Euthasia the Virgin-Martyr\; Peter of Absalom\; Benedict\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Acts 18:22-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he we
nt up and greeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spendin
g some time there he departed and went from place to place through the regi
on of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew name
d Apollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent ma
n\, well versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the
Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately th
e things concerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He beg
an to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard h
im\, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately. And
when he wished to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wrot
e to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped thos
e who through grace had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in p
ublic\, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\nGospel Rea
ding: John 10:39-42\nAt that time\, the Jews tried to arrest Jesus\, but he
escaped from their hands. He went away again across the Jordan to the pla
ce where John at first baptized\, and there he remained. And many came to
him\; and they said\, "John did no sign\, but everything that John said abo
ut this man was true." And many believed in him there.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201120
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Obadiah the Prophet\; Martyrs Barlaam of Caesarea and Heliodorus\; Ant
himos\, Thallalaeos\, Christopher\, Euphemia & her children\, the Martyrs\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to th
e Thessalonians 4:18-5:10\nBrethren\, comfort one another with these words.
But as to the times and the seasons\, brethren\, you have no need to have
anything written to you. For you yourselves know well that the day of the
Lord will come like a thief in the night. When people say\, "There is peace
and security\," then sudden destruction will come upon them as travail com
es upon a woman with child\, and there will be no escape. But you are not i
n darkness\, brethren\, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you
are all sons of light and sons of the day\; we are not of the night or of d
arkness. So then let us not sleep\, as others do\, but let us keep awake an
d be sober. For those who sleep sleep at night\, and those who get drunk ar
e drunk at night. But\, since we belong to the day\, let us be sober\, and
put on the breastplate of faith and love\, and for a helmet the hope of sal
vation. For God has not destined us for wrath\, but to obtain salvation thr
ough our Lord Jesus Christ\, who died for us so that whether we wake or sle
ep we might live with him.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:1-9\nThe Lord said th
is parable\, "There was a rich man who had a steward\, and charges were bro
ught to him that this man was wasting his goods. And he called him and said
to him\, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your
stewardship\, for you can no longer be steward.' And the steward said to hi
mself\, 'What shall I do\, since my master is taking the stewardship away f
rom me? I am not strong enough to dig\, and I am ashamed to beg. I have dec
ided what to do\, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am
put out of the stewardship.' So\, summoning his master's debtors one by on
e\, he said to the first\, 'How much do you owe my master?' He said\, 'A hu
ndred measures of oil.' And he said to him\, 'Take your bill\, and sit down
quickly and write fifty.' Then he said to another\, 'And how much do you o
we?' He said\, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him\, 'Take your b
ill\, and write eighty.' The master commended the dishonest steward for his
shrewdness\; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with th
eir own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you\, make friends fo
r yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon\, so that when it fails they ma
y receive you into the eternal habitations.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201025
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala7686b5a484fabe39929c11351000a8e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Arethas the Great Martyr & Syncletiki and her two daughters\; Sebastia
ne the Martyr\; Maglorious of Sark\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Le
tter to the Corinthians 1:8-11\nBrethren\, we do not want you to be ignoran
t of the affliction we experienced in Asia\; for we were so utterly\, unbea
rably crushed that we despaired of life itself. Why\, we felt that we had r
eceived the sentence of death\; but that was to make us rely not on ourselv
es but on God who raises the dead\; he delivered us from so deadly a peril\
, and he will deliver us\; on him we have set our hope that he will deliver
us again. You also must help us by prayer\, so that many will give thanks
on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 7:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum. Now a cen
turion had a slave who was dear to him\, who was sick and at the point of d
eath. When he heard of Jesus\, he sent to him elders of the Jews\, asking h
im to come and heal his slave. And when they came to Jesus\, they besought
him earnestly\, saying\, "He is worthy to have you do this for him\, for he
loves our nation\, and he built us our synagogue." And Jesus went with the
m. When he was not far from the house\, the centurion sent friends to him\,
saying to him\, "Lord\, do not trouble yourself\, for I am not worthy to h
ave you come under my roof\; therefore I did not presume to come to you. Bu
t say the word\, and let my servant be healed. For I am a man set under aut
hority\, with soldiers under me: and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\; an
d to another\, 'Come\,' and he comes\; and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he
does it." When Jesus heard this he marveled at him\, and turned and said t
o the multitude that followed him\, "I tell you\, not even in Israel have I
found such faith." And when those who had been sent returned to the house\
, they found the slave well.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201027
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer\; Commemoration of
the Great Earthquake in Constantinople\; Eata of Hexham\n\nMatins Gospel Re
ading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who w
ill lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the syn
agogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors fo
r my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it
therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I
will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be a
ble to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents an
d brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death
\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head
will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be stron
g in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me be
fore many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach other
s also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on
service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy
the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes acco
rding to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the firs
t share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you u
nderstanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\
, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I
am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is no
t fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that
they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nG
ospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "Thi
s I command you\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that
it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world
would love its own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you
out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that
I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persec
uted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep y
ours also. But all this they will do to you on my account\, because they d
o not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they wo
uld not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates
me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no
one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated b
oth me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their l
aw\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, w
hom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who pr
oceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witn
esses\, because you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all
this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the sy
nagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he
is offering service to God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210420
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius\; George the Confessor\; Tryphon\, Pat
riarch of Constantinople\; Martyrs Emmanuel\, Theodore\, George\, Michael a
nd the other George of Samothrace\; Aelphege the Hieromartyr of Canterbury\
n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 48:17-49:4\nThus says the L
ORD\, your Redeemer\, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God\, who
teaches you to profit\, who leads you in the way you should go. O that yo
u had hearkened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a
river\, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea\; your offspring w
ould have been like the sand\, and your descendants like its grains\; their
name would never be cut off or destroyed from before me."\n\nGo forth from
Babylon\, flee from Chaldea\, declare this with a shout of joy\, proclaim
it\, send it forth to the end of the earth\; say\, "The LORD has redeemed h
is servant Jacob!" They thirsted not when he led them through the deserts\
; he made water flow for them from the rock\; he cleft the rock and the wat
er gushed out. "There is no peace\," says the LORD\, "for the wicked."\n\n
Listen to me\, O coastlands\, and hearken\, you peoples from afar. The LORD
called me from the womb\, from the body of my mother he named my name. He
made my mouth like a sharp sword\, in the shadow of his hand he hid me\; h
e made me a polished arrow\, in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to
me\, "You are my servant\, Israel\, in whom I will be glorified." But I sa
id\, "I have labored in vain\, I have spent my strength for nothing and van
ity\; yet surely my right is with the LORD\, and my recompense with my God.
"\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 27:1-41\nWhen Isaac was old and his eye
s were dim so that he could not see\, he called Esau his older son\, and sa
id to him\, "My son"\; and he answered\, "Here I am." He said\, "Behold\,
I am old\; I do not know the day of my death. Now then\, take your weapons
\, your quiver and your bow\, and go out to the field\, and hunt game for m
e\, and prepare for me savory food\, such as I love\, and bring it to me th
at I may eat\; that I may bless you before I die." Now Rebekah was listeni
ng when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt
for game and bring it\, Rebekah said to her son Jacob\, "I heard your fath
er speak to your brother Esau\, 'Bring me game\, and prepare for me savory
food\, that I may eat it\, and bless you before the LORD before I die.' N
ow therefore\, my son\, obey my word as I command you. Go to the flock\, a
nd fetch me two good kids\, that I may prepare from them savory food for yo
ur father\, such as he loves\; and you shall bring it to your father to eat
\, so that he may bless you before he dies." But Jacob said to Rebekah his
mother\, "Behold\, my brother Esau is a hairy man\, and I am a smooth man.
Perhaps my father will feel me\, and I shall seem to be mocking him\, and
bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing." His mother said to him\, "
Upon me be your curse\, my son\; only obey my word\, and go\, fetch them to
me." So he went and took them and brought them to his mother\; and his mo
ther prepared savory food\, such as his father loved. Then Rebekah took th
e best garments of Esau her older son\, which were with her in the house\,
and put them on Jacob her younger son\; and the skins of the kids she put u
pon his hands and upon the smooth part of his neck\; and she gave the savor
y food and the bread\, which she had prepared\, into the hand of her son Ja
cob.\n\nSo he went in to his father\, and said\, "My father"\; and he said\
, "Here I am\; who are you\, my son?" Jacob said to his father\, "I am Esa
u your first-born. I have done as you told me\; now sit up and eat of my ga
me\, that you may bless me." But Isaac said to his son\, "How is it that y
ou have found it so quickly\, my son?" He answered\, "Because the LORD your
God granted me success." Then Isaac said to Jacob\, "Come near\, that I m
ay feel you\, my son\, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not."
So Jacob went near to Isaac his father\, who felt him and said\, "The voic
e is Jacob's voice\, but the hands are the hands of Esau." And he did not
recognize him\, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands\
; so he blessed him. He said\, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered\,
"I am." Then he said\, "Bring it to me\, that I may eat of my son's game
and bless you." So he brought it to him\, and he ate\; and he brought him w
ine\, and he drank. Then his father Isaac said to him\, "Come near and kis
s me\, my son." So he came near and kissed him\; and he smelled the smell
of his garments\, and blessed him\, and said\, "See\, the smell of my son i
s as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed! May God give you of
the dew of heaven\, and of the fatness of the earth\, and plenty of grain a
nd wine. Let peoples serve you\, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over
your brothers\, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be ever
y one who curses you\, and blessed be every one who blesses you!"\n\nAs soo
n as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob\, when Jacob had scarcely gone out f
rom the presence of Isaac his father\, Esau his brother came in from his hu
nting. He also prepared savory food\, and brought it to his father. And he
said to his father\, "Let my father arise\, and eat of his son's game\, th
at you may bless me." His father Isaac said to him\, "Who are you?" He ans
wered\, "I am your son\, your first-born\, Esau." Then Isaac trembled viol
ently\, and said\, "Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me\,
and I ate it all before you came\, and I have blessed him? - Yes\, and he
shall be blessed." When Esau heard the words of his father\, he cried out
with an exceedingly great and bitter cry\, and said to his father\, "Bless
me\, even me also\, O my father!" But he said\, "Your brother came with gu
ile\, and he has taken away your blessing." Esau said\, "Is he not rightly
named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my bir
thright\; and behold\, now he has taken away my blessing." Then he said\, "
Have you not reserved a blessing for me?" Isaac answered Esau\, "Behold\,
I have made him your lord\, and all his brothers I have given to him for se
rvants\, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do f
or you\, my son?" Esau said to his father\, "Have you but one blessing\, m
y father? Bless me\, even me also\, O my father." And Esau lifted up his vo
ice and wept. Then Isaac his father answered him: "Behold\, away from the
fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be\, and away from the dew of heav
en on high. By your sword you shall live\, and you shall serve your brothe
r\; but when you break loose you shall break his yoke from your neck." Now
Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed
him\, and Esau said to himself\, "The days of mourning for my father are a
pproaching\; then I will kill my brother Jacob."\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Proverbs 19:16-25\nHe who keeps the commandment keeps his life\; he who des
pises the word will die. He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD\, an
d he will repay him for his deed. Discipline your son while there is hope\
; do not set your heart on his destruction. A man of great wrath will pay
the penalty\; for if you deliver him\, you will only have to do it again.
Listen to advice and accept instruction\, that you may gain wisdom for the
future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man\, but it is the purpose of
the LORD that will be established. What is desired in a man is loyalty\,
and a poor man is better than a liar. The fear of the LORD leads to life\;
and he who has it rests satisfied\; he will not be visited by harm. The s
luggard buries his hand in the dish\, and will not even bring it back to hi
s mouth. Strike a scoffer\, and the simple will learn prudence\; reprove a
man of understanding\, and he will gain knowledge.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210606
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icala9dbecdd2b6e9eb7a288414a6a0fd7a9
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus\, Bishop of Tyre\; Holy Martyrs Nicandr
us\, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them\; Christophoros & Konon the M
artyrs of Rome\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:35-41\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and
Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord\
, with many others also. And after some days Paul said to Barnabas\, "Come\
, let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we proclaimed th
e word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And Barnabas wanted to take wit
h them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with them one wh
o had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had not gone with them to the
work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so that they separated from each
other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus\, but Paul c
hose Silas and departed\, being commended by the brethren to the grace of t
he Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, strengthening the churches
. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:27-38\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to
him\, "My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, and they follow me\; and
I give them eternal life\, and they shall never perish\, and no one shall s
natch them out of my hand. My Father\, who has given them to me\, is greate
r than all\, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I
and the Father are one."\n\nThe Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jes
us answered them\, "I have shown you many good works from the Father\; for
which of these do you stone me?" The Jews answered him\, "It is not for a g
ood work that we stone you but for blasphemy\; because you\, being a man\,
make yourself God." Jesus answered them\, "Is it not written in your law\,
'I said\, you are gods?' If he called them gods to whom the word of God cam
e (and scripture cannot be broken)\, do you say of him whom the Father cons
ecrated and sent into the world\, 'You are blaspheming\,' because I said\,
'I am the Son of God'? If I am not doing the works of my Father\, then do n
ot believe me\; but if I do them\, even though you do not believe me\, beli
eve my works\, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me an
d I am in the Father."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus\, Bishop of Tyre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210610
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of Pascha\; Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; 3 Virgin-martyr
s of Chios\; 5 Nuns beheaded in Persia: Thecla\, Mariamne\, Martha\, Mary\
, & Enmatha\; Righteous Father Columba of Iona\; Righteous Father Cyril of
Belozersk\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 18:22-28\nIN
THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he went up and greeted the
church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time there he d
eparted and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phry
gia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos\, a native o
f Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent man\, well versed in the
scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord\; and being ferv
ent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Je
sus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in
the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him\, they took him and
expounded to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wished to cro
ss to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wrote to the disciples to
receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped those who through grace ha
d believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in public\, showing by the
scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\nGospel Reading: John 12:36-47\nT
he Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "While you have the light\, beli
eve in the light\, that you may become sons of light. When Jesus had said t
his\, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so many sig
ns before them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that the word spo
ken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believed our
report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they
could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their eyes and
hardened their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive wi
th their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this because he
saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless\, many even of the authoritie
s believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it\,
lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of
men more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out and said\, "He who
believes in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And he who see
s me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the world\, that whoev
er believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hears my sayings a
nd does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to judge th
e world but to save the world."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Apodosis of Pascha
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210605
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalaaafc682fb2cb515e0cb753d7fec4c0f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Mary & Martha\
, the sisters of Lazarus\; Sophia of Thrace\, The Mother of Orphans\; Petro
c\, Abbot of Padstow\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading:
Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such
a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, ex
alted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to off
er sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the peop
le\; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law
appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\
, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect
for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high
priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty
in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up n
ot by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said t
o the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who doe
s not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that m
an is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd
of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and
he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out
all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they kno
w his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\
, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with
them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus ag
ain said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the she
ep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not
heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and
will go in and out and find pasture."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cheesefare Saturday\; Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch
of Constantinople\; Pouplios the Martyr\, Bishop of Athens\; Christina the
Martyr of Persia\; Gerald\, Bishop of Mayo\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and
Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the
fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\
, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its pas
sions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spir
it. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of
one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who a
re spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yoursel
f\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill t
he law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:1-13\nThe Lord said\, "Bewar
e of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them\; for the
n you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.\n\n"Thus\, whe
n you give alms\, sound no trumpet before you\, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets\, that they may be praised by men. Truly\,
I say to you\, they have received their reward. But when you give alms\, d
o not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing\, so that your
alms may be in secret\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
\n\n"And when you pray\, you must not be like the hypocrites\; for they lov
e to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners\, that they
may be seen by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their rewar
d. But when you pray\, go into your room and shut the door and pray to you
r Father who is in secret\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward
you.\n\n"And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do\; f
or they think they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them
\, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like
this:\n\nOur Father who are in heaven\,\n Hallowed be your name\,\n Your ki
ngdom come\,\n Your will be done\,\n On earth as it is in heaven.\n Give us
this day our daily bread\,\n And forgive us our debts\,\n As we also have
forgiven our debtors\;\n And lead us not into temptation\,\n But deliver us
from evil.\n For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory\, for ev
er.\n Amen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The
Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus\; Maximos the Righteous of Kapsokaly
via\, Mount Athos\; Hilary of Poitiers\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Mediatress\; Kentigern\, Bishop of Glasgow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were conf
ined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. S
o that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justi
fied by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custo
dian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as
many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neith
er Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male
nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\,
then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that
the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though h
e is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees u
ntil the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we we
re slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had f
ully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\,
to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption
as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teach
ing the people in the temple and preaching the gospel\, the chief priests a
nd the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what a
uthority you do these things\, or who it is that gave you this authority."
He answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; now tell me\, was the
baptism of John from heaven or from men?" And they discussed it with one
another\, saying\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did you
not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' all the people will stone u
s\; for they are convinced that John was a prophet." So they answered that
they did not know whence it was. And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I
tell you by what authority I do these things."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210822
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UID:Icalab1982a0cb790067963d6ca894c7443c
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus\; The Holy Martyr Bassa and Her Sons: Theog
nis\, Agapius\, and Pistus\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy L
ady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Athanasios Patelaros\, Patriarch o
f Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 14:6-9\nBrethren\, he who obser
ves the day\, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats\, eats in
honor of the Lord\, since he gives thanks to God\; while he who abstains\,
abstains in honor of the Lord\, and gives thanks to God. None of us lives t
o himself\, and none of us dies to himself. If we live\, we live to the Lor
d\, and if we die\, we die to the Lord\; so then\, whether we live or wheth
er we die\, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again\
, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Mark 3:13-21\nAt that time\, Jesus went up on the mountain\, and called
to him those whom he desired\; and they came to him. And he appointed twel
ve\, to be with him\, and to be sent out to preach and have authority to ca
st out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter\; James the son of Zebedee and
John the brother of James\, whom he surnamed Boanerges\, that is\, sons of
thunder\; Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas\, an
d James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\, and Simon the Cananaean\, and
Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. Then he went home\; and the crowd came
together again\, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard
it\, they went out to seize him\, for people were saying\, "He is beside h
imself."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210811
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome\; Chitus of Athens\, Bis
hop of Rome\; Hippolytus the Martyr of Rome\; Afterfeast of the Transfigura
tion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Corinthians 10:5-12\nBrethren\, God was not pleased with most of the fat
hers\; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things are war
nings for us\, not to desire evil as they did. Do not be idolators as some
of them were\; as it is written\, "The people sat down to eat and drink and
rose up to dance." We must not indulge in immorality as some of them did\,
and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to
the test\, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. Now the
se things happened to them as a warning\, but they were written down for ou
r instruction\, upon whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let any o
ne who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 16:6-12\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." And they discussed it among themse
lves\, saying\, "We brought no bread." But Jesus\, aware of this\, said\, "
O men of little faith\, why do you discuss among yourselves the fact that y
ou have no bread? Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loa
ves of the five thousand\, and how many baskets you gathered? Or the seven
loaves of the four thousand\, and how many baskets you gathered? How is it
that you fail to perceive that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the l
eaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Then they understood that he did not
tell them to beware of the leaven of bread\, but of the teaching of the Ph
arisees and Sadducees.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201207
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/06/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Luke\; Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra\;
Nicholas the New Martyr of Asia Minor\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins
Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week\, at early dawn
\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spices which they had prepared.
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when they went in
they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this\, behold
\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened
and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you se
ek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you\, while he was stil
l in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sin
ful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they remember
ed his words\, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven
and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and Joanna and Mary the
mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the apostles
\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe t
hem.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he s
aw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had
happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21\nBr
ethren\, obey your leaders and submit to them\; for they are keeping watch
over your souls\, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this j
oyfully\, and not sadly\, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray f
or us\, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience\, desiring to act h
onorably in all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order
that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who bro
ught again from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\,
by the blood of the eternal covenant\, equip you with everything good that
you may do His will\, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight\,
through Jesus Christ\; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nGosp
el Reading: Luke 13:10-17\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in one of the
synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirm
ity for eighteen years\; she was bent over and could not fully straighten h
erself. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her and said to her\, "Woman\, y
ou are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her\, and imm
ediately she was made straight\, and she praised God. But the ruler of the
synagogue\, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath\, said to the
people\, "There are six days on which work ought to be done\; come on thos
e days and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered
him\, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or
his donkey from the manger\, and lead it away to water it? And ought not th
is woman\, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years\, be l
oosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this\, all his adversa
ries were put to shame\; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious th
ings that were done by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Tuesday after Pascha\; Methodius & Cyril\, Equal-to-the Apostles I
lluminators of the Slavs\; Renewal of Constantinople\; Hieromartyr Mocius\;
Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions\; Dioscoros the New Martyr\; Argyr
ios the New-Martyr of Epanomi\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:1-10\nIn those day
s\, while the apostles were speaking to the people\, the priests and the ca
ptain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them\, annoyed because they
were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from th
e dead. And they arrested them and put them in custody until the morrow\, f
or it was already evening. But many of those who heard the word believed\;
and the number of the men came to about five thousand.\n\nOn the morrow the
ir rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem\, with
Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander\, and all who we
re of the high-priestly family. And when they had set them in the midst\, t
hey inquired\, "By what power or by what name did you do this?" Then Peter\
, filled with the Holy Spirit\, said to them\, "Rulers of the people and el
ders\, if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crip
ple\, by what means this man has been healed\, be it known to you all\, and
to all the people of Israel\, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
\, whom you crucified\, whom God raised from the dead\, by him this man is
standing before you well."\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:16-21\nThe Lord said t
o his disciples: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son\, that w
hoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sen
t the Son into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that the world mi
ght be saved through him. He who believes in him is not condemned\; he who
does not believe is condemned already\, because he has not believed in the
name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment\, that the light has
come into the world\, and men loved darkness rather than light\, because th
eir deeds were evil. For every one who does evil hates the light\, and does
not come to the light\, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does
what is true comes to the light\, that it may be clearly seen that his deed
s have been wrought in God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210212
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch\; Antonius\, Archbishop of Constantin
ople\; Christos the New Martyr\; Meletios of Ypseni\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpist
le Reading: I Peter 1:1-25\;2:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to
the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\, Cappadocia\, Asia\, and
Bithynia\, chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spi
rit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:\n\nMay
grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living h
ope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\, and to an inhe
ritance which is imperishable\, undefiled\, and unfading\, kept in heaven f
or you\, who by God's power are guarded through faith for a salvation ready
to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice\, though now for a li
ttle while you may have to suffer various trials\, so that the genuineness
of your faith\, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested b
y fire\, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jes
us Christ. Without having known him you love him\; though you do not now se
e him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As t
he outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.\n\nThe pro
phets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquire
d about this salvation\; they inquired what person or time was indicated by
the Spirit of Christ within them when predicting the sufferings of Christ
and the subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they were serving no
t themselves but you\, in the things which have now been announced to you b
y those who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from
heaven\, things into which angels long to look.\n\nTherefore gird up your
minds\, be sober\, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you
at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children\, do not be confor
med to the passions of your former ignorance\, but as he who called you is
holy\, be holy yourselves in all your conduct\; since it is written\, "You
shall be holy\, for I am holy." And if you invoke as Father him who judges
each one impartially according to his deeds\, conduct yourselves with fear
throughout the time of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the
futile ways inherited from your fathers\, not with perishable things such
as silver or gold\, but with the precious blood of Christ\, like that of a
lamb without blemish or spot. He was destined before the foundation of the
world but was made manifest at the end of the times for your sake. Through
him you have confidence in God\, who raised him from the dead and gave him
glory\, so that your faith and hope are in God.\n\nHaving purified your sou
ls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren\, love
one another earnestly from the heart. You have been born anew\, not of per
ishable seed but of imperishable\, through the living and abiding word of G
od\; for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of gras
s. The grass withers\, and the flower falls\, but the word of the Lord abid
es for ever." That word is the good news which was preached to you.\n\nSo p
ut away all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander.
Like newborn babes\, long for the pure spiritual milk\, that by it you may
grow up to salvation\; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.\n\nCom
e to him\, to that living stone\, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen
and precious\; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house\, to be a holy priest
hood\, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ
. For it stands in scripture: âBehold\, I am laying in Z
ion a stone\, a cornerstone chosen and precious\, and he who believes in hi
m will not be put to shame.â To you therefore who believe\, he is preciou
s\, but for those who do not believe\, âThe very stone which the builders
rejected has become the head of the corner\,â and âA stone that will m
ake men stumble\, a rock that will make them fallâ\; for they stumble bec
ause they disobey the word\, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race\, a royal priesthoo
d\, a holy nation\, Godâs own people\, that you may declare the wonderfu
l deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.Â
span>Once you were no people
but now you are Godâs people\; once you had not received mercy but now y
ou have received mercy.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord sa
id this parable\, "A man planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, a
nd dug a pit for the wine press\, and built a tower\, and let it out to ten
ants\, and went into another country. When the time came\, he sent a servan
t to the tenants\, to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And
they took him and beat him\, and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent
to them another servant\, and they wounded him in the head\, and treated hi
m shamefully. And he sent another\, and him they killed\; and so with many
others\, some they beat and some they killed. He had still one other\, a be
loved son\; finally he sent him to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my so
n.' But those tenants said to one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let
us kill him\, and the inheritance will be ours.' And they took him and kill
ed him\, and cast him out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the viney
ard do? He will come and destroy the tenants\, and give the vineyard to oth
ers. Have you not read this scripture: 'The very stone which the builders r
ejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and
it is marvelous in our eyes'?" And they tried to arrest him\, but feared t
he multitude\, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them
\; so they left him and went away.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210108
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner\; A
fterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Cedd\, Bi
shop of Scotland\; Fursey\, Abbot of Lagny\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 19:1-8\
nIn those days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed through the upp
er country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said
to them\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they sai
d\, "No\, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he sai
d\, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said\, "Into John's baptism."
And Paul said\, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance\, telling the
people to believe in the one who was to come after him\, that is\, Jesus."
On hearing this\, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And wh
en Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came on them\; and t
hey spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in a
ll. And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguin
g and pleading about the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:29-34\nA
t that time\, John saw Jesus coming toward him\, and said\, "Behold\, the L
amb of God\, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said
\, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me\, for he was before me.' I mys
elf did not know him\; but for this I came baptizing with water\, that he m
ight be revealed to Israel." And John bore witness\, "I saw the Spirit desc
end as a dove from heaven\, and it remained on him. I myself did not know h
im\; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me\, 'He on whom you
see the Spirit descend and remain\, this is he who baptizes with the Holy S
pirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
"\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210209
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr\; The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Za
chariah)\; Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs\; Afterfeast of the Presentat
ion of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Cuthman of Steyning\n\nEpistle R
eading: Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the
great love with which he loved us\, even when we were dead through our tres
passes\, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\
, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly plac
es in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace yo
u have been saved through faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is th
e gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are
his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepa
red beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10
:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep
in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Bewa
re of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in thei
r synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sa
ke\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you
up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for wh
at you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who
speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will d
eliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will r
ise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by a
ll for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210109
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Geo
rge of Hozeva\; Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople\; Atticus and Cyrus
\, Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Gregory of the Kiev Caves\; Emiliano
s the Confessor\, Bishop of Cyzikos\; Pega the Virgin\, Hermitess of Peakir
k\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 6:3-11\nBrethren\, all who have
been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. We were bur
ied therefore with Him by baptism into death\, so that as Christ was raised
from the dead by the glory of the Father\, we too might walk in newness of
life. For if we have been united with Him in a death like His\, we shall
certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His. We know that our
old self was crucified with Him so that the sinful body might be destroyed\
, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For he who has died is freed
from sin. But if we have died with Christ\, we believe that we shall also
live with Him. For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will nev
er die again\; death no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died He
died to sin\, once for all\, but the life He lives He lives to God. So you
also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus
our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:22-33\nAt that time\, Jesus and his di
sciples went into the land of Judea\; there He remained with them and bapti
zed. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim\, because there was much
water there\; and people came and were baptized. For John had not yet been
put in prison.\n\nNow a discussion arose between John's disciples and a Je
w over purifying. And they came to John\, and said to him\, "Rabbi\, he wh
o was with you beyond the Jordan\, to whom you bore witness\, here he is\,
baptizing\, and all are going to him." John answered\, "No one can receive
anything except what is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me wit
ness\, that I said\, I am not the Christ\, but I have been sent before Him.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom\; the friend of the bridegroom\, w
ho stands and hears him\, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice\; ther
efore this joy of mine is now full. He must increase\, but I must decrease
.\n\n"He who comes from above is above all\; he who is of the earth belongs
to the earth\, and of the earth he speaks\; he who comes from heaven is ab
ove all. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard\, yet no one recei
ves his testimony\; he who receives his testimony sets his seal to this\, t
hat God is true."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria\; Hermos the Martyr\; Leon
tus the martyr\; John & George\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Relics of A
rsenios the Righteous of Paros\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Ho
ly Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Constantine the New Martyr of
Capua\; Matthew the New Martyr of Gerakari\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Readin
g: I Corinthians 13:4-13\;14:1-5\nBrethren\, love is patient and kind\; lov
e is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not in
sist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoic
e at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes al
l things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends\; as for
prophecies\, they will pass away\; as for tongues\, they will cease\; as fo
r knowledge\, it will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect and our pro
phecy is imperfect\; but when the perfect comes\, the imperfect will pass a
way. When I was a child\, I spoke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I
reasoned like a child\; when I became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For
now we see in a mirror dimly\, but then face to face. Now I know in part\;
then I shall understand fully\, even as I have been fully understood. So f
aith\, hope\, love abide\, these three\; but the greatest of these is love.
Make love your aim\, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially
that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men bu
t to God\; for no one understands him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spir
it. On the other hand\, he who prophesies speaks to men for their upbuildin
g and encouragement and consolation. He who speaks in a tongue edifies hims
elf\, but he who prophesies edifies the church. Now I want you all to speak
in tongues\, but even more to prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than
he who speaks in tongues\, unless some one interprets\, so that the church
may be edified.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16\nThe Lord said this para
ble\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in th
e morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labore
rs for a denarius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out abo
ut the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace\; and to t
hem he said\, 'You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will
give you.' So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth
hour\, he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found
others standing\; and he said to them\, 'Why do you stand here idle all day
?' They said to him\, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You
go into the vineyard too.' And when evening came\, the owner of the vineya
rd said to his steward\, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, begi
nning with the last\, up to the first.' And when those hired about the elev
enth hour came\, each of them received a denarius. Now when the first came\
, they thought they would receive more\; but each of them also received a d
enarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, saying\, 'T
hese last worked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who hav
e borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to on
e of them\, 'Friend\, I am doing you no wrong\; did you not agree with me f
or a denarius? Take what belongs to you\, and go\; I choose to give to this
last as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belo
ngs to me? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' So the last will be firs
t\, and the first last. For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Agathangelus the Mar
tyr\; Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians
3:20-21\;4:1-3\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is in heaven\, and from it we
await a Savior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who will change our lowly body to
be like his glorious body\, by the power which enables him even to subject
all things to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\, whom I love and long for\
, my joy and crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat E
uodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. And I ask you also\, tr
ue yokefellow\, help these women\, for they have labored side by side with
me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers\,
whose names are in the book of life. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1
-5\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; and as they ma
de their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisee
s said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbat
h?" And he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\, when he wa
s in need and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered t
he house of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the
Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also
gave it to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath w
as made for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even
of the sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there wh
o had a withered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether he would heal
him on the sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the ma
n who had the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it la
wful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" B
ut they were silent. And he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at
their hardness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his
hand was restored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs in the Quarter
of Eugenius\; Our Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Baradatus\; Anthousa the
Martyr & her 12 Servants\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:20-21
\;2:1-9\nBeloved\, first of all you must understand this\, that no prophecy
of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation\, because no prophecy
ever came by the impulse of man\, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke f
rom God.\n\nBut false prophets also arose among the people\, just as there
will be false teachers among you\, who will secretly bring in destructive h
eresies\, even denying the Master who bought them\, bringing upon themselve
s swift destruction. And many will follow their licentiousness\, and becau
se of them the way of truth will be reviled. And in their greed they will
exploit you with false words\; from of old their condemnation has not been
idle\, and their destruction has not been asleep.\n\nFor if God did not spa
re the angels when they sinned\, but cast them into hell and committed them
to pits of nether gloom to be kept until the judgment\; if he did not spar
e the ancient world\, but preserved Noah\, a herald of righteousness\, with
seven other persons\, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodl
y\; if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned th
em to extinction and made them an example to those who were to be ungodly\;
and if he rescued righteous Lot\, greatly distressed by the licentiousness
of the wicked (for by what that righteous man saw and heard as he lived am
ong them\, he was vexed in his righteous soul day after day with their lawl
ess deeds)\, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial\, and t
o keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Mark 13:9-13\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Take heed to you
rselves\; for they will deliver you up to councils\; and you will be beaten
in synagogues\; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake\
, to bear testimony before them. And the gospel must first be preached to a
ll nations. And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up\, do not be
anxious beforehand what you are to say\; but say whatever is given you in
that hour\, for it is not you who speak\, but the Holy Spirit. And brother
will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children
will rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hate
d by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/09/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Hannah the Rig
hteous\, mother of Samuel the Prophet\; Narses the Martyr of Persia\; The C
onsecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy
City of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St
. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\,
one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born
according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now thi
s is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\,
bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Ar
abia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery wit
h her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. Fo
r it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth a
nd shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate on
e are many more than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it wi
th a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those
who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made mani
fest\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take
heed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and from h
im who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n\nTh
en his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach him f
or the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing
outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my br
others are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hesychius the Martyr\; Our Holy Father Nicholas Planas\; Andronikos &
Athanasia the Martyrs\; Theodotos the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Cyrenia\; Joa
chim of Vatopedi who was given the name Papoulakis\; Euthalia the Virgin-Ma
rtyr of Sicily\; Chad\, Bishop of Lichfield\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 3:9-
22\nBRETHREN\, no one born of God commits sin\; for God's nature abides in
him\, and he cannot sin because he is born of God. By this it may be seen w
ho are the children of God\, and who are the children of the devil: whoever
does not do right is not of God\, nor he who does not love his brother. Fo
r this is the message which you have heard from the beginning\, that we sho
uld love one another\, and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and mur
dered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were ev
il and his brother's righteous. Do not wonder\, brethren\, that the world h
ates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life\, because we l
ove the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. Any one who hates h
is brother is a murderer\, and you know that no murderer has eternal life a
biding in him. By this we know love\, that he laid down his life for us\; a
nd we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But if any one has the
world's goods and sees his brother in need\, yet closes his heart against h
im\, how does God's love abide in him? Little children\, let us not love in
word or speech but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are
of the truth\, and reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts cond
emn us\; for God is greater than our hearts\, and he knows everything. Belo
ved\, if our hearts do not condemn us\, we have confidence before God\; and
we receive from him whatever we ask. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:10-42\nAt
that time\, Judas Iscariot\, who was one of the twelve\, went to the chief
priests in order to betray Jesus to them. And when they heard it they were
glad\, and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to bet
ray him. And on the first day of Unleavened Bread\, when they sacrificed th
e passover lamb\, his disciples said to him\, "Where will you have us go an
d prepare for you to eat the passover?" And he sent two of his disciples\,
and said to them\, "Go into the city\, and a man carrying a jar of water wi
ll meet you\; follow him\, and wherever he enters\, say to the householder\
, 'The Teacher says\, Where is my guest room\, where I am to eat the passov
er with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper room furnished an
d ready\; there prepare for us." And the disciples set out and went to the
city\, and found it as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover. A
nd when it was evening he came with the twelve. And as they were at table e
ating\, Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, one of you will betray me\, on
e who is eating with me." They began to be sorrowful\, and to say to him on
e after another\, "Is it I?" He said to them\, "It is one of the twelve\, o
ne who is dipping bread into the dish with me. For the Son of man goes as i
t is written of him\, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betraye
d! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." And as
they were eating\, he took bread\, and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it
to them\, and said\, "Take\; this is my body." And he took a cup\, and whe
n he had given thanks he gave it to them\, and they all drank of it. And he
said to them\, "This is my blood of the new covenant\, which is poured out
for many. Truly\, I say to you\, I shall not drink again of the fruit of t
he vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." And when
they had sung a hymn\, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus sai
d to them\, "You will all fall away\; for it is written\, 'I will strike th
e shepherd\, and the sheep will be scattered.' But after I am raised up\, I
will go before you to Galilee." Peter said to him\, "Even though they all
fall away\, I will not." And Jesus said to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, th
is very night\, before the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three times.
" But he said vehemently\, "If I must die with you\, I will not deny you."
And they all said the same. And they went to a place which was called Geths
emane\; and he said to his disciples\, "Sit here\, while I pray." And he to
ok with him Peter and James and John\, and began to be greatly distressed a
nd troubled. And he said to them\, "My soul is very sorrowful\, even to dea
th\; remain here\, and watch." And going a little farther\, he fell on the
ground and prayed that\, if it were possible\, the hour might pass from him
. And he said\, 'Abba\, Father\, all things are possible to you\; remove th
is cup from me\; yet not what I will\, but what you will." And he came and
found them sleeping\, and he said to Peter\, "Simon\, are you asleep? Could
you not watch one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptat
ion\; the spirit indeed is willing\, but the flesh is weak." And again he w
ent away and prayed\, saying the same words. And again he came and found th
em sleeping\, for their eyes were very heavy\; and they did not know what t
o answer him. And he came the third time\, and said to them\, "Are you stil
l sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough\; the hour has come\; the Son
of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise\, let us be going\; see
\, my betrayer is at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council\; Holy Martyr
Emilian\; Holy Martyrs Paul\, Thea and Valentine\; Our Holy Father John\,
Archbishop of Constantinople\; Stephen\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; The
neva of Glasgow\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of
the week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spices
which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tom
b\, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perp
lexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and
as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said
to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he tol
d you\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be deliver
ed in to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day
rise." And they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb they to
ld all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\,
and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who
told this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, a
nd they did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stoop
ing and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went ho
me wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\
, my son\, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things\, so
that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to
good deeds\; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid c
ontroversies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for
they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious\, after adm
onishing him once or twice\, have nothing more to do with him\, knowing tha
t such a person is perverted and sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n\nWhen I s
end Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\,
for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas
the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let
our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of
urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greeti
ng to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Ame
n.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Yo
u are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do
men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives
light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they
may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Th
ink not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come
not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till h
eaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the la
w until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of thes
e commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of
heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in th
e kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome\; Agapetus the Confessor\, Bishop of Sina
i\; Flavian the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Peter 4:12-19\;5:1-5\nBELOVED\, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal
which comes upon you to prove you\, as though something strange were happen
ing to you. But rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings\, that y
ou may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are repr
oached for the name of Christ\, you are blessed\, because the spirit of glo
ry and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer\, or
a thief\, or a wrongdoer\, or a mischiefmaker\; yet if one suffers as a Ch
ristian\, let him not be ashamed\, but under that name let him glorify God.
For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God\; an
d if it begins with us\, what will be the end of those who do not obey the
gospel of God? And "if the righteous man is scarcely saved\, where will the
impious and sinner appear?" Therefore let those who suffer according to Go
d's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.\n\nSo I ex
hort the elders among you\, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferin
gs of Christ as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed. Ten
d the flock of God that is your charge\, not by constraint but willingly\,
not for shameful gain but eagerly\, not as domineering over those in your c
harge but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd is manif
ested you will obtain the unfading crown of glory. Likewise you that are yo
unger be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves\, all of you\, with humil
ity toward one another\, for "God opposes the proud\, but gives grace to th
e humble."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:38-44\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of the
scribes\, who like to go about in long robes\, and to have salutations in
the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of ho
nor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long pray
ers. They will receive the greater condemnation." And he sat down opposite
the treasury\, and watched the multitude putting money into the treasury. M
any rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came\, and put in two c
opper coins\, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him\, and
said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this poor widow has put in more than
all those who are contributing to the treasury. For they all contributed o
ut of their abundance\; but she out of her poverty has put in everything sh
e had\, her whole living."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Cantania\; Our Holy Father Niph
onus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracl
e in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716\; Afterfeast of the Transfi
guration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Blane\, Bishop of Bute\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 10:12-22\nBrethren\, let any on
e who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overt
aken you that is not common to man. God is faithful\, and he will not let y
ou be tempted beyond your strength\, but with the temptation will also prov
ide the way of escape\, that you may be able to endure it. Therefore\, my b
eloved\, shun the worship of idols. I speak as to sensible men: judge for y
ourselves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless\, is it not a comm
union in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break\, is it not a commun
ion in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread\, we who are many are
one body\, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider Israel according
to the flesh: are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? W
hat do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything\, or that an id
ol is anything? No\, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demon
s and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. You cannot
drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of the demons. You cannot partake of
the table of the Lord and the table of the demons. Shall we provoke the Lor
d to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:20-24
\nAt that time\, Jesus strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that h
e was the Christ. From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he
must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief pries
ts and scribes\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raised. And Peter
took him and began to rebuke him\, saying\, "God forbid\, Lord! This shall
never happen to you." But he turned and said to Peter\, "Get behind me\, Sa
tan! You are a hindrance to me\; for you are not on the side of God\, but o
f men." Then Jesus told his disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, l
et him deny himself\, and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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sts: 12th Sunday of Luke\; Anthony the Great\; Anthony the New of the Berro
pas Skete\; George the New Martyr of Ioannina\; Theodosius the Emperor\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, being raised from the de
ad\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and h
e revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\, Nath
anael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of his disc
iples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They
said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat\;
but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood
on the beach\; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said
to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He sai
d to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will find
some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, for th
e quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is th
e Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothe
s\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the other d
isciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they were n
ot far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen they got out
on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish lying on it\, and brea
d. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught."
So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\
, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\, the
net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none
of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.
Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fish.
This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after
he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren
\, obey your leaders and submit to them\; for they are keeping watch over y
our souls\, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfull
y\, and not sadly\, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\
, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience\, desiring to act honorab
ly in all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I
may be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought a
gain from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by th
e blood of the eternal covenant\, equip you with everything good that you m
ay do His will\, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight\, throu
gh Jesus Christ\; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 17:12-19\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered a village\, he was met
by ten lepers\, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and sai
d: "Jesus\, Master\, have mercy on us." When he saw them he said to them\
, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were clean
sed. Then one of them\, when he saw that he was healed\, turned back\, pra
ising God with a loud voice\; and he fell on his face at Jesus's feet\, giv
ing him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus: "Were not ten cl
eansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to
God except this foreigner?" And he said to him: "Rise and go your way\; you
r faith has made you well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Second Saturday of Lent\; The Holy Matrona of Thessalonica\; Paul\, Bi
shop of Corinth\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebr
ews 3:12-16\nBRETHREN\, take care lest there be in any of you an evil\, unb
elieving heart\, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort o
ne another every day\, as long as it is called "today\," that none of you m
ay be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we share in Christ\, if onl
y we hold our first confidence firm to the end\, while it is said\, "Today\
, when you hear his voice\, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
Who were they that heard and yet were rebellious? Was it not all those who
left Egypt under the leadership of Moses? \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:35-44
\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to a lonely place\, and there he prayed. An
d Simon and those who were with him pursued him\, and they found him and sa
id to him\, "Everyone is searching for you." And he said to them\, "Let us
go on to the next towns\, that I may preach there also\; for that is why I
came out." And he went throughout all Galilee\, preaching in their synagogu
es and casting out demons. And a leper came to him beseeching him\, and kne
eling said to him\, "If you will\, you can make me clean." Moved with pity\
, he stretched out his hand and touched him\, and said to him\, "I will\; b
e clean." And immediately the leprosy left him\, and he was made clean. And
he sternly charged him\, and sent him away at once\, and said to him\, "Se
e that you say nothing to any one\; but go\, show yourself to a priest\, an
d offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded\, for a proof to them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens\; Manuel\, Sabel\,
& Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia\; Righteous Father Botolph\, Abbot of the M
onastery of Ikanhoe\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 25:13-19\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Agri
ppa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as they
stayed there many days\, Festus laid Paul's case before the king\, saying\
, "There is a man left prisoner by Felix\; and when I was at Jerusalem\, th
e chief priests and the elders of the Jews gave information about him\, ask
ing for sentence against him. I answered them that it was not the custom of
the Romans to give up any one before the accused met the accusers face to
face\, and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid a
gainst him. When therefore they came together here\, I made no delay\, but
on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brou
ght in. When the accusers stood up\, they brought no charge in his case of
such evils as I supposed\; but they had certain points of dispute with him
about their own superstition and about one Jesus\, who was dead\, but whom
Paul asserted to be alive."\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:23-33\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if you ask anything of
the Father\, he will give it to you in my name. Hitherto you have asked not
hing in my name\; ask\, and you will receive\, that your joy may be full.\n
\n"I have said this to you in figures\; the hour is coming when I shall no
longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. In that
day you will ask in my name\; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the
Father for you\; for the Father himself loves you\, because you have loved
me and have believed that I came from the Father. I came from the Father a
nd have come into the world\; again\, I am leaving the world and going to t
he Father."\n\nHis disciples said\, "Ah\, now you are speaking plainly\, no
t in any figure! Now we know that you know all things\, and need none to qu
estion you\; by this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered the
m\, "Do you now believe? The hour is coming\, indeed it has come\, when you
will be scattered\, every man to his home\, and will leave me alone\; yet
I am not alone\, for the Father is with me. I have said this to you\, that
in me you may have peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome\; Theodosios the Martyr\; Zoilos t
he Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 40:18-31\nThus sa
ys the LORD: To whom then will you liken God\, or what likeness compare wit
h him? The idol! a workman casts it\, and a goldsmith overlays it with gol
d\, and casts for it silver chains. He who is impoverished chooses for an
offering wood that will not rot\; he seeks out a skilful craftsman to set u
p an image that will not move. \n\n Have you not known? Have you not heard
? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from
the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the e
arth\, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers\; who stretches out the he
avens like a curtain\, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in\; who bring
s princes to nought\, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing. \n\n S
carcely are they planted\, scarcely sown\, scarcely has their stem taken ro
ot in the earth\, when he blows upon them\, and they wither\, and the tempe
st carries them off like stubble. \n\n To whom then will you compare me\,
that I should be like him? Says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high an
d see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number\, calling
them all by name\; by the greatness of his might\, and because he is strong
in power not one is missing. \n\n Why do you say\, O Jacob\, and speak\,
O Israel\, "My way is hid from the LORD\, and my right is disregarded by my
God"? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting
God\, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow wear
y\, his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint\, and t
o him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and
be weary\, and young men shall fall exhausted\; but they who wait for the L
ORD shall renew their strength\, they shall mount up with wings like eagles
\, they shall run and not be weary\, they shall walk and not faint.\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Genesis 15:1-15\n After these things the word of the LOR
D came to Abram in a vision\, "Fear not\, Abram\, I am your shield\; your r
eward shall be very great." But Abram said\, "O Lord GOD\, what wilt thou
give me\, for I continue childless\, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of
Damascus?" And Abram said\, "Behold\, thou hast given me no offspring\; a
nd a slave born in my house will be my heir." And behold\, the word of the
LORD came to him\, "This man shall not be your heir\; your own son shall b
e your heir." And he brought him outside and said\, "Look toward heaven\,
and number the stars\, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him
\, "So shall your descendants be." And he believed the LORD\; and he recko
ned it to him as righteousness. \n\n And he said to him\, "I am the LORD w
ho brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans\, to give you this land to possess.
" But he said\, "O Lord GOD\, how am I to know that I shall possess it?"
He said to him\, "Bring me a heifer three years old\, a she-goat three year
s old\, a ram three years old\, a turtledove\, and a young pigeon." And he
brought him all these\, cut them in two\, and laid each half over against
the other\; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey ca
me down upon the carcasses\, Abram drove them away. \n\n As the sun was go
ing down\, a deep sleep fell on Abram\; and lo\, a dread and great darkness
fell upon him. Then the LORD said to Abram\, "Know of a surety that your
descendants will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs\, and will be s
laves there\, and they will be oppressed for four hundred years\; but I wil
l bring judgment on the nation which they serve\, and afterward they shall
come out with great possessions. As for yourself\, you shall go to your fa
thers in peace\; you shall be buried in a good old age.\n\nOld Testament Re
ading: Proverbs 15:7-19\nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge\; not so the
minds of fools. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD
\, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is
an abomination to the LORD\, but he loves him who pursues righteousness. T
here is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way\; he who hates repro
of will die. Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD\, how much more th
e hearts of men! A scoffer does not like to be reproved\; he will not go t
o the wise. A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance\, but by sorrow of h
eart the spirit is broken. The mind of him who has understanding seeks kno
wledge\, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. All the days of the afflic
ted are evil\, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Better is a lit
tle with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. Bet
ter is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife\, but he who is slow to anger quiets c
ontention. The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns\, but the path o
f the upright is a level highway.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Chariton the Confessor\; Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus\, Metropolita
n of Nicopolis\; Old Epirus\; Baruch the Prophet\; Neophytos & Auxentios th
e Martyrs of Cyprus\; Wenceslaus the Martyr\, Prince of the Czechs\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\,
it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone
in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show
that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted
in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; p
ersecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always car
rying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also b
e manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up
to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in
our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we
have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I
spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the
Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his pr
esence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and
more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a
great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Jude
a and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him a
nd to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclea
n spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power ca
me forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His di
sciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God
. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed a
re you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate
you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as
evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for jo
y\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onesimus the Apostle of the 70\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Eld
er of Chios\; Eusebius the Righteous of Syria\; Onesimos\, Patriarch of Con
stantinople\; Ma?or the Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Philemon 1:1-25\n PAUL\,
a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Philemon our be
loved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fellow soldie
r\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Fathe
r and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in m
y prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have tow
ard the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the sharing of your
faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. Fo
r I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brother\, because
the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accordingly\, th
ough I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required\, yet
for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and n
ow a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my child\, Onesim
os\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useles
s to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am sending him
back to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him wit
h me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonmen
t for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in or
der that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will
. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that you might h
ave him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a slave\, as a b
eloved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, both in the fl
esh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receive him as yo
u would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you anything\, c
harge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand\, I will r
epay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes\, brother
\, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. Co
nfident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you will do even
more than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\, for I am
hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my fellow pris
oner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarcho
s\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Chris
t be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:13-17\nAt that time
\, the chief priests and scribes sent to Jesus some of the Pharisees and so
me of the Herodians\, to entrap him in his talk. And they came and said to
him\, "Teacher\, we know that you are true\, and care for no man\; for you
do not regard the position of men\, but truly teach the way of God. Is it l
awful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not? Should we pay them\, or should we no
t?" But knowing their hypocrisy\, he said to them\, "Why put me to the test
? Bring me a coin\, and let me look at it." And they brought one. And he sa
id to them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him\, "
Caesar's." Jesus said to them\, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesa
r's\, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; Sebastiana\, Disciple of St. Paul the Apos
tle\; Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt\; Melitina the Martyr\; Afterfeast of t
he Holy Cross\; Ninian the Enlightener of Scotland\; Edith the Nun of Wilto
n Abbey\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the
Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you n
ot to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable tim
e I have listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\
, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put
no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our mini
stry\, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through gr
eat endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, impris
onments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, fo
rbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, a
nd the power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand
and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. W
e are treated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well k
nown\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; a
s sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as ha
ving nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-
50\nAt that time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and h
e went into the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\
, a woman of the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at
table in the Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, an
d standing behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet wit
h her tears\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his fee
t\, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invi
ted him saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he woul
d have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for s
he is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have somethin
g to say to you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain cred
itor had two debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty.
When they could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will lov
e him more?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave mor
e." And he said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the
woman he said to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, yo
u gave me no water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and
wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came i
n she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\,
but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sin
s\, which are many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forg
iven little\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven."
Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who
is this\, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith
has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions\; Pyrros the Hier
omartyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:25\;13.1-12\nIn those days\, Barnabas a
nd Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission\, bri
nging with them John whose other name was Mark. Now in the Church at Antioc
h there were prophets and teachers\, Barnabas\, Simeon who was called Niger
\, Lucius of Cyrene\, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch\,
and Saul. While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting\, the Holy Spiri
t said\, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have c
alled them." Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them a
nd sent them off. So\, being sent out by the Holy Spirit\, they went down t
o Seleucia\; and from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Sal
amis\, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And t
hey had John to assist them. When they had gone through the whole island as
far as Paphos\, they came upon a certain magician\, a Jewish false prophet
\, named Bar-Jesus. He was with the proconsul\, Sergius Paulus\, a man of i
ntelligence\, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of
God. But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) withsto
od them\, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. But Saul\, who
is also called Paul\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, looked intently at him
and said\, "You son of the devil\, you enemy of all righteousness\, full o
f all deceit and villainy\, will you not stop making crooked the straight p
aths of the Lord? And now\, behold\, the hand of the Lord is upon you\, and
you shall be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist
and darkness fell upon him and he went about seeking people to lead him by
the hand. Then the proconsul believed\, when he saw what had occurred\, fo
r he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:
51-59\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say t
o you\, if any one keeps my word\, he will never see death." The Jews said
to him\, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died\, as did the prop
hets\; and you say\, 'If any one keeps my word\, he will never taste death.
' Are you greater than our father Abraham\, who died? And the prophets died
! Who do you claim to be?" Jesus answered\, "If I glorify myself\, my glory
is nothing\; it is my Father who glorifies me\, of whom you say that he is
your God. But you have not known him\; I know him. If I said\, I do not kn
ow him\, I should be a liar like you\; but I do know him and I keep his wor
d. Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day\; and he saw it a
nd was glad." The Jews then said to him\, "You are not yet fifty years old\
, and have you seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say t
o you\, before Abraham was\, I am." So they took up stones to throw at him\
; but Jesus hid himself\, and went out of the temple.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210515
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Friday after Pascha\; Isidore the Martyr of Chios\; Holy Hieromart
yr Therapontus\; Holy New Martyrs Mark and John\; Serapion the Holy Martyr\
; Leontius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nE
pistle Reading: Acts 5:1-11\nIn those days\, a man named Ananias with his w
ife Sapphira sold a piece of property\, and with his wife's knowledge he ke
pt back some of the proceeds\, and brought only a part and laid it at the a
postles' feet. But Peter said\, "Ananias\, why has Satan filled your heart
to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land
? While it remained unsold\, did it not remain your own? And after it was s
old\, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this d
eed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." When Ananias heard
these words\, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who hear
d of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buri
ed him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in\, not knowi
ng what had happened. And Peter said to her\, "Tell me whether you sold the
land for so much." And she said\, "Yes\, for so much." But Peter said to h
er\, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lo
rd? Hark\, the feet of those that have buried your husband are at the door\
, and they will carry you out." Immediately she fell down at his feet and d
ied. When the young men came in they found her dead\, and they carried her
out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the whole c
hurch\, and upon all who heard of these things.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:3
0-47\; 6:1-2\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "I can do nothing
on my own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, becau
se I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me. If I bear
witness to myself\, my testimony is not true\; there is another who bears
witness to me\, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is true.
You sent to John\, and he has borne witness to the truth. Not that the tes
timony which I receive is from man\; but I say this that you may be saved.
He was a burning and shining lamp\, and you were willing to rejoice for a w
hile in his light. But the testimony which I have is greater than that of J
ohn\; for the works which the Father has granted me to accomplish\, these v
ery works which I am doing\, bear me witness that the Father has sent me. A
nd the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me. His voice you ha
ve never heard\, his form you have never seen\; and you do not have his wor
d abiding in you\, for you do not believe him whom he has sent. You search
the scriptures\, because you think that in them you have eternal life\; and
it is they that bear witness to me\; yet you refuse to come to me that you
may have life. I do not receive glory from men. But I know that you have n
ot the love of God within you. I have come in my Father's name\, and you do
not receive me\; if another comes in his own name\, him you will receive.
How can you believe\, who receive glory from one another and do not seek th
e glory that comes from the only God? Do not think that I shall accuse you
to the Father\; it is Moses who accuses you\, on whom you set your hope. If
you believed Moses\, you would believe me\, for he wrote of me. But if you
do not believe his writings\, how will you believe my words?"\n\nAfter thi
s Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee\, which is the Sea of
Tiberias. And a multitude followed him\, because they saw the signs which h
e did on those who were diseased.\n\n
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday after Pascha
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210627
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalbe56c20516eabe638a9287be2d46a4a7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost\; David the Righteous of Thessalonika\;
Appearance of the Icon of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin\n\nF
ast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 1:7-12\nBrethren\, grace to you and pea
ce from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First\, I thank my God th
rough Jesus Christ for all of you\, because your faith is proclaimed in all
the world. For God is my witness\, whom I serve with my spirit in the gosp
el of his Son\, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers\, a
sking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you
. For I long to see you\, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to s
trengthen you\, that is\, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other'
s faith\, both yours and mine.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:42-48\nThe Lord
said\, "Give to him who begs from you\, and do not refuse him who would bo
rrow from you. You have heard that it was said\, 'You shall love your neigh
bor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you\, Love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you\, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in
heaven\; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good\, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you\, w
hat reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you
salute only your brethren\, what more are you doing than others? Do not ev
en the Gentiles do the same? You\, therefore\, must be perfect\, as your he
avenly Father is perfect."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210507
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc09ad7fc25494cfeef4f1f40de2f2196
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Thursday\; Job the Prophet\; Our Holy Father Seraphim the Stru
ggler of Mt. Domvu\; Sophia of Kleisoura\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: A
cts 2:38-43\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent and be bapt
ized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of yo
ur sins\; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promis
e is to you and to your children and to all that are far off\, every one wh
om the Lord our God calls to him." And he testified with many other words a
nd exhorted them\, saying\, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."
So those who received his word were baptized\, and there were added that d
ay about three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles'
teaching and fellowship\, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fe
ar came upon every soul\; and many wonders and signs were done through the
apostles.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:1-15\nAt that time\, there was a man of
the Pharisees\, named Nikodemos\, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Je
sus by night and said to him\, "Rabbi\, we know that you are a teacher come
from God\; for no one can do these signs that you do\, unless God is with
him." Jesus answered him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless one is bo
rn from above\, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nikodemos said to him\,
"How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his
mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, unless one is born of water and the Spirit\, he cannot enter the kingdom
of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh\, and that which is born o
f the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you\, 'You must be bor
n from above.' The Spirit blows where it wills\, and you hear the sound of
it\, and you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes\; so it is with
everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can this
be?" Jesus answered him\, "Are you a teacher of Israel\, and yet you do no
t understand this? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, we speak of what we know\
, and bear witness to what we have seen\; but you do not receive our testim
ony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe\, how can you
believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven but
he who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Mos
es lifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of man be lift
ed up\, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Renewal Thursday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210609
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander\; Kalliope the Martyr\
; Melania the Righteous\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Constantinople\; The
ophanes the New Martyr of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2:4-
10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the great love with which
he loved us\, even when we were dead through our trespasses\, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\, and raised us up wit
h him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, t
hat in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace i
n kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved thro
ugh faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not bec
ause of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship\, cre
ated in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepared beforehand\, that
we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves
\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they w
ill deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you
will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony
before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious
how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will
be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spiri
t of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to d
eath\, and the father his child\, and children will rise against parents an
d have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake.
But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210404
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalc18aae01a2bd14910fdad967df25e462
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Saturday of Lent\; Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium\
; Joseph the Hymnographer\; Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wi
ne and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nBrethren\, recall
the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard str
uggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affli
ction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you had co
mpassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of you
r property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and
an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a
great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do the wil
l of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the c
oming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live
by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:14-17\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed
on\, he saw Levi the son of Alphaios sitting at the tax office\, and he sai
d to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And as he sat at tabl
e in his house\, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus an
d his disciples\; for there were many who followed him. And the scribes of
the Pharisees\, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax colle
ctors\, said to his disciples\, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and si
nners?" And when Jesus heard it\, he said to them\, "Those who are well hav
e no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I came not to call the
righteous\, but sinners."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Third Saturday of Lent
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210612
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\; Barnabas the Holy Apostle\; Revelation
of the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel\; L
uke of Simferopol\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Readi
ng: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears
me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him
who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the de
mons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fa
ll like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread
upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and no
thing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirit
s are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\,
Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from
the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for
such was your gracious will."\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBre
thren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced t
o death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and t
o men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are
weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To
the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and ho
meless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless
\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we
have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring
of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish yo
u as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\,
you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus thro
ugh the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the
world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and p
ut it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the ho
use. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good work
s and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have co
me to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them bu
t to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass a
way\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accompl
ished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and tea
ches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who d
oes them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\
n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201223
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/22/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Anas
tasia the Great Martyr\; Chrysogonos\, Theodota\, Evodias\, & Eutychianus\,
the Martyrs\; The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:1-13\nBrethre
n\, while the promise of entering his rest remains\, let us fear lest any o
f you be judged to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just a
s to them\; but the message which they heard did not benefit them\, because
it did not meet with faith in the hearers. For we who have believed enter
that rest\, as he has said\, "As I swore in my wrath\, 'They shall never en
ter my rest\,'" although his works were finished from the foundation of the
world. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way\, "And G
od rested on the seventh day from all his works." And again in this place h
e said\, "They shall never enter my rest." Since therefore it remains for s
ome to enter it\, and those who formerly received the good news failed to e
nter because of disobedience\, again he sets a certain day\, "Today\," sayi
ng through David so long afterward\, in the words already quoted\, "Today\,
when you hear his voice\, do not harden your hearts." For if Joshua had gi
ven them rest\, God would not speak later of another day. So then\, there r
emains a sabbath rest for the people of God\; for whoever enters God's rest
also ceases from his labors as God did from his. Let us therefore strive t
o enter that rest\, that no one fall by the same sort of disobedience. For
the word of God is living and active\, sharper than any two-edged sword\, p
iercing to the division of soul and spirit\, of joints and marrow\, and dis
cerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creatur
e is hidden\, but all are open and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom w
e have to do.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:2-12\nAt that time\, the Pharisees
came up to Jesus and in order to test him\, asked\, "Is it lawful for a ma
n to divorce his wife?" He answered them\, "What did Moses command you?" Th
ey said\, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce\, and to p
ut her away." But Jesus said to them\, "For your hardness of heart he wrote
you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation\, 'God made them
male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother an
d be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are
no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together\, let n
ot man put asunder." And in the house the disciples asked him again about t
his matter. And he said to them\, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries an
other commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces her husband and ma
rries another\, she commits adultery."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201222
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/21/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Juli
ana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs\; Themistocles the Martyr of M
yra\; Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St.
Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 3:5-11\, 17-19\nBrethren\, Moses was faithful
in all God's house as a servant\, to testify to the things that were to be
spoken later\, but Christ was faithful over his house as a son. And we are
his house if we hold fast our confidence and pride in our hope firm to the
end. Therefore\, as the Holy Spirit says\, "Today\, when you hear his voic
e\, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion\, on the day of testing i
n the wilderness\, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works f
or forty years. Therefore I was provoked with that generation\, and said\,
'They always go astray in their hearts\; they have not known my ways.' As I
swore in my wrath\, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" And with whom was h
e provoked forty years? Was it not with those who sinned\, whose bodies fel
l in the wilderness? And to whom did he swear that they should never enter
his rest\, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were unab
le to enter because of unbelief.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:42-50\; 10:1\nTh
e Lord said\, "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to
sin\, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his
neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin\,
cut it off\; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands
to go to hell\, to the unquenchable fire\, where their worm does not die\,
and the fire is not quenched. And if your foot causes you to sin\, cut it o
ff\; it is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be throw
n into hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched.
And if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out\; it is better for you to
enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into
hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. For e
very one will be salted with fire and every sacrifice will be salted with s
alt. Salt is good\; but if the salt has lost its saltness\, how will you se
ason it? Have salt in yourselves\, and be at peace with one another." And h
e left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan\, and cr
owds gathered to him again\; and again\, as his custom was\, he taught them
.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210824
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\; Our Holy Father Irenaeus\, Bishop of Lyons\; Our Holy Father
Kallinikos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Lupus the Martyr\; Our Righteou
s Father Nicholas of Sikelion\; 38 Martyrs of Thrace\; Our Holy Father Iren
aeus\, Bishop of Sirmium\; Haralambos of Kalyviani\n\nEpistle Reading: Phil
ippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\, which is yours
in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\, did not count e
quality with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the f
orm of a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in hu
man form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\, even death on
a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow
\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every tongue confess th
at Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a
woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister calle
d Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Marth
a was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\,
do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her th
en to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxi
ous and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen
the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this
\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the
womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Bless
ed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabbas the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Diogenes\; Philotheos the Righteou
s of Mount Athos\; Nektarios the Bulgarian \n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level p
lace\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people
from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came
to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were trouble
d with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\,
for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his e
yes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the K
ingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfie
d. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you w
hen men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out
your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, an
d leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, the
fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\
, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its pas
sions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spir
it. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of
one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who a
re spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yoursel
f\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill t
he law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no on
e knows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the
Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all wh
o labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will
find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the
Holy Prophetess Anna\; Stamatios\, John\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Spets
es\; Nicholas\, Archbishop & Enlightener of Japan\; Afterfeast of the Prese
ntation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Synaxis of the Most Holy The
otokos \; Werburga\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14\nBRET
HREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have c
ome\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands\,
that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Plac
e\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\, thus secur
ing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with th
e blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for th
e purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of Christ\, who
through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God\, purify
your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 2:25-38\nAt that time\, there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name w
as Symeon and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolati
on of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed t
o him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen th
e Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and w
hen the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the
custom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\,
"Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word\; for
my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence o
f all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to y
our people Israel." And his father and his mother marveled at what was said
about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Behold\
, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a s
ign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul a
lso)\, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a p
rophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she wa
s of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from her virgi
nity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the
temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up a
t that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were
looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.\n\n
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he Holy Prophetess Anna
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus\; Straton\, Philip\, Eutychian\, & Cyprian
the Martyrs of Nicomedea\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Demetrios the New\, Righteous-Marty
r of Samaria\; Eutychios\, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings\; Paul\, J
uliana\, and those martyred with them (the executioners)\n\nEpistle Reading
: I Corinthians 12:12-26\nBrethren\, just as the body is one and has many m
embers\, and all the members of the body\, though many\, are one body\, so
it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - J
ews or Greeks\, slaves or free - and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should
say\, "because I am not a hand\, I do not belong to the body\," that would
not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye\, w
here would be the hearing? If the whole body were an ear\, where would be t
he sense of smell? But as it is\, God arranged the organs in the body\, eac
h one of them\, as he chose. If all were a single organ\, where would the b
ody be? As it is\, there are many parts\, yet one body. The eye cannot say
to the hand\, "I have no need of you\," nor again the head to the feet\, "I
have no need of you." On the contrary\, the parts of the body which seem t
o be weaker are indispensable\, and those parts of the body which we think
less honorable we invest with the greater honor\, and our unpresentable par
ts are treated with greater modesty\, which our presentable parts do not re
quire. But God has so composed the body\, giving the greater honor to the i
nferior part\, that there may be no discord in the body\, but that the memb
ers may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers\, all suf
fer together\; if one member is honored\, all rejoice together.\n\nGospel R
eading: Matthew 18:18-22\;19:1-2\; 13-15\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven
\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say t
o you\, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, it will be d
one for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in
my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\nThen Peter came up and said
to him\, "Lord\, how often shall my brother sin against me\, and I forgive
him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him\, "I do not say to you sev
en times\, but seventy times seven."\n\nNow when Jesus had finished these s
ayings\, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond t
he Jordan\; and large crowds followed him\, and he healed them there.\n\nTh
en children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pra
y. The disciples rebuked the people\; but Jesus said\, "Let the children co
me to me\, and do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the kingdom of heav
en." And he laid his hands on them and went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\; G
regory the Righteous of Decapolis\; Proclus\, Archbishop of Constantinople\
n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalon
ians 5:9-13\; 5:24-28\nBrethren\, God has not destined us for wrath\, but t
o obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ\, who died for us so that
whether we wake or sleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one an
other and build one another up\, just as you are doing. But we beseech you\
, brethren\, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the L
ord and admonish you\, and to esteem them very highly in love because of th
eir work. Be at peace among yourselves. He who calls you is faithful\, and
he will do it. Brethren\, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with a holy k
iss. I adjure you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brethren.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 16:15-18\; 17:1-4\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "You are
those who justify yourselves before men\, but God knows your hearts\; for
what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. The law an
d the prophets were until John\; since then the good news of the kingdom of
God is preached\, and every one enters it violently. But it is easier for
heaven and earth to pass away\, than for one dot of the law to become void.
Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery\, and
he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery." \n\n A
nd he said to his disciples\, "Temptations to sin are sure to come\; but wo
e to him by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were
hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea\, than that he should cau
se one of these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves\; if your broth
er sins\, rebuke him\, and if he repents\, forgive him\; and if he sins aga
inst you seven times in the day\, and turns to you seven times\, and says\,
'I repent\,' you must forgive him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Sozon the Martyr\; Ka
ssiani the Hymnographer\; Euodos and Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\; Joh
n the Wonderworker of Novgorod\; John and Sergios\, Bishops of Lerna\n\nEpi
stle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 12:10-19\nBrethre
n\, for the sake of Christ I am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardshi
ps\, persecutions\, and calamities\; for when I am weak\, then I am strong.
\n\nI have been a fool! You forced me to it\, for I ought to have been comm
ended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these superlative apostles\,
even though I am nothing. The signs of a true apostle were performed among
you in all patience\, with signs and wonders and mighty works. For in what
were you less favored than the rest of the churches\, except that I myself
did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!\n\nHere for the third time I am
ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden\, for I seek not what is
yours but you\; for children ought not to lay up for their parents\, but pa
rents for their children. I will most gladly spend and be spent for your so
uls. If I love you the more\, am I to be loved the less? But granting that
I myself did not burden you\, I was crafty\, you say\, and got the better o
f you by guile. Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sen
t to you? I urged Titus to go\, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus ta
ke advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the
same steps?\n\nHave you been thinking all along that we have been defendin
g ourselves before you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speakin
g in Christ\, and all for your upbuilding\, beloved.\n\nGospel Reading: Mar
k 4:10-23\nAt that time\, when Jesus was alone\, the disciples\, wit
h the twelve\, asked him concerning the parable of the sower. And he
said to them\, "To you has been given the secrets of the kingdom but for t
hose outside everything is in parables\; so that they may indeed see but no
t perceive\, and may indeed hear but not understand\; lest they should turn
again\, and be forgiven." And he said to them\, "Do you not understand thi
s parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows th
e word. And these are the ones along the path\, where the word is sown\; wh
en they hear\, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sow
n in them. And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground\, w
ho\, when they hear the word\, immediately receive it with joy\; and they h
ave no root in themselves\, but endure for a while\; then\, when tribulatio
n or persecution arises on account of the word\, immediately they fall away
. And others are the ones sown among thorns\; they are those who hear the w
ord\, but the cares of the world\, and the delight in riches\, and the desi
re for other things\, enter in and choke the word\, and it proves unfruitfu
l. But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the wo
rd and accept it and bear fruit\, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfol
d."\n\nAnd he said to them\, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel
\, or under a bed\, and not on a stand? For there is nothing hid\, except t
o be made manifest\; nor is anything secret\, except to come to light. If a
ny man has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/01/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Luke\; Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\
, and their mother Theodota\; David the Righteous of Evia\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, being raised from the dead\, Jesus re
vealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and he revealed hi
mself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana
in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of his disciples were to
gether. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\,
"We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat\; but that nigh
t they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\
; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "C
hildren\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "
Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will find some." So th
ey cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of
fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When
Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he wa
s stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came
in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they were not far from t
he land\, but about a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen they got out on land\, the
y saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said
to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Pet
er went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred a
nd fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\, the net was not
torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disci
ples dared ask him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came a
nd took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was now
the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised
from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthi
ans 12:27-31\; 13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individual
ly members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles\, sec
ond prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, h
elpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all ap
ostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do al
l possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more e
xcellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have no
t love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic p
owers\, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all
faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I
give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have no
t love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or
boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\
; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rej
oices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all
things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:1
9-31\nThe Lord said\, "There was a rich man\, who was clothed in purple and
fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a po
or man named Lazaros\, full of sores\, who desired to be fed with what fell
from the rich man's table\; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. T
he poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich
man also died and was buried\; and in Hades\, being in torment\, he lifted
up his eyes\, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he cal
led out\, 'Father Abraham\, have mercy upon me\, and send Lazaros to dip th
e end of his finger in water and cool my tongue\; for I am in anguish in th
is flame.' But Abraham said\, 'Son\, remember that you in your lifetime rec
eived your good things\, and Lazaros in like manner evil things\; but now h
e is comforted here\, and you are in anguish. And besides all this\, betwee
n us and you a great chasm has been fixed\, in order that those who would p
ass from here to you may not be able\, and none may cross from there to us.
' And he said\, 'Then I beg you\, father\, to send him to my father's house
\, for I have five brothers\, so that he may warn them\, lest they also com
e into this place of torment.' But Abraham said\, 'They have Moses\, and th
e prophets\; let them hear them.' And he said\, 'No\, father Abraham\; but
if some one goes to them from the dead\, they will repent.' He said to them
\, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets\, neither will they be convi
nced if some one should rise from the dead.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs\;
Anatolius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Gerasimos the Holy Martyr of Kar
enesi\; Translation of the Holy Relics of our Father Among the Saints Phili
p\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 3:19-24\nBrethren\, w
e know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law\
, so that every mouth may be stopped\, and the whole world may be held acco
untable to God. For no human being will be justified in his sight by works
of the law\, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righ
teousness of God has been manifested apart from law\, although the law and
the prophets bear witness to it\, the righteousness of God through faith in
Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction\; since all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God\, they are justified by his
grace as a gift\, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 7:1-8\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, that you be not judg
ed. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged\, and the measur
e you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in
your brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or
how can you say to your brother\, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye\,
' when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite\, first take the log
out of your own eye\, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out
of your brother's eye. Do not give dogs what is holy\; and do not throw you
r pearls before swine\, lest they trample them under foot and turn to attac
k you. Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\,
and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who
seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Monday after Pascha\; Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain\; Saint V
incent of Lerins\; Meletios the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\; Gregory
\, Archbishop of Novgorod\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:1-16\nIn those days\,
at Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius\, a centurion of what was know
n as the Italian Cohort\, a devout man who feared God with all his househol
d\, gave alms liberally to the people\, and prayed constantly to God. About
the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God comin
g in and saying to him\, "Cornelius." And he stared at him in terror\, and
said\, "What is it\, Lord?" And he said to him\, "Your prayers and your alm
s have ascended as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa\, and b
ring one Simon who is called Peter\; he is lodging with Simon\, a tanner\,
whose house is by the seaside." When the angel who spoke to him had departe
d\, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those tha
t waited on him\, and having related everything to them\, he sent them to J
oppa. The next day\, as they were on their journey and coming near the city
\, Peter went up on the housetop to pray\, about the sixth hour. And he bec
ame hungry and desired something to eat\; but while they were preparing it\
, he fell into a trance and saw the heaven opened\, and something descendin
g\, like a great sheet\, let down by four corners upon the earth. In it wer
e all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a
voice to him\, "Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat." But Peter said\, "No\, Lord\;
for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean." And the voice
came to him again a second time\, "What God has cleansed\, you must not cal
l common." This happened three times\, and the thing was taken up at once t
o heaven.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:56-69\nThe Lord said to the Jews who ha
d believed in him\, "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me\
, and I in him. As the living Father sent me\, and I live because of the Fa
ther\, so he who eats me will live because of me. This is the bread which c
ame down from heaven\, not such as the fathers ate and died\; he who eats t
his bread will live forever." This he said in the synagogue\, as he taught
at Capernaum.\n\nMany of his disciples\, when they heard it\, said\, "This
is a hard saying\; who can listen to it?" But Jesus\, knowing in himself th
at his disciples murmured at it\, said to them\, "Do you take offense at th
is?" Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending where he was bef
ore? It is the spirit that gives life\, the flesh is of no avail\; the word
s that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you
that do not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who those were that did
not believe\, and who it was that would betray him. And he said\, "This is
why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the
Father."\n\nAfter this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went a
bout with him. Jesus said to the twelve\, "Do you also wish to go away?" Si
mon Peter answered him\, "Lord\, to whom shall we go? You have the words of
eternal life\; and we have believed\, and have come to know\, that you are
Christ\, the Son of the living God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Pentecost\; Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus\; Kallistos
I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Nicholas Cabasilas\n\nMatins Gospel Readi
ng: John 20:19-23\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\,
the doors being shut where the disciples were gathered\, for fear of the J
ews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you
." When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the
disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Pea
ce be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when h
e had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them\, "Receive the Hol
y Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retai
n the sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:1-11\nWH
EN THE DAY of Pentecost had come\, they were all together in one place. And
suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind\, and it
filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them to
ngues as of fire\, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they we
re all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues\, as
the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews\
, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitud
e came together\, and they were bewildered\, because each one heard them sp
eaking in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered\, saying\, "A
re not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear\, e
ach of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and
residents of Mesopotamia\, Judea and Cappadocia\, Pontos and Asia\, Phrygia
and Pamphylia\, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene\, and vis
itors from Rome\, both Jews and proselytes\, Cretans and Arabians\, we hear
them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." \n\nGospel Readi
ng: John 7:37-52\; 8:12\nOn the last day of the feast\, the great day\, Jes
us stood up and proclaimed\, "If any one thirst\, let him come to me and dr
ink. He who believes in me\, as the scripture has said\, 'Out of his heart
shall flow rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit\, wh
ich those who believed in him were to receive\; for as yet the Spirit had n
ot been given\, because Jesus was not yet glorified.\n\nWhen they heard the
se words\, some of the people said\, "This is really the prophet." Others s
aid\, "This is the Christ." But some said\, "Is the Christ to come from Gal
ilee? Has not the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David\,
and comes from Bethlehem\, the village where David was?" So there was a div
ision among the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him\, but no
one laid hands on him.\n\nThe officers then went back to the chief priests
and Pharisees\, who said to them\, "Why did you not bring him?" The office
rs answered\, "No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered the
m\, "Are you led astray\, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the P
harisees believed in him? But this crowd\, who do not know the law\, are ac
cursed." Nikodemos\, who had gone to him before\, and who was one of them\,
said to them\, "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearin
g and learning what he does?" They replied\, "Are you from Galilee too? Sea
rch and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus
spoke to them\, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who follows me w
ill not walk in darkness\, but will have the light of life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Polyeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in Armenia\; Eustratios the Wonderwo
rker\; Peter\, Bishop of Sebaste\, brother of Basil the Great and Gregory o
f Nyssa\; Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\
; Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 6:10-17\nBr
ethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on th
e whole armor of God\, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of t
he devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood\, but against
the principalities\, against the powers\, against the world rulers of this
present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenl
y places. Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand\, theref
ore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and having put on the breastpla
te of righteousness\, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the g
ospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith\, with whic
h you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helme
t of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n\
nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-11\nAt that time\, Jesus was led up by the Spi
rit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty da
ys and forty nights\, and afterward he was hungry. And the tempter came an
d said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command these stones to become
loaves of bread." But he answered\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live
by bread alone\, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
Then the devil took him to the holy city\, and set him on the pinnacle of t
he temple\, and said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself d
own\; for it is written\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\,' and 'On
their hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against a st
one.'" Jesus said to him\, "Again\, it is written\, 'You shall not tempt t
he Lord your God.'" Again\, the devil took him to a very high mountain\, a
nd showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them\; and he
said to him\, "All these I will give you\, if you will fall down and worshi
p me." Then Jesus said to him\, "Be gone\, Satan! for it is written\, 'You
shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'" Then the
devil left him\, and behold\, angels came and ministered to him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/12/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous\; Holy New Martyr Peter the Al
eut\; John (or Joachim)\, Bishop of Zichni\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sh
eepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and
a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To h
im the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own s
heep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he g
oes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A str
anger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not
know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they d
id not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is fo
und in all that is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is plea
sing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but in
stead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they
do in secret\; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible
\, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awak
e\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light."
Look carefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making
the most of the time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be fooli
sh\, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with
wine\, for that is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making m
elody to the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe
Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\,
and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and
kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly
. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sh
eep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not
\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatc
hes them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares no
thing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own kno
w me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my lif
e for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I mu
st bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flo
ck\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Conon the Gardener\; Mark the Ascetic\; Righteous Father Mark of Athen
s\; John the Bulgarian\; Mark the Faster\; Parthenios the New Martyr who co
ntested in Didymoteichos\; George the New-Martyr of Rapsani\; Eulogios the
Martyr\; Eulabios the Martyr\; Conon the Isaurian\; Archelaos the Martyr of
Egypt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II John 1:1-13\nThe elder to the
elect lady and her children\, whom I love in the truth\, and not only I but
also all who know the truth\, because of the truth which abides in us and
will be with us for ever:\n\nGrace\, mercy\, and peace will be with us\, fr
om God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son\, in truth and lov
e.\n\nI rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following the truth\
, just as we have been commanded by the Father. And now I beg you\, lady\,
not as though I were writing you a new commandment\, but the one we have h
ad from the beginning\, that we love one another. And this is love\, that
we follow his commandments\; this is the commandment\, as you have heard fr
om the beginning\, that you follow love. For many deceivers have gone out
into the world\, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in
the flesh\; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. Look to yourse
lves\, that you may not lose what you have worked for\, but may win a full
reward. Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Chris
t does not have God\; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and
the Son. If any one comes to you and does not bring this doctrine\, do no
t receive him into the house or give him any greeting\; for he who greets h
im shares his wicked work.\n\nThough I have much to write to you\, I would
rather not use paper and ink\, but I hope to come to see you and talk with
you face to face\, so that our joy may be complete.\n\nThe children of your
elect sister greet you. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:20\,22\,25\,33-
41\nAt that time\, the soldiers took Jesus and led him out to be crucified.
And they brought him to a place called Golgotha (which means the place of
a skull). And it was the third hour\, when they crucified him. And when
the sixth hour had come there was darkness over the whole land until the ni
nth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "Eloi\, El
oi\, lama sabachthani?" which means\, "My God\, my God\, why have you forsa
ken me?" And some of the bystanders hearing it said\, "Behold\, he is call
ing Elijah. " And one ran and\, filling a sponge full of vinegar\, put it
on a reed and gave it to him to drink\, saying\, "Wait\, let us see whether
Elijah will come to take him down." And Jesus uttered a loud cry\, and br
eathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two\, from top
to bottom. And when the centurion\, who stood facing him\, saw that he thu
s cried out and breathed his last\, he said\, "Truly this man was the Son o
f God! There were also women looking on from afar\, among whom were Mary M
agdalene\, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses\, and Salo
me who\, when he was in Galilee\, followed him\, and ministered to him\; an
d also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Samuel the Prophet\; Holy Martyr Luke of Bouleutos\; Afterfeast of the
Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Steph
en\, First King of Hungary\; Hierotheos\, Bishop of Hungary\; Oswin the Mar
tyr\, King of Deira\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 14:26-
40\nBRETHREN\, when you come together\, each one has a hymn\, a lesson\, a
revelation\, a tongue\, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for ed
ification. If any speak in a tongue\, let there be only two or at most thre
e\, and each in turn\; and let one interpret. But if there is no one to int
erpret\, let each one of them keep silence in church and speak to himself a
nd to God. Let two or three prophets speak\, and let the others weigh what
is said. If a revelation is made to another by sitting by\, let the first b
e silent. For you can all prophesy one by one\, so that all may learn and a
ll be encouraged\; and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. But
God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the
saints\, the women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not pe
rmitted to speak\, but should be subordinate\, as even the law says. If the
re is anything they desire to know\, let them ask their husbands at home. F
or it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. What! Did the word of God
originate with you\, or are you the only one it has reached? If any one th
inks that he is a prophet\, or spiritual\, he should acknowledge that what
I am writing to you is a command of the Lord. If any one does not recognize
this\, he is not recognized. So\, my brethren\, earnestly desire to prophe
sy\, and do not forbid speaking in tongues\; but all things should be done
decently and in order. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:12-14\; 17-20\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all who sold and bou
ght in the temple\, and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and t
he seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them\, "It is written\, 'My
house shall be called a house of prayer'\; but you make it a den of robbers
." And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple\, and he healed the
m. And leaving them\, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.\
n\nIn the morning\, as he was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And se
eing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but
leaves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" A
nd the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\,
saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\; Elizabeth\, Mother of th
e Forerunner\; Panagiotis the New Martyr\; Athanasios Parios\n\nFast Free\n
\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-25\, 57-68\, 76\, 80\nAt that time\, Eli
zabeth\, the wife of Zacharias conceived\, and for five months hid herself\
, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\,
to take away my reproach among men." Now the time came for Elizabeth to be
delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk he
ard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, and they rejoiced with her
. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child\; and they would
have named him Zacharias after his father\, but his mother said\, "Not so\;
he shall be called John." And they said to her\, "None of your kindred is
called by this name." And they made signs to his father\, inquiring what he
would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet\, and wrote\, "Hi
s name is John." And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opene
d and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. And fear came on all
their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hi
ll country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts\,
saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with
him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit\, and prophe
sied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he has visited and
redeemed his people\, and you\, child\, will be called the prophet of the
Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways." And the c
hild grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was in the wilderness till t
he day of his manifestation to Israel.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 13:11-14\
;14:1-4\nBrethren\, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believ
ed\; the night is far gone\, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the
works of darkness and put on the armor of light\; let us conduct ourselves
becomingly as in the day\, not in reveling and drunkenness\, not in debauch
ery and licentiousness\, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lo
rd Jesus Christ\, and make no provision for the flesh\, to gratify its desi
res.\n\nAs for the man who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, but not for dis
putes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything\, while the weak man
eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains\, and
let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats\; for God has welco
med him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is be
fore his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld\, for G
od is able to make him stand. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:24-25\, 57-68\, 76
\, 80\nAt that time\, Elizabeth\, the wife of Zacharias conceived\, and for
five months hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the da
ys when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men." Now the time
came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her
neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, a
nd they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise th
e child\; and they would have named him Zacharias after his father\, but hi
s mother said\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they said to her\,
"None of your kindred is called by this name." And they made signs to his f
ather\, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing
tablet\, and wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marveled. And immedi
ately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing
God. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked
about through all the hill country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid
them up in their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the
hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the
Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
\, for he has visited and redeemed his people\, and you\, child\, will be c
alled the prophet of the Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to pre
pare his ways." And the child grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was
in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles\; Mar
kella\, the Virgin-martyr of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 9:2-12
\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my def
ense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food an
d drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife\, as the othe
r apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas
and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as
a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of
its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say thi
s on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in t
he law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the g
rain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for
our sake? It was written for our sake\, because the plowman should plow in
hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have so
wn spiritual good among you\, is it too much if we reap your material benef
its? If others share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we still more? N
evertheless\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure anything r
ather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus went on through cities and villages\,
preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve
were with him\, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits an
d infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom seven demons had gone ou
t\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and ma
ny others\, who provided for him out of their means.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\, Rufus\, Asyncritu
s\, Phlegon\, and Hermes\; Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves\; Celestine
\, Pope of Rome\; The Holy New Martyr John the Ship-Builder who was martyre
d in Kos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 28:14-22\n Thus sa
ys the LORD\, you scoffers\, who rule this people in Jerusalem! Because yo
u have said\, "We have made a covenant with death\, and with Sheol we have
an agreement\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not com
e to us\; for we have made lies our refuge\, and in falsehood we have taken
shelter"\; therefore thus says the Lord GOD\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zio
n for a foundation a stone\, a tested stone\, a precious cornerstone\, of a
sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be in haste.' And I will make
justice the line\, and righteousness the plummet\; and hail will sweep away
the refuge of lies\, and waters will overwhelm the shelter." Then your co
venant with death will be annulled\, and your agreement with Sheol will not
stand\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through you will be beaten do
wn by it. As often as it passes through it will take you\; for morning by
morning it will pass through\, by day and by night\; and it will be sheer t
error to understand the message. For the bed is too short to stretch onese
lf on it\, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it. For the LORD
will rise up as on Mount Perazim\, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gi
beon\; to do his deed - strange is his deed! and to work his work - alien i
s his work! Now therefore do not scoff\, lest your bonds be made strong\;
for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of hosts upon th
e whole land.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 10:32-11:9\n These are the
families of the sons of Noah\, according to their genealogies\, in their na
tions\; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flo
od. Now the whole earth had one language and few words. And as men migrat
ed from the east\, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled the
re. And they said to one another\, "Come\, let us make bricks\, and burn t
hem thoroughly." And they had brick for stone\, and bitumen for mortar. Th
en they said\, "Come\, let us build ourselves a city\, and a tower with its
top in the heavens\, and let us make a name for ourselves\, lest we be sca
ttered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." And the LORD came down to
see the city and the tower\, which the sons of men had built. And the LOR
D said\, "Behold\, they are one people\, and they have all one language\; a
nd this is only the beginning of what they will do\; and nothing that they
propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come\, let us go down\, and
there confuse their language\, that they may not understand one another's
speech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all
the earth\, and they left off building the city. Therefore its name was c
alled Babel\, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth
\; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the e
arth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 13:19-14:6\nA desire fulfilled is
sweet to the soul\; but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
He who walks with wise men becomes wise\, but the companion of fools will
suffer harm. Misfortune pursues sinners\, but prosperity rewards the right
eous. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children\, but th
e sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. The fallow ground of the p
oor yields much food\, but it is swept away through injustice. He who spar
es the rod hates his son\, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline h
im. The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite\, but the belly of th
e wicked suffers want. Wisdom builds her house\, but folly with her own ha
nds tears it down. He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD\, but he who
is devious in his ways despises him. The talk of a fool is a rod for his
back\, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. Where there are no oxe
n\, there is no grain\; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
A faithful witness does not lie\, but a false witness breathes out lies.
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain\, but knowledge is easy for a man of underst
anding.\n\n
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itus\, Phlegon\, and Hermes
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/23/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium\; Gregory\, Bishop of Agrigentum\; Is
chyrion\, Bishop of Egypt\; Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos into t
he Temple\; Dionysios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Sisinios the Confesso
r\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter t
o the Thessalonians 1:1-10\nPaul\, Silvanus\, and Timothy\,\n\nTo the churc
h of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:\n\nGrac
e to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nWe are
bound to give thanks to God always for you\, brethren\, as is fitting\, be
cause your faith is growing abundantly\, and the love of every one of you f
or one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you in the ch
urches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and
in the afflictions which you are enduring.\n\nThis is evidence of the righ
teous judgment of God\, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom of God\,
for which you are suffering - since indeed God deems it just to repay with
affliction those who afflict you\, and to grant rest with us to you who ar
e afflicted\, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty a
ngels in flaming fire\, inflicting vengeance upon those who do not know God
and upon those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They shall su
ffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence
of the Lord and from the glory of his might\, when he comes on that day to
be glorified in his saints\, and to be marveled at in all who have believed
.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:20-25\nAt that time\, when Jesus was asked by
the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming\, he answered them\, "The
kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed\; nor will they say\
, 'Lo\, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold\, the kingdom of God is in the
midst of you." And he said to the disciples\, "The days are coming when you
will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man\, and you will not se
e it. And they will say to you\, 'Lo\, there!' or 'Lo\, here!' Do not go\,
do not follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from
one side to the other\, so will the Son of man be in his day. But first he
must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Hut-Dweller\; Paul of Thebes\; Pansophios the Martyr of Alexa
ndria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren
\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, go
odness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is n
o law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with
its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by t
he Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no
envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, yo
u who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to
yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fu
lfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40\nThe Lord said\,
"Fear not\, little flock\, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give yo
u the Kingdom. Sell your possessions\, and give alms\; provide yourselves
with purses that do not grow old\, with a treasure in the heavens that does
not fail\, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your
treasure is\, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded and
your lamps burning\, and be like men who are waiting for their master to c
ome home from the marriage feast\, so that they may open to him at once whe
n he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds aw
ake when he comes\; truly\, I say to you\, he will gird himself and have th
em sit at table\, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the seco
nd watch\, or in the third\, and finds them so\, blessed are those servants
! But know this\, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief
was coming\, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also
must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael\, Nicholas\, Iren
e\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos\; Mark the Apostle and E
vangelist\; Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus\; Hilary the Wonderworker\; Eu
themios\, Bishop of Madytos\; Athanasios\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nFast Free\n
\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:14-21\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing with the
eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and all who
dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my words.
For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the third h
our of the day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'And in t
he last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Spirit up
on all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and your y
oung men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; yea\, an
d on my menservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour out my S
pirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heaven abov
e and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of smoke\;
the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, before the
day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be that wh
oever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Lu
ke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\,
and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who s
ent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons a
re subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall lik
e lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon
serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing
shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are
subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In tha
t same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father
\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wi
se and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such w
as your gracious will."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael\, Nicholas\, I
rene\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/02/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Habakkuk the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus\; Myrope
the Martyr of Chios\; Joannicos the Monk of Devich\; Porphyrios of Kavsokal
yvia\; Theophilos the Hermit\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to Timothy 1:18-20\; 2:8-15\nTimothy\, my son\, this charge I
commit to you in accordance with the prophetic utterances which pointed to
you\, that inspired by them you may wage the good warfare\, holding faith a
nd a good conscience. By rejecting conscience\, certain persons have made s
hipwreck of their faith\, among them Hymenaios and Alexander\, whom I have
delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. I desire then that
in every place the men should pray\, lifting holy hands without anger or q
uarreling\; also that women should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly i
n seemly apparel\, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly attire
but by good deeds\, as befits women who profess religion. Let a woman lear
n in silence with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have
authority over men\; she is to keep silent. For Adam was formed first\, th
en Eve\; and Adam was not deceived\, but the woman was deceived and became
a transgressor. Yet woman will be saved through bearing children\, if she c
ontinues in faith and love and holiness\, with modesty.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 20:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple
and preaching the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes with the elder
s came up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what authority you do these things\
, or who it is that gave you this authority." He answered them\, "I also w
ill ask you a question\; now tell me\, was the baptism of John from heaven
or from men?" And they discussed it with one another\, saying\, "If we say
\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did you not believe him?' But if we
say\, 'From men\,' all the people will stone us\; for they are convinced th
at John was a prophet." So they answered that they did not know whence it
was. And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I
do these things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Eve
r Virgin Mary\; The Holy Prophet Michaias (Micah)\; Holy Hieromartyr Marce
llus\, Bishop of Apameia\; Holy New Martyr Symeon of Trapezoundos (1653)\n\
nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 13:1-10\nBrethr
en\, let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is
no authority except from God\, and those that exist have been instituted b
y God. Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appoin
ted\, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror
to good conduct but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in author
ity? Then do what is good\, and you will receive his approval\, for he is G
od's servant for your own good. But if you do wrong\, be afraid\, for he do
es not bear the sword in vain\; he is the servant of God to execute his wra
th on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be subject\, not only to avoid God'
s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For the same reasons you also
pay taxes\, for the authorities are ministers of God\, attending this very
thing. Pay all of their dues\, taxes to whom taxes are due\, revenue to who
m revenue is due\, respect to whom respect is due\, honor to whom honor is
due. Owe no one anything\, except to love one another\, for he who loves hi
s neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments\, "You shall not commit
adultery\, You shall not kill\, You shall not steal\, You shall not covet\,
" and any other commandment\, are summed up in this sentence\, "You shall l
ove your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor\; therefor
e love is the fulfilling of the law.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:30-37\nT
he Lord said\, "He who is not with me is against me\, and he who does not g
ather with me scatters. Therefore I tell you\, every sin and blasphemy will
be forgiven men\, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgive
n. And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven\; but wh
oever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven\, either in this
age or in the age to come.\n\n"Either make the tree good\, and its fruit go
od\; or make the tree bad\, and its fruit bad\; for the tree is known by it
s fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good\, when you are evil? F
or out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man out of
his good treasure brings forth good\, and the evil man out of his evil trea
sure brings forth evil. I tell you\, on the day of judgment men will render
account for every careless word they utter\; for by your words you will be
justified\, and by your words you will be condemned."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and
Ever Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forgiveness Sunday\; Benedict the Righteous of Nursia\; Euschemon the
Confessor\, Bishop of Lampasakos\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allow
ed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Ma
ry Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw tha
t the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Sim
on Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to th
em\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where t
hey have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they
went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter a
nd reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen clot
hs lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following hi
m\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin
\, which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled
up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb fir
st\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know
the scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went ba
ck to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 13:11-14\;14:1-4\nBrethren\,
salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed\; the night is fa
r gone\, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness an
d put on the armor of light\; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the
day\, not in reveling and drunkenness\, not in debauchery and licentiousne
ss\, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, an
d make no provision for the flesh\, to gratify its desires.\n\nAs for the m
an who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, but not for disputes over opinions.
One believes he may eat anything\, while the weak man eats only vegetable
s. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains\, and let not him who abs
tains pass judgment on him who eats\; for God has welcomed him. Who are yo
u to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master
that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld\, for God is able to make h
im stand. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:14-21\nThe Lord said\, "If you forg
ive men their trespasses\, your heavenly Father also will forgive you\; but
if you do not forgive men their trespasses\, neither will your Father forg
ive your trespasses.\n\n"And when you fast\, do not look dismal\, like the
hypocrites\, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen
by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their reward. But when
you fast\, anoint your head and wash your face\, that your fasting may not
be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret\; and your Father who se
es in secret will reward you.\n\n"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on
earth\, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal\,
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven\, where neither moth nor rus
t consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your tre
asure is\, there will your heart be also."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/25/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; The Adoration of
the Magi: Melchior\, Gaspar\, & Balthasar\; The Commemoration of the Sheph
erds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord\n
\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25\nThe birth of Jesus C
hrist took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Jo
seph\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy
Spirit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put he
r to shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, b
ehold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\
, son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is con
ceived in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall c
all his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this
took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a
virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanu
el" (which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as th
e angel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not unt
il she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:4-7\nBRETHREN\, when the time had full
y come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of woman\, born under the law\, to r
edeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as s
ons. And because you are sons\, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our
hearts\, crying\, "Abba! Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a son\,
and if a son then also an heir of God through Christ. \n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 2:1-12\nWhen Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of He
rod the king\, behold\, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\,
"Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star
in the East\, and have come to worship him." When Herod the king heard thi
s\, he was troubled\, and all Jerusalem with him\; and assembling all the c
hief priests and scribes of the people\, he inquired of them where the Chri
st was to be born. They told him\, "In Bethlehem of Judea\; for so it is wr
itten by the prophet: 'And you\, O Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are b
y no means least among the rulers of Judah\; for from you shall come a rule
r who will govern my people Israel.'"\n\nThen Herod summoned the wise men s
ecretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared\; and he sent
them to Bethlehem\, saying\, "Go and search diligently for the child\, and
when you have found him bring me word\, that I too may come and worship hi
m." When they had heard the king they went their way\; and lo the star whic
h they had seen in the East went before them\, till it came to rest over th
e place where the child was. When they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedi
ngly with great joy\; and going into the house they saw the child with Mary
his mother\, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then\, opening their tr
easures\, they offered him gifts\, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And bei
ng warned in a dream not to return to Herod\, they departed to their own co
untry by another way.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra\; Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs\;
Euthemios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 4:
2-5:7\nIn that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious\,
and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of
Israel. And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be calle
d holy\, every one who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem\, when the L
ord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed
the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by
a spirit of burning. Then the LORD will create over the whole site of Moun
t Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day\, and smoke and the shining o
f a flaming fire by night\; for over all the glory there will be a canopy a
nd a pavilion. It will be for a shade by day from the heat\, and for a ref
uge and a shelter from the storm and rain. Let me sing for my beloved a lo
ve song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertil
e hill. He digged it and cleared it of stones\, and planted it with choice
vines\; he built a watchtower in the midst of it\, and hewed out a wine va
t in it\; and he looked for it to yield grapes\, but it yielded wild grapes
. And now\, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah\, judge\, I pray y
ou\, between me and my vineyard. What more was there to do for my vineyard
\, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes\, why d
id it yield wild grapes? And now I will tell you what I will do to my vine
yard. I will remove its hedge\, and it shall be devoured\; I will break dow
n its wall\, and it shall be trampled down. I will make it a waste\; it sh
all not be pruned or hoed\, and briers and thorns shall grow up\; I will al
so command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the vineyard of
the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, and the men of Judah are his ple
asant planting\; and he looked for justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\; for r
ighteousness\, but behold\, a cry!\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 3:21-4
:7\n And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins\, an
d clothed them. Then the LORD God said\, "Behold\, the man has become like
one of us\, knowing good and evil\; and now\, lest he put forth his hand a
nd take also of the tree of life\, and eat\, and live for ever"- therefore
the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden\, to till the ground fr
om which he was taken. He drove out the man\; and at the east of the garde
n of Eden he placed the cherubim\, and a flaming sword which turned every w
ay\, to guard the way to the tree of life. \n\n Now Adam knew Eve his wife
\, and she conceived and bore Cain\, saying\, "I have gotten a man with the
help of the LORD." And again\, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a
keeper of sheep\, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the course of time C
ain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground\, and Abel b
rought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LO
RD had regard for Abel and his offering\, but for Cain and his offering he
had no regard. So Cain was very angry\, and his countenance fell. The LORD
said to Cain\, "Why are you angry\, and why has your countenance fallen?
If you do well\, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well\, sin
is couching at the door\; its desire is for you\, but you must master it."\
n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:34-4:22\nToward the scorners he is sco
rnful\, but to the humble he shows favor. The wise will inherit honor\, bu
t fools get disgrace.\n\n Hear\, O sons\, a father's instruction\, and be
attentive\, that you may gain insight\; for I give you good precepts: do no
t forsake my teaching. When I was a son with my father\, tender\, the only
one in the sight of my mother\, he taught me\, and said to me\, "Let your
heart hold fast my words\; keep my commandments\, and live\; do not forget\
, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom\; get insight
. Do not forsake her\, and she will keep you\; love her\, and she will gua
rd you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom\, and whatever you get
\, get insight. Prize her highly\, and she will exalt you\; she will honor
you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a fair garland\; she
will bestow on you a beautiful crown."\n\n Hear\, my son\, and accept my w
ords\, that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you the way
of wisdom\; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk\, yo
ur step will not be hampered\; and if you run\, you will not stumble. Keep
hold of instruction\, do not let go\; guard her\, for she is your life. D
o not enter the path of the wicked\, and do not walk in the way of evil men
. Avoid it\; do not go on it\; turn away from it and pass on. For they ca
nnot sleep unless they have done wrong\; they are robbed of sleep unless th
ey have made some one stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness and dr
ink the wine of violence. But the path of the righteous is like the light
of dawn\, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of th
e wicked is like deep darkness\; they do not know over what they stumble.\n
\n My son\, be attentive to my words\; incline your ear to my sayings. Le
t them not escape from your sight\; keep them within your heart.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amos the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Hieronymus\; Augustine the Ble
ssed\, Bishop of Hippo\; Jerome the Righteous\; Achikos\, Stephanas\, & For
tuanatos the Apostles\; Father among the Saints Jonas\, Metropolitan of Kie
v\; Lazar of Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 21:26-32\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul
took the men\, and the next day he purified himself with them and went int
o the temple\, to give notice when the days of purification would be fulfil
led and the offering presented for every one of them. When the seven days w
ere almost completed\, the Jews from Asia\, who had seen him in the temple\
, stirred up all the crowd\, and laid hands on him\, crying out\, "Men of I
srael\, help! This is the man who is teaching men everywhere against the pe
ople and the law and this place\; moreover he also brought Greeks into the
temple\, and he has defiled this holy place." For they had previously seen
Trophimos the Ephesian with him in the city\, and they supposed that Paul h
ad brought him into the temple. Then all the city was aroused\, and the peo
ple ran together\; they seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple\, and
at once the gates were shut. And as they were trying to kill him\, word ca
me to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at
once took soldiers and centurions\, and ran down to them\; and when they sa
w the tribune and the soldiers\, they stopped beating Paul.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: John 16:2-13\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "The hour is coming when
whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will
do this because they have not known the Father\, nor me. But I have said th
ese things to you\, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told
you of them.\n\n"I did not say these things to you from the beginning\, be
cause I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me\; yet none of y
ou asks me\, 'Where are you going?' But because I have said these things to
you\, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it
is to your advantage that I go away\, for if I do not go away\, the Counse
lor will not come to you\; but if I go\, I will send him to you. And when h
e comes\, he will convince the world concerning sin and righteousness and j
udgment: concerning sin\, because they do not believe in me\; concerning ri
ghteousness\, because I go to the Father\, and you will see me no more\; co
ncerning judgment\, because the ruler of this world is judged.\n\n"I have y
et many things to say to you\, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spiri
t of truth comes\, he will guide you into all the truth."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of S
aint John the Theologian \; Arsenios the Great\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: John 21:15-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disc
iples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Sim
on\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\,
Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A seco
nd time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to
him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my s
heep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love m
e?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love
me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I lov
e you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but
when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird
you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by wh
at death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me
." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who
had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it
that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lor
d\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he rem
ain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroa
d among the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not
say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing wi
tness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that
his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus di
d\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself
could not contain the books that would be written.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
3:11-16\nIn those days\, while the healed lame man clung to Peter and John
\, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's\, as
tounded. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people\, "Men of Israel\, w
hy do you wonder at this\, or why do you stare at us\, as though by our own
power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and o
f Jacob\, the God of our fathers\, glorified his servant Jesus\, whom you d
elivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate\, when he had decided to r
elease him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One\, and asked for a mur
derer to be granted to you\, and killed the Author of life\, whom God raise
d from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name\, by faith in his n
ame\, has made this man strong whom you see and know\; and the faith which
is through him has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you
all."\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-28\, 21:24-25\nAt that time\, standing
by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the
wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the d
isciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, beho
ld\, your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And
from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. This is the disciple
who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\;
and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other thin
gs which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that
the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.\n\n
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f Saint John the Theologian
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/13/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Pergamu
s\; Benjamin the Deacon\; Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece\; Florentios the
Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Meletios of Pegas\, Patriarch of Alexandria\n\nEp
istle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 1:8-14\nBrethren\, God
is my witness\, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more\, with knowled
ge and all discernment\, so that you may approve what is excellent\, and ma
y be pure and blameless for the day of Christ\, filled with the fruits of r
ighteousness which come through Jesus Christ\, to the glory and praise of G
od. I want you to know\, brethren\, that what has happened to me has really
served to advance the gospel\, so that it has become known throughout the
whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Chri
st\; and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord because
of my imprisonment\, and are much more bold to speak the word of God withou
t fear.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus went on through c
ities and villages\, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of
God. And the twelve were with him\, and also some women who had been heale
d of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom seve
n demons had gone out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\,
and Susanna\, and many others\, who provided for him out of their means.\n\
n
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amus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Matthew\; Dormition of St. Anna\, mother of the Theotoko
s\; Olympias the Deaconess\; Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna\; Gr
egory Kallidis\, Metropolitan of Heraclea\; Memory of the Fifth Ecumenical
Council in Constantinople (553)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt
that time\, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven
miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these things
that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus
himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recogni
zing him. And he said to them\, "What is this conversation which you are ho
lding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then
one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visitor to J
erusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these day
s?" And he said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning
Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God a
nd all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up t
o be condemned to death\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was t
he one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third d
ay since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. The
y were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body\; and the
y came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said th
at he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and foun
d it just as the women had said\; but him they did not see." And he said to
them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets
have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these thin
gs and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets
\, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himse
lf.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appear
ed to be going further\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\
, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to
stay with them. When he was at table with them\, he took the bread and bles
sed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and th
ey recognized him\; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to each o
ther\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road
\, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and
returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together and tho
se who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has app
eared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road\, and how he
was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatia
ns 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a f
ree woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the s
on of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women
are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\;
she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the
present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusa
lem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O
barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in
travail\; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the child
ren of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:28-34\; 9:1\nAt t
hat time\, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes\, two demoniacs
met him\, coming out of the tombs\, so fierce that no one would pass that
way. And behold\, they cried out\, "What have you to do with us\, O Son of
God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many
swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him\, "
If you cast us out\, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to t
hem\, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine\; and behold\, the who
le herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea\, and perished in the water
s. The herdsmen fled\, and going into the city they told everything\, and w
hat had happened to the demoniacs. And behold\, all the city came out to me
et Jesus\; and when they saw him\, they begged him to leave their neighborh
ood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis\; Nicon\; Stylianos the Monk of Pa
phlagonia\; Akakios of Sinai who is mentioned in The Ladder\; George the Ne
w Martyr of Chios\; Innocent of Irkutsk\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpist
le Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians 2:13-17\; 3:1-5\n
Brethren\, we are bound to give thanks to God always for you\, brethren bel
oved by the Lord\, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved\, t
hrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he cal
led you through our gospel\, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord J
esus Christ. So then\, brethren\, stand firm and hold to the traditions whi
ch you were taught by us\, either by word of mouth or by letter.\n\nNow may
our Lord Jesus Christ himself\, and God our Father\, who loved us and gave
us eternal comfort and good hope through grace\, comfort your hearts and e
stablish them in every good work and word.\n\nFinally\, brethren\, pray for
us\, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph\, as it did among
you\, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men\; for not all h
ave faith. But the Lord is faithful\; he will strengthen you and guard you
from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord about you\, that you are doin
g and will do the things which we command. May the Lord direct your hearts
to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 18:31-34\nAt that time\, Jesus\, taking his twelve disciples\, said to
them\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\, and everything that is writ
ten of the Son of man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be
delivered to the Gentiles\, and will be mocked and shamefully treated and s
pit upon\; they will scourge him and kill him\, and on the third day he wil
l rise." But they understood none of these things\; this saying was hid fro
m them\, and they did not grasp what was said.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/24/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Nativity of Christ\; Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Ro
me\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:1-
12\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:1-20\nIn those days a decree went out from Caesa
r Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enroll
ment\, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled\,
each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee\, from the city
of Nazareth\, to Judea\, to the city of David\, which is called Bethlehem\,
because he was of the house and lineage of David\, to be enrolled with Mar
y\, his betrothed\, who was with child. And while they were there\, the tim
e came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first born son an
d wrapped him in swaddling clothes\, and laid him in a manger\, because the
re was no place for them in the inn.\n\nAnd in that region there were sheph
erds out in the field\, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an ang
el of the Lord appeared to them\, and the glory of the Lord shone around th
em\, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them\, "Be not a
fraid\; for behold\, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come t
o all the people\; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savio
r\, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find
a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." And suddenly th
ere was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and sa
ying\, "Glory to God in the highest\, and on earth peace\, good will among
men!"\n\nWhen the angels went away from them into heaven\, the shepherds sa
id to one another\, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that ha
s happened\, which the Lord has made known to us." And they went with haste
\, and found Mary and Joseph\, and the babe lying in a manger. And when the
y saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning thi
s child\; and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. Bu
t Mary kept all these things\, pondering them in her heart. And the shepher
ds returned\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen\,
as it had been told them.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/31/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 15th Sunday of Luke\; Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries\; Holy Women Mart
yrs Theodote\, Theoktiste and Eudoxia\; Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Pa
rus\; Elias Ardounis the New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos\; Aed from Fer
ns\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven di
sciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus
came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been give
n to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them i
n the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching t
hem to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you alway
s\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 4:9-15\n
Timothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to
this end we toil and suffer reproach\, because we have our hope set on the
living God\, who is the Savior of all men\, especially of those who believ
e. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth\, but set
the believers an example in speech and conduct\, in love\, in faith\, in pu
rity. Till I come\, attend to the public reading of scripture\, to preachin
g\, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have\, which was given you by
prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. P
ractice these duties\, devote yourself to them\, so that all may see your p
rogress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus was passing
through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios\; he was a chief colle
ctor\, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was\, but could not\, on ac
count of the crowd\, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead an
d climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him\, for he was to pass that way.
And when Jesus came to the place\, he looked up and said to him\, "Zacchai
os\, make haste and come down\; for I must stay at your house today." So he
made haste and came down\, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it
they all murmured\, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinn
er." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord\, "Behold\, Lord\, the half o
f my goods I give to the poor\; and if I have defrauded any one of anything
\, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him\, "Today salvation has com
e to this house\, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man cam
e to seek and to save the lost."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasius of Mount Athos\; Righteous Father Lampadus the Wonderworker
\; Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monastery\; Uncovering of the
Holy Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\; Holy New Martyrs
Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Barbara\n\nEpistle Reading: Gal
atians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, p
eace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-co
ntrol\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the
Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no
provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is
overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a
spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear on
e another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things have been de
livered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the Father\, a
nd no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son choos
es to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, and I w
ill give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I am ge
ntle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yo
ke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201112
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/11/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas of Egypt\; Victor and Stephanie\; Theodore the Studite\; Holy Ma
rtyr Vincent\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to
the Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shi
ne out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this tr
easure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to
God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perpl
exed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck d
own\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\,
so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while
we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the
life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work
in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he ha
d who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we sp
eak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jes
us and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\,
so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgivi
ng\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:48-59\nThe Lord said\,
"Every one to whom much is given\, of him will much be required\; and of h
im to whom men commit much they will demand the more. I came to cast fire u
pon the earth\; and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to
be baptized with\; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! Do y
ou think that I have come to give peace on earth? No\, I tell you\, but rat
her division\; for henceforth in one house there will be five divided\, thr
ee against two and two against three\; they will be divided\, father agains
t son and son against father\, mother against daughter and daughter against
her mother\, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law." \n\n He also said to the multitudes\, "When yo
u see a cloud rising in the west\, you say at once\, 'A shower is coming'\;
and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing\, you say\, 'Th
ere will be scorching heat'\; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how
to interpret the appearance of earth and sky\; but why do you not know how
to interpret the present time? \n\n And why do you not judge for yourselves
what is right? As you go with your accuser before the magistrate\, make an
effort to settle with him on the way\, lest he drag you to the judge\, and
the judge hand you over to the officer\, and the officer put you in prison
. I tell you\, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copp
er."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sophronius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Theodora the Righteous\; Pionios
the Presbyter\; George the New Wonderworker of Constantinople\; Trophimos
and Thallos the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEp
istle Reading: Jud. 1:11-25\nBeloved\, woe to the ungodly\, for they walk i
n the way of Cain\, and abandon themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's
error\, and perish in Korah's rebellion. These are blemishes on your love
feasts\, as they boldly carouse together\, looking after themselves\; wate
rless clouds\, carried along by winds\; fruitless trees in late autumn\, tw
ice dead\, uprooted\; wild waves of the sea\, casting up the foam of their
own shame\; wandering stars for whom the nether gloom of darkness has been
reserved for ever.\n\nIt was of these also that Enoch in the seventh genera
tion from Adam prophesied\, saying\, "Behold\, the Lord came with his holy
myriads\, to execute judgment on all\, and to convict all the ungodly of al
l their deeds of ungodliness which they have committed in such an ungodly w
ay\, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against
him." These are grumblers\, malcontents\, following their own passions\, l
oud-mouthed boasters\, flattering people to gain advantage.\n\nBut you must
remember\, beloved\, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Chr
ist\; they said to you\, "In the last time there will be scoffers\, followi
ng their own ungodly passions." It is these who set up divisions\, worldly
people\, devoid of the Spirit. But you\, beloved\, build yourselves up on
your most holy faith\; pray in the Holy Spirit\; keep yourselves in the lo
ve of God\; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
And convince some\, who doubt\; save some\, by snatching them out of the f
ire\; on some have mercy with fear\, hating even the garment spotted by the
flesh.\n\nNow to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present y
ou without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing\, to the
only God\, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\,
dominion\, and authority\, before all time and now and for ever. Amen.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 23:1-31\, 33\, 44-56\nAt that time\, the chief priest
s\, the scribes\, and elders of the people brought Jesus before Pilate. An
d they began to accuse him\, saying\, "We found this man perverting our nat
ion\, and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar\, and saying that he hims
elf is Christ a king." And Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jew
s?" And he answered him\, "You have said so." And Pilate said to the chie
f priests and the multitudes\, "I find no crime in this man." But they wer
e urgent\, saying\, "He stirs up the people\, teaching throughout all Judea
\, from Galilee even to this place."\n\nWhen Pilate heard this\, he asked w
hether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to Her
od's jurisdiction\, he sent him over to Herod\, who was himself in Jerusale
m at that time. When Herod saw Jesus\, he was very glad\, for he had long
desired to see him\, because he had heard about him\, and he was hoping to
see some sign done by him. So he questioned him at some length\; but he ma
de no answer. The chief priests and the scribes stood by\, vehemently accu
sing him. And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked
him\; then\, arraying him in gorgeous apparel\, he sent him back to Pilate
. And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day\, for
before this they had been at enmity with each other.\n\nPilate then called
together the chief priests and the rulers and the people\, and said to them
\, "You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people\; and afte
r examining him before you\, behold\, I did not find this man guilty of any
of your charges against him\; neither did Herod\, for he sent him back to
us. Behold\, nothing deserving death has been done by him\; I will therefo
re chastise him and release him." Now he was obliged to release one man to
them at the festival.\n\nBut they all cried out together\, "Away with this
man\, and release to us Barabbas" -- a man who had been thrown into prison
for an insurrection started in the city\, and for murder. Pilate addressed
them once more\, desiring to release Jesus\; but they shouted out\, "Cruci
fy\, crucify him!" A third time he said to them\, "Why\, what evil has he
done? I have found in him no crime deserving death\; I will therefore chas
tise him and release him." But they were urgent\, demanding with loud crie
s that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. So Pilate gave
sentence that their demand should be granted. He released the man who had
been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder\, whom they asked for\
; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.\n\nAnd as they led him away\, th
ey seized one Simon of Cyrene\, who was coming in from the country\, and la
id on him the cross\, to carry it behind Jesus. And there followed him a g
reat multitude of the people\, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.
But Jesus turning to them said\, "Daughters of Jerusalem\, do not weep for
me\, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold\, the days
are coming when they will say\, 'Blessed are the barren\, and the wombs th
at never bore\, and the breasts that never gave suck!' Then they will begi
n to say to the mountains\, 'Fall on us'\; and to the hills\, 'Cover us.'
For if they do this when the wood is green\, what will happen when it is dr
y?"\n\nAnd when they came to the place which is called The Skull\, there th
ey crucified him\, and the criminals\, one on the right and one on the left
.\n\nIt was now about the sixth hour\, and there was darkness over the whol
e land until the ninth hour\, while the sun's light failed\; and the curtai
n of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus\, crying with a loud voice\, s
aid\, "Father\, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this
he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place\, he
praised God\, and said\, "Certainly this man was innocent!" And all the m
ultitudes who assembled to see the sight\, when they saw what had taken pla
ce\, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and th
e women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these
things.\n\nNow there was a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimat
hea. He was a member of the council\, a good and righteous man\, who had n
ot consented to their purpose and deed\, and he was looking for the kingdom
of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he
took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud\, and laid him in a rock hew
n tomb\, where no one had ever yet been laid. It was the day of Preparatio
n\, and the sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Ga
lilee followed\, and saw the tomb\, and how his body was laid\; then they r
eturned\, and prepared spices and ointments.\n\nOn the sabbath they rested
according to the commandment.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; P
atapius the Righteous of Thebes\; Apollo\, Tychikos\, Sosthenes\, Cephas\,
Epaphroditos\, Caesar\, & Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\n\nFast Day (Fis
h Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 5:11-21\n
Timothy\, my son\, refuse to enrol younger widows\; for when they grow want
on against Christ they desire to marry\, and so they incur condemnation for
having violated their first pledge. Besides that\, they learn to be idlers
\, gadding about from house to house\, and not only idlers but gossips and
busybodies\, saying what they should not. So I would have younger widows ma
rry\, bear children\, rule their households\, and give the enemy no occasio
n to revile us. For some have already strayed after Satan. If any believing
man or woman has relatives who are widows\, let him assist them\; let the
church not be burdened\, so that it may assist those who are real widows. L
et the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor\, especial
ly those who labor in preaching and teaching\; for the scripture says\, "Yo
u shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain\," and\, "The la
borer deserves his wages." Never admit any charge against an elder except o
n the evidence of two or three witnesses. As for those who persist in sin\,
rebuke them in the presence of all\, so that the rest may stand in fear. I
n the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge
you to keep these rules without favor\, doing nothing from partiality.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of m
en who will lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to
the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and gove
rnors for my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Se
ttle it therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\
; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries w
ill be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by pa
rents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put
to death\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of y
our head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles\; Michael the New Martyr of Athens
\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-1
6\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sente
nced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels
and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. W
e are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disreput
e. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted
and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we
bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliat
e\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-sco
uring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admon
ish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Chr
ist\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesu
s through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 9:36\, 10:1-8\nAt that time\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he
had compassion for them\, because they were harassed and helpless\, like sh
eep without a shepherd. And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave
them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every
disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: fi
rst\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son
of Zebedee\, and John his brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Mat
thew the tax collector\; James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\; Simon
the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus se
nt out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town
of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel
. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal
the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received
without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Sunday of All Saints\; Samson the Hospitable\; Joanna the Myrrhbea
rer\; Anektos the Martyr\; Luke the Hermit\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthe
w 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mo
untain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshi
pped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All author
ity in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make dis
ciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have comm
anded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen.
"\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the saints t
hrough faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, st
opped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the
sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign a
rmies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortu
red\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again to a better l
ife. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonme
nt. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they wer
e killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, des
titute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wande
ring over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth.
And all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not receive what
was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart
from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are surround
ed by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\,
and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race
that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our
faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also wil
l acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me bef
ore men\, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who l
oves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves s
on or daughter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take
his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "
Lo\, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?"
Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the So
n of man shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will a
lso sit on twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every
one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or chil
dren or lands\, for my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inher
it eternal life. But many that are first will be last\, and the last first
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior\, Jesus Christ
\; Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus\; Nicodemus the New Martyr of
Meteora\; Timothy of Euripus\, founder of the Monastery of Pentele\; Gerasi
mus of Cephalonia\; Holy Monk Penteles\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our
Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; The Six Martyrs Doroth
eos\, Sarantis\, Jacob\, Seraphim\, Demetrios and Basil who contested in Me
gara\; Manuel and John the New Martyrs\; Stamatios the Martyr\; Apostolos t
he New-Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3:13-16\;4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my so
n\, those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and
also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. I hope to com
e to you soon\, but I am writing these instructions to you so that\, if I a
m delayed\, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God\,
which is the church of the living God\, the pillar and bulwark of the truth
. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the mystery of our religion:\n\nGod was ma
nifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npr
eached among the nations\, \nbelieved on in the world\, \ntaken up in glory
.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart fro
m the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons\, t
hrough the pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared\, who forbid m
arriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God created to be received w
ith thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything cr
eated by God is good\, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with
thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:51-57\, 10:22-24\, 13:22\nAt that time\, when the
days drew near for him to be received up\, he set his face to go to Jerusal
em. And he sent messengers ahead of him\, who went and entered a village of
the Samaritans\, to make ready for him\; but the people would not receive
him\, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples Jam
es and John saw it\, they said\, "Lord\, do you want us to bid fire come do
wn from heaven and consume them as Elijah did?" But he turned and rebuked t
hem\, and he said\, "You do not know what manner of spirit you are of\; for
the Son of man came not to destroy men's lives but to save them." And they
went on to another village.\n\nAs they were going along the road\, he said
to those who followed him\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Fa
ther\; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father\, or who the Fathe
r is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." The
n turning to the disciples he said privately\, "Blessed are the eyes which
see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to se
e what you see\, and did not see it\, and to hear what you hear\, and did n
ot hear it."\n\nAnd he went on his way through towns and villages\, teachin
g\, and journeying towards Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Our
Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch\; Vitalis of Gaza\; Nikephoros
the New Martyr of Crete\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and
a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast o
f Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\
; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the
crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them
all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are y
ou poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now
\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you sha
ll laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you an
d revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of ma
n! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is gr
eat in heaven."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember yo
ur leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome
of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterd
ay and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teach
ings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by food
s\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which
those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those ani
mals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacr
ifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside
the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore
let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For
here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Thr
ough him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, th
at is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do
good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jorda
n\, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by
the devil. And he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, h
e was hungry. The devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command
this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man
shall not live by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed hi
m all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To
you I will give all this authority and their glory\; for it has been deliv
ered to me\, and I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worshi
p me\, it shall all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Y
ou shall worship the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd
he took him to Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and
said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\;
for it is written\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\
,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot ag
ainst a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not temp
t the Lord your God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he d
eparted from him until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power o
f the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through al
l the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorif
ied by all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries\; Constantine the New Martyr of
Cyprus\; Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon\; Germanus\, Bishop of t
he Isle of Man\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren
\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has
appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\,
then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speak
ers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are
all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do
all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the highe
r gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in th
e tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a
clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all myst
eries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountai
ns\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if
I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love i
s patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant o
r rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resent
ful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears
all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. L
ove never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus
called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean sp
irits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.
These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentile
s\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep o
f the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of hea
ven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast ou
t demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery\
; Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer\; Theoctistus the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 6:20\;7:1-12\nBrethren\, glorify God in
your body and in your spirit which are from God. Now concerning the matters
about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman. But beca
use of the temptation to immorality\, each man should have his own wife and
each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjug
al rights\, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not rul
e over her own body\, but the husband does\; likewise the husband does not
rule over his own body\, but the wife does. Do not refuse one another excep
t perhaps by agreement for a season\, that you may devote yourselves to pra
yer\; but then come together again\, lest Satan tempt you through lack of s
elf-control. I say this by way of concession\, not of command. I wish that
all were as I myself am. But each has his own special gift from God\, one o
f one kind and one of another. To the unmarried and the widows I say that i
t is well for them to remain single as I do. But if they cannot excercise s
elf-control\, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflam
e with passion. To the married I give charge\, not I but the Lord\, that th
e wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does\, let her rema
in single or else be reconciled to her husband) - and that the husband shou
ld not divorce the wife. To the rest I say\, not the Lord\, that if any bro
ther has a wife who is an unbeliever\, and she consents to live with him\,
he should not divorce her.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:1-13\nAt that time
\, Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus\; and he said to his se
rvants\, "This is John the Baptist\; he has been raised from the dead\; tha
t is why these powers are at work in him." For Herod had seized John and bo
und him and put him in prison\, for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Phil
ip's wife\; because John said to him\, "It is not lawful for you to have he
r." And though he wanted to put him to death\, he feared the people\, becau
se they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came\, the daug
hter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod\, so that he p
romised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mo
ther\, she said\, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."
And the king was sorry\; but because of his oaths and his guests he comman
ded it to be given\; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison\, and his
head was brought on a platter and given to the girl\, and she brought it to
her mother. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it\; and t
hey went and told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard this\, he withdrew from there
in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it\, they fol
lowed him on foot from the towns.\n\n
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ry
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210129
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ephraim the Syrian\; Isaac the Syrian\, Bishop of Ninevah\; James the
Righteous\; Palladios the Hermit of Antioch\; Theodosius of Totma\; Grace t
he Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the frui
t of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, fa
ithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And
those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passion
s and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit.
Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one
another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are s
piritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\,
lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the l
aw of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood o
n a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude
of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\
, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who w
ere troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to
touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lift
ed up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for you
rs is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall
be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blesse
d are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, an
d cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in th
at day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n
\n
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UID:Icale44d69941bad45ae886f795144a64d8d
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Holy Martyrs Terrence and Eunic
e\; Our Righteous Father Steven the Sabbaite\; Arsenios and Athanasios of A
ndrousa in Messenia\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Angelis\, Manuel\, Geo
rge\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Crete\; Rostislav\, the Great Illumined D
uke of Moravia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\n
In those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a
city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabe
th. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her
womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with
a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of yo
ur womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should com
e to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the
babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there
would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And
Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\,
henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has
done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with h
er about three months\, and returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regula
tions for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the o
uter one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the P
resence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a te
nt called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the a
rk of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golde
n urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of t
he covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy s
eat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations havi
ng thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, perfor
ming their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\,
and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for h
imself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\,
11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Mart
ha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat
at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted
with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care
that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." B
ut the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled
about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\
, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the
crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore yo
u\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are tho
se who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/19/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios an
d Thessaloniki\; Our Righteous Father Gregentius\, Bishop of Ethiopia\; Agl
aia the Righteous of Rome\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:8-12\nBrethren\, the scripture\,
foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith\, preached the gos
pel beforehand to Abraham\, saying\, "in you shall all the nations be bless
ed." So then\, those who are men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had
faith. For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse\; for it is w
ritten\, "Cursed be every one who does not abide by all things written in t
he book of the law\, and do them." Now it is evident that no man is justifi
ed before God by the law\; for "the righteous shall live by faith"\; but th
e law does not rest on faith\, for "He who does them shall live by them."\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19-29\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom
of God is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his ga
rden\; and it grew and became a tree\, and the birds of the air made nests
in its branches." And again he said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdom
of God? It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of f
lour\, till it was all leavened." He went on his way through towns and vill
ages\, teaching\, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him
\, "Lord\, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Strive
to enter by the narrow door\; for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter an
d will not be able. When once the householder has risen up and shut the doo
r\, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lo
rd\, open to us.' He will answer you\, 'I do not know where you come from.'
Then you will begin to say\, 'We ate and drank in your presence\, and you
taught in our streets.' But he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where
you come from\; depart from me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you w
ill weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and
all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And m
en will come from east and west\, and from north and south\, and sit at tab
le in the kingdom of God."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios
and Thessaloniki
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210102
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Basil the Great\, A
rchbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia\; Gregory\, Bishop of Nanzianzos\, Fath
er of Gregory the Theologian\; Peter the New Martyr of the Peloponnesos\; T
heodotos the Martyr\; Righteous Theodosios of Triglia\; Emmelia\, Mother of
Basil the Great\, Gregory of Nyssa\, Makrina\, and Peter of Sebaste\; Tele
machos the Martyr\; Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ruspe\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "
Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the d
oor but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but h
e who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeepe
r opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\
, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will
not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice o
f strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understan
d what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\
, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thi
eves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any
one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastu
re."\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 2:8-12\nBRETHREN\, see to it that no on
e makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit\, according to human t
radition\, according to the elemental spirits of the universe\, and not acc
ording to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily\, and
you have come to fulness of life in him\, who is the head of all rule and
authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made withou
t hands\, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ\;
and you were buried with him in baptism\, in which you were also raised wit
h him through faith in the working of God\, who raised him from the dead.\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:20-21\, 40-52\nAt that time\, the shepherds return
ed\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen\, as it ha
d been told them. And at the end of eight days\, when he was circumcised\,
he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he was conceived i
n the womb. And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and
the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every yea
r at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old\, they wen
t up according to custom\; and when the feast was ended\, as they were retu
rning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know
it\, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey\, and
they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances\; and when they did
not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. After three days\
, they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, listening to
them and asking them questions\; and all who heard him were amazed at his u
nderstanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished\;
and his mother said to him\, "Son\, why have you treated us so? Behold\, yo
ur father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he said to them\,
"How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Fathe
r's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obedient to them\
; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in
wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man.\n\n
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UID:Icale88336aa78a8aa8aca6ae31cd53d0de8
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Sylv
ester\, Pope of Rome\; Cosmas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Seraphim the
Wonderworker of Sarov\; Juliana the Righteous\; Theagenes the Hieromartyr\
, Bishop of Parios\; Theopemptos\; Theodota\, the Mother of the Holy Anargy
roi\; Righteous Mark the Deaf\; Basil the Martyr of Ankyra\; Sergios\; Theo
pistos the Martyr\; George the New Martyr of Georgia\; Nilos the Sanctified
\; Sylvester of the Kiev Caves\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3
:13-16\;4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons gain a go
od standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is
in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing these instru
ctions to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ought to beh
ave in the household of God\, which is the church of the living God\, the p
illar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the mystery
of our religion:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the Sp
irit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved on in t
he world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says that in la
ter times some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spiri
ts and doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose conscie
nces are seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods whic
h God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and kno
w the truth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to be r
ejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated by
the word of God and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-6\nAt that time
\, John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea\, "Repent\, f
or the kingdom of heaven is at hand." For this is he who was spoken of by t
he prophet Isaiah when he said\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness
: prepare the way of the Lord\, make his paths straight." Now John wore a g
arment of camel's hair\, and a leather girdle around his waist\; and his fo
od was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea
and all the region about the Jordan\, and they were baptized by him in the
river Jordan\, confessing their sins.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201008
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/07/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria\; Polychronios the Martyr
\; Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon\; John the Hermit of Crete\;
Jonah of Manchuria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Ephesians 5:25-33\nBrethren\, husbands\, love your wives\, as Christ l
oved the church and gave himself up for her\, that he might sanctify her\,
having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word\, that he might p
resent the church to himself in splendor\, without spot or wrinkle or any s
uch thing\, that she might be holy and without blemish. Even so husbands sh
ould love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves hims
elf. For no man ever hates his own flesh\, but nourishes and cherishes it\,
as Christ does the church\, because we are members of his body. "For this
reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife\,
and the two shall become one flesh." This mystery is a profound one\, and I
am saying that it refers to Christ and the church\; however\, let each one
of you love his wife as himself\, and let the wife see that she respects h
er husband.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:46-49\, 7:1\nThe Lord said\, "Why do
you call me 'Lord\, Lord\,' and not do what I tell you? Every one who comes
to me and hears my words and does them\, I will show you what he is like:
he is like a man building a house\, who dug deep\, and laid the foundation
upon rock\; and when a flood arose\, the stream broke against that house\,
and could not shake it\, because it had been founded upon the rock. But he
who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the groun
d without a foundation\; against which the stream broke\, and immediately i
t fell\, and the ruin of that house was great." After he had ended all his
sayings in the hearing of the people he entered Capernaum.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210204
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isidore of Pelusium\; Nicholas the Confessor\; Hieromartyr Abramius\;
John the Righteous\, Bishop of Irinopolis\; Theodosios the Righteous\; Jose
ph the New Martyr of Aleppo\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord an
d Savior in the Temple\n\nEpistle Reading: James 1:19-27\nMy beloved brethr
en\, let every man be quick to hear\, slow to speak\, slow to anger\, for t
he anger of man does not work the righteousness of God. Therefore put away
all filthiness and rank growth of wickedness and receive with meekness the
implanted word\, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word
\, and not hearers only\, deceiving yourselves. For if any one is a hearer
of the word and not a doer\, he is like a man who observes his natural face
in a mirror\; for he observes himself and goes away and at once forgets wh
at he was like. But he who looks into the perfect law\, the law of liberty\
, and perseveres\, being no hearer that forgets but a doer that acts\, he s
hall be blessed in his doing. If any one thinks he is religious\, and does
not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart\, this man's religion is vain.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to
visit orphans and widows in their affliction\, and to keep oneself unstaine
d from the world.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:17-27\nAt that time\, as Jesus
was setting out on his journey\, a man ran up and knelt before him\, and a
sked him\, "Good Teacher\, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jes
us said to him\, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. Yo
u know the commandments: 'Do not kill\, Do not commit adultery\, Do not ste
al\, Do not bear false witness\, Do not defraud\, Honor your father and mot
her.' " And he said to him\, "Teacher\, all these I have observed from my y
outh." And Jesus looking upon him loved him\, and said to him\, "You lack o
ne thing\; go\, sell what you have\, and give to the poor\, and you will ha
ve treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." At that saying his countenan
ce fell\, and he went away sorrowful\; for he had great possessions. And Je
sus looked around and said to his disciples\, "How hard it will be for thos
e who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" And the disciples were amaz
ed at his words. But Jesus said to them again\, "Children\, how hard it is
to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye
of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." And they wer
e exceedingly astonished\, and said to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus
looked at them and said\, "With men it is impossible\, but not with God\;
for all things are possible with God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210611
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Ascension\; Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs\; Timothy\, Bishop
of Proussa\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assos\; Theophanes & Pans
emne of Antioch\; The Holy Martyrs of China\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark
16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, he appeared f
irst to Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and
told those who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they
heard that he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe
it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were
walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they
did not believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as
they sat at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness
of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had ris
en. And he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to
the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he
who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany th
ose who believe: in my name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in
new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly th
ing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and t
hey will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\
, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And th
ey went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and
confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Acts 1:1-12\nIn the first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all
that Jesus began to do and teach\, until the day when he was taken up\, af
ter he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom h
e had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many
proofs\, appearing to them during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom
of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jeru
salem\, but to wait for the promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you
heard from me\, for John baptized with water\, but before many days you sha
ll be baptized with the Holy Spirit." So when they had come together\, they
asked him\, "Lord\, will you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?"
He said to them\, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Fat
her has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Ho
ly Spirit has come upon you\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem an
d in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth." And when he had sa
id this\, as they were looking on\, he was lifted up\, and a cloud took him
out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went\, be
hold\, two men stood by them in white robes\, and said\,"Men of Galilee\, w
hy do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus\, who was taken up from you
into heaven\, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." Th
en they returned from the mount called Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a
sabbath day's journey away.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time
\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples
and said to them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened\,
and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you tr
oubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet
\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh a
nd bones as you see that I have." And when he said this\, he showed them hi
s hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wonder
ed\, he said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a pie
ce of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to
them\, "These are my words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with y
ou\, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets
and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand
the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ s
hould suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance
and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations\, beg
inning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I se
nd the promise of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are
clothed with power from on high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethan
y\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he
parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\,
and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in th
e temple blessing God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\
; The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia\; Sergios\, Stephen an
d Kastor\; Palamon\, Elder of Saint Pachomius the Great\; Soldier-martyrs o
f Crete\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 10:28-33\;11:1-8\n
Brethren\, if someone says to you\, "This has been offered in sacrifice\,"
then out of consideration for the man who informed you\, and for conscience
's sake - I mean his conscience\, not yours - do not eat it. For why should
my liberty be determined by another man's scruples? If I partake with than
kfulness\, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? So\,
whether you eat or drink\, or whatever you do\, do all to the glory of God
. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God\, just as I
try to please all men in everything I do\, not seeking my own advantage\, b
ut that of many\, that they may be saved. Be imitators of me\, as I am of C
hrist. I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the
traditions even as I have delivered them to you. But I want you to underst
and that the head of every man is Christ\, the head of a woman is her husba
nd\, and the head of Christ is God. Any man who prays or prophesies with hi
s head covered dishonors his head\, but any woman who prays of prophesies w
ith her head unveiled dishonors her head - it is the same as if her head we
re shaven. For if a woman will not veil herself\, then she should cut off h
er hair\, but if it is disgraceful for a woman to be shorn or shaven\, let
her wear a veil. For a man ought not to cover his head\, since he is the im
age and glory of God\; but woman is the glory of man. (For man was not made
from woman\, but woman from man.)\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:24-28\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let him den
y himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his l
ife will lose it\, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For
what will it profit a man\, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his l
ife? Or what shall a man give in return for his life? For the Son of man is
to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay
every man for what he has done. Truly\, I say to you\, there are some stand
ing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in
his kingdom."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pelagia the Righteous\; Pelagia the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; Taisia
the Harlot of Egypt\; Phillip\, Bishop of Gortyna\n\nEpistle Reading: St. P
aul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:33\; 6:1-9\nBrethren\, let each one of you
love his wife as himself\, and let the wife see that she respects her husba
nd. Children\, obey your parents in the Lord\, for this is right. "Honor yo
ur father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise)\, "tha
t it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth." Fathers
\, do not provoke your children to anger\, but bring them up in the discipl
ine and instruction of the Lord. Slaves\, be obedient to those who are your
earthly masters\, with fear and trembling\, in singleness of heart\, as to
Christ\; not in the way of eye-service\, as men-pleasers\, but as servants
of Christ\, doing the will of God from the heart\, rendering service with
a good will as to the Lord and not to men\, knowing that whatever good any
one does\, he will receive the same again from the Lord\, whether he is a s
lave or free. Masters\, do the same to them\, and forbear threatening\, kno
wing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven\, and that the
re is no partiality with him.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time
\, the report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all th
e surrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all these things.
And John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, sa
ying\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when
the men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you
\, saying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In
that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on
many that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell
John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lam
e walk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\,
the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no o
ffense at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak
to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to
behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man c
lothed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and li
ve in luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A proph
et? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is wr
itten\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare
your way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greate
r than John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
" When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God\
, having been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the
lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been bapti
zed by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose an
d went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she ente
red the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard
the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fill
ed with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are yo
u among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gran
ted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when th
e voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for j
oy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of wh
at was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifie
s the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations w
ill call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, a
nd holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and r
eturned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, hav
e this mind among yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, thoug
h he was in the form of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be
grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born
in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself an
d became obedient unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has hig
hly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, th
at at the name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to t
he glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt
that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received h
im into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's
feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much ser
ving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my siste
r has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord a
nswered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many th
ings\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall
not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised
her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the b
reasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear t
he word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Fish
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36\nAt that time\, Jesus took
with him Peter and John and James\, and went up on the mountain to pray. An
d as he was praying\, the appearance of his countenance was altered\, and h
is raiment became dazzling white. And behold\, two men talked with him\, Mo
ses and Elijah\, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure\, which h
e was to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and those who were with him wer
e heavy with sleep\, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two m
en who stood with him. And as the men were parting from him\, Peter said to
Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; let us make three booths\,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" - not knowing what he sa
id. As he said this\, a cloud came and overshadowed them\; and they were af
raid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud\, saying\
, "This is my Son\, my Beloved\; listen to him!" And when the voice had spo
ken\, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those
days anything of what they had seen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:10-19\
nBRETHREN\, be more zealous to confirm your call and election\, for if you
do this you will never fall\; so there will be richly provided for you an e
ntrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\n\nTh
erefore I intend always to remind you of these things\, though you know the
m and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right\, as lon
g as I am in this body\, to arouse you by way of reminder\, since I know th
at the putting off of my body will be soon\, as our Lord Jesus Christ showe
d me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any t
ime to recall these things.\n\nFor we did not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\,
but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glo
ry from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory
\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased\," we heard this v
oice borne from heaven\, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we
have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention t
o this as to a lamp shining in a dark place\, until the day dawns and the m
orning star rises in your hearts.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother\, and led
them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them\, and h
is face shone like the sun\, and his garments became white as light. And be
hold\, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah\, talking with him. And Pete
r said to Jesus\, "Lord\, it is well that we are here\; if you wish\, I wil
l make three booths here\, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah
." He was still speaking\, when lo\, a bright cloud overshadowed them\, and
a voice from the cloud said\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am wel
l pleased\; listen to him." When the disciples heard this\, they fell on th
eir faces\, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them\, say
ing\, "Rise\, and have no fear." And when they lifted up their eyes\, they
saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain\, Jesu
s commanded them\, "Tell no one the vision\, until the Son of man is raised
from the dead."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lazarus Saturday\; Elizabeth the Wonderworker\; Savvas the General of
Rome\; Nicholas the New-Martyr of Magnesia\; Mellitus\, Archbishop of Cante
rbury\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 12:28-
29\;13:1-8\nBRETHREN\, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cann
ot be shaken\, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship\, with rever
ence and awe\; for our God is a consuming fire. Let brotherly love continue
. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers\, for thereby some have e
ntertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison\, as though in
prison with them\; and those who are ill-treated\, since you also are in t
he body. Let marriage be held in honor among all\, and let the marriage bed
be undefiled\; for God will judge the immoral and adulterous. Keep your li
fe free from love of money\, and be content with what you have\; for he has
said\, "I will never fail you nor forsake you." Hence we can confidently s
ay\, "The Lord is my helper\, I will not be afraid\; what can man do to me?
" Remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider
the outcome of their life\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the s
ame yesterday and today and for ever. \n\nGospel Reading: John 11:1-45\nAt
that time\, a certain man was ill\, Lazaros of Bethany\, from the village o
f Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointme
nt and wiped his feet with her hair\, whose brother Lazaros was ill. So the
sisters sent to him\, saying\, "Lord\, he whom you love is ill." But when
Jesus heard it he said\, "This illness is not unto death\; it is for the gl
ory of God\, so that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it."\n\n N
ow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazaros. So when he heard that he
was ill\, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after t
his he said to the disciples\, "Let us go into Judea again." The disciples
said to him\, "Rabbi\, the Jews were but now seeking to stone you\, and are
you going there again?" Jesus answered\, "Are there not twelve hours in th
e day? If any one walks in the day\, he does not stumble\, because he sees
the light of this world. But if any one walks in the night\, he stumbles\,
because the light is not in him." Thus he spoke\, and then he said to them\
, "Our friend Lazaros has fallen asleep\, but I go to awake him out of slee
p." The disciples said to him\, "Lord\, if he has fallen asleep\, he will r
ecover." Now Jesus had spoken of his death\, but they thought that he meant
taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly\, "Lazaros is dead\; an
d for your sake I am glad that I was not there\, so that you may believe. B
ut let us go to him." Thomas\, called the Twin\, said to his fellow discipl
es\, "Let us also go\, that we may die with him."\n\n Now when Jesus came\,
he found that Lazaros had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was
near Jerusalem\, about two miles off\, and many of the Jews had come to Mar
tha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. When Martha heard th
at Jesus was coming\, she went and met him\, while Mary sat in the house. M
artha said to Jesus\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not h
ave died. And even now I know that whatever you ask from God\, God will giv
e you." Jesus said to her\, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to
him\, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
Jesus said to her\, "I am the resurrection and the life\; he who believes
in me\, though he die\, yet shall he live\, and whoever lives and believes
in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\
; I believe that you are the Christ\, the Son of God\, he who is coming int
o the world."\n\n When she had said this\, she went and called her sister M
ary\, saying quietly\, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." And wh
en she heard it\, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet c
ome to the village\, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. W
hen the Jews who were with her in the house\, consoling her\, saw Mary rise
quickly and go out\, they followed her\, supposing that she was going to t
he tomb to weep there. Then Mary\, when she came where Jesus was and saw hi
m\, fell at his feet\, saying to him\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my br
other would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping\, and the Jews who c
ame with her also weeping\, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled\; an
d he said\, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him\, "Lord\, come and
see." Jesus wept. So the Jews said\, "See how he loved him!" But some of th
em said\, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this
man from dying?"\n\n Then Jesus\, deeply moved again\, came to the tomb\;
it was a cave\, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said\, "Take away the stone.
" Martha\, the sister of the dead man\, said to him\, "Lord\, by this time
there will be an odor\, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her\
, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of
God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said\,
"Father\, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you have heard me
always\, but I have said this on account of the people standing by\, that
they may believe that you did send me." When he had said this\, he cried wi
th a loud voice\, "Lazaros\, come out." The dead man came out\, his hands a
nd feet bound with bandages\, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said
to them\, "Unbind him\, and let him go." Many of the Jews therefore\, who
had come with Mary and had seen what he did\, believed in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr\; Mariamne\, Sister of Apostle Philip
\; Righteous Auxentius\; The Pious Rulers Marcian and Pulcheria\; Theodore
the New Martyr of Byzantium\; Hermogenes (Germogen)\, Patriarch of Moscow\n
\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTi
mothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what
you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who wi
ll be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Ch
rist Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, sin
ce his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowne
d unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer w
ho ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for
the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Chri
st\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\
, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal.
But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the
sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus wit
h its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe Lord sa
id to his disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\, who like to go about in long
robes\, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in th
e synagogues and the places of honor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses
and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condem
nation." He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasu
ry\; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly
\, I tell you\, this poor widow has put in more than all of them\; for they
all contributed out of their abundance\, but she out of her poverty put in
all the living that she had." Having said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who
has ears let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/16/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:11-21\; 11:1-2\nBrethren\, the
scripture says\, "No one who believes in God will be put to shame." For th
ere is no distinction between Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of all
and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. For\, "every one who cal
ls upon the name of the Lord will be saved." But how are men to call upon h
im in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of wh
om they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? And
how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written\, "How beautiful
are the feet of those who preach good news!" But they have not all obeyed t
he gospel\; for Isaiah says\, "Lord\, who has believed what he has heard fr
om us?" So faith comes from what is heard\, and what is heard comes by the
preaching of Christ. But I ask\, have they not heard? Indeed they have\; fo
r "Their voice has gone out to all the earth\, and their words to the ends
of the world." Again I ask\, did Israel not understand? First Moses says\,
"I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation\; with a foolish nat
ion I will make you angry." Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\, "I have been
found by those who did not seek me\; I have shown myself to those who did
not ask for me." But of Israel he says\, "All day long I have held out my h
ands to a disobedient and contrary people." I ask\, then\, has God rejected
his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite\, a descendant of Abraha
m\, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom
he foreknew.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:9-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus pa
ssed on\, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office\; and he sa
id to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.\n\nAnd as he sat at
table in the house\, behold\, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat
down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this\, they s
aid to his disciples\, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and s
inners?" But when he heard it\, he said\, "Those who are well have no need
of a physician\, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means\, 'I
desire mercy\, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous\, b
ut sinners to repentance."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria\; Demetrios the New Martyr\n\nS
trict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 3:1-14\n For\, behold\, the Lor
d\, the Lord of hosts\, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay a
nd staff\, the whole stay of bread\, and the whole stay of water\; the migh
ty man and the soldier\, the judge and the prophet\, the diviner and the el
der\, the captain of fifty and the man of rank\, the counselor and the skil
lful magician and the expert in charms. And I will make boys their princes
\, and babes shall rule over them. And the people will oppress one another
\, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor\; the youth will be inso
lent to the elder\, and the base fellow to the honorable.\n\nWhen a man tak
es hold of his brother in the house of his father\, saying: "You have a ma
ntle\; you shall be our leader\, and this heap of ruins shall be under your
rule"\; in that day he will speak out\, saying: "I will not be a healer\;
in my house there is neither bread nor mantle\; you shall not make me lead
er of the people." For Jerusalem has stumbled\, and Judah has fallen\; bec
ause their speech and their deeds are against the Lord\, defying his glorio
us presence.\n\nTheir partiality witnesses against them\; they proclaim the
ir sin like Sodom\, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have broug
ht evil upon themselves. Tell the righteous that it shall be well with the
m\, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! It sh
all be ill with him\, for what his hands have done shall be done to him. M
y people -- children are their oppressors\, and women rule over them. O my
people\, your leaders mislead you\, and confuse the course of your paths.\
n\nThe Lord has taken his place to contend\, he stands to judge his people.
The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people:
"It is you who have devoured the vineyard\, the spoil of the poor is in yo
ur houses."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 2:20-3:20\n The man gave name
s to all cattle\, and to the birds of the air\, and to every beast of the f
ield\; but for the man there was not found a helper fit for him. So the Lo
rd God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man\, and while he slept took o
ne of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh\; and the rib which the L
ord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the
man. Then the man said\, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my
flesh\; she shall be called Woman\, because she was taken out of Man." Th
erefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife\, an
d they become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked\, and we
re not ashamed.\n\nNow the serpent was more subtle than any other wild crea
ture that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman\, "Did God say\, 'Yo
u shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?" And the woman said to the ser
pent\, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden\; but God said\,
'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the g
arden\, neither shall you touch it\, lest you die.'" But the serpent said
to the woman\, "You will not die. For God knows that when you eat of it yo
ur eyes will be opened\, and you will be like God\, knowing good and evil."
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food\, and that it was a
delight to the eyes\, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise
\, she took of its fruit and ate\; and she also gave some to her husband\,
and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened\, and they knew that they we
re naked\; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.\n
\nAnd they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the coo
l of the day\, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to th
e man\, and said to him\, "Where are you?" And he said\, "I heard the soun
d of thee in the garden\, and I was afraid\, because I was naked\; and I hi
d myself." He said\, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of
the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" The man said\, "The woman
whom thou gavest to be with me\, she gave me fruit of the tree\, and I ate.
" Then the Lord God said to the woman\, "What is this that you have done?"
The woman said\, "The serpent beguiled me\, and I ate." The Lord God sai
d to the serpent\, "Because you have done this\, cursed are you above all c
attle\, and above all wild animals\; upon your belly you shall go\, and dus
t you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you a
nd the woman\, and between your seed and her seed\; he shall bruise your he
ad\, and you shall bruise his heel." To the woman he said\, "I will greatl
y multiply your pain in childbearing\; in pain you shall bring forth childr
en\, yet your desire shall be for your husband\, and he shall rule over you
." And to Adam he said\, "Because you have listened to the voice of your w
ife\, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you\, 'You shall not
eat of it\,' cursed is the ground because of you\; in toil you shall eat of
it all the days of your life\; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to
you\; and you shall eat the plants of the field. In the sweat of your fac
e you shall eat bread till you return to the ground\, for out of it you wer
e taken\; you are dust\, and to dust you shall return."\n\nThe man called h
is wife's name Eve\, because she was the mother of all living.\n\nOld Testa
ment Reading: Proverbs 3:19-34\nThe Lord by wisdom founded the earth\; by u
nderstanding he established the heavens\; by his knowledge the deeps broke
forth\, and the clouds drop down the dew.\n\nMy son\, keep sound wisdom and
discretion\; let them not escape from your sight\, and they will be life f
or your soul and adornment for your neck. Then you will walk on your way s
ecurely and your foot will not stumble. If you sit down\, you will not be
afraid\; when you lie down\, your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of
sudden panic\, or of the ruin of the wicked\, when it comes\; for the Lord
will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. Do not
withhold good from those to whom it is due\, when it is in your power to d
o it.\n\nDo not say to your neighbor\, "Go\, and come again\, tomorrow I wi
ll give it" -- when you have it with you. Do not plan evil against your ne
ighbor who dwells trustingly beside you. Do not contend with a man for no
reason\, when he has done you no harm. Do not envy a man of violence and d
o not choose any of his ways\; for the perverse man is an abomination to th
e Lord\, but the upright are in his confidence. The Lord's curse is on the
house of the wicked\, but he blesses the abode of the righteous. Toward t
he scorners he is scornful\, but to the humble he shows favor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/20/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch\; Matrona the Righteous of Chios\
; Gerasimus of Cephalonia\; Andronicus the Righteous Martyr\n\nEpistle Read
ing: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be stro
ng in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me b
efore many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach othe
rs also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier o
n service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy
the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes acc
ording to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the fir
st share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you
understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead
\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I
am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is n
ot fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that
they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 9:23-27\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "If any man
would come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and
follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses
his life for my sake\, he will save it. For what does it profit a man if h
e gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is asham
ed of me and of my words\, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he co
mes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. But I
tell you truly\, there are some standing here who will not taste death befo
re they see the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Epiphany\; Malachi the Prophet\; Gordios the Martyr of C
aesarea\; Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\;
Righteous Genevieve of Paris\; Righteous Peter of Atroas\; Righteous Akaki
os the Wonderworker\; Righteous Thomais of Lesbos\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Go
spel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the
tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\; and she saw two
angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain\, one at the hea
d and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?"
She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not kno
w where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus
standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Wo
man\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gard
ener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me wher
e you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary
." She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher)
. Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not yet ascended to the
Father\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to my Fath
er and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said
to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told them that He had
said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 4:5-8\nTIMOTHY\, m
y son\, always be steady\, endure suffering\, do the work of an evangelist\
, fulfil your ministry.\n\nFor I am already on the point of being sacrifice
d\; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight\, I ha
ve finished the race\, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up
for me the crown of righteousness\, which the Lord\, the righteous judge\,
will award to me on that Day\, and not only to me but also to all who have
loved his appearing.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:1-8\nThe beginning of the Go
spel of Jesus Christ\, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophets\, '
Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way\
; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord\,
make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness\, preaching
a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to
him all the country of Judea\, and all the people of Jerusalem\; and they w
ere baptized by him in the river Jordan\, confessing their sins. Now John w
as clothed with camel's hair\, and had a leather girdle around his waist\,
and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached\, saying\, "After me comes
he who is mightier than I\, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to s
toop down and untie. I have baptized you with water\; but he will baptize y
ou with the Holy Spirit."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 16th Sunday of Matthew\; Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus\; Luke of Mo
unt Stirion\; Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions\; George the New Mart
yr of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the
Temple\; Richard\, King of Wessex\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWh
en the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, a
nd Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And ve
ry early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun ha
d risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the sto
ne for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the s
tone was rolled back\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they
saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and
they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus
of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the
place where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he i
s going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you."
And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment h
ad come upon them\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they were afraid
.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together wi
th him\, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says
\, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you\, and helped you on the d
ay of salvation." Behold\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the
day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fault m
ay be found with our ministry\, but as servants of God we commend ourselves
in every way: through great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calam
ities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; b
y purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine l
ove\, truthful speech\, and the power of God\; with the weapons of righteou
sness for the right hand and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill
repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as
unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished
\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet
making many rich\; as having nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 25:14-30\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man going o
n a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property\; to one
he gave five talents\, to another two\, to another one\, to each according
to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents we
nt at once and traded with them\; and he made five talents more. So also\,
he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received t
he one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. Now af
ter a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with
them. And he who had received the five talents came forward\, bringing fiv
e talents more\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivered to me five talents\; here
I have made five talents more.' His master said to him\, 'Well done\, good
and faithful servant\; you have been faithful over a little\, I will set y
ou over much\; enter into the joy of your master.' And he also who had the
two talents came forward\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivered to me two talen
ts\; here I have made two talents more.' His master said to him\, 'Well don
e\, good and faithful servant\; you have been faithful over a little\, I wi
ll set you over much\; enter into the joy of your master.' He also who had
received the one talent came forward\, saying\, 'Master\, I knew you to be
a hard man\, reaping where you did not sow\, and gathering where you did no
t winnow\; so I was afraid\, and I went and hid your talent in the ground.
Here you have what is yours.' But his master answered him\, 'You wicked and
slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed\, and gather
where I have not winnowed? Then you ought to have invested my money with t
he bankers\, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with i
nterest. So take the talent from him\, and give it to him who has the ten t
alents. For to every one who has will more be given\, and he will have abun
dance\; but from him who has not\, even what he has will be taken away. And
cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness\; there men will weep a
nd gnash their teeth." As he said these things he cried out: "He who has ea
rs to hear\, let him hear!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/27/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Sunday of Luke\; Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions\; Mar
k\, Aristarchos\, and Zenon\, Apostles of the 70\; Akylina the New Martyr o
f Thessaloniki\; Gideon the Righteous\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-
35\nAt that time\, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about
seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these t
hings that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together\,
Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from r
ecognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is this conversation which you
are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad.
Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visito
r to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in the
se days?" And he said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Conc
erning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before
God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered hi
m up to be condemned to death\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he
was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the t
hird day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed u
s. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body\; a
nd they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who s
aid that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, an
d found it just as the women had said\; but him they did not see." And he s
aid to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the pr
ophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer thes
e things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the pr
ophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning
himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to which they were going. He
appeared to be going further\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay wi
th us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went
in to stay with them. When he was at table with them\, he took the bread an
d blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened
and they recognized him\; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to
each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on th
e road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hou
r and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together a
nd those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and h
as appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road\, and h
ow he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: S
t. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working toget
her with him\, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For h
e says\, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you\, and helped you on
the day of salvation." Behold\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now
is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no f
ault may be found with our ministry\, but as servants of God we commend our
selves in every way: through great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\,
calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hung
er\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, gen
uine love\, truthful speech\, and the power of God\; with the weapons of ri
ghteousness for the right hand and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, i
n ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are tru
e\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as pu
nished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor
\, yet making many rich\; as having nothing\, and yet possessing everything
.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:1-11\nAt that time\, as Jesus was standing by t
he lake of Gennesaret\, he saw two boats by the lake\; but the fishermen ha
d gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boa
ts\, which was Simon's\, he asked him to put out a little from the land. An
d he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased s
peaking\, he said to Simon\, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets
for a catch." And Simon answered\, "Master\, we toiled all night and took n
othing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done
this\, they enclosed a great shoal of fish\; and as their nets were breakin
g\, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them
. And they came and filled both the boats\, so that they began to sink. But
when Simon Peter saw it\, he fell down at Jesus' knees\, saying\, "Depart
from me\, for I am a sinful man\, O Lord." For he was astonished\, and all
who were with him\, at the catch of fish which they had taken\; and so also
were James and John\, sons of Zebedee\, who were partners with Simon. And
Jesus said to Simon\, "Do not be afraid\; henceforth you will be catching m
en." And when they had brought their boats to land\, they left everything a
nd followed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Tuesday\; The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of the Lord\; Eul
ogios the Innkeeper of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 22:15-46\; 23:1-39\nAt that time\, the Pharisees went and took counsel
against Jesus\, how to entangle him in his talk. And they sent their disci
ples to him\, along with the Herodians\, saying\, "Teacher\, we know that y
ou are true\, and teach the way of God truthfully\, and care for no man\; f
or you do not regard the position of men. Tell us\, then\, what you think.
Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not?" But Jesus\, aware of their m
alice\, said\, "Why put me to the test\, you hypocrites? Show me the money
for the tax." And they brought him a coin. And Jesus said to them\, "Whose
likeness and inscription is this?" They said\, "Caesar's." Then he said to
them\, "Render\, therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, and to
God the things that are God's. " When they heard it\, they marveled\; and t
hey left him and went away.\n\nThe same day the Sadducees came to him\, who
say that there is no resurrection\; and they asked him a question saying\,
"Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no children\, his brother
must marry the widow\, and raise up children for his brother.' Now there we
re seven brothers among us\; the first married\, and died\, and having no c
hildren left his wife to his brother. So too the second and third\, down to
the seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In the resurrection\, theref
ore\, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her."\n\nBut
Jesus answered them\, "You are wrong\, because you know neither the script
ures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor a
re given in marriage\, but are like angels of God in heaven. And as for the
resurrection of the dead\, have you not read what was said to you by God\,
'I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob'? H
e is not God of the dead\, but of the living." And when the crowd heard it\
, they were astonished at his teaching.\n\nBut when the Pharisees heard tha
t he had silenced the Sadducees\, they came together. And one of them\, a l
awyer\, asked him a question\, to test him. "Teacher\, which is the great c
ommandment in the law?" And he said to him\, "You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all your mind.
This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it. You shall
love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the l
aw and the prophets."\n\nNow while the Pharisees were gathered together\, J
esus asked them a question\, saying: "What do you think of the Christ? Whos
e son is he?" They said to him\, "The son of David." He said to them\, "How
is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, saying\,
'The Lord said to my Lord\, sit at my right hand\, till I put your enemies
under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord\, how is he his son?" And n
o one was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day did any one dare to
ask him any more questions.\n\nThen said Jesus to the crowds and to his di
sciples\, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat\; so practice a
nd observe whatever they tell you\, but not what they do\; for they preach
but do not practice. They bind heavy burdens\, hard to bear\, and lay them
on men's shoulders\; but they themselves will not move them with their fing
er. They do all their deeds to be seen by men\; for they make their phylact
eries broad and their fringes long\, and they love the place of honor at fe
asts and the best seats in the synagogues\, and salutations in the market p
laces\, and being called rabbi by men\, but you are not to be called rabbi\
, for you have one teacher\, and you are all brethren. And call no man your
father on earth\, for you have one Father\, who is in heaven. Neither be c
alled masters\, for you have one master\, the Christ. He who is greatest am
ong you shall be your servant\; whoever exalts himself will be humbled\, an
d whoever humbles himself will be exalted.\n\n"But woe to you\, scribes and
Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses and for a pretense y
ou make long prayers\; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation.
Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! because you shut the king
dom of heaven against men\; for you neither enter yourselves\, nor allow th
ose who would enter to go in. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrit
es! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte\, and when he
becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as much a child of Gehenna as your
selves.\n\n"Woe to you\, blind guides\, who say\, 'If any one swears by the
temple\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple\,
he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools! For which is greater\, the gold
or the temple that has made the gold sacred? And you say\, 'If any one swe
ars by the altar\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gift that i
s on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind men! For which is grea
ter\, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So he who swears by
the altar\, swears by it and by everything on it\; and he who swears by th
e temple\, swears by it and by him who dwells in it\; and he who swears by
heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.\n\n"Woe t
o you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and
cumin\, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law\, justice and
mercy and faith\; these you ought to have done without neglecting the other
s. You blind guides\, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! "Woe to
you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of th
e cup and of the plate\, but inside they are full of extortion and rapacity
. You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate\
, that the outside also may be clean. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\,
hypocrites! for you are like white-washed tombs\, which outwardly appear be
autiful\, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.
So you also outwardly appear to men\, but within you are full of hypocrisy
and iniquity. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you bui
ld the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous\, sa
ying\, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers\, we would not have take
n part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness a
gainst yourselves\, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. F
ill up\, then\, the measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vi
pers\, how are you to escape being sentenced to Gehenna? Therefore I send y
ou prophets and wise men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill and cruci
fy\, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town t
o town\, that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth\, fro
m the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah
\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to
you\, all this will come upon this generation.\n\n"O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\
, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often wou
ld I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under
her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolate
. For I tell you\, you will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is
he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:36-51
\; 25:1-46\; 26:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Of that day and hour
no one knows\, not even the angels of heaven\, but the Father only. As wer
e the days of Noah\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For as in tho
se days before the flood they were eating and drinking\, marrying and givin
g in marriage\, until the day when Noah entered the ark\, and they did not
know until the flood came and swept them all away\, so will be the coming o
f the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field\; one is taken and one
is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill\; one is taken and one is l
eft. Watch therefore\, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
But know this\, that if the householder had known in what part of the nigh
t the
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Titus the Wonderworker\; Theodora the Virgin-martyr of Palestine\; Amp
hianos & Aedesios the Martyrs of Lycia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Read
ing: Isaiah 13:2-13\n On a bare hill raise a signal\, cry aloud to them\; w
ave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles. I myself have comm
anded my consecrated ones\, have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger
\, my proudly exulting ones. \n\n Hark\, a tumult on the mountains as of a
great multitude! Hark\, an uproar of kingdoms\, of nations gathering toget
her! The LORD of hosts is mustering a host for battle. They come from a di
stant land\, from the end of the heavens\, the LORD and the weapons of his
indignation\, to destroy the whole earth. \n\n Wail\, for the day of the L
ORD is near\; as destruction from the Almighty it will come! Therefore all
hands will be feeble\, and every man's heart will melt\, and they will be
dismayed. Pangs and agony will seize them\; they will be in anguish like a
woman in travail. They will look aghast at one another\; their faces will b
e aflame. \n\n Behold\, the day of the LORD comes\, cruel\, with wrath and
fierce anger\, to make the earth a desolation and to destroy its sinners f
rom it. For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not giv
e their light\; the sun will be dark at its rising and the moon will not sh
ed its light. I will punish the world for its evil\, and the wicked for th
eir iniquity\; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant\, and lay low
the haughtiness of the ruthless. I will make men more rare than fine gold
\, and mankind than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens t
remble\, and the earth will be shaken out of its place\, at the wrath of th
e LORD of hosts in the day of his fierce anger.\n\nOld Testament Reading: G
enesis 8:4-21\n And in the seventh month\, on the seventeenth day of the mo
nth\, the ark came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat. And the waters co
ntinued to abate until the tenth month\; in the tenth month\, on the first
day of the month\, the tops of the mountains were seen. \n\n At the end of
forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made\, and sent
forth a raven\; and it went to and fro until the waters were dried up from
the earth. Then he sent forth a dove from him\, to see if the waters had s
ubsided from the face of the ground\; but the dove found no place to set he
r foot\, and she returned to him to the ark\, for the waters were still on
the face of the whole earth. So he put forth his hand and took her and brou
ght her into the ark with him. He waited another seven days\, and again he
sent forth the dove out of the ark\; and the dove came back to him in the
evening\, and lo\, in her mouth a freshly plucked olive leaf\; so Noah knew
that the waters had subsided from the earth. Then he waited another seven
days\, and sent forth the dove\; and she did not return to him any more.
\n\n In the six hundred and first year\, in the first month\, the first day
of the month\, the waters were dried from off the earth\; and Noah removed
the covering of the ark\, and looked\, and behold\, the face of the ground
was dry. In the second month\, on the twenty-seventh day of the month\, t
he earth was dry. Then God said to Noah\, "Go forth from the ark\, you an
d your wife\, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. Bring forth wit
h you every living thing that is with you of all flesh - birds and animals
and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth - that they may breed abu
ndantly on the earth\, and be fruitful and multiply upon the earth." So No
ah went forth\, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. An
d every beast\, every creeping thing\, and every bird\, everything that mov
es upon the earth\, went forth by families out of the ark. \n\n Then Noah
built an altar to the LORD\, and took of every clean animal and of every cl
ean bird\, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And when the LORD sme
lled the pleasing odor\, the LORD said in his heart\, "I will never again c
urse the ground because of man\, for the imagination of man's heart is evil
from his youth\; neither will I ever again destroy every living creature a
s I have done."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 10:31-11:12\nThe mouth o
f the righteous brings forth wisdom\, but the perverse tongue will be cut o
ff. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable\, but the mouth of t
he wicked\, what is perverse. A false balance is an abomination to the LOR
D\, but a just weight is his delight. When pride comes\, then comes disgra
ce\; but with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright guides th
em\, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. Riches do not p
rofit in the day of wrath\, but righteousness delivers from death. The rig
hteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight\, but the wicked falls b
y his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright delivers them\, but
the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. When the wicked dies\, h
is hope perishes\, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought. The
righteous is delivered from trouble\, and the wicked gets into it instead.
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor\, but by knowle
dge the righteous are delivered. When it goes well with the righteous\, th
e city rejoices\; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted\, but it is overthrown by
the mouth of the wicked. He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense\, but
a man of understanding remains silent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/03/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the Deacon\,
Martyrs of Persia\; Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr Geor
ge in Lydda\; Holy Father and New Hieromartyr Gregory of Neapolis\; Theodor
e the Confessor\, Bishop of Ancyra\; George of Neapolis the New Martyr\; Wi
nifred of Treffynnon\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossian
s 2:20-23\; 3:1-3\nBrethren\, if with Christ you died to the elemental spir
its of the universe\, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world
? Why do you submit to regulations\, "Do not handle\, Do not taste\, Do not
touch" (referring to things which all perish as they are used)\, according
to human precepts and doctrines? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom
in promoting rigor of devotion and self-abasement and severity to the body
\, but they are of no value in checking the indulgence of the flesh. If the
n you have been raised with Christ\, seek the things that are above\, where
Christ is\, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that
are above\, not on things that are on earth. For you have died\, and your
life is hid with Christ in God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:34-41\nThe Lord
said\, "Your eye is the lamp of your body\; when your eye is sound\, your w
hole body is full of light\; but when it is not sound\, your body is full o
f darkness. Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. If then
your whole body is full of light\, having no part dark\, it will be wholly
bright\, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light." While he was speak
ing\, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him\; so he went in and sat at tabl
e. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before din
ner. And the Lord said to him\, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of t
he cup and of the dish\, but inside you are full of extortion and wickednes
s. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But giv
e for alms those things which are within and behold\, everything is clean f
or you."\n\n
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n\, Martyrs of Persia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/08/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Luke\; Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodi
less Powers: Gabriel\, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed him
self to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to S
imon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He sa
id to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed
my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you lo
ve me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said
to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of
John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the thir
d time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everythin
g\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\
, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walk
ed where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands
\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (
This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this
he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the di
sciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper an
d had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter sa
w him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him
\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Fo
llow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple wou
ld not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If
it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is
the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written
these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also
many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\,
I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be w
ritten. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10\
nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgres
sion or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if w
e neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, an
d it was attested to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witnes
s by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit
distributed according to his own will. For it was not to angels that God s
ubjected the world to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testifie
d somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man
\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower t
han the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting every
thing in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjectio
n to him\, he left nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet se
e everything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little whil
e was made lower than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of
the suffering of death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death f
or every one. For it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things
exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their s
alvation perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:41-56\nAt tha
t time\, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus\, who was a ruler of the sy
nagogue\; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house\,
for he had an only daughter\, about twelve years of age\, and she was dyin
g. As he went\, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flo
w of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians an
d could not be healed by anyone\, came up behind him\, and touched the frin
ge of his garment\; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus sai
d\, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it\, Peter and those who
were with him said\, "Master\, the multitudes surround you and press upon y
ou!" But Jesus said\, "Some one touched me\; for I perceive that power has
gone forth from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden\, she c
ame trembling\, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all
the people why she had touched him\, and how she had been immediately heal
ed. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in p
eace." While he was still speaking\, a man from the ruler's house came and
said\, "Your daughter is dead\; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But J
esus on hearing this answered him\, "Do not fear\; only believe\, and she s
hall be well." And when he came to the house\, he permitted no one to enter
with him\, except Peter and John and James\, and the father and mother of
the child. And all were weeping and bewailing her\; but he said\, "Do not w
eep\; for she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him\, knowing
that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called\, saying\, "Child\,
arise." And her spirit returned\, and she got up at once\; and he directed
that something should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed\; b
ut he charged them to tell no one what had happened.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/26/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian\; Removal
of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his discip
les after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simo
n\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes\, L
ord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A seco
nd time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said t
o him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my
sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you lov
e me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you l
ove me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that
I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to
you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would
\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another wil
l gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to sh
ow by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "
Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus
loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord
\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to
Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my wi
ll that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So\, th
e word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die\; but J
esus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my will tha
t he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who
is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and
we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things
which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the
world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\n
Epistle Reading: St. John's First Universal Letter 4:12-19\nNo man has ever
seen God\; if we love one another\, God abides in us and his love is perfe
cted in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us\, because he
has given us of his own Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Fathe
r has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus
is the Son of God\, God abides in him\, and he in God. So we know and beli
eve the love God has for us. God is love\, and he who abides in love abides
in God\, and God abides in him. In this is love perfected with us\, that w
e may have confidence for the day of judgment\, because as he is so are we
in this world. There is no fear in love\, but perfect love casts out fear.
For fear has to do with punishment\, and he who fears is not perfected in l
ove. We love\, because he first loved us.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-27\
; 21:24-25\nAt that time\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\,
and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. Wh
en Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he
said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disc
iple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to
his own home. This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\,
and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true.
But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of t
hem to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the b
ooks that would be written.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/28/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen the New\; Irenarchos & his Companion Martyrs at Sebaste\; Auxe
ntius\, 16 Martyrs of Tiberioupolis\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:3-10\nBrethren\, grace to you
and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ\, who gave himself
for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age\, according to the wil
l of our God and Father\; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen. I a
m astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the gr
ace of Christ and turning to a different gospel - not that there is another
gospel\, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel
of Christ. But even if we\, or an angel of heaven\, should preach to you a
gospel contrary to that which we preached to you\, let him be accursed. As
we have said before\, so now I say again\, If any one is preaching to you
a gospel contrary to that which you received\, let him be accursed. Am I no
w seeking the favor of men\, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I
were still pleasing men\, I should not be a servant of Christ.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 10:19-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I have giv
en you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the po
wer of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice
in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names
are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit a
nd said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have
hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to ba
bes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/15/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucian the Martyr of Antioch\; Savinos the Bishop of Catania\; Barsus
the Confessor\; Euthymios the New\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to
the Philippians 1:20-27\nBrethren\, I shall not be at all ashamed\, but tha
t with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body\, wheth
er by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ\, and to die is gain. I
f it is to be life in the flesh\, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet whi
ch I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desi
re is to depart and be with Christ\, for that is far better. But to remain
in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this\, I know
that I shall remain and continue with you all\, for your progress and joy i
n the faith\, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jes
us\, because of my coming to you again. Only let your manner of life be wor
thy of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:7-11\nAt that time\,
Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Jesus\, and he was perple
xed\, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead\,
by some that Elijah had appeared\, and by others that one of the old proph
ets had risen. Herod said\, "John I beheaded\; but who is this about whom I
hear such things?" And he sought to see him. On their return the apostles
told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city
called Bethsaida. When the crowds learned it\, they followed him\; and he w
elcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God\, and cured those who
had need of healing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Transfiguration\; Maximus the Confessor\; Our Righteou
s Fathers Sergius\, Stephanus\, Castor and Palamonus\; Dorotheus\, Abba of
Gaza\; Tikhon of Zadonsk \n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians
11:8-23\nBrethren\, man was not made from woman\, but woman from man. Neith
er was man created for woman\, but woman for man. That is why a woman ought
to have a veil on her head because of the angels. (Nevertheless\, in the L
ord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman\; for as woman was mad
e from man\, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God.) Jud
ge for yourselves\; is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head u
ncovered? Does not nature itself teach you that for a man to wear long hair
is degrading to him\, but if a woman has long hair\, it is to her pride? F
or her hair is given to her for a covering. If anyone is disposed to be con
tentious\, we recognize no other practice\, nor do the churches of God. But
in the following instructions I do not commend you\, because when you come
together it is not for the better but for the worse. For\, in the first pl
ace\, when you assemble as a church\, I hear that there are divisions among
you\; and I partly believe it\, for there must be factions among you in or
der that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. When you meet t
ogether\, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. For in eating\, each on
e goes ahead with his own meal\, and one is hungry and another is drunk. Wh
at! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the churc
h of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Sha
ll I commend you in this? No\, I will not. For I have received from the Lor
d what I also delivered to you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:10-18\nAt tha
t time\, the disciples asked Jesus\, "Then why do the scribes say that firs
t Elijah must come?" He replied\, "Elijah does come and he is to restore al
l things\; but I tell you that Elijah has already come\, and they did not k
now him\, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will
suffer at their hands." Then the disciples understood that he was speaking
to them of John the Baptist. And when they came to the crowd\, a man came
up to him and kneeling before him said\, "Lord\, have mercy on my son\, for
he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly\; for often he falls into the f
ire\, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples\, and t
hey could not heal him." And Jesus answered\, "O faithless and perverse gen
eration\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bri
ng him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him\, and the demon came out of him\,
and the boy was cured instantly.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs\; Our Righteous Father Theophilus the
Confessor\; The 200 Monk-martyrs of Nicomedia\; Vassianos the Righteous of
Constantinople\; The 14 Holy Elders of Optina Monastery\; Pinytos\, Bishop
of Knossos\; Paulinus\, Archbishop of York\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Paul's
First Letter to the Corinthians 15:39-45\nBrethren\, not all flesh is alike
\, but there is one kind for men\, another for animals\, another for birds\
, and another for fish. There are celestial bodies and there are terrestria
l bodies\; but the glory of the celestial is one\, and the glory of the ter
restrial is another. There is one glory of the sun\, and another glory of t
he moon\, and another glory of the stars\; for star differs from star in gl
ory. So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable
\, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor\, it is raised in
glory. It is sown in weakness\, it is raised in power. It is sown a physi
cal body\, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body\, the
re is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written\, "The first man Adam becam
e a living being"\; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 5:27-32\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, he saw a tax colle
ctor\, named Levi\, sitting at the tax office\; and he said to him\, "Follo
w me." And he left everything\, and rose and followed him. And Levi made hi
m a great feast in his house\; and there was a large company of tax collect
ors and others sitting at table with them. And the Pharisees and their scri
bes murmured against his disciples\, saying\, "Why do you eat and drink wit
h tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered them\, "Those who are wel
l have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I have not come to
call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200911
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/10/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Martyrs\; Poulcheria the Empre
ss\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\n\nEpistle Reading: St. Pa
ul's Letter to the Galatians 1:1-3\, 20-24\; 2:1-5\nPaul\, an apostle - not
from men nor through men\, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father\, w
ho raised him from the dead - and all the brethren who are with me\,\n\nTo
the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our
Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nIn what I am writing to you\, before God\, I do not
lie! Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. And I was still not
known by sight to the churches of Christ in Judea\; they only heard it sai
d\, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to
destroy." And they glorified God because of me. Then after fourteen years I
went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas\, taking Titus along with me. I w
ent up by revelation\; and I laid before them (but privately before those w
ho were of repute) the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles\, lest some
how I should be running or had run in vain. But even Titus\, who was with m
e\, was not compelled to be circumcised\, though he was a Greek. But becaus
e of false brethren secretly brought in\, who slipped in to spy out our fre
edom which we have in Christ Jesus\, that they might bring us into bondage
- to them we did not yield submission even for a moment\, that the truth of
the gospel might be preserved for you.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:16-21\nTh
e Lord said to his disciples: "God so loved the world that he gave his only
Son\, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life
. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that
the world might be saved through him. He who believes in him is not condem
ned\; he who does not believe is condemned already\, because he has not bel
ieved in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment\, that t
he light has come into the world\, and men loved darkness rather than light
\, because their deeds were evil. For every one who does evil hates the lig
ht\, and does not come to the light\, lest his deeds should be exposed. But
he who does what is true comes to the light\, that it may be clearly seen
that his deeds have been wrought in God."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Martyrs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201106
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalfceb12db090370d2c6ae370fc4ef73fc
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/05/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Emesa\; Patrobos\, Gaio
s\, Hermas\, Linos\, & Philologos\, Apostles of the 70\n\nEpistle Reading:
St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:2-9\nBrethren\, continue steadfastly
in prayer\, being watchful in it with thanksgiving\; and pray for us also\,
that God may open to us a door for the word\, to declare the mystery of Ch
rist\, on account of which I am in prison\, that I may make it clear\, as I
ought to speak. Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, making the mo
st of the time. Let your speech always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, s
o that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell y
ou all about my affairs\; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and
fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose\,
that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts\, and w
ith him Onesimos\, the faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of yoursel
ves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 11:47-54\; 12:1\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to hi
m\, "Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers
killed. So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers\; for
they killed them\, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of
God said\, 'I will send them prophets and apostles\, some of whom they wil
l kill and persecute\,' that the blood of all the prophets\, shed from the
foundation of the world\, may be required of this generation\, from the blo
od of Abel to the blood of Zacharias\, who perished between the altar and t
he sanctuary. Yes\, I tell you\, it shall be required of this generation. W
oe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge\; you did n
ot enter yourselves\, and you hindered those who were entering." As he went
away from there\, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard\,
and to provoke him to speak of many things\, lying in wait for him\, to cat
ch at something he might say. In the meantime\, when so many thousands of t
he multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another\, he beg
an to say to his disciples first\, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees\,
which is hypocrisy."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Emesa
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210801
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalfd6de4ffa6aa6ad48de93c7becf89ce8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/31/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Precious Cross\; Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea\;
Eudocimus the Righteous of Cappadocia\; Dionysios the Righteous Martyr of V
atopaidi\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:1-5\nBrethren\, I am speaking the tru
th in Christ\, I am not lying\; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy
Spirit\, that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I
could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake
of my brethren\, my kinsmen by race. They are Israelites\, and to them bel
ong the patriarchs\, and of their race\, according to the flesh\, is the Ch
rist\, who is God over all\, blessed for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 9:18-26\nAt that time\, a ruler came in and knelt before Jesus\, sayin
g\, "My daughter has just died\; but come and lay your hand on her\, and sh
e will live." And Jesus rose and followed him\, with his disciples. And beh
old\, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up b
ehind him and touched the fringe of his garment\; for she said to herself\,
"If I only touch his garment\, I shall be made well." Jesus turned\, and s
eeing her he said\, "Take heart\, daughter\; your faith has made you well."
And instantly the woman was made well. And when Jesus came to the ruler's
house\, and saw the flute players\, and the crowd making a tumult\, he said
\, "Depart\; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at hi
m. But when the crowd had been put outside\, he went in and took her by the
hand\, and the girl arose. And the report of this went through all that di
strict.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Precious Cross
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201030
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalfd80c75bed66bd26b730f27d999fb2e8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/29/2020\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anastasia the Martyr of Rome\; Our Righteous Father Abramius\n\nEpistl
e Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\nBrethren\, no
w I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake\, and in my flesh I complete wha
t is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body\, that is\, t
he church\, of which I became a minister according to the divine office whi
ch was given to me for you\, to make the word of God fully known\, the myst
ery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints. To
them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches o
f the glory of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of glory. H
im we proclaim\, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom\, t
hat we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil\, striving w
ith all the energy which he mightily inspires within me. For I want you to
know how greatly I strive for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:14-23\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus was casting out a demon that was dumb\; when the demon had g
one out\, the dumb man spoke\, and the people marveled. But some of them sa
id\, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul\, the prince of demons"\; while othe
rs\, to test him\, sought from him a sign from heaven. But he\, knowing the
ir thoughts\, said to them\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid
waste\, and a divided household falls. And if Satan also is divided against
himself\, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons b
y Beelzebul. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons c
ast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if it is by the fing
er of God that I cast out demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon yo
u. When a strong man\, fully armed\, guards his own palace\, his goods are
in peace\; but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him\, he
takes away his armor in which he trusted\, and divides his spoil. He who i
s not with me is against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters."
\n\n
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SUMMARY:Anastasia the Martyr of Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210720
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalfe0eb252c948e8e939a666c9abc34d6c
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macrina the Righteous\, sister of St. Basil\; Dius\, Abbot of Antioch\
; Saint Theodore\, Bishop of Edessa\; Translation of the Holy Relics of Rig
hteous Seraphim of Sarov\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 12:4-5\,15-21\nBrethren
\, as in one body we have many members\, and all the members do not have th
e same function\, so we\, though many\, are one body in Christ\, and indivi
dually members of one another. Rejoice with those who rejoice\, weep with t
hose who weep. Live in harmony with one another\; do not be haughty\, but a
ssociate with the lowly\; never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil\,
but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If possible\, so fa
r as it depends upon you\, live peaceably with all. Beloved\, never avenge
yourselves\, but leave it to the wrath of God\; for it is written\, "Vengea
nce is mine\, I will repay\, says the Lord." No\, "if your enemy is hungry\
, feed him\; if he is thirsty\, give him drink\; for by so doing you will h
eap burning coals upon his head." Do not be overcome by evil\, but overcome
evil with good.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:9-13\nAt that time\, Jesus e
ntered the synagogue of the Jews. And behold\, there was a man with a withe
red hand. And they asked him\, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?" so th
at they might accuse him. He said to them\, "What man of you\, if he has on
e sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath\, will not lay hold of it an
d lift it out? Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawfu
l to do good on the sabbath." Then he said to the man\, "Stretch out your h
and." And the man stretched it out\, and it was restored\, whole like the o
ther.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Macrina the Righteous\, sister of St. Basil
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210309
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalfea0a5366ef0b02543540181884e40e0
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia\; Hermas the Apostle o
f the 70\; Paul the Confessor\; Dometios the Righteous\; Felix of Burgundy\
, Enlightener of East Anglia\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\
n\nEpistle Reading: III John 1:1-15\nThe elder to the beloved Gaius\, whom
I love in the truth.\n\nBeloved\, I pray that all may go well with you and
that you may be in health\; I know that it is well with your soul. For I g
reatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the trut
h of your life\, as indeed you do follow the truth. No greater joy can I h
ave than this\, to hear that my children follow the truth.\n\nBeloved\, it
is a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the brethren\, espec
ially to strangers\, who have testified to your love before the church. Yo
u will do well to send them on their journey as befits God's service. For
they have set out for his sake and have accepted nothing from the heathen.
So we ought to support such men\, that we may be fellow workers in the tru
th.\n\nI have written something to the church\; but Diotrephes\, who likes
to put himself first\, does not acknowledge my authority. So if I come I w
ill bring up what he is doing\, prating against me with evil words. And no
t content with that\, he refuses himself to welcome the brethren\, and also
stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.\n\nB
eloved\, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of God\
; he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrios has testimony from every on
e\, and from the truth itself\; I testify to him too\, and you know my test
imony is true.\n\nI had much to write to you\, but I would rather not write
with pen and ink\; I hope to see you soon\, and we will talk together face
to face.\n\nPeace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends\,
every one of them. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:29-40\; 22:7-39\nAt that tim
e\, when Jesus drew near to Bethphage and Bethany\, at the mount that is ca
lled Olivet\, he sent two of the disciples\, saying\, "Go into the village
opposite\, where on entering you will find a colt tied\, on which no one ha
s ever yet sat\; untie it and bring it here. If any one asks you\, 'Why ar
e you untying it?' you shall say this\, 'The Lord has need of it.'" So tho
se who were sent went away and found it as he had told them. And as they w
ere untying the colt\, its owners said to them\, "Why are you untying the c
olt?" And they said\, "The Lord has need of it." And they brought it to J
esus\, and throwing their garments on the colt they set Jesus upon it. And
as he rode along\, they spread their garments on the road. As he was now
drawing near\, at the descent of the Mount of Olives\, the whole multitude
of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all
the mighty works that they had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is the King who com
es in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" An
d some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, rebuke yo
ur disciples." He answered\, "I tell you\, if these were silent\, the very
stones would cry out."\n\nThen came the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which
the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John\, sayin
g\; "Go and prepare the passover for us\, that we may eat it." They said t
o him\, "Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to them\, "Behold\, w
hen you have entered the city\, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you
\; follow him into the house which he enters\, and tell the householder\, '
The Teacher says to you\, Where is the guest room\, where I am to eat the p
assover with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper room furnis
hed\; there make ready." And they went\, and found it as he had told them\
; and they prepared the passover.\n\nAnd when the hour came\, he sat at tab
le\, and the apostles with him. And he said to them\, "I have earnestly de
sired to eat this passover with you before I suffer\; for I tell you I shal
l never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." And he
took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he said\, "Take this\, and divide
it among yourselves\; for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of
the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And he took bread\
, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them\, saying\, "
This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." An
d likewise the cup after supper\, saying\, "This cup which is poured out fo
r you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who betr
ays me is with me on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has been det
ermined\; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And they began to q
uestion one another\, which of them it was that would do this.\n\nA dispute
also arose among them\, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
And he said to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over th
em\; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so w
ith you\; rather let the greatest among you become as the youngest\, and th
e leader as one who serves. For which is the greater\, one who sits at tab
le\, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am amo
ng you as one who serves.\n\nYou are those who have continued with me in my
trials\; and I assign to you\, as my Father assigned to me\, a kingdom\, t
hat you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom\, and sit on thrones ju
dging the twelve tribes of Israel.\n\nSimon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan demand
ed to have you\, that he might sift you like wheat\, but I have prayed for
you that your faith may not fail\; and when you have turned again\, strengt
hen your brethren." And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready to go with you
to prison and to death." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, the cock will no
t crow this day\, until you three times deny that you know me."\n\nAnd he s
aid to them\, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals\, did yo
u lack anything?" They said\, "Nothing." He said to them\, "But now\, let
him who has a purse take it\, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no
sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I tell you that this scripture must
be fulfilled in me\, 'And he was reckoned with transgressors'\; for what i
s written about me has its fulfillment." And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, he
re are two swords." And he said to them\, "It is enough."\n\nAnd he came o
ut\, and went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the discip
les followed him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210714
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalfebcf85251537b9e923e76cacb71f5c2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel\; Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery\; Holy
Martyr Golinduc\; Marcian the Martyr of Iconium\; Serapion the Martyr\n\nEp
istle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels
was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribut
ion\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was decl
ared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard hi
m\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles a
nd by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will. For i
t was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we are
speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mind
ful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make
him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with g
lory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in p
utting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his contro
l. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see
Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crowned wi
th glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the grace
of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he\, fo
r whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, shou
ld make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you
hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejec
ts him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even
the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Sa
tan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to
tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\;
and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the
spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in hea
ven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank
you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things
from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\
, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210226
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:Icalff4909b0eea4d060bb1386edebd43c7a
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Tarasius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Reginos\, Bishop of Skopelos\
; Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace\; Markellos\, Bishop of Apamea\n\nFast Fr
ee\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 1:8-10\;2:1-6\nBrethren\, if we say we have n
o sin\, we deceive ourselves\, and the truth is not in us. If we confess o
ur sins\, he is faithful and just\, and will forgive our sins and cleanse u
s from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned\, we make him a l
iar\, and his word is not in us. My little children\, I am writing this to
you so that you may not sin\; but if any one does sin\, we have an advocat
e with the Father\, Jesus Christ the righteous\; and he is the expiation fo
r our sins\, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world
. And by this we may be sure that we know him\, if we keep his commandment
s. He who says "I know him" but disobeys his commandments is a liar\, and
the truth is not in him\; but whoever keeps his word\, in him truly love fo
r God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him: he who says
he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. \n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 13:31-37: 14:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Heave
n and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away. But of that
day or that hour no one knows\, not even the angels in heaven\, nor the Son
\, but only the Father. Take heed\, watch\; for you do not know when the t
ime will come. It is like a man going on a journey\, when he leaves home a
nd puts his servants in charge\, each with his work\, and commands the door
keeper to be on the watch. Watch therefore -- for you do not know when the
master of the house will come\, in the evening\, or at midnight\, or at co
ckcrow\, or in the morning -- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. A
nd what I say to you I say to all: Watch." It was now two days before the
Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the s
cribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth\, and kill him\; for they
said\, "Not during the feast\, lest there be a tumult of the people."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Tarasius\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210411
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fourth Saturday of Lent\; Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carth
age\; Gregory V\, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople\; Holy Fa
ther Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; 150 and more Righteous Martyr F
athers of the Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis\n\nFast Day (Wi
ne and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 6:9-12\nBRETHREN\, we feel
sure of better things that belong to salvation. For God is not so unjust as
to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in servin
g the saints\, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show the s
ame earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end\, so
that you may not be sluggish\, but imitators of those who through faith and
patience inherit the promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 7:31-37\nAt that ti
me\, Jesus returned from the region of Tyre\, and went through Sidon to the
Sea of Galilee\, through the region of Dekapolis. And they brought to him
a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech\; and they besought
him to lay his hand upon him. And taking him aside from the multitude priva
tely\, he put his fingers into his ears\, and he spat and touched his tongu
e\; and looking up to heaven\, he sighed\, and said to him\, "Ephphatha\,"
that is\, "Be opened." And his ears were opened\, his tongue was released\,
and he spoke plainly. And he charged them to tell no one\; but the more he
charged them\, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And they were astoni
shed beyond measure\, saying\, "He has done all things well: he even makes
the deaf hear and the dumb speak."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ecclesiastical New Year\; Symeon the Stylite\; Synaxis of the Recovery
of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae \; The 40 Holy Ascetic
Virgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon\; Holy Martyrs
Calliste and Siblings: Euodus and Hermogenes\; Righteous Meletius\, The St
ruggler of the Muioupolis Mountain\; Jesus (Joshua) of Navi\; Nicholas of K
ourtaliotis\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 2:1-7\nTimothy\, my son\, first o
f all\, I urge that supplications\, prayers\, intercessions\, and thanksgiv
ings be made for all men\, for kings and all who are in high positions\, th
at we may lead a quiet and peaceable life\, godly and respectful in every w
ay. This is good\, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior\, wh
o desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Fo
r there is one God\, and there is one mediator between God and men\, the ma
n Christ Jesus\, who gave himself as a ransom for all\, the testimony to wh
ich was borne at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and a
postle (I am telling the truth\, I am not lying)\, a teacher of the Gentile
s in faith and truth.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus
came to Nazareth\, where he had been brought up\; and he went to the synag
ogue\, as his custom was\, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read\; an
d there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book
and found the place where it was written\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me\, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has se
nt me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the bl
ind\, to set at liberty those who are oppressed\, to proclaim the acceptabl
e year of the Lord." And he closed the book\, and gave it back to the atten
dant\, and sat down\; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on hi
m. And he began to say to them\, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled i
n your hearing." And all spoke well of him\, and wondered at the gracious w
ords which proceeded out of his mouth.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mammas the Martyr\; John the Abstainer\, Patriarch of Constantinople\;
Paul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Cosmas the Hermit\; Ammon & Aeithalas
the Martyrs of Thrace\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:28-39\nB
rethren\, we know that everything works for good with those who love God\,
who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he als
o predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son\, in order that he mi
ght be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined h
e also called\; and those whom he called he also justified\; and those whom
he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we say to this? If God
is for us\, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave
him up for us all\, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shal
l bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies\; who is t
o condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from the d
ead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who indeed intercedes for us. Who s
hall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or distress\
, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it i
s written\, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long\; we are reg
arded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in all these things we are more th
an conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death\,
nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor things present\, nor thin
gs to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor anything else in all
creation\, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesu
s our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:18-22\nAt that time\, John's disciple
s and the Pharisees were fasting\; and people came and said to him\, "Why d
o John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast\, but your disci
ples do not fast? And Jesus said to them\, "Can the wedding guests fast whi
le the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with th
em\, they cannot fast. The days will come\, when the bridegroom is taken aw
ay from them\, and then they will fast in that day. No one sews a piece of
unshrunk cloth on an old garment\; if he does\, the patch tears away from i
t\, the new from the old\, and a worse tear is made. And no one puts new wi
ne into old wineskins\; if he does\, the wine will burst the skins\, and th
e wine is lost\, and so are the skins\; but new wine is for fresh skins."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea\; Holy Father Theoctistus and his fello
w struggler Euthymius the Great\; Polydorus the Martyr of New Ephesus\; Tra
nslation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Pentop
olis\; Chariton the Martyr\; Phoebe the Deaconess\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cor
inthians 1:26-31\;2:1-5\nBrethren\, consider your call\, not many of you we
re wise according to worldly standards\, not many were powerful\, not many
were of noble birth\; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame t
he wise\, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong\, God cho
se what is low and despised in the world\, even things that are not\, to br
ing to nothing things that are\, so that no human being might boast in the
presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus\, whom God m
ade our wisdom\, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption\; ther
efore\, as it is written\, "Let him who boasts\, boast of the Lord." When I
came to you\, brethren\, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony o
f God in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you exc
ept Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in m
uch fear and trembling\; and my speech and my message were not in plausible
words of wisdom\, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power\, that y
our faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 20:29-34\nAt that time\, as Jesus went out of Jerich
o\, a great crowd followed him. And behold\, two blind men sitting by the r
oadside\, when they heard that Jesus was passing by\, cried out\, "Have mer
cy on us\, Son of David!" The crowd rebuked them\, telling them to be silen
t\; but they cried out the more\, "Lord\, have mercy on us\, Son of David!"
And Jesus stopped and called them\, saying\, "What do you want me to do fo
r you?" They said to him\, "Lord\, let our eyes be opened." And Jesus in pi
ty touched their eyes\, and immediately they received their sight and follo
wed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 12th Sunday of Matthew\; Babylas the Holy Martyr\; Moses the Prophet &
Godseer\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus of Coroucle in Cephallenia\; Anthi
mos the new ascetic\; Hermione the Martyr\, daughter of St. Philip the Deac
on\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven di
sciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
And when they saw Him they worshiped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus cam
e and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given t
o Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in th
e name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to obs
erve all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the
close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 15:1-11\nBrethr
en\, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the gospel\, which
you received\, in which you stand\, by which you are saved\, if you hold it
fast -- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first im
portance what I also received\, that Christ died for our sins in accordance
with the scriptures\, that he was buried\, that he was raised on the third
day in accordance with the scriptures\, and that he appeared to Cephas\, t
hen to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at o
ne time\, most of whom are still alive\, though some have fallen asleep. Th
en he appeared to James\, then to all the apostles. Last of all\, as to one
untimely born\, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles
\, unfit to be called an apostle\, because I persecuted the church of God.
But by the grace of God I am what I am\, and his grace toward me was not in
vain. On the contrary\, I worked harder than any of them\, though it was n
ot I\, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they
\, so we preach and so you believed.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 19:16-26\nA
t that time\, a young man came up to Jesus\, kneeling and saying\, "Good Te
acher\, what good deed must I do\, to have eternal life?" And he said to hi
m\, "Why do you call me good? One there is who is good. If you would ente
r life\, keep the commandments." He said to him\, "Which?" And Jesus said
\, "You shall not kill\, You shall not commit adultery\, You shall not stea
l\, You shall not bear false witness\, Honor your father and mother\, and Y
ou shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him\, "All
these I have observed\; what do I still lack?" Jesus said to him\, "If yo
u would be perfect\, go\, sell what you possess and give to the poor\, and
you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." When the young m
an heard this he went away sorrowful\; for he had great possessions.\n\nAnd
Jesus said to his disciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\, it will be hard for
a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you\, it is easier
for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter
the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this they were greatly asto
nished\, saying\, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and sa
id to them\, "With men this is impossible\, but with God all things are pos
sible."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Prophet Zacharias\, Father of the Venerable Forerunner\; Elizabet
h\, Mother of the Forerunner\; Urban\, Theodore\, & Medimnos the Hieromarty
rs and the 77 Companions at Nicomedea\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 8:
7-15\nBrethren\, as you excel in everything in faith\, in utterance\, in kn
owledge\, in all earnestness\, and in your love for us see that you excel i
n this gracious work also.\n\nI say this not as a command\, but to prove by
the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. For you know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that though he was rich\, yet for your sa
ke he became poor\, so that by his poverty you might become rich. And in th
is matter I give my advice: it is best for you now to complete what a year
ago you began not only to do but to desire\, so that your readiness in desi
ring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. For if t
he readiness is there\, it is acceptable according to what a man has\, not
according to what he has not. I do not mean that others should be eased and
you burdened\, but that as a matter of equality your abundance at the pres
ent time should supply their want\, so that their abundance may supply your
want\, that there may be equality. As it is written\, "He who gathered muc
h has nothing over\, and he who gathered little had no lack."\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 23:29-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Wo
e to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of t
he prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had
lived in the days of our fathers\, we would not have taken part with them i
n shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness against yourselves\
, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, th
e measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you
to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send you prophets and wise
men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some you wil
l scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town\, that upon yo
u may come all the righteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of innoce
nt Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered
between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will c
ome upon this generation.\n\nO Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets
and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered you
r children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you wo
uld not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you
will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the na
me of the Lord.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colos
sae (Chonae)\; Holy Martyr Calodote\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBre
thren\, if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression
or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we ne
glect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it
was attested to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness by
signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit dis
tributed according to his own will. For it was not to angels that God subje
cted the world to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified so
mewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, t
hat thou carest for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower than
the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everythin
g in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to
him\, he left nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see ev
erything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while wa
s made lower than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of the
suffering of death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for e
very one. For it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things exis
t\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salva
tion perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you
rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy r
eturned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in yo
ur name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heave
n. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions
\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevert
heless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but r
ejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoice
d in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and
earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding a
nd revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will.
"\n\n
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olossae (Chonae)
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Sozon the Martyr\; Ka
ssiani the Hymnographer\; John and Sergios\, Bishops of Lerna\; Daniel Kato
unakiotis of Smyrna\; Euodos and Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\; John th
e Wonderworker of Novgorod\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthian
s 9:12-15\;10:1-7\nBrethren\, the rendering of this service not only suppli
es the wants of the saints but also overflows in many thanksgivings to God.
Under the test of this service\, you will glorify God by your obedience in
acknowledging the gospel of Christ\, and by the generosity of your contrib
ution for them and for all others\; while they long for you and pray for yo
u\, because of the surpassing grace of God in you. Thanks be to God for his
inexpressible gift!\n\nI\, Paul\, myself entreat you\, by the meekness and
gentleness of Christ - I who am humble when face to face with you\, but bo
ld to you when I am away! - I beg of you that when I am present I may not h
ave to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against som
e who suspect us of acting in worldly fashion. For though we live in the wo
rld we are not carrying on a worldly war\, for the weapons of our warfare a
re not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arg
uments and every proud obstacle to the knowledge of God\, and take every th
ought captive to obey Christ\, being ready to punish every disobedience\, w
hen your obedience is complete.\n\nLook at what is before your eyes. If any
one is confident that he is Christ's\, let him remind himself that as he i
s Christ's\, so are we.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 3:20-27\nAt that time\, Jes
us came to a home\, and the crowd came together again\, so that they could
not even eat. And when his family heard it\, they went out to seize him\, f
or people were saying\, "He is beside himself." And the scribes who came do
wn from Jerusalem said\, "He is possessed by Beelzebul\, and by the prince
of demons he casts out the demons." And he called them to him\, and said to
them in parables\, "How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided
against itself\, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided again
st itself\, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up
against himself and is divided\, he cannot stand\, but is coming to an end
. But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods\, unless
he first binds the strong man\; then indeed he may plunder his house."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\
; Sophronios\, Bishop of Iberia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56
\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to
a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Eliza
beth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in he
r womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed wi
th a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of
your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should c
ome to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, t
he babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that the
re would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n An
d Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God m
y Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold
\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty h
as done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with
her about three months\, and returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Phi
lippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\, which is your
s in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\, did not count
equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the
form of a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in h
uman form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\, even death on
a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bo
w\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every tongue confess t
hat Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a
woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister call
ed Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Mart
ha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\
, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her t
hen to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anx
ious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen
the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said thi
s\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the
womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Bles
sed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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ary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God\, Joachim and Anna\; Severian th
e Martyr of Sebastia\; Theophanes the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativit
y of the Theotokos\; Memory of the Third Holy Ecumenical Council in Ephesus
\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\n
Brethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. B
ut the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the fr
ee woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two cove
nants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Haga
r. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jeru
salem\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is
free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one
who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; fo
r the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her t
hat is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one a
fter lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but
puts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light. For nothing i
s hid that shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not
be known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who ha
s will more be given\, and from him who has not\, even what he thinks that
he has will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him
\, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your moth
er and your brothers are standing outside\, desiring to see you." But he sa
id to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God
and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Martyrs\; Poulcheria the Empre
ss\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cori
nthians 2:6-9\nBrethren\, among the mature we do impart wisdom\, although i
t is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age\, who are doomed
to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God\, which God
decreed before the ages for our glorification. None of the rulers of this a
ge understood this\; for if they had\, they would not have crucified the Lo
rd of glory. But\, as it is written\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard
\, nor the heart of man conceived\, what God has prepared for those who lov
e him."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\nThe Lord said\, "He who
loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves
son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not tak
e his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will l
ose it\, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. He who receive
s you receives me\, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. He who
receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's rewar
d\, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall
receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever gives to one of these little
ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple\, truly\, I say to
you\, he shall not lose his reward." And when Jesus had finished instructin
g his twelve disciples\, he went on from there to teach and preach in their
cities.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Holy Cross\; Theodora of Alexandria\; Euphrosynos the Co
ok\; Demetrios & Evanthea the Martyrs & their son Demetrianos\; Sergius and
Herman of Valaam\, Finland\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\;
Deinol the First Bishop of Bangor\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nW
hen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James an
d Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very
early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had
risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone
for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone
was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a yo
ung man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were
amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazare
th\, who was crucified. He has risen\, He is not here\; see the place where
they laid Him. But go\, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going befo
re you to Galilee\; there you will see Him\, as He told you." And they went
out and fled from the tomb\, for trembling and astonishment had come upon
them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle R
eading: Galatians 6:11-18\nBrethren\, see with what large letters I am writ
ing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in
the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised\, and only in order that
they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who rec
eive circumcision do not themselves keep the law\, but they desire to have
you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to
glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\, by which the world ha
s been crucified to me\, and I to the world. For neither circumcision count
s for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creation. Peace and mercy b
e upon all who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let n
o man trouble me\; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of o
ur Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. Amen.\n\nGospel Readin
g: John 3:13-17\nThe Lord said\, "No one has ascended into heaven but he wh
o descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lif
ted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\
, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.\n\n"For God so loved
the world that he gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should n
ot perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not
to condemn the world\, but that the world might be saved through him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-
Virgin Mary\; Autonomos the Martyr\; Hieromartyr Cornatus\, Bishop of Iconi
um\; Agirus\, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus\, Bishop of Iconium\; Daniel of
Thassos\; Julian the Martyr\; Theodore the Hieromartyr of Alexandria\n\nEpi
stle Reading: II Corinthians 12:10-19\nBrethren\, for the sake of Christ I
am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecutions\, and calam
ities\; for when I am weak\, then I am strong.\n\nI have been a fool! You f
orced me to it\, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not a
t all inferior to these superlative apostles\, even though I am nothing. Th
e signs of a true apostle were performed among you in all patience\, with s
igns and wonders and mighty works. For in what were you less favored than t
he rest of the churches\, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive
me this wrong!\n\nHere for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I
will not be a burden\, for I seek not what is yours but you\; for children
ought not to lay up for their parents\, but parents for their children. I w
ill most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you the more\,
am I to be loved the less? But granting that I myself did not burden you\,
I was crafty\, you say\, and got the better of you by guile. Did I take ad
vantage of you through any of those whom I sent to you? I urged Titus to go
\, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we n
ot act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps?\n\nHave you been
thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves before you? It is
in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ\, and all for you
r upbuilding\, beloved.\n\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54\nAt that time\, th
e chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council\, and said\, "What a
re we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let him go on thus\, e
very one will believe in him\, and the Romans will come and destroy both ou
r place and our nation." But one of them\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest t
hat year\, said to them\, "You know nothing at all\; you do not understand
that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people\, and t
hat the whole nation should not perish." He did not say this of his own acc
ord\, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die f
or the nation\, and not for the nation only\, but to gather into one the ch
ildren of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they took couns
el how to put him to death.\n\nJesus therefore no longer went about openly
among the Jews\, but went from there to the country near the wilderness\, t
o a town called Ephraim\; and there he stayed with the disciples.\n\n
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ver-Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross\; The Consecration of the
Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre)\; Cornelius the Centurion
& Martyr\; Aristides the Philosopher\; Hierotheos the Righteous of Iveron
Monastery\, Mount Athos\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 3:1-4\nHoly brethren\,
who share in a heavenly call\, consider Jesus\, the apostle and high priest
of our confession. He was faithful to him who appointed him\, just as Mose
s also was faithful in all God's house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy o
f as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor th
an the house. (For every house is built by some one\, but the builder of al
l things is God.)\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-19\nAt that time\, when
Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\
, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said\, "Some say John t
he Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets
." He said to them\, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied\,
"You are the Christ\, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him\,
"Blessed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed thi
s to you\, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you\, you are Peter\,
and on this rock I will build my church\, and the gates of Hades shall not
prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, an
d whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you lo
ose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Commemoration o
f the 6th Ecumenical Council\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
12:28-36\nThe Lord said\, "Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came f
rom heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd
standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An ang
el has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\
, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of
this world be cast out: and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will d
raw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. T
he crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains
for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is th
is Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little lo
nger. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he w
ho walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\
, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: I Corinthians 1:18-24\nBrethren\, the word of the cross is folly to t
hose who are perishing\, but to us who are being saved it is the power of G
od. For it is written\, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise\, and the cl
everness of the clever I will thwart." Where is the wise man? Where is the
scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisd
om of the world? For since\, in the wisdom of God\, the world did not know
God through wisdom\, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to
save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom\, but
we preach Christ crucified\, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentile
s\, but to those who are called\, both Jews and Greeks\, Christ the power o
f God and the wisdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:6-11\, 13-20\, 25-2
8\, 30\nAt that time\, when the chief priests and the officers saw him\, th
ey cried out\, "Crucify him\, crucify him!" Pilate said to them\, "Take him
yourselves and crucify him\, for I find no crime in him." The Jews answere
d him\, "We have a law\, and by that law he ought to die\, because he has m
ade himself the Son of God."\n\nWhen Pilate heard these words\, he was the
more afraid\; he entered the praetorium again and said to Jesus\, "Where ar
e you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate therefore said to him\, "You
will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you\, an
d power to crucify you?" Jesus answered him\, "You would have no power over
me unless it had been given you from above\; therefore he who delivered me
to you has the greater sin." When Pilate heard these words\, he brought Je
sus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement\,
and in Hebrew\, Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover
\; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews\, "Behold your King!" T
hey cried out\, "Away with him\, away with him\, crucify him!" Pilate said
to them\, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered\, "We hav
e no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So
they took Jesus\, and he went out\, bearing his own cross\, to the place ca
lled the place of a skull\, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. There they
crucified him\, and with him two others\, one on either side\, and Jesus be
tween them. Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross\; it read\, "
Jesus of Nazareth\, the King of the Jews." Many of the Jews read this title
\, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city\; and it was w
ritten in Hebrew\, in Latin\, and in Greek.\n\nBut standing by the cross of
Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\
, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he
loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold your son!" Th
en he said to the disciple\, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour the d
isciple took her to his own home. Then when Jesus had received the vinegar\
, he said\, "It is finished"\; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit
.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nikitas the Great Martyr\; Philotheos the Righteous\; Bessarion of Lar
issa\; Righteous Father Symeon\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; John the New
Martyr of Sfakion\, Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; Porphyrios the A
ctor\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\nBrethren\, now I rejoice
in my sufferings for your sake\, and in my flesh I complete what is lackin
g in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body\, that is\, the church\,
of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was give
n to me for you\, to make the word of God fully known\, the mystery hidden
for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints. To them God c
hose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory
of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of glory. Him we procl
aim\, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom\, that we may
present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil\, striving with all the
energy which he mightily inspires within me. For I want you to know how gr
eatly I strive for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves
\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they w
ill deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you
will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony
before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious
how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will
be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spiri
t of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to d
eath\, and the father his child\, and children will rise against parents an
d have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake.
But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; Sebastiana\, Disciple of St. Paul the Apos
tle\; Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt\; Melitina the Martyr\; Afterfeast of t
he Holy Cross\; Ninian the Enlightener of Scotland\; Edith the Nun of Wilto
n Abbey\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\
, working together with him\, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God
in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you\, an
d helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now is the acceptable time\
; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way
\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\, but as servants of God
we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance\, in affliction
s\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\,
watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Ho
ly Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the power of God\; with th
e weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left\; in honor a
nd dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors\,
and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\, and behold
we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejo
icing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having nothing\, and yet posses
sing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that time\, one of the
Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into the Pharisee's ho
use\, and took his place at table. And behold\, a woman of the city\, who w
as a sinner\, when she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house
\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, and standing behind him at his
feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her tears\, and wiped them
with the hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointed them with th
e ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it\, he said to h
imself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have known who and what sor
t of woman this is who is touching him\, for she is a sinner." And Jesus an
swering said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to say to you." And he answ
ered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two debtors\; one ow
ed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When they could not pay\, he
forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered\,
"The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And he said to him\, "You
have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon\, "Do
you see this woman? I entered your house\, you gave me no water for my fee
t\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. Yo
u gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss
my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but she has anointed my feet
with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, which are many\, are forg
iven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven little\, loves little."
And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who were at table
with him began to say among themselves\, "Who is this\, who even forgives
sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has saved you\; go in peace."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday after Holy Cross\; Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope
\, and Love\; Herakleides & Myron\, Bishops of Cyprus\; Afterfeast of the H
oly Cross\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 1:26-31\;2:1-5\nBrethren\, cons
ider your call\, not many of you were wise according to worldly standards\,
not many were powerful\, not many were of noble birth\; but God chose what
is foolish in the world to shame the wise\, God chose what is weak in the
world to shame the strong\, God chose what is low and despised in the world
\, even things that are not\, to bring to nothing things that are\, so that
no human being might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of you
r life in Christ Jesus\, whom God made our wisdom\, our righteousness and s
anctification and redemption\; therefore\, as it is written\, "Let him who
boasts\, boast of the Lord." When I came to you\, brethren\, I did not come
proclaiming to you the testimony of God in lofty words or wisdom. For I de
cided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And
I was with you in weakness and in much fear and trembling\; and my speech a
nd my message were not in plausible words of wisdom\, but in demonstration
of the Spirit and of power\, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom o
f men but in the power of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord sa
id to the Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die
in your sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Wi
ll he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'?
" He said to them\, "You are from below\, I am from above\; you are of this
world\, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins
\, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he." They sai
d to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have told you f
rom the beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge\; but he
who sent me is true\, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him
." They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus sa
id\, "When you have lifted up the Son of man\, then you will know that I am
he\, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Fathe
r taught me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for
I always do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in
him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Holy Cross\; Eumenius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Gortyn
ia\; Ariadne the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nMatins Gospel Rea
ding: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, He
appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom He had cast out seven demons.
She went and told those who had been with Him\, as they mourned and wept.
But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her\, they would
not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\,
as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the res
t\, but they did not believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven the
mselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them for their unbelief and h
ardness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw Him after He
had risen. And He said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gos
pel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\;
but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompa
ny those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons\; they will spea
k in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadl
y thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, a
nd they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after He had spoken to t
hem\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And
they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them
and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle R
eading: Galatians 2:16-20\nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not justified b
y works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believe
d in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not b
y works of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justified.
But if\, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves were fou
nd to be sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I
build up again those things which I tore down\, then I prove myself a trans
gressor. For I through the law died to the law\, that I might live to God.
I have been crucified with Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, but Christ
who lives in me\; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in
the Son of God\, who loved me and gave himself for me.\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me\, let
him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would sav
e his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the go
spel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain the whole worl
d and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For
whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful genera
tion\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he comes in the gl
ory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I s
ay to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste death before th
ey see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trophimus\, Sabbatius\, & Dorymedon the Martyrs\; Plato the new Hierom
artyr of Patmos\; Theodore of Tarsus\, Archbishop of Canterbury\; Afterfeas
t of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 2:11-16\nBrethren\, when
Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his face\, because he stood condemn
ed. For before certain men came from James\, he ate with the Gentiles\; but
when they came he drew back and separated himself\, fearing the circumcisi
on party. And with him the rest of the Jews acted insincerely\, so that eve
n Barnabas was carried away by their insincerity. But when I saw that they
were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel\, I said to Cephas b
efore them all\, "if you\, though a Jew\, live like a Gentile and not like
a Jew\, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?" We ourselves\,
who are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners\, yet who know that a man is
not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even
we have believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Chr
ist\, and not by works of the law\, because by works of the law shall no on
e be justified.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\nAt that time\, Herod the t
etrarch\, who had been reproved by John for Herodias\, his brother's wife\,
and for all the evil things that Herod had done\, added this to them all\,
that he shut up John in prison. Now when all the people were baptized\, an
d when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying\, the heaven was opened
\, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form\, as a dove\, and
a voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well ple
ased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children\; Our Righteou
s Father Eustathius\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; John the Foreigner\; Hil
arion the New Martyr of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Ephesians 6:10-17\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the streng
th of his might. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to s
tand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against fle
sh and blood\, but against the principalities\, against the powers\, agains
t the world rulers of this present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts o
f wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God
\, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\
, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and
having put on the breastplate of righteousness\, and having shod your feet
with the equipment of the gospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the
shield of faith\, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the ev
il one. And take the helmet of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, w
hich is the word of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and persecu
te you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be
brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be a time
for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not to medit
ate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, whi
ch none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You wi
ll be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, a
nd some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all for my nam
e's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you wi
ll gain your lives."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Qua
dratus the Apostle\; Jonah the Prophet\; Isaakios & Meletios\, Bishops of C
yprus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:15-22\nBrethren\, to g
ive a human example: no one annuls even a man's covenant\, or adds to it\,
once it has been ratified. Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his
offspring. It does not say\, "And to your offsprings\," referring to many\
; but\, referring to one\, "And to your offspring\," which is Christ. This
is what I mean: the law\, which came four hundred and thirty years afterwar
d\, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God\, so as to make th
e promise void. For if the inheritance is by the law\, it is no longer by p
romise\; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. Why then the law? It was
added because of transgressions\, till the offspring should come to whom th
e promise had been made\; and it was ordained by angels through an intermed
iary. Now an intermediary implies more than one\; but God is one. Is the la
w then against the promises of God? Certainly not\; for if a law had been g
iven which could make alive\, then righteousness would indeed be by the law
. But the scripture consigned all things to sin\, that what was promised to
faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, and was led
by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. And
he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, he was hungry. Th
e devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command this stone to be
come bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live
by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed him all the kingdo
ms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To you I will give
all this authority and their glory\; for it has been delivered to me\, and
I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shall
all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worship
the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd he took him to
Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "
If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\; for it is writt
en\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On their
hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your
God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he departed from him
until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit int
o Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through all the surroundin
g country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Phocas the Gardener\; Martyrs I
saac\, Martin\, and the 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monastery\n\nEpistle R
eading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were co
nfined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed.
So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be jus
tified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a cus
todian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For a
s many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is nei
ther Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither mal
e nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's
\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean th
at the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though
he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees
until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we
were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had
fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law
\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adopti
on as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to N
azareth\, where he had been brought up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as
his custom was\, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read\; and there wa
s given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found
the place where it was written\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, beca
use he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to p
roclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind\, to s
et at liberty those who are oppressed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of
the Lord." And he closed the book\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and
sat down\; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he
began to say to them\, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hea
ring." And all spoke well of him\, and wondered at the gracious words which
proceeded out of his mouth.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception of St. John the Baptist\; Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righ
teous\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Nicholas the New Martyr\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, A
braham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son o
f the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman thr
ough promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One i
s from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar
is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for
she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and
she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not
bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the childr
en of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is marri
ed."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:5-25\nAt that time\, in the days of Herod\,
king of Judea\, there was a priest named Zacharias\, of the division of Abi
jah\; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizab
eth. And they were both righteous before God\, walking in all the commandme
nts and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child\, because E
lizabeth was barren\, and both were advanced in years.\n\nNow while he was
serving as priest before God when his division was on duty\, according to t
he custom of the priesthood\, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of
the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were prayi
ng outside at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of th
e Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.\n\nAnd Zacharias
was troubled when he saw him\, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said
to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\, for your prayer is heard\, and you
r wife Elizabeth will bear you a son\, and you shall call his name John.\n\
nAnd you will have joy and gladness\, and many will rejoice at his birth\;
for he will be great before the Lord\, and he shall drink no wine nor stron
g drink\, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit\, even from his mother
's womb. And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God\
, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah\, to turn the
hearts of the fathers to the children\, and the disobedient to the wisdom
of the just\, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." And Zacharias
said to the angel\, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man\, and my wi
fe is advanced in years." And the angel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who
stands in the presence of God\; and I was sent to speak to you\, and to bri
ng you this good news. And behold\, you will be silent and unable to speak
until the day that these things come to pass\, because you did not believe
my words\, which will be fulfilled in their time." And the people were wait
ing for Zacharias\, and they wondered at his delay in the temple. And when
he came out\, he could not speak to them\, and they perceived that he had s
een a vision in the temple\; and he made signs to them and remained dumb. A
nd when his time of service was ended\, he went to his home.\n\nAfter these
days his wife Elizabeth conceived\, and for five months she hid herself\,
saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\, t
o take away my reproach among men."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Ky
thyra\; Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles\; Silouan of Athos\;
Stephen the Martyr\; The Most Holy Theotokos of Palianis\; Coprios the Rig
hteous\; Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut\, New Martyrs of Alaska\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with hast
e into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of
Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of
Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that th
e mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your
greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed
is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to
her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate o
f his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bles
sed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his n
ame." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her h
ome.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, you have ob
served my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\,
my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell
me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured\;
yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a god
ly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and impostors w
ill go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for you\, cont
inue in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing from whom
you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sac
red writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in
Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, J
esus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her ho
use. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and list
ened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she
went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me
to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\,
"Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thi
ng is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken
away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and
said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that yo
u sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God
and keep it!"\n\n
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n Kythyra
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Sunday of Luke\; Euphrosyne of Alexandria\; Paphnoutios the Martyr
& his 546 Companions in Egypt\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evan
gelistria\, Mochos\; Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\; Finbar the
Confessor\, First Bishop of Cork\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn
the first day of the week at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, tak
ing spices\, which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away
from the tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lor
d Jesus. While they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by t
hem in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces
to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among t
he dead? He is not here\, but has risen. Remember how He told you\, while H
e was still in Galilee\, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the han
ds of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they
remembered His words and returning from the tomb they told all this to the
eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary t
he mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the Apost
les\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believ
e them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he s
aw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had
happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the G
od who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hear
ts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Ch
rist.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the tr
anscendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every w
ay\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\,
but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in th
e body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifeste
d in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death f
or Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal
flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the s
ame spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," w
e too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus
will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. Fo
r it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more peopl
e it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Lu
ke 5:1-11\nAt that time\, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret\,
he saw two boats by the lake\; but the fishermen had gone out of them and
were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats\, which was Simon's\
, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taugh
t the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking\, he said to Si
mon\, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon
answered\, "Master\, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your wor
d I will let down the nets." And when they had done this\, they enclosed a
great shoal of fish\; and as their nets were breaking\, they beckoned to th
eir partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and fil
led both the boats\, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw i
t\, he fell down at Jesus' knees\, saying\, "Depart from me\, for I am a si
nful man\, O Lord." For he was astonished\, and all who were with him\, at
the catch of fish which they had taken\; and so also were James and John\,
sons of Zebedee\, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon\, "
Do not be afraid\; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had
brought their boats to land\, they left everything and followed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian\; Removal
of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the discip
les after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\
, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lo
rd\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second
time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to hi
m\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my shee
p." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?"
Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?
" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love y
ou." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, whe
n you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but whe
n you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you
and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what
death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."
Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had
lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it th
at is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\,
what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad a
mong the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say
to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain unt
il I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witne
ss to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that hi
s testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\;
were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself cou
ld not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I
John 4:12-19\nNo man has ever seen God\; if we love one another\, God abid
es in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in
him and he in us\, because he has given us of his own Spirit. And we have s
een and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world
. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God\, God abides in him\, and
he in God. So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love\, an
d he who abides in love abides in God\, and God abides in him. In this is l
ove perfected with us\, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment
\, because as he is so are we in this world. There is no fear in love\, but
perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment\, and he w
ho fears is not perfected in love. We love\, because he first loved us.\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 19:25-27\; 21:24-25\nAt that time\, standing by the cr
oss of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of C
lopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple wh
om he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your
son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that
hour the disciple took her to his own home. This is the disciple who is bea
ring witness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we kn
ow that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which J
esus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world
itself could not contain the books that would be written.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220928
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions\; Mark\, Aristarchos\, and
Zenon\, Apostles of the 70\; Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gide
on the Righteous\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:11-21\nBrethren\, if I sti
ll preach circumcision\, why am I still persecuted? In that case the stumbl
ing block of the cross has been removed. I wish those who unsettle you woul
d mutilate themselves! For you were called to freedom\, brethren\; only do
not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh\, but through love be
servants of one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word\, "You
shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one anoth
er take heed that you are not consumed by one another. But I say\, walk by
the Spirit\, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires o
f the flesh are against the Spirit\, and the desires of the Spirit are agai
nst the flesh\; for these are opposed to each other\, to prevent you from d
oing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the
law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication\, impurity\, licent
iousness\, idolatry\, sorcery\, enmity\, strife\, jealousy\, anger\, selfis
hness\, dissension\, party spirit\, envy\, murder\, drunkenness\, carousing
\, and the like. I warn you\, as I warned you before\, that those who do su
ch things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:1
2-16\nAt that time\, Jesus was in one of the cities\, and there came a man
full of leprosy\; and when he saw Jesus\, he fell on his face and besought
him\, "Lord\, if you will\, you can make me clean." And he stretched out hi
s hand\, and touched him\, saying\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately th
e leprosy left him. And he charged him to tell no one\; but "go and show yo
urself to the priest\, and make an offering for your cleansing\, as Moses c
ommanded\, for a proof to the people." But so much the more the report went
abroad concerning him\; and great multitudes gathered to hear and to be he
aled of their infirmities. But he withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Chariton the Confessor\; Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus\, Metropolita
n of Nicopolis\; Old Epirus\; Baruch the Prophet\; Neophytos & Auxentios th
e Martyrs of Cyprus\; Wenceslaus the Martyr\, Prince of the Czechs\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God
who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Chris
t.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the trans
cendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\
, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, bu
t not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the b
ody the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested i
n our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for
Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal fle
sh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same
spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we t
oo believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus wi
ll raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For i
t is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people i
t may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd o
f his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusale
m and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be heale
d of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were
cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from
him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and
said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are
you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that we
ep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when
they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on acco
unt of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold
\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine\; Martyr Petronius\; Malachi the New
Righteous Martyr of Lindos\; Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza\; Dionysios I\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\
nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kind
ness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such t
here is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the fl
esh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also
walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one anot
her\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any tres
pass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness.
Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\,
and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:12-19\nAt that
time\, Jesus went out to the mountain to pray\; and all night he continued
in prayer to God. And when it was day\, he called his disciples\, and chose
from them twelve\, whom he named apostles\; Simon\, whom he named Peter\,
and Andrew his brother\, and James and John\, and Philip\, and Bartholomew\
, and Matthew\, and Thomas\, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Simon who
was called the Zealot\, and Judas the son of James\, and Judas Iscariot\, w
ho became a traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a level place\
, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from
all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to he
ar him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled wit
h unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for p
ower came forth from him and healed them all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia\; Mardonios & Stratonikos
the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 16:13-24\nBret
hren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your faith\, be courageous\, be strong.
Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, you know that the hou
sehold of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia\, and they have devot
ed themselves to the service of the saints\; I urge you to be subject to su
ch men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of S
tephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, because they have made up for your a
bsence\; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to
such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca\, togethe
r with the church in their house\, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. A
ll the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I\, Pau
l\, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lo
rd\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be w
ith you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 24:42-47\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for you do not know on what day
your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in w
hat part of the night the thief was coming\, he would have watched and woul
d not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready\;
for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is the
faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household\, to
give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his m
aster when he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set
him over all his possessions."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Ananias\, Apostle of the 70\; R
omanos the Melodist\; John Koukouzelis the Psalti\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
9:10-19\nIn those days\, there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. Th
e Lord said to him in a vision\, "Ananias." And he said\, "Here I am\, Lord
." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and go to the street called Straight\,
and inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul\; for beho
ld\, he is praying\, and he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay hi
s hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But Ananias answered\, "
Lord\, I have heard from many about this man\, how much evil he has done to
thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he has authority from the chief priests
to bind all who call upon thy name." But the Lord said to him\, "Go\, for
he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and
kings and the sons of Israel\; for I will show him how much he must suffer
for the sake of my name." So Ananias departed and entered the house. And la
ying his hands on him he said\, "Brother Saul\, the Lord Jesus who appeared
to you on the road by which you came\, has sent me that you may regain you
r sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediately something like
scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was
baptized\, and took food and was strengthened.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:17
-26\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teaching\, there were Pharisees and teache
rs of the law sitting by\, who had come from every village of Galilee and J
udea and from Jerusalem\; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the
m. And behold\, men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed\, and th
ey sought to bring him in and lay him before him\; but finding no way to br
ing him in\, because of the crowd\, they went up on the roof and let him do
wn with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. And when he
saw their faith he said\, "Man\, your sins are forgiven you." And the scrib
es and the Pharisees began to question\, saying\, "Who is this that speaks
blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?" When Jesus perceived their
questionings\, he answered them\, "Why do you question in your hearts? Whi
ch is easier\, to say\, 'Your sins are forgiven you\,' or to say\, 'Rise an
d walk'? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth t
o forgive sins" -- he said to the man who was paralyzed -- "I say to you\,
rise\, take up your bed and go home." And immediately he rose before them\,
and took up that on which he lay\, and went home\, glorifying God. And ama
zement seized them all\, and they glorified God and were filled with awe\,
saying\, "We have seen strange things today."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Luke\; The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Marty
r Justina\; Theophilus the Confessor\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-3
5\nAt that time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in
\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at wh
at had happened. That very day] two of them were going to a village named E
mmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other abou
t all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussin
g together\, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes wer
e kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them\, "What is this conversati
on which you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood still
\, looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are you
the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happen
ed there in these days?" And He said to them\, "What things?" And they said
to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed
and word before God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rule
rs delivered Him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified Him. But we ha
d hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\,
it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our c
ompany amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not fi
nd His body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of
angels\, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went t
o the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but Him they did not
see." And He said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe
all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ sho
uld suffer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with Mose
s and all the prophets\, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the t
hings concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they we
re going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained Him\, sayi
ng\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.
" So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them\, He took
the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes
were opened and they recognized Him\; and He vanished out of their sight.
They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talke
d to us on the road\, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose
that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gather
ed together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen i
ndeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the
road and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we
entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the a
cceptable time I have listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvat
ion." Behold\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salv
ation. We put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found
with our ministry\, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every wa
y: through great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beat
ings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, k
nowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthf
ul speech\, and the power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for th
e right hand and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and g
ood repute. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, a
nd yet well known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet n
ot killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many
rich\; as having nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 6:31-36\nThe Lord said\, "As you wish that men would do to you\, do
so to them. If you love those who love you\, what credit is that to you? F
or even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who d
o good to you\, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. A
nd if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive\, what credit is that
to you? Even sinners lend to sinners\, to receive as much again. But love
your enemies\, and do good\, and lend\, expecting nothing in return\; and y
our reward will be great\, and you will be sons of the Most High\; for he i
s kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful\, even as your Father
is merciful."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dionysios the Areopagite\; Rusticus and Eleutherios the Martyrs\; John
the Chozebite\, Bishop of Caesaria\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 17:16-34\nIn t
hose days\, while Paul was waiting for them in Athens\, his spirit was prov
oked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he argued in
the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons\, and in the market plac
e every day with those who chanced to be there. Some also of the Epicurean
and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said\, "What would this babbler sa
y?" Others said\, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities" - becau
se he preached Jesus and the resurrection. And they took hold of him and br
ought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "May we know what this new teaching i
s which you present? For you bring some strange things to our ears\; we wis
h to know therefore what these things mean." Now all the Athenians and the
foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing except telling or he
aring something new. So Paul\, standing in the middle of the Areopagos\, sa
id: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. F
or as I passed along\, and observed the objects of your worship\, I found a
lso an altar with this inscription\, 'To an unknown god.' What therefore yo
u worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world a
nd everything in it\, being Lord of heaven and earth\, does not live in shr
ines made by man\, nor is he served by human hands\, as though he needed an
ything\, since he himself gives to all men life and breath and everything.
And he made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the ear
th\, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitat
ion\, that they should seek God\, in the hope that they might feel after hi
m and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us\, for 'In him we live
and move and have our being'\; as even some of your poets have said\, 'For
we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspring\, we ought not to
think that the Deity is like gold\, or silver\, or stone\, a representatio
n by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked\
, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent\, because he has fixed a
day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has
appointed\, and of this he has given assurance to all men by raising him f
rom the dead." Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead\, some m
ocked\; but others said\, "We will hear you again about this." So Paul went
out from among them. But some men joined him and believed\, among them Dio
nysios the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 6:24-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\,
"Woe to you that are rich\, for you have received your consolation.\n\n"Wo
e to you that are full now\, for you shall hunger.\n\n"Woe to you that laug
h now\, for you shall mourn and weep.\n\n"Woe to you\, when all men speak w
ell of you\, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.\n\n"But I say
to you that hear\, Love your enemies\, do good to those who hate you\, bles
s those who curse you\, pray for those who abuse you. To him who strikes yo
u on the cheek\, offer the other also\; and from him who takes away your co
at do not withhold even your shirt. Give to every one who begs from you\; a
nd of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens\; Domnina the Martyr and her daughters\;
John the Hermit\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2:19-22\;3:1-7\nBrethren\, y
ou are no longer strangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citizens wit
h the saints and members of the household of God\, built upon the foundatio
n of the apostles and prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone
\, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy tem
ple in the Lord in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of
God in the Spirit. For this reason I\, Paul\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus o
n behalf of you Gentiles -- assuming that you have heard of the stewardship
of God's grace that was given to me for you\, how the mystery was made kno
wn to me by revelation\, as I have written briefly. When you read this you
can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ\, which was not made kno
wn to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to h
is holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit\; that is\, how the Gentiles ar
e fellow heirs\, members of the same body\, and partakers of the promise in
Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this gospel I was made a minister acco
rding to the gift of God's grace which was given me by the working of his p
ower.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:37-45\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, and you
will not be judged\; condemn not\, and you will not be condemned\; forgive
\, and you will be forgiven\; give\, and it will be given to you\; good mea
sure\, pressed down\, shaken together\, running over\, will be put into you
r lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back."\n\nHe al
so told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not bo
th fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher\, but every one whe
n he is fully taught will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck tha
t is in your brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own
eye? Or how can you say to your brother\, 'Brother\, let me take out the sp
eck that is in your eye\,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in
your own eye? You hypocrite\, first take the log out of your own eye\, and
then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's e
ye.\n\n"For no good tree bears bad fruit\, nor again does a bad tree bear g
ood fruit\; for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathe
red from thorns\, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good man o
ut of the good treasure of his heart produces good\, and the evil man out o
f his evil treasure produces evil\; for out of the abundance of the heart h
is mouth speaks."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Charitina the Martyr\; Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos\; Eudokimos t
he Unknown of Mount Athos\; Peter\, Alexis\, Jonah\, Hermogenes & Tikhon\,
Metropolitans of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 3:8-21
\nBrethren\, to me\, though I am the very least of all the saints\, this gr
ace was given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ
\, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages
in God who created all things\; that through the church the manifold wisdom
of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the hea
venly places. This was according to the eternal purpose which he has realiz
ed in Christ Jesus our Lord\, in whom we have boldness and confidence of ac
cess through our faith in him. So l ask you not to lose heart over what I a
m suffering for you\, which is your glory. For this reason I bow my knees b
efore the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, from whom every family in heave
n and on earth is named\, that according to the riches of his glory he may
grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man
\, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith\, that you\, bein
g rooted and grounded in love\, may have power to comprehend with all the s
aints what is the breadth and length and height and depth\, and to know the
love of Christ which surpasses knowledge\, that you may be filled with the
fulness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to d
o far more abundantly than all that we ask or think\, to him be glory in th
e church and in Christ Jesus to all generations\, for ever and ever. Amen.\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:46-49\, 7:1\nThe Lord said\, "Why do you call me
'Lord\, Lord\,' and not do what I tell you? Every one who comes to me and h
ears my words and does them\, I will show you what he is like: he is like a
man building a house\, who dug deep\, and laid the foundation upon rock\;
and when a flood arose\, the stream broke against that house\, and could no
t shake it\, because it had been founded upon the rock. But he who hears an
d does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a
foundation\; against which the stream broke\, and immediately it fell\, and
the ruin of that house was great." After he had ended all his sayings in t
he hearing of the people he entered Capernaum.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas\; Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadoci
a\; Makarios the Righteous of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-1
6\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sente
nced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels
and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. W
e are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disreput
e. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted
and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we
bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliat
e\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-sco
uring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admon
ish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Chr
ist\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesu
s through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week
\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jes
us came and stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When H
e had said this\, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples
were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be wit
h you. As the Father has sent Me\, even so I send you." And when He had sai
d this\, He breathed on them and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. I
f you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins
of any\, they are retained." Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Tw
in\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him\, "
We have seen the Lord." But he said to them\, "Unless I see in His hands th
e print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and p
lace my hand in His side\, I will not believe." Eight days later\, His disc
iples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were sh
ut\, but Jesus came and stood among them and said\, "Peace be with you." Th
en He said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see My hands\; and put o
ut your hand\, and place it in My side\; do not be faithless\, but believin
g." Thomas answered Him\, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have y
ou believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen a
nd yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disc
iples\, which are not written in this book\; but these are written that you
may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing
\, you may have life in His name.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria\; Polychronios the Martyr
\; Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon\; John the Hermit of Crete\;
Jonah of Manchuria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:17-25\nB
rethren\, this I affirm and testify in the Lord\, that you must no longer l
ive as the Gentiles do\, in the futility of their minds\; they are darkened
in their understanding\, alienated from the life of God because of the ign
orance that is in them\, due to their hardness of heart\; they have become
callous and have given themselves up to licentiousness\, greedy to practice
every kind of uncleanness. You did not so learn Christ! - assuming that yo
u have heard about him and were taught in him\, as the truth is in Jesus. P
ut off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is c
orrupt through deceitful lusts\, and be renewed in the spirit of your minds
\, and put on the new nature\, created after the likeness of God in true ri
ghteousness and holiness. Therefore\, putting away falsehood\, speak the tr
uth.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:31-35\nThe Lord said\, "To what shall I comp
are the men of this generation\, and what are they like? They are like chil
dren sitting in the market place and calling to one another\, 'We piped to
you\, and you did not dance\; we wailed\, and you did not weep.' For John t
he Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine\; and you say\, 'H
e has a demon.' The Son of man has come eating and drinking\; and you say\,
'Behold\, a glutton and a drunkard\, a friend of tax collectors and sinner
s!' Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pelagia the Righteous\; Pelagia the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; Phillip
\, Bishop of Gortyna\; Taisia the Harlot of Egypt\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cor
inthians 14:20-25\nBrethren\, do not be children in your thinking\; be babe
s in evil\, but in thinking be mature. In the law it is written\, "By men o
f strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people
\, and even then they will not listen to me\, says the Lord." Thus\, tongue
s are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers\, while prophecy is not
for unbelievers but for believers. If\, therefore\, the whole church assemb
les and all speak in tongues\, and outsiders or unbelievers enter\, will th
ey not say that you are mad? But if all prophesy\, and an unbeliever or out
sider enters\, he is convicted by all\, he is called to account by all\, th
e secrets of his heart are disclosed\; and so falling on his face\, he will
worship God and declare that God is really among you.\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 5:27-32\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, he saw a tax collector\, n
amed Levi\, sitting at the tax office\; and he said to him\, "Follow me." A
nd he left everything\, and rose and followed him. And Levi made him a grea
t feast in his house\; and there was a large company of tax collectors and
others sitting at table with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes murm
ured against his disciples\, saying\, "Why do you eat and drink with tax co
llectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered them\, "Those who are well have n
o need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I have not come to call th
e righteous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Luke\; James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus\; Andronicus
& his wife Athanasia of Egypt\; Poplia the Confessor of Antioch\; The Right
eous Patriarch Abraham and his nephew Lot\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24
:36-53\nAt that time\, having risen from the dead\, Jesus went up and stood
among His disciples and said to them\, "Peace be with you." But they were
startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And He said
to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hear
ts? See My hands and My feet\, that it is I Myself\; handle Me\, and see\;
for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when He h
ad said this\, He showed them His hands and His feet. And while they still
disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, He said to them\, "Have you anything h
ere to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb]\, a
nd He took it and ate before them. Then He said to them\, "These are My wor
ds which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything writ
ten about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fu
lfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and sai
d to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the
third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins
should be preached in His name in all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. Y
ou are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of My Fat
her upon you\; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from o
n high." Then He led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up His hands\
, He blessed them. While He blessed them\, He parted from them\, and was ca
rried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him\, and returned to Jerusalem wi
th great joy\, and were continually in the Temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Corinthians 6:16-18\;7:1\nBrethren\, you are the temple of the
living God\; as God said\, "I will live in them and move among them\, and I
will be their God\, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from t
hem\, and be separate from them\, says the Lord\, and touch nothing unclean
\; then I will welcome you\, and I will be a father to you\, and you shall
be my sons and daughters\, says the Lord Almighty."\n\nSince we have these
promises\, beloved\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body
and spirit\, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 7:11-16\nAt that time\, Jesus went to a city called Nain\, and his
disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of
the city\, behold\, a man who had died was being carried out\, the only son
of his mother\, and she was a widow\; and a large crowd from the city was
with her. And when the Lord saw her\, he had compassion on her and said to
her\, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier\, and the bearers sto
od still. And he said\, "Young man\, I say to you\, arise." And the dead ma
n sat up\, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized t
hem all\; and they glorified God\, saying\, "A great prophet has arisen amo
ng us!" and "God has visited his people!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs\; Our Righteous Father Theophilus the
Confessor\; Pinytos\, Bishop of Knossos\; The 200 Monk-martyrs of Nicomedi
a\; Vassianos the Righteous of Constantinople\; The 14 Holy Elders of Optin
a Monastery\; Paulinus\, Archbishop of York\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4
:25-32\nBrethren\, putting away falsehood\, let every one speak the truth w
ith his neighbor\, for we are members one of another. Be angry but do not s
in\; do not let the sun go down on your anger\, and give no opportunity to
the devil. Let the thief no longer steal\, but rather let him labor\, doing
honest work with his hands\, so that he may be able to give to those in ne
ed. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths\, but only such as is good for
edifying\, as fits the occasion\, that it may impart grace to those who he
ar. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God\, in whom you were sealed for
the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor an
d slander be put away from you\, with all malice\, and be kind to one anoth
er\, tenderhearted\, forgiving one another\, as God in Christ forgave you.\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that time\, one of the Pharisees asked
Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into the Pharisee's house\, and took hi
s place at table. And behold\, a woman of the city\, who was a sinner\, whe
n she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house\, brought an ala
baster flask of ointment\, and standing behind him at his feet\, weeping\,
she began to wet his feet with her tears\, and wiped them with the hair of
her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointed them with the ointment. Now w
hen the Pharisee who had invited him saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this
man were a prophet\, he would have known who and what sort of woman this i
s who is touching him\, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to h
im\, "Simon\, I have something to say to you." And he answered\, "What is i
t\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two debtors\; one owed five hundred d
enarii\, and the other fifty. When they could not pay\, he forgave them bot
h. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I sup
pose\, to whom he forgave more." And he said to him\, "You have judged righ
tly." Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon\, "Do you see this wom
an? I entered your house\, you gave me no water for my feet\, but she has w
et my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss
\, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did
not anoint my head with oil\, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. T
herefore I tell you\, her sins\, which are many\, are forgiven\, for she lo
ved much\; but he who is forgiven little\, loves little." And he said to he
r\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who were at table with him began t
o say among themselves\, "Who is this\, who even forgives sins?" And he sai
d to the woman\, "Your faith has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle of the 70\, one of the 7 Deacons\; Theophanes the C
onfessor\, Bishop of Nicaea\; Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla\; Nectario
s\, Arsakios\, Sisinios and Philotheos Kokkinos\, Patriarchs of Constantino
ple\; Ethelburga\, Abbess of Barking\; Our righteous Father Kenneth\, Found
er of the Monastery of Aghaboe in Ireland.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:26-39
\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lord said to Philip\, "Rise and go toward
the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a de
sert road. And he rose and went. And behold\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a m
inister of the Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\, in charge of all her tre
asure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning\; seated in his
chariot\, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip\
, "Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him\, and heard him readi
ng Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do you understand what you are reading
?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless some one guides me?" And he invited Ph
ilip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of the scripture which he
was reading was this: "As a sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb before it
s shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice w
as denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken up fr
om the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "About whom\, pray\, does th
e prophet say this\, about himself or about some one else?" Then Philip ope
ned his mouth\, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news
of Jesus. And as they went along the road they came to some water\, and th
e eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?
" And Philip said\, "If you believe with all your heart\, you may." And he
replied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." And he commanded
the chariot to stop\, and they both went down into the water\, Philip and
the eunuch\, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water\,
the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\; and the eunuch saw him no more\,
and went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time
Jesus went on through cities and villages\, preaching and bringing the good
news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him\, and also some w
omen who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary\, called Mag
dalene\, from whom seven demons had gone out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chu
za\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and many others\, who provided for him
out of their means.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus\; Symeon the New
Theologian\; Cosmas the Hymnographer\, Bishop of Maiuma\; Domnina the Marty
r\; Wilfrid of York\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:25-33\nB
rethren\, husbands\, love your wives\, as Christ loved the church and gave
himself up for her\, that he might sanctify her\, having cleansed her by th
e washing of water with the word\, that he might present the church to hims
elf in splendor\, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing\, that she migh
t be holy and without blemish. Even so husbands should love their wives as
their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no man ever hate
s his own flesh\, but nourishes and cherishes it\, as Christ does the churc
h\, because we are members of his body. "For this reason a man shall leave
his father and mother and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become
one flesh." This mystery is a profound one\, and I am saying that it refers
to Christ and the church\; however\, let each one of you love his wife as
himself\, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 8:22-25\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a boat with his disciples\
, and he said to them\, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." S
o they set out\, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind cam
e down on the lake\, and they were filling with water\, and were in danger.
And they went and woke him\, saying\, "Master\, Master\, we are perishing!
" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves\; and they ceased\
, and there was a calm. He said to them\, "Where is your faith?" And they w
ere afraid\, and they marveled\, saying to one another\, "Who then is this\
, that he commands even wind and water\, and they obey him?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Pergamu
s\; Benjamin the Deacon\; Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece\; Meletios of Pe
gas\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Florentios the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Hie
romartyr Jacob of Hamatoura\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:33\;6:1-9\nBret
hren\, let each one of you love his wife as himself\, and let the wife see
that she respects her husband. Children\, obey your parents in the Lord\, f
or this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first command
ment with a promise)\, "that it may be well with you and that you may live
long on the earth." Fathers\, do not provoke your children to anger\, but b
ring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Slaves\, be obe
dient to those who are your earthly masters\, with fear and trembling\, in
singleness of heart\, as to Christ\; not in the way of eye-service\, as men
-pleasers\, but as servants of Christ\, doing the will of God from the hear
t\, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to men\, know
ing that whatever good any one does\, he will receive the same again from t
he Lord\, whether he is a slave or free. Masters\, do the same to them\, an
d forbear threatening\, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours
is in heaven\, and that there is no partiality with him.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 9:7-11\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done
by Jesus\, and he was perplexed\, because it was said by some that John had
been raised from the dead\, by some that Elijah had appeared\, and by othe
rs that one of the old prophets had risen. Herod said\, "John I beheaded\;
but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him. O
n their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took them a
nd withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds learned it\,
they followed him\; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom o
f God\, and cured those who had need of healing.\n\n
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gamus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus\; Cosmas the Hagio
polite\; Praised Ignatius\, Archbishop of Methymna\; Righteous Paraskeve of
Serbia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 6:18-24\nBrethren\, pr
ay at all times in the Spirit\, with all prayer and supplication. To that e
nd keep alert with all perseverance\, making supplication for all the saint
s\, and also for me\, that utterance may be given me in opening my mouth bo
ldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel\, for which I am an ambassador i
n chains\; that I may declare it boldly\, as I ought to speak.\n\nNow that
you also may know how I am and what I am doing\, Tychicos the beloved broth
er and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. I have sent
him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know how we are\, and that
he may encourage your hearts.\n\nPeace be to the brethren\, and love with f
aith\, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all who
love our Lord Jesus Christ with love undying. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 9:12-18\nAt that time\, the twelve disciples came to Jesus and said to hi
m\, "Send the crowd away\, to go into the villages and country round about\
, to lodge and get provisions\; for we are here in a lonely place." But he
said to them\, "You give them something to eat." They said\, "We have no mo
re than five loaves and two fish -- unless we are to go and buy food for al
l these people." For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his
disciples\, "Make them sit down in companies\, about fifty each." And they
did so\, and made them all sit down. And taking the five loaves and the tw
o fish he looked up to heaven\, and blessed and broke them\, and gave them
to the disciples to set before the crowd. And all ate and were satisfied. A
nd they took up what was left over\, twelve baskets of broken pieces. Now i
t happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucian the Martyr of Antioch\; Savinos the Bishop of Catania\; Barsus
the Confessor\; Euthymios the New\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 15:39-4
5\nBrethren\, not all flesh is alike\, but there is one kind for men\, anot
her for animals\, another for birds\, and another for fish. There are celes
tial bodies and there are terrestrial bodies\; but the glory of the celesti
al is one\, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory
of the sun\, and another glory of the moon\, and another glory of the star
s\; for star differs from star in glory. So is it with the resurrection of
the dead. What is sown is perishable\, what is raised is imperishable. It i
s sown in dishonor\, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness\, it is
raised in power. It is sown a physical body\, it is raised a spiritual bod
y. If there is a physical body\, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is
written\, "The first man Adam became a living being"\; the last Adam becam
e a life-giving spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesu
s was going through the grainfields on the sabbath\, and his disciples pluc
ked and ate some heads of grain\, rubbing them in their hands. But some of
the Pharisees said\, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the sab
bath?" And Jesus answered\, "Have you not read what David did when he was h
ungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God\, a
nd took and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any
but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those with him?" And he said t
o them\, "The Son of man is lord of the sabbath." On another sabbath\, when
he entered the synagogue and taught\, a man was there whose right hand was
withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him\, to see whether h
e would heal on the sabbath\, so that they might find an accusation against
him. But he knew their thoughts\, and he said to the man who had the withe
red hand\, "Come and stand here." And he rose and stood there. And Jesus sa
id to them\, "I ask you\, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do h
arm\, to save life or to destroy it?" And he looked around on them all\, an
d said to him\, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so\, and his hand was r
estored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council\; Longinus the Centurion\; The Tw
o Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1
-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\,
while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had been taken away from
the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, the
one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have taken the Lord out of
the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid Him." Peter then came o
ut with the other disciple\, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran\,
but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first\; and stoop
ing to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, but he did not go in
. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw t
he linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which had been on His head\, not lyi
ng with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the oth
er disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\, and he saw and be
lieved\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, that He must rise fro
m the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading
: Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure. I desire you to insis
t on these things\, so that those who have believed in God may be careful t
o apply themselves to good deeds\; these are excellent and profitable to me
n. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and quarre
ls over the law\, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who i
s factious\, after admonishing him once or twice\, have nothing more to do
with him\, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful\; he is self-
condemned.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your best to come
to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do you
r best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see that they l
ack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds\,
so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who a
re with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grac
e be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:5-15\nThe Lord said this
parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed\; and as he sowed\, some fell a
long the path\, and was trodden under foot\, and the birds of the air devou
red it. And some fell on the rock\; and as it grew up\, it withered away\,
because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns\; and the thorns gre
w with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew\, and yielde
d a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant\
, he said\, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of
God\; but for others they are in parables\, so that seeing they may not se
e\, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed
is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard\; then
the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts\, that they may
not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who\, when the
y hear the word\, receive it with joy\; but these have no root\, they belie
ve for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell am
ong the thorns\, they are those who hear\, but as they go on their way they
are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life\, and their fruit
does not mature. And as for that in the good soil\, they are those who\, h
earing the word\, hold it fast in an honest and good heart\, and bring fort
h fruit with patience." As he said these things\, he cried out "He who has
ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221017
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hosea the Prophet\; Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia\; Andrew
the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete\; Removal and Placing of the Sacred Reli
cs of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:18-33\nBr
ethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\, and he hardens the heart of w
homever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why does he still find fault?
For who can resist his will?" But who are you\, a man\, to answer back to G
od? Will what is molded say to its molder\, "Why have you made me thus?" Ha
s the potter no right over the clay\, to make out of the same lump one vess
el for beauty and another for menial use? What if God\, desiring to show hi
s wrath and to make known his power\, has endured with much patience the ve
ssels of wrath made for destruction\, in order to make known the riches of
his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he has prepared beforehand for g
lory\, even us whom he has called\, not from the Jews only but also from th
e Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those who were not my people I wi
ll call 'my people\,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'my beloved.'
" "And in the very place where it was said to them\, 'You are not my people
\,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'" And Isaiah cries out con
cerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of
the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved\; for the Lord will execute
his sentence upon the earth with rigor and dispatch." And as Isaiah predict
ed\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us children\, we would have fared l
ike Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What shall we say\, then? That Gent
iles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it\, that is\, righteou
sness through faith\; but that Israel who pursued the righteousness which i
s based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Why? Because they di
d not pursue it through faith\, but as if it were based on works. They have
stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it is written\, "Behold\, I am layi
ng in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\, a rock that will make them
fall\; and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 9:18-22\nAt that time\, it happened that as Jesus was praying alo
ne the disciples were with him\; and he asked them\, "Who do the people say
that I am?" And they answered\, "John the Baptist\; but others say\, Elija
h\; and others\, that one of the old prophets has risen." And he said to th
em\, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered\, "The Christ of Go
d." But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one\, saying\, "Th
e Son of man must suffer many things\, and be rejected by the elders and ch
ief priests and scribes\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raised."\
n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221019
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Luke the Evangelist\; Marinos the Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossian
s 4:5-11\,14-18\nBrethren\, conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, ma
king the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious\, seasoned wi
th salt\, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos
will tell you all about my affairs\; he is a beloved brother and faithful m
inister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this ver
y purpose\, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hea
rts\, and with him Onesimos\, the faithful and beloved brother\, who is one
of yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place. Aris
tarchos my fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (co
ncerning whom you have received instructions if he comes to you\, receive h
im)\, and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only men of the circumc
ision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, and they have been a
comfort to me. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Give my gre
etings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and to Nympha and the church in her ho
use. And when this letter has been read among you\, have it read also in th
e church of the Laodiceans\; and see that you read also the letter from Lao
dicea. And say to Archippos\, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you
have received in the Lord." I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand
. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:
16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he
who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me
." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are sub
ject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like ligh
tning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpen
ts and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall
hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subjec
t to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same
hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lor
d of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and
understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was you
r gracious will."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221020
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joel the Prophet\; Varys the Martyr\; John of Rilas\; Felix the Hierom
artyr & Eusebius the Deacon\; John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt\n\nStrict
Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:14-21\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing wit
h the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and a
ll who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my w
ords. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the t
hird hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'An
d in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Spi
rit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and
your young men shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; ye
a\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour ou
t my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heave
n above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of sm
oke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, befor
e the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be t
hat whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 9:44-50\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Let these words sink in
to your ears\; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.
" But they did not understand this saying\, and it was concealed from them\
, that they should not perceive it\; and they were afraid to ask him about
this saying. And an argument arose among them as to which of them was the g
reatest. But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts\, he took a c
hild and put him by his side\, and said to them\, "Whoever receives this ch
ild in my name receives me\, and whoever receives me receives him who sent
me\; for he who is least among you all is the one who is great." John answe
red\, "Master\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we forba
de him\, because he does not follow with us." But Jesus said to him\, "Do n
ot forbid him\; for he that is not against you is for you."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Joel the Prophet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221021
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch\; Matrona the Righteous of Chios\
; Gerasimus of Cephalonia\; Andronicus the Righteous Martyr\n\nEpistle Read
ing: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is i
n Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entr
ust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in sufferi
ng as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled
in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him
. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It i
s the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Th
ink over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everythi
ng.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\,
as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing
fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I
endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain sal
vation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:49
-56\nAt that time\, one of Jesus' disciples came to him and said\, "Master\
, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, becau
se he does not follow with us." But Jesus said to him\, "Do not forbid him\
; for he that is not against you is for you." When the days drew near for h
im to be received up\, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent mess
engers ahead of him\, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans\, to
make ready for him\; but the people would not receive him\, because his fa
ce was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it\,
they said\, "Lord\, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and c
onsume them as Elijah did?" But he turned and rebuked them. And they went o
n to another village.\n\n
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SUMMARY: Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221022
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the Great\; Our Righteous Father Christodoulus\, the Wonderwo
rker of Patmos\; Martyrs Theodote and Socrates\; John the New Martyr of Pel
eponnesos\; Righteous Philotheus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Cori
nthians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\,
and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do a
s he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God l
oves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing i
n abundance\, so that you may always have enough of everything and may prov
ide in abundance for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroa
d\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supp
lies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your res
ources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched
in every way for great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgi
ving to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:1-15\nAt that time\, the Lord appoi
nted seventy other disciples\, and sent them on ahead of him\, two by two\,
into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said
to them\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray there
fore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your
way\; behold\, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no pu
rse\, no bag\, no sandals\; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house y
ou enter\, first say\, 'Peace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is t
here\, your peace shall rest upon him\; but if not\, it shall return to you
. And remain in the same house\, eating and drinking what they provide\, fo
r the laborer deserves his wages\; do not go from house to house. Whenever
you enter a town and they receive you\, eat what is set before you\; heal t
he sick in it and say to them\, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you\, go into its str
eets and say\, 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet\, we wip
e off against you\; nevertheless know this\, that the kingdom of God has co
me near.' I tell you\, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom tha
n for that town.\n\n'Woe to you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if
the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would h
ave repented long ago\, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be mor
e tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you\, Cape
rnaum\, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades."
\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221023
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Averkios\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker\, Bishop of Hierapol
is\; Seven Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthian
s 15:58\;16:1-3\nBrethren\, be steadfast\, immovable\, always abounding in
the work of the Lord\, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Now concerning the contribution for the saints: as I directed the churches
of Galatia\, so you also are to do. On the first day of every week\, each o
f you is to put something aside and store it up\, as he may prosper\, so th
at contributions need not be made when I come. And when I arrive\, I will s
end those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 7:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum. Now a c
enturion had a slave who was dear to him\, who was sick and at the point of
death. When he heard of Jesus\, he sent to him elders of the Jews\, asking
him to come and heal his slave. And when they came to Jesus\, they besough
t him earnestly\, saying\, "He is worthy to have you do this for him\, for
he loves our nation\, and he built us our synagogue." And Jesus went with t
hem. When he was not far from the house\, the centurion sent friends to him
\, saying to him\, "Lord\, do not trouble yourself\, for I am not worthy to
have you come under my roof\; therefore I did not presume to come to you.
But say the word\, and let my servant be healed. For I am a man set under a
uthority\, with soldiers under me: and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\;
and to another\, 'Come\,' and he comes\; and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and
he does it." When Jesus heard this he marveled at him\, and turned and said
to the multitude that followed him\, "I tell you\, not even in Israel have
I found such faith." And when those who had been sent returned to the hous
e\, they found the slave well.\n\n
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SUMMARY: Averkios\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker\, Bishop of Hier
apolis
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221024
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Luke\; James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord
\; Our Righteous Father Ignatius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nMatins Go
spel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the
tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\, and she saw two
angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain\, one at the hea
d and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" Sh
e said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know
where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus sta
nding\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\
, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\
, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you
have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She
turned and said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\," which means Teacher. Jesus
said to her\, "Do not touch Me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\
; but go to My brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to My Father and y
our Father\, to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the d
isciples\, "I have seen the Lord\," and she told them that He had said thes
e things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\, I would
have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel.
For I did not receive it from man\, nor was I taught it\, but it came thro
ugh a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in J
udaism\, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy
it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people\,
so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he wh
o had set me apart before I was born\, and had called me through his grace\
, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in order that I might preach him am
ong the Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up
to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me\, but I went away into Ar
abia\; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up t
o Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw
none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 8:26-39\nAt that time\, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Ga
darenes\, there met him a man from the city who had demons\; for a long tim
e he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. W
hen he saw Jesus\, he cried out and fell down before him\, and said with a
loud voice\, "What have you to do with me\, Jesus\, Son of the Most High Go
d? I beseech you\, do not torment me." For he had commanded the unclean spi
rit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him\; he was kep
t under guard\, and bound with chains and fetters\, but he broke the bonds
and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him\, "What
is your name?" And he said\, "Legion"\; for many demons had entered him. An
d they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large
herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside\; and they begged him to l
et them enter these. So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the
man and entered the swine\, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into t
he lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw what happened\, they fled\,
and told it in the city and in the country. Then people went out to see wh
at had happened\, and they came to Jesus\, and found the man from whom the
demons had gone\, sitting at the feet of Jesus\, clothed and in his right m
ind\; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who
had been possessed with demons was healed. Then all the people of the surro
unding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them\; for they we
re seized with great fear\; so he got into the boat and returned. The man f
rom whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him\; but he sent
him away\, saying\, "Return to your home\, and declare how much God has do
ne for you." And he went away\, proclaiming throughout the whole city how m
uch Jesus had done for him.\n\n
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SUMMARY: 6th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221025
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Arethas the Great Martyr and His Fellow Martyrs\; Sebastiane the Marty
r\; Maglorious of Sark\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:12-15\nBrethren\,
as you have always obeyed\, so now\, not only as in my presence but much mo
re in my absence\, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling\; fo
r God is at work in you\, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. D
o all things without grumbling or questioning\, that you may be blameless a
nd innocent\, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and
perverse generation\, among whom you shine as lights in the world\, holdin
g fast the word of life\, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 10:22-24\nThe Lord said\, "All things have been deliver
ed to me by my Father\; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father\,
or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said privately\, "Blessed ar
e the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and ki
ngs desired to see what you see\, and did not see it\, and to hear what you
hear\, and did not hear it."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Arethas the Great Martyr and His Fellow Martyrs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221026
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20221025
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries\; Tabitha\, who wa
s raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle\; Chrysaphios (or Chrysaphos) t
he Martyr\; Martyr Chrysanthe\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:16-23\nBret
hren\, I do not run in vain or labor in vain. Even if I am to be poured as
a libation upon the sacrifical offering of your faith\, I am glad and rejoi
ce with you all. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me. I ho
pe in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon\, so that I may be cheered
by news of you. I have no one like him\, who will be genuinely anxious for
your welfare. They all look after their own interests\, not those of Jesus
Christ. But Timothy's worth you know\, how as a son with a father he has s
erved with me in the gospel. I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I
see how it will go with me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:1-10\nAt that time\
, Jesus was praying in a certain place\, and when he ceased\, one of his di
sciples said to him\, "Lord\, teach us to pray\, as John taught his discipl
es." And he said to them\, "When you pray\, say: 'Our Father which art in h
eaven\, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done\, as in
heaven\, so in earth. Give us each day our daily bread\; and forgive us ou
r sins\, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to us\; and lea
d us not into temptation\; but deliver us from evil.'" And he said to them\
, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him\
, 'Friend\, lend me three loaves\; for a friend of mine has arrived on a jo
urney\, and I have nothing to set before him'\; and he will answer from wit
hin\, 'Do not bother me\; the door is now shut\, and my children are with m
e in bed\; I cannot get up and give you anything'? I tell you\, though he w
ill not get up and give him anything because he is his friend\, yet because
of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell
you\, Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\,
and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who
seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened."\n\n
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SUMMARY: The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221027
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer\; Commemoration of
the Great Earthquake in Constantinople (740)\; Eata of Hexham\n\nFast Day (
Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and per
secute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you will
be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be a t
ime for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not to m
editate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\,
which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. Yo
u will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends
\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all for my
name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance yo
u will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, m
y son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have
heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be abl
e to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesu
s. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his ai
m is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless
he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought
to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord
will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, rise
n from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gos
pel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the w
ord of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of t
he elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its ete
rnal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his
disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the world hates
you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the wo
rld\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not of the world\,
but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates you. Remembe
r the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.'
If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my word\,
they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you on my account\
, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken t
o them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for their si
n. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the
works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now they have
seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is wr
itten in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when the Cou
nselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit o
f truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and y
ou also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the beginning.
I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put y
ou out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills y
ou will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Kyriakos\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\; Procla\, wife of Pontius Pilate\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 3:1-
8\nBrethren\, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not i
rksome to me\, and is safe for you. Look out for the dogs\, look out for th
e evil-workers\, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are the
true circumcision\, who worship God in spirit\, and glory in Christ Jesus\,
and put no confidence in the flesh. Though I myself have reason for confi
dence in the flesh also. If any other man thinks he has reason for confide
nce in the flesh\, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day\, of the peop
le of Israel\, of the tribe of Benjamin\, a Hebrew born of Hebrews\; as to
the law a Pharisee\, as to zeal a persecutor of the church\, as to righteou
sness under the law blameless. But whatever gain I had\, I counted as loss
for the sake of Christ. Indeed I count everything as loss because of the su
rpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffere
d the loss of all things\, and count them as refuse\, in order that I may g
ain Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:14-23\nAt that time\, Jesus was cast
ing out a demon that was dumb\; when the demon had gone out\, the dumb man
spoke\, and the people marveled. But some of them said\, "He casts out demo
ns by Beelzebul\, the prince of demons"\; while others\, to test him\, soug
ht from him a sign from heaven. But he\, knowing their thoughts\, said to t
hem\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste\, and a divided h
ousehold falls. And if Satan also is divided against himself\, how will his
kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. And if I c
ast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore
they shall be your judges. But if it is by the finger of God that I cast o
ut demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. When a strong man\,
fully armed\, guards his own palace\, his goods are in peace\; but when one
stronger than he assails him and overcomes him\, he takes away his armor i
n which he trusted\, and divides his spoil. He who is not with me is agains
t me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Holy Martyrs Terrence and Eunic
e\; Our Righteous Father Steven the Sabbaite\; Arsenios and Athanasios of A
ndrousa in Messenia\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Angelis\, Manuel\, Geo
rge\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Crete\; Rostislav\, the Great Illumined D
uke of Moravia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\n
In those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a
city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabe
th. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her
womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with
a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of yo
ur womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should com
e to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the
babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there
would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And
Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\,
henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has
done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with h
er about three months\, and returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an
earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were
the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called th
e Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Hol
ies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covere
d on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\,
and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it we
re the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we c
annot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the p
riests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\
; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\,
and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors
of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\,
Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her
house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and li
stened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and s
he went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left m
e to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\
, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one t
hing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be take
n away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice a
nd said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that
you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of G
od and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anastasia the Martyr of Rome\; Our Righteous Father Abramius\n\nEpistl
e Reading: II Corinthians 1:8-11\nBrethren\, we do not want you to be ignor
ant of the affliction we experienced in Asia\; for we were so utterly\, unb
earably crushed that we despaired of life itself. Why\, we felt that we had
received the sentence of death\; but that was to make us rely not on ourse
lves but on God who raises the dead\; he delivered us from so deadly a peri
l\, and he will deliver us\; on him we have set our hope that he will deliv
er us again. You also must help us by prayer\, so that many will give thank
s on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp
covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\,
that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not
be made manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to
light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\
, and from him who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken
away."\n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not
reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers
are standing outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My moth
er and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Luke\; The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia\
; Cleopas and Artemas of the 70 Apostles\; Joseph\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\,
the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were f
or fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them\, "P
eace be with you." When He had said this\, He showed them His hands and His
side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to t
hem again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me\, even so I send
you." And when He had said this\, He breathed on them and said to them\, "R
eceive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\
; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained." Now Thomas\, one of t
he twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the oth
er disciples told him\, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them\, "Unl
ess I see in His hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the
mark of the nails\, and place my hand in His side\, I will not believe." Ei
ght days later\, His disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was wit
h them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them and said\
, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and
see My hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in My side\; do not be
faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered Him\, "My Lord and My God!" Je
sus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are
those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in
the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but t
hese are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of
God\, and that believing\, you may have life in His name.\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel whi
ch was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from ma
n\, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
For you have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the chu
rch of God violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism be
yond many of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for th
e traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was b
orn\, and had called me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son t
o me\, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not conf
er with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were ap
ostles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to Da
mascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and
remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles excep
t James the Lord's brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31\nThe Lord said
\, "There was a rich man\, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who
feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaro
s\, full of sores\, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man'
s table\; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died an
d was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and
was buried\; and in Hades\, being in torment\, he lifted up his eyes\, and
saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out\, 'Father A
braham\, have mercy upon me\, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger
in water and cool my tongue\; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abra
ham said\, 'Son\, remember that you in your lifetime received your good thi
ngs\, and Lazaros in like manner evil things\; but now he is comforted here
\, and you are in anguish. And besides all this\, between us and you a grea
t chasm has been fixed\, in order that those who would pass from here to yo
u may not be able\, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said\, 'Th
en I beg you\, father\, to send him to my father's house\, for I have five
brothers\, so that he may warn them\, lest they also come into this place o
f torment.' But Abraham said\, 'They have Moses\, and the prophets\; let th
em hear them.' And he said\, 'No\, father Abraham\; but if some one goes to
them from the dead\, they will repent.' He said to them\, 'If they do not
hear Moses and the prophets\, neither will they be convinced if some one sh
ould rise from the dead.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/31/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stachys\, Andrew\, Amplias\, Apelles\, Urban\, Aristobulus & Narcissus
of the 70\; Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria\, Egypt\; Nicholas the New Mart
yr of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:1-16\nBrethren\, I commend to you
our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreai\, that you may
receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and help her in whatever she
may require from you\, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as
well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus\, who ris
ked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but also all the churches
of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church in their house. Greet m
y beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in Asia for Christ. Greet M
ary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronicos and Junias\, my kinsm
en and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note among the apostles\, and
they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my beloved in the Lord. Gr
eet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my beloved Stachys. Greet A
pelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of
Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong
to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in the Lord\, Tryphaina an
d Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worked hard in the Lord. Gre
et Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and mine. Greet Asyncritos
\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethren who are with the
m. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and Olympas\, and all
the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the
churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:29-33\nAt that tim
e\, when the crowds were increasing\, Jesus began to say\, "This generation
is an evil generation\; it seeks a sign\, but no sign shall be given to it
except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh
\, so will the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the South wil
l arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them\;
for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\, and
behold\, something greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will a
rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it\; for they repente
d at the preaching of Jonah\, and behold\, something greater than Jonah is
here. No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bushel\,
but on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light."\n\n
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ssus of the 70
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221102
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother Th
eodota\; David the Righteous of Evia\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:2
7-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individually member
s of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles\, second proph
ets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\,
administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles?
Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess
gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earn
estly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent
way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\,
I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, a
nd understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, s
o as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give awa
y all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\,
I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\
; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is n
ot irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in
the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\,
endures all things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8
\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them aut
hority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease
and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go now
here among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rath
er to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying
\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cl
eanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without
pay."\n\n
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r Theodota
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Acindynos\, Pegasios\, Aphthonios\, Elpidophoros\, an
d Anempodistos\; Domnina\, Domna\, & Kyriaki\, the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n
\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 1:18-23\nBrethren\, Christ is the head of the
body\, the church\; he is the beginning\, the first-born from the dead\, t
hat in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of Go
d was pleased to dwell\, and through him to reconcile to himself all things
\, whether on earth or in heaven\, making peace by the blood of his cross.
And you\, who once were estranged and hostile in mind\, doing evil deeds\,
he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death\, in order to prese
nt you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him\, provided that you
continue in the fight\, stable and steadfast\, not shifting from the hope
of the gospel which you heard\, which has been preached to every creature u
nder heaven\, and of which I\, Paul\, became a minister.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 11:42-46\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you
Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb\, and neglect justice
and the love of God\; these you ought to have done\, without neglecting th
e others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogue
s and salutations in the market places. Woe to you! For you are like graves
which are not seen\, and men walk over them without knowing it." One of th
e lawyers answered him\, "Teacher\, in saying this you reproach us also." A
nd he said\, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens hard t
o bear\, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your finge
rs."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Martyrs Acindynos\, Pegasios\, Aphthonios\, Elpidophoro
s\, and Anempodistos
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221104
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the Deacon\,
Martyrs of Persia\; Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr Geor
ge in Lydda\; George of Neapolis the New Martyr\; Holy Father and New Hiero
martyr Gregory of Neapolis\; Theodore the Confessor\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Wi
nifred of Treffynnon\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\nBrethren
\, now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake\, and in my flesh I complet
e what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body\, that i
s\, the church\, of which I became a minister according to the divine offic
e which was given to me for you\, to make the word of God fully known\, the
mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saint
s. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the ric
hes of the glory of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of glo
ry. Him we proclaim\, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdo
m\, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil\, striv
ing with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me. For I want yo
u to know how greatly I strive for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:47-54\;
12:1\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you! for you
build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are witnes
ses and consent to the deeds of your fathers\; for they killed them\, and y
ou build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said\, 'I will send
them prophets and apostles\, some of whom they will kill and persecute\,' t
hat the blood of all the prophets\, shed from the foundation of the world\,
may be required of this generation\, from the blood of Abel to the blood o
f Zacharias\, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes\, I tel
l you\, it shall be required of this generation. Woe to you lawyers! for yo
u have taken away the key of knowledge\; you did not enter yourselves\, and
you hindered those who were entering." As he went away from there\, the sc
ribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard\, and to provoke him to spe
ak of many things\, lying in wait for him\, to catch at something he might
say. In the meantime\, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered
together that they trod upon one another\, he began to say to his disciple
s first\, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees\, which is hypocrisy."\n\n
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on\, Martyrs of Persia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joannicius the Great\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander\, Bishop of Myra
\, and Hermias the Presbyter\; Porphyrios the Mime\; Emperor John Batatze t
he Merciful\; George Karslidis of Pontos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
Colossians 2:1-7\nBrethren\, I want you to know how greatly I strive for y
ou\, and for those at Laodicea\, and for all who have not seen my face\, th
at their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in love\, to ha
ve all the riches of assured understanding and the knowledge of God's myste
ry\, of Christ\, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
I say this in order that no one may delude you with beguiling speech. For
though I am absent in body\, yet I am with you in spirit\, rejoicing to see
your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. As therefore you
received Christ Jesus the Lord\, so live in him\, rooted and built up in h
im and established in the faith\, just as you were taught\, abounding in th
anksgiving.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:2-12\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed\, or hidden that will n
ot be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in
the light\, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaim
ed upon the housetops. \n\n I tell you\, my friends\, do not fear those who
kill the body\, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will w
arn you whom to fear: fear him who\, after he has killed\, has power to cas
t into Gehenna\; yes\, I tell you\, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold fo
r two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why\, even the
hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not\; you are of more value than
many sparrows. \n\n And I tell you\, every one who acknowledges me before m
en\, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he
who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And ever
y one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven\; but he wh
o blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they br
ing you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not b
e anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Ho
ly Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn\; Galaktion & his wife Episteme\,
the Martyrs of Emesa\; Hermas\, Patrobos\, Gaios\, Linos\, & Philologos\,
Apostles of the 70\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 3:12-18\nBrethren\, s
ince we have such a hope\, we are very bold\, not like Moses\, who put a ve
il over his face so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading
splendor. But their minds were hardened\; for to this day\, when they read
the old covenant\, that same veil remains unlifted\, because only through
Christ is it taken away. Yes\, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil l
ies over their minds\; but when a man turns to the Lord the veil is removed
. Now the Lord is the Spirit\, and where the Spirit of the Lord is\, there
is freedom. And we all\, with unveiled face\, beholding the glory of the Lo
rd\, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to anothe
r\; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
9:1-6\nAt that time\, Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power
and authority over all demons and to cure diseases\, and he sent them out
to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. And he said to them\, "Take nothi
ng for your journey\, no staff\, nor bag\, nor bread\, nor money\; and do n
ot have two tunics. And whatever house you enter\, stay there\, and from th
ere depart. And wherever they do not receive you\, when you leave that town
shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." And they d
eparted and went through the villages\, preaching the gospel and healing ev
erywhere.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Luke\; Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\
; Luke the Monk of Taormina\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that
time\, Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberia
s\; and He revealed Himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas\, called the
Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others
of His disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fish
ing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into
the boat\, but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, J
esus stood on the beach\, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "
No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and yo
u will find some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it
in\, for the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter
\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put o
n his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But
the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for
they were not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off. When they
got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish lying on it\, a
nd bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just c
aught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of larg
e fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although there were so man
y\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." N
ow none of the disciples dared ask Him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was th
e Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the
fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples
after He was raised from the dead..\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 2:16-20\
nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but thr
ough faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believed in Christ Jesus\, in ord
er to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not by works of the law\, becau
se by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if\, in our endeavor
to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves were found to be sinners\, is Chri
st then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those thing
s which I tore down\, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the
law died to the law\, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with
Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, but Christ who lives in me\; and the
life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God\, who loved
me and gave himself for me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:41-56\nAt that time\
, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus\, who was a ruler of the synagogue
\; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house\, for he
had an only daughter\, about twelve years of age\, and she was dying. As h
e went\, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of bl
ood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians and could
not be healed by anyone\, came up behind him\, and touched the fringe of h
is garment\; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said\, "Wh
o was it that touched me?" When all denied it\, Peter and those who were wi
th him said\, "Master\, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" Bu
t Jesus said\, "Some one touched me\; for I perceive that power has gone fo
rth from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden\, she came tre
mbling\, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the pe
ople why she had touched him\, and how she had been immediately healed. And
he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace."
While he was still speaking\, a man from the ruler's house came and said\,
"Your daughter is dead\; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on
hearing this answered him\, "Do not fear\; only believe\, and she shall be
well." And when he came to the house\, he permitted no one to enter with h
im\, except Peter and John and James\, and the father and mother of the chi
ld. And all were weeping and bewailing her\; but he said\, "Do not weep\; f
or she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him\, knowing that sh
e was dead. But taking her by the hand he called\, saying\, "Child\, arise.
" And her spirit returned\, and she got up at once\; and he directed that s
omething should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed\; but he c
harged them to tell no one what had happened.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 33 Martyrs of Melitene\; Lazarus the Wonderworker\; Martyr Athenodorus
\; Alexander the Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 2:13
-20\nBrethren\, you who were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of y
our flesh\, Christ made alive together with him\, having forgiven us all ou
r trespasses\, having canceled the bond which stood against us with its leg
al demands\; this he set aside\, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the p
rincipalities and powers and made a public example of them\, triumphing ove
r them in him. Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of fo
od and drink or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a sabbath. These
are only a shadow of what is to come\; but the substance belongs to Christ
. Let no one disqualify you\, insisting on self-abasement and worship of an
gels\, taking his stand on visions\, puffed up without reason by his sensuo
us mind\, and not holding fast to the Head\, from whom the whole body\, nou
rished and knit together through its joints and ligaments\, grows with a gr
owth that is from God. If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of
the universe\, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world?\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 12:13-15\, 22-31\nAt that time\, while Jesus was teachin
g\, one of the multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, bid my brother divide the
inheritance with me." But he said to him\, "Man\, who made me a judge or d
ivider over you?" And he said to them\, "Take heed\, and beware of all cove
tousness\; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his posses
sions. Therefore I tell you\, do not be anxious about your life\, what you
shall eat\, nor about your body\, what you shall put on. For life is more t
han food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neith
er sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds
them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by b
eing anxious can add a cubit to his span of life? If then you are not able
to do as small a thing as that\, why are you anxious about the rest? Consid
er the lilies\, how they grow\; they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you
\, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if
God so clothes the grass which is alive in the field today and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you\, O men of little f
aith! And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink\, nor b
e of anxious mind. For all the nations of the world seek these things\; and
your Father knows that you need them. Instead\, seek his kingdom\, and the
se things shall be yours as well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel\
, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel\n\nMatins Gospel Rea
ding: Matthew 18:10-20\nThe Lord said\, "See that you do not despise one of
these little ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always beho
ld the face of my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save
the lost. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep\, and one of them
has gone astray\, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in
search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it\, truly\, I say to
you\, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went as
tray. So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of the
se little ones should perish.\n\n"If your brother sins against you\, go and
tell him his fault\, between you and him alone. If he listens to you\, you
have gained your brother. But if he does not listen\, take one or two othe
rs along with you\, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two
or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them\, tell it to the churc
h\; and if he refuses to listen even to the church\, let him be to you as a
Gentile and a tax collector. Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on e
arth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be lo
osed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about any
thing they ask\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven\, for wher
e two or three are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\
n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by a
ngels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just ret
ribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was
declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who hea
rd him\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various mirac
les and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will.
For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we
are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art
mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst
make him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him w
ith glory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now
in putting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his c
ontrol. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But w
e see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crown
ed with glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the
grace of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he
\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\,
should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hear
s you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me
rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\,
even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I s
aw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authori
ty to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the ene
my\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that
the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written i
n heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I t
hank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these t
hings from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Fa
ther\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabr
iel\, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nektarius the Wonderworker\, Metropolitan of Pentapolis\; Onesiphorus
and Porphyrius of Ephesus\; Matrona\, Abbess of Constantinople\; Theoktisti
of the Isle of Lesbos\; Symeon the Translator\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Matthew 24:42-47\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for you do not know
on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the householder h
ad known in what part of the night the thief was coming\, he would have wat
ched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also mu
st be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Wh
o then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his ho
usehold\, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that serva
nt whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\,
he will set him over all his possessions."\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5
:8-19\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is foun
d in all that is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasi
ng to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but inst
ead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do
in secret\; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\,
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\
, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." L
ook carefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making th
e most of the time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish
\, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with w
ine\, for that is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing o
ne another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making mel
ody to the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:25\, 5:1-
12\nAt that time\, great crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the Decapol
is and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan. Seeing the crowds\,
he went up on the mountain\, and when he sat down his disciples came to him
. And he opened his mouth and taught them\, saying: "Blessed are the poor i
n spirit\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn
\, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek\, for they shall inher
it the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, f
or they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtai
n mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart\, for they shall see God. Blessed ar
e the peacemakers\, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those
who are persecuted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all
kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\, for
your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Apost
les of the 70\; Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia\; Holy Father Arsenius of
Cappadocia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\n\nEpistle Reading: I
Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of al
l\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the
world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are
wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\,
but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-
clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands.
When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, w
e try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the w
orld\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you asha
med\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have count
less guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your fat
her in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of
me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:1-9\nAt that time\, there were some present
who told Jesus of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their
sacrifices. And he answered them\, "Do you think that these Galileans were
worse sinners than all the other Galileans\, because they suffered thus? I
tell you\, No\; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or thos
e eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them\, do you thin
k that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem
? I tell you\, No\; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish." An
d he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard\; and
he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser
\, 'Lo\, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree\, and
I find none. Cut it down\; why should it use up the ground?' And he answer
ed him\, 'Let it alone\, sir\, this year also\, till I dig about it and put
on manure. And if it bears fruit next year\, well and good\; but if not\,
you can cut it down.'"\n\n
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SUMMARY: Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, A
postles of the 70
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas of Egypt\; Victor and Stephanie\; Martyr Vincent\; Theodore the
Studite\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\
, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shon
e in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in t
he face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to sho
w that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflict
ed in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\;
persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always c
arrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also
be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given
up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested i
n our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince
we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so
I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised t
he Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his
presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more a
nd more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Luke 13:31-35\nAt that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and sai
d to him\, "Get away from here\, for Herod wants to kill you." And he said
to them\, "Go and tell that fox\, 'Behold\, I cast out demons and perform c
ures today and tomorrow\, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheles
s I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following\; for it can
not be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.' O Jerusalem\, Jer
usalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How of
ten would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood
under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken. And
I tell you\, you will not see me until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes i
n the name of the Lord!'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Nilus the Ascetic of Sin
ai\; Leondos Styppi\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Martin\, Bishop of Tour
s\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparing
ly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bo
untifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or
under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to prov
ide you with every blessing in abundance\, so that you may always have enou
gh of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is
written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness e
ndures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will
supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righte
ousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity\, which thr
ough us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-1
9\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A cit
y set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a
bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your
light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glo
ry to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish
the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill t
hem. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an i
ota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoeve
r then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\,
shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and t
eaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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SUMMARY: John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Luke\; John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople\;
Anthousa\, the Mother of John Chrysostom\; Damaskinos the New Martyr of Mou
nt Athos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus reve
aled himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he sai
d to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?"
He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\,
"Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do y
ou love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He s
aid to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son
of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the thi
rd time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everythin
g\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked
where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\,
and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (Thi
s he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he s
aid to him\, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple
whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had s
aid\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\,
he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it
is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!"
The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to d
ie\; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is
my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the dis
ciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these th
ings\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many othe
r things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose
that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. A
men.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting
that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, sep
arated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like tho
se high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and th
en for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up hi
mself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, b
ut the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son wh
o has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is t
his: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of th
e throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the tru
e tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke
10:25-37\nAt that time\, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test\, sayi
ng\, "Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him\,
"What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered\, "You shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and
with all your strength\, and with all your mind\; and your neighbor as your
self." And he said to him\, "You have answered right\; do this\, and you wi
ll live." \n\n But he\, desiring to justify himself\, said to Jesus\, "And
who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied\, "A man was going down from Jerusalem t
o Jericho\, and he fell among robbers\, who stripped him and beat him\, and
departed\, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down th
at road\; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a
Levite\, when he came to the place and saw him\, passed by on the other si
de. But a Samaritan\, as he journeyed\, came to where he was\; and when he
saw him\, he had compassion\, and went to him and bound up his wounds\, pou
ring on oil and wine\; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to
an inn\, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and
gave them to the innkeeper\, saying\, 'Take care of him\; and whatever mor
e you spend\, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three\, do
you think\, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He sai
d\, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him\, "Go and do l
ikewise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle\; Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\; Ho
ly Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra\; Justinian the Emperor and his wi
fe Theodora\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has ex
hibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because
we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fool
s for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are
strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour w
e hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we la
bor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted
\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and
are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I d
o not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved ch
ildren. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have ma
ny fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I
urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt t
hat time\, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to
him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and
Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and he said to him\, "We have found him o
f whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, t
he son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of
Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael comin
g to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no
guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\
, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you.
" Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the K
ing of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you un
der the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these
." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heave
n opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of m
an."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221115
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity Fast Begins\; Guria\, Shamuna\, and Habib\, Martyrs and Confe
ssors of Edessa\; Thomas II the New\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nFast
Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 1:6-10\nBrethren\, y
ou became imitators of us and of the Lord\, for you received the word in mu
ch affliction\, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit\; so that you became a
n example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For not only has
the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia\, but
your faith in God has gone forth everywhere\, so that we need not say anyth
ing. For they themselves report concerning us what a welcome we had among y
ou\, and how you turned to God from idols\, to serve a living and true God\
, and to wait for his Son from heaven\, whom he raised from the dead\, Jesu
s who delivers us from the wrath to come.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:25-35\
nAt that time\, great multitudes accompanied Jesus\; and he turned and said
to them\, "If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mot
her and wife and children and brothers and sisters\, yes\, and even his own
life\, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and c
ome after me\, cannot be my disciple. For which of you\, desiring to build
a tower\, does not first sit down and count the cost\, whether he has enoug
h to complete it? Otherwise\, when he has laid a foundation\, and is not ab
le to finish\, all who see it begin to mock him\, saying\, 'This man began
to build\, and was not able to finish.' Or what king\, going to encounter a
nother king in war\, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is
able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thous
and? And if not\, while the other is yet a great way off\, he sends an emba
ssy and asks terms of peace. So therefore\, whoever of you does not renounc
e all that he has cannot be my disciple. Salt is good\; but if salt has los
t its taste\, how shall its saltness be restored? It is fit neither for the
land nor for the dunghill\; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear\, l
et him hear."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221117
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\
nEpistle Reading: Romans 10:11-21\;11:1-2\nBrethren\, the scripture says\,
"No one who believes in God will be put to shame." For there is no distinct
ion between Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his ri
ches upon all who call upon him. For\, "every one who calls upon the name o
f the Lord will be saved." But how are men to call upon him in whom they ha
ve not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never
heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? And how can men preach
unless they are sent? As it is written\, "How beautiful are the feet of th
ose who preach good news!" But they have not all obeyed the gospel\; for Is
aiah says\, "Lord\, who has believed what he has heard from us?" So faith c
omes from what is heard\, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Chris
t. But I ask\, have they not heard? Indeed they have\; for "Their voice has
gone out to all the earth\, and their words to the ends of the world." Aga
in I ask\, did Israel not understand? First Moses says\, "I will make you j
ealous of those who are not a nation\; with a foolish nation I will make yo
u angry." Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\, "I have been found by those wh
o did not seek me\; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me." B
ut of Israel he says\, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedi
ent and contrary people." I ask\, then\, has God rejected his people? By no
means! I myself am an Israelite\, a descendant of Abraham\, a member of th
e tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 9:9-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed on\, he saw a
man called Matthew sitting at the tax office\; and he said to him\, "Follo
w me." And he rose and followed him.\n\nAnd as he sat at table in the house
\, behold\, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus an
d his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this\, they said to his discipl
es\, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" But when
he heard it\, he said\, "Those who are well have no need of a physician\, b
ut those who are sick. Go and learn what this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and
not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous\, but sinners to repe
ntance."\n\n
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SUMMARY:🍇 Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Gennadios I and Ma
ximus\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Righteous Mother Hilda of Whitby\n\n
Fast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:7-11\nBrethren
\, to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To
one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom\, and to another t
he utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit\, to another faith b
y the same Spirit\, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit\, to anot
her the working of miracles\, to another prophecy\, to another the ability
to distinguish between spirits\, to another various kinds of tongues\, to a
nother the interpretation of tongues. All these are inspired by one and the
same Spirit\, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Luke 16:1-9\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There was a rich man
who had a steward\, and charges were brought to him that this man was wast
ing his goods. And he called him and said to him\, 'What is this that I hea
r about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship\, for you can no longe
r be steward.' And the steward said to himself\, 'What shall I do\, since m
y master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to
dig\, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do\, so that people m
ay receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.' So\,
summoning his master's debtors one by one\, he said to the first\, 'How mu
ch do you owe my master?' He said\, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he sai
d to him\, 'Take your bill\, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' Then he
said to another\, 'And how much do you owe?' He said\, 'A hundred measures
of wheat.' He said to him\, 'Take your bill\, and write eighty.' The maste
r commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness\; for the sons of this
world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons o
f light. And I tell you\, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteo
us mammon\, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal hab
itations.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221119
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra\; Holy Martyr Romanus\; Zaccheus the
Deacon\; Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia\; Martyr Romanos the Deac
on\; Anastasios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessal
onians 2:14-20\nBrethren\, you became imitators of the churches of God in C
hrist Jesus which are in Judea\; for you suffered the same things from your
own countrymen as they did from the Jews\, who killed both the Lord Jesus
and the prophets\, and drove us out\, and displease God and oppose all men
by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they may be saved - so a
s always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has come upo
n them at last! But since we were bereft of you\, brethren\, for a short ti
me\, in person not in heart\, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great
desire to see you face to face\; because we wanted to come to you - I\, Pa
ul\, again and again - but Satan hindered us. For what is our hope or joy o
r crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For
you are our glory and joy.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:15-18\; 17:1-4\nThe
Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "You are those who justify yourselv
es before men\, but God knows your hearts\; for what is exalted among men i
s an abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until J
ohn\; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached\, and ever
y one enters it violently. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass aw
ay\, than for one dot of the law to become void. Every one who divorces his
wife and marries another commits adultery\, and he who marries a woman div
orced from her husband commits adultery." \n\n And he said to his disciples
\, "Temptations to sin are sure to come\; but woe to him by whom they come!
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he
were cast into the sea\, than that he should cause one of these little ones
to sin. Take heed to yourselves\; if your brother sins\, rebuke him\, and
if he repents\, forgive him\; and if he sins against you seven times in the
day\, and turns to you seven times\, and says\, 'I repent\,' you must forg
ive him."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221120
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Obadiah the Prophet\; Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea\; Martyr Heliodorus\;
Anthimos\, Thallalaeos\, Christopher\, Euphemia & her children\, the Marty
rs\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 8:1-5\nBre
thren\, I want you to know about the grace of God which has been shown in t
he churches of Macedonia\, for in a severe test of affliction\, their abund
ance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of libera
lity on their part. For they gave according to their means\, as I can testi
fy\, and beyond their means\, of their own free will\, begging us earnestly
for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints - and this\, not
as we expected\, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us by th
e will of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:57-62\nAt that time\, as Jesus was
going along the road\, a man said to him\, "I will follow you wherever you
go." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes have holes\, and birds of the air have
nests\; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." To another he sai
d\, "Follow me." But he said\, "Lord\, let me first go and bury my father."
But he said to him\, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead\; but as for y
ou\, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said\, "I will follow you
\, Lord\; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." Jesus said to
him\, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the
kingdom of God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221121
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Luke\; The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotoko
s into the Temple\; Gregory the Righteous of Decapolis\; Proclus\, Archbish
op of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: M
atthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to t
he mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they wo
rshiped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All auth
ority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make di
sciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the S
on and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nE
pistle Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out
of the great love with which he loved us\, even when we were dead through
our trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been
saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heave
nly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the imme
asurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by
grace you have been saved through faith\; and this is not your own doing\,
it is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man should boast. Fo
r we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which G
od prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Lu
ke 12:16-21\nThe Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought fo
rth plentifully\; and he thought to himself\, 'What shall I do\, for I have
nowhere to store my crops?' And he said\, 'I will do this: I will pull dow
n my barns\, and build larger ones\; and there I will store all my grain an
d my goods. And I will say to my soul\, 'Soul\, you have ample goods laid u
p for many years\; take your ease\, eat\, drink\, be merry.' But God said t
o him\, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you\; and the things you
have prepared\, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for hi
mself\, and is not rich toward God." As he said these things\, he cried out
: "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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SUMMARY:🐟 9th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221121
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose
and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she en
tered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth hear
d the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fi
lled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are
you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gr
anted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when
the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for
joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of
what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnif
ies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarde
d the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations
will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\,
and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and
returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the fi
rst covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a te
nt was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table
and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the se
cond curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden alt
ar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\,
which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budde
d\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory ov
ershadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continually into
the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the second only
the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking bloo
d which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\;
and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister
called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But
Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "
Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell
her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you ar
e anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has c
hosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he sai
d this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed i
s the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\,
"Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221122
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia\, One
simos the Disciple of Paul\; Holy Martyr Cecilia and those with her\; After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Kallistos Xanthopoulo
s\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Anthimos\, President of Crete\; Righteous
Jacob of Evia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Philemon 1:1-
25\n PAUL\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Phil
emon our beloved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fe
llow soldier\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from Go
d our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I rememb
er you in my prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which y
ou have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the shar
ing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in
Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brothe
r\, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accor
dingly\, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is req
uired\, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambas
sador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my chi
ld\, Onesimos\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he
was useless to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am s
ending him back to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to k
eep him with me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my
imprisonment for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your co
nsent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your ow
n free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that
you might have him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a sla
ve\, as a beloved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, bot
h in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receiv
e him as you would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you a
nything\, charge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand
\, I will repay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Ye
s\, brother\, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in
Christ. Confident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you wi
ll do even more than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\
, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my
fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\,
Aristarchos\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:26-37\;
18:8\nThe Lord said\, "As it was in the days of Noah\, so will it be in the
days of the Son of man. They ate\, they drank\, they married\, they were g
iven in marriage\, until the day when Noah entered the ark\, and the flood
came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was in the days of Lot -- they
ate\, they drank\, they bought\, they sold\, they planted\, they built\, bu
t on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulphur rained from heav
en and destroyed them all -- so will it be on the day when the Son of man i
s revealed. On that day\, let him who is on the housetop\, with his goods i
n the house\, not come down to take them away\; and likewise let him who is
in the field not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to gain his
life will lose it\, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell yo
u\, in that night there will be two in one bed\; one will be taken and the
other left. There will be two women grinding together\; one will be taken a
nd the other left." And they said to him\, "Where\, Lord?" He said to them\
, "Where the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered together. Neverthe
less\, when the Son of man comes\, will he find faith on earth?"\n\n
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\, Onesimos the Disciple of Paul
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium\; Gregory\, Bishop of Agrigentum\; Di
onysios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Ischyrion\, Bishop of Egypt\; After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Sisinios the Confesso
r\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:1-12\nBrethren\, we
beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus\, that as you learned from us how
you ought to live and to please God\, just as you are doing\, you do so mor
e and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jes
us. For this is the will of God\, your sanctification: that you abstain fro
m unchastity\; that each one of you know how to take a wife for himself in
holiness and honor\, not in the passion of lust like the heathen who do not
know God\; that no man transgress\, and wrong his brother in this matter\,
because the Lord is an avenger in all these things\, as we solemnly forewa
rned you. For God has not called us for uncleanness\, but in holiness. Ther
efore whoever disregards this\, disregards not man but God\, who gives his
Holy Spirit to you. But concerning the love of the brethren you have no nee
d to have any one write to you\, for you yourselves have been taught by God
to love one another\; and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout M
acedonia. But we exhort you\, brethren\, to do so more and more\, to aspire
to live quietly\, to mind your own affairs\, and to work with your hands\,
as we charged you\; so that you may command the respect of outsiders\, and
be dependent on nobody.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:15-17\, 26-30\nAt that
time\, they were bringing infants to Jesus that he might touch them\; and w
hen the disciples saw it\, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him\
, saying\, "Let the children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; for to s
uch belongs the kingdom of God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does not rec
eive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."\n\nThose who hear
d it said\, "Then who can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible with
men is possible with God." And Peter said\, "Lo\, we have left our homes a
nd followed you." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no
man who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children\, for th
e sake of the kingdom of God\, who will not receive manifold more in this t
ime\, and in the age to come eternal life."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome\; Peter\, Archbishop of Alexand
ria\; Hermogenes\, the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos in
to the Temple\; Philoumenos and Christopher the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 3:20-21\;4:1-3\nBrethren\, our comm
onwealth is in heaven\, and from it we await a Savior\, the Lord Jesus Chri
st\, who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body\, by the p
ower which enables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefore\,
my brethren\, whom I love and long for\, my joy and crown\, stand firm thus
in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agre
e in the Lord. And I ask you also\, true yokefellow\, help these women\, f
or they have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Cleme
nt and the rest of my fellow workers\, whose names are in the book of life.
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:31-34\nAt that time\, Jesus\, taking his twelv
e disciples\, said to them\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\, and e
verything that is written of the Son of man by the prophets will be accompl
ished. For he will be delivered to the Gentiles\, and will be mocked and sh
amefully treated and spit upon\; they will scourge him and kill him\, and o
n the third day he will rise." But they understood none of these things\; t
his saying was hid from them\, and they did not grasp what was said.\n\n
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SUMMARY:🐟 Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria\; Apodosis of the Presentatio
n of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea
in Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading:
Matthew 25:1-13\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall
be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bride
groom. Five of them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish
took their lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks o
f oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered
and slept. But at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come
out to meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And
the foolish said to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps a
re going out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for
us and for you\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And whi
le they went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went i
n with him to the marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the oth
er maidens came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\
, 'Truly\, I say to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you kno
w neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpist
le Reading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we wer
e confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revea
led. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be
justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a
custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. F
or as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is
neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither
male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Chri
st's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mea
n that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, th
ough he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trus
tees until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\,
we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time
had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the
law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive ad
option as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great cro
wd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had
a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many ph
ysicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather gr
ew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in
the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his gar
ments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and
she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, percei
ving in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned abo
ut in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples s
aid to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Wh
o touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\
, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell d
own before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daught
er\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your dis
ease."\n\n
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SUMMARY:🍇 Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis\; Nikon Metanoeite\; Stylianos the
Monk of Paphlagonia\; Akakios of Sinai who is mentioned in The Ladder\; Ge
orge the New Martyr of Chios\; Innocent of Irkutsk\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 11:1-6\nBrethren\, I wish you would b
ear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! I feel a divine jealo
usy for you\, for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride
to her one husband. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his
cunning\, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotio
n to Christ. For if some one comes and preaches another Jesus than the one
we preached\, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you receive
d\, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted\, you sub
mit to it readily enough. I think that I am not in the least inferior to th
ese superlative apostles. Even if I am unskilled in speaking\, I am not in
knowledge\; in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I
have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over al
l the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not
rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that yo
ur names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that y
ou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed th
em to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 13th Sunday of Luke\; James the Great Martyr of Persia\; Nathaniel of
Nitria & Pinouphrios of Egypt\, the Righteous\; Gregory of Sinai and his di
sciple Gerasimos\; Arsenios of Rhaxos\; James the Wonderworker\, Bishop of
Rostov\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWh
en the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James and
Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very
early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had r
isen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone f
or us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone
was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a you
ng man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were
amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazaret
h\, who was crucified. He has risen\, He is not here\; see the place where
they laid Him. But go\, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going befor
e you to Galilee\; there you will see Him\, as He told you." And they went
out and fled from the tomb\, for trembling and astonishment had come upon t
hem\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Ephesians 2:14-22\nBrethren\, Christ is our peace\, who has made us
both one\, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility\, by abolishi
ng in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances\, that he might crea
te in himself one new man in place of the two\, so making peace\, and might
reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross\, thereby bringing
the hostility to an end. And he came and preached peace to you who were far
off and peace to those who were near\; for through him we both have access
in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and sojou
rners\, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the hous
ehold of God\, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets\, Chr
ist Jesus himself being the cornerstone\, in whom the whole structure is jo
ined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord\; in whom you also a
re built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 18:18-27\nAt that time\, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him\, "Go
od Teacher\, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to hi
m\, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the co
mmandments: 'Do not commit adultery\, Do not kill\, Do not steal\, Do not b
ear false witness\, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said\, "All the
se I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it\, he said to him
\, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to t
he poor\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." But
when he heard this he became sad\, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at
him said\, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom o
f God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than
for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said\, "The
n who can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible with men is possible
with God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen the New\; Irenarchos & his Companion Martyrs at Sebaste\; Auxe
ntius\, 16 Martyrs of Tiberioupolis\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: II Thessalonians 1:1-10\nPaul\, Silvanus\, and Timothy\,\n\nTo the
church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:\n\
nGrace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nW
e are bound to give thanks to God always for you\, brethren\, as is fitting
\, because your faith is growing abundantly\, and the love of every one of
you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you in t
he churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecution
s and in the afflictions which you are enduring.\n\nThis is evidence of the
righteous judgment of God\, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom of
God\, for which you are suffering - since indeed God deems it just to repay
with affliction those who afflict you\, and to grant rest with us to you w
ho are afflicted\, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mig
hty angels in flaming fire\, inflicting vengeance upon those who do not kno
w God and upon those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They sha
ll suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the pres
ence of the Lord and from the glory of his might\, when he comes on that da
y to be glorified in his saints\, and to be marveled at in all who have bel
ieved.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:37-44\nAt that time\, as Jesus was drawin
g near\, at the descent of the Mount of Olives\, the whole multitude of the
disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mi
ghty works that they had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is the King who comes in
the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" And some o
f the Pharisees in the multitude said to him\, "Teacher\, rebuke your disci
ples." He answered\, "I tell you\, if these were silent\, the very stones w
ould cry out." And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it\, say
ing\, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But n
ow they are hid from your eyes. For the days shall come upon you\, when you
r enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you\, and hem you in o
n every side\, and dash you to the ground\, you and your children within yo
u\, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you\; because you did
not know the time of your visitation."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia\;
Our Righteous Father Nicholas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Hieromartyr D
ionysios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Phaedrus the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Thessalonians 1:10-12\;2:1-2\nBrethren\, our test
imony to you was believed. To this end we always pray for you\, that our Go
d may make you worthy of his call\, and may fulfil every good resolve and w
ork of faith by his power\, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glori
fied in you\, and you in him\, according to the grace of our God and the Lo
rd Jesus Christ.\n\nNow concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and
our assembling to meet him\, we beg you\, brethren\, not to be quickly shak
en in mind or excited\, either by spirit or by word\, or by letter purporti
ng to be from us\, to the effect that the day of Christ has come.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 19:45-48\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the temple and began
to drive out those who sold\, saying to them\, "It is written\, 'My house s
hall be a house of prayer'\; but you have made it a den of robbers." And he
was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and th
e principal men of the people sought to destroy him\; but they did not find
anything they could do\, for all the people hung upon his words.\n\n
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ynia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the First- Called Apostle\; Froumentios\, Archbishop of Abyssin
a\; Alexander the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Mithymna\n\nFast Day (Wine a
nd Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, a
s Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two brothers\, Simon who is c
alled Peter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into the sea\; for they
were fishermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, and I will make you fish
ers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going o
n from there he saw two other brothers\, James the son of Zebedee and John
his brother\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\, mending their nets\,
and he called them. Immediately they left their boat and their father\, and
followed him. And he went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and ever
y infirmity among the people.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBre
thren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced t
o death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and t
o men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are
weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To
the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and ho
meless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless
\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we
have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring
of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish yo
u as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\,
you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus thro
ugh the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading:
John 1:35-51\nAt that time\, John was standing with two of his disciples\;
and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God!
" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they followed Jesus. Jesus tur
ned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "What do you seek?" And t
hey said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "Where are you staying?"
He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying\;
and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about the tenth hour. One of
the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was Andrew\, Simon Peter
's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and said to him\, "We have f
ound the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus look
ed at him\, and said\, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be call
ed Cephas" (which means Peter). \n\n The next day Jesus decided to go to Ga
lilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was fr
om Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and s
aid to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the proph
ets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\,
"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and s
ee." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Isr
aelite indeed\, in whom is no guile! " Nathanael said to him\, "How do you
know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were un
der the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are th
e Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I
said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see
greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to
you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and desc
ending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nahum the Prophet\; Philaret the Merciful of Amnia\; Ananias the Persi
an\; Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia\;
Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon\, Archbishops of Ephesus\n\nFast Day
(Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Thessalonians 2:13-17\;3:1-5\nBrethr
en\, we are bound to give thanks to God always for you\, brethren beloved b
y the Lord\, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved\, through
sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called yo
u through our gospel\, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus C
hrist. So then\, brethren\, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you
were taught by us\, either by word of mouth or by letter.\n\nNow may our L
ord Jesus Christ himself\, and God our Father\, who loved us and gave us et
ernal comfort and good hope through grace\, comfort your hearts and establi
sh them in every good work and word.\n\nFinally\, brethren\, pray for us\,
that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph\, as it did among you\,
and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men\; for not all have fa
ith. But the Lord is faithful\; he will strengthen you and guard you from e
vil. And we have confidence in the Lord about you\, that you are doing and
will do the things which we command. May the Lord direct your hearts to the
love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20
:9-18\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man planted a vineyard\, and let it o
ut to tenants\, and went into another country for a long while. When the ti
me came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, that they should give him some
of the fruit of the vineyard\; but the tenants beat him\, and sent him awa
y empty-handed. And he sent another servant\; him also they beat and treate
d shamefully\, and sent him away empty-handed. And he sent yet a third\; th
is one they wounded and cast out. Then the owner of the vineyard said\, 'Wh
at shall I do? I will send my beloved son\; it may be they will respect him
.' But when the tenants saw him\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the he
ir\; let us kill him\, that the inheritance may be ours.' And they cast him
out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineya
rd do to them? He will come and destroy those tenants\, and give the vineya
rd to others." When they heard this\, they said\, "God forbid!" But he look
ed at them and said\, "What then is this that is written: 'The very stone w
hich the builders rejected has become the head of the corner'? Every one wh
o falls on that stone will be broken to pieces\; but when it falls on any o
ne it will crush him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Habakkuk the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus\; Myrope
the Martyr of Chios\; Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia\; Joannicos the Monk of De
vich\; Theophilos the Hermit\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Thessalo
nians 3:6-18\nBrethren\, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Chris
t\, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not i
n accord with the tradition that you received from us. For you yourselves k
now how you ought to imitate us\; we were not idle when we were with you\,
we did not eat any one's bread without paying\, but with toil and labor we
worked night and day\, that we might not burden any of you. It was not beca
use we have not that right\, but to give you in our conduct an example to i
mitate. For even when we were with you\, we gave you this command: If any o
ne will not work\, let him not eat. For we hear that some of you are living
in idleness\, mere busybodies\, not doing any work. Now such persons we co
mmand and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and
to earn their own living. Brethren\, do not be weary in well-doing.\n\nIf
any one refuses to obey what we say in this letter\, note that man\, and ha
ve nothing to do with him\, that he may be ashamed. Do not look on him as a
n enemy\, but warn him as a brother.\n\nNow may the Lord of peace himself g
ive you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. I\, Paul\
, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of
mine\; it is the way I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with y
ou all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:19-26\nAt that time\, the scribes
and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very hour\, but t
hey feared the people\; for they perceived that he had told this parable ag
ainst them. So they watched him\, and sent spies\, who pretended to be sinc
ere\, that they might take hold of what he said\, so as to deliver him up t
o the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. They asked him\, "Teacher
\, we know that you speak and teach rightly\, and show no partiality\, but
truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar\,
or not?" But he perceived their craftiness\, and said to them\, "Show me a
coin. Whose likeness and inscription has it?" They said\, "Caesar's." He s
aid to them\, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, and to
God the things that are God's." And they were not able in the presence of t
he people to catch him by what he said\; but marveling at his answer they w
ere silent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)\; Our Righteous Father John\, B
ishop and Hesychast\; Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius\; Theodore\, Archb
ishop of Alexandria\; Angelis the New Martyr\; Karpos the Hieromartyr\n\nFa
st Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:3-10\nBrethren\, grac
e to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ\, who gave
himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age\, according t
o the will of our God and Father\; to whom be the glory for ever and ever.
Amen. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you
in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel - not that there i
s another gospel\, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert t
he gospel of Christ. But even if we\, or an angel of heaven\, should preach
to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you\, let him be acc
ursed. As we have said before\, so now I say again\, If any one is preachin
g to you a gospel contrary to that which you received\, let him be accursed
. Am I now seeking the favor of men\, or of God? Or am I trying to please m
en? If I were still pleasing men\, I should not be a servant of Christ.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, little flock\, f
or it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your po
ssessions\, and give alms\; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow
old\, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail\, where no thief a
pproaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is\, there will yo
ur heart be also. Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning\, and be
like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage f
east\, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. Bles
sed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes\; truly\,
I say to you\, he will gird himself and have them sit at table\, and he wil
l come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch\, or in the third\,
and finds them so\, blessed are those servants! But know this\, that if t
he householder had known at what hour the thief was coming\, he would not h
ave left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready\; for the Son
of man is coming at an unexpected hour."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Luke\; Barbara the Great Martyr\; John the Righteous of
Damascus\; New Hieromartyr Seraphim\, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece\; Jul
iana the Martyr of Heliopolis\; Alexander Hotovitzky\, New Hieromartyr of R
ussia\, Missionary to America\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel R
eading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\,
He appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom He had cast out seven demon
s. She went and told those who had been with Him\, as they mourned and wept
. But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her\, they wou
ld not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them
\, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the r
est\, but they did not believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven t
hemselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them for their unbelief and
hardness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw Him after
He had risen. And He said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the g
ospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\
; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accom
pany those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons\; they will sp
eak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any dea
dly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\,
and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after He had spoken to
them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. A
nd they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with the
m and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle
Reading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were
confined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be reveale
d. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be j
ustified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a c
ustodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For
as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is n
either Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither m
ale nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ
's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean
that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, thou
gh he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and truste
es until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, w
e were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time h
ad fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the l
aw\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adop
tion as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:10-17\nAt that time\, Jesus was te
aching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who h
ad a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years\; she was bent over and could n
ot fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her and sai
d to her\, "Woman\, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his han
ds upon her\, and immediately she was made straight\, and she praised God.
But the ruler of the synagogue\, indignant because Jesus had healed on the
sabbath\, said to the people\, "There are six days on which work ought to b
e done\; come on those days and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day." Th
en the Lord answered him\, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sab
bath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger\, and lead it away to water
it? And ought not this woman\, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for
eighteen years\, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said t
his\, all his adversaries were put to shame\; and all the people rejoiced a
t all the glorious things that were done by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabbas the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Diogenes\; Philotheos the Righteou
s of Mount Athos\; Nektarios the Bulgarian \n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level p
lace\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people
from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came
to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were trouble
d with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\,
for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his e
yes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the K
ingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfie
d. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you w
hen men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out
your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, an
d leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\nEpistle R
eading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is lov
e\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentlenes
s\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to C
hrist Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we
live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-c
onceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\,
if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restor
e him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempte
d. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things h
ave been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the
Father\, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom th
e Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy lade
n\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\;
for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra\; Nicholas the New Mart
yr of Asia Minor\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in
by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by th
e door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the shee
p hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. W
hen he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep fo
llow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but t
hey will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This
figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was sayi
ng to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I
am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\;
but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\,
he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, obey your leaders and submit to them\;
for they are keeping watch over your souls\, as men who will have to give a
ccount. Let them do this joyfully\, and not sadly\, for that would be of n
o advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we are sure that we have a clear con
science\, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the more ear
nestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now m
ay the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the gr
eat Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood of the eternal covenant\, equip yo
u with everything good that you may do His will\, working in you that which
is pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus Christ\; to whom be glory for eve
r and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus s
tood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great mul
titude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and
Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those
who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd soug
ht to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And h
e lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, f
or yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you
shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh.
Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile yo
u\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice
in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heav
en."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan\; Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia\; Ri
ghteous Father Gerasimus\, Ascetic of Euboia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: I Timothy 1:18-20\;2:8-15\nTimothy\, my son\, this charge I commit to
you in accordance with the prophetic utterances which pointed to you\, that
inspired by them you may wage the good warfare\, holding faith and a good
conscience. By rejecting conscience\, certain persons have made shipwreck o
f their faith\, among them Hymenaios and Alexander\, whom I have delivered
to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. I desire then that in every
place the men should pray\, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling\
; also that women should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly in seemly a
pparel\, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly attire but by go
od deeds\, as befits women who profess religion. Let a woman learn in silen
ce with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have authority
over men\; she is to keep silent. For Adam was formed first\, then Eve\; a
nd Adam was not deceived\, but the woman was deceived and became a transgre
ssor. Yet woman will be saved through bearing children\, if she continues i
n faith and love and holiness\, with modesty.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:5-
8\, 10-11\, 20-24\nAt that time\, as some spoke to Jesus of the temple\, ho
w it was adorned with noble stones and offerings\, he said\, "As for these
things\, which you see\, the days will come when there shall not be left he
re one stone upon another that will not be thrown down." And they asked him
\, "Teacher\, when will this be\, and what will be the sign when this is ab
out to take place?" And he said\, "Take heed that you are not led astray\;
for many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and\, 'The time is at h
and!' Do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and tumults\, do not
be terrified\; for this must first take place\, but the end will not be at
once."\n\nThen he said to them\, "Nation will rise against nation\, and kin
gdom against kingdom\; there will be great earthquakes\, and in various pla
ces famines and pestilences\; and there will be terrors and great signs fro
m heaven.\n\nBut when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies\, then know th
at its desolation has come near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to th
e mountains\, and let those who are inside the city depart\, and let not th
ose who are out in the country enter it\; for these are days of vengeance\,
to fulfill all that is written. Alas for those who are with child and for
those who give suck in those days! For great distress shall be upon the ear
th and wrath upon this people\; they will fall by the edge of the sword\, a
nd be led captive among all nations\; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by
the Gentiles\, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; P
atapius the Righteous of Thebes\; Sosthenes\, Apollo\, Cephas\, Tychikos\,
Epaphroditos\, Caesar\, & Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3:1-13\nTimothy\, my son\, the sa
ying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop\, he desires a nob
le task. Now a bishop must be above reproach\, the husband of one wife\, te
mperate\, sensible\, dignified\, hospitable\, an apt teacher\, no drunkard\
, not violent but gentle\, not quarrelsome\, and no lover of money. He must
manage his own household well\, keeping his children submissive and respec
tful in every way\; for if a man does not know how to manage his own househ
old\, how can he care for God's church? He must not be a recent convert\, o
r he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the de
vil\; moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders\, or he may fall int
o reproach and the snare of the devil. Deacons likewise must be serious\, n
ot double-tongued\, not addicted to much wine\, not greedy for gain\; they
must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them al
so be tested first\; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve
as deacons. The women likewise must be serious\, not slanderers\, but temp
erate\, faithful in all things. Let deacons be the husband of one wife\, an
d let them manage their children and their households well\; for those who
serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great co
nfidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:
28-33\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Look up and raise your heads\, bec
ause your redemption is drawing near." And he told them a parable: "Look at
the fig tree\, and all the trees\; as soon as they come out in leaf\, you
see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. So also\, when
you see these things taking place\, you know that the kingdom of God is ne
ar. Truly\, I say to you\, this generation will not pass away till all has
taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass a
way."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Hannah the Rig
hteous\, mother of Samuel the Prophet\; Narses the Martyr of Persia\; The C
onsecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy
City of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Ga
latians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one b
y a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\,
the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these w
omen are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slav
ery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to
the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the J
erusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoic
e\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are no
t in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the
children of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord
said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it
under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see the lig
ht. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secre
t that shall not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear\;
for to him who has will more be given\, and from him who has not\, even wha
t he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and his bro
thers came to him\, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was
told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside\, desiring to se
e you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear
the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas\, Hermogenes\, & Eugraphos\, Martyrs of Alexandria\; Thomas the
Righteous of Bithynia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galati
ans 3:8-12\nBrethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing that God would justify th
e Gentiles by faith\, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham\, saying\,
"in you shall all the nations be blessed." So then\, those who are men of f
aith are blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on works of t
he law are under a curse\; for it is written\, "Cursed be every one who doe
s not abide by all things written in the book of the law\, and do them." No
w it is evident that no man is justified before God by the law\; for "the r
ighteous shall live by faith"\; but the law does not rest on faith\, for "H
e who does them shall live by them."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19-29\nThe
Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard see
d which a man took and sowed in his garden\; and it grew and became a tree\
, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." And again he said\,
"To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven which a wom
an took and hid in three measures of flour\, till it was all leavened." He
went on his way through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journeying towa
rd Jerusalem. And some one said to him\, "Lord\, will those who are saved b
e few?" And he said to them\, "Strive to enter by the narrow door\; for man
y\, I tell you\, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the hou
seholder has risen up and shut the door\, you will begin to stand outside a
nd to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord\, open to us.' He will answer you\
, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say\, 'We ate
and drank in your presence\, and you taught in our streets.' But he will s
ay\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where you come from\; depart from me\, all
you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash your teeth when yo
u see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of Go
d and you yourselves thrust out. And men will come from east and west\, and
from north and south\, and sit at table in the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Luke\; Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople\; Luke the
New Stylite of Chalcedon\; Martyrs Acepsius and Aeithalas\; Holy Martyrs Mi
racus and Barsabas\; Leontios the Righteous of Monemvasia\; The Glorious Ki
ng Nikephoros Phokas\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: L
uke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week at early dawn\, the women went to
the tomb\, taking spices\, which they had prepared. And they found the sto
ne rolled away from the tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the
body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two
men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened and bo
wed their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the
living among the dead? He is not here\, but has risen. Remember how He tol
d you\, while He was still in Galilee\, that the Son of Man must be deliver
ed into the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day r
ise." And they remembered His words and returning from the tomb they told a
ll this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Jo
anna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told th
is to the Apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they
did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and lo
oking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wonderi
ng at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 3:4-11\nBrethren\,
when Christ who is our life appears\, then you also will appear with him in
glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication\, impuri
ty\, passion\, evil desire\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry. On accou
nt of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In th
ese you once walked\, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: an
ger\, wrath\, malice\, slander\, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie
to one another\, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its pract
ices and have put on the new nature\, which is being renewed in knowledge a
fter the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\, circumc
ised and uncircumcised\, barbarian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\, but Chri
st is all\, and in all.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:16-24\nThe Lord said thi
s parable: "A man once gave a great banquet\, and invited many\; and at the
time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invit
ed\, 'Come\; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuse
s. The first said to him\, 'I have bought a field\, and I go out and see it
\; I pray you\, have me excused.' And another said\, 'I have bought five yo
ke of oxen\, and I must go to examine them\; I pray you\, have me excused.'
And another said\, 'I have married a wife\, and therefore I cannot come.'
So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder i
n anger said to his servant\, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of t
he city\, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And the ser
vant said\, 'Sir\, what you commanded has been done\, and there is still ro
om.' And the master said to the servant\, 'Go out to the highways and hedge
s\, and compel people to come in\, that my house may be filled. For I tell
you\, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many a
re called\, but few are chosen.'"\n\n
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SUMMARY:🐟 11th Sunday of Luke
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous\; Holy New Martyr Peter the Al
eut\; John (or Joachim)\, Bishop of Zichni\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sh
eepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and
a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To h
im the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own s
heep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he g
oes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A str
anger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not
know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they d
id not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk
as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good a
nd right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no
part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them. For it
is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\; but when a
nything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything that beco
mes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise
from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how
you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of the time\, be
cause the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but understand what
the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for that is debau
chery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another in psalms an
d hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the Lord with al
l your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the do
or\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out an
d find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I cam
e that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd
. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hirelin
g and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming a
nd leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the
m. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I a
m the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father know
s me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I h
ave other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and
they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Orestes of G
reater Armenia\; Lucia the Virgin-martyr\; Herman the Wonderworker of Alask
a & First Saint of America\; Gabriel the Hieromartyr\, Archbishop of Serbia
\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 5:11-21\nTimothy\, my son\, r
efuse to enrol younger widows\; for when they grow wanton against Christ th
ey desire to marry\, and so they incur condemnation for having violated the
ir first pledge. Besides that\, they learn to be idlers\, gadding about fro
m house to house\, and not only idlers but gossips and busybodies\, saying
what they should not. So I would have younger widows marry\, bear children\
, rule their households\, and give the enemy no occasion to revile us. For
some have already strayed after Satan. If any believing man or woman has re
latives who are widows\, let him assist them\; let the church not be burden
ed\, so that it may assist those who are real widows. Let the elders who ru
le well be considered worthy of double honor\, especially those who labor i
n preaching and teaching\; for the scripture says\, "You shall not muzzle a
n ox when it is treading out the grain\," and\, "The laborer deserves his w
ages." Never admit any charge against an elder except on the evidence of tw
o or three witnesses. As for those who persist in sin\, rebuke them in the
presence of all\, so that the rest may stand in fear. In the presence of Go
d and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these ru
les without favor\, doing nothing from partiality.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
8:22-26\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to
him a blind man\, and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man b
y the hand\, and led him out of the village\; and when he had spit on his e
yes and laid his hands upon him\, he asked him\, "Do you see anything?" And
he looked up and said\, "I see men\; but they look like trees\, walking."
Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes\; and he looked intently and was
restored\, and saw everything clearly. And he sent him away to his home\,
saying\, "Do not even enter the village."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Oreste
s of Greater Armenia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, and Philemo
n\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Timothy 5:22-25\;6:1-11\nTimothy\, my son\, do not be hasty in the layin
g on of hands\, nor participate in another man's sins\; keep yourself pure.
No longer drink only water\, but use a little wine for the sake of your st
omach and your frequent ailments. The sins of some men are conspicuous\, po
inting to judgment\, but the sins of others appear later. So also good deed
s are conspicuous\; and even when they are not\, they cannot remain hidden.
Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy o
f all honor\, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be defamed.
Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground th
at they are brethren\; rather they must serve all the better since those wh
o benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these
duties. If any one teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound word
s of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness\,
he is puffed up with conceit\, he knows nothing\; he has a morbid craving f
or controversy and for disputes about words\, which produce envy\, dissensi
on\, slander\, base suspicions\, and wrangling among men who are depraved i
n mind and bereft of the truth\, imagining that godliness is a means of gai
n. There is great gain in godliness with contentment\; for we brought nothi
ng into the world\, and we cannot take anything out of the world\; but if w
e have food and clothing\, with these we shall be content. But those who de
sire to be rich fall into temptation\, into a snare\, into many senseless a
nd hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love
of money is the root of all evils\; it is through this craving that some ha
ve wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs. B
ut as for you\, man of God\, shun all this.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:30-34
\nAt that time\, Jesus charged his disciples to tell no one about him\, tha
t he is the Christ. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suf
fer many things\, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and t
he scribes\, and be killed\, and after three days rise again. And he said t
his plainly. And Peter took him\, and began to rebuke him. But turning and
seeing his disciples\, he rebuked Peter\, and said\, "Get behind me\, Satan
! For you are not on the side of God\, but of men." And he called to him th
e multitude with his disciples\, and said to them\, "If any man would come
after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, and P
hilemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricum\, and his mother Ant
hia\; The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 1:8-18\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, do not be ashamed
then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suf
fering for the gospel in the power of God\, who saved us and called us with
a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpo
se and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago\, and now has ma
nifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus\, who abolished d
eath and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this
gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher\, and therefore
I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I know whom I have believed\,
and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrust
ed to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from m
e\, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus\; guard the truth that
has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.\n\nYou a
re aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me\, and among them Phyg
elos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphor
os\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not ashamed of my chains\, but when
he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me - may the Lord
grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day and you well know all th
e service he rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n
At that time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; and as they made t
heir way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees sa
id to him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?"
And he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\, when he was in
need and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the h
ouse of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the Pres
ence\, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gav
e it to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath was m
ade for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even of t
he sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there who ha
d a withered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether he would heal him
on the sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man wh
o had the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful
on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" But t
hey were silent. And he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at thei
r hardness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand
was restored.\n\n
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er Anthia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)\; Modestos\, Archbishop of Jerusalem
\; Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania\; Nicholas Chrysoberges\,
Patriarch of Constantinople\; Memnonus\, Archbishop of Ephesus\n\nStrict F
ast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 1:1-2\;8-18\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ
Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of life which is in Chri
st Jesus\,\n\nTo Timothy\, my beloved child:\n\nGrace\, mercy\, and peace f
rom God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nDo not be ashamed then of
testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suffering fo
r the gospel in the power of God\, who saved us and called us with a holy c
alling\, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and th
e grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago\, and now has manifested
through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus\, who abolished death and
brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I
was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher\, and therefore I suffer
as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I know whom I have believed\, and I am
sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me\, in th
e faith and love which are in Christ Jesus\; guard the truth that has been
entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.\n\nYou are aware
that all who are in Asia turned away from me\, and among them Phygelos and
Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphoros\, for
he often refreshed me\; he was not ashamed of my chains\, but when he arriv
ed in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me - may the Lord grant him
to find mercy from the Lord on that Day - and you well know all the servic
e he rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\, J
esus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the house he
asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they were silent\;
for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.
And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If any one w
ould be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And he took a
child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his arms\, he
said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me\; an
d whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." John said to
him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we for
bade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forb
id him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon aft
er to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us. For trul
y\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you be
ar the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy You
ths\; Dionysius of Zakynthos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith
conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mou
ths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won s
trength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flig
ht. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusin
g to accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others s
uffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were
stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with
the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, affl
icted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering
over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all thes
e\, though well attested by their faith\, did not receive what was promised
\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us they
should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so grea
t a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which
clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set
before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 14:1-11\nAt that time\, one sabbath when Jesus went to di
ne at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees\, they were watchi
ng him. And behold\, there was a man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus s
poke to the lawyers and Pharisees\, saying\, "Is it lawful to heal on the s
abbath\, or not?" But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him\, a
nd let him go. And he said to them\, "Which of you\, having a son or an ox
that has fallen into a well\, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbat
h day?" And they could not reply to this. Now he told a parable to those wh
o were invited\, when he marked how they chose the places of honor\, saying
to them\, "When you are invited by any one to a marriage feast\, do not si
t down in a place of honor\, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by
him\; and he who invited you both will come and say to you\, 'Give place t
o this man\,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.
But when you are invited\, go and sit in the lowest place\, so that when yo
ur host comes he may say to you\, 'Friend\, go up higher'\; then you will b
e honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. For every one w
ho exalts himself will be humbled\, and he who humbles himself will be exal
ted."\n\n
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ly Youths
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Nativity\; Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions\; Our R
ighteous Father Michael Syngellon the Confessor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil A
llowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, [Peter rose
and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by
themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened. That very da
y] two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles fro
m Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these things that had h
appened. While they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus Himself dr
ew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
And He said to them\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with
each other as you walk?" and they stood still\, looking sad. Then one of t
hem\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem
who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And
He said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus o
f Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all t
he people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be con
demned to death\, and crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the one t
o redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since
this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were a
t the tomb early in the morning and did not find His body\; and they came b
ack saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that He wa
s alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it jus
t as the women had said\; but Him they did not see." And He said to them\,
"O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have sp
oken! Was not it necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and e
nter into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, He i
nterpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. So
they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be g
oing further\, but they constrained Him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it i
s toward evening and the day is now far spent." So He went in to stay with
them. When He was at table with them\, He took the bread and blessed\, and
broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recogni
zed Him\; and He vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Di
d not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road\, while H
e opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned t
o Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who wer
e with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to S
imon!" Then they told what had happened on the road and how He was known to
them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:9-10\; 3
2-40\nBRETHREN\, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise\, as in
a foreign land\, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of t
he same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation\,
whose builder and maker is God.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time wou
ld fail me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Sam
uel and the prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced just
ice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fir
e\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became m
ighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by
resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they
might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\,
and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in tw
o\, they were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about i
n skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom
the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in de
ns and caves of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested by their
faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen somethi
ng better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 1:1-25\nThe book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ\,
the son of David\, the son of Abraham.\n\nAbraham was the father of Isaac\,
and Isaac the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brot
hers\, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and Perez the fat
her of Hezron\, and Hezron the father of Aram\, and Aram the father of Ammi
nadab\, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the father of Sal
mon\, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the father of Obed
by Ruth\, and Obed the father of Jesse\, and Jesse the father of David the
king.\n\nAnd David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah\, and Sol
omon the father of Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah\, and Abija
h the father of Asa\, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and Jehoshaphat t
he father of Joram\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, and Uzziah the father
of Jotham\, and Jotham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the father of Hezekia
h\, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the father of Amon\,
and Amon the father of Josiah\, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his
brothers\, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.\n\nAnd after the dep
ortation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel\, and Salathiel
the father of Zerubbabel\, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud\, and Abiud t
he father of Eliakim\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, and Azor the father
of Zadok\, and Zadok the father of Achim\, and Achim the father of Eliud\,
and Eliud the father of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of Matthan\, and
Matthan the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of
Mary\, of whom Jesus was born\, who is called Christ.\n\nSo all the genera
tions from Abraham to David were fourteen generations\, and from David to t
he deportation to Babylon fourteen generations\, and from the deportation t
o Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.\n\nNow the birth of Jesus Chr
ist took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Jose
ph\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy S
pirit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put her
to shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, beh
old\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\,
son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is conce
ived in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall cal
l his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this t
ook place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a v
irgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanuel
" (which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as the
angel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not until
she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios an
d Thessaloniki\; Our Righteous Father Gregentius\, Bishop of Ethiopia\; Agl
aia the Righteous of Rome\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:2
0-26\nTimothy\, my son\, in a great house there are not only vessels of gol
d and silver but also of wood and earthenware\, and some for noble use\, so
me for ignoble. If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble\, then he
will be a vessel for noble use\, consecrated and useful to the master of th
e house\, ready for any good work. So shun youthful passions and aim at rig
hteousness\, faith\, love\, and peace\, along with those who call upon the
Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with stupid\, senseless controve
rsies\; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not
be quarrelsome but kindly to every one\, an apt teacher\, forbearing\, corr
ecting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will
repent and come to know the truth\, and they may escape from the snare of t
he devil\, after being captured by him to do his will.\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 9:42-50\; 10:1\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever causes one of these little one
s who believe in me to sin\, it would be better for him if a great millston
e were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your han
d causes you to sin\, cut it off\; it is better for you to enter life maime
d than with two hands to go to hell\, to the unquenchable fire\, where thei
r worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. And if your foot causes
you to sin\, cut it off\; it is better for you to enter life lame than wit
h two feet to be thrown into hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the
fire is not quenched. And if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out\; i
t is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two
eyes to be thrown into hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire
is not quenched. For every one will be salted with fire and every sacrifice
will be salted with salt. Salt is good\; but if the salt has lost its salt
ness\, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves\, and be at peace wi
th one another." And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyo
nd the Jordan\, and crowds gathered to him again\; and again\, as his custo
m was\, he taught them.\n\n
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ios and Thessaloniki
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ignatius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch\; Forefeast of the Nativit
y of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Our Righteous Father Philogonius\
, Bishop of Antioch\; John the New Martyr of Thassos\; Holy Father John of
Kronstadt\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10
:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened
\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly e
xposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so
treated. For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accep
ted the plundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves ha
d a better possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your
confidence\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, s
o that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a
little while\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my
righteous one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the
house he asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they wer
e silent\; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the g
reatest. And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If
any one would be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And
he took a child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his
arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receiv
es me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." Jo
hn said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\,
and we forbade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "D
o not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be abl
e soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us.
For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink beca
use you bear the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Juli
ana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs\; Themistocles the Martyr of M
yra\; Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II
Timothy 4:9-22\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, do your best to come to me soon. For Dem
as\, in love with this present world\, has deserted me and gone to Thessalo
nica\; Crescens has gone to Galatia\, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is with
me. Get Mark and bring him with you\; for he is very useful in serving me.
Tychicos I have sent to Ephesos. When you come\, bring the cloak that I le
ft with Carpos at Troas\, also the books\, and above all the parchments. Al
exander the coppersmith did me great harm\; the Lord will requite him for h
is deeds. Beware of him yourself\, for he strongly opposed our message. At
my first defense no one took my part\; all deserted me. May it not be charg
ed against them! But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength to proclaim
the message fully\, that all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued f
rom the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil and save me f
or his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGr
eet Prisca and Aquila\, and the household of Onesiphoros. Erastos remained
at Corinth\; Trophimos I left ill at Miletos. Do your best to come before w
inter. Eubulos sends greetings to you\, as do Pudens and Linos and Claudia
and all the brethren.\n\nThe Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. A
men.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:11-16\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever divorces hi
s wife and marries another\, commits adultery against her\; and if she divo
rces her husband and marries another\, she commits adultery." And they were
bringing children to him\, that he might touch them\; and the disciples re
buked them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant\, and said to them\, "Le
t the children come to me\, do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the ki
ngdom of God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does not receive the kingdom o
f God like a child shall not enter it." And he took them in his arms and bl
essed them\, laying his hands upon them.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Anas
tasia the Great Martyr\; Chrysogonos\, Theodota\, Evodias\, & Eutychianus\,
the Martyrs\; The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 1:5-14\nTitus\, my son\, appoint elders in
every town as I directed you\, if any man is blameless\, the husband of on
e wife\, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of being
profligate or insubordinate. For a bishop\, as God's steward\, must be bla
meless\; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent
or greedy for gain\, but hospitable\, a lover of goodness\, master of hims
elf\, upright\, holy\, and self-controlled\; he must hold firm to the sure
word as taught\, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctri
ne and also to confute those who contradict it. For there are many insubord
inate men\, empty talkers and deceivers especially the circumcision party\;
they must be silenced\, since they are upsetting whole families by teachin
g for base gain what they have no right to teach. One of themselves\, a pro
phet of their own\, said\, "Cretans are always liars\, evil beasts\, lazy g
luttons." This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply\, that they
may be sound in the faith\, instead of giving heed to Jewish myths or to c
ommands of men who reject the truth.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:17-27\nAt t
hat time\, as Jesus was setting out on his journey\, a man ran up and knelt
before him\, and asked him\, "Good Teacher\, what must I do to inherit ete
rnal life?" And Jesus said to him\, "Why do you call me good? No one is goo
d but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not kill\, Do not commit ad
ultery\, Do not steal\, Do not bear false witness\, Do not defraud\, Honor
your father and mother.' " And he said to him\, "Teacher\, all these I have
observed from my youth." And Jesus looking upon him loved him\, and said t
o him\, "You lack one thing\; go\, sell what you have\, and give to the poo
r\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." At that s
aying his countenance fell\, and he went away sorrowful\; for he had great
possessions. And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples\, "How hard
it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" And the
disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again\, "Childre
n\, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to
go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of
God." And they were exceedingly astonished\, and said to him\, "Then who c
an be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "With men it is impossible\,
but not with God\; for all things are possible with God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Ten
Martyrs of Crete\; Paul\, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Rememberance of the
Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ\, Hagia Sophia in Constanti
nople\; Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians\; Nicholas & John the New M
artyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 1:15-16\;2:1-10\nTitus\, my
son\, to the pure all things are pure\, but to the corrupt and unbelieving
nothing is pure\; their very minds and consciences are corrupted. They pro
fess to know God\, but they deny him by their deeds\; they are detestable\,
disobedient\, unfit for any good deed.\n\nBut as for you\, teach what befi
ts sound doctrine. Bid the older men be temperate\, serious\, sensible\, so
und in faith\, in love\, and in steadfastness. Bid the older women likewise
to be reverent in behavior\, not to be slanderous or slaves to drink\; the
y are to teach what is good\, and so train the young women to love their hu
sbands and children\, to be sensible\, chaste\, domestic\, kind\, and submi
ssive to their husbands\, that the word of God may not be discredited. Like
wise urge the younger men to control themselves. Show yourself in all respe
cts a model of good deeds\, and in your teaching show integrity\, gravity\,
and sound speech that cannot be censured\, so that an opponent may be put
to shame\, having nothing evil to say to us. Bid slaves to be submissive to
their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect\; they are not to
be refractory\, nor to pilfer\, but to show entire and true fidelity\, so t
hat in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 10:24-32\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "How hard it will
be for these who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for
a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the
kingdom of God." And they were exceedingly astonished\, and said to him\, "
Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "With men it is imp
ossible\, but not with God\; for all things are possible with God." Peter b
egan to say to him\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followed you." Jesus
said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no one who has left house or broth
ers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands\, for my sake and f
or the gospel\, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time\, house
s and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands\, with persec
utions\, and in the age to come eternal life. But many that are first will
be last\, and the last first." And they were on the road\, going up to Jeru
salem\, and Jesus was walking ahead of them\; and they were amazed\, and th
ose who followed were afraid.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Nativity of Christ\; Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Ro
me and those with her\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading
: Galatians 3:8-12\nBrethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing that God would ju
stify the Gentiles by faith\, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham\, s
aying\, "in you shall all the nations be blessed." So then\, those who are
men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on wo
rks of the law are under a curse\; for it is written\, "Cursed be every one
who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law\, and do t
hem." Now it is evident that no man is justified before God by the law\; fo
r "the righteous shall live by faith"\; but the law does not rest on faith\
, for "He who does them shall live by them."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19-
29\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of God is like a grain of mus
tard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden\; and it grew and became
a tree\, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." And again h
e said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven whi
ch a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, till it was all leaven
ed." He went on his way through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journey
ing toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him\, "Lord\, will those who are
saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Strive to enter by the narrow door\;
for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once
the householder has risen up and shut the door\, you will begin to stand o
utside and to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord\, open to us.' He will ans
wer you\, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say\,
'We ate and drank in your presence\, and you taught in our streets.' But h
e will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where you come from\; depart from
me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash your teeth
when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingd
om of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men will come from east and we
st\, and from north and south\, and sit at table in the kingdom of God."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; The Adoration of
the Magi: Melchior\, Gaspar\, & Balthasar\; The Commemoration of the Sheph
erds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord\n
\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25\nThe birth of Jesus C
hrist took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Jo
seph\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy
Spirit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put he
r to shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, b
ehold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\
, son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is con
ceived in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall c
all his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this
took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a
virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanu
el" (which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as th
e angel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not unt
il she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\nEpistle Reading:
Galatians 4:4-7\nBRETHREN\, when the time had fully come\, God sent forth h
is Son\, born of woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were unde
r the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are
sons\, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts\, crying\, "Abba!
Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a son\, and if a son then also a
n heir of God through Christ. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:1-12\nWhen Jesu
s was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king\, behold\, w
ise men from the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\, "Where is he who has bee
n born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East\, and have c
ome to worship him." When Herod the king heard this\, he was troubled\, and
all Jerusalem with him\; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes
of the people\, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They t
old him\, "In Bethlehem of Judea\; for so it is written by the prophet: 'An
d you\, O Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are by no means least among th
e rulers of Judah\; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my peop
le Israel.'"\n\nThen Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained f
rom them what time the star appeared\; and he sent them to Bethlehem\, sayi
ng\, "Go and search diligently for the child\, and when you have found him
bring me word\, that I too may come and worship him." When they had heard t
he king they went their way\; and lo the star which they had seen in the Ea
st went before them\, till it came to rest over the place where the child w
as. When they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy\; and
going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother\, and they fe
ll down and worshiped him. Then\, opening their treasures\, they offered hi
m gifts\, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not
to return to Herod\, they departed to their own country by another way.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; Euthemios
the Confessor\, Bishop of Sardis\; Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Rus
sia\, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)\; Constantius the Holy Martyr\
; Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews
2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all
one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren\, saying\,
"I will proclaim thy name to my brethren\, in the midst of the congregatio
n I will praise thee." And again\, "I will put my trust in him." And again\
, "Here am I\, and the children God has given me. Since therefore the child
ren share in flesh and blood\, he himself likewise partook of the same natu
re\, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death\, t
hat is\, the devil\, and deliver all those who through fear of death were s
ubject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is con
cerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made lik
e his brethren in every respect\, so that he might become a merciful and fa
ithful high priest in the service of God\, to make expiation for the sins o
f the people. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted\, he is
able to help those who are tempted. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWh
en the wise men departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph
in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to
Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you\; for Herod is about to search for
the child\, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother
by night\, and departed to Egypt\, and remained there until the death of H
erod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of
Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThen Herod\, when he saw that he had been
tricked by the wise men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed al
l the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years
old or under\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise
men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice
was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her
children\; she refused to be consoled\, because they were no more." But whe
n Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph
in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and go to the l
and of Israel\, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he ros
e and took the child and his mother\, and went to the land of Israel. But w
hen he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod
\, he was afraid to go there\, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to t
he district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, t
hat what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled\, "He shall be calle
d a Nazarene."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen\, Archdeacon & First Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; The
odore the Confessor\, brother of Saint Theophanes the Poet\; Theodore\, Pat
riarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-
5\,47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great won
ders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the syn
agogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of t
he Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed w
ith Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with wh
ich he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard
him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up th
e people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized
him and brought him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who sa
id\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the
law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy th
is place\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And ga
zing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the fac
e of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said
: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father
Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said
to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land
which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, a
nd lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed him from there i
nto this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance
in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in posses
sion and to his posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it wa
s Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in ho
uses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and ear
th my footstool. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what
is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You s
tiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist th
e Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did n
ot your fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand t
he coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\,
you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNo
w when they heard these things they were enraged\, and they ground their te
eth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and s
aw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he
said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at
the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped th
eir ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city a
nd stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a
young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord
Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\
, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, h
e fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-42\nThe Lord said this para
ble\, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge aro
und it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to
tenants\, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew nea
r\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenant
s took his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Aga
in he sent other servants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to
them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, saying 'They will respect my son.
' But when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the
heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him
and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner
of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him
\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the viney
ard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus
said to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone whic
h the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lo
rd's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia\; Holy Martyr Glycerus\; Simon the
Myrrhbearer\, Founder of Simonopetra\, Monastery of Mount Athos\; Afterfea
st of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 5:11-14\;6:1-8\
nBrethren\, about Melchizedek we have much to say which is hard to explain\
, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought
to be teachers\, you need some one to teach you again the first principles
of God's word. You need milk\, not solid food\; for every one who lives on
milk is unskilled in the work of righteousness\, for he is a child. But sol
id food is for the mature\, for those who have their faculties trained by p
ractice to distinguish good from evil. Therefore let us leave the elementar
y doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity\, not laying again a foundation
of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God\, with instruction ab
out ablutions\, the laying on of hands\, the resurrection of the dead\, and
eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. For it is impossible
to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened\, who
have tasted the heavenly gift\, and have become partakers of the Holy Spiri
t\, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the a
ge to come\, if they then commit apostasy\, since they crucify the Son of G
od on their own account and hold him up to contempt. For land which has dru
nk the rain that often falls upon it\, and brings forth vegetation useful t
o those for whose sake it is cultivated\, receives a blessing from God. But
if it bears thorns and thistles\, it is worthless and near to being cursed
\; its end is to be burned.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:25-35\nAt that time\
, great multitudes accompanied Jesus\; and he turned and said to them\, "If
any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife a
nd children and brothers and sisters\, yes\, and even his own life\, he can
not be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me\,
cannot be my disciple. For which of you\, desiring to build a tower\, does
not first sit down and count the cost\, whether he has enough to complete
it? Otherwise\, when he has laid a foundation\, and is not able to finish\,
all who see it begin to mock him\, saying\, 'This man began to build\, and
was not able to finish.' Or what king\, going to encounter another king in
war\, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten
thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if no
t\, while the other is yet a great way off\, he sends an embassy and asks t
erms of peace. So therefore\, whoever of you does not renounce all that he
has cannot be my disciple. Salt is good\; but if salt has lost its taste\,
how shall its saltness be restored? It is fit neither for the land nor for
the dunghill\; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14\,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem\; Our Rig
hteous Father Marcellus\, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones\; O
ur Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; G
eorge\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Poet of Asmatikons\, Kanons\, and Troparia\n\
nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifie
s and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not a
shamed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my bre
thren\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "
I will put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God
has given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he hi
mself likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might des
troy him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all
those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For sure
ly it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of A
braham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so
that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of
God\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself
has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\,
an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take
the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell
you\; for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he
rose and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\,
and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the L
ord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThe
n Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a f
urious rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and
in all that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time
which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was sp
oken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and lou
d lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her children\; she refused to be console
d\, because they were no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of
the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the
child and his mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought
the child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\
, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned
over Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and b
eing warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went
and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets
might be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gideon the New Martyr of Mo
unt Athos\; Holy Martyr Philetaerus\; Righteous Father Leondus the Archiman
drite\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews
7:18-25\nBrethren\, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakn
ess and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect)\; on the other hand\
, a better hope is introduced\, through which we draw near to God. And it w
as not without an oath. Those who formerly became priests took their office
without an oath\, but this one was addressed with an oath\, "The Lord has
sworn and will not change his mind\, 'Thou art a priest for ever.'" This ma
kes Jesus the surety of a better covenant. The former priests were many in
number\, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office\; b
ut he holds his priesthood permanently\, because he continues for ever. Con
sequently he is able for all time to save those who draw near to God throug
h him\, since he always lives to make intercession for them.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A man planted a vineyard\,
and set a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the wine press\, and built a
tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. When th
e time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to get from them some of t
he fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him\, and sent him awa
y empty handed. Again he sent to them another servant\, and they wounded hi
m in the head\, and treated him shamefully. And he sent another\, and him t
hey killed\; and so with many others\, some they beat and some they killed.
He had still one other\, a beloved son\; finally he sent him to them\, say
ing\, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants said to one another\, '
This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the inheritance will be our
s.' And they took him and killed him\, and cast him out of the vineyard. Wh
at will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants\
, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this scripture: 'The v
ery stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; t
his was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?" And they trie
d to arrest him\, but feared the multitude\, for they perceived that he had
told the parable against them\; so they left him and went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/31/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Melan
ia the Younger\, Nun of Rome\; The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome\, P
atron of Orphans\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3:13-16\;4:1-5\
nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing fo
r themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesu
s. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing these instructions to you
so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ought to behave in the hou
sehold of God\, which is the church of the living God\, the pillar and bulw
ark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the mystery of our religio
n:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the Spirit\, \nseen
by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved on in the world\, \nt
aken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says that in later times some
will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrin
es of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose consciences are seare
d\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God created
to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. F
or everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to be rejected if it
is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated by the word of G
od and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-6\nAt that time\, John the Ba
ptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea\, "Repent\, for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand." For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isa
iah when he said\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the
way of the Lord\, make his paths straight." Now John wore a garment of came
l's hair\, and a leather girdle around his waist\; and his food was locusts
and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the r
egion about the Jordan\, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan\
, confessing their sins.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Basil the Great\, A
rchbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia\; Emmelia\, Mother of Basil the Great\,
Gregory of Nyssa\, Makrina\, and Peter of Sebaste\; Gregory\, Bishop of Na
nzianzos\, Father of Gregory the Theologian\; Peter the New Martyr of the P
eloponnesos\; Theodotos the Martyr\; Righteous Theodosios of Triglia\; Tele
machos the Martyr\; Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ruspe\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene ca
me to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had
been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and th
e other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have
taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid H
im." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the
tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the
tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\
, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went in
to the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which had been
on His head\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in a place b
y itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went
in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\,
that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their hom
es.\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 2:8-12\nBRETHREN\, see to it that no one
makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit\, according to human tr
adition\, according to the elemental spirits of the universe\, and not acco
rding to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily\, and
you have come to fulness of life in him\, who is the head of all rule and a
uthority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without
hands\, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ\; a
nd you were buried with him in baptism\, in which you were also raised with
him through faith in the working of God\, who raised him from the dead.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 2:20-21\, 40-52\nAt that time\, the shepherds returne
d\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen\, as it had
been told them. And at the end of eight days\, when he was circumcised\, h
e was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in
the womb. And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and
the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year
at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old\, they went
up according to custom\; and when the feast was ended\, as they were retur
ning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know i
t\, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey\, and
they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances\; and when they did
not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. After three days\,
they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, listening to t
hem and asking them questions\; and all who heard him were amazed at his un
derstanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished\; a
nd his mother said to him\, "Son\, why have you treated us so? Behold\, you
r father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he said to them\,
"How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father
's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. A
nd he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obedient to them\;
and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in
wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Sylv
ester\, Pope of Rome\; Cosmas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Seraphim the
Wonderworker of Sarov\; Juliana the Righteous\; Theagenes the Hieromartyr\
, Bishop of Parios\; Theopemptos\; Theodota\, the Mother of the Holy Anargy
roi\; Righteous Mark the Deaf\; Basil the Martyr of Ankyra\; Sergios\; Theo
pistos the Martyr\; George the New Martyr of Georgia\; Nilos the Sanctified
\; Sylvester of the Kiev Caves\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 5:4
-10\nBRETHREN\, one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he is called
by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be mad
e a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou art my S
on\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another place\, "Thou
art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." In the days of hi
s flesh\, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications\, with loud cries and
tears\, to him who was able to save him from death\, and he was heard for h
is godly fear. Although he was a Son\, he learned obedience through what he
suffered\; and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvatio
n to all who obey him\, being designated by God a high priest after the ord
er of Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading: John 3:1-15\nAt that time\, there wa
s a man of the Pharisees\, named Nikodemos\, a ruler of the Jews. This man
came to Jesus by night and said to him\, "Rabbi\, we know that you are a te
acher come from God\; for no one can do these signs that you do\, unless Go
d is with him." Jesus answered him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless
one is born from above\, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nikodemos said
to him\, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time
into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, unless one is born of water and the Spirit\, he cannot enter th
e kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh\, and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you\, 'You m
ust be born from above.' The Spirit blows where it wills\, and you hear the
sound of it\, and you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes\; so
it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nikodemos said to him\, "Ho
w can this be?" Jesus answered him\, "Are you a teacher of Israel\, and yet
you do not understand this? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, we speak of wha
t we know\, and bear witness to what we have seen\; but you do not receive
our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe\, h
ow can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into
heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of m
an be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Mala
chi the Prophet\; Gordios the Martyr of Caesarea\; Righteous Genevieve of P
aris\; Righteous Peter of Atroas\; Righteous Akakios the Wonderworker\; Rig
hteous Thomais of Lesbos\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 4:5-8\
nTIMOTHY\, my son\, always be steady\, endure suffering\, do the work of an
evangelist\, fulfil your ministry.\n\nFor I am already on the point of bei
ng sacrificed\; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good
fight\, I have finished the race\, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there
is laid up for me the crown of righteousness\, which the Lord\, the righte
ous judge\, will award to me on that Day\, and not only to me but also to a
ll who have loved his appearing.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:1-8\nThe beginni
ng of the Gospel of Jesus Christ\, the Son of God. As it is written in the
prophets\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepa
re your way\; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of
the Lord\, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness\
, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there
went out to him all the country of Judea\, and all the people of Jerusalem\
; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan\, confessing their sins
. Now John was clothed with camel's hair\, and had a leather girdle around
his waist\, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached\, saying\, "Aft
er me comes he who is mightier than I\, the thong of whose sandals I am not
worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water\; but he wi
ll baptize you with the Holy Spirit."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Syna
xis of the 70 Holy Apostles\; Our Righteous Father Theoctistus\, Abbot of C
ucomo in Sicily\; Nikephoros the Leper\; Zosimos the Monk and Athanasios th
e Notary\; Righteous Apollinaria the Senator\; Martyrs Chrysanthos and Euph
emia\; Righteous Euthymios the Younger\; New Martyr Onuphrios\; Righteous E
uthymios of Vatopedi\; Righteous John Scholarios\; Eustathios Archbishop of
Serbia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, G
od has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\;
because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We
are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, bu
t you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the prese
nt hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when p
ersecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have bec
ome\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all th
ings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my b
eloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do no
t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the g
ospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18
-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom
of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the testimony of Joh
n\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who
are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am not the C
hrist." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am n
ot." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to him then\,
"Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say
about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness
\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n\nNo
w they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then why are you
baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?"
John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stands one whom
you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whose sandal I
am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, wh
ere John was baptizing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The Holy M
artyrs Theopemptus and Theonas\; Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria\; Grego
ry of Akrita\; Apollinaria of Egypt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Co
rinthians 9:19-27\nBRETHREN\, though I am free from all men\, I have made m
yself a slave to all\, that I might win the more. To the Jews I became as a
Jew\, in order to win Jews\; to those under the law I became as one under
the law - though not being myself under the law - that I might win those un
der the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law - not
being without law toward God but under the law of Christ - that I might wi
n those outside the law. To the weak I became weak\, that I might win the w
eak. I have become all things to all men\, that I might by all means save s
ome. I do it all for the sake of the gospel\, that I may share in its bless
ings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete\, but only one
receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises
self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath\, bu
t we an imperishable. Well\, I do not run aimlessly\, I do not box as one b
eating the air\; but I pommel my body and subdue it\, lest after preaching
to others I myself should be disqualified. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:1-18\
nIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar\, Pontius Pilate bei
ng governor of Judea\, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee\, and his brothe
r Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis\, and Lysanias t
etrarch of Abilene\, in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas\, the wor
d of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness\; and he went
into all the region about the Jordan\, preaching a baptism of repentance fo
r the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isa
iah the prophet\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the w
ay of the Lord\, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled\, an
d every mountain and hill shall be brought low\, and the crooked shall be m
ade straight\, and the rough ways shall be made smooth\; and all flesh shal
l see the salvation of God." He said therefore to the multitudes that came
out to be baptized by him\, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee fr
om the wrath to come? Bear fruits that befit repentance\, and do not begin
to say to yourselves\, 'We have Abraham as our father"\; for I tell you\, G
od is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the
axe is laid to the root of the trees\; every tree therefore that does not b
ear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." And the multitudes as
ked him\, "What then shall we do?" And he answered them\, "He who has two c
oats\, let him share with him who has none\; and he who has food\, let him
do likewise." Tax collectors also came to be baptized\, and said to him\, "
Teacher\, what shall we do?" And he said to them\, "Collect no more than is
appointed you." Soldiers also asked him\, "And we\, what shall we do?" And
he said to them\, "Rob no one by violence or by false accusation\, and be
content with your wages." As the people were in expectation\, and all men q
uestioned in their hearts concerning John\, whether perhaps he were the Chr
ist\, John answered them all\, "I baptize you with water\; but he who is mi
ghtier than I is coming\, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to unt
ie\; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing
fork is in his hand\, to clear his threshing floor\, and to gather the whea
t into his granary\, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." So
\, with many other exhortations\, he preached good news to the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Theophan the Recl
use\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 1:9-11\nAt that time\, Jesu
s came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And
when he came up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened a
nd the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heave
n\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Titus 2:11-14\;3:4-7\nTITUS\, my son\, the grace of God has appeared fo
r the salvation of all men\, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly
passions\, and to live sober\, upright\, and godly lives in this world\, a
waiting our blessed hope\, the appearing of the glory of the great God and
Savior Jesus Christ\, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquit
y and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good de
eds.\n\nBut when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeare
d\, he saved us\, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness\, but in
virtue of his own mercy\, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in th
e Holy Spirit\, which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our
Savior\, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in ho
pe of eternal life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17\nAt that time\, Jesu
s came from Galilee to the Jordan to John\, to be baptized by him. John wou
ld have prevented him\, saying\, "I need to be baptized by you\, and do you
come to me?" But Jesus answered him\, "Let it be so now\; for thus it is f
itting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Je
sus was baptized\, he went up immediately from the water\, and behold\, the
heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\,
and alighting on him\; and lo\, a voice from heaven\, saying\, "This is my
beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner\; A
fterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Cedd\, Bi
shop of Scotland\; Fursey\, Abbot of Lagny\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 19:1-8\
nIn those days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed through the upp
er country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said
to them\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they sai
d\, "No\, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he sai
d\, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said\, "Into John's baptism."
And Paul said\, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance\, telling the
people to believe in the one who was to come after him\, that is\, Jesus."
On hearing this\, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And wh
en Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came on them\; and t
hey spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in a
ll. And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguin
g and pleading about the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:29-34\nA
t that time\, John saw Jesus coming toward him\, and said\, "Behold\, the L
amb of God\, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said
\, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me\, for he was before me.' I mys
elf did not know him\; but for this I came baptizing with water\, that he m
ight be revealed to Israel." And John bore witness\, "I saw the Spirit desc
end as a dove from heaven\, and it remained on him. I myself did not know h
im\; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me\, 'He on whom you
see the Spirit descend and remain\, this is he who baptizes with the Holy S
pirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Epiphany\; George of Hozeva\; Domnica the Righteous of Co
nstantinople\; Atticus and Cyrus\, Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Afte
rfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Emilianos th
e Confessor\, Bishop of Cyzikos\; Gregory of the Kiev Caves\; Pega the Virg
in\, Hermitess of Peakirk\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that
time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to
look into the tomb\, and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the b
ody of Jesus has lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to h
er\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have t
aken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying thi
s\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it
was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you se
ek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you hav
e carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him
away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to Him in Hebrew\, "
Rabboni\," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her\, "Do not touch Me\, for
I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to My brethren and say to th
em\, I am ascending to My Father and your Father\, to My God and your God."
Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord\," a
nd she told them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading:
Ephesians 4:7-13\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us according to the
measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he ascended on high
he led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying\, "He as
cended\," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower p
arts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all t
he heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some s
hould be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some pastors and tea
chers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, for building up the
body of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the k
nowledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measure of the stat
ure of the fullness of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-17\nAt that
time\, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested\, he withdrew into Gali
lee\; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea\, in t
he territory of Zebulun and Naphtali\, that what was spoken by the prophet
Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali\,
toward the sea\, across the Jordan\, Galilee of the Gentiles\, the people w
ho sat in darkness have seen a great light\, and for those who sat in the r
egion and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to
preach\, saying\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Pol
yeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in Armenia\; Eustratios the Wonderworker\; P
eter\, Bishop of Sebaste\, brother of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa\
; Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTi
mothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what
you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who wi
ll be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Ch
rist Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, sin
ce his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowne
d unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer w
ho ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for
the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Chri
st\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\
, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal.
But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the
sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus wit
h its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:9-15\nIn those days Jesus ca
me from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And wh
en he came up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened and
the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heaven\,
"You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased." The Spirit immedia
tely drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty
days\, tempted by Satan\; and he was with the wild beasts\; and the angels
ministered to him. Now after John was arrested\, Jesus came into Galilee\,
preaching the gospel of God\, and saying\, "The time is fulfilled\, and the
kingdom of God is at hand\; repent\, and believe in the gospel."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Gre
gory of Nyssa\; Dometian\, Bishop of Melitene\; Theosebia the Deaconess\, s
ister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa\; Markianos\, Priest and Oikono
mos of the Great Church\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:7-13\nBRETHREN\, gr
ace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Ther
efore it is said\, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives\, an
d he gave gifts to men." (in saying\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but
that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who desce
nded is he who also ascended far above all the heavens\, that he might fill
all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles\, some prophe
ts\, some evangelists\, some pastors and teachers\, to equip the saints for
the work of ministry\, for building up the body of Christ\, until we all a
ttain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to
mature manhood\, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch\, who ha
d been reproved by John for Herodias\, his brother's wife\, and for all the
evil things that Herod had done\, added this to them all\, that he shut up
John in prison. Now when all the people were baptized\, and when Jesus als
o had been baptized and was praying\, the heaven was opened\, and the Holy
Spirit descended upon him in bodily form\, as a dove\, and a voice came fro
m heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Our
Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch\; Nikephoros the New Martyr of
Crete\; Vitalis of Gaza\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with
a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Jud
ea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him
and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with uncle
an spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power c
ame forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His d
isciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of Go
d. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed
are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate
you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as
evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for j
oy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebr
ews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the
word of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith
. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be le
d away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be
strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adher
ents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right t
o eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the san
ctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the cam
p. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people
through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp
and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we s
eek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer u
p a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowled
ge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for su
ch sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that
time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the Spirit for forty
days in the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those
days\; and when they were ended\, he was hungry. The devil said to him\, "I
f you are the Son of God\, command this stone to become bread." And Jesus a
nswered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" And th
e devil took him up\, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a mom
ent of time\, and said to him\, "To you I will give all this authority and
their glory\; for it has been delivered to me\, and I will give it to whom
I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shall all be yours." And Jesus
answered him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worship the Lord your God\, and
him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd he took him to Jerusalem\, and set him
on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "If you are the Son of Go
d\, throw yourself down from here\; for it is written\, 'He will give his a
ngels charge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On their hands they will bear yo
u up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\
, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" And when the devi
l had ended every temptation\, he departed from him until an opportune time
. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report
concerning him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught
in their synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Tat
iana the Martyr of Rome\; Basil and John the Hieromartyrs\; Martyr Mertios\
; Euthasia the Virgin-Martyr\; Peter of Absalom\; Benedict\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Acts 18:22-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he we
nt up and greeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spendin
g some time there he departed and went from place to place through the regi
on of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew name
d Apollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent ma
n\, well versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the
Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately th
e things concerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He beg
an to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard h
im\, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately. And
when he wished to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wrot
e to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped thos
e who through grace had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in p
ublic\, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\nGospel Rea
ding: John 10:39-42\nAt that time\, the Jews tried to arrest Jesus\, but he
escaped from their hands. He went away again across the Jordan to the pla
ce where John at first baptized\, and there he remained. And many came to
him\; and they said\, "John did no sign\, but everything that John said abo
ut this man was true." And many believed in him there.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The
Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Mediatress\; Maximos the Righteous of Kapsokalyvia\, Mount Athos\; Hilar
y of Poitiers\; Kentigern\, Bishop of Glasgow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were conf
ined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. S
o that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justi
fied by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custo
dian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as
many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neith
er Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male
nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\,
then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that
the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though h
e is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees u
ntil the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we we
re slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had f
ully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\,
to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption
as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teach
ing the people in the temple and preaching the gospel\, the chief priests a
nd the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what a
uthority you do these things\, or who it is that gave you this authority."
He answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; now tell me\, was the
baptism of John from heaven or from men?" And they discussed it with one
another\, saying\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did you
not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' all the people will stone u
s\; for they are convinced that John was a prophet." So they answered that
they did not know whence it was. And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I
tell you by what authority I do these things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Th
e Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho\; Plato the Hieromartyr\, Bishop o
f Tallini and all Estonia\, and the Priest Martyrs Michael and Nicholas\; A
gnes the Virgin-martyr\; Sabbas (Sava)\, Archbishop of Serbia\; Nina of Geo
rgia\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 6:10-17\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lor
d and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God\, that y
ou may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not con
tending against flesh and blood\, but against the principalities\, against
the powers\, against the world rulers of this present darkness\, against th
e spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the
whole armor of God\, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day\, a
nd having done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having girded your loin
s with truth\, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness\, and hav
ing shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace\; besides all
these\, taking the shield of faith\, with which you can quench all the flam
ing darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation\, and the swor
d of the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-
11\nAt that time\, Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights\, and aft
erward he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him\, "If you are t
he Son of God\, command these stones to become loaves of bread." But he an
swered\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone\, but by every
word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Then the devil took him to th
e holy city\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\,
"If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down\; for it is written\, 'He
will give his angels charge of you\,' and 'On their hands they will bear y
ou up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus said to him\, "
Again\, it is written\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" Again\,
the devil took him to a very high mountain\, and showed him all the kingdom
s of the world and the glory of them\; and he said to him\, "All these I wi
ll give you\, if you will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to hi
m\, "Be gone\, Satan! for it is written\, 'You shall worship the Lord your
God and him only shall you serve.'" Then the devil left him\, and behold\,
angels came and ministered to him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 12th Sunday of Luke\; Paul of Thebes\; John the Hut-Dweller\; Pansophi
os the Martyr of Alexandria\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the
evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut whe
re the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among the
m and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When He had said this\, He showed
them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw th
e Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has se
nt Me\, even so I send you." And when He had said this\, He breathed on the
m and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of a
ny\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained.
" Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when
Jesus came. So the other disciples told him\, "We have seen the Lord." But
he said to them\, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails\, and
place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in His side\,
I will not believe." Eight days later\, His disciples were again in the hou
se\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and sto
od among them and said\, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas\, "Put
your finger here\, and see My hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it
in My side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered Him\, "
My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you hav
e seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus
did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not writt
en in this book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is
the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing\, you may have life in His
name.\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 3:4-11\nBrethren\, when Christ who is
our life appears\, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to dea
th therefore what is earthly in you: fornication\, impurity\, passion\, evi
l desire\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry. On account of these the wr
ath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walke
d\, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger\, wrath\, mali
ce\, slander\, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another\, s
eeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put
on the new nature\, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of
its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\, circumcised and uncircumc
ised\, barbarian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\, but Christ is all\, and in
all.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:12-19\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered a v
illage\, he was met by ten lepers\, who stood at a distance and lifted up t
heir voices and said: "Jesus\, Master\, have mercy on us." When he saw th
em he said to them\, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they w
ent they were cleansed. Then one of them\, when he saw that he was healed\
, turned back\, praising God with a loud voice\; and he fell on his face at
Jesus's feet\, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesu
s: "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return
and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And he said to him: "Rise an
d go your way\; your faith has made you well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains\; Righteous Hierodeacon
Makarios of Kalogeras\; Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos\; Nicholas the New-M
artyr of Mytilene\; Peusippos\, Elasippos\, and Mesippos the siblings\, and
their grandmother Neonilla\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout that ti
me\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church
. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that
it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during t
he days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in pri
son\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending
after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in pr
ison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe ver
y night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between
two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were gu
arding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a ligh
t shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying
\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said
to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and f
ollowed him\; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, bu
t thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the se
cond guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to
them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one stree
t\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and sai
d\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the
hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the dis
ciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Sim
on\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\,
Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A seco
nd time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to
him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my s
heep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love m
e?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love
me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I lov
e you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but
when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird
you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by wh
at death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me
." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who
had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it
that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lor
d\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he rem
ain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroa
d among the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not
say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing wi
tness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that
his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus di
d\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself
could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthony the Great\; Anthony the New of Veria\; George the New Martyr o
f Ioannina\; Theodosius the Emperor\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:27
-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me
by my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the Father\, and no one kno
ws the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal
him. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowl
y in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\,
and my burden is light."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, o
bey your leaders and submit to them\; for they are keeping watch over your
souls\, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully\,
and not sadly\, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, fo
r we are sure that we have a clear conscience\, desiring to act honorably i
n all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may
be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again
from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the bl
ood of the eternal covenant\, equip you with everything good that you may d
o His will\, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight\, through J
esus Christ\; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great
crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and J
erusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to b
e healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spiri
ts were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came fort
h from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples
\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Bles
sed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you
that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, a
nd when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\,
on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for
behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230118
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria\; Zenia the Martyr\n\n
Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe
Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another w
ay\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is th
e shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his v
oice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has b
rought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, f
or they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will fle
e from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesu
s used with them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door
of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the she
ep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be
saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the w
ord of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led
away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be s
trengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adhere
nts. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to
eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanc
tuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp
. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people
through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp a
nd bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we se
ek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up
a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledg
e his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for suc
h sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set o
n a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\
, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light
so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glory to y
our Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law
and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. F
or truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, n
ot a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then
relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall b
e called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches
them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230119
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macarius the Great of Egypt\; Makarios of Alexandria\; Mark\, Bishop o
f Ephesus\; Makarios\, Hierodeacon of Kalogera\, Patmos\; Arsenius of Corfu
\; Removal of the Honorable Relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian\; Branwa
llader\, Bishop of Jersey\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBre
thren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness
\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there
is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh
with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk
by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\
, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass
\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Loo
k to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and
so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:2-14\nThe Lord
said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who ga
ve a marriage feast for his son\, and sent his servants to call those who w
ere invited to the marriage feast\; but they would not come. Again he sent
other servants\, saying\, 'Tell those who are invited\, Behold\, I have mad
e ready my dinner\, my oxen and my fat calves are killed\, and everything i
s ready\; come to the marriage feast.' But they made light of it and went o
ff\, one to his farm\, another to his business\, while the rest seized his
servants\, treated them shamefully\, and killed them. The king was angry\,
and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
Then he said to his servants\, 'The wedding is ready\, but those invited w
ere not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfares\, and invite to the marri
age feast as many as you find.' And those servants went out into the street
s and gathered all whom they found\, both bad and good\; so the wedding hal
l was filled with guests.\n\n But when the king came in to look at the gue
sts\, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment\; and he said to him\,
'Friend\, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was sp
eechless. Then the king said to the attendants\, 'Bind him hand and foot\,
and cast him into the outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their
teeth.' For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230120
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous Euthymius the Great\; John the Hieromartyr\; Zacharias the N
ew Martyr of Patra\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I
I Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine
out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the kno
wledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treas
ure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God
and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexe
d\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down
\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so
that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we
live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the li
fe of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in
us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had w
ho wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak
\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus
and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so
that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\
, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesu
s stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great
multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre a
nd Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and th
ose who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd s
ought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. An
d he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\
, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for y
ou shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh
. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile
you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejo
ice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in h
eaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Maximus the Confessor\; Martyrs Neophytos\, Agnes\, Patroclus\, Maximu
s the Greek and Eugene of Trebizond\; Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Philippians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, I want you to know that what
has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel\, so that it has
become known throughout the praetorian guard and to all the rest that my i
mprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the brethren have been made confide
nt in the Lord because of my imprisonment\, and are much more bold to speak
the word of God without fear. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and riv
alry\, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love\, knowing t
hat I am put here for the defense of the gospel\; the former proclaim Chris
t out of partisanship\, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my impr
isonment. What then? Only that in every way\, whether in pretense or in t
ruth\, Christ is proclaimed\; and in that I rejoice. Yes\, and I shall rej
oice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of J
esus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance\, as it is my eager expec
tation and hope. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-12\nThe Lord said to His dis
ciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, the Son of Man also wi
ll acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he who denies me before men w
ill be denied before the angels of God. And every one who speaks a word ag
ainst the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he who blasphemes against the H
oly Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they bring you before the synago
gues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not be anxious how or what you
are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Holy Spirit will teach you
in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Maximus the Confessor
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230123
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 15th Sunday of Luke\; Timothy the Apostle of the 70\; The Righteous Ma
rtyr Anastasius of Persia\; Joseph the Sanctified\n\nMatins Gospel Reading:
John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples
by the Sea of Tiberias\; and He revealed Himself in this way. Simon Peter\
, Thomas\, called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zeb
edee\, and two others of His disciples were together. Simon Peter said to t
hem\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They
went out and got into the boat\, but that night they caught nothing. Just a
s day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\, yet the disciples did not k
now that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?"
They answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right sid
e of the boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they wer
e not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jes
us loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it w
as the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sp
rang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the
net full of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but about a hundre
d yards off. When they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there wit
h fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fis
h that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net
ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and alth
ough there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come
and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask Him\, "Who are you
?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to
them\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was rev
ealed to the disciples after He was raised from the dead..\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: I Timothy 4:9-15\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy of f
ull acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach\, because we ha
ve our hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of all men\, especial
ly of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise
your youth\, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct\, in l
ove\, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the public reading of s
cripture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have\, w
hich was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid t
heir hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yourself to them\, so t
hat all may see your progress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios\
; he was a chief collector\, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was\,
but could not\, on account of the crowd\, because he was small of stature.
So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him\, for he
was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place\, he looked up and
said to him\, "Zacchaios\, make haste and come down\; for I must stay at yo
ur house today." So he made haste and came down\, and received him joyfully
. And when they saw it they all murmured\, "He has gone in to be the guest
of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord\, "Beho
ld\, Lord\, the half of my goods I give to the poor\; and if I have defraud
ed any one of anything\, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him\, "T
oday salvation has come to this house\, since he also is a son of Abraham.
For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: 15th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230124
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230123
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Agathangelus the Martyr\; Rig
hteous Father Dionysius of Olympus\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 3:20-21\
;4:1-3\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is in heaven\, and from it we await a S
avior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who will change our lowly body to be like h
is glorious body\, by the power which enables him even to subject all thing
s to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\, whom I love and long for\, my joy
and crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and
I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. And I ask you also\, true yokefe
llow\, help these women\, for they have labored side by side with me in the
gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers\, whose nam
es are in the book of life. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt th
at time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; and as they made their
way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to
him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And
he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\, when he was in need
and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house
of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\
, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gave it
to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath was made f
or man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even of the sa
bbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there who had a w
ithered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether he would heal him on t
he sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had
the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on t
he sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" But they w
ere silent. And he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at their har
dness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was
restored.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230124
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome\; Vavylas the Holy Martyr\; Xenia of St. Pet
ersburg\, Fool-for-Christ\; Philo the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Karpasia in
Cyprus\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit o
f the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faith
fulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And th
ose who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions a
nd desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Le
t us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one an
other. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spir
itual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, les
t you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law
of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:35-46\nAt that time\, a lawyer cam
e up to Jesus and asked him a question\, to test him. "Teacher\, which is t
he great commandment in the law?" And he said to him\, "You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all y
our mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it\
, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depen
d all the law and the prophets."\n\nNow while the Pharisees were gathered t
ogether\, Jesus asked them a question\, saying\, "What do you think of the
Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him\, "The son of David." He said to
them\, "How is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lor
d\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I put
your enemies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord\, how is he his
son?" And no one was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day did any
one dare to ask him any more questions.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230126
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230125
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Kastinos\, Arc
hbishop of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gosp
el Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "T
ruly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the do
or but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he
who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper
opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\,
and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will n
ot follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of
strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand
what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thie
ves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any o
ne enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastur
e."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting t
hat we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, sepa
rated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like thos
e high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and the
n for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up him
self. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, bu
t the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who
has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is th
is: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the
throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true
tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John
10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will
be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only
to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have i
t abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his lif
e for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the s
heep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and th
e wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling
and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own an
d my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay
down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this
fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shal
l be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:🍇 Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230127
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230126
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenophon & his Companions\; Symeon the Elder of Mount Sinai\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Corinthians 1:21-24\;2:1-4\nBrethren\, it is God who establish
es us with you in Christ\, and has commissioned us\; he has put his seal up
on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.\n\nBut I call G
od to witness against me - it was to spare you that I refrained from coming
to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith\; we work with you for you
r joy\, for you stand firm in your faith. For I made up my mind not to make
you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain\, who is there to make
me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did\, so that when
I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice\
, for I felt sure of all of you\, that my joy would be the joy of you all.
For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many t
ears\, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I h
ave for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25:14-30\nThe Lord said this parabl
e: "A man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his
property\; to one he gave five talents\, to another two\, to another one\,
to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received th
e five talents went at once and traded with them\; and he made five talents
more. So also\, he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he w
ho had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his maste
r's money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and sett
led accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forwa
rd\, bringing five talents more\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivered to me fi
ve talents\; here I have made five talents more.' His master said to him\,
'Well done\, good and faithful servant\; you have been faithful over a litt
le\, I will set you over much\; enter into the joy of your master.' And he
also who had the two talents came forward\, saying\, 'Master\, you delivere
d to me two talents\; here I have made two talents more.' His master said t
o him\, 'Well done\, good and faithful servant\; you have been faithful ove
r a little\, I will set you over much\; enter into the joy of your master.'
He also who had received the one talent came forward\, saying\, 'Master\,
I knew you to be a hard man\, reaping where you did not sow\, and gathering
where you did not winnow\; so I was afraid\, and I went and hid your talen
t in the ground. Here you have what is yours.' But his master answered him\
, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not s
owed\, and gather where I have not winnowed? Then you ought to have investe
d my money with the bankers\, and at my coming I should have received what
was my own with interest. So take the talent from him\, and give it to him
who has the ten talents. For to every one who has will more be given\, and
he will have abundance\; but from him who has not\, even what he has will b
e taken away. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness\; ther
e men will weep and gnash their teeth." As he said these things he cried ou
t: "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear!"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Xenophon & his Companions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230127
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinopl
e\; Peter the Righteous of Egypt\; Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinop
le\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9
\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to
you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by ano
ther way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door
is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear
his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he
has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow h
im\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they wi
ll flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figur
e Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to
them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am th
e door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but t
he sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he wi
ll be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading:
Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such
a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, ex
alted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to off
er sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the peop
le\; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law
appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\
, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect
for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high
priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty
in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up n
ot by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\
, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go
in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and d
estroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the
good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He wh
o is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the
wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them an
d scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for t
he sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as t
he Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the s
heep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring th
em also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one sh
epherd."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:🍇 Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constan
tinople
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230129
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230128
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ephraim the Syrian\; Isaac the Syrian\, Bishop of Ninevah\; James the
Righteous\; Palladios the Hermit of Antioch\; Theodosius of Totma\; Grace t
he Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the frui
t of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, fa
ithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And
those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passion
s and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit.
Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one
another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are s
piritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\,
lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the l
aw of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood o
n a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude
of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\
, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who w
ere troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to
touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lift
ed up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for you
rs is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall
be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blesse
d are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, an
d cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in th
at day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n
\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Ephraim the Syrian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230129
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Canaanite\; Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-b
earer\; Ignatius and Nicandrus of Sinai\; Laurence the Recluse of the Kiev
Caves\; Gildas the Wise\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that ti
me\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the d
ead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me mor
e than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He
said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son
of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I
love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\
, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said
to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you
know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my
sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded your
self and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch o
ut your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wi
sh to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And
after this he said to him\, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following the
m the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the s
upper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When P
eter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said
to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to yo
u? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this discip
le was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die\, b
ut\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?"
This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has w
ritten these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are
also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be writ
ten\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that woul
d be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:16-18\;7:1\nBrethr
en\, you are the temple of the living God\; as God said\, "I will live in t
hem and move among them\, and I will be their God\, and they shall be my pe
ople. Therefore come out from them\, and be separate from them\, says the L
ord\, and touch nothing unclean\; then I will welcome you\, and I will be a
father to you\, and you shall be my sons and daughters\, says the Lord Alm
ighty."\n\nSince we have these promises\, beloved\, let us cleanse ourselve
s from every defilement of body and spirit\, and make holiness perfect in t
he fear of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28\nAt that time\, Jesus w
ent to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold\, a Canaanite woman from
that region came out and cried\, "Have mercy on me\, O Lord\, Son of David\
; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon." But he did not answer her
a word. And his disciples came and begged him\, saying\, "Send her away\,
for she is crying after us." He answered\, "I was sent only to the lost sh
eep of the house of Israel." But she came and knelt before him\, saying\,
"Lord\, help me." And he answered\, "It is not fair to take the children's
bread and throw it to the dogs." She said\, "Yes\, Lord\, yet even the do
gs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered
her\, "O woman\, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire."
And her daughter was healed instantly.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Sunday of the Canaanite
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230131
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230130
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theologi
an\, & John Chrysostom\; Hippolytos\, Pope of Rome\; Athanasia the Martyr &
her 3 daughters\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I
am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in
and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destr
oy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the goo
d shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is
a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wol
f coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and sc
atters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the s
heep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the F
ather knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep
. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them a
lso\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shephe
rd."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\
, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their li
ves\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and toda
y and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for
it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which h
ave not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which those who s
erve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose
blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for s
in are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in
order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go f
orth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we ha
ve no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him th
en let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the
fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to
share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the lig
ht of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a l
amp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all
in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your
good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that
I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolis
h them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and ear
th pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all i
s accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandment
s and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but
he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theo
logian\, & John Chrysostom
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/31/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries\; Holy Women Martyrs Theodote\, Theokti
ste and Eudoxia\; Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus\; Elias Ardounis t
he New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos\; Aed from Ferns\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Corinthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and
individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apos
tles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then h
ealers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracl
es? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all i
nterpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a st
ill more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, b
ut have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have p
rophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I
have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am noth
ing. If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, b
ut have not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not j
ealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on it
s own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong
\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\,
hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciple
s and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to
heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, char
ging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samar
itans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach
as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\,
raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without pa
ying\, give without pay."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trypho the Martyr\; Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savi
or in the Temple\; Perpetua & her Companions\; Our Holy Father Basil\, Arch
bishop of Thessolonica\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Navplion\; The Four M
artyrs Andrianus\, Polyeuktos\, Plato and George who contested in Megara\;
Timothy the Confessor\; Bridget of Ireland\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Romans 8:28-39\nBrethren\, we know that everything works for good with t
hose who love God\, who are called according to his purpose. For those who
m he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son\,
in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those w
hom he predestined he also called\; and those whom he called he also justif
ied\; and those whom he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we
say to this? If God is for us\, who is against us? He who did not spare h
is own Son but gave him up for us all\, will he not also give us all things
with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who
justifies\; who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who w
as raised from the dead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who indeed inte
rcedes for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribul
ation\, or distress\, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\
, or sword? As it is written\, "For thy sake we are being killed all the d
ay long\; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in all these t
hings we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure
that neither death\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor thing
s present\, nor things to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor
anything else in all creation\, will be able to separate us from the love o
f God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon
serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing
shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are
subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In tha
t same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father
\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wi
se and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such w
as your gracious will."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Trypho the Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230202
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Gabriel the Ne
w Martyr of Constantinople\; Jordan the New Martyr\; Agathadoros the Martyr
of Cappadocia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 2:25-32\nAt that time\, there
was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\, and this man was righteou
s and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit
was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he s
hould not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by
the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in the ch
ild Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took him
up in his arms and blessed God and said\, "Lord\, now let your servant depa
rt in peace\, according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation
which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light for revel
ation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel."\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Hebrews 7:7-17\nBRETHREN\, it is beyond dispute that the inferior is
blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men\; there\,
by one whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi him
self\, who receives tithes\, paid tithes through Abraham\, for he was still
in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection h
ad been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the peopl
e received the law)\, what further need would there have been for another p
riest to arise after the order of Melchizedek\, rather than one named after
the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood\, there i
s necessarily a change in the law as well. For the one of whom these things
are spoken belonged to another tribe\, from which no one has ever served a
t the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah\, and
in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becom
es even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchize
dek\, who has become a priest\, not according to a legal requirement concer
ning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is w
itnessed of him\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchize
dek." \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40\nAt that time\, the parents brought
the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is writte
n in the law of the Lord\, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called
holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in th
e law of the Lord\, "a pair of turtle doves\, or two young pigeons." Now t
here was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\, and this man was righ
teous and devout\, looking for the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spi
rit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that
he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired
by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when the parents brought in th
e child Jesus\, to do for him according to the custom of the law\, he took
him up in his arms and blessed God and said\,\n\n"Lord\, now let your serva
nt depart in peace\, according to your word\; for my eyes have seen your sa
lvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples\, a light fo
r revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your people Israel."\n\nAnd
his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him\; and Symeon
blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Behold\, this child is set for
the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a sign that is spoken agai
nst (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also)\, that thoughts of
many hearts may be revealed." And there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the dau
ghter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she was of a great age\, having
lived with her husband seven years from her virginity\, and as a widow till
she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple\, worshiping with
fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gav
e thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redempti
on of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the l
aw of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to their own city\, Nazareth.
And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and the favor
of God was upon him.\n\n
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SUMMARY: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230204
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\;
The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the Holy
Prophetess Anna\; Stamatios\, John\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Spetses\;
Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos \; Nicholas\, Archbishop & Enlightener o
f Japan\; Ansgar of Hamburg-Bremen\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 9:11-14\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good th
ings that have come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not m
ade with hands\, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all in
to the Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own bl
ood\, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled
persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer s
anctifies for the purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood
of Christ\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish
to God\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:25-38\nAt that time\, there was a man in Jerusale
m\, whose name was Symeon and this man was righteous and devout\, looking f
or the consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had
been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death befor
e he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into th
e temple\; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him
according to the custom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed
God and said\, "Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to
your word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared i
n the presence of all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, an
d for glory to your people Israel." And his father and his mother marveled
at what was said about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his m
other\, "Behold\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Isra
el\, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through
your own soul also)\, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." A
nd there was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe o
f Asher\; she was of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven year
s from her virginity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not
depart from the temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him
to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Tem
ple
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230205
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isidore of Pelusium\; Nicholas the Confessor\; Hieromartyr Abramius\;
John the Righteous\, Bishop of Irinopolis\; Theodosios the Righteous\; Jose
ph the New Martyr of Aleppo\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord an
d Savior in the Temple\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:11-19\nTIMOTHY\, my
son\, the saying is sure: If we have died with him\, we shall also live wi
th him\; if we endure\, we shall also reign with him\; if we deny him\, he
also will deny us\; if we are faithless\, he remains faithful - for he cann
ot deny himself.\n\nRemind them of this\, and charge them before the Lord t
o avoid disputing about words\, which does no good\, but only ruins the hea
rers. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved\, a workman w
ho has no need to be ashamed\, rightly handling the word of truth. Avoid su
ch godless chatter\, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness
\, and their talk will eat its way like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaios
and Philetos\, who have swerved from the truth by holding that the resurrec
tion is past already. They are upsetting the faith of some. But God's firm
foundation stands\, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his\,"
and\, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:2-8\nThe Lord said this parable\, "In a certain
city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man\; and there
was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying\, 'Vindicate me
against my adversary.' For a while he refused\; but afterward he said to h
imself\, 'Though I neither fear God nor regard man\, yet because this widow
bothers me\, I will vindicate her\, or she will wear me out by her continu
al coming.'" And the Lord said\, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And
will not God vindicate his elect\, who cry to him day and night? Will he d
elay long over them? I tell you\, he will vindicate them speedily."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Isidore of Pelusium
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230206
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today\; Agatha th
e Martyr\; Polyeuktos\, Patriarch Of Constantinople\; Antonios the New Mart
yr of Athens\; Theodosios\, Archbishop of Chernigov\; Afterfeast of the Pre
sentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Theodosios of Antioch\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples
went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And wh
en they saw Him they worshiped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and s
aid to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. G
o therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe al
l that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close
of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOTHY\, my son
\, you have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\,
my patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings
\, what befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutio
ns I endured\; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire
to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men a
nd impostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as
for you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, know
ing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainte
d with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation thr
ough faith in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:10-14\nThe Lord said
this parable\, "Two men went up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee a
nd the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with hims
elf\, 'God\, I thank you that I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unju
st\, adulterers\, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week\, I
give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector\, standing far off\
, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\
, 'God\, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you\, this man went down to h
is house justified rather than the other\; for everyone who exalts himself
will be humbled\, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230207
DTSTAMP:20240328T201405Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Bucolus\, Bishop of
Smyrna\; Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza\; Afterfeast of the Presen
tation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Ilyan of Homs\n\nFast Free\n\
nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come
to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfo
ld by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a rob
ber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him th
e gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep
by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes b
efore them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger
they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know
the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did no
t understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Tru
ly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before
me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the doo
r\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and
find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it w
as fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unst
ained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need
\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own
sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he of
fered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high
priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoin
ts a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are
saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right
hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary
and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Re
ading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by
me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief
comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\
, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays
down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, who
se own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and fl
ees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is
a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I kn
ow my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father
\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are
not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. S
o there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus\; Luke of Mount Stirion\; George the
New Martyr of Crete\; Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions\; The Synaxis
of the New Martyrs of Russia\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord
and Savior in the Temple\; Richard\, King of Wessex\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Peter 2:9-22\nBeloved\, the Lord knows how to rescue the godly
from trial\, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of
judgment\, and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passio
n and despise authority.\n\nBold and willful\, they are not afraid to revil
e the glorious ones\, whereas angels\, though greater in might and power\,
do not pronounce a reviling judgment upon them before the Lord. But these\
, like irrational animals\, creatures of instinct\, born to be caught and k
illed\, reviling in matters of which they are ignorant\, will be destroyed
in the same destruction with them\, suffering wrong for their wrongdoing.
They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemish
es\, reveling in their dissipation\, carousing with you. They have eyes fu
ll of adultery\, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They hav
e hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! Forsaking the right way the
y have gone astray\; they have followed the way of Balaam\, the son of Beor
\, who loved gain from wrongdoing\, but was rebuked for his own transgressi
on\; a dumb ass spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness
.\n\nThese are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm\; for them the
nether gloom of darkness has been reserved. For\, uttering loud boasts of
folly\, they entice with licentious passions of the flesh men who have bar
ely escaped from those who live in error. They promise them freedom\, but
they themselves are slaves of corruption\; for whatever overcomes a man\, t
o that he is enslaved. For if\, after they have escaped the defilements of
the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, they
are again entangled in them and overpowered\, the last state has become wo
rse for them than the first. For it would have been better for them never t
o have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back fr
om the holy commandment delivered to them. It has happened to them accordi
ng to the true proverb\, The dog turns back to his own vomit\, and the sow
is washed only to wallow in the mire.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:14-23\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "When you see the desolating sacrilege spoken
of by Daniel the prophet\, set up where it ought not to be (let the reader
understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let
him who is on the housetop not go down\, nor enter his house\, to take anyt
hing away\; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantl
e. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in th
ose days! Pray that it may not happen in winter. For in those days there
will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation
which God created until now\, and never will be. And if the Lord had not
shortened the days\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake of th
e elect\, whom he chose\, he shortened the days. And then if any one says
to you\, 'Look\, here is the Christ!' or 'Look\, there he is!' do not belie
ve it. False Christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and wond
ers\, to lead astray\, if possible\, the elect. But take heed\; I have tol
d you all things beforehand."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr\; The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Za
chariah)\; Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs\; Afterfeast of the Presentat
ion of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Cuthman of Steyning\n\nFast Free
\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\
, out of the great love with which he loved us\, even when we were dead thr
ough our trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have
been saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the
heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the
immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Fo
r by grace you have been saved through faith\; and this is not your own doi
ng\, it is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man should boas
t. For we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, wh
ich God prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you
out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent a
s doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flo
g you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and ki
ngs for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they
deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to
say\; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it i
s not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. B
rother will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and ch
ildren will rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will
be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be s
aved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\;
Nicephoros the Martyr of Antioch\; Markellos\, Philagrios\, & Pankratios t
he Hieromartyrs\; Teilo\, Bishop of Llandaff\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Readin
g: I John 1:8-10\;2:1-6\nBrethren\, if we say we have no sin\, we deceive o
urselves\, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins\, he is fait
hful and just\, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteo
usness. If we say we have not sinned\, we make him a liar\, and his word i
s not in us. My little children\, I am writing this to you so that you may
not sin\; but if any one does sin\, we have an advocate with the Father\,
Jesus Christ the righteous\; and he is the expiation for our sins\, and not
for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we ma
y be sure that we know him\, if we keep his commandments. He who says "I k
now him" but disobeys his commandments is a liar\, and the truth is not in
him\; but whoever keeps his word\, in him truly love for God is perfected.
By this we may be sure that we are in him: he who says he abides in him ou
ght to walk in the same way in which he walked. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13
:31-37: 14:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Heaven and earth will pas
s away\, but my words will not pass away. But of that day or that hour no
one knows\, not even the angels in heaven\, nor the Son\, but only the Fath
er. Take heed\, watch\; for you do not know when the time will come. It i
s like a man going on a journey\, when he leaves home and puts his servants
in charge\, each with his work\, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the
watch. Watch therefore -- for you do not know when the master of the house
will come\, in the evening\, or at midnight\, or at cockcrow\, or in the m
orning -- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you
I say to all: Watch." It was now two days before the Passover and the fea
st of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking
how to arrest him by stealth\, and kill him\; for they said\, "Not during t
he feast\, lest there be a tumult of the people."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Haralambos\; Anastasios\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Porphyr
ios & Baptos the Monk-martyrs\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 2
1:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their
hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and p
risons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's s
ake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in
your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you
a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withst
and or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers an
d kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will b
e hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish.
By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timoth
y 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus
\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithfu
l men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good s
oldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pu
rsuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete i
s not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardwork
ing farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what
I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemembe
r Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached i
n my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like
a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everyth
ing for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Chri
st Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\
nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another.
If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you a
re not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the worl
d hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not grea
ter than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if
they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do
to you on my account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had
not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have n
o excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had no
t done among them the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin
\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfil
l the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\
n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Fathe
r\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear
witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me
from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling a
way. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming
when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Blaise the Hieromartyr of Sebastia\; Theodora the Empress\; Finding of
the relics of Zachariah the Prophet\, Father of the Holy Forerunner\; Geor
ge the Serbian\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16\;5:1-6\nBRE
THREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens\, Je
sus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a h
igh priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses\, but one who in
every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet without sin. Let us then wi
th confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, that we may receive mercy
and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from a
mong men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God\, to offer
gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wa
yward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is boun
d to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. A
nd one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he is called by God\, jus
t as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high prie
st\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou art my Son\, today I
have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another place\, "Thou art a priest
for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10
:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave
them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every
disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\,
"Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but
go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\
, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the d
ead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give
without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Prodigal Son\; Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch\; Antoni
us\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Meletios of Ypseni\; Christos the New M
artyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Ma
ry Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James and Salome\, bought spices\, so
that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of th
e week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying t
o one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the t
omb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back - it was ver
y large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right
side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\
, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He ha
s risen\, He is not here\; see the place where they laid Him. But go\, tell
His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee\; there you
will see Him\, as He told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\,
for trembling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing
to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 6:12-20
\nBrethren\, "all things are lawful for me\," but not all things are helpfu
l. "All things are lawful for me\," but I will not be enslaved by anything
. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food" -- and God will
destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality\, bu
t for the Lord\, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and wi
ll also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are mem
bers of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them
members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins himsel
f to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For\, as it is written\, "The
two shall become one flesh." But he who is united to the Lord becomes one
spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is
outside the body\; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you
not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you\, which y
ou have from God? You are not your own\; you were bought with a price. So
glorify God in your body and in your spirit which belong to God. \n\nGospe
l Reading: Luke 15:11-32\nThe Lord said this parable: "There was a man who
had two sons\; and the younger of them said to his father\, 'Father\, give
me the share of the property that falls to me.' And he divided his living
between them. Not many days later\, the younger son gathered all he had an
d took his journey into a far country\, and there he squandered his propert
y in loose living. And when he had spent everything\, a great famine arose
in that country\, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined himse
lf to one of the citizens of that country\, who sent him into his fields to
feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his belly with the pods that
the swine ate\; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself
he said\, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to
spare\, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father\,
and I will say to him\, 'Father\, I have sinned against heaven and before y
ou\; I am no longer worthy to be called your son\; treat me as one of your
hired servants.' And he arose and came to his father. But while he was ye
t at a distance\, his father saw him and had compassion\, and ran and embra
ced him and kissed him. And the son said to him\, 'Father\, I have sinned
against heaven and before you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your son
.' But the father said to his servants\, 'Bring quickly the best robe\, an
d put it on him\; and put a ring on his hand\, and shoes on his feet\; and
bring the fatted calf and kill it\, and let us eat and make merry\; for thi
s my son was dead\, and is alive again\; he was lost\, and is found.' And
they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in the field\; and as he c
ame and drew near to the house\, he heard music and dancing. And he called
one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to him\, 'Your
brother has come\, and your father has killed the fatted calf\, because he
has received him safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go in.
His father came out and entreated him\, but he answered his father\, 'Lo\,
these many years I have served you\, and I never disobeyed your command\;
yet you never gave me a kid\, that I might make merry with my friends. But
when this son of yours came\, who has devoured your living with harlots\,
you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said to him\, 'Son\, you are a
lways with me\, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merr
y and be glad\, for this your brother was dead\, and is alive\; he was lost
\, and is found.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martinian of Palestine\; Apostles Aquila and Priscilla\; Eulogios\, Pa
triarch of Alexandria\; Symeon the Myrrhbearer of Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading
: I John 2:18-29\;3:1-8\nBrethren\, it is the last hour\; and as you have h
eard that antichrist is coming\, so now many antichrists have come\; theref
ore we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us\, but they wer
e not of us\; for if they had been of us\, they would have continued with u
s\; but they went out\, that it might be plain that they all are not of us.
But you have been anointed by the Holy One\, and you all know that I writ
e to you\, not because you do not know the truth\, but because you know it\
, and know that no lie is of the truth. Who is the liar but he who denies
that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist\, he who denies the Fathe
r and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses
the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning abide
in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you\, then you will
abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he has promised us\,
eternal life.\n\nI write this to you about those who would deceive you\; b
ut the anointing which you received from him abides in you\, and you have n
o need that any one should teach you\; as his anointing teaches you about e
verything\, and is true\, and is no lie\, just as it has taught you\, abide
in him.\n\nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\, so that when he appe
ars we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
If you know that he is righteous\, you may be sure that every one who does
right is born of him.\n\nSee what love the Father has given us\, that we s
hould be called children of God\; and so we are. The reason why the world
does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved\, we are God's child
ren now\; it does not yet appear what we shall be\, but we know that when h
e appears we shall be like him\, for we shall see him as he is. And every
one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.\n\nEvery one who
commits sin is guilty of lawlessness\; sin is lawlessness. You know that h
e appeared to take away sins\, and in him there is no sin. No one who abid
es in him sins\; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little
children\, let no one deceive you. He who does right is righteous\, as he
is righteous. He who commits sin is of the devil\; for the devil has sinne
d from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy th
e works of the devil. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 11:1-11\nAt that time\, Jesu
s drew near to Jerusalem\, to Bethsphage and Bethany\, at the Mount of Oliv
es\, and he sent two of his disciples\, and said to them\, "Go into the vil
lage opposite you\, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt ti
ed\, on which no one has ever sat\; untie it and bring it. If any one says
to you\, 'Why are you doing this?' say\, 'The Lord has need of it and will
send it back here immediately.'" And they went away\, and found a colt ti
ed at the door out in the open street\; and they untied it. And those who
stood there said to them\, "What are you doing\, untying the colt?" And th
ey told them what Jesus had said\; and they let them go. And they brought
the colt to Jesus\, and threw their garments on it\; and he sat upon it. A
nd many spread their garments on the road\, and others spread leafy branche
s which they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those
who followed cried out\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosa
nna in the highest!" And he entered Jerusalem\, and went into the temple\;
and when he had looked round at everything\, as it was already late\, he w
ent out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain\; Cyril\, Equal-to-the-Apostles
& Teacher of the Slavs\; Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth\; Abraham\, Bis
hop of Carrhes in Mesopotamia\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 3:9-22\nBRETHREN\,
no one born of God commits sin\; for God's nature abides in him\, and he c
annot sin because he is born of God. By this it may be seen who are the chi
ldren of God\, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not do r
ight is not of God\, nor he who does not love his brother. For this is the
message which you have heard from the beginning\, that we should love one a
nother\, and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brot
her. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his bro
ther's righteous. Do not wonder\, brethren\, that the world hates you. We k
now that we have passed out of death into life\, because we love the brethr
en. He who does not love abides in death. Any one who hates his brother is
a murderer\, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
By this we know love\, that he laid down his life for us\; and we ought to
lay down our lives for the brethren. But if any one has the world's goods
and sees his brother in need\, yet closes his heart against him\, how does
God's love abide in him? Little children\, let us not love in word or speec
h but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth\
, and reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us\; for G
od is greater than our hearts\, and he knows everything. Beloved\, if our h
earts do not condemn us\, we have confidence before God\; and we receive fr
om him whatever we ask. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:10-42\nAt that time\, J
udas Iscariot\, who was one of the twelve\, went to the chief priests in or
der to betray Jesus to them. And when they heard it they were glad\, and pr
omised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him. And o
n the first day of Unleavened Bread\, when they sacrificed the passover lam
b\, his disciples said to him\, "Where will you have us go and prepare for
you to eat the passover?" And he sent two of his disciples\, and said to th
em\, "Go into the city\, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\;
follow him\, and wherever he enters\, say to the householder\, 'The Teacher
says\, Where is my guest room\, where I am to eat the passover with my dis
ciples?' And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready\; ther
e prepare for us." And the disciples set out and went to the city\, and fou
nd it as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover. And when it was
evening he came with the twelve. And as they were at table eating\, Jesus
said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, one of you will betray me\, one who is eatin
g with me." They began to be sorrowful\, and to say to him one after anothe
r\, "Is it I?" He said to them\, "It is one of the twelve\, one who is dipp
ing bread into the dish with me. For the Son of man goes as it is written o
f him\, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would ha
ve been better for that man if he had not been born." And as they were eati
ng\, he took bread\, and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them\, and
said\, "Take\; this is my body." And he took a cup\, and when he had given
thanks he gave it to them\, and they all drank of it. And he said to them\
, "This is my blood of the new covenant\, which is poured out for many. Tru
ly\, I say to you\, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until
that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." And when they had sung
a hymn\, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them\, "Y
ou will all fall away\; for it is written\, 'I will strike the shepherd\, a
nd the sheep will be scattered.' But after I am raised up\, I will go befor
e you to Galilee." Peter said to him\, "Even though they all fall away\, I
will not." And Jesus said to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this very night\
, before the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three times." But he said
vehemently\, "If I must die with you\, I will not deny you." And they all s
aid the same. And they went to a place which was called Gethsemane\; and he
said to his disciples\, "Sit here\, while I pray." And he took with him Pe
ter and James and John\, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. A
nd he said to them\, "My soul is very sorrowful\, even to death\; remain he
re\, and watch." And going a little farther\, he fell on the ground and pra
yed that\, if it were possible\, the hour might pass from him. And he said\
, 'Abba\, Father\, all things are possible to you\; remove this cup from me
\; yet not what I will\, but what you will." And he came and found them sle
eping\, and he said to Peter\, "Simon\, are you asleep? Could you not watch
one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation\; the spir
it indeed is willing\, but the flesh is weak." And again he went away and p
rayed\, saying the same words. And again he came and found them sleeping\,
for their eyes were very heavy\; and they did not know what to answer him.
And he came the third time\, and said to them\, "Are you still sleeping and
taking your rest? It is enough\; the hour has come\; the Son of man is bet
rayed into the hands of sinners. Rise\, let us be going\; see\, my betrayer
is at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onesimus the Apostle of the 70\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Eld
er of Chios\; Onesimos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eusebius the Righteo
us of Syria\; Major the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Philemon
1:1-25\n PAUL\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To
Philemon our beloved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos ou
r fellow soldier\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace fro
m God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I re
member you in my prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith whi
ch you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the
sharing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is our
s in Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my br
other\, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. A
ccordingly\, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is
required\, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an a
mbassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my
child\, Onesimos\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerl
y he was useless to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I
am sending him back to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad
to keep him with me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during
my imprisonment for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without you
r consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of you
r own free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, t
hat you might have him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a
slave\, as a beloved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\,
both in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, re
ceive him as you would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes y
ou anything\, charge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own
hand\, I will repay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self
. Yes\, brother\, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my hear
t in Christ. Confident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that yo
u will do even more than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for
me\, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\,
my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Ma
rk\, Aristarchos\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the L
ord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:43-7
2\; 15:1\nAt that time\, while Jesus was speaking to the disciples\, Judas
Iscariot came\, one of the twelve\, and with him a crowd with swords and cl
ubs\, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the betra
yer had given them a sign\, saying\, "The one I shall kiss is the man\; sei
ze him and lead him away under guard." And when he came\, he went up to hi
m at once\, and said\, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him. And they laid hands on
him and seized him. But one of those who stood by drew his sword\, and st
ruck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. And Jesus said to t
hem\, "Have you come out as against a robber\, with swords and clubs to cap
ture me? Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching\, and you did
not seize me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled." And they all forsook
him\, and fled. And a young man followed him\, with nothing but a linen c
loth about his body\; and they seized him\, but he left the linen cloth and
ran away naked. And they led Jesus to the high priest\; and all the chief
priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled. And Peter had foll
owed him at a distance\, right into the courtyard of the high priest\; and
he was sitting with the guards\, and warming himself at the fire. Now the
chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to put h
im to death\; but they found none. For many bore false witness against him
\, and their witness did not agree. And some stood up and bore false witne
ss against him\, saying\, "We heard him say\, 'I will destroy this temple t
hat is made with hands\, and in three days I will build another\, not made
with hands.'" Yet not even so did their testimony agree. And the high pri
est stood up in the midst\, and asked Jesus\, "Have you no answer to make?
What is it that these men testify against you?" But he was silent and mad
e no answer. Again the high priest asked him\, "Are you the Christ\, the S
on of the Blessed?" And Jesus said\, "I am\; and you will see the Son of m
an seated at the right hand of Power\, and coming with the clouds of heaven
." And the high priest tore his garments\, and said\, "Why do we still nee
d witnesses? You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And t
hey all condemned him as deserving death. And some began to spit on him\,
and to cover his face\, and to strike him\, saying to him\, "Prophesy!" An
d the guards received him with blows. And as Peter was below in the courty
ard\, one of the maids of the high priest came\; and seeing Peter warming h
imself\, she looked at him\, and said\, "You also were with the Nazarene\,
Jesus." But he denied it\, saying\, "I neither know nor understand what yo
u mean." And he went out into the gateway\, and the cock crowed. And the
maid saw him\, and began again to say to the bystanders\, "This man is one
of them." But again he denied it. And after a little while again the byst
anders said to Peter\, "Certainly you are one of them\; for you are a Galil
ean." But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear\, "I do not k
now this man of whom you speak." And immediately the cock crowed a second
time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him\, "Before the cock cr
ows twice\, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept. An
d as soon as it was morning the chief priests\, with the elders and scribes
\, and the whole council held a consultation\; and they bound Jesus and led
him away and delivered him to Pilate.\n\n
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sts: Pamphilus the Martyr & his Companions\; Flavianos\, Patriarch of Const
antinople\; Romanos the Younger\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 4:20-21\;5:1-21\
nBeloved\, if any one says\, "I love God\," and hates his brother\, he is a
liar\; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen\, cannot love
God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him\, that he
who loves God should love his brother also.\n\nEvery one who believes that
Jesus is the Christ is a child of God\, and every one who loves the parent
loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God\, when
we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God\, that
we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For wh
atever is born of God overcomes the world\; and this is the victory that ov
ercomes the world\, our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world but he w
ho believes that Jesus is the Son of God?\n\nThis is he who came by water a
nd blood\, Jesus Christ\, not with the water only but with the water and th
e blood. And the Spirit is the witness\, because the Spirit is the truth.
There are three witnesses\, the Spirit\, the water\, and the blood\; and t
hese three agree. If we receive the testimony of men\, the testimony of Go
d is greater\; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness t
o his Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself.
He who does not believe God has made him a liar\, because he has not beli
eved in the testimony that God has borne to his Son. And this is the testi
mony\, that God gave us eternal life\, and this life is in his Son. He who
has the Son has life\; he who has not the Son of God has not life.\n\nI wr
ite this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God\, that you may kn
ow that you have eternal life. And this is the confidence which we have in
him\, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if w
e know that he hears us in whatever we ask\, we know that we have obtained
the requests made of him. If any one sees his brother committing what is n
ot a mortal sin\, he will ask\, and God will give him life for those whose
sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal\; I do not say that one is
to pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin\, but there is sin which is not m
ortal.\n\nWe know that any one born of God does not sin\, but He who was bo
rn of God keeps him\, and the evil one does not touch him.\n\nWe know that
we are of God\, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.\n\nAnd
we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding\, to k
now him who is true\; and we are in him who is true\, in his Son Jesus Chri
st. This is the true God and eternal life. Little children\, keep yoursel
ves from idols. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:1-15\nAt that time\, the
chief priests\, with the elders\, and scribes and the whole council held a
consultation\; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to
Pilate. And Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he ans
wered him\, "You have said so." And the chief priests accused him of many
things. And Pilate again asked him\, "Have you no answer to make? See how
many charges they bring against you." But Jesus made no further answer\,
so that Pilate wondered. Now at the feast he used to release for them one
prisoner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison\, who had com
mitted murder in the insurrection\, there was a man called Barabbas. And t
he crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for the
m. And he answered them\, "Do you want me to release for you the King of t
he Jews?" For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests
had delivered him up. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have h
im release for them Barabbas instead. And Pilate again said to them\, "The
n what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?" And th
ey cried out again\, "Crucify him." And Pilate said to them\, "Why\, what
evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more\, "Crucify him." So Pila
te\, wishing to satisfy the crowd\, released for them Barabbas\; and having
scourged Jesus\, he delivered him to be crucified.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr\; Mariamne\, Sister of Apostle Philip
\, and Equal to the Apostles\; Righteous Auxentius\; The Pious Rulers Marci
an and Pulcheria\; Theodore the New Martyr of Byzantium\; Hermogenes (Germo
gen)\, Patriarch of Moscow\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Re
ading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is
in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses en
trust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffe
ring as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangle
d in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted h
im. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It
is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everyt
hing.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David
\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and weari
ng fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore
I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain s
alvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20
:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\,
who like to go about in long robes\, and love salutations in the market pla
ces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts\
, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They wil
l receive the greater condemnation." He looked up and saw the rich putting
their gifts into the treasury\; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper
coins. And he said\, "Truly\, I tell you\, this poor widow has put in more
than all of them\; for they all contributed out of their abundance\, but s
he out of her poverty put in all the living that she had." Having said thi
s\, he proclaimed\, "He who has ears let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday of Souls\; Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome\; Agapetus the Confes
sor\, Bishop of Sinai\; Flavian the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not have you ign
orant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, that you may not griev
e as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and
rose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring with him those who ha
ve fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord\, tha
t we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall not
precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend fr
om heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's call\, and with the
sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; then
we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with th
e Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:8-9\,25-27\,33-36\nThe Lord said\, "Take
heed that you are not led astray\; for many will come in my name\, saying\
, 'I am he!' and\, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them. And when
you hear of wars and tumults\, do not be terrified\; for this must first ta
ke place\, but the end will not be at once. And there will be signs in sun
and moon and stars\, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity
at the roaring of the sea and the waves\, men fainting with fear and with f
oreboding of what is coming on the world\; for the powers of the heavens wi
ll be shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words wil
l not pass away. But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed d
own with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of life\, and that day come
upon you suddenly like a snare\; for it will come upon all who dwell upon t
he face of the whole earth. But watch at all times\, praying that you may
have strength to escape all these things that will take place\, and to stan
d before the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)\; The Holy Apostles of the Seventy P
hilemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, and Onesimus\; Philothei the Righteous Marty
r of Athens\; Niketas the Younger\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nW
hen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, He appeared first to Ma
ry Magdalene\, from whom He had cast out seven demons. She went and told th
ose who had been with Him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard t
hat He was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nA
fter this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking
into the country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not
believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat a
t table and He upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, be
cause they had not believed those who saw Him after He had risen. And He sa
id to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole crea
tion. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not b
elieve will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe:
in My name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; th
ey will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not
hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover.
"\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after He had spoken to them\, was taken up in
to heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and
preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the mes
sage by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians
8:8-13\;9:1-2\nBrethren\, food will not commend us to God. We are no wors
e off if we do not eat\, and no better off if we do. Only take care lest t
his liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if
any one sees you\, a man of knowledge\, at table in an idol's temple\, migh
t he not be encouraged\, if his conscience is weak\, to eat food offered to
idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed\, the brother
for whom Christ died. Thus\, sinning against your brethren and wounding th
eir conscience when it is weak\, you sin against Christ. Therefore\, if fo
od is a cause of my brother's falling\, I will never eat meat\, lest I caus
e my brother to fall.\n\nAm I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not s
een Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If to others
I am not an apostle\, at least I am to you\; for you are the seal of my apo
stleship in the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25:31-46\nThe Lord said\,
"When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him\,
then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all
the nations\, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd sepa
rates the sheep from the goats\, and he will place the sheep at his right h
and\, but the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his ri
ght hand\, 'Come\, O blessed of my Father\, inherit the kingdom prepared fo
r you from the foundation of the world\; for I was hungry and you gave me f
ood\, I was thirsty and you gave me drink\, I was a stranger and you welcom
ed me\, I was naked and you clothed me\, I was sick and you visited me\, I
was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him\, 'L
ord\, when did we see you hungry and feed you\, or thirsty and give you dri
nk? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you\, or naked and clot
he you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the
King will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you did it to one of th
e least of these my brethren\, you did it to me.' Then he will say to thos
e at his left hand\, 'Depart from me\, you cursed\, into the eternal fire p
repared for the devil and his angels\; for I was hungry and you gave me no
food\, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink\, I was a stranger and you di
d not welcome me\, naked and you did not clothe me\, sick and in prison and
you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer\, 'Lord\, when did we s
ee you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison\, and
did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you
\, as you did it not to one of the least of these\, you did it not to me.'
And they will go away into eternal punishment\, but the righteous into ete
rnal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leo\, Bishop of Catania\; Agathus\, Pope of Rome\; Bessarion the Great
\; Sadok the Bishop and the 128 other Martyrs of Persia\; Plotinus\n\nFast
Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: III John 1:1-15\n
The elder to the beloved Gaius\, whom I love in the truth.\n\nBeloved\, I p
ray that all may go well with you and that you may be in health\; I know th
at it is well with your soul. For I greatly rejoiced when some of the bret
hren arrived and testified to the truth of your life\, as indeed you do fol
low the truth. No greater joy can I have than this\, to hear that my child
ren follow the truth.\n\nBeloved\, it is a loyal thing you do when you rend
er any service to the brethren\, especially to strangers\, who have testifi
ed to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their
journey as befits God's service. For they have set out for his sake and ha
ve accepted nothing from the heathen. So we ought to support such men\, th
at we may be fellow workers in the truth.\n\nI have written something to th
e church\; but Diotrephes\, who likes to put himself first\, does not ackno
wledge my authority. So if I come I will bring up what he is doing\, prati
ng against me with evil words. And not content with that\, he refuses hims
elf to welcome the brethren\, and also stops those who want to welcome them
and puts them out of the church.\n\nBeloved\, do not imitate evil but imit
ate good. He who does good is of God\; he who does evil has not seen God.
Demetrios has testimony from every one\, and from the truth itself\; I tes
tify to him too\, and you know my testimony is true.\n\nI had much to write
to you\, but I would rather not write with pen and ink\; I hope to see you
soon\, and we will talk together face to face.\n\nPeace be to you. The fr
iends greet you. Greet the friends\, every one of them. \n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 19:29-40\; 22:7-39\nAt that time\, when Jesus drew near to Bethphage
and Bethany\, at the mount that is called Olivet\, he sent two of the disc
iples\, saying\, "Go into the village opposite\, where on entering you will
find a colt tied\, on which no one has ever yet sat\; untie it and bring i
t here. If any one asks you\, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this
\, 'The Lord has need of it.'" So those who were sent went away and found
it as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt\, its owners sai
d to them\, "Why are you untying the colt?" And they said\, "The Lord has
need of it." And they brought it to Jesus\, and throwing their garments on
the colt they set Jesus upon it. And as he rode along\, they spread their
garments on the road. As he was now drawing near\, at the descent of the
Mount of Olives\, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and
praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen\,
saying\, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in
heaven and glory in the highest!" And some of the Pharisees in the multit
ude said to him\, "Teacher\, rebuke your disciples." He answered\, "I tell
you\, if these were silent\, the very stones would cry out."\n\nThen came
the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrific
ed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\; "Go and prepare the passover for
us\, that we may eat it." They said to him\, "Where will you have us prepa
re it?" He said to them\, "Behold\, when you have entered the city\, a man
carrying a jar of water will meet you\; follow him into the house which he
enters\, and tell the householder\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where is th
e guest room\, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?' And he w
ill show you a large upper room furnished\; there make ready." And they we
nt\, and found it as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover.\n\n
And when the hour came\, he sat at table\, and the apostles with him. And
he said to them\, "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you b
efore I suffer\; for I tell you I shall never eat it again until it is fulf
illed in the kingdom of God." And he took a cup\, and when he had given th
anks he said\, "Take this\, and divide it among yourselves\; for I tell you
that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the king
dom of God comes." And he took bread\, and when he had given thanks he bro
ke it and gave it to them\, saying\, "This is my body which is given for yo
u. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after supper\, say
ing\, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood
. But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For
the Son of man goes as it has been determined\; but woe to that man by whom
he is betrayed!" And they began to question one another\, which of them i
t was that would do this.\n\nA dispute also arose among them\, which of the
m was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them\, "The kings of
the Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; and those in authority over them
are called benefactors. But not so with you\; rather let the greatest amo
ng you become as the youngest\, and the leader as one who serves. For whic
h is the greater\, one who sits at table\, or one who serves? Is it not th
e one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves.\n\nYou are
those who have continued with me in my trials\; and I assign to you\, as my
Father assigned to me\, a kingdom\, that you may eat and drink at my table
in my kingdom\, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\n\
nSimon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan demanded to have you\, that he might sift y
ou like wheat\, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail\; an
d when you have turned again\, strengthen your brethren." And he said to h
im\, "Lord\, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death." He said\,
"I tell you\, Peter\, the cock will not crow this day\, until you three tim
es deny that you know me."\n\nAnd he said to them\, "When I sent you out wi
th no purse or bag or sandals\, did you lack anything?" They said\, "Nothi
ng." He said to them\, "But now\, let him who has a purse take it\, and li
kewise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. F
or I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me\, 'And he was rec
koned with transgressors'\; for what is written about me has its fulfillmen
t." And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, here are two swords." And he said to t
hem\, "It is enough."\n\nAnd he came out\, and went\, as was his custom\, t
o the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples followed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Righteous\; John III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eusta
thius\, Bishop of Antioch\; Zachariah\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day
(Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Jude 1:1-10\nJude\, a
servant of Jesus Christ\, and brother of James\,\n\nTo those who are calle
d\, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:\n\nMay mercy\, pea
ce\, and love be multiplied to you.\n\nBeloved\, being very eager to write
to you of our common salvation\, I found it necessary to write appealing to
you to contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saint
s. For admission has been secretly gained by some who long ago were design
ated for this condemnation\, ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our G
od into licentiousness and deny the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ.\
n\nNow I desire to remind you\, though you were once for all fully informed
\, that the Lord saved a people out of the land of Egypt\, afterward destro
yed those who did not believe. And the angels that did not keep their own
position but left their proper dwelling have been kept by him in eternal ch
ains in the nether gloom until the judgment of the great day\; just as Sodo
m and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities\, which likewise acted immorally
and indulged in unnatural lust\, serve as an example by undergoing a punish
ment of eternal fire.\n\nYet in like manner these men in their dreamings de
file the flesh\, reject authority\, and revile the glorious ones. But when
the archangel Michael\, contending with the devil\, disputed about the bod
y of Moses\, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him\,
but said\, "The Lord rebuke you." But these men revile whatever they do n
ot understand\, and by those things that they know by instinct as irrationa
l animals\, they are destroyed. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 22:39-42\, 45-71\;
23:1\nAt that time\, when Jesus came out\, he went\, as was his custom\, t
o the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples followed him. And when he came t
o the place he said to them\, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation.
" And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw\, and knelt down and pra
yed\, "Father\, if you are willing\, remove this cup from me\; nevertheless
not my will\, but yours\, be done." And when he rose from prayer\, he cam
e to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow\, and he said to them
\, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation
."\n\nWhile he was still speaking\, there came a crowd\, and the man called
Judas\, one of the twelve\, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to ki
ss him\; but Jesus said to him\, "Judas\, would you betray the Son of man w
ith a kiss?" And when those who were about him saw what would follow\, the
y said\, "Lord\, shall we strike with the sword?" And one of them struck t
he slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said\, "N
o more of this!" And he touched his ear and healed him. Then Jesus said t
o the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders\, who had come ou
t against him\, "Have you come out as against a robber\, with swords and cl
ubs? When I was with you day after day in the temple\, you did not lay han
ds on me. But this is your hour\, and the power of darkness."\n\nThen they
seized him and led him away\, bringing him into the high priest's house.
Peter followed at a distance\; and when they had kindled a fire in the midd
le of the courtyard and sat down together\, Peter sat among them. Then a m
aid\, seeing him as he sat in the light and gazing at him\, said\, "This ma
n also was with him." But he denied it\, saying "Woman\, I do not know him
." And a little later someone else saw him and said\, "You also are one of
them." But Peter said\, "Man\, I am not." And after an interval of about
an hour still another insisted\, saying\, "Certainly this man also was wit
h him\; for he is a Galilean." But Peter said\, "Man\, I do not know what
you are saying." And immediately\, while he was still speaking\, the cock
crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the
word of the Lord\, how he had said to him\, "Before the cock crows today\,
you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.\n\nNow
the men who were holding Jesus mocked him and beat him\; they also blindfol
ded him and asked him\, "Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?" And they s
poke many other words against him\, reviling him.\n\nWhen day came\, the as
sembly of the elders of the people gathered together\, both chief priests a
nd scribes\; and they led him away to their council\, and they said\, "If y
ou are the Christ\, tell us." But he said to them\, "If I tell you\, you w
ill not believe\; and if I ask you\, you will not answer. But from now on
the Son of man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God." And
they all said\, "Are you the Son of God\, then?" And he said to them\, "Y
ou say that I am." And they said\, "What further testimony do we need? We
have heard it ourselves from his own lips."\n\nThen the whole company of t
hem arose\, and brought him before Pilate.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs in the Quarter
of Eugenius\; Our Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Baradatus\; Anthousa the
Martyr & her 12 Servants\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\n
Old Testament Reading: Joel 3:12-21\nLet the nations bestir themselves\, an
d come up to the valley of Jehosh'aphat\; for there I will sit to judge all
the nations round about.\n\nPut in the sickle\, for the harvest is ripe.
Go in\, tread\, for the wine press is full. The vats overflow\, for their
wickedness is great.\n\nMultitudes\, multitudes\, in the valley of decision
! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and
the moon are darkened\, and the stars withdraw their shining.\n\nAnd the Lo
rd roars from Zion\, and utters his voice from Jerusalem\, and the heavens
and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge to his people\, a stronghold
to the people of Israel.\n\n"So you shall know that I am the Lord your God
\, who dwell in Zion\, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy and s
trangers shall never again pass through it.\n\n"And in that day the mountai
ns shall drip sweet wine\, and the hills shall flow with milk\, and all the
stream beds of Judah shall flow with water\; and a fountain shall come for
th from the house of the Lord and water the valley of Shittim.\n\n"Egypt sh
all become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness\, for the violence d
one to the people of Judah\, because they have shed innocent blood in their
land. But Judah shall be inhabited for ever\, and Jerusalem to all genera
tions. I will avenge their blood\, and I will not clear the guilty\, for t
he Lord dwells in Zion." \n\nOld Testament Reading: Joel 2:12-26\n"Yet even
now\," says the Lord\, "return to me with all your heart\, with fasting\,
with weeping\, and with mourning\; and rend your hearts and not your garmen
ts." Return to the Lord\, your God\, for he is gracious and merciful\, slo
w to anger\, and abounding in steadfast love\, and repents of evil. Who kn
ows whether he will not turn and repent\, and leave a blessing behind him\,
a cereal offering and a drink offering for the Lord\, your God?\n\nBlow th
e trumpet in Zion\; sanctify a fast\; call a solemn assembly\; gather the p
eople. Sanctify the congregation\; assemble the elders\; gather the childr
en\, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room\, and the bri
de her chamber.\n\nBetween the vestibule and the altar let the priests\, th
e ministers of the Lord\, weep and say\, "Spare thy people\, O Lord\, and m
ake not thy heritage a reproach\, a byword among the nations. Why should t
hey say among the peoples\, 'Where is their God?'"\n\nThen the Lord became
jealous for his land\, and had pity on his people. The Lord answered and s
aid to his people\, "Behold\, I am sending to you grain\, wine\, and oil\,
and you will be satisfied\; and I will no more make you a reproach among th
e nations.\n\n"I will remove the northerner far from you\, and drive him in
to a parched and desolate land\, his front into the eastern sea\, and his r
ear into the western sea\; the stench and foul smell of him will rise\, for
he has done great things.\n\n"Fear not\, O land\; be glad and rejoice\, fo
r the Lord has done great things! Fear not\, you beasts of the field\, for
the pastures of the wilderness are green\; the tree bears its fruit\, the
fig tree and vine give their full yield.\n\n"Be glad\, O sons of Zion\, and
rejoice in the Lord\, your God\; for he has given the early rain for your
vindication\, he has poured down for you abundant rain\, the early and the
latter rain\, as before.\n\n"The threshing floors shall be full of grain\,
the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will restore to you the years
which the swarming locust has eaten\, the hopper\, the destroyer\, and the
cutter\, my great army\, which I sent among you.\n\n"You shall eat in plen
ty and be satisfied\, and praise the name of the Lord your God\, who has de
alt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna\; Proterios\, Archbishop o
f Alexandria\; Gorgonia the Righteous\, sister of Gregory the Theologian\;
Damian the New Martyr of Mount Athos\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\n\n
Fast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Jud. 1:11-25
\nBeloved\, woe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Cain\, and aba
ndon themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and perish in Kora
h's rebellion. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as they boldly ca
rouse together\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds\, carried alon
g by winds\; fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild
waves of the sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\; wandering stars
for whom the nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for ever.\n\nIt wa
s of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied\,
saying\, "Behold\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execute judgme
nt on all\, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodlines
s which they have committed in such an ungodly way\, and of all the harsh t
hings which ungodly sinners have spoken against him." These are grumblers\
, malcontents\, following their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flat
tering people to gain advantage.\n\nBut you must remember\, beloved\, the p
redictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\, "I
n the last time there will be scoffers\, following their own ungodly passio
ns." It is these who set up divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the Spi
rit. But you\, beloved\, build yourselves up on your most holy faith\; pra
y in the Holy Spirit\; keep yourselves in the love of God\; wait for the me
rcy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some\, who do
ubt\; save some\, by snatching them out of the fire\; on some have mercy wi
th fear\, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.\n\nNow to him who i
s able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before t
he presence of his glory with rejoicing\, to the only God\, our Savior thro
ugh Jesus Christ our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\,
before all time and now and for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 23:1-
31\, 33\, 44-56\nAt that time\, the chief priests\, the scribes\, and elder
s of the people brought Jesus before Pilate. And they began to accuse him\
, saying\, "We found this man perverting our nation\, and forbidding us to
give tribute to Caesar\, and saying that he himself is Christ a king." And
Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him\,
"You have said so." And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude
s\, "I find no crime in this man." But they were urgent\, saying\, "He sti
rs up the people\, teaching throughout all Judea\, from Galilee even to thi
s place."\n\nWhen Pilate heard this\, he asked whether the man was a Galile
an. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction\, he sent
him over to Herod\, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod
saw Jesus\, he was very glad\, for he had long desired to see him\, becaus
e he had heard about him\, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him.
So he questioned him at some length\; but he made no answer. The chief pr
iests and the scribes stood by\, vehemently accusing him. And Herod with h
is soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him\; then\, arraying him
in gorgeous apparel\, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate bec
ame friends with each other that very day\, for before this they had been a
t enmity with each other.\n\nPilate then called together the chief priests
and the rulers and the people\, and said to them\, "You brought me this man
as one who was perverting the people\; and after examining him before you\
, behold\, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against hi
m\; neither did Herod\, for he sent him back to us. Behold\, nothing deser
ving death has been done by him\; I will therefore chastise him and release
him." Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival.\n\nBu
t they all cried out together\, "Away with this man\, and release to us Bar
abbas" -- a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started
in the city\, and for murder. Pilate addressed them once more\, desiring
to release Jesus\; but they shouted out\, "Crucify\, crucify him!" A third
time he said to them\, "Why\, what evil has he done? I have found in him
no crime deserving death\; I will therefore chastise him and release him."
But they were urgent\, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucifi
ed. And their voices prevailed. So Pilate gave sentence that their demand
should be granted. He released the man who had been thrown into prison fo
r insurrection and murder\, whom they asked for\; but Jesus he delivered up
to their will.\n\nAnd as they led him away\, they seized one Simon of Cyre
ne\, who was coming in from the country\, and laid on him the cross\, to ca
rry it behind Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the peopl
e\, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning to them
said\, "Daughters of Jerusalem\, do not weep for me\, but weep for yourselv
es and for your children. For behold\, the days are coming when they will
say\, 'Blessed are the barren\, and the wombs that never bore\, and the bre
asts that never gave suck!' Then they will begin to say to the mountains\,
'Fall on us'\; and to the hills\, 'Cover us.' For if they do this when th
e wood is green\, what will happen when it is dry?"\n\nAnd when they came t
o the place which is called The Skull\, there they crucified him\, and the
criminals\, one on the right and one on the left.\n\nIt was now about the s
ixth hour\, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour
\, while the sun's light failed\; and the curtain of the temple was torn in
two. Then Jesus\, crying with a loud voice\, said\, "Father\, into your h
ands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last. Now
when the centurion saw what had taken place\, he praised God\, and said\, "
Certainly this man was innocent!" And all the multitudes who assembled to
see the sight\, when they saw what had taken place\, returned home beating
their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed hi
m from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things.\n\nNow there was a
man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of th
e council\, a good and righteous man\, who had not consented to their purpo
se and deed\, and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to
Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped i
t in a linen shroud\, and laid him in a rock hewn tomb\, where no one had e
ver yet been laid. It was the day of Preparation\, and the sabbath was beg
inning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed\, and saw th
e tomb\, and how his body was laid\; then they returned\, and prepared spic
es and ointments.\n\nOn the sabbath they rested according to the commandmen
t.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist\; Rom
anos\, Prince of Uglich\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\; Cumine the Whi
te\, Abbot of Iona\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins
Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\, the report concerning Jesus sp
read through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. The discip
les of John told him of all these things. And John\, calling to him two of
his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying\, "Are you he who is to come
\, or shall we look for another?" And when the men had come to him\, they s
aid\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, saying\, 'Are you he who is to
come\, or shall we look for another?'" In that hour he cured many of disea
ses and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many that were blind he bestowed
sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell John what you have seen and hear
d: the blind receive their sight\, the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed\, an
d the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the poor have good news preached
to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."\n\nWhen the messen
gers of John had gone\, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "W
hat did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind
? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold\,
those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts
. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more t
han a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messe
nger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' I tell you\
, among those born of women none is greater than John\; yet he who is least
in the kingdom of God is greater than he." When they heard this all the pe
ople and the tax collectors justified God\, having been baptized with the b
aptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of
God for themselves\, not having been baptized by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: I
I Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine
out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the kno
wledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treas
ure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God
and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexe
d\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down
\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so
that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we
live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the li
fe of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in
us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith as he had w
ho wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak
\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus
and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake\, so
that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving\
, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, w
hen John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by hi
s disciples and said to him\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look
for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go and tell John what you hear an
d see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk\, lepers are cleanse
d and the deaf hear\, and the dead are raised up\, and the poor have good n
ews preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me." As the
y went away\, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did
you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What
then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those w
ho wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see?
A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom
it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall
prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say to you\, among those born of wo
men there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist\; yet he who is le
ast in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the
Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been coming violently and men o
f violence take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied un
til John\; and if you are willing to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to com
e. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cheesefare Saturday\; Tarasius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Reginos
\, Bishop of Skopelos\; Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace\; Markellos\, Bisho
p of Apamea\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, j
oy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, s
elf-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ
Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live
by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-concei
t\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a
man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him
in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. B
ear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 6:1-13\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of practicing your piety befo
re men in order to be seen by them\; for then you will have no reward from
your Father who is in heaven.\n\n"Thus\, when you give alms\, sound no trum
pet before you\, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets\
, that they may be praised by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have receiv
ed their reward. But when you give alms\, do not let your left hand know w
hat your right hand is doing\, so that your alms may be in secret\; and you
r Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"And when you pray\, you mu
st not be like the hypocrites\; for they love to stand and pray in the syna
gogues and at the street corners\, that they may be seen by men. Truly\, I
say to you\, they have received their reward. But when you pray\, go into
your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret\; and
your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"And in praying do not
heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do\; for they think they will be hear
d for their many words. Do not be like them\, for your Father knows what y
ou need before you ask him. Pray then like this:\n\nOur Father who are in
heaven\,\n Hallowed be your name\,\n Your kingdom come\,\n Your will be don
e\,\n On earth as it is in heaven.\n Give us this day our daily bread\,\n A
nd forgive us our debts\,\n As we also have forgiven our debtors\;\n And le
ad us not into temptation\,\n But deliver us from evil.\n For yours is the
kingdom and the power and the glory\, for ever.\n Amen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forgiveness Sunday\; Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza\; The Holy Great Mart
yr Photine\, the Samaritan Women\; Holy Martyr Theocletus\; John Claphas th
e new Martyr\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week at early dawn\, the wo
men went to the tomb\, taking spices\, which they had prepared. And they fo
und the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when they went in they did no
t find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this\, b
ehold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were fright
ened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do y
ou seek the living among the dead? He is not here\, but has risen. Remember
how He told you\, while He was still in Galilee\, that the Son of Man must
be delivered into the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the
third day rise." And they remembered His words and returning from the tomb
they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magda
lene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them
who told this to the Apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale
\, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stoo
ping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went h
ome wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 13:11-14\;14
:1-4\nBrethren\, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed\
; the night is far gone\, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the wor
ks of darkness and put on the armor of light\; let us conduct ourselves bec
omingly as in the day\, not in reveling and drunkenness\, not in debauchery
and licentiousness\, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord
Jesus Christ\, and make no provision for the flesh\, to gratify its desires
.\n\nAs for the man who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, but not for disput
es over opinions. One believes he may eat anything\, while the weak man ea
ts only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains\, and le
t not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats\; for God has welcomed
him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is befor
e his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld\, for God
is able to make him stand. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:14-21\nThe Lord sa
id\, "If you forgive men their trespasses\, your heavenly Father also will
forgive you\; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses\, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses.\n\n"And when you fast\, do not look d
ismal\, like the hypocrites\, for they disfigure their faces that their fas
ting may be seen by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their r
eward. But when you fast\, anoint your head and wash your face\, that your
fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret\; and y
our Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"Do not lay up for yourse
lves treasures on earth\, where moth and rust consume and where thieves bre
ak in and steal\, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven\, where nei
ther moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. F
or where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis\; Ephraim of Katounakia\; Raphael
of Brooklyn\; Stephen the Monk\; Gelasios the Actor and Martyr of Heliopol
is\; Nesios the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:1-
20\nThe vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz\, which he saw concerning Judah an
d Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah\, Jotham\, Ahaz\, and Hezeki'ah\, kings
of Judah. Hear\, O heavens\, and give ear\, O earth\; for the Lord has spo
ken: "Sons have I reared and brought up\, but they have rebelled against m
e. The ox knows its owner\, and the ass its master's crib\; but Israel doe
s not know\, my people does not understand."\n\nAh\, sinful nation\, a peop
le laden with iniquity\, offspring of evildoers\, sons who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord\, they have despised the Holy One of Israel\,
they are utterly estranged.\n\nWhy will you still be smitten\, that you con
tinue to rebel? The whole head is sick\, and the whole heart faint. From
the sole of the foot even to the head\, there is no soundness in it\, but b
ruises and sores and bleeding wounds\; they are not pressed out\, or bound
up\, or softened with oil.\n\nYour country lies desolate\, your cities are
burned with fire\; in your very presence aliens devour your land\; it is de
solate\, as overthrown by aliens. And the daughter of Zion is left like a
booth in a vineyard\, like a lodge in a cucumber field\, like a besieged ci
ty.\n\nIf the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors\, we should hav
e been like Sodom\, and become like Gomor'rah.\n\nHear the word of the Lord
\, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God\, you people o
f Gomor'rah! "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lor
d\; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts\
; I do not delight in the blood of bulls\, or of lambs\, or of he-goats.\n\
n"When you come to appear before me\, who requires of you this trampling of
my courts? Bring no more vain offerings\; incense is an abomination to me
. New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies -- I cannot endure in
iquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my so
ul hates\; they have become a burden to me\, I am weary of bearing them. W
hen you spread forth your hands\, I will hide my eyes from you\; even thoug
h you make many prayers\, I will not listen\; your hands are full of blood.
Wash yourselves\; make yourselves clean\; remove the evil of your doings
from before my eyes\; cease to do evil\, learn to do good\; seek justice\,
correct oppression\; defend the fatherless\, plead for the widow.\n\n"Come
now\, let us reason together\, says the Lord: though your sins are like sc
arlet\, they shall be as white as snow\; though they are red like crimson\,
they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient\, you shall
eat the good of the land\; But if you refuse and rebel\, you shall be devou
red by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Genesis 1:1-13\nIn the beginning God created the heavens and the e
arth. The earth was without form and void\, and darkness was upon the face
of the deep\; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters
.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let there be light"\; and there was light. And God sa
w that the light was good\; and God separated the light from the darkness.
God called the light Day\, and the darkness he called Night. And there wa
s evening and there was morning\, one day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let there be
a firmament in the midst of the waters\, and let it separate the waters fro
m the waters." And God made the firmament and separated the waters which w
ere under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. An
d it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening a
nd there was morning\, a second day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let the waters unde
r the heavens be gathered together into one place\, and let the dry land ap
pear." And it was so. God called the dry land Earth\, and the waters that
were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And
God said\, "Let the earth put forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed\, an
d fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each according to its
kind\, upon the earth." And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation
\, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds\, and trees bearing fr
uit in which is their seed\, each according to its kind. And God saw that
it was good. And there was evening and there was morning\, a third day.\n\
nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:1-20\nThe proverbs of Solomon\, son of D
avid\, king of Israel:\n\nThat men may know wisdom and instruction\, unders
tand words of insight\, receive instruction in wise dealing\, righteousness
\, justice\, and equity\; that prudence may be given to the simple\, knowle
dge and discretion to the youth -- the wise man also may hear and increase
in learning\, and the man of understanding acquire skill\, to understand a
proverb and a figure\, the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear o
f the Lord is the beginning of knowledge\; fools despise wisdom and instruc
tion.\n\nHear\, my son\, your father's instruction\, and reject not your mo
ther's teaching\; for they are a fair garland for your head\, and pendants
for your neck. My son\, if sinners entice you\, do not consent. If they s
ay\, "Come with us\, let us lie in wait for blood\, let us wantonly ambush
the innocent\; like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole\, like those
who go down to the Pit\; we shall find all precious goods\, we shall fill o
ur houses with spoil\; throw in your lot among us\, we will all have one pu
rse" -- my son\, do not walk in the way with them\, hold back your foot fro
m their paths\; for their feet run to evil\, and they make haste to shed bl
ood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird\; but these men
lie in wait for their own blood\, they set an ambush for their own lives.
Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence\; it takes away the life
of its possessors.\n\nWisdom cries aloud in the street\; in the markets she
raises her voice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous John Cassian the Confessor\; Basil the Confessor\; Jonah the
Righteous Martyr of Lerios\; Kyranna the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nStr
ict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:19-2:3\n"If you are willing and
obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land\; but if you refuse and rebe
l\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has spok
en."\n\nHow the faithful city has become a harlot\, she that was full of ju
stice! Righteousness lodged in her\, but now murderers. Your silver has b
ecome dross\, your wine mixed with water. Your princes are rebels and comp
anions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do
not defend the fatherless\, and the widow's cause does not come to them.\n\
nTherefore the Lord says\, the Lord of hosts\, the Mighty One of Israel: "
Ah\, I will vent my wrath on my enemies\, and avenge myself on my foes. I
will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye an
d remove all your alloy. And I will restore your judges as at the first\,
and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the
city of righteousness\, the faithful city."\n\nZion shall be redeemed by j
ustice\, and those in her who repent\, by righteousness. But rebels and si
nners shall be destroyed together\, and those who forsake the Lord shall be
consumed. For you shall be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted\; a
nd you shall blush for the gardens which you have chosen. For you shall be
like an oak whose leaf withers\, and like a garden without water. And the
strong shall become tow\, and his work a spark\, and both of them shall bu
rn together\, with none to quench them.\n\nThe word which Isaiah the son of
Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the lat
ter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as
the highest of the mountains\, and shall be raised above the hills\; and a
ll the nations shall flow to it\, and many peoples shall come\, and say: "
Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the God o
f Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths."
For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord from Je
rusalem.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:14-23\n And God said\, "Let th
ere be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the
night\; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years\,
and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon t
he earth." And it was so. And God made the two great lights\, the greater
light to rule the day\, and the lesser light to rule the night\; he made t
he stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give li
ght upon the earth\, to rule over the day and over the night\, and to separ
ate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there
was evening and there was morning\, a fourth day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let th
e waters bring forth swarms of living creatures\, and let birds fly above t
he earth across the firmament of the heavens." So God created the great se
a monsters and every living creature that moves\, with which the waters swa
rm\, according to their kinds\, and every winged bird according to its kind
. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them\, saying\, "Be fruit
ful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas\, and let birds multiply o
n the earth." And there was evening and there was morning\, a fifth day.\n
\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:20-33\nWisdom cries aloud in the street
\; in the markets she raises her voice\; on the top of the walls she cries
out\; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: "How long\, O simple o
nes\, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their
scoffing and fools hate knowledge? \n\n Give heed to my reproof\; behold\,
I will pour out my thoughts to you\; I will make my words known to you.\n\n
Because I have called and you refused to listen\, have stretched out my h
and and no one has heeded\, and you have ignored all my counsel and would h
ave none of my reproof\, I also will laugh at your calamity\; I will mock w
hen panic strikes you\, when panic strikes you like a storm\, and your cala
mity comes like a whirlwind\, when distress and anguish come upon you. \n\n
Then they will call upon me\, but I will not answer\; they will seek me dil
igently but will not find me.\n\n Because they hated knowledge and did not
choose the fear of the Lord\, would have none of my counsel\, and despised
all my reproof\, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sa
ted with their own devices.\n\n For the simple are killed by their turning
away\, and the complacence of fools destroys them\; but he who listens to
me will dwell secure and will be at ease\, without dread of evil."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan\; Andonina the New Mar
tyr\; David the Archbishop\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah
2:3-11\nThus say the people: "Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the L
ord\, to the house of the God of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and
that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, a
nd the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations
\, and shall decide for many peoples\; and they shall beat their swords int
o plowshares\, and their spears into pruning hooks\; nation shall not lift
up sword against nation\, neither shall they learn war any more.\n\nO house
of Jacob\, come\, let us walk in the light of the Lord.\n\nFor thou hast r
ejected thy people\, the house of Jacob\, because they are full of diviners
from the east and of soothsayers like the Philistines\, and they strike ha
nds with foreigners. Their land is filled with silver and gold\, and there
is no end to their treasures\; their land is filled with horses\, and ther
e is no end to their chariots. Their land is filled with idols\; they bow
down to the work of their hands\, to what their own fingers have made. So
man is humbled\, and men are brought low -- forgive them not! Enter into t
he rock\, and hide in the dust from before the terror of the Lord\, and fro
m the glory of his majesty. The haughty looks of man shall be brought low\
, and the pride of men shall be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalte
d in that day.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:24-2:3\n And God said\,
"Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: catt
le and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds."
And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kin
ds and the cattle according to their kinds\, and everything that creeps upo
n the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.\n\nThen
God said\, "Let us make man in our image\, after our likeness\; and let the
m have dominion over the fish of the sea\, and over the birds of the air\,
and over the cattle\, and over all the earth\, and over every creeping thin
g that creeps upon the earth." So God created man in his own image\, in th
e image of God he created him\; male and female he created them. And God b
lessed them\, and God said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill t
he earth and subdue it\; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and ove
r the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the eart
h." And God said\, "Behold\, I have given you every plant yielding seed wh
ich is upon the face of all the earth\, and every tree with seed in its fru
it\; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth\, and t
o every bird of the air\, and to everything that creeps on the earth\, ever
ything that has the breath of life\, I have given every green plant for foo
d." And it was so. And God saw everything that he had made\, and behold\,
it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning\, a sixth d
ay.\n\nThus the heavens and the earth were finished\, and all the host of t
hem. And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done\, and
he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. So God b
lessed the seventh day and hallowed it\, because on it God rested from all
his work which he had done in creation.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs
2:1-22\nMy son\, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments wi
th you\, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to un
derstanding\; yes\, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for und
erstanding\, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden tre
asures\; then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowled
ge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom\; from his mouth come knowledge and u
nderstanding\; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright\; he is a shield t
o those who walk in integrity\, guarding the paths of justice and preservin
g the way of his saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justic
e and equity\, every good path\; for wisdom will come into your heart\, and
knowledge will be pleasant to your soul\; discretion will watch over you\;
understanding will guard you\; delivering you from the way of evil\, from
men of perverted speech\, who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in t
he ways of darkness\, who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverse
ness of evil\; men whose paths are crooked\, and who are devious in their w
ays.\n\nYou will be saved from the loose woman\, from the adventuress with
her smooth words\, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the
covenant of her God\; for her house sinks down to death\, and her paths to
the shades\; none who go to her come back nor do they regain the paths of l
ife.\n\nSo you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of th
e righteous. For the upright will inhabit the land\, and men of integrity
will remain in it\; but the wicked will be cut off from the land\, and the
treacherous will be rooted out of it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hesychius the Martyr\; Our Holy Father Nicholas Planas\; Joachim of Va
topedi who was given the name Papoulakis\; Andronikos & Athanasia the Marty
rs\; Theodotos the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Cyrenia\; Euthalia the Virgin-Ma
rtyr of Sicily\; Chad\, Bishop of Lichfield\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 2:11-21\nThe haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, a
nd the pride of men shall be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted i
n that day.\n\nFor the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud an
d lofty\, against all that is lifted up and high\; against all the cedars o
f Lebanon\, lofty and lifted up\; and against all the oaks of Bashan\; agai
nst all the high mountains\, and against all the lofty hills\; against ever
y high tower\, and against every fortified wall\; against all the ships of
Tarshish\, and against all the beautiful craft. And the haughtiness of man
shall be humbled\, and the pride of men shall be brought low\; and the Lor
d alone will be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away
. And men shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground\,
from before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty\, w
hen he rises to terrify the earth.\n\nIn that day men will cast forth their
idols of silver and their idols of gold\, which they made for themselves t
o worship\, to the moles and to the bats\, to enter the caverns of the rock
s and the clefts of the cliffs\, from before the terror of the Lord\, and f
rom the glory of his majesty\, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Genesis 2:4-19\nThese are the generations of the heavens
and the earth when they were created.\n\nIn the day that the Lord God made
the earth and the heavens\, when no plant of the field was yet in the earth
and no herb of the field had yet sprung up -- for the Lord God had not cau
sed it to rain upon the earth\, and there was no man to till the ground\; b
ut a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground -
- then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground\, and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of life\; and man became a living being. And the L
ord God planted a garden in Eden\, in the east\; and there he put the man w
hom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every t
ree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food\, the tree of life also
in the midst of the garden\, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evi
l.\n\nA river flowed out of Eden to water the garden\, and there it divided
and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon\; it is the one w
hich flows around the whole land of Hav'ilah\, where there is gold\; and th
e gold of that land is good\; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name
of the second river is Gihon\; it is the one which flows around the whole l
and of Cush. And the name of the third river is Tigris\, which flows east
of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphra'tes.\n\nThe Lord God took t
he man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the L
ord God commanded the man\, saying\, "You may freely eat of every tree of t
he garden\; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not
eat\, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die."\n\nThen the Lord G
od said\, "It is not good that the man should be alone\; I will make him a
helper fit for him." So out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast
of the field and every bird of the air\, and brought them to the man to see
what he would call them\; and whatever the man called every living creatur
e\, that was its name.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:1-18\nMy son\,
do not forget my teaching\, but let your heart keep my commandments\; for l
ength of days and years of life and abundant welfare will they give you.\n\
nLet not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you\; bind them about your neck\,
write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good r
epute in the sight of God and man.\n\nTrust in the Lord with all your heart
\, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him\,
and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes\; fear
the Lord\, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and
refreshment to your bones.\n\nHonor the Lord with your substance and with t
he first fruits of all your produce\; then your barns will be filled with p
lenty\, and your vats will be bursting with wine.\n\nMy son\, do not despis
e the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof\, for the Lord reproves
him whom he loves\, as a father the son in whom he delights.\n\nHappy is th
e man who finds wisdom\, and the man who gets understanding\, for the gain
from it is better than gain from silver and its profit better than gold. S
he is more precious than jewels\, and nothing you desire can compare with h
er. Long life is in her right hand\; in her left hand are riches and honor
. Her ways are ways of pleasantness\, and all her paths are peace. She is
a tree of life to those who lay hold of her\; those who hold her fast are
called happy.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus\; Theodoretos
the Holy Martyr of Antioch\; Nonnita\, mother of Saint David\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 3:1-14\n For\, behold\, the Lord\, the Lo
rd of hosts\, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff\,
the whole stay of bread\, and the whole stay of water\; the mighty man and
the soldier\, the judge and the prophet\, the diviner and the elder\, the
captain of fifty and the man of rank\, the counselor and the skillful magic
ian and the expert in charms. And I will make boys their princes\, and bab
es shall rule over them. And the people will oppress one another\, every m
an his fellow and every man his neighbor\; the youth will be insolent to th
e elder\, and the base fellow to the honorable.\n\nWhen a man takes hold of
his brother in the house of his father\, saying: "You have a mantle\; you
shall be our leader\, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule"\; i
n that day he will speak out\, saying: "I will not be a healer\; in my hou
se there is neither bread nor mantle\; you shall not make me leader of the
people." For Jerusalem has stumbled\, and Judah has fallen\; because their
speech and their deeds are against the Lord\, defying his glorious presenc
e.\n\nTheir partiality witnesses against them\; they proclaim their sin lik
e Sodom\, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil up
on themselves. Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them\, for th
ey shall eat the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill
with him\, for what his hands have done shall be done to him. My people -
- children are their oppressors\, and women rule over them. O my people\,
your leaders mislead you\, and confuse the course of your paths.\n\nThe Lor
d has taken his place to contend\, he stands to judge his people. The Lord
enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is yo
u who have devoured the vineyard\, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
"\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 2:20-3:20\n The man gave names to all c
attle\, and to the birds of the air\, and to every beast of the field\; but
for the man there was not found a helper fit for him. So the Lord God cau
sed a deep sleep to fall upon the man\, and while he slept took one of his
ribs and closed up its place with flesh\; and the rib which the Lord God ha
d taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then
the man said\, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh\; s
he shall be called Woman\, because she was taken out of Man." Therefore a
man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife\, and they bec
ome one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked\, and were not ash
amed.\n\nNow the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that
the Lord God had made. He said to the woman\, "Did God say\, 'You shall no
t eat of any tree of the garden'?" And the woman said to the serpent\, "We
may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden\; but God said\, 'You shal
l not eat of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden\, ne
ither shall you touch it\, lest you die.'" But the serpent said to the wom
an\, "You will not die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes wi
ll be opened\, and you will be like God\, knowing good and evil." So when
the woman saw that the tree was good for food\, and that it was a delight t
o the eyes\, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise\, she too
k of its fruit and ate\; and she also gave some to her husband\, and he ate
. Then the eyes of both were opened\, and they knew that they were naked\;
and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.\n\nAnd they
heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the d
ay\, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord
God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man\, an
d said to him\, "Where are you?" And he said\, "I heard the sound of thee
in the garden\, and I was afraid\, because I was naked\; and I hid myself."
He said\, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree
of which I commanded you not to eat?" The man said\, "The woman whom thou
gavest to be with me\, she gave me fruit of the tree\, and I ate." Then th
e Lord God said to the woman\, "What is this that you have done?" The woma
n said\, "The serpent beguiled me\, and I ate." The Lord God said to the s
erpent\, "Because you have done this\, cursed are you above all cattle\, an
d above all wild animals\; upon your belly you shall go\, and dust you shal
l eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the wom
an\, and between your seed and her seed\; he shall bruise your head\, and y
ou shall bruise his heel." To the woman he said\, "I will greatly multiply
your pain in childbearing\; in pain you shall bring forth children\, yet y
our desire shall be for your husband\, and he shall rule over you." And to
Adam he said\, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife\, and
have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you\, 'You shall not eat of it\
,' cursed is the ground because of you\; in toil you shall eat of it all th
e days of your life\; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you\; and
you shall eat the plants of the field. In the sweat of your face you shal
l eat bread till you return to the ground\, for out of it you were taken\;
you are dust\, and to dust you shall return."\n\nThe man called his wife's
name Eve\, because she was the mother of all living.\n\nOld Testament Readi
ng: Proverbs 3:19-34\nThe Lord by wisdom founded the earth\; by understandi
ng he established the heavens\; by his knowledge the deeps broke forth\, an
d the clouds drop down the dew.\n\nMy son\, keep sound wisdom and discretio
n\; let them not escape from your sight\, and they will be life for your so
ul and adornment for your neck. Then you will walk on your way securely an
d your foot will not stumble. If you sit down\, you will not be afraid\; w
hen you lie down\, your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden pa
nic\, or of the ruin of the wicked\, when it comes\; for the Lord will be y
our confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. Do not withhold
good from those to whom it is due\, when it is in your power to do it.\n\nD
o not say to your neighbor\, "Go\, and come again\, tomorrow I will give it
" -- when you have it with you. Do not plan evil against your neighbor who
dwells trustingly beside you. Do not contend with a man for no reason\, w
hen he has done you no harm. Do not envy a man of violence and do not choo
se any of his ways\; for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord\, b
ut the upright are in his confidence. The Lord's curse is on the house of
the wicked\, but he blesses the abode of the righteous. Toward the scorner
s he is scornful\, but to the humble he shows favor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva wr
ought by Saint Theodore the Tyro\; Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan\; Paul
& his sister Juliana and their Companions\; Daniel\, Prince of Moscow\; Gr
egory\, Bishop of Constance\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that i
s in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses e
ntrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suff
ering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangl
ed in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted
him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. I
t is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in every
thing.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from Davi
d\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wear
ing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore
I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain
salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2
:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; an
d as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And
the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful o
n the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\
, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how
he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the b
read of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to ea
t\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "T
he sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man i
s lord even of the sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man
was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether h
e would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he sa
id to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them
\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or
to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around at them with anger\,
grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out
\," and his hand was restored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of Orthodoxy\; Conon the Gardener\; Parthenios the New Martyr w
ho contested in Didymoteichos\; Mark the Ascetic\; Righteous Father Mark of
Athens\; John the Bulgarian\; Mark the Faster\; George the New-Martyr of R
apsani\; Eulogios the Martyr\; Eulabios the Martyr\; Conon the Isaurian\; A
rchelaos the Martyr of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins G
ospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tom
b\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and h
e went home wondering at what had happened. That very day] two of them were
going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and t
alking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they
were talking and discussing together\, Jesus Himself drew near and went wi
th them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them
\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you
walk?" and they stood still\, looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas
\, answered Him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know
the things that have happened there in these days?" And He said to them\, "
What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who wa
s a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how
our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death\, a
nd crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Ye
s\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Mor
eover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in
the morning and did not find His body\; and they came back saying that the
y had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that He was alive. Some of th
ose who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had
said\; but Him they did not see." And He said to them\, "O foolish men\, an
d slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it ne
cessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into this glor
y?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, He interpreted to them
in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to t
he village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but
they constrained Him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening an
d the day is now far spent." So He went in to stay with them. When He was a
t table with them\, He took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave
it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him\; and He va
nished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts bu
rn within us while He talked to us on the road\, while He opened to us the
scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and t
hey found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who s
aid\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they to
ld what had happened on the road and how He was known to them in the breaki
ng of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:24-26\,32-40\nBrethren\, by
faith Moses\, when he was grown up\, refused to be called the son of Phara
oh's daughter\, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of G
od than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered abuse suffere
d for the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt\, for he looked
to the reward.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time would fail me to te
ll of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and the prop
hets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received
promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the
edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\,
put foreign enemies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection.
Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise aga
in to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chai
ns and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were
killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, desti
tute\, afflicted\, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wande
ring over deserts and mountains\, and in dens and caves of the earth.\n\nAn
d all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not receive what wa
s promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart fr
om us they should not be made perfect. \n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt
that time\, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said
to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew a
nd Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and he said to him\, "We have found him
of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\,
the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out o
f Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael com
ing to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is n
o guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered hi
m\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw yo
u." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the
King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you
under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater things than the
se." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see hea
ven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of
man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia\; Finding the Precious Cross by St. H
elen\; Hesychios the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Isaiah 4:2-5:7\nIn that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and g
lorious\, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the sur
vivors of Israel. And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will
be called holy\, every one who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem\, w
hen the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and
cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgmen
t and by a spirit of burning. Then the LORD will create over the whole sit
e of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day\, and smoke and the
shining of a flaming fire by night\; for over all the glory there will be a
canopy and a pavilion. It will be for a shade by day from the heat\, and
for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain. Let me sing for my bel
oved a love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a ve
ry fertile hill. He digged it and cleared it of stones\, and planted it wi
th choice vines\; he built a watchtower in the midst of it\, and hewed out
a wine vat in it\; and he looked for it to yield grapes\, but it yielded wi
ld grapes. And now\, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah\, judge\,
I pray you\, between me and my vineyard. What more was there to do for my
vineyard\, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grape
s\, why did it yield wild grapes? And now I will tell you what I will do t
o my vineyard. I will remove its hedge\, and it shall be devoured\; I will
break down its wall\, and it shall be trampled down. I will make it a wast
e\; it shall not be pruned or hoed\, and briers and thorns shall grow up\;
I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the vin
eyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, and the men of Judah ar
e his pleasant planting\; and he looked for justice\, but behold\, bloodshe
d\; for righteousness\, but behold\, a cry!\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genes
is 3:21-4:7\n And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of s
kins\, and clothed them. Then the LORD God said\, "Behold\, the man has be
come like one of us\, knowing good and evil\; and now\, lest he put forth h
is hand and take also of the tree of life\, and eat\, and live for ever"- t
herefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden\, to till the
ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man\; and at the east of
the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim\, and a flaming sword which turne
d every way\, to guard the way to the tree of life. \n\n Now Adam knew Eve
his wife\, and she conceived and bore Cain\, saying\, "I have gotten a man
with the help of the LORD." And again\, she bore his brother Abel. Now Ab
el was a keeper of sheep\, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the course
of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground\, a
nd Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. A
nd the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering\, but for Cain and his off
ering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry\, and his countenance fell.
The LORD said to Cain\, "Why are you angry\, and why has your countenance
fallen? If you do well\, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do we
ll\, sin is couching at the door\; its desire is for you\, but you must mas
ter it."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:34-4:22\nToward the scorners
he is scornful\, but to the humble he shows favor. The wise will inherit h
onor\, but fools get disgrace.\n\n Hear\, O sons\, a father's instruction\
, and be attentive\, that you may gain insight\; for I give you good precep
ts: do not forsake my teaching. When I was a son with my father\, tender\,
the only one in the sight of my mother\, he taught me\, and said to me\, "
Let your heart hold fast my words\; keep my commandments\, and live\; do no
t forget\, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom\; ge
t insight. Do not forsake her\, and she will keep you\; love her\, and she
will guard you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom\, and whateve
r you get\, get insight. Prize her highly\, and she will exalt you\; she w
ill honor you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a fair garla
nd\; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."\n\n Hear\, my son\, and ac
cept my words\, that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you
the way of wisdom\; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you
walk\, your step will not be hampered\; and if you run\, you will not stumb
le. Keep hold of instruction\, do not let go\; guard her\, for she is your
life. Do not enter the path of the wicked\, and do not walk in the way of
evil men. Avoid it\; do not go on it\; turn away from it and pass on. Fo
r they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong\; they are robbed of sleep
unless they have made some one stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedne
ss and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the righteous is like t
he light of dawn\, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The
way of the wicked is like deep darkness\; they do not know over what they s
tumble.\n\n My son\, be attentive to my words\; incline your ear to my say
ings. Let them not escape from your sight\; keep them within your heart.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\, Ca
pito\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius\; Lavrentios of Megara\, the
Righteous\; Paul the Simple\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah
5:7-16\nThus says the Lord: For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the h
ouse of Israel\, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting\; and he lo
oked for justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\, but behold\
, a cry! Woe to those who join house to house\, who add field to field\, u
ntil there is no more room\, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst o
f the land. The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many houses
shall be desolate\, large and beautiful houses\, without inhabitant. For
ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath\, and a homer of seed shall
yield but an ephah." Woe to those who rise early in the morning\, that the
y may run after strong drink\, who tarry late into the evening till wine in
flames them! They have lyre and harp\, timbrel and flute and wine at their
feasts\; but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD\, or see the work of
his hands. Therefore my people go into exile for want of knowledge\; thei
r honored men are dying of hunger\, and their multitude is parched with thi
rst. Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond
measure\, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude go down\, her th
rong and he who exults in her. Man is bowed down\, and men are brought low
\, and the eyes of the haughty are humbled. But the LORD of hosts is exalt
ed in justice\, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Genesis 4:8-15\n Cain said to Abel his brother\, "Let
us go out to the field." And when they were in the field\, Cain rose up aga
inst his brother Abel\, and killed him. Then the LORD said to Cain\, "Wher
e is Abel your brother?" He said\, "I do not know\; am I my brother's keepe
r?" And the LORD said\, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's b
lood is crying to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the grou
nd\, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your h
and. When you till the ground\, it shall no longer yield to you its streng
th\; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." Cain said to th
e LORD\, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold\, thou hast dri
ven me this day away from the ground\; and from thy face I shall be hidden\
; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth\, and whoever finds
me will slay me." Then the LORD said to him\, "Not so! If any one slays C
ain\, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark o
n Cain\, lest any who came upon him should kill him.\n\nOld Testament Readi
ng: Proverbs 5:1-15\nMy son\, be attentive to my wisdom\, incline your ear
to my understanding\; that you may keep discretion\, and your lips may guar
d knowledge. For the lips of a loose woman drip honey\, and her speech is
smoother than oil\; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood\, sharp as a t
wo-edged sword. Her feet go down to death\; her steps follow the path to S
heol\; she does not take heed to the path of life\; her ways wander\, and s
he does not know it.\n\n And now\, O sons\, listen to me\, and do not depa
rt from the words of my mouth. Keep your way far from her\, and do not go
near the door of her house\; lest you give your honor to others and your ye
ars to the merciless\; lest strangers take their fill of your strength\, an
d your labors go to the house of an alien\; and at the end of your life you
groan\, when your flesh and body are consumed\, and you say\, "How I hated
discipline\, and my heart despised reproof! I did not listen to the voice
of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors. I was at the point of
utter ruin in the assembled congregation." Drink water from your own cist
ern\, flowing water from your own well.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia\; Hermas the Apostle o
f the 70\; Dometios the Righteous\; Paul the Confessor\; Felix of Burgundy\
, Enlightener of East Anglia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaia
h 5:16-25\nBut the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God s
hows himself holy in righteousness. Then shall the lambs graze as in their
pasture\, fatlings and kids shall feed among the ruins. Woe to those who
draw iniquity with cords of falsehood\, who draw sin as with cart ropes\, w
ho say: "Let him make haste\, let him speed his work that we may see it\; l
et the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near\, and let it come\, that
we may know it!" Woe to those who call evil good and good evil\, who put
darkness for light and light for darkness\, who put bitter for sweet and sw
eet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes\, and shrewd i
n their own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine\, and vali
ant men in mixing strong drink\, who acquit the guilty for a bribe\, and de
prive the innocent of his right! Therefore\, as the tongue of fire devours
the stubble\, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame\, so their root wil
l be as rottenness\, and their blossom go up like dust\; for they have reje
cted the law of the LORD of hosts\, and have despised the word of the Holy
One of Israel. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against his peo
ple\, and he stretched out his hand against them and smote them\, and the m
ountains quaked\; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the stre
ets. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched ou
t still.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 4:16-26\n Then Cain went away fr
om the presence of the LORD\, and dwelt in the land of Nod\, east of Eden.
Cain knew his wife\, and she conceived and bore Enoch\; and he built a cit
y\, and called the name of the city after the name of his son\, Enoch. To
Enoch was born Irad\; and Irad was the father of Mehujael\, and Mehujael th
e father of Methushael\, and Methushael the father of Lamech. And Lamech t
ook two wives\; the name of the one was Adah\, and the name of the other Zi
llah. Adah bore Jabal\; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and
have cattle. His brother's name was Jubal\; he was the father of all those
who play the lyre and pipe. Zillah bore Tubalcain\; he was the forger of
all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. La
mech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah\, hear my voice\; you wives of Lam
ech\, hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me\, a young m
an for striking me. If Cain is avenged sevenfold\, truly Lamech seventy-se
venfold." \n\n And Adam knew his wife again\, and she bore a son and calle
d his name Seth\, for she said\, "God has appointed for me another child in
stead of Abel\, for Cain slew him." To Seth also a son was born\, and he c
alled his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the L
ORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 5:15-6:3\nDrink water from your own
cistern\, flowing water from your own well. Should your springs be scatte
red abroad\, streams of water in the streets? Let them be for yourself alo
ne\, and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed\, and re
joice in the wife of your youth\, a lovely hind\, a graceful doe. Let her a
ffection fill you at all times with delight\, be infatuated always with her
love. Why should you be infatuated\, my son\, with a loose woman and embr
ace the bosom of an adventuress? For a man's ways are before the eyes of t
he LORD\, and he watches all his paths. The iniquities of the wicked ensna
re him\, and he is caught in the toils of his sin. He dies for lack of dis
cipline\, and because of his great folly he is lost.\n\n My son\, if you h
ave become surety for your neighbor\, have given your pledge for a stranger
\; if you are snared in the utterance of your lips\, caught in the words of
your mouth\; then do this\, my son\, and save yourself\, for you have come
into your neighbor's power: go\, hasten\, and importune your neighbor.\n\n
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sts: The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia\; Caesarios the Righteous\n\nFast D
ay (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and
persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you
will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be
a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not
to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisd
om\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict
. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and fri
ends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all fo
r my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your enduranc
e you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 12:1-10\nBRETHREN\
, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also la
y aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run wit
h perseverance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pionee
r and perfecter of our faith\, who for the joy that was set before him endu
red the cross\, despising the shame\, and is seated at the right hand of th
e throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility again
st himself\, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your strugg
le against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your bloo
d. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My
son\, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord\, nor lose courage w
hen you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves\, a
nd chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you hav
e to endure. God is treating you as sons\; for what son is there whom his f
ather does not discipline? If you are left without discipline\, in which al
l have participated\, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besi
des this\, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected th
em. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 20:1-16\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a
householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vin
eyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day\, he sent them
into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standi
ng idle in the marketplace\; and to them he said\, 'You go into the vineyar
d too\, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. Going out aga
in about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he did the same. And about the
eleventh hour he went out and found others standing\; and he said to them\
, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They said to him\, 'Because no one
has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You go into the vineyard too.' And when e
vening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward\, 'Call the lab
orers and pay them their wages\, beginning with the last\, up to the first.
' And when those hired about the eleventh hour came\, each of them received
a denarius. Now when the first came\, they thought they would receive more
\; but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grum
bled at the householder\, saying\, 'These last worked only one hour\, and y
ou have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the
scorching heat.' But he replied to one of them\, 'Friend\, I am doing you n
o wrong\; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to yo
u\, and go\; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. Am I not allow
ed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or is your eye evil because
I am good?' So the last will be first\, and the first last. For many are c
alled\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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sts: Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions\; Anastasia of Alexandria\; Mich
ael Mauroudes the New-Martyr \n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isai
ah 7:1-14\nIn the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham\, son of Uzziah\, king of
Judah\, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of I
srael came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it\, but they could not conq
uer it. When the house of David was told\, "Syria is in league with Ephrai
m\," his heart and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest
shake before the wind.\n\nAnd the LORD said to Isaiah\, "Go forth to meet
Ahaz\, you and Shearjashub your son\, at the end of the conduit of the uppe
r pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field\, and say to him\, 'Take heed\,
be quiet\, do not fear\, and do not let your heart be faint because of the
se two smoldering stumps of firebrands\, at the fierce anger of Rezin and S
yria and the son of Remaliah. Because Syria\, with Ephraim and the son of
Remaliah\, has devised evil against you\, saying\, "Let us go up against J
udah and terrify it\, and let us conquer it for ourselves\, and set up the
son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it\," thus says the Lord GOD: It shal
l not stand\, and it shall not come to pass. For the head of Syria is Dama
scus\, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. (Within sixty-five years Ephraim
will be broken to pieces so that it will no longer be a people.) And the h
ead of Ephraim is Samaria\, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah.
If you will not believe\, surely you shall not be established.'"\n\nAgain
the LORD spoke to Ahaz\, "Ask a sign of the LORD your God\; let it be deep
as Sheol or high as heaven." But Ahaz said\, "I will not ask\, and I will
not put the LORD to the test." And he said\, "Hear then\, O house of Davi
d! Is it too little for you to weary men\, that you weary my God also? The
refore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold\, a virgin shall conce
ive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanuel.\n\nOld Testament Rea
ding: Genesis 5:32-6:8\n After Noah was five hundred years old\, Noah becam
e the father of Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. When men began to multiply on th
e face of the ground\, and daughters were born to them\, the sons of God sa
w that the daughters of men were fair\; and they took to wife such of them
as they chose. Then the LORD said\, "My spirit shall not abide in man for
ever\, for he is flesh\, but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years."
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days\, and also afterward\, when
the sons of God came in to the daughters of men\, and they bore children to
them. These were the mighty men that were of old\, the men of renown. \n\
n The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth\, and that
every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth\, and it grieved
him to his heart. So the LORD said\, "I will blot out man whom I have crea
ted from the face of the ground\, man and beast and creeping things and bir
ds of the air\, for I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah found favo
r in the eyes of the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 6:20-7:1\nMy
son\, keep your father's commandment\, and forsake not your mother's teachi
ng. Bind them upon your heart always\; tie them about your neck. When you
walk\, they will lead you\; when you lie down\, they will watch over you\;
and when you awake\, they will talk with you. For the commandment is a la
mp and the teaching a light\, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of
life\, to preserve you from the evil woman\, from the smooth tongue of the
adventuress. Do not desire her beauty in your heart\, and do not let her
capture you with her eyelashes\; for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of br
ead\, but an adulteress stalks a man's very life. Can a man carry fire in
his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Or can one walk upon hot coals an
d his feet not be scorched? So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife\;
none who touches her will go unpunished. Do not men despise a thief if he
steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry? And if he is caught\, he
will pay sevenfold\; he will give all the goods of his house. He who comm
its adultery has no sense\; he who does it destroys himself. Wounds and di
shonor will he get\, and his disgrace will not be wiped away. For jealousy
makes a man furious\, and he will not spare when he takes revenge. He wil
l accept no compensation\, nor be appeased though you multiply gifts. My s
on\, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you.\n\n
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sts: Second Saturday of Lent\; Sophronius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Theodo
ra the Righteous\; Pionios the Presbyter\; George the New Wonderworker of C
onstantinople\; Trophimos and Thallos the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 3:12-16\nBRETHREN\, take care lest th
ere be in any of you an evil\, unbelieving heart\, leading you to fall away
from the living God. But exhort one another every day\, as long as it is c
alled "today\," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of si
n. For we share in Christ\, if only we hold our first confidence firm to th
e end\, while it is said\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not harden
your hearts as in the rebellion." Who were they that heard and yet were re
bellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses
? \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:35-44\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to a lone
ly place\, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him pursu
ed him\, and they found him and said to him\, "Everyone is searching for yo
u." And he said to them\, "Let us go on to the next towns\, that I may prea
ch there also\; for that is why I came out." And he went throughout all Gal
ilee\, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. And a leper ca
me to him beseeching him\, and kneeling said to him\, "If you will\, you ca
n make me clean." Moved with pity\, he stretched out his hand and touched h
im\, and said to him\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately the leprosy lef
t him\, and he was made clean. And he sternly charged him\, and sent him aw
ay at once\, and said to him\, "See that you say nothing to any one\; but g
o\, show yourself to a priest\, and offer for your cleansing what Moses com
manded\, for a proof to them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas\; Theophanes the Confessor\; Symeon the
New Theologian\; Gregory Dialogos\, Bishop of Rome\; Phineas\, grandson of
Prophet Aaron\; Paul Aurelian\, Bishop of Brittany\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, having r
isen from the dead\, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and said t
o them\, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and frightened\, and s
upposed that they saw a spirit. And He said to them\, "Why are you troubled
\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet\,
that it is I Myself\; handle Me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and
bones as you see that I have." And when He had said this\, He showed them H
is hands and His feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wonde
red\, He said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a pi
ece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb]\, and He took it and ate before th
em. Then He said to them\, "These are My words which I spoke to you\, while
I was still with you\, that everything written about Me in the law of Mose
s and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their
minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written
\, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\,
and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name
in all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these thing
s. And behold\, I send the promise of My Father upon you\; but stay in the
city until you are clothed with power from on high." Then He led them out a
s far as Bethany\, and lifting up His hands\, He blessed them. While He ble
ssed them\, He parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they
worshiped Him\, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continu
ally in the Temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 1:10-14\;2:1-3
\nIN THE BEGINNING\, Thou\, Lord\, didst found the earth in the beginning\,
and the heavens are the work of thy hands\; they will perish\, but thou re
mainest\; they will all grow old like a garment\, like a mantle thou wilt r
oll them up\, and they will be changed. But thou art the same\, and thy yea
rs will never end." But to what angel has he ever said\, "Sit at my right h
and\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all minis
tering spirits sent forth to serve\, for the sake of those who are to obtai
n salvation?\n\nTherefore we must pay closer attention to what we have hear
d\, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was v
alid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution\,
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared a
t first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Mark 2:1-12\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum and it
was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together\, so that
there was no longer room for them\, not even about the door\; and he was p
reaching the word to them. And they came\, bringing to him a paralytic carr
ied by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd\
, they removed the roof above him\; and when they had made an opening\, the
y let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their
faith\, he said to the paralytic\, "My son\, your sins are forgiven." Now s
ome of the scribes were sitting there\, questioning in their hearts\, "Why
does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God a
lone?" And immediately Jesus\, perceiving in his spirit that they thus ques
tioned within themselves\, said to them\, "Why do you question thus in your
hearts? Which is easier\, to say to the paralytic\, 'Your sins are forgive
n\,' or to say\, 'Rise\, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may kno
w that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to th
e paralytic-"I say to you\, rise\, take up your pallet and go home." And he
rose\, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all\; s
o that they were all amazed and glorified God\, saying\, "We never saw anyt
hing like this!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Po
uplios the Martyr\, Bishop of Athens\; Christina the Martyr of Persia\; Ger
ald\, Bishop of Mayo\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 8:13-9
:7\nBut the LORD of hosts\, him you shall regard as holy\; let him be your
fear\, and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary\, and a s
tone of offense\, and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel\, a trap
and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble there
on\; they shall fall and be broken\; they shall be snared and taken." \n\n
Bind up the testimony\, seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait
for the LORD\, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob\, and I will
hope in him. Behold\, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are s
igns and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts\, who dwells on Mount Zi
on. And when they say to you\, "Consult the mediums and the wizards who ch
irp and mutter\," should not a people consult their God? Should they consul
t the dead on behalf of the living? To the teaching and to the testimony!
Surely for this word which they speak there is no dawn. They will pass thr
ough the land\, greatly distressed and hungry\; and when they are hungry\,
they will be enraged and will curse their king and their God\, and turn the
ir faces upward\; and they will look to the earth\, but behold\, distress a
nd darkness\, the gloom of anguish\; and they will be thrust into thick dar
kness. \n\n But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the
former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of N
aphtali\, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea\,
the land beyond the Jordan\, Galilee of the nations. The people who walke
d in darkness have seen a great light\; those who dwelt in a land of deep d
arkness\, on them has light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation\, thou
hast increased its joy\; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harve
st\, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden
\, and the staff for his shoulder\, the rod of his oppressor\, thou hast br
oken as on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in ba
ttle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for th
e fire. For to us a child is born\, to us a son is given\; and the governm
ent will be upon his shoulder\, and his name will be called "Wonderful Coun
selor\, Mighty God\, Everlasting Father\, Prince of Peace." Of the increas
e of his government and of peace there will be no end\, upon the throne of
David\, and over his kingdom\, to establish it\, and to uphold it with just
ice and with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal
of the LORD of hosts will do this.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 6:9-22
\n These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man\, blameless
in his generation\; Noah walked with God. And Noah had three sons\, Shem\,
Ham\, and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight\, and the ear
th was filled with violence. And God saw the earth\, and behold\, it was c
orrupt\; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. And God sai
d to Noah\, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh\; for the earth
is filled with violence through them\; behold\, I will destroy them with th
e earth. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood\; make rooms in the ark\, and
cover it inside and out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the l
ength of the ark three hundred cubits\, its breadth fifty cubits\, and its
height thirty cubits. Make a roof for the ark\, and finish it to a cubit a
bove\; and set the door of the ark in its side\; make it with lower\, secon
d\, and third decks. For behold\, I will bring a flood of waters upon the
earth\, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under heav
en\; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my co
venant with you\; and you shall come into the ark\, you\, your sons\, your
wife\, and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing of all fle
sh\, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark\, to keep them alive wi
th you\; they shall be male and female. Of the birds according to their ki
nds\, and of the animals according to their kinds\, of every creeping thing
of the ground according to its kind\, two of every sort shall come in to y
ou\, to keep them alive. Also take with you every sort of food that is eat
en\, and store it up\; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." N
oah did this\; he did all that God commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Proverbs 8:1-21\nDoes not wisdom call\, does not understanding raise her v
oice? On the heights beside the way\, in the paths she takes her stand\; be
side the gates in front of the town\, at the entrance of the portals she cr
ies aloud: "To you\, O men\, I call\, and my cry is to the sons of men.O s
imple ones\, learn prudence\; O foolish men\, pay attention. Hear\, for I
will speak noble things\, and from my lips will come what is right\; for my
mouth will utter truth\; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the
words of my mouth are righteous\; there is nothing twisted or crooked in t
hem. They are all straight to him who understands and right to those who f
ind knowledge. Take my instruction instead of silver\, and knowledge rathe
r than choice gold\; for wisdom is better than jewels\, and all that you ma
y desire cannot compare with her. I\, wisdom\, dwell in prudence\, and I f
ind knowledge and discretion. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Prid
e and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have co
unsel and sound wisdom\, I have insight\, I have strength. By me kings rei
gn\, and rulers decree what is just\; by me princes rule\, and nobles gover
n the earth. I love those who love me\, and those who seek me diligently f
ind me. Riches and honor are with me\, enduring wealth and prosperity. My
fruit is better than gold\, even fine gold\, and my yield than choice silv
er. I walk in the way of righteousness\, in the paths of justice\, endowin
g with wealth those who love me\, and filling their treasuries.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Benedict the Righteous of Nursia\; Euschemon the Confessor\, Bishop of
Lampasakos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 9:9-10:4\nThus
says the LORD: "And all the people will know\, Ephraim and the inhabitants
of Samaria\, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart: 'The bricks have
fallen\, but we will build with dressed stones\; the sycamores have been cu
t down\, but we will put cedars in their place.'" So the LORD raises adver
saries against them\, and stirs up their enemies. The Syrians on the east
and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open mouth. For all this
his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still. The peo
ple did not turn to him who smote them\, nor seek the LORD of hosts. So th
e LORD cut off from Israel head and tail\, palm branch and reed in one day
- the elder and honored man is the head\, and the prophet who teaches lies
is the tail\; for those who lead this people lead them astray\, and those w
ho are led by them are swallowed up. Therefore the Lord does not rejoice o
ver their young men\, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows\
; for every one is godless and an evildoer\, and every mouth speaks folly.
For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out sti
ll. For wickedness burns like a fire\, it consumes briers and thorns\; it
kindles the thickets of the forest\, and they roll upward in a column of sm
oke. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is burned\, and the p
eople are like fuel for the fire\; no man spares his brother. They snatch
on the right\, but are still hungry\, and they devour on the left\, but are
not satisfied\; each devours his neighbor's flesh\, Manasseh\, Ephraim\, a
nd Ephraim\, Manasseh\, and together they are against Judah. For all this h
is anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still. \n\n Woe
to those who decree iniquitous decrees\, and the writers who keep writing o
ppression\, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my
people of their right\, that widows may be their spoil\, and that they may
make the fatherless their prey! What will you do on the day of punishment\
, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help\,
and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing remains but to crouch among
the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger is not turned
away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesi
s 7:1-5\n Then the LORD said to Noah\, "Go into the ark\, you and all your
household\, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this genera
tion. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals\, the male and his ma
te\; and a pair of the animals that are not clean\, the male and his mate\;
and seven pairs of the birds of the air also\, male and female\, to keep t
heir kind alive upon the face of all the earth. For in seven days I will s
end rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights\; and every living thin
g that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground." And Noah
did all that the LORD had commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs
8:32-9:11\nAnd now\, my sons\, listen to me: happy are those who keep my w
ays. Hear instruction and be wise\, and do not neglect it. Happy is the m
an who listens to me\, watching daily at my gates\, waiting beside my doors
. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD\; but he
who misses me injures himself\; all who hate me love death." Wisdom has bu
ilt her house\, she has set up her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her
beasts\, she has mixed her wine\, she has also set her table. She has sent
out her maids to call from the highest places in the town\, "Whoever is s
imple\, let him turn in here!" To him who is without sense she says\, "Com
e\, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Leave simpleness\,
and live\, and walk in the way of insight." He who corrects a scoffer get
s himself abuse\, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. Do not r
eprove a scoffer\, or he will hate you\; reprove a wise man\, and he will l
ove you. Give instruction to a wise man\, and he will be still wiser\; tea
ch a righteous man and he will increase in learning. The fear of the LORD
is the beginning of wisdom\, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
For by me your days will be multiplied\, and years will be added to your l
ife. \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agapius the Martyr & His Companions\; Manuel the New Martyr of Crete\;
Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy\, Bishop of Britain\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 10:12-20\n When the Lord has finished all
his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem he will punish the arrogant boasti
ng of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride. For he says: "By the stre
ngth of my hand I have done it\, and by my wisdom\, for I have understandin
g\; I have removed the boundaries of peoples\, and have plundered their tre
asures\; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones. My hand
has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples\; and as men gather eggs t
hat have been forsaken so I have gathered all the earth\; and there was non
e that moved a wing\, or opened the mouth\, or chirped." Shall the axe vau
nt itself over him who hews with it\, or the saw magnify itself against him
who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it\, or as if a staf
f should lift him who is not wood! Therefore the Lord\, the LORD of hosts\
, will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors\, and under his glory
a burning will be kindled\, like the burning of fire. The light of Israel
will become a fire\, and his Holy One a flame\; and it will burn and devou
r his thorns and briers in one day. The glory of his forest and of his fru
itful land the LORD will destroy\, both soul and body\, and it will be as w
hen a sick man wastes away. The remnant of the trees of his forest will be
so few that a child can write them down. In that day the remnant of Israe
l and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean upon him that s
mote them\, but will lean upon the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, in truth
.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 7:6-9\n Noah was six hundred years old
when the flood of waters came upon the earth. And Noah and his sons and hi
s wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark\, to escape the water
s of the flood. Of clean animals\, and of animals that are not clean\, and
of birds\, and of everything that creeps on the ground\, two and two\, mal
e and female\, went into the ark with Noah\, as God had commanded Noah.\n\n
Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 9:12-18\nIf you are wise\, you are wise for
yourself\; if you scoff\, you alone will bear it. A foolish woman is nois
y\; she is wanton and knows no shame. She sits at the door of her house\,
she takes a seat on the high places of the town\, calling to those who pass
by\, who are going straight on their way\, "Whoever is simple\, let him t
urn in here!" And to him who is without sense she says\, "Stolen water is
sweet\, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant." But he does not know that
the dead are there\, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabine the Martyr of Egypt\; Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos\;
Aristovoulos\, Apostle of the 70\; Julian the Martyr\; Romanos the Hieroma
rtyr of Parium\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 11:10-12:2\n
Thus says the LORD: In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign
to the peoples\; him shall the nations seek\, and his dwellings shall be g
lorious. \n\n In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time t
o recover the remnant which is left of his people\, from Assyria\, from Egy
pt\, from Pathros\, from Ethiopia\, from Elam\, from Shinar\, from Hamath\,
and from the coastlands of the sea. He will raise an ensign for the natio
ns\, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel\, and gather the dispersed of
Judah from the four corners of the earth. The jealousy of Ephraim shall d
epart\, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off\; Ephraim shall not be
jealous of Judah\, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. But they shall swoo
p down upon the shoulder of the Philistines in the west\, and together they
shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put forth their hand agai
nst Edom and Moab\, and the Ammonites shall obey them. And the LORD will u
tterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt\; and will wave his hand over
the River with his scorching wind\, and smite it into seven channels that
men may cross dryshod. And there will be a highway from Assyria for the re
mnant which is left of his people\, as there was for Israel when they came
up from the land of Egypt. \n\n You will say in that day: "I will give tha
nks to thee\, O LORD\, for though thou wast angry with me\, thy anger turne
d away\, and thou didst comfort me. "Behold\, God is my salvation\; I will
trust\, and will not be afraid\; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my so
ng\, and he has become my salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 7:1
1-8:3\n In the six hundredth year of Noah's life\, in the second month\, on
the seventeenth day of the month\, on that day all the fountains of the gr
eat deep burst forth\, and the windows of the heavens were opened. And rai
n fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. On the very same day No
ah and his sons\, Shem and Ham and Japheth\, and Noah's wife and the three
wives of his sons with them entered the ark\, they and every beast accordin
g to its kind\, and all the cattle according to their kinds\, and every cre
eping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind\, and every bird
according to its kind\, every bird of every sort. They went into the ark
with Noah\, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.
And they that entered\, male and female of all flesh\, went in as God had
commanded him\; and the LORD shut him in. \n\n The flood continued forty
days upon the earth\; and the waters increased\, and bore up the ark\, and
it rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and increased greatly u
pon the earth\; and the ark floated on the face of the waters. And the wat
ers prevailed so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains under
the whole heaven were covered\; the waters prevailed above the mountains\,
covering them fifteen cubits deep. And all flesh died that moved upon the
earth\, birds\, cattle\, beasts\, all swarming creatures that swarm upon th
e earth\, and every man\; everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was
the breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was upon t
he face of the ground\, man and animals and creeping things and birds of th
e air\; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left\, and thos
e that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth a
hundred and fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and al
l the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over t
he earth\, and the waters subsided\; the fountains of the deep and the wind
ows of the heavens were closed\, the rain from the heavens was restrained\,
and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of a hundred
and fifty days the waters had abated.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1
0:1-22\nA wise son makes a glad father\, but a foolish son is a sorrow to h
is mother. Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit\, but righteousnes
s delivers from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry\, but
he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty\, but t
he hand of the diligent makes rich. A son who gathers in summer is prudent
\, but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame. Blessings are on the head
of the righteous\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The mem
ory of the righteous is a blessing\, but the name of the wicked will rot.
The wise of heart will heed commandments\, but a prating fool will come to
ruin. He who walks in integrity walks securely\, but he who perverts his w
ays will be found out. He who winks the eye causes trouble\, but he who bo
ldly reproves makes peace. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of lif
e\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up strife\
, but love covers all offenses. On the lips of him who has understanding w
isdom is found\, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. Wise me
n lay up knowledge\, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near. A rich m
an's wealth is his strong city\; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. Th
e wage of the righteous leads to life\, the gain of the wicked to sin. He
who heeds instruction is on the path to life\, but he who rejects reproof g
oes astray. He who conceals hatred has lying lips\, and he who utters slan
der is a fool. When words are many\, transgression is not lacking\, but he
who restrains his lips is prudent. The tongue of the righteous is choice
silver\; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the righte
ous feed many\, but fools die for lack of sense. The blessing of the LORD
makes rich\, and he adds no sorrow with it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alexis the Man of God\; Paul the Righteous Martyr\; Patrick the Enligh
tener of Ireland\; Marinos the Martyr\; Theocteristos the Confessor\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 13:2-13\n On a bare hill raise a s
ignal\, cry aloud to them\; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of th
e nobles. I myself have commanded my consecrated ones\, have summoned my m
ighty men to execute my anger\, my proudly exulting ones. \n\n Hark\, a tu
mult on the mountains as of a great multitude! Hark\, an uproar of kingdoms
\, of nations gathering together! The LORD of hosts is mustering a host for
battle. They come from a distant land\, from the end of the heavens\, the
LORD and the weapons of his indignation\, to destroy the whole earth. \n\
n Wail\, for the day of the LORD is near\; as destruction from the Almighty
it will come! Therefore all hands will be feeble\, and every man's heart
will melt\, and they will be dismayed. Pangs and agony will seize them\; th
ey will be in anguish like a woman in travail. They will look aghast at one
another\; their faces will be aflame. \n\n Behold\, the day of the LORD c
omes\, cruel\, with wrath and fierce anger\, to make the earth a desolation
and to destroy its sinners from it. For the stars of the heavens and thei
r constellations will not give their light\; the sun will be dark at its ri
sing and the moon will not shed its light. I will punish the world for its
evil\, and the wicked for their iniquity\; I will put an end to the pride
of the arrogant\, and lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless. I will make
men more rare than fine gold\, and mankind than the gold of Ophir. Theref
ore I will make the heavens tremble\, and the earth will be shaken out of i
ts place\, at the wrath of the LORD of hosts in the day of his fierce anger
.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 8:4-21\n And in the seventh month\, on
the seventeenth day of the month\, the ark came to rest upon the mountains
of Ararat. And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month\; in th
e tenth month\, on the first day of the month\, the tops of the mountains w
ere seen. \n\n At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark
which he had made\, and sent forth a raven\; and it went to and fro until t
he waters were dried up from the earth. Then he sent forth a dove from him
\, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground\; but the
dove found no place to set her foot\, and she returned to him to the ark\,
for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put forth h
is hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. He waited anot
her seven days\, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark\; and the
dove came back to him in the evening\, and lo\, in her mouth a freshly pluc
ked olive leaf\; so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth.
Then he waited another seven days\, and sent forth the dove\; and she did
not return to him any more. \n\n In the six hundred and first year\, in th
e first month\, the first day of the month\, the waters were dried from off
the earth\; and Noah removed the covering of the ark\, and looked\, and be
hold\, the face of the ground was dry. In the second month\, on the twenty
-seventh day of the month\, the earth was dry. Then God said to Noah\, "G
o forth from the ark\, you and your wife\, and your sons and your sons' wiv
es with you. Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you of a
ll flesh - birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the ea
rth - that they may breed abundantly on the earth\, and be fruitful and mul
tiply upon the earth." So Noah went forth\, and his sons and his wife and
his sons' wives with him. And every beast\, every creeping thing\, and eve
ry bird\, everything that moves upon the earth\, went forth by families out
of the ark. \n\n Then Noah built an altar to the LORD\, and took of every
clean animal and of every clean bird\, and offered burnt offerings on the
altar. And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor\, the LORD said in his
heart\, "I will never again curse the ground because of man\, for the imagi
nation of man's heart is evil from his youth\; neither will I ever again de
stroy every living creature as I have done."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prov
erbs 10:31-11:12\nThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom\, but the
perverse tongue will be cut off. The lips of the righteous know what is ac
ceptable\, but the mouth of the wicked\, what is perverse. A false balance
is an abomination to the LORD\, but a just weight is his delight. When pr
ide comes\, then comes disgrace\; but with the humble is wisdom. The integ
rity of the upright guides them\, but the crookedness of the treacherous de
stroys them. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath\, but righteousness
delivers from death. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way stra
ight\, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. The righteousness of th
e upright delivers them\, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lu
st. When the wicked dies\, his hope perishes\, and the expectation of the
godless comes to nought. The righteous is delivered from trouble\, and the
wicked gets into it instead. With his mouth the godless man would destroy
his neighbor\, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. When it goes
well with the righteous\, the city rejoices\; and when the wicked perish t
here are shouts of gladness. By the blessing of the upright a city is exal
ted\, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. He who belittles hi
s neighbor lacks sense\, but a man of understanding remains silent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Saturday of Lent\; Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Trophimos &
Eukarpion\, Monk-martyrs of Nicomedea\; Edward the Martyr\, King of England
\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nB
rethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you en
dured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to
abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the p
lundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a bette
r possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confiden
ce\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that yo
u may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little w
hile\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous
one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:14-17\nAt that time\,
as Jesus passed on\, he saw Levi the son of Alphaios sitting at the tax off
ice\, and he said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And a
s he sat at table in his house\, many tax collectors and sinners were sitti
ng with Jesus and his disciples\; for there were many who followed him. And
the scribes of the Pharisees\, when they saw that he was eating with sinne
rs and tax collectors\, said to his disciples\, "Why does he eat with tax c
ollectors and sinners?" And when Jesus heard it\, he said to them\, "Those
who are well have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I came
not to call the righteous\, but sinners."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Cross\; The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria\; De
metrios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene came t
o the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had bee
n taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the ot
her disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have tak
en the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid Him."
Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the tom
b. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb
first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, bu
t he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into t
he tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which had been on
His head\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in a place by it
self. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\,
and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, tha
t He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\
n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16\;5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high
priest who has passed through the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let u
s hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses\, but one who in every respect has been temp
ted as we are\, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to t
he throne of grace\, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in ti
me of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act
on behalf of men in relation to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for si
ns. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is
beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his
own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the hon
or upon himself\, but he is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Chri
st did not exalt himself to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by hi
m who said to him\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he
says also in another place\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order
of Melchizedek." \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If
anyone wishes to come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cros
s and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever
loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it
profit a man\, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can
a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my word
s in this adulterous and sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man als
o be ashamed\, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angel
s." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing h
ere who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with p
ower."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas\; Myron the New
Martyr of Crete\; Cuthbert the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Photi
ni the Samaritan Woman\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 14:2
4-32\n The LORD of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned\, so shall it be\, a
nd as I have purposed\, so shall it stand\, that I will break the Assyrian
in my land\, and upon my mountains trample him under foot\; and his yoke sh
all depart from them\, and his burden from their shoulder." This is the pu
rpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth\; and this is the hand th
at is stretched out over all the nations. For the LORD of hosts has purpos
ed\, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out\, and who will turn i
t back? In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: "Rejoice not\,
O Philistia\, all of you\, that the rod which smote you is broken\, for fro
m the serpent's root will come forth an adder\, and its fruit will be a fly
ing serpent. And the first-born of the poor will feed\, and the needy lie
down in safety\; but I will kill your root with famine\, and your remnant I
will slay. Wail\, O gate\; cry\, O city\; melt in fear\, O Philistia\, al
l of you! For smoke comes out of the north\, and there is no straggler in h
is ranks." What will one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD ha
s founded Zion\, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Genesis 8:21-9:7\n And when the LORD smelled the pleas
ing odor\, the LORD said in his heart\, "I will never again curse the groun
d because of man\, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his yout
h\; neither will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.
While the earth remains\, seedtime and harvest\, cold and heat\, summer a
nd winter\, day and night\, shall not cease." \n\n And God blessed Noah an
d his sons\, and said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the ea
rth. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the
earth\, and upon every bird of the air\, upon everything that creeps on th
e ground and all the fish of the sea\; into your hand they are delivered.
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you\; and as I gave you the
green plants\, I give you everything. Only you shall not eat flesh with i
ts life\, that is\, its blood. For your lifeblood I will surely require a
reckoning\; of every beast I will require it and of man\; of every man's br
other I will require the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man\, by
man shall his blood be shed\; for God made man in his own image. And you\,
be fruitful and multiply\, bring forth abundantly on the earth and multipl
y in it."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 11:19-12:6\nHe who is steadfas
t in righteousness will live\, but he who pursues evil will die. Men of pe
rverse mind are an abomination to the LORD\, but those of blameless ways ar
e his delight. Be assured\, an evil man will not go unpunished\, but those
who are righteous will be delivered. Like a gold ring in a swine's snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion. The desire of the righteous ends
only in good\; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. One man gives freel
y\, yet grows all the richer\; another withholds what he should give\, and
only suffers want. A liberal man will be enriched\, and one who waters wil
l himself be watered. The people curse him who holds back grain\, but a bl
essing is on the head of him who sells it. He who diligently seeks good se
eks favor\, but evil comes to him who searches for it. He who trusts in hi
s riches will wither\, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
He who troubles his household will inherit wind\, and the fool will be serv
ant to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life\, but lawles
sness takes away lives. If the righteous is requited on earth\, how much m
ore the wicked and the sinner! Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge\,
but he who hates reproof is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the LORD
\, but a man of evil devices he condemns. A man is not established by wick
edness\, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. A good wife is
the crown of her husband\, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in
his bones. The thoughts of the righteous are just\; the counsels of the wi
cked are treacherous. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood\, but
the mouth of the upright delivers men.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Confessor\; Thomas I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Philemo
n and Domninos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:1-9\n O L
ORD\, thou art my God\; I will exalt thee\, I will praise thy name\; for th
ou hast done wonderful things\, plans formed of old\, faithful and sure. F
or thou hast made the city a heap\, the fortified city a ruin\; the palace
of aliens is a city no more\, it will never be rebuilt. Therefore strong p
eoples will glorify thee\; cities of ruthless nations will fear thee. For
thou hast been a stronghold to the poor\, a stronghold to the needy in his
distress\, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat\; for the bla
st of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall\, like heat in a dry plac
e. Thou dost subdue the noise of the aliens\; as heat by the shade of a clo
ud\, so the song of the ruthless is stilled. \n\n On this mountain the LOR
D of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things\, a feast of win
e on the lees\, of fat things full of marrow\, of wine on the lees well ref
ined. And he will destroy on this mountain the covering that is cast over
all peoples\, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up
death for ever\, and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces\, an
d the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth\; for the
LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day\, "Lo\, this is our God\; we
have waited for him\, that he might save us. This is the LORD\; we have wa
ited for him\; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Genesis 9:8-17\n Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him
\, "Behold\, I establish my covenant with you and your descendants after y
ou\, and with every living creature that is with you\, the birds\, the catt
le\, and every beast of the earth with you\, as many as came out of the ark
. I establish my covenant with you\, that never again shall all flesh be c
ut off by the waters of a flood\, and never again shall there be a flood to
destroy the earth." And God said\, "This is the sign of the covenant whic
h I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you\, fo
r all future generations: I set my bow in the cloud\, and it shall be a si
gn of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the
earth and the bow is seen in the clouds\, I will remember my covenant which
is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh\; and the wat
ers shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is
in the clouds\, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant
between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."
God said to Noah\, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have establi
shed between me and all flesh that is upon the earth."\n\nOld Testament Rea
ding: Proverbs 12:8-22\nA man is commended according to his good sense\, bu
t one of perverse mind is despised. Better is a man of humble standing who
works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread. A rig
hteous man has regard for the life of his beast\, but the mercy of the wick
ed is cruel. He who tills his land will have plenty of bread\, but he who
follows worthless pursuits has no sense. The strong tower of the wicked co
mes to ruin\, but the root of the righteous stands firm. An evil man is en
snared by the transgression of his lips\, but the righteous escapes from tr
ouble. From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good\, and the
work of a man's hand comes back to him. The way of a fool is right in his
own eyes\, but a wise man listens to advice. The vexation of a fool is kno
wn at once\, but the prudent man ignores an insult. He who speaks the trut
h gives honest evidence\, but a false witness utters deceit. There is one
whose rash words are like sword thrusts\, but the tongue of the wise brings
healing. Truthful lips endure for ever\, but a lying tongue is but for a
moment. Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil\, but those who pl
an good have joy. No ill befalls the righteous\, but the wicked are filled
with trouble. Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD\, but those who a
ct faithfully are his delight.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra\; Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs\;
Euthemios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 26
:21-27:9\n For behold\, the LORD is coming forth out of his place to punish
the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity\, and the earth will discl
ose the blood shed upon her\, and will no more cover her slain. In that da
y the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan t
he fleeing serpent\, Leviathan the twisting serpent\, and he will slay the
dragon that is in the sea. \n\n In that day: "A pleasant vineyard\, sing o
f it! I\, the LORD\, am its keeper\; every moment I water it. Lest any one
harm it\, I guard it night and day\; I have no wrath. Would that I had th
orns and briers to battle! I would set out against them\, I would burn them
up together. Or let them lay hold of my protection\, let them make peace
with me\, let them make peace with me." \n\n In days to come Jacob shall t
ake root\, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots\, and fill the whole w
orld with fruit. \n\n Has he smitten them as he smote those who smote them
? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain? Measure by measure\
, by exile thou didst contend with them\; he removed them with his fierce b
last in the day of the east wind. Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob wil
l be expiated\, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin:
when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to piec
es\, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.\n\nOld Testament Re
ading: Genesis 9:18-10:1\nThe sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were
Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were
the sons of Noah\; and from these the whole earth was peopled.\n\nNoah was
the first tiller of the soil. He planted a vineyard\; and he drank of the w
ine\, and became drunk\, and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham\, the fath
er of Canaan\, saw the nakedness of his father\, and told his two brothers
outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment\, laid it upon both their sh
oulders\, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father\; t
heir faces were turned away\, and they did not see their father's nakedness
. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to
him\, he said\, "Cursed be Canaan\; a slave of slaves shall he be to his b
rothers." He also said\, "Blessed by the LORD my God be Shem\; and let Can
aan be his slave. God enlarge Japheth\, and let him dwell in the tents of
Shem\; and let Canaan be his slave." After the flood Noah lived three hund
red and fifty years. All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty year
s\; and he died. These are the generations of the sons of Noah\, Shem\, Ha
m\, and Japheth\; sons were born to them after the flood.\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Proverbs 12:23-13:9\nA prudent man conceals his knowledge\, but fo
ols proclaim their folly. The hand of the diligent will rule\, while the s
lothful will be put to forced labor. Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him d
own\, but a good word makes him glad. A righteous man turns away from evil
\, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. A slothful man will not ca
tch his prey\, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. In the path
of righteousness is life\, but the way of error leads to death. A wise son
hears his father's instruction\, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good\, but the desire of the t
reacherous is for violence. He who guards his mouth preserves his life\; h
e who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. The soul of the sluggard craves\,
and gets nothing\, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. A r
ighteous man hates falsehood\, but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgrac
efully. Righteousness guards him whose way is upright\, but sin overthrows
the wicked. One man pretends to be rich\, yet has nothing\; another prete
nds to be poor\, yet has great wealth. The ransom of a man's life is his w
ealth\, but a poor man has no means of redemption. The light of the righte
ous rejoices\, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.\n\n
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sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples\; Anatolios & Pr
otoleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George\; Luke the New
Martyr of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 28:14-2
2\n Thus says the LORD\, you scoffers\, who rule this people in Jerusalem!
Because you have said\, "We have made a covenant with death\, and with She
ol we have an agreement\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through it w
ill not come to us\; for we have made lies our refuge\, and in falsehood we
have taken shelter"\; therefore thus says the Lord GOD\, "Behold\, I am la
ying in Zion for a foundation a stone\, a tested stone\, a precious corners
tone\, of a sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be in haste.' And I
will make justice the line\, and righteousness the plummet\; and hail will
sweep away the refuge of lies\, and waters will overwhelm the shelter." T
hen your covenant with death will be annulled\, and your agreement with She
ol will not stand\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through you will b
e beaten down by it. As often as it passes through it will take you\; for
morning by morning it will pass through\, by day and by night\; and it will
be sheer terror to understand the message. For the bed is too short to st
retch oneself on it\, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it. F
or the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim\, he will be wroth as in the v
alley of Gibeon\; to do his deed - strange is his deed! and to work his wor
k - alien is his work! Now therefore do not scoff\, lest your bonds be mad
e strong\; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of ho
sts upon the whole land.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 10:32-11:9\n The
se are the families of the sons of Noah\, according to their genealogies\,
in their nations\; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth af
ter the flood. Now the whole earth had one language and few words. And as
men migrated from the east\, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and
settled there. And they said to one another\, "Come\, let us make bricks\,
and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone\, and bitumen for
mortar. Then they said\, "Come\, let us build ourselves a city\, and a tow
er with its top in the heavens\, and let us make a name for ourselves\, les
t we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." And the LORD c
ame down to see the city and the tower\, which the sons of men had built.
And the LORD said\, "Behold\, they are one people\, and they have all one l
anguage\; and this is only the beginning of what they will do\; and nothing
that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come\, let us go
down\, and there confuse their language\, that they may not understand one
another's speech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the
face of all the earth\, and they left off building the city. Therefore its
name was called Babel\, because there the LORD confused the language of al
l the earth\; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face o
f all the earth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 13:19-14:6\nA desire fu
lfilled is sweet to the soul\; but to turn away from evil is an abomination
to fools. He who walks with wise men becomes wise\, but the companion of
fools will suffer harm. Misfortune pursues sinners\, but prosperity reward
s the righteous. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's childr
en\, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. The fallow grou
nd of the poor yields much food\, but it is swept away through injustice.
He who spares the rod hates his son\, but he who loves him is diligent to d
iscipline him. The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite\, but the
belly of the wicked suffers want. Wisdom builds her house\, but folly with
her own hands tears it down. He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD\,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him. The talk of a fool is a r
od for his back\, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. Where there
are no oxen\, there is no grain\; but abundant crops come by the strength
of the ox. A faithful witness does not lie\, but a false witness breathes
out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain\, but knowledge is easy for a man
of understanding.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos\; Righteous Artemon\, B
ishop of Seleucia\; Our Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\;
Zachariah the Recluse\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 29:13
-23\n And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth an
d honor me with their lips\, while their hearts are far from me\, and their
fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote\; therefore\, behold\,
I will again do marvelous things with this people\, wonderful and marvelous
\; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish\, and the discernment of t
heir discerning men shall be hid." Woe to those who hide deep from the LOR
D their counsel\, whose deeds are in the dark\, and who say\, "Who sees us?
Who knows us?" You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded
as the clay\; that the thing made should say of its maker\, "He did not mak
e me"\; or the thing formed say of him who formed it\, "He has no understan
ding"? \n\n Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turne
d into a fruitful field\, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a for
est? In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book\, and out of thei
r gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek shall obtai
n fresh joy in the LORD\, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy On
e of Israel. For the ruthless shall come to nought and the scoffer cease\,
and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off\, who by a word make a man o
ut to be an offender\, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate\, a
nd with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right. \n\n Therefore t
hus says the LORD\, who redeemed Abraham\, concerning the house of Jacob: "
Jacob shall no more be ashamed\, no more shall his face grow pale. For whe
n he sees his children\, the work of my hands\, in his midst\, they will sa
nctify my name\; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob\, and will stand
in awe of the God of Israel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 12:1-7\n Now
the LORD said to Abram\, "Go from your country and your kindred and your f
ather's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a g
reat nation\, and I will bless you\, and make your name great\, so that you
will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you\, and him who curses
you I will curse\; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless th
emselves." \n\n So Abram went\, as the LORD had told him\; and Lot went wi
th him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And
Abram took Sarai his wife\, and Lot his brother's son\, and all their posse
ssions which they had gathered\, and the persons that they had gotten in Ha
ran\; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to
the land of Canaan\, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem
\, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then
the LORD appeared to Abram\, and said\, "To your descendants I will give t
his land." So he built there an altar to the LORD\, who had appeared to him
.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 14:15-26\nThe simple believes everythi
ng\, but the prudent looks where he is going. A wise man is cautious and t
urns away from evil\, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. A m
an of quick temper acts foolishly\, but a man of discretion is patient. Th
e simple acquire folly\, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. The e
vil bow down before the good\, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. T
he poor is disliked even by his neighbor\, but the rich has many friends.
He who despises his neighbor is a sinner\, but happy is he who is kind to t
he poor. Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loya
lty and faithfulness. In all toil there is profit\, but mere talk tends on
ly to want. The crown of the wise is their wisdom\, but folly is the garla
nd of fools. A truthful witness saves lives\, but one who utters lies is a
betrayer. In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence\, and his chi
ldren will have a refuge.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Annunciation of the Theotokos\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with ha
ste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house
of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting o
f Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Ho
ly Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\
, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of you
r greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blesse
d is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken
to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, a
nd my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate
of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bl
essed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his
name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her
home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies an
d those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not asham
ed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethre
n\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I wi
ll put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has
given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he himsel
f likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might destroy
him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all tho
se who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely i
t is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abrah
am. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so tha
t he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God
\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has
suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-38\nIn those days\, Elizabeth the wife of Zachari
as conceived and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord
had done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach
among men." In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a cit
y of Galilee named Nazareth\, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph\, of the house of David\; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he ca
me to her and said\, "Hail\, O favored one\, the Lord is with you! Blessed
are you among women!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying\, and cons
idered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said
to her\, "Do not be afraid\, Mary\, for you have found favor with God. And
behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son\, and you shall call
his name Jesus. He will be great\, and will be called the Son of the Most
High\; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David\, a
nd he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever\; and of his kingdom ther
e will be no end." And Mary said to the angel\, "How shall this be\, since
I have no husband?" And the angel said to her\, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you\, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you\; therefore t
he child to be born will be called holy\, the Son of God.\n\nAnd behold\, y
our kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son\; and this
is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing wil
l be impossible." And Mary said\, "Behold\, I am the handmaid of the Lord\;
let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. John Climacus\; Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabrie
l\; 26 Martyrs in Crimea\; Irenaeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that tim
e\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to lo
ok into the tomb\, and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body
of Jesus has lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her\
, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have take
n away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\,
she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was
Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?
" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have c
arried Him away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him awa
y." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rab
boni\," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her\, "Do not touch Me\, for I h
ave not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to My brethren and say to them\
, I am ascending to My Father and your Father\, to My God and your God." Ma
ry Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord\," and
she told them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Heb
rews 6:13-20\nBRETHREN\, when God made a promise to Abraham\, since he had
no one greater by whom to swear\, he swore to himself\, saying\, "Surely I
will bless you and multiply you." And thus Abraham\, having patiently endur
ed\, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves\,
and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God de
sired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeabl
e character of his purpose\, he interposed with an oath\, so that through t
wo unchangeable things\, in which it is impossible that God should prove fa
lse\, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize
the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the
soul\, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain\, where
Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf\, having become a high priest
for ever after the order of Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:17-31\n
At that time\, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher\, I brough
t my son to you\, for he has a dumb spirit\; and wherever it seizes him it
dashes him down\; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid\; and
I asked your disciples to cast it out\, and they were not able." And he an
swered them\, "O faithless generation\, how long am I to be with you? How l
ong am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And they brought the boy to hi
m\; and when the spirit saw him\, immediately it convulsed the boy\, and he
fell on the ground and rolled about\, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus aske
d his father\, "How long has he had this?" And he said\, "From childhood. A
nd it has often cast him into the fire and into the water\, to destroy him\
; but if you can do anything\, have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said
to him\, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes." Immedi
ately the father of the child cried out and said\, "I believe\; help my unb
elief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together\, he rebuked
the unclean spirit\, saying to it\, "You dumb and deaf spirit\, I command y
ou\, come out of him\, and never enter him again." And after crying out and
convulsing him terribly\, it came out\, and the boy was like a corpse\; so
that most of them said\, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and
lifted him up\, and he arose. And when he had entered the house\, his disci
ples asked him privately\, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said to t
hem\, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting."
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have a
ny one know it\; for he was teaching his disciples\, saying to them\, "The
Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men\, and they will kill him
\; and when he is killed\, after three days he will rise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica\; Paul\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 37:33-38:6\n"Therefore thus says the LO
RD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city\, or sh
oot an arrow there\, or come before it with a shield\, or cast up a siege m
ound against it. By the way that he came\, by the same he shall return\, a
nd he shall not come into this city\, says the LORD. For I will defend thi
s city to save it\, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
And the angel of the LORD went forth\, and slew a hundred and eighty-five
thousand in the camp of the Assyrians\; and when men arose early in the mor
ning\, behold\, these were all dead bodies. Then Sennacherib king of Assyr
ia departed\, and went home and dwelt at Nineveh. And as he was worshiping
in the house of Nisroch his god\, Adrammelech and Sharezer\, his sons\, sl
ew him with the sword\, and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon
his son reigned in his stead. \n\n In those days Hezekiah became sick and
was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to
him\, and said to him\, "Thus says the LORD: Set your house in order\; for
you shall die\, you shall not recover." Then Hezekiah turned his face to t
he wall\, and prayed to the LORD\, and said\, "Remember now\, O LORD\, I be
seech thee\, how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole
heart\, and have done what is good in thy sight." And Hezekiah wept bitter
ly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and say to Hezekiah\, T
hus says the LORD\, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer\
, I have seen your tears\; behold\, I will add fifteen years to your life.
I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria\,
and defend this city.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 13:12-18\n Abram dw
elt in the land of Canaan\, while Lot dwelt among the cities of the valley
and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked\, gre
at sinners against the LORD. \n\n The LORD said to Abram\, after Lot had s
eparated from him\, "Lift up your eyes\, and look from the place where you
are\, northward and southward and eastward and westward\; for all the land
which you see I will give to you and to your descendants for ever. I will
make your descendants as the dust of the earth\; so that if one can count t
he dust of the earth\, your descendants also can be counted. Arise\, walk
through the length and the breadth of the land\, for I will give it to you.
" So Abram moved his tent\, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre\, whic
h are at Hebron\; and there he built an altar to the LORD.\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Proverbs 14:27-15:4\nThe fear of the LORD is a fountain of life\,
that one may avoid the snares of death. In a multitude of people is the g
lory of a king\, but without people a prince is ruined. He who is slow to
anger has great understanding\, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh\, but passion makes the bones rot
. He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker\, but he who is kind to th
e needy honors him. The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing\, but
the righteous finds refuge through his integrity. Wisdom abides in the min
d of a man of understanding\, but it is not known in the heart of fools. R
ighteousness exalts a nation\, but sin is a reproach to any people. A serv
ant who deals wisely has the king's favor\, but his wrath falls on one who
acts shamefully. A soft answer turns away wrath\, but a harsh word stirs u
p anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge\, but the mouths of fo
ols pour out folly. The eyes of the LORD are in every place\, keeping watc
h on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life\, but perver
seness in it breaks the spirit.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the New\; Herodion the Apostle of the 70\; Stephen the Wonder
worker\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 40:18-31\nThus says
the LORD: To whom then will you liken God\, or what likeness compare with h
im? The idol! a workman casts it\, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold\,
and casts for it silver chains. He who is impoverished chooses for an off
ering wood that will not rot\; he seeks out a skilful craftsman to set up a
n image that will not move. \n\n Have you not known? Have you not heard? H
as it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from th
e foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the eart
h\, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers\; who stretches out the heave
ns like a curtain\, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in\; who brings p
rinces to nought\, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing. \n\n Scar
cely are they planted\, scarcely sown\, scarcely has their stem taken root
in the earth\, when he blows upon them\, and they wither\, and the tempest
carries them off like stubble. \n\n To whom then will you compare me\, tha
t I should be like him? Says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and s
ee: who created these? He who brings out their host by number\, calling the
m all by name\; by the greatness of his might\, and because he is strong in
power not one is missing. \n\n Why do you say\, O Jacob\, and speak\, O I
srael\, "My way is hid from the LORD\, and my right is disregarded by my Go
d"? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting Go
d\, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary\,
his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint\, and to h
im who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be
weary\, and young men shall fall exhausted\; but they who wait for the LORD
shall renew their strength\, they shall mount up with wings like eagles\,
they shall run and not be weary\, they shall walk and not faint.\n\nOld Tes
tament Reading: Genesis 15:1-15\n After these things the word of the LORD c
ame to Abram in a vision\, "Fear not\, Abram\, I am your shield\; your rewa
rd shall be very great." But Abram said\, "O Lord GOD\, what wilt thou giv
e me\, for I continue childless\, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Da
mascus?" And Abram said\, "Behold\, thou hast given me no offspring\; and
a slave born in my house will be my heir." And behold\, the word of the LO
RD came to him\, "This man shall not be your heir\; your own son shall be y
our heir." And he brought him outside and said\, "Look toward heaven\, and
number the stars\, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him\,
"So shall your descendants be." And he believed the LORD\; and he reckoned
it to him as righteousness. \n\n And he said to him\, "I am the LORD who
brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans\, to give you this land to possess."
But he said\, "O Lord GOD\, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" He
said to him\, "Bring me a heifer three years old\, a she-goat three years o
ld\, a ram three years old\, a turtledove\, and a young pigeon." And he br
ought him all these\, cut them in two\, and laid each half over against the
other\; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came
down upon the carcasses\, Abram drove them away. \n\n As the sun was going
down\, a deep sleep fell on Abram\; and lo\, a dread and great darkness fe
ll upon him. Then the LORD said to Abram\, "Know of a surety that your des
cendants will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs\, and will be slav
es there\, and they will be oppressed for four hundred years\; but I will b
ring judgment on the nation which they serve\, and afterward they shall com
e out with great possessions. As for yourself\, you shall go to your fathe
rs in peace\; you shall be buried in a good old age.\n\nOld Testament Readi
ng: Proverbs 15:7-19\nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge\; not so the mi
nds of fools. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD\,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an
abomination to the LORD\, but he loves him who pursues righteousness. Ther
e is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way\; he who hates reproof
will die. Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD\, how much more the h
earts of men! A scoffer does not like to be reproved\; he will not go to t
he wise. A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance\, but by sorrow of hear
t the spirit is broken. The mind of him who has understanding seeks knowle
dge\, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. All the days of the afflicted
are evil\, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Better is a little
with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. Better
is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. A
hot-tempered man stirs up strife\, but he who is slow to anger quiets cont
ention. The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns\, but the path of t
he upright is a level highway.\n\n
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sts: Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa\; Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him
\; The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius\; Eustathios the Confessor\, Bish
op of Bithynia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 41:4-14\nWho
has performed and done this\, calling the generations from the beginning?
I\, the LORD\, the first\, and with the last\; I am He. The coastlands hav
e seen and are afraid\, the ends of the earth tremble\; they have drawn nea
r and come. Every one helps his neighbor\, and says to his brother\, "Take
courage!" The craftsman encourages the goldsmith\, and he who smoothes wi
th the hammer him who strikes the anvil\, saying of the soldering\, "It is
good"\; and they fasten it with nails so that it cannot be moved. \n\n But
you\, Israel\, my servant\, Jacob\, whom I have chosen\, the offspring of
Abraham\, my friend\; you whom I took from the ends of the earth\, and call
ed from its farthest corners\, saying to you\, "You are my servant\, I have
chosen you and not cast you off"\; fear not\, for I am with you\, be not d
ismayed\, for I am your God\; I will strengthen you\, I will help you\, I w
ill uphold you with my victorious right hand. \n\n Behold\, all who are in
censed against you shall be put to shame and confounded\; those who strive
against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. You shall seek those who
contend with you\, but you shall not find them\; those who war against you
shall be as nothing at all. For I\, the LORD your God\, hold your right h
and\; it is I who say to you\, "Fear not\, I will help you." Fear not\, yo
u worm Jacob\, you men of Israel! I will help you\, says the LORD\; your Re
deemer is the Holy One of Israel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 17:1-9\
n When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram\, and sai
d to him\, "I am God Almighty\; walk before me\, and be blameless. And I w
ill make my covenant between me and you\, and will multiply you exceedingly
." Then Abram fell on his face\; and God said to him\, "Behold\, my coven
ant is with you\, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. N
o longer shall your name be Abram\, but your name shall be Abraham\; for I
have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceed
ingly fruitful\; and I will make nations of you\, and kings shall come fort
h from you. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your d
escendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covena
nt\, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. And I will give t
o you\, and to your descendants after you\, the land of your sojournings\,
all the land of Canaan\, for an everlasting possession\; and I will be thei
r God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 15:20-16:9\nA wise son makes a g
lad father\, but a foolish man despises his mother. Folly is a joy to him
who has no sense\, but a man of understanding walks aright. Without counse
l plans go wrong\, but with many advisers they succeed. To make an apt ans
wer is a joy to a man\, and a word in season\, how good it is! The wise ma
n's path leads upward to life\, that he may avoid Sheol beneath. The LORD
tears down the house of the proud\, but maintains the widow's boundaries.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD\, the words of th
e pure are pleasing to him. He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble
for his household\, but he who hates bribes will live. The mind of the ri
ghteous ponders how to answer\, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil
things. The LORD is far from the wicked\, but he hears the prayer of the r
ighteous. The light of the eyes rejoices the heart\, and good news refresh
es the bones. He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition will abide among the
wise. He who ignores instruction despises himself\, but he who heeds admo
nition gains understanding. The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom\
, and humility goes before honor. The plans of the mind belong to man\, bu
t the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pur
e in his own eyes\, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to th
e LORD\, and your plans will be established. The LORD has made everything
for its purpose\, even the wicked for the day of trouble. Every one who is
arrogant is an abomination to the LORD\; be assured\, he will not go unpun
ished. By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for\, and by the fea
r of the LORD a man avoids evil. When a man's ways please the LORD\, he ma
kes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righ
teousness than great revenues with injustice. A man's mind plans his way\,
but the LORD directs his steps.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete\; John
Climacus the Righteous\, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent\; Sosthenes\
, Apollos\, Cephas\, Caesar\, & Epaphroditos\, the Apostles of the 70\; Zac
harias the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nOld Testament R
eading: Isaiah 42:5-16\nThus says God\, the LORD\, who created the heavens
and stretched them out\, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it\
, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it
: "I am the LORD\, I have called you in righteousness\, I have taken you b
y the hand and kept you\; I have given you as a covenant to the people\, a
light to the nations\, to open the eyes that are blind\, to bring out the p
risoners from the dungeon\, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I a
m the LORD\, that is my name\; my glory I give to no other\, nor my praise
to graven images. Behold\, the former things have come to pass\, and new t
hings I now declare\; before they spring forth I tell you of them." \n\n S
ing to the LORD a new song\, his praise from the end of the earth! Let the
sea roar and all that fills it\, the coastlands and their inhabitants. Let
the desert and its cities lift up their voice\, the villages that Kedar in
habits\; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy\, let them shout from the
top of the mountains. Let them give glory to the LORD\, and declare his p
raise in the coastlands. The LORD goes forth like a mighty man\, like a ma
n of war he stirs up his fury\; he cries out\, he shouts aloud\, he shows h
imself mighty against his foes. \n\n For a long time I have held my peace\
, I have kept still and restrained myself\; now I will cry out like a woman
in travail\, I will gasp and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills\,
and dry up all their herbage\; I will turn the rivers into islands\, and d
ry up the pools. And I will lead the blind in a way that they know not\, i
n paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darknes
s before them into light\, the rough places into level ground. These are th
e things I will do\, and I will not forsake them.\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Genesis 18:20-33\n Then the LORD said\, "Because the outcry against Sodom
and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave\, I will go down to see w
hether they have done altogether according to the outcry which has come to
me\; and if not\, I will know." So the men turned from there\, and went to
ward Sodom\; but Abraham still stood before the LORD. Then Abraham drew ne
ar\, and said\, "Wilt thou indeed destroy the righteous with the wicked? S
uppose there are fifty righteous within the city\; wilt thou then destroy t
he place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it
from thee to do such a thing\, to slay the righteous with the wicked\, so
that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the
Judge of all the earth do right?" And the LORD said\, "If I find at Sodom
fifty righteous in the city\, I will spare the whole place for their sake.
" Abraham answered\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lo
rd\, I who am but dust and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are
lacking? Wilt thou destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said\,
"I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Again he spoke to him\
, and said\, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered\, "For the sake o
f forty I will not do it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\,
and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered\, "I will no
t do it\, if I find thirty there." He said\, "Behold\, I have taken upon m
yself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered\,
"For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it." Then he said\, "Oh let not
the Lord be angry\, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are
found there." He answered\, "For the sake of ten I will not destroy it." A
nd the LORD went his way\, when he had finished speaking to Abraham\; and A
braham returned to his place.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 16:17-17:1
7\nThe highway of the upright turns aside from evil\; he who guards his way
preserves his life. Pride goes before destruction\, and a haughty spirit
before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to
divide the spoil with the proud. He who gives heed to the word will prospe
r\, and happy is he who trusts in the LORD. The wise of heart is called a
man of discernment\, and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness. Wisdom
is a fountain of life to him who has it\, but folly is the chastisement of
fools. The mind of the wise makes his speech judicious\, and adds persuasi
veness to his lips. Pleasant words are like a honeycomb\, sweetness to the
soul and health to the body. There is a way which seems right to a man\,
but its end is the way to death. A worker's appetite works for him\; his m
outh urges him on. A worthless man plots evil\, and his speech is like a s
corching fire. A perverse man spreads strife\, and a whisperer separates c
lose friends. A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a wa
y that is not good. He who winks his eyes plans perverse things\, he who c
ompresses his lips brings evil to pass. A hoary head is a crown of glory\;
it is gained in a righteous life. He who is slow to anger is better than
the mighty\, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. The lot
is cast into the lap\, but the decision is wholly from the LORD.\n\n Bett
er is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. A
slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully\, and will
share the inheritance as one of the brothers. The crucible is for silver\
, and the furnace is for gold\, and the LORD tries hearts. An evildoer lis
tens to wicked lips\; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue. He wh
o mocks the poor insults his Maker\; he who is glad at calamity will not go
unpunished. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged\, and the glory of so
ns is their fathers. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool\; still less is
false speech to a prince. A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of hi
m who gives it\; wherever he turns he prospers. He who forgives an offense
seeks love\, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend. A rebuke goe
s deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. An
evil man seeks only rebellion\, and a cruel messenger will be sent against
him. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs\, rather than a fool in
his folly. If a man returns evil for good\, evil will not depart from his
house. The beginning of strife is like letting out water\; so quit before
the quarrel breaks out. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns th
e righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD. Why should a fool h
ave a price in his hand to buy wisdom\, when he has no mind? A friend love
s at all times\, and a brother is born for adversity.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/31/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius\, Bishop of Gangra\; Theophilos the Mart
yr and those with him\; Innocent\, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska\; Akakio
s the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 45:11-17\nT
hus says the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, and his Maker: "Will you quest
ion me about my children\, or command me concerning the work of my hands?
I made the earth\, and created man upon it\; it was my hands that stretched
out the heavens\, and I commanded all their host. I have aroused him in r
ighteousness\, and I will make straight all his ways\; he shall build my ci
ty and set my exiles free\, not for price or reward\," says the LORD of hos
ts. \n\n Thus says the LORD: "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of E
thiopia\, and the Sabeans\, men of stature\, shall come over to you and be
yours\, they shall follow you\; they shall come over in chains and bow down
to you. They will make supplication to you\, saying: 'God is with you only
\, and there is no other\, no god besides him.'" Truly\, thou art a God wh
o hidest thyself\, O God of Israel\, the Savior. All of them are put to sh
ame and confounded\, the makers of idols go in confusion together. But Isr
ael is saved by the LORD with everlasting salvation\; you shall not be put
to shame or confounded to all eternity.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 2
2:1-18\n After these things God tested Abraham\, and said to him\, "Abraham
!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Take your son\, your only son Isa
ac\, whom you love\, and go to the land of Moriah\, and offer him there as
a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." So
Abraham rose early in the morning\, saddled his ass\, and took two of his y
oung men with him\, and his son Isaac\; and he cut the wood for the burnt o
ffering\, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. On th
e third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. Then Ab
raham said to his young men\, "Stay here with the ass\; I and the lad will
go yonder and worship\, and come again to you." And Abraham took the wood
of the burnt offering\, and laid it on Isaac his son\; and he took in his h
and the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. And Isaac
said to his father Abraham\, "My father! "And he said\, "Here am I\, my son
." He said\, "Behold\, the fire and the wood\; but where is the lamb for a
burnt offering?" Abraham said\, "God will provide himself the lamb for a b
urnt offering\, my son." So they went both of them together. \n\n When the
y came to the place of which God had told him\, Abraham built an altar ther
e\, and laid the wood in order\, and bound Isaac his son\, and laid him on
the altar\, upon the wood. Then Abraham put forth his hand\, and took the
knife to slay his son. But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven
\, and said\, "Abraham\, Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "D
o not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him\; for now I know that
you fear God\, seeing you have not withheld your son\, your only son\, from
me." And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked\, and behold\, behind him
was a ram\, caught in a thicket by his horns\; and Abraham went and took th
e ram\, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abrah
am called the name of that place The LORD will provide\; as it is said to t
his day\, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." And the angel o
f the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven\, and said\, "By mys
elf I have sworn\, says the LORD\, because you have done this\, and have no
t withheld your son\, your only son\, I will indeed bless you\, and I will
multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is o
n the seashore. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemie
s\, and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themse
lves\, because you have obeyed my voice."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverb
s 17:17-18:5\nA friend loves at all times\, and a brother is born for adver
sity. A man without sense gives a pledge\, and becomes surety in the prese
nce of his neighbor. He who loves transgression loves strife\; he who make
s his door high seeks destruction. A man of crooked mind does not prosper\
, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity. A stupid son is a gr
ief to a father\; and the father of a fool has no joy. A cheerful heart is
a good medicine\, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. A wicked man
accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice. A man of un
derstanding sets his face toward wisdom\, but the eyes of a fool are on the
ends of the earth. A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness
to her who bore him. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good\; to
flog noble men is wrong. He who restrains his words has knowledge\, and he
who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps si
lent is considered wise\; when he closes his lips\, he is deemed intelligen
t.\n\n He who is estranged seeks pretexts to break out against all sound j
udgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding\, but only in expressin
g his opinion. When wickedness comes\, contempt comes also\; and with dish
onor comes disgrace. The words of a man's mouth are deep waters\; the foun
tain of wisdom is a gushing stream. It is not good to be partial to a wick
ed man\, or to deprive a righteous man of justice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn\; Mary of Egypt\; Euthemios of
Suzdal\; Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allow
ed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had re
gulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, t
he outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of t
he Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood
a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and t
he ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a g
olden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables
of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mer
cy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations
having thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, pe
rforming their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high priest goe
s\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he offers f
or himself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-4
9\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill countr
y\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted
Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped
in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclai
med with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fru
it of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord sh
ould come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ea
rs\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed th
at there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n
\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in
God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For
behold\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mi
ghty has done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remaine
d with her about three months\, and returned to her home.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt\; Titus the Wonderworker\; Theodora the Vi
rgin-martyr of Palestine\; Amphianos & Aedesios the Martyrs of Lycia\n\nFas
t Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn th
e evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut wh
ere the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among th
em and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When He had said this\, He showe
d them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw t
he Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has s
ent Me\, even so I send you." And when He had said this\, He breathed on th
em and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of
any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained
." Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them whe
n Jesus came. So the other disciples told him\, "We have seen the Lord." Bu
t he said to them\, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails\, and
place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in His side\,
I will not believe." Eight days later\, His disciples were again in the ho
use\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and st
ood among them and said\, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas\, "Pu
t your finger here\, and see My hands\; and put out your hand\, and place i
t in My side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered Him\,
"My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you ha
ve seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus
did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not writ
ten in this book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is
the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing\, you may have life in Hi
s name.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeare
d as a high priest of the good things that have come\, then through the gre
ater and more perfect tent (not made with hands\, that is\, not of this cre
ation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place\, taking not the blood o
f goats and calves but his own blood\, thus securing an eternal redemption.
For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls
and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the fles
h\, how much more shall the blood of Christ\, who through the eternal Spiri
t offered himself without blemish to God\, purify your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:32-45\nAt that
time\, Jesus took his twelve disciples\, and he began to tell them what was
to happen to him\, saying\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\; and t
he Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes\, and
they will condemn him to death\, and deliver him to the Gentiles\; and they
will mock him\, and spit upon him\, and scourge him\, and kill him\; and a
fter three days he will rise." And James and John\, the sons of Zebedee\, c
ame forward to him\, and said to him\, "Teacher\, we want you to do for us
whatever we ask of you." And he said to them\, "What do you want me to do f
or you?" And they said to him\, "Grant us to sit\, one at your right hand a
nd one at your left\, in your glory." But Jesus said to them\, "You do not
know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink\, or t
o be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to
him\, "We are able." And Jesus said to them\, "The cup that I drink you wil
l drink\; and with the baptism with which I am baptized\, you will be bapti
zed\; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant\, but
it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it\,
they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him
and said to them\, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the
Gentiles lord it over them\, and their great men exercise authority over th
em. But it shall not be so among you\; but whoever would be great among you
must be your servant\, and whoever would be first among you must be slave
of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve\, and to
give his life as a ransom for many."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium\; Joseph the Hymnographer
\; Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Isaiah 48:17-49:4\nThus says the LORD\, your Redeemer\, the Holy One of Is
rael: "I am the LORD your God\, who teaches you to profit\, who leads you i
n the way you should go. O that you had hearkened to my commandments! Then
your peace would have been like a river\, and your righteousness like the
waves of the sea\; your offspring would have been like the sand\, and your
descendants like its grains\; their name would never be cut off or destroye
d from before me."\n\nGo forth from Babylon\, flee from Chaldea\, declare t
his with a shout of joy\, proclaim it\, send it forth to the end of the ear
th\; say\, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!" They thirsted not wh
en he led them through the deserts\; he made water flow for them from the r
ock\; he cleft the rock and the water gushed out. "There is no peace\," sa
ys the LORD\, "for the wicked."\n\nListen to me\, O coastlands\, and hearke
n\, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb\, from the body
of my mother he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword\, in t
he shadow of his hand he hid me\; he made me a polished arrow\, in his quiv
er he hid me away. And he said to me\, "You are my servant\, Israel\, in w
hom I will be glorified." But I said\, "I have labored in vain\, I have sp
ent my strength for nothing and vanity\; yet surely my right is with the LO
RD\, and my recompense with my God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 27:1
-41\nWhen Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see\, he
called Esau his older son\, and said to him\, "My son"\; and he answered\,
"Here I am." He said\, "Behold\, I am old\; I do not know the day of my d
eath. Now then\, take your weapons\, your quiver and your bow\, and go out
to the field\, and hunt game for me\, and prepare for me savory food\, suc
h as I love\, and bring it to me that I may eat\; that I may bless you befo
re I die." Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So
when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it\, Rebekah said to
her son Jacob\, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau\, 'Bring
me game\, and prepare for me savory food\, that I may eat it\, and bless yo
u before the LORD before I die.' Now therefore\, my son\, obey my word as
I command you. Go to the flock\, and fetch me two good kids\, that I may p
repare from them savory food for your father\, such as he loves\; and you s
hall bring it to your father to eat\, so that he may bless you before he di
es." But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother\, "Behold\, my brother Esau is a
hairy man\, and I am a smooth man. Perhaps my father will feel me\, and I
shall seem to be mocking him\, and bring a curse upon myself and not a ble
ssing." His mother said to him\, "Upon me be your curse\, my son\; only ob
ey my word\, and go\, fetch them to me." So he went and took them and brou
ght them to his mother\; and his mother prepared savory food\, such as his
father loved. Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son\,
which were with her in the house\, and put them on Jacob her younger son\;
and the skins of the kids she put upon his hands and upon the smooth part o
f his neck\; and she gave the savory food and the bread\, which she had pre
pared\, into the hand of her son Jacob.\n\nSo he went in to his father\, an
d said\, "My father"\; and he said\, "Here I am\; who are you\, my son?" J
acob said to his father\, "I am Esau your first-born. I have done as you to
ld me\; now sit up and eat of my game\, that you may bless me." But Isaac
said to his son\, "How is it that you have found it so quickly\, my son?" H
e answered\, "Because the LORD your God granted me success." Then Isaac sa
id to Jacob\, "Come near\, that I may feel you\, my son\, to know whether y
ou are really my son Esau or not." So Jacob went near to Isaac his father\
, who felt him and said\, "The voice is Jacob's voice\, but the hands are t
he hands of Esau." And he did not recognize him\, because his hands were h
airy like his brother Esau's hands\; so he blessed him. He said\, "Are you
really my son Esau?" He answered\, "I am." Then he said\, "Bring it to me
\, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it to him\
, and he ate\; and he brought him wine\, and he drank. Then his father Isa
ac said to him\, "Come near and kiss me\, my son." So he came near and kis
sed him\; and he smelled the smell of his garments\, and blessed him\, and
said\, "See\, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD
has blessed! May God give you of the dew of heaven\, and of the fatness o
f the earth\, and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you\, and na
tions bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers\, and may your mother's s
ons bow down to you. Cursed be every one who curses you\, and blessed be ev
ery one who blesses you!"\n\nAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob\,
when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father\, E
sau his brother came in from his hunting. He also prepared savory food\, a
nd brought it to his father. And he said to his father\, "Let my father ari
se\, and eat of his son's game\, that you may bless me." His father Isaac
said to him\, "Who are you?" He answered\, "I am your son\, your first-born
\, Esau." Then Isaac trembled violently\, and said\, "Who was it then that
hunted game and brought it to me\, and I ate it all before you came\, and
I have blessed him? - Yes\, and he shall be blessed." When Esau heard the
words of his father\, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry
\, and said to his father\, "Bless me\, even me also\, O my father!" But h
e said\, "Your brother came with guile\, and he has taken away your blessin
g." Esau said\, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me t
hese two times. He took away my birthright\; and behold\, now he has taken
away my blessing." Then he said\, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
" Isaac answered Esau\, "Behold\, I have made him your lord\, and all his
brothers I have given to him for servants\, and with grain and wine I have
sustained him. What then can I do for you\, my son?" Esau said to his fath
er\, "Have you but one blessing\, my father? Bless me\, even me also\, O my
father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. Then Isaac his father ans
wered him: "Behold\, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling
be\, and away from the dew of heaven on high. By your sword you shall liv
e\, and you shall serve your brother\; but when you break loose you shall b
reak his yoke from your neck." Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessin
g with which his father had blessed him\, and Esau said to himself\, "The d
ays of mourning for my father are approaching\; then I will kill my brother
Jacob."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 19:16-25\nHe who keeps the comm
andment keeps his life\; he who despises the word will die. He who is kind
to the poor lends to the LORD\, and he will repay him for his deed. Disci
pline your son while there is hope\; do not set your heart on his destructi
on. A man of great wrath will pay the penalty\; for if you deliver him\, y
ou will only have to do it again. Listen to advice and accept instruction\
, that you may gain wisdom for the future. Many are the plans in the mind
of a man\, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established. Wha
t is desired in a man is loyalty\, and a poor man is better than a liar. T
he fear of the LORD leads to life\; and he who has it rests satisfied\; he
will not be visited by harm. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish\, an
d will not even bring it back to his mouth. Strike a scoffer\, and the sim
ple will learn prudence\; reprove a man of understanding\, and he will gain
knowledge.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: George the Righteous of Maleon\; Righteous Plato the Studite\; Theonas
\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Founder and Renovator of the Sacred Monaste
ry of Saint Anastasia of Pharmakolytria\, Halkidiki\; Nicetas the Hieromart
yr\, Struggler of Serrai (1808)\; Theodoulos and Agathopous of Thessaloniki
\; Righteous Zosimas\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 49:6-1
0\nThus says the LORD: "I will give you as a light to the nations\, that my
salvation may reach to the end of the earth." Thus says the LORD\, the Re
deemer of Israel and his Holy One\, to one deeply despised\, abhorred by th
e nations\, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise\; princes\, a
nd they shall prostrate themselves\; because of the LORD\, who is faithful\
, the Holy One of Israel\, who has chosen you." Thus says the LORD: "In a
time of favor I have answered you\, in a day of salvation I have helped you
\; I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people\, to establish
the land\, to apportion the desolate heritages\; saying to the prisoners\,
'Come forth\,' to those who are in darkness\, 'Appear.' They shall feed al
ong the ways\, on all bare heights shall be their pasture\; they shall not
hunger or thirst\, neither scorching wind nor sun shall smite them\, for he
who has pity on them will lead them\, and by springs of water will guide t
hem.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 31:3-16\n Then the LORD said to Jaco
b\, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred\, and I will be
with you." So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where
his flock was\, and said to them\, "I see that your father does not regard
me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me.
You know that I have served your father with all my strength\; yet your fa
ther has cheated me and changed my wages ten times\, but God did not permit
him to harm me. If he said\, 'The spotted shall be your wages\,' then all
the flock bore spotted\; and if he said\, 'The striped shall be your wages
\,' then all the flock bore striped. Thus God has taken away the cattle of
your father\, and given them to me. In the mating season of the flock I l
ifted up my eyes\, and saw in a dream that the he-goats which leaped upon t
he flock were striped\, spotted\, and mottled. Then the angel of God said
to me in the dream\, 'Jacob\,' and I said\, 'Here I am!' And he said\, 'Li
ft up your eyes and see\, all the goats that leap upon the flock are stripe
d\, spotted\, and mottled\; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.
I am the God of Bethel\, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me
. Now arise\, go forth from this land\, and return to the land of your birt
h.'" Then Rachel and Leah answered him\, "Is there any portion or inherita
nce left to us in our father's house? Are we not regarded by him as foreig
ners? For he has sold us\, and he has been using up the money given for us.
All the property which God has taken away from our father belongs to us a
nd to our children\; now then\, whatever God has said to you\, do."\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Proverbs 21:3-21\nTo do righteousness and justice is mor
e acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart\,
the lamp of the wicked\, are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to
abundance\, but every one who is hasty comes only to want. The getting of
treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. The
violence of the wicked will sweep them away\, because they refuse to do wh
at is just. The way of the guilty is crooked\, but the conduct of the pure
is right. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a hous
e shared with a contentious woman. The soul of the wicked desires evil\; h
is neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. When a scoffer is punished\, the s
imple becomes wise\; when a wise man is instructed\, he gains knowledge. T
he righteous observes the house of the wicked\; the wicked are cast down to
ruin. He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out a
nd not be heard. A gift in secret averts anger\; and a bribe in the bosom\
, strong wrath. When justice is done\, it is a joy to the righteous\, but
dismay to evildoers. A man who wanders from the way of understanding will
rest in the assembly of the dead. He who loves pleasure will be a poor man
\; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked is a ransom for
the righteous\, and the faithless for the upright. It is better to live in
a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman. Precious treasur
e remains in a wise man's dwelling\, but a foolish man devours it. He who
pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ George the Righteous of Maleon
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, Pappias\, Nice
phorus\, and Serapion\; Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki\; Agathopode
s and Theodulos the Martyrs\; George the new Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Isaiah 58:1-11\nThus says the LORD: "Cry aloud\, spare no
t\, lift up your voice like a trumpet\; declare to my people their transgre
ssion\, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily\, and del
ight to know my ways\, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and
did not forsake the ordinance of their God\; they ask of me righteous judgm
ents\, they delight to draw near to God. 'Why have we fasted\, and thou se
est it not? Why have we humbled ourselves\, and thou takest no knowledge of
it?' Behold\, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure\, and opp
ress all your workers. Behold\, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and
to hit with wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voi
ce to be heard on high. Is such the fast that I choose\, a day for a man t
o humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a rush\, and to spread sa
ckcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast\, and a day acceptab
le to the LORD? \n\n "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bon
ds of wickedness\, to undo the thongs of the yoke\, to let the oppressed go
free\, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hu
ngry\, and bring the homeless poor into your house\; when you see the naked
\, to cover him\, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then shall
your light break forth like the dawn\, and your healing shall spring up sp
eedily\; your righteousness shall go before you\, the glory of the LORD sha
ll be your rear guard. Then you shall call\, and the LORD will answer\; yo
u shall cry\, and he will say\, "Here I am." \n\n "If you take away from th
e midst of you the yoke\, the pointing of the finger\, and speaking wickedn
ess\, if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the
afflicted\, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be a
s the noonday. And the LORD will guide you continually\, and satisfy your
desire with good things\, and make your bones strong\; and you shall be lik
e a watered garden\, like a spring of water\, whose waters fail not.\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Genesis 43:26-31\; 45:1-16\n When Joseph came home\, th
ey brought into the house to him the present which they had with them\, and
bowed down to him to the ground. And he inquired about their welfare\, an
d said\, "Is your father well\, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still
alive?" They said\, "Your servant our father is well\, he is still alive."
And they bowed their heads and made obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes\
, and saw his brother Benjamin\, his mother's son\, and said\, "Is this you
r youngest brother\, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to you\, my s
on!" Then Joseph made haste\, for his heart yearned for his brother\, and
he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there. Then
he washed his face and came out\; and controlling himself he said\, "Let f
ood be served." \n\n (Chapter 45:1-16) Then Joseph could not control himsel
f before all those who stood by him\; and he cried\, "Make every one go out
from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his
brothers. And he wept aloud\, so that the Egyptians heard it\, and the hou
sehold of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said to his brothers\, "I am Joseph
\; is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him\, for t
hey were dismayed at his presence. So Joseph said to his brothers\, "Come
near to me\, I pray you." And they came near. And he said\, "I am your brot
her\, Joseph\, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed\, or
angry with yourselves\, because you sold me here\; for God sent me before
you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land these two years\
; and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor h
arvest. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth\
, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me
here\, but God\; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh\, and lord of all h
is house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Make haste and go up to my
father and say to him\, 'Thus says your son Joseph\, God has made me lord o
f all Egypt\; come down to me\, do not tarry\; you shall dwell in the land
of Goshen\, and you shall be near me\, you and your children and your child
ren's children\, and your flocks\, your herds\, and all that you have\; and
there I will provide for you\, for there are yet five years of famine to c
ome\; lest you and your household\, and all that you have\, come to poverty
.' And now your eyes see\, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see\, that
it is my mouth that speaks to you. You must tell my father of all my splen
dor in Egypt\, and of all that you have seen. Make haste and bring my fathe
r down here." Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept\; and
Benjamin wept upon his neck. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon
them\; and after that his brothers talked with him. When the report was h
eard in Pharaoh's house\, "Joseph's brothers have come\," it pleased Pharao
h and his servants well.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 21:23-22:4\nHe
who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. "Scoffer"
is the name of the proud\, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. The
desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor. All day lo
ng the wicked covets\, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. The
sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination\; how much more when he brings i
t with evil intent. A false witness will perish\, but the word of a man wh
o hears will endure. A wicked man puts on a bold face\, but an upright man
considers his ways. No wisdom\, no understanding\, no counsel\, can avail
against the LORD. The horse is made ready for the day of battle\, but the
victory belongs to the LORD. A good name is to be chosen rather than grea
t riches\, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor
meet together\; the LORD is the maker of them all. A prudent man sees dang
er and hides himself\; but the simple go on\, and suffer for it. The rewar
d for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, Pappias\
, Nicephorus\, and Serapion
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; 120 Martyrs of Persia\; Greg
ory of Sinai\; Platonis the Nun of Nisibis\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 65:8-16\nThus says the LORD: "As the wine is found in the c
luster\, and they say\, 'Do not destroy it\, for there is a blessing in it\
,' so I will do for my servants' sake\, and not destroy them all. I will b
ring forth descendants from Jacob\, and from Judah inheritors of my mountai
ns\; my chosen shall inherit it\, and my servants shall dwell there. Sharo
n shall become a pasture for flocks\, and the Valley of Achor a place for h
erds to lie down\, for my people who have sought me. But you who forsake t
he LORD\, who forget my holy mountain\, who set a table for Fortune and fil
l cups of mixed wine for Destiny\; I will destine you to the sword\, and al
l of you shall bow down to the slaughter\; because\, when I called\, you di
d not answer\, when I spoke\, you did not listen\, but you did what was evi
l in my eyes\, and chose what I did not delight in." Therefore thus says t
he Lord GOD: "Behold\, my servants shall eat\, but you shall be hungry\; be
hold\, my servants shall drink\, but you shall be thirsty\; behold\, my ser
vants shall rejoice\, but you shall be put to shame\; behold\, my servants
shall sing for gladness of heart\, but you shall cry out for pain of heart\
, and shall wail for anguish of spirit. You shall leave your name to my ch
osen for a curse\, and the Lord GOD will slay you\; but his servants he wil
l call by a different name. So that he who blesses himself in the land sha
ll bless himself by the God of truth\, and he who takes an oath in the land
shall swear by the God of truth\; because the former troubles are forgotte
n and are hid from my eyes.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 46:1-7\n So I
srael took his journey with all that he had\, and came to Beersheba\, and o
ffered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Israel
in visions of the night\, and said\, "Jacob\, Jacob." And he said\, "Here a
m I." Then he said\, "I am God\, the God of your father\; do not be afraid
to go down to Egypt\; for I will there make of you a great nation. I will
go down with you to Egypt\, and I will also bring you up again\; and Josep
h's hand shall close your eyes." Then Jacob set out from Beersheba\; and t
he sons of Israel carried Jacob their father\, their little ones\, and thei
r wives\, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They also too
k their cattle and their goods\, which they had gained in the land of Canaa
n\, and came into Egypt\, Jacob and all his offspring with him\, his sons\,
and his sons' sons with him\, his daughters\, and his sons' daughters\; al
l his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.\n\nOld Testament Reading: P
roverbs 23:15-24:5\nMy son\, if your heart is wise\, my heart too will be g
lad. My soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. Let not you
r heart envy sinners\, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. S
urely there is a future\, and your hope will not be cut off. Hear\, my son
\, and be wise\, and direct your mind in the way. Be not among winebibbers
\, or among gluttonous eaters of meat\; for the drunkard and the glutton wi
ll come to poverty\, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. Hearken t
o your father who begot you\, and do not despise your mother when she is ol
d. Buy truth\, and do not sell it\; buy wisdom\, instruction\, and underst
anding. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice\; he who begets a
wise son will be glad in him. Let your father and mother be glad\, let he
r who bore you rejoice. My son\, give me your heart\, and let your eyes ob
serve my ways. For a harlot is a deep pit\; an adventuress is a narrow wel
l. She lies in wait like a robber and increases the faithless among men.
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has w
ounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wi
ne\, those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red\,
when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. At the last it bites l
ike a serpent\, and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange thing
s\, and your mind utter perverse things. You will be like one who lies dow
n in the midst of the sea\, like one who lies on the top of a mast. "They
struck me\," you will say\, "but I was not hurt\; they beat me\, but I did
not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink." Be not enviou
s of evil men\, nor desire to be with them\; for their minds devise violenc
e\, and their lips talk of mischief. By wisdom a house is built\, and by u
nderstanding it is established\; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all
precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is mightier than a strong man\,
and a man of knowledge than he who has strength.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs\; George\, Bishop of Mytilene\; Gera
simos the God-Bearer of Byzantium\; Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kaly
mnos\; Tikhon\, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America\n\nStr
ict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 66:10-24\n"Rejoice with Jerusalem
\, and be glad for her\, all you who love her\; rejoice with her in joy\, a
ll you who mourn over her\; that you may suck and be satisfied with her con
soling breasts\; that you may drink deeply with delight from the abundance
of her glory." For thus says the LORD: "Behold\, I will extend prosperity
to her like a river\, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing str
eam\; and you shall suck\, you shall be carried upon her hip\, and dandled
upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforts\, so I will comfort you\;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. You shall see\, and your heart shall
rejoice\; your bones shall flourish like the grass\; and it shall be known
that the hand of the LORD is with his servants\, and his indignation is aga
inst his enemies. "For behold\, the LORD will come in fire\, and his chari
ots like the stormwind\, to render his anger in fury\, and his rebuke with
flames of fire. For by fire will the LORD execute judgment\, and by his sw
ord\, upon all flesh\; and those slain by the LORD shall be many. "Those w
ho sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens\, following one in
the midst\, eating swine's flesh and the abomination and mice\, shall come
to an end together\, says the LORD. "For I know their works and their tho
ughts\, and I am coming to gather all nations and tongues\; and they shall
come and shall see my glory\, and I will set a sign among them. And from th
em I will send survivors to the nations\, to Tarshish\, Put\, and Lud\, who
draw the bow\, to Tubal and Javan\, to the coastlands afar off\, that have
not heard my fame or seen my glory\; and they shall declare my glory among
the nations. And they shall bring all your brethren from all the nations
as an offering to the LORD\, upon horses\, and in chariots\, and in litters
\, and upon mules\, and upon dromedaries\, to my holy mountain Jerusalem\,
says the LORD\, just as the Israelites bring their cereal offering in a cle
an vessel to the house of the LORD. And some of them also I will take for
priests and for Levites\, says the LORD. "For as the new heavens and the n
ew earth which I will make shall remain before me\, says the LORD\; so shal
l your descendants and your name remain. From new moon to new moon\, and f
rom sabbath to sabbath\, all flesh shall come to worship before me\, says t
he LORD. "And they shall go forth and look on the dead bodies of the men t
hat have rebelled against me\; for their worm shall not die\, their fire sh
all not be quenched\, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Genesis 49:33-50:26\nWhen Jacob finished charging his s
ons\, he drew up his feet into the bed\, and breathed his last\, and was ga
thered to his people. Then Joseph fell on his father's face\, and wept ove
r him\, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians t
o embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel\; forty days were re
quired for it\, for so many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians w
ept for him seventy days.\n\nAnd when the days of weeping for him were past
\, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh\, saying\, "If now I have found
favor in your eyes\, speak\, I pray you\, in the ears of Pharaoh\, saying\
, My father made me swear\, saying\, 'I am about to die: in my tomb which I
hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan\, there shall you bury me.' Now
therefore let me go up\, I pray you\, and bury my father\; then I will ret
urn." And Pharaoh answered\, "Go up\, and bury your father\, as he made yo
u swear." So Joseph went up to bury his father\; and with him went up all
the servants of Pharaoh\, the elders of his household\, and all the elders
of the land of Egypt\, as well as all the household of Joseph\, his brother
s\, and his father's household\; only their children\, their flocks\, and t
heir herds were left in the land of Goshen. And there went up with him bot
h chariots and horsemen\; it was a very great company. When they came to t
he threshing floor of Atad\, which is beyond the Jordan\, they lamented the
re with a very great and sorrowful lamentation\; and he made a mourning for
his father seven days. When the inhabitants of the land\, the Canaanites\
, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad\, they said\, "This is a
grievous mourning to the Egyptians." Therefore the place was named Abelmizr
aim\; it is beyond the Jordan. Thus his sons did for him as he had command
ed them\; for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan\, and buried him i
n the cave of the field at Machpelah\, to the east of Mamre\, which Abraham
bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite\, to possess as a burying pl
ace. After he had buried his father\, Joseph returned to Egypt with his br
others and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. When Joseph's
brothers saw that their father was dead\, they said\, "It may be that Josep
h will hate us and pay us back for all the evil which we did to him." So t
hey sent a message to Joseph\, saying\, "Your father gave this command befo
re he died\, 'Say to Joseph\, Forgive\, I pray you\, the transgression of
your brothers and their sin\, because they did evil to you.' And now\, we p
ray you\, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your fath
er." Joseph wept when they spoke to him. His brothers also came and fell d
own before him\, and said\, "Behold\, we are your servants." But Joseph sa
id to them\, "Fear not\, for am I in the place of God? As for you\, you me
ant evil against me\; but God meant it for good\, to bring it about that ma
ny people should be kept alive\, as they are today. So do not fear\; I wil
l provide for you and your little ones." Thus he reassured them and comfort
ed them.\n\nSo Joseph dwelt in Egypt\, he and his father's house\; and Jose
ph lived a hundred and ten years. And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the
third generation\; the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were bo
rn upon Joseph's knees. And Joseph said to his brothers\, "I am about to d
ie\; but God will visit you\, and bring you up out of this land to the land
which he swore to Abraham\, to Isaac\, and to Jacob." Then Joseph took an
oath of the sons of Israel\, saying\, "God will visit you\, and you shall
carry up my bones from here." So Joseph died\, being a hundred and ten yea
rs old\; and they embalmed him\, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Proverbs 31:8-31\nOpen your mouth for the dumb\, for t
he rights of all who are left desolate. Open your mouth\, judge righteousl
y\, maintain the rights of the poor and needy. A good wife who can find? S
he is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in he
r\, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good\, and not harm\, a
ll the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax\, and works with willing
hands. She is like the ships of the merchant\, she brings her food from af
ar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household an
d tasks for her maidens. She considers a field and buys it\; with the frui
t of her hands she plants a vineyard. She girds her loins with strength an
d makes her arms strong. She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night. She puts her hands to the distaff\, an
d her hands hold the spindle. She opens her hand to the poor\, and reaches
out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household\,
for all her household are clothed in scarlet. She makes herself coverings
\; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gate
s\, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments an
d sells them\; she delivers girdles to the merchant. Strength and dignity
are her clothing\, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth
with wisdom\, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks we
ll to the ways of her household\, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed\; her husband also\,
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lazarus Saturday\; The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\
, Rufus\, Asyncritus\, Phlegon\, and Hermes\; The Holy New Martyr John the
Ship-Builder who was martyred in Kos\; Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
\; Celestine\, Pope of Rome\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: Hebrews 12:28-29\;13:1-8\nBRETHREN\, let us be grateful for receivi
ng a kingdom that cannot be shaken\, and thus let us offer to God acceptabl
e worship\, with reverence and awe\; for our God is a consuming fire. Let b
rotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers\, f
or thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in
prison\, as though in prison with them\; and those who are ill-treated\, s
ince you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all\, an
d let the marriage bed be undefiled\; for God will judge the immoral and ad
ulterous. Keep your life free from love of money\, and be content with what
you have\; for he has said\, "I will never fail you nor forsake you." Henc
e we can confidently say\, "The Lord is my helper\, I will not be afraid\;
what can man do to me?" Remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the
word of God\; consider the outcome of their life\, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. \n\nGospel Read
ing: John 11:1-45\nAt that time\, a certain man was ill\, Lazaros of Bethan
y\, from the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointe
d the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair\, whose brother L
azaros was ill. So the sisters sent to him\, saying\, "Lord\, he whom you l
ove is ill." But when Jesus heard it he said\, "This illness is not unto de
ath\; it is for the glory of God\, so that the Son of God may be glorified
by means of it."\n\n Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazaros. So
when he heard that he was ill\, he stayed two days longer in the place wher
e he was. Then after this he said to the disciples\, "Let us go into Judea
again." The disciples said to him\, "Rabbi\, the Jews were but now seeking
to stone you\, and are you going there again?" Jesus answered\, "Are there
not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the day\, he does not stum
ble\, because he sees the light of this world. But if any one walks in the
night\, he stumbles\, because the light is not in him." Thus he spoke\, and
then he said to them\, "Our friend Lazaros has fallen asleep\, but I go to
awake him out of sleep." The disciples said to him\, "Lord\, if he has fal
len asleep\, he will recover." Now Jesus had spoken of his death\, but they
thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly\,
"Lazaros is dead\; and for your sake I am glad that I was not there\, so t
hat you may believe. But let us go to him." Thomas\, called the Twin\, said
to his fellow disciples\, "Let us also go\, that we may die with him."\n\n
Now when Jesus came\, he found that Lazaros had already been in the tomb f
our days. Bethany was near Jerusalem\, about two miles off\, and many of th
e Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother
. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming\, she went and met him\, while Ma
ry sat in the house. Martha said to Jesus\, "Lord\, if you had been here\,
my brother would not have died. And even now I know that whatever you ask f
rom God\, God will give you." Jesus said to her\, "Your brother will rise a
gain." Martha said to him\, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrec
tion at the last day." Jesus said to her\, "I am the resurrection and the l
ife\; he who believes in me\, though he die\, yet shall he live\, and whoev
er lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said
to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; I believe that you are the Christ\, the Son of God\
, he who is coming into the world."\n\n When she had said this\, she went a
nd called her sister Mary\, saying quietly\, "The Teacher is here and is ca
lling for you." And when she heard it\, she rose quickly and went to him. N
ow Jesus had not yet come to the village\, but was still in the place where
Martha had met him. When the Jews who were with her in the house\, consoli
ng her\, saw Mary rise quickly and go out\, they followed her\, supposing t
hat she was going to the tomb to weep there. Then Mary\, when she came wher
e Jesus was and saw him\, fell at his feet\, saying to him\, "Lord\, if you
had been here\, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weepin
g\, and the Jews who came with her also weeping\, he was deeply moved in sp
irit and troubled\; and he said\, "Where have you laid him?" They said to h
im\, "Lord\, come and see." Jesus wept. So the Jews said\, "See how he love
d him!" But some of them said\, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the bl
ind man have kept this man from dying?"\n\n Then Jesus\, deeply moved again
\, came to the tomb\; it was a cave\, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said\,
"Take away the stone." Martha\, the sister of the dead man\, said to him\,
"Lord\, by this time there will be an odor\, for he has been dead four day
s." Jesus said to her\, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you w
ould see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted u
p his eyes and said\, "Father\, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew
that you have heard me always\, but I have said this on account of the peop
le standing by\, that they may believe that you did send me." When he had s
aid this\, he cried with a loud voice\, "Lazaros\, come out." The dead man
came out\, his hands and feet bound with bandages\, and his face wrapped wi
th a cloth. Jesus said to them\, "Unbind him\, and let him go." Many of the
Jews therefore\, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did\, believe
d in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Palm Sunday\; The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea\; Raphael\, Nicho
las\, Irene\, & Olympias of Mytilene\; Vadim the Righteous of Persia\n\nFas
t Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 21:1-11\; 15-17\nAt
that time\, when Jesus drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage\, to t
he Mount of Olives\, he sent two disciples\, saying to them\, "Go into the
village opposite you\, and immediately you will find a donkey tied\, and a
colt with her\; untie them and bring them to me. If any one says anything t
o you\, you shall say\, 'The Lord has need of them\,' and he will send them
immediately." This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet\,
saying\,\n\n"Tell the daughter of Zion\,\nBehold\, your king is coming to y
ou\,\nhumble and mounted on a donkey\,\nand on a colt\, the foal of a donke
y."\n\nThe disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them\; they brought
the donkey and the colt\, and put their garments on them\, and he sat ther
eon. Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road\, and others cut b
ranches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that wen
t before him and that followed him shouted\, "Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" A
nd when he entered Jerusalem\, all the city was stirred\, saying\, "Who is
this?" And the crowds said\, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Ga
lilee." But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things tha
t he did\, and the children crying out in the temple\, "Hosanna to the Son
of David!" they were indignant\; and they said to him\, "Do you hear what t
hey are saying?" And Jesus said to them\, "Yes\; have you never read\,\n\n'
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings\,\nyou have brought perfect praise
'?"\n\nAnd leaving them\, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged the
re.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 4:4-9\nBRETHREN\, rejoice in the Lord a
lways\; again I will say\, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The
Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything\, but in everything by pray
er and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to Go
d. And the peace of God\, which passes all understanding\, will keep your h
earts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatever is true
\, whatever is honorable\, whatever is just\, whatever is pure\, whatever i
s lovely\, whatever is gracious\, if there is any excellence\, if there is
anything worthy of praise\, think about these things. What you have learned
and received and heard and seen in me\, do\; and the God of peace will be
with you. \n\nGospel Reading: John 12:1-18\nSix days before Passover\, Jesu
s came to Bethany\, where Lazaros was\, whom Jesus had raised from the dead
. There they made him a supper\; Martha served\, and Lazaros was one of tho
se at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and
anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair\; and the hous
e was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot\, one o
f his disciples (he who was to betray him)\, said "Why was this ointment no
t sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said\, not
that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief\, and as he had the
money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said\, "Let her alone
\, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with
you\, but you do not always have me."\n\n When the great crowd of the Jews
learned that he was there\, they came\, not only on account of Jesus but al
so to see Lazaros\, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests
planned to put Lazaros also to death\, because on account of him many of th
e Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.\n\n The next day a great cro
wd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So t
hey took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him\, crying\, "Hosann
a! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord\, even the King of Israe
l!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it\; as it is written\, "Fe
ar not\, daughter of Zion\; behold\, your king is coming\, sitting on a don
key's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first\; but when Jesu
s was glorified\, then they remembered that this had been written of him an
d had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Laz
aros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason
why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Monday\; Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage\; 150 an
d more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou
Pentelis\; Gregory V\, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople\; H
oly Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 21:18-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus was returning to the city\
, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\, and f
ound nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever
come from you again!" And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples
saw it they marveled\, saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?" And
Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, if you have faith and never
doubt\, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree\, but even
if you say to this mountain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,' it will
be done. And whatever you ask in prayer\, you will receive\, if you have f
aith. " And when he entered the temple\, the chief priests and the elders o
f the people came up to him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By what author
ity are you doing these things\, and who gave you this authority?" Jesus an
swered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; and if you tell me the answ
er\, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. The bap
tism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argued wit
h one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why then
did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are afraid of the
multitude\; for all hold that John was a prophet." So they answered Jesus\
, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by what
authority I do these things. What do you think? A man had two sons\; and he
went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and work in the vineyard today.' An
d he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward he repented and went. And he w
ent to the second and said the same\; and he answered\, 'I go\, sir\,' but
did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said\, "The
first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the tax collectors and
the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in
the way of righteousness\, and you did not believe him\, but the tax colle
ctors and the harlots believed him\; and even when you saw it\, you did not
afterward repent and believe him.\n\n"Hear another parable. There was a ho
useholder who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine
press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went int
o another country. When the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his servant
s to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants took his servants and
beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Again he sent other servan
ts\, more than the first\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent
his son to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenant
s saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us
kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of
the vineyard\, and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard com
es\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put tho
se wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard to other tenant
s who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Hav
e you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders reje
cted has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it
is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I tell you\, the kingdom of God will
be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it."\n
\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:3-35\nAt that time\, as Jesus sat on the Mount
of Olives\, the disciples came to him privately\, saying\, "Tell us\, when
will this be\, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close o
f the age?" And Jesus answered them\, "Take heed that no one leads you astr
ay. For many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am the Christ\,' and they w
ill lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars\; see th
at you are not alarmed\; for this must take place\, but the end is not yet.
For nation will rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom\, and th
ere will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the
beginning of the sufferings.\n\n Then they will deliver you up to tribulati
on\, and put you to death\; and you will be hated by all nations for my nam
e's sake. And then many will fall away\, and betray one another\, and hate
one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And b
ecause wickedness is multiplied\, most men's love will grow cold. But he wh
o endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be
preached throughout the whole world\, as a testimony to all nations\; and t
hen the end will come.\n\n So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken
of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy place (let the reader under
stand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let him wh
o is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house\; and let him
who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those w
ho are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that your
flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there will be great
tribulation\, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until no
w\, no\, and never will be. And if those days had not been shortened\, no h
uman being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elect those days will b
e shortened. Then if anyone says to you\, 'Lo\, here is the Christ!' or 'Th
ere he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will ar
ise and show great signs and wonders\, so as to lead astray\, if possible\,
even the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand. So\, if they say to you\,
'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is
in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from t
he east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the coming of the Son of
man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered together. Im
mediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened\, an
d the moon will not give its light\, and the stars will fall from heaven\,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken\; then will appear the sign of
the Son of man in heaven\, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn
\, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with pow
er and great glory\; and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet ca
ll\, and they will gather his elect from the four winds\, from one end of h
eaven to the other.\n\n From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its
branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\, you know that summer is n
ear. So also\, when you see all these things\, you know that he is near\, a
t the very gates. Truly\, I say to you\, this generation will not pass away
till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my
words will not pass away."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Tuesday\; Hieromartyr Antipas\, Bishop of Pergamum\; Pharmuthios
the Anchorite\; Guthlac the Hermit of Crowland\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 22:15-46\; 23:1-39\nAt that time\, the Pharisees went and too
k counsel against Jesus\, how to entangle him in his talk. And they sent th
eir disciples to him\, along with the Herodians\, saying\, "Teacher\, we kn
ow that you are true\, and teach the way of God truthfully\, and care for n
o man\; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us\, then\, what yo
u think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not?" But Jesus\, aware o
f their malice\, said\, "Why put me to the test\, you hypocrites? Show me t
he money for the tax." And they brought him a coin. And Jesus said to them\
, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said\, "Caesar's." Then he
said to them\, "Render\, therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\
, and to God the things that are God's. " When they heard it\, they marvele
d\; and they left him and went away.\n\nThe same day the Sadducees came to
him\, who say that there is no resurrection\; and they asked him a question
saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no children\, his
brother must marry the widow\, and raise up children for his brother.' Now
there were seven brothers among us\; the first married\, and died\, and ha
ving no children left his wife to his brother. So too the second and third\
, down to the seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In the resurrection
\, therefore\, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her
."\n\nBut Jesus answered them\, "You are wrong\, because you know neither t
he scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither ma
rry nor are given in marriage\, but are like angels of God in heaven. And a
s for the resurrection of the dead\, have you not read what was said to you
by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of
Jacob'? He is not God of the dead\, but of the living." And when the crowd
heard it\, they were astonished at his teaching.\n\nBut when the Pharisees
heard that he had silenced the Sadducees\, they came together. And one of t
hem\, a lawyer\, asked him a question\, to test him. "Teacher\, which is th
e great commandment in the law?" And he said to him\, "You shall love the L
ord your God with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all yo
ur mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it.
You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend
all the law and the prophets."\n\nNow while the Pharisees were gathered tog
ether\, Jesus asked them a question\, saying: "What do you think of the Chr
ist? Whose son is he?" They said to him\, "The son of David." He said to th
em\, "How is it then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\,
saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, sit at my right hand\, till I put you
r enemies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord\, how is he his so
n?" And no one was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day did any on
e dare to ask him any more questions.\n\nThen said Jesus to the crowds and
to his disciples\, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat\; so p
ractice and observe whatever they tell you\, but not what they do\; for the
y preach but do not practice. They bind heavy burdens\, hard to bear\, and
lay them on men's shoulders\; but they themselves will not move them with t
heir finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by men\; for they make thei
r phylacteries broad and their fringes long\, and they love the place of ho
nor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues\, and salutations in the
market places\, and being called rabbi by men\, but you are not to be call
ed rabbi\, for you have one teacher\, and you are all brethren. And call no
man your father on earth\, for you have one Father\, who is in heaven. Nei
ther be called masters\, for you have one master\, the Christ. He who is gr
eatest among you shall be your servant\; whoever exalts himself will be hum
bled\, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.\n\n"But woe to you\, sc
ribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses and for a p
retense you make long prayers\; therefore you will receive the greater cond
emnation. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! because you shut
the kingdom of heaven against men\; for you neither enter yourselves\, nor
allow those who would enter to go in. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\,
hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte\, and
when he becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as much a child of Gehenn
a as yourselves.\n\n"Woe to you\, blind guides\, who say\, 'If any one swea
rs by the temple\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gold of the
temple\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools! For which is greater\,
the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? And you say\, 'If an
y one swears by the altar\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gi
ft that is on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind men! For whic
h is greater\, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So he who
swears by the altar\, swears by it and by everything on it\; and he who swe
ars by the temple\, swears by it and by him who dwells in it\; and he who s
wears by heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.\
n\n"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and
dill and cumin\, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law\, jus
tice and mercy and faith\; these you ought to have done without neglecting
the others. You blind guides\, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outs
ide of the cup and of the plate\, but inside they are full of extortion and
rapacity. You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and of t
he plate\, that the outside also may be clean. Woe to you\, scribes and Pha
risees\, hypocrites! for you are like white-washed tombs\, which outwardly
appear beautiful\, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all unc
leanness. So you also outwardly appear to men\, but within you are full of
hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! fo
r you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the right
eous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers\, we would not
have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you
witness against yourselves\, that you are sons of those who murdered the pr
ophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you br
ood of vipers\, how are you to escape being sentenced to Gehenna? Therefore
I send you prophets and wise men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill
and crucify\, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute fr
om town to town\, that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on ea
rth\, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of
Barachiah\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\,
I say to you\, all this will come upon this generation.\n\n"O Jerusalem\, J
erusalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How
often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her bro
od under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and
desolate. For I tell you\, you will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Bl
essed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
24:36-51\; 25:1-46\; 26:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Of that day
and hour no one knows\, not even the angels of heaven\, but the Father onl
y. As were the days of Noah\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For
as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking\, marrying
and giving in marriage\, until the day when Noah entered the ark\, and they
did not know until the flood came and swept them all away\, so will be the
coming of the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field\; one is taken
and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill\; one is taken and
one is left. Watch therefore\, for you do not know on what day your Lord i
s coming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in what part of
the ni
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sts: Holy Wednesday\; Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium\; Sergius II\,
Patriarch of Constantinople\; Anthousa the Righteous of Constantinople\; A
kakios of Kavsokalyvia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:17-50\nAt
that time\, the crowd that had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus out o
f the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the cr
owd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. The Pharis
ees then said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\, th
e world has gone after him."\n\nNow among those who went up to worship at t
he feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaid
a in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went
and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus a
nswered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and
dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who lo
ves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will keep i
t for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I
am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father wi
ll honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\,
save me from this hour'? No\, for this purpose I have come to this hour. F
ather\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorifi
ed it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and sa
id that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus
answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the
judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\; an
d I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself." H
e said this to show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\,
"We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you s
ay that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus sa
id to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you hav
e the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darkness
does not know where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the lig
ht\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nWhen Jesus had said this\, he d
eparted and hid himself from them. Though he had done so many signs before
them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that the word spoken by th
e prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believed our report\,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they could no
t believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their eyes and hardened
their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their
heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this because he saw hi
s glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless many even of the authorities believ
ed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it\, lest th
ey should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men mor
e than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out and said\, "He who believe
s in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And he who sees me see
s him who sent me. I have come as light into the world\, that whoever beli
eves in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hears my sayings and does
not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to judge the world
but to save the world. He who rejects me and does not receive my sayings
has a judge\; the word that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day
. For I have not spoken on my own authority\; the Father who sent me has h
imself given me commandment what to say and what to speak. And I know that
his commandment is eternal life. What I say\, therefore\, I say as the Fath
er has bidden me."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:6-16\nWhen Jesus was at Be
thany at the house of Simon the leper\, a woman came up to him with an alab
aster flask of very expensive ointment and she poured it on his head\, as h
e sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, they were indignant\, sayin
g\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum
\, and given to the poor." But Jesus\, aware of this\, said to them\, "Why
do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. For you
always have the poor with you\, but you will not always have me. In pourin
g this ointment on my body she has done it to prepare me for burial. Truly\
, I say to you wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world\, what s
he has done will be told in memory of her." Then one of the twelve\, who wa
s called Judas Iscariot\, went to the chief priests and said\, "What will y
ou give me if I deliver him to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of sil
ver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.\n\n
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sts: Holy Thursday\; Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome\; Theodosios the M
artyr\; Zoilos the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gosp
el Reading: Luke 22:1-39\nAt that time\, the feast of Unleavened Bread drew
near\, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes
were seeking how to put Jesus to death. For they feared the people. Then S
atan entered into Judas called Iscariot\, who was of the number of the twel
ve\; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he
might betray him to them. And they were glad\, and engaged to give him mone
y. So he agreed\, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the ab
sence of the multitude. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which th
e passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\,
"Go and prepare the passover for us\, that we may eat it." They said to him
\, "Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to them\, "Behold\, when yo
u have entered the city\, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\; fol
low him into the house which he enters\, and tell the householder\, 'The Te
acher says to you\, Where is the guest room\, where I am to eat the passove
r with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper room furnished\; t
here make ready." And they went\, and found it as he had told them\; and th
ey prepared the passover. And when the hour came\, he sat at table\, and th
e apostles with him. And he said to them. "I have earnestly desired to eat
this passover with you before I suffer\; for I tell you I shall never eat i
t again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." And he took a cup\, a
nd when he had given thanks he said\, "Take this\, and divide it among your
selves\; for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of
the vine until the kingdom of God comes. " And he took bread\, and when he
had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them\, saying\, "This is my bod
y which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the c
up after supper\, saying\, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new
covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me
on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has been determined\; but woe
to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And they began to question one another
\, which of them it was that would do this. A dispute also arose among them
\, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them\,
"The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; and those in autho
rity over them are called benefactors. But not so with you\; rather let the
greatest among you become as the youngest\, and the leader as one who serv
es. For which is the greater\, one who sits at table\, or one who serves? I
s it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves. Y
ou are those who have continued with me in my trials\; and I assign to you\
, as my Father assigned to me\, a kingdom\, that you may eat and drink at m
y table in my Kingdom\, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Isr
ael. Simon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan demanded to have you\, that he might si
ft you like wheat\, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail\
; and when you have turned again\, strengthen your brethren." And he said t
o him\, "Lord\, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death." He said\
, "I tell you\, Peter\, the cock will not crow this day\, until you three t
imes deny that you know me. " And he said to them\, "When I sent you out wi
th no purse or bag or sandals\, did you lack anything?" They said\, "Nothin
g." He said to them\, "But now\, let him who has a purse take it\, and like
wise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I
tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me\, "And he was reckone
d with transgressors'\; for what is written about me has its fulfillment."
And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, here are two swords. " And he said to them\,
"It is enough." \n And he came out\, and went\, as was his custom\, to the
Mount of Olives\; and the disciples followed him.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Co
rinthians 11:23-32\nBRETHREN\, I received from the Lord what I also deliver
ed to you\, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took brea
d\, and when he had given thanks\, he broke it\, and said\, "This is my bod
y which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also the
cup\, after supper\, saying\, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. D
o this\, as often as you drink it\, in remembrance of me." For as often as
you eat this bread and drink the cup\, you proclaim the Lord's death until
he comes.\n\nWhoever\, therefore\, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the
Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood o
f the Lord. Let a man examine himself\, and so eat of the bread and drink o
f the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats
and drinks judgment upon himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill
\, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly\, we should not be
judged. But when we are judged by the Lord\, we are chastened so that we ma
y not be condemned along with the world.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:1-20
\; John 13:3-17\; Matthew 26:21-39\; Luke 22:43-44\; Matthew 26:40-75\; 27:
1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You know that after two days the Pas
sover is coming\, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."
\n\nThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the pal
ace of the high priest\, who was called Caiaphas\, and took counsel togethe
r in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said\, "Not du
ring the feast\, lest there be a tumult among the people."\n\nNow when Jesu
s was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, a woman came up to him w
ith an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment\, and she poured it on hi
s head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, they were indi
gnant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold fo
r a large sum\, and given to the poor."\n\nBut Jesus\, aware of this\, said
to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thin
g to me.\n\nFor you always have the poor with you\, but you will not always
have me.\n\nIn pouring this ointment on my body she has done it to prepare
me for burial. Truly\, I say to you\, wherever this gospel is preached in
the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory of her."\n\nThen
one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to the chief prie
sts and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And they pa
id him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportuni
ty to betray him.\n\nNow on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples
came to Jesus\, saying\, "Where will you have us prepare for you to eat th
e Passover?" He said\, "Go into the city to a certain one\, and say to him\
, 'The Teacher says\, My time is at hand\; I will keep the Passover at your
house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as Jesus had directed the
m\, and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening\, he sat at table w
ith the twelve disciples.\n\nJesus\, knowing that the Father had given all
things into his hands\, and that he had come from God and was going to God\
, rose from supper\, laid aside his garments\, and girded himself with a to
wel. Then he poured water into a basin\, and began to wash the disciples' f
eet\, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.\n\nHe came
to Simon Peter\; and Peter said to him\, "Lord\, do you wash my feet?" Jesu
s answered him\, "What I am doing you do not know now\, but afterward you w
ill understand." Peter said to him\, "You shall never wash my feet." Jesus
answered him\, "If I do not wash you\, you have no part in me." Simon Peter
said to him\, "Lord\, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!" Jes
us said to him\, "He who has bathed does not need to wash\, except for his
feet\, but he is clean all over\; and you are clean\, but not every one of
you." For he knew who was to betray him\; that was why he said\, "You are n
ot all clean."\n\nWhen he had washed their feet\, and taken his garments\,
and resumed his place\, he said to them\, "Do you know what I have done to
you? Y
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sts: Holy Friday\; Aristarchus\, Pudens\, Trophimus the Apostles of the 70\
; Thomais the Martyr of Alexandria\; Ardalion the Actor and Martyr\; Demetr
ios the New-Martyr of Arcadia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthi
ans 5:6-8\n BRETHREN\, a little leaven leavens the whole lump. Cleanse out
the old leaven that you may be a new lump\, as you really are unleavened. F
or Christ\, our paschal lamb\, has been sacrificed. Let us\, therefore\, ce
lebrate the festival\, not with the old leaven\, the leaven of malice and e
vil\, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (Galatians 3.13
-14) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law\, having become a curse f
or us - for it is written\, "Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree" - that
in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles\, tha
t we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the next day\, that is\, after the day of Preparat
ion\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said\,
"Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\, while he was still alive\, 'Af
ter three days I will rise again.' Therefore order the sepulcher to be made
secure until the third day\, lest his disciples go and steal him away\, an
d tell the people\, 'He has risen from the dead\,' and the last fraud will
be worse than the first." Pilate said to them\, "You have a guard of soldie
rs\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So they went and made the sepulche
r secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Saturday\; Crescens the Martyr\; Leonidas\, Bishop of Athens\; Mi
chael the New Martyr of Smyrna\; The 9 Monk-martyrs of Corinth\; Padarn\, B
ishop and Founder of Llandabarn Fawr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Readin
g: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the next day\, that is\, after the day of Preparati
on\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said\,
"Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\, while he was still alive\, 'Aft
er three days I will rise again.' Therefore order the sepulcher to be made
secure until the third day\, lest his disciples go and steal him away\, and
tell the people\, 'He has risen from the dead\,' and the last fraud will b
e worse than the first." Pilate said to them\, "You have a guard of soldier
s\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So they went and made the sepulcher
secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.\n\nEpistle Reading: Roman
s 6:3-11\nBrethren\, all who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were bapt
ized into His death. We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into dea
th\, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father\
, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Hi
m in a death like His\, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrec
tion like His. We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that th
e sinful body might be destroyed\, and we might no longer be enslaved to si
n. For he who has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ
\, we believe that we shall also live with Him. For we know that Christ be
ing raised from the dead will never die again\; death no longer has dominio
n over Him. The death He died He died to sin\, once for all\, but the life
He lives He lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin
and alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 28:1
-20\nAfter the sabbath\, toward the dawn of the first day of the week\, Mar
y Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher. And behold\, ther
e was a great earthquake\; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven a
nd came and rolled back the stone\, and sat upon it. His appearance was lik
e lightning\, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the guards
trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women\, "Do n
ot be afraid\; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not
here\; for he has risen\, as he said. Come\, see the place where he lay. Th
en go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead\, and
behold\, he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him. Lo\, I
have told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great
joy\, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold\, Jesus met them and said\
, "Hail!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. The
n Jesus said to them\, "Do not be afraid\; go and tell my brethren to go to
Galilee\, and there they will see me."\n\nWhile they were going\, behold\,
some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that h
ad taken place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken couns
el\, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers and said\, "Tell people\, 'Hi
s disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.' And if
this comes to the governor's ears\, we will satisfy him and keep you out of
trouble." So they took the money and did as they were directed\; and this
story has been spread among the Jews to this day.\n\nNow the eleven discipl
es went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And
when they saw him they worshiped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and
said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the nam
e of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to ob
serve all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to th
e close of the age. Amen."\n\n
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sts: Great and Holy Pascha\; Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs
\; Righteous Amphilochios of Patmos\; Leonidas and Charissa\, Nike\, Galene
\, Kallida\, Nounenchia\, Vasilissa\, and Theodora the Martyrs\n\nFast Free
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:1-8\nIn the
first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do a
nd teach\, until the day when he was taken up\, after he had given commandm
ent through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he
presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to the
m during forty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying
with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for t
he promise of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for John
baptized with water\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the H
oly Spirit."\n\nSo when they had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, w
ill you at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?" He said to them\, "it
is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his o
wn authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upo
n you\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Sam
aria and to the end of the earth."\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:1-17\nIn the b
eginning was the Word\, and the Word was with God\, and the Word was God. H
e was in the beginning with God\; all things were made through him\, and wi
thout him was not anything made that was made. In him was life\, and the li
fe was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness\, and the darknes
s has not overcome it. \n\nThere was a man sent from God\, whose name was J
ohn. He came for testimony\, to bear witness to the light\, that all might
believe through him. He was not the light\, but came to bear witness to the
light.\n\nThe true light that enlightens every man was coming into the wor
ld. He was in the world\, and the world was made through him\, yet the worl
d knew him not. He came to his own home\, and his own people received him n
ot. But to all who received him\, who believed in his name\, he gave power
to become children of God\; who were born\, not of blood nor of the will of
the flesh nor of the will of man\, but of God.\n\nAnd the Word became fles
h and dwelt among us\, full of grace and truth\; we have beheld his glory\,
glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witness to him\, and
cried\, "This was he of whom I said\, 'He who comes after me ranks before m
e\, for he was before me.'") And from his fullness have we all received\, g
race upon grace. For the law was given through Moses\; grace and truth came
through Jesus Christ.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Monday\; Symeon the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Persepolis\, and t
hose with him\; Makarios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Agapetos of Rome\; Hadrian t
he New-Martyr\; Donnan\, Abbot of Eigg\, and the Monk-Martyrs with him\n\nF
ast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:12-17\, 21-26\nIn those days\, the apos
tles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\, which is near Jer
usalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\; and when they had entered\, they we
nt up to the upper room\, where they were staying\, Peter and John and Jame
s and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthew\, James the son
of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. All these with
one accord devoted themselves to prayer\, together with the women and Mary
the mother of Jesus\, and with his brothers.\n\nIn those days Peter stood
up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred an
d twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the scripture had to be fulfilled\, whic
h the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David\, concerning Judas
who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was numbered among us\,
and was allotted his share in this ministry. "So one of the men who have ac
companied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among
us\, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up
from us -- one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrecti
on."\n\nAnd they put forward two\, Joseph called Barsabbas\, who was surnam
ed Justos\, and Matthias. And they prayed and said\, "Lord\, who knowest th
e hearts of all men\, show which one of these two thou hast chosen to take
the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside\,
to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them\, and the lot fell on
Matthias\; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.\n\nGospel Reading:
John 1:18-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in
the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the testim
ony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask
him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am
not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said
\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to
him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. What
do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah sa
id."\n\nNow they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then w
hy are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the
prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stand
s one whom you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whos
e sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the J
ordan\, where John was baptizing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael\, Nicholas\, Iren
e\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos\; Holy Father John the R
ighteous\, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis\; Euthemios the Enlightener
of Karelia\; Cosmas\, Bishop of Calcydon\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\;
Athanasia the Wonderworker of Aegina\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
2:14-21\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing with the eleven\, lifted up his
voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem\, l
et this be known to you\, and give ear to my words. For these men are not d
runk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the third hour of the day\; but th
is is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'And in the last days it shall b
e\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh\, and your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and your young men shall see visi
ons\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; yea\, and on my menservants and
my maid servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit\; and they shall
prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the eart
h beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of smoke\; the sun shall be turned
into darkness and the moon into blood\, before the day of the Lord comes\,
the great and manifest day. And it shall be that whoever calls on the name
of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:12-35\nAt that ti
me\, Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the
linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happene
d.\n\nAnd behold\, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about
seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these t
hings that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together\,
Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from r
ecognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is this conversation which you
are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad.
Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the only visito
r to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in the
se days?" And he said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Conc
erning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before
God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered hi
m up to be condemned to death\, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he
was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the t
hird day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed u
s. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body\; a
nd they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who s
aid that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, an
d found it just as the women had said\; but him they did not see." And he s
aid to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the pr
ophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer thes
e things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the pr
ophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning
himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to which they were going. He
appeared to be going further\, but they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay wi
th us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went
in to stay with them. When he was at table with them\, he took the bread an
d blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened
and they recognized him\; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to
each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on th
e road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hou
r and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together a
nd those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and h
as appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road\, and h
ow he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Wednesday\; The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius\; Tryphon\, Patria
rch of Constantinople\; George the Confessor\; Aelphege the Hieromartyr of
Canterbury\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:22-38.\nIn those days\,
Peter said to the people\, "Men of Israel\, hear these words: Jesus of Naza
reth\, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs
which God did through him in your midst\, as you yourselves know this Jesu
s\, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God\,
you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. But God raised him up
\, having loosed the pangs of death\, because it was not possible for him t
o be held by it. For David says concerning him\, 'I saw the Lord always bef
ore me\, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken\; therefore my
heart was glad\, and my tongue rejoiced\; moreover my flesh will dwell in
hope. For thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades\, nor let thy Holy One see
corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life\; thou wilt make m
e full of gladness with thy presence.'\n\n"Brethren\, I may say to you conf
idently of the patriarch David that he both died and was buried\, and his t
omb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet\, and knowing that Go
d had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants up
on his throne\, he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ\, th
at he was not abandoned to Hades\, nor did his flesh see corruption. This J
esus God raised up\, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exal
ted at the right hand of God\, and having received from the Father the prom
ise of the Holy Spirit\, he has poured out this which you see and hear. For
David did not ascend into the heavens\; but he himself says\, 'The Lord sa
id to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I make thy enemies a stool for
thy feet.' Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God ha
s made him both Lord and Christ\, this Jesus whom you crucified."\n\nNow wh
en they heard this they were cut to the heart\, and said to Peter and the r
est of the apostles\, "Brethren\, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them
\, "Repent\, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ."
\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:35-51\nAt that time\, John was standing with two
of his disciples\; and he looked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behol
d\, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this\, and they follo
wed Jesus. Jesus turned\, and saw them following\, and said to them\, "What
do you seek?" And they said to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "whe
re are you staying?" He said to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw
where he was staying\; and they stayed with him that day\, for it was about
the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak\, and followed him\, w
as Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon\, and s
aid to him\, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought h
im to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said\, "So you are Simon the son of Jo
hn? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter).\n\nThe next day Jesus
decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me.
" Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip fou
nd Nathanael\, and said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the la
w and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Na
thanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said
to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of h
im\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said
to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called
you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered hi
m\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus an
swered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you
believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "T
ruly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels o
f God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Thursday\; Theodore the Trichinas\; Zacchaeus the Apostle of C
aesaria\; Gregory & Anastasios\, Patriarchs of Antioch\; Athanasios\, Found
er of the Monastery of Meteora\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:38-4
3\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent and be baptized every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins\;
and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to yo
u and to your children and to all that are far off\, every one whom the Lor
d our God calls to him." And he testified with many other words and exhorte
d them\, saying\, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those
who received his word were baptized\, and there were added that day about t
hree thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching
and fellowship\, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear came up
on every soul\; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.\
n\nGospel Reading: John 3:1-15\nAt that time\, there was a man of the Phari
sees\, named Nikodemos\, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by nig
ht and said to him\, "Rabbi\, we know that you are a teacher come from God\
; for no one can do these signs that you do\, unless God is with him." Jesu
s answered him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless one is born from ab
ove\, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can a
man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's w
omb and be born?" Jesus answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless o
ne is born of water and the Spirit\, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Th
at which is born of the flesh is flesh\, and that which is born of the Spir
it is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you\, 'You must be born from abo
ve.' The Spirit blows where it wills\, and you hear the sound of it\, and y
ou do not know whence it comes or whither it goes\; so it is with everyone
who is born of the Spirit." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can this be?" Jesu
s answered him\, "Are you a teacher of Israel\, and yet you do not understa
nd this? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, we speak of what we know\, and bear
witness to what we have seen\; but you do not receive our testimony. If I
have told you earthly things and you do not believe\, how can you believe i
f I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven but he who de
scended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted
up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\, th
at whoever believes in him may have eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring\; The Holy Hieroma
rtyr Januarius and Those With Him\; Our Holy Father Maximian\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother Philippa of Perge\;
Alexandra the Martyr\; Anastasios the Monk of Sinai\; Beuno\, Abbot of Cly
nnog\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 3:1-8\nIn those days\, Peter and
John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer\, the ninth hour. A
nd a man lame from birth was being carried\, whom they laid daily at the ga
te of the temple which is called Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered
the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple\, he asked f
or alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him\, with John\, and said\, "Look
at us." And he fixed his attention upon them\, expecting to receive somethi
ng from them. But Peter said\, "I have no silver and gold\, but I give you
what I have\; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth\, walk." And he took
him by the right hand and raised him up\; and immediately his feet and ankl
es were made strong. And leaping up he stood and walked and entered the tem
ple with them\, walking and leaping and praising God.\n\nGospel Reading: Jo
hn 2:12-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Capernaum with his mother and his
brothers and his disciples\; and there they stayed for a few days.\n\nThe P
assover of the Jews was at hand\, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the te
mple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the m
oney-changers at their business. And making a whip of cords\, he drove them
all\, with the sheep and oxen\, out of the temple\; and he poured out the
coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those
who sold the pigeons\, "Take these things away\; you shall not make my Fath
er's house a house of trade." His disciples remembered that it was written\
, "Zeal for your house will consume me." The Jews then said to him\, "What
sign have you to show us for doing this?" Jesus answered them\, "Destroy th
is temple\, and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said\, "It
has taken forty-six years to build this temple\, and will you raise it up
in three days?" But he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he w
as raised from the dead\, his disciples remembered that he had said this\;
and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Saturday\; Theodore of Sykeon\; Nathaniel\, Luke\, & Clemente
the Apostles\; Gregory Gravanos of Nisyros\; Nearchos the Martyr\n\nFast Fr
ee\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 3:11-16\nIn those days\, while the healed lame
man clung to Peter and John\, all the people ran together to them in the po
rtico called Solomon's\, astounded. And when Peter saw it he addressed the
people\, "Men of Israel\, why do you wonder at this\, or why do you stare a
t us\, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of
Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob\, the God of our fathers\, glorified his
servant Jesus\, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate
\, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteou
s One\, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you\, and killed the Auth
or of life\, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And h
is name\, by faith in his name\, has made this man strong whom you see and
know\; and the faith which is through him has given the man this perfect he
alth in the presence of you all."\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:22-33\nAt that
time\, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea\; there He remai
ned with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim\,
because there was much water there\; and people came and were baptized. Fo
r John had not yet been put in prison.\n\nNow a discussion arose between Jo
hn's disciples and a Jew over purifying. And they came to John\, and said
to him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you beyond the Jordan\, to whom you bore
witness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and all are going to him." John answere
d\, "No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven. You
yourselves bear me witness\, that I said\, I am not the Christ\, but I hav
e been sent before Him. He who has the bride is the bridegroom\; the frien
d of the bridegroom\, who stands and hears him\, rejoices greatly at the br
idegroom's voice\; therefore this joy of mine is now full. He must increas
e\, but I must decrease.\n\n"He who comes from above is above all\; he who
is of the earth belongs to the earth\, and of the earth he speaks\; he who
comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and h
eard\, yet no one receives his testimony\; he who receives his testimony se
ts his seal to this\, that God is true."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thomas Sunday\; George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\; Martyrs Emman
uel\, Theodore\, George\, Michael and the other George of Samothrace\n\nMat
ins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples w
ent to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when
they saw Him they worshiped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and sai
d to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go
therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all
that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of
the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout that time\, Herod
the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed
James the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased
the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of
Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and d
elivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the
Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but
earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe very night whe
n Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldier
s\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the
prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in
the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up
quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "W
rap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him
\; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought h
e was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\
, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of it
s own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and imm
ediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I
am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of He
rod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGospel Reading:
John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, th
e doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus ca
me and stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When He had
said this\, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were
glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you
. As the Father has sent Me\, even so I send you." And when He had said thi
s\, He breathed on them and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you
forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of an
y\, they are retained." Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\,
was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him\, "We ha
ve seen the Lord." But he said to them\, "Unless I see in His hands the pri
nt of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place
my hand in His side\, I will not believe." Eight days later\, His disciples
were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\,
but Jesus came and stood among them and said\, "Peace be with you." Then He
said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see My hands\; and put out yo
ur hand\, and place it in My side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." T
homas answered Him\, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you be
lieved because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and ye
t believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples
\, which are not written in this book\; but these are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing\, yo
u may have life in His name.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Monday after Pascha\; Elizabeth the Wonderworker\; Savvas the Gene
ral of Rome\; Nicholas the New-Martyr of Magnesia\; Mellitus\, Archbishop o
f Canterbury\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 3:19-26\nIn those days\, Peter said t
o the people\, "Repent and turn again\, that your sins may be blotted out\,
that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord\, and that
he may send the Christ appointed for you\, Jesus\, whom heaven must receiv
e until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his ho
ly prophets from of old. Moses said\, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a
prophet from your brethren as he raised me up. You shall listen to him in
whatever he tells you. And it shall be that every soul that does not listen
to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.' And all the prophets
who have spoken\, from Samuel and those who came afterwards\, also proclaim
ed these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which G
od gave to your fathers\, saying to Abraham\, 'And in your posterity shall
all the families of the earth be blessed.' God\, having raised up his serva
nt\, sent him to you first\, to bless you in turning every one of you from
your wickedness."\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:1-11\nAt that time\, there was
a wedding at Cana in Galilee\, and the mother of Jesus was there\; Jesus al
so was invited to the wedding\, with his disciples. When the wine gave out\
, the mother of Jesus said to him\, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to
her\, "O woman\, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." Hi
s mother said to the servants\, "Do whatever he tells you." Now six stone j
ars were standing there\, for the Jewish rites of purification\, each holdi
ng twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them\, "Fill the jars with water
." And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them\, "Now draw some ou
t\, and take it to the steward of the feast." So they took it. When the ste
ward of the feast tasted the water now become wine\, and did not know where
it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew)\, the stew
ard of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him\, "Every man serves
the good wine first\; and when men have drunk freely\, then the poor wine\;
but you have kept the good wine until now." This\, the first of his signs\
, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee\, and manifested his glory\; and his discipl
es believed in him.\n\n
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sts: Mark the Apostle and Evangelist\n\nEpistle Reading: I Peter 5:6-14\nBR
ETHREN\, humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God\, that in
due time he may exalt you. Cast all your anxieties on him\, for he cares a
bout you. Be sober\, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around li
ke a roaring lion\, seeking some one to devour. Resist him\, first in your
faith\, knowing that the same experience of suffering is required of your b
rotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while
\, the God of all grace\, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ
\, will himself restore\, establish and strengthen you. To him be the domin
ion for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nBy Silvanos\, a faithful brother as I regar
d him\, I have written briefly to you\, exhorting and declaring that this i
s the true grace of God\; stand fast in it. She who is at Babylon\, who is
likewise chosen\, sends you greetings\; and so does my son Mark. Greet one
another with the kiss of love.\n\nPeace to all of you that are in Christ.\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who h
ears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects
me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord
\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "
I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you auth
ority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the
enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, t
hat the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are writte
n in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "
I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden thes
e things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\,
Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Wednesday after Pascha\; Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea\;
Glaphyra the Righteous\; Justa the Nun\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n
\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:13-22\nIn those days\, when the Jews saw the bold
ness of Peter and John\, and perceived that they were uneducated\, common m
en\, they wondered\; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus. But
seeing the man that had been healed standing beside them\, they had nothin
g to say in opposition. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of
the council\, they conferred with one another\, saying\, "What shall we do
with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is
manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem\, and we cannot deny it. But
in order that it may spread no further among the people\, let us warn them
to speak no more to any one in this name." So they called them and charged
them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John
answered them\, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you r
ather than to God\, you must judge\; for we cannot but speak of what we hav
e seen and heard." And when they had further threatened them\, they let the
m go\, finding no way to punish them\, because of the people\; for all men
praised God for what had happened. For the man on whom the sign of healing
was performed was more than forty years old.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:17-2
4\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "My Father is working still\,
and I am working." This was why the Jews sought all the more to kill him\,
because he not only broke the sabbath but also called God his own Father\,
making himself equal with God.\n\n Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, the Son can do nothing of his own accord\, but only what he s
ees the Father doing\; for whatever he does\, that the Son does likewise. F
or the Father loves the Son\, and shows him all that he himself is doing\;
and greater works than these he will show him\, that you may marvel. For as
the Father raises the dead and gives them life\, so also the Son gives lif
e to whom he will. The Father judges no one\, but has given all judgment to
the Son\, that all may honor the Son\, even as they honor the Father. He w
ho does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Truly\, t
ruly\, I say to you\, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me\, h
as eternal life\; he does not come into judgment\, but has passed from deat
h to life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Thursday after Pascha\; The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of t
he Lord\; Eulogios the Innkeeper of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
4:23-31\nIn those days\, when the apostles were released they went to thei
r friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to th
em. And when they heard it\, they lifted their voices together to God and s
aid\, "Sovereign Lord\, who didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea
and everything in them\, who by the mouth of our father David\, thy servan
t\, didst say by the Holy Spirit\, 'Why did the Gentiles rage\, and the peo
ples imagine vain things? The kings of the earth set themselves in array\,
and the rulers were gathered together\, against the Lord and against his An
ointed'- for truly in this city there were gathered together against thy ho
ly servant Jesus\, whom thou didst anoint\, both Herod and Pontius Pilate\,
with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel\, to do whatever thy hand and
thy plan had predestined to take place. And now\, Lord\, look upon their th
reats\, and grant to thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness\, whi
le thou stretchest out thy hand to heal\, and signs and wonders are perform
ed through the name of thy holy servant Jesus." And when they had prayed\,
the place in which they were gathered together was shaken\; and they were a
ll filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 5:24-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "
Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who hears my word and believes him who se
nt me\, has eternal life\; he does not come into judgment\, but has passed
from death to life. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, the hour is coming\, and
now is\, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God\, and those w
ho hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself\, so he has grante
d the Son also to have life in himself\, and has given him authority to exe
cute judgment\, because he is the Son of man. Do not marvel at this\; for t
he hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and com
e forth\, those who have done good\, to the resurrection of life\, and thos
e who have done evil\, to the resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on
my own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, because
I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Friday after Pascha\; The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus\; John the
Martyr of Romania\; Memnon the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allow
ed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:1-11\nIn those days\, a man named Ananias wi
th his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property\, and with his wife's knowled
ge he kept back some of the proceeds\, and brought only a part and laid it
at the apostles' feet. But Peter said\, "Ananias\, why has Satan filled you
r heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of
the land? While it remained unsold\, did it not remain your own? And after
it was sold\, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have contrive
d this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." When Anani
as heard these words\, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all
who heard of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out
and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in\, n
ot knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her\, "Tell me whether you
sold the land for so much." And she said\, "Yes\, for so much." But Peter s
aid to her\, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit o
f the Lord? Hark\, the feet of those that have buried your husband are at t
he door\, and they will carry you out." Immediately she fell down at his fe
et and died. When the young men came in they found her dead\, and they carr
ied her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the
whole church\, and upon all who heard of these things.\n\nGospel Reading:
John 5:30-47\; 6:1-2\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "I can do
nothing on my own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is just
\, because I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me. I
f I bear witness to myself\, my testimony is not true\; there is another wh
o bears witness to me\, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me
is true. You sent to John\, and he has borne witness to the truth. Not that
the testimony which I receive is from man\; but I say this that you may be
saved. He was a burning and shining lamp\, and you were willing to rejoice
for a while in his light. But the testimony which I have is greater than t
hat of John\; for the works which the Father has granted me to accomplish\,
these very works which I am doing\, bear me witness that the Father has se
nt me. And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me. His voic
e you have never heard\, his form you have never seen\; and you do not have
his word abiding in you\, for you do not believe him whom he has sent. You
search the scriptures\, because you think that in them you have eternal li
fe\; and it is they that bear witness to me\; yet you refuse to come to me
that you may have life. I do not receive glory from men. But I know that yo
u have not the love of God within you. I have come in my Father's name\, an
d you do not receive me\; if another comes in his own name\, him you will r
eceive. How can you believe\, who receive glory from one another and do not
seek the glory that comes from the only God? Do not think that I shall acc
use you to the Father\; it is Moses who accuses you\, on whom you set your
hope. If you believed Moses\, you would believe me\, for he wrote of me. Bu
t if you do not believe his writings\, how will you believe my words?"\n\nA
fter this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee\, which is the
Sea of Tiberias. And a multitude followed him\, because they saw the signs
which he did on those who were diseased.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Saturday after Pascha\; Jason and Sosipater the Apostles of the 70
and their Companions\; Holy Martyr Cercyra\; Our Holy Father John of Kalok
tenos\, Metropolitan of Thebes\; Basil\, Bishop of Montenegro\; Nektarios t
he New Martyr of Optina\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:21-32\nIn those days\, t
he apostles entered the temple and taught. Now the high priest came and tho
se who were with him and called together the council and all the senate of
Israel\, and sent to the prison to have them brought. But when the officers
came\, they did not find them in the prison\, and they returned and report
ed\, 'We found the prison securely locked and the sentries standing at the
doors\, but when we opened it we found no one inside." Now when the captain
of the temple and the chief priests heard these words\, they were much per
plexed about them\, wondering what this would come to. And some one came an
d told them\, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple an
d teaching the people." Then the captain with the officers went and brought
them\, but without violence\, for they were afraid of being stoned by the
people.\n\nAnd when they had brought them\, they set them before the counci
l. And the high priest questioned them\, saying\, "We strictly charged you
not to teach in this name\, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your te
aching and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us." But Peter and the
apostles answered\, "We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fath
ers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging on a tree. God exalted him at h
is right hand as Leader and Savior\, to give repentance to Israel and forgi
veness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things\, and so is the Holy S
pirit whom God has given to those who obey him."\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:
14-27\nAt that time\, when the people saw the sign which Jesus had done\, t
hey said\, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!"\n\nP
erceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make h
im king\, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.\n\nWhen evening
came\, his disciples went down to the sea\, entered a boat\, and started ac
ross the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark\, and Jesus had not yet come to
them. The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed a
bout three or four miles\, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing ne
ar to the boat. They were frightened\, but he said to them\, "It is I\; do
not be afraid." Then they were glad to take him into the boat\, and immedia
tely the boat was at the land to which they were going.\n\nOn the next day
the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had bee
n only one boat there\, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his di
sciples\, but that his disciples had gone away alone. However\, boats from
Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had gi
ven thanks. So when the people saw that Jesus was not there\, nor his disci
ples\, they themselves entered the boats and went to Capernaum\, seeking Je
sus.\n\nWhen they found him on the other side of the sea\, they said to him
\, "Rabbi\, when did you come here?" Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, you seek me\, not because you saw signs\, but because you a
te your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food which perishes\, but
for the food which endures to eternal life which the Son of man will give t
o you\; for on him has God the Father set his seal."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women\; James the Apostle and brother of S
t. John the Theologian\; Argyra the New Martyr\; Clement the Hymnographer\;
Erconwald\, Bishop of London\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn th
e first day of the week at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking
spices\, which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away fro
m the tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord J
esus. While they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them
in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to
the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the
dead? He is not here\, but has risen. Remember how He told you\, while He w
as still in Galilee\, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands
of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they rem
embered His words and returning from the tomb they told all this to the ele
ven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the
mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the Apostles
\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe t
hem. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw
the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had hap
pened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:1-7\nIn those days\, when the disciples w
ere increasing in number\, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews beca
use their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve s
ummoned the body of the disciples and said\, "it is not right that we shoul
d give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore\, brethren\,
pick out from among you seven men of good repute\, full of the Spirit and
of wisdom\, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves
to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pleased the
whole multitude\, and they chose Stephen\, a man full of faith and of the H
oly Spirit\, and Philip\, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Par
menas\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the ap
ostles\, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of Go
d increased\; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusal
em\, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 15:43-47\; 16:1-8\nAt that time\, Joseph of Arimathea\, a res
pected member of the council\, who was also himself looking for the kingdom
of God\, took courage and went to Pilate\, and asked for the body of Jesus
. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead\; and summoning the centurion
\, he asked him whether he was already dead. And when he learned from the c
enturion that he was dead\, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a
linen shroud\, and taking him down\, wrapped him in the linen shroud\, and
laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock\; and he rolled a st
one against the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Jos
es saw where he was laid.\n\nAnd when the sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene
\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they
might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they
went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one anothe
r\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And lo
oking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back\; for it was very large.
And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, d
ressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do no
t be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\
, he is not here\; see the place where they laid him. But go\, tell his dis
ciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will se
e him\, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for tre
mbling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyon
e\, for they were afraid.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Monday after Pascha\; Jeremias the Prophet\; New Martyr Maria of F
ourna\, Mirabella in Crete\; Tamara (Tamar)\, Queen of Georgia\; Nikiforos
the Monk of Chios\; Synaxis of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy
Mountain\, Euthymius\, Ignatius\, and Acacius\; Asaph\, Bishop of Wales\n\n
Epistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full
of grace and power\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then som
e of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)
\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilic
ia and Asia\, arose and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand
the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigat
ed men\, who said\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Mose
s and God." And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\,
and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council\,
and set up false witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak word
s against this holy place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this
Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place\, and will change the customs wh
ich Moses delivered to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council
saw that his face was like the face of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest sai
d\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The Go
d of glory appeared to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, be
fore he lived in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from
your kindred and go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed
from the land of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father d
ied\, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living
\; yet he gave him no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but pr
omised to give it to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, tho
ugh he had no child.\n\n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet
the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet say
s\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you buil
d for me\, says the Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand
make all these things?'\n\n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in hea
rt and ears\, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so d
o you. Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they kille
d those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you
have now betrayed and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by
angels and did not keep it."\n\nNow when they heard these things they were
enraged\, and they ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Hol
y Spirit\, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing
at the right hand of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened
\, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried ou
t with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Th
en they cast him out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid do
wn their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were s
toning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt
down and cried with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against th
em." And when he had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:
46-54\nAt that time\, there was an official whose son was ill. When he hear
d that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee\, he went and begged him to com
e down and heal his son\, for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore
said to him\, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." The
official said to him\, "Sir\, come down before my child dies." Jesus said
to him\, "Go\; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus sp
oke to him and went his way. As he was going down\, his servants met him an
d told him that his son was living. So he asked them the hour when he began
to mend\, and they said to him\, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever
left him." The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him\, "
Your son will live"\; and he himself believed\, and all his household. This
was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Gali
lee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great\; Hesperos & Zoe the
Righteous\; Boris\, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria (Michael in Baptism)\;
Jordan the Wonderworker\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, rem
ember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the
outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and stran
ge teachings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not
by foods\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar fro
m which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of t
hose animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest a
s a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered
outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Th
erefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endur
ed. For here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to co
me. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to
God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglec
t to do good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing
to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. N
or do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it
gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that
they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heave
n. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have
come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\,
till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from
the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least o
f these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the king
dom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great
in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Wednesday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura\; Pete
r the Wonderworker\; Theophan\, Bishop of Peritheorion\; Xenia of Kalamata
the Great Martyr\; Father Theodosius\, Abbot of Kiev Caves Lavra\; Ahmet th
e Calligrapher & Martyr\; Oikoumenios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Trikka\n
\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:18-25\nIn thos
e days\, when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of
the apostles' hands\, he offered them money\, saying\, "Give me also this p
ower\, that any one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." Bu
t Peter said to him\, "Your silver perish with you\, because you thought yo
u could obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in
this matter\, for your heart is not right before God. Repent therefore of
this wickedness of yours\, and pray to the Lord that\, if possible\, the in
tent of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are in the gall
of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity." And Simon answered\, "Pray for
me to the Lord\, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."\n\nN
ow when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord\, they returned
to Jerusalem\, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 6:35-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in him
: "I am the bread of life\; he who comes to me shall not hunger\, and he wh
o believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen m
e and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me\; an
d him who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from heaven
\, not to do my own will\, but the will of him who sent me\; and this is th
e will of him who sent me\, that I should lose nothing of all that he has g
iven me\, but raise it up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Thursday after Pascha\; Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus\; Hilary
the Wonderworker\; Euthemios\, Bishop of Madytos\; Athanasios\, Bishop of C
orinth\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:26-39\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lo
rd said to Philip\, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes dow
n from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And
behold\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, queen of th
e Ethiopians\, in charge of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusalem to wor
ship and was returning\; seated in his chariot\, he was reading the prophet
Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chariot." So
Philip ran to him\, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\,
"Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless
some one guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. No
w the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep l
ed to the slaughter or a lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he opens not
his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his
generation? For his life is taken up from the earth." And the eunuch said t
o Philip\, "About whom\, pray\, does the prophet say this\, about himself o
r about some one else?" Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginning with t
his scripture he told him the good news of Jesus. And as they went along th
e road they came to some water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here is water
! What is to prevent my being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you believe
with all your heart\, you may." And he replied\, "I believe that Jesus Chri
st is the Son of God." And he commanded the chariot to stop\, and they both
went down into the water\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized him. An
d when they came up out of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Phi
lip\; and the eunuch saw him no more\, and went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGo
spel Reading: John 6:40-44\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in him:
"This is the will of my Father\, that every one who sees the Son and believ
es in him should have eternal life\; and I will raise him up at the last da
y." The Jews then murmured at him\, because he said\, "I am the bread which
came down from heaven." They said\, "Is not this Jesus\, the son of Joseph
\, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say\, 'I have come down
from heaven'?" Jesus answered them\, "Do not murmur among yourselves. No o
ne can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him\; and I will rais
e him up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Friday after Pascha\; Irene the Great Martyr\; Neophytos\, Gaius\,
& Caianus the Monk-martyrs\; The Righteous Martyr Ephraim the Younger\; Eu
thymios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Madytos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allo
wed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:40\; 9:1-19\nIn those days\, Philip was fou
nd at Azotos\, and passing on he preached the gospel to all the towns till
he came to Caesarea. But Saul\, still breathing threats and murder against
the disciples of the Lord\, went to the high priest and asked him for lette
rs to the synagogues at Damascus\, so that if he found any belonging to the
Way\, men or women\, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he jou
rneyed he approached Damascus\, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed ab
out him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him\, "Saul\
, Saul\, why do you persecute me?" And he said\, "Who are you\, Lord?" And
he said\, " I am Jesus\, whom you are persecuting\; but rise and enter the
city\, and you will be told what you are to do." The men who were traveling
with him stood speechless\, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul aros
e from the ground\; and when his eyes were opened\, he could see nothing\;
so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three da
ys he was without sight\, and neither ate nor drank.\n\nNow there was a dis
ciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "Anania
s." And he said\, "Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and
go to the street called Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas for a
man of Tarsus named Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen a m
an named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain h
is sight." But Ananias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about this
man\, how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he h
as authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." Bu
t the Lord said to him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to car
ry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I wil
l show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias dep
arted and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Brother
Saul\, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came\,
has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spir
it." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regain
ed his sight. Then he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was strengt
hened.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:48-54\nThe Lord said to the Jews who belie
ved in him: "I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wild
erness\, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven\, th
at a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down f
rom heaven\; if any one eats of this bread\, he will live forever\; and the
bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."\n\nThe Je
ws then disputed among themselves\, saying\, "How can this man give us his
flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unle
ss you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood\, you have no li
fe in you\; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life\, and
I will raise him up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Saturday after Pascha\; Job the Prophet\; Our Holy Father Seraphim
the Struggler of Mt. Domvu\; Sophia of Kleisoura\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
9:19-31\nIn those days\, Saul was with the disciples at Damascus. And in th
e synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus\, saying\, "He is the Son of G
od." And all who heard him were amazed\, and said\, "is not this the man wh
o made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name? And he has come
here for this purpose\, to bring them bound before the chief priests." But
Saul increased all the more in strength\, and confounded the Jews who live
d in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. When many days had pass
ed\, the Jews plotted to kill him\, but their plot became known to Saul. Th
ey were watching the gates day and night\, to kill him\; but his disciples
took him by night and let him down over the wall\, lowering him in a basket
. And when he had come to Jerusalem he attempted to join the disciples\; an
d they were all afraid of him\, for they did not believe that he was a disc
iple. But Barnabas took him\, and brought him to the apostles\, and declare
d to them how on the road he had seen the Lord\, who spoke to him\, and how
at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. So he went in and
out among them at Jerusalem\, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. An
d he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists\; but they were seeking to k
ill him. And when the brethren knew it\, they brought him down to Caesarea\
, and sent him off to Tarsus. So the church throughout all Judea and Galile
e and Samaria had peace and was built up\; and walking in the fear of the L
ord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit it was multiplied.\n\nGospel Read
ing: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I comman
d you\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hat
ed me before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love
its own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of th
e world\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to
you\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\,
they will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also.
But all this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know
him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not ha
ve sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates
my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else d
id\, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and
my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They
hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shal
l send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds fro
m the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, be
cause you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to yo
u to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\;
indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offeri
ng service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Paralytic\; Commemoration of the Precious Cross that app
eared in the sky over Jerusalem in 351 A.D.\; Cyril\, Archbishop of Jerusal
em\; Akakios the Centurion of Byzantium\; Repose of St. Nilus\, abbot of So
ra\; Pachomios the New Martyr of Patmos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1
3-35\nAt that time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking
in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at
what had happened. That very day] two of them were going to a village name
d Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other a
bout all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discus
sing together\, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes
were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them\, "What is this convers
ation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood st
ill\, looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are y
ou the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have hap
pened there in these days?" And He said to them\, "What things?" And they s
aid to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in de
ed and word before God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and r
ulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified Him. But we
had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this
\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of ou
r company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not
find His body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision
of angels\, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us wen
t to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but Him they did
not see." And He said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to belie
ve all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ
should suffer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with M
oses and all the prophets\, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures th
e things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they
were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained Him\, s
aying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spe
nt." So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them\, He t
ook the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their e
yes were opened and they recognized Him\; and He vanished out of their sigh
t. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He ta
lked to us on the road\, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they ro
se that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gat
hered together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has rise
n indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on
the road and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpis
tle Reading: Acts 9:32-42\nIn those days\, as Peter went here and there amo
ng them all\, he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he
found a man named Aeneas\, who had been bedridden for eight years and was
paralyzed. And Peter said to him\, "Aeneas\, Jesus Christ heals you\; rise
and make your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda
and Sharon saw him\, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a
disciple named Tabitha\, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works an
d acts of charity. In those days she fell sick and died\; and when they had
washed her\, they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa\,
the disciples\, hearing that Peter was there\, sent two men to him entreati
ng him\, "Please come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with the
m. And when he had come\, they took him to the upper room. All the widows s
tood beside him weeping\, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorca
s made while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt do
wn and prayed\; then turning to the body he said\, "Tabitha\, rise." And sh
e opened her eyes\, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his
hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her
alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa\, and many believed in the
Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:1-15\nAt that time\, Jesus went up to Jeru
salem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool\, in Hebrew calle
d Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids\,
blind\, lame\, paralyzed\, waiting for the moving of the water\; for an an
gel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool\, and troubled t
he water\; whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was he
aled of whatever disease he had. One man was there\, who had been ill for t
hirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there
a long time\, he said to him\, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man an
swered him\, "Sir\, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is
troubled\, and while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said
to him\, "Rise\, take up your pallet\, and walk." And at once the man was h
ealed\, and he took up his pallet and walked.\n\nNow that day was the sabba
th. So the Jews said to the man who was cured\, "It is the sabbath\, it is
not lawful for you to carry your pallet." But he answered them\, "The man w
ho healed me said to me\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk.' "They asked him
\, "Who is the man who said to you\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk'?" Now
the man who had been healed did not know who it was\, for Jesus had withdr
awn\, as there was a crowd in the place. Afterward\, Jesus found him in the
temple\, and said to him\, "See\, you are well! Sin no more\, that nothing
worse befall you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus w
ho had healed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of S
aint John the Theologian \; Arsenios the Great\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Jo
hn 21:15-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after h
e was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of J
ohn\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you k
now that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he sa
id to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\,
Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He sai
d to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was
grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he s
aid to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus
said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were
young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when you are
old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you and carry
you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he w
as to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me." Peter turn
ed and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain clos
e to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is goin
g to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what abou
t this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I c
ome\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the b
rethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say to him th
at he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\
, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to thes
e things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimon
y is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were ever
y one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not con
tain the books that would be written.\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 1:1-7\nTHA
T WHICH WAS from the beginning\, which we have heard\, which we have seen w
ith our eyes\, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands\, conce
rning the word of life - the life was made manifest\, and we saw it\, and t
estify to it\, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Fath
er and was made manifest to us - that which we have seen and heard we procl
aim also to you\, so that you may have fellowship with us\; and our fellows
hip is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing th
is that our joy may be complete.\n\nThis is the message we have heard from
him and proclaim to you\, that God is light and in him is no darkness at al
l. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness\, we lie
and do not live according to the truth\; but if we walk in the light\, as
he is in the light\, we have fellowship with one another\, and the blood of
Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-28\,
21:24-25\nAt that time\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\,
and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. Whe
n Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he
said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disci
ple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to h
is own home. This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\,
and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true.
But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of th
em to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the bo
oks that would be written.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Tuesday after Pascha\; The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)\; Christop
her the Martyr of Lycea\; Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra\; Monk-martyr Nic
holas who lived in Vuneni\, of Larissa in Thessaly\; Epimachos the New Mart
yr of Alexandria\; The New Martyrs of Novo Selo\, Bulgaria\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Acts 10:21-33\nIn those days\, Peter went down to the men sent by Corne
lius to him and said\, "I am the one you are looking for\; what is the reas
on for your coming?" And they said\, "Cornelius\, a centurion\, an upright
and God-fearing man\, who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation\, wa
s directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house\, and to he
ar what you have to say." So he called them in to be his guests. The next d
ay he rose and went off with them\, and some of the brethren from Joppa acc
ompanied him. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was
expecting them and had called together his kinsmen and close friends. When
Peter entered\, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped
him. But Peter lifted him up\, saying\, "Stand up\; I too am a man." And as
he talked with him\, he went in and found many persons gathered\; and he s
aid to them\, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associat
e with or to visit any one of another nation\; but God has shown me that I
should not call any man common or unclean. So when I was sent for\, I came
without objection. I ask then why you sent for me." And Cornelius said\, "F
our days ago\, about this hour\, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in
my house\; and behold\, a man stood before me in bright apparel\, saying\,
'Cornelius\, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered
before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter\;
he is lodging in the house of Simon\, a tanner\, by the seaside.' So I sen
t to you at once\, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we
are all here present in the sight of God\, to hear all that you have been c
ommanded by the Lord."\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:1-13\nAt that time\, Jesus
went about in Galilee\; he would not go about in Judea\, because the Jews
sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at hand. So his
brothers said to him\, "Leave here and go to Judea\, that your disciples ma
y see the works you are doing. For no man works in secret if he seeks to be
known openly. If you do these things\, show yourself to the world." For ev
en his brothers did not believe in him. Jesus said to them\, "My time has n
ot yet come\, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you\, but
it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil. Go to the fea
st yourselves\; I am not going up to this feast\, for my time has not yet f
ully come." So saying\, he remained in Galilee.\n\nBut after his brothers h
ad gone up to the feast\, then he also went up\, not publicly but in privat
e. The Jews were looking for him at the feast\, and saying\, "Where is he?"
And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said\,
"He is a good man\," others said\, "No\, he is leading the people astray."
Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost\; Simon the Zealot & Apostl
e\; Laurence of Egypt\; Isodora of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpis
tle Reading: Acts 14:6-18\nIn those days\, the apostles fled to Lystra and
Derbe\, cities of Lycaonia\, and to the surrounding country\; and there the
y preached the gospel. Now at Lystra there was a man sitting\, who could no
t use his feet\; he was a cripple from birth\, who had never walked. He lis
tened to Paul speaking\; and Paul\, looking intently at him and seeing that
he had faith to be made well\, said in a loud voice\, "Stand upright on yo
ur feet." And he sprang up and walked. And when the crowds saw what Paul ha
d done\, they lifted up their voices\, saying in Lycaonian\, "The gods have
come down to us in the likeness of men!" Barnabas they called Zeus\, and P
aul\, because he was the chief speaker\, they called Hermes. And the priest
of Zeus\, whose temple was in front of the city\, brought oxen and garland
s to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the people. But when the
apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it\, they tore their garments and rushe
d out among the multitude\, crying\, "Men\, why are you doing this? We also
are men\, of like nature with you\, and bring you good news\, that you sho
uld turn from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the
earth and the sea and all that is in them. In past generations he allowed
all the nations to walk in their own ways\; yet he did not leave himself wi
thout witness\, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful
seasons\, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness." With these words
they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.\n\nGo
spel Reading: John 7:14-30\nAbout the middle of the feast Jesus went up int
o the temple and taught. The Jews marveled at it saying\, "How is it that t
his man has learning\, when he has never studied?" So Jesus answered them\,
"My teaching is not mine\, but his who sent me\; if any man's will is to d
o his will\, he shall know whether the teacher is from God or whether I am
speaking on my own authority. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his
own glory\; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true\, and in
him there is not falsehood. Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of yo
u keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" The people answered\, "You ha
ve a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?" Jesus answered them\, "I did one d
eed\, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is
from Moses\, but from the fathers)\, and you circumcise a man upon the sab
bath. If on the sabbath a man receives circumcision\, so that the law of Mo
ses may not be broken\, are you angry with me because on the sabbath I made
a man's whole body well? Do not judge by appearances\, but judge with righ
t judgment."\n\nSome of the people of Jerusalem therefore said\, "Is not th
is the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is\, speaking openly\, and t
hey say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that thi
s is the Christ? Yet we know where this man comes from\; and when the Chris
t appears\, no one will know where he comes from." So Jesus proclaimed\, as
he taught in the temple\, "You know me\, and you know where I come from? B
ut I have not come of my own accord\; he who sent me is true\, and him you
do not know. I know him\, for I come from him\, and he sent me." So they so
ught to arrest him\; but no one laid hands on him\, because his hour had no
t yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal of Constantinople\; Hieromartyr Mocius\; Methodius & Cyril\, E
qual-to-the Apostles Illuminators of the Slavs\; Theopemptos the Martyr & h
is Companions\; Dioscoros the New Martyr\; Argyrios the New-Martyr of Epano
mi\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:34-43\nIn those days\, Peter opened his mout
h and said: "Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality\, but in every n
ation any one who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. Yo
u know the word which he sent to Israel\, preaching good news of peace by J
esus Christ (he is Lord of all)\, the word which was proclaimed throughout
all Judea\, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: h
ow God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power\; how
he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil\
, for God was with him. And we are witnesses to all that he did both in the
country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him
on a tree\; but God raised him on the third day and made him manifest\; no
t to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses\, who ate
and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to pre
ach to the people\, and to testify that he is the one ordained by God to be
judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness tha
t every one who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his na
me."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:12-20\nAgain Jesus spoke to them\, saying\,
"I am the light of the world\; he who follows me will not walk in darkness\
, but will have the light of life." The Pharisees then said to him\, "You a
re bearing witness to yourself\; your testimony is not true." Jesus answere
d\, "Even if I do bear witness to myself\, my testimony is true\, for I kno
w whence I have come and whither I am going\, but you do not know whence I
come or whither I am going. You judge according to the flesh\, I judge no o
ne. Yet even if I do judge\, my judgment is true\, for it is not I alone th
at judge\, but I and he who sent me. In your law it is written that the tes
timony of two men is true\; I bear witness to myself\, and the Father who s
ent me bears witness to me." They said to him therefore\, "Where is your Fa
ther?" Jesus answered\, "You know neither me nor my Father\; if you knew me
\, you would know my Father also." These words he spoke in the treasury\, a
s he taught in the temple\; but no one arrested him\, because his hour had
not yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Epiphanius\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Germanos\, Patriarch of Constantinople
\; Removal of the Sacred Relics of Saint Joachim "Papoulakis" of Vatopaidi\
; Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: Acts 10:44-48\;11:1-10\nIn those days\, while Peter was st
ill saying this\, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the b
elievers from among the circumcised who came with Peter were amazed\, becau
se the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. Fo
r they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declare
d\, "Can any one forbid water for baptizing these people who have received
the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he commanded them to be baptized in t
he name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. Now t
he apostles and the brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also
had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem\, the cir
cumcision party criticized him\, saying\, "Why did you go to uncircumcised
men and eat with them?" But Peter began and explained to them in order: "I
was in the city of Joppa praying\; and in a trance I saw a vision\, somethi
ng descending\, like a great sheet\, let down from heaven by four corners\;
and it came down to me. Looking at it closely I observed animals and beast
s of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. And I heard a voice saying to
me\, 'Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat.' But I said\, 'No\, Lord\; for nothing c
ommon or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But the voice answered a secon
d time from heaven\, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common.' This
happened three times\, and all was drawn up again into heaven."\n\nGospel
Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "I go aw
ay\, and you will seek me and die in your sin\; where I am going\, you cann
ot come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Whe
re I am going\, you cannot come'? " He said to them\, "You are from below\,
I am from above\; you are of this world\, I am not of this world. I told y
ou that you would die in your sins\, for you will die in your sins unless y
ou believe that I am he." They said to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to t
hem\, "Even what I have told you from the beginning. I have much to say abo
ut you and much to judge\; but he who sent me is true\, and I declare to th
e world what I have heard from him." They did not understand that he spoke
to them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "When you have lifted up the Son of
man\, then you will know that I am he\, and that I do nothing on my own aut
hority but speak thus as the Father taught me. And he who sent me is with m
e\; he has not left me alone\, for I always do what is pleasing to him." As
he spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Glyceria\; Sergios the Confessor\; Alexandros the Mart
yr\; Pausikakos\, Bishop of Synnada\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout
that time\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to th
e church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and when he
saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was
during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put hi
m in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, i
ntending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was ke
pt in prison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\
nThe very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping
between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door
were guarding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, an
d a light shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\
, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the ang
el said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went o
ut and followed him\; he did not know that what was done by the angel was r
eal\, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first an
d the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It o
pened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through o
ne street\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\,
and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me
from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:31-42\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had believe
d in him\, "If you continue in my word\, you are truly my disciples\, and y
ou will know the truth\, and the truth will make you free." They answered h
im\, "We are descendants of Abraham\, and have never been in bondage to any
one. How is it that you say\, 'You will be made free'?"\n\nJesus answered
them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, every one who commits sin is a slave
to sin. The slave does not continue in the house for ever\; the son contin
ues for ever. So if the Son makes you free\, you will be free indeed. I kno
w that you are descendants of Abraham\; yet you seek to kill me\, because m
y word finds no place in you. I speak of what I have seen with my Father\,
and you do what you have heard from your father."\n\nThey answered him\, "A
braham is our father." Jesus said to them\, "If you were Abraham's children
\, you would do what Abraham did\, but now you seek to kill me\, a man who
has told you the truth which I heard from God\; this is not what Abraham di
d. You do what your father did." They said to him\, "We were not born of fo
rnication\; we have one Father\, even God." Jesus said to them\, "If God we
re your Father\, you would love me\, for I proceeded and came forth from Go
d\; I came not of my own accord\, but he sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman\; Isidore the Martyr of Chios\; Holy Hie
romartyr Therapontus\; Holy New Martyrs Mark and John\; Leontius\, Patriarc
h of Jerusalem\; Serapion the Holy Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20
:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early
\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had been taken away fro
m the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, t
he one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have taken the Lord out
of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid Him." Peter then came
out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran
\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first\; and sto
oping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, but he did not go
in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw
the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which had been on His head\, not l
ying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the o
ther disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\, and he saw and
believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, that He must rise f
rom the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Acts 11:19-30\nIn those days\, those apostles who were scattered becaus
e of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia a
nd Cyprus and Antioch\, speaking the word to none except Jews. But there we
re some of them\, men of Cyprus and Cyrene\, who on coming to Antioch spoke
to the Greeks also\, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord wa
s with them\, and a great number that believed turned to the Lord. News of
this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem\, and they sent Barnabas t
o Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God\, he was glad\; and he exh
orted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose\; for
he was a good man\, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large compa
ny was added to the Lord. So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and
when he had found him\, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they m
et with the church\, and taught a large company of people\; and in Antioch
the disciples were for the first time called Christians. Now in these days
prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos
stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over
all the world\; and this took place in the days of Claudius. And the disci
ples determined\, every one according to his ability\, to send relief to th
e brethren who lived in Judea\, and they did so\, sending it to the elders
by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:5-42\nAt that t
ime\, Jesus came to a city of Samaria\, called Sychar\, near the field that
Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there\, and so Jesus\, wear
ied as he was with his journey\, sat down beside the well. It was about the
sixth hour.\n\nThere came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to
her\, "Give me a drink." For his disciples had gone away into the city to b
uy food. The Samaritan woman said to him\, "How is it that you\, a Jew\, as
k a drink of me\, a woman of Samaria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samar
itans. Jesus answered her\, "If you knew the gift of God\, and who it is th
at is saying to you\, 'Give me a drink\,' you would have asked him and he w
ould have given you living water." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, you have
nothing to draw with\, and the well is deep\; where do you get that living
water? Are you greater than our father Jacob\, who gave us the well\, and d
rank from it himself\, and his sons\, and his cattle?" Jesus said to her\,
"Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again\, but whoever drinks o
f the water that I shall give him will never thirst\; the water that I shal
l give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
" The woman said to him\, "Sir\, give me this water\, that I may not thirst
\, nor come here to draw."\n\nJesus said to her\, "Go\, call your husband\,
and come here." The woman answered him\, "I have no husband." Jesus said t
o her\, "You are right in saying\, 'I have no husband'\; for you have had f
ive husbands\, and he whom you now have is not your husband\; this you said
truly." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, I perceive that you are a prophet.
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain\; and you say that Jerusalem is the
place where men ought to worship." Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, believe me\
, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will yo
u worship the Father. You worship what you do not know\; we worship what we
know\, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming\, and now is
\, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth\, f
or such the Father seeks to worship him. God is spirit\, and those who wors
hip him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him\, "I know
that the Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ)\; when he comes\, he w
ill show us all things." Jesus said to her\, "I who speak to you am he."\n\
nJust then his disciples came. They marveled that he was talking with a wom
an\, but none said\, "What do you wish?" or\, "Why are you talking with her
?" So the woman left her water jar\, and went away into the city and said t
o the people\, "Come\, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this
be the Christ?" They went out of the city and were coming to him.\n\nMeanwh
ile the disciples besought him\, saying "Rabbi\, eat." But he said to them\
, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." So the disciples said to o
ne another\, "Has anyone brought him food?" Jesus said to them\, "My food i
s to do the will of him who sent me\, and to accomplish his work. Do you no
t say\, 'There are yet four months\, then comes the harvest'? I tell you\,
lift up your eyes\, and see how the fields are already white for harvest. H
e who reaps receives wages\, and gathers fruit for eternal life\, so that s
ower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true\, 'One
sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not lab
or\; others have labored\, and you have entered into their labor."\n\nMany
Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony.
"He told me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him\, the
y asked him to stay with them\; and he stayed there two days. And many more
believed because of his word. They said to the woman\, "It is no longer be
cause of your words that we believe\, for we have heard ourselves\, and we
know that this is indeed Christ the Savior of the world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pachomius the Great\; Achillius the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Laris
sa\; Placing of the Honorable Head of the Apostle Titus\; Barbaros the Myrr
hbearer of Kerkyra\; Andrew the Hermit & Wonderworker\n\nEpistle Reading: A
cts 12:12-17\nIn those days\, Peter went to the house of Mary\, the mother
of John whose other name was Mark\, where many were gathered together and w
ere praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway\, a maid named
Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter's voice\, in her joy she did not op
en the gate but ran and told that Peter was standing at the gate. They said
to her\, "You are mad." But she insisted that it was so. They said\, "It i
s his angel!" But Peter continued knocking\; and when they opened\, they sa
w him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent\, h
e described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he
said\, "Tell this to James and to the brethren." Then he departed and went
to another place.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:42-51\nThe Lord said to the Jew
s who came to him\, "If God were your Father\, you would love me\, for I pr
oceeded and came forth from God\; I came not of my own accord\, but he sent
me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to
hear my word. You are of your father the devil\, and your will is to do yo
ur father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning\, and has nothing
to do with the truth\, because there is no truth in him. When he lies\, he
speaks according to his own nature\, for he is a liar and the father of li
es. But\, because I tell the truth\, you do not believe me. Which of you co
nvicts me of sin? If I tell the truth\, why do you not believe me? He who i
s of God hears the words of God\; the reason why you do not hear them is th
at you are not of God."\n\nThe Jews answered him\, "Are we not right in say
ing that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" Jesus answered\, "I have no
t a demon\; but I honor my Father\, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek
my own glory\; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge. Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, if any one keeps my word\, he will never see death."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Peter of Blachernae\; Nicholas t
he Mystic\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; New Martyr Nicholas of Metsovos (
1617)\; Alexandros\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\; Brendan the Navigator\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Acts 12:25\;13.1-12\nIn those days\, Barnabas and Saul return
ed from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission\, bringing with the
m John whose other name was Mark. Now in the Church at Antioch there were p
rophets and teachers\, Barnabas\, Simeon who was called Niger\, Lucius of C
yrene\, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch\, and Saul. Whil
e they were worshipping the Lord and fasting\, the Holy Spirit said\, "Set
apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." T
hen after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them o
ff. So\, being sent out by the Holy Spirit\, they went down to Seleucia\; a
nd from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis\, they pr
oclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John t
o assist them. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos
\, they came upon a certain magician\, a Jewish false prophet\, named Bar-J
esus. He was with the proconsul\, Sergius Paulus\, a man of intelligence\,
who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elym
as the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) withstood them\, seek
ing to turn away the proconsul from the faith. But Saul\, who is also calle
d Paul\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, looked intently at him and said\, "Y
ou son of the devil\, you enemy of all righteousness\, full of all deceit a
nd villainy\, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lo
rd? And now\, behold\, the hand of the Lord is upon you\, and you shall be
blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and darkness
fell upon him and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. The
n the proconsul believed\, when he saw what had occurred\, for he was aston
ished at the teaching of the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:51-59\nThe Lor
d said to the Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if any
one keeps my word\, he will never see death." The Jews said to him\, "Now
we know that you have a demon. Abraham died\, as did the prophets\; and you
say\, 'If any one keeps my word\, he will never taste death.' Are you grea
ter than our father Abraham\, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you c
laim to be?" Jesus answered\, "If I glorify myself\, my glory is nothing\;
it is my Father who glorifies me\, of whom you say that he is your God. But
you have not known him\; I know him. If I said\, I do not know him\, I sho
uld be a liar like you\; but I do know him and I keep his word. Your father
Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day\; and he saw it and was glad."
The Jews then said to him\, "You are not yet fifty years old\, and have you
seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, before
Abraham was\, I am." So they took up stones to throw at him\; but Jesus hi
d himself\, and went out of the temple.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Wednesday after Pascha\; The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia\;
Theophanes and Nectarios\, Builders of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam of Met
eora\; Nicholas the Younger who was martyred in Metsovo\, Epirus\; Theodoto
s the Martyr of Ancyra & the 7 Virgin-martyrs\; Athanasios\, Archbishop of
Christianopolis\; The New Martyrs of Batak\, Bulgaria\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 13:13-24\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and h
is company set sail from Paphos\, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John
left them and returned to Jerusalem\; but they passed on from Perga and cam
e to Antioch of Pisidia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogu
e and sat down. After the reading of the law and the prophets\, the rulers
of the synagogue sent to them\, saying\, "Brethren\, if you have any word o
f exhortation for the people\, say it." So Paul stood up\, and motioning wi
th his hand said: "Men of Israel\, and you that fear God\, listen. The God
of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during th
eir stay in the land of Egypt\, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it
. And for about forty years he bore with them in the wilderness. And when h
e had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan\, he gave them their la
nd as an inheritance\, for about four hundred and fifty years. And after th
at he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king
\; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish\, a man of the tribe of Benjamin\
, for forty years. And when he had removed him\, he raised up David to be t
heir king\; of whom he testified and said\, 'I have found in David the son
of Jesse a man after my heart\, who will do all my will.' Of this man's pos
terity God has brought to Israel a Savior\, Jesus\, as he promised. Before
his coming John had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of I
srael." \n\nGospel Reading: John 6:5-14\nAt that time\, Jesus\, lifting up
his eyes and seeing that a multitude was coming to him\, said to Philip\, "
How are we to buy bread\, so that these people may eat?" This he said to te
st him\, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him\, "Two h
undred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.
" One of his disciples\, Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother\, said to him\, "Th
ere is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish\; but what are th
ey among so many?" Jesus said\, "Make the people sit down." Now there was m
uch grass in the place\; so the men sat down\, in number about five thousan
d. Jesus then took the loaves\, and when he had given thanks\, he distribut
ed them to those who were seated\; so also the fish\, as much as they wante
d. And when they had eaten their fill\, he told his disciples\, "Gather up
the fragments left over\, that nothing may be lost." So they gathered them
up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves\, l
eft by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign which he had done\
, they said\, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!"\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday after Pascha\; Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\,
Paul\, Christina\, Heraclius\, Paulinus and Benedimus\; Stephen I\, Patria
rch of Constantinople\; Julian the Martyr\; Euphrasia the Martyr of Nicea\n
\nEpistle Reading: Acts 14:20-28\;15.1-4\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul went on with
Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel to that city and had
made many disciples\, they returned to Lystra and to lconion and to Antioch
\, strengthening the souls of the disciples\, exhorting them to continue in
the faith\, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the ki
ngdom of God. And when they had appointed elders for them in every church\,
with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they belie
ved. Then they passed through Pisidia\, and came to Pamphylia. And when the
y had spoken the word in Perga\, they went down to Attalia\; and from there
they sailed to Antioch\, where they had been commended to the grace of God
for the work which they had fulfilled. And when they arrived\, they gather
ed the church together and declared all that God had done with them\, and h
ow he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. And they remained no litt
le time with the disciples. But some men came down from Judea and were teac
hing the brethren\, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of
Moses\, you cannot be saved." And when Paul and Barnabas had no small disse
nsion and debate with them\, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were
appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this q
uestion. So\, being sent on their way by the church\, they passed through b
oth Phoenicia and Samaria\, reporting the conversion of the Gentiles\, and
they gave great joy to all the brethren. And when they came to Jerusalem\,
they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders\, and they
declared all that God had done with them. \n\nGospel Reading: John 9:39-10
:9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "For judgment I came into t
his world\, that those who do not see may see\, and that those who see may
become blind." Some of the Pharisees near him heard this\, and they said to
him\, "Are we also blind?" Jesus said to them\, "If you were blind\, you w
ould have no guilt\; but now that you say\, 'We see\,' your guilt remains.\
n\n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by t
he door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; b
ut he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatek
eeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name
and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before t
hem\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they w
ill not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voi
ce of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not under
stand what he was saying to them.\n\nSo Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me
are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\;
if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and fin
d pasture."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs Ac
acius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus\; Our Righteous Father Memnonus the Wonder
worker\; Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs \n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:5-12\nIN THOSE DAYS\, some believers who belon
ged to the party of the Pharisees rose up\, and said\, "it is necessary to
circumcise them\, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses." The apostle
s and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after
there had been much debate\, Peter rose and said to them\, "Brethren\, you
know that in the early days God made choice among you\, that by my mouth th
e Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God who know
s the heart bore witness to them\, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he d
id to us\; and he made no distinction between us and them\, but cleansed th
eir hearts by faith. Now therefore why do you make trial of God by putting
a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have
been able to bear? But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace
of the Lord Jesus\, just as they will." And all the assembly kept silence\
; and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and won
ders God had done through them among the Gentiles. \n\nGospel Reading: John
10:17-28\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "For this reason the
Father loves me\, because I lay down my life\, that I may take it again. N
o one takes it from me\, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power t
o lay it down\, and I have power to take it again\; this charge I have rece
ived from my Father." \n\nThere was again a division among the Jews because
of these words. Many of them said\, "He has a demon\, and he is mad\; why
listen to him?" Others said\, "These are not the sayings of one who has a d
emon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"\n\nIt was the feast of the D
edication at Jerusalem\; it was winter\, and Jesus was walking in the templ
e\, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered round him and said to h
im\, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ\, tell u
s plainly." Jesus answered them\, "I told you\, and you do not believe. The
works that I do in my Father's name\, they bear witness to me\; but you do
not believe\, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voic
e\, and I know them\, and they follow me\; and I give them eternal life."\n
\n
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yrs Acacius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Thalleleus\; Lydia of Philippi\, Equal to the Apostles
\; Mark the Hermit\; Father Alexis\, Metropolitan of Moscow\; John\, Joseph
\, and Nikitas the Monks of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:35-41\nIN THO
SE DAYS\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and preaching th
e word of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some days Paul said t
o Barnabas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in every city whe
re we proclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And Barnabas
wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to ta
ke with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had not gon
e with them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so that they
separated from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to
Cyprus\, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by the brethre
n to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, strengt
hening the churches. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:27-38\nThe Lord said to th
e Jews who came to him\, "My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, and th
ey follow me\; and I give them eternal life\, and they shall never perish\,
and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father\, who has given the
m to me\, is greater than all\, and no one is able to snatch them out of th
e Father's hand. I and the Father are one."\n\nThe Jews took up stones agai
n to stone him. Jesus answered them\, "I have shown you many good works fro
m the Father\; for which of these do you stone me?" The Jews answered him\,
"It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy\; because y
ou\, being a man\, make yourself God." Jesus answered them\, "Is it not wri
tten in your law\, 'I said\, you are gods?' If he called them gods to whom
the word of God came (and scripture cannot be broken)\, do you say of him w
hom the Father consecrated and sent into the world\, 'You are blaspheming\,
' because I said\, 'I am the Son of God'? If I am not doing the works of my
Father\, then do not believe me\; but if I do them\, even though you do no
t believe me\, believe my works\, that you may know and understand that the
Father is in me and I am in the Father."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Blind Man\; Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostle
s\; Pachomios the Righteous New Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11
-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept s
he stooped to look into the tomb\, and she saw two angels in white\, sittin
g where the body of Jesus has lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. T
hey said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Becaus
e they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him
." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not
know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? W
hom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir
\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I w
ill take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to Him
in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her\, "Do not to
uch Me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to My brethren
and say to them\, I am ascending to My Father and your Father\, to My God a
nd your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen
the Lord\," and she told them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpis
tle Reading: Acts 26:1\,12-20\nIN THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to Paul\,
"You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his ha
nd and made his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and co
mmission of the chief priests. At midday\, O king\, I saw on the way a ligh
t from heaven\, brighter than the sun\, shining round me and those who jour
neyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground\, I heard a voice s
aying to me in the Hebrew language\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me
? It hurts you to kick against the goads.' And I said\, 'Who are you\, Lord
?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and s
tand upon your feet\; for I have appeared to you for this purpose\, to appo
int you to serve and bear witness to the things in which you have seen me a
nd to those in which I will appear to you\, delivering you from the people
and from the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open their eyes\, that they may
turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God\, that they
may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified
by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O King Agrippa\, I was not disobedient to th
e heavenly vision\, but declared first to those at Damascus\, then at Jerus
alem and throughout all the country of Judea\, and also to the Gentiles\, t
hat they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their re
pentance." \n\nGospel Reading: John 9:1-38\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed
by\, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him\, "Rabb
i\, who sinned\, this man or his parents\, that he was born blind?" Jesus a
nswered\, "It was not that this man sinned\, or his parents\, but that the
works of God might be made manifest in him. We must work the works of him w
ho sent me\, while it is day\; night comes\, when no one can work. As long
as I am in the world\, I am the light of the world." As he said this\, he s
pat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man's eyes
with the clay\, saying to him\, "Go\, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which me
ans Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and th
ose who had seen him before as a beggar\, said\, "Is not this the man who u
sed to sit and beg?" Some said\, "It is he"\; others said\, "No\, but he is
like him." He said\, "I am the man." They said to him\, "Then how were you
r eyes opened?" He answered\, "The man called Jesus made clay and anointed
my eyes and said to me\, 'Go to Siloam and wash'\; so I went and washed and
received my sight." They said to him\, "Where is he?" He said\, "I do not
know."\n\nThey brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind
. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. Th
e Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to t
hem\, "He put clay on my eyes and I washed\, and I see." Some of the Pharis
ees said\, "This man is not from God\, for he does not keep the sabbath." B
ut others said\, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was a
division among them. So they again said to the blind man\, "What do you sa
y about him\, since he has opened your eyes?" He said\, "He is a prophet."\
n\nThe Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sig
ht\, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight\,
and asked them\, "Is this your son\, who you say was born blind? How then d
oes he now see?" His parents answered\, "We know that this is our son\, and
that he was born blind\; but how he now sees we do not know\, nor do we kn
ow who opened his eyes. Ask him\; he is of age\, he will speak for himself.
" His parents said this because they feared the Jews\, for the Jews had alr
eady agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ he was to be put
out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said\, "He is of age\, ask him
."\n\nSo for the second time they called the man who had been blind\, and s
aid to him\, "Give God the praise\; we know that this man is a sinner." He
answered\, "Whether he is a sinner\, I do not know\; one thing I know\, tha
t though I was blind\, now I see." They said to him\, "What did he do to yo
u? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them\, "I have told you already
and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want
to become his disciples?" And they reviled him\, saying\, "You are his dis
ciple\, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses
\, but as for this man\, we do not know where he comes from." The man answe
red\, "Why\, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from\, and ye
t he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners\, but if a
nyone is a worshiper of God and does his will\, God listens to him. Never s
ince the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man
born blind. If this man were not from God\, he could do nothing." They ans
wered him\, "You were born in utter sin\, and would you teach us?" And they
cast him out.\n\nJesus heard that they had cast him out\, and having found
him he said\, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" He answered\, "And who i
s he\, sir\, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him\, "You have seen
him\, and it is he who speaks to you." He said\, "Lord\, I believe"\; and
he worshiped him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Monday after Pascha\; Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Comana\; H
oly New Martyrs Demetrius and Paul of Tripoli\; John-Vladimir\, Ruler of Se
rbia\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 17:1-9\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles had
passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia\, they came to Thessalonica\, wher
e there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in\, as was his custom\,
and for three weeks he argued with them from the scriptures\, explaining a
nd proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from
the dead\, and saying\, "This Jesus\, whom I proclaim to you\, is the Chris
t." And some of them were persuaded\, and joined Paul and Silas\; as did a
great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the
Jews were jealous\, and taking some wicked fellows of the rabble\, they ga
thered a crowd\, set the city in an uproar\, and attacked the house of Jaso
n\, seeking to bring them out to the people. And when they could not find t
hem\, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city authoriti
es\, crying\, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come he
re also\, and Jason has received them\; and they are all acting against the
decrees of Caesar\, saying that there is another king\, Jesus." And the pe
ople and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard this. And when
they had taken security from Jason and the rest\, they let them go. \n\nGo
spel Reading: John 11:47-54\nAt that time\, the chief priests and the Phari
sees gathered the council\, and said\, "What are we to do? For this man per
forms many signs. If we let him go on thus\, every one will believe in him\
, and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and our nation." But
one of them\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest that year\, said to them\, "Yo
u know nothing at all\; you do not understand that it is expedient for you
that one man should die for the people\, and that the whole nation should n
ot perish." He did not say this of his own accord\, but being high priest t
hat year he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation\, and not for t
he nation only\, but to gather into one the children of God who are scatter
ed abroad. So from that day on they took counsel how to put him to death.\n
\nJesus therefore no longer went about openly among the Jews\, but went fro
m there to the country near the wilderness\, to a town called Ephraim\; and
there he stayed with the disciples.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada\; Mary the Myrrhbearer & wif
e of Cleopas\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 17:19-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the Athenia
ns took hold of Paul and brought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "May we kn
ow what this new teaching is which you present? For you bring some strange
things to our ears\; we wish to know therefore what these things mean." Now
all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in n
othing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul\, standing in the m
iddle of the Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in every wa
y you are very religious. For as I passed along\, and observed the objects
of your worship\, I found also an altar with this inscription\, 'To an unkn
own god.' What therefore you worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to you. T
he God who made the world and everything in it\, being Lord of heaven and e
arth\, does not live in shrines made by man\, nor is he served by human han
ds\, as though he needed anything\, since he himself gives to all men life
and breath and everything. And he made from one every nation of men to live
on all the face of the earth\, having determined allotted periods and the
boundaries of their habitation\, that they should seek God\, in the hope th
at they might feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one
of us\, for 'In him we live and move and have our being.' \n\nGospel Readin
g: John 12:19-36\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took counsel against Jesus a
nd said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; look\, the worl
d has gone after him."\n\nNow among those who went up to worship at the fea
st were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Ga
lilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and tol
d Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered
them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly
\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, i
t remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his li
fe loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eter
nal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there
shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor hi
m.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me fro
m this hour?' No\, for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glor
ify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and
I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it h
ad thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\,
"This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of t
his world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I
am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this to
show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard
from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the Son
of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "T
he light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\, l
est the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not know
where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you m
ay become sons of light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of Pascha\; Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain\; Saint Vincen
t of Lerins\; Meletios the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\; Gregory\, Ar
chbishop of Novgorod\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 18
:22-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he went up and g
reeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time
there he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galat
ia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos\,
a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent man\, well ve
rsed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord\; and
being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately the things co
ncerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak
boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him\, they t
ook him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wi
shed to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wrote to the di
sciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped those who throu
gh grace had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in public\, sho
wing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\nGospel Reading: John
12:36-47\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "While you have the l
ight\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light. When Jesus
had said this\, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done
so many signs before them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that t
he word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has be
lieved our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" The
refore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded thei
r eyes and hardened their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and
perceive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this
because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless\, many even of the
authorities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not c
onfess it\, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved th
e praise of men more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out and sai
d\, "He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And
he who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the world\,
that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hears m
y sayings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come
to judge the world but to save the world."\n\n
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sts: Holy Ascension\; Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Ba
ptist\; Therapon the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Finding of the Icon o
f St. Demetrios the Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Syros\; Aldhelm\, Bi
shop of Sherborne\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose e
arly on the first day of the week\, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, f
rom whom He had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been
with Him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive
and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this he app
eared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking into the countr
y. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not believe them. Af
ter this He appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and He u
pbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they had n
ot believed those who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to them\, "Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who bel
ieves and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not believe will be c
ondemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they
will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will pick up
serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; the
y will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the
Lord Jesus\, after He had spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and
sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywh
ere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the sign
s that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:1-12\nIn the first boo
k\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach\,
until the day when he was taken up\, after he had given commandment throug
h the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented
himself alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to them during f
orty days\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them
he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promise
of the Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for John baptized w
ith water\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit
." So when they had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will you at th
is time restore the kingdom of Israel?" He said to them\, "it is not for yo
u to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you\; and y
ou shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to t
he end of the earth." And when he had said this\, as they were looking on\,
he was lifted up\, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they
were gazing into heaven as he went\, behold\, two men stood by them in whi
te robes\, and said\,"Men of Galilee\, why do you stand looking into heaven
? This Jesus\, who was taken up from you into heaven\, will come in the sam
e way as you saw him go into heaven." Then they returned from the mount cal
led Olivet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, having risen from the dead\, Jes
us went up and stood among His disciples and said to them\, "Peace be with
you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a
spirit. And He said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do questionin
gs rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet\, that it is I Myself\; ha
ndle Me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I
have." And when He had said this\, He showed them His hands and His feet. A
nd while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, He said to them\,
"Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish [and
some honeycomb]\, and He took it and ate before them. Then He said to them
\, "These are My words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\,
that everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and t
he psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand the
scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ shoul
d suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and
forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name in all nations\, beginni
ng from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send t
he promise of My Father upon you\; but stay in the city until you are cloth
ed with power from on high." Then He led them out as far as Bethany\, and l
ifting up His hands\, He blessed them. While He blessed them\, He parted fr
om them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him\, and retu
rned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the Temple bless
ing God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\; Carpos an
d Alphaeus\, Apostles of the 70\; Alexandros the New Martyr of Thessaloniki
\; George the New of Sofia\; Augustine\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nFast D
ay (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that t
ime\, the report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all
the surrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all these thing
s. And John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\,
saying\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And w
hen the men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to
you\, saying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'"
In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and
on many that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and t
ell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the
lame walk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised u
p\, the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes n
o offense at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to spe
ak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness
to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A ma
n clothed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and
live in luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A pr
ophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is
written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepa
re your way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is gre
ater than John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than
he." When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified G
od\, having been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and
the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been ba
ptized by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is
the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our
hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face
of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that t
he transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in ev
ery way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecu
ted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying
in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be mani
fested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to de
ath for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mo
rtal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have
the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke
\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord
Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence
. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more
people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the deed
s of the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you
he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\
, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight an
d the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are
raised up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he
who takes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to t
he crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to beho
ld? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man cloth
ed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' hous
es. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more
than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my mes
senger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I
say to you\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than
John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater
than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
has been coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all th
e prophets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to ac
cept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him he
ar."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius\; John the Russian of Evia\; Theodora t
he Virgin-martyr & Didymos the Martyr\; Venerable Bede\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts 20:7-12\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles were gathered together to b
reak bread\, Paul talked with them\, intending to depart on the morrow\; an
d he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lights in the upp
er chamber where we were gathered. And a young man named Euthychos was sitt
ing in the window. He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer\;
and being overcome by sleep\, he fell down from the third story and was tak
en up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him\, and embracing him said\
, "Do not be alarmed\, for his life is in him." And when Paul had gone up a
nd had broken bread and eaten\, he conversed with them a long while\, until
daybreak\, and so departed. And they took the lad away alive\, and were no
t a little comforted. \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:10-21\nThe Lord said to h
is disciples\, "The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own author
ity\; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am
in the Father and the Father in me\; or else believe me for the sake of the
works themselves.\n\n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who believes in me
will also do the works that I do\; and greater works than these will he do
\, because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name\, I will do it\,
that the Father may be glorified in the Son\; if you ask anything in my na
me\, I will do it. "If you love me\, you will keep my commandments. And I w
ill pray to the Father\, and he will give you another Counselor\, to be wit
h you for ever\, even the Spirit of truth\, whom the world cannot receive\,
because it neither sees him nor knows him\; you know him\, for he dwells w
ith you\, and will be in you.\n\n"I will not leave you desolate\; I will co
me to you. Yet a little while\, and the world will see me no more\, but you
will see me\; because I live\, you will live also. In that day you will kn
ow that I am in my Father\, and you in me\, and I in you. He who has my com
mandments and keeps them\, he it is who loves me\; and he who loves me will
be loved by my Father\, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fathers of the 1st Council\; Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Meliten
e\; Nikitas\, Bishop of Chalcedon\; Helikonis the Martyr\; Heladios the Hie
romartyr of the East\; Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: J
ohn 21:1-14\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples b
y the Sea of Tiberias\; and He revealed Himself in this way. Simon Peter\,
Thomas\, called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebed
ee\, and two others of His disciples were together. Simon Peter said to the
m\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They we
nt out and got into the boat\, but that night they caught nothing. Just as
day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\, yet the disciples did not kno
w that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" T
hey answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side
of the boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they were
not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus
loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was
the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and spra
ng into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the ne
t full of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but about a hundred
yards off. When they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there with
fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish
that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net a
shore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and althou
gh there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come an
d have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask Him\, "Who are you?"
They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to th
em\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revea
led to the disciples after He was raised from the dead..\n\nEpistle Reading
: Acts 20:16-18\,28-36\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul had decided to sail past Ephes
os\, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia\; for he was hastening
to be at Jerusalem\, if possible\, on the day of Pentecost. And from Milet
os he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when
they came to him\, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the
flock\, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers\, to care for the
church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that
after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you\, not sparing the f
lock\; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse thin
gs\, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert\, rememberin
g that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one w
ith tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace\, whic
h is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those w
ho are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourse
lves know that these hands ministered to my necessities\, and to those who
were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must he
lp the weak\, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus\, how he said\, 'it i
s more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus\, he
knelt down and prayed with them all. \n\nGospel Reading: John 17:1-13\nAt
that time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said\, "Father\, the hou
r has come\; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you\, since you have
given him power over all flesh\, to give eternal life to all whom you have
given him. And this is eternal life\, that they know you the only true God
\, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth\, having a
ccomplished the work which you gave me to do\; and now\, Father\, you glori
fy me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the w
orld was made.\n\n"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me
out of the world\; yours they were\, and you gave them to me\, and they hav
e kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is f
rom you\; for I have given them the words which you gave me\, and they have
received them and know in truth that I came from you\; and they have belie
ved that you did send me. I am praying for them\; I am not praying for the
world but for those whom you have given me\, for they are mine\; all mine a
re yours\, and yours are mine\, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no
more in the world\, but they are in the world\, and I am coming to you. Ho
ly Father\, keep them in your name\, which you have given me\, that they ma
y be one\, even as we are one. While I was with them\, I kept them in your
name\, which you have given me\; I have guarded them\, and none of them is
lost but the son of perdition\, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But
now I am coming to you\; and these things I speak in the world\, that they
may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre\; Theodosia\, Virgin-Martyr of Con
stantinople\; Seven New Martyrs of Kastoria\; Andrew the New Martyr of Arge
ntes\; John of Smyrna the New Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 21:8-14\nIN T
HOSE DAYS\, the apostles departed and came to Caesarea\; and we entered the
house of Philip the evangelist\, who was one of the seven\, and stayed wit
h him. And he had four unmarried daughters\, who prophesied. While we were
staying for some days\, a prophet named Agabos came down from Judea. And co
ming to us he took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands\, and sai
d\, "Thus says the Holy Spirit\, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the m
an who owns this girdle and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" W
hen we heard this\, we and the people there begged him not to go up to Jeru
salem. Then Paul answered\, "What are you doing\, weeping and breaking my h
eart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die at Jerusalem
for the name of the Lord Jesus." And when he would not be persuaded\, we c
eased and said\, "The will of the Lord be done." \n\nGospel Reading: John 1
4:27-15:7\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Let not your hearts be trouble
d\, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you\, 'I go away\, and
I will come to you.' If you loved me\, you would have rejoiced\, because I
go to the Father\; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told yo
u before it takes place\, so that when it does take place\, you may believe
. I will no longer talk much with you\, for the ruler of this world is comi
ng. He has no power over me\; but I do as the Father has commanded me\, so
that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise\, let us go hence.\n\n
"I am the true vine\, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of min
e that bears no fruit\, he takes away\, and every branch that does bear fru
it he prunes\, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by t
he word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me\, and I in you. As the bran
ch cannot bear fruit by itself\, unless it abides in the vine\, neither can
you\, unless you abide in me. I am the vine\, you are the branches. He who
abides in me\, and I in him\, he it is that bears much fruit\, for apart f
rom me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in me\, he is cast forth
as a branch and withers\; and the branches are gathered\, thrown into the
fire and burned. If you abide in me\, and my words abide in you\, ask whate
ver you will\, and it shall be done for you."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatus\; Macrina\, grandmother
of St. Basil the Great\; Barlaam the Monk of Caesarea\; Natalios the Martyr
\; Emilia\, mother of Saint Basil the Great\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 21:26-
32\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul took the men\, and the next day he purified himsel
f with them and went into the temple\, to give notice when the days of puri
fication would be fulfilled and the offering presented for every one of the
m. When the seven days were almost completed\, the Jews from Asia\, who had
seen him in the temple\, stirred up all the crowd\, and laid hands on him\
, crying out\, "Men of Israel\, help! This is the man who is teaching men e
verywhere against the people and the law and this place\; moreover he also
brought Greeks into the temple\, and he has defiled this holy place." For t
hey had previously seen Trophimos the Ephesian with him in the city\, and t
hey supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. Then all the city w
as aroused\, and the people ran together\; they seized Paul and dragged him
out of the temple\, and at once the gates were shut. And as they were tryi
ng to kill him\, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem
was in confusion. He at once took soldiers and centurions\, and ran down to
them\; and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers\, they stopped beati
ng Paul.\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:2-13\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"The hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering servic
e to God. And they will do this because they have not known the Father\, no
r me. But I have said these things to you\, that when their hour comes you
may remember that I told you of them.\n\n"I did not say these things to you
from the beginning\, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who
sent me\; yet none of you asks me\, 'Where are you going?' But because I h
ave said these things to you\, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless
I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away\, for if I do
not go away\, the Counselor will not come to you\; but if I go\, I will sen
d him to you. And when he comes\, he will convince the world concerning sin
and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin\, because they do not belie
ve in me\; concerning righteousness\, because I go to the Father\, and you
will see me no more\; concerning judgment\, because the ruler of this world
is judged.\n\n"I have yet many things to say to you\, but you cannot bear
them now. When the Spirit of truth comes\, he will guide you into all the t
ruth."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/31/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hermias the Martyr at Comana\; Eustathios\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allo
wed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 23:1-11\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul\, looking inten
tly at the council\, said\, "Brethren\, I have lived before God in all good
conscience up to this day." And the high priest Ananias commanded those wh
o stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him\, "God sha
ll strike you\, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according
to the law\, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?" Those
who stood by said\, "Would you revile God's high priest?" And Paul said\,
"I did not know\, brethren\, that he was the high priest\; for it is writte
n\, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.' " But when Paul p
erceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees\, he cried ou
t in the council\, "Brethren\, I am a Pharisee\, a son of Pharisees\; with
respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am on trial." And wh
en he had said this\, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadd
ucees\; and the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is n
o resurrection\, nor angel\, nor spirit\; but the Pharisees acknowledge the
m all. Then a great clamor arose\; and some of the scribes of the Pharisees
' party stood up and contended\, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What i
f a spirit or an angel spoke to him?" And when the dissension became violen
t\, the tribune\, afraid that Paul would be torn in pieces by them\, comman
ded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring
him into the barracks. The following night the Lord stood by him and said\
, "Take courage\, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem\, so you
must bear witness also at Rome."\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:15-23\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "All that the Father has is mine\; therefore I sai
d that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.\n\n"A little while\
, and you will see me no more\; again a little while\, and you will see me.
" Some of his disciples said to one another\, "What is this that he says to
us\, 'A little while\, and you will not see me\, and again a little while\
, and you will see me'\; and\, 'because I go to the Father'? " They said\,
"What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he means." Jesu
s knew that they wanted to ask him\; so he said to them\, "Is this what you
are asking yourselves\, what I meant by saying\, 'A little while\, and you
will not see me\, and again a little while\, and you will see me'? Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, you will weep and lament\, but the world will rejoi
ce\; you will be sorrowful\, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a wom
an is in travail she has sorrow\, because her hour has come\; but when she
is delivered of the child\, she no longer remembers the anguish\, for joy t
hat a human being is born into the world. So you have sorrow now\, but I wi
ll see you again and your hearts will rejoice\, and no one will take your j
oy from you. In that day\, you will ask nothing of me. Truly\, truly\, I sa
y to you\, if you ask anything of the Father\, he will give it to you in my
name."\n\n
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sts: Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions\; Pyrros the Hier
omartyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 25:13-19\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Agrippa the king
and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as they stayed ther
e many days\, Festus laid Paul's case before the king\, saying\, "There is
a man left prisoner by Felix\; and when I was at Jerusalem\, the chief prie
sts and the elders of the Jews gave information about him\, asking for sent
ence against him. I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans
to give up any one before the accused met the accusers face to face\, and h
ad opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him.
When therefore they came together here\, I made no delay\, but on the next
day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in. When
the accusers stood up\, they brought no charge in his case of such evils a
s I supposed\; but they had certain points of dispute with him about their
own superstition and about one Jesus\, who was dead\, but whom Paul asserte
d to be alive."\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:23-33\nThe Lord said to his disc
iples\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if you ask anything of the Father\,
he will give it to you in my name. Hitherto you have asked nothing in my n
ame\; ask\, and you will receive\, that your joy may be full.\n\n"I have sa
id this to you in figures\; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak
to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. In that day you will
ask in my name\; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for
you\; for the Father himself loves you\, because you have loved me and have
believed that I came from the Father. I came from the Father and have come
into the world\; again\, I am leaving the world and going to the Father."\
n\nHis disciples said\, "Ah\, now you are speaking plainly\, not in any fig
ure! Now we know that you know all things\, and need none to question you\;
by this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered them\, "Do you
now believe? The hour is coming\, indeed it has come\, when you will be sca
ttered\, every man to his home\, and will leave me alone\; yet I am not alo
ne\, for the Father is with me. I have said this to you\, that in me you ma
y have peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of the Feast of the Holy Ascension\; Nicephorus the Confe
ssor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Erasmos of Ochrid & his Companion Mart
yrs\; Demetrios the New Martyr of Philadelphia\; Constantine the New Martyr
of the Hagarenes\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Ac
ts 27:1-44\;28:1\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when it was decided that we should sail f
or Italy\, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of t
he Augustan Cohort\, named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium\,
which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia\, we put to s
ea\, accompanied by Aristarchos\, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next
day we put in at Sidon\; and Julius treated Paul kindly\, and gave him leav
e to go to his friends and be cared for. And putting to sea from there we s
ailed under the lee of Cyprus\, because the winds were against us. And when
we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia\, we came
to Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing fo
r Italy\, and put us on board. We sailed slowly for a number of days\, and
arrived with difficulty off Cnidos\, and as the wind did not allow us to go
on\, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. Coasting along it with
difficulty\, we came to a place called Fair Havens\, near which was the cit
y of Lasea.\n\nAs much time had been lost\, and the voyage was already dang
erous because the fast had already gone by\, Paul advised them\, saying\, "
Sirs\, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss\, not o
nly of the cargo and the ship\, but also of our lives." But the centurion p
aid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what
Paul said. And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in\, the majo
rity advised to put to sea from there\, on the chance that somehow they cou
ld reach Phoenix\, a harbor of Crete\, looking northeast and southeast\, an
d winter there.\n\nAnd when the south wind blew gently\, supposing that the
y had obtained their purpose\, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete\,
close inshore. But soon a tempestuous wind\, called the northeaster\, stru
ck down from the land\; and when the ship was caught and could not face the
wind\, we gave way to it and were driven. And running under the lee of a s
mall island called Cauda\, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat\;
after hoisting it up\, they took measures to undergird the ship\; then\, fe
aring that they should run on the Syrtis\, they lowered the gear\, and so w
ere driven. As we were violently storm-tossed\, they began next day to thro
w cargo overboard\; and the third day they cast with their own hands the ta
ckle of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day\,
and no small tempest lay on us\, all hope of our being saved was at last ab
andoned.\n\nAs they had been long without food\, Paul then came forward amo
ng them and said\, "Men\, you should have listened to me\, and should not h
ave set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. I now bid you ta
ke heart\; for there will be no loss of life among you\, but only of the sh
ip. For this very night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I bel
ong and whom I worship\, and he said\, 'Do not be afraid\, Paul\; you must
stand before Caesar\; and lo\, God has granted you all those who sail with
you.' So take heart\, men\, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly
as I have been told. But we shall have to run on some island."\n\nWhen the
fourteenth night had come\, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria\,
about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they s
ounded and found twenty fathoms\; a little farther on they sounded again an
d found fifteen fathoms. And fearing that we might run on the rocks\, they
let out four anchors from the stern\, and prayed for the day to come. And a
s the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship\, and had lowered the bo
at into the sea\, under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow\, Paul
said to the centurion and the soldiers\, 'Unless these men stay in the ship
\, you cannot be saved." Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat\,
and let it go.\n\nAs day was about to dawn\, Paul urged them all to take s
ome food\, saying\, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in
suspense and without food\, having taken nothing. Therefore I urge you to
take some food\; it will give you strength\, since not a hair is to perish
from the head of any of you." And when he had said this\, he took bread\, a
nd giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat
. Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. (We were in a
ll two hundred and seventy-six persons in the ship.) And when they had eate
n enough\, they lightened the ship\, throwing out the wheat into the sea.\n
\nNow when it was day\, they did not recognize the land\, but they noticed
a bay with a beach\, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship as
hore. So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea\, at the same t
ime loosening the ropes that tied the rudders\; then hoisting the foresail
to the wind they made for the beach. But striking a shoal they ran the vess
el aground\; the bow stuck and remained immovable\, and the stern was broke
n up by the surf. The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners\, lest any s
hould swim away and escape\; but the centurion\, wishing to save Paul\, kep
t them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to
throw themselves overboard first and make for the land\, and the rest on pl
anks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all escaped to land.\n\nA
fter we had escaped\, we then learned that the island was called Malta. \n\
nGospel Reading: John 17:18-26\nAt that time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to
heaven and said\, "As you\, Father\, did send me into the world\, so I have
sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate myself\, that th
ey also may be consecrated in truth.\n\n"I do not pray for these only\, but
also for those who believe in me through their word\, that they may all be
one\; even as you\, Father\, are in me\, and I in you\, that they also may
be in us\, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory
which you have given me I have given to them\, that they may be one even as
we are one\, I in them and you in me\, that they may become perfectly one\
, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even
as you have loved me. Father\, I desire that they also\, whom you have giv
en me\, may be with me where I am\, to behold my glory which you have given
me in your love for me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Fat
her\, the world has not known you\, but I have known you\; and these know t
hat you have sent me. I made known to them your name\, and I will make it k
nown\, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them\, and I in
them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Saturday of Souls\; Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and
Paula the Virgin\; Athanasios the Wonderworker\; Kevin\, Abbot of Glendalo
ugh\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not have you
ignorant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, that you may not gr
ieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died a
nd rose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring with him those who
have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord\,
that we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall n
ot precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend
from heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's call\, and with t
he sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; t
hen we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with
the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed
himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to
Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He sa
id to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed
my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you lo
ve me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said t
o him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of Jo
hn\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third ti
me\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; y
ou know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly
\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked wher
e you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and
another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he
said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said t
o him\, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom
Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\,
"Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he sa
id to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is m
y will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The s
aying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die\;
yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my wi
ll that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple
who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\
; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other thi
ngs which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that
the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Pentecost\; Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople
\; Mary & Martha\, the sisters of Lazarus\; Sophia of Thrace\, The Mother o
f Orphans\; Petroc\, Abbot of Padstow\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-
23\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors bein
g shut where the disciples were gathered\, for fear of the Jews\, Jesus cam
e and stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When he had
said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were
glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this
\, he breathed on them\, and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If yo
u forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of a
ny\, they are retained."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:1-11\nWHEN THE DAY of P
entecost had come\, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sou
nd came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind\, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fir
e\, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled w
ith the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues\, as the Spirit gav
e them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews\, devout men fr
om every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together
\, and they were bewildered\, because each one heard them speaking in his o
wn language. And they were amazed and wondered\, saying\, "Are not all thes
e who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear\, each of us in hi
s own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Me
sopotamia\, Judea and Cappadocia\, Pontos and Asia\, Phrygia and Pamphylia\
, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene\, and visitors from Rome
\, both Jews and proselytes\, Cretans and Arabians\, we hear them telling i
n our own tongues the mighty works of God." \n\nGospel Reading: John 7:37-5
2\; 8:12\nOn the last day of the feast\, the great day\, Jesus stood up and
proclaimed\, "If any one thirst\, let him come to me and drink. He who bel
ieves in me\, as the scripture has said\, 'Out of his heart shall flow rive
rs of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit\, which those who b
elieved in him were to receive\; for as yet the Spirit had not been given\,
because Jesus was not yet glorified.\n\nWhen they heard these words\, some
of the people said\, "This is really the prophet." Others said\, "This is
the Christ." But some said\, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not t
he scripture said that the Christ is descended from David\, and comes from
Bethlehem\, the village where David was?" So there was a division among the
people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him\, but no one laid hands
on him.\n\nThe officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees\
, who said to them\, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answered\, "
No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them\, "Are you le
d astray\, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believ
ed in him? But this crowd\, who do not know the law\, are accursed." Nikode
mos\, who had gone to him before\, and who was one of them\, said to them\,
"Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning
what he does?" They replied\, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and you wil
l see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to them\,
saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who follows me will not walk in
darkness\, but will have the light of life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monday of the Holy Spirit\; The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus\, Bishop of
Tyre\; Holy Martyrs Nicandrus\, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them\;
Christophoros & Konon the Martyrs of Rome\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading:
Ephesians 5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of l
ight is found in all that is good and right and true)\, and try to learn wh
at is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darknes
s\, but instead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things
that they do in secret\; but when anything is exposed by the light it becom
es visible\, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is sa
id\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give y
ou light." Look carefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise
\, making the most of the time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do no
t be foolish\, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get
drunk with wine\, for that is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\,
addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing an
d making melody to the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
18:10-20\nThe Lord said\, "See that you do not despise one of these little
ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face o
f my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save the lost. Wha
t do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep\, and one of them has gone ast
ray\, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of th
e one that went astray? And if he finds it\, truly\, I say to you\, he rejo
ices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it i
s not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little one
s should perish.\n\n"If your brother sins against you\, go and tell him his
fault\, between you and him alone. If he listens to you\, you have gained
your brother. But if he does not listen\, take one or two others along with
you\, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three wit
nesses. If he refuses to listen to them\, tell it to the church\; and if he
refuses to listen even to the church\, let him be to you as a Gentile and
a tax collector. Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heave
n. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about anything they as
k\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven\, for where two or thre
e are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Tuesday after Pentecost\; Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery\
; Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt\; 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha\, Ma
ry\, Cyris\, Valeria & Marcia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 1:1-7
\,13-17\nPaul\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an apostle\, set a
part for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand through his prophet
s in the holy scriptures\, the gospel concerning his Son\, who was descende
d from David according to the flesh and designated Son of God in power acco
rding to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead\, Jesus C
hrist our Lord\, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bri
ng about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nati
ons\, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ\; To al
l God's beloved in Rome\, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and pea
ce from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I want you to know\, bret
hren\, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been pr
evented)\, in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among
the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barb
arians\, both to the wise and to the foolish: so I am eager to preach the g
ospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it i
s the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith\, to the Jew fi
rst and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed t
hrough faith for faith\; as it is written\, "The righteous shall live by fa
ith."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:23-25\;5:1-13\nAt that time\, Jesus went
about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the peop
le. So his fame spread throughout all Syria\, and they brought him all the
sick\, those afflicted with various diseases and pains\, demoniacs\, epilep
tics\, and paralytics\, and he healed them. And great crowds followed him f
rom Galilee and the Dekapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the J
ordan.\n\nSeeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, and when he sat
down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them\, s
aying:\n\n"Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is the kingdom of he
aven.\n\n"Blessed are those who mourn\, for they shall be comforted.\n\n"Bl
essed are the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth.\n\n"Blessed are thos
e who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall be satisfied.\n\
n"Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy.\n\n"Blessed are t
he pure in heart\, for they shall see God.\n\n"Blessed are the peacemakers\
, for they shall be called sons of God.\n\n"Blessed are those who are perse
cuted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\n\n"Bl
essed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of
evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\, for your rewa
rd is great in heaven\, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before
you.\n\n"You are the salt of the earth\; but if salt has lost its taste\, h
ow shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except
to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Wednesday after Pentecost\; The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra\;
Our Righteous Father Panagis (Paisios) Basias\; Tarasios & John the Martyrs
\; Sebastian the Wonderworker\; Zenais the Martyr\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle R
eading: Romans 1:18-27\nBrethren\, the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness supp
ress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them\, because
God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his invisibl
e nature\, namely\, his eternal power and deity\, has been clearly perceive
d in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse\; for altho
ugh they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him\, but
they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were darken
ed. Claiming to be wise\, they became fools\, and exchanged the glory of th
e immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or rept
iles. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity\,
to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves\, because they exchang
ed the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rath
er than the Creator\, who is blessed for ever! Amen. For this reason God ga
ve them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relation
s for unnatural\, and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women
and were consumed with passion for one another\, men committing shameless
acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their
error.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:20-26\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees\, you
will never enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to
the men of old\, 'You shall not kill\; and whoever kills shall be liable t
o judgment.' But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother
without cause shall be liable to judgment\; whoever insults his brother sha
ll be liable to the council\, and whoever says\, 'You fool!' shall be liabl
e to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar\, and
there remember that your brother has something against you\, leave your gif
t there before the altar and go\; first be reconciled to your brother\, and
then come and offer your gift. Make friends quickly with your accuser\, wh
ile you are going with him to court\, lest your accuser hand you over to th
e judge\, and the judge to the guard\, and you be put in prison\; truly\, I
say to you\, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander\; Kalliope the Martyr\
; Melania the Righteous\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Constantinople\; The
ophanes the New Martyr of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: E
phesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the great lov
e with which he loved us\, even when we were dead through our trespasses\,
made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\, and rai
sed us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Chr
ist Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches o
f his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have be
en saved through faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is the gift of
God: not because of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are his work
manship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepared befor
ehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nT
he Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the mi
dst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men
\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagog
ues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to b
ear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do n
ot be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you ar
e to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\,
but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up
brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will rise again
st parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my
name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230609
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Friday after Pentecost\; Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; 3 Virgi
n-martyrs of Chios\; 5 Nuns beheaded in Persia: Thecla\, Mariamne\, Martha
\, Mary\, & Enmatha\; Righteous Father Columba of Iona\; Righteous Father C
yril of Belozersk\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 2:14-28\nBrethren
\, when Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what the law requires\,
they are a law to themselves\, even though they do not have the law. They s
how that what the law requires is written on their hearts\, while their con
science also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps
excuse them on that day when\, according to my gospel\, God judges the sec
rets of men by Christ Jesus. But if you call yourself a Jew and rely upon t
he law and boast of your relation to God and know his will and approve what
is excellent\, because you are instructed in the law\, and if you are sure
that you are a guide to the blind\, a light to those who are in darkness\,
a corrector of the foolish\, a teacher of children\, having in the law the
embodiment of knowledge and truth - you then who teach others\, will you n
ot teach yourself? While you preach against stealing\, do you steal? You wh
o say that one must not commit adultery\, do you commit adultery? You who a
bhor idols\, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law\, do you dishonor
God by breaking the law? For\, as it is written\, "The name of God is blas
phemed among the Gentiles because of you." Circumcision indeed is of value
if you obey the law\; but if you break the law\, your circumcision becomes
uncircumcision. So\, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of th
e law\, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? Then those
who are physically uncircumcised but keep the law will condemn you who hav
e the written code and circumcision but break the law. For he is not a real
Jew who is one outwardly\, nor is true circumcision something external and
physical.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:33-41\nThe Lord said\, "You have he
ard that it was said to the men of old\, 'You shall not swear falsely\, but
shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' But I say to you\, Do not
swear at all\, either by heaven\, for it is the throne of God\, or by the e
arth\, for it is his footstool\, or by Jerusalem\, for it is the city of th
e great King. And do not swear by your head\, for you cannot make one hair
white or black. Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'\; anything more th
an this comes from evil. You have heard that it was said\, 'An eye for an e
ye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you\, Do not resist one who is ev
il. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek\, turn to him the other a
lso\; and if any one would sue you and take your coat\, let him have your c
loak as well\; and if any one forces you to go one mile\, go with him two m
iles."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: 1st Friday after Pentecost
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UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230610
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost\; Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs\;
Timothy\, Bishop of Proussa\; Theophanes & Pansemne of Antioch\; Our Holy F
ather Gregory\, Bishop of Assos\; The Holy Martyrs of China\n\nFast Free\n\
nEpistle Reading: Romans 1:7-12\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First\, I thank my God through Jesus
Christ for all of you\, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
For God is my witness\, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his S
on\, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers\, asking that
somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. For I lon
g to see you\, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen y
ou\, that is\, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith\, b
oth yours and mine.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:42-48\nThe Lord said\, "Gi
ve to him who begs from you\, and do not refuse him who would borrow from y
ou. You have heard that it was said\, 'You shall love your neighbor and hat
e your enemy.' But I say to you\, Love your enemies and pray for those who
persecute you\, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven\; f
or he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good\, and sends rain on th
e just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you\, what reward
have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you salute onl
y your brethren\, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gent
iles do the same? You\, therefore\, must be perfect\, as your heavenly Fath
er is perfect."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Sunday of All Saints\; Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\; Barnabas the
Holy Apostle\; Revelation of the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos b
y the Archangel Gabriel\; Luke of Simferopol\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matt
hew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the
mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worsh
iped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authori
ty in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disci
ples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son
and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded yo
u\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpis
tle Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the saints through fa
ith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the
mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, w
on strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to
flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, ref
using to accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Othe
rs suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They
were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed
with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\,
afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering
over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all
these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not receive what was prom
ised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us
they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so
great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin w
hich clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is
set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\
nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowl
edge before my Father who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\,
I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves fath
er or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or dau
ghter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross
and follow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we h
ave left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus sai
d to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man
shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit o
n twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who
has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or l
ands\, for my name's sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eterna
l life. But many that are first will be last\, and the last first."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: The Sunday of All Saints
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onuphrius of Egypt\; Peter the Athonite\; Holy Martyr Antonine\; John
the Soldier of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans
2:28-29\;3:1-18\nBrethren\, he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly\, nor
is true circumcision something external and physical. He is a Jew who is o
ne inwardly\, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart\, spiritual an
d not literal. His praise is not from men but from God. Then what advantage
has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Much in every way. To b
egin with\, the Jews are entrusted with the oracles of God. What if some we
re unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? By
no means! Let God be true though every man be false\, as it is written\, "
That thou mayest be justified in thy words\, and prevail when thou art judg
ed." But if our wickedness serves to show the justice of God\, what shall w
e say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)
By no means! For then how could God judge the world? But if through my fal
sehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory\, why am I still being conde
mned as a sinner? And why not do evil that good may come? - as some people
slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just. What then?
Are we Jews any better off? No\, not at all\; for we have already charged t
hat all men\, both Jews and Greeks\, are under the power of sin\, as it is
written:\n\n"None is righteous\, no\, not one\; no one understands\, no one
seeks for God. All have turned aside\, together they have gone wrong\; no
one does good\, not even one."\n\n"Their throat is an open grave\, they use
their tongues to deceive."\n\n"The venom of asps is under their lips."\n\n
"Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."\n\n"Their feet are swift to
shed blood\, in their paths are ruin and misery\, and the way of peace the
y do not know." \n\n"There is no fear of God before their eyes."\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 6:31-34\; 7:9-11\nThe Lord said\, "Do not be anxious\, say
ing\, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear
?' For the Gentiles seek all these things\; and your heavenly Father knows
that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness\,
and all these things shall be yours as well. Therefore do not be anxious ab
out tomorrow\, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own t
rouble be sufficient for the day. Or what man of you\, if his son asks him
for bread\, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish\, will give him
a serpent? If you then\, who are evil\, know how to give good gifts to you
r children\, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good thin
gs to those who ask him!"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:🐟 Onuphrius of Egypt
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Aquilina the Martyr of Syria\; Triphyllos the Bishop of Nicosia\n\nFas
t Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 4:4-12\nBrethren\, to one w
ho works\, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due. And to one
who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly\, his faith is r
eckoned as righteousness. So also David pronounces a blessing upon the man
to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: "Blessed are those whos
e iniquities are forgiven\, and whose sins are covered\; blessed is the man
against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin." Is this blessing pronounce
d only upon the circumcised\, or also upon the uncircumcised? We say that f
aith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it reckoned to
him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after\, but
before he was circumcised. He received circumcision as a sign or seal of t
he righteousness which he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. Th
e purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circu
mcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them\, and likewise the
father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but also follow th
e example of the faith which our father Abraham had before he was circumcis
ed.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:15-21\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of false pr
ophets\, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolv
es. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns\, o
r figs from thistles? So\, every sound tree bears good fruit\, but the bad
tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit\, nor can a bad
tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down
and thrown into the fire. Thus you will know them by their fruits. Not ever
y one who says to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven\,
but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:🐟 Aquilina the Martyr of Syria
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)\; Methodius the Confessor\, Patriar
ch of Constantinople\; Cyril\, Bishop of Gortyna\; The Holy Martyrs of Esto
nia: the Priests Basil\, John\, John\, Artemios\, and Nicholas\; the Deacon
s Vasili and Peter\; the Presytera Martha\; and John\, Theodor\, and Anna.\
n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 4:13-25\nBrethren\, the promise t
o Abraham and his descendants\, that they should inherit the world\, did no
t come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the
adherents of the law who are to be the heirs\, faith is null and the promi
se is void. For the law brings wrath\, but where there is no law there is n
o transgression. That is why it depends on faith\, in order that the promis
e may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants -- not only to
the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham\
, for he is the father of us all\, as it is written\, "I have made you the
father of many nations" -- in the presence of the God in whom he believed\,
who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not
exist. In hope he believed against hope\, that he should become the father
of many nations\; as he had been told\, "So shall your descendants be." He
did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body\, which was as goo
d as dead because he was about a hundred years old\, or when he considered
the barrenness of Sarah's womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the p
romise of God\, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God\, f
ully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why hi
s faith was "reckoned to him as righteousness." But the words\, "it was rec
koned to him\," were written not for his sake alone\, but for ours also. It
will be reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus
our Lord\, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justi
fication.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the crowd wondere
d at the gracious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and the
y said\, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you w
ill quote to me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have he
ard you did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he said\
, "Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. But
in truth\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Eli
jah\, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when there c
ame a great famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them
but only to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow.
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; an
d none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard th
is\, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and put
him out of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their ci
ty was built\, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing through
the midst of them he went away.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230616
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amos the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Hieronymus\; Augustine the Ble
ssed\, Bishop of Hippo\; Jerome the Righteous\; Achikos\, Stephanas\, & For
tuanatos the Apostles\; Father among the Saints Jonas\, Metropolitan of Kie
v\; Lazar of Serbia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 5
:10-16\nBrethren\, if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by th
e death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are reconciled\, shall we be s
aved by his life. Not only so\, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord
Jesus Christ\, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.\n\nTh
erefore as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin\,
and so death spread to all men because all men sinned -- sin indeed was in
the world before the law was given\, but sin is not counted where there is
no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses\, even over those whose sins w
ere not like the transgression of Adam\, who was a type of the one who was
to come.\n\nBut the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died th
rough one man's trespass\, much more have the grace of God and the free gif
t in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free
gift is not like the effect of that one man's sin. For the judgment follow
ing one trespass brought condemnation\, but the free gift following many tr
espasses brings justification.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:23-27\nAt that
time\, when Jesus got into the boat\, his disciples followed him. And behol
d\, there arose a great storm on the sea\, so that the boat was being swamp
ed by the waves\; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him\, saying\,
"Save us\, O Lord\; we are perishing." And he said to them\, "Why are you a
fraid\, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the
sea\; and there was a great calm. And the men marveled\, saying\, "What sor
t of man is this\, that even winds and sea obey him?"\n\n
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SUMMARY:🐟 Amos the Prophet
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230617
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Tychon the Wonderworker\; 40 Martyrs of Rome\; Mark the Just of Apollo
nia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 5:17-21\; 6:1-2\nBrethren\, i
f\, because of one man's trespass\, death reigned through that one man\, mu
ch more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of
righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.\n\nThen as on
e man's trespass led to condemnation for all men\, so one man's act of righ
teousness leads to acquittal and life for all men. For as by one man's diso
bedience many were made sinners\, so by one man's obedience many will be ma
de righteous. Law came in\, to increase the trespass\; but where sin increa
sed\, grace abounded all the more\, so that\, as sin reigned in death\, gra
ce also might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Chr
ist our Lord.\n\nWhat shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that gra
ce may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?\n\
nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:14-17\nAt that time\, the disciples of John came
to Jesus\, saying\, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast\, but your disciples
do not fast?" And Jesus said to them\, "Can the wedding guests mourn as lo
ng as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come\, when the bridegroom
is taken away from them\, and then they will fast. And no one puts a piece
of unshrunk cloth on an old garment\, for the patch tears away from the ga
rment\, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskin
s\; if it is\, the skins burst\, and the wine is spilled\, and the skins ar
e destroyed\; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins\, and so both are pr
eserved."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Tychon the Wonderworker
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230617
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens\; Manuel\, Sabel\,
& Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia\; Righteous Father Botolph\, Abbot of the M
onastery of Ikanhoe\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 3
:19-24\nBrethren\, we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those wh
o are under the law\, so that every mouth may be stopped\, and the whole wo
rld may be held accountable to God. For no human being will be justified in
his sight by works of the law\, since through the law comes knowledge of s
in. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law\, a
lthough the law and the prophets bear witness to it\, the righteousness of
God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no dist
inction\; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God\, they a
re justified by his grace as a gift\, through the redemption which is in Ch
rist Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:1-8\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\,
that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be jud
ged\, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see
the speck that is in your brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that is
in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother\, 'Let me take the spe
ck out of your eye\,' when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite\
, first take the log out of your own eye\, and then you will see clearly to
take the speck out of your brother's eye. Do not give dogs what is holy\;
and do not throw your pearls before swine\, lest they trample them under fo
ot and turn to attack you. Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you
will find\; knock\, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks re
ceives\, and he who seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened.\
n\n
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SUMMARY:🐟 Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230619
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Matthew\; Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs
of Syria\; Leontios the Myrrh-Streamer of Argos\; Aitherios the Martyr of N
icomedia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\n
When the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James a
nd Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And ver
y early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had
risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone
for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the ston
e was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a y
oung man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they wer
e amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazar
eth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, He is not here\; see the place wher
e they laid Him. But go\, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going bef
ore you to Galilee\; there you will see Him\, as He told you." And they wen
t out and fled from the tomb\, for trembling and astonishment had come upon
them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle
Reading: Romans 2:10-16\nBrethren\, glory and honor and peace for every one
who does good\, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partia
lity. All who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law
\, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it
is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God\, but the doers
of the law who will be justified. When Gentiles who have not the law do b
y nature what the law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even though
they do not have the law. They show that what the law requires is written
on their hearts\, while their conscience also bears witness and their confl
icting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, according
to my gospel\, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. \n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galile
e\, he saw two brothers\, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother\
, casting a net into the sea\; for they were fishermen. And he said to them
\, "Follow me\, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left
their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other broth
ers\, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother\, in the boat with Zebe
dee their father\, mending their nets\, and he called them. Immediately the
y left their boat and their father\, and followed him. And he went about al
l Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the ki
ngdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord\; Holy Martyr Zosima
\; Our Righteous Father Zenonus\; Paisius the Great of Egypt\n\nFast Day (F
ish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Jude 1:1-25\nJUDE\, a servant of Jesus Chr
ist\, and brother of James\, To those who are called\, beloved in God the F
ather and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy\, peace\, and love be multiplied
to you. Beloved\, being very eager to write to you of our common salvation
\, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith
which was once for all delivered to the saints. For admission has been secr
etly gained by some who long ago were designated for this condemnation\, un
godly persons who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny
the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ. Now I desire to remind you\, th
ough you were once for all fully informed\, that the Lord saved a people ou
t of the land of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And
the angels that did not keep their own position but left their proper dwel
ling have been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gloom until the
judgment of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding
cities\, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust\, se
rve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. Yet in like m
anner these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, reject authority\, an
d revile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael\, contending wit
h the devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did not presume to pron
ounce a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord rebuke you." But
these men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by those things that
they know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are destroyed. Woe to t
he ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Cain\, and abandon themselves for
the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and perish in Korah's rebellion. These
are blemishes on your love feasts\, as they boldly carouse together\, look
ing after themselves\; waterless clouds\, carried along by winds\; fruitles
s trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild waves of the sea\, ca
sting up the foam of their own shame\; wandering stars for whom the nether
gloom of darkness has been reserved for ever. It was of these also that Eno
ch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied\, saying\, "Behold\, the
Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execute judgment on all\, and to convi
ct all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they have commit
ted in such an ungodly way\, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinn
ers have spoken against him." These are grumblers\, malcontents\, following
their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flattering people to gain adv
antage. But you must remember\, beloved\, the predictions of the apostles o
f our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\, "in the last time there will b
e scoffers\, following their own ungodly passions." It is these who set up
divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the Spirit. But you\, beloved\, buil
d yourselves up on your most holy faith\; pray in the Holy Spirit\; keep yo
urselves in the love of God\; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ u
nto eternal life. And convince some\, who doubt\; save some\, by snatching
them out of the fire\; on some have mercy with fear\, hating even the garme
nt spotted by the flesh. Now to him who is able to keep you from falling an
d to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejo
icing\, to the only God\, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord\, be glo
ry\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\, before all time and now and for e
ver. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:21-24\nThe Lord said to his disciple
s\, "He who has my commandments and keeps them\, he it is who loves me\; a
nd he who loves me will be loved by my Father\, and I will love him and ma
nifest myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to him\, "Lord\, how is i
t that you will manifest yourself to us\, and not to the world?" Jesus ans
wered him\, "If a man loves me\, he will keep my word\, and my Father will
love him\, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who doe
s not love me does not keep my words\; and the word which you hear is not
mine but the Father's who sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus\; Kallistos I\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Nicholas Cabasilas of Thessaloniki\n\nFast Day (Fish Allow
ed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 7:14-8:2\nBrethren\, we know that the law is
spiritual\; but I am carnal\, sold under sin. I do not understand my own a
ctions. For I do not do what I want\, but I do the very thing I hate. Now i
f I do what I do not want\, I agree that the law is good. So then it is no
longer I that do it\, but sin which dwells within me. For I know that nothi
ng good dwells within me\, that is\, in my flesh. I can will what is right\
, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want\, but the evil I do n
ot want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want\, it is no longer I th
at do it\, but sin which dwells within me.\n\nSo I find it to be a law that
when I want to do right\, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the la
w of God\, in my inmost self\, but I see in my members another law at war w
ith the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells
in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body
of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then\, I of my
self serve the law of God with my mind\, but with my flesh I serve the law
of sin.\n\nThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Chri
st Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free
from the law of sin and death.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:9-15\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples\, "Take no gold\, nor silver\, nor copper in your b
elts\, no bag for your journey\, nor two tunics\, nor sandals\, nor a staff
\; for the laborer deserves his food. And whatever town or village you ente
r\, find out who is worthy in it\, and stay with him until you depart. As y
ou enter the house\, salute it. And if the house is worthy\, let your peace
come upon it\; but if it is not worthy\, let your peace return to you. And
if any one will not receive you or listen to your words\, shake off the du
st from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I say to you\, it
shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Go
morrah than for that town."\n\n
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SUMMARY:🐟 Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Julian the Martyr of Tarsus\; Terentios\, Bishop of Iconium\; Nikitas
the New Martyr of Nisyros\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:2-13\
nBrethren\, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free f
rom the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law\, weakened by t
he flesh\, could not do: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful fles
h and for sin\, he condemned sin in the flesh\, in order that the just requ
irement of the law might be fulfilled in us\, who walk not according to the
flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the fle
sh set their minds on the things of the flesh\, but those who live accordin
g to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the min
d on the flesh is death\, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and pea
ce. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God\; it does not s
ubmit to God's law\, indeed it cannot\; and those who are in the flesh cann
ot please God.\n\nBut you are not in the flesh\, you are in the Spirit\, if
in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spi
rit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you\, although yo
ur bodies are dead because of sin\, your spirits are alive because of right
eousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you
\, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal b
odies also through his Spirit which dwells in you.\n\nSo then\, brethren\,
we are debtors\, not to the flesh\, to live according to the flesh-for if y
ou live according to the flesh you will die\, but if by the Spirit you put
to death the deeds of the body you will live.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10
:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep
in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Bewa
re of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in thei
r synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sa
ke\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you
up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for wh
at you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who
speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will d
eliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will r
ise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by a
ll for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eusebius\, Bishop of Samosata\; Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas o
f Philadelphia\; Anastasia the Serbian\; Alban the Protomartyr of Britain\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:22-27\nBrethren\, we
know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until n
ow\; and not only the creation\, but we ourselves\, who have the first frui
ts of the Spirit\, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons\, the red
emption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is see
n is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we d
o not see\, we wait for it with patience.\n\nLikewise the Spirit helps us i
n our weakness\; for we do not know how to pray as we ought\, but the Spiri
t himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searc
hes the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Matthew 10:23-31\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "When the
y persecute you in one town\, flee to the next\; for truly\, I say to you\,
you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of m
an comes. A disciple is not above his teacher\, nor a servant above his mas
ter\; it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher\, and the servan
t like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul\,
how much more will they malign those of his household. So have no fear of t
hem\; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed\, or hidden that wil
l not be known. What I tell you in the dark\, utter in the light\; and what
you hear whispered\, proclaim upon the housetops. And do not fear those wh
o kill the body but cannot kill the soul\; rather fear him who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And n
ot one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will. But even
the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not\, therefore\; you are of
more value than many sparrows."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agrippina the Martyr of Rome\; Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest\, D
emetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader\; The Holy New Bishop Martyrs
Gerasimus of Crete\, Neophytos of Knossos\, Joachim of Cherronisos\, Hiero
theos of Lampi\, Zachariah of Sitia\, Joachim of Petra\, Gerasimos of Rethy
mno\, Kallinikos of Kydonia\, Melchizedek of Kissamos\, Kallinikos of Diopo
los\, and those Martyred with them (1821-1822)\; Mark\, Bishop of Ephesus\;
Etheldreda the Queen\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:6-19\nBre
thren\, it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are
descended from Israel belong to Israel\, and not all are children of Abrah
am because they are his descendants\; but "Through Isaac shall your descend
ants be named." This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are
the children of God\, but the children of the promise are reckoned as desc
endants. For this is what the promise said\, "About this time I will return
and Sarah shall have a son." And not only so\, but also when Rebecca had c
onceived children by one man\, our forefather Isaac\, though they were not
yet born and had done nothing either good or bad\, in order that God's purp
ose of election might continue\, not because of works but because of his ca
ll\, she was told\, "The elder will serve the younger." As it is written\,
"Jacob I loved\, but Esau I hated." What shall we say then? Is there injust
ice on God's part? By no means! For he says to Moses\, "I will have mercy o
n whom I have mercy\, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
" So it depends not upon man's will or exertion\, but upon God's mercy. For
the scripture says to Pharoah\, "I have raised you up for the very purpose
of showing my power in you\, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the
earth." So then he has mercy upon whomever he wills\, and he hardens the he
art of whomever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why does he still find
fault? For who can resist his will?"\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-36\;
11:1\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me befo
re men\, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven\; but wh
oever denies me before men\, I also will deny before my Father who is in he
aven. Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth\; I have not co
me to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his fat
her\, and a daughter against her mother\, and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law\; and a man's foes will be those of his own household."\n\nA
nd when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, he went on fr
om there to teach and preach in their cities.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\; Elizabeth\, Mother of th
e Forerunner\; Athanasios Parios\; Panagiotis the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (F
ish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-25\, 57-68\, 76\, 80\nAt t
hat time\, Elizabeth\, the wife of Zacharias conceived\, and for five month
s hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he
looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men." Now the time came for E
lizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors a
nd kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, and they rej
oiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child\; a
nd they would have named him Zacharias after his father\, but his mother sa
id\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they said to her\, "None of yo
ur kindred is called by this name." And they made signs to his father\, inq
uiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet\, a
nd wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marveled. And immediately his m
outh was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. And fe
ar came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about thro
ugh all the hill country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid them up in
their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the
Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spiri
t\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he h
as visited and redeemed his people\, and you\, child\, will be called the p
rophet of the Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his wa
ys." And the child grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was in the wil
derness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ro
mans 13:11-14\;14:1-4\nBrethren\, salvation is nearer to us now than when w
e first believed\; the night is far gone\, the day is at hand. Let us then
cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light\; let us cond
uct ourselves becomingly as in the day\, not in reveling and drunkenness\,
not in debauchery and licentiousness\, not in quarreling and jealousy. But
put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no provision for the flesh\, to gr
atify its desires.\n\nAs for the man who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, b
ut not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything\, whil
e the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who
abstains\, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats\; for
God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of anot
her? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be
upheld\, for God is able to make him stand. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:1-25
\, 57-68\, 76\, 80\nInasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative
of the things which have been accomplished among us\, just as they were de
livered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministe
rs of the word\, it seemed good to me also\, having followed all things clo
sely for some time past\, to write an orderly account for you\, most excell
ent Theophilos\, that you may know the truth concerning the things of which
you have been informed. In the days of Herod\, king of Judea\, there was a
priest named Zacharias\, of the division of Abijah\; and he had a wife of
the daughters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both rig
hteous before God\, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the L
ord blameless. But they had no child\, because Elizabeth was barren\, and b
oth were advanced in years. Now while he was serving as priest before God w
hen his division was on duty\, according to the custom of the priesthood\,
it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And
the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of ince
nse. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right s
ide of the altar of incense. And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him\, a
nd fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zach
arias\, for your prayer is heard\, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a
son\, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness\
, and many will rejoice at his birth\; for he will be great before the Lord
\, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink\, and he will be filled with
the Holy Spirit\, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of th
e sons of Israel to the Lord their God\, and he will go before him in the s
pirit and power of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the childr
en\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just\, to make ready for the
Lord a people prepared." And Zacharias said to the angel\, "How shall I kno
w this? For I am an old man\, and my wife is advanced in years." And the an
gel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in the presence of God\; and
I was sent to speak to you\, and to bring you this good news. And behold\,
you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things come
to pass\, because you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled i
n their time." And the people were waiting for Zacharias\, and they wondere
d at his delay in the temple. And when he came out\, he could not speak to
them\, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple\; and he
made signs to them and remained dumb. And when his time of service was ende
d\, he went to his home.\n\nAfter these days his wife Elizabeth conceived\,
and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to
me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men."
Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a s
on. And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great merc
y to her\, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to c
ircumcise the child\; and they would have named him Zacharias after his fat
her\, but his mother said\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they sa
id to her\, "None of your kindred is called by this name." And they made si
gns to his father\, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked f
or a writing tablet\, and wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marveled
. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke
\, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things
were talked about through all the hill country of Judea\; and all who hear
d them laid them up in their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child b
e?" For the hand of the Lord was with him. \n\nAnd his father Zacharias was
filled with the Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lo
rd God of Israel\, for he has visited and redeemed his people. And you\, ch
ild\, will be called the prophet of the Most High\; for you will go before
the Lord to prepare his ways." And the child grew and became strong in spir
it\, and he was in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Isra
el.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Matthew\; Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forerunner
John the Baptist\; The Righteous Martyr Febronia\; Methodius of Nevritos\;
Prokopios the New Martyr\; Dionysius & Dometios the Righteous of Mount Atho
s\; Orentios\, Pharmakios\, Eros\, Phirmos\, Phirminos\, Kyriakos\, and Lon
ginos the Martyrs and Brothers\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\,
He appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom He had cast out seven demo
ns. She went and told those who had been with Him\, as they mourned and wep
t. But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her\, they wo
uld not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of the
m\, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the
rest\, but they did not believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven
themselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them for their unbelief an
d hardness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw Him after
He had risen. And He said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the
gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved
\; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will acco
mpany those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons\; they will s
peak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any de
adly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\
, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after He had spoken t
o them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God.
And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with th
em and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistl
e Reading: Romans 5:1-10\nBrethren\, since we are justified by faith\, we h
ave peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtai
ned access by faith to this grace in which we stand\, and we rejoice in our
hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that\, we rejoice in our suffe
rings\, knowing that suffering produces endurance\, and endurance produces
character\, and character produces hope\, and hope does not disappoint us\,
because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit
which has been given to us. While we were still weak\, at the right time C
hrist died for the ungodly. Why\, one will hardly die for a righteous man -
- though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows hi
s love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since\,
therefore\, we are now justified by his blood\, much more shall we be save
d by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconc
iled to God by the death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are reconcile
d\, shall we be saved by his life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:22-33\nThe
Lord said\, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So\, if your eye is sound\, y
our whole body will be full of light\; but if your eye is not sound\, your
whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness\,
how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters\; for either he wi
ll hate the one and love the other\, or he will be devoted to the one and d
espise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you\, d
o not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat or what you shall dri
nk\, nor about your body\, what you shall put on. Is not life more than foo
d\, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they nei
ther sow nor reap nor gather into barns\, and yet your heavenly Father feed
s them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxi
ous can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about cl
othing? Consider the lilies of the field\, how they grow\; they neither toi
l nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field\, which to
day is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, will he not much more c
lothe you\, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious\, saying\, '
What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For t
he Gentiles seek all these things\; and your heavenly Father knows you need
them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness\, and all these
things shall be yours as well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: David the Righteous of Thessalonika\; Appearance of the Icon of Our Mo
st Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: Romans 9:18-33\nBrethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\, a
nd he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Wh
y does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" But who are you\,
a man\, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder\, "Wh
y have you made me thus?" Has the potter no right over the clay\, to make o
ut of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use? What
if God\, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power\, has endur
ed with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction\, in order
to make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he h
as prepared beforehand for glory\, even us whom he has called\, not from th
e Jews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those
who were not my people I will call 'my people\,' and her who was not belov
ed I will call 'my beloved.'" "And in the very place where it was said to t
hem\, 'You are not my people\,' they will be called 'sons of the living God
.'" And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons
of Israel be as the sand of the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved\
; for the Lord will execute his sentence upon the earth with rigor and disp
atch." And as Isaiah predicted\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us chil
dren\, we would have fared like Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What sh
all we say\, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have atta
ined it\, that is\, righteousness through faith\; but that Israel who pursu
ed the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling th
at law. Why? Because they did not pursue it through faith\, but as if it we
re based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it is w
ritten\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\,
a rock that will make them fall\; and he who believes in him will not be p
ut to shame."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John
heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by his discipl
es and said to him\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for anot
her?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: th
e blind receive their sight and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the
deaf hear\, and the dead are raised up\, and the poor have good news preac
hed to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me." As they went aw
ay\, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go o
ut into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did
you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear s
oft raiment are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophe
t? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is wri
tten\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare y
our way before you.' Truly\, I say to you\, among those born of women there
has risen no one greater than John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in th
e kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist u
ntil now the kingdom of heaven has been coming violently and men of violenc
e take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John\
; and if you are willing to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who
has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Samson the Hospitable\; Joanna the Myrrhbearer\; Anektos the Martyr\;
Luke the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 10:11
-21\;11:1-2\nBrethren\, the scripture says\, "No one who believes in God wi
ll be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek\; th
e same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upon all who call upon hi
m. For\, "every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved." But
how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are t
hey to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to he
ar without a preacher? And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it i
s written\, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!" But
they have not all obeyed the gospel\; for Isaiah says\, "Lord\, who has be
lieved what he has heard from us?" So faith comes from what is heard\, and
what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ. But I ask\, have they not h
eard? Indeed they have\; for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth\, a
nd their words to the ends of the world." Again I ask\, did Israel not unde
rstand? First Moses says\, "I will make you jealous of those who are not a
nation\; with a foolish nation I will make you angry." Then Isaiah is so bo
ld as to say\, "I have been found by those who did not seek me\; I have sho
wn myself to those who did not ask for me." But of Israel he says\, "All da
y long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people." I as
k\, then\, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israeli
te\, a descendant of Abraham\, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has n
ot rejected his people whom he foreknew.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:16-2
0\nThe Lord said\, "To what shall I compare this generation? It is like chi
ldren sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates\, 'We pipe
d to you\, and you did not dance\; we wailed\, and you did not mourn.' For
John came neither eating nor drinking\, and they say\, 'He has a demon'\; t
he Son of man came eating and drinking\, and they say\, 'Behold\, a glutton
and a drunkard\, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is ju
stified by her children." Then he began to upbraid the cities where most of
his mighty works had been done\, because they did not repent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries\; Sergios th
e Magister\; Pappias the Martyr\; Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman\, Fo
unders of Valaam Monastery\; Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the
Theotokos \; Paul the Physician of Corinth\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Romans 11:2-12\nBrethren\, do you not know what the scripture says of El
ijah\, how he pleads with God against Israel? "Lord\, they have killed thy
prophets\, they have demolished thy altars\, and I alone am left\, and they
seek my life." But what is God's reply to him? "I have kept for myself sev
en thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal." So too at the present
time there is a remnant\, chosen by grace. But if it is by grace\, it is n
o longer on the basis of works\; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it\,
but the rest were hardened\, as it is written\, "God gave them a spirit of
stupor\, eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear\, down to t
his very day." And David says\, "Let their table become a snare and a trap\
, a pitfall and a retribution for them\; let their eyes be darkened so that
they cannot see\, and bend their backs for ever." So I ask\, have they stu
mbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their trespass salvation has
come to the Gentiles\, so as to make Israel jealous. Now if their trespass
means riches for the world\, and if their failure means riches for the Gent
iles\, how much more will their full inclusion mean?\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 11:20-26\nAt that time\, the Lord began to upbraid the cities where mo
st of his mighty works had been done\, because they did not repent. "Woe to
you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in yo
u had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would have repented long ago in sa
ckcloth and ashes. But I tell you\, it shall be more tolerable on the day o
f judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you\, Capernaum\, will you
be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty
works done in you had been done in Sodom\, it would have remained until th
is day. But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgme
nt for the land of Sodom than for you." At that time Jesus declared\, "I th
ank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these th
ings from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yea\, Fat
her\, so it was well pleasing before you."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Peter and Paul\, the Holy Apostles\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1
4-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was r
aised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do
you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that
I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to hi
m\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\;
you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him
the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved
because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to h
im\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to
him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\,
you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, yo
u will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you whe
re you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to gl
orify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me." Peter turned and s
aw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his
breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to bet
ray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this m
an?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, wh
at is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren
that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say to him that he wa
s not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what i
s that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things
\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is tru
e. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of
them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the
books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 11:2
1-33\;12:1-9\nBrethren\, whatever anyone dares to boast of -- I am speaking
as a fool -- I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are
they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are the
y servants of Christ? I am a better one -- I am talking like a madman -- wi
th far greater labors\, far more imprisonments\, with countless beatings\,
and often near death. Five times I have received at the hands of the Jews t
he forty lashes less one. Three times I have been beaten with rods\; once I
was stoned. Three times I have been shipwrecked\; a night and a day I have
been adrift at sea\; on frequent journeys\, in danger from rivers\, danger
from robbers\, danger from my own people\, danger from Gentiles\, danger i
n the city\, danger in the wilderness\, danger at sea\, danger from false b
rethren\; in toil and hardship\, through many a sleepless night\, in hunger
and thirst\, often without food\, in cold and exposure. And\, apart from o
ther things\, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the
churches. Who is weak\, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall\, and I am
not indignant?\n\nIf I must boast\, I will boast of the things that show my
weakness. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for eve
r\, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus\, the governor under King Aretas g
uarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me\, but I was let down in a
basket through a window in the wall\, and escaped his hands.\n\nI must boas
t\; there is nothing to be gained by it\, but I will go on to visions and r
evelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was c
aught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do
not know\, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise
-- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows -- and
he heard things that cannot be told\, which man may not utter. On behalf o
f this man I will boast\, but on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of
my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I s
hall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it\, so that no one may thin
k more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being
too elated by the abundance of revelations\, a thorn was given me in the f
lesh\, a messenger of Satan\, to harass me\, to keep me from being too elat
ed. Three times I besought the Lord about this\, that it should leave me\;
but he said to me\, "My grace is sufficient for you\, for my power is made
perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, t
hat the power of Christ may rest upon me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-
19\nAt that time\, when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\,
he asked his disciples\, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?" And they
said\, "Some say John the Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremia
h or one of the prophets." He said to them\, "But who do you say that I am?
" Simon Peter replied\, "You are the Christ\, the Son of the living God." A
nd Jesus answered him\, "Blessed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For flesh and bl
ood has not revealed this to you\, but my Father who is in heaven. And I te
ll you\, you are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my church\, and the
gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of th
e kingdom of heaven\, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heav
en\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles\; Michael the New Martyr of Athens
\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-1
6\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sente
nced to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels
and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. W
e are weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disreput
e. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted
and homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we
bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliat
e\; we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-sco
uring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admon
ish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Chr
ist\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesu
s through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Matthew 9:36\, 10:1-8\nAt that time\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he
had compassion for them\, because they were harassed and helpless\, like sh
eep without a shepherd. And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave
them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every
disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: fi
rst\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son
of Zebedee\, and John his brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Mat
thew the tax collector\; James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\; Simon
the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus se
nt out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town
of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel
. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal
the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received
without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries\; Constantine the New Martyr of
Cyprus\; Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon\; Germanus\, Bishop of t
he Isle of Man\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren
\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has
appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\,
then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speak
ers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are
all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do
all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the highe
r gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in th
e tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a
clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all myst
eries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountai
ns\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if
I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love i
s patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant o
r rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resent
ful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears
all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. L
ove never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus
called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean sp
irits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.
These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentile
s\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep o
f the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of hea
ven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast ou
t demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Sunday of Matthew\; Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotok
os in Blachernae\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan\; Juven
al\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska\;
John Maximovitch\, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco\n\nMatins Gosp
el Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week at early dawn\, the
women went to the tomb\, taking spices\, which they had prepared. And they
found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when they went in they did
not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this\,
behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frig
htened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do
you seek the living among the dead? He is not here\, but has risen. Rememb
er how He told you\, while He was still in Galilee\, that the Son of Man mu
st be delivered into the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on th
e third day rise." And they remembered His words and returning from the tom
b they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Mag
dalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with the
m who told this to the Apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle ta
le\, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; st
ooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went
home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBR
ETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanc
tuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstan
d and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place
. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having
the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sid
es with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's
rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cheru
bim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now sp
eak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go co
ntinually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into t
he second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not with
out taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the peop
le.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:5-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered Cape
rnaum\, a centurion came forward to him\, beseeching him and saying\, "Lord
\, my servant is lying paralyzed at home\, in terrible distress." And he sa
id to him\, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him\, "L
ord\, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof\; but only say the wor
d\, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority\, with so
ldiers under me\; and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\, and to another\,
'Come\,' and he comes\, and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he does it." When
Jesus heard him\, he marveled\, and said to those who followed him\, "Trul
y\, I say to you\, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you\,
many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham\, Isaac\,
and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven\, while the sons of the kingdom will be
thrown into the outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.
" And to the centurion Jesus said\, "Go\; be it done for you as you have be
lieved." And the servant was healed at that very moment.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs\;
Anatolius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Gerasimos the Holy Martyr of Kar
enesi\; Translation of the Holy Relics of our Father Among the Saints Phili
p\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 12:4-5\,15-21\nBrethr
en\, as in one body we have many members\, and all the members do not have
the same function\, so we\, though many\, are one body in Christ\, and indi
vidually members of one another. Rejoice with those who rejoice\, weep with
those who weep. Live in harmony with one another\; do not be haughty\, but
associate with the lowly\; never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil\
, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If possible\, so
far as it depends upon you\, live peaceably with all. Beloved\, never aveng
e yourselves\, but leave it to the wrath of God\; for it is written\, "Veng
eance is mine\, I will repay\, says the Lord." No\, "if your enemy is hungr
y\, feed him\; if he is thirsty\, give him drink\; for by so doing you will
heap burning coals upon his head." Do not be overcome by evil\, but overco
me evil with good.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:9-13\nAt that time\, Jesus
entered the synagogue of the Jews. And behold\, there was a man with a wit
hered hand. And they asked him\, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?" so
that they might accuse him. He said to them\, "What man of you\, if he has
one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath\, will not lay hold of it
and lift it out? Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is law
ful to do good on the sabbath." Then he said to the man\, "Stretch out your
hand." And the man stretched it out\, and it was restored\, whole like the
other.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon\; Martha\, mother of St. Sym
eon Stylites the Younger\; Asclepias the Wonderworker\; Michael Choniates\,
Metropolitan of Athens\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 14:9-18\nBrethren\, to t
his end Christ died and lived again\, that he might be Lord both of the dea
d and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you\, why
do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment se
at of God\; for it is written. "As I live\, says the Lord\, every knee shal
l bow to me\, and every tongue shall give praise to God." So each of us sha
ll give account of himself to God. Then let us no more pass judgment on one
another\, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in
the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothi
ng is unclean in itself\; but it is unclean for any one who thinks it uncle
an. If your brother is being injured by what you eat\, you are no longer wa
lking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Chris
t died. So do not let your good be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of Go
d is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spi
rit\; he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.\n
\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:14-16\; 22-30\nAt that time\, the Pharisees to
ok counsel against Jesus\, how to destroy him. Jesus\, aware of this\, with
drew from there. And many followed him\, and he healed them all\, and order
ed them not to make him known.\n\nThen a blind and dumb demoniac was brough
t to him\, and he healed him\, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. And all
the people were amazed\, and said\, "Can this be the Son of David?" But whe
n the Pharisees heard it they said\, "It is only by Beelzebul\, the prince
of demons\, that this man casts out demons." Knowing their thoughts\, he sa
id to them\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste\, and no c
ity or house divided against itself will stand\; and if Satan casts out Sat
an\, he is divided against himself\; how then will his kingdom stand? And i
f I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons cast them out? Ther
efore they shall be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I c
ast out demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can one
enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods\, unless he first binds th
e strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. He who is not with me i
s against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasius of Mount Athos\; Righteous Father Lampadus the Wonderworker
\; Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monastery\; Uncovering of the
Holy Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\n\nStrict Fast\n\n
Epistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spir
it is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\,
gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who be
long to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires
. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have
no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Br
ethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual shou
ld restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too
be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All
things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the Son e
xcept the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one t
o whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and are h
eavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn f
rom me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for yo
ur souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sisoes the Great\; Holy Apostles Archippus\, Philemon and Onesimus\; L
oukia the Virgin-martyr\, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs\; Juliana the
Virgin-martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 15:17-29\nBrethren\, in Christ Je
sus I have reason to be proud of my work for God. For I will not venture to
speak of anything except what Christ has wrought through me to win obedien
ce from the Gentiles\, by word and deed\, by the power of signs and wonders
\, by the power of the Holy Spirit\, so that from Jerusalem and as far roun
d as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ\, thus making it
my ambition to preach the gospel\, not where Christ has already been named\
, lest I build on another man's foundation\, but as it is written\, "They s
hall see who have never been told of him\, and they shall understand who ha
ve never heard of him." This is the reason why I have so often been hindere
d from coming to you. But now\, since I no longer have any room for work in
these regions\, and since I have longed for many years to come to you\, I
hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain\, and to be sped on my journey
there by you\, once I have enjoyed your company for a little. At present\,
however\, I am going to Jerusalem with aid for the saints. For Macedonia an
d Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the
saints at Jerusalem\; they were pleased to do it\, and indeed - they are i
n debt to them\, for if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual
blessings\, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
When therefore I have completed this\, and have sealed to them this fruit\
, I shall go on by way of you to Spain\; and I know that when I come to you
I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Matthew 12:46-50\; 13:1-3\nAt that time\, while Jesus was spe
aking to the people\, behold\, his mother and his brothers stood outside\,
asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him\, "Who is my
mother\, and who are my brothers?" And stretching out his hand toward his
disciples\, he said\, "Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does
the will of my Father in heaven is my brother\, and sister\, and mother."\
n\nThat same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And gr
eat crowds gathered about him\, so that he entered a boat and sat there\; a
nd the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in para
bles.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Kyriake the Great Martyr\; Thomas the Righteous of Malea\; Akakios of
Sinai\; Willibald\, Bishop of Eichstatt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined u
nder the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that
the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified b
y faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\;
for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many o
f you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew
nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor fe
male\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then
you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the h
eir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is t
he owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until t
he date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were sla
ves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully c
ome\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to re
deem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as so
ns.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed
Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of b
lood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, a
nd had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. Sh
e had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd a
nd touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I sh
all be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in
her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in hims
elf that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the cr
owd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\,
"You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me
?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing wh
at had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before h
im\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your fa
ith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Procopius\; Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantok
rator Monastery\; Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kaza
n\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 4:9-15\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is su
re and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproa
ch\, because we have our hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of
all men\, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things.
Let no one despise your youth\, but set the believers an example in speech
and conduct\, in love\, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the p
ublic reading of scripture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the
gift you have\, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the counci
l of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yours
elf to them\, so that all may see your progress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:
17-19\, 9:1-2\, 10:16-21\nAt that time\, a crowd of his disciples and a gre
at multitude of people came to Jesus from all Judea and Jerusalem and the s
eacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their
diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And
all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and heal
ed them all. And he called the twelve together and gave them power and auth
ority over all demons and to cure diseases\, and sent them out to preach th
e kingdom of God and to heal\, and He said to them: "He who hears you hears
me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him
who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the de
mons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fa
ll like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread
upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and no
thing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirit
s are subject to you: but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." I
n that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, F
ather\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from t
he wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for s
uch was your gracious will.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Matthew\; The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Ta
uromenium in Sicily\; Dionysios the Orator\; Metrophanes of Mount Athos\; M
ethodios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Lampis\; Patermuthius the Monk\; Euthy
mios of Karelia\; Michael Paknanas the Gardener\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: L
uke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and
looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wond
ering at what had happened. That very day] two of them were going to a vill
age named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each
other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking an
d discussing together\, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But the
ir eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them\, "What is this
conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they
stood still\, looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\
, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that
have happened there in these days?" And He said to them\, "What things?" An
d they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet migh
ty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how our chief pries
ts and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified Him
. But we had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides
all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some wom
en of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and
did not find His body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen
a vision of angels\, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were wit
h us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but Him t
hey did not see." And He said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart
to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the
Christ should suffer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginnin
g with Moses and all the prophets\, He interpreted to them in all the scrip
tures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to wh
ich they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained
Him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now
far spent." So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with the
m\, He took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And
their eyes were opened and they recognized Him\; and He vanished out of th
eir sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us whi
le He talked to us on the road\, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And
they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the el
even gathered together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord
has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happ
ened on the road and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 10:1-10\nBrethren\, my heart's desire and praye
r to God for Israel is that they may be saved. I bear them witness that the
y have a zeal for God\, but it is not enlightened. For\, being ignorant of
the righteousness that comes from God\, and seeking to establish their own\
, they did not submit to God's righteousness. For Christ is the end of the
law\, that every one who has faith may be justified. Moses writes that the
man who practices the righteousness which is based on the law shall live by
it. But the righteousness based on faith says\, Do not say in your heart\,
"Who will ascend into heaven?" (that is\, to bring Christ down) or "Who wi
ll descend into the abyss?" (that is\, to bring Christ up from the dead). B
ut what does it say? The word is near you\, on your lips and in your heart
(that is\, the word of faith which we preach)\; because\, if you confess wi
th your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised h
im from the dead\, you will be saved. For man believes with his heart and s
o is justified\, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 8:28-34\; 9:1\nAt that time\, when Jesus came to the count
ry of the Gergesenes\, two demoniacs met him\, coming out of the tombs\, so
fierce that no one would pass that way. And behold\, they cried out\, "Wha
t have you to do with us\, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us b
efore the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from
them. And the demons begged him\, "If you cast us out\, send us away into
the herd of swine." And he said to them\, "Go." So they came out and went i
nto the swine\; and behold\, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into
the sea\, and perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled\, and going into t
he city they told everything\, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And
behold\, all the city came out to meet Jesus\; and when they saw him\, they
begged him to leave their neighborhood. And getting into a boat he crossed
over and came to his own city.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bis
hop of Assa\; Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas\; 10\,000 Fathers martyr
ed in Egypt\; Apollonios the Martyr\; Deposition of the Precious Robe of Ou
r Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow\; Righteous Father Anthony of the Kiev Caves\
n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:17-24\nBrethren\, I appeal to you to take not
e of those who create dissensions and difficulties\, in opposition to the d
octrine which you have been taught\; avoid them. For such persons do not se
rve our Lord Christ\, but their own appetites\, and by fair and flattering
words they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded. For while your obedienc
e is known to all\, so that I rejoice over you\, I would have you wise as t
o what is good and guileless as to what is evil\; then the God of peace wil
l soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be w
ith you. Timothy\, my fellow worker\, greets you\; so do Lucius and Jason a
nd Sosipater\, my kinsmen. I Tertius\, the writer of this letter\, greet yo
u in the Lord. Gaius\, who is host to me and to the whole church\, greets y
ou. Erastos\, the city treasurer\, and our brother Quartus\, greet you. The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 13:10-23\,43\nAt that time\, the disciples of Jesus came to him and
said to him\, "Why do you speak to the crowds in parables?" And he answered
them\, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of hea
ven\, but to them it has not been given. For to him who has will more be gi
ven\, and he will have abundance\; but from him who has not\, even what he
has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables\, because s
eeing they do not see\, and hearing they do not hear\, nor do they understa
nd. With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: 'You s
hall indeed hear but never understand\, and you shall indeed see but never
perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull\, and their ears are heavy
of hearing\, and their eyes they have closed\, lest they should perceive w
ith their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and understand with their heart
\, and turn for me to heal them.' But blessed are your eyes\, for they see\
, and your ears\, for they hear. Truly\, I say to you\, many prophets and r
ighteous men longed to see what you see\, and did not see it\, and to hear
what you hear\, and did not hear it.\n\n"Hear then the parable of the sower
. When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it\, t
he evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart\; this is wha
t was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is h
e who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet he has no r
oot in himself\, but endures for a while\, and when tribulation or persecut
ion arises on account of the word\, immediately he falls away. As for what
was sown among thorns\, this is he who hears the word\, but the cares of th
e world and the delight in riches choke the word\, and it proves unfruitful
. As for what was sown on good soil\, this is he who hears the word and und
erstands it\; he indeed bears fruit\, and yields\, in one case a hundredfol
d\, in another sixty\, and in another thirty. He who has ears to hear\, let
him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; The All-Praised Olga\, Equal-to-the-Apostl
es\, Princess of Kiev\; Nektarios the New Martyr\; Sophrony the Athonite of
Essex\; Nicodemos the New Martyr of Mt. Athos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Ma
rk 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about
him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, a
nd who had suffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she
had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports a
bout Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. F
or she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And im
mediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was hea
led of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone f
orth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who tou
ched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd press
ing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around
to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\,
came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the who
le truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; g
o in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinth
ians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to a
ccept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I hav
e listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now i
s the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obs
tacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\,
but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great end
urance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments
\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearan
ce\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the
power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for
the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are t
reated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\;
as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorro
wful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having no
thing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt
that time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went
into the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\, a wom
an of the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at table i
n the Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, and stand
ing behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her t
ears\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and
anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him
saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have
known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for she is a
sinner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to sa
y to you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor ha
d two debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When t
hey could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him m
ore?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And
he said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman
he said to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, you gave
me no water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped
them with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she h
as not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but sh
e has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, whi
ch are many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven li
ttle\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then t
hose who were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who is thi
s\, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has sav
ed you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Proclus & Hilary the Martyrs of Ancyra\; Our Holy Father Michael of Ma
leinus\; Gerasimos of Byzantium and Akakios the young ascetic\; Paisios the
Athonite\; Veronica\, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by
Jesus\; Andre the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpist
le Reading: I Corinthians 2:9-16\;3:1-8\nBrethren\, "What no eye has seen\,
nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man conceived\, what God has prepared for
those who love him\," God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the S
pirit searches everything\, even the depths of God. For what person knows a
man's thoughts except the spirit of the man which is in him? So also no on
e comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have rec
eived not the spirit of the world\, but the Spirit which is from God\, that
we might understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we impart this in
words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit\, comparing spir
itual things with spiritual truths to those who possess the Spirit. The uns
piritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God\, for they are
folly to him\, and he is not able to understand them because they are spir
itually discerned. The spiritual man judges all things\, but is himself to
be judged by no one. "For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instr
uct him?" But we have the mind of Christ. But I\, brethren\, could not addr
ess you as spiritual men\, but as men of the flesh\, as babes in Christ. I
fed you with milk\, not solid food\; for you were not ready for it\; and ev
en yet you are not ready\, for you are still of the flesh. For while there
is jealousy and strife among you\, are you not of the flesh\, and behaving
like ordinary men? For when one says\, "I belong to Paul\," and another\, "
I belong to Apollos\," are you not merely men? What then is Apollos? What i
s Paul? Servants through whom you believed\, as the Lord assigned to each.
I planted\, Apollos watered\, but God gave the growth. So neither he who pl
ants nor he who waters is anything\, but only God who gives the growth. He
who plants and he who waters are equal\, and each shall receive his wages a
ccording to his labor.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:31-36\nThe Lord said t
his parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which
a man took and sowed in his field\; it is the smallest of all seeds\, but w
hen it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree\, so that
the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." He told them ano
ther parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and
hid in three measures of flour\, till it was all leavened."\n\nAll this Jes
us said to the crowds in parables\; indeed he said nothing to them without
a parable. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open
my mouth in parables\, I will utter what has been hidden since the foundat
ion of the world." Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel\; Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery\; Holy
Martyr Golinduc\; Marcian the Martyr of Iconium\; Serapion the Martyr\n\nEp
istle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels
was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribut
ion\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was decl
ared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard hi
m\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles a
nd by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will. For i
t was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we are
speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mind
ful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make
him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with g
lory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in p
utting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his contro
l. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see
Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crowned wi
th glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the grace
of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he\, fo
r whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, shou
ld make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you
hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejec
ts him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even
the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Sa
tan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to
tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\;
and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the
spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in hea
ven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank
you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things
from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\
, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Aquila the Apostle among the 70\; Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor
\, Archbishop of Thessalonica\; Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Pe
ter the New Hieromartyr and the four New Martyrs of Melissourgeio Kissamos\
; Justus the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:1-16\nBret
hren\, I commend to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Ce
nchreai\, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and h
elp her in whatever she may require from you\, for she has been a helper of
many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in
Christ Jesus\, who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but
also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church
in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in A
sia for Christ. Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronico
s and Junias\, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note am
ong the apostles\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my
beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my b
eloved Stachys. Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who
belong to the family of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those
in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in
the Lord\, Tryphaina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worke
d hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and
mine. Greet Asyncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the br
ethren who are with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\
, and Olympas\, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another wit
h a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 13:44-54\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like
treasure hidden in a field\, which a man found and covered up\; then in his
joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. \n\n Again\, th
e kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls\, who\, on
finding one pearl of great value\, went and sold all that he had and bought
it. \n\n Again\, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into
the sea and gathered fish of every kind\; when it was full\, men drew it a
shore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad.
So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separa
te the evil from the righteous\, and throw them into the furnace of fire\;
there men will weep and gnash their teeth. \n\n Have you understood all thi
s?" They said to him\, "Yes." And he said to them\, "Therefore every scribe
who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who b
rings out of his treasure what is new and what is old." And when Jesus had
finished these parables\, he went away from there\, and coming to his own c
ountry he taught them in their synagogue.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta\; Vladimir\, Equal-to-
the-Apostles of Kiev\; The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios\; Do
nald and his Nine Daughters\; Swithun\, Bishop of Winchester\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: I Corinthians 13:11-14\;14:1-5\nBRETHREN\, when I was a child\, I spo
ke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I reasoned like a child\; when I
became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly\,
but then face to face. Now I know in part\; then I shall understand fully\
, even as I have been fully understood. So faith\, hope\, love abide\, thes
e three\; but the greatest of these is love. Make love your aim\, and earne
stly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially that you may prophesy. For one
who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God\; for no one understan
ds him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand\, he who
prophesies speaks to men for their upbuilding and encouragement and consola
tion. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself\, but he who prophesies edi
fies the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues\, but even more to
prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues\, unle
ss some one interprets\, so that the church may be edified. \n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\nAt that time\, the collectors of the half-s
hekel tax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?"
He said\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\
, "What do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or
tribute? From their sons or from others?" And when he said\, "From others\,
" Jesus said to him\, "Then the sons are free. However\, not to give offens
e to them\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and take the first fish that co
mes up\, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel\; take that and
give it to them for me and for yourself."\n\n At that time the disciples
came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" An
d calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them\, and said\, "Tr
uly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like children\, you will ne
ver enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child\,
he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council\; Athenogenes
the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis\; Julia the Virgin-martyr of Carthage\; 1
\,015 Martyrs in Pisidia\; Helier the Hermit\, Martyr of Jersey\n\nMatins G
ospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, having risen from the dead\, J
esus went up and stood among His disciples and said to them\, "Peace be wit
h you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw
a spirit. And He said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do question
ings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet\, that it is I Myself\;
handle Me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that
I have." And when He had said this\, He showed them His hands and His feet.
And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, He said to them\
, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish [a
nd some honeycomb]\, and He took it and ate before them. Then He said to th
em\, "These are My words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\
, that everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and
the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand th
e scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ sho
uld suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance an
d forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name in all nations\, begin
ning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send
the promise of My Father upon you\; but stay in the city until you are clo
thed with power from on high." Then He led them out as far as Bethany\, and
lifting up His hands\, He blessed them. While He blessed them\, He parted
from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him\, and re
turned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the Temple ble
ssing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is
sure. I desire you to insist on these things\, so that those who have bel
ieved in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds\; these are e
xcellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogi
es\, dissensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofitable an
d futile. As for a man who is factious\, after admonishing him once or twi
ce\, have nothing more to do with him\, knowing that such a person is perve
rted and sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos
to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to sp
end the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos o
n their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to appl
y themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not t
o be unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those w
ho love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the w
orld. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put
it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the hous
e. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come
to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but
to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass awa
y\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplis
hed. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teach
es men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who doe
s them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)\; Veronika & Speratos the Mart
yrs\; Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia\; Kenelm\, Prince of Mercia\n\nEpistle R
eading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were co
nfined under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed.
So that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be jus
tified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a cus
todian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For a
s many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is nei
ther Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither mal
e nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's
\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean th
at the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though
he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees
until the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we
were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had
fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law
\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adopti
on as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd f
ollowed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a f
low of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physic
ians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew w
orse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the
crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garment
s\, I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she
felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving
in himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about i
n the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said
to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who to
uched me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, kn
owing what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down
before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\,
your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Martyr Emilian\; Holy Martyrs Paul\, Thea and Valentine\; Stephen
\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Our Holy Father John\, Archbishop of Cons
tantinople\; Holy New Martyrs Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Ba
rbara\; Theneva of Glasgow\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 6:20\;7:1-12\n
Brethren\, glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are from God.
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not
to touch a woman. But because of the temptation to immorality\, each man sh
ould have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should g
ive to his wife her conjugal rights\, and likewise the wife to her husband.
For the wife does not rule over her own body\, but the husband does\; like
wise the husband does not rule over his own body\, but the wife does. Do no
t refuse one another except perhaps by agreement for a season\, that you ma
y devote yourselves to prayer\; but then come together again\, lest Satan t
empt you through lack of self-control. I say this by way of concession\, no
t of command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own spe
cial gift from God\, one of one kind and one of another. To the unmarried a
nd the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do. But
if they cannot excercise self-control\, they should marry. For it is better
to marry than to be aflame with passion. To the married I give charge\, no
t I but the Lord\, that the wife should not separate from her husband (but
if she does\, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband) -
and that the husband should not divorce the wife. To the rest I say\, not
the Lord\, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever\, and she co
nsents to live with him\, he should not divorce her.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 14:1-13\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jes
us\; and he said to his servants\, "This is John the Baptist\; he has been
raised from the dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." For He
rod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison\, for the sake of H
erodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because John said to him\, "It is not
lawful for you to have her." And though he wanted to put him to death\, he
feared the people\, because they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod'
s birthday came\, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pl
eased Herod\, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she mig
ht ask. Prompted by her mother\, she said\, "Give me the head of John the B
aptist here on a platter." And the king was sorry\; but because of his oath
s and his guests he commanded it to be given\; he sent and had John beheade
d in the prison\, and his head was brought on a platter and given to the gi
rl\, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the
body and buried it\; and they went and told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard thi
s\, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the
crowds heard it\, they followed him on foot from the towns.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macrina the Righteous\, sister of St. Basil\; Dius\, Abbot of Antioch\
; Saint Theodore\, Bishop of Edessa\; Translation of the Holy Relics of Rig
hteous Seraphim of Sarov\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 7
:12-24\nBrethren\, if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever\, and she
consents to live with him\, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a
husband who is an unbeliever\, and he consents to live with her\, she shoul
d not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his w
ife\, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband. Otherwis
e\, your children would be unclean\, but as it is they are holy. But if the
unbelieving partner desires to separate\, let it be so\; in such a case th
e brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace. Wife\, ho
w do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband\, how do you know
whether you will save your wife? Only\, let every one lead the life which
the Lord has assigned to him\, and in which God has called him. This is my
rule in all the churches. Was any one at the time of his call already circu
mcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was any one a
t the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. For ne
ither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision\, but keeping the
commandments of God. Every one should remain in the state in which he was
called. Were you a slave when called? Never mind. But if you can gain your
freedom\, avail yourself of the opportunity. \nFor he who was called in the
Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when c
alled is a slave of Christ. You were bought with a price\; do not become sl
aves of men. So\, brethren\, in whatever state each was called\, there let
him remain with God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:35-36\;15:1-11\nAt that
time\, when the men of Gennesaret recognized Jesus\, they sent round to all
that region and brought to him all that were sick\, and besought him that
they might only touch the fringe of his garment\; and as many as touched it
were made well.\n\nThen Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem
and said\, "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
For they do not wash their hands when they eat." He answered them\, "And wh
y do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
For God commanded\, 'Honor your father and your mother\,' and\, 'He who spe
aks evil of father or mother\, let him surely die.' But you say\, 'If any o
ne tells his father or his mother\, What you would have gained from me is g
iven to God\, he need not honor his father.' So\, for the sake of your trad
ition\, you have made void the word of God. You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah
prophesy of you\, when he said: 'This people honors me with their lips\, b
ut their heart is far from me\; in vain do they worship me\, teaching as do
ctrines the precepts of men.' " And he called the people to him and said to
them\, "Hear and understand: not what goes into the mouth defiles a man\,
but what comes out of the mouth\, this defiles a man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)\; Synaxis of the Russians who were
perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov\, Presbyter Dimitrii
Klepinin\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, her son Yuri Skobtsov\, and Ilia Fonda
minskii\; Mother Maria Skobtsova\, New-Martyr of France\n\nEpistle Reading:
James 5:10-20\nBRETHREN\, take as an example of suffering and patience the
prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold\, we call those happy w
ho were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job\, and you hav
e seen the purpose of the Lord\, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful
. But above all\, my brethren\, do not swear\, either by heaven or by earth
or with any other oath\, but let your yes be yes and your no be no\, that
you may not fall under condemnation. Is any one among you suffering? Let hi
m pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let hi
m call for the elders of the church\, and let them pray over him\, anointin
g him with oil in the name of the Lord\; and the prayer of faith will save
the sick man\, and the Lord will raise him up\; and if he has committed sin
s\, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another\, and p
ray for one another\, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man
has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourse
lves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain\, and for three years a
nd six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the he
aven gave rain\, and the earth brought forth its fruit. My brethren\, if an
y one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back\, let h
im know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will sa
ve his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.Gospel Reading: L
uke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the gracious words which
proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\, "Is not this Joseph's
son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb\,
'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you did at Capernaum\, do
here also in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no p
rophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth\, I tell you\, there
were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when the heaven was shut
up three years and six months\, when there came a great famine over all th
e land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath\, in the
land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in
Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none of them was cleansed bu
t only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this\, all in the synagogue were
filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of the city\, and led
him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built\, that they might
throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst of them he went awa
y.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John and Symeon the Fool for Christ\; Parthenios\, Bishop of Arta\n\nS
trict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 7:35-40\;8:1-7\nBrethren\, I a
m speaking for your own benefit\, not to lay any restraint upon you\, but t
o promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord. If
any one thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his virgin\, if his
passions are strong\, and it has to be\, let him do as he wishes: let them
marry - it is not sin. But whoever is firmly established in his heart\, bei
ng under no necessity but having his desire under control\, and has determi
ned this in his heart\, to keep her as his virgin\, he will do well. So tha
t he who married his virgin does well\; and he who refrains from marriage w
ill do better. A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If the h
usband dies\, she is free to be married to whom she wishes\, only in the Lo
rd. But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think
that I have the Spirit of God.\n\nNow concerning food offered to idols: we
know that "all of us possess knowledge." "Knowledge" puffs up\, but love b
uilds up. If any one imagines that he knows something\, he does not yet kno
w as he ought to know. But if one loves God\, one is known by him. Hence\,
as to the eating of food offered to idols\, we know that "an idol has no re
al existence\," and that "there is no God but one." For although there may
be so-called gods in heaven or on earth as indeed there are many "gods" and
many "lords" - yet for us there is one God\, the Father\, from whom are al
l things and for whom we exist\, and one Lord\, Jesus Christ\, through whom
are all things and through whom we exist. However\, not all possess this k
nowledge. But some\, though being hitherto accustomed to idols\, eat food a
s really offered to an idol\; and their conscience\, being weak is defiled.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:29-31\nAt that time\, Jesus passed along the
Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain\, and sat down there. And g
reat crowds came to him\, bringing with them the lame\, the maimed\, the bl
ind\, the dumb\, and many others\, and they put them at his feet\, and he h
ealed them\, so that the throng wondered\, when they saw the dumb speaking\
, the maimed whole\, the lame walking\, and the blind seeing\; and they glo
rified the God of Israel.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles\; Mar
kella\, the Virgin-martyr of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 9:2-12
\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my def
ense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food an
d drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife\, as the othe
r apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas
and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as
a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of
its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say thi
s on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in t
he law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the g
rain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for
our sake? It was written for our sake\, because the plowman should plow in
hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have so
wn spiritual good among you\, is it too much if we reap your material benef
its? If others share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we still more? N
evertheless\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure anything r
ather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus went on through cities and villages\,
preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve
were with him\, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits an
d infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom seven demons had gone ou
t\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and ma
ny others\, who provided for him out of their means.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Matthew\; Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Ez
ekiel the Prophet\; Pelagia the Righteous of Tinos\; Trophimos & Theophilio
s and the 13 others martyred in Lycia\; St. Anna of Levkadio\; The Icons of
the Most Holy Theotokos of Pochaev\; Icon of the Mother of God\n\nMatins G
ospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene
came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone h
ad been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and
the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They ha
ve taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid
Him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward t
he tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached th
e tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying ther
e\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went
into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which had be
en on His head\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in a place
by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also wen
t in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture
\, that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their h
omes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 15:1-7\nBrethren\, we who are strong ought
to bear with the failings of the weak\, and not to please ourselves\; let
each of us please his neighbor for his good\, to edify him. For Christ did
not please himself\; but\, as it is written\, "The reproaches of those who
reproached thee fell on me." For whatever was written in former days was wr
itten for our instruction\, that by steadfastness and by the encouragement
of the scriptures we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and enco
uragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another\, in accord wi
th Christ Jesus\, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome one another\, therefore\, as Chris
t has welcomed you\, for the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:27-
35\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, two blind men followed him\, crying
aloud\, "Have mercy on us\, Son of David." When he entered the house\, the
blind men came to him\; and Jesus said to them\, "Do you believe that I am
able to do this?" They said to him\, "Yes\, Lord." Then he touched their e
yes\, saying\, "According to your faith be it done to you." And their eyes
were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them\, "See that no one knows it." B
ut they went away and spread his fame through all that district.\n\nAs they
were going away\, behold\, a dumb demoniac was brought to him. And when th
e demon had been cast out\, the dumb man spoke\; and the crowds marveled\,
saying\, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel." But the Pharisees s
aid\, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."\n\nAnd Jesus went abou
t all the cities and villages\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching
the gospel of the kingdom\, and healing every disease and every infirmity a
mong the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre\; Athenagorus the Apologist\; Boris
and Gleb\, the Passion-bearers\; Kapiton\, Himenaos and Hermogenes\, the M
artyrs\; Theophilos the New Martyr of Zakynthos\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corin
thians 9:13-18\nBrethren\, do you not know that those who are employed in t
he temple service get their food from the temple\, and those who serve at t
he altar share in the sacrificial offerings? In the same way\, the Lord com
manded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the go
spel. But I have made no use of any of these rights\, nor am I writing this
to secure any provision. For I would rather die than have any one deprive
me of my ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I
do not preach the gospel! For if I do this of my own will\, I have a rewar
d\; but if not of my own will\, I am entrusted with a commission. What then
is my reward? Just this: that in my preaching I may make the gospel free o
f charge\, not making full use of my right in the gospel.\n\nGospel Reading
: Matthew 16:1-6\nAt that time\, the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus
and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered
them\, "When it is evening\, you say\, 'It will be fair weather\; for the
sky is red.' And in the morning\, 'It will be stormy today\, for the sky is
red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky\
, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous g
eneration seeks for a sign\, but no sign shall be given to it except the si
gn of Jonah." So he left them and departed.\n\nWhen the disciples reached t
he other side\, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them\,
"Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dormition of St. Anna\, mother of the Theotokos\; Olympias the Deacone
ss\; Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna\; Gregory Kallidis\, Metropo
litan of Heraclea\; Memory of the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinopl
e (553)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two s
ons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was
born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. No
w this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sin
ai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai
in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slaver
y with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mothe
r. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break fo
rth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desola
te one are many more than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers
it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that t
hose who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made
manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light.
Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and f
rom him who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\
n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach
him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are sta
nding outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and
my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Hermola
us\, Hermippus\, and Hermocrates\; Prisca the Righteous Martyr\; Moses the
Hungarian\; Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, befo
re faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until
faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ c
ame\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we
are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of
God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have p
ut on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor f
ree\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesu
s. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs accor
ding to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no be
tter than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is un
der guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; w
hen we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the unive
rse. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a
woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so th
at we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt t
hat time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there w
as a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffe
red much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was n
o better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and
came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "I
f I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the he
morrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disea
se. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\,
immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments
?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\,
and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had d
one it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear an
d trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he
said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and
be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer\; Nicholas of Novgorod the fool-
for-Christ\; Anthousa the Righteous Confessor\; 853 Martyrs of Thrace who w
ere drowned\; Manuel the Righteous\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands o
n you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\,
and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. Thi
s will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your min
ds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth
and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or c
ontradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsme
n and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated
by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your
endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10
\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and w
hat you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men wh
o will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier o
f Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\,
since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not cr
owned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farm
er who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\,
for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus
Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gos
pel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a crimin
al. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for
the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus
with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the
world hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you w
ere of the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not o
f the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates
you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than
his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they ke
pt my word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you o
n my account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come
and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse
for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done a
mong them the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but n
ow they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the wo
rd that is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But
when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even
the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness
to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the
beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. Th
ey will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when wh
oever kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Prochoros\, Nicanor\, Timon\, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70\; Iren
e the Righteous of Chrysovalantou\; Our Righteous Father Paul of Xeropotamo
u\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:1-7\nIn those days\, when the d
isciples were increasing in number\, the Hellenists murmured against the He
brews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And th
e twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said\, "it is not right tha
t we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore\,
brethren\, pick out from among you seven men of good repute\, full of the S
pirit and of wisdom\, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote
ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pl
eased the whole multitude\, and they chose Stephen\, a man full of faith an
d of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon
\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set bef
ore the apostles\, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the
word of God increased\; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly
in Jerusalem\, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:10-18\nAt that time\, the disciples asked Jes
us\, "Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?" He replied\
, "Elijah does come and he is to restore all things\; but I tell you that E
lijah has already come\, and they did not know him\, but did to him whateve
r they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands." Then th
e disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. An
d when they came to the crowd\, a man came up to him and kneeling before hi
m said\, "Lord\, have mercy on my son\, for he is an epileptic and he suffe
rs terribly\; for often he falls into the fire\, and often into the water.
And I brought him to your disciples\, and they could not heal him." And Jes
us answered\, "O faithless and perverse generation\, how long am I to be wi
th you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus re
buked him\, and the demon came out of him\, and the boy was cured instantly
.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Callinicus\; Theodota the Martyr and her Children\; Co
nstantine III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Pious King Theodosius the New
\; Holy Virgin Martyr Theodota\; Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; O
laf of Norway\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 13:1-10\nBrethren\, let every pers
on be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority excep
t from God\, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore he
who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed\, and those who
resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct bu
t to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority? Then do what i
s good\, and you will receive his approval\, for he is God's servant for yo
ur own good. But if you do wrong\, be afraid\, for he does not bear the swo
rd in vain\; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer
. Therefore one must be subject\, not only to avoid God's wrath but also fo
r the sake of conscience. For the same reasons you also pay taxes\, for the
authorities are ministers of God\, attending this very thing. Pay all of t
heir dues\, taxes to whom taxes are due\, revenue to whom revenue is due\,
respect to whom respect is due\, honor to whom honor is due. Owe no one any
thing\, except to love one another\, for he who loves his neighbor has fulf
illed the law. The commandments\, "You shall not commit adultery\, You shal
l not kill\, You shall not steal\, You shall not covet\," and any other com
mandment\, are summed up in this sentence\, "You shall love your neighbor a
s yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor\; therefore love is the fulfi
lling of the law.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:30-37\nThe Lord said\, "He
who is not with me is against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatt
ers. Therefore I tell you\, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men\,
but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever says
a word against the Son of man will be forgiven\; but whoever speaks agains
t the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven\, either in this age or in the age t
o come.\n\n"Either make the tree good\, and its fruit good\; or make the tr
ee bad\, and its fruit bad\; for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood
of vipers! How can you speak good\, when you are evil? For out of the abund
ance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure b
rings forth good\, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth e
vil. I tell you\, on the day of judgment men will render account for every
careless word they utter\; for by your words you will be justified\, and by
your words you will be condemned."\n\n
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sts: 8th Sunday of Matthew\; Silas\, Silvan\, Crescens\, Epenetus and Andro
nicus the Apostles of the 70\; Julitta of Caesaria\n\nMatins Gospel Reading
: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and a
s she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\, and she saw two angels in wh
ite\, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain\, one at the head and one at
the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to th
em\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they h
ave laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but
she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are yo
u weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said t
o Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid H
im\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and
said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her\
, "Do not touch Me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to
My brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to My Father and your Father\,
to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "
I have seen the Lord\," and she told them that He had said these things to
her.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 1:10-17\nBrethren\, I appeal to you
by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that all of you agree and that there
be no dissensions among you\, but that you be united in the same mind and
the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that th
ere is quarreling among you\, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of
you says\, "I belong to Paul\," or "I belong to Apollos\," or "I belong to
Cephas\," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified fo
r you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptize
d none of you except Crispos and Gaius\; lest any one should say that you w
ere baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Be
yond that\, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did
not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel\, and not with eloquent wis
dom\, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 14:14-22\nAt that time\, Jesus saw a great throng\; and he had comp
assion on them\, and healed their sick. When it was evening\, the disciples
came to him and said\, "This is a lonely place\, and the day is now over\;
send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
Jesus said\, "They need not go away\; you give them something to eat." The
y said to him\, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said\,
"Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the gra
ss\; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven\, a
nd blessed\, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate
and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken piec
es left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men\, besides wome
n and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before
him to the other side\, while he dismissed the crowds.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/31/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Precious Cross\; Dionysios the Righteous Martyr of Va
topaidi\; Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea\; Eudocimus the Righteous of Ca
ppadocia\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 11:31-34\;12:1-6\nBrethren\, if
we judged ourselves truly\, we should not be judged. But when we are judged
by the Lord\, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned along with
the world. So then\, my brethren\, when you come together to eat\, wait for
one another - if any one is hungry\, let him eat at home - lest you come t
ogether to be condemned. About the other things I will give directions when
I come. Now concerning the spiritual gifts\, brethren\, I do not want you
to be uninformed. You know that when you were heathen\, you were led astray
to dumb idols\, however you may have been moved. Therefore I want you to u
nderstand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus be cur
sed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. Now the
re are varieties of gifts\, but the same spirit\; and there are varieties o
f service\, but the same Lord\; and there are varieties of working\, but it
is the same God who inspires them all in every one.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 18:1-11\nAt that time\, the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is
the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he pu
t him in the midst of them and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you tu
rn and become like children\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. W
hoever humbles himself like this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven.\n\n"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me\; but
whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin\, it woul
d be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and t
o be drowned in the depth of the sea.\n\n"Woe to the world for temptations
to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come\, but woe to the man by w
hom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin\,
cut it off and throw it away\; it is better for you to enter life maimed o
r lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.
And if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out and throw it away\; it is
better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown i
nto the Gehenna of fire.\n\n"See that you do not despise one of these littl
e ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face
of my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save the lost."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Eleazar
Their Teacher\; Procession of the Precious Cross\; Timothy the Wonderworke
r\, Archbishop of Priconissus\; Elesa the Righteous-Martyr of Kythira\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the
saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promi
ses\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge
of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put f
oreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some we
re tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again to a
better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and im
prisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\,
they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goa
ts\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy
- wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of th
e earth. And all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not rece
ive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, th
at apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every w
eight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance
the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter
of our faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be
wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliv
er you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you will be
dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before t
hem and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you
are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will be given
to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your
Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death\, an
d the father his child\, and children will rise against parents and have th
em put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he w
ho endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr\; Holy Glorious N
ew Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles\; Phocas the Martyr\; Plegmund\, Archbish
op of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-
60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great wonders a
nd signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue
of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Ale
xandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed with St
ephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he
spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard him s
peak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up the peop
le and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized him a
nd brought him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who said\, "
This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law\;
for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this pla
ce\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing a
t him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of a
n angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Bre
thren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraha
m\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said to him
\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land which
I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, and liv
ed in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed him from there into th
is land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance in it\
, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in possession a
nd to his posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it was Solo
mon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses m
ade with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and earth my
footstool. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what is th
e place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You stiff-n
ecked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist the Holy
Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did not you
r fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the com
ing of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\, you wh
o received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNow when
they heard these things they were enraged\, and they ground their teeth ag
ainst him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and saw the
glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he said\,
"Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at the ri
ght hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ea
rs and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city and sto
ned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young
man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus
\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\, "Lor
d\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, he fell
asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A m
an planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the w
ine press\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into a
nother country. When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to
get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat
him\, and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent to them another servan
t\, and they wounded him in the head\, and treated him shamefully. And he s
ent another\, and him they killed\; and so with many others\, some they bea
t and some they killed. He had still one other\, a beloved son\; finally he
sent him to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants
said to one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the
inheritance will be ours.' And they took him and killed him\, and cast him
out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come a
nd destroy the tenants\, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read
this scripture: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the
head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in ou
r eyes'?" And they tried to arrest him\, but feared the multitude\, for the
y perceived that he had told the parable against them\; so they left him an
d went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery\
; Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer\; Theoctistus the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 14:6-19\nBrethren\, if I come to you spe
aking in tongues\, how shall I benefit you unless I bring you some revelati
on or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? If even lifeless instruments\, suc
h as the flute or the harp\, do not give distinct notes\, how will any one
know what is played? And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound\, who will
get ready for battle? So with yourselves\; if you in a tongue utter speech
that is not intelligible\, how will any one know what is said? For you will
be speaking into the air. There are doubtless many different languages in
the world\, and none is without meaning\; but if I do not know the meaning
of the language\, I shall be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a f
oreigner to me. So with yourselves\; since you are eager for manifestations
of the Spirit\, strive to excell in building up the church. Therefore\, he
who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. For if I pr
ay in a tongue\, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do
? I will pray with spirit and I will sing with the mind also. Otherwise\, i
f you bless with the spirit\, how can any one in the position of an outside
r say the "Amen" to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are sa
ying? For you may give thanks well enough\, but the other man is not edifie
d. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than you all\; nevertheless\, i
n church I would rather speak five words with my mind\, in order to instruc
t others\, than ten thousand words in a tongue.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
20:17-28\nAt that time\, as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem\, he took the t
welve disciples aside\, and on the way he said to them\, "Behold\, we are g
oing up to Jerusalem\; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief pr
iests and scribes\, and they will condemn him to death\, and deliver him to
the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified\, and he will be rais
ed on the third day."\n\nThen the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to
him\, with her sons\, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.
And he said to her\, "What do you want?" She said to him\, "Command that th
ese two sons of mine may sit\, one at your right hand and one at your left\
, in your kingdom." But Jesus answered\, "You do not know what you are aski
ng. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him\, "
We are able." He said to them\, "You will drink my cup\, but to sit at my r
ight hand and at my left is not mine to grant\, but it is for those for who
m it has been prepared by my Father." And when the ten heard it\, they were
indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said\, "Yo
u know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them\, and their great
men exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you\; but whoeve
r would be great among you must be your servant\, and whoever would be firs
t among you must be your slave\; even as the Son of man came not to be serv
ed but to serve\, and to give his life as a ransom for many."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cori
nthians 14:26-40\nBRETHREN\, when you come together\, each one has a hymn\,
a lesson\, a revelation\, a tongue\, or an interpretation. Let all things
be done for edification. If any speak in a tongue\, let there be only two o
r at most three\, and each in turn\; and let one interpret. But if there is
no one to interpret\, let each one of them keep silence in church and spea
k to himself and to God. Let two or three prophets speak\, and let the othe
rs weigh what is said. If a revelation is made to another by sitting by\, l
et the first be silent. For you can all prophesy one by one\, so that all m
ay learn and all be encouraged\; and the spirits of prophets are subject to
prophets. But God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the ch
urches of the saints\, the women should keep silence in the churches. For t
hey are not permitted to speak\, but should be subordinate\, as even the la
w says. If there is anything they desire to know\, let them ask their husba
nds at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. What! Did t
he word of God originate with you\, or are you the only one it has reached?
If any one thinks that he is a prophet\, or spiritual\, he should acknowle
dge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord. If any one does
not recognize this\, he is not recognized. So\, my brethren\, earnestly de
sire to prophesy\, and do not forbid speaking in tongues\; but all things s
hould be done decently and in order. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:12-14\;
17-20\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all wh
o sold and bought in the temple\, and he overturned the tables of the money
changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them\, "It is
written\, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer'\; but you make it a
den of robbers." And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple\, and
he healed them. And leaving them\, he went out of the city to Bethany and
lodged there.\n\nIn the morning\, as he was returning to the city\, he was
hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it\, and found noth
ing on it but leaves only. And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from
you again!" And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it t
hey marveled\, saying\, "How did the fig tree wither at once?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\;
Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch\; Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola\;
Euthymios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Christos the New Martyr of Prevez
is\; Oswald the Martyr\, King of Northumbria\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allo
wed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Peter 1:1-25\;2:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle of Jesu
s Christ\, to the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\, Cappadocia
\, Asia\, and Bithynia\, chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctifi
ed by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his
blood:\n\nMay grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew
to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\, a
nd to an inheritance which is imperishable\, undefiled\, and unfading\, kep
t in heaven for you\, who by God's power are guarded through faith for a sa
lvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice\, though
now for a little while you may have to suffer various trials\, so that the
genuineness of your faith\, more precious than gold which though perishabl
e is tested by fire\, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the reve
lation of Jesus Christ. Without having known him you love him\; though you
do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exal
ted joy. As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your soul
s.\n\nThe prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searche
d and inquired about this salvation\; they inquired what person or time was
indicated by the Spirit of Christ within them when predicting the sufferin
gs of Christ and the subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they we
re serving not themselves but you\, in the things which have now been annou
nced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spi
rit sent from heaven\, things into which angels long to look.\n\nTherefore
gird up your minds\, be sober\, set your hope fully upon the grace that is
coming to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children\, do
not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance\, but as he who c
alled you is holy\, be holy yourselves in all your conduct\; since it is wr
itten\, "You shall be holy\, for I am holy." And if you invoke as Father hi
m who judges each one impartially according to his deeds\, conduct yourselv
es with fear throughout the time of your exile. You know that you were rans
omed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers\, not with perishable
things such as silver or gold\, but with the precious blood of Christ\, li
ke that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was destined before the found
ation of the world but was made manifest at the end of the times for your s
ake. Through him you have confidence in God\, who raised him from the dead
and gave him glory\, so that your faith and hope are in God.\n\nHaving puri
fied your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the br
ethren\, love one another earnestly from the heart. You have been born anew
\, not of perishable seed but of imperishable\, through the living and abid
ing word of God\; for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the f
lower of grass. The grass withers\, and the flower falls\, but the word of
the Lord abides for ever." That word is the good news which was preached to
you.\n\nSo put away all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and
all slander. Like newborn babes\, long for the pure spiritual milk\, that b
y it you may grow up to salvation\; for you have tasted the kindness of the
Lord.\n\nCome to him\, to that living stone\, rejected by men but in God's
sight chosen and precious\; and like living stones be yourselves built int
o a spiritual house\, to be a holy priesthood\, to offer spiritual sacrific
es acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: “Beh
old\, I am laying in Zion a stone\, a cornerstone chosen and precious\, and
he who believes in him will not be put to shame.” To you therefore who bel
ieve\, he is precious\, but for those who do not believe\, “The very stone
which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\,” and “A sto
ne that will make men stumble\, a rock that will make them fall”\; for they
stumble because they disobey the word\, as they were destined to do. But y
ou are a chosen race\, a royal priesthood\, a holy nation\, God’s own peopl
e\, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of d
arkness into his marvelous light. Once you were no people but now you are G
od’s people\; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mer
cy.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:32-39\nAt that time\, Jesus called his di
sciples to him and said\, "I have compassion on the crowd\, because they ha
ve been with me now three days\, and have nothing to eat\; and I am unwilli
ng to send them away hungry\, lest they faint on the way." And the disciple
s said to him\, "Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so
great a crowd?" And Jesus said to them\, "How many loaves have you?" They s
aid\, "Seven\, and a few small fish." And commanding the crowd to sit down
on the ground\, he took the seven loaves and the fish\, and having given th
anks he broke them and gave them to the disciples\, and the disciples gave
them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied\; and they took up
seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. Those who ate were four
thousand men\, besides women and children. And sending away the crowds\, he
got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.\n\n
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rist
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Fish
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36\nAt that time\, Jesus took
with him Peter and John and James\, and went up on the mountain to pray. An
d as he was praying\, the appearance of his countenance was altered\, and h
is raiment became dazzling white. And behold\, two men talked with him\, Mo
ses and Elijah\, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure\, which h
e was to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and those who were with him wer
e heavy with sleep\, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two m
en who stood with him. And as the men were parting from him\, Peter said to
Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; let us make three booths\,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" - not knowing what he sa
id. As he said this\, a cloud came and overshadowed them\; and they were af
raid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud\, saying\
, "This is my Son\, my Beloved\; listen to him!" And when the voice had spo
ken\, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those
days anything of what they had seen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:10-19\
nBRETHREN\, be more zealous to confirm your call and election\, for if you
do this you will never fall\; so there will be richly provided for you an e
ntrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\n\nTh
erefore I intend always to remind you of these things\, though you know the
m and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right\, as lon
g as I am in this body\, to arouse you by way of reminder\, since I know th
at the putting off of my body will be soon\, as our Lord Jesus Christ showe
d me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any t
ime to recall these things.\n\nFor we did not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\,
but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glo
ry from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory
\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased\," we heard this v
oice borne from heaven\, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we
have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention t
o this as to a lamp shining in a dark place\, until the day dawns and the m
orning star rises in your hearts.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother\, and led
them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them\, and h
is face shone like the sun\, and his garments became white as light. And be
hold\, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah\, talking with him. And Pete
r said to Jesus\, "Lord\, it is well that we are here\; if you wish\, I wil
l make three booths here\, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah
." He was still speaking\, when lo\, a bright cloud overshadowed them\, and
a voice from the cloud said\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am wel
l pleased\; listen to him." When the disciples heard this\, they fell on th
eir faces\, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them\, say
ing\, "Rise\, and have no fear." And when they lifted up their eyes\, they
saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain\, Jesu
s commanded them\, "Tell no one the vision\, until the Son of man is raised
from the dead."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\
; The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius\; Our Holy Father Nicanorus the Wonder
worker\; Theodosius the New\; Joseph Gerontogiannis of Lithines Sitia\; Soz
on of Nicomedea\; The Holy Ten Thousand Ascetics of Thebes\; Narcissus the
Hieromartyr of Jerusalem\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 1
5:12-19\nBrethren\, if Christ is preached as raised from the dead\, how can
some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is
no resurrection of the dead\, then Christ has not been raised\; if Christ
has not been raised\, then our preaching is in vain. We are even found to b
e misrepresenting God\, because we testified of God that he raised Christ\,
whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if t
he dead are not raised\, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not
been raised\, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then th
ose also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If for this life o
nly we have hoped in Christ\, we are of all men most to be pitied.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Mark 9:2-9\nAt that time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James a
nd John\, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves\; and he was
transfigured before them\, and his garments became glistening\, intensely w
hite\, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them
Elijah with Moses\; and they were talking to Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus
\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; let us make three booths\, one f
or you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." For he did not know what to s
ay\, for they were exceedingly afraid. And a cloud overshadowed them\, and
a voice came out of the cloud\, "This is my beloved son\; listen to him." A
nd suddenly\, looking around they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus
only. And as they were coming down the mountain he charged them to tell no
one what they had seen\, until the Son of man should have risen from the d
ead.\n\n
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hrist
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos\; Our Holy Father Myronus th
e Wonderworker\, Bishop of Crete\; Holy New Martyrs Triantaphillus of Zagor
as and Anastasius of Thessolonica\; Gregory of Sinai and Mount Athos\; Kall
inikos\, Metropolitan of Edessa and Pella\; Afterfeast of the Transfigurati
on of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Anastatios the Martyr from Bulgari
a\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 15:29-38\nBrethren\, wha
t do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are n
ot raised at all\, why are people baptized on their behalf? Why am I in per
il every hour? I protest\, brethren\, by my pride in you which I have in Ch
rist Jesus our Lord\, I die every day! What do I gain if\, humanly speaking
\, I fought with beasts at Ephesos? If the dead are not raised\, "Let us ea
t and drink\, for tomorrow we die." Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins
good morals." Come to your right mind\, and sin no more. For some have no k
nowledge of God. I say this to your shame. But some one will ask\, "How are
the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" You foolish man! Wh
at you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not th
e body which is to be\, but a bare kernel\, perhaps of wheat or some other
grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen\, and to each kind of seed
its own body.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:23-27\nAt that time\, when Jesu
s entered the temple\, the chief priests and the elders of the people came
up to him as he was teaching\, and said\, "By what authority are you doing
these things\, and who gave you this authority?" Jesus answered them\, "I a
lso will ask you a question\; and if you tell me the answer\, then I also w
ill tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John\, whe
nce was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argued with one another\, "I
f we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why then did you not believ
e him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' we are afraid of the multitude\; for a
ll hold that John was a prophet." So they answered Jesus\, "We do not know.
" And he said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do the
se things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Matthias \; Constantine\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; Euthymios the Hieromartyr\, Metropolitan of Rhodes\; Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Anthony the Martyr of
Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:12-17\, 21-26\nIn tho
se days\, the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\,
which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\; and when they had
entered\, they went up to the upper room\, where they were staying\, Peter
and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthe
w\, James the son of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of Jam
es. All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer\, together with
the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his brothers.\n\nIn those
days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all
about a hundred and twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the scripture had to b
e fulfilled\, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David\
, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was nu
mbered among us\, and was allotted his share in this ministry. "So one of t
he men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went
in and out among us\, beginning from the baptism of John until the day whe
n he was taken up from us -- one of these men must become with us a witness
to his resurrection."\n\nAnd they put forward two\, Joseph called Barsabba
s\, who was surnamed Justos\, and Matthias. And they prayed and said\, "Lor
d\, who knowest the hearts of all men\, show which one of these two thou ha
st chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Jud
as turned aside\, to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them\, an
d the lot fell on Matthias\; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:28-32\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A man ha
d two sons\; and he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and work in the
vineyard today.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward he repented
and went. And he went to the second and said the same\; and he answered\,
'I go\, sir\,' but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?
" They said\, "The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, the
tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For
John came to you in the way of righteousness\, and you did not believe him\
, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him and even when you saw
it\, you did not afterward repent and believe him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome\; Chitus of Athens\, Bis
hop of Rome\; Hippolytus the Martyr of Rome\; Afterfeast of the Transfigura
tion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
II Corinthians 1:1-7\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God
and Timothy our brother.\n\nTo the church of God which is at Corinth\, wit
h all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:\n\nGrace to you and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nBlessed be the God and Fa
ther of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of mercies and God of all comfor
t\, who comforts us in all our affliction\, so that we may be able to comfo
rt those who are in any affliction\, with the comfort with which we ourselv
es are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us\, so
also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are afflicted\, it is for y
our comfort and salvation\; and if we are comforted\, it is for your comfor
t\, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that
we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken\; for we know that as you share in
our sufferings\, you all also share in our comfort.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 21:43-46\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him: "I tell you\,
the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation produ
cing the fruits of it. And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pie
ces\; but when it falls on any one\, it will crush him."\n\nWhen the chief
priests and the Pharisees heard his parables\, they perceived that he was s
peaking about them. But when they tried to arrest him\, they feared the mul
titudes\, because they held him to be a prophet.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Cantania\; Our Holy Father Niph
onus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracl
e in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716\; Afterfeast of the Transfi
guration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Blane\, Bishop of Bute\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, our boast
is this\, the testimony of our conscience that we have behaved in the world
\, and still more toward you\, with holiness and godly sincerity\, not by e
arthly wisdom but by the grace of God. For we write you nothing but what yo
u can read and understand\; I hope you will understand fully\, as you have
understood in part\, that you can be proud of us as we can be of you\, on t
he day of the Lord Jesus.\n\nBecause I was sure of this\, I wanted to come
to you first\, so that you might have a double favor\; I wanted to visit yo
u on my way to Macedonia\, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have
you send me on my way to Judea. Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this?
Do I make my plans like a worldly man\, ready to say Yes and No at once? F
or the Son of God\, Jesus Christ\, whom we preached among you\, Silvanus an
d Timothy and I\, was not Yes and No\; but in him it is always Yes. For all
the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why we utter the Amen t
hrough him\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:23-33\nAt t
hat time\, Sadducees\, who say that there is no resurrection\, came to Jesu
s\; and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a
man dies\, having no children\, his brother must marry the widow\, and rais
e up children for his brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us\; th
e first married\, and died\, and having no children left his wife to his br
other. So too the second and third\, down to the seventh. After them all\,
the woman died. In the resurrection\, therefore\, to which of the seven wil
l she be wife? For they all had her." But Jesus answered them\, "You are wr
ong\, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For in
the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but are lik
e angels of God in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead\, have y
ou not read what was said to you by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and th
e God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob?' He is not God of the dead\, but of
the living." And when the crowd heard it\, they were astonished at his teac
hing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia\; Sergios\, Stephen
and Kastor\; Palamon\, Elder of Saint Pachomius the Great\; Soldier-martyr
s of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 15:30
-33\nBrethren\, I appeal to you\, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love
of the Spirit\, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my beh
alf\, that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea\, and that my s
ervice for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints\, so that by God's wil
l I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. The God of p
eace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\nA
t that time\, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and sa
id\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?" He said\, "Yes." And when he came
home\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\, "What do you think\, Simon? Fro
m whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or from
others?" And when he said\, "From others\," Jesus said to him\, "Then the s
ons are free. However\, not to give offense to them\, go to the sea and cas
t a hook\, and take the first fish that comes up\, and when you open its mo
uth you will find a shekel\; take that and give it to them for me and for y
ourself."\n\n At that time the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is
the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he put
him in the midst of them\, and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you t
urn and become like children\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever humbles himself like this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Matthew\; Apodosis of the Transfiguration\; Maximus the
Confessor\; Our Righteous Fathers Sergius\, Stephanus\, Castor and Palamon
us\; Dorotheus\, Abba of Gaza\; Tikhon of Zadonsk \n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, Jesus rev
ealed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and He reveal
ed Himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas\, called the Twin\, Nathanael
of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of His disciples
were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said t
o him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat\, but th
at night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the
beach\, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to th
em\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to t
hem\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will find some.
" So they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, for the quan
tity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lor
d!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, f
or he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the other discip
les came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they were not fa
r from the land\, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land\
, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus s
aid to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon
Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundre
d and fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\, the net was n
ot torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the di
sciples dared ask Him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus cam
e and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was n
ow the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after He was rai
sed from the dead..\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, Go
d has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\;
because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We
are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but
you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the presen
t hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, a
nd we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when pe
rsecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have beco
me\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all thi
ngs. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my be
loved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not
have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the go
spel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17
:14-23\nAt that time\, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said\
, "Lord\, have mercy on my son\, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terr
ibly\; for often he falls into the fire\, and often into the water. And I
brought him to your disciples\, and they could not heal him." And Jesus an
swered\, "O faithless and perverse generation\, how long am I to be with yo
u? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebu
ked him\, and the demon came out of him\, and the boy was cured instantly.
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said\, "Why could we not ca
st it out?" He said to them\, "Because of your little faith. For truly I
say to you\, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed\, you will say to
this mountain\, 'Move hence to yonder place\,' and it will move\; and noth
ing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by pra
yer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee\, Jesus said to them\,
"The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men\, and they will
kill him\, and he will be raised on the third day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Eve
r Virgin Mary\; The Holy Prophet Michaias (Micah)\; Holy Hieromartyr Marce
llus\, Bishop of Apameia\; Holy New Martyr Symeon of Trapezoundos (1653)\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 2:3-15\nBrethren\, my joy i
s the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of
heart and with many tears\, not to cause you pain but to let you know the
abundant love that I have for you.\n\nBut if any one has caused pain\, he h
as caused it not to me\, but in some measure - not to put it too severely -
to you all. For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough\; so
you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him\, for he may be overwhelm
ed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For thi
s is why I wrote\, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient
in everything. Any one whom you forgive\, I also forgive. What I have forgi
ven\, if I have forgiven anything\, has been for your sake in the presence
of Christ\, to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us\; for we are n
ot ignorant of his designs.\n\nWhen I came to Troas to preach the gospel of
Christ\, a door was opened for me in the Lord\; but my mind could not rest
because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and
went on to Macedonia.\n\nBut thanks be to God\, who in Christ always leads
us in triumph\, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of h
im everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are be
ing saved and among those who are perishing.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:
13-22\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribe
s and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses and for a prete
nse you make long prayers\; therefore you will receive the greater condemna
tion. But woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! because you shut
the kingdom of heaven against men\; for you neither enter yourselves\, nor
allow those who would enter to go in. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\,
hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte\, and
when he becomes a proselyte\, you make him twice as much a child of hell a
s yourselves. Woe to you\, blind guides\, who say\, 'If any one swears by t
he temple\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple
\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind fools! For which is greater\, the go
ld or the temple that has made the gold sacred? And you say\, 'If any one s
wears by the altar\, it is nothing\; but if any one swears by the gift that
is on the altar\, he is bound by his oath.' You blind men! For which is gr
eater\, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So he who swears
by the altar\, swears by it and by everything on it\; and he who swears by
the temple\, swears by it and by him who dwells in it\; and he who swears b
y heaven\, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it."\n\n
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sts: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose an
d went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she ente
red the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard
the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fill
ed with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are yo
u among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gran
ted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when th
e voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for j
oy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of wh
at was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifie
s the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations w
ill call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, a
nd holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and r
eturned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, hav
e this mind among yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, thoug
h he was in the form of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be
grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born
in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself an
d became obedient unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has hig
hly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, th
at at the name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to t
he glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt
that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received h
im into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's
feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much ser
ving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my siste
r has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord a
nswered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many th
ings\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall
not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised
her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the b
reasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear t
he word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior\, Jesus Christ
\; Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus\; Timothy of Euripus\, founder
of the Monastery of Pentele\; Holy Monk Penteles\; Gerasimus of Cephalonia
\; The Six Martyrs Dorotheos\, Sarantis\, Jacob\, Seraphim\, Demetrios and
Basil who contested in Megara\; Joseph the Hesychast\; Nicodemus the New Ma
rtyr of Meteora\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the The
otokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Manuel and John the New Martyrs\; Stamatios t
he Martyr\; Apostolos the New-Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I T
imothy 3:13-16\;4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons g
ain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith w
hich is in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing thes
e instructions to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ough
t to behave in the household of God\, which is the church of the living God
\, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the
mystery of our religion:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified i
n the Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved
on in the world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says th
at in later times some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitf
ul spirits and doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose
consciences are seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from fo
ods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe
and know the truth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is
to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consec
rated by the word of God and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:51-57\, 10:2
2-24\, 13:22\nAt that time\, when the days drew near for him to be received
up\, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of h
im\, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans\, to make ready for h
im\; but the people would not receive him\, because his face was set toward
Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it\, they said\, "Lor
d\, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them as El
ijah did?" But he turned and rebuked them\, and he said\, "You do not know
what manner of spirit you are of\; for the Son of man came not to destroy m
en's lives but to save them." And they went on to another village.\n\nAs th
ey were going along the road\, he said to those who followed him\, "All thi
ngs have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows who the Son i
s except the Father\, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to wh
om the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said pr
ivately\, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that
many prophets and kings desired to see what you see\, and did not see it\,
and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it."\n\nAnd he went on his wa
y through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journeying towards Jerusalem.
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus\; Straton\, Philip\, Eutychian\, & Cyprian
the Martyrs of Nicomedea\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Demetrios the New\, Righteous-Marty
r of Samaria\; Eutychios\, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings\; Paul\, J
uliana\, and those martyred with them (the executioners)\n\nEpistle Reading
: II Corinthians 4:1-12\nBrethren\, having this ministry as we have receive
d mercy\, we do not lose heart. We have renounced disgraceful\, underhanded
ways\; we refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word\, but by
the open statement of truth we would commend ourselves to every man's cons
cience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled\, it is veiled
only to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has b
linded the minds of the unbelievers\, to keep them from seeing the light of
the gospel of the glory of Christ\, who is the likeness of God. For what w
e preach is not ourselves\, but Jesus Christ as Lord\, with ourselves as yo
ur servants for Jesus' sake. For it is the God who said\, "Let light shine
out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the kno
wledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treas
ure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God
and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed
\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\
, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so t
hat the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we li
ve we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life
of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\
, but life in you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:13-28\nThe Lord said to hi
s disciples\, "He who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of
the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world\, as a testimony to
all nations\; and then the end will come.\n\n"So when you see the desolati
ng sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy place (
let the reader understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mo
untains\; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his
house\; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle.
And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those
days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then
there will be great tribulation\, such as has not been from the beginning o
f the world until now\, no\, and never will be. And if those days had not b
een shortened\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake of the ele
ct those days will be shortened. Then if any one says to you\, 'Lo\, here i
s the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and f
alse prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders\, so as to lead a
stray\, if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand. So\,
if they say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\; if t
hey say\, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as the l
ightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the
coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be
gathered together."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria\; Leontus the martyr\; Her
mos the Martyr\; John & George\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Relics of A
rsenios the Righteous of Paros\; Constantine the New Martyr of Capua\; Matt
hew the New Martyr of Gerakari\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Ho
ly Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Readin
g: II Corinthians 4:13-18\nBrethren\, since we have the same spirit of fait
h as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, an
d so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us als
o with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for you
r sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase t
hanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nSo we do not lose heart. Though our o
uter nature is wasting away\, our inner nature is being renewed every day.
For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight
of glory beyond all comparison\, because we look not to the things that are
seen but to the things that are unseen\; for the things that are seen are
transient\, but the things that are unseen are eternal.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 24:27-33\, 42-51\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "As the lightnin
g comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the coming
of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be gathere
d together.\n\n"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun wil
l be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, and the stars will f
all from heaven\, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken\; then will
appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven\, and then all the tribes of th
e earth will mourn\, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds
of heaven with power and great glory\; and he will send out his angels with
a loud trumpet call\, and they will gather his elect from the four winds\,
from one end of heaven to the other.\n\n"From the fig tree learn its lesso
n: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\, you kno
w that summer is near. So also\, when you see all these things\, you know t
hat he is near\, at the very gates.\n\n"Watch therefore\, for you do not kn
ow on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the householder
had known in what part of the night the thief was coming\, he would have w
atched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also
must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.\
n\n"Who then is the faithful and wise servant\, whom his master has set ove
r his household\, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is th
at servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say
to you\, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that wicked serva
nt says to himself\, 'My master is delayed\,' and begins to beat his fellow
servants\, and eats and drinks with the drunken\, the master of that serva
nt will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does no
t know\, and will punish him\, and put him with the hypocrites\; there men
will weep and gnash their teeth."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers\; Holy Martyrs Timot
hy\, Agapius and Thecla\; Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia\; Af
terfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virg
in Mary\; Eutychianos and Strategios the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cori
nthians 1:3-9\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace from God our Father and th
e Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the
grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus\, that in every way you we
re enriched in him with all speech and all knowledge - even as the testimon
y to Christ was confirmed among you - so that you are not lacking in any sp
iritual gift\, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; who
will sustain you to the end\, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Chris
t. God is faithful\, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son
\, Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 19:3-12\nAt that time\
, Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking\, "Is it lawful to di
vorce one's wife for any cause?" He answered\, "Have you not read that he w
ho made them from the beginning made them male and female\, and said\, 'For
this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his w
ife\, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two but on
e flesh. What therefore God has joined together\, let not man put asunder."
They said to him\, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate o
f divorce\, and to put her away?" He said to them\, "For your hardness of h
eart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives\, but from the beginning it wa
s not so. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife\, except for unchasti
ty\, and marries another\, commits adultery." The disciples said to him\, "
If such is the case of a man with his wife\, it is not expedient to marry."
But he said to them\, "Not all men can receive this saying\, but only thos
e to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth\,
and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men\, and there are eun
uchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven
. He who is able to receive this\, let him receive it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Matthew\; Samuel the Prophet\; Holy Martyr Luke of Boul
eutos\; Stephen\, First King of Hungary\; Hierotheos\, Bishop of Hungary\;
Oswin the Martyr\, King of Deira\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most
Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he
was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John
\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know
that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said
to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lo
rd\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said t
o him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was gr
ieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said
to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus sa
id to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were yo
ung\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when you are old
\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you and carry yo
u where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was
to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me." Peter turned
and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close t
o his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going t
o betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about t
his man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come
\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the bret
hren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say to him that
he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, w
hat is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these t
hings\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony i
s true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every o
ne of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contai
n the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians
9:2-12\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is
my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our f
ood and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife\, as th
e other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Bar
nabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who ser
ves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating a
ny of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I s
ay this on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is writte
n in the law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out
the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entire
ly for our sake? It was written for our sake\, because the plowman should p
low in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we h
ave sown spiritual good among you\, is it too much if we reap your material
benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we still m
ore? Nevertheless\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure anyt
hing rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 18:23-35\nThe Lord said this parable: "The kingdom of
heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his se
rvants. When he began the reckoning\, one was brought to him who owed him
ten thousand talents\; and as he could not pay\, his lord ordered him to be
sold\, with his wife and children and all that he had\, and payment to be
made. So the servant fell on his knees\, imploring him\, 'Lord\, have pati
ence with me\, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him the
lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But that same
servant\, as he went out\, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed h
im a hundred denarii\; and seizing him by the throat he said\, 'Pay what yo
u owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and besought him\, 'Have patience w
ith me\, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison ti
ll he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken pla
ce\, they were greatly distressed\, and they went and reported to their lor
d all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him\, '
You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me\; a
nd should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant\, as I had mercy on
you?' And in anger his lord delivered him to the torturers\, till he shou
ld pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of yo
u\, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus\; The Holy Martyr Bassa and Her Sons: Theog
nis\, Agapius\, and Pistus\; Athanasios Patelaros\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and
Ever Virgin Mary\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 5:10-15\nBrethren\, we
must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ\, so that each one may r
eceive good or evil\, according to what he has done in the body.\n\nTherefo
re\, knowing the fear of the Lord\, we persuade men\; but what we are is kn
own to God\, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not com
mending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to be proud of us\, so
that you may be able to answer those who pride themselves on a man's positi
on and not on his heart. For if we are beside ourselves\, it is for God\; i
f we are in our right mind\, it is for you. For the love of Christ controls
us\, because we are convinced that one has died for all\; therefore all ha
ve died. And he died for all\, that those who live might live no longer for
themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.\n\nGospel R
eading: Mark 3:13-21\nAt that time\, Jesus went up on the mountain\, and ca
lled to him those whom he desired\; and they came to him. And he appointed
twelve\, to be with him\, and to be sent out to preach and have authority t
o cast out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter\; James the son of Zebedee
and John the brother of James\, whom he surnamed Boanerges\, that is\, sons
of thunder\; Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas\
, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\, and Simon the Cananaean\,
and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. Then he went home\; and the crowd c
ame together again\, so that they could not even eat. And when his family h
eard it\, they went out to seize him\, for people were saying\, "He is besi
de himself."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Agathonicus\; Holy Martyr Anthuse\; Athanasios the Hie
romartyr & Bishop of Tarsus\; New Martyrs Manuel and John\; The Synaxis of
the Icon of the Mother of God of Prusa\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our
Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nEpistle Reading: II C
orinthians 5:15-21\nBrethren\, Christ died for all\, that those who live mi
ght live no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and w
as raised.\n\nFrom now on\, therefore\, we regard no one from a human point
of view\; even though we once regarded Christ from a human point of view\,
we regard him thus no longer. Therefore\, if any one is in Christ\, he is
a new creation\; the old has passed away\, behold\, the new has come. All t
his is from God\, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us t
he ministry of reconciliation\; that is\, God was in Christ reconciling the
world to himself\, not counting their trespasses against them\, and entrus
ting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ\
, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ\, be
reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin\, so
that in him we might become the righteousness of God.\n\nGospel Reading: M
ark 1:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus\, passing along by the Sea of Galilee\, s
aw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea\; for the
y were fishermen. And Jesus said to them\, "Follow me and I will make you b
ecome fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed hi
m. And going on a little farther\, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John
his brother\, who were in their boats mending the nets. And immediately he
called them\; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hire
d servants\, and followed him. And they went into Capernaum\; and immediate
ly on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. And they were astoni
shed at his teaching\, for he taught them as one who had authority\, and no
t as the scribes.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\; Our Holy Father Irenaeus\, Bishop of Lyons\; Lupus the Marty
r\; Our Righteous Father Nicholas of Sikelion\; Our Holy Father Kallinikos\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Haralambos of Kalyviani\; 38 Martyrs of Thr
ace\; Our Holy Father Irenaeus\, Bishop of Sirmium\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistl
e Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\,
which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\,
did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself
\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And be
ing found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\,
even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed o
n him the name which is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every to
ngue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a v
illage\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had
a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teac
hing. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and
said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alo
ne? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha
\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. M
ary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her."
As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "
Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But h
e said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n
\n
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d Ever Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian\; Cosma
s of Aetolia\, Equal to the Apostles\; The Translation of the Relics of Dio
nysios of Zakynthos\, Bishop of Aegina\; The Translation of the Holy Relics
of Saint Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians
7:1-10\nBrethren\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body
and spirit\, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\nOpen your hea
rts to us\; we have wronged no one\, we have corrupted no one\, we have tak
en advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you\, for I said befor
e that you are in our hearts\, to die together and to live together. I have
great confidence in you\; I have great pride in you\; I am filled with com
fort. With all our affliction\, I am overjoyed.\n\nFor even when we came in
to Macedonia\, our bodies had no rest but we were afflicted at every turn -
-fighting without and fear within. But God\, who comforts the downcast\, co
mforted us by the coming of Titus\, and not only by his coming but also by
the comfort with which he was comforted in you\, as he told us of your long
ing\, your mourning\, your zeal for me\, so that I rejoiced still more. For
even if I made you sorry with my letter\, I do not regret it (though I did
regret it)\, for I see that that letter grieved you\, though only for a wh
ile. As it is\, I rejoice\, not because you were grieved\, but because you
were grieved into repenting\; for you felt a godly grief\, so that you suff
ered no loss through us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads t
o salvation and brings no regret\, but worldly grief produces death.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 1:29-35\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the house of Simon
and Andrew\, with James and John. Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a
fever\, and immediately they told him of her. And he came and took her by
the hand and lifted her up\, and the fever left her\; and she served them.
That evening\, at sundown\, they brought to him all who were sick or posses
sed with demons. And the whole city was gathered together about the door. A
nd he healed many who were sick with various diseases\, and cast out many d
emons\; and he would not permit the demons to speak\, because they knew him
. And in the morning\, a great while before day\, he rose and went out to a
lonely place\, and there he prayed.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle\; Titus the Apo
stle of the 70\; John the Cappadocian\, Epiphanius and Menas\, Patriarchs o
f Constantinople\; Holy Father John of Karpathos\; Ebba\, First Abbess of C
oldingham\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 1:1-5\;2:15\;3:1-2\,12-1
5\nPAUL\, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to further the
faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with go
dliness\, in hope of eternal life which God\, who never lies\, promised age
s ago and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching w
ith which I have been entrusted by command of God our Savior\;\n\nTo Titus\
, my true child in a common faith:\n\nGrace and peace from God the Father a
nd Christ Jesus our Savior.\n\nDeclare these things\; exhort and reprove wi
th all authority. Let no one disregard you.\n\nRemind them to be submissive
to rulers and authorities\, to be obedient\, to be ready for any honest wo
rk\, to speak evil of no one\, to avoid quarreling\, to be gentle\, and to
show perfect courtesy toward all men.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to
you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spen
d the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on t
heir way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply th
emselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be
unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who
love us in the faith.\n\nGrace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the w
orld. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put
it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the hous
e. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come
to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but
to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass awa
y\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplis
hed. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teach
es men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who doe
s them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie\; Our Righteous Father Joseph\; Ic
on of the Mother of God of Vladimir\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nB
rethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you en
dured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to
abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the p
lundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a bette
r possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confiden
ce\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that yo
u may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little w
hile\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous
one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:29-34\nAt that tim
e\, as Jesus went out of Jericho\, a great crowd followed him. And behold\,
two blind men sitting by the roadside\, when they heard that Jesus was pas
sing by\, cried out\, "Have mercy on us\, Son of David!" The crowd rebuked
them\, telling them to be silent\; but they cried out the more\, "Lord\, ha
ve mercy on us\, Son of David!" And Jesus stopped and called them\, saying\
, "What do you want me to do for you?" They said to him\, "Lord\, let our e
yes be opened." And Jesus in pity touched their eyes\, and immediately they
received their sight and followed him.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230827
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 12th Sunday of Matthew\; Pimen the Great\; Holy Martyr Phanurius\; Ant
housa the Martyr\; Poimen of Palestine\; Hosisos the Confessor\; Liverios\,
Pope of Rome\; Monica\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that
time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesu
s had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him\; but some do
ubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on ea
rth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with
you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians
6:10-17\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might
. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to stand against th
e wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood\,
but against the principalities\, against the powers\, against the world rul
ers of this present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in
the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may
be able to withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. St
and\, therefore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and having put on t
he breastplate of righteousness\, and having shod your feet with the equipm
ent of the gospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith
\, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And ta
ke the helmet of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the wor
d of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 19:16-26\nAt that time\, a young man c
ame up to Jesus\, kneeling and saying\, "Good Teacher\, what good deed must
I do\, to have eternal life?" And he said to him\, "Why do you call me goo
d? One there is who is good. If you would enter life\, keep the commandme
nts." He said to him\, "Which?" And Jesus said\, "You shall not kill\, Yo
u shall not commit adultery\, You shall not steal\, You shall not bear fals
e witness\, Honor your father and mother\, and You shall love your neighbor
as yourself." The young man said to him\, "All these I have observed\; wh
at do I still lack?" Jesus said to him\, "If you would be perfect\, go\, s
ell what you possess and give to the poor\, and you will have treasure in h
eaven\; and come\, follow me." When the young man heard this he went away
sorrowful\; for he had great possessions.\n\nAnd Jesus said to his disciple
s\, "Truly\, I say to you\, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kin
gdom of heaven. Again I tell you\, it is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When
the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished\, saying\, "Who then
can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said to them\, "With men this
is impossible\, but with God all things are possible."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Moses the Black of Scete\; Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs\; 33 Martyr
s of Nicomedea\; Job of Pochaev \; Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers \n\nEpi
stle Reading: II Corinthians 8:7-15\nBrethren\, as you excel in everything
in faith\, in utterance\, in knowledge\, in all earnestness\, and in your l
ove for us see that you excel in this gracious work also.\n\nI say this not
as a command\, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love al
so is genuine. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that thoug
h he was rich\, yet for your sake he became poor\, so that by his poverty y
ou might become rich. And in this matter I give my advice: it is best for y
ou now to complete what a year ago you began not only to do but to desire\,
so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it
out of what you have. For if the readiness is there\, it is acceptable acc
ording to what a man has\, not according to what he has not. I do not mean
that others should be eased and you burdened\, but that as a matter of equa
lity your abundance at the present time should supply their want\, so that
their abundance may supply your want\, that there may be equality. As it is
written\, "He who gathered much has nothing over\, and he who gathered lit
tle had no lack."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 3:6-12\nAt that time\, the Pharis
ees held counsel with the Herodians against Jesus\, how to destroy him. Jes
us withdrew with his disciples to the sea\, and a great multitude from Gali
lee followed\; also from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the
Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude\, hearing all that
he did\, came to him. And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for hi
m because of the crowd\, lest they should crush him\; for he had healed man
y\, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. And wheneve
r the unclean spirits beheld him\, they fell down before him and cried out\
, "You are the Son of God." And he strictly ordered them not to make him kn
own.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist Jo
hn\; Theodora of Thessaloniki\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:1-13\nAt that time\, Herod t
he tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus\; and he said to his servants\, "
This is John the Baptist\; he has been raised from the dead\; that is why t
hese powers are at work in him." For Herod had seized John and bound him an
d put him in prison\, for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\
; because John said to him\, "It is not lawful for you to have her." And th
ough he wanted to put him to death\, he feared the people\, because they he
ld him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came\, the daughter of He
rodias danced before the company and pleased Herod\, so that he promised wi
th an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother\, she
said\, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." And the k
ing was sorry\; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to
be given\; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison\, and his head was b
rought on a platter and given to the girl\, and she brought it to her mothe
r. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it\; and they went a
nd told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard this\, he withdrew from there in a boat
to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it\, they followed him
on foot from the towns.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 13:25-33\nIN THOSE DAYS\,
as John was finishing his course\, he said\, "What do you suppose that I am
? I am not he. No\, but after me one is coming\, the sandals of whose feet
I am not worthy to untie." Brethren\, sons of the family of Abraham\, and t
hose among you that fear God\, to us has been sent the message of this salv
ation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers\, because they did
not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which are r
ead every sabbath\, fulfilled these by condemning him. Though they could ch
arge him with nothing deserving death\, yet they asked Pilate to have him k
illed. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, they took
him down from the tree\, and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from th
e dead\; and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from G
alilee to Jerusalem\, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we bring
you the good news that what God promised to the fathers\, this he has fulf
illed to us their children by raising Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:14-3
0\nAt that time\, Herod the King heard about the fame of Jesus\, for his na
me had become known. He said\, "John the baptizer has been raised from the
dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." But others said\, "It
is Elijah." And others said\, "It is a prophet\, like one of the prophets o
f old." But when Herod heard of it he said\, "John\, whom I beheaded\, has
been raised." For Herod had sent and seized John\, and bound him in prison
for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because he had marri
ed her. For John said to Herod\, "It is not lawful for you to have your bro
ther's wife." And Herodias had a grudge against him\, and wanted to kill hi
m. But she could not\, for Herod feared John\, knowing that he was a righte
ous and holy man\, and kept him safe. When he heard him\, he was much perpl
exed\; and yet he heard him gladly. But an opportunity came when Herod on h
is birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the leading m
en of Galilee. For when Herodias' daughter came in and danced\, she pleased
Herod and his guests\; and the king said to the girl\, "Ask me for whateve
r you wish\, and I will grant it." And he vowed to her\, "Whatever you ask
me\, I will give you\, even half of my kingdom." And she went out\, and sai
d to her mother\, "What shall I ask?" And she said\, "The head of John the
baptizer." And she came in immediately with haste to the king\, and asked\,
saying\, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a
platter." And the king was exceedingly sorry\; but because of his oaths and
his guests he did not want to break his word to her. And immediately the k
ing sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head. He went
and beheaded him in the prison\, and brought his head on a platter\, and ga
ve it to the girl\; and the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples
heard of it\, they came and took his body\, and laid it in a tomb. The apos
tles returned to Jesus\, and told him all that they had done and taught.\n\
n
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ist John
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner\; Alexander\, John\, and Paul
the New\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Phantinos the Righteous of Calabri
a\; 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes\; 6 Martyrs of Melitene\; The Synaxis of the
Holy Hierarchs of Serbia\; The Holy New Martyrs of Serbia\; Fiacre the Herm
it of Meaux\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 9:12-15\;10:1
-7\nBrethren\, the rendering of this service not only supplies the wants of
the saints but also overflows in many thanksgivings to God. Under the test
of this service\, you will glorify God by your obedience in acknowledging
the gospel of Christ\, and by the generosity of your contribution for them
and for all others\; while they long for you and pray for you\, because of
the surpassing grace of God in you. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible
gift!\n\nI\, Paul\, myself entreat you\, by the meekness and gentleness of
Christ - I who am humble when face to face with you\, but bold to you when
I am away! - I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show bol
dness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect u
s of acting in worldly fashion. For though we live in the world we are not
carrying on a worldly war\, for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly
but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and ever
y proud obstacle to the knowledge of God\, and take every thought captive t
o obey Christ\, being ready to punish every disobedience\, when your obedie
nce is complete.\n\nLook at what is before your eyes. If any one is confide
nt that he is Christ's\, let him remind himself that as he is Christ's\, so
are we.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 3:20-27\nAt that time\, Jesus came to a ho
me\, and the crowd came together again\, so that they could not even eat. A
nd when his family heard it\, they went out to seize him\, for people were
saying\, "He is beside himself." And the scribes who came down from Jerusal
em said\, "He is possessed by Beelzebul\, and by the prince of demons he ca
sts out the demons." And he called them to him\, and said to them in parabl
es\, "How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself\
, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself\, tha
t house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himsel
f and is divided\, he cannot stand\, but is coming to an end. But no one ca
n enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods\, unless he first binds
the strong man\; then indeed he may plunder his house."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/31/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Cyprian
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage\; Gennadius Scholarus\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Aidan\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Eanswythe\, Abbess of Folk
estone\; Cuthburga the Queen\, Abbess of Wimborne\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an
earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were
the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called th
e Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Hol
ies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covere
d on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\,
and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it we
re the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we c
annot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the p
riests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\
; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\,
and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors
of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\,
Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her
house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and li
stened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and s
he went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left m
e to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\
, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one t
hing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be take
n away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice a
nd said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that
you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of G
od and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Epiphany\; Polyeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in Armenia\;
Eustratios the Wonderworker\; Peter\, Bishop of Sebaste\, brother of Basil
the Great and Gregory of Nyssa\; Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord a
nd Saviour Jesus Christ\; Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to
the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had been
taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the othe
r disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have taken
the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid him." P
eter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the tomb.
They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb f
irst\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, but
he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into the
tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\, which had been on
his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itse
lf. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\, a
nd he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, that
he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\n\
nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:7-13\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of u
s according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When h
e ascended on high he led a host of captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (
in saying\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but that he had also descende
d into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascend
ed far above all the heavens\, that he might fill all things.) And his gift
s were that some should be apostles\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, so
me pastors and teachers\, to equip the saints for the work of ministry\, fo
r building up the body of Christ\, until we all attain to the unity of the
faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the m
easure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
4:12-17\nAt that time\, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested\, he
withdrew into Galilee\; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum
by the sea\, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali\, that what was spok
en by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the l
and of Naphtali\, toward the sea\, across the Jordan\, Galilee of the Genti
les\, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light\, and for thos
e who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that t
ime Jesus began to preach\, saying\, "Repent\, for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Nilus the Ascetic of Sin
ai\; Martin\, Bishop of Tours\; Leondos Styppi\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 9:6
-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who
sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has ma
de up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a chee
rful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance
\, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abun
dance for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he give
s to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed t
o the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and
increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every w
ay for great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God
.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You
are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do m
en light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives l
ight to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they m
ay see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Thi
nk not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come n
ot to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till he
aven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law
until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these
commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of
heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hesychius the Martyr\; Our Holy Father Nicholas Planas\; Joachim of Va
topedi who was given the name Papoulakis\; Andronikos & Athanasia the Marty
rs\; Theodotos the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Cyrenia\; Euthalia the Virgin-Ma
rtyr of Sicily\; Chad\, Bishop of Lichfield\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and
Fish Allowed)\n\nOld Testament Reading: Joel 3:12-21\nLet the nations best
ir themselves\, and come up to the valley of Jehosh'aphat\; for there I wil
l sit to judge all the nations round about.\n\nPut in the sickle\, for the
harvest is ripe. Go in\, tread\, for the wine press is full. The vats ove
rflow\, for their wickedness is great.\n\nMultitudes\, multitudes\, in the
valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decis
ion. The sun and the moon are darkened\, and the stars withdraw their shin
ing.\n\nAnd the Lord roars from Zion\, and utters his voice from Jerusalem\
, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge to his peo
ple\, a stronghold to the people of Israel.\n\n"So you shall know that I am
the Lord your God\, who dwell in Zion\, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem s
hall be holy and strangers shall never again pass through it.\n\n"And in th
at day the mountains shall drip sweet wine\, and the hills shall flow with
milk\, and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water\; and a fount
ain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the valley of Shi
ttim.\n\n"Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness\,
for the violence done to the people of Judah\, because they have shed innoc
ent blood in their land. But Judah shall be inhabited for ever\, and Jerus
alem to all generations. I will avenge their blood\, and I will not clear
the guilty\, for the Lord dwells in Zion." \n\nOld Testament Reading: Joel
2:12-26\n"Yet even now\," says the Lord\, "return to me with all your heart
\, with fasting\, with weeping\, and with mourning\; and rend your hearts a
nd not your garments." Return to the Lord\, your God\, for he is gracious
and merciful\, slow to anger\, and abounding in steadfast love\, and repent
s of evil. Who knows whether he will not turn and repent\, and leave a ble
ssing behind him\, a cereal offering and a drink offering for the Lord\, yo
ur God?\n\nBlow the trumpet in Zion\; sanctify a fast\; call a solemn assem
bly\; gather the people. Sanctify the congregation\; assemble the elders\;
gather the children\, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his
room\, and the bride her chamber.\n\nBetween the vestibule and the altar le
t the priests\, the ministers of the Lord\, weep and say\, "Spare thy peopl
e\, O Lord\, and make not thy heritage a reproach\, a byword among the nati
ons. Why should they say among the peoples\, 'Where is their God?'"\n\nThe
n the Lord became jealous for his land\, and had pity on his people. The L
ord answered and said to his people\, "Behold\, I am sending to you grain\,
wine\, and oil\, and you will be satisfied\; and I will no more make you a
reproach among the nations.\n\n"I will remove the northerner far from you\
, and drive him into a parched and desolate land\, his front into the easte
rn sea\, and his rear into the western sea\; the stench and foul smell of h
im will rise\, for he has done great things.\n\n"Fear not\, O land\; be gla
d and rejoice\, for the Lord has done great things! Fear not\, you beasts
of the field\, for the pastures of the wilderness are green\; the tree bear
s its fruit\, the fig tree and vine give their full yield.\n\n"Be glad\, O
sons of Zion\, and rejoice in the Lord\, your God\; for he has given the ea
rly rain for your vindication\, he has poured down for you abundant rain\,
the early and the latter rain\, as before.\n\n"The threshing floors shall b
e full of grain\, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will restor
e to you the years which the swarming locust has eaten\, the hopper\, the d
estroyer\, and the cutter\, my great army\, which I sent among you.\n\n"You
shall eat in plenty and be satisfied\, and praise the name of the Lord you
r God\, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again
be put to shame."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose an
d went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she ente
red the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard
the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fill
ed with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are yo
u among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gran
ted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when th
e voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for j
oy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of wh
at was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifie
s the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations w
ill call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, a
nd holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and r
eturned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, hav
e this mind among yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, thoug
h he was in the form of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be
grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born
in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself an
d became obedient unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has hig
hly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, th
at at the name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to t
he glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt
that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received h
im into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's
feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much ser
ving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my siste
r has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord a
nswered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many th
ings\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall
not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised
her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the b
reasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear t
he word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today\; Martinian
of Palestine\; Apostles Aquila and Priscilla\; Eulogios\, Patriarch of Ale
xandria\; Symeon the Myrrhbearer of Serbia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthe
w 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mo
untain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshi
pped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All author
ity in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make dis
ciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have comm
anded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen.
"\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, you have obser
ved my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\, my
love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell me
at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured\; ye
t from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly
life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and impostors will
go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for you\, continu
e in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing from whom you
learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred
writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Chr
ist Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:10-14\nThe Lord said this parable\, "
Two men went up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee and the other a ta
x collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\, 'God\, I th
ank you that I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulterers\,
or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week\, I give tithes of a
ll that I get.' But the tax collector\, standing far off\, would not even
lift up his eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\, 'God\, be merci
ful to me a sinner!' I tell you\, this man went down to his house justifie
d rather than the other\; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled\,
but he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily\; Di
onysios the Orator\; Metrophanes of Mount Athos\; Methodios the Hieromartyr
\, Bishop of Lampis\; Patermuthius the Monk\; Euthymios of Karelia\; Michae
l Paknanas the Gardener\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 6:11-17\nBrethren\, you
also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
\n\nLet not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies\, to make you obey th
eir passions. Do not yield your members to sin as instruments of wickedness
\, but yield yourselves to God as men who have been brought from death to l
ife\, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will
have no dominion over you\, since you are not under law but under grace.\n
\nWhat then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By
no means! Do you not know that if you yield yourselves to any one as obedi
ent slaves\, you are slaves of the one whom you obey\, either of sin\, whic
h leads to death\, or of obedience\, which leads to righteousness? But than
ks be to God\, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient fr
om the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Matthew 8:14-23\nAt that time\, when Jesus entered Peter's ho
use\, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever\; he touched her han
d\, and the fever left her\, and she rose and served him. That evening they
brought to him many who were possessed with demons\; and he cast out the s
pirits with a word\, and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what
was spoken by the prophet Isaiah\, "He took our infirmities and bore our d
iseases."\n\nNow when Jesus saw great crowds around him\, he gave orders to
go over to the other side. And a scribe came up and said to him\, "Teacher
\, I will follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes have
holes\, and birds of the air have nests\; but the Son of man has nowhere to
lay his head." Another of the disciples said to him\, "Lord\, let me first
go and bury my father." But Jesus said to him\, "Follow me\, and leave the
dead to bury their own dead." And when he entered the boat\, his disciples
followed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gideon the New Martyr of Mo
unt Athos\; Holy Martyr Philetaerus\; Righteous Father Leondus the Archiman
drite\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 1
:5-14\nTitus\, my son\, appoint elders in every town as I directed you\, if
any man is blameless\, the husband of one wife\, and his children are beli
evers and not open to the charge of being profligate or insubordinate. For
a bishop\, as God's steward\, must be blameless\; he must not be arrogant o
r quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain\, but hospitab
le\, a lover of goodness\, master of himself\, upright\, holy\, and self-co
ntrolled\; he must hold firm to the sure word as taught\, so that he may be
able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute those who c
ontradict it. For there are many insubordinate men\, empty talkers and dece
ivers especially the circumcision party\; they must be silenced\, since the
y are upsetting whole families by teaching for base gain what they have no
right to teach. One of themselves\, a prophet of their own\, said\, "Cretan
s are always liars\, evil beasts\, lazy gluttons." This testimony is true.
Therefore rebuke them sharply\, that they may be sound in the faith\, inste
ad of giving heed to Jewish myths or to commands of men who reject the trut
h.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:24-32\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "How
hard it will be for these who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! It i
s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man
to enter the kingdom of God." And they were exceedingly astonished\, and sa
id to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "With
men it is impossible\, but not with God\; for all things are possible with
God." Peter began to say to him\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followe
d you." Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no one who has left h
ouse or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands\, for
my sake and for the gospel\, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this
time\, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands\
, with persecutions\, and in the age to come eternal life. But many that ar
e first will be last\, and the last first." And they were on the road\, goi
ng up to Jerusalem\, and Jesus was walking ahead of them\; and they were am
azed\, and those who followed were afraid.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Pentecost\; Onuphrius of Egypt\; Peter the Athonite\; Holy Martyr
Antonine\; John the Soldier of Egypt\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-
23\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors bein
g shut where the disciples were gathered\, for fear of the Jews\, Jesus cam
e and stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When he had
said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were
glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this
\, he breathed on them\, and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If yo
u forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of a
ny\, they are retained."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:1-11\nWHEN THE DAY of P
entecost had come\, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sou
nd came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind\, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fir
e\, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled w
ith the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues\, as the Spirit gav
e them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews\, devout men fr
om every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together
\, and they were bewildered\, because each one heard them speaking in his o
wn language. And they were amazed and wondered\, saying\, "Are not all thes
e who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear\, each of us in hi
s own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Me
sopotamia\, Judea and Cappadocia\, Pontos and Asia\, Phrygia and Pamphylia\
, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene\, and visitors from Rome
\, both Jews and proselytes\, Cretans and Arabians\, we hear them telling i
n our own tongues the mighty works of God." \n\nGospel Reading: John 7:37-5
2\; 8:12\nOn the last day of the feast\, the great day\, Jesus stood up and
proclaimed\, "If any one thirst\, let him come to me and drink. He who bel
ieves in me\, as the scripture has said\, 'Out of his heart shall flow rive
rs of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit\, which those who b
elieved in him were to receive\; for as yet the Spirit had not been given\,
because Jesus was not yet glorified.\n\nWhen they heard these words\, some
of the people said\, "This is really the prophet." Others said\, "This is
the Christ." But some said\, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not t
he scripture said that the Christ is descended from David\, and comes from
Bethlehem\, the village where David was?" So there was a division among the
people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him\, but no one laid hands
on him.\n\nThe officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees\
, who said to them\, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answered\, "
No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them\, "Are you le
d astray\, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believ
ed in him? But this crowd\, who do not know the law\, are accursed." Nikode
mos\, who had gone to him before\, and who was one of them\, said to them\,
"Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning
what he does?" They replied\, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and you wil
l see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to them\,
saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who follows me will not walk in
darkness\, but will have the light of life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous John Cassian the Confessor\; Basil the Confessor\; Jonah the
Righteous Martyr of Lerios\; Kyranna the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nFas
t Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: III John 1:1-15
\nThe elder to the beloved Gaius\, whom I love in the truth.\n\nBeloved\, I
pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in health\; I know
that it is well with your soul. For I greatly rejoiced when some of the br
ethren arrived and testified to the truth of your life\, as indeed you do f
ollow the truth. No greater joy can I have than this\, to hear that my chi
ldren follow the truth.\n\nBeloved\, it is a loyal thing you do when you re
nder any service to the brethren\, especially to strangers\, who have testi
fied to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on thei
r journey as befits God's service. For they have set out for his sake and
have accepted nothing from the heathen. So we ought to support such men\,
that we may be fellow workers in the truth.\n\nI have written something to
the church\; but Diotrephes\, who likes to put himself first\, does not ack
nowledge my authority. So if I come I will bring up what he is doing\, pra
ting against me with evil words. And not content with that\, he refuses hi
mself to welcome the brethren\, and also stops those who want to welcome th
em and puts them out of the church.\n\nBeloved\, do not imitate evil but im
itate good. He who does good is of God\; he who does evil has not seen God
. Demetrios has testimony from every one\, and from the truth itself\; I t
estify to him too\, and you know my testimony is true.\n\nI had much to wri
te to you\, but I would rather not write with pen and ink\; I hope to see y
ou soon\, and we will talk together face to face.\n\nPeace be to you. The
friends greet you. Greet the friends\, every one of them. \n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 19:29-40\; 22:7-39\nAt that time\, when Jesus drew near to Bethpha
ge and Bethany\, at the mount that is called Olivet\, he sent two of the di
sciples\, saying\, "Go into the village opposite\, where on entering you wi
ll find a colt tied\, on which no one has ever yet sat\; untie it and bring
it here. If any one asks you\, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say th
is\, 'The Lord has need of it.'" So those who were sent went away and foun
d it as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt\, its owners s
aid to them\, "Why are you untying the colt?" And they said\, "The Lord ha
s need of it." And they brought it to Jesus\, and throwing their garments
on the colt they set Jesus upon it. And as he rode along\, they spread the
ir garments on the road. As he was now drawing near\, at the descent of th
e Mount of Olives\, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice a
nd praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen
\, saying\, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace
in heaven and glory in the highest!" And some of the Pharisees in the mult
itude said to him\, "Teacher\, rebuke your disciples." He answered\, "I te
ll you\, if these were silent\, the very stones would cry out."\n\nThen cam
e the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrif
iced. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\; "Go and prepare the passover fo
r us\, that we may eat it." They said to him\, "Where will you have us pre
pare it?" He said to them\, "Behold\, when you have entered the city\, a m
an carrying a jar of water will meet you\; follow him into the house which
he enters\, and tell the householder\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where is
the guest room\, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?' And he
will show you a large upper room furnished\; there make ready." And they
went\, and found it as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover.\n
\nAnd when the hour came\, he sat at table\, and the apostles with him. An
d he said to them\, "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you
before I suffer\; for I tell you I shall never eat it again until it is fu
lfilled in the kingdom of God." And he took a cup\, and when he had given
thanks he said\, "Take this\, and divide it among yourselves\; for I tell y
ou that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the ki
ngdom of God comes." And he took bread\, and when he had given thanks he b
roke it and gave it to them\, saying\, "This is my body which is given for
you. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after supper\, s
aying\, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blo
od. But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. Fo
r the Son of man goes as it has been determined\; but woe to that man by wh
om he is betrayed!" And they began to question one another\, which of them
it was that would do this.\n\nA dispute also arose among them\, which of t
hem was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them\, "The kings o
f the Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; and those in authority over th
em are called benefactors. But not so with you\; rather let the greatest a
mong you become as the youngest\, and the leader as one who serves. For wh
ich is the greater\, one who sits at table\, or one who serves? Is it not
the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves.\n\nYou ar
e those who have continued with me in my trials\; and I assign to you\, as
my Father assigned to me\, a kingdom\, that you may eat and drink at my tab
le in my kingdom\, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\
n\nSimon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan demanded to have you\, that he might sift
you like wheat\, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail\;
and when you have turned again\, strengthen your brethren." And he said to
him\, "Lord\, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death." He said\
, "I tell you\, Peter\, the cock will not crow this day\, until you three t
imes deny that you know me."\n\nAnd he said to them\, "When I sent you out
with no purse or bag or sandals\, did you lack anything?" They said\, "Not
hing." He said to them\, "But now\, let him who has a purse take it\, and
likewise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one.
For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me\, 'And he was r
eckoned with transgressors'\; for what is written about me has its fulfillm
ent." And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, here are two swords." And he said to
them\, "It is enough."\n\nAnd he came out\, and went\, as was his custom\,
to the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples followed him.\n\n
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sts: The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\; G
regory the Righteous of Decapolis\; Proclus\, Archbishop of Constantinople\
n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 5:1-10\nBreth
ren\, we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed\, we have a
building from God\, a house not made with hands\, eternal in the heavens. H
ere indeed we groan\, and long to put on our heavenly dwelling\, so that by
putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this te
nt\, we sigh with anxiety\; not that we would be unclothed\, but that we wo
uld be further clothed\, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life
. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God\, who has given us the
Spirit as a guarantee.\n\nSo we are always of good courage\; we know that w
hile we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord\, for we walk by
faith\, not by sight. We are of good courage\, and we would rather be away
from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away\
, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the judgm
ent seat of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:57-62\nAt that time\, as Jesu
s was going along the road\, a man said to him\, "I will follow you whereve
r you go." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes have holes\, and birds of the air
have nests\; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." To another h
e said\, "Follow me." But he said\, "Lord\, let me first go and bury my fat
her." But he said to him\, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead\; but as
for you\, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said\, "I will follo
w you\, Lord\; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." Jesus sa
id to him\, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for
the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Gre
gory of Nyssa\; Dometian\, Bishop of Melitene\; Theosebia the Deaconess\, s
ister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa\; Markianos\, Priest and Oikono
mos of the Great Church\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:7-13\nBRETHREN\, gr
ace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Ther
efore it is said\, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives\, an
d he gave gifts to men." (in saying\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but
that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who desce
nded is he who also ascended far above all the heavens\, that he might fill
all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles\, some prophe
ts\, some evangelists\, some pastors and teachers\, to equip the saints for
the work of ministry\, for building up the body of Christ\, until we all a
ttain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to
mature manhood\, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch\, who ha
d been reproved by John for Herodias\, his brother's wife\, and for all the
evil things that Herod had done\, added this to them all\, that he shut up
John in prison. Now when all the people were baptized\, and when Jesus als
o had been baptized and was praying\, the heaven was opened\, and the Holy
Spirit descended upon him in bodily form\, as a dove\, and a voice came fro
m heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Simon the Zealot & Apostle\; Laurence of Egypt\; Isodora of Egypt\n\nE
pistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apost
les as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a
spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's s
ake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are
held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thi
rst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working wi
th our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; w
hen slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as th
e refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this
to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For thou
gh you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For
I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\
, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:12-19\nAt that time\, Jesus
went out to the mountain to pray\; and all night he continued in prayer to
God. And when it was day\, he called his disciples\, and chose from them t
welve\, whom he named apostles\; Simon\, whom he named Peter\, and Andrew h
is brother\, and James and John\, and Philip\, and Bartholomew\, and Matthe
w\, and Thomas\, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Simon who was called t
he Zealot\, and Judas the son of James\, and Judas Iscariot\, who became a
traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a level place\, with a gre
at crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea an
d Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and t
o be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean sp
irits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came fo
rth from him and healed them all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\, and Basiliscus\; Theodoretos
the Holy Martyr of Antioch\; Nonnita\, mother of Saint David\n\nFast Day (D
airy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Jud. 1:11-25\nBeloved\,
woe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Cain\, and abandon themse
lves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and perish in Korah's rebelli
on. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as they boldly carouse toget
her\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds\, carried along by winds\
; fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild waves of th
e sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\; wandering stars for whom t
he nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for ever.\n\nIt was of these
also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied\, saying\, "
Behold\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execute judgment on all\,
and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which the
y have committed in such an ungodly way\, and of all the harsh things which
ungodly sinners have spoken against him." These are grumblers\, malconten
ts\, following their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flattering peop
le to gain advantage.\n\nBut you must remember\, beloved\, the predictions
of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\, "In the last
time there will be scoffers\, following their own ungodly passions." It is
these who set up divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the Spirit. But y
ou\, beloved\, build yourselves up on your most holy faith\; pray in the Ho
ly Spirit\; keep yourselves in the love of God\; wait for the mercy of our
Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some\, who doubt\; save
some\, by snatching them out of the fire\; on some have mercy with fear\, h
ating even the garment spotted by the flesh.\n\nNow to him who is able to k
eep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence
of his glory with rejoicing\, to the only God\, our Savior through Jesus C
hrist our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\, before all
time and now and for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 23:1-31\, 33\, 4
4-56\nAt that time\, the chief priests\, the scribes\, and elders of the pe
ople brought Jesus before Pilate. And they began to accuse him\, saying\,
"We found this man perverting our nation\, and forbidding us to give tribut
e to Caesar\, and saying that he himself is Christ a king." And Pilate ask
ed him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him\, "You have s
aid so." And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes\, "I find
no crime in this man." But they were urgent\, saying\, "He stirs up the p
eople\, teaching throughout all Judea\, from Galilee even to this place."\n
\nWhen Pilate heard this\, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And wh
en he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction\, he sent him over t
o Herod\, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus\
, he was very glad\, for he had long desired to see him\, because he had he
ard about him\, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. So he ques
tioned him at some length\; but he made no answer. The chief priests and t
he scribes stood by\, vehemently accusing him. And Herod with his soldiers
treated him with contempt and mocked him\; then\, arraying him in gorgeous
apparel\, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became friends
with each other that very day\, for before this they had been at enmity wi
th each other.\n\nPilate then called together the chief priests and the rul
ers and the people\, and said to them\, "You brought me this man as one who
was perverting the people\; and after examining him before you\, behold\,
I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him\; neither
did Herod\, for he sent him back to us. Behold\, nothing deserving death
has been done by him\; I will therefore chastise him and release him." Now
he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival.\n\nBut they all
cried out together\, "Away with this man\, and release to us Barabbas" -- a
man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the cit
y\, and for murder. Pilate addressed them once more\, desiring to release
Jesus\; but they shouted out\, "Crucify\, crucify him!" A third time he sa
id to them\, "Why\, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime de
serving death\; I will therefore chastise him and release him." But they w
ere urgent\, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And th
eir voices prevailed. So Pilate gave sentence that their demand should be
granted. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrect
ion and murder\, whom they asked for\; but Jesus he delivered up to their w
ill.\n\nAnd as they led him away\, they seized one Simon of Cyrene\, who wa
s coming in from the country\, and laid on him the cross\, to carry it behi
nd Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the people\, and of
women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning to them said\, "Dau
ghters of Jerusalem\, do not weep for me\, but weep for yourselves and for
your children. For behold\, the days are coming when they will say\, 'Bles
sed are the barren\, and the wombs that never bore\, and the breasts that n
ever gave suck!' Then they will begin to say to the mountains\, 'Fall on u
s'\; and to the hills\, 'Cover us.' For if they do this when the wood is g
reen\, what will happen when it is dry?"\n\nAnd when they came to the place
which is called The Skull\, there they crucified him\, and the criminals\,
one on the right and one on the left.\n\nIt was now about the sixth hour\,
and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour\, while th
e sun's light failed\; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then
Jesus\, crying with a loud voice\, said\, "Father\, into your hands I comm
it my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last. Now when the ce
nturion saw what had taken place\, he praised God\, and said\, "Certainly t
his man was innocent!" And all the multitudes who assembled to see the sig
ht\, when they saw what had taken place\, returned home beating their breas
ts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Gali
lee stood at a distance and saw these things.\n\nNow there was a man named
Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council\,
a good and righteous man\, who had not consented to their purpose and deed
\, and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and
asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a line
n shroud\, and laid him in a rock hewn tomb\, where no one had ever yet bee
n laid. It was the day of Preparation\, and the sabbath was beginning. Th
e women who had come with him from Galilee followed\, and saw the tomb\, an
d how his body was laid\; then they returned\, and prepared spices and oint
ments.\n\nOn the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Peter and Paul\, the Holy Apostles\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatin
s Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to h
is disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Pete
r\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him
"Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs.
" A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?"
He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\,
"Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, d
o you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\,
"Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you k
now that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where
you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and an
other will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he s
aid to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said t
o him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple wh
om Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had sai
d\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, h
e said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it
is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!"
So\, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not di
e\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my
will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disc
iple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these thi
ngs\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many othe
r things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose
that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 11:21-33\;12:1-9\nBrethren\, whate
ver anyone dares to boast of -- I am speaking as a fool -- I also dare to b
oast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are
they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ? I am a b
etter one -- I am talking like a madman -- with far greater labors\, far mo
re imprisonments\, with countless beatings\, and often near death. Five tim
es I have received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Thre
e times I have been beaten with rods\; once I was stoned. Three times I hav
e been shipwrecked\; a night and a day I have been adrift at sea\; on frequ
ent journeys\, in danger from rivers\, danger from robbers\, danger from my
own people\, danger from Gentiles\, danger in the city\, danger in the wil
derness\, danger at sea\, danger from false brethren\; in toil and hardship
\, through many a sleepless night\, in hunger and thirst\, often without fo
od\, in cold and exposure. And\, apart from other things\, there is the dai
ly pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. Who is weak\, and I
am not weak? Who is made to fall\, and I am not indignant?\n\nIf I must bo
ast\, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. The God and Father
of the Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows that I do not lie. A
t Damascus\, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in
order to seize me\, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the
wall\, and escaped his hands.\n\nI must boast\; there is nothing to be gai
ned by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know
a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -
- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows. And I k
now that this man was caught up into Paradise -- whether in the body or out
of the body I do not know\, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot b
e told\, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast\, but
on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wi
sh to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth. Bu
t I refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in m
e or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance o
f revelations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan\,
to harass me\, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the
Lord about this\, that it should leave me\; but he said to me\, "My grace
is sufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will a
ll the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may re
st upon me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-19\nAt that time\, when Jesus
came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, "Who
do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said\, "Some say John the Bap
tist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He
said to them\, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied\, "You a
re the Christ\, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him\, "Bless
ed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to y
ou\, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you\, you are Peter\, and o
n this rock I will build my church\, and the gates of Hades shall not preva
il against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and what
ever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis\; Nikon Metanoeite\; Stylianos the
Monk of Paphlagonia\; George the New Martyr of Chios\; Akakios of Sinai wh
o is mentioned in The Ladder\; Innocent of Irkutsk\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistl
e Reading: I Thessalonians 2:14-20\nBrethren\, you became imitators of the
churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judea\; for you suffered the s
ame things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews\, who killed
both the Lord Jesus and the prophets\, and drove us out\, and displease God
and oppose all men by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they
may be saved - so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God'
s wrath has come upon them at last! But since we were bereft of you\, breth
ren\, for a short time\, in person not in heart\, we endeavored the more ea
gerly and with great desire to see you face to face\; because we wanted to
come to you - I\, Paul\, again and again - but Satan hindered us. For what
is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming
? Is it not you? For you are our glory and joy.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:
12-28\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A nobleman went into a far country to
receive a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his servants\, he gave th
em ten pounds\, and said to them\, 'Trade with these till I come.' But his
citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him\, saying\, 'We do not want
this man to reign over us.' When he returned\, having received the kingdom
\, he commanded these servants\, to whom he had given the money\, to be cal
led to him\, that he might know what they had gained by trading. The first
came before him\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has made ten pounds more.' An
d he said to him\, 'Well done\, good servant! Because you have been faithfu
l in a very little\, you shall have authority over ten cities.' And the sec
ond came\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has made five pounds.' And he said t
o him\, 'And you are to be over five cities.' Then another came\, saying\,
'Lord\, here is your pound\, which I kept laid away in a napkin\; for I was
afraid of you\, because you are a severe man\; you take up what you did no
t lay down\, and reap what you did not sow.' He said to him\, 'I will conde
mn you out of your own mouth\, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a se
vere man\, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow
? Why then did you not put my money into the bank\, and at my coming I shou
ld have collected it with interest?' And he said to those who stood by\, 'T
ake the pound from him\, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.' (And t
hey said to him\, 'Lord\, he has ten pounds!') 'I tell you\, that to every
one who has will more be given\; but from him who has not\, even what he ha
s will be taken away. But as for these enemies of mine\, who did not want m
e to reign over them\, bring them here and slay them before me.'" And when
he had said this\, he went on ahead\, going up to Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Heiromartyr Antipas\, Bishop of Pergamum\; Pharmuthios the Anchorite\;
Guthlac the Hermit of Crowland\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Is
aiah 48:17-49:4\nThus says the LORD\, your Redeemer\, the Holy One of Israe
l: "I am the LORD your God\, who teaches you to profit\, who leads you in t
he way you should go. O that you had hearkened to my commandments! Then yo
ur peace would have been like a river\, and your righteousness like the wav
es of the sea\; your offspring would have been like the sand\, and your des
cendants like its grains\; their name would never be cut off or destroyed f
rom before me."\n\nGo forth from Babylon\, flee from Chaldea\, declare this
with a shout of joy\, proclaim it\, send it forth to the end of the earth\
; say\, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!" They thirsted not when
he led them through the deserts\; he made water flow for them from the rock
\; he cleft the rock and the water gushed out. "There is no peace\," says
the LORD\, "for the wicked."\n\nListen to me\, O coastlands\, and hearken\,
you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb\, from the body of
my mother he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword\, in the
shadow of his hand he hid me\; he made me a polished arrow\, in his quiver
he hid me away. And he said to me\, "You are my servant\, Israel\, in whom
I will be glorified." But I said\, "I have labored in vain\, I have spent
my strength for nothing and vanity\; yet surely my right is with the LORD\
, and my recompense with my God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 27:1-41
\nWhen Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see\, he ca
lled Esau his older son\, and said to him\, "My son"\; and he answered\, "H
ere I am." He said\, "Behold\, I am old\; I do not know the day of my deat
h. Now then\, take your weapons\, your quiver and your bow\, and go out to
the field\, and hunt game for me\, and prepare for me savory food\, such a
s I love\, and bring it to me that I may eat\; that I may bless you before
I die." Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So whe
n Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it\, Rebekah said to he
r son Jacob\, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau\, 'Bring me
game\, and prepare for me savory food\, that I may eat it\, and bless you b
efore the LORD before I die.' Now therefore\, my son\, obey my word as I c
ommand you. Go to the flock\, and fetch me two good kids\, that I may prep
are from them savory food for your father\, such as he loves\; and you shal
l bring it to your father to eat\, so that he may bless you before he dies.
" But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother\, "Behold\, my brother Esau is a ha
iry man\, and I am a smooth man. Perhaps my father will feel me\, and I sh
all seem to be mocking him\, and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessi
ng." His mother said to him\, "Upon me be your curse\, my son\; only obey
my word\, and go\, fetch them to me." So he went and took them and brought
them to his mother\; and his mother prepared savory food\, such as his fat
her loved. Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son\, whi
ch were with her in the house\, and put them on Jacob her younger son\; and
the skins of the kids she put upon his hands and upon the smooth part of h
is neck\; and she gave the savory food and the bread\, which she had prepar
ed\, into the hand of her son Jacob.\n\nSo he went in to his father\, and s
aid\, "My father"\; and he said\, "Here I am\; who are you\, my son?" Jaco
b said to his father\, "I am Esau your first-born. I have done as you told
me\; now sit up and eat of my game\, that you may bless me." But Isaac sai
d to his son\, "How is it that you have found it so quickly\, my son?" He a
nswered\, "Because the LORD your God granted me success." Then Isaac said
to Jacob\, "Come near\, that I may feel you\, my son\, to know whether you
are really my son Esau or not." So Jacob went near to Isaac his father\, w
ho felt him and said\, "The voice is Jacob's voice\, but the hands are the
hands of Esau." And he did not recognize him\, because his hands were hair
y like his brother Esau's hands\; so he blessed him. He said\, "Are you re
ally my son Esau?" He answered\, "I am." Then he said\, "Bring it to me\,
that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it to him\, a
nd he ate\; and he brought him wine\, and he drank. Then his father Isaac
said to him\, "Come near and kiss me\, my son." So he came near and kissed
him\; and he smelled the smell of his garments\, and blessed him\, and sai
d\, "See\, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD ha
s blessed! May God give you of the dew of heaven\, and of the fatness of t
he earth\, and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you\, and natio
ns bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers\, and may your mother's sons
bow down to you. Cursed be every one who curses you\, and blessed be every
one who blesses you!"\n\nAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob\, wh
en Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father\, Esau
his brother came in from his hunting. He also prepared savory food\, and
brought it to his father. And he said to his father\, "Let my father arise\
, and eat of his son's game\, that you may bless me." His father Isaac sai
d to him\, "Who are you?" He answered\, "I am your son\, your first-born\,
Esau." Then Isaac trembled violently\, and said\, "Who was it then that hu
nted game and brought it to me\, and I ate it all before you came\, and I h
ave blessed him? - Yes\, and he shall be blessed." When Esau heard the wor
ds of his father\, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry\,
and said to his father\, "Bless me\, even me also\, O my father!" But he s
aid\, "Your brother came with guile\, and he has taken away your blessing."
Esau said\, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me thes
e two times. He took away my birthright\; and behold\, now he has taken awa
y my blessing." Then he said\, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"
Isaac answered Esau\, "Behold\, I have made him your lord\, and all his bro
thers I have given to him for servants\, and with grain and wine I have sus
tained him. What then can I do for you\, my son?" Esau said to his father\
, "Have you but one blessing\, my father? Bless me\, even me also\, O my fa
ther." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. Then Isaac his father answer
ed him: "Behold\, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be
\, and away from the dew of heaven on high. By your sword you shall live\,
and you shall serve your brother\; but when you break loose you shall brea
k his yoke from your neck." Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing w
ith which his father had blessed him\, and Esau said to himself\, "The days
of mourning for my father are approaching\; then I will kill my brother Ja
cob."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 19:16-25\nHe who keeps the command
ment keeps his life\; he who despises the word will die. He who is kind to
the poor lends to the LORD\, and he will repay him for his deed. Discipli
ne your son while there is hope\; do not set your heart on his destruction.
A man of great wrath will pay the penalty\; for if you deliver him\, you
will only have to do it again. Listen to advice and accept instruction\, t
hat you may gain wisdom for the future. Many are the plans in the mind of
a man\, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established. What i
s desired in a man is loyalty\, and a poor man is better than a liar. The
fear of the LORD leads to life\; and he who has it rests satisfied\; he wil
l not be visited by harm. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish\, and w
ill not even bring it back to his mouth. Strike a scoffer\, and the simple
will learn prudence\; reprove a man of understanding\, and he will gain kn
owledge.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pamphilus the Martyr & his Companions\; Flavianos\, Patriarch of Const
antinople\; Romanos the Younger\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 3
:1-18\nBeloved\, this is now the second letter that I have written to you\,
and in both of them I have aroused your sincere mind by way of reminder\;
that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the comma
ndment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles. First of all you must
understand this\, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing\,
following their own passions and saying\, "Where is the promise of his com
ing? For ever since the fathers fell asleep\, all things have continued as
they were from the beginning of creation." They deliberately ignore this
fact\, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago\, and an earth form
ed out of water and by means of water\, through which the world that then e
xisted was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the heave
ns and earth that now exist have been stored up for fire\, being kept until
the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.\n\nBut do not ignore t
his one fact\, beloved\, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years\
, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise
as some count slowness\, but is forbearing toward you\, not wishing that an
y should perish\, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the
Lord will come like a thief\, and then the heavens will pass away with a l
oud noise\, and the elements will be dissolved with fire\, and the earth an
d the works that are upon it will be burned up.\n\nSince all these things a
re thus to be dissolved\, what sort of persons ought you to be in lives of
holiness and godliness\, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of
God\, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved\, and the
elements will melt with fire! But according to his promise we wait for ne
w heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.\n\nTherefore\, bel
oved\, since you wait for these\, be zealous to be found by him without spo
t or blemish\, and at peace. And count the forbearance of our Lord as salv
ation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisd
om given him\, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are s
ome things in them hard to understand\, which the ignorant and unstable twi
st to their own destruction\, as they do the other scriptures. You therefo
re\, beloved\, knowing this beforehand\, beware lest you be carried away wi
th the error of lawless men and lose your own stability. But grow in the g
race and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glor
y both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:24
-31\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "In those days\, after that tribulati
on\, the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, and
the stars will be falling from heaven\, and the powers in the heavens will
be shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with gre
at power and glory. And he will send out the angels\, and gather his elect
from the four winds\, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. F
rom the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and
puts forth its leaves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when you
see these things taking place\, you know he is near\, at the very gates. T
ruly\, I say to you\, this generation will not pass away before all these t
hings take place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not
pass away."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples\; Anatolios & Pr
otoleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George\; Luke the New
Martyr of Mytilene\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 10:12-2
0\n When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem
he will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty
pride. For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it\, and by m
y wisdom\, for I have understanding\; I have removed the boundaries of peop
les\, and have plundered their treasures\; like a bull I have brought down
those who sat on thrones. My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the
peoples\; and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken so I have gathered
all the earth\; and there was none that moved a wing\, or opened the mouth
\, or chirped." Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it\, or
the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield
him who lifts it\, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! There
fore the Lord\, the LORD of hosts\, will send wasting sickness among his st
out warriors\, and under his glory a burning will be kindled\, like the bur
ning of fire. The light of Israel will become a fire\, and his Holy One a
flame\; and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day. The
glory of his forest and of his fruitful land the LORD will destroy\, both s
oul and body\, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away. The remnant
of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child can write them down.
In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob
will no more lean upon him that smote them\, but will lean upon the LORD\,
the Holy One of Israel\, in truth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 7:6-9
\n Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the ea
rth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went
into the ark\, to escape the waters of the flood. Of clean animals\, and o
f animals that are not clean\, and of birds\, and of everything that creeps
on the ground\, two and two\, male and female\, went into the ark with Noa
h\, as God had commanded Noah.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 9:12-18\n
If you are wise\, you are wise for yourself\; if you scoff\, you alone will
bear it. A foolish woman is noisy\; she is wanton and knows no shame. Sh
e sits at the door of her house\, she takes a seat on the high places of th
e town\, calling to those who pass by\, who are going straight on their way
\, "Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" And to him who is without s
ense she says\, "Stolen water is sweet\, and bread eaten in secret is plea
sant." But he does not know that the dead are there\, that her guests are
in the depths of Sheol.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Luke\; Philip the Apostle\; Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop
of Thessaloniki\; Holy Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra\; Justinian t
he Emperor and his wife Theodora\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt
that time\, being raised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the dis
ciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon
Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of
Zebedee\, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said
to them\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." T
hey went out and got into the boat\; but that night they caught nothing. Ju
st as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disciples did n
ot know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fi
sh?" They answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right
side of the boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they
were not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. The disciple whom
Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that i
t was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and
sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging t
he net full of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but about a hun
dred yards off.\n\nWhen they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire the
re\, with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of
the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled
the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\;
and although there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\
, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who
are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gav
e it to them\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus
was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistl
e Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostles a
s last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a spec
tacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\,
but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are held
in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst\,
we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with ou
r own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when s
landered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the ref
use of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to m
ake you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though yo
u have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I bec
ame your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be
imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:25-37\nAt that time\, a lawyer
stood up to put Jesus to the test\, saying\, "Teacher\, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?" He said to him\, "What is written in the law? How do
you read?" And he answered\, "You shall love the Lord your God with all yo
ur heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all your strength\, and with a
ll your mind\; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him\, "You ha
ve answered right\; do this\, and you will live." \n\n But he\, desiring to
justify himself\, said to Jesus\, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied\
, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho\, and he fell among robbe
rs\, who stripped him and beat him\, and departed\, leaving him half dead.
Now by chance a priest was going down that road\; and when he saw him he pa
ssed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite\, when he came to the place
and saw him\, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan\, as he journey
ed\, came to where he was\; and when he saw him\, he had compassion\, and w
ent to him and bound up his wounds\, pouring on oil and wine\; then he set
him on his own beast and brought him to an inn\, and took care of him. And
the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper\, sayin
g\, 'Take care of him\; and whatever more you spend\, I will repay you when
I come back.' Which of these three\, do you think\, proved neighbor to the
man who fell among the robbers?" He said\, "The one who showed mercy on hi
m." And Jesus said to him\, "Go and do likewise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose
and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she en
tered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth hear
d the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fi
lled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are
you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gr
anted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when
the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for
joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of
what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnif
ies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarde
d the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations
will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\,
and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and
returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the fi
rst covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a te
nt was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table
and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the se
cond curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden alt
ar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\,
which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budde
d\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory ov
ershadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continually into
the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the second only
the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking bloo
d which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\;
and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister
called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But
Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "
Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell
her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you ar
e anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has c
hosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he sai
d this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed i
s the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\,
"Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Thursday\; The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus\; John the Martyr
of Romania\; Memnon the Wonderworker\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
2:38-43\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent and be baptized
every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your s
ins\; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is
to you and to your children and to all that are far off\, every one whom t
he Lord our God calls to him." And he testified with many other words and e
xhorted them\, saying\, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So
those who received his word were baptized\, and there were added that day a
bout three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' tea
ching and fellowship\, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear c
ame upon every soul\; and many wonders and signs were done through the apos
tles.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:1-15\nAt that time\, there was a man of the
Pharisees\, named Nikodemos\, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus
by night and said to him\, "Rabbi\, we know that you are a teacher come fro
m God\; for no one can do these signs that you do\, unless God is with him.
" Jesus answered him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless one is born f
rom above\, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nikodemos said to him\, "How
can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his moth
er's womb and be born?" Jesus answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, un
less one is born of water and the Spirit\, he cannot enter the kingdom of G
od. That which is born of the flesh is flesh\, and that which is born of th
e Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you\, 'You must be born fr
om above.' The Spirit blows where it wills\, and you hear the sound of it\,
and you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes\; so it is with eve
ryone who is born of the Spirit." Nikodemos said to him\, "How can this be?
" Jesus answered him\, "Are you a teacher of Israel\, and yet you do not un
derstand this? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, we speak of what we know\, an
d bear witness to what we have seen\; but you do not receive our testimony.
If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe\, how can you bel
ieve if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven but he
who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses l
ifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of man be lifted u
p\, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Luke\; Sabbas the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Diogenes\; P
hilotheos the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Nektarios the Bulgarian \n\nFast D
ay (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath w
as past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\, boug
ht spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the
first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And th
ey were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from t
he door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled
back\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man
sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed
. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, w
ho was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place where they
laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before y
ou to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they went ou
t and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come upon the
m\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\
, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\
, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Chr
ist Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we li
ve by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-con
ceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if
a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore
him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted.
Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 13:10-17\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in one of the syn
agogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity
for eighteen years\; she was bent over and could not fully straighten hers
elf. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her and said to her\, "Woman\, you
are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her\, and immedi
ately she was made straight\, and she praised God. But the ruler of the syn
agogue\, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath\, said to the pe
ople\, "There are six days on which work ought to be done\; come on those d
ays and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him
\, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his
donkey from the manger\, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this
woman\, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years\, be loos
ed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this\, all his adversarie
s were put to shame\; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious thing
s that were done by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; 3 Virgin-martyrs of Chios\; 5 Nuns b
eheaded in Persia: Thecla\, Mariamne\, Martha\, Mary\, & Enmatha\; Righteo
us Father Columba of Iona\; Righteous Father Cyril of Belozersk\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 25:13-19\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrive
d at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as they stayed there many days\, Festu
s laid Paul's case before the king\, saying\, "There is a man left prisoner
by Felix\; and when I was at Jerusalem\, the chief priests and the elders
of the Jews gave information about him\, asking for sentence against him. I
answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any one
before the accused met the accusers face to face\, and had opportunity to m
ake his defense concerning the charge laid against him. When therefore they
came together here\, I made no delay\, but on the next day took my seat on
the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in. When the accusers stood
up\, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed\; but
they had certain points of dispute with him about their own superstition an
d about one Jesus\, who was dead\, but whom Paul asserted to be alive."\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 16:23-33\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Truly\, tr
uly\, I say to you\, if you ask anything of the Father\, he will give it to
you in my name. Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name\; ask\, and you
will receive\, that your joy may be full.\n\n"I have said this to you in f
igures\; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures
but tell you plainly of the Father. In that day you will ask in my name\; a
nd I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you\; for the Fathe
r himself loves you\, because you have loved me and have believed that I ca
me from the Father. I came from the Father and have come into the world\; a
gain\, I am leaving the world and going to the Father."\n\nHis disciples sa
id\, "Ah\, now you are speaking plainly\, not in any figure! Now we know th
at you know all things\, and need none to question you\; by this we believe
that you came from God." Jesus answered them\, "Do you now believe? The ho
ur is coming\, indeed it has come\, when you will be scattered\, every man
to his home\, and will leave me alone\; yet I am not alone\, for the Father
is with me. I have said this to you\, that in me you may have peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen\, Archdeacon & First Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; The
odore the Confessor\, brother of Saint Theophanes the Poet\; Theodore\, Pat
riarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-
5\,47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great won
ders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the syn
agogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of t
he Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed w
ith Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with wh
ich he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard
him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up th
e people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized
him and brought him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who sa
id\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the
law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy th
is place\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And ga
zing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the fac
e of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said
: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father
Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said
to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land
which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, a
nd lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed him from there i
nto this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance
in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in posses
sion and to his posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it wa
s Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in ho
uses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and ear
th my footstool. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what
is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You s
tiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist th
e Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did n
ot your fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand t
he coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\,
you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNo
w when they heard these things they were enraged\, and they ground their te
eth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and s
aw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he
said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at
the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped th
eir ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city a
nd stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a
young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord
Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\
, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, h
e fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-42\nThe Lord said this para
ble\, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge aro
und it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to
tenants\, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew nea
r\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenant
s took his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Aga
in he sent other servants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to
them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, saying 'They will respect my son.
' But when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the
heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him
and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner
of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him
\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the viney
ard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus
said to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone whic
h the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lo
rd's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Saturday after Pascha\; Isidore the Martyr of Chios\; Holy Hieroma
rtyr Therapontus\; Holy New Martyrs Mark and John\; Leontius\, Patriarch of
Jerusalem\; Serapion the Holy Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 9:19-31\nIn
those days\, Saul was with the disciples at Damascus. And in the synagogues
immediately he proclaimed Jesus\, saying\, "He is the Son of God." And all
who heard him were amazed\, and said\, "is not this the man who made havoc
in Jerusalem of those who called on this name? And he has come here for th
is purpose\, to bring them bound before the chief priests." But Saul increa
sed all the more in strength\, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascu
s by proving that Jesus was the Christ. When many days had passed\, the Jew
s plotted to kill him\, but their plot became known to Saul. They were watc
hing the gates day and night\, to kill him\; but his disciples took him by
night and let him down over the wall\, lowering him in a basket. And when h
e had come to Jerusalem he attempted to join the disciples\; and they were
all afraid of him\, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. But Ba
rnabas took him\, and brought him to the apostles\, and declared to them ho
w on the road he had seen the Lord\, who spoke to him\, and how at Damascus
he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. So he went in and out among t
hem at Jerusalem\, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke a
nd disputed against the Hellenists\; but they were seeking to kill him. And
when the brethren knew it\, they brought him down to Caesarea\, and sent h
im off to Tarsus. So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samari
a had peace and was built up\; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in t
he comfort of the Holy Spirit it was multiplied.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15
:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to l
ove one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me before
it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\; b
ut because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, th
erefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A ser
vant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will pe
rsecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all th
is they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him who sen
t me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but
now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father al
so. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, they wo
uld not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me wi
thout a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to yo
u from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father
\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you ha
ve been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep yo
u from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, th
e hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service t
o God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\, Rufus\, Asyncritu
s\, Phlegon\, and Hermes\; The Holy New Martyr John the Ship-Builder who wa
s martyred in Kos\; Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves\; Celestine\, Pope
of Rome\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 45:11-17\nThus say
s the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, and his Maker: "Will you question me
about my children\, or command me concerning the work of my hands? I made
the earth\, and created man upon it\; it was my hands that stretched out th
e heavens\, and I commanded all their host. I have aroused him in righteou
sness\, and I will make straight all his ways\; he shall build my city and
set my exiles free\, not for price or reward\," says the LORD of hosts. \n
\n Thus says the LORD: "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia
\, and the Sabeans\, men of stature\, shall come over to you and be yours\,
they shall follow you\; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you
. They will make supplication to you\, saying: 'God is with you only\, and
there is no other\, no god besides him.'" Truly\, thou art a God who hides
t thyself\, O God of Israel\, the Savior. All of them are put to shame and
confounded\, the makers of idols go in confusion together. But Israel is
saved by the LORD with everlasting salvation\; you shall not be put to sham
e or confounded to all eternity.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 22:1-18\
n After these things God tested Abraham\, and said to him\, "Abraham!" And
he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Take your son\, your only son Isaac\, wh
om you love\, and go to the land of Moriah\, and offer him there as a burnt
offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." So Abraham
rose early in the morning\, saddled his ass\, and took two of his young me
n with him\, and his son Isaac\; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering
\, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. On the third
day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. Then Abraham s
aid to his young men\, "Stay here with the ass\; I and the lad will go yond
er and worship\, and come again to you." And Abraham took the wood of the
burnt offering\, and laid it on Isaac his son\; and he took in his hand the
fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to
his father Abraham\, "My father! "And he said\, "Here am I\, my son." He s
aid\, "Behold\, the fire and the wood\; but where is the lamb for a burnt o
ffering?" Abraham said\, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt of
fering\, my son." So they went both of them together. \n\n When they came
to the place of which God had told him\, Abraham built an altar there\, and
laid the wood in order\, and bound Isaac his son\, and laid him on the alt
ar\, upon the wood. Then Abraham put forth his hand\, and took the knife t
o slay his son. But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven\, and
said\, "Abraham\, Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Do not l
ay your hand on the lad or do anything to him\; for now I know that you fea
r God\, seeing you have not withheld your son\, your only son\, from me."
And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked\, and behold\, behind him was a r
am\, caught in a thicket by his horns\; and Abraham went and took the ram\,
and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham call
ed the name of that place The LORD will provide\; as it is said to this day
\, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." And the angel of the L
ORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven\, and said\, "By myself I h
ave sworn\, says the LORD\, because you have done this\, and have not withh
eld your son\, your only son\, I will indeed bless you\, and I will multipl
y your descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the s
eashore. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies\, and
by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves\,
because you have obeyed my voice."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 17:17
-18:5\nA friend loves at all times\, and a brother is born for adversity.
A man without sense gives a pledge\, and becomes surety in the presence of
his neighbor. He who loves transgression loves strife\; he who makes his d
oor high seeks destruction. A man of crooked mind does not prosper\, and o
ne with a perverse tongue falls into calamity. A stupid son is a grief to
a father\; and the father of a fool has no joy. A cheerful heart is a good
medicine\, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. A wicked man accepts
a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice. A man of understan
ding sets his face toward wisdom\, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends o
f the earth. A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her
who bore him. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good\; to flog no
ble men is wrong. He who restrains his words has knowledge\, and he who ha
s a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is
considered wise\; when he closes his lips\, he is deemed intelligent.\n\n
He who is estranged seeks pretexts to break out against all sound judgment
. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding\, but only in expressing his o
pinion. When wickedness comes\, contempt comes also\; and with dishonor co
mes disgrace. The words of a man's mouth are deep waters\; the fountain of
wisdom is a gushing stream. It is not good to be partial to a wicked man\
, or to deprive a righteous man of justice.\n\n
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itus\, Phlegon\, and Hermes
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nikitas the Great Martyr\; Philotheos the Righteous\; Bessarion of Lar
issa\; Righteous Father Symeon\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; John the New
Martyr of Sfakion\, Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; Porphyrios the A
ctor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\nBrethren\
, now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake\, and in my flesh I complete
what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body\, that is
\, the church\, of which I became a minister according to the divine office
which was given to me for you\, to make the word of God fully known\, the
mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints
. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the rich
es of the glory of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of glor
y. Him we proclaim\, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom
\, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil\, strivi
ng with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me. For I want you
to know how greatly I strive for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the
midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of m
en\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synag
ogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to
bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do
not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you
are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\
, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver
up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will rise aga
inst parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for
my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agatha the Martyr\; Polyeuktos\, Patriarch Of Constantinople\; Antonio
s the New Martyr of Athens\; Theodosios\, Archbishop of Chernigov\; Afterfe
ast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Theodosios o
f Antioch\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 5:14-23\nBrethren\, we exhort
you\, admonish the idlers\, encourage the fainthearted\, help the weak\, b
e patient with them all. See that none of you repays evil for evil\, but al
ways seek to do good to one another and to all. Rejoice always\, pray const
antly\, give thanks in all circumstances\; for this is the will of God in C
hrist Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit\, do not despise prophesying\
, but test everything\; hold fast what is good\, abstain from every form of
evil. May the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly\; and may your spir
it and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:3-10\nThe Lord said\, "Take heed t
o yourselves\; if your brother sins\, rebuke him\, and if he repents\, forg
ive him\; and if he sins against you seven times in the day\, and turns to
you seven times\, and says\, 'I repent\,' you must forgive him." The apostl
es said to the Lord\, "Increase our faith!" And the Lord said\, "If you had
faith as a grain of mustard seed\, you could say to this sycamore tree\, '
Be rooted up\, and be planted in the sea\,' and it would obey you. Will any
one of you\, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep\, say to him when
he has come in from the field\, 'Come at once and sit down at table?'" Will
he not rather say to him\, 'Prepare supper for me\, and gird yourself and
serve me\, till I eat and drink\; and afterward you shall eat and drink?' D
oes he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also\, w
hen you have done all that is commanded you\, say\, 'We are unworthy servan
ts\; we have only done what was our duty.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasius of Mount Athos\; Righteous Father Lampadus the Wonderworker
\; Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monastery\; Uncovering of the
Holy Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\n\nEpistle Reading
: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, jo
y\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, se
lf-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ
Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live b
y the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit
\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a m
an is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him
in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Be
ar one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things have be
en delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the Fathe
r\, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son
chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, an
d I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I
am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls. For
my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander\; Kalliope the Martyr\
; Melania the Righteous\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Constantinople\; The
ophanes the New Martyr of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\
, out of the great love with which he loved us\, even when we were dead thr
ough our trespasses\, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have
been saved)\, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the
heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the
immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Fo
r by grace you have been saved through faith\; and this is not your own doi
ng\, it is the gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man should boas
t. For we are his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, wh
ich God prepared beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you
out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent a
s doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flo
g you in their synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and ki
ngs for my sake\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they
deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to
say\; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it i
s not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. B
rother will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and ch
ildren will rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will
be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be s
aved."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220307
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical05edcb5b91bd1f1dabefcf5747872daa
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forgiveness Sunday\; 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia\; Finding the Pr
ecious Cross by St. Helen\; Hesychios the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Dairy\,
Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the fi
rst day of the week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking t
he spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away fr
om the tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they
were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling app
arel\; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, th
e men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember
how he told you\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must
be delivered in to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the
third day rise." And they remembered his words\, and returning from the to
mb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary M
agdalene\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with
them who told this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idl
e tale\, and they did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the to
mb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and
he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 13:
11-14\;14:1-4\nBrethren\, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first
believed\; the night is far gone\, the day is at hand. Let us then cast of
f the works of darkness and put on the armor of light\; let us conduct ours
elves becomingly as in the day\, not in reveling and drunkenness\, not in d
ebauchery and licentiousness\, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on
the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no provision for the flesh\, to gratify it
s desires.\n\nAs for the man who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, but not f
or disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything\, while the we
ak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains
\, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats\; for God has
welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It
is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld\,
for God is able to make him stand. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:14-21\nTh
e Lord said\, "If you forgive men their trespasses\, your heavenly Father a
lso will forgive you\; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses\, nei
ther will your Father forgive your trespasses.\n\n"And when you fast\, do n
ot look dismal\, like the hypocrites\, for they disfigure their faces that
their fasting may be seen by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have receive
d their reward. But when you fast\, anoint your head and wash your face\,
that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secre
t\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"Do not lay up f
or yourselves treasures on earth\, where moth and rust consume and where th
ieves break in and steal\, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven\,
where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and
steal. For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Forgiveness Sunday
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220330
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icaladf63eda3ac840c6d2cccc75994fd05d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa\; Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him
\; The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius\; Eustathios the Confessor\, Bish
op of Bithynia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:1-9\n O L
ORD\, thou art my God\; I will exalt thee\, I will praise thy name\; for th
ou hast done wonderful things\, plans formed of old\, faithful and sure. F
or thou hast made the city a heap\, the fortified city a ruin\; the palace
of aliens is a city no more\, it will never be rebuilt. Therefore strong p
eoples will glorify thee\; cities of ruthless nations will fear thee. For
thou hast been a stronghold to the poor\, a stronghold to the needy in his
distress\, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat\; for the bla
st of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall\, like heat in a dry plac
e. Thou dost subdue the noise of the aliens\; as heat by the shade of a clo
ud\, so the song of the ruthless is stilled. \n\n On this mountain the LOR
D of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things\, a feast of win
e on the lees\, of fat things full of marrow\, of wine on the lees well ref
ined. And he will destroy on this mountain the covering that is cast over
all peoples\, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up
death for ever\, and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces\, an
d the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth\; for the
LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day\, "Lo\, this is our God\; we
have waited for him\, that he might save us. This is the LORD\; we have wa
ited for him\; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Genesis 9:8-17\n Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him
\, "Behold\, I establish my covenant with you and your descendants after y
ou\, and with every living creature that is with you\, the birds\, the catt
le\, and every beast of the earth with you\, as many as came out of the ark
. I establish my covenant with you\, that never again shall all flesh be c
ut off by the waters of a flood\, and never again shall there be a flood to
destroy the earth." And God said\, "This is the sign of the covenant whic
h I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you\, fo
r all future generations: I set my bow in the cloud\, and it shall be a si
gn of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the
earth and the bow is seen in the clouds\, I will remember my covenant which
is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh\; and the wat
ers shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is
in the clouds\, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant
between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."
God said to Noah\, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have establi
shed between me and all flesh that is upon the earth."\n\nOld Testament Rea
ding: Proverbs 12:8-22\nA man is commended according to his good sense\, bu
t one of perverse mind is despised. Better is a man of humble standing who
works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread. A rig
hteous man has regard for the life of his beast\, but the mercy of the wick
ed is cruel. He who tills his land will have plenty of bread\, but he who
follows worthless pursuits has no sense. The strong tower of the wicked co
mes to ruin\, but the root of the righteous stands firm. An evil man is en
snared by the transgression of his lips\, but the righteous escapes from tr
ouble. From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good\, and the
work of a man's hand comes back to him. The way of a fool is right in his
own eyes\, but a wise man listens to advice. The vexation of a fool is kno
wn at once\, but the prudent man ignores an insult. He who speaks the trut
h gives honest evidence\, but a false witness utters deceit. There is one
whose rash words are like sword thrusts\, but the tongue of the wise brings
healing. Truthful lips endure for ever\, but a lying tongue is but for a
moment. Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil\, but those who pl
an good have joy. No ill befalls the righteous\, but the wicked are filled
with trouble. Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD\, but those who a
ct faithfully are his delight.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220219
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalcf54c2c6de940334069d553aa14229de
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome\; Agapetus the Confessor\, Bishop of Sina
i\; Flavian the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nEpi
stle Reading: I John 2:7-17\nBrethren\, I am writing you no new commandment
\, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning\; the old comman
dment is the word which you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command
ment\, which is true in him and in you\, because the darkness is passing aw
ay and the true light is already shining. He who says he is in the light a
nd hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his brother ab
ides in the light\, and in it there is no cause for stumbling. But he who
hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness\, and does n
ot know where he is going\, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. I a
m writing to you\, little children\, because your sins are forgiven for his
sake. I am writing to you\, fathers\, because you know him who is from th
e beginning. I am writing to you\, young men\, because you have overcome t
he evil one. I write to you\, children\, because you know the Father. I w
rite to you\, fathers\, because you know him who is from the beginning. I
write to you\, young men\, because you are strong\, and the word of God abi
des in you\, and you have overcome the evil one. Do not love the world or
the things in the world. If any one loves the world\, love for the Father
is not in him. For all that is in the world\, the lust of the flesh and th
e lust of the eyes and the pride of life\, is not of the Father but is of t
he world. And the world passes away\, and the lust of it\; but he who does
the will of God abides for ever. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:3-9\nAt that
time\, while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, as he s
at at table\, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard
\, very costly\, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. But
there were some who said to themselves indignantly\, "Why was the ointment
thus wasted? For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hu
ndred denarii\, and given to the poor." And they reproached her. But Jesu
s said\, "Let her alone\; why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful
thing to me. For you always have the poor with you\, and whenever you wil
l\, you can do good to them\; but you will not always have me. She has don
e what she could\; she has anointed my body beforehand for burying. And tr
uly\, I say to you\, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world\, w
hat she has done will be told in memory of her."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211229
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical59f92762c67e722580bc46c5f2605977
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia\; Holy Martyr Glycerus\; Simon the
Myrrhbearer\, Founder of Simonopetra\, Monastery of Mount Athos\; Afterfea
st of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 3:16-17\;4:1
-4\nTimothy\, my son\, all scripture is inspired by God and profitable for
teaching\, for reproof\, for correction\, and for training in righteousness
\, that the man of God may be complete\, equipped for every good work.\n\nI
charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is to judge the
living and the dead\, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word
\, be urgent in season and out of season\, convince\, rebuke\, and exhort\,
be unfailing in patience and in teaching. For the time is coming when peop
le will not endure sound teaching\, but having itching ears they will accum
ulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings\, and will turn awa
y from listening to the truth and wander into myths.\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 14:25-35\nAt that time\, great multitudes accompanied Jesus\; and he turn
ed and said to them\, "If any one comes to me and does not hate his own fat
her and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters\, yes\, and e
ven his own life\, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own
cross and come after me\, cannot be my disciple. For which of you\, desirin
g to build a tower\, does not first sit down and count the cost\, whether h
e has enough to complete it? Otherwise\, when he has laid a foundation\, an
d is not able to finish\, all who see it begin to mock him\, saying\, 'This
man began to build\, and was not able to finish.' Or what king\, going to
encounter another king in war\, will not sit down first and take counsel wh
ether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with t
wenty thousand? And if not\, while the other is yet a great way off\, he se
nds an embassy and asks terms of peace. So therefore\, whoever of you does
not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. Salt is good\; but if s
alt has lost its taste\, how shall its saltness be restored? It is fit neit
her for the land nor for the dunghill\; men throw it away. He who has ears
to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220727
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalc677afedbc063bc45eb04dd596b5be11
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Hermola
us\, Hermippus\, and Hermocrates\; Prisca the Righteous Martyr\; Moses the
Hungarian\; Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska\n\nEpistle Reading: G
alatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined un
der the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that
the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by
faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\;
for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of
you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew
nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor fem
ale\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then y
ou are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the he
ir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is th
e owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until th
e date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slav
es to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully co
me\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to red
eem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as son
s.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed J
esus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of bl
ood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, an
d had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She
had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd an
d touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I sha
ll be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in h
er body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himse
lf that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the cro
wd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\,
"You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?
'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing wha
t had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before hi
m\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your fai
th has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220327
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical902cd2c7476602f635ed1564880895bb
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel\; 26 Martyrs in Crimea\; Ire
naeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpis
tle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels w
as valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retributio
n\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declar
ed at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him\
, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and
by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will. For it
was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we are sp
eaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindfu
l of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make hi
m for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glo
ry and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in put
ting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his control.
As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see J
esus\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crowned with
glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the grace o
f God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he\, for
whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should
make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you h
ears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects
him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even th
e demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Sata
n fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to t
read upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; an
d nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the sp
irits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heave
n." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank yo
u\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things f
rom the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\,
for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220208
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalda9464874680991610bac5e3b0b0ba7d
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus\; Luke of Mount Stirion\; George the
New Martyr of Crete\; Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions\; The Synaxis
of the New Martyrs of Russia\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord
and Savior in the Temple\; Richard\, King of Wessex\n\nEpistle Reading: I P
eter 2:21-25\;3:1-9\nBeloved\, Christ suffered for you\, leaving you an exa
mple\, that you should follow in his steps. He committed no sin\; no guile
was found on his lips. When he was reviled\, he did not revile in return\;
when he suffered\, he did not threaten\; but he trusted to him who judges j
ustly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree\, that we might die
to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For
you were straying like sheep\, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Gu
ardian of your souls.\n\nLikewise you wives\, be submissive to your husband
s\, so that some\, though they do not obey the word\, may be won without a
word by the behavior of their wives\, when they see your reverent and chast
e behavior. Let not yours be the outward adorning with braiding of hair\, d
ecoration of gold\, and wearing of fine clothing\, but let it be the hidden
person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spir
it\, which in God's sight is very precious. So once the holy women who hope
d in God used to adorn themselves and were submissive to their husbands\, a
s Sarah obeyed Abraham\, calling him lord. And you are now her children if
you do right and let nothing terrify you.\n\nLikewise you husbands\, live c
onsiderately with your wives\, bestowing honor on the woman as the weaker s
ex\, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life\, in order that your pr
ayers may not be hindered.\n\nFinally\, all of you\, have unity of spirit\,
sympathy\, love of the brethren\, a tender heart and a humble mind. Do not
return evil for evil or reviling for reviling\; but on the contrary bless\
, for to this you have been called\, that you may obtain a blessing.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 12:13-17\nAt that time\, the chief priests and scribes se
nt to Jesus some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians\, to entrap him
in his talk. And they came and said to him\, "Teacher\, we know that you a
re true\, and care for no man\; for you do not regard the position of men\,
but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or n
ot? Should we pay them\, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy\, h
e said to them\, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a coin\, and let me look
at it." And they brought one. And he said to them\, "Whose likeness and in
scription is this?" They said to him\, "Caesar's." Jesus said to them\, "Re
nder to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, and to God the things that ar
e God's." And they were amazed at him.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211218
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical7569d71f7272b084feaae3948e3ffe49
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy You
ths\; Dionysius of Zakynthos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith
conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mou
ths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won s
trength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flig
ht. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusin
g to accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others s
uffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were
stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with
the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, affl
icted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering
over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all thes
e\, though well attested by their faith\, did not receive what was promised
\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us they
should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so grea
t a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which
clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set
before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples came to C
apernaum\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What were you disc
ussing on the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they had discuss
ed with one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the t
welve\; and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he must be last
of all and servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in the midst
of them\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives
one such child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\, receives
not me but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man c
asting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he was not fo
llowing us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one who does a m
ighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For he
that is not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives
you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\, will by
no means lose his reward."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misail\, the Three Holy
Youths
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Aristarchus\, Pudens\, Trophimus the Apostles of the 70\; Thomais the
Martyr of Alexandria\; Ardalion the Actor and Martyr\; Demetrios the New-Ma
rtyr of Arcadia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 65:8-16\nTh
us says the LORD: "As the wine is found in the cluster\, and they say\, 'Do
not destroy it\, for there is a blessing in it\,' so I will do for my serv
ants' sake\, and not destroy them all. I will bring forth descendants from
Jacob\, and from Judah inheritors of my mountains\; my chosen shall inheri
t it\, and my servants shall dwell there. Sharon shall become a pasture fo
r flocks\, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down\, for my p
eople who have sought me. But you who forsake the LORD\, who forget my hol
y mountain\, who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for De
stiny\; I will destine you to the sword\, and all of you shall bow down to
the slaughter\; because\, when I called\, you did not answer\, when I spoke
\, you did not listen\, but you did what was evil in my eyes\, and chose wh
at I did not delight in." Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold\, my s
ervants shall eat\, but you shall be hungry\; behold\, my servants shall dr
ink\, but you shall be thirsty\; behold\, my servants shall rejoice\, but y
ou shall be put to shame\; behold\, my servants shall sing for gladness of
heart\, but you shall cry out for pain of heart\, and shall wail for anguis
h of spirit. You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse\, and the
Lord GOD will slay you\; but his servants he will call by a different name.
So that he who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God
of truth\, and he who takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of
truth\; because the former troubles are forgotten and are hid from my eyes.
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 46:1-7\n So Israel took his journey with
all that he had\, and came to Beersheba\, and offered sacrifices to the Go
d of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night\, a
nd said\, "Jacob\, Jacob." And he said\, "Here am I." Then he said\, "I am
God\, the God of your father\; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt\; for
I will there make of you a great nation. I will go down with you to Egypt\
, and I will also bring you up again\; and Joseph's hand shall close your e
yes." Then Jacob set out from Beersheba\; and the sons of Israel carried J
acob their father\, their little ones\, and their wives\, in the wagons whi
ch Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They also took their cattle and their go
ods\, which they had gained in the land of Canaan\, and came into Egypt\, J
acob and all his offspring with him\, his sons\, and his sons' sons with hi
m\, his daughters\, and his sons' daughters\; all his offspring he brought
with him into Egypt.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 23:15-24:5\nMy son\
, if your heart is wise\, my heart too will be glad. My soul will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right. Let not your heart envy sinners\, but
continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. Surely there is a future\, a
nd your hope will not be cut off. Hear\, my son\, and be wise\, and direct
your mind in the way. Be not among winebibbers\, or among gluttonous eate
rs of meat\; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty\, and dr
owsiness will clothe a man with rags. Hearken to your father who begot you
\, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy truth\, and do not
sell it\; buy wisdom\, instruction\, and understanding. The father of the
righteous will greatly rejoice\; he who begets a wise son will be glad in h
im. Let your father and mother be glad\, let her who bore you rejoice. My
son\, give me your heart\, and let your eyes observe my ways. For a harlo
t is a deep pit\; an adventuress is a narrow well. She lies in wait like a
robber and increases the faithless among men. Who has woe? Who has sorrow
? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who ha
s redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine\, those who go to try mi
xed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red\, when it sparkles in the cup
and goes down smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpent\, and stings
like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things\, and your mind utter per
verse things. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea\,
like one who lies on the top of a mast. "They struck me\," you will say\,
"but I was not hurt\; they beat me\, but I did not feel it. When shall I a
wake? I will seek another drink." Be not envious of evil men\, nor desire
to be with them\; for their minds devise violence\, and their lips talk of
mischief. By wisdom a house is built\, and by understanding it is establis
hed\; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant rich
es. A wise man is mightier than a strong man\, and a man of knowledge than
he who has strength.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\; Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs\; Ti
mothy\, Bishop of Proussa\; Theophanes & Pansemne of Antioch\; Our Holy Fat
her Gregory\, Bishop of Assos\; The Holy Martyrs of China\n\nFast Day (Wine
and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God
has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; be
cause we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We ar
e fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but y
ou are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present
hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and
we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when pers
ecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become
\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all thing
s. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my belo
ved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not h
ave many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gosp
el. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14
-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A c
ity set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under
a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let yo
ur light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give g
lory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolis
h the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill
them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an
iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoe
ver then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\
, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and
teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council\; Hosea the Prophet\; Holy Martyr
s Cosmas and Damian of Arabia\; Andrew the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete\;
Removal and Placing of the Sacred Relics of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having ris
en from the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "
Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that th
ey saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do q
uestionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I mysel
f\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see t
hat I have." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet.
And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\
, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\,
and he took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my
words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything
written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must b
e fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and
said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on t
he third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of si
ns should be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem
. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my
Father upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power f
rom on high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up hi
s hands\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, an
d was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to
Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God
.\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure. I
desire you to insist on these things\, so that those who have believed in
God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds\; these are excellent
and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogies\, diss
ensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofitable and futile.
As for a man who is factious\, after admonishing him once or twice\, have
nothing more to do with him\, knowing that such a person is perverted and
sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\,
do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the w
inter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their w
ay\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themsel
ves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfr
uitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love u
s in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:5-15
\nThe Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed\; and as he
sowed\, some fell along the path\, and was trodden under foot\, and the bi
rds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock\; and as it grew up\,
it withered away\, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns\
; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil a
nd grew\, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what
this parable meant\, he said\, "To you it has been given to know the secre
ts of the kingdom of God\; but for others they are in parables\, so that se
eing they may not see\, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parabl
e is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those w
ho have heard\; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hea
rts\, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are
those who\, when they hear the word\, receive it with joy\; but these have
no root\, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And
as for what fell among the thorns\, they are those who hear\, but as they
go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of li
fe\, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil\, th
ey are those who\, hearing the word\, hold it fast in an honest and good he
art\, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things\, he cr
ied out "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 13th Sunday of Luke\; Stephen the New\; Irenarchos & his Companion Mar
tyrs at Sebaste\; Auxentius\, 16 Martyrs of Tiberioupolis\n\nFast Day (Fish
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the el
even disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directe
d them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but some doubted. And
Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has be
en given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, tea
ching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with yo
u always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2
:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the great love with whi
ch he loved us\, even when we were dead through our trespasses\, made us al
ive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\, and raised us up
with him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\
, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grac
e in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved t
hrough faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not
because of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship\,
created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepared beforehand\, th
at we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:18-27\nAt that time\,
a ruler came to Jesus and asked him\, "Good Teacher\, what shall I do to i
nherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him\, "Why do you call me good? No
one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adulte
ry\, Do not kill\, Do not steal\, Do not bear false witness\, Honor your fa
ther and mother.' " And he said\, "All these I have observed from my youth.
" And when Jesus heard it\, he said to him\, "One thing you still lack. Sel
l all that you have and distribute it to the poor\, and you will have treas
ure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." But when he heard this he became sad
\, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said\, "How hard it is for th
ose who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a cam
el to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingd
om of God." Those who heard it said\, "Then who can be saved?" But he said\
, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner\; Alexander\, John\, and Paul
the New\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Phantinos the Righteous of Calabri
a\; 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes\; 6 Martyrs of Melitene\; The Synaxis of the
Holy Hierarchs of Serbia\; The Holy New Martyrs of Serbia\; Fiacre the Herm
it of Meaux\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 5:15-21\nBrethren\, Christ d
ied for all\, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but f
or him who for their sake died and was raised.\n\nFrom now on\, therefore\,
we regard no one from a human point of view\; even though we once regarded
Christ from a human point of view\, we regard him thus no longer. Therefor
e\, if any one is in Christ\, he is a new creation\; the old has passed awa
y\, behold\, the new has come. All this is from God\, who through Christ re
conciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation\; that is
\, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself\, not counting their
trespasses against them\, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliatio
n. So we are ambassadors for Christ\, God making his appeal through us. We
beseech you on behalf of Christ\, be reconciled to God. For our sake he mad
e him to be sin who knew no sin\, so that in him we might become the righte
ousness of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus\, pas
sing along by the Sea of Galilee\, saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simo
n casting a net in the sea\; for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to the
m\, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately
they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther\, he s
aw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother\, who were in their boats
mending the nets. And immediately he called them\; and they left their fath
er Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants\, and followed him. And they
went into Capernaum\; and immediately on the sabbath he entered the synago
gue and taught. And they were astonished at his teaching\, for he taught th
em as one who had authority\, and not as the scribes.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium\; Gregory\, Bishop of Agrigentum\; Di
onysios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Ischyrion\, Bishop of Egypt\; After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Sisinios the Confesso
r\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 1:6-10\nBr
ethren\, you became imitators of us and of the Lord\, for you received the
word in much affliction\, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit\; so that yo
u became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For no
t only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Ach
aia\, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere\, so that we need not
say anything. For they themselves report concerning us what a welcome we h
ad among you\, and how you turned to God from idols\, to serve a living and
true God\, and to wait for his Son from heaven\, whom he raised from the d
ead\, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
17:26-37\; 18:8\nThe Lord said\, "As it was in the days of Noah\, so will
it be in the days of the Son of man. They ate\, they drank\, they married\,
they were given in marriage\, until the day when Noah entered the ark\, an
d the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was in the days of
Lot -- they ate\, they drank\, they bought\, they sold\, they planted\, the
y built\, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulphur rain
ed from heaven and destroyed them all -- so will it be on the day when the
Son of man is revealed. On that day\, let him who is on the housetop\, with
his goods in the house\, not come down to take them away\; and likewise le
t him who is in the field not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks
to gain his life will lose it\, but whoever loses his life will preserve i
t. I tell you\, in that night there will be two in one bed\; one will be ta
ken and the other left. There will be two women grinding together\; one wil
l be taken and the other left." And they said to him\, "Where\, Lord?" He s
aid to them\, "Where the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered togeth
er. Nevertheless\, when the Son of man comes\, will he find faith on earth?
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Nativity of Christ\; Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Ro
me and those with her\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 1:1-12\n I
N MANY AND VARIOUS WAYS God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets\; b
ut in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son\, whom he appointed the
heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world. He reflects th
e glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature\, upholding the unive
rse by his word of power. When he had made purification for sins\, he sat d
own at the right hand of the Majesty on high\, having become as much superi
or to angels as the name he has obtained is more excellent than theirs. For
to what angel did God ever say\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten
thee"? Or again\, "I will be to him a father\, and he shall be to me a son"
? And again\, when he brings the first-born into the world\, he says\, "Let
all God's angels worship him." Of the angels he says\, "Who makes his ange
ls winds\, and his servants flames of fire." But of the Son he says\, "Thy
throne\, O God\, is for ever and ever\, the righteous scepter is the scepte
r of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness\; the
refore God\, thy God\, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond th
y comrades." And\, "Thou\, Lord\, didst found the earth in the beginning\,
and the heavens are the work of thy hands\; they will perish\, but thou rem
ainest\; they will all grow old like a garment\, like a mantle thou wilt ro
ll them up\, and they will be changed. But thou art the same\, and thy year
s will never end."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:1-20\nIn those days a decree w
ent out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This wa
s the first enrollment\, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went
to be enrolled\, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galile
e\, from the city of Nazareth\, to Judea\, to the city of David\, which is
called Bethlehem\, because he was of the house and lineage of David\, to be
enrolled with Mary\, his betrothed\, who was with child. And while they we
re there\, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her
first born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes\, and laid him in a ma
nger\, because there was no place for them in the inn.\n\nAnd in that regio
n there were shepherds out in the field\, keeping watch over their flock by
night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them\, and the glory of the Lo
rd shone around them\, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said t
o them\, "Be not afraid\; for behold\, I bring you good news of a great joy
which will come to all the people\; for to you is born this day in the cit
y of David a Savior\, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for y
ou: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger
." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host p
raising God and saying\, "Glory to God in the highest\, and on earth peace\
, good will among men!"\n\nWhen the angels went away from them into heaven\
, the shepherds said to one another\, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see
this thing that has happened\, which the Lord has made known to us." And th
ey went with haste\, and found Mary and Joseph\, and the babe lying in a ma
nger. And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told t
hem concerning this child\; and all who heard it wondered at what the sheph
erds told them. But Mary kept all these things\, pondering them in her hear
t. And the shepherds returned\, glorifying and praising God for all they ha
d heard and seen\, as it had been told them.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the Great\; Our Righteous Father Christodoulus\, the Wonderwo
rker of Patmos\; Martyrs Theodote and Socrates\; John the New Martyr of Pel
eponnesos\; Righteous Philotheus\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 9:6-11\
nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sow
s bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made u
p his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful
giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance\, s
o that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundanc
e for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to
the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to th
e sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and incr
ease the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way f
or great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 9:49-56\nAt that time\, one of Jesus' disciples came
to him and said\, "Master\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\,
and we forbade him\, because he does not follow with us." But Jesus said to
him\, "Do not forbid him\; for he that is not against you is for you." Whe
n the days drew near for him to be received up\, he set his face to go to J
erusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him\, who went and entered a vill
age of the Samaritans\, to make ready for him\; but the people would not re
ceive him\, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his discipl
es James and John saw it\, they said\, "Lord\, do you want us to bid fire c
ome down from heaven and consume them as Elijah did?" But he turned and reb
uked them. And they went on to another village.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/31/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Matthew\; Forefeast of the Precious Cross\; Dionysios th
e Righteous Martyr of Vatopaidi\; Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea\; Eudoc
imus the Righteous of Cappadocia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn
the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it
was still dark\, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom
Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb
\, and we do not know where they have laid him." Peter then came out with t
he other disciple\, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the
other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first\; and stooping to lo
ok in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Si
mon Peter came\, following him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen
cloths lying\, and the napkin\, which had been on his head\, not lying with
the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other discip
le\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\;
for as yet they did not know the scripture\, that he must rise from the dea
d. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans
15:1-7\nBrethren\, we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the
weak\, and not to please ourselves\; let each of us please his neighbor fo
r his good\, to edify him. For Christ did not please himself\; but\, as it
is written\, "The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell on me." For
whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction\, that
by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have h
ope. May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in su
ch harmony with one another\, in accord with Christ Jesus\, that together y
ou may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Welcome one another\, therefore\, as Christ has welcomed you\, for the glor
y of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:27-35\nAt that time\, as Jesus passe
d by\, two blind men followed him\, crying aloud\, "Have mercy on us\, Son
of David." When he entered the house\, the blind men came to him\; and Jesu
s said to them\, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to h
im\, "Yes\, Lord." Then he touched their eyes\, saying\, "According to your
faith be it done to you." And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly ch
arged them\, "See that no one knows it." But they went away and spread his
fame through all that district.\n\nAs they were going away\, behold\, a dum
b demoniac was brought to him. And when the demon had been cast out\, the d
umb man spoke\; and the crowds marveled\, saying\, "Never was anything like
this seen in Israel." But the Pharisees said\, "He casts out demons by the
prince of demons."\n\nAnd Jesus went about all the cities and villages\, t
eaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom\, and h
ealing every disease and every infirmity among the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Averkios\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker\, Bishop of Hierapol
is\; Seven Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Ephesians 6:18-24\nBrethren\, pray at all times in the Spirit\, with all
prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance\, ma
king supplication for all the saints\, and also for me\, that utterance may
be given me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gosp
el\, for which I am an ambassador in chains\; that I may declare it boldly\
, as I ought to speak.\n\nNow that you also may know how I am and what I am
doing\, Tychicos the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord wil
l tell you everything. I have sent him to you for this very purpose\, that
you may know how we are\, and that he may encourage your hearts.\n\nPeace b
e to the brethren\, and love with faith\, from God the Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ. Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love un
dying. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:1-15\nAt that time\, the Lord appoi
nted seventy other disciples\, and sent them on ahead of him\, two by two\,
into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said
to them\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray there
fore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your
way\; behold\, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no pu
rse\, no bag\, no sandals\; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house y
ou enter\, first say\, 'Peace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is t
here\, your peace shall rest upon him\; but if not\, it shall return to you
. And remain in the same house\, eating and drinking what they provide\, fo
r the laborer deserves his wages\; do not go from house to house. Whenever
you enter a town and they receive you\, eat what is set before you\; heal t
he sick in it and say to them\, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you\, go into its str
eets and say\, 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet\, we wip
e off against you\; nevertheless know this\, that the kingdom of God has co
me near.' I tell you\, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom tha
n for that town.\n\n'Woe to you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if
the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would h
ave repented long ago\, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be mor
e tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you\, Cape
rnaum\, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cheesefare Saturday\; Conon the Gardener\; Parthenios the New Martyr w
ho contested in Didymoteichos\; Mark the Ascetic\; Righteous Father Mark of
Athens\; John the Bulgarian\; Mark the Faster\; George the New-Martyr of R
apsani\; Eulogios the Martyr\; Eulabios the Martyr\; Conon the Isaurian\; A
rchelaos the Martyr of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\
n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the S
pirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness
\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who
belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desi
res. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us ha
ve no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another.
Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual s
hould restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you t
oo be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Chri
st.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:1-13\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of practicin
g your piety before men in order to be seen by them\; for then you will hav
e no reward from your Father who is in heaven.\n\n"Thus\, when you give alm
s\, sound no trumpet before you\, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues an
d in the streets\, that they may be praised by men. Truly\, I say to you\,
they have received their reward. But when you give alms\, do not let your
left hand know what your right hand is doing\, so that your alms may be in
secret\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"And when
you pray\, you must not be like the hypocrites\; for they love to stand and
pray in the synagogues and at the street corners\, that they may be seen b
y men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their reward. But when y
ou pray\, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who i
s in secret\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"And i
n praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do\; for they think
they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them\, for your Fa
ther knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:\n\nOur F
ather who are in heaven\,\n Hallowed be your name\,\n Your kingdom come\,\n
Your will be done\,\n On earth as it is in heaven.\n Give us this day our
daily bread\,\n And forgive us our debts\,\n As we also have forgiven our d
ebtors\;\n And lead us not into temptation\,\n But deliver us from evil.\n
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory\, for ever.\n Amen."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Melitene\; Nikitas\, Bishop of Chalc
edon\; Helikonis the Martyr\; Heladios the Hieromartyr of the East\; Zachar
ias the New Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:35-41\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul
and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the word of the L
ord\, with many others also. And after some days Paul said to Barnabas\, "C
ome\, let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we proclaime
d the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And Barnabas wanted to take
with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with them on
e who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had not gone with them to
the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so that they separated from
each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus\, but Pa
ul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by the brethren to the grace
of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, strengthening the chur
ches. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:27-38\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came
to him\, "My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, and they follow me\;
and I give them eternal life\, and they shall never perish\, and no one sha
ll snatch them out of my hand. My Father\, who has given them to me\, is gr
eater than all\, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand
. I and the Father are one."\n\nThe Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Jesus answered them\, "I have shown you many good works from the Father\;
for which of these do you stone me?" The Jews answered him\, "It is not for
a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy\; because you\, being a ma
n\, make yourself God." Jesus answered them\, "Is it not written in your la
w\, 'I said\, you are gods?' If he called them gods to whom the word of God
came (and scripture cannot be broken)\, do you say of him whom the Father
consecrated and sent into the world\, 'You are blaspheming\,' because I sai
d\, 'I am the Son of God'? If I am not doing the works of my Father\, then
do not believe me\; but if I do them\, even though you do not believe me\,
believe my works\, that you may know and understand that the Father is in m
e and I am in the Father."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women\; Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or man
na) which emitted from the tomb of Saint John the Theologian \; Arsenios th
e Great\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the wee
k\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spices which th
ey had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but
when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed ab
out this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they
were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to them
\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you\,
while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be delivered in to
the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise."
And they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb they told all t
his to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and Joa
nna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told thi
s to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they
did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and
looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wonde
ring at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 1:1-7\nTHAT WHICH WAS
from the beginning\, which we have heard\, which we have seen with our eye
s\, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands\, concerning the w
ord of life - the life was made manifest\, and we saw it\, and testify to i
t\, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was
made manifest to us - that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to
you\, so that you may have fellowship with us\; and our fellowship is with
the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing this that our
joy may be complete.\n\nThis is the message we have heard from him and pro
claim to you\, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we sa
y we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness\, we lie and do not
live according to the truth\; but if we walk in the light\, as he is in th
e light\, we have fellowship with one another\, and the blood of Jesus his
Son cleanses us from all sin.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:43-47\; 16:1-8\nAt
that time\, Joseph of Arimathea\, a respected member of the council\, who
was also himself looking for the kingdom of God\, took courage and went to
Pilate\, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were al
ready dead\; and summoning the centurion\, he asked him whether he was alre
ady dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead\, he gran
ted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud\, and taking him down\
, wrapped him in the linen shroud\, and laid him in a tomb which had been h
ewn out of the rock\; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. M
ary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.\n\nAnd wh
en the sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, a
nd Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint him. And very
early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had r
isen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone f
or us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone
was rolled back\; for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a
young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they w
ere amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Naz
areth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place wh
ere they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going b
efore you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they w
ent out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come up
on them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Samson the Hospitable\; Joanna the Myrrhbearer\; Anektos the Martyr\;
Luke the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 7:1-1
4\nBrethren\, I am speaking to those who know the law. Do you not know that
the law is binding on a person only during his life? Thus a married woman
is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives\; but if her husband die
s she is discharged from the law concerning the husband. Accordingly\, she
will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husban
d is alive. But if her husband dies she is free from that law\, and if she
marries another man she is not an adulteress.\n\nLikewise\, my brethren\, y
ou have died to the law through the body of Christ\, so that you may belong
to another\, to him who has been raised from the dead in order that we may
bear fruit for God. While we were living in the flesh\, our sinful passion
s\, aroused by the law\, were at work in our members to bear fruit for deat
h. But now we are discharged from the law\, dead to that which held us capt
ive\, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life o
f the Spirit.\n\nWhat then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means!
Yet\, if it had not been for the law\, I should not have known sin. I shoul
d not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said\, "You shall n
ot covet." But sin\, finding opportunity in the commandment\, wrought in me
all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law sin lies dead. I was once al
ive apart from the law\, but when the commandment came\, sin revived and I
died\; the very commandment which promised life proved to be death to me. F
or sin\, finding opportunity in the commandment\, deceived me and by it kil
led me. So the law is holy\, and the commandment is holy and just and good.
\n\nDid that which is good\, then\, bring death to me? By no means! It was
sin\, working death in me through what is good\, in order that sin might be
shown to be sin\, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond m
easure.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36-38\; 10:1-8\nAt that time\, when Je
sus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because they were harasse
d and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his discipl
es\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray therefore
the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."\n\nAnd he c
alled to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spir
its\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The
names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called Pete
r\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his brothe
r\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\; James t
he son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos called Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean\,
and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\, chargi
ng them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samarit
ans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as
you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, rais
e the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\
, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the New\; Herodion the Apostle of the 70\; Stephen the Wonder
worker\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 14:24-32\n The LORD
of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned\, so shall it be\, and as I have pur
posed\, so shall it stand\, that I will break the Assyrian in my land\, and
upon my mountains trample him under foot\; and his yoke shall depart from
them\, and his burden from their shoulder." This is the purpose that is pu
rposed concerning the whole earth\; and this is the hand that is stretched
out over all the nations. For the LORD of hosts has purposed\, and who wil
l annul it? His hand is stretched out\, and who will turn it back? In the
year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: "Rejoice not\, O Philistia\, al
l of you\, that the rod which smote you is broken\, for from the serpent's
root will come forth an adder\, and its fruit will be a flying serpent. An
d the first-born of the poor will feed\, and the needy lie down in safety\;
but I will kill your root with famine\, and your remnant I will slay. Wai
l\, O gate\; cry\, O city\; melt in fear\, O Philistia\, all of you! For sm
oke comes out of the north\, and there is no straggler in his ranks." What
will one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD has founded Zion\,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."\n\nOld Testament Read
ing: Genesis 8:21-9:7\n And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor\, the L
ORD said in his heart\, "I will never again curse the ground because of man
\, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth\; neither will
I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. While the eart
h remains\, seedtime and harvest\, cold and heat\, summer and winter\, day
and night\, shall not cease." \n\n And God blessed Noah and his sons\, and
said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth. The fear o
f you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth\, and upo
n every bird of the air\, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all
the fish of the sea\; into your hand they are delivered. Every moving thi
ng that lives shall be food for you\; and as I gave you the green plants\,
I give you everything. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life\, that i
s\, its blood. For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning\; of e
very beast I will require it and of man\; of every man's brother I will req
uire the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man\, by man shall his bl
ood be shed\; for God made man in his own image. And you\, be fruitful and
multiply\, bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply in it."\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Proverbs 11:19-12:6\nHe who is steadfast in righteousne
ss will live\, but he who pursues evil will die. Men of perverse mind are
an abomination to the LORD\, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
Be assured\, an evil man will not go unpunished\, but those who are righteo
us will be delivered. Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful w
oman without discretion. The desire of the righteous ends only in good\; t
he expectation of the wicked in wrath. One man gives freely\, yet grows al
l the richer\; another withholds what he should give\, and only suffers wan
t. A liberal man will be enriched\, and one who waters will himself be wat
ered. The people curse him who holds back grain\, but a blessing is on the
head of him who sells it. He who diligently seeks good seeks favor\, but
evil comes to him who searches for it. He who trusts in his riches will wi
ther\, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. He who troubles
his household will inherit wind\, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life\, but lawlessness takes away
lives. If the righteous is requited on earth\, how much more the wicked a
nd the sinner! Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge\, but he who hates
reproof is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the LORD\, but a man of
evil devices he condemns. A man is not established by wickedness\, but the
root of the righteous will never be moved. A good wife is the crown of he
r husband\, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. The
thoughts of the righteous are just\; the counsels of the wicked are treache
rous. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood\, but the mouth of the
upright delivers men.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Sozon the Martyr\; Ka
ssiani the Hymnographer\; John and Sergios\, Bishops of Lerna\; Daniel Kato
unakiotis of Smyrna\; Euodos and Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\; John th
e Wonderworker of Novgorod\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 5:15-21\nBret
hren\, Christ died for all\, that those who live might live no longer for t
hemselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.\n\nFrom now o
n\, therefore\, we regard no one from a human point of view\; even though w
e once regarded Christ from a human point of view\, we regard him thus no l
onger. Therefore\, if any one is in Christ\, he is a new creation\; the old
has passed away\, behold\, the new has come. All this is from God\, who th
rough Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconcili
ation\; that is\, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself\, not
counting their trespasses against them\, and entrusting to us the message o
f reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ\, God making his appeal
through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ\, be reconciled to God. For
our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin\, so that in him we might be
come the righteousness of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:16-22\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus\, passing along by the Sea of Galilee\, saw Simon and Andrew the
brother of Simon casting a net in the sea\; for they were fishermen. And Je
sus said to them\, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men." A
nd immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little
farther\, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother\, who were
in their boats mending the nets. And immediately he called them\; and they
left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants\, and followe
d him. And they went into Capernaum\; and immediately on the sabbath he ent
ered the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at his teaching\, f
or he taught them as one who had authority\, and not as the scribes.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Second Saturday of Lent\; The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria\; Dem
etrios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading
: Hebrews 3:12-16\nBRETHREN\, take care lest there be in any of you an evil
\, unbelieving heart\, leading you to fall away from the living God. But ex
hort one another every day\, as long as it is called "today\," that none of
you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we share in Christ\,
if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end\, while it is said\, "
Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not harden your hearts as in the rebel
lion." Who were they that heard and yet were rebellious? Was it not all tho
se who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses? \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1
:35-44\nAt that time\, Jesus went out to a lonely place\, and there he pray
ed. And Simon and those who were with him pursued him\, and they found him
and said to him\, "Everyone is searching for you." And he said to them\, "L
et us go on to the next towns\, that I may preach there also\; for that is
why I came out." And he went throughout all Galilee\, preaching in their sy
nagogues and casting out demons. And a leper came to him beseeching him\, a
nd kneeling said to him\, "If you will\, you can make me clean." Moved with
pity\, he stretched out his hand and touched him\, and said to him\, "I wi
ll\; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him\, and he was made clea
n. And he sternly charged him\, and sent him away at once\, and said to him
\, "See that you say nothing to any one\; but go\, show yourself to a pries
t\, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded\, for a proof to them
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/31/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Luke\; Stachys\, Andrew\, Amplias\, Apelles\, Urban\, Ar
istobulus & Narcissus of the 70\; Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria\, Egypt\;
Nicholas the New Martyr of Chios\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nA
t that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she sto
oped to look into the tomb\; and she saw two angels in white\, sitting wher
e the body of Jesus had lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They s
aid to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because th
ey have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him."
Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not kno
w that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Who
m do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\
, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I wi
ll take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him
in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not
hold me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to my brethre
n and say to them\, I am ascending to my Father and your Father\, to my God
and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have se
en the Lord"\; and she told them that He had said these things to her.\n\nE
pistle Reading: II Corinthians 11:31-33\;12:1-9\nBrethren\, the God and Fat
her of the Lord Jesus\, he who is blessed for ever\, knows that I do not li
e. At Damascus\, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascu
s in order to seize me\, but I was let down in a basket through a window in
the wall\, and escaped his hands.\n\nI must boast\; there is nothing to be
gained by it\, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I
know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heav
en -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God knows. And
I know that this man was caught up into Paradise --whether in the body or
out of the body I do not know\, God knows -- and he heard things that canno
t be told\, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast\, b
ut on my own behalf I will not boast\, except of my weaknesses. Though if I
wish to boast\, I shall not be a fool\, for I shall be speaking the truth.
But I refrain from it\, so that no one may think more of me than he sees i
n me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundanc
e of revelations\, a thorn was given me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan
\, to harass me\, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought
the Lord about this\, that it should leave me\; but he said to me\, "My gra
ce is sufficient for you\, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I wil
l all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses\, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31\nThe Lord said\, "There was
a rich man\, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sump
tuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros\, full of s
ores\, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table\; mor
eover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried
by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried\;
and in Hades\, being in torment\, he lifted up his eyes\, and saw Abraham f
ar off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out\, 'Father Abraham\, have
mercy upon me\, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and
cool my tongue\; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said\, 'S
on\, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things\, and Laz
aros in like manner evil things\; but now he is comforted here\, and you ar
e in anguish. And besides all this\, between us and you a great chasm has b
een fixed\, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be
able\, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said\, 'Then I beg you\
, father\, to send him to my father's house\, for I have five brothers\, so
that he may warn them\, lest they also come into this place of torment.' B
ut Abraham said\, 'They have Moses\, and the prophets\; let them hear them.
' And he said\, 'No\, father Abraham\; but if some one goes to them from th
e dead\, they will repent.' He said to them\, 'If they do not hear Moses an
d the prophets\, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise fro
m the dead.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra\; Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs\;
Euthemios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 9:
9-10:4\nThus says the LORD: "And all the people will know\, Ephraim and the
inhabitants of Samaria\, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart: 'The
bricks have fallen\, but we will build with dressed stones\; the sycamores
have been cut down\, but we will put cedars in their place.'" So the LORD
raises adversaries against them\, and stirs up their enemies. The Syrians
on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open mouth.
For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out st
ill. The people did not turn to him who smote them\, nor seek the LORD of
hosts. So the LORD cut off from Israel head and tail\, palm branch and ree
d in one day - the elder and honored man is the head\, and the prophet who
teaches lies is the tail\; for those who lead this people lead them astray\
, and those who are led by them are swallowed up. Therefore the Lord does
not rejoice over their young men\, and has no compassion on their fatherles
s and widows\; for every one is godless and an evildoer\, and every mouth s
peaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stre
tched out still. For wickedness burns like a fire\, it consumes briers and
thorns\; it kindles the thickets of the forest\, and they roll upward in a
column of smoke. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is burne
d\, and the people are like fuel for the fire\; no man spares his brother.
They snatch on the right\, but are still hungry\, and they devour on the l
eft\, but are not satisfied\; each devours his neighbor's flesh\, Manasseh\
, Ephraim\, and Ephraim\, Manasseh\, and together they are against Judah. F
or all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out stil
l. \n\n Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees\, and the writers who k
eep writing oppression\, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob th
e poor of my people of their right\, that widows may be their spoil\, and t
hat they may make the fatherless their prey! What will you do on the day o
f punishment\, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom will you fle
e for help\, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing remains but to
crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger
is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\nOld Testament Re
ading: Genesis 7:1-5\n Then the LORD said to Noah\, "Go into the ark\, you
and all your household\, for I have seen that you are righteous before me i
n this generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals\, the ma
le and his mate\; and a pair of the animals that are not clean\, the male a
nd his mate\; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also\, male and femal
e\, to keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth. For in seven
days I will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights\; and ever
y living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground
." And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Read
ing: Proverbs 8:32-9:11\nAnd now\, my sons\, listen to me: happy are those
who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise\, and do not neglect it. H
appy is the man who listens to me\, watching daily at my gates\, waiting be
side my doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the L
ORD\; but he who misses me injures himself\; all who hate me love death."
Wisdom has built her house\, she has set up her seven pillars. She has sla
ughtered her beasts\, she has mixed her wine\, she has also set her table.
She has sent out her maids to call from the highest places in the town\,
"Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" To him who is without sense she
says\, "Come\, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Leave
simpleness\, and live\, and walk in the way of insight." He who corrects
a scoffer gets himself abuse\, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs inju
ry. Do not reprove a scoffer\, or he will hate you\; reprove a wise man\,
and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man\, and he will be stil
l wiser\; teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning. The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom\, and the knowledge of the Holy One
is insight. For by me your days will be multiplied\, and years will be ad
ded to your life. \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Cantania\; Our Holy Father Niph
onus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracl
e in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716\; Afterfeast of the Transfi
guration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Blane\, Bishop of Bute\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 14:6-19\nBrethren\, if I come t
o you speaking in tongues\, how shall I benefit you unless I bring you some
revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? If even lifeless instrume
nts\, such as the flute or the harp\, do not give distinct notes\, how will
any one know what is played? And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound\,
who will get ready for battle? So with yourselves\; if you in a tongue utte
r speech that is not intelligible\, how will any one know what is said? For
you will be speaking into the air. There are doubtless many different lang
uages in the world\, and none is without meaning\; but if I do not know the
meaning of the language\, I shall be a foreigner to the speaker and the sp
eaker a foreigner to me. So with yourselves\; since you are eager for manif
estations of the Spirit\, strive to excell in building up the church. There
fore\, he who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. Fo
r if I pray in a tongue\, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. What a
m I to do? I will pray with spirit and I will sing with the mind also. Othe
rwise\, if you bless with the spirit\, how can any one in the position of a
n outsider say the "Amen" to your thanksgiving when he does not know what y
ou are saying? For you may give thanks well enough\, but the other man is n
ot edified. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than you all\; neverth
eless\, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind\, in order t
o instruct others\, than ten thousand words in a tongue.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 20:17-28\nAt that time\, as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem\, he t
ook the twelve disciples aside\, and on the way he said to them\, "Behold\,
we are going up to Jerusalem\; and the Son of man will be delivered to the
chief priests and scribes\, and they will condemn him to death\, and deliv
er him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified\, and he wil
l be raised on the third day."\n\nThen the mother of the sons of Zebedee ca
me up to him\, with her sons\, and kneeling before him she asked him for so
mething. And he said to her\, "What do you want?" She said to him\, "Comman
d that these two sons of mine may sit\, one at your right hand and one at y
our left\, in your kingdom." But Jesus answered\, "You do not know what you
are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said t
o him\, "We are able." He said to them\, "You will drink my cup\, but to si
t at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant\, but it is for thos
e for whom it has been prepared by my Father." And when the ten heard it\,
they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and s
aid\, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them\, and the
ir great men exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you\; b
ut whoever would be great among you must be your servant\, and whoever woul
d be first among you must be your slave\; even as the Son of man came not t
o be served but to serve\, and to give his life as a ransom for many."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Transfiguration\; Maximus the Confessor\; Our Righteou
s Fathers Sergius\, Stephanus\, Castor and Palamonus\; Dorotheus\, Abba of
Gaza\; Tikhon of Zadonsk \n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Romans 14:6-9\nBrethren\, he who observes the day\, observes it in ho
nor of the Lord. He also who eats\, eats in honor of the Lord\, since he gi
ves thanks to God\; while he who abstains\, abstains in honor of the Lord\,
and gives thanks to God. None of us lives to himself\, and none of us dies
to himself. If we live\, we live to the Lord\, and if we die\, we die to t
he Lord\; so then\, whether we live or whether we die\, we are the Lord's.
For to this end Christ died and lived again\, that he might be Lord both of
the dead and of the living.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:32-39\nAt that t
ime\, Jesus called his disciples to him and said\, "I have compassion on th
e crowd\, because they have been with me now three days\, and have nothing
to eat\; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry\, lest they faint on t
he way." And the disciples said to him\, "Where are we to get bread enough
in the desert to feed so great a crowd?" And Jesus said to them\, "How many
loaves have you?" They said\, "Seven\, and a few small fish." And commandi
ng the crowd to sit down on the ground\, he took the seven loaves and the f
ish\, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples\
, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were sati
sfied\; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
Those who ate were four thousand men\, besides women and children. And sen
ding away the crowds\, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magad
an.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, and O
nesimus\; Philothei the Righteous Martyr of Athens\; Niketas the Younger\n\
nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 6:11-16\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at
righteousness\, godliness\, faith\, love\, steadfastness\, gentleness. Fi
ght the good fight of the faith\; take hold of the eternal life to which yo
u were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many wit
nesses. In the presence of God who gives life to all things\, and of Chris
t Jesus who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession
\, I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach un
til the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; and this will be made manifest
at the proper time by the blessed and only Sovereign\, and King of kings a
nd Lord of lords\, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable l
ight\, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal d
ominion. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe Lord said t
o his disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\, who like to go about in long rob
es\, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the sy
nagogues and the places of honor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and
for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnati
on." He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury\;
and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly\, I
tell you\, this poor widow has put in more than all of them\; for they all
contributed out of their abundance\, but she out of her poverty put in all
the living that she had." Having said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who has
ears let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Matthew\; Moses the Black of Scete\; Diomedes & Laurenc
e the Martyrs\; 33 Martyrs of Nicomedea\; Job of Pochaev \; Synaxis of the
Kiev Cave Fathers \n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\,
Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\
, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more t
han these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He sa
id to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son o
f John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I l
ove you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time
\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he sa
id to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\,
you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed
my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded
yourself and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stre
tch out your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do n
ot wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.
) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw fol
lowing them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breas
t at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray yo
u?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?"
Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what i
s that to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that
this disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would n
ot die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that
to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, an
d who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. B
ut there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of the
m to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the boo
ks that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 9:2-12\n
Brethren\, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defen
se to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and
drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife\, as the other
apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas an
d I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a
soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of it
s fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say this
on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in the
law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the gra
in." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for o
ur sake? It was written for our sake\, because the plowman should plow in h
ope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown
spiritual good among you\, is it too much if we reap your material benefit
s? If others share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we still more? Nev
ertheless\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure anything rat
her than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 18:23-35\nThe Lord said this parable: "The kingdom of heaven
may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
When he began the reckoning\, one was brought to him who owed him ten thou
sand talents\; and as he could not pay\, his lord ordered him to be sold\,
with his wife and children and all that he had\, and payment to be made. S
o the servant fell on his knees\, imploring him\, 'Lord\, have patience wit
h me\, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him the lord of
that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But that same servant
\, as he went out\, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hun
dred denarii\; and seizing him by the throat he said\, 'Pay what you owe.'
So his fellow servant fell down and besought him\, 'Have patience with me\,
and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison till he sh
ould pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place\, the
y were greatly distressed\, and they went and reported to their lord all th
at had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him\, 'You wick
ed servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me\; and shoul
d not you have had mercy on your fellow servant\, as I had mercy on you?'
And in anger his lord delivered him to the torturers\, till he should pay a
ll his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you\, if y
ou do not forgive your brother from your heart."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas\; Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadoci
a\; Makarios the Righteous of Chios\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nE
pistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apost
les as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a
spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's s
ake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are
held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thi
rst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working wi
th our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; w
hen slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as th
e refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this
to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For thou
gh you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For
I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\
, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of t
hat day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where the discip
les were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to
them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this\, he showed them his han
ds and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jes
us said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me\, ev
en so I send you." And when he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and s
aid to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, th
ey are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNo
w Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jes
us came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he
said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails\, and place
my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I wil
l not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his disciples were again in the house
\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stoo
d among them\, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Pu
t your finger here\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place i
t in my side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\,
"My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you h
ave seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow
Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not
written in this book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jes
us is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing you may have life in
his name.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eusebius\, Bishop of Samosata\; Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas o
f Philadelphia\; Anastasia the Serbian\; Alban the Protomartyr of Britain\n
\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 4:13-25\nBrethren\, the promise to
Abraham and his descendants\, that they should inherit the world\, did not
come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the
adherents of the law who are to be the heirs\, faith is null and the promis
e is void. For the law brings wrath\, but where there is no law there is no
transgression. That is why it depends on faith\, in order that the promise
may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants -- not only to
the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham\,
for he is the father of us all\, as it is written\, "I have made you the f
ather of many nations" -- in the presence of the God in whom he believed\,
who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not
exist. In hope he believed against hope\, that he should become the father
of many nations\; as he had been told\, "So shall your descendants be." He
did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body\, which was as good
as dead because he was about a hundred years old\, or when he considered t
he barrenness of Sarah's womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the pr
omise of God\, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God\, fu
lly convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his
faith was "reckoned to him as righteousness." But the words\, "it was reck
oned to him\," were written not for his sake alone\, but for ours also. It
will be reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus o
ur Lord\, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justif
ication.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:21-23\nThe Lord said\, "Not every one
who says to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven\, but h
e who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will sa
y to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\, did we not prophesy in your name\, and cast out de
mons in your name\, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I
declare to them\, 'I never knew you\; depart from me\, you evildoers.'"\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria\; Leontus the martyr\; Her
mos the Martyr\; John & George\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Relics of A
rsenios the Righteous of Paros\; Constantine the New Martyr of Capua\; Matt
hew the New Martyr of Gerakari\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Ho
ly Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthia
ns 1:1-7\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and Timothy
our brother.\n\nTo the church of God which is at Corinth\, with all the sai
nts who are in the whole of Achaia:\n\nGrace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nBlessed be the God and Father of our L
ord Jesus Christ\, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort\, who comfo
rts us in all our affliction\, so that we may be able to comfort those who
are in any affliction\, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comfor
ted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us\, so also our com
fort abounds through Christ. If we are afflicted\, it is for your comfort a
nd salvation\; and if we are comforted\, it is for your comfort\, which you
experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. O
ur hope for you is unshaken\; for we know that as you share in our sufferin
gs\, you all also share in our comfort.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:43-46
\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him: "I tell you\, the kingdom
of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the frui
ts of it. And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces\; but whe
n it falls on any one\, it will crush him."\n\nWhen the chief priests and t
he Pharisees heard his parables\, they perceived that he was speaking about
them. But when they tried to arrest him\, they feared the multitudes\, bec
ause they held him to be a prophet.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nahum the Prophet\; Philaret the Merciful of Amnia\; Ananias the Persi
an\; Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia\;
Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon\, Archbishops of Ephesus\n\nStrict F
ast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:1-12\nBrethren\, we beseech and e
xhort you in the Lord Jesus\, that as you learned from us how you ought to
live and to please God\, just as you are doing\, you do so more and more. F
or you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this
is the will of God\, your sanctification: that you abstain from unchastity\
; that each one of you know how to take a wife for himself in holiness and
honor\, not in the passion of lust like the heathen who do not know God\; t
hat no man transgress\, and wrong his brother in this matter\, because the
Lord is an avenger in all these things\, as we solemnly forewarned you. For
God has not called us for uncleanness\, but in holiness. Therefore whoever
disregards this\, disregards not man but God\, who gives his Holy Spirit t
o you. But concerning the love of the brethren you have no need to have any
one write to you\, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one
another\; and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. But
we exhort you\, brethren\, to do so more and more\, to aspire to live quie
tly\, to mind your own affairs\, and to work with your hands\, as we charge
d you\; so that you may command the respect of outsiders\, and be dependent
on nobody.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus was tea
ching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel\, the chief priests
and the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what
authority you do these things\, or who it is that gave you this authority.
" He answered them\, "I also will ask you a question\; now tell me\, was t
he baptism of John from heaven or from men?" And they discussed it with on
e another\, saying\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did yo
u not believe him?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' all the people will stone
us\; for they are convinced that John was a prophet." So they answered th
at they did not know whence it was. And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will
I tell you by what authority I do these things."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211216
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)\; Modestos\, Archbishop of Jerusalem
\; Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania\; Nicholas Chrysoberges\,
Patriarch of Constantinople\; Memnonus\, Archbishop of Ephesus\n\nStrict F
ast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3:1-13\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is
sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop\, he desires a noble task.
Now a bishop must be above reproach\, the husband of one wife\, temperate\
, sensible\, dignified\, hospitable\, an apt teacher\, no drunkard\, not vi
olent but gentle\, not quarrelsome\, and no lover of money. He must manage
his own household well\, keeping his children submissive and respectful in
every way\; for if a man does not know how to manage his own household\, ho
w can he care for God's church? He must not be a recent convert\, or he may
be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil\; mo
reover he must be well thought of by outsiders\, or he may fall into reproa
ch and the snare of the devil. Deacons likewise must be serious\, not doubl
e-tongued\, not addicted to much wine\, not greedy for gain\; they must hol
d the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them also be te
sted first\; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deac
ons. The women likewise must be serious\, not slanderers\, but temperate\,
faithful in all things. Let deacons be the husband of one wife\, and let th
em manage their children and their households well\; for those who serve we
ll as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence
in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:10-15\nAt
that time\, the disciples kept the word of Jesus to themselves\, questioni
ng what the rising from the dead meant. And they asked him\, "Why do the sc
ribes say that first Elijah must come?" And he said to them\, "Elijah does
come first to restore all things\; and how is it written of the Son of man\
, that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? But I tel
l you that Elijah has come\, and they did to him whatever they pleased\, as
it is written of him." And when they came to the disciples\, they saw a gr
eat crowd about them\, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all t
he crowd\, when they saw him\, were greatly amazed\, and ran up to him and
greeted him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Babylas the Holy Martyr\; Moses the Prophet & Godseer\; Our Righteous
Father Anthimus of Coroucle in Cephallenia\; Anthimos the new ascetic\; Her
mione the Martyr\, daughter of St. Philip the Deacon\n\nEpistle Reading: I
Corinthians 1:3-9\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace from God our Father an
d the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of
the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus\, that in every way yo
u were enriched in him with all speech and all knowledge - even as the test
imony to Christ was confirmed among you - so that you are not lacking in an
y spiritual gift\, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ\;
who will sustain you to the end\, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus C
hrist. God is faithful\, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his
Son\, Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 19:3-12\nAt that t
ime\, Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking\, "Is it lawful t
o divorce one's wife for any cause?" He answered\, "Have you not read that
he who made them from the beginning made them male and female\, and said\,
'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to h
is wife\, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two bu
t one flesh. What therefore God has joined together\, let not man put asund
er." They said to him\, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certifica
te of divorce\, and to put her away?" He said to them\, "For your hardness
of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives\, but from the beginning i
t was not so. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife\, except for unch
astity\, and marries another\, commits adultery." The disciples said to him
\, "If such is the case of a man with his wife\, it is not expedient to mar
ry." But he said to them\, "Not all men can receive this saying\, but only
those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birt
h\, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men\, and there are
eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of he
aven. He who is able to receive this\, let him receive it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Palm Sunday\; Symeon the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Persepolis\, and thos
e with him\; Makarios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Agapetos of Rome\; Hadrian the
New-Martyr\; Donnan\, Abbot of Eigg\, and the Monk-Martyrs with him\n\nFast
Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 21:1-11\; 15-17\nAt t
hat time\, when Jesus drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage\, to th
e Mount of Olives\, he sent two disciples\, saying to them\, "Go into the v
illage opposite you\, and immediately you will find a donkey tied\, and a c
olt with her\; untie them and bring them to me. If any one says anything to
you\, you shall say\, 'The Lord has need of them\,' and he will send them
immediately." This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet\, s
aying\,\n\n"Tell the daughter of Zion\,\nBehold\, your king is coming to yo
u\,\nhumble and mounted on a donkey\,\nand on a colt\, the foal of a donkey
."\n\nThe disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them\; they brought
the donkey and the colt\, and put their garments on them\, and he sat there
on. Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road\, and others cut br
anches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went
before him and that followed him shouted\, "Hosanna to the Son of David! B
lessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" An
d when he entered Jerusalem\, all the city was stirred\, saying\, "Who is t
his?" And the crowds said\, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Gal
ilee." But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that
he did\, and the children crying out in the temple\, "Hosanna to the Son o
f David!" they were indignant\; and they said to him\, "Do you hear what th
ey are saying?" And Jesus said to them\, "Yes\; have you never read\,\n\n'O
ut of the mouths of babes and sucklings\,\nyou have brought perfect praise'
?"\n\nAnd leaving them\, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged ther
e.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 4:4-9\nBRETHREN\, rejoice in the Lord al
ways\; again I will say\, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The L
ord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything\, but in everything by praye
r and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God
. And the peace of God\, which passes all understanding\, will keep your he
arts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally\, brethren\, whatever is true\
, whatever is honorable\, whatever is just\, whatever is pure\, whatever is
lovely\, whatever is gracious\, if there is any excellence\, if there is a
nything worthy of praise\, think about these things. What you have learned
and received and heard and seen in me\, do\; and the God of peace will be w
ith you. \n\nGospel Reading: John 12:1-18\nSix days before Passover\, Jesus
came to Bethany\, where Lazaros was\, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
There they made him a supper\; Martha served\, and Lazaros was one of thos
e at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and
anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair\; and the house
was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot\, one of
his disciples (he who was to betray him)\, said "Why was this ointment not
sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said\, not
that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief\, and as he had the m
oney box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said\, "Let her alone\
, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with y
ou\, but you do not always have me."\n\n When the great crowd of the Jews l
earned that he was there\, they came\, not only on account of Jesus but als
o to see Lazaros\, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests p
lanned to put Lazaros also to death\, because on account of him many of the
Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.\n\n The next day a great crow
d who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So th
ey took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him\, crying\, "Hosanna
! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord\, even the King of Israel
!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it\; as it is written\, "Fea
r not\, daughter of Zion\; behold\, your king is coming\, sitting on a donk
ey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first\; but when Jesus
was glorified\, then they remembered that this had been written of him and
had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Laza
ros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason w
hy the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Acindynos\, Pegasios\, Aphthonios\, Elpidophoros\, an
d Anempodistos\; Domnina\, Domna\, & Kyriaki\, the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Philippians 2:16-23\nBrethren\, I do not run in vain or labor in vain.
Even if I am to be poured as a libation upon the sacrifical offering of you
r faith\, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise you also should be g
lad and rejoice with me. I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you so
on\, so that I may be cheered by news of you. I have no one like him\, who
will be genuinely anxious for your welfare. They all look after their own i
nterests\, not those of Jesus Christ. But Timothy's worth you know\, how as
a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel. I hope therefore
to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me.\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 11:34-41\nThe Lord said\, "Your eye is the lamp of your body\; when
your eye is sound\, your whole body is full of light\; but when it is not s
ound\, your body is full of darkness. Therefore be careful lest the light i
n you be darkness. If then your whole body is full of light\, having no par
t dark\, it will be wholly bright\, as when a lamp with its rays gives you
light." While he was speaking\, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him\; so
he went in and sat at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did
not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him\, "Now you Pharisee
s cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish\, but inside you are full
of extortion and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside mak
e the inside also? But give for alms those things which are within and beho
ld\, everything is clean for you."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Acindynos\, Pegasios\, Aphthonios\, Elpidophoros\,
and Anempodistos
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain\; Cyril\, Equal-to-the-Apostles
& Teacher of the Slavs\; Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth\; Abraham\, Bis
hop of Carrhes in Mesopotamia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:2
0-21\;2:1-9\nBeloved\, first of all you must understand this\, that no prop
hecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation\, because no prop
hecy ever came by the impulse of man\, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spo
ke from God.\n\nBut false prophets also arose among the people\, just as th
ere will be false teachers among you\, who will secretly bring in destructi
ve heresies\, even denying the Master who bought them\, bringing upon thems
elves swift destruction. And many will follow their licentiousness\, and b
ecause of them the way of truth will be reviled. And in their greed they w
ill exploit you with false words\; from of old their condemnation has not b
een idle\, and their destruction has not been asleep.\n\nFor if God did not
spare the angels when they sinned\, but cast them into hell and committed
them to pits of nether gloom to be kept until the judgment\; if he did not
spare the ancient world\, but preserved Noah\, a herald of righteousness\,
with seven other persons\, when he brought a flood upon the world of the un
godly\; if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemne
d them to extinction and made them an example to those who were to be ungod
ly\; and if he rescued righteous Lot\, greatly distressed by the licentious
ness of the wicked (for by what that righteous man saw and heard as he live
d among them\, he was vexed in his righteous soul day after day with their
lawless deeds)\, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial\, a
nd to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Mark 13:9-13\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Take heed to
yourselves\; for they will deliver you up to councils\; and you will be be
aten in synagogues\; and you will stand before governors and kings for my s
ake\, to bear testimony before them. And the gospel must first be preached
to all nations. And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up\, do no
t be anxious beforehand what you are to say\; but say whatever is given you
in that hour\, for it is not you who speak\, but the Holy Spirit. And brot
her will deliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and child
ren will rise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be
hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be save
d."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211004
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DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical6fe8aa1a3576ceafd2d29b73c22af28c
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens\; Domnina the Martyr and her daughters\;
John the Hermit\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:28-31\;5:1-10\nBrethren\,
we\, like Isaac\, are children of promise. But as at that time he who was b
orn according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spi
rit\, so it is now. But what does the scripture say? "Cast out the slave an
d her son\; for the son of the slave shall not inherit with the son of the
free woman." So\, brethren\, we are not children of the slave but of the fr
ee woman. For freedom Christ has set us free\; stand fast therefore\, and d
o not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Now I\, Paul\, say to you that if
you receive circumcision\, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify
again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the
whole law. You are severed from Christ\, you who would be justified by the
law\; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit\, by faith\,
we wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumci
sion nor uncircumcision is of any avail\, but faith working through love. Y
ou were running well\; who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persua
sion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view than mine\;
and he who is troubling you will bear his judgment\, whoever he is.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Luke 6:24-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\,
"Woe to you that are rich\, for you have received your consolation.\n\n"Woe
to you that are full now\, for you shall hunger.\n\n"Woe to you that laugh
now\, for you shall mourn and weep.\n\n"Woe to you\, when all men speak we
ll of you\, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.\n\n"But I say t
o you that hear\, Love your enemies\, do good to those who hate you\, bless
those who curse you\, pray for those who abuse you. To him who strikes you
on the cheek\, offer the other also\; and from him who takes away your coa
t do not withhold even your shirt. Give to every one who begs from you\; an
d of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sophronius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Theodora the Righteous\; Pionios
the Presbyter\; George the New Wonderworker of Constantinople\; Trophimos
and Thallos the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 3:1
-14\n For\, behold\, the Lord\, the Lord of hosts\, is taking away from Jer
usalem and from Judah stay and staff\, the whole stay of bread\, and the wh
ole stay of water\; the mighty man and the soldier\, the judge and the prop
het\, the diviner and the elder\, the captain of fifty and the man of rank\
, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. And I
will make boys their princes\, and babes shall rule over them. And the peo
ple will oppress one another\, every man his fellow and every man his neigh
bor\; the youth will be insolent to the elder\, and the base fellow to the
honorable.\n\nWhen a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his fath
er\, saying: "You have a mantle\; you shall be our leader\, and this heap
of ruins shall be under your rule"\; in that day he will speak out\, saying
: "I will not be a healer\; in my house there is neither bread nor mantle\
; you shall not make me leader of the people." For Jerusalem has stumbled\
, and Judah has fallen\; because their speech and their deeds are against t
he Lord\, defying his glorious presence.\n\nTheir partiality witnesses agai
nst them\; they proclaim their sin like Sodom\, they do not hide it. Woe t
o them! For they have brought evil upon themselves. Tell the righteous th
at it shall be well with them\, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds
. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him\, for what his hands have d
one shall be done to him. My people -- children are their oppressors\, and
women rule over them. O my people\, your leaders mislead you\, and confus
e the course of your paths.\n\nThe Lord has taken his place to contend\, he
stands to judge his people. The Lord enters into judgment with the elders
and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard\, th
e spoil of the poor is in your houses."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 2
:20-3:20\n The man gave names to all cattle\, and to the birds of the air\,
and to every beast of the field\; but for the man there was not found a he
lper fit for him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man
\, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with fle
sh\; and the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a w
oman and brought her to the man. Then the man said\, "This at last is bone
of my bones and flesh of my flesh\; she shall be called Woman\, because sh
e was taken out of Man." Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother
and cleaves to his wife\, and they become one flesh. And the man and his w
ife were both naked\, and were not ashamed.\n\nNow the serpent was more sub
tle than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made. He said to th
e woman\, "Did God say\, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?" A
nd the woman said to the serpent\, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of
the garden\; but God said\, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree wh
ich is in the midst of the garden\, neither shall you touch it\, lest you d
ie.'" But the serpent said to the woman\, "You will not die. For God know
s that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened\, and you will be like G
od\, knowing good and evil." So when the woman saw that the tree was good
for food\, and that it was a delight to the eyes\, and that the tree was to
be desired to make one wise\, she took of its fruit and ate\; and she also
gave some to her husband\, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened\
, and they knew that they were naked\; and they sewed fig leaves together a
nd made themselves aprons.\n\nAnd they heard the sound of the Lord God walk
ing in the garden in the cool of the day\, and the man and his wife hid the
mselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. B
ut the Lord God called to the man\, and said to him\, "Where are you?" And
he said\, "I heard the sound of thee in the garden\, and I was afraid\, be
cause I was naked\; and I hid myself." He said\, "Who told you that you we
re naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"
The man said\, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me\, she gave me fr
uit of the tree\, and I ate." Then the Lord God said to the woman\, "What
is this that you have done?" The woman said\, "The serpent beguiled me\, a
nd I ate." The Lord God said to the serpent\, "Because you have done this\
, cursed are you above all cattle\, and above all wild animals\; upon your
belly you shall go\, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I w
ill put enmity between you and the woman\, and between your seed and her se
ed\; he shall bruise your head\, and you shall bruise his heel." To the wo
man he said\, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing\; in pain
you shall bring forth children\, yet your desire shall be for your husband\
, and he shall rule over you." And to Adam he said\, "Because you have lis
tened to the voice of your wife\, and have eaten of the tree of which I com
manded you\, 'You shall not eat of it\,' cursed is the ground because of yo
u\; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life\; thorns and this
tles it shall bring forth to you\; and you shall eat the plants of the fiel
d. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the gr
ound\, for out of it you were taken\; you are dust\, and to dust you shall
return."\n\nThe man called his wife's name Eve\, because she was the mother
of all living.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:19-34\nThe Lord by wis
dom founded the earth\; by understanding he established the heavens\; by hi
s knowledge the deeps broke forth\, and the clouds drop down the dew.\n\nMy
son\, keep sound wisdom and discretion\; let them not escape from your sig
ht\, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. Then
you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble. If you
sit down\, you will not be afraid\; when you lie down\, your sleep will be
sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden panic\, or of the ruin of the wicked\,
when it comes\; for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foo
t from being caught. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due\, w
hen it is in your power to do it.\n\nDo not say to your neighbor\, "Go\, an
d come again\, tomorrow I will give it" -- when you have it with you. Do n
ot plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you. Do no
t contend with a man for no reason\, when he has done you no harm. Do not
envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways\; for the perverse
man is an abomination to the Lord\, but the upright are in his confidence.
The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked\, but he blesses the abode
of the righteous. Toward the scorners he is scornful\, but to the humble
he shows favor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel\
, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel\n\nMatins Gospel Rea
ding: Matthew 18:10-20\nThe Lord said\, "See that you do not despise one of
these little ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always beho
ld the face of my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save
the lost. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep\, and one of them
has gone astray\, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in
search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it\, truly\, I say to
you\, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went as
tray. So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of the
se little ones should perish.\n\n"If your brother sins against you\, go and
tell him his fault\, between you and him alone. If he listens to you\, you
have gained your brother. But if he does not listen\, take one or two othe
rs along with you\, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two
or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them\, tell it to the churc
h\; and if he refuses to listen even to the church\, let him be to you as a
Gentile and a tax collector. Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on e
arth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be lo
osed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about any
thing they ask\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven\, for wher
e two or three are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\
n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by a
ngels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just ret
ribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was
declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who hea
rd him\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various mirac
les and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will.
For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we
are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art
mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst
make him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him w
ith glory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now
in putting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his c
ontrol. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But w
e see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crown
ed with glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the
grace of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he
\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\,
should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hear
s you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me
rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\,
even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I s
aw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authori
ty to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the ene
my\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that
the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written i
n heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I t
hank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these t
hings from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Fa
ther\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14th Sunday of Luke\; Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Agathan
gelus the Martyr\; Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus\n\nMatins Gospel R
eading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the we
ek\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, J
esus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When
he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the discip
les were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be
with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he h
ad said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Sp
irit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain t
he sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, ca
lled the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples
told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in hi
s hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nai
ls\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days lat
er\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The
doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace b
e with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my h
ands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithles
s\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said
to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those w
ho have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these
are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God
\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: I
Timothy 1:15-17\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy of full a
cceptance\, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I a
m the foremost of sinners\; but I received mercy for this reason\, that in
me\, as the foremost\, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for
an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the Ki
ng of ages\, immortal\, invisible\, the only God\, be honor and glory to th
e ages of ages. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43\nAt that time\, as
Jesus drew near to Jericho\, a blind man was sitting by the roadside beggin
g\; and hearing a multitude going by\, he inquired what this meant. They to
ld him\, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried\, "Jesus\, Son of
David\, have mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him\, tellin
g him to be silent\; but he cried out all the more\, "Son of David\, have m
ercy on me!" And Jesus stopped\, and commanded him to be brought to him\; a
nd when he came near\, he asked him\, "What do you want me to do for you?"
He said\, "Lord\, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him\, "Receiv
e your sight\; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received h
is sight and followed him\, glorifying God\; and all the people\, when they
saw it\, gave praise to God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae\; Synax
is of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan\; Juvenal\, Patriarch of Jerusa
lem\; Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska\; John Maximovitch\, Arch
bishop of Shanghai and San Francisco\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRE
THREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanct
uary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand
and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place.
Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having
the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all side
s with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's
rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherub
im of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now spe
ak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go con
tinually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into th
e second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not witho
ut taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the peopl
e.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and wen
t with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered t
he house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the g
reeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled wi
th the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you amo
ng women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted m
e\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voi
ce of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. A
nd blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what wa
s spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the
Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the l
ow estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will c
all me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and ho
ly is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and return
ed to her home.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions\; Our Righteous Father Michael S
yngellon the Confessor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Galatians 3:8-12\nBrethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing that God would j
ustify the Gentiles by faith\, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham\,
saying\, "in you shall all the nations be blessed." So then\, those who are
men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on w
orks of the law are under a curse\; for it is written\, "Cursed be every on
e who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law\, and do
them." Now it is evident that no man is justified before God by the law\; f
or "the righteous shall live by faith"\; but the law does not rest on faith
\, for "He who does them shall live by them."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19
-29\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of God is like a grain of mu
stard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden\; and it grew and becam
e a tree\, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." And again
he said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven wh
ich a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, till it was all leave
ned." He went on his way through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journe
ying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him\, "Lord\, will those who ar
e saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Strive to enter by the narrow door\
; for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter and will not be able. When onc
e the householder has risen up and shut the door\, you will begin to stand
outside and to knock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord\, open to us.' He will an
swer you\, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say\
, 'We ate and drank in your presence\, and you taught in our streets.' But
he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know where you come from\; depart from
me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash your teet
h when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the king
dom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men will come from east and w
est\, and from north and south\, and sit at table in the kingdom of God."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Prodigal Son\; Leo\, Bishop of Catania\; Agathus\, Pope
of Rome\; Bessarion the Great\; Sadok the Bishop and the 128 other Martyrs
of Persia\; Plotinus\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbat
h was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\, b
ought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on t
he first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And
they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us fro
m the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was roll
ed back\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young
man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were ama
zed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\
, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place where t
hey laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going befor
e you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they went
out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come upon
them\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle
Reading: I Corinthians 6:12-20\nBrethren\, "all things are lawful for me\,"
but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me\," but I wi
ll not be enslaved by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the sto
mach for food" -- and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is
not meant for immorality\, but for the Lord\, and the Lord for the body.
And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not
know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the m
embers of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not
know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her?
For\, as it is written\, "The two shall become one flesh." But he who is
united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every ot
her sin which a man commits is outside the body\; but the immoral man sins
against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Ho
ly Spirit within you\, which you have from God? You are not your own\; you
were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit
which belong to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 15:11-32\nThe Lord said this
parable: "There was a man who had two sons\; and the younger of them said t
o his father\, 'Father\, give me the share of the property that falls to me
.' And he divided his living between them. Not many days later\, the youn
ger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country\, and t
here he squandered his property in loose living. And when he had spent eve
rything\, a great famine arose in that country\, and he began to be in want
. So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country\, w
ho sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled
his belly with the pods that the swine ate\; and no one gave him anything.
But when he came to himself he said\, 'How many of my father's hired serv
ants have bread enough and to spare\, but I perish here with hunger! I wil
l arise and go to my father\, and I will say to him\, 'Father\, I have sinn
ed against heaven and before you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your
son\; treat me as one of your hired servants.' And he arose and came to hi
s father. But while he was yet at a distance\, his father saw him and had
compassion\, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to
him\, 'Father\, I have sinned against heaven and before you\; I am no longe
r worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants\, 'Br
ing quickly the best robe\, and put it on him\; and put a ring on his hand\
, and shoes on his feet\; and bring the fatted calf and kill it\, and let u
s eat and make merry\; for this my son was dead\, and is alive again\; he w
as lost\, and is found.' And they began to make merry. Now his elder son
was in the field\; and as he came and drew near to the house\, he heard mus
ic and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this mean
t. And he said to him\, 'Your brother has come\, and your father has kille
d the fatted calf\, because he has received him safe and sound.' But he wa
s angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him\, but
he answered his father\, 'Lo\, these many years I have served you\, and I n
ever disobeyed your command\; yet you never gave me a kid\, that I might ma
ke merry with my friends. But when this son of yours came\, who has devour
ed your living with harlots\, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he
said to him\, 'Son\, you are always with me\, and all that is mine is yours
. It was fitting to make merry and be glad\, for this your brother was dea
d\, and is alive\; he was lost\, and is found.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael\, Nicholas\, Iren
e\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos\; Mark the Apostle and E
vangelist\; Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea\; Glaphyra the Righteous
\; Justa the Nun\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:14-21\nIn those da
ys\, Peter\, standing with the eleven\, lifted up his voice and addressed t
hem\, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem\, let this be known to y
ou\, and give ear to my words. For these men are not drunk\, as you suppose
\, since it is only the third hour of the day\; but this is what was spoken
by the prophet Joel: 'And in the last days it shall be\, God declares\, th
at I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh\, and your sons and your daught
ers shall prophesy\, and your young men shall see visions\, and your old me
n shall dream dreams\; yea\, and on my menservants and my maid servants in
those days I will pour out my Spirit\; and they shall prophesy. And I will
show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth beneath\, blood\, a
nd fire\, and vapor of smoke\; the sun shall be turned into darkness and th
e moon into blood\, before the day of the Lord comes\, the great and manife
st day. And it shall be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be
saved.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\
, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he w
ho rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, say
ing\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said
to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have giv
en you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the po
wer of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice
in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names
are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit a
nd said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have
hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to ba
bes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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rene\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Anas
tasia the Great Martyr\; Chrysogonos\, Theodota\, Evodias\, & Eutychianus\,
the Martyrs\; The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 5:22-25\;6:1-11\nTimothy\, my son\, do
not be hasty in the laying on of hands\, nor participate in another man's
sins\; keep yourself pure. No longer drink only water\, but use a little wi
ne for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. The sins of som
e men are conspicuous\, pointing to judgment\, but the sins of others appea
r later. So also good deeds are conspicuous\; and even when they are not\,
they cannot remain hidden. Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard
their masters as worthy of all honor\, so that the name of God and the tea
ching may not be defamed. Those who have believing masters must not be disr
espectful on the ground that they are brethren\; rather they must serve all
the better since those who benefit by their service are believers and belo
ved. Teach and urge these duties. If any one teaches otherwise and does not
agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which
accords with godliness\, he is puffed up with conceit\, he knows nothing\;
he has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words\, whi
ch produce envy\, dissension\, slander\, base suspicions\, and wrangling am
ong men who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth\, imagining that g
odliness is a means of gain. There is great gain in godliness with contentm
ent\; for we brought nothing into the world\, and we cannot take anything o
ut of the world\; but if we have food and clothing\, with these we shall be
content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation\, into a sna
re\, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and
destruction. For the love of money is the root of all evils\; it is through
this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their
hearts with many pangs. But as for you\, man of God\, shun all this.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Mark 10:11-16\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever divorces his wife and
marries another\, commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces her h
usband and marries another\, she commits adultery." And they were bringing
children to him\, that he might touch them\; and the disciples rebuked them
. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant\, and said to them\, "Let the chil
dren come to me\, do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the kingdom of G
od. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like
a child shall not enter it." And he took them in his arms and blessed them
\, laying his hands upon them.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Luke the Evangelist\; Marinos the Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossian
s 4:5-11\,14-18\nBrethren\, conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, ma
king the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious\, seasoned wi
th salt\, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos
will tell you all about my affairs\; he is a beloved brother and faithful m
inister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this ver
y purpose\, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hea
rts\, and with him Onesimos\, the faithful and beloved brother\, who is one
of yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place. Aris
tarchos my fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (co
ncerning whom you have received instructions if he comes to you\, receive h
im)\, and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only men of the circumc
ision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, and they have been a
comfort to me. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Give my gre
etings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and to Nympha and the church in her ho
use. And when this letter has been read among you\, have it read also in th
e church of the Laodiceans\; and see that you read also the letter from Lao
dicea. And say to Archippos\, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you
have received in the Lord." I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand
. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:
16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he
who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me
." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are sub
ject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like ligh
tning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpen
ts and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall
hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subjec
t to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same
hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lor
d of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and
understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was you
r gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Hannah the Rig
hteous\, mother of Samuel the Prophet\; Narses the Martyr of Persia\; The C
onsecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy
City of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians
4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free
woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son
of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are
two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; sh
e is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the pre
sent Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem
above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O ba
rren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in tra
vail\; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children
of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\,
"No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a
bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light. For
nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secret that s
hall not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to h
im who has will more be given\, and from him who has not\, even what he thi
nks that he has will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and his brothers ca
me to him\, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "
Your mother and your brothers are standing outside\, desiring to see you."
But he said to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the wor
d of God and do it."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220812
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia\; Sergios\, Stephen
and Kastor\; Palamon\, Elder of Saint Pachomius the Great\; Soldier-martyr
s of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 14:26-40\nBRETHREN
\, when you come together\, each one has a hymn\, a lesson\, a revelation\,
a tongue\, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. I
f any speak in a tongue\, let there be only two or at most three\, and each
in turn\; and let one interpret. But if there is no one to interpret\, let
each one of them keep silence in church and speak to himself and to God. L
et two or three prophets speak\, and let the others weigh what is said. If
a revelation is made to another by sitting by\, let the first be silent. Fo
r you can all prophesy one by one\, so that all may learn and all be encour
aged\; and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. But God is not
a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints\, the
women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not permitted to s
peak\, but should be subordinate\, as even the law says. If there is anythi
ng they desire to know\, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is sha
meful for a woman to speak in church. What! Did the word of God originate w
ith you\, or are you the only one it has reached? If any one thinks that he
is a prophet\, or spiritual\, he should acknowledge that what I am writing
to you is a command of the Lord. If any one does not recognize this\, he i
s not recognized. So\, my brethren\, earnestly desire to prophesy\, and do
not forbid speaking in tongues\; but all things should be done decently and
in order. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:12-14\; 17-20\nAt that time\, Jes
us entered the temple of God and drove out all who sold and bought in the t
emple\, and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of
those who sold pigeons. He said to them\, "It is written\, 'My house shall
be called a house of prayer'\; but you make it a den of robbers." And the b
lind and the lame came to him in the temple\, and he healed them. And leavi
ng them\, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.\n\nIn the mo
rning\, as he was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And seeing a fig t
ree by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but leaves only.
And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig t
ree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\, saying\, "H
ow did the fig tree wither at once?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 12th Sunday of Luke\; Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains\;
Righteous Hierodeacon Makarios of Kalogeras\; Romilo the Monk of Mount Atho
s\; Nicholas the New-Martyr of Mytilene\; Peusippos\, Elasippos\, and Mesip
pos the siblings\, and their grandmother Neonilla\n\nMatins Gospel Reading:
John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as
she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\; and she saw two angels in whi
te\, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain\, one at the head and one at
the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to t
hem\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they
have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, bu
t she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are
you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she sa
id to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you have la
id Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turne
d and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said
to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but
go to my brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to my Father and your F
ather\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disci
ples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told them that He had said these th
ings to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 3:4-11\nBrethren\, when Christ
who is our life appears\, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put
to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication\, impurity\, passion
\, evil desire\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry. On account of these
the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once
walked\, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger\, wrath\
, malice\, slander\, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one anoth
er\, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and hav
e put on the new nature\, which is being renewed in knowledge after the ima
ge of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\, circumcised and unc
ircumcised\, barbarian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\, but Christ is all\,
and in all.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:12-19\nAt that time\, as Jesus enter
ed a village\, he was met by ten lepers\, who stood at a distance and lifte
d up their voices and said: "Jesus\, Master\, have mercy on us." When he
saw them he said to them\, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as
they went they were cleansed. Then one of them\, when he saw that he was h
ealed\, turned back\, praising God with a loud voice\; and he fell on his f
ace at Jesus's feet\, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then sai
d Jesus: "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to r
eturn and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And he said to him: "R
ise and go your way\; your faith has made you well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian\; Removal
of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\,
he appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons.
She went and told those who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept.
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her\, they woul
d not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\
, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the r
est\, but they did not believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven
themselves as they sat at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief
and hardness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw him af
ter he had risen. And he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach
the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be
saved\; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs wil
l accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons\; they
will speak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink
any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on th
e sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had s
poken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand o
f God. And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked
with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\
n\nEpistle Reading: I John 4:12-19\nNo man has ever seen God\; if we love o
ne another\, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we k
now that we abide in him and he in us\, because he has given us of his own
Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as th
e Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God\, God
abides in him\, and he in God. So we know and believe the love God has for
us. God is love\, and he who abides in love abides in God\, and God abides
in him. In this is love perfected with us\, that we may have confidence fo
r the day of judgment\, because as he is so are we in this world. There is
no fear in love\, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with
punishment\, and he who fears is not perfected in love. We love\, because h
e first loved us.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-27\; 21:24-25\nAt that time
\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister
\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\
, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "W
oman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold\, your mo
ther!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. This is th
e disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written the
se things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many
other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I su
ppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be writt
en.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220115
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paul of Thebes\; John the Hut-Dweller\; Pansophios the Martyr of Alexa
ndria\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of
the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithf
ulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And tho
se who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions an
d desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let
us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one ano
ther. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiri
tual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest
you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law o
f Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, lit
tle flock\, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
Sell your possessions\, and give alms\; provide yourselves with purses tha
t do not grow old\, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail\, whe
re no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is\,
there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded and your lamps bur
ning\, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from t
he marriage feast\, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and
knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he com
es\; truly\, I say to you\, he will gird himself and have them sit at table
\, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch\, or i
n the third\, and finds them so\, blessed are those servants! But know thi
s\, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming\, h
e would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready\
; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Matthew\; The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus\; The Holy Martyr
Bassa and Her Sons: Theognis\, Agapius\, and Pistus\; Athanasios Patelaros\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Hol
y Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21
:1-14\nAt that time\, being raised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself t
o the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this wa
y. Simon Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, th
e sons of Zebedee\, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Pe
ter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go wit
h you." They went out and got into the boat\; but that night they caught no
thing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the discip
les did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have y
ou any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on
the right side of the boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and
now they were not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. The disci
ple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter hea
rd that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for w
ork\, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, d
ragging the net full of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but ab
out a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal
fire there\, with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Brin
g some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard a
nd hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three o
f them\; and although there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said
to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask h
im\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the brea
d and gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time t
hat Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.\
n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us a
postles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have beco
me a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ
's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You
are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and
thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, workin
g with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure
\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, a
s the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write
this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For
though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers.
For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, t
hen\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:14-23\nAt that time
\, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said\, "Lord\, have mercy
on my son\, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly\; for often he
falls into the fire\, and often into the water. And I brought him to your
disciples\, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered\, "O faithles
s and perverse generation\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to
bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him\, and the de
mon came out of him\, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples
came to Jesus privately and said\, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said
to them\, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you\, if you
have faith as a grain of mustard seed\, you will say to this mountain\, 'Mo
ve hence to yonder place\,' and it will move\; and nothing will be impossib
le to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." A
s they were gathering in Galilee\, Jesus said to them\, "The Son of man is
to be delivered into the hands of men\, and they will kill him\, and he wi
ll be raised on the third day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Luke\; Dionysios the Areopagite\; Rusticus and Eleutheri
os the Martyrs\; John the Chozebite\, Bishop of Caesaria\n\nMatins Gospel R
eading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week\, at early dawn\, the wo
men went to the tomb\, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they
found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when they went in they did
not find the body. While they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two me
n stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed
their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the li
ving among the dead? Remember how he told you\, while he was still in Gali
lee\, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful men\,
and be crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they remembered his wo
rds\, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to a
ll the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of
James and the other women with them who told this to the apostles\; but th
ese words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe them.\n\nB
ut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the li
nen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.
\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who sa
id\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to giv
e the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\n
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcenden
t power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but
not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not
forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body th
e death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our
bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus'
sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. S
o death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spiri
t of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too bel
ieve\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will rai
se us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is a
ll for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may
increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:31-3
6\nThe Lord said\, "As you wish that men would do to you\, do so to them. I
f you love those who love you\, what credit is that to you? For even sinner
s love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you\
, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend
to those from whom you hope to receive\, what credit is that to you? Even
sinners lend to sinners\, to receive as much again. But love your enemies\,
and do good\, and lend\, expecting nothing in return\; and your reward wil
l be great\, and you will be sons of the Most High\; for he is kind to the
ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful\, even as your Father is merciful."
\n\n
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sts: Menas of Egypt\; Victor and Stephanie\; Martyr Vincent\; Theodore the
Studite\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God
who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Chri
st.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the tran
scendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way
\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, b
ut not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the
body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested
in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for
Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal fl
esh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the sam
e spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we
too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus w
ill raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For
it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people
it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
13:1-9\nAt that time\, there were some present who told Jesus of the Galil
eans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered
them\, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the o
ther Galileans\, because they suffered thus? I tell you\, No\; but unless y
ou repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen upon whom the tow
er in Siloam fell and killed them\, do you think that they were worse offen
ders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you\, No\; but unle
ss you repent you will all likewise perish." And he told this parable: "A m
an had a fig tree planted in his vineyard\; and he came seeking fruit on it
and found none. And he said to the vinedresser\, 'Lo\, these three years I
have come seeking fruit on this fig tree\, and I find none. Cut it down\;
why should it use up the ground?' And he answered him\, 'Let it alone\, sir
\, this year also\, till I dig about it and put on manure. And if it bears
fruit next year\, well and good\; but if not\, you can cut it down.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Paralytic\; Pachomius the Great\; Achillius the Wonderwo
rker\, Archbishop of Larissa\; Placing of the Honorable Head of the Apostle
Titus\; Barbaros the Myrrhbearer of Kerkyra\; Andrew the Hermit & Wonderwo
rker\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them we
re going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and
talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While th
ey were talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went
with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to th
em\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as yo
u walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas
\, answered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know
the things that have happened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "
What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who wa
s a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how
our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, a
nd crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Ye
s\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Mor
eover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in
the morning and did not find his body\; and they came back saying that the
y had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of th
ose who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had
said\; but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, an
d slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not ne
cessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory
?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them i
n all the scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to
the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, bu
t they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening
and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was
at table with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and ga
ve it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he
vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts
burn within us while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us th
e scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and
they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who
said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they
told what had happened on the road\, and how he was known to them in the br
eaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 9:32-42\nIn those days\, as P
eter went here and there among them all\, he came down also to the saints t
hat lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas\, who had been bedrid
den for eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him\, "Aeneas\, Je
sus Christ heals you\; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose. An
d all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him\, and they turned to the Lo
rd. Now there was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha\, which means Dorcas. S
he was full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she fell sick
and died\; and when they had washed her\, they laid her in an upper room. S
ince Lydda was near Joppa\, the disciples\, hearing that Peter was there\,
sent two men to him entreating him\, "Please come to us without delay." So
Peter rose and went with them. And when he had come\, they took him to the
upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping\, and showing tunics an
d other garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put t
hem all outside and knelt down and prayed\; then turning to the body he sai
d\, "Tabitha\, rise." And she opened her eyes\, and when she saw Peter she
sat up. And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints
and widows he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Jopp
a\, and many believed in the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:1-15\nAt that
time\, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep G
ate a pool\, in Hebrew called Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these l
ay a multitude of invalids\, blind\, lame\, paralyzed\, waiting for the mov
ing of the water\; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons in
to the pool\, and troubled the water\; whoever stepped in first after the t
roubling of the water was healed of whatever disease he had. One man was th
ere\, who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew
that he had been lying there a long time\, he said to him\, "Do you want to
be healed?" The sick man answered him\, "Sir\, I have no man to put me int
o the pool when the water is troubled\, and while I am going another steps
down before me." Jesus said to him\, "Rise\, take up your pallet\, and walk
." And at once the man was healed\, and he took up his pallet and walked.\n
\nNow that day was the sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who was cured\,
"It is the sabbath\, it is not lawful for you to carry your pallet." But h
e answered them\, "The man who healed me said to me\, 'Take up your pallet\
, and walk.' "They asked him\, "Who is the man who said to you\, 'Take up y
our pallet\, and walk'?" Now the man who had been healed did not know who i
t was\, for Jesus had withdrawn\, as there was a crowd in the place. Afterw
ard\, Jesus found him in the temple\, and said to him\, "See\, you are well
! Sin no more\, that nothing worse befall you." The man went away and told
the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\; Therapon
the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Finding of the Icon of St. Demetrios t
he Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Syros\; Aldhelm\, Bishop of Sherborne
\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\
nAt that time\, the report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Jud
ea and all the surrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all t
hese things. And John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to
the Lord\, saying\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for anoth
er?" And when the men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has s
ent us to you\, saying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for
another?'" In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spir
its\, and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\,
"Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their si
ght\, the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead ar
e raised up\, the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he w
ho takes no offense at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he be
gan to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the w
ilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to
see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously app
areled and live in luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to
see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of
whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who s
hall prepare your way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women n
one is greater than John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is gre
ater than he." When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors j
ustified God\, having been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Phar
isees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not havi
ng been baptized by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethre
n\, it is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has sh
one in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to s
how that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are affli
cted in every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair
\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always
carrying in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may al
so be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being give
n up to death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested
in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSinc
e we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and
so I spoke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised
the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into hi
s presence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more
and more people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison abou
t the deeds of the Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\,
"Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answ
ered them\, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive thei
r sight and the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the
dead are raised up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And ble
ssed is he who takes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to
speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderne
ss to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A
man clothed in soft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in k
ings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\
, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I s
end my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.'
Truly\, I say to you\, among those born of women there has risen no one gr
eater than John the Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven
is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom
of heaven has been coming violently and men of violence take it by force.
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are wil
ling to accept it\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\,
let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos\; Righteous Artemon\, B
ishop of Seleucia\; Our Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\;
Zachariah the Recluse\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 11:10
-12:2\n Thus says the LORD: In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an
ensign to the peoples\; him shall the nations seek\, and his dwellings sha
ll be glorious. \n\n In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second
time to recover the remnant which is left of his people\, from Assyria\, f
rom Egypt\, from Pathros\, from Ethiopia\, from Elam\, from Shinar\, from H
amath\, and from the coastlands of the sea. He will raise an ensign for th
e nations\, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel\, and gather the dispe
rsed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The jealousy of Ephraim
shall depart\, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off\; Ephraim shall
not be jealous of Judah\, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. But they sha
ll swoop down upon the shoulder of the Philistines in the west\, and togeth
er they shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put forth their ha
nd against Edom and Moab\, and the Ammonites shall obey them. And the LORD
will utterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt\; and will wave his ha
nd over the River with his scorching wind\, and smite it into seven channel
s that men may cross dryshod. And there will be a highway from Assyria for
the remnant which is left of his people\, as there was for Israel when the
y came up from the land of Egypt. \n\n You will say in that day: "I will g
ive thanks to thee\, O LORD\, for though thou wast angry with me\, thy ange
r turned away\, and thou didst comfort me. "Behold\, God is my salvation\;
I will trust\, and will not be afraid\; for the LORD GOD is my strength an
d my song\, and he has become my salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Gene
sis 7:11-8:3\n In the six hundredth year of Noah's life\, in the second mon
th\, on the seventeenth day of the month\, on that day all the fountains of
the great deep burst forth\, and the windows of the heavens were opened.
And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. On the very same
day Noah and his sons\, Shem and Ham and Japheth\, and Noah's wife and the
three wives of his sons with them entered the ark\, they and every beast a
ccording to its kind\, and all the cattle according to their kinds\, and ev
ery creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind\, and eve
ry bird according to its kind\, every bird of every sort. They went into t
he ark with Noah\, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath o
f life. And they that entered\, male and female of all flesh\, went in as
God had commanded him\; and the LORD shut him in. \n\n The flood continued
forty days upon the earth\; and the waters increased\, and bore up the ark
\, and it rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and increased gr
eatly upon the earth\; and the ark floated on the face of the waters. And
the waters prevailed so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains
under the whole heaven were covered\; the waters prevailed above the mount
ains\, covering them fifteen cubits deep. And all flesh died that moved up
on the earth\, birds\, cattle\, beasts\, all swarming creatures that swarm
upon the earth\, and every man\; everything on the dry land in whose nostri
ls was the breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was
upon the face of the ground\, man and animals and creeping things and bird
s of the air\; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left\, a
nd those that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the
earth a hundred and fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts
and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow
over the earth\, and the waters subsided\; the fountains of the deep and t
he windows of the heavens were closed\, the rain from the heavens was restr
ained\, and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of a
hundred and fifty days the waters had abated.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Pro
verbs 10:1-22\nA wise son makes a glad father\, but a foolish son is a sorr
ow to his mother. Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit\, but right
eousness delivers from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungr
y\, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty\
, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. A son who gathers in summer is
prudent\, but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame. Blessings are on t
he head of the righteous\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing\, but the name of the wicked will
rot. The wise of heart will heed commandments\, but a prating fool will c
ome to ruin. He who walks in integrity walks securely\, but he who pervert
s his ways will be found out. He who winks the eye causes trouble\, but he
who boldly reproves makes peace. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain
of life\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up
strife\, but love covers all offenses. On the lips of him who has understa
nding wisdom is found\, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
Wise men lay up knowledge\, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near. A
rich man's wealth is his strong city\; the poverty of the poor is their ru
in. The wage of the righteous leads to life\, the gain of the wicked to si
n. He who heeds instruction is on the path to life\, but he who rejects re
proof goes astray. He who conceals hatred has lying lips\, and he who utte
rs slander is a fool. When words are many\, transgression is not lacking\,
but he who restrains his lips is prudent. The tongue of the righteous is
choice silver\; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the
righteous feed many\, but fools die for lack of sense. The blessing of th
e LORD makes rich\, and he adds no sorrow with it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Thursday\; The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those With Him\; Ou
r Holy Father Maximian\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Theodore the Holy Ma
rtyr & his mother Philippa of Perge\; Alexandra the Martyr\; Anastasios the
Monk of Sinai\; Beuno\, Abbot of Clynnog\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed
)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 22:1-39\nAt that time\, the feast of Unlea
vened Bread drew near\, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests
and the scribes were seeking how to put Jesus to death. For they feared th
e people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot\, who was of the nu
mber of the twelve\; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and
officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad\, and engaged
to give him money. So he agreed\, and sought an opportunity to betray him t
o them in the absence of the multitude. Then came the day of Unleavened Bre
ad\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and
John\, saying\, "Go and prepare the passover for us\, that we may eat it."
They said to him\, "Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to them\, "
Behold\, when you have entered the city\, a man carrying a jar of water wil
l meet you\; follow him into the house which he enters\, and tell the house
holder\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where is the guest room\, where I am to
eat the passover with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper ro
om furnished\; there make ready." And they went\, and found it as he had to
ld them\; and they prepared the passover. And when the hour came\, he sat a
t table\, and the apostles with him. And he said to them. "I have earnestly
desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer\; for I tell you I s
hall never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." And h
e took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he said\, "Take this\, and divi
de it among yourselves\; for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink
of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. " And he took brea
d\, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them\, saying\,
"This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." An
d likewise the cup after supper\, saying\, "This cup which is poured out fo
r you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who betra
ys me is with me on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has been deter
mined\; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And they began to ques
tion one another\, which of them it was that would do this. A dispute also
arose among them\, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he
said to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; an
d those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you\
; rather let the greatest among you become as the youngest\, and the leader
as one who serves. For which is the greater\, one who sits at table\, or o
ne who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as o
ne who serves. You are those who have continued with me in my trials\; and
I assign to you\, as my Father assigned to me\, a kingdom\, that you may ea
t and drink at my table in my Kingdom\, and sit on thrones judging the twel
ve tribes of Israel. Simon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan demanded to have you\,
that he might sift you like wheat\, but I have prayed for you that your fai
th may not fail\; and when you have turned again\, strengthen your brethren
." And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready to go with you to prison and to
death." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, the cock will not crow this day\, u
ntil you three times deny that you know me. " And he said to them\, "When I
sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals\, did you lack anything?" The
y said\, "Nothing." He said to them\, "But now\, let him who has a purse ta
ke it\, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle an
d buy one. For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me\, "An
d he was reckoned with transgressors'\; for what is written about me has it
s fulfillment." And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, here are two swords. " And h
e said to them\, "It is enough." \n And he came out\, and went\, as was his
custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples followed him.\n\nEpist
le Reading: I Corinthians 11:23-32\nBRETHREN\, I received from the Lord wha
t I also delivered to you\, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was be
trayed took bread\, and when he had given thanks\, he broke it\, and said\,
"This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the s
ame way also the cup\, after supper\, saying\, "This cup is the new covenan
t in my blood. Do this\, as often as you drink it\, in remembrance of me."
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup\, you proclaim the Lor
d's death until he comes.\n\nWhoever\, therefore\, eats the bread or drinks
the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the
body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself\, and so eat of the b
read and drink of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerni
ng the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. That is why many of you
are weak and ill\, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly\, w
e should not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord\, we are chasten
ed so that we may not be condemned along with the world.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 26:1-20\; John 13:3-17\; Matthew 26:21-39\; Luke 22:43-44\; Matthe
w 26:40-75\; 27:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You know that after
two days the Passover is coming\, and the Son of man will be delivered up t
o be crucified."\n\nThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gat
hered in the palace of the high priest\, who was called Caiaphas\, and took
counsel together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But the
y said\, "Not during the feast\, lest there be a tumult among the people."\
n\nNow when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, a woman
came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment\, and she
poured it on his head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\
, they were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might h
ave been sold for a large sum\, and given to the poor."\n\nBut Jesus\, awar
e of this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done
a beautiful thing to me.\n\nFor you always have the poor with you\, but you
will not always have me.\n\nIn pouring this ointment on my body she has do
ne it to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to you\, wherever this gospel
is preached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory
of her."\n\nThen one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went t
o the chief priests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to y
ou?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sou
ght an opportunity to betray him.\n\nNow on the first day of Unleavened Bre
ad the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Where will you have us prepare f
or you to eat the Passover?" He said\, "Go into the city to a certain one\,
and say to him\, âThe Teacher says\, My time is at hand\; I will keep th
e Passover at your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as Jesu
s had directed them\, and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening\,
he sat at table with the twelve disciples.\n\nJesus\, knowing that the Fat
her had given all things into his hands\, and that he had come from God and
was going to God\, rose from supper\, laid aside his garments\, and girded
himself with a towel. Then he poured water into a basin\, and began to was
h the disciples' feet\, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was g
irded.\n\nHe came to Simon Peter\; and Peter said to him\, "Lord\, do you w
ash my feet?" Jesus answered him\, "What I am doing you do not know now\, b
ut afterward you will understand." Peter said to him\, "You shall never was
h my feet." Jesus answered him\, "If I do not wash you\, you have no part i
n me." Simon Peter said to him\, "Lord\, not my feet only but also my hands
and my head!" Jesus said to him\, "He who has bathed does not need to wash
\, except for his feet\, but he is clean all over\; and you are clean\, but
not every one of you." For he knew who was to betray him\; that was why he
sa
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SUMMARY:Holy Thursday
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211031
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalb920117ec9f34f368ec38ea7bcb75cb9
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia\; Cleopas and Artemas
of the 70 Apostles\; Joseph\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: I Corinthians 15:58\;16:1-3\nBrethren\, be steadfast\, immovable\, alwa
ys abounding in the work of the Lord\, knowing that in the Lord your labor
is not in vain. Now concerning the contribution for the saints: as I direct
ed the churches of Galatia\, so you also are to do. On the first day of eve
ry week\, each of you is to put something aside and store it up\, as he may
prosper\, so that contributions need not be made when I come. And when I a
rrive\, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to
Jerusalem.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after
lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts
it on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid
that shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be kn
own and come to light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has wil
l more be given\, and from him who has not\, even what he thinks that he ha
s will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\, bu
t they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother an
d your brothers are standing outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to
them\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and d
o it."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211118
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icald89b847e9c6d9ea16cf17b57b65e6106
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Gennadios I and Ma
ximus\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Righteous Mother Hilda of Whitby\n\n
Strict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:7-11\nBrethren\, to each i
s given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is give
n through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom\, and to another the utterance
of knowledge according to the same Spirit\, to another faith by the same S
pirit\, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit\, to another the work
ing of miracles\, to another prophecy\, to another the ability to distingui
sh between spirits\, to another various kinds of tongues\, to another the i
nterpretation of tongues. All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit
\, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 15:1-10\nAt that time\, the tax collectors and sinners were all drawin
g near to Jesus to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured\, s
aying\, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So he told them thi
s parable: "What man of you\, having a hundred sheep\, if he has lost one o
f them\, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness\, and go after th
e one which is lost\, until he finds it? And when he has found it\, he lays
it on his shoulders\, rejoicing. And when he comes home\, he calls togethe
r his friends and his neighbors\, saying to them\, 'Rejoice with me\, for I
have found my sheep which was lost.' Just so\, I tell you\, there will be
more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righte
ous persons who need no repentance. "Or what woman\, having ten silver coin
s\, if she loses one coin\, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and s
eek diligently until she finds it? And when she has found it\, she calls to
gether her friends and neighbors\, saying\, 'Rejoice with me\, for I have f
ound the coin which I had lost.' Just so\, I tell you\, there is joy before
the angels of God over one sinner who repents."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211016
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical402a21b8af026a710d24eba7e30c663e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucian the Martyr of Antioch\; Savinos the Bishop of Catania\; Barsus
the Confessor\; Euthymios the New\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesi
ans 4:17-25\nBrethren\, this I affirm and testify in the Lord\, that you mu
st no longer live as the Gentiles do\, in the futility of their minds\; the
y are darkened in their understanding\, alienated from the life of God beca
use of the ignorance that is in them\, due to their hardness of heart\; the
y have become callous and have given themselves up to licentiousness\, gree
dy to practice every kind of uncleanness. You did not so learn Christ! - as
suming that you have heard about him and were taught in him\, as the truth
is in Jesus. Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of
life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts\, and be renewed in the spirit
of your minds\, and put on the new nature\, created after the likeness of
God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore\, putting away falsehood\
, speak the truth.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:12-18\nAt that time\, the twel
ve disciples came to Jesus and said to him\, "Send the crowd away\, to go i
nto the villages and country round about\, to lodge and get provisions\; fo
r we are here in a lonely place." But he said to them\, "You give them some
thing to eat." They said\, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish -
- unless we are to go and buy food for all these people." For there were ab
out five thousand men. And he said to his disciples\, "Make them sit down i
n companies\, about fifty each." And they did so\, and made them all sit do
wn. And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven\, an
d blessed and broke them\, and gave them to the disciples to set before the
crowd. And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what was left over
\, twelve baskets of broken pieces. Now it happened that as he was praying
alone the disciples were with him.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Lucian the Martyr of Antioch
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210922
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical10aa18dd9cb4acf71b354799d47661db
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Qua
dratus the Apostle\; Jonah the Prophet\; Isaakios & Meletios\, Bishops of C
yprus\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 12:20-21\;13:1-2\nBrethren\, I fea
r that perhaps I may come and find you not what I wish\, and that you may f
ind me not what you wish\; that perhaps there may be quarreling\, jealousy\
, anger\, selfishness\, slander\, gossip\, conceit\, and disorder. I fear t
hat when I come again my God may humble me before you\, and I may have to m
ourn over many of those who sinned before and have not repented of the impu
rity\, immorality\, and licentiousness which they have practiced.\n\nThis i
s the third time I am coming to you. Any charge must be sustained by the ev
idence of two or three witnesses. I warned those who sinned before and all
the others\, and I warn them now while absent\, as I did when present on my
second visit\, that if I come again I will not spare them.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 3:23-38\, 4:1\nAt that time\, Jesus\, when he began his ministry\,
was about thirty years of age\, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph\
, the son of Heli\, the son of Matthat\, the son of Levi\, the son of Melch
i\, the son of Jannai\, the son of Joseph\, the son of Mattathias\, the son
of Amos\, the son of Nahum\, the son of Esli\, the son of Naggai\, the son
of Maath\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Semein\, the son of Josech\,
the son of Joda\, the son of Joanan\, the son of Rhesa\, the son of Zerubb
abel\, the son of Salathiel\, the son of Neri\, the son of Melchi\, the son
of Addi\, the son of Cosam\, the son of Elmadam\, the son of Er\, the son
of Joshua\, the son of Eliezer\, the son of Jorim\, the son of Matthat\, th
e son of Levi\, the son of Simeon\, the son of Judah\, the son of Joseph\,
the son of Jonam\, the son of Eliakim\, the son of Melea\, the son of Menna
\, the son of Mattatha\, the son of Nathan\, the son of David\, the son of
Jesse\, the son of Obed\, the son of Boaz\, the son of Sala\, the son of Na
hshon\, the son of Amminadab\, the son of Admin\, the son of Arni\, the son
of Hezron\, the son of Perez\, the son of Judah\, the son of Jacob\, the s
on of Isaac\, the son of Abraham\, the son of Terah\, the son of Nahor\, th
e son of Serug\, the son of Reu\, the son of Peleg\, the son of Eber\, the
son of Shelah\, the son of Cainan\, the son of Arphaxad\, the son of Shem\,
the son of Noah\, the son of Lamech\, the son of Methuselah\, the son of E
noch\, the son of Jared\, the son of Mahalaleel\, the son of Cainan\, the s
on of Enos\, the son of Seth\, the son of Adam\, the son of God. And Jesus\
, full of the Holy Spirit\, returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the S
pirit in the wilderness.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211221
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical69001c00fe37e4fb77c52f199e53094c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ignatius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch\; Forefeast of the Nativit
y of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Our Righteous Father Philogonius\
, Bishop of Antioch\; John the New Martyr of Thassos\; Holy Father John of
Kronstadt\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10
:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened
\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly e
xposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so
treated. For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accep
ted the plundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves ha
d a better possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your
confidence\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, s
o that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a
little while\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my
righteous one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the
house he asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they wer
e silent\; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the g
reatest. And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If
any one would be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And
he took a child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his
arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receiv
es me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." Jo
hn said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\,
and we forbade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "D
o not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be abl
e soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us.
For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink beca
use you bear the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Ignatius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220524
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical7284fb192edc18a889df01461cd4b55f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada\; Mary the Myrrhbearer & wif
e of Cleopas\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:12-17\nIn those days\, Peter went
to the house of Mary\, the mother of John whose other name was Mark\, where
many were gathered together and were praying. And when he knocked at the d
oor of the gateway\, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter's
voice\, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran and told that Peter w
as standing at the gate. They said to her\, "You are mad." But she insisted
that it was so. They said\, "It is his angel!" But Peter continued knockin
g\; and when they opened\, they saw him and were amazed. But motioning to t
hem with his hand to be silent\, he described to them how the Lord had brou
ght him out of the prison. And he said\, "Tell this to James and to the bre
thren." Then he departed and went to another place.\n\nGospel Reading: John
8:42-51\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "If God were your Fat
her\, you would love me\, for I proceeded and came forth from God\; I came
not of my own accord\, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say
? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the
devil\, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer fr
om the beginning\, and has nothing to do with the truth\, because there is
no truth in him. When he lies\, he speaks according to his own nature\, for
he is a liar and the father of lies. But\, because I tell the truth\, you
do not believe me. Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth\, w
hy do you not believe me? He who is of God hears the words of God\; the rea
son why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."\n\nThe Jews answe
red him\, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a d
emon?" Jesus answered\, "I have not a demon\; but I honor my Father\, and y
ou dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory\; there is One who seeks it
and he will be the judge. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, if any one keeps m
y word\, he will never see death."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220210
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icale05b1bee36438fdf6a3698b03ff5c7c8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\;
Nicephoros the Martyr of Antioch\; Markellos\, Philagrios\, & Pankratios t
he Hieromartyrs\; Teilo\, Bishop of Llandaff\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: I Peter 4:1-11\nBeloved\, since Christ suffered in the flesh for us\,
arm yourselves with the same thought\, for whoever has suffered in the fles
h has ceased from sin\, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh
no longer by human passions but by the will of God. Let the time that is p
ast suffice for doing what the Gentiles like to do\, living in licentiousne
ss\, passions\, drunkenness\, revels\, carousing\, and lawless idolatry. Th
ey are surprised that you do not now join them in the same wild profligacy\
, and they abuse you\; but they will give account to him who is ready to ju
dge the living and the dead. For this is why the gospel was preached even t
o the dead\, that though judged in the flesh like men\, they might live in
the spirit like God.\n\nThe end of all things is at hand\; therefore keep s
ane and sober for your prayers. Above all hold unfailing your love for one
another\, since love covers a multitude of sins. Practice hospitality ungru
dgingly to one another. As each has received a gift\, employ it for one ano
ther\, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks\, as one who
utters oracles of God\; whoever renders service\, as one who renders it by
the strength which God supplies\; in order that in everything God may be gl
orified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion for ever and
ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:28-37\nAt that time\, one of the sc
ribes came up to Jesus. Hearing the Sadducees disputing with him\, and seei
ng that he answered them well\, asked him\, "Which commandment is the first
of all?" Jesus answered\, "The first is\, 'Hear\, O Israel: The Lord our G
od\, the Lord is one\; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your h
eart\, and with all your soul\, and with all your mind\, and with all your
strength.' The second is this\, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
There is no other commandment greater than these." And the scribe said to
him\, "You are right\, Teacher\; you have truly said that he is one\, and t
here is no other but he\; and to love him with all the heart\, and with all
the understanding\, and with all the strength\, and to love one's neighbor
as oneself\, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely\, he said to him\, "You are not
far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared to ask him any qu
estion. And as Jesus taught in the temple\, he said\, "How can the scribes
say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself\, inspired by the Ho
ly Spirit\, declared\,\n\n'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\
, till I put your enemies under your feet.'\n\nDavid himself calls him Lord
\; so how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him gladly.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Templ
e
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical722c443056007391550c669883ba9806
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer\; Ignatius and Nican
drus of Sinai\; Laurence the Recluse of the Kiev Caves\; Gildas the Wise\n\
nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\
, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings\
, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes
being partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on the prison
ers\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property\, since you
knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. Ther
efore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a great reward. For yo
u have need of endurance\, so that you may do the will of God and receive w
hat is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the coming one shall come a
nd shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel R
eading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capern
aum\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What were you discussin
g on the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they had discussed wi
th one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve
\; and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he must be last of al
l and servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in the midst of t
hem\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one
such child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not
me but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man castin
g out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he was not followi
ng us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty
work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For he that
is not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you
a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\, will by no me
ans lose his reward."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220804
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icald941bcf387898ecd32575d89c0d7ec51
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery\
; Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer\; Theoctistus the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 10:12-22\nBrethren\, let any one who thi
nks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you
that is not common to man. God is faithful\, and he will not let you be tem
pted beyond your strength\, but with the temptation will also provide the w
ay of escape\, that you may be able to endure it. Therefore\, my beloved\,
shun the worship of idols. I speak as to sensible men: judge for yourselves
what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless\, is it not a communion in
the blood of Christ? The bread which we break\, is it not a communion in th
e body of Christ? Because there is one bread\, we who are many are one body
\, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider Israel according to the fl
esh: are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? What do I
imply then? That food offered to idols is anything\, or that an idol is any
thing? No\, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not
to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. You cannot drink the
cup of the Lord and the cup of the demons. You cannot partake of the table
of the Lord and the table of the demons. Shall we provoke the Lord to jeal
ousy? Are we stronger than he?\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:20-24\nAt that
time\, Jesus strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the
Christ. From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go t
o Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and sc
ribes\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him
and began to rebuke him\, saying\, "God forbid\, Lord! This shall never hap
pen to you." But he turned and said to Peter\, "Get behind me\, Satan! You
are a hindrance to me\; for you are not on the side of God\, but of men." T
hen Jesus told his disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let him de
ny himself\, and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monaste
ry
TRANSP:OPAQUE
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210913
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical1d38800d6a77eaece84fdf49560ab771
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Holy Cross\; Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy L
ady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\; Autonomos the Martyr\; Hieromartyr
Cornatus\, Bishop of Iconium\; Agirus\, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus\, Bis
hop of Iconium\; Daniel of Thassos\; Julian the Martyr\; Theodore the Hiero
martyr of Alexandria\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that ti
me\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus
had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but some do
ubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on e
arth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\
, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy S
pirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I
am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading:
Galatians 6:11-18\nBrethren\, see with what large letters I am writing to y
ou with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the fle
sh that would compel you to be circumcised\, and only in order that they ma
y not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive cir
cumcision do not themselves keep the law\, but they desire to have you circ
umcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory e
xcept in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\, by which the world has been c
rucified to me\, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for an
ything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon a
ll who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man tr
ouble me\; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: John
3:13-17\nThe Lord said\, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descen
ded from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up t
he serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of man be lifted up\, that w
hoever believes in him may have eternal life.\n\n"For God so loved the worl
d that he gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should not peris
h but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to conde
mn the world\, but that the world might be saved through him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost\; Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the
Martyrs of Syria\; Leontios the Myrrh-Streamer of Argos\; Aitherios the Ma
rtyr of Nicomedia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 1:7-12\nBrethren\
, grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Fir
st\, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you\, because your fait
h is proclaimed in all the world. For God is my witness\, whom I serve with
my spirit in the gospel of his Son\, that without ceasing I mention you al
ways in my prayers\, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last su
cceed in coming to you. For I long to see you\, that I may impart to you so
me spiritual gift to strengthen you\, that is\, that we may be mutually enc
ouraged by each other's faith\, both yours and mine.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 5:42-48\nThe Lord said\, "Give to him who begs from you\, and do not r
efuse him who would borrow from you. You have heard that it was said\, 'You
shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you\, Love you
r enemies and pray for those who persecute you\, so that you may be sons of
your Father who is in heaven\; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and o
n the good\, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love
those who love you\, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors d
o the same? And if you salute only your brethren\, what more are you doing
than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You\, therefore\, must b
e perfect\, as your heavenly Father is perfect."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/31/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Cyprian
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage\; Gennadius Scholarus\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Aidan\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Eanswythe\, Abbess of Folk
estone\; Cuthburga the Queen\, Abbess of Wimborne\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant
had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepar
ed\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the brea
d of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain
stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense
and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which contain
ed a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the t
ables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing t
he mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These prepara
tions having thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer ten
t\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high prie
st goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which he of
fers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman c
alled Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\
, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was d
istracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you
not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to h
elp me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and
troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the goo
d portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a wo
man in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb th
at bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rath
er are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of Pascha\; Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Compani
ons\; Pyrros the Hieromartyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts 18:22-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesarea\, he went
up and greeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch. After spending s
ome time there he departed and went from place to place through the region
of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named A
pollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an eloquent man\,
well versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lo
rd\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught accurately the t
hings concerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began
to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him\
, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately. And wh
en he wished to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\, and wrote t
o the disciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly helped those w
ho through grace had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in publ
ic\, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\nGospel Readin
g: John 12:36-47\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "While you ha
ve the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light. Wh
en Jesus had said this\, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he h
ad done so many signs before them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it wa
s that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, wh
o has believed our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been reveal
ed?" Therefore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blin
ded their eyes and hardened their heart\, lest they should see with their e
yes and perceive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah s
aid this because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless\, many eve
n of the authorities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they d
id not confess it\, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they
loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out
and said\, "He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent
me. And he who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the
world\, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one
hears my sayings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did n
ot come to judge the world but to save the world."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220215
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onesimus the Apostle of the 70\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Eld
er of Chios\; Onesimos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eusebius the Righteo
us of Syria\; Major the Martyr\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Philemon 1:
1-25\n PAUL\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Ph
ilemon our beloved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our
fellow soldier\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I reme
mber you in my prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which
you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the sh
aring of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours
in Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brot
her\, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Acc
ordingly\, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is r
equired\, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an amb
assador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my c
hild\, Onesimos\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly
he was useless to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am
sending him back to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to
keep him with me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during m
y imprisonment for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your
consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your
own free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, tha
t you might have him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a s
lave\, as a beloved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, b
oth in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, rece
ive him as you would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you
anything\, charge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own ha
nd\, I will repay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.
Yes\, brother\, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart
in Christ. Confident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you
will do even more than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for m
e\, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, m
y fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark
\, Aristarchos\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lor
d Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:14-23\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "When you see the desolating sacrilege sp
oken of by Daniel the prophet\, set up where it ought not to be (let the re
ader understand)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\;
let him who is on the housetop not go down\, nor enter his house\, to take
anything away\; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his m
antle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck i
n those days! Pray that it may not happen in winter. For in those days th
ere will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the crea
tion which God created until now\, and never will be. And if the Lord had
not shortened the days\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake o
f the elect\, whom he chose\, he shortened the days. And then if any one s
ays to you\, 'Look\, here is the Christ!' or 'Look\, there he is!' do not b
elieve it. False Christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and
wonders\, to lead astray\, if possible\, the elect. But take heed\; I have
told you all things beforehand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Gabriel the Ne
w Martyr of Constantinople\; Jordan the New Martyr\; Agathadoros the Martyr
of Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 2:
25-32\nAt that time\, there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\
, and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolation of Is
rael\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him b
y the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord'
s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when th
e parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the custo
m of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\, "Lord\
, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word\; for my ey
es have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all
peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your pe
ople Israel."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:7-17\nBRETHREN\, it is beyond d
ispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are receiv
ed by mortal men\; there\, by one whom it is testified that he lives. One m
ight even say that Levi himself\, who receives tithes\, paid tithes through
Abraham\, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek m
et him. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesth
ood (for under it the people received the law)\, what further need would th
ere have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek\,
rather than one named after the order of Aaron? For when there is a change
in the priesthood\, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. For t
he one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe\, from whi
ch no one has ever served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was
descended from Judah\, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothin
g about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises
in the likeness of Melchizedek\, who has become a priest\, not according to
a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indes
tructible life. For it is witnessed of him\, "Thou art a priest for ever\,
after the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40\nAt that
time\, the parents brought the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him t
o the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord\, "Every male that open
s the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice acco
rding to what is said in the law of the Lord\, "a pair of turtle doves\, or
two young pigeons." Now there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Sym
eon\, and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolation o
f Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to h
im by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the L
ord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and whe
n the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the c
ustom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\,\n\
n"Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word\; fo
r my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence
of all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to
your people Israel."\n\nAnd his father and his mother marveled at what was
said about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Beh
old\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for
a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own so
ul also)\, that thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a
prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she w
as of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from her virg
inity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from t
he temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming u
p at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who we
re looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed ev
erything according to the law of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to
their own city\, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong\, filled
with wisdom\; and the favor of God was upon him.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211024
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord\; Our Righteous Fath
er Ignatius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:1
1-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached b
y me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\, nor was I tau
ght it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have hea
rd of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the church of God violen
tly and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my o
wn age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of m
y fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born\, and had cal
led me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in order t
hat I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh and
blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me\
, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to Damascus. Then afte
r three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with hi
m fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord'
s brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:54-58\nAt that time\, Jesus came t
o his own country\, and taught the people in their synagogue so that they w
ere astonished\, and said\, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these m
ighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary
? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are no
t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?" And they
took offense at him. But Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not without hon
or except in his own country and in his own house." And he did not do many
mighty works there\, because of their unbelief.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Saturday after Pascha\; Commemoration of the Precious Cross that a
ppeared in the sky over Jerusalem in 351 A.D.\; Cyril\, Archbishop of Jerus
alem\; Akakios the Centurion of Byzantium\; Repose of St. Nilus\, abbot of
Sora\; Pachomios the New Martyr of Patmos\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 26:1\,12
-20\nIN THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to Paul\, "You have permission to sp
eak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: "
I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief prie
sts. At midday\, O king\, I saw on the way a light from heaven\, brighter t
han the sun\, shining round me and those who journeyed with me. And when we
had all fallen to the ground\, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew
language\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick aga
inst the goads.' And I said\, 'Who are you\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I
am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet\; for
I have appeared to you for this purpose\, to appoint you to serve and bear
witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I wil
l appear to you\, delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles-to w
hom I send you to open their eyes\, that they may turn from darkness to lig
ht and from the power of Satan to God\, that they may receive forgiveness o
f sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefo
re\, O King Agrippa\, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision\, but de
clared first to those at Damascus\, then at Jerusalem and throughout all th
e country of Judea\, and also to the Gentiles\, that they should repent and
turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance." \n\nGospel Read
ing: John 6:14-27\nAt that time\, when the people saw the sign which Jesus
had done\, they said\, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the
world!"\n\nPerceiving then that they were about to come and take him by for
ce to make him king\, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.\n\nW
hen evening came\, his disciples went down to the sea\, entered a boat\, an
d started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark\, and Jesus had not
yet come to them. The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing. When they
had rowed about three or four miles\, they saw Jesus walking on the sea an
d drawing near to the boat. They were frightened\, but he said to them\, "I
t is I\; do not be afraid." Then they were glad to take him into the boat\,
and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.\n\nOn t
he next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that t
here had been only one boat there\, and that Jesus had not entered the boat
with his disciples\, but that his disciples had gone away alone. However\,
boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the
Lord had given thanks. So when the people saw that Jesus was not there\, n
or his disciples\, they themselves entered the boats and went to Capernaum\
, seeking Jesus.\n\nWhen they found him on the other side of the sea\, they
said to him\, "Rabbi\, when did you come here?" Jesus answered them\, "Tru
ly\, truly\, I say to you\, you seek me\, not because you saw signs\, but b
ecause you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food which per
ishes\, but for the food which endures to eternal life which the Son of man
will give to you\; for on him has God the Father set his seal."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior\, Jesus Christ
\; Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus\; Timothy of Euripus\, founder
of the Monastery of Pentele\; Holy Monk Penteles\; Gerasimus of Cephalonia
\; The Six Martyrs Dorotheos\, Sarantis\, Jacob\, Seraphim\, Demetrios and
Basil who contested in Megara\; Joseph the Hesychast\; Nicodemus the New Ma
rtyr of Meteora\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the The
otokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Manuel and John the New Martyrs\; Stamatios t
he Martyr\; Apostolos the New-Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3:13-16\
;4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons gain a good stan
ding for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Chri
st Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing these instructions
to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ought to behave in
the household of God\, which is the church of the living God\, the pillar a
nd bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the mystery of our
religion:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the Spirit\,
\nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved on in the worl
d\, \ntaken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says that in later tim
es some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and
doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose consciences ar
e seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God c
reated to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the t
ruth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to be rejected
if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated by the wo
rd of God and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:51-57\, 10:22-24\, 13:22\nA
t that time\, when the days drew near for him to be received up\, he set hi
s face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him\, who went a
nd entered a village of the Samaritans\, to make ready for him\; but the pe
ople would not receive him\, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And
when his disciples James and John saw it\, they said\, "Lord\, do you want
us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them as Elijah did?" But
he turned and rebuked them\, and he said\, "You do not know what manner of
spirit you are of\; for the Son of man came not to destroy men's lives but
to save them." And they went on to another village.\n\nAs they were going a
long the road\, he said to those who followed him\, "All things have been d
elivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows who the Son is except the Fa
ther\, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son choo
ses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said privately\, "Bles
sed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets
and kings desired to see what you see\, and did not see it\, and to hear wh
at you hear\, and did not hear it."\n\nAnd he went on his way through towns
and villages\, teaching\, and journeying towards Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan\; Paul & his sister Juliana and thei
r Companions\; Daniel\, Prince of Moscow\; Gregory\, Bishop of Constance\n\
nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nOld Testament Reading: Zecha
riah 8:7-17\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold\, I will save my people
from the east country and from the west country\; and I will bring them to
dwell in the midst of Jerusalem\; and they shall be my people and I will be
their God\, in faithfulness and in righteousness."\n\nThus says the Lord o
f hosts: "Let your hands be strong\, you who in these days have been heari
ng these words from the mouth of the prophets\, since the day that the foun
dation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid\, that the temple might b
e built. For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for b
east\, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or ca
me in\; for I set every man against his fellow. But now I will not deal wi
th the remnant of this people as in the former days\, says the Lord of host
s. For there shall be a sowing of peace\; the vine shall yield its fruit\,
and the ground shall give its increase\, and the heavens shall give their
dew\; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these thin
gs. And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations\, O house o
f Judah and house of Israel\, so will I save you and you shall be a blessin
g. Fear not\, but let your hands be strong."\n\nFor thus says the Lord of
hosts: "As I purposed to do evil to you\, when your fathers provoked me to
wrath\, and I did not relent\, says the Lord of hosts\, so again have I p
urposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah\; f
ear not. These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one an
other\, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace\, d
o not devise evil in your hearts against one another\, and love no false oa
th\, for all these things I hate\, says the Lord."\n\nOld Testament Reading
: Zechariah 8:19-23\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth
month\, and the fast of the fifth\, and the fast of the seventh\, and the f
ast of the tenth\, shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladne
ss\, and cheerful feasts\; therefore love truth and peace.\n\n"Thus says th
e Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come\, even the inhabitants of many cit
ies\; the inhabitants of one city shall go to another\, saying\, 'Let us go
at once to entreat the favor of the Lord\, and to seek the Lord of hosts\;
I am going.' Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord
of hosts in Jerusalem\, and to entreat the favor of the Lord. Thus says th
e Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue sh
all take hold of the robe of a Jew\, saying\, 'Let us go with you\, for we
have heard that God is with you.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr\; Holy Glorious N
ew Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles\; Phocas the Martyr\; Plegmund\, Archbish
op of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-
60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great wonders a
nd signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue
of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Ale
xandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed with St
ephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he
spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard him s
peak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up the peop
le and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized him a
nd brought him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who said\, "
This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law\;
for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this pla
ce\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing a
t him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of a
n angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Bre
thren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraha
m\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said to him
\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land which
I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, and liv
ed in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed him from there into th
is land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance in it\
, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in possession a
nd to his posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it was Solo
mon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses m
ade with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and earth my
footstool. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what is th
e place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You stiff-n
ecked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist the Holy
Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did not you
r fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the com
ing of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\, you wh
o received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNow when
they heard these things they were enraged\, and they ground their teeth ag
ainst him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and saw the
glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he said\,
"Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at the ri
ght hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ea
rs and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city and sto
ned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young
man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus
\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\, "Lor
d\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, he fell
asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A m
an planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the w
ine press\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into a
nother country. When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to
get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat
him\, and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent to them another servan
t\, and they wounded him in the head\, and treated him shamefully. And he s
ent another\, and him they killed\; and so with many others\, some they bea
t and some they killed. He had still one other\, a beloved son\; finally he
sent him to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants
said to one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the
inheritance will be ours.' And they took him and killed him\, and cast him
out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come a
nd destroy the tenants\, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read
this scripture: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the
head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in ou
r eyes'?" And they tried to arrest him\, but feared the multitude\, for the
y perceived that he had told the parable against them\; so they left him an
d went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colos
sae (Chonae)\; Holy Martyr Calodote\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBre
thren\, if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression
or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we ne
glect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it
was attested to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness by
signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit dis
tributed according to his own will. For it was not to angels that God subje
cted the world to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified so
mewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, t
hat thou carest for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower than
the angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everythin
g in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to
him\, he left nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see ev
erything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while wa
s made lower than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of the
suffering of death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for e
very one. For it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things exis
t\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salva
tion perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you
rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy r
eturned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in yo
ur name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heave
n. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions
\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevert
heless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but r
ejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoice
d in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and
earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding a
nd revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will.
"\n\n
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lossae (Chonae)
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Great and Holy Pascha\; Elizabeth the Wonderworker\; Savvas the Genera
l of Rome\; Nicholas the New-Martyr of Magnesia\; Mellitus\, Archbishop of
Canterbury\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sab
bath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\
, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early o
n the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.
And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us
from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was r
olled back\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a you
ng man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were
amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazare
th\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place wher
e they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going be
fore you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they w
ent out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come up
on them\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpist
le Reading: Acts 1:1-8\nIn the first book\, O Theophilos\, I have dealt wit
h all that Jesus began to do and teach\, until the day when he was taken up
\, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles w
hom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by
many proofs\, appearing to them during forty days\, and speaking of the kin
gdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from
Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promise of the Father\, which\, he said\,
"you heard from me\, for John baptized with water\, but before many days yo
u shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."\n\nSo when they had come togethe
r\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will you at this time restore the kingdom of l
srael?" He said to them\, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which
the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power whe
n the Holy Spirit has come upon you\; and you shall be my witnesses in Jeru
salem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth."\n\nGospel
Reading: John 1:1-17\nIn the beginning was the Word\, and the Word was with
God\, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God\; all things
were made through him\, and without him was not anything made that was made
. In him was life\, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in
the darkness\, and the darkness has not overcome it. \n\nThere was a man se
nt from God\, whose name was John. He came for testimony\, to bear witness
to the light\, that all might believe through him. He was not the light\, b
ut came to bear witness to the light.\n\nThe true light that enlightens eve
ry man was coming into the world. He was in the world\, and the world was m
ade through him\, yet the world knew him not. He came to his own home\, and
his own people received him not. But to all who received him\, who believe
d in his name\, he gave power to become children of God\; who were born\, n
ot of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man\, but of Go
d.\n\nAnd the Word became flesh and dwelt among us\, full of grace and trut
h\; we have beheld his glory\, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (J
ohn bore witness to him\, and cried\, "This was he of whom I said\, 'He who
comes after me ranks before me\, for he was before me.'") And from his ful
lness have we all received\, grace upon grace. For the law was given throug
h Moses\; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius\; John the Russian of Evia\; Theodora t
he Virgin-martyr & Didymos the Martyr\; Venerable Bede\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:5-12\nIN THOSE DAYS\, some belie
vers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up\, and said\, "it is
necessary to circumcise them\, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses
." The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matt
er. And after there had been much debate\, Peter rose and said to them\, "B
rethren\, you know that in the early days God made choice among you\, that
by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. An
d God who knows the heart bore witness to them\, giving them the Holy Spiri
t just as he did to us\; and he made no distinction between us and them\, b
ut cleansed their hearts by faith. Now therefore why do you make trial of G
od by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathe
rs nor we have been able to bear? But we believe that we shall be saved thr
ough the grace of the Lord Jesus\, just as they will." And all the assembly
kept silence\; and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what
signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. \n\nGospel
Reading: John 10:17-28\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "For t
his reason the Father loves me\, because I lay down my life\, that I may ta
ke it again. No one takes it from me\, but I lay it down of my own accord.
I have power to lay it down\, and I have power to take it again\; this char
ge I have received from my Father." \n\nThere was again a division among th
e Jews because of these words. Many of them said\, "He has a demon\, and he
is mad\; why listen to him?" Others said\, "These are not the sayings of o
ne who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"\n\nIt was the
feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem\; it was winter\, and Jesus was walkin
g in the temple\, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered round him
and said to him\, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the C
hrist\, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them\, "I told you\, and you do no
t believe. The works that I do in my Father's name\, they bear witness to m
e\; but you do not believe\, because you do not belong to my sheep. My shee
p hear my voice\, and I know them\, and they follow me\; and I give them et
ernal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Pergamu
s\; Benjamin the Deacon\; Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece\; Meletios of Pe
gas\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Florentios the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Hie
romartyr Jacob of Hamatoura\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 3:
8-21\nBrethren\, to me\, though I am the very least of all the saints\, thi
s grace was given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Ch
rist\, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for a
ges in God who created all things\; that through the church the manifold wi
sdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the
heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose which he has re
alized in Christ Jesus our Lord\, in whom we have boldness and confidence o
f access through our faith in him. So l ask you not to lose heart over what
I am suffering for you\, which is your glory. For this reason I bow my kne
es before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, from whom every family in h
eaven and on earth is named\, that according to the riches of his glory he
may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner
man\, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith\, that you\,
being rooted and grounded in love\, may have power to comprehend with all t
he saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth\, and to know
the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge\, that you may be filled with
the fulness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able
to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think\, to him be glory i
n the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations\, for ever and ever. Am
en.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:22-25\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a boat wi
th his disciples\, and he said to them\, "Let us go across to the other sid
e of the lake." So they set out\, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a
storm of wind came down on the lake\, and they were filling with water\, an
d were in danger. And they went and woke him\, saying\, "Master\, Master\,
we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves\;
and they ceased\, and there was a calm. He said to them\, "Where is your f
aith?" And they were afraid\, and they marveled\, saying to one another\, "
Who then is this\, that he commands even wind and water\, and they obey him
?"\n\n
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amus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia\, One
simos the Disciple of Paul\; Holy Martyr Cecilia and those with her\; After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Kallistos Xanthopoulo
s\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Anthimos\, President of Crete\; Righteous
Jacob of Evia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Philemon 1:1-
25\n PAUL\, a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Phil
emon our beloved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fe
llow soldier\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from Go
d our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I rememb
er you in my prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which y
ou have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the shar
ing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in
Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brothe
r\, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accor
dingly\, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is req
uired\, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambas
sador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my chi
ld\, Onesimos\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he
was useless to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am s
ending him back to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to k
eep him with me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my
imprisonment for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your co
nsent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your ow
n free will. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that
you might have him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a sla
ve\, as a beloved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, bot
h in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receiv
e him as you would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you a
nything\, charge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand
\, I will repay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Ye
s\, brother\, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in
Christ. Confident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you wi
ll do even more than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\
, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my
fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\,
Aristarchos\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:20-25\nA
t that time\, when Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God
was coming\, he answered them\, "The kingdom of God is not coming with sig
ns to be observed\; nor will they say\, 'Lo\, here it is!' or 'There!' for
behold\, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." And he said to the dis
ciples\, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days o
f the Son of man\, and you will not see it. And they will say to you\, 'Lo\
, there!' or 'Lo\, here!' Do not go\, do not follow them. For as the lightn
ing flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other\, so will the
Son of man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be rejec
ted by this generation."\n\n
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Onesimos the Disciple of Paul
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Haralambos\; Anastasios\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Porphyr
ios & Baptos the Monk-martyrs\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you
and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and
you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This wil
l be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\,
not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and
wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contra
dict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and
friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by al
l for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endu
rance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTim
othy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what y
ou have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who wil
l be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Chr
ist Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, sinc
e his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned
unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer wh
o ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for t
he Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Chris
t\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\,
the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. B
ut the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the s
ake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with
its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the worl
d hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were o
f the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not of the
world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates you.
Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his
master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my
word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you on my
account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and
spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for
their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among
them the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now th
ey have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word th
at is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when
the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the
Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me
\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the begi
nning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They wi
ll put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever
kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Samuel the Prophet\; Holy Martyr Luke of Bouleutos\; Stephen\, First K
ing of Hungary\; Hierotheos\, Bishop of Hungary\; Oswin the Martyr\, King o
f Deira\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos a
nd Ever Virgin Mary\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 15:30-33\nBrethren\, I appea
l to you\, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit\, to stri
ve together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf\, that I may be del
ivered from the unbelievers in Judea\, and that my service for Jerusalem ma
y be acceptable to the saints\, so that by God's will I may come to you wit
h joy and be refreshed in your company. The God of peace be with you all. A
men.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\nAt that time\, the colle
ctors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not your tea
cher pay the tax?" He said\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spoke to
him first\, saying\, "What do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of the
earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or from others?" And when he sa
id\, "From others\," Jesus said to him\, "Then the sons are free. However\,
not to give offense to them\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and take the
first fish that comes up\, and when you open its mouth you will find a she
kel\; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."\n\n At that
time the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kin
gdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of th
em\, and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like chi
ldren\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself
like this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Confessor\; Thomas I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Philemo
n and Domninos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 8:13-9:7\nBu
t the LORD of hosts\, him you shall regard as holy\; let him be your fear\,
and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary\, and a stone o
f offense\, and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel\, a trap and a
snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble thereon\; t
hey shall fall and be broken\; they shall be snared and taken." \n\n Bind
up the testimony\, seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait for t
he LORD\, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob\, and I will hope
in him. Behold\, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs a
nd portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts\, who dwells on Mount Zion. A
nd when they say to you\, "Consult the mediums and the wizards who chirp an
d mutter\," should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the
dead on behalf of the living? To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely
for this word which they speak there is no dawn. They will pass through t
he land\, greatly distressed and hungry\; and when they are hungry\, they w
ill be enraged and will curse their king and their God\, and turn their fac
es upward\; and they will look to the earth\, but behold\, distress and dar
kness\, the gloom of anguish\; and they will be thrust into thick darkness.
\n\n But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the forme
r time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtal
i\, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea\, the l
and beyond the Jordan\, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in d
arkness have seen a great light\; those who dwelt in a land of deep darknes
s\, on them has light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation\, thou hast
increased its joy\; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest\, a
s men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden\, and
the staff for his shoulder\, the rod of his oppressor\, thou hast broken a
s on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle t
umult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire
. For to us a child is born\, to us a son is given\; and the government wi
ll be upon his shoulder\, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor\
, Mighty God\, Everlasting Father\, Prince of Peace." Of the increase of h
is government and of peace there will be no end\, upon the throne of David\
, and over his kingdom\, to establish it\, and to uphold it with justice an
d with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the
LORD of hosts will do this.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 6:9-22\n The
se are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man\, blameless in his
generation\; Noah walked with God. And Noah had three sons\, Shem\, Ham\,
and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight\, and the earth was
filled with violence. And God saw the earth\, and behold\, it was corrupt
\; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. And God said to N
oah\, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh\; for the earth is fil
led with violence through them\; behold\, I will destroy them with the eart
h. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood\; make rooms in the ark\, and cover
it inside and out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length
of the ark three hundred cubits\, its breadth fifty cubits\, and its height
thirty cubits. Make a roof for the ark\, and finish it to a cubit above\;
and set the door of the ark in its side\; make it with lower\, second\, an
d third decks. For behold\, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth\
, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under heaven\; e
verything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant
with you\; and you shall come into the ark\, you\, your sons\, your wife\,
and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh\, y
ou shall bring two of every sort into the ark\, to keep them alive with you
\; they shall be male and female. Of the birds according to their kinds\,
and of the animals according to their kinds\, of every creeping thing of th
e ground according to its kind\, two of every sort shall come in to you\, t
o keep them alive. Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten\, a
nd store it up\; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." Noah di
d this\; he did all that God commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prove
rbs 8:1-21\nDoes not wisdom call\, does not understanding raise her voice?
On the heights beside the way\, in the paths she takes her stand\; beside t
he gates in front of the town\, at the entrance of the portals she cries al
oud: "To you\, O men\, I call\, and my cry is to the sons of men.O simple
ones\, learn prudence\; O foolish men\, pay attention. Hear\, for I will s
peak noble things\, and from my lips will come what is right\; for my mouth
will utter truth\; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words
of my mouth are righteous\; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to him who understands and right to those who find kn
owledge. Take my instruction instead of silver\, and knowledge rather than
choice gold\; for wisdom is better than jewels\, and all that you may desi
re cannot compare with her. I\, wisdom\, dwell in prudence\, and I find kn
owledge and discretion. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and
arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel
and sound wisdom\, I have insight\, I have strength. By me kings reign\, a
nd rulers decree what is just\; by me princes rule\, and nobles govern the
earth. I love those who love me\, and those who seek me diligently find me
. Riches and honor are with me\, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit
is better than gold\, even fine gold\, and my yield than choice silver. I
walk in the way of righteousness\, in the paths of justice\, endowing with
wealth those who love me\, and filling their treasuries.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Longinus the Centurion\; The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 14:20-25\nBrethren\, do not be children
in your thinking\; be babes in evil\, but in thinking be mature. In the law
it is written\, "By men of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners w
ill I speak to this people\, and even then they will not listen to me\, say
s the Lord." Thus\, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbeliever
s\, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. If\, therefore
\, the whole church assembles and all speak in tongues\, and outsiders or u
nbelievers enter\, will they not say that you are mad? But if all prophesy\
, and an unbeliever or outsider enters\, he is convicted by all\, he is cal
led to account by all\, the secrets of his heart are disclosed\; and so fal
ling on his face\, he will worship God and declare that God is really among
you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:33-54\nAt that time\, when the soldiers
came to a place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull)\, they
offered him wine to drink\, mingled with gall\; but when he tasted it\, he
would not drink it. And when they had crucified him\, they divided his garm
ents among them by casting lots\; then they sat down and kept watch over hi
m there. And over his head they put the charge against him\, which read\, "
This is Jesus the King of the Jews." Then two robbers were crucified with h
im\, one on the right and one on the left. And those who passed by derided
him\, wagging their heads and saying\, "You who would destroy the temple an
d build it in three days\, save yourself! If you are the Son of God\, come
down from the cross." So also the chief priests\, with the scribes and elde
rs\, mocked him\, saying\, "He saved others\; he cannot save himself. He is
the King of Israel\; let him come down now from the cross\, and we will be
lieve in him. He trusts in God\; let God deliver him now\, if he desires hi
m\; for he said\, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who were crucifie
d with him also reviled him in the same way. \n\n Now from the sixth hour t
here was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the nin
th hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "Eli\, Eli\, lama sabachthani?" tha
t is\, "My God\, my God\, why have you forsaken me?" And some of the bystan
ders hearing it said\, "This man is calling Elijah." And one of them at onc
e ran and took a sponge\, filled it with vinegar\, and put it on a reed\, a
nd gave it to him to drink. But the others said\, "Wait\, let us see whethe
r Elijah will come to save him." And Jesus cried again with a loud voice an
d yielded up his spirit. \n\n And behold\, the curtain of the temple was to
rn in two\, from top to bottom\; and the earth shook\, and the rocks were s
plit\; the tombs also were opened\, and many bodies of the saints who had f
allen asleep were raised\, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrecti
on they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion an
d those who were with him\, keeping watch over Jesus\, saw the earthquake a
nd what took place\, they were filled with awe\, and said\, "Truly this was
the Son of God!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost\; Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dio
nysius\, Andrew\, Paul\, Christina\, Heraclius\, Paulinus and Benedimus\; S
tephen I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Julian the Martyr\; Euphrasia the
Martyr of Nicea\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 14:6-18
\nIn those days\, the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe\, cities of Lycaoni
a\, and to the surrounding country\; and there they preached the gospel. No
w at Lystra there was a man sitting\, who could not use his feet\; he was a
cripple from birth\, who had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking\;
and Paul\, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made
well\, said in a loud voice\, "Stand upright on your feet." And he sprang u
p and walked. And when the crowds saw what Paul had done\, they lifted up t
heir voices\, saying in Lycaonian\, "The gods have come down to us in the l
ikeness of men!" Barnabas they called Zeus\, and Paul\, because he was the
chief speaker\, they called Hermes. And the priest of Zeus\, whose temple w
as in front of the city\, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted
to offer sacrifice with the people. But when the apostles Barnabas and Pau
l heard of it\, they tore their garments and rushed out among the multitude
\, crying\, "Men\, why are you doing this? We also are men\, of like nature
with you\, and bring you good news\, that you should turn from these vain
things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and al
l that is in them. In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk i
n their own ways\; yet he did not leave himself without witness\, for he di
d good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons\, satisfying you
r hearts with food and gladness." With these words they scarcely restrained
the people from offering sacrifice to them.\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:14-3
0\nAbout the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
The Jews marveled at it saying\, "How is it that this man has learning\, wh
en he has never studied?" So Jesus answered them\, "My teaching is not mine
\, but his who sent me\; if any man's will is to do his will\, he shall kno
w whether the teacher is from God or whether I am speaking on my own author
ity. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory\; but he who se
eks the glory of him who sent him is true\, and in him there is not falseho
od. Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do y
ou seek to kill me?" The people answered\, "You have a demon! Who is seekin
g to kill you?" Jesus answered them\, "I did one deed\, and you all marvel
at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses\, but from th
e fathers)\, and you circumcise a man upon the sabbath. If on the sabbath a
man receives circumcision\, so that the law of Moses may not be broken\, a
re you angry with me because on the sabbath I made a man's whole body well?
Do not judge by appearances\, but judge with right judgment."\n\nSome of t
he people of Jerusalem therefore said\, "Is not this the man whom they seek
to kill? And here he is\, speaking openly\, and they say nothing to him! C
an it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? Yet we k
now where this man comes from\; and when the Christ appears\, no one will k
now where he comes from." So Jesus proclaimed\, as he taught in the temple\
, "You know me\, and you know where I come from? But I have not come of my
own accord\; he who sent me is true\, and him you do not know. I know him\,
for I come from him\, and he sent me." So they sought to arrest him\; but
no one laid hands on him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra\; Holy Martyr Romanus\; Zaccheus the
Deacon\; Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia\; Martyr Romanos the Deac
on\; Anastasios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Colossians 4:2-9\nBrethren\, continue steadfastly in prayer\, being watc
hful in it with thanksgiving\; and pray for us also\, that God may open to
us a door for the word\, to declare the mystery of Christ\, on account of w
hich I am in prison\, that I may make it clear\, as I ought to speak. Condu
ct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, making the most of the time. Let yo
ur speech always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know ho
w you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affair
s\; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the
Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know how
we are and that he may encourage your hearts\, and with him Onesimos\, the
faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell yo
u of everything that has taken place here.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:1-9\n
The Lord said this parable\, "There was a rich man who had a steward\, and
charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. And he cal
led him and said to him\, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the
account of your stewardship\, for you can no longer be steward.' And the st
eward said to himself\, 'What shall I do\, since my master is taking the st
ewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig\, and I am ashamed to
beg. I have decided what to do\, so that people may receive me into their
houses when I am put out of the stewardship.' So\, summoning his master's d
ebtors one by one\, he said to the first\, 'How much do you owe my master?'
He said\, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him\, 'Take your bil
l\, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' Then he said to another\, 'And h
ow much do you owe?' He said\, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to hi
m\, 'Take your bill\, and write eighty.' The master commended the dishonest
steward for his shrewdness\; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in
dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you\,
make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon\, so that when
it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Nativity\; Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\,
Polyeuktos\, Eutychios and Thessaloniki\; Our Righteous Father Gregentius\,
Bishop of Ethiopia\; Aglaia the Righteous of Rome\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the
week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the spices which
they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, b
ut when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed
about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as t
hey were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said to t
hem\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you
\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be delivered in
to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise.
" And they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb they told al
l this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene\, and
Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told
this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and th
ey did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping a
nd looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wo
ndering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:9-10\; 32-40\n
BRETHREN\, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise\, as in a fore
ign land\, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of the sam
e promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation\, whose
builder and maker is God.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time would fai
l me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel an
d the prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\,
received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, es
caped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty
in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurr
ection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might
rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and e
ven chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, th
ey were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skin
s of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the wo
rld was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in dens and
caves of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested by their faith
\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something bet
ter for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 1:1-25\nThe book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ\, the so
n of David\, the son of Abraham.\n\nAbraham was the father of Isaac\, and I
saac the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers\,
and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and Perez the father of
Hezron\, and Hezron the father of Aram\, and Aram the father of Amminadab\
, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the father of Salmon\,
and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the father of Obed by Rut
h\, and Obed the father of Jesse\, and Jesse the father of David the king.\
n\nAnd David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah\, and Solomon t
he father of Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah\, and Abijah the
father of Asa\, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and Jehoshaphat the fat
her of Joram\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, and Uzziah the father of Jo
tham\, and Jotham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah\, an
d Hezekiah the father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the father of Amon\, and A
mon the father of Josiah\, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his broth
ers\, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.\n\nAnd after the deportati
on to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel\, and Salathiel the fa
ther of Zerubbabel\, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud\, and Abiud the fat
her of Eliakim\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, and Azor the father of Za
dok\, and Zadok the father of Achim\, and Achim the father of Eliud\, and E
liud the father of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of Matthan\, and Mattha
n the father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary\
, of whom Jesus was born\, who is called Christ.\n\nSo all the generations
from Abraham to David were fourteen generations\, and from David to the dep
ortation to Babylon fourteen generations\, and from the deportation to Baby
lon to the Christ fourteen generations.\n\nNow the birth of Jesus Christ to
ok place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph\, b
efore they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit\
; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put her to sha
me\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, behold\,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\, son of
David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is conceived i
n her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall call his
name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took pl
ace to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a virgin
shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (whi
ch means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as the angel
of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not until she h
ad borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos\; Our Holy Father Myronus th
e Wonderworker\, Bishop of Crete\; Holy New Martyrs Triantaphillus of Zagor
as and Anastasius of Thessolonica\; Gregory of Sinai and Mount Athos\; Kall
inikos\, Metropolitan of Edessa and Pella\; Afterfeast of the Transfigurati
on of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Anastatios the Martyr from Bulgari
a\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 11:31-34\;12:1-6\nBrethr
en\, if we judged ourselves truly\, we should not be judged. But when we ar
e judged by the Lord\, we are chastened so that we may not be condemned alo
ng with the world. So then\, my brethren\, when you come together to eat\,
wait for one another - if any one is hungry\, let him eat at home - lest yo
u come together to be condemned. About the other things I will give directi
ons when I come. Now concerning the spiritual gifts\, brethren\, I do not w
ant you to be uninformed. You know that when you were heathen\, you were le
d astray to dumb idols\, however you may have been moved. Therefore I want
you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says "Jesu
s be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit.
Now there are varieties of gifts\, but the same spirit\; and there are var
ieties of service\, but the same Lord\; and there are varieties of working\
, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 18:1-11\nAt that time\, the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\,
"Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child
\, he put him in the midst of them and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unles
s you turn and become like children\, you will never enter the kingdom of h
eaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child\, he is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven.\n\n"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives
me\; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin\,
it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his ne
ck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.\n\n"Woe to the world for temp
tations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come\, but woe to the
man by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you
to sin\, cut it off and throw it away\; it is better for you to enter life
maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eterna
l fire. And if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out and throw it away\
; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be
thrown into the Gehenna of fire.\n\n"See that you do not despise one of the
se little ones\; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold t
he face of my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save the
lost."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium\; Sergius II\, Patriarch of Con
stantinople\; Anthousa the Righteous of Constantinople\; Akakios of Kavsoka
lyvia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 49:6-10\nThus says th
e LORD: "I will give you as a light to the nations\, that my salvation may
reach to the end of the earth." Thus says the LORD\, the Redeemer of Israe
l and his Holy One\, to one deeply despised\, abhorred by the nations\, the
servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise\; princes\, and they shall p
rostrate themselves\; because of the LORD\, who is faithful\, the Holy One
of Israel\, who has chosen you." Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor I
have answered you\, in a day of salvation I have helped you\; I have kept
you and given you as a covenant to the people\, to establish the land\, to
apportion the desolate heritages\; saying to the prisoners\, 'Come forth\,'
to those who are in darkness\, 'Appear.' They shall feed along the ways\,
on all bare heights shall be their pasture\; they shall not hunger or thirs
t\, neither scorching wind nor sun shall smite them\, for he who has pity o
n them will lead them\, and by springs of water will guide them.\n\nOld Tes
tament Reading: Genesis 31:3-16\n Then the LORD said to Jacob\, "Return to
the land of your fathers and to your kindred\, and I will be with you." So
Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was\,
and said to them\, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor a
s he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. You know that
I have served your father with all my strength\; yet your father has cheate
d me and changed my wages ten times\, but God did not permit him to harm me
. If he said\, 'The spotted shall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore
spotted\; and if he said\, 'The striped shall be your wages\,' then all th
e flock bore striped. Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father\,
and given them to me. In the mating season of the flock I lifted up my eye
s\, and saw in a dream that the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were s
triped\, spotted\, and mottled. Then the angel of God said to me in the dr
eam\, 'Jacob\,' and I said\, 'Here I am!' And he said\, 'Lift up your eyes
and see\, all the goats that leap upon the flock are striped\, spotted\, a
nd mottled\; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. I am the God
of Bethel\, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise\, g
o forth from this land\, and return to the land of your birth.'" Then Rach
el and Leah answered him\, "Is there any portion or inheritance left to us
in our father's house? Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he ha
s sold us\, and he has been using up the money given for us. All the prope
rty which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our child
ren\; now then\, whatever God has said to you\, do."\n\nOld Testament Readi
ng: Proverbs 21:3-21\nTo do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to
the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart\, the lamp of the
wicked\, are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance\, bu
t every one who is hasty comes only to want. The getting of treasures by a
lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. The violence of th
e wicked will sweep them away\, because they refuse to do what is just. Th
e way of the guilty is crooked\, but the conduct of the pure is right. It
is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a
contentious woman. The soul of the wicked desires evil\; his neighbor fin
ds no mercy in his eyes. When a scoffer is punished\, the simple becomes w
ise\; when a wise man is instructed\, he gains knowledge. The righteous ob
serves the house of the wicked\; the wicked are cast down to ruin. He who
closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard
. A gift in secret averts anger\; and a bribe in the bosom\, strong wrath.
When justice is done\, it is a joy to the righteous\, but dismay to evild
oers. A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the ass
embly of the dead. He who loves pleasure will be a poor man\; he who loves
wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked is a ransom for the righteous\,
and the faithless for the upright. It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful woman. Precious treasure remains in a
wise man's dwelling\, but a foolish man devours it. He who pursues righteo
usness and kindness will find life and honor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/31/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius\, Bishop of Gangra\; Theophilos the Mart
yr and those with him\; Innocent\, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska\; Akakio
s the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 28:14-22\n
Thus says the LORD\, you scoffers\, who rule this people in Jerusalem! Bec
ause you have said\, "We have made a covenant with death\, and with Sheol w
e have an agreement\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through it will
not come to us\; for we have made lies our refuge\, and in falsehood we hav
e taken shelter"\; therefore thus says the Lord GOD\, "Behold\, I am laying
in Zion for a foundation a stone\, a tested stone\, a precious cornerstone
\, of a sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be in haste.' And I wil
l make justice the line\, and righteousness the plummet\; and hail will swe
ep away the refuge of lies\, and waters will overwhelm the shelter." Then
your covenant with death will be annulled\, and your agreement with Sheol w
ill not stand\; when the overwhelming scourge passes through you will be be
aten down by it. As often as it passes through it will take you\; for morn
ing by morning it will pass through\, by day and by night\; and it will be
sheer terror to understand the message. For the bed is too short to stretc
h oneself on it\, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it. For t
he LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim\, he will be wroth as in the valle
y of Gibeon\; to do his deed - strange is his deed! and to work his work -
alien is his work! Now therefore do not scoff\, lest your bonds be made st
rong\; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of hosts
upon the whole land.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 10:32-11:9\n These a
re the families of the sons of Noah\, according to their genealogies\, in t
heir nations\; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after
the flood. Now the whole earth had one language and few words. And as men
migrated from the east\, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and sett
led there. And they said to one another\, "Come\, let us make bricks\, and
burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone\, and bitumen for mort
ar. Then they said\, "Come\, let us build ourselves a city\, and a tower w
ith its top in the heavens\, and let us make a name for ourselves\, lest we
be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." And the LORD came
down to see the city and the tower\, which the sons of men had built. And
the LORD said\, "Behold\, they are one people\, and they have all one langu
age\; and this is only the beginning of what they will do\; and nothing tha
t they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come\, let us go dow
n\, and there confuse their language\, that they may not understand one ano
ther's speech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face
of all the earth\, and they left off building the city. Therefore its nam
e was called Babel\, because there the LORD confused the language of all th
e earth\; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of al
l the earth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 13:19-14:6\nA desire fulfil
led is sweet to the soul\; but to turn away from evil is an abomination to
fools. He who walks with wise men becomes wise\, but the companion of fool
s will suffer harm. Misfortune pursues sinners\, but prosperity rewards th
e righteous. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children\,
but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. The fallow ground o
f the poor yields much food\, but it is swept away through injustice. He w
ho spares the rod hates his son\, but he who loves him is diligent to disci
pline him. The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite\, but the bell
y of the wicked suffers want. Wisdom builds her house\, but folly with her
own hands tears it down. He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD\, but
he who is devious in his ways despises him. The talk of a fool is a rod f
or his back\, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. Where there are
no oxen\, there is no grain\; but abundant crops come by the strength of t
he ox. A faithful witness does not lie\, but a false witness breathes out
lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain\, but knowledge is easy for a man of
understanding.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; 120 Martyrs of Persia\; Greg
ory of Sinai\; Platonis the Nun of Nisibis\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 41:4-14\nWho has performed and done this\, calling the gene
rations from the beginning? I\, the LORD\, the first\, and with the last\;
I am He. The coastlands have seen and are afraid\, the ends of the earth t
remble\; they have drawn near and come. Every one helps his neighbor\, and
says to his brother\, "Take courage!" The craftsman encourages the goldsm
ith\, and he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil\, sayin
g of the soldering\, "It is good"\; and they fasten it with nails so that i
t cannot be moved. \n\n But you\, Israel\, my servant\, Jacob\, whom I hav
e chosen\, the offspring of Abraham\, my friend\; you whom I took from the
ends of the earth\, and called from its farthest corners\, saying to you\,
"You are my servant\, I have chosen you and not cast you off"\; fear not\,
for I am with you\, be not dismayed\, for I am your God\; I will strengthen
you\, I will help you\, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. \
n\n Behold\, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and co
nfounded\; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall peris
h. You shall seek those who contend with you\, but you shall not find them
\; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all. For I\, the LORD
your God\, hold your right hand\; it is I who say to you\, "Fear not\, I wi
ll help you." Fear not\, you worm Jacob\, you men of Israel! I will help y
ou\, says the LORD\; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.\n\nOld Testam
ent Reading: Genesis 17:1-9\n When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD
appeared to Abram\, and said to him\, "I am God Almighty\; walk before me\
, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you\, and w
ill multiply you exceedingly." Then Abram fell on his face\; and God said
to him\, "Behold\, my covenant is with you\, and you shall be the father o
f a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram\, but your na
me shall be Abraham\; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nati
ons. I will make you exceedingly fruitful\; and I will make nations of you
\, and kings shall come forth from you. And I will establish my covenant b
etween me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generatio
ns for an everlasting covenant\, to be God to you and to your descendants a
fter you. And I will give to you\, and to your descendants after you\, the
land of your sojournings\, all the land of Canaan\, for an everlasting pos
session\; and I will be their God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 15:2
0-16:9\nA wise son makes a glad father\, but a foolish man despises his mot
her. Folly is a joy to him who has no sense\, but a man of understanding w
alks aright. Without counsel plans go wrong\, but with many advisers they
succeed. To make an apt answer is a joy to a man\, and a word in season\,
how good it is! The wise man's path leads upward to life\, that he may avo
id Sheol beneath. The LORD tears down the house of the proud\, but maintai
ns the widow's boundaries. The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination t
o the LORD\, the words of the pure are pleasing to him. He who is greedy f
or unjust gain makes trouble for his household\, but he who hates bribes wi
ll live. The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer\, but the mouth o
f the wicked pours out evil things. The LORD is far from the wicked\, but
he hears the prayer of the righteous. The light of the eyes rejoices the h
eart\, and good news refreshes the bones. He whose ear heeds wholesome adm
onition will abide among the wise. He who ignores instruction despises him
self\, but he who heeds admonition gains understanding. The fear of the LO
RD is instruction in wisdom\, and humility goes before honor. The plans of
the mind belong to man\, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. A
ll the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes\, but the LORD weighs the spi
rit. Commit your work to the LORD\, and your plans will be established. T
he LORD has made everything for its purpose\, even the wicked for the day o
f trouble. Every one who is arrogant is an abomination to the LORD\; be as
sured\, he will not go unpunished. By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is
atoned for\, and by the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil. When a man's
ways please the LORD\, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
A man's mind plans his way\, but the LORD directs his steps.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina\; Theophilu
s the Confessor\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 1:12-17\nTimothy\, my son\, I
thank him who has given me strength for this\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, bec
ause he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service\, though I forme
rly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him\; but I received mercy becau
se I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and the grace of our Lord overflowe
d for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is su
re and worthy of full acceptance\, that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners. And I am the foremost of sinners\; but I received mercy for
this reason\, that in me\, as the foremost\, Jesus Christ might display his
perfect patience for an example to those who were to believe in him for et
ernal life. To the King of ages\, immortal\, invisible\, the only God\, be
honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:17-26\nA
t that time\, as Jesus was teaching\, there were Pharisees and teachers of
the law sitting by\, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea a
nd from Jerusalem\; and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. And
behold\, men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed\, and they sou
ght to bring him in and lay him before him\; but finding no way to bring hi
m in\, because of the crowd\, they went up on the roof and let him down wit
h his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw th
eir faith he said\, "Man\, your sins are forgiven you." And the scribes and
the Pharisees began to question\, saying\, "Who is this that speaks blasph
emies? Who can forgive sins but God only?" When Jesus perceived their quest
ionings\, he answered them\, "Why do you question in your hearts? Which is
easier\, to say\, 'Your sins are forgiven you\,' or to say\, 'Rise and walk
'? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forg
ive sins" -- he said to the man who was paralyzed -- "I say to you\, rise\,
take up your bed and go home." And immediately he rose before them\, and t
ook up that on which he lay\, and went home\, glorifying God. And amazement
seized them all\, and they glorified God and were filled with awe\, saying
\, "We have seen strange things today."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions\; Mark\, Aristarchos\, and
Zenon\, Apostles of the 70\; Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gide
on the Righteous\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 2:11-16\nBrethren\, when Cep
has came to Antioch I opposed him to his face\, because he stood condemned.
For before certain men came from James\, he ate with the Gentiles\; but wh
en they came he drew back and separated himself\, fearing the circumcision
party. And with him the rest of the Jews acted insincerely\, so that even B
arnabas was carried away by their insincerity. But when I saw that they wer
e not straightforward about the truth of the gospel\, I said to Cephas befo
re them all\, "if you\, though a Jew\, live like a Gentile and not like a J
ew\, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?" We ourselves\, who
are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners\, yet who know that a man is not
justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we
have believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ
\, and not by works of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one b
e justified.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:38-44\nAt that time\, Jesus entered
Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever\, and th
ey besought him for her. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever\, and
it left her\; and immediately she rose and served them. Now when the sun wa
s setting\, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brou
ght them to him\; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed the
m. And demons also came out of many\, crying\, "You are the Son of God!" Bu
t he rebuked them\, and would not allow them to speak\, because they knew t
hat he was the Christ. And when it was day he departed and went into a lone
ly place. And the people sought him and came to him\, and would have kept h
im from leaving them\; but he said to them\, "I must preach the good news o
f the kingdom of God to the other cities also\; for I was sent for this pur
pose." And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\; Elizabeth\, Mother of th
e Forerunner\; Athanasios Parios\; Panagiotis the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (F
ish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-25\, 57-68\, 76\, 80\nAt t
hat time\, Elizabeth\, the wife of Zacharias conceived\, and for five month
s hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he
looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men." Now the time came for E
lizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors a
nd kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, and they rej
oiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child\; a
nd they would have named him Zacharias after his father\, but his mother sa
id\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they said to her\, "None of yo
ur kindred is called by this name." And they made signs to his father\, inq
uiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet\, a
nd wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marveled. And immediately his m
outh was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. And fe
ar came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about thro
ugh all the hill country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid them up in
their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the
Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spiri
t\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he h
as visited and redeemed his people\, and you\, child\, will be called the p
rophet of the Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his wa
ys." And the child grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was in the wil
derness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ro
mans 13:11-14\;14:1-4\nBrethren\, salvation is nearer to us now than when w
e first believed\; the night is far gone\, the day is at hand. Let us then
cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light\; let us cond
uct ourselves becomingly as in the day\, not in reveling and drunkenness\,
not in debauchery and licentiousness\, not in quarreling and jealousy. But
put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and make no provision for the flesh\, to gr
atify its desires.\n\nAs for the man who is weak in faith\, welcome him\, b
ut not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything\, whil
e the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who
abstains\, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats\; for
God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of anot
her? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be
upheld\, for God is able to make him stand. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:24-2
5\, 57-68\, 76\, 80\nAt that time\, Elizabeth\, the wife of Zacharias conce
ived\, and for five months hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done t
o me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men.
" Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a
son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great me
rcy to her\, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to
circumcise the child\; and they would have named him Zacharias after his f
ather\, but his mother said\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they
said to her\, "None of your kindred is called by this name." And they made
signs to his father\, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked
for a writing tablet\, and wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marvel
ed. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spo
ke\, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these thin
gs were talked about through all the hill country of Judea\; and all who he
ard them laid them up in their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child
be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was f
illed with the Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord
God of Israel\, for he has visited and redeemed his people\, and you\, chi
ld\, will be called the prophet of the Most High\; for you will go before t
he Lord to prepare his ways." And the child grew and became strong in spiri
t\, and he was in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israe
l.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete\; Calli
opus and Akylina the Martyrs\; George\, Bishop of Mytilene\; Gerasimos the
God-Bearer of Byzantium\; Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos\; Tik
hon\, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America\n\nFast Day (Win
e and Oil Allowed)\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 42:5-16\nThus says God\
, the LORD\, who created the heavens and stretched them out\, who spread fo
rth the earth and what comes from it\, who gives breath to the people upon
it and spirit to those who walk in it: "I am the LORD\, I have called you
in righteousness\, I have taken you by the hand and kept you\; I have given
you as a covenant to the people\, a light to the nations\, to open the eye
s that are blind\, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon\, from the p
rison those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD\, that is my name\; my glor
y I give to no other\, nor my praise to graven images. Behold\, the former
things have come to pass\, and new things I now declare\; before they spri
ng forth I tell you of them." \n\n Sing to the LORD a new song\, his prais
e from the end of the earth! Let the sea roar and all that fills it\, the c
oastlands and their inhabitants. Let the desert and its cities lift up the
ir voice\, the villages that Kedar inhabits\; let the inhabitants of Sela s
ing for joy\, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give
glory to the LORD\, and declare his praise in the coastlands. The LORD goe
s forth like a mighty man\, like a man of war he stirs up his fury\; he cri
es out\, he shouts aloud\, he shows himself mighty against his foes. \n\n
For a long time I have held my peace\, I have kept still and restrained mys
elf\; now I will cry out like a woman in travail\, I will gasp and pant. I
will lay waste mountains and hills\, and dry up all their herbage\; I will
turn the rivers into islands\, and dry up the pools. And I will lead the
blind in a way that they know not\, in paths that they have not known I wil
l guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light\, the rough p
laces into level ground. These are the things I will do\, and I will not fo
rsake them.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 18:20-33\n Then the LORD said
\, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is
very grave\, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether accor
ding to the outcry which has come to me\; and if not\, I will know." So th
e men turned from there\, and went toward Sodom\; but Abraham still stood b
efore the LORD. Then Abraham drew near\, and said\, "Wilt thou indeed dest
roy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous withi
n the city\; wilt thou then destroy the place and not spare it for the fift
y righteous who are in it? Far be it from thee to do such a thing\, to sla
y the righteous with the wicked\, so that the righteous fare as the wicked!
Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" An
d the LORD said\, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city\, I will
spare the whole place for their sake." Abraham answered\, "Behold\, I have
taken upon myself to speak to the Lord\, I who am but dust and ashes. Sup
pose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt thou destroy the whole c
ity for lack of five?" And he said\, "I will not destroy it if I find forty
-five there." Again he spoke to him\, and said\, "Suppose forty are found
there." He answered\, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." Then he sa
id\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are f
ound there." He answered\, "I will not do it\, if I find thirty there." He
said\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose tw
enty are found there." He answered\, "For the sake of twenty I will not des
troy it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will speak
again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered\, "For the s
ake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went his way\, when he had
finished speaking to Abraham\; and Abraham returned to his place.\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Proverbs 16:17-17:17\nThe highway of the upright turns as
ide from evil\; he who guards his way preserves his life. Pride goes befor
e destruction\, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of
a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. He w
ho gives heed to the word will prosper\, and happy is he who trusts in the
LORD. The wise of heart is called a man of discernment\, and pleasant spee
ch increases persuasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has i
t\, but folly is the chastisement of fools. The mind of the wise makes his
speech judicious\, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words ar
e like a honeycomb\, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. There i
s a way which seems right to a man\, but its end is the way to death. A wo
rker's appetite works for him\; his mouth urges him on. A worthless man pl
ots evil\, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads
strife\, and a whisperer separates close friends. A man of violence entic
es his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good. He who winks his
eyes plans perverse things\, he who compresses his lips brings evil to pass
. A hoary head is a crown of glory\; it is gained in a righteous life. He
who is slow to anger is better than the mighty\, and he who rules his spir
it than he who takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap\, but the decisi
on is wholly from the LORD.\n\n Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a h
ouse full of feasting with strife. A slave who deals wisely will rule over
a son who acts shamefully\, and will share the inheritance as one of the b
rothers. The crucible is for silver\, and the furnace is for gold\, and th
e LORD tries hearts. An evildoer listens to wicked lips\; and a liar gives
heed to a mischievous tongue. He who mocks the poor insults his Maker\; h
e who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are the cr
own of the aged\, and the glory of sons is their fathers. Fine speech is n
ot becoming to a fool\; still less is false speech to a prince. A bribe is
like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it\; wherever he turns he
prospers. He who forgives an offense seeks love\, but he who repeats a mat
ter alienates a friend. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding t
han a hundred blows into a fool. An evil man seeks only rebellion\, and a
cruel messenger will be sent against him. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed
of her cubs\, rather than a fool in his folly. If a man returns evil for
good\, evil will not depart from his house. The beginning of strife is lik
e letting out water\; so quit before the quarrel breaks out. He who justif
ies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abominat
ion to the LORD. Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom\
, when he has no mind? A friend loves at all times\, and a brother is born
for adversity.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fourth Saturday of Lent\; Titus the Wonderworker\; Theodora the Virgin
-martyr of Palestine\; Amphianos & Aedesios the Martyrs of Lycia\n\nFast Da
y (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 6:9-12\nBRETHREN\, we
feel sure of better things that belong to salvation. For God is not so unju
st as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in s
erving the saints\, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show
the same earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end\
, so that you may not be sluggish\, but imitators of those who through fait
h and patience inherit the promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 7:31-37\nAt th
at time\, Jesus returned from the region of Tyre\, and went through Sidon t
o the Sea of Galilee\, through the region of Dekapolis. And they brought to
him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech\; and they beso
ught him to lay his hand upon him. And taking him aside from the multitude
privately\, he put his fingers into his ears\, and he spat and touched his
tongue\; and looking up to heaven\, he sighed\, and said to him\, "Ephphath
a\," that is\, "Be opened." And his ears were opened\, his tongue was relea
sed\, and he spoke plainly. And he charged them to tell no one\; but the mo
re he charged them\, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And they were a
stonished beyond measure\, saying\, "He has done all things well: he even m
akes the deaf hear and the dumb speak."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra\; Nicholas the New Mart
yr of Asia Minor\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in
by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by th
e door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the shee
p hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. W
hen he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep fo
llow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but t
hey will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This
figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was sayi
ng to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I
am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\;
but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\,
he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, obey your leaders and submit to them\;
for they are keeping watch over your souls\, as men who will have to give a
ccount. Let them do this joyfully\, and not sadly\, for that would be of n
o advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we are sure that we have a clear con
science\, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the more ear
nestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now m
ay the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the gr
eat Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood of the eternal covenant\, equip yo
u with everything good that you may do His will\, working in you that which
is pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus Christ\; to whom be glory for eve
r and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus s
tood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great mul
titude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and
Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those
who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd soug
ht to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And h
e lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, f
or yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you
shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh.
Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile yo
u\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice
in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heav
en."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Wednesday after Pentecost\; Amos the Prophet\; Our Righteous Fathe
r Hieronymus\; Augustine the Blessed\, Bishop of Hippo\; Jerome the Righteo
us\; Achikos\, Stephanas\, & Fortuanatos the Apostles\; Father among the Sa
ints Jonas\, Metropolitan of Kiev\; Lazar of Serbia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle
Reading: Romans 1:18-27\nBrethren\, the wrath of God is revealed from heav
en against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness su
ppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them\, becaus
e God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his invisi
ble nature\, namely\, his eternal power and deity\, has been clearly percei
ved in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse\; for alt
hough they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him\, b
ut they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were dark
ened. Claiming to be wise\, they became fools\, and exchanged the glory of
the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or re
ptiles. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity
\, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves\, because they excha
nged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature ra
ther than the Creator\, who is blessed for ever! Amen. For this reason God
gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relati
ons for unnatural\, and the men likewise gave up natural relations with wom
en and were consumed with passion for one another\, men committing shameles
s acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for thei
r error.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:20-26\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees\, y
ou will never enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said
to the men of old\, 'You shall not kill\; and whoever kills shall be liable
to judgment.' But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brothe
r without cause shall be liable to judgment\; whoever insults his brother s
hall be liable to the council\, and whoever says\, 'You fool!' shall be lia
ble to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar\, an
d there remember that your brother has something against you\, leave your g
ift there before the altar and go\; first be reconciled to your brother\, a
nd then come and offer your gift. Make friends quickly with your accuser\,
while you are going with him to court\, lest your accuser hand you over to
the judge\, and the judge to the guard\, and you be put in prison\; truly\,
I say to you\, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Friday after Pentecost\; Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions
of Athens\; Manuel\, Sabel\, & Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia\; Righteous Fa
ther Botolph\, Abbot of the Monastery of Ikanhoe\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Romans 2:14-28\nBrethren\, when Gentiles who have not the law do by
nature what the law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even though t
hey do not have the law. They show that what the law requires is written on
their hearts\, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflic
ting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, according to
my gospel\, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. But if you call
yourself a Jew and rely upon the law and boast of your relation to God and
know his will and approve what is excellent\, because you are instructed i
n the law\, and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind\, a light
to those who are in darkness\, a corrector of the foolish\, a teacher of c
hildren\, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth - you the
n who teach others\, will you not teach yourself? While you preach against
stealing\, do you steal? You who say that one must not commit adultery\, do
you commit adultery? You who abhor idols\, do you rob temples? You who boa
st in the law\, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? For\, as it is wri
tten\, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." C
ircumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law\; but if you break the l
aw\, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. So\, if a man who is uncircu
mcised keeps the precepts of the law\, will not his uncircumcision be regar
ded as circumcision? Then those who are physically uncircumcised but keep t
he law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but brea
k the law. For he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly\, nor is true circ
umcision something external and physical.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:33-4
1\nThe Lord said\, "You have heard that it was said to the men of old\, 'Yo
u shall not swear falsely\, but shall perform to the Lord what you have swo
rn.' But I say to you\, Do not swear at all\, either by heaven\, for it is
the throne of God\, or by the earth\, for it is his footstool\, or by Jerus
alem\, for it is the city of the great King. And do not swear by your head\
, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply '
Yes' or 'No'\; anything more than this comes from evil. You have heard that
it was said\, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to yo
u\, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right
cheek\, turn to him the other also\; and if any one would sue you and take
your coat\, let him have your cloak as well\; and if any one forces you to
go one mile\, go with him two miles."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist Jo
hn\; Theodora of Thessaloniki\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:1-13\nAt that time\, Herod t
he tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus\; and he said to his servants\, "
This is John the Baptist\; he has been raised from the dead\; that is why t
hese powers are at work in him." For Herod had seized John and bound him an
d put him in prison\, for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\
; because John said to him\, "It is not lawful for you to have her." And th
ough he wanted to put him to death\, he feared the people\, because they he
ld him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came\, the daughter of He
rodias danced before the company and pleased Herod\, so that he promised wi
th an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother\, she
said\, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." And the k
ing was sorry\; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to
be given\; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison\, and his head was b
rought on a platter and given to the girl\, and she brought it to her mothe
r. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it\; and they went a
nd told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard this\, he withdrew from there in a boat
to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it\, they followed him
on foot from the towns.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 13:25-33\nIN THOSE DAYS\,
as John was finishing his course\, he said\, "What do you suppose that I am
? I am not he. No\, but after me one is coming\, the sandals of whose feet
I am not worthy to untie." Brethren\, sons of the family of Abraham\, and t
hose among you that fear God\, to us has been sent the message of this salv
ation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers\, because they did
not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which are r
ead every sabbath\, fulfilled these by condemning him. Though they could ch
arge him with nothing deserving death\, yet they asked Pilate to have him k
illed. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, they took
him down from the tree\, and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from th
e dead\; and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from G
alilee to Jerusalem\, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we bring
you the good news that what God promised to the fathers\, this he has fulf
illed to us their children by raising Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:14-3
0\nAt that time\, Herod the King heard about the fame of Jesus\, for his na
me had become known. He said\, "John the baptizer has been raised from the
dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." But others said\, "It
is Elijah." And others said\, "It is a prophet\, like one of the prophets o
f old." But when Herod heard of it he said\, "John\, whom I beheaded\, has
been raised." For Herod had sent and seized John\, and bound him in prison
for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because he had marri
ed her. For John said to Herod\, "It is not lawful for you to have your bro
ther's wife." And Herodias had a grudge against him\, and wanted to kill hi
m. But she could not\, for Herod feared John\, knowing that he was a righte
ous and holy man\, and kept him safe. When he heard him\, he was much perpl
exed\; and yet he heard him gladly. But an opportunity came when Herod on h
is birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the leading m
en of Galilee. For when Herodias' daughter came in and danced\, she pleased
Herod and his guests\; and the king said to the girl\, "Ask me for whateve
r you wish\, and I will grant it." And he vowed to her\, "Whatever you ask
me\, I will give you\, even half of my kingdom." And she went out\, and sai
d to her mother\, "What shall I ask?" And she said\, "The head of John the
baptizer." And she came in immediately with haste to the king\, and asked\,
saying\, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a
platter." And the king was exceedingly sorry\; but because of his oaths and
his guests he did not want to break his word to her. And immediately the k
ing sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head. He went
and beheaded him in the prison\, and brought his head on a platter\, and ga
ve it to the girl\; and the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples
heard of it\, they came and took his body\, and laid it in a tomb. The apos
tles returned to Jesus\, and told him all that they had done and taught.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis\; Julia the Virgin-martyr
of Carthage\; 1\,015 Martyrs in Pisidia\; Helier the Hermit\, Martyr of Je
rsey\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:14-21\nBrethren\, all who are led by the
Spirit of God are sons of God.\n\nFor you did not receive the spirit of sla
very to fall back into fear\, but you have received the spirit of sonship.
When we cry\, "Abba! Father!" it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with
our spirit that we are children of God\, and if children\, then heirs\, he
irs of God and fellow heirs with Christ\, provided we suffer with him in or
der that we may also be glorified with him.\n\nI consider that the sufferin
gs of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to b
e revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the reveali
ng of the sons of God\; for the creation was subjected to futility\, not of
its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope\; because the
creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the
glorious liberty of the children of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:9-13\
nAt that time\, as Jesus passed on\, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at
the tax office\; and he said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followe
d him.\n\nAnd as he sat at table in the house\, behold\, many tax collector
s and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the
Pharisees saw this\, they said to his disciples\, "Why does your teacher ea
t with tax collectors and sinners?" But when he heard it\, he said\, "Those
who are well have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick. Go and
learn what this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sacrifice.' For I came no
t to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. John Climacus\; Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medi
cium\; Joseph the Hymnographer\; Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs\n\nFast Da
y (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that t
ime\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to
look into the tomb\; and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the bo
dy of Jesus had lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to h
er\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have
taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying t
his\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that i
t was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you
seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you
have carried Him away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take
Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebr
ew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me
\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go to my brethren and sa
y to them\, I am ascending to my Father and your Father\, to my God and you
r God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the L
ord"\; and she told them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle R
eading: Hebrews 6:13-20\nBRETHREN\, when God made a promise to Abraham\, si
nce he had no one greater by whom to swear\, he swore to himself\, saying\,
"Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And thus Abraham\, having pati
ently endured\, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than th
emselves\, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So
when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the
unchangeable character of his purpose\, he interposed with an oath\, so tha
t through two unchangeable things\, in which it is impossible that God shou
ld prove false\, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragemen
t to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anc
hor of the soul\, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curta
in\, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf\, having become a h
igh priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading: Mar
k 9:17-31\nAt that time\, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher
\, I brought my son to you\, for he has a dumb spirit\; and wherever it sei
zes him it dashes him down\; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes
rigid\; and I asked your disciples to cast it out\, and they were not able.
" And he answered them\, "O faithless generation\, how long am I to be with
you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And they brought th
e boy to him\; and when the spirit saw him\, immediately it convulsed the b
oy\, and he fell on the ground and rolled about\, foaming at the mouth. And
Jesus asked his father\, "How long has he had this?" And he said\, "From c
hildhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water\, to d
estroy him\; but if you can do anything\, have pity on us and help us." And
Jesus said to him\, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believ
es." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said\, "I believe\;
help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together\,
he rebuked the unclean spirit\, saying to it\, "You dumb and deaf spirit\,
I command you\, come out of him\, and never enter him again." And after cry
ing out and convulsing him terribly\, it came out\, and the boy was like a
corpse\; so that most of them said\, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by th
e hand and lifted him up\, and he arose. And when he had entered the house\
, his disciples asked him privately\, "Why could we not cast it out?" And h
e said to them\, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and
fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would
not have any one know it\; for he was teaching his disciples\, saying to t
hem\, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men\, and they wi
ll kill him\; and when he is killed\, after three days he will rise."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sunday of St. John Climacus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220119
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icala47fc4c53d259fc4efbd1b17e78bd2e7
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria\; Zenia the Martyr\n\n
Matins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come
to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfol
d by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robb
er\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep b
y name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes be
fore them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger
they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know t
he voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not
understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before
me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door
\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and
find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember you
r leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome o
f their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterda
y and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachi
ngs\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods
\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which t
hose who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those anim
als whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacri
fice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside t
he gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore l
et us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For
here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Thro
ugh him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, tha
t is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do g
ood and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You a
re the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men
light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives lig
ht to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may
see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think
not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not
to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heav
en and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law u
ntil all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these c
ommandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of he
aven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the k
ingdom of heaven."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220503
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical8d453848987af8a1e0252003ed98380e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great\; Hesperos & Zoe the
Righteous\; Boris\, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria (Michael in Baptism)\;
Jordan the Wonderworker\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, rem
ember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the
outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and stran
ge teachings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not
by foods\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar fro
m which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of t
hose animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest a
s a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered
outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Th
erefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endur
ed. For here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to co
me. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to
God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglec
t to do good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing
to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples
\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. N
or do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it
gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that
they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heave
n. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have
come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\,
till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from
the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least o
f these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the king
dom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great
in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211213
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical01e241914f37b215ffa2492b2eadd8fb
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Luke\; Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous\; Holy N
ew Martyr Peter the Aleut\; John (or Joachim)\, Bishop of Zichni\n\nFast Da
y (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus
rose early on the first day of the week\, he appeared first to Mary Magdal
ene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those who had
been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was
alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this h
e appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking into the c
ountry. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not believe th
em.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table\
; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because
they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to
them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not belie
ve will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: i
n my name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they
will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not h
urt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\
n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was taken up into
heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and p
reached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the mess
age by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8
-19\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found
in all that is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing
to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instea
d expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do i
n secret\; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, f
or anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\,
O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Loo
k carefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the
most of the time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\,
but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with win
e\, for that is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one
another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melod
y to the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:16-24\nThe Lo
rd said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet\, and invited many\;
and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had
been invited\, 'Come\; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to
make excuses. The first said to him\, 'I have bought a field\, and I go out
and see it\; I pray you\, have me excused.' And another said\, 'I have bou
ght five yoke of oxen\, and I must go to examine them\; I pray you\, have m
e excused.' And another said\, 'I have married a wife\, and therefore I can
not come.' So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the ho
useholder in anger said to his servant\, 'Go out quickly to the streets and
lanes of the city\, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.'
And the servant said\, 'Sir\, what you commanded has been done\, and there
is still room.' And the master said to the servant\, 'Go out to the highway
s and hedges\, and compel people to come in\, that my house may be filled.
For I tell you\, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.
For many are called\, but few are chosen.'"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:11th Sunday of Luke
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211105
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalf7c400ac18e3ecf524373075056d5ce3
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joannicius the Great\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander\, Bishop of Myra
\, and Hermias the Presbyter\; Porphyrios the Mime\; Emperor John Batatze t
he Merciful\; George Karslidis of Pontos\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 3:
1-8\nBrethren\, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not
irksome to me\, and is safe for you. Look out for the dogs\, look out for
the evil-workers\, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are th
e true circumcision\, who worship God in spirit\, and glory in Christ Jesus
\, and put no confidence in the flesh. Though I myself have reason for con
fidence in the flesh also. If any other man thinks he has reason for confi
dence in the flesh\, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day\, of the pe
ople of Israel\, of the tribe of Benjamin\, a Hebrew born of Hebrews\; as t
o the law a Pharisee\, as to zeal a persecutor of the church\, as to righte
ousness under the law blameless. But whatever gain I had\, I counted as los
s for the sake of Christ. Indeed I count everything as loss because of the
surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffe
red the loss of all things\, and count them as refuse\, in order that I may
gain Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:47-54\; 12:1\nThe Lord said to the
Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the pro
phets whom your fathers killed. So you are witnesses and consent to the dee
ds of your fathers\; for they killed them\, and you build their tombs. Ther
efore also the Wisdom of God said\, 'I will send them prophets and apostles
\, some of whom they will kill and persecute\,' that the blood of all the p
rophets\, shed from the foundation of the world\, may be required of this g
eneration\, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias\, who perished
between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes\, I tell you\, it shall be requir
ed of this generation. Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key
of knowledge\; you did not enter yourselves\, and you hindered those who we
re entering." As he went away from there\, the scribes and the Pharisees be
gan to press him hard\, and to provoke him to speak of many things\, lying
in wait for him\, to catch at something he might say. In the meantime\, whe
n so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod u
pon one another\, he began to say to his disciples first\, "Beware of the l
eaven of the Pharisees\, which is hypocrisy."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Joannicius the Great
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220522
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical58ece9ece67ac381ff218522be442747
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles\; Pachomios the Righteou
s New Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am
the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and
out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\;
I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good sh
epherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a h
ireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf co
ming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatte
rs them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep
. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Fathe
r knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. A
nd I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\
, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."
\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 26:1\,12-20\nIN THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to
Paul\, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched ou
t his hand and made his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus with the authorit
y and commission of the chief priests. At midday\, O king\, I saw on the wa
y a light from heaven\, brighter than the sun\, shining round me and those
who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground\, I heard a
voice saying to me in the Hebrew language\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you pers
ecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.' And I said\, 'Who are yo
u\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But ri
se and stand upon your feet\; for I have appeared to you for this purpose\,
to appoint you to serve and bear witness to the things in which you have s
een me and to those in which I will appear to you\, delivering you from the
people and from the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open their eyes\, that
they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God\, t
hat they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sa
nctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O King Agrippa\, I was not disobedie
nt to the heavenly vision\, but declared first to those at Damascus\, then
at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea\, and also to the Gent
iles\, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of
their repentance." \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Je
ws who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not en
ter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a
thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the s
heep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his
own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his vo
ice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for th
ey do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\,
but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said
to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All
who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed the
m. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go
in and out and find pasture."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220502
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical1d31341bd248e80205a386b3510d5ecf
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thomas Sunday\; Martyrs Emmanuel\, Theodore\, George\, Michael and the
other George of Samothrace\; Jeremias the Prophet\; New Martyr Maria of Fo
urna\, Mirabella in Crete\; Tamara (Tamar)\, Queen of Georgia\; Nikiforos t
he Monk of Chios\; Synaxis of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy M
ountain\, Euthymius\, Ignatius\, and Acacius\; Asaph\, Bishop of Wales\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples
went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And w
hen they saw him they worshipped him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came an
d said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me
. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the n
ame of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to
the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:12-20\nIn those da
ys\, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the
apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest
dared join them\, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ev
er believers were added to the Lord\, multitudes both of men and women\, so
that they even carried out the sick into the streets\, and laid them on be
ds and pallets\, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on so
me of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem\, brin
ging the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits\, and they were all
healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him\, that is\, t
he party of the Sadducees\, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apos
tles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord o
pened the prison doors and brought them out and said\, "Go and stand in the
temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."\n\nGospel Read
ing: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\
, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesu
s came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he
had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples
were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be wi
th you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had
said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spiri
t. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the
sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, calle
d the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples tol
d him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his h
ands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\
, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\
, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The do
ors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be w
ith you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hand
s\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithless\,
but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to
him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who
have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the pr
esence of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these ar
e written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\,
and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Thomas Sunday
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical24893eb2fae5e1491af25813365fff70
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome\; Vavylas the Holy Martyr\; Xenia of St. Pet
ersburg\, Fool-for-Christ\; Philo the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Karpasia in
Cyprus\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit o
f the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faith
fulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And th
ose who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions a
nd desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Le
t us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one an
other. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spir
itual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, les
t you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law
of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:2-14\nThe Lord said this parable\,
"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast
for his son\, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the
marriage feast\; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants\, sa
ying\, 'Tell those who are invited\, Behold\, I have made ready my dinner\,
my oxen and my fat calves are killed\, and everything is ready\; come to t
he marriage feast.' But they made light of it and went off\, one to his far
m\, another to his business\, while the rest seized his servants\, treated
them shamefully\, and killed them. The king was angry\, and he sent his tro
ops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to hi
s servants\, 'The wedding is ready\, but those invited were not worthy. Go
therefore to the thoroughfares\, and invite to the marriage feast as many a
s you find.' And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all
whom they found\, both bad and good\; so the wedding hall was filled with g
uests.\n\n But when the king came in to look at the guests\, he saw there
a man who had no wedding garment\; and he said to him\, 'Friend\, how did y
ou get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the
king said to the attendants\, 'Bind him hand and foot\, and cast him into t
he outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.' For many ar
e called\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210921
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icale5c5bc29d41aaf10b8e5ebd3f4df60ec
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children\; Our Righteou
s Father Eustathius\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; John the Foreigner\; Hil
arion the New Martyr of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Ephesians 6:10-17\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the streng
th of his might. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to s
tand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against fle
sh and blood\, but against the principalities\, against the powers\, agains
t the world rulers of this present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts o
f wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God
\, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\
, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and
having put on the breastplate of righteousness\, and having shod your feet
with the equipment of the gospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the
shield of faith\, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the ev
il one. And take the helmet of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, w
hich is the word of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and persecu
te you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be
brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be a time
for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not to medit
ate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, whi
ch none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You wi
ll be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, a
nd some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all for my nam
e's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you wi
ll gain your lives."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220815
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalde5a38f244d3cdb4d3e99dadf1eeeee2
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Matthew\; Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; The Holy Prophet Michaias (Micah)\
; Holy Hieromartyr Marcellus\, Bishop of Apameia\; Holy New Martyr Symeon o
f Trapezoundos (1653)\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel R
eading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the we
ek\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, J
esus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When
he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the discip
les were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be
with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he h
ad said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Sp
irit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain t
he sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, ca
lled the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples
told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in hi
s hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nai
ls\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days lat
er\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The
doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Peace b
e with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my h
ands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be faithles
s\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said
to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those w
ho have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these
are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God
\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: I
Corinthians 3:9-17\nBrethren\, we are God's fellow workers\; you are God's
field\, God's building. According to the grace of God given to me\, like a
skilled master builder I laid a foundation\, and another man is building up
on it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundatio
n can any one lay than that which is laid\, which is Jesus Christ. Now if a
ny one builds on the foundation with gold\, silver\, precious stones\, wood
\, hay\, straw - each man's work will become manifest\; for the Day will di
sclose it\, because it will be revealed with fire\, and the fire will test
what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on
the foundation survives\, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is b
urned up\, he will suffer loss\, though he himself will be saved\, but only
as through fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's
Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's temple\, God will destroy h
im. For God's temple is holy\, and that temple you are.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 14:22-34\nAt that time\, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat
and go before him to the other side\, while he dismissed the crowds. And a
fter he had dismissed the crowds\, he went up into the hills by himself to
pray. When evening came\, he was there alone\, but the boat by this time wa
s many furlongs distant from the land\, beaten by the waves\; for the wind
was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them\, wa
lking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea\, they
were terrified\, saying\, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But
immediately he spoke to them\, saying "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fear
." \n\n And Peter answered him\, "Lord\, if it is you\, bid me come to you
on the water." He said\, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on
the water and came to Jesus\; but when he saw the wind\, he was afraid\, a
nd beginning to sink he cried out\, "Lord\, save me." Jesus immediately rea
ched out his hand and caught him\, saying to him\, "O man of little faith\,
why did you doubt?" And when they entered the boat\, the wind ceased. And
those in the boat worshiped him\, saying\, "Truly you are the Son of God."
And when they had crossed over\, they came to land at Gennesaret.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/06/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Bishop Raphael Hawa
weeny of Brooklyn\; Luke the Monk of Taormina\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 8
:1-6\nBrethren\, we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the righ
t hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary
and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. For every hi
gh priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices\; hence it is necessar
y for this priest also to have something to offer. Now if he were on earth\
, he would not be a priest at all\, since there are priests who offer gifts
according to the law. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctua
ry\; for when Moses was about to erect the tent\, he was instructed by God\
, saying\, "See that you make everything according to the pattern which was
shown you on the mountain." But as it is\, he has obtained a ministry whic
h is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is bet
ter\, since it is enacted on better promises.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-
12\nThe Lord said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before
men\, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but h
e who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And ev
ery one who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he
who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they
bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do no
t be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for the
Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Blaise the Heiromartyr of Sebastia\; Theodora the Empress\; Finding of
the relics of Zachariah the Prophet\, Father of the Holy Forerunner\; Geor
ge the Serbian\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 4:14-16\;5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed th
rough the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confessio
n. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakn
esses\, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet witho
ut sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, that
we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every hig
h priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in rela
tion to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently wi
th the ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. Beca
use of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for
those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he
is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself
to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou
art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another plac
e\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twel
ve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them ou
t\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent
out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town o
f the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal
the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received
without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\
; Sophronios\, Bishop of Iberia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste
into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of
Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of M
ary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, a
nd blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the
mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your g
reeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed i
s she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to
her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of
his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bless
ed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his na
me." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her ho
me.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among
yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the f
orm of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but em
ptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness o
f men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient
unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him a
nd bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, that at the name of
Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God t
he Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesu
s entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house
. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listene
d to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she we
nt to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to
serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Ma
rtha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing
is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken awa
y from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and sa
id to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you s
ucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God an
d keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Blind Man\; Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre\; Theodo
sia\, Virgin-Martyr of Constantinople\; Seven New Martyrs of Kastoria\; And
rew the New Martyr of Argentes\; John of Smyrna the New Martyr\n\nMatins Go
spel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the
tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\; and she saw two
angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain\, one at the hea
d and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?"
She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not kno
w where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus
standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Wo
man\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gard
ener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me wher
e you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary
." She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher)
. Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have not yet ascended to the
Father\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to my Fath
er and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said
to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she told them that He had
said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 16:16-34\nIN THOSE DAYS\
, as we apostles were going to the place of prayer\, we were met by a slave
girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by so
othsaying. She followed Paul and us\, crying\, "These men are servants of t
he Most High God\, who proclaim to you the way of salvation." And this she
did for many days. But Paul was annoyed\, and turned and said to the spirit
\, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it ca
me out that very hour. But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was
gone\, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place be
fore the rulers\; and when they had brought them to the magistrates they sa
id\, "These men are Jews and they are disturbing our city. They advocate cu
stoms which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice." The crow
d joined in attacking them\; and the magistrates tore the garments off them
and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many b
lows upon them\, they threw them into prison\, charging the jailer to keep
them safely. Having received this charge\, he put them into the inner priso
n and fastened their feet in the stocks. But about midnight Paul and Silas
were praying and singing hymns to God\, and the prisoners were listening to
them\, and suddenly there was a great earthquake\, so that the foundations
of the prison were shaken\; and immediately all the doors were opened and
every one's fetters were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the
prison doors were open\, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself\,
supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice\
, "Do not harm yourself\, for we are all here." And he called for lights an
d rushed in\, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas\,
and brought them out and said\, "Men\, what must I do to be saved?" And the
y said\, "Believe in the Lord Jesus\, and you will be saved\, you and your
household." And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all that were
in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night\, and washed the
ir wounds\, and he was baptized at once\, with all his family. Then he brou
ght them up into his house\, and set food before them\; and he rejoiced wit
h all his household that he had believed in God. \n\nGospel Reading: John 9
:1-38\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, he saw a man blind from his birt
h. And his disciples asked him\, "Rabbi\, who sinned\, this man or his pare
nts\, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered\, "It was not that this man s
inned\, or his parents\, but that the works of God might be made manifest i
n him. We must work the works of him who sent me\, while it is day\; night
comes\, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world\, I am the light
of the world." As he said this\, he spat on the ground and made clay of th
e spittle and anointed the man's eyes with the clay\, saying to him\, "Go\,
wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and
came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a begg
ar\, said\, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said\, "It
is he"\; others said\, "No\, but he is like him." He said\, "I am the man."
They said to him\, "Then how were your eyes opened?" He answered\, "The ma
n called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me\, 'Go to Siloa
m and wash'\; so I went and washed and received my sight." They said to him
\, "Where is he?" He said\, "I do not know."\n\nThey brought to the Pharise
es the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus
made the clay and opened his eyes. The Pharisees again asked him how he ha
d received his sight. And he said to them\, "He put clay on my eyes and I w
ashed\, and I see." Some of the Pharisees said\, "This man is not from God\
, for he does not keep the sabbath." But others said\, "How can a man who i
s a sinner do such signs?" There was a division among them. So they again s
aid to the blind man\, "What do you say about him\, since he has opened you
r eyes?" He said\, "He is a prophet."\n\nThe Jews did not believe that he h
ad been blind and had received his sight\, until they called the parents of
the man who had received his sight\, and asked them\, "Is this your son\,
who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" His parents answered
\, "We know that this is our son\, and that he was born blind\; but how he
now sees we do not know\, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him\; he
is of age\, he will speak for himself." His parents said this because they
feared the Jews\, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should con
fess him to be Christ he was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his
parents said\, "He is of age\, ask him."\n\nSo for the second time they cal
led the man who had been blind\, and said to him\, "Give God the praise\; w
e know that this man is a sinner." He answered\, "Whether he is a sinner\,
I do not know\; one thing I know\, that though I was blind\, now I see." Th
ey said to him\, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He ans
wered them\, "I have told you already and you would not listen. Why do you
want to hear it again? Do you too want to become his disciples?" And they r
eviled him\, saying\, "You are his disciple\, but we are disciples of Moses
. We know that God has spoken to Moses\, but as for this man\, we do not kn
ow where he comes from." The man answered\, "Why\, this is a marvel! You do
not know where he comes from\, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God
does not listen to sinners\, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does
his will\, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been hear
d that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not fro
m God\, he could do nothing." They answered him\, "You were born in utter s
in\, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.\n\nJesus heard that th
ey had cast him out\, and having found him he said\, "Do you believe in the
Son of man?" He answered\, "And who is he\, sir\, that I may believe in hi
m?" Jesus said to him\, "You have seen him\, and it is he who speaks to you
." He said\, "Lord\, I believe"\; and he worshiped him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Benedict the Righteous of Nursia\; Euschemon the Confessor\, Bishop of
Lampasakos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 4:2-5:7\nIn tha
t day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious\, and the frui
t of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. And
he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy\, ever
y one who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem\, when the Lord shall hav
e washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstai
ns of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of b
urning. Then the LORD will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and ov
er her assemblies a cloud by day\, and smoke and the shining of a flaming f
ire by night\; for over all the glory there will be a canopy and a pavilion
. It will be for a shade by day from the heat\, and for a refuge and a she
lter from the storm and rain. Let me sing for my beloved a love song conce
rning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He d
igged it and cleared it of stones\, and planted it with choice vines\; he b
uilt a watchtower in the midst of it\, and hewed out a wine vat in it\; and
he looked for it to yield grapes\, but it yielded wild grapes. And now\,
O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah\, judge\, I pray you\, between
me and my vineyard. What more was there to do for my vineyard\, that I hav
e not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes\, why did it yield w
ild grapes? And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will
remove its hedge\, and it shall be devoured\; I will break down its wall\,
and it shall be trampled down. I will make it a waste\; it shall not be pr
uned or hoed\, and briers and thorns shall grow up\; I will also command th
e clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the vineyard of the LORD of h
osts is the house of Israel\, and the men of Judah are his pleasant plantin
g\; and he looked for justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\; for righteousness\
, but behold\, a cry!\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 3:21-4:7\n And the
LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins\, and clothed the
m. Then the LORD God said\, "Behold\, the man has become like one of us\,
knowing good and evil\; and now\, lest he put forth his hand and take also
of the tree of life\, and eat\, and live for ever"- therefore the LORD God
sent him forth from the garden of Eden\, to till the ground from which he w
as taken. He drove out the man\; and at the east of the garden of Eden he
placed the cherubim\, and a flaming sword which turned every way\, to guard
the way to the tree of life. \n\n Now Adam knew Eve his wife\, and she co
nceived and bore Cain\, saying\, "I have gotten a man with the help of the
LORD." And again\, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of she
ep\, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought t
o the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground\, and Abel brought of the
firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard
for Abel and his offering\, but for Cain and his offering he had no regard
. So Cain was very angry\, and his countenance fell. The LORD said to Cain
\, "Why are you angry\, and why has your countenance fallen? If you do wel
l\, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well\, sin is couching a
t the door\; its desire is for you\, but you must master it."\n\nOld Testam
ent Reading: Proverbs 3:34-4:22\nToward the scorners he is scornful\, but t
o the humble he shows favor. The wise will inherit honor\, but fools get d
isgrace.\n\n Hear\, O sons\, a father's instruction\, and be attentive\, t
hat you may gain insight\; for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my
teaching. When I was a son with my father\, tender\, the only one in the s
ight of my mother\, he taught me\, and said to me\, "Let your heart hold fa
st my words\; keep my commandments\, and live\; do not forget\, and do not
turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom\; get insight. Do not for
sake her\, and she will keep you\; love her\, and she will guard you. The
beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom\, and whatever you get\, get insigh
t. Prize her highly\, and she will exalt you\; she will honor you if you e
mbrace her. She will place on your head a fair garland\; she will bestow o
n you a beautiful crown."\n\n Hear\, my son\, and accept my words\, that t
he years of your life may be many. I have taught you the way of wisdom\; I
have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk\, your step will
not be hampered\; and if you run\, you will not stumble. Keep hold of inst
ruction\, do not let go\; guard her\, for she is your life. Do not enter t
he path of the wicked\, and do not walk in the way of evil men. Avoid it\;
do not go on it\; turn away from it and pass on. For they cannot sleep un
less they have done wrong\; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made
some one stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine
of violence. But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn\, whi
ch shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicked is l
ike deep darkness\; they do not know over what they stumble.\n\n My son\,
be attentive to my words\; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not es
cape from your sight\; keep them within your heart.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Tat
iana the Martyr of Rome\; Basil and John the Hieromartyrs\; Martyr Mertios\
; Euthasia the Virgin-Martyr\; Peter of Absalom\; Benedict\n\nStrict Fast\n
\nEpistle Reading: Acts 18:22-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at C
aesarea\, he went up and greeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch
. After spending some time there he departed and went from place to place t
hrough the region of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples.
Now a Jew named Apollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was
an eloquent man\, well versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in
the way of the Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taugh
t accurately the things concerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism
of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and
Aquila heard him\, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more
accurately. And when he wished to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged
him\, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he grea
tly helped those who through grace had believed\, for he powerfully confute
d the Jews in public\, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:39-42\nAt that time\, the Jews tried to arrest
Jesus\, but he escaped from their hands. He went away again across the Jo
rdan to the place where John at first baptized\, and there he remained. An
d many came to him\; and they said\, "John did no sign\, but everything tha
t John said about this man was true." And many believed in him there.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; Sebastiana\, Disciple of St. Paul the Apos
tle\; Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt\; Melitina the Martyr\; Afterfeast of t
he Holy Cross\; Ninian the Enlightener of Scotland\; Edith the Nun of Wilto
n Abbey\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working toget
her with him\, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For h
e says\, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you\, and helped you on
the day of salvation." Behold\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now
is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no f
ault may be found with our ministry\, but as servants of God we commend our
selves in every way: through great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\,
calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hung
er\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, gen
uine love\, truthful speech\, and the power of God\; with the weapons of ri
ghteousness for the right hand and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, i
n ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are tru
e\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as pu
nished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor
\, yet making many rich\; as having nothing\, and yet possessing everything
.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that time\, one of the Pharisees aske
d Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into the Pharisee's house\, and took
his place at table. And behold\, a woman of the city\, who was a sinner\, w
hen she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house\, brought an a
labaster flask of ointment\, and standing behind him at his feet\, weeping\
, she began to wet his feet with her tears\, and wiped them with the hair o
f her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointed them with the ointment. Now
when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it\, he said to himself\, "If th
is man were a prophet\, he would have known who and what sort of woman this
is who is touching him\, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to
him\, "Simon\, I have something to say to you." And he answered\, "What is
it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two debtors\; one owed five hundred
denarii\, and the other fifty. When they could not pay\, he forgave them b
oth. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I s
uppose\, to whom he forgave more." And he said to him\, "You have judged ri
ghtly." Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon\, "Do you see this w
oman? I entered your house\, you gave me no water for my feet\, but she has
wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no ki
ss\, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You di
d not anoint my head with oil\, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, which are many\, are forgiven\, for she
loved much\; but he who is forgiven little\, loves little." And he said to
her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who were at table with him began
to say among themselves\, "Who is this\, who even forgives sins?" And he s
aid to the woman\, "Your faith has saved you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia\; Mardonios & Stratonikos
the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 16:13-24\nBrethren\, be watch
ful\, stand firm in your faith\, be courageous\, be strong. Let all that yo
u do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, you know that the household of Steph
anas were the first converts in Achaia\, and they have devoted themselves t
o the service of the saints\; I urge you to be subject to such men and to e
very fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fo
rtunatus and Achaicos\, because they have made up for your absence\; for th
ey refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The
churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca\, together with the chur
ch in their house\, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren
send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I\, Paul\, write this
greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lord\, let him be
accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My lov
e be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:42-4
7\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for you do not know on what day your Lord is co
ming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in what part of the
night the thief was coming\, he would have watched and would not have let
his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready\; for the Son of
man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is the faithful and w
ise servant whom his master has set over his household\, to give them their
food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he c
omes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him over all hi
s possessions."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220817
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220818
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UID:Ical1a4e4bb7335325aceacf28c568398229
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus\; Straton\, Philip\, Eutychian\, & Cyprian
the Martyrs of Nicomedea\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Demetrios the New\, Righteous-Marty
r of Samaria\; Eutychios\, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings\; Paul\, J
uliana\, and those martyred with them (the executioners)\n\nStrict Fast\n\n
Epistle Reading: I Corinthians 16:4-12\nBrethren\, if it seems advisable th
at I should go also\, they will accompany me. I will visit you after passin
g through Macedonia\, for I intend to pass through Macedonia\, and perhaps
I will stay with you or even spend the winter\, so that you may speed me on
my journey\, wherever I go. For I do not want to see you now just in passi
ng\; I hope to spend some time with you\, if the Lord permits. But I will s
tay in Ephesos until Pentecost\, for a wide door for effective work has ope
ned to me\, and there are many adversaries. When Timothy comes\, see that y
ou put him at ease among you\, for he is doing the work of the Lord\, as I
am. So let no one despise him. Speed him on his way in peace\, that he may
return to me\; for I am expecting him with the brethren. As for our brother
Apollos\, I strongly urge him to visit you with the other brethren\, but i
t was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has the opportu
nity.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:28-32\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A
man had two sons\; and he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and work i
n the vineyard today.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward he re
pented and went. And he went to the second and said the same\; and he answe
red\, 'I go\, sir\,' but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his f
ather?" They said\, "The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you
\, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you
. For John came to you in the way of righteousness\, and you did not believ
e him\, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him and even when y
ou saw it\, you did not afterward repent and believe him."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220719
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Martyr Emilian\; Holy Martyrs Paul\, Thea and Valentine\; Stephen
\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Our Holy Father John\, Archbishop of Cons
tantinople\; Holy New Martyrs Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Ba
rbara\; Theneva of Glasgow\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:17-24\nBrethren\,
I appeal to you to take note of those who create dissensions and difficulti
es\, in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught\; avoid them.
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ\, but their own appetites\,
and by fair and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple-mind
ed. For while your obedience is known to all\, so that I rejoice over you\,
I would have you wise as to what is good and guileless as to what is evil\
; then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Timothy\, my fellow worker\, greets you
\; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater\, my kinsmen. I Tertius\, the write
r of this letter\, greet you in the Lord. Gaius\, who is host to me and to
the whole church\, greets you. Erastos\, the city treasurer\, and our broth
er Quartus\, greet you. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:10-23\,43\nAt that time\, the disciple
s of Jesus came to him and said to him\, "Why do you speak to the crowds in
parables?" And he answered them\, "To you it has been given to know the se
crets of the kingdom of heaven\, but to them it has not been given. For to
him who has will more be given\, and he will have abundance\; but from him
who has not\, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to t
hem in parables\, because seeing they do not see\, and hearing they do not
hear\, nor do they understand. With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy o
f Isaiah which says: 'You shall indeed hear but never understand\, and you
shall indeed see but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull
\, and their ears are heavy of hearing\, and their eyes they have closed\,
lest they should perceive with their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and
understand with their heart\, and turn for me to heal them.' But blessed ar
e your eyes\, for they see\, and your ears\, for they hear. Truly\, I say t
o you\, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see\, and di
d not see it\, and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it.\n\n"Hear th
en the parable of the sower. When any one hears the word of the kingdom and
does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown
in his heart\; this is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown
on rocky ground\, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it
with joy\; yet he has no root in himself\, but endures for a while\, and w
hen tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word\, immediately
he falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is he who hears the
word\, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word
\, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil\, this is he
who hears the word and understands it\; he indeed bears fruit\, and yields
\, in one case a hundredfold\, in another sixty\, and in another thirty. He
who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/31/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries\; Holy Women Martyrs Theodote\, Theokti
ste and Eudoxia\; Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus\; Elias Ardounis t
he New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos\; Aed from Ferns\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Corinthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and
individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apos
tles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then h
ealers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracl
es? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all i
nterpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a st
ill more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, b
ut have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have p
rophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I
have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am noth
ing. If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, b
ut have not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not j
ealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on it
s own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong
\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\,
hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciple
s and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to
heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, char
ging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samar
itans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach
as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\,
raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without pa
ying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220714
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel\; Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery\; Holy
Martyr Golinduc\; Marcian the Martyr of Iconium\; Serapion the Martyr\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message dec
lared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received
a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvati
on? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by tho
se who heard him\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and var
ious miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his
own will. For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, o
f which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man tha
t thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? T
hou didst make him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast cro
wned him with glory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his
feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing out
side his control. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to
him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the ange
ls\, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so th
at by the grace of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitti
ng that he\, for whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons
to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffe
ring.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "H
e who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who r
ejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\
, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to t
hem\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given y
ou authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power
of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in t
his\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are
written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and s
aid\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidd
en these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\
; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211231
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/31/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Melan
ia the Younger\, Nun of Rome\; The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome\, P
atron of Orphans\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 1:15-16\;2:1-10\nTi
tus\, my son\, to the pure all things are pure\, but to the corrupt and unb
elieving nothing is pure\; their very minds and consciences are corrupted.
They profess to know God\, but they deny him by their deeds\; they are dete
stable\, disobedient\, unfit for any good deed.\n\nBut as for you\, teach w
hat befits sound doctrine. Bid the older men be temperate\, serious\, sensi
ble\, sound in faith\, in love\, and in steadfastness. Bid the older women
likewise to be reverent in behavior\, not to be slanderous or slaves to dri
nk\; they are to teach what is good\, and so train the young women to love
their husbands and children\, to be sensible\, chaste\, domestic\, kind\, a
nd submissive to their husbands\, that the word of God may not be discredit
ed. Likewise urge the younger men to control themselves. Show yourself in a
ll respects a model of good deeds\, and in your teaching show integrity\, g
ravity\, and sound speech that cannot be censured\, so that an opponent may
be put to shame\, having nothing evil to say to us. Bid slaves to be submi
ssive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect\; they are
not to be refractory\, nor to pilfer\, but to show entire and true fidelit
y\, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 16:10-15\nThe Lord said\, "He who is faithful in a ve
ry little is faithful also in much\; and he who is dishonest in a very litt
le is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unr
ighteous mammon\, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have
not been faithful in that which is another's\, who will give you that which
is your own? No servant can serve two masters\; for either he will hate th
e one and love the other\, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and mammon." The Pharisees\, who were lovers o
f money\, heard all this\, and they scoffed at him. But he said to them\, "
You are those who justify yourselves before men\, but God knows your hearts
\; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God."\n\
n
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SUMMARY:Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220713
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Proclus & Hilary the Martyrs of Ancyra\; Our Holy Father Michael of Ma
leinus\; Gerasimos of Byzantium and Akakios the young ascetic\; Paisios the
Athonite\; Veronica\, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by
Jesus\; Andre the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: Rom
ans 14:9-18\nBrethren\, to this end Christ died and lived again\, that he m
ight be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment o
n your brother? Or you\, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all
stand before the judgment seat of God\; for it is written. "As I live\, say
s the Lord\, every knee shall bow to me\, and every tongue shall give prais
e to God." So each of us shall give account of himself to God. Then let us
no more pass judgment on one another\, but rather decide never to put a stu
mbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded
in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself\; but it is unclean for
any one who thinks it unclean. If your brother is being injured by what yo
u eat\, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause th
e ruin of one for whom Christ died. So do not let your good be spoken of as
evil. For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and p
eace and joy in the Holy Spirit\; he who thus serves Christ is acceptable t
o God and approved by men.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:14-16\; 22-30\nAt
that time\, the Pharisees took counsel against Jesus\, how to destroy him.
Jesus\, aware of this\, withdrew from there. And many followed him\, and he
healed them all\, and ordered them not to make him known.\n\nThen a blind
and dumb demoniac was brought to him\, and he healed him\, so that the dumb
man spoke and saw. And all the people were amazed\, and said\, "Can this b
e the Son of David?" But when the Pharisees heard it they said\, "It is onl
y by Beelzebul\, the prince of demons\, that this man casts out demons." Kn
owing their thoughts\, he said to them\, "Every kingdom divided against its
elf is laid waste\, and no city or house divided against itself will stand\
; and if Satan casts out Satan\, he is divided against himself\; how then w
ill his kingdom stand? And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do y
our sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if it is b
y the Spirit of God that I cast out demons\, then the kingdom of God has co
me upon you. Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his good
s\, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his ho
use. He who is not with me is against me\, and he who does not gather with
me scatters."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Ascension\; Nicephorus the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; Erasmos of Ochrid & his Companion Martyrs\; Demetrios the New Martyr of
Philadelphia\; Constantine the New Martyr of the Hagarenes\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week
\, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons
. She went and told those who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept
. But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her\, they wo
uld not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of the
m\, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the
rest\, but they did not believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the elev
en themselves as they sat at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbeli
ef and hardness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw him
after he had risen. And he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preac
h the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will b
e saved\; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs w
ill accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons\; th
ey will speak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they dri
nk any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on
the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had
spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand
of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord work
ed with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen
.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:1-12\nIn the first book\, O Theophilos\, I hav
e dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach\, until the day when he w
as taken up\, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the
apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his
passion by many proofs\, appearing to them during forty days\, and speaking
of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to
depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promise of the Father\, which\,
he said\, "you heard from me\, for John baptized with water\, but before m
any days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit." So when they had come
together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will you at this time restore the king
dom of Israel?" He said to them\, "it is not for you to know times or seaso
ns which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive p
ower when the Holy Spirit has come upon you\; and you shall be my witnesses
in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth." An
d when he had said this\, as they were looking on\, he was lifted up\, and
a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven
as he went\, behold\, two men stood by them in white robes\, and said\,"Me
n of Galilee\, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus\, who was t
aken up from you into heaven\, will come in the same way as you saw him go
into heaven." Then they returned from the mount called Olivet\, which is ne
ar Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:36-
53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen from the dead\, stood in the midst
of his disciples and said to them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled
and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\,
"Why are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See m
y hands and feet\, that it is I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit
has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this\, h
e showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for
joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" The
y gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n\
nThen he said to them\, "These are my words which I spoke to you\, while I
was still with you\, that everything written about me in the law of Moses a
nd the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their mind
s to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, t
hat the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and
that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to a
ll nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. A
nd behold\, I send the promise of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city
\, until you are clothed with power from on high."\n\nThen he led them out
as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands\, he blessed them. While he bl
essed them\, he parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they
worshiped him\, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were c
ontinually in the temple blessing God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Alexis the Man of God\; Paul the Righteous Martyr\; Patrick the Enligh
tener of Ireland\; Marinos the Martyr\; Theocteristos the Confessor\n\nStri
ct Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 6:1-12\nIn the year that King Uzzi
ah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne\, high and lifted up\; and his
train filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim\; each had six wing
s: with two he covered his face\, and with two he covered his feet\, and wi
th two he flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy\, holy\, holy is
the LORD of hosts\; the whole earth is full of his glory." And the founda
tions of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called\, and the hous
e was filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost\; for I am
a man of unclean lips\, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lip
s\; for my eyes have seen the King\, the LORD of hosts!" Then flew one of
the seraphim to me\, having in his hand a burning coal which he had taken w
ith tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth\, and said: "Behold\, th
is has touched your lips\; your guilt is taken away\, and your sin forgiven
." And I heard the voice of the Lord saying\, "Whom shall I send\, and who
will go for us?" Then I said\, "Here am I! Send me." And he said\, "Go\,
and say to this people: 'Hear and hear\, but do not understand\; see and se
e\, but do not perceive.' Make the heart of this people fat\, and their ea
rs heavy\, and shut their eyes\; lest they see with their eyes\, and hear w
ith their ears\, and understand with their hearts\, and turn and be healed.
" Then I said\, "How long\, O Lord?" And he said: "Until cities lie waste
without inhabitant\, and houses without men\, and the land is utterly desol
ate\, and the LORD removes men far away\, and the forsaken places are many
in the midst of the land."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 5:1-24\n This
is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man\, he made him
in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them\, and he blessed t
hem and named them Man when they were created. When Adam had lived a hundr
ed and thirty years\, he became the father of a son in his own likeness\, a
fter his image\, and named him Seth. The days of Adam after he became the
father of Seth were eight hundred years\; and he had other sons and daughte
rs. Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years\;
and he died. \n\n When Seth had lived a hundred and five years\, he becam
e the father of Enosh. Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred a
nd seven years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Se
th were nine hundred and twelve years\; and he died. \n\n When Enosh had l
ived ninety years\, he became the father of Kenan. Enosh lived after the b
irth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years\, and had other sons and daug
hters. Thus all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years\; and h
e died. \n\n When Kenan had lived seventy years\, he became the father of
Mahalalel. Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred and fort
y years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Kenan wer
e nine hundred and ten years\; and he died. \n\n When Mahalalel had lived
sixty-five years\, he became the father of Jared. Mahalalel lived after th
e birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years\, and had other sons and da
ughters. Thus all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five
years\; and he died. \n\n When Jared had lived a hundred and sixty-two ye
ars he became the father of Enoch. Jared lived after the birth of Enoch ei
ght hundred years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of
Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years\; and he died. When Enoch had
lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Methuselah. Enoch walked
with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years\, and had other
sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred and six
ty-five years. Enoch walked with God\; and he was not\, for God took him.\
n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 6:3-20\nThen do this\, my son\, and save
yourself\, for you have come into your neighbor's power: go\, hasten\, and
importune your neighbor. Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slum
ber\; save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter\, like a bird from the h
and of the fowler.\n\n Go to the ant\, O sluggard\; consider her ways\, an
d be wise. Without having any chief\, officer or ruler\, she prepares her
food in summer\, and gathers her sustenance in harvest. How long will you
lie there\, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little slee
p\, a little slumber\, a little folding of the hands to rest\, and poverty
will come upon you like a vagabond\, and want like an armed man. A worthle
ss person\, a wicked man\, goes about with crooked speech\, winks with his
eyes\, scrapes with his feet\, points with his finger\, with perverted hear
t devises evil\, continually sowing discord\; therefore calamity will come
upon him suddenly\; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.\n\n Ther
e are six things which the LORD hates\, seven which are an abomination to h
im: haughty eyes\, a lying tongue\, and hands that shed innocent blood\, a
heart that devises wicked plans\, feet that make haste to run to evil\, a
false witness who breathes out lies\, and a man who sows discord among brot
hers. My son\, keep your father's commandment\, and forsake not your mothe
r's teaching.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ecclesiastical New Year\; Symeon the Stylite\; Synaxis of the Recovery
of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae \; The 40 Holy Ascetic
Virgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon\; Holy Martyrs
Calliste and Siblings: Euodus and Hermogenes\; Righteous Meletius\, The St
ruggler of the Muioupolis Mountain\; Jesus (Joshua) of Navi\; Nicholas of K
ourtaliotis\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timoth
y 2:1-7\nTimothy\, my son\, first of all\, I urge that supplications\, pray
ers\, intercessions\, and thanksgivings be made for all men\, for kings and
all who are in high positions\, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable lif
e\, godly and respectful in every way. This is good\, and it is acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior\, who desires all men to be saved and to com
e to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God\, and there is one me
diator between God and men\, the man Christ Jesus\, who gave himself as a r
ansom for all\, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time. For th
is I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth\, I am no
t lying)\, a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 4:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Nazareth\, where he had been br
ought up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as his custom was\, on the sabbat
h day. And he stood up to read\; and there was given to him the book of the
prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was writte
n\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, because he has anointed me to prea
ch good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captive
s and recovering of sight to the blind\, to set at liberty those who are op
pressed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." And he closed the b
ook\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and sat down\; and the eyes of al
l in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them\, "Today
this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke well of h
im\, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Luke\; Arethas the Great Martyr and His Fellow Martyrs\;
Sebastiane the Martyr\; Maglorious of Sark\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early
\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had been taken away fro
m the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, t
he one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have taken the Lord out
of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid him." Peter then came
out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran
\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first\; and sto
oping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, but he did not go
in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw
the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\, which had been on his head\, not
lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the o
ther disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\, and he saw and
believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, that he must rise f
rom the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: II Corinthians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap
sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each on
e must do as he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\
, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every
blessing in abundance\, so that you may always have enough of everything a
nd may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written\, "He sca
tters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever."
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multip
ly your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will
be enriched in every way for great generosity\, which through us will produ
ce thanksgiving to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39\nAt that time\, as
Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes\, there met him a man from th
e city who had demons\; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived
not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus\, he cried out and f
ell down before him\, and said with a loud voice\, "What have you to do wit
h me\, Jesus\, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you\, do not torment me.
" For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many
a time it had seized him\; he was kept under guard\, and bound with chains
and fetters\, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the
desert.) Jesus then asked him\, "What is your name?" And he said\, "Legion"
\; for many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them
to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on t
he hillside\; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them
leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine\, and the
herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the he
rdsmen saw what happened\, they fled\, and told it in the city and in the c
ountry. Then people went out to see what had happened\, and they came to Je
sus\, and found the man from whom the demons had gone\, sitting at the feet
of Jesus\, clothed and in his right mind\; and they were afraid. And those
who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was he
aled. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked
him to depart from them\; for they were seized with great fear\; so he got
into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged t
hat he might be with him\; but he sent him away\, saying\, "Return to your
home\, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away\, procl
aiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Holy Martyrs Terrence and Eunic
e\; Our Righteous Father Steven the Sabbaite\; Arsenios and Athanasios of A
ndrousa in Messenia\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Angelis\, Manuel\, Geo
rge\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Crete\; Rostislav\, the Great Illumined D
uke of Moravia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\,
Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\
, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when El
izabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Eliz
abeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "
Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And wh
y is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For be
hold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my wom
b leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a ful
fillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My
soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he
has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all
generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great thi
ngs for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three
months\, and returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETH
REN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctua
ry. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand a
nd the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. B
ehind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having th
e golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides
with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's ro
d that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim
of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak
in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go conti
nually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the
second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without
taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered
a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she
had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his t
eaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him
and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you
alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Mar
tha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful
. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her
." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\
, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" Bu
t he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Obadiah the Prophet\; Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea\; Martyr Heliodorus\;
Anthimos\, Thallalaeos\, Christopher\, Euphemia & her children\, the Marty
rs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 4:10-18\nBrethren\, Arista
rchos my fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (conc
erning whom you have received instructions -- if he comes to you\, receive
him)\, and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only men of the circum
cision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, and they have been
a comfort to me. Epaphras\, who is one of yourselves\, a servant of Christ
Jesus\, greets you\, always remembering you earnestly in his prayers\, that
you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. For I bear
him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and i
n Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Give my greet
ings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and Nympha and the church in her house.
And when this letter has been read among you\, have it read also in the ch
urch of the Laodiceans\; and see that you read also the letter from Laodice
a. And say to Archippos\, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you have
received in the Lord." I\, Paul\, write this greeting with my own hand. Re
member my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 16:15-1
8\; 17:1-4\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "You are those who
justify yourselves before men\, but God knows your hearts\; for what is exa
lted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. The law and the proph
ets were until John\; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is pre
ached\, and every one enters it violently. But it is easier for heaven and
earth to pass away\, than for one dot of the law to become void. Every one
who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery\, and he who mar
ries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery." \n\n And he said
to his disciples\, "Temptations to sin are sure to come\; but woe to him by
whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round
his neck and he were cast into the sea\, than that he should cause one of t
hese little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves\; if your brother sins\, r
ebuke him\, and if he repents\, forgive him\; and if he sins against you se
ven times in the day\, and turns to you seven times\, and says\, 'I repent\
,' you must forgive him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles\; Mar
kella\, the Virgin-martyr of Chios\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEp
istle Reading: I Corinthians 9:2-12\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apos
tleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do w
e not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be
accompanied by a wife\, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord
and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from
working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plant
s a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without get
ting some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law s
ay the same? For it is written in the law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle
an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concer
ned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake\,
because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of
a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you\, is it too
much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim
upon you\, do not we still more? Nevertheless\, we have not made use of th
is right\, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of
the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus we
nt on through cities and villages\, preaching and bringing the good news of
the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him\, and also some women who
had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\,
from whom seven demons had gone out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Her
od's steward\, and Susanna\, and many others\, who provided for him out of
their means.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Thursday after Pentecost\; Tychon the Wonderworker\; 40 Martyrs of
Rome\; Mark the Just of Apollonia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans
1:28-32\;2:1-9\nBrethren\, since the ungodly did not see fit to acknowledge
God\, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct. They were f
illed with all manner of wickedness\, evil\, covetousness\, malice. Full of
envy\, murder\, strife\, deceit\, malignity\, they are gossips\, slanderer
s\, haters of God\, insolent\, haughty\, boastful\, inventors of evil\, dis
obedient to parents\, foolish\, faithless\, heartless\, ruthless. Though th
ey know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to die\, they no
t only do them but approve those who practice them. Therefore you have no e
xcuse\, O man\, whoever you are\, when you judge another\; for in passing j
udgment upon him you condemn yourself\, because you\, the judge\, are doing
the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon
those who do such things. Do you suppose\, O man\, that when you judge thos
e who do such things and yet do them yourself\, you will escape the judgmen
t of God? Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance
and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to
repentance? But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath
for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be reve
aled. For he will render to every man according to his works\; to those who
by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality\, he wi
ll give eternal life\; but for those who are factious and do not obey the t
ruth\, but obey wickedness\, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tr
ibulation and distress for every human being who does evil\, the Jew first
and also the Greek.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:27-32\nThe Lord said\, "Yo
u have heard that it was said\, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say
to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin\, pluck
it out and throw it away\; it is better that you lose one of your members
than that your whole body be thrown into Gehenna. And if your right hand ca
uses you to sin\, cut it off and throw it away\; it is better that you lose
one of your members than that your whole body go into Gehenna. It was also
said\, 'Whoever divorces his wife\, let him give her a certificate of divo
rce.' But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife\, except on the
ground of unchastity\, makes her an adulteress\; and whoever marries a div
orced woman commits adultery."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macrina the Righteous\, sister of St. Basil\; Dius\, Abbot of Antioch\
; Saint Theodore\, Bishop of Edessa\; Translation of the Holy Relics of Rig
hteous Seraphim of Sarov\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 1:1-9\nPaul\, ca
lled by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus\, and our brother
Sosthenes\, To the church of God which is at Corinth\, to those sanctified
in Christ Jesus\, called to be saints together with all those who in every
place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\, both their Lord and ours:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I gi
ve thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God which was gi
ven you in Christ Jesus\, that in every way you were enriched in him with a
ll speech and all knowledge - even as the testimony to Christ was confirmed
among you - so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift\, as you wa
it for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ\; who will sustain you to the
end\, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful\, by
whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son\, Jesus Christ our Lord
.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:24-30\nThe Lord said this parable. "The kin
gdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field\;
but while men were sleeping\, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the whea
t\, and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain\, then the wee
ds appeared also. And the servants of the householder came and said to him\
, 'Sir\, did you not sow good seeds in your field? How then has it weeds?'
He said to them\, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him\, 'The
n do you want us to go and gather them?' But he said\, 'No\; lest in gather
ing the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together
until the harvest\; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers\, Gather t
he weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned\, but gather the wheat
into my barn.'"\n\n
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UID:Ical9eed6a31e2dc58b4745892826595ae05
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Eleazar
Their Teacher\; Procession of the Precious Cross\; Timothy the Wonderworke
r\, Archbishop of Priconissus\; Elesa the Righteous-Martyr of Kythira\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the
saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promi
ses\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge
of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put f
oreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some we
re tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again to a
better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and im
prisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\,
they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goa
ts\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy
- wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of th
e earth. And all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not rece
ive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, th
at apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every w
eight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance
the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter
of our faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be
wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliv
er you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you will be
dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before t
hem and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you
are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will be given
to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your
Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death\, an
d the father his child\, and children will rise against parents and have th
em put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he w
ho endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Elea
zar Their Teacher
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210904
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UID:Ical5be9d1803869de2777db190dc55332e8
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea\; Holy Father Theoctistus and his fello
w struggler Euthymius the Great\; Polydorus the Martyr of New Ephesus\; Tra
nslation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Pentop
olis\; Chariton the Martyr\; Phoebe the Deaconess\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Corinthians 4:13-18\nBrethren\, since we have the same spirit
of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too belie
ve\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise
us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all
for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may inc
rease thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nSo we do not lose heart. Thoug
h our outer nature is wasting away\, our inner nature is being renewed ever
y day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal
weight of glory beyond all comparison\, because we look not to the things t
hat are seen but to the things that are unseen\; for the things that are se
en are transient\, but the things that are unseen are eternal.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 24:27-33\, 42-51\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "As the l
ightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the
coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be
gathered together.\n\n"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the
sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, and the stars
will fall from heaven\, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken\; the
n will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven\, and then all the tribe
s of the earth will mourn\, and they will see the Son of man coming on the
clouds of heaven with power and great glory\; and he will send out his ange
ls with a loud trumpet call\, and they will gather his elect from the four
winds\, from one end of heaven to the other.\n\n"From the fig tree learn it
s lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\,
you know that summer is near. So also\, when you see all these things\, you
know that he is near\, at the very gates.\n\n"Watch therefore\, for you do
not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the hous
eholder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming\, he would
have watched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore yo
u also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not e
xpect.\n\n"Who then is the faithful and wise servant\, whom his master has
set over his household\, to give them their food at the proper time? Blesse
d is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly\,
I say to you\, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that wicke
d servant says to himself\, 'My master is delayed\,' and begins to beat his
fellow servants\, and eats and drinks with the drunken\, the master of tha
t servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he
does not know\, and will punish him\, and put him with the hypocrites\; the
re men will weep and gnash their teeth."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211208
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UID:Ical61491acc43cd4fc2b35d08857fb8655c
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan\; Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia\; Ri
ghteous Father Gerasimus\, Ascetic of Euboia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: II Thessalonians 1:10-12\;2:1-2\nBrethren\, our testimony
to you was believed. To this end we always pray for you\, that our God may
make you worthy of his call\, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of
faith by his power\, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified i
n you\, and you in him\, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jes
us Christ.\n\nNow concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our as
sembling to meet him\, we beg you\, brethren\, not to be quickly shaken in
mind or excited\, either by spirit or by word\, or by letter purporting to
be from us\, to the effect that the day of Christ has come.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will
lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synago
gues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for m
y name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it the
refore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I wil
l give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able
to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and b
rothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\;
you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head wi
ll perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer\; Nicholas of Novgorod the fool-
for-Christ\; Anthousa the Righteous Confessor\; 853 Martyrs of Thrace who w
ere drowned\; Manuel the Righteous\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMa
tins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Bewar
e of men who will lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you
up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings an
d governors for my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimo
ny. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to a
nswer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversa
ries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even
by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they wil
l put to death\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hai
r of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\
nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the gr
ace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many w
itnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Sha
re in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service ge
ts entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who
enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to th
e rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of
the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understandin
g in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended
from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am sufferin
g and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered.
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also m
ay obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command
you\, to love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hate
d me before it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love
its own\; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the
world\, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to y
ou\, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, t
hey will persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also.
But all this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know
him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not hav
e sin\; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates m
y Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else di
d\, they would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and
my Father. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They
hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall
send to you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from
the Father\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, bec
ause you have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you
to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\;
indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offerin
g service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Thursday after Pascha\; Epiphanius\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Germanos\,
Patriarch of Constantinople\; Removal of the Sacred Relics of Saint Joachi
m "Papoulakis" of Vatopaidi\; Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 8:26-39\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lord said to Philip
\, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem
to Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And behold\, an Ethi
opian\, a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\, in
charge of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was retu
rning\; seated in his chariot\, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the
Spirit said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him
\, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do you understan
d what you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless some one guides
me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of
the scripture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep led to the slaught
er or a lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In his
humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For h
is life is taken up from the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "About
whom\, pray\, does the prophet say this\, about himself or about some one
else?" Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginning with this scripture he
told him the good news of Jesus. And as they went along the road they came
to some water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! What is to prev
ent my being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you believe with all your hea
rt\, you may." And he replied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God." And he commanded the chariot to stop\, and they both went down into t
he water\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized him. And when they came
up out of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\; and the eun
uch saw him no more\, and went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGospel Reading: Joh
n 6:40-44\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in him: "This is the will
of my Father\, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should
have eternal life\; and I will raise him up at the last day." The Jews then
murmured at him\, because he said\, "I am the bread which came down from h
eaven." They said\, "Is not this Jesus\, the son of Joseph\, whose father a
nd mother we know? How does he now say\, 'I have come down from heaven'?" J
esus answered them\, "Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to me
unless the Father who sent me draws him\; and I will raise him up at the l
ast day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary of Egypt\; Euthemios of Suzdal\; Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyr
s\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 29:13-23\n And the Lord s
aid: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with thei
r lips\, while their hearts are far from me\, and their fear of me is a com
mandment of men learned by rote\; therefore\, behold\, I will again do marv
elous things with this people\, wonderful and marvelous\; and the wisdom of
their wise men shall perish\, and the discernment of their discerning men
shall be hid." Woe to those who hide deep from the LORD their counsel\, wh
ose deeds are in the dark\, and who say\, "Who sees us? Who knows us?" You
turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay\; that t
he thing made should say of its maker\, "He did not make me"\; or the thing
formed say of him who formed it\, "He has no understanding"? \n\n Is it n
ot yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful fi
eld\, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? In that day th
e deaf shall hear the words of a book\, and out of their gloom and darkness
the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the L
ORD\, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. For th
e ruthless shall come to nought and the scoffer cease\, and all who watch t
o do evil shall be cut off\, who by a word make a man out to be an offender
\, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate\, and with an empty ple
a turn aside him who is in the right. \n\n Therefore thus says the LORD\,
who redeemed Abraham\, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no more
be ashamed\, no more shall his face grow pale. For when he sees his childr
en\, the work of my hands\, in his midst\, they will sanctify my name\; the
y will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob\, and will stand in awe of the God of
Israel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 12:1-7\n Now the LORD said to Ab
ram\, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the
land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation\, and I
will bless you\, and make your name great\, so that you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you\, and him who curses you I will curse\;
and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves." \n\n So
Abram went\, as the LORD had told him\; and Lot went with him. Abram was se
venty-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his
wife\, and Lot his brother's son\, and all their possessions which they ha
d gathered\, and the persons that they had gotten in Haran\; and they set f
orth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan\
, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem\, to the oak of Mor
eh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared t
o Abram\, and said\, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he bui
lt there an altar to the LORD\, who had appeared to him.\n\nOld Testament R
eading: Proverbs 14:15-26\nThe simple believes everything\, but the prudent
looks where he is going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil\
, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. A man of quick temper a
cts foolishly\, but a man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire fol
ly\, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down before
the good\, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor is disliked
even by his neighbor\, but the rich has many friends. He who despises his
neighbor is a sinner\, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. Do they no
t err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness
. In all toil there is profit\, but mere talk tends only to want. The cro
wn of the wise is their wisdom\, but folly is the garland of fools. A trut
hful witness saves lives\, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. In the f
ear of the LORD one has strong confidence\, and his children will have a re
fuge.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211215
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, and Philemo
n\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Timothy 1:8-14\nTimothy\, my son\, we know that the law is good\, if any
one uses it lawfully\, understanding this\, that the law is not laid down
for the just but for the lawless and disobedient\, for the ungodly and sinn
ers\, for the unholy and profane\, for murderers of fathers and murderers o
f mothers\, for manslayers\, immoral persons\, sodomites\, kidnapers\, liar
s\, perjurers\, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine\, in accord
ance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been ent
rusted. I thank him who has given me strength for this\, Christ Jesus our L
ord\, because he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service\, thoug
h I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him\; but I received me
rcy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and the grace of our Lord
overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Mark 8:22-26\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Bethsaida. And some
people brought to him a blind man\, and begged him to touch him. And he too
k the blind man by the hand\, and led him out of the village\; and when he
had spit on his eyes and laid his hands upon him\, he asked him\, "Do you s
ee anything?" And he looked up and said\, "I see men\; but they look like t
rees\, walking." Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes\; and he looked
intently and was restored\, and saw everything clearly. And he sent him aw
ay to his home\, saying\, "Do not even enter the village."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, and Phil
emon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220308
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalf18be6b4e3a42557749b7faae003760e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\, Ca
pito\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius\; Lavrentios of Megara\, the
Righteous\; Paul the Simple\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah
1:1-20\nThe vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz\, which he saw concerning Jud
ah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah\, Jotham\, Ahaz\, and Hezeki'ah\, k
ings of Judah. Hear\, O heavens\, and give ear\, O earth\; for the Lord ha
s spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought up\, but they have rebelled agai
nst me. The ox knows its owner\, and the ass its master's crib\; but Israe
l does not know\, my people does not understand."\n\nAh\, sinful nation\, a
people laden with iniquity\, offspring of evildoers\, sons who deal corrup
tly! They have forsaken the Lord\, they have despised the Holy One of Isra
el\, they are utterly estranged.\n\nWhy will you still be smitten\, that yo
u continue to rebel? The whole head is sick\, and the whole heart faint.
From the sole of the foot even to the head\, there is no soundness in it\,
but bruises and sores and bleeding wounds\; they are not pressed out\, or b
ound up\, or softened with oil.\n\nYour country lies desolate\, your cities
are burned with fire\; in your very presence aliens devour your land\; it
is desolate\, as overthrown by aliens. And the daughter of Zion is left li
ke a booth in a vineyard\, like a lodge in a cucumber field\, like a besieg
ed city.\n\nIf the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors\, we shoul
d have been like Sodom\, and become like Gomor'rah.\n\nHear the word of the
Lord\, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God\, you peo
ple of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says th
e Lord\; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed be
asts\; I do not delight in the blood of bulls\, or of lambs\, or of he-goat
s.\n\n"When you come to appear before me\, who requires of you this trampli
ng of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings\; incense is an abomination
to me. New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies -- I cannot endu
re iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates\; they have become a burden to me\, I am weary of bearing the
m. When you spread forth your hands\, I will hide my eyes from you\; even
though you make many prayers\, I will not listen\; your hands are full of b
lood. Wash yourselves\; make yourselves clean\; remove the evil of your do
ings from before my eyes\; cease to do evil\, learn to do good\; seek justi
ce\, correct oppression\; defend the fatherless\, plead for the widow.\n\n"
Come now\, let us reason together\, says the Lord: though your sins are li
ke scarlet\, they shall be as white as snow\; though they are red like crim
son\, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient\, you s
hall eat the good of the land\; But if you refuse and rebel\, you shall be
devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."\n\nOld Testa
ment Reading: Genesis 1:1-13\nIn the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth. The earth was without form and void\, and darkness was upon the
face of the deep\; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the w
aters.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let there be light"\; and there was light. And G
od saw that the light was good\; and God separated the light from the darkn
ess. God called the light Day\, and the darkness he called Night. And the
re was evening and there was morning\, one day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let ther
e be a firmament in the midst of the waters\, and let it separate the water
s from the waters." And God made the firmament and separated the waters wh
ich were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament
. And it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was even
ing and there was morning\, a second day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let the waters
under the heavens be gathered together into one place\, and let the dry la
nd appear." And it was so. God called the dry land Earth\, and the waters
that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
And God said\, "Let the earth put forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed
\, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each according to
its kind\, upon the earth." And it was so. The earth brought forth veget
ation\, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds\, and trees beari
ng fruit in which is their seed\, each according to its kind. And God saw
that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning\, a third da
y.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:1-20\nThe proverbs of Solomon\, son
of David\, king of Israel:\n\nThat men may know wisdom and instruction\, u
nderstand words of insight\, receive instruction in wise dealing\, righteou
sness\, justice\, and equity\; that prudence may be given to the simple\, k
nowledge and discretion to the youth -- the wise man also may hear and incr
ease in learning\, and the man of understanding acquire skill\, to understa
nd a proverb and a figure\, the words of the wise and their riddles. The f
ear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge\; fools despise wisdom and in
struction.\n\nHear\, my son\, your father's instruction\, and reject not yo
ur mother's teaching\; for they are a fair garland for your head\, and pend
ants for your neck. My son\, if sinners entice you\, do not consent. If t
hey say\, "Come with us\, let us lie in wait for blood\, let us wantonly am
bush the innocent\; like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole\, like t
hose who go down to the Pit\; we shall find all precious goods\, we shall f
ill our houses with spoil\; throw in your lot among us\, we will all have o
ne purse" -- my son\, do not walk in the way with them\, hold back your foo
t from their paths\; for their feet run to evil\, and they make haste to sh
ed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird\; but these
men lie in wait for their own blood\, they set an ambush for their own liv
es. Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence\; it takes away the
life of its possessors.\n\nWisdom cries aloud in the street\; in the market
s she raises her voice.\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\,
Capito\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210914
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross\; The Consecration of the
Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre)\; Cornelius the Centurion
& Martyr\; Aristides the Philosopher\; Hierotheos the Righteous of Iveron
Monastery\, Mount Athos\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 3:1-4\nHoly brethren\,
who share in a heavenly call\, consider Jesus\, the apostle and high priest
of our confession. He was faithful to him who appointed him\, just as Mose
s also was faithful in all God's house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy o
f as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor th
an the house. (For every house is built by some one\, but the builder of al
l things is God.)\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-19\nAt that time\, when
Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\
, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?" And they said\, "Some say John t
he Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets
." He said to them\, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied\,
"You are the Christ\, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him\,
"Blessed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed thi
s to you\, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you\, you are Peter\,
and on this rock I will build my church\, and the gates of Hades shall not
prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\, an
d whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you lo
ose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210911
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Martyrs\; Poulcheria the Empre
ss\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Corinthians 7:10-16\nBrethren\, godly grief produces a repentan
ce that leads to salvation and brings no regret\, but worldly grief produce
s death. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you\, wh
at eagerness to clear yourselves\, what indignation\, what alarm\, what lon
ging\, what zeal\, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselv
es guiltless in the matter. So although I wrote to you\, it was not on acco
unt of the one who did the wrong\, nor on account of the one who suffered t
he wrong\, but in order that your zeal for us might be revealed to you in t
he sight of God.\n\nTherefore we are comforted.\n\nAnd besides our own comf
ort we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus\, because his mind has been
set at rest by you all. For if I have expressed to him some pride in you\,
I was not put to shame\; but just as everything we said to you was true\, s
o our boasting before Titus has proved true. And his heart goes out all the
more to you\, as he remembers the obedience of you all\, and the fear and
trembling with which you received him. I rejoice\, because I have perfect c
onfidence in you.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:16-21\nThe Lord said to his dis
ciples: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son\, that whoever be
lieves in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son
into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that the world might be sa
ved through him. He who believes in him is not condemned\; he who does not
believe is condemned already\, because he has not believed in the name of t
he only Son of God. And this is the judgment\, that the light has come into
the world\, and men loved darkness rather than light\, because their deeds
were evil. For every one who does evil hates the light\, and does not come
to the light\, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does what is t
rue comes to the light\, that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have be
en wrought in God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220808
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Matthew\; Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ\; The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius\; Our Holy Fat
her Nicanorus the Wonderworker\; Theodosius the New\; Joseph Gerontogiannis
of Lithines Sitia\; Sozon of Nicomedea\; The Holy Ten Thousand Ascetics of
Thebes\; Narcissus the Hieromartyr of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood
weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the to
mb\; and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus had
lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, wh
y are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lo
rd\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned
round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Je
sus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposi
ng Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Hi
m away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesu
s said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni!"
(which means Teacher). Jesus said to her\, "Do not hold me\, for I have no
t yet ascended to the Father\; but go to my brethren and say to them\, I am
ascending to my Father and your Father\, to my God and your God." Mary Ma
gdalene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord"\; and she t
old them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corint
hians 1:10-17\nBrethren\, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Chr
ist\, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you\, bu
t that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has bee
n reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you\, my
brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says\, "I belong to Paul\," o
r "I belong to Apollos\," or "I belong to Cephas\," or "I belong to Christ.
" Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in th
e name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and
Gaius\; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did b
aptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that\, I do not know whether
I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to pre
ach the gospel\, and not with eloquent wisdom\, lest the cross of Christ be
emptied of its power.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:14-22\nAt that time\,
Jesus saw a great throng\; and he had compassion on them\, and healed their
sick. When it was evening\, the disciples came to him and said\, "This is
a lonely place\, and the day is now over\; send the crowds away to go into
the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said\, "They need not go a
way\; you give them something to eat." They said to him\, "We have only fiv
e loaves here and two fish." And he said\, "Bring them here to me." Then he
ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass\; and taking the five loaves a
nd the two fish he looked up to heaven\, and blessed\, and broke and gave t
he loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took
up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate w
ere about five thousand men\, besides women and children. Then he made the
disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side\, while he
dismissed the crowds.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220621
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus\; Kallistos I\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Nicholas Cabasilas of Thessaloniki\n\nFast Day (Fish Allow
ed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 2:28-29\;3:1-18\nBrethren\, he is not a real
Jew who is one outwardly\, nor is true circumcision something external and
physical. He is a Jew who is one inwardly\, and real circumcision is a mat
ter of the heart\, spiritual and not literal. His praise is not from men bu
t from God. Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circum
cision? Much in every way. To begin with\, the Jews are entrusted with the
oracles of God. What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness null
ify the faithfulness of God? By no means! Let God be true though every man
be false\, as it is written\, "That thou mayest be justified in thy words\,
and prevail when thou art judged." But if our wickedness serves to show th
e justice of God\, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath o
n us? (I speak in a human way.) By no means! For then how could God judge t
he world? But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glo
ry\, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? And why not do evil that g
ood may come? - as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their co
ndemnation is just. What then? Are we Jews any better off? No\, not at all\
; for we have already charged that all men\, both Jews and Greeks\, are und
er the power of sin\, as it is written:\n\n"None is righteous\, no\, not on
e\; no one understands\, no one seeks for God. All have turned aside\, toge
ther they have gone wrong\; no one does good\, not even one."\n\n"Their thr
oat is an open grave\, they use their tongues to deceive."\n\n"The venom of
asps is under their lips."\n\n"Their mouth is full of curses and bitternes
s."\n\n"Their feet are swift to shed blood\, in their paths are ruin and mi
sery\, and the way of peace they do not know."Â \n\n"There is no fear of Go
d before their eyes."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:31-34\; 7:9-11\nThe Lord
said\, "Do not be anxious\, saying\, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall w
e drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek all these things\;
and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness\, and all these things shall be yours as well
. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow\, for tomorrow will be anxious
for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day. Or what m
an of you\, if his son asks him for bread\, will give him a stone? Or if he
asks for a fish\, will give him a serpent? If you then\, who are evil\, kn
ow how to give good gifts to your children\, how much more will your Father
who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220704
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical0f0edcff455b097f5436dcf4ae1352d2
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Matthew\; Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos an
d Theodota the Martyrs\; Anatolius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Gerasimo
s the Holy Martyr of Karenesi\; Translation of the Holy Relics of our Fathe
r Among the Saints Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nMatins Gospel Reading
: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, he app
eared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She we
nt and told those who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But wh
en they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not b
elieve it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as th
ey were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest\, b
ut they did not believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themse
lves as they sat at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and ha
rdness of heart\, because they had not believed those who saw him after he
had risen. And he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gos
pel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\;
but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accom
pany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons\; they will s
peak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any de
adly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\
, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken t
o them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God.
And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with t
hem and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpis
tle Reading: Romans 5:1-10\nBrethren\, since we are justified by faith\, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obt
ained access by faith to this grace in which we stand\, and we rejoice in o
ur hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that\, we rejoice in our suf
ferings\, knowing that suffering produces endurance\, and endurance produce
s character\, and character produces hope\, and hope does not disappoint us
\, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spir
it which has been given to us. While we were still weak\, at the right time
Christ died for the ungodly. Why\, one will hardly die for a righteous man
-- though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows
his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since
\, therefore\, we are now justified by his blood\, much more shall we be sa
ved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reco
nciled to God by the death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are reconci
led\, shall we be saved by his life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:22-33\nTh
e Lord said\, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So\, if your eye is sound\,
your whole body will be full of light\; but if your eye is not sound\, you
r whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness
\, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters\; for either he
will hate the one and love the other\, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you\,
do not be anxious about your life\, what you shall eat or what you shall d
rink\, nor about your body\, what you shall put on. Is not life more than f
ood\, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they n
either sow nor reap nor gather into barns\, and yet your heavenly Father fe
eds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being an
xious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about
clothing? Consider the lilies of the field\, how they grow\; they neither t
oil nor spin\; yet I tell you\, even Solomon in all his glory was not array
ed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field\, which
today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven\, will he not much more
clothe you\, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious\, saying\,
'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For
the Gentiles seek all these things\; and your heavenly Father knows you ne
ed them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness\, and all the
se things shall be yours as well."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Monday\; George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\; Mark the Apo
stle and Evangelist\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nT
he Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on
you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, a
nd you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This
will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds
\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth a
nd wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or con
tradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen
and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by
all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your e
ndurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout
that time\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to th
e church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and when he
saw that it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was
during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put hi
m in prison\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, i
ntending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was ke
pt in prison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\
nThe very night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping
between two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door
were guarding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, an
d a light shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\
, saying\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the ang
el said to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went o
ut and followed him\; he did not know that what was done by the angel was r
eal\, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first an
d the second guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It o
pened to them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through o
ne street\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\,
and said\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me
from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begot
ten Son\, who is in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd
this is the testimony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites fro
m Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, bu
t confessed\, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What then? Are y
ou Elijah?" He said\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\,
"No." They said to him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer for those
who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of
one crying in the wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as th
e prophet Isaiah said."\n\nNow they had been sent from the Pharisees. They
asked him\, "Then why are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, n
or Elijah\, nor the prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with water\;
but among you stands one whom you do not know\, even he who comes after me\
, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took place in B
ethany beyond the Jordan\, where John was baptizing.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Renewal Monday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210919
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical0cbc53614f2b2886066746e2e87e8320
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/18/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday after Holy Cross\; Eumenius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Gort
ynia\; Ariadne the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Reading
: I Corinthians 1:26-31\;2:1-5\nBrethren\, consider your call\, not many of
you were wise according to worldly standards\, not many were powerful\, no
t many were of noble birth\; but God chose what is foolish in the world to
shame the wise\, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong\,
God chose what is low and despised in the world\, even things that are not\
, to bring to nothing things that are\, so that no human being might boast
in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus\, who
m God made our wisdom\, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption
\; therefore\, as it is written\, "Let him who boasts\, boast of the Lord."
When I came to you\, brethren\, I did not come proclaiming to you the test
imony of God in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among
you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness a
nd in much fear and trembling\; and my speech and my message were not in pl
ausible words of wisdom\, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power\,
that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of Go
d.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to h
im\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die in your sin\; where I am goi
ng\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he kill himself\, since h
e says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? " He said to them\, "You are
from below\, I am from above\; you are of this world\, I am not of this wo
rld. I told you that you would die in your sins\, for you will die in your
sins unless you believe that I am he." They said to him\, "Who are you?" Je
sus said to them\, "Even what I have told you from the beginning. I have mu
ch to say about you and much to judge\; but he who sent me is true\, and I
declare to the world what I have heard from him." They did not understand t
hat he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "When you have lifted u
p the Son of man\, then you will know that I am he\, and that I do nothing
on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me. And he who sent
me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for I always do what is pleasin
g to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220607
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery\; Bessarion the Wonderworker o
f Egypt\; 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha\, Mary\, Cyris\, Valeria & Marcia\
n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 21:8-14\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the apostles departed and
came to Caesarea\; and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist\, who
was one of the seven\, and stayed with him. And he had four unmarried daug
hters\, who prophesied. While we were staying for some days\, a prophet nam
ed Agabos came down from Judea. And coming to us he took Paul's girdle and
bound his own feet and hands\, and said\, "Thus says the Holy Spirit\, 'So
shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this girdle and deliver h
im into the hands of the Gentiles.'" When we heard this\, we and the people
there begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered\, "What are
you doing\, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be i
mprisoned but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." And
when he would not be persuaded\, we ceased and said\, "The will of the Lor
d be done." \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:27-15:7\nThe Lord said to his disci
ples\, "Let not your hearts be troubled\, neither let them be afraid. You h
eard me say to you\, 'I go away\, and I will come to you.' If you loved me\
, you would have rejoiced\, because I go to the Father\; for the Father is
greater than I. And now I have told you before it takes place\, so that whe
n it does take place\, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you
\, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me\; but I d
o as the Father has commanded me\, so that the world may know that I love t
he Father. Rise\, let us go hence.\n\n"I am the true vine\, and my Father i
s the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit\, he takes away
\, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes\, that it may bear more
fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. A
bide in me\, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself\, unle
ss it abides in the vine\, neither can you\, unless you abide in me. I am t
he vine\, you are the branches. He who abides in me\, and I in him\, he it
is that bears much fruit\, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man d
oes not abide in me\, he is cast forth as a branch and withers\; and the br
anches are gathered\, thrown into the fire and burned. If you abide in me\,
and my words abide in you\, ask whatever you will\, and it shall be done f
or you."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211201
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/30/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the First- Called Apostle\; Froumentios\, Archbishop of Abyssin
a\; Alexander the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Mithymna\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus
walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two brothers\, Simon who is called Pe
ter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into the sea\; for they were fis
hermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, and I will make you fishers of m
en." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from t
here he saw two other brothers\, James the son of Zebedee and John his brot
her\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\, mending their nets\, and he c
alled them. Immediately they left their boat and their father\, and followe
d him. And he went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and pre
aching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirm
ity among the people.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\,
God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\
; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. W
e are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, b
ut you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the pres
ent hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when
persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have be
come\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all t
hings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my
beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do n
ot have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the
gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:3
5-51\nAt that time\, John was standing with two of his disciples\; and he l
ooked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God!" The tw
o disciples heard him say this\, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned\, an
d saw them following\, and said to them\, "What do you seek?" And they said
to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "Where are you staying?" He said
to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying\; and they
stayed with him that day\, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two
who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was Andrew\, Simon Peter's broth
er. He first found his brother Simon\, and said to him\, "We have found the
Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at hi
m\, and said\, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cepha
s" (which means Peter). \n\n The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. A
nd he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Beths
aida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and said to h
im\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrot
e\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can an
ything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jes
us saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite i
ndeed\, in whom is no guile! " Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?
" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the
fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of
God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to
you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater
things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, yo
u will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending u
pon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/20/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch\; Matrona the Righteous of Chios\
; Gerasimus of Cephalonia\; Andronicus the Righteous Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the
grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many
witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. S
hare in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service
gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one w
ho enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to
the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share o
f the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understand
ing in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descend
ed from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffer
ing and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettere
d. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also
may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 9:44-50\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Let these words sink
into your ears\; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of me
n." But they did not understand this saying\, and it was concealed from the
m\, that they should not perceive it\; and they were afraid to ask him abou
t this saying. And an argument arose among them as to which of them was the
greatest. But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts\, he took a
child and put him by his side\, and said to them\, "Whoever receives this
child in my name receives me\, and whoever receives me receives him who sen
t me\; for he who is least among you all is the one who is great." John ans
wered\, "Master\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we for
bade him\, because he does not follow with us." But Jesus said to him\, "Do
not forbid him\; for he that is not against you is for you."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Thalleleus\; Lydia of Philippi\, Equal to the Apostles
\; Mark the Hermit\; Father Alexis\, Metropolitan of Moscow\; John\, Joseph
\, and Nikitas the Monks of Chios\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Acts 10:44-48\;11:1-10\nIn those days\, while Peter was still
saying this\, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the beli
evers from among the circumcised who came with Peter were amazed\, because
the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For t
hey heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared\,
"Can any one forbid water for baptizing these people who have received the
Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he commanded them to be baptized in the
name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. Now the
apostles and the brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also ha
d received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem\, the circum
cision party criticized him\, saying\, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men
and eat with them?" But Peter began and explained to them in order: "I was
in the city of Joppa praying\; and in a trance I saw a vision\, something
descending\, like a great sheet\, let down from heaven by four corners\; an
d it came down to me. Looking at it closely I observed animals and beasts o
f prey and reptiles and birds of the air. And I heard a voice saying to me\
, 'Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat.' But I said\, 'No\, Lord\; for nothing comm
on or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But the voice answered a second t
ime from heaven\, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common.' This ha
ppened three times\, and all was drawn up again into heaven."\n\nGospel Rea
ding: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "I go away\
, and you will seek me and die in your sin\; where I am going\, you cannot
come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Where
I am going\, you cannot come'? " He said to them\, "You are from below\, I
am from above\; you are of this world\, I am not of this world. I told you
that you would die in your sins\, for you will die in your sins unless you
believe that I am he." They said to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them
\, "Even what I have told you from the beginning. I have much to say about
you and much to judge\; but he who sent me is true\, and I declare to the w
orld what I have heard from him." They did not understand that he spoke to
them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "When you have lifted up the Son of man
\, then you will know that I am he\, and that I do nothing on my own author
ity but speak thus as the Father taught me. And he who sent me is with me\;
he has not left me alone\, for I always do what is pleasing to him." As he
spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Fish
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36\nAt that time\, Jesus took
with him Peter and John and James\, and went up on the mountain to pray. An
d as he was praying\, the appearance of his countenance was altered\, and h
is raiment became dazzling white. And behold\, two men talked with him\, Mo
ses and Elijah\, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure\, which h
e was to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and those who were with him wer
e heavy with sleep\, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two m
en who stood with him. And as the men were parting from him\, Peter said to
Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; let us make three booths\,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" - not knowing what he sa
id. As he said this\, a cloud came and overshadowed them\; and they were af
raid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud\, saying\
, "This is my Son\, my Beloved\; listen to him!" And when the voice had spo
ken\, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those
days anything of what they had seen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:10-19\
nBRETHREN\, be more zealous to confirm your call and election\, for if you
do this you will never fall\; so there will be richly provided for you an e
ntrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\n\nTh
erefore I intend always to remind you of these things\, though you know the
m and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right\, as lon
g as I am in this body\, to arouse you by way of reminder\, since I know th
at the putting off of my body will be soon\, as our Lord Jesus Christ showe
d me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any t
ime to recall these things.\n\nFor we did not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\,
but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glo
ry from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory
\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased\," we heard this v
oice borne from heaven\, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we
have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention t
o this as to a lamp shining in a dark place\, until the day dawns and the m
orning star rises in your hearts.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother\, and led
them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them\, and h
is face shone like the sun\, and his garments became white as light. And be
hold\, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah\, talking with him. And Pete
r said to Jesus\, "Lord\, it is well that we are here\; if you wish\, I wil
l make three booths here\, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah
." He was still speaking\, when lo\, a bright cloud overshadowed them\, and
a voice from the cloud said\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am wel
l pleased\; listen to him." When the disciples heard this\, they fell on th
eir faces\, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them\, say
ing\, "Rise\, and have no fear." And when they lifted up their eyes\, they
saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain\, Jesu
s commanded them\, "Tell no one the vision\, until the Son of man is raised
from the dead."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Tuesday after Pascha\; The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia\; Th
eophanes and Nectarios\, Builders of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam of Meteo
ra\; Nicholas the Younger who was martyred in Metsovo\, Epirus\; Theodotos
the Martyr of Ancyra & the 7 Virgin-martyrs\; Athanasios\, Archbishop of Ch
ristianopolis\; The New Martyrs of Batak\, Bulgaria\n\nEpistle Reading: Act
s 10:21-33\nIn those days\, Peter went down to the men sent by Cornelius to
him and said\, "I am the one you are looking for\; what is the reason for
your coming?" And they said\, "Cornelius\, a centurion\, an upright and God
-fearing man\, who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation\, was direc
ted by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house\, and to hear what
you have to say." So he called them in to be his guests. The next day he r
ose and went off with them\, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanie
d him. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expect
ing them and had called together his kinsmen and close friends. When Peter
entered\, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. Bu
t Peter lifted him up\, saying\, "Stand up\; I too am a man." And as he tal
ked with him\, he went in and found many persons gathered\; and he said to
them\, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with
or to visit any one of another nation\; but God has shown me that I should
not call any man common or unclean. So when I was sent for\, I came without
objection. I ask then why you sent for me." And Cornelius said\, "Four day
s ago\, about this hour\, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my hous
e\; and behold\, a man stood before me in bright apparel\, saying\, 'Cornel
ius\, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before
God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter\; he is
lodging in the house of Simon\, a tanner\, by the seaside.' So I sent to yo
u at once\, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all
here present in the sight of God\, to hear all that you have been commande
d by the Lord."\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:1-13\nAt that time\, Jesus went a
bout in Galilee\; he would not go about in Judea\, because the Jews sought
to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at hand. So his brother
s said to him\, "Leave here and go to Judea\, that your disciples may see t
he works you are doing. For no man works in secret if he seeks to be known
openly. If you do these things\, show yourself to the world." For even his
brothers did not believe in him. Jesus said to them\, "My time has not yet
come\, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you\, but it hat
es me because I testify of it that its works are evil. Go to the feast your
selves\; I am not going up to this feast\, for my time has not yet fully co
me." So saying\, he remained in Galilee.\n\nBut after his brothers had gone
up to the feast\, then he also went up\, not publicly but in private. The
Jews were looking for him at the feast\, and saying\, "Where is he?" And th
ere was much muttering about him among the people. While some said\, "He is
a good man\," others said\, "No\, he is leading the people astray." Yet fo
r fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/04/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Barbara the Great Martyr\; John the Righteous of Damascus\; New Hierom
artyr Seraphim\, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece\; Juliana the Martyr of Hel
iopolis\; Alexander Hotovitzky\, New Hieromartyr of Russia\, Missionary to
America\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:1-1
3\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall be compared to
ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of
them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lam
ps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil with thei
r lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and slept. But
at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to meet hi
m.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish sa
id to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are going out.'
But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you
\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they went to
buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with him to t
he marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maidens came
also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Truly\, I sa
y to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neither the d
ay nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpistle Reading: Gal
atians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined unde
r the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that th
e law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by f
aith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; fo
r in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of y
ou as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew no
r Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor femal
e\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you
are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir
\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the
owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the
date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves
to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come
\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redee
m those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jes
us and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of bloo
d for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, and
had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She h
ad heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and
touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall
be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her
body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself
that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd
\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "Y
ou see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'"
And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what
had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\
, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith
has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome\; Theodosios the Martyr\; Zoilos t
he Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 58:1-11\nThus say
s the LORD: "Cry aloud\, spare not\, lift up your voice like a trumpet\; de
clare to my people their transgression\, to the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek me daily\, and delight to know my ways\, as if they were a n
ation that did righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God
\; they ask of me righteous judgments\, they delight to draw near to God.
'Why have we fasted\, and thou seest it not? Why have we humbled ourselves\
, and thou takest no knowledge of it?' Behold\, in the day of your fast you
seek your own pleasure\, and oppress all your workers. Behold\, you fast
only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with wicked fist. Fasting like your
s this day will not make your voice to be heard on high. Is such the fast
that I choose\, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it to bow down his he
ad like a rush\, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call
this a fast\, and a day acceptable to the LORD? \n\n "Is not this the fas
t that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness\, to undo the thongs of t
he yoke\, to let the oppressed go free\, and to break every yoke? Is it no
t to share your bread with the hungry\, and bring the homeless poor into yo
ur house\; when you see the naked\, to cover him\, and not to hide yourself
from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn\, an
d your healing shall spring up speedily\; your righteousness shall go befor
e you\, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall cal
l\, and the LORD will answer\; you shall cry\, and he will say\, "Here I am
." \n\n "If you take away from the midst of you the yoke\, the pointing of
the finger\, and speaking wickedness\, if you pour yourself out for the hun
gry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted\, then shall your light rise in
the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide yo
u continually\, and satisfy your desire with good things\, and make your bo
nes strong\; and you shall be like a watered garden\, like a spring of wate
r\, whose waters fail not.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 43:26-31\; 45:
1-16\n When Joseph came home\, they brought into the house to him the prese
nt which they had with them\, and bowed down to him to the ground. And he
inquired about their welfare\, and said\, "Is your father well\, the old ma
n of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" They said\, "Your servant our fat
her is well\, he is still alive." And they bowed their heads and made obeis
ance. And he lifted up his eyes\, and saw his brother Benjamin\, his mothe
r's son\, and said\, "Is this your youngest brother\, of whom you spoke to
me? God be gracious to you\, my son!" Then Joseph made haste\, for his hea
rt yearned for his brother\, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered
his chamber and wept there. Then he washed his face and came out\; and con
trolling himself he said\, "Let food be served." \n\n (Chapter 45:1-16) The
n Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him\; and
he cried\, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when
Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud\, so that the
Egyptians heard it\, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph sa
id to his brothers\, "I am Joseph\; is my father still alive?" But his brot
hers could not answer him\, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Jos
eph said to his brothers\, "Come near to me\, I pray you." And they came ne
ar. And he said\, "I am your brother\, Joseph\, whom you sold into Egypt.
And now do not be distressed\, or angry with yourselves\, because you sold
me here\; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has
been in the land these two years\; and there are yet five years in which th
ere will be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to pre
serve for you a remnant on earth\, and to keep alive for you many survivors
. So it was not you who sent me here\, but God\; and he has made me a fath
er to Pharaoh\, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Eg
ypt. Make haste and go up to my father and say to him\, 'Thus says your so
n Joseph\, God has made me lord of all Egypt\; come down to me\, do not tar
ry\; you shall dwell in the land of Goshen\, and you shall be near me\, you
and your children and your children's children\, and your flocks\, your he
rds\, and all that you have\; and there I will provide for you\, for there
are yet five years of famine to come\; lest you and your household\, and al
l that you have\, come to poverty.' And now your eyes see\, and the eyes o
f my brother Benjamin see\, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. You mu
st tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt\, and of all that you have se
en. Make haste and bring my father down here." Then he fell upon his broth
er Benjamin's neck and wept\; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. And he kiss
ed all his brothers and wept upon them\; and after that his brothers talked
with him. When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house\, "Joseph's brothe
rs have come\," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Proverbs 21:23-22:4\nHe who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps h
imself out of trouble. "Scoffer" is the name of the proud\, haughty man wh
o acts with arrogant pride. The desire of the sluggard kills him for his h
ands refuse to labor. All day long the wicked covets\, but the righteous g
ives and does not hold back. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination
\; how much more when he brings it with evil intent. A false witness will
perish\, but the word of a man who hears will endure. A wicked man puts on
a bold face\, but an upright man considers his ways. No wisdom\, no under
standing\, no counsel\, can avail against the LORD. The horse is made read
y for the day of battle\, but the victory belongs to the LORD. A good name
is to be chosen rather than great riches\, and favor is better than silver
or gold. The rich and the poor meet together\; the LORD is the maker of t
hem all. A prudent man sees danger and hides himself\; but the simple go o
n\, and suffer for it. The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is ric
hes and honor and life.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macarius the Great of Egypt\; Makarios of Alexandria\; Mark\, Bishop o
f Ephesus\; Makarios\, Hierodeacon of Kalogera\, Patmos\; Arsenius of Corfu
\; Removal of the Honorable Relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian\; Branwa
llader\, Bishop of Jersey\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22
-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, pati
ence\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; aga
inst such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have cruci
fied the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, l
et us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking
of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken
in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of g
entleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's
burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:
33-42\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There was a householder who planted a
vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and bui
lt a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. Whe
n the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to
get his fruit\; and the tenants took his servants and beat one\, killed ano
ther\, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants\, more than the fir
st\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, say
ing 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son\, they sai
d to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his i
nheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed
him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to th
ose tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable
death\, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fr
uits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never read in the sc
riptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head o
f the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries\; Sergios th
e Magister\; Pappias the Martyr\; Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman\, Fo
unders of Valaam Monastery\; Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the
Theotokos \; Paul the Physician of Corinth\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEp
istle Reading: Romans 7:14-8:2\nBrethren\, we know that the law is spiritua
l\; but I am carnal\, sold under sin. I do not understand my own actions. F
or I do not do what I want\, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do wh
at I do not want\, I agree that the law is good. So then it is no longer I
that do it\, but sin which dwells within me. For I know that nothing good d
wells within me\, that is\, in my flesh. I can will what is right\, but I c
annot do it. For I do not do the good I want\, but the evil I do not want i
s what I do. Now if I do what I do not want\, it is no longer I that do it\
, but sin which dwells within me.\n\nSo I find it to be a law that when I w
ant to do right\, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God\
, in my inmost self\, but I see in my members another law at war with the l
aw of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells in my me
mbers. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then\, I of myself serv
e the law of God with my mind\, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.\n
\nThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the
law of sin and death.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:9-15\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "Take no gold\, nor silver\, nor copper in your belts\, no
bag for your journey\, nor two tunics\, nor sandals\, nor a staff\; for th
e laborer deserves his food. And whatever town or village you enter\, find
out who is worthy in it\, and stay with him until you depart. As you enter
the house\, salute it. And if the house is worthy\, let your peace come upo
n it\; but if it is not worthy\, let your peace return to you. And if any o
ne will not receive you or listen to your words\, shake off the dust from y
our feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I say to you\, it shall be
more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah th
an for that town."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Ten
Martyrs of Crete\; Paul\, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Rememberance of the
Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ\, Hagia Sophia in Constanti
nople\; Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians\; Nicholas & John the New M
artyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 6:17-21\nTimothy\, my s
on\, charge the rich in this world not to be haughty\, nor to set their hop
es on uncertain riches but on God who richly furnishes us with everything t
o enjoy. They are to do good\, to be rich in good deeds\, liberal and gener
ous\, thus laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future\, so t
hat they may take hold of the life which is life indeed. O Timothy\, guard
what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradiction
s of what is falsely called knowledge\, for by professing it some have miss
ed the mark as regards the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Mark 10:17-27\nAt that time\, as Jesus was setting out on his journey\,
a man ran up and knelt before him\, and asked him\, "Good Teacher\, what mu
st I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him\, "Why do you call
me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not k
ill\, Do not commit adultery\, Do not steal\, Do not bear false witness\, D
o not defraud\, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said to him\, "Teac
her\, all these I have observed from my youth." And Jesus looking upon him
loved him\, and said to him\, "You lack one thing\; go\, sell what you have
\, and give to the poor\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and come\,
follow me." At that saying his countenance fell\, and he went away sorrowf
ul\; for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked around and said to his
disciples\, "How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kin
gdom of God!" And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to
them again\, "Children\, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man t
o enter the kingdom of God." And they were exceedingly astonished\, and sai
d to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "With m
en it is impossible\, but not with God\; for all things are possible with G
od."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia\; Hermas the Apostle o
f the 70\; Dometios the Righteous\; Paul the Confessor\; Felix of Burgundy\
, Enlightener of East Anglia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaia
h 1:19-2:3\n"If you are willing and obedient\, you shall eat the good of th
e land\; but if you refuse and rebel\, you shall be devoured by the sword\;
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."\n\nHow the faithful city has become
a harlot\, she that was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her\, bu
t now murderers. Your silver has become dross\, your wine mixed with water
. Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a br
ibe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless\, and the wido
w's cause does not come to them.\n\nTherefore the Lord says\, the Lord of h
osts\, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah\, I will vent my wrath on my enemies\
, and avenge myself on my foes. I will turn my hand against you and will s
melt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy. And I will res
tore your judges as at the first\, and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness\, the faithful ci
ty."\n\nZion shall be redeemed by justice\, and those in her who repent\, b
y righteousness. But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together\, and
those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed. For you shall be ashamed of
the oaks in which you delighted\; and you shall blush for the gardens which
you have chosen. For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers\, and li
ke a garden without water. And the strong shall become tow\, and his work
a spark\, and both of them shall burn together\, with none to quench them.\
n\nThe word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem
. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house
of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains\, and shal
l be raised above the hills\; and all the nations shall flow to it\, and ma
ny peoples shall come\, and say: "Come\, let us go up to the mountain of t
he Lord\, to the house of the God of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law
\, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genes
is 1:14-23\n And God said\, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the he
avens to separate the day from the night\; and let them be for signs and fo
r seasons and for days and years\, and let them be lights in the firmament
of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so. And God made
the two great lights\, the greater light to rule the day\, and the lesser
light to rule the night\; he made the stars also. And God set them in the
firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth\, to rule over the da
y and over the night\, and to separate the light from the darkness. And Go
d saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning\, a fo
urth day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living cr
eatures\, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the hea
vens." So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature tha
t moves\, with which the waters swarm\, according to their kinds\, and ever
y winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And Go
d blessed them\, saying\, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in
the seas\, and let birds multiply on the earth." And there was evening and
there was morning\, a fifth day.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:20-3
3\nWisdom cries aloud in the street\; in the markets she raises her voice\;
on the top of the walls she cries out\; at the entrance of the city gates
she speaks: "How long\, O simple ones\, will you love being simple? How l
ong will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? \n\n
Give heed to my reproof\; behold\, I will pour out my thoughts to you\; I w
ill make my words known to you.\n\n Because I have called and you refused
to listen\, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded\, and you have
ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof\, I also will lau
gh at your calamity\; I will mock when panic strikes you\, when panic strik
es you like a storm\, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind\, when distr
ess and anguish come upon you. \n\nThen they will call upon me\, but I will
not answer\; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.\n\n Becau
se they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord\, would hav
e none of my counsel\, and despised all my reproof\, therefore they shall e
at the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.\n\n For the
simple are killed by their turning away\, and the complacence of fools des
troys them\; but he who listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease
\, without dread of evil."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Theophylact the Confessor\, Bishop of Nicomedia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Procopius\; Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantok
rator Monastery\; Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kaza
n\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 4:9-15\n
Timothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to
this end we toil and suffer reproach\, because we have our hope set on the
living God\, who is the Savior of all men\, especially of those who believ
e. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth\, but set
the believers an example in speech and conduct\, in love\, in faith\, in pu
rity. Till I come\, attend to the public reading of scripture\, to preachin
g\, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have\, which was given you by
prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. P
ractice these duties\, devote yourself to them\, so that all may see your p
rogress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-19\, 9:1-2\, 10:16-21\nAt that time\,
a crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people came to Jesus fro
m all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to
hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled w
ith unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for
power came forth from him and healed them all. And he called the twelve to
gether and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseas
es\, and sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal\, and He sa
id to them: "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\
, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with
joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" An
d he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\,
I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over
all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do no
t rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you: but rejoice that y
our names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that
you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed t
hem to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr\; Mariamne\, Sister of Apostle Philip
\, and Equal to the Apostles\; Righteous Auxentius\; The Pious Rulers Marci
an and Pulcheria\; Theodore the New Martyr of Byzantium\; Hermogenes (Germo
gen)\, Patriarch of Moscow\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-
10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and
what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men
who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier
of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits
\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not
crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking fa
rmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\
, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesu
s Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my g
ospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a crim
inal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything fo
r the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jes
us with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe L
ord said to his disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\, who like to go about i
n long robes\, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats
in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts\, who devour widows' h
ouses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater
condemnation." He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the
treasury\; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said\,
"Truly\, I tell you\, this poor widow has put in more than all of them\; fo
r they all contributed out of their abundance\, but she out of her poverty
put in all the living that she had." Having said this\, he proclaimed\, "H
e who has ears let him hear."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; P
atapius the Righteous of Thebes\; Sosthenes\, Apollo\, Cephas\, Tychikos\,
Epaphroditos\, Caesar\, & Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nEpistle Reading: II Thessalonians 2:1-12\nBrethren\, concerning the comi
ng of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to meet him\, we beg you not
to be quickly shaken in mind or excited\, either by spirit or by word\, or
by letter purporting to be from us\, to the effect that the day of the Lor
d has come. Let no one deceive you in any way\; for that day will not come\
, unless the rebellion comes first\, and the man of lawlessness is revealed
\, the son of perdition\, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-c
alled god or object of worship\, so that he takes his seat in the temple of
God\, proclaiming himself to be God. Do you not remember that when I was s
till with you I told you this? And you know what is restraining him now so
that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is alre
ady at work\; only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of th
e way. And then the lawless one will be revealed\, and the Lord Jesus will
slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by his appearing and
his coming. The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be
with all power and with pretended signs and wonders\, and with all wicked d
eception for those who are to perish\, because they refused to love the tru
th and so be saved. Therefore God sends upon them a strong delusion\, to ma
ke them believe what is false\, so that all may be condemned who did not be
lieve the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 21:5-8\, 10-11\, 20-24\nAt that time\, as some spoke to Jesus of the temp
le\, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings\, he said\, "As for
these things\, which you see\, the days will come when there shall not be
left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down." And they as
ked him\, "Teacher\, when will this be\, and what will be the sign when thi
s is about to take place?" And he said\, "Take heed that you are not led as
tray\; for many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and\, 'The time
is at hand!' Do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and tumults\,
do not be terrified\; for this must first take place\, but the end will not
be at once."\n\nThen he said to them\, "Nation will rise against nation\,
and kingdom against kingdom\; there will be great earthquakes\, and in vari
ous places famines and pestilences\; and there will be terrors and great si
gns from heaven.\n\nBut when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies\, then
know that its desolation has come near. Then let those who are in Judea fle
e to the mountains\, and let those who are inside the city depart\, and let
not those who are out in the country enter it\; for these are days of veng
eance\, to fulfill all that is written. Alas for those who are with child a
nd for those who give suck in those days! For great distress shall be upon
the earth and wrath upon this people\; they will fall by the edge of the sw
ord\, and be led captive among all nations\; and Jerusalem will be trodden
down by the Gentiles\, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Mala
chi the Prophet\; Gordios the Martyr of Caesarea\; Righteous Genevieve of P
aris\; Righteous Peter of Atroas\; Righteous Akakios the Wonderworker\; Rig
hteous Thomais of Lesbos\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3:13-16
\;4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons gain a good sta
nding for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Chr
ist Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing these instructions
to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ought to behave in
the household of God\, which is the church of the living God\, the pillar
and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the mystery of our
religion:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the Spirit\,
\nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved on in the wor
ld\, \ntaken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says that in later ti
mes some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and
doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose consciences a
re seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God
created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the
truth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to be rejecte
d if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated by the w
ord of God and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-6\nAt that time\, Joh
n the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea\, "Repent\, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand." For this is he who was spoken of by the pro
phet Isaiah when he said\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prep
are the way of the Lord\, make his paths straight." Now John wore a garment
of camel's hair\, and a leather girdle around his waist\; and his food was
locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and a
ll the region about the Jordan\, and they were baptized by him in the river
Jordan\, confessing their sins.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva wr
ought by Saint Theodore the Tyro\; Theophanes the Confessor\; Symeon the Ne
w Theologian\; Gregory Dialogos\, Bishop of Rome\; Phineas\, grandson of Pr
ophet Aaron\; Paul Aurelian\, Bishop of Brittany\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be stron
g in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me be
fore many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach other
s also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on
service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy
the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes acco
rding to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the firs
t share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you u
nderstanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\
, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I
am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is no
t fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that
they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt that time\, Jesus was going through
the grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck
heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doing
what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you never
read what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those wh
o were with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high p
riest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any
but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" And
he said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath\
; so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the s
ynagogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched h
im\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might a
ccuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here."
And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do ha
rm\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around
at them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the
man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Matthias \; Constantine\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; Euthymios the Hieromartyr\, Metropolitan of Rhodes\; Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Anthony the Martyr of
Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:12-17\, 21-26\nIn tho
se days\, the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\,
which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\; and when they had
entered\, they went up to the upper room\, where they were staying\, Peter
and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthe
w\, James the son of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of Jam
es. All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer\, together with
the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his brothers.\n\nIn those
days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all
about a hundred and twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the scripture had to b
e fulfilled\, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David\
, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was nu
mbered among us\, and was allotted his share in this ministry. "So one of t
he men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went
in and out among us\, beginning from the baptism of John until the day whe
n he was taken up from us -- one of these men must become with us a witness
to his resurrection."\n\nAnd they put forward two\, Joseph called Barsabba
s\, who was surnamed Justos\, and Matthias. And they prayed and said\, "Lor
d\, who knowest the hearts of all men\, show which one of these two thou ha
st chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Jud
as turned aside\, to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them\, an
d the lot fell on Matthias\; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:18-22\;19:1-2\; 13-15\nThe Lord said to his d
isciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be boun
d in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Ag
ain I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, i
t will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are
gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\nThen Peter came
up and said to him\, "Lord\, how often shall my brother sin against me\, an
d I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him\, "I do not say
to you seven times\, but seventy times seven."\n\nNow when Jesus had finis
hed these sayings\, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Jud
ea beyond the Jordan\; and large crowds followed him\, and he healed them t
here.\n\nThen children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on t
hem and pray. The disciples rebuked the people\; but Jesus said\, "Let the
children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the king
dom of heaven." And he laid his hands on them and went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isidore of Pelusium\; Nicholas the Confessor\; Hieromartyr Abramius\;
John the Righteous\, Bishop of Irinopolis\; Theodosios the Righteous\; Jose
ph the New Martyr of Aleppo\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord an
d Savior in the Temple\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Peter 1:1-25\;2
:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to the exiles of the Dispersion
in Pontos\, Galatia\, Cappadocia\, Asia\, and Bithynia\, chosen and destin
ed by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Ch
rist and for sprinkling with his blood:\n\nMay grace and peace be multiplie
d to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his gr
eat mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead\, and to an inheritance which is imperishable
\, undefiled\, and unfading\, kept in heaven for you\, who by God's power a
re guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last t
ime. In this you rejoice\, though now for a little while you may have to su
ffer various trials\, so that the genuineness of your faith\, more precious
than gold which though perishable is tested by fire\, may redound to prais
e and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Without having kno
wn him you love him\; though you do not now see him you believe in him and
rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outcome of your faith you
obtain the salvation of your souls.\n\nThe prophets who prophesied of the g
race that was to be yours searched and inquired about this salvation\; they
inquired what person or time was indicated by the Spirit of Christ within
them when predicting the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glory. It
was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you\, in the
things which have now been announced to you by those who preached the good
news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven\, things into which a
ngels long to look.\n\nTherefore gird up your minds\, be sober\, set your h
ope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the revelation of Jesus C
hrist. As obedient children\, do not be conformed to the passions of your f
ormer ignorance\, but as he who called you is holy\, be holy yourselves in
all your conduct\; since it is written\, "You shall be holy\, for I am holy
." And if you invoke as Father him who judges each one impartially accordin
g to his deeds\, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your e
xile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from y
our fathers\, not with perishable things such as silver or gold\, but with
the precious blood of Christ\, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
He was destined before the foundation of the world but was made manifest a
t the end of the times for your sake. Through him you have confidence in Go
d\, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory\, so that your faith an
d hope are in God.\n\nHaving purified your souls by your obedience to the t
ruth for a sincere love of the brethren\, love one another earnestly from t
he heart. You have been born anew\, not of perishable seed but of imperisha
ble\, through the living and abiding word of God\; for "All flesh is like g
rass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers\, and th
e flower falls\, but the word of the Lord abides for ever." That word is th
e good news which was preached to you.\n\nSo put away all malice and all gu
ile and insincerity and envy and all slander. Like newborn babes\, long for
the pure spiritual milk\, that by it you may grow up to salvation\; for yo
u have tasted the kindness of the Lord.\n\nCome to him\, to that living sto
ne\, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious\; and like livi
ng stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house\, to be a holy priesthood\, to offer spiritual sac
rifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in s
cripture:Â âBehold\, I am laying in Zion a stone\, a cornerstone c
hosen and precious\, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame.â
To you therefore who believe\, he is precious\, but for those who do not
believe\, âThe very stone which the builders rejected has become the head
of the corner\,â and âA stone that will make men stumble\, a rock that
will make them fallâ\; for they stumble because they disobey the word\,
as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race\, a royal priesthood\, a holy nation\, Godâs o
wn people\, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you
out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were no people but now you are Godâs peop
le\; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A man plan
ted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the wine pre
ss\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another
country. When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to get fro
m them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him\,
and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent to them another servant\, and
they wounded him in the head\, and treated him shamefully. And he sent ano
ther\, and him they killed\; and so with many others\, some they beat and s
ome they killed. He had still one other\, a beloved son\; finally he sent h
im to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants said to
one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the inherit
ance will be ours.' And they took him and killed him\, and cast him out of
the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and dest
roy the tenants\, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this s
cripture: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head o
f the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'
?" And they tried to arrest him\, but feared the multitude\, for they perce
ived that he had told the parable against them\; so they left him and went
away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Sunday of All Saints\; Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Ou
r Lord\; Holy Martyr Zosima\; Our Righteous Father Zenonus\; Paisius the Gr
eat of Egypt\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the
eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had dire
cted them. And when they saw him they worshipped him\; but some doubted.
And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptiz
ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit\,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with
you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews
11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the saints through faith conquered kingdom
s\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, qu
enched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of we
akness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women receive
d their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept relea
se\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking a
nd scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they we
re sawn in two\, they were tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they
went about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treat
ed - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and
mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these\, though well a
ttested by their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had
foreseen something better for us\, that apart from us they should not be ma
de perfect. Therefore\, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witn
esses\, let us also lay aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closel
y\, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us\, looki
ng to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 10:32-33\; 37-38\; 19:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Every on
e who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge before my Father
who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I also will deny him
before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more tha
n me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is
not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not
worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have left everything a
nd followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\,
I say to you\, in the new world\, when the Son of man shall sit on his glor
ious throne\, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones\, ju
dging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left houses or br
others or sisters or father or mother or children or lands\, for my name's
sake\, will receive a hundredfold\, and inherit eternal life. But many tha
t are first will be last\, and the last first."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome\; Peter\, Archbishop of Alexand
ria\; Hermogenes\, the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos in
to the Temple\; Philoumenos and Christopher the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nE
pistle Reading: Philippians 3:20-21\;4:1-3\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is
in heaven\, and from it we await a Savior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who wil
l change our lowly body to be like his glorious body\, by the power which e
nables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\
, whom I love and long for\, my joy and crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord
\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lor
d. And I ask you also\, true yokefellow\, help these women\, for they have
labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the r
est of my fellow workers\, whose names are in the book of life. \n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 18:15-17\, 26-30\nAt that time\, they were bringing infants t
o Jesus that he might touch them\; and when the disciples saw it\, they reb
uked them. But Jesus called them to him\, saying\, "Let the children come t
o me\, and do not hinder them\; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Tru
ly\, I say to you\, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a chil
d shall not enter it."\n\nThose who heard it said\, "Then who can be saved?
" But he said\, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." And Pet
er said\, "Lo\, we have left our homes and followed you." And he said to th
em\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no man who has left house or wife or
brothers or parents or children\, for the sake of the kingdom of God\, who
will not receive manifold more in this time\, and in the age to come eterna
l life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Monday after Pascha\; Theodore the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Peter
of Blachernae\; Nicholas the Mystic\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; New Mar
tyr Nicholas of Metsovos (1617)\; Alexandros\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\; Br
endan the Navigator\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:1-16\nIn those days\, at Ca
esarea there was a man named Cornelius\, a centurion of what was known as t
he Italian Cohort\, a devout man who feared God with all his household\, ga
ve alms liberally to the people\, and prayed constantly to God. About the n
inth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in a
nd saying to him\, "Cornelius." And he stared at him in terror\, and said\,
"What is it\, Lord?" And he said to him\, "Your prayers and your alms have
ascended as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa\, and bring o
ne Simon who is called Peter\; he is lodging with Simon\, a tanner\, whose
house is by the seaside." When the angel who spoke to him had departed\, he
called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those that wait
ed on him\, and having related everything to them\, he sent them to Joppa.
The next day\, as they were on their journey and coming near the city\, Pet
er went up on the housetop to pray\, about the sixth hour. And he became hu
ngry and desired something to eat\; but while they were preparing it\, he f
ell into a trance and saw the heaven opened\, and something descending\, li
ke a great sheet\, let down by four corners upon the earth. In it were all
kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a voice
to him\, "Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat." But Peter said\, "No\, Lord\; for I
have never eaten anything that is common or unclean." And the voice came t
o him again a second time\, "What God has cleansed\, you must not call comm
on." This happened three times\, and the thing was taken up at once to heav
en.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:56-69\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had beli
eved in him\, "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me\, and
I in him. As the living Father sent me\, and I live because of the Father\,
so he who eats me will live because of me. This is the bread which came do
wn from heaven\, not such as the fathers ate and died\; he who eats this br
ead will live forever." This he said in the synagogue\, as he taught at Cap
ernaum.\n\nMany of his disciples\, when they heard it\, said\, "This is a h
ard saying\; who can listen to it?" But Jesus\, knowing in himself that his
disciples murmured at it\, said to them\, "Do you take offense at this?" T
hen what if you were to see the Son of man ascending where he was before? I
t is the spirit that gives life\, the flesh is of no avail\; the words that
I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you that d
o not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who those were that did not b
elieve\, and who it was that would betray him. And he said\, "This is why I
told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father
."\n\nAfter this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about w
ith him. Jesus said to the twelve\, "Do you also wish to go away?" Simon Pe
ter answered him\, "Lord\, to whom shall we go? You have the words of etern
al life\; and we have believed\, and have come to know\, that you are Chris
t\, the Son of the living God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Saturday of Souls\; Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\; Barnabas the Ho
ly Apostle\; Revelation of the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by t
he Archangel Gabriel\; Luke of Simferopol\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 10
:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and h
e who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent m
e." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are su
bject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lig
htning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpe
nts and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall
hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subje
ct to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that sam
e hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lo
rd of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise an
d understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was yo
ur gracious will."\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we woul
d not have you ignorant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, that
you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe th
at Jesus died and rose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring wit
h him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word
of the Lord\, that we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of the
Lord\, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himse
lf will descend from heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's ca
ll\, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will
rise first\; then we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up tog
ether with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we shall
always be with the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\,
Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\
, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more t
han these?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He sa
id to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son o
f John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I l
ove you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time
\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he sa
id to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\,
you know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed
my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded
yourself and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stre
tch out your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do n
ot wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.
) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw fol
lowing them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breas
t at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray yo
u?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?"
Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what i
s that to you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that
this disciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would n
ot die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that
to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, an
d who has written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. B
ut there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of the
m to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the boo
ks that would be written. Amen.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricum\, and his mother Ant
hia\; The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 1:8-18\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, do not be ashamed
then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suf
fering for the gospel in the power of God\, who saved us and called us with
a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpo
se and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago\, and now has ma
nifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus\, who abolished d
eath and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this
gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher\, and therefore
I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I know whom I have believed\,
and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrust
ed to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from m
e\, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus\; guard the truth that
has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.\n\nYou a
re aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me\, and among them Phyg
elos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphor
os\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not ashamed of my chains\, but when
he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me - may the Lord
grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day and you well know all th
e service he rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n
At that time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; and as they made t
heir way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees sa
id to him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?"
And he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\, when he was in
need and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the h
ouse of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the Pres
ence\, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gav
e it to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath was m
ade for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even of t
he sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there who ha
d a withered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether he would heal him
on the sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man wh
o had the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful
on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" But t
hey were silent. And he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at thei
r hardness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand
was restored.\n\n
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Anthia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn\; The Holy Martyr Eupsychius o
f Caesarea\; Raphael\, Nicholas\, Irene\, & Olympias of Mytilene\; Vadim th
e Righteous of Persia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading
: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship
and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in whic
h were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is ca
lled the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy
of Holies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant
covered on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the
manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; abov
e it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these thin
gs we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\
, the priests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual
duties\; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a
year\, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the
errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\
, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah
\, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when E
lizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Eli
zabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\,
"Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And w
hy is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For b
ehold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my wo
mb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fu
lfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "M
y soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for h
e has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth al
l generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great th
ings for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three
months\, and returned to her home.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia\; Caesarios the Righteous\n\nFast D
ay (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and
persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you
will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be
a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not
to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisd
om\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict
. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and fri
ends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all fo
r my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your enduranc
e you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 12:1-10\nBRETHREN\
, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also la
y aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run wit
h perseverance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pionee
r and perfecter of our faith\, who for the joy that was set before him endu
red the cross\, despising the shame\, and is seated at the right hand of th
e throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility again
st himself\, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your strugg
le against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your bloo
d. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My
son\, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord\, nor lose courage w
hen you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves\, a
nd chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you hav
e to endure. God is treating you as sons\; for what son is there whom his f
ather does not discipline? If you are left without discipline\, in which al
l have participated\, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besi
des this\, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected th
em. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 20:1-16\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a
householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vin
eyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day\, he sent them
into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standi
ng idle in the marketplace\; and to them he said\, 'You go into the vineyar
d too\, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. Going out aga
in about the sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he did the same. And about the
eleventh hour he went out and found others standing\; and he said to them\
, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They said to him\, 'Because no one
has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You go into the vineyard too.' And when e
vening came\, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward\, 'Call the lab
orers and pay them their wages\, beginning with the last\, up to the first.
' And when those hired about the eleventh hour came\, each of them received
a denarius. Now when the first came\, they thought they would receive more
\; but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grum
bled at the householder\, saying\, 'These last worked only one hour\, and y
ou have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the
scorching heat.' But he replied to one of them\, 'Friend\, I am doing you n
o wrong\; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to yo
u\, and go\; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. Am I not allow
ed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or is your eye evil because
I am good?' So the last will be first\, and the first last. For many are c
alled\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Annunciation of the Theotokos\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with ha
ste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house
of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting o
f Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Ho
ly Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\
, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of you
r greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blesse
d is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken
to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, a
nd my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate
of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bl
essed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his
name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her
home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies an
d those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not asham
ed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethre
n\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I wi
ll put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has
given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he himsel
f likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might destroy
him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all tho
se who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely i
t is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abrah
am. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so tha
t he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God
\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has
suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-38\nIn those days\, Elizabeth the wife of Zachari
as conceived and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord
had done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach
among men." In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a cit
y of Galilee named Nazareth\, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph\, of the house of David\; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he ca
me to her and said\, "Hail\, O favored one\, the Lord is with you! Blessed
are you among women!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying\, and cons
idered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said
to her\, "Do not be afraid\, Mary\, for you have found favor with God. And
behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son\, and you shall call
his name Jesus. He will be great\, and will be called the Son of the Most
High\; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David\, a
nd he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever\; and of his kingdom ther
e will be no end." And Mary said to the angel\, "How shall this be\, since
I have no husband?" And the angel said to her\, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you\, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you\; therefore t
he child to be born will be called holy\, the Son of God.\n\nAnd behold\, y
our kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son\; and this
is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing wil
l be impossible." And Mary said\, "Behold\, I am the handmaid of the Lord\;
let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)\; Our Righteous Father John\, B
ishop and Hesychast\; Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius\; Theodore\, Archb
ishop of Alexandria\; Angelis the New Martyr\; Karpos the Hieromartyr\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 5:9-13\;5:24-28\nBrethren\, G
od has not destined us for wrath\, but to obtain salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ\, who died for us so that whether we wake or sleep we might l
ive with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up\, ju
st as you are doing. But we beseech you\, brethren\, to respect those who l
abor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you\, and to estee
m them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yoursel
ves. He who calls you is faithful\, and he will do it. Brethren\, pray for
us. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. I adjure you by the Lord that
this letter be read to all the brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:19-26\nAt that time\, the sc
ribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very hour\,
but they feared the people\; for they perceived that he had told this para
ble against them. So they watched him\, and sent spies\, who pretended to b
e sincere\, that they might take hold of what he said\, so as to deliver hi
m up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. They asked him\, "T
eacher\, we know that you speak and teach rightly\, and show no partiality\
, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Ca
esar\, or not?" But he perceived their craftiness\, and said to them\, "Sho
w me a coin. Whose likeness and inscription has it?" They said\, "Caesar's.
" He said to them\, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, a
nd to God the things that are God's." And they were not able in the presenc
e of the people to catch him by what he said\; but marveling at his answer
they were silent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fathers of the 1st Council\; The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus\, Bishop o
f Tyre\; Holy Martyrs Nicandrus\, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them\
; Christophoros & Konon the Martyrs of Rome\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
21:1-14\nAt that time\, being raised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself
to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this
way. Simon Peter\, Thomas called the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\,
the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon
Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go w
ith you." They went out and got into the boat\; but that night they caught
nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disc
iples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have
you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net o
n the right side of the boat\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, a
nd now they were not able to haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. The dis
ciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter h
eard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for
work\, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\,
dragging the net full of fish\, for they were not far from the land\, but
about a hundred yards off.\n\nWhen they got out on land\, they saw a charco
al fire there\, with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Br
ing some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard
and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three
of them\; and although there were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus sa
id to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask
him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the br
ead and gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was now the third time
that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead
.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 20:16-18\,28-36\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul had decide
d to sail past Ephesos\, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia\;
for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem\, if possible\, on the day of Pente
cost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of t
he church. And when they came to him\, he said to them: "Take heed to yours
elves and to all the flock\, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseer
s\, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his o
wn Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you
\, not sparing the flock\; and from among your own selves will arise men sp
eaking perverse things\, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore b
e alert\, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to
admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word
of his grace\, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritan
ce among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or
apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities
\, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so
toiling one must help the weak\, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus\,
how he said\, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he
had spoken thus\, he knelt down and prayed with them all. \n\nGospel Readin
g: John 17:1-13\nAt that time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said
\, "Father\, the hour has come\; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify
you\, since you have given him power over all flesh\, to give eternal life
to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life\, that they know y
ou the only true God\, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you
on earth\, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do\; and now\
, Father\, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had w
ith you before the world was made.\n\n"I have manifested your name to the m
en whom you gave me out of the world\; yours they were\, and you gave them
to me\, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that yo
u have given me is from you\; for I have given them the words which you gav
e me\, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you\;
and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them\; I am
not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me\, for they a
re mine\; all mine are yours\, and yours are mine\, and I am glorified in t
hem. And now I am no more in the world\, but they are in the world\, and I
am coming to you. Holy Father\, keep them in your name\, which you have giv
en me\, that they may be one\, even as we are one. While I was with them\,
I kept them in your name\, which you have given me\; I have guarded them\,
and none of them is lost but the son of perdition\, that the scripture migh
t be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you\; and these things I speak in th
e world\, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin\; Atha
nasios the Wonderworker\; Kevin\, Abbot of Glendalough\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 19:1-8\nIn those days\, while Apoll
os was at Corinth\, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephes
us. There he found some disciples. And he said to them\, "Did you receive t
he Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said\, "No\, we have never even
heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said\, "Into what then were you
baptized?" They said\, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said\, "John baptiz
ed with the baptism of repentance\, telling the people to believe in the on
e who was to come after him\, that is\, Jesus." On hearing this\, they were
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands u
pon them\, the Holy Spirit came on them\; and they spoke with tongues and p
rophesied. There were about twelve of them in all. And he entered the synag
ogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguing and pleading about the kin
gdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 14:1-11\nThe Lord said to his disciple
s\, "Let not your hearts be troubled\; believe in God\, believe also in me.
In my Father's house there are many rooms\; if it were not so\, would I ha
ve told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare
a place for you\, I will come again and will take you to myself\, that whe
re I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going." Thomas sai
d to him\, "Lord\, we do not know where you are going\; how can we know the
way?" Jesus said to him\, "I am the way\, and the truth\, and the life\; n
o one comes to the Father\, but by me. If you had known me\, you would have
known my Father also\; henceforth you know him and have seen him."\n\nPhil
ip said to him\, "Lord\, show us the Father\, and we shall be satisfied." J
esus said to him\, "Have I been with you so long\, and yet you do not know
me\, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father\; how can you say\, 'Sh
ow us the Father?' Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Fathe
r in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority\; b
ut the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the
Father and the Father in me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Th
e Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho\; Plato the Hieromartyr\, Bishop o
f Tallini and all Estonia\, and the Priest Martyrs Michael and Nicholas\; A
gnes the Virgin-martyr\; Sabbas (Sava)\, Archbishop of Serbia\; Nina of Geo
rgia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:38-43\nI
n those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent and be baptized every one
of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins\; and
you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you an
d to your children and to all that are far off\, every one whom the Lord ou
r God calls to him." And he testified with many other words and exhorted th
em\, saying\, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who
received his word were baptized\, and there were added that day about three
thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and
fellowship\, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And fear came upon e
very soul\; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.\n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, a
nd was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by the
devil. And he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, he was
hungry. The devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command this
stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shal
l not live by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To you
I will give all this authority and their glory\; for it has been delivered
to me\, and I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\
, it shall all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'You sh
all worship the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd he t
ook him to Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said
to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\; for
it is written\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\,' an
d 'On their hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against
a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the
Lord your God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he depart
ed from him until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power of the
Spirit into Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through all the
surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorified b
y all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries\; Constantine the New Martyr of
Cyprus\; Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon\; Germanus\, Bishop of t
he Isle of Man\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cor
inthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and indivi
dually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles\,
second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers
\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are al
l apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? D
o all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpr
et? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still mo
re excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but hav
e not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophet
ic powers\, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have
all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing.
If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but hav
e not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous
or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own
way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but
rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes
all things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matth
ew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and
gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal e
very disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging t
hem\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\
, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as yo
u go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise
the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\,
give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Basil the Great\, A
rchbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia\; Emmelia\, Mother of Basil the Great\,
Gregory of Nyssa\, Makrina\, and Peter of Sebaste\; Gregory\, Bishop of Na
nzianzos\, Father of Gregory the Theologian\; Peter the New Martyr of the P
eloponnesos\; Theodotos the Martyr\; Righteous Theodosios of Triglia\; Tele
machos the Martyr\; Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ruspe\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "
Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the d
oor but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but h
e who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeepe
r opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\
, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will
not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice o
f strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understan
d what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\
, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thi
eves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any
one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastu
re."\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 2:8-12\nBRETHREN\, see to it that no on
e makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit\, according to human t
radition\, according to the elemental spirits of the universe\, and not acc
ording to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily\, and
you have come to fulness of life in him\, who is the head of all rule and
authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made withou
t hands\, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ\;
and you were buried with him in baptism\, in which you were also raised wit
h him through faith in the working of God\, who raised him from the dead.\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:20-21\, 40-52\nAt that time\, the shepherds return
ed\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen\, as it ha
d been told them. And at the end of eight days\, when he was circumcised\,
he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he was conceived i
n the womb. And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and
the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every yea
r at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old\, they wen
t up according to custom\; and when the feast was ended\, as they were retu
rning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know
it\, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey\, and
they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances\; and when they did
not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. After three days\
, they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, listening to
them and asking them questions\; and all who heard him were amazed at his u
nderstanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished\;
and his mother said to him\, "Son\, why have you treated us so? Behold\, yo
ur father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he said to them\,
"How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Fathe
r's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obedient to them\
; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in
wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anastasia the Martyr of Rome\; Our Righteous Father Abramius\n\nStrict
Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 1:27-30\;2:1-4\nBrethren\, let your m
anner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ\, so that whether I come an
d see you or am absent\, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spiri
t\, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel\, and n
ot frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them o
f their destruction\, but of your salvation\, and that from God. For it has
been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believ
e in him but also suffer for his sake\, engaged in the same conflict which
you saw and now hear to be mine. So if there is any encouragement in Christ
\, any incentive of love\, any participation in the Spirit\, any affection
and sympathy\, complete my joy by being of the same mind\, having the same
love\, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfishness or
conceit\, but in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of
you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others
.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:23-26\nThe Lord said\, "He who is not with me
is against me he who does not gather with me scatters.\n\n"When the unclean
spirit has gone out of a man\, he passes through waterless places seeking
rest\; and finding none he says\, 'I will return to my house from which I c
ame.' And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order. Then he goes an
d brings seven other spirits more evil than himself\, and they enter and dw
ell there\; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles\; Michael the New Martyr of Athens
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us
apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have bec
ome a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Chris
t's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. Yo
u are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger an
d thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, worki
ng with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endur
e\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\,
as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write
this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For
though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers.
For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\,
then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36\, 10:1-8\nAt tha
t time\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because t
hey were harassed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. And he call
ed to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits
\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The na
mes of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called Peter\,
and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\;
Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\; James the
son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot\,
who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowher
e among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather
to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, '
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse
lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: George the Righteous of Maleon\; Righteous Plato the Studite\; Theonas
\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Founder and Renovator of the Sacred Monaste
ry of Saint Anastasia of Pharmakolytria\, Halkidiki\; Nicetas the Hieromart
yr\, Struggler of Serrai (1808)\; Theodoulos and Agathopous of Thessaloniki
\; Righteous Zosimas\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 37:33-
38:6\n"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shal
l not come into this city\, or shoot an arrow there\, or come before it wit
h a shield\, or cast up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came\
, by the same he shall return\, and he shall not come into this city\, says
the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it\, for my own sake and fo
r the sake of my servant David." And the angel of the LORD went forth\, an
d slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians\; an
d when men arose early in the morning\, behold\, these were all dead bodies
. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed\, and went home and dwelt at N
ineveh. And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god\, Adramme
lech and Sharezer\, his sons\, slew him with the sword\, and escaped into t
he land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. \n\n In th
ose days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz came to him\, and said to him\, "Thus says the LOR
D: Set your house in order\; for you shall die\, you shall not recover." T
hen Hezekiah turned his face to the wall\, and prayed to the LORD\, and sai
d\, "Remember now\, O LORD\, I beseech thee\, how I have walked before thee
in faithfulness and with a whole heart\, and have done what is good in thy
sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isa
iah: "Go and say to Hezekiah\, Thus says the LORD\, the God of David your
father: I have heard your prayer\, I have seen your tears\; behold\, I will
add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of t
he hand of the king of Assyria\, and defend this city.\n\nOld Testament Rea
ding: Genesis 13:12-18\n Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan\, while Lot dwel
t among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now t
he men of Sodom were wicked\, great sinners against the LORD. \n\n The LOR
D said to Abram\, after Lot had separated from him\, "Lift up your eyes\, a
nd look from the place where you are\, northward and southward and eastward
and westward\; for all the land which you see I will give to you and to yo
ur descendants for ever. I will make your descendants as the dust of the e
arth\; so that if one can count the dust of the earth\, your descendants al
so can be counted. Arise\, walk through the length and the breadth of the
land\, for I will give it to you." So Abram moved his tent\, and came and
dwelt by the oaks of Mamre\, which are at Hebron\; and there he built an al
tar to the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 14:27-15:4\nThe fear of
the LORD is a fountain of life\, that one may avoid the snares of death.
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king\, but without people a prin
ce is ruined. He who is slow to anger has great understanding\, but he who
has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh\
, but passion makes the bones rot. He who oppresses a poor man insults his
Maker\, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. The wicked is overthr
own through his evil-doing\, but the righteous finds refuge through his int
egrity. Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding\, but it is no
t known in the heart of fools. Righteousness exalts a nation\, but sin is
a reproach to any people. A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor\
, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. A soft answer turns away
wrath\, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses
knowledge\, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the LORD
are in every place\, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tong
ue is a tree of life\, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/09/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Monday after Pascha\; The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)\; Christoph
er the Martyr of Lycea\; Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra\; Monk-martyr Nich
olas who lived in Vuneni\, of Larissa in Thessaly\; Epimachos the New Marty
r of Alexandria\; The New Martyrs of Novo Selo\, Bulgaria\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and p
ower\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who
belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the
Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\,
arose and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom an
d the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who s
aid\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." An
d they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came
upon him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up fa
lse witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this
holy place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Naza
reth will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses deli
vered to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his f
ace was like the face of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this s
o?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory app
eared to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived
in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred a
nd go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land
of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God remo
ved him from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave
him no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give
it to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had no
child.\n\n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High
does not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is
my throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\, say
s the Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all thes
e things?'\n\n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\,
you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which o
f the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who an
nounced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betr
ayed and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did
not keep it."\n\nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\, and
they ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gaz
ed into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right h
and of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son
of man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud
voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast h
im out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garme
nts at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen
\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and crie
d with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when
he had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:46-54\nAt that
time\, there was an official whose son was ill. When he heard that Jesus h
ad come from Judea to Galilee\, he went and begged him to come down and hea
l his son\, for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him\,
"Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." The official said
to him\, "Sir\, come down before my child dies." Jesus said to him\, "Go\;
your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and
went his way. As he was going down\, his servants met him and told him tha
t his son was living. So he asked them the hour when he began to mend\, and
they said to him\, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." The
father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him\, "Your son will
live"\; and he himself believed\, and all his household. This was now the s
econd sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/24/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Ky
thyra\; Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles\; Silouan of Athos\;
Stephen the Martyr\; The Most Holy Theotokos of Palianis\; Coprios the Rig
hteous\; Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut\, New Martyrs of Alaska\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and
went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she enter
ed the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard t
he greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fille
d with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you
among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this grant
ed me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the
voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for jo
y. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of wha
t was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies
the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded t
he low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations wi
ll call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, an
d holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and re
turned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOTHY\, my so
n\, you have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\
, my patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my suffering
s\, what befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecuti
ons I endured\; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desir
e to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men
and impostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as
for you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, kno
wing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquaint
ed with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation th
rough faith in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nA
t that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received
him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord'
s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much se
rving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sist
er has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord
answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many t
hings\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shal
l not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raise
d her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the
breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear
the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Monday\; Holy Father John the Righteous\, disciple of St. Gregory
of Decapolis\; Euthemios the Enlightener of Karelia\; Cosmas\, Bishop of C
alcydon\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Athanasia the Wonderworker of Aeg
ina\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:18-43\nAt that time\, as J
esus was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by th
e wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he s
aid to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig tree withe
red at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\, saying\, "How did th
e fig tree wither at once?" And Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, I say to you
\, if you have faith and never doubt\, you will not only do what has been d
one to the fig tree\, but even if you say to this mountain\, 'Be taken up a
nd cast into the sea\,' it will be done. And whatever you ask in prayer\, y
ou will receive\, if you have faith. " And when he entered the temple\, the
chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teachi
ng\, and said\, "By what authority are you doing these things\, and who gav
e you this authority?" Jesus answered them\, "I also will ask you a questio
n\; and if you tell me the answer\, then I also will tell you by what autho
rity I do these things. The baptism of John\, whence was it? From heaven or
from men?" And they argued with one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,'
he will say to us\, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say\, 'F
rom men\,' we are afraid of the multitude\; for all hold that John was a pr
ophet." So they answered Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to them\, "N
either will I tell you by what authority I do these things. What do you thi
nk? A man had two sons\; and he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, go and
work in the vineyard today.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but afterward
he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the same\; and he
answered\, 'I go\, sir\,' but did not go. Which of the two did the will of
his father?" They said\, "The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say
to you\, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God befo
re you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness\, and you did not
believe him\, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him\; and eve
n when you saw it\, you did not afterward repent and believe him.\n\n"Hear
another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard and set a h
edge around it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let i
t out to tenants\, and went into another country. When the season of fruit
drew near\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and th
e tenants took his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned anot
her. Again he sent other servants\, more than the first\; and they did the
same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, saying\, 'They will respe
ct my son.' But when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'T
his is the heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And the
y took him and cast him out of the vineyard\, and killed him. When therefor
e the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They
said to him\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and let o
ut the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seas
ons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The ver
y stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; thi
s was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I tell
you\, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation
producing the fruits of it."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:3-35\nAt that t
ime\, as Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives\, the disciples came to him priva
tely\, saying\, "Tell us\, when will this be\, and what will be the sign of
your coming and of the close of the age?" And Jesus answered them\, "Take
heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name\, saying\,
'I am the Christ\,' and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of w
ars and rumors of wars\; see that you are not alarmed\; for this must take
place\, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation\, and k
ingdom against kingdom\, and there will be famines and earthquakes in vario
us places: all this is but the beginning of the sufferings.\n\n Then they w
ill deliver you up to tribulation\, and put you to death\; and you will be
hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away\, and
betray one another\, and hate one another. And many false prophets will ar
ise and lead many astray. And because wickedness is multiplied\, most men's
love will grow cold. But he who endures to the end will be saved. And this
gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world\, as a t
estimony to all nations\; and then the end will come.\n\n So when you see t
he desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the h
oly place (let the reader understand)\, then let those who are in Judea fle
e to the mountains\; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take wha
t is in his house\; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take h
is mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suc
k in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath
. For then there will be great tribulation\, such as has not been from the
beginning of the world until now\, no\, and never will be. And if those day
s had not been shortened\, no human being would be saved\; but for the sake
of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if anyone says to you\, 'L
o\, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Chr
ists and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders\, so as
to lead astray\, if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told you before
hand. So\, if they say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go
out\; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. Fo
r as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west\, so w
ill be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagle
s will be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those day
s the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, and the
stars will fall from heaven\, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken
\; then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven\, and then all the
tribes of the earth will mourn\, and they will see the Son of man coming o
n the clouds of heaven with power and great glory\; and he will send out hi
s angels with a loud trumpet call\, and they will gather his elect from the
four winds\, from one end of heaven to the other.\n\n From the fig tree le
arn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its lea
ves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when you see all these things
\, you know that he is near\, at the very gates. Truly\, I say to you\, thi
s generation will not pass away till all these things take place. Heaven an
d earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain\; Saint Vincent of Lerins\; Meletio
s the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\; Gregory\, Archbishop of Novgorod\
n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:25\;13.1-12\nIn those days\, Barnabas and Saul
returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission\, bringing wi
th them John whose other name was Mark. Now in the Church at Antioch there
were prophets and teachers\, Barnabas\, Simeon who was called Niger\, Luciu
s of Cyrene\, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch\, and Saul
. While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting\, the Holy Spirit said\,
"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called th
em." Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent
them off. So\, being sent out by the Holy Spirit\, they went down to Seleuc
ia\; and from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis\, t
hey proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had
John to assist them. When they had gone through the whole island as far as
Paphos\, they came upon a certain magician\, a Jewish false prophet\, named
Bar-Jesus. He was with the proconsul\, Sergius Paulus\, a man of intellige
nce\, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. Bu
t Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) withstood them\
, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. But Saul\, who is also
called Paul\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, looked intently at him and sai
d\, "You son of the devil\, you enemy of all righteousness\, full of all de
ceit and villainy\, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of
the Lord? And now\, behold\, the hand of the Lord is upon you\, and you sha
ll be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and dar
kness fell upon him and he went about seeking people to lead him by the han
d. Then the proconsul believed\, when he saw what had occurred\, for he was
astonished at the teaching of the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:51-59\nT
he Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
if any one keeps my word\, he will never see death." The Jews said to him\,
"Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died\, as did the prophets\; a
nd you say\, 'If any one keeps my word\, he will never taste death.' Are yo
u greater than our father Abraham\, who died? And the prophets died! Who do
you claim to be?" Jesus answered\, "If I glorify myself\, my glory is noth
ing\; it is my Father who glorifies me\, of whom you say that he is your Go
d. But you have not known him\; I know him. If I said\, I do not know him\,
I should be a liar like you\; but I do know him and I keep his word. Your
father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day\; and he saw it and was g
lad." The Jews then said to him\, "You are not yet fifty years old\, and ha
ve you seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
before Abraham was\, I am." So they took up stones to throw at him\; but Je
sus hid himself\, and went out of the temple.\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211222
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/21/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Juli
ana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs\; Themistocles the Martyr of M
yra\; Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I T
imothy 5:11-21\nTimothy\, my son\, refuse to enrol younger widows\; for whe
n they grow wanton against Christ they desire to marry\, and so they incur
condemnation for having violated their first pledge. Besides that\, they le
arn to be idlers\, gadding about from house to house\, and not only idlers
but gossips and busybodies\, saying what they should not. So I would have y
ounger widows marry\, bear children\, rule their households\, and give the
enemy no occasion to revile us. For some have already strayed after Satan.
If any believing man or woman has relatives who are widows\, let him assist
them\; let the church not be burdened\, so that it may assist those who ar
e real widows. Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double
honor\, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching\; for the scri
pture says\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain\
," and\, "The laborer deserves his wages." Never admit any charge against a
n elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. As for those who
persist in sin\, rebuke them in the presence of all\, so that the rest may
stand in fear. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect
angels I charge you to keep these rules without favor\, doing nothing from
partiality.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:2-12\nAt that time\, the Pharisees c
ame up to Jesus and in order to test him\, asked\, "Is it lawful for a man
to divorce his wife?" He answered them\, "What did Moses command you?" They
said\, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce\, and to put
her away." But Jesus said to them\, "For your hardness of heart he wrote y
ou this commandment. But from the beginning of creation\, 'God made them ma
le and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and
be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no
longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together\, let not
man put asunder." And in the house the disciples asked him again about thi
s matter. And he said to them\, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries anot
her commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces her husband and marr
ies another\, she commits adultery."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220204
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icaldaac7761a852353d6765c75edc37730f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\;
The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the Holy
Prophetess Anna\; Stamatios\, John\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Spetses\;
Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos \; Nicholas\, Archbishop & Enlightener o
f Japan\; Ansgar of Hamburg-Bremen\; Werburga\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9
:11-14\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things
that have come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made
with hands\, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all into t
he Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\
, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled per
sons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanct
ifies for the purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of
Christ\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to
God\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \n\nG
ospel Reading: Luke 2:25-38\nAt that time\, there was a man in Jerusalem\,
whose name was Symeon and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for t
he consolation of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had bee
n revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he
had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the te
mple\; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him acco
rding to the custom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God
and said\, "Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to you
r word\; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in th
e presence of all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and fo
r glory to your people Israel." And his father and his mother marveled at w
hat was said about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mothe
r\, "Behold\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\,
and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through you
r own soul also)\, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." And t
here was a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of As
her\; she was of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years fr
om her virginity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not dep
art from the temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And
coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to a
ll who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220202
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalb933744f90d8962b75762fb5012b9433
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trypho the Martyr\; Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savi
or in the Temple\; Perpetua & her Companions\; Our Holy Father Basil\, Arch
bishop of Thessolonica\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Navplion\; The Four M
artyrs Andrianus\, Polyeuktos\, Plato and George who contested in Megara\;
Timothy the Confessor\; Bridget of Ireland\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:28-
39\nBrethren\, we know that everything works for good with those who love G
od\, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew h
e also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son\, in order that
he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predesti
ned he also called\; and those whom he called he also justified\; and those
whom he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we say to this? I
f God is for us\, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but
gave him up for us all\, will he not also give us all things with him? Who
shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies\; who
is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from
the dead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who indeed intercedes for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or dist
ress\, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As
it is written\, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long\; we ar
e regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in all these things we are mo
re than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither de
ath\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor things present\, nor
things to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor anything else i
n all creation\, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ
Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\nThe Lord said to his dis
ciples\, "Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and sc
orpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you.
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\
; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he
rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heav
en and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understa
nding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your graciou
s will."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220126
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Kastinos\, Arc
hbishop of Constantinople\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord s
aid to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he wh
o does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, t
hat man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shep
herd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\,
and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought
out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for the
y know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from
him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used
with them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jes
us again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of th
e sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did
not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\
, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:2
6-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high prie
st\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above
the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifice
s daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did
this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints me
n in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came
later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. N
ow the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, on
e who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\,
a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man bu
t by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the
door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out
and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I c
ame that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shephe
rd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hirel
ing and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming
and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters t
hem. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I
am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father kn
ows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I
have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, an
d they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220614
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monday of the Holy Spirit\; Aquilina the Martyr of Syria\; Triphyllos
the Bishop of Nicosia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19\nBr
ethren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all
that is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the
Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expos
e them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secre
t\; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anyt
hing that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleep
er\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look caref
ully then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of
the time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but un
derstand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for
that is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one anothe
r in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to th
e Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:10-20\nThe Lord s
aid\, "See that you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell yo
u that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in
heaven. For the Son of man came to save the lost. What do you think? If a
man has a hundred sheep\, and one of them has gone astray\, does he not lea
ve the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astra
y? And if he finds it\, truly\, I say to you\, he rejoices over it more tha
n over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of you
r Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.\n\n"
If your brother sins against you\, go and tell him his fault\, between you
and him alone. If he listens to you\, you have gained your brother. But if
he does not listen\, take one or two others along with you\, that every wor
d may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses
to listen to them\, tell it to the church\; and if he refuses to listen ev
en to the church\, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Trul
y\, I say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, an
d whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you
\, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, it will be done f
or them by my Father in heaven\, for where two or three are gathered in my
name\, there am I in the midst of them."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220227
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday of Souls\; Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza\; The Holy Great Marty
r Photine\, the Samaritan Women\; Holy Martyr Theocletus\; John Claphas the
new Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not h
ave you ignorant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\, that you ma
y not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesu
s died and rose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring with him t
hose who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the
Lord\, that we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of the Lord\,
shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will
descend from heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel's call\, an
d with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise f
irst\; then we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up together w
ith them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we shall always
be with the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:8-9\,25-27\,33-36\nThe Lord s
aid\, "Take heed that you are not led astray\; for many will come in my nam
e\, saying\, 'I am he!' and\, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.
And when you hear of wars and tumults\, do not be terrified\; for this mu
st first take place\, but the end will not be at once. And there will be s
igns in sun and moon and stars\, and upon the earth distress of nations in
perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves\, men fainting with fear
and with foreboding of what is coming on the world\; for the powers of the
heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in a
cloud with power and great glory. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but m
y words will not pass away. But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts b
e weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of life\, and tha
t day come upon you suddenly like a snare\; for it will come upon all who d
well upon the face of the whole earth. But watch at all times\, praying th
at you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place\,
and to stand before the Son of man."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220527
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical679cf35469c12e571d7b999e9b3babe0
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday after Pascha\; Carpos and Alphaeus\, Apostles of the 70\;
Alexandros the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; George the New of Sofia\; Augu
stine\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\n
Brethren\, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentence
d to death\; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels an
d to men. We are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We a
re weak\, but you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute.
To the present hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and
homeless\, and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bl
ess\; when persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\;
we have become\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouri
ng of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish
you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ
\, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus t
hrough the gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Readin
g: John 9:39-10:9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "For judgmen
t I came into this world\, that those who do not see may see\, and that tho
se who see may become blind." Some of the Pharisees near him heard this\, a
nd they said to him\, "Are we also blind?" Jesus said to them\, "If you wer
e blind\, you would have no guilt\; but now that you say\, 'We see\,' your
guilt remains.\n\n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the
sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief a
nd a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. T
o him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his ow
n sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, h
e goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A
stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do n
ot know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but the
y did not understand what he was saying to them.\n\nSo Jesus again said to
them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who
came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I
am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in
and out and find pasture."\n\n
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SUMMARY:5th Thursday after Pascha
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211110
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nektarius the Wonderworker\, Metropolitan of Pentapolis\; Onesiphorus
and Porphyrius of Ephesus\; Matrona\, Abbess of Constantinople\; Theoktisti
of the Isle of Lesbos\; Symeon the Translator\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Jo
hn 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs
in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by
the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the s
heep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out
. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep
follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, bu
t they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." T
his figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he was s
aying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robber
s\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by m
e\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle
Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the f
ruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true)\, and try to
learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works o
f darkness\, but instead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of th
e things that they do in secret\; but when anything is exposed by the light
it becomes visible\, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore
it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ sha
ll give you light." Look carefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men bu
t as wise\, making the most of the time\, because the days are evil. Theref
ore do not be foolish\, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do
not get drunk with wine\, for that is debauchery\; but be filled with the
Spirit\, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, s
inging and making melody to the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading
: Matthew 4:25\, 5:1-12\nAt that time\, great crowds followed Jesus from Ga
lilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.
Seeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, and when he sat down his
disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them\, saying: "B
lessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blesse
d are those who mourn\, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek\,
for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness\, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful\,
for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart\, for they shal
l see God. Blessed are the peacemakers\, for they shall be called sons of G
od. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake\, for thei
rs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persec
ute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejo
ice and be glad\, for your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Maximus the Confessor\; Martyrs Neophytos\, Agnes\, Patroclus\, Maximu
s the Greek and Eugene of Trebizond\; Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea\n\nStr
ict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, I want you to
know that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel\,
so that it has become known throughout the praetorian guard and to all the
rest that my imprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the brethren have be
en made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment\, and are much mor
e bold to speak the word of God without fear. Some indeed preach Christ fr
om envy and rivalry\, but others from good will. The latter do it out of l
ove\, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel\; the former
proclaim Christ out of partisanship\, not sincerely but thinking to afflic
t me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way\, whether in p
retense or in truth\, Christ is proclaimed\; and in that I rejoice. Yes\,
and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of
the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance\, as it is
my eager expectation and hope. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-12\nThe Lord
said to His disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me before men\, the Son
of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he who denies
me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And every one who s
peaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven\; but he who blaspheme
s against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they bring you be
fore the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not be anxious
how or what you are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Holy Spirit
will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/17/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope\, and Love\; Herakleides &
Myron\, Bishops of Cyprus\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nStrict Fast\n\n
Epistle Reading: II Corinthians 11:5-21\nBrethren\, I think that I am not i
n the least inferior to these superlative apostles. Even if I am unskilled
in speaking\, I am not in knowledge\; in every way we have made this plain
to you in all things.\n\nDid I commit a sin in abasing myself so that you m
ight be exalted\, because I preached God's gospel without cost to you? I ro
bbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you. A
nd when I was with you and was in want\, I did not burden any one\, for my
needs were supplied by the brethren who came from Macedonia. So I refrained
and will refrain from burdening you in any way. As the truth of Christ is
in me\, this boast of mine shall not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!\n\nAnd what I do I will
continue to do\, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like t
o claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do.
For such men are false apostles\, deceitful workmen\, disguising themselve
s as apostles of Christ. And no wonder\, for even Satan disguises himself a
s an angel of light. So it is not strange if his servants also disguise the
mselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their de
eds.\n\nI repeat\, let no one think me foolish\; but even if you do\, accep
t me as a fool\, so that I too may boast a little. (What I am saying I say
not with the Lord's authority but as a fool\, in this boastful confidence\;
since many boast of worldly things\, I too will boast.) For you gladly bea
r with fools\, being wise yourselves! For you bear it if a man makes slaves
of you\, or preys upon you\, or takes advantage of you\, or puts on airs\,
or strikes you in the face. To my shame\, I must say\, we were too weak fo
r that!\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 4:1-9\nAt that time\, Jesus began to teach
beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him\, so that he got
into a boat and sat in it on the sea\; and the whole crowd was beside the s
ea on the land. And he taught them many things in parables\, and in his tea
ching he said to them: "Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed\,
some seed fell along the path\, and the birds came and devoured it. Other s
eed fell on rocky ground\, where it had not much soil\, and immediately it
sprang up\, since it had no depth of soil\; and when the sun rose it was sc
orched\, and since it had no root it withered away. Other seed fell among t
horns and the thorns grew up and choked it\, and it yielded no grain. And o
ther seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain\, growing up and inc
reasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." And he sa
id\, "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Ezekiel the Prophet\; Pela
gia the Righteous of Tinos\; Trophimos & Theophilios and the 13 others mart
yred in Lycia\; St. Anna of Levkadio\; The Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos
of Pochaev\; Icon of the Mother of God\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:1-5\nB
rethren\, I am speaking the truth in Christ\, I am not lying\; my conscienc
e bears me witness in the Holy Spirit\, that I have great sorrow and unceas
ing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and c
ut off from Christ for the sake of my brethren\, my kinsmen by race. They a
re Israelites\, and to them belong the patriarchs\, and of their race\, acc
ording to the flesh\, is the Christ\, who is God over all\, blessed for eve
r. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:18-26\nAt that time\, a ruler came in
and knelt before Jesus\, saying\, "My daughter has just died\; but come an
d lay your hand on her\, and she will live." And Jesus rose and followed hi
m\, with his disciples. And behold\, a woman who had suffered from a hemorr
hage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garm
ent\; for she said to herself\, "If I only touch his garment\, I shall be m
ade well." Jesus turned\, and seeing her he said\, "Take heart\, daughter\;
your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made well. And
when Jesus came to the ruler's house\, and saw the flute players\, and the
crowd making a tumult\, he said\, "Depart\; for the girl is not dead but sl
eeping." And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outside\,
he went in and took her by the hand\, and the girl arose. And the report o
f this went through all that district.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Wednesday\; Martyrs Emmanuel\, Theodore\, George\, Michael and
the other George of Samothrace\; The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of
the Lord\; Eulogios the Innkeeper of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 2:22-38.\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Men of
Israel\, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth\, a man attested to you by Go
d with mighty works and wonders and signs which God did through him in your
midst\, as you yourselves know this Jesus\, delivered up according to the
definite plan and foreknowledge of God\, you crucified and killed by the ha
nds of lawless men. But God raised him up\, having loosed the pangs of deat
h\, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For David says co
ncerning him\, 'I saw the Lord always before me\, for he is at my right han
d that I may not be shaken\; therefore my heart was glad\, and my tongue re
joiced\; moreover my flesh will dwell in hope. For thou wilt not abandon my
soul to Hades\, nor let thy Holy One see corruption. Thou hast made known
to me the ways of life\; thou wilt make me full of gladness with thy presen
ce.'\n\n"Brethren\, I may say to you confidently of the patriarch David tha
t he both died and was buried\, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being
therefore a prophet\, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him th
at he would set one of his descendants upon his throne\, he foresaw and spo
ke of the resurrection of the Christ\, that he was not abandoned to Hades\,
nor did his flesh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up\, and of that w
e all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God\, and
having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit\, he has po
ured out this which you see and hear. For David did not ascend into the hea
vens\; but he himself says\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right ha
nd\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet.' Let all the house of Is
rael therefore know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ\,
this Jesus whom you crucified."\n\nNow when they heard this they were cut t
o the heart\, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles\, "Brethren\,
what shall we do?" And Peter said to them\, "Repent\, and be baptized every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ."\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:35-51\n
At that time\, John was standing with two of his disciples\; and he looked
at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God!" The two disc
iples heard him say this\, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned\, and saw
them following\, and said to them\, "What do you seek?" And they said to hi
m\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "where are you staying?" He said to t
hem\, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying\; and they st
ayed with him that day\, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two wh
o heard John speak\, and followed him\, was Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother.
He first found his brother Simon\, and said to him\, "We have found the Me
ssiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him a
nd said\, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (w
hich means Peter).\n\nThe next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he f
ound Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\,
the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and said to him\, "
We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Je
sus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anythin
g good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus sa
w Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed
\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Je
sus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the fig
tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of Go
d! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to yo
u\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater th
ings than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you
will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending upo
n the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Matthew\; Holy Prophet Zacharias\, Father of the Venera
ble Forerunner\; Elizabeth\, Mother of the Forerunner\; Urban\, Theodore\,
& Medimnos the Hieromartyrs and the 77 Companions at Nicomedea\n\nMatins Go
spel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his d
isciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\,
"Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Ye
s\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A
second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He s
aid to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Te
nd my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do yo
u love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do
you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know
that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you
would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and anothe
r will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said
to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to hi
m\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following them the disciple whom J
esus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\,
"Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he sa
id to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is
my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" So
\, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die\;
but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\, but\, "If it is my wil
l that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple
who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\
; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other th
ings which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose tha
t the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen
.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 9:2-12\nBrethren\, you are the seal of
my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine m
e. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right
to be accompanied by a wife\, as the other apostles and the brothers of th
e Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrai
n from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Wh
o plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock with
out getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not th
e law say the same? For it is written in the law of Moses\, "You shall not
muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is
concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our
sake\, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in
hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you\, is
it too much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightfu
l claim upon you\, do not we still more? Nevertheless\, we have not made us
e of this right\, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the
way of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:23-35\nThe Lord
said this parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who w
ished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the reckoning\,
one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents\; and as he could
not pay\, his lord ordered him to be sold\, with his wife and children and
all that he had\, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees
\, imploring him\, 'Lord\, have patience with me\, and I will pay you every
thing.' And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and
forgave him the debt. But that same servant\, as he went out\, came upon o
ne of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii\; and seizing him
by the throat he said\, 'Pay what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down
and besought him\, 'Have patience with me\, and I will pay you.' He refus
ed and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. When his fe
llow servants saw what had taken place\, they were greatly distressed\, and
they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his l
ord summoned him and said to him\, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all t
hat debt because you besought me\; and should not you have had mercy on you
r fellow servant\, as I had mercy on you?' And in anger his lord delivered
him to the torturers\, till he should pay all his debt. So also my heaven
ly Father will do to every one of you\, if you do not forgive your brother
from your heart."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas\; Righteous Fathers slain at the Monaste
ry of St. Savas\; Myron the New Martyr of Crete\; Cuthbert the Wonderworker
\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Photini the Samaritan Woman\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesu
s\, having risen from the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and sa
id to them\, "Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened\, and su
pposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\
, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that
it is I myself\; handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bone
s as you see that I have." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands
and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he
said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of b
roiled fish\, and he took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\,
"These are my words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, th
at everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the
psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scr
iptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should s
uffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and for
giveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning
from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the
promise of my Father upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothe
d with power from on high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and
lifting up his hands\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted
from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and th
ey returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the templ
e blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 1:10-14\;2:1-3\n"IN THE BEGINNING\, Thou\, Lord\, d
idst found the earth in the beginning\, and the heavens are the work of thy
hands\; they will perish\, but tho
u remainest\; they will all grow old like a garment\, like a mantle thou wi
lt roll them up\, and they will be changed. But thou art the same\, and thy
years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said\, "Sit at my rig
ht hand\, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all m
inistering spirits sent forth to serve\, for the sake of those who are to o
btain salvation?\n\nTherefore we must pay closer attention to what we have
heard\, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels w
as valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retributio
n\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declar
ed at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.
\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:1-12\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum and
it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together\, so
that there was no longer room for them\, not even about the door\; and he w
as preaching the word to them. And they came\, bringing to him a paralytic
carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the cr
owd\, they removed the roof above him\; and when they had made an opening\,
they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw th
eir faith\, he said to the paralytic\, "My son\, your sins are forgiven." N
ow some of the scribes were sitting there\, questioning in their hearts\, "
Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but G
od alone?" And immediately Jesus\, perceiving in his spirit that they thus
questioned within themselves\, said to them\, "Why do you question thus in
your hearts? Which is easier\, to say to the paralytic\, 'Your sins are for
given\,' or to say\, 'Rise\, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may
know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said t
o the paralytic-"I say to you\, rise\, take up your pallet and go home." An
d he rose\, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all
\; so that they were all amazed and glorified God\, saying\, "We never saw
anything like this!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Saturday\; James the Apostle and brother of St. John the Theol
ogian\; Argyra the New Martyr\; Clement the Hymnographer\; Erconwald\, Bish
op of London\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 3:11-16\nIn those days\,
while the healed lame man clung to Peter and John\, all the people ran tog
ether to them in the portico called Solomon's\, astounded. And when Peter s
aw it he addressed the people\, "Men of Israel\, why do you wonder at this\
, or why do you stare at us\, as though by our own power or piety we had ma
de him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob\, the God of our
fathers\, glorified his servant Jesus\, whom you delivered up and denied in
the presence of Pilate\, when he had decided to release him. But you denie
d the Holy and Righteous One\, and asked for a murderer to be granted to yo
u\, and killed the Author of life\, whom God raised from the dead. To this
we are witnesses. And his name\, by faith in his name\, has made this man s
trong whom you see and know\; and the faith which is through him has given
the man this perfect health in the presence of you all."\n\nGospel Reading:
John 3:22-33\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of
Judea\; there He remained with them and baptized. John also was baptizing
at Aenon near Salim\, because there was much water there\; and people came
and were baptized. For John had not yet been put in prison.\n\nNow a disc
ussion arose between John's disciples and a Jew over purifying. And they c
ame to John\, and said to him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you beyond the Jor
dan\, to whom you bore witness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and all are going
to him." John answered\, "No one can receive anything except what is give
n him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness\, that I said\, I am not
the Christ\, but I have been sent before Him. He who has the bride is the
bridegroom\; the friend of the bridegroom\, who stands and hears him\, rej
oices greatly at the bridegroom's voice\; therefore this joy of mine is now
full. He must increase\, but I must decrease.\n\n"He who comes from above
is above all\; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth\, and of the ea
rth he speaks\; he who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to
what he has seen and heard\, yet no one receives his testimony\; he who re
ceives his testimony sets his seal to this\, that God is true."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Julian the Martyr of Tarsus\; Terentios\, Bishop of Iconium\; Nikitas
the New Martyr of Nisyros\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Ro
mans 4:4-12\nBrethren\, to one who works\, his wages are not reckoned as a
gift but as his due. And to one who does not work but trusts him who justif
ies the ungodly\, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. So also David pro
nounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart fro
m works: "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven\, and whose sins
are covered\; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his
sin." Is this blessing pronounced only upon the circumcised\, or also upon
the uncircumcised? We say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousne
ss. How then was it reckoned to him? Was it before or after he had been cir
cumcised? It was not after\, but before he was circumcised. He received cir
cumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which he had by faith whil
e he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all
who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reck
oned to them\, and likewise the father of the circumcised who are not merel
y circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our father Abr
aham had before he was circumcised.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:15-21\nThe
Lord said\, "Beware of false prophets\, who come to you in sheep's clothin
g but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are
grapes gathered from thorns\, or figs from thistles? So\, every sound tree
bears good fruit\, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cannot
bear evil fruit\, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does
not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will kno
w them by their fruits. Not every one who says to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\,' shal
l enter the kingdom of heaven\, but he who does the will of my Father who i
s in heaven."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211203
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Habakkuk the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus\; Myrope
the Martyr of Chios\; Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia\; Joannicos the Monk of De
vich\; Theophilos the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Thessalonians 4:18-5:10\nBrethren\, comfort one another with these words
. But as to the times and the seasons\, brethren\, you have no need to have
anything written to you. For you yourselves know well that the day of the
Lord will come like a thief in the night. When people say\, "There is peac
e and security\," then sudden destruction will come upon them as travail co
mes upon a woman with child\, and there will be no escape. But you are not
in darkness\, brethren\, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you
are all sons of light and sons of the day\; we are not of the night or of
darkness. So then let us not sleep\, as others do\, but let us keep awake a
nd be sober. For those who sleep sleep at night\, and those who get drunk a
re drunk at night. But\, since we belong to the day\, let us be sober\, and
put on the breastplate of faith and love\, and for a helmet the hope of sa
lvation. For God has not destined us for wrath\, but to obtain salvation th
rough our Lord Jesus Christ\, who died for us so that whether we wake or sl
eep we might live with him.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:9-18\nThe Lord said
this parable: "A man planted a vineyard\, and let it out to tenants\, and w
ent into another country for a long while. When the time came\, he sent a s
ervant to the tenants\, that they should give him some of the fruit of the
vineyard\; but the tenants beat him\, and sent him away empty-handed. And h
e sent another servant\; him also they beat and treated shamefully\, and se
nt him away empty-handed. And he sent yet a third\; this one they wounded a
nd cast out. Then the owner of the vineyard said\, 'What shall I do? I will
send my beloved son\; it may be they will respect him.' But when the tenan
ts saw him\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; let us kill him\
, that the inheritance may be ours.' And they cast him out of the vineyard
and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He wil
l come and destroy those tenants\, and give the vineyard to others." When t
hey heard this\, they said\, "God forbid!" But he looked at them and said\,
"What then is this that is written: 'The very stone which the builders rej
ected has become the head of the corner'? Every one who falls on that stone
will be broken to pieces\; but when it falls on any one it will crush him.
"\n\n
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SUMMARY:Habakkuk the Prophet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220720
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220721
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)\; Synaxis of the Russians who were
perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov\, Presbyter Dimitrii
Klepinin\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, her son Yuri Skobtsov\, and Ilia Fonda
minskii\; Mother Maria Skobtsova\, New-Martyr of France\n\nFast Day (Wine a
nd Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: James 5:10-20\nBRETHREN\, take as an ex
ample of suffering and patience the prophets who spoke in the name of the L
ord. Behold\, we call those happy who were steadfast. You have heard of the
steadfastness of Job\, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord\, how the
Lord is compassionate and merciful. But above all\, my brethren\, do not s
wear\, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath\, but let your y
es be yes and your no be no\, that you may not fall under condemnation. Is
any one among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing pr
aise. Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church\, an
d let them pray over him\, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord\;
and the prayer of faith will save the sick man\, and the Lord will raise h
im up\; and if he has committed sins\, he will be forgiven. Therefore confe
ss your sins to one another\, and pray for one another\, that you may be he
aled. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Elijah
was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it mig
ht not rain\, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the ear
th. Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain\, and the earth brought f
orth its fruit. My brethren\, if any one among you wanders from the truth a
nd some one brings him back\, let him know that whoever brings back a sinne
r from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a
multitude of sins.Gospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the crowd wo
ndered at the gracious words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; an
d they said\, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless
you will quote to me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we ha
ve heard you did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'" And he
said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
But in truth\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in the days o
f Elijah\, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months\, when th
ere came a great famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to none of
them but only to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a wi
dow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha
\; and none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When they hea
rd this\, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and
put him out of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on which the
ir city was built\, that they might throw him down headlong. But passing th
rough the midst of them he went away.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220114
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical33864b6d7bb142811972a947964b9b40
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The
Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Mediatress\; Maximos the Righteous of Kapsokalyvia\, Mount Athos\; Hilar
y of Poitiers\; Kentigern\, Bishop of Glasgow\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians
3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined under the
law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law
was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith.
But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in C
hrist Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as
were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gree
k\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; fo
r you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are A
braham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as
long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner
of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date s
et by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to th
e elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God
sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem thos
e who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 20:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teaching the people
in the temple and preaching the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes
with the elders came up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what authority you do
these things\, or who it is that gave you this authority." He answered th
em\, "I also will ask you a question\; now tell me\, was the baptism of Joh
n from heaven or from men?" And they discussed it with one another\, sayin
g\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did you not believe him
?' But if we say\, 'From men\,' all the people will stone us\; for they ar
e convinced that John was a prophet." So they answered that they did not k
now whence it was. And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by wh
at authority I do these things."\n\n
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SUMMARY:Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220105
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical664171b3635f453344a5fbce9d45a375
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Syna
xis of the 70 Holy Apostles\; Our Righteous Father Theoctistus\, Abbot of C
ucomo in Sicily\; Nikephoros the Leper\; Zosimos the Monk and Athanasios th
e Notary\; Righteous Apollinaria the Senator\; Martyrs Chrysanthos and Euph
emia\; Righteous Euthymios the Younger\; New Martyr Onuphrios\; Righteous E
uthymios of Vatopedi\; Righteous John Scholarios\; Eustathios Archbishop of
Serbia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, G
od has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\;
because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We
are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, bu
t you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the prese
nt hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when p
ersecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have bec
ome\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all th
ings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my b
eloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do no
t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the g
ospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18
-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom
of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the testimony of Joh
n\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who
are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am not the C
hrist." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am n
ot." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to him then\,
"Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say
about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness
\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n\nNo
w they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then why are you
baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?"
John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stands one whom
you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whose sandal I
am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, wh
ere John was baptizing.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220109
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical75e67b58885c0cb072f3fb750fcce29d
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: George of Hozeva\; Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople\; Atticus a
nd Cyrus\, Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Emilianos the Confessor\, Bishop of
Cyzikos\; Gregory of the Kiev Caves\; Pega the Virgin\, Hermitess of Peakir
k\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 6:10-17\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord a
nd in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you
may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we are not conten
ding against flesh and blood\, but against the principalities\, against the
powers\, against the world rulers of this present darkness\, against the s
piritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take the wh
ole armor of God\, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day\, and
having done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having girded your loins w
ith truth\, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness\, and having
shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace\; besides all the
se\, taking the shield of faith\, with which you can quench all the flaming
darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation\, and the sword o
f the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-11\
nAt that time\, Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be te
mpted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights\, and afterw
ard he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him\, "If you are the
Son of God\, command these stones to become loaves of bread." But he answe
red\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not live by bread alone\, but by every wo
rd that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Then the devil took him to the h
oly city\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "I
f you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down\; for it is written\, 'He wi
ll give his angels charge of you\,' and 'On their hands they will bear you
up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus said to him\, "Aga
in\, it is written\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" Again\, the
devil took him to a very high mountain\, and showed him all the kingdoms o
f the world and the glory of them\; and he said to him\, "All these I will
give you\, if you will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him\,
"Be gone\, Satan! for it is written\, 'You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.'" Then the devil left him\, and behold\, an
gels came and ministered to him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:George of Hozeva
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211214
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Orestes of G
reater Armenia\; Lucia the Virgin-martyr\; Herman the Wonderworker of Alask
a & First Saint of America\; Gabriel the Hieromartyr\, Archbishop of Serbia
\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 1:1-7\nPaul\, an apostle of C
hrist Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope\, to
Timothy\, my true child in the faith: Grace\, mercy\, and peace from God th
e Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you when I was going to Mace
donia\, remain at Ephesos that you may charge certain persons not to teach
any different doctrine\, nor to occupy themselves with myths and endless ge
nealogies which promote speculations rather than the divine training that i
s in faith\; whereas the aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure
heart and a good conscience and sincere faith. Certain persons by swerving
from these have wandered away into vain discussion\, desiring to be teacher
s of the law\, without understanding either what they are saying or the thi
ngs about which they make assertions.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:11-21\nAt t
hat time\, the Pharisees came to Jesus and began to argue with him\, seekin
g from him a sign from heaven\, to test him. And he sighed deeply in his sp
irit\, and said\, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly\, I say to y
ou\, no sign shall be given to this generation." And he left them\, and get
ting into the boat again he departed to the other side. Now they had forgot
ten to bring bread\; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And
he cautioned them\, saying\, "Take heed\, beware of the leaven of the Phari
sees and the leaven of Herod." And they discussed it with one another\, say
ing\, "We have no bread." And being aware of it\, Jesus said to them\, "Why
do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or
understand? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes do you not see\, and hav
ing ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five lo
aves for the five thousand\, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you
take up?" They said to him\, "Twelve." "And the seven for the four thousan
d\, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" And they said
to him\, "Seven." And he said to them\, "Do you not yet understand?"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Orestes o
f Greater Armenia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220826
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icalc8bccb93e91fe051df44c55e5e1b525f
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle\; Titus the Apo
stle of the 70\; John the Cappadocian\, Epiphanius and Menas\, Patriarchs o
f Constantinople\; Holy Father John of Karpathos\; Ebba\, First Abbess of C
oldingham\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 1:1-5\;2:15\;3:1-2\,12-15\nPAUL\, a ser
vant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to further the faith of God's
elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness\, in ho
pe of eternal life which God\, who never lies\, promised ages ago and at th
e proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I hav
e been entrusted by command of God our Savior\;\n\nTo Titus\, my true child
in a common faith:\n\nGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus
our Savior.\n\nDeclare these things\; exhort and reprove with all authorit
y. Let no one disregard you.\n\nRemind them to be submissive to rulers and
authorities\, to be obedient\, to be ready for any honest work\, to speak e
vil of no one\, to avoid quarreling\, to be gentle\, and to show perfect co
urtesy toward all men.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your
best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the winter th
ere. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see
that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to goo
d deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\
nAll who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the
faith.\n\nGrace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\n
The Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city s
et on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bus
hel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your li
ght so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glory
to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the
law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them
. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota
\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever t
hen relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, sha
ll be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teac
hes them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211008
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icale614a63293f0ec46949f6ea3c424d602
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria\; Polychronios the Martyr
\; Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon\; John the Hermit of Crete\;
Jonah of Manchuria\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 1:1-9\nPaul\, an apostle
of Christ Jesus by the will of God\, To the saints who are at Ephesos and f
aithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\
, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenl
y places\, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world\,
that we should be holy and blameless before him. He destined us in love to
be his sons through Jesus Christ\, according to the purpose of his will\, t
o the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Be
loved. In him we have redemption through his blood\, the forgiveness of our
trespasses\, according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon u
s in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will\, according to his purp
ose.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\, the report concerning
Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. Th
e disciples of John told him of all these things. And John\, calling to him
two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying\, "Are you he who is
to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when the men had come to him\
, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, saying\, 'Are you he w
ho is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In that hour he cured many
of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many that were blind he b
estowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell John what you have seen
and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame walk\, lepers are clean
sed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the poor have good news
preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."\n\nWhen th
e messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak to the crowds concerning
John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by
the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing?
Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings
' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, an
d more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send
my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' I t
ell you\, among those born of women none is greater than John\; yet he who
is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." When they heard this al
l the people and the tax collectors justified God\, having been baptized wi
th the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the pur
pose of God for themselves\, not having been baptized by him.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220222
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Righteous\; John III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eusta
thius\, Bishop of Antioch\; Zachariah\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nEpistle R
eading: I John 2:18-29\;3:1-8\nBrethren\, it is the last hour\; and as you
have heard that antichrist is coming\, so now many antichrists have come\;
therefore we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us\, but th
ey were not of us\; for if they had been of us\, they would have continued
with us\; but they went out\, that it might be plain that they all are not
of us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One\, and you all know that
I write to you\, not because you do not know the truth\, but because you kn
ow it\, and know that no lie is of the truth. Who is the liar but he who d
enies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist\, he who denies the
Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who con
fesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning
abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you\, then yo
u will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he has promise
d us\, eternal life.\n\nI write this to you about those who would deceive y
ou\; but the anointing which you received from him abides in you\, and you
have no need that any one should teach you\; as his anointing teaches you a
bout everything\, and is true\, and is no lie\, just as it has taught you\,
abide in him.\n\nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\, so that when h
e appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his co
ming. If you know that he is righteous\, you may be sure that every one wh
o does right is born of him.\n\nSee what love the Father has given us\, tha
t we should be called children of God\; and so we are. The reason why the
world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved\, we are God's
children now\; it does not yet appear what we shall be\, but we know that
when he appears we shall be like him\, for we shall see him as he is. And
every one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.\n\nEvery on
e who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness\; sin is lawlessness. You know
that he appeared to take away sins\, and in him there is no sin. No one wh
o abides in him sins\; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. L
ittle children\, let no one deceive you. He who does right is righteous\,
as he is righteous. He who commits sin is of the devil\; for the devil has
sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to dest
roy the works of the devil. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 11:1-11\nAt that time\
, Jesus drew near to Jerusalem\, to Bethsphage and Bethany\, at the Mount o
f Olives\, and he sent two of his disciples\, and said to them\, "Go into t
he village opposite you\, and immediately as you enter it you will find a c
olt tied\, on which no one has ever sat\; untie it and bring it. If any on
e says to you\, 'Why are you doing this?' say\, 'The Lord has need of it an
d will send it back here immediately.'" And they went away\, and found a c
olt tied at the door out in the open street\; and they untied it. And thos
e who stood there said to them\, "What are you doing\, untying the colt?"
And they told them what Jesus had said\; and they let them go. And they br
ought the colt to Jesus\, and threw their garments on it\; and he sat upon
it. And many spread their garments on the road\, and others spread leafy b
ranches which they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and
those who followed cried out\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the na
me of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming!
Hosanna in the highest!" And he entered Jerusalem\, and went into the te
mple\; and when he had looked round at everything\, as it was already late\
, he went out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus\; Cosmas the Hagio
polite\; Praised Ignatius\, Archbishop of Methymna\; Righteous Paraskeve of
Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:14-17\nBrethren\, we may no longer
be children\, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctri
ne\, by the cunning of men\, by their craftiness in deceitful wiles. Rather
\, speaking the truth in love\, we are to grow up in every way into him who
is the head\, into Christ\, from whom the whole body\, joined and knit tog
ether by every joint with which it is supplied\, when each part is working
properly\, makes bodily growth and upbuilds itself in love. Now this I affi
rm and testify in the Lord\, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles d
o\, in the futility of their minds.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:7-11\nAt that
time\, Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Jesus\, and he was
perplexed\, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the
dead\, by some that Elijah had appeared\, and by others that one of the ol
d prophets had risen. Herod said\, "John I beheaded\; but who is this about
whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him. On their return the ap
ostles told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to
a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds learned it\, they followed him\; a
nd he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God\, and cured tho
se who had need of healing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman\; Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Coma
na\; Holy New Martyrs Demetrius and Paul of Tripoli\; John-Vladimir\, Ruler
of Serbia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the
week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and
saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went
to Simon Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and sai
d to them\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know
where they have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, an
d they went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran
Peter and reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the lin
en cloths lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, follo
wing him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the
napkin\, which had been on his head\, not lying with the linen cloths but
rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the t
omb first\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did no
t know the scripture\, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples
went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 11:19-30\nIn those days\
, those apostles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose o
ver Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch\, speaking
the word to none except Jews. But there were some of them\, men of Cyprus a
nd Cyrene\, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also\, preaching t
he Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them\, and a great number
that believed turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the chur
ch in Jerusalem\, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw t
he grace of God\, he was glad\; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful
to the Lord with steadfast purpose\; for he was a good man\, full of the H
oly Spirit and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barn
abas went to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and when he had found him\, he broug
ht him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church\, and taught a
large company of people\; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first
time called Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem
to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spir
it that there would be a great famine over all the world\; and this took pl
ace in the days of Claudius. And the disciples determined\, every one accor
ding to his ability\, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea\, a
nd they did so\, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:5-42\nAt that time\, Jesus came to a city of Sam
aria\, called Sychar\, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Ja
cob's well was there\, and so Jesus\, wearied as he was with his journey\,
sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.\n\nThere came a woma
n of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her\, "Give me a drink." For his
disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said
to him\, "How is it that you\, a Jew\, ask a drink of me\, a woman of Sama
ria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her\, "If y
ou knew the gift of God\, and who it is that is saying to you\, 'Give me a
drink\,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.
" The woman said to him\, "Sir\, you have nothing to draw with\, and the we
ll is deep\; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our f
ather Jacob\, who gave us the well\, and drank from it himself\, and his so
ns\, and his cattle?" Jesus said to her\, "Everyone who drinks of this wate
r will thirst again\, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him
will never thirst\; the water that I shall give him will become in him a s
pring of water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him\, "Sir\,
give me this water\, that I may not thirst\, nor come here to draw."\n\nJes
us said to her\, "Go\, call your husband\, and come here." The woman answer
ed him\, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her\, "You are right in saying\
, 'I have no husband'\; for you have had five husbands\, and he whom you no
w have is not your husband\; this you said truly." The woman said to him\,
"Sir\, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mou
ntain\; and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
" Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, believe me\, the hour is coming when neither
on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship
what you do not know\; we worship what we know\, for salvation is from the
Jews. But the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the true worshipers will
worship the Father in spirit and truth\, for such the Father seeks to worsh
ip him. God is spirit\, and those who worship him must worship in spirit an
d truth." The woman said to him\, "I know that the Messiah is coming (he wh
o is called Christ)\; when he comes\, he will show us all things." Jesus sa
id to her\, "I who speak to you am he."\n\nJust then his disciples came. Th
ey marveled that he was talking with a woman\, but none said\, "What do you
wish?" or\, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water ja
r\, and went away into the city and said to the people\, "Come\, see a man
who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went out of
the city and were coming to him.\n\nMeanwhile the disciples besought him\,
saying "Rabbi\, eat." But he said to them\, "I have food to eat of which yo
u do not know." So the disciples said to one another\, "Has anyone brought
him food?" Jesus said to them\, "My food is to do the will of him who sent
me\, and to accomplish his work. Do you not say\, 'There are yet four month
s\, then comes the harvest'? I tell you\, lift up your eyes\, and see how t
he fields are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages\, and
gathers fruit for eternal life\, so that sower and reaper may rejoice toget
her. For here the saying holds true\, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent
you to reap that for which you did not labor\; others have labored\, and yo
u have entered into their labor."\n\nMany Samaritans from that city believe
d in him because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did.
" So when the Samaritans came to him\, they asked him to stay with them\; a
nd he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. Th
ey said to the woman\, "It is no longer because of your words that we belie
ve\, for we have heard ourselves\, and we know that this is indeed Christ t
he Savior of the world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/22/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Phocas the Gardener\; Martyrs I
saac\, Martin\, and the 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monastery\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 13:3-13\nBrethren\, since you desire
proof that Christ is speaking in me\, he is not weak in dealing with you\,
but is powerful in you. For he was crucified in weakness\, but lives by the
power of God. For we are weak in him\, but in dealing with you we shall li
ve with him by the power of God.\n\nExamine yourselves\, to see whether you
are holding to your faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus
Christ is in you? - unless indeed you fail to meet the test! I hope you wil
l find out that we have not failed. But we pray God that you may not do wro
ng - not that we may appear to have met the test\, but that you may do what
is right\, though we may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything ag
ainst the truth\, but only for the truth. For we are glad when we are weak
and you are strong. What we pray for is your improvement. I write this whil
e I am away from you\, in order that when I come I may not have to be sever
e in my use of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up an
d not for tearing down.\n\nFinally\, brethren\, farewell. Mend your ways\,
heed my appeal\, agree with one another\, live in peace\, and the God of lo
ve and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the
saints greet you.\n\nThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jordan\, and was le
d by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by the devil. An
d he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, he was hungry.
The devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command this stone to
become bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man shall not liv
e by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed him all the king
doms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To you I will gi
ve all this authority and their glory\; for it has been delivered to me\, a
nd I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worship me\, it shal
l all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'You shall worsh
ip the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd he took him t
o Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and said to him\,
"If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\; for it is wri
tten\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\,' and 'On the
ir hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
'" And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not tempt the Lord you
r God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he departed from h
im until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit i
nto Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through all the surround
ing country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorified by all.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie\; Our Righteous Father Joseph\; Ic
on of the Mother of God of Vladimir\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebr
ews 10:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlig
htened\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publ
icly exposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with th
ose so treated. For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully
accepted the plundering of your property\, since you knew that you yoursel
ves had a better possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw awa
y your confidence\, which has a great reward. For you have need of enduran
ce\, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For
yet a little while\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; b
ut my righteous one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:27-
33\, 42-51\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "As the lightning comes from t
he east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the coming of the Son of
man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered together.\n\
n"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened\
, and the moon will not give its light\, and the stars will fall from heave
n\, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken\; then will appear the sig
n of the Son of man in heaven\, and then all the tribes of the earth will m
ourn\, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with
power and great glory\; and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpe
t call\, and they will gather his elect from the four winds\, from one end
of heaven to the other.\n\n"From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as
its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves\, you know that summer
is near. So also\, when you see all these things\, you know that he is near
\, at the very gates.\n\n"Watch therefore\, for you do not know on what day
your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in
what part of the night the thief was coming\, he would have watched and wou
ld not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready\
; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.\n\n"Who then i
s the faithful and wise servant\, whom his master has set over his househol
d\, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant who
m his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he wi
ll set him over all his possessions. But if that wicked servant says to him
self\, 'My master is delayed\,' and begins to beat his fellow servants\, an
d eats and drinks with the drunken\, the master of that servant will come o
n a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know\, and w
ill punish him\, and put him with the hypocrites\; there men will weep and
gnash their teeth."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joel the Prophet\; Varys the Martyr\; John of Rilas\; Felix the Hierom
artyr & Eusebius the Deacon\; John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 2:14-21\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing with the eleven\,
lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in
Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my words. For these
men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the third hour of th
e day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'And in the last d
ays it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all fl
esh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and your young men
shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; yea\, and on my m
enservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit\; a
nd they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heaven above and sig
ns on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of smoke\; the sun s
hall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, before the day of th
e Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be that whoever cal
ls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:23-2
7\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "If any man would come after me\, let h
im deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever woul
d save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake\, he
will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and
loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words\,
of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the gl
ory of the Father and of the holy angels. But I tell you truly\, there are
some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of
God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt\; Terence and his Companions beheaded at C
arthage\; 150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monastery of
Pantocrator Daou Pentelis\; Gregory V\, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Co
nstantinople\; Holy Father Theonas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the eve
ning of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where t
he disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them an
d said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this\, he showed the
m his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the L
ord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sen
t me\, even so I send you." And when he had said this\, he breathed on the
m\, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of
any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retaine
d."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them
when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord.
" But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails\,
and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in his sid
e\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days later\, his disciples were again in
the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came
and stood among them\, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Tho
mas\, "Put your finger here\, and see my hands\; and put out your hand\, an
d place it in my side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answe
red him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed beca
use you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.
"\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, whic
h are not written in this book\; but these are written that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing you may hav
e life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14\nBRETHREN\, when Ch
rist appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come\, then thr
ough the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands\, that is\, not
of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place\, taking not
the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\, thus securing an eternal
redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goa
ts and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification
of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of Christ\, who through the e
ternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God\, purify your conscien
ce from dead works to serve the living God. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:32-
45\nAt that time\, Jesus took his twelve disciples\, and he began to tell t
hem what was to happen to him\, saying\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerus
alem\; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the sc
ribes\, and they will condemn him to death\, and deliver him to the Gentile
s\; and they will mock him\, and spit upon him\, and scourge him\, and kill
him\; and after three days he will rise." And James and John\, the sons of
Zebedee\, came forward to him\, and said to him\, "Teacher\, we want you t
o do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them\, "What do you wan
t me to do for you?" And they said to him\, "Grant us to sit\, one at your
right hand and one at your left\, in your glory." But Jesus said to them\,
"You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I
drink\, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And t
hey said to him\, "We are able." And Jesus said to them\, "The cup that I d
rink you will drink\; and with the baptism with which I am baptized\, you w
ill be baptized\; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to
grant\, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the te
n heard it\, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called
them to him and said to them\, "You know that those who are supposed to ru
le over the Gentiles lord it over them\, and their great men exercise autho
rity over them. But it shall not be so among you\; but whoever would be gre
at among you must be your servant\, and whoever would be first among you mu
st be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to se
rve\, and to give his life as a ransom for many."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring\; Jason and Sosipa
ter the Apostles of the 70 and their Companions\; Holy Martyr Cercyra\; Our
Holy Father John of Kaloktenos\, Metropolitan of Thebes\; Basil\, Bishop o
f Montenegro\; Nektarios the New Martyr of Optina\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle R
eading: Acts 3:1-8\nIn those days\, Peter and John were going up to the tem
ple at the hour of prayer\, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was b
eing carried\, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is call
ed Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple. Seeing Peter and
John about to go into the temple\, he asked for alms. And Peter directed hi
s gaze at him\, with John\, and said\, "Look at us." And he fixed his atten
tion upon them\, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said\,
"I have no silver and gold\, but I give you what I have\; in the name of J
esus Christ of Nazareth\, walk." And he took him by the right hand and rais
ed him up\; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leapi
ng up he stood and walked and entered the temple with them\, walking and le
aping and praising God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:12-22\nAt that time\, Jes
us came to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples\; a
nd there they stayed for a few days.\n\nThe Passover of the Jews was at han
d\, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were s
elling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the money-changers at their busines
s. And making a whip of cords\, he drove them all\, with the sheep and oxen
\, out of the temple\; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers an
d overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons\, "Take t
hese things away\; you shall not make my Father's house a house of trade."
His disciples remembered that it was written\, "Zeal for your house will co
nsume me." The Jews then said to him\, "What sign have you to show us for d
oing this?" Jesus answered them\, "Destroy this temple\, and in three days
I will raise it up." The Jews then said\, "It has taken forty-six years to
build this temple\, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he spoke o
f the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead\, his
disciples remembered that he had said this\; and they believed the scriptur
e and the word which Jesus had spoken.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; The All-Praised Olga\, Equal-to-the-Apostl
es\, Princess of Kiev\; Nektarios the New Martyr\; Sophrony the Athonite of
Essex\; Nicodemos the New Martyr of Mt. Athos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Ma
rk 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about
him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, a
nd who had suffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she
had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports a
bout Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. F
or she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And im
mediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was hea
led of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone f
orth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who tou
ched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd press
ing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around
to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\,
came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the who
le truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; g
o in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinth
ians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to a
ccept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I hav
e listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now i
s the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obs
tacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\,
but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great end
urance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments
\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearan
ce\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the
power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for
the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are t
reated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\;
as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorro
wful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having no
thing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt
that time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went
into the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\, a wom
an of the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at table i
n the Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, and stand
ing behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her t
ears\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and
anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him
saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have
known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for she is a
sinner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to sa
y to you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor ha
d two debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When t
hey could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him m
ore?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And
he said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman
he said to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, you gave
me no water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped
them with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she h
as not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but sh
e has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, whi
ch are many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven li
ttle\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then t
hose who were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who is thi
s\, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has sav
ed you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ephraim the Syrian\; Isaac the Syrian\, Bishop of Ninevah\; James the
Righteous\; Palladios the Hermit of Antioch\; Theodosius of Totma\; Grace t
he Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBret
hren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\
, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there
is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh w
ith its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk
by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\,
no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\
, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look
to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and s
o fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\
, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a
great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of
Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\;
and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the c
rowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them al
l. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you
poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\,
for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall
laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and
revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man!
Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is grea
t in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphrosyne of Alexandria\; Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions
in Egypt\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evangelistria\, Mochos\;
Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\; Finbar the Confessor\, First Bis
hop of Cork\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:1-5\nBrethren\, this is how
one should regard us\, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries
of God. Moreover it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy
. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by
any human court. I do not even judge myself. I am not aware of anything ag
ainst myself\, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me
. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time\, before the Lord com
es\, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will dis
close the purposes of the heart. Then every man will receive his commendati
on from God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:31-36\nAt that time\, Jesus went dow
n to Capernaum\, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath
\; and they were astonished at his teaching\, for his word was with authori
ty. And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean d
emon\; and he cried out with a loud voice\, "Ah! What have you to do with u
s\, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are\, th
e Holy One of God." But Jesus rebuked him\, saying\, "Be silent\, and come
out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst\, he came
out of him\, having done him no harm. And they were all amazed and said to
one another\, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands
the unclean spirits\, and they come out."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/15/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity Fast Begins\; Guria\, Shamuna\, and Habib\, Martyrs and Confe
ssors of Edessa\; Thomas II the New\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nFast
Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 2:13-20\nBrethren\, you w
ho were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh\, Christ ma
de alive together with him\, having forgiven us all our trespasses\, having
canceled the bond which stood against us with its legal demands\; this he
set aside\, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the principalities and pow
ers and made a public example of them\, triumphing over them in him. Theref
ore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink or with
regard to a festival or a new moon or a sabbath. These are only a shadow of
what is to come\; but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disquali
fy you\, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels\, taking his sta
nd on visions\, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind\, and not hol
ding fast to the Head\, from whom the whole body\, nourished and knit toget
her through its joints and ligaments\, grows with a growth that is from God
. If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the universe\, why do
you live as if you still belonged to the world?\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14
:1\, 12-15\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the home of a certain ruler of the
Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread. And he said to the man who had invi
ted him\, "When you give a dinner or a banquet\, do not invite your friends
or your brothers or your kinsmen or rich neighbors\, lest they also invite
you in return\, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast\, invite the
poor\, the maimed\, the lame\, the blind\, and you will be blessed\, becaus
e they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just
." When one of those who sat at table with him heard this\, he said to him\
, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodora of Alexandria\; Euphrosynos the Cook\; Demetrios & Evanthea t
he Martyrs & their son Demetrianos\; Sergius and Herman of Valaam\, Finland
\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Deinol the First Bishop of
Bangor\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 2:6-9\nBrethren\, among the matur
e we do impart wisdom\, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the r
ulers of this age\, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and
hidden wisdom of God\, which God decreed before the ages for our glorifica
tion. None of the rulers of this age understood this\; for if they had\, th
ey would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But\, as it is written\, "Wh
at no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man conceived\, what
God has prepared for those who love him."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:37-
42\, 11:1\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves father or mother more than me is n
ot worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not wort
hy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy o
f me. He who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses his life for my
sake will find it. He who receives you receives me\, and he who receives m
e receives him who sent me. He who receives a prophet because he is a proph
et shall receive a prophet's reward\, and he who receives a righteous man b
ecause he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And wh
oever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he
is a disciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he shall not lose his reward." And
when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, he went on from
there to teach and preach in their cities.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Friday after Pascha\; Job the Prophet\; Our Holy Father Seraphim t
he Struggler of Mt. Domvu\; Sophia of Kleisoura\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil A
llowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:1-11\nIn those days\, a man named Anania
s with his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property\, and with his wife's kno
wledge he kept back some of the proceeds\, and brought only a part and laid
it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said\, "Ananias\, why has Satan filled
your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds
of the land? While it remained unsold\, did it not remain your own? And af
ter it was sold\, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have cont
rived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." When A
nanias heard these words\, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon
all who heard of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him
out and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in
\, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her\, "Tell me whether
you sold the land for so much." And she said\, "Yes\, for so much." But Pet
er said to her\, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spir
it of the Lord? Hark\, the feet of those that have buried your husband are
at the door\, and they will carry you out." Immediately she fell down at hi
s feet and died. When the young men came in they found her dead\, and they
carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon
the whole church\, and upon all who heard of these things.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: John 5:30-47\; 6:1-2\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "I can
do nothing on my own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is
just\, because I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent m
e. If I bear witness to myself\, my testimony is not true\; there is anothe
r who bears witness to me\, and I know that the testimony which he bears to
me is true. You sent to John\, and he has borne witness to the truth. Not
that the testimony which I receive is from man\; but I say this that you ma
y be saved. He was a burning and shining lamp\, and you were willing to rej
oice for a while in his light. But the testimony which I have is greater th
an that of John\; for the works which the Father has granted me to accompli
sh\, these very works which I am doing\, bear me witness that the Father ha
s sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me. His
voice you have never heard\, his form you have never seen\; and you do not
have his word abiding in you\, for you do not believe him whom he has sent.
You search the scriptures\, because you think that in them you have eterna
l life\; and it is they that bear witness to me\; yet you refuse to come to
me that you may have life. I do not receive glory from men. But I know tha
t you have not the love of God within you. I have come in my Father's name\
, and you do not receive me\; if another comes in his own name\, him you wi
ll receive. How can you believe\, who receive glory from one another and do
not seek the glory that comes from the only God? Do not think that I shall
accuse you to the Father\; it is Moses who accuses you\, on whom you set y
our hope. If you believed Moses\, you would believe me\, for he wrote of me
. But if you do not believe his writings\, how will you believe my words?"\
n\nAfter this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee\, which is
the Sea of Tiberias. And a multitude followed him\, because they saw the s
igns which he did on those who were diseased.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions\; Anastasia of Alexandria\; Mich
ael Mauroudes the New-Martyr \n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isai
ah 2:11-21\nThe haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride o
f men shall be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n\
nFor the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty\, agai
nst all that is lifted up and high\; against all the cedars of Lebanon\, lo
fty and lifted up\; and against all the oaks of Bashan\; against all the hi
gh mountains\, and against all the lofty hills\; against every high tower\,
and against every fortified wall\; against all the ships of Tarshish\, and
against all the beautiful craft. And the haughtiness of man shall be humb
led\, and the pride of men shall be brought low\; and the Lord alone will b
e exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away. And men sha
ll enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground\, from before t
he terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty\, when he rises t
o terrify the earth.\n\nIn that day men will cast forth their idols of silv
er and their idols of gold\, which they made for themselves to worship\, to
the moles and to the bats\, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clef
ts of the cliffs\, from before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory
of his majesty\, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n\nOld Testament Readi
ng: Genesis 2:4-19\nThese are the generations of the heavens and the earth
when they were created.\n\nIn the day that the Lord God made the earth and
the heavens\, when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb o
f the field had yet sprung up -- for the Lord God had not caused it to rain
upon the earth\, and there was no man to till the ground\; but a mist went
up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground -- then the Lor
d God formed man of dust from the ground\, and breathed into his nostrils t
he breath of life\; and man became a living being. And the Lord God plante
d a garden in Eden\, in the east\; and there he put the man whom he had for
med. And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pl
easant to the sight and good for food\, the tree of life also in the midst
of the garden\, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.\n\nA river
flowed out of Eden to water the garden\, and there it divided and became fo
ur rivers. The name of the first is Pishon\; it is the one which flows aro
und the whole land of Hav'ilah\, where there is gold\; and the gold of that
land is good\; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second
river is Gihon\; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Cush.
And the name of the third river is Tigris\, which flows east of Assyria. A
nd the fourth river is the Euphra'tes.\n\nThe Lord God took the man and put
him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God comman
ded the man\, saying\, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden\; bu
t of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat\, for in
the day that you eat of it you shall die."\n\nThen the Lord God said\, "It
is not good that the man should be alone\; I will make him a helper fit for
him." So out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field a
nd every bird of the air\, and brought them to the man to see what he would
call them\; and whatever the man called every living creature\, that was i
ts name.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:1-18\nMy son\, do not forget
my teaching\, but let your heart keep my commandments\; for length of days
and years of life and abundant welfare will they give you.\n\nLet not loyal
ty and faithfulness forsake you\; bind them about your neck\, write them on
the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the s
ight of God and man.\n\nTrust in the Lord with all your heart\, and do not
rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him\, and he will m
ake straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes\; fear the Lord\, an
d turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to
your bones.\n\nHonor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruit
s of all your produce\; then your barns will be filled with plenty\, and yo
ur vats will be bursting with wine.\n\nMy son\, do not despise the Lord's d
iscipline or be weary of his reproof\, for the Lord reproves him whom he lo
ves\, as a father the son in whom he delights.\n\nHappy is the man who find
s wisdom\, and the man who gets understanding\, for the gain from it is bet
ter than gain from silver and its profit better than gold. She is more pre
cious than jewels\, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life
is in her right hand\; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways ar
e ways of pleasantness\, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of lif
e to those who lay hold of her\; those who hold her fast are called happy.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Apostle of the 70\; The Righteous Martyr Anastasius of Per
sia\; Joseph the Sanctified\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 1:3-8\nTimothy\,
my son\, I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience\, as did my fath
ers\, when I remember you constantly in my prayers. As I remember your tea
rs\, I long night and day to see you\, that I may be filled with joy. I am
reminded of your sincere faith\, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmot
her Lois and your mother Eunice and now\, I am sure\, dwells in you. Hence
I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the la
ying on of my hands\; for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a sp
irit of power and love and self-control.\n\nDo not be ashamed then of testi
fying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suffering for the
gospel in the power of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\;
19:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me b
efore men\, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven\; but
whoever denies me before men\, I also will deny him before my Father who i
s in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of m
e\; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me\; and
he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Then P
eter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followed you. What
then shall we have?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the n
ew world\, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who h
ave followed me will also sit on twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel. And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or fa
ther or mother or children or lands\, for my name's sake\, will receive a h
undredfold\, and inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be las
t\, and the last first."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Thursday after Pascha\; Irene the Great Martyr\; Neophytos\, Gaius
\, & Caianus the Monk-martyrs\; The Righteous Martyr Ephraim the Younger\;
Euthymios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Madytos\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:2
3-31\nIn those days\, when the apostles were released they went to their fr
iends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
And when they heard it\, they lifted their voices together to God and said\
, "Sovereign Lord\, who didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea and
everything in them\, who by the mouth of our father David\, thy servant\,
didst say by the Holy Spirit\, 'Why did the Gentiles rage\, and the peoples
imagine vain things? The kings of the earth set themselves in array\, and
the rulers were gathered together\, against the Lord and against his Anoint
ed'- for truly in this city there were gathered together against thy holy s
ervant Jesus\, whom thou didst anoint\, both Herod and Pontius Pilate\, wit
h the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel\, to do whatever thy hand and thy
plan had predestined to take place. And now\, Lord\, look upon their threat
s\, and grant to thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness\, while t
hou stretchest out thy hand to heal\, and signs and wonders are performed t
hrough the name of thy holy servant Jesus." And when they had prayed\, the
place in which they were gathered together was shaken\; and they were all f
illed with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 5:24-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, he who hears my word and believes him who sent m
e\, has eternal life\; he does not come into judgment\, but has passed from
death to life. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, the hour is coming\, and now
is\, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God\, and those who h
ear will live. For as the Father has life in himself\, so he has granted th
e Son also to have life in himself\, and has given him authority to execute
judgment\, because he is the Son of man. Do not marvel at this\; for the h
our is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come fo
rth\, those who have done good\, to the resurrection of life\, and those wh
o have done evil\, to the resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on my
own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, because I s
eek not my own will but the will of the Father who sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dormition of St. Anna\, mother of the Theotokos\; Olympias the Deacone
ss\; Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna\; Gregory Kallidis\, Metropo
litan of Heraclea\; Memory of the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinopl
e (553)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two s
ons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was
born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. No
w this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sin
ai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai
in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slaver
y with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mothe
r. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break fo
rth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desola
te one are many more than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers
it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that t
hose who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made
manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light.
Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and f
rom him who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\
n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach
him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are sta
nding outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and
my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, Pappias\, Nice
phorus\, and Serapion\; Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki\; Agathopode
s and Theodulos the Martyrs\; George the new Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Isaiah 40:18-31\nThus says the LORD: To whom then will yo
u liken God\, or what likeness compare with him? The idol! a workman casts
it\, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold\, and casts for it silver chain
s. He who is impoverished chooses for an offering wood that will not rot\;
he seeks out a skilful craftsman to set up an image that will not move. \
n\n Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from t
he beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? I
t is he who sits above the circle of the earth\, and its inhabitants are li
ke grasshoppers\; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain\, and spread
s them like a tent to dwell in\; who brings princes to nought\, and makes t
he rulers of the earth as nothing. \n\n Scarcely are they planted\, scarce
ly sown\, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth\, when he blows u
pon them\, and they wither\, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
\n\n To whom then will you compare me\, that I should be like him? Says t
he Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who
brings out their host by number\, calling them all by name\; by the greatne
ss of his might\, and because he is strong in power not one is missing. \n
\n Why do you say\, O Jacob\, and speak\, O Israel\, "My way is hid from th
e LORD\, and my right is disregarded by my God"? Have you not known? Have
you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God\, the Creator of the ends of
the earth. He does not faint or grow weary\, his understanding is unsearch
able. He gives power to the faint\, and to him who has no might he increas
es strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary\, and young men shall fa
ll exhausted\; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength\,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles\, they shall run and not be wear
y\, they shall walk and not faint.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 15:1-1
5\n After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision\, "Fe
ar not\, Abram\, I am your shield\; your reward shall be very great." But
Abram said\, "O Lord GOD\, what wilt thou give me\, for I continue childles
s\, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" And Abram said\, "Be
hold\, thou hast given me no offspring\; and a slave born in my house will
be my heir." And behold\, the word of the LORD came to him\, "This man sha
ll not be your heir\; your own son shall be your heir." And he brought him
outside and said\, "Look toward heaven\, and number the stars\, if you are
able to number them." Then he said to him\, "So shall your descendants be.
" And he believed the LORD\; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.
\n\n And he said to him\, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Cha
ldeans\, to give you this land to possess." But he said\, "O Lord GOD\, ho
w am I to know that I shall possess it?" He said to him\, "Bring me a heif
er three years old\, a she-goat three years old\, a ram three years old\, a
turtledove\, and a young pigeon." And he brought him all these\, cut them
in two\, and laid each half over against the other\; but he did not cut th
e birds in two. And when birds of prey came down upon the carcasses\, Abra
m drove them away. \n\n As the sun was going down\, a deep sleep fell on A
bram\; and lo\, a dread and great darkness fell upon him. Then the LORD sa
id to Abram\, "Know of a surety that your descendants will be sojourners in
a land that is not theirs\, and will be slaves there\, and they will be op
pressed for four hundred years\; but I will bring judgment on the nation wh
ich they serve\, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
As for yourself\, you shall go to your fathers in peace\; you shall be bur
ied in a good old age.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 15:7-19\nThe lips
of the wise spread knowledge\; not so the minds of fools. The sacrifice o
f the wicked is an abomination to the LORD\, but the prayer of the upright
is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD\, but
he loves him who pursues righteousness. There is severe discipline for him
who forsakes the way\; he who hates reproof will die. Sheol and Abaddon l
ie open before the LORD\, how much more the hearts of men! A scoffer does
not like to be reproved\; he will not go to the wise. A glad heart makes a
cheerful countenance\, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. The m
ind of him who has understanding seeks knowledge\, but the mouths of fools
feed on folly. All the days of the afflicted are evil\, but a cheerful hea
rt has a continual feast. Better is a little with the fear of the LORD tha
n great treasure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner of herbs where lo
ve is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. A hot-tempered man stirs up str
ife\, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. The way of a sluggard
is overgrown with thorns\, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
\n\n
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icephorus\, and Serapion
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/21/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John and Symeon the Fool for Christ\; Parthenios\, Bishop of Arta\n\nE
pistle Reading: I Corinthians 3:18-23\nBrethren\, let no one deceive himsel
f. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age\, let him become
a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with
God. For it is written\, "He catches the wise in their craftiness\," and a
gain\, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile." So let no
one boast of men. For all things are yours\, whether Paul or Apollos or Ce
phas or the world or life or death or the present or the future\, all are y
ours\; and you are Christ's\; and Christ is God's.\n\nGospel Reading: Matth
ew 13:36-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus went into the house\, his disciples ca
me to him\, saying\, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
He answered\, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of man\; the field is
the world\, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom\; the weeds are
the sons of the evil one\, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil\; the
harvest is the close of the age\, and the reapers are angels. Just as the
weeds are gathered and burned with fire\, so will it be at the close of the
age. The Son of man will send his angels\, and they will gather out of his
kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers\, and throw them into the furn
ace of fire\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. Then the righteous
will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to
hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220729
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UID:Icale9077d3c977062197b3b260863c097b3
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/28/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Prochoros\, Nicanor\, Timon\, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70\; Iren
e the Righteous of Chrysovalantou\; Our Righteous Father Paul of Xeropotamo
u\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:1-7\nIn those days\, when the disciples were i
ncreasing in number\, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because t
heir widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summon
ed the body of the disciples and said\, "it is not right that we should giv
e up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore\, brethren\, pick
out from among you seven men of good repute\, full of the Spirit and of wi
sdom\, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to pr
ayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pleased the whole
multitude\, and they chose Stephen\, a man full of faith and of the Holy S
pirit\, and Philip\, and Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Parmenas
\, and Nicolaos\, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostle
s\, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God inc
reased\; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem\,
and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Matthew 15:12-21\nAt that time\, the disciples came to Jesus and said t
o him\, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this
saying?" He answered\, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not plante
d will be rooted up. Let them alone\; they are blind guides. And if a blind
man leads a blind man\, both will fall into a pit." But Peter said to him\
, "Explain the parable to us." And he said\, "Are you also still without un
derstanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into t
he stomach\, and so passes on? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds fro
m the heart\, and this defiles a man. For out of the heart come evil though
ts\, murder\, adultery\, fornication\, theft\, false witness\, slander. The
se are what defile a man\; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a
man." And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre
and Sidon.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220121
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical793798a06e1d406a3226c5fdc19c544e
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous Euthymius the Great\; John the Hieromartyr\; Zacharias the N
ew Martyr of Patra\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it
is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in
our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the f
ace of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show th
at the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted i
n every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; per
secuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carry
ing in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be
manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up t
o death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in ou
r mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we h
ave the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I s
poke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the L
ord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his pres
ence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and m
ore people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a g
reat crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea
and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and
to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean
spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came
forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disc
iples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are
you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate yo
u\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as ev
il\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\
, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sisoes the Great\; Holy Apostles Archippus\, Philemon and Onesimus\; L
oukia the Virgin-martyr\, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs\; Juliana the
Virgin-martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 11:2-12\nBrethren\
, do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah\, how he pleads with Go
d against Israel? "Lord\, they have killed thy prophets\, they have demolis
hed thy altars\, and I alone am left\, and they seek my life." But what is
God's reply to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not
bowed the knee to Baal." So too at the present time there is a remnant\, c
hosen by grace. But if it is by grace\, it is no longer on the basis of wor
ks\; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. What then? Israel failed to
obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it\, but the rest were hardened\,
as it is written\, "God gave them a spirit of stupor\, eyes that should no
t see and ears that should not hear\, down to this very day." And David say
s\, "Let their table become a snare and a trap\, a pitfall and a retributio
n for them\; let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see\, and bend
their backs for ever." So I ask\, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no m
eans! But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles\, so as
to make Israel jealous. Now if their trespass means riches for the world\,
and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles\, how much more will th
eir full inclusion mean?\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:20-26\nAt that time\
, the Lord began to upbraid the cities where most of his mighty works had b
een done\, because they did not repent. "Woe to you\, Chorazin! woe to you\
, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and
Sidon\, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tel
l you\, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sido
n than for you. And you\, Capernaum\, will you be exalted to heaven? You sh
all be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been
done in Sodom\, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you that
it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom tha
n for you." At that time Jesus declared\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of h
eaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and under
standing and revealed them to babes\; yea\, Father\, so it was well pleasin
g before you."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome\; Chitus of Athens\, Bis
hop of Rome\; Hippolytus the Martyr of Rome\; Afterfeast of the Transfigura
tion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Corinthians 13:4-13\;14:1-5\nBrethren\, love is patient and kind\; love
is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insi
st on its own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice
at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all
things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends\; as for pr
ophecies\, they will pass away\; as for tongues\, they will cease\; as for
knowledge\, it will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect and our proph
ecy is imperfect\; but when the perfect comes\, the imperfect will pass awa
y. When I was a child\, I spoke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I r
easoned like a child\; when I became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For n
ow we see in a mirror dimly\, but then face to face. Now I know in part\; t
hen I shall understand fully\, even as I have been fully understood. So fai
th\, hope\, love abide\, these three\; but the greatest of these is love. M
ake love your aim\, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially t
hat you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but
to God\; for no one understands him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit
. On the other hand\, he who prophesies speaks to men for their upbuilding
and encouragement and consolation. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himsel
f\, but he who prophesies edifies the church. Now I want you all to speak i
n tongues\, but even more to prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he
who speaks in tongues\, unless some one interprets\, so that the church ma
y be edified.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16\nThe Lord said this parabl
e\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the
morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers
for a denarius a day\, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about
the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace\; and to the
m he said\, 'You go into the vineyard too\, and whatever is right I will gi
ve you.' So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth h
our\, he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found ot
hers standing\; and he said to them\, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'
They said to him\, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them\, 'You g
o into the vineyard too.' And when evening came\, the owner of the vineyard
said to his steward\, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages\, beginn
ing with the last\, up to the first.' And when those hired about the eleven
th hour came\, each of them received a denarius. Now when the first came\,
they thought they would receive more\; but each of them also received a den
arius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder\, saying\, 'The
se last worked only one hour\, and you have made them equal to us who have
borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to one
of them\, 'Friend\, I am doing you no wrong\; did you not agree with me for
a denarius? Take what belongs to you\, and go\; I choose to give to this l
ast as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belong
s to me? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' So the last will be first\
, and the first last. For many are called\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Crescens the Martyr\; Leonidas\, Bishop of Athens\; Michael the New Ma
rtyr of Smyrna\; The 9 Monk-martyrs of Corinth\; Padarn\, Bishop and Founde
r of Llandabarn Fawr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 66:10-
24\n"Rejoice with Jerusalem\, and be glad for her\, all you who love her\;
rejoice with her in joy\, all you who mourn over her\; that you may suck an
d be satisfied with her consoling breasts\; that you may drink deeply with
delight from the abundance of her glory." For thus says the LORD: "Behold\
, I will extend prosperity to her like a river\, and the wealth of the nati
ons like an overflowing stream\; and you shall suck\, you shall be carried
upon her hip\, and dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforts
\, so I will comfort you\; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. You shall
see\, and your heart shall rejoice\; your bones shall flourish like the gra
ss\; and it shall be known that the hand of the LORD is with his servants\,
and his indignation is against his enemies. "For behold\, the LORD will c
ome in fire\, and his chariots like the stormwind\, to render his anger in
fury\, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire will the LORD execu
te judgment\, and by his sword\, upon all flesh\; and those slain by the LO
RD shall be many. "Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the
gardens\, following one in the midst\, eating swine's flesh and the abomin
ation and mice\, shall come to an end together\, says the LORD. "For I kno
w their works and their thoughts\, and I am coming to gather all nations an
d tongues\; and they shall come and shall see my glory\, and I will set a s
ign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations\, to Tar
shish\, Put\, and Lud\, who draw the bow\, to Tubal and Javan\, to the coas
tlands afar off\, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory\; and they s
hall declare my glory among the nations. And they shall bring all your bre
thren from all the nations as an offering to the LORD\, upon horses\, and i
n chariots\, and in litters\, and upon mules\, and upon dromedaries\, to my
holy mountain Jerusalem\, says the LORD\, just as the Israelites bring the
ir cereal offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD. And some of
them also I will take for priests and for Levites\, says the LORD. "For a
s the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before m
e\, says the LORD\; so shall your descendants and your name remain. From n
ew moon to new moon\, and from sabbath to sabbath\, all flesh shall come to
worship before me\, says the LORD. "And they shall go forth and look on t
he dead bodies of the men that have rebelled against me\; for their worm sh
all not die\, their fire shall not be quenched\, and they shall be an abhor
rence to all flesh."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 49:33-50:26\nWhen Ja
cob finished charging his sons\, he drew up his feet into the bed\, and bre
athed his last\, and was gathered to his people. Then Joseph fell on his f
ather's face\, and wept over him\, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded hi
s servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed
Israel\; forty days were required for it\, for so many are required for emb
alming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.\n\nAnd when the days o
f weeping for him were past\, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh\, sa
ying\, "If now I have found favor in your eyes\, speak\, I pray you\, in th
e ears of Pharaoh\, saying\, My father made me swear\, saying\, 'I am about
to die: in my tomb which I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan\, th
ere shall you bury me.' Now therefore let me go up\, I pray you\, and bury
my father\; then I will return." And Pharaoh answered\, "Go up\, and bury
your father\, as he made you swear." So Joseph went up to bury his father\
; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh\, the elders of his hous
ehold\, and all the elders of the land of Egypt\, as well as all the househ
old of Joseph\, his brothers\, and his father's household\; only their chil
dren\, their flocks\, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. And
there went up with him both chariots and horsemen\; it was a very great co
mpany. When they came to the threshing floor of Atad\, which is beyond the
Jordan\, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful lamentation\;
and he made a mourning for his father seven days. When the inhabitants of
the land\, the Canaanites\, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Ata
d\, they said\, "This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians." Therefore t
he place was named Abelmizraim\; it is beyond the Jordan. Thus his sons di
d for him as he had commanded them\; for his sons carried him to the land o
f Canaan\, and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah\, to the ea
st of Mamre\, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite\,
to possess as a burying place. After he had buried his father\, Joseph re
turned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury
his father. When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead\, they s
aid\, "It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil
which we did to him." So they sent a message to Joseph\, saying\, "Your fa
ther gave this command before he died\, 'Say to Joseph\, Forgive\, I pray
you\, the transgression of your brothers and their sin\, because they did e
vil to you.' And now\, we pray you\, forgive the transgression of the serva
nts of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him. His br
others also came and fell down before him\, and said\, "Behold\, we are you
r servants." But Joseph said to them\, "Fear not\, for am I in the place o
f God? As for you\, you meant evil against me\; but God meant it for good\
, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive\, as they are tod
ay. So do not fear\; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he
reassured them and comforted them.\n\nSo Joseph dwelt in Egypt\, he and hi
s father's house\; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. And Joseph sa
w Ephraim's children of the third generation\; the children also of Machir
the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees. And Joseph said to his
brothers\, "I am about to die\; but God will visit you\, and bring you up o
ut of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham\, to Isaac\, and to J
acob." Then Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel\, saying\, "God will
visit you\, and you shall carry up my bones from here." So Joseph died\,
being a hundred and ten years old\; and they embalmed him\, and he was put
in a coffin in Egypt.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 31:8-31\nOpen your
mouth for the dumb\, for the rights of all who are left desolate. Open yo
ur mouth\, judge righteously\, maintain the rights of the poor and needy.
A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart
of her husband trusts in her\, and he will have no lack of gain. She does
him good\, and not harm\, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and fla
x\, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant\,
she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provide
s food for her household and tasks for her maidens. She considers a field
and buys it\; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She girds
her loins with strength and makes her arms strong. She perceives that her
merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. She puts he
r hands to the distaff\, and her hands hold the spindle. She opens her han
d to the poor\, and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid
of snow for her household\, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
She makes herself coverings\; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her h
usband is known in the gates\, when he sits among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them\; she delivers girdles to the merch
ant. Strength and dignity are her clothing\, and she laughs at the time to
come. She opens her mouth with wisdom\, and the teaching of kindness is o
n her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household\, and does not e
at the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed\; her
husband also\, and he praises her: "Many women have done excel
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle of the 70\, one of the 7 Deacons\; Theophanes the C
onfessor\, Bishop of Nicaea\; Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla\; Nectario
s\, Arsakios\, Sisinios and Philotheos Kokkinos\, Patriarchs of Constantino
ple\; Ethelburga\, Abbess of Barking\; Our righteous Father Kenneth\, Found
er of the Monastery of Aghaboe in Ireland.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:26-39
\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lord said to Philip\, "Rise and go toward
the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a de
sert road. And he rose and went. And behold\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a m
inister of the Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\, in charge of all her tre
asure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning\; seated in his
chariot\, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip\
, "Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him\, and heard him readi
ng Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do you understand what you are reading
?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless some one guides me?" And he invited Ph
ilip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of the scripture which he
was reading was this: "As a sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb before it
s shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice w
as denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken up fr
om the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "About whom\, pray\, does th
e prophet say this\, about himself or about some one else?" Then Philip ope
ned his mouth\, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news
of Jesus. And as they went along the road they came to some water\, and th
e eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?
" And Philip said\, "If you believe with all your heart\, you may." And he
replied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." And he commanded
the chariot to stop\, and they both went down into the water\, Philip and
the eunuch\, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water\,
the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\; and the eunuch saw him no more\,
and went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt that tim
e\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went into the
Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\, a woman of th
e city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at table in the Ph
arisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, and standing behi
nd him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her tears\, a
nd wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and anointe
d them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it\
, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have known wh
o and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for she is a sinner.
" And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to say to you
." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two de
btors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When they coul
d not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?" Si
mon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And he said
to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman he said
to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, you gave me no wa
ter for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them wit
h her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she has not c
eased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but she has an
ointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, which are m
any\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven little\, l
oves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who
were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who is this\, who
even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has saved you\;
go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Wednesday after Pascha\; Renewal of Constantinople\; Methodius & C
yril\, Equal-to-the Apostles Illuminators of the Slavs\; Hieromartyr Mocius
\; Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions\; Dioscoros the New Martyr\; Arg
yrios the New-Martyr of Epanomi\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpist
le Reading: Acts 8:18-25\nIn those days\, when Simon saw that the Spirit wa
s given through the laying on of the apostles' hands\, he offered them mone
y\, saying\, "Give me also this power\, that any one on whom I lay my hands
may receive the Holy Spirit." But Peter said to him\, "Your silver perish
with you\, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
You have neither part nor lot in this matter\, for your heart is not right
before God. Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours\, and pray to the
Lord that\, if possible\, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. Fo
r I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
" And Simon answered\, "Pray for me to the Lord\, that nothing of what you
have said may come upon me."\n\nNow when they had testified and spoken the
word of the Lord\, they returned to Jerusalem\, preaching the gospel to man
y villages of the Samaritans.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:35-39\nThe Lord sai
d to the Jews who believed in him: "I am the bread of life\; he who comes t
o me shall not hunger\, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. But I
said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Fat
her gives me will come to me\; and him who comes to me I will not cast out.
For I have come down from heaven\, not to do my own will\, but the will of
him who sent me\; and this is the will of him who sent me\, that I should
lose nothing of all that he has given me\, but raise it up at the last day.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Luke\; Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs\; Our Righteous
Father Theophilus the Confessor\; Pinytos\, Bishop of Knossos\; The 200 Mon
k-martyrs of Nicomedia\; Vassianos the Righteous of Constantinople\; The 14
Holy Elders of Optina Monastery\; Paulinus\, Archbishop of York\n\nMatins
Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were going to a v
illage named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with e
ach other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking
and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But
their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is t
his conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And th
ey stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him
\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that
have happened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "What things?" A
nd they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mig
hty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how our chief prie
sts and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified hi
m. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides
all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some wo
men of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning an
d did not find his body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen
a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were wi
th us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but him
they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart
to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that th
e Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And beginnin
g with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scrip
tures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to
which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrai
ned him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is
now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with
them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them.
And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he vanished out of
their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us
while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?"
And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the
eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lo
rd has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had h
appened on the road\, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the b
read.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working togethe
r with him\, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he
says\, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you\, and helped you on t
he day of salvation." Behold\, now is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is
the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fau
lt may be found with our ministry\, but as servants of God we commend ourse
lves in every way: through great endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, c
alamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger
\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genui
ne love\, truthful speech\, and the power of God\; with the weapons of righ
teousness for the right hand and for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in
ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors\, and yet are true\
; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as puni
shed\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\,
yet making many rich\; as having nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:11-16\nAt that time\, Jesus went to a city called
Nain\, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near
to the gate of the city\, behold\, a man who had died was being carried out
\, the only son of his mother\, and she was a widow\; and a large crowd fro
m the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her\, he had compassion on h
er and said to her\, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier\, and
the bearers stood still. And he said\, "Young man\, I say to you\, arise."
And the dead man sat up\, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother
. Fear seized them all\; and they glorified God\, saying\, "A great prophet
has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/03/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Tuesday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura\; Peter
the Wonderworker\; Theophan\, Bishop of Peritheorion\; Xenia of Kalamata th
e Great Martyr\; Father Theodosius\, Abbot of Kiev Caves Lavra\; Ahmet the
Calligrapher & Martyr\; Oikoumenios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Trikka\n\n
Epistle Reading: Acts 4:1-10\nIn those days\, while the apostles were speak
ing to the people\, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Saddu
cees came upon them\, annoyed because they were teaching the people and pro
claiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them an
d put them in custody until the morrow\, for it was already evening. But ma
ny of those who heard the word believed\; and the number of the men came to
about five thousand.\n\nOn the morrow their rulers and elders and scribes
were gathered together in Jerusalem\, with Annas the high priest and Caiaph
as and John and Alexander\, and all who were of the high-priestly family. A
nd when they had set them in the midst\, they inquired\, "By what power or
by what name did you do this?" Then Peter\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, s
aid to them\, "Rulers of the people and elders\, if we are being examined t
oday concerning a good deed done to a cripple\, by what means this man has
been healed\, be it known to you all\, and to all the people of Israel\, th
at by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth\, whom you crucified\, whom God
raised from the dead\, by him this man is standing before you well."\n\nGos
pel Reading: John 3:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "God so loved th
e world that he gave his only Son\, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world\, not to
condemn the world\, but that the world might be saved through him. He who
believes in him is not condemned\; he who does not believe is condemned alr
eady\, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And
this is the judgment\, that the light has come into the world\, and men lov
ed darkness rather than light\, because their deeds were evil. For every on
e who does evil hates the light\, and does not come to the light\, lest his
deeds should be exposed. But he who does what is true comes to the light\,
that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/08/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr\; The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Za
chariah)\; Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs\; Afterfeast of the Presentat
ion of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Cuthman of Steyning\n\nEpistle R
eading: Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the
great love with which he loved us\, even when we were dead through our tres
passes\, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\
, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly plac
es in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace yo
u have been saved through faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is th
e gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are
his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepa
red beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10
:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep
in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Bewa
re of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in thei
r synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sa
ke\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you
up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for wh
at you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who
speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will d
eliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will r
ise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by a
ll for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/07/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Luke\; 33 Martyrs of Melitene\; Lazarus the Wonderworker
\; Martyr Athenodorus\; Alexander the Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nMatins Gosp
el Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of th
e week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews
\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you."
When he had said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the di
sciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peac
e be with you. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when
he had said this\, he breathed on them\, and said to them: "Receive the Hol
y Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you reta
in the sins of any\, they are retained."\n\nNow Thomas\, one of the twelve\
, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other discip
les told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see i
n his hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the
nails\, and place my hand in his side\, I will not believe."\n\nEight days
later\, his disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them.
The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them\, and said: "Pea
ce be with you." Then he said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see
my hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in my side\; do not be fait
hless\, but believing." Thomas answered him\, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus
said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are tho
se who have not seen and yet believe."\n\nNow Jesus did many other signs in
the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but t
hese are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of
God\, and that believing you may have life in his name.\n\nEpistle Reading
: Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel which
was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\
, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. F
or you have heard of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the churc
h of God violently and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyo
nd many of my own age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for the
traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was bor
n\, and had called me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to
me\, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer
with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apos
tles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to Dama
scus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and r
emained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except
James the Lord's brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:41-56\nAt that time\, t
here came to Jesus a man named Jairus\, who was a ruler of the synagogue\;
and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house\, for he ha
d an only daughter\, about twelve years of age\, and she was dying. As he w
ent\, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood
for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians and could no
t be healed by anyone\, came up behind him\, and touched the fringe of his
garment\; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said\, "Who w
as it that touched me?" When all denied it\, Peter and those who were with
him said\, "Master\, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" But J
esus said\, "Some one touched me\; for I perceive that power has gone forth
from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden\, she came trembl
ing\, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the peopl
e why she had touched him\, and how she had been immediately healed. And he
said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace." Whi
le he was still speaking\, a man from the ruler's house came and said\, "Yo
ur daughter is dead\; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on he
aring this answered him\, "Do not fear\; only believe\, and she shall be we
ll." And when he came to the house\, he permitted no one to enter with him\
, except Peter and John and James\, and the father and mother of the child.
And all were weeping and bewailing her\; but he said\, "Do not weep\; for
she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him\, knowing that she w
as dead. But taking her by the hand he called\, saying\, "Child\, arise." A
nd her spirit returned\, and she got up at once\; and he directed that some
thing should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed\; but he char
ged them to tell no one what had happened.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\; Our Holy Father Irenaeus\, Bishop of Lyons\; Lupus the Marty
r\; Our Righteous Father Nicholas of Sikelion\; Our Holy Father Kallinikos\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Haralambos of Kalyviani\; 38 Martyrs of Thr
ace\; Our Holy Father Irenaeus\, Bishop of Sirmium\n\nEpistle Reading: Phil
ippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\, which is yours
in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\, did not count e
quality with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the f
orm of a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in hu
man form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\, even death on
a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow
\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every tongue confess th
at Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a
woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister calle
d Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Marth
a was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\,
do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell her th
en to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxi
ous and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen
the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he said this
\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the
womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Bless
ed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/19/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Holy Cross\; Trophimus\, Sabbatius\, & Dorymedon the Mart
yrs\; Plato the new Hieromartyr of Patmos\; Theodore of Tarsus\, Archbishop
of Canterbury\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mar
k 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother
of James\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Je
sus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb whe
n the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll
away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they sa
w that the stone was rolled back\, for it was very large. And entering the
tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white
robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; yo
u seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not her
e\; see the place where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Pet
er that he is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he
told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and as
tonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to any one\, for they
were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 2:16-20\nBrethren\, knowing tha
t a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Chr
ist\, even we have believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by f
aith in Christ\, and not by works of the law\, because by works of the law
shall no one be justified. But if\, in our endeavor to be justified in Chri
st\, we ourselves were found to be sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin
? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down\, t
hen I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law\,
that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ\; it is no long
er I who live\, but Christ who lives in me\; and the life I now live in the
flesh I live by faith in the Son of God\, who loved me and gave himself fo
r me.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wish
es to come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow
me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his l
ife for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a ma
n\, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give i
n return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this ad
ulterous and sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed
\, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he s
aid to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will
not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother Th
eodota\; David the Righteous of Evia\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:2
7-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the body of Christ and individually member
s of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles\, second proph
ets\, third teachers\, then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\,
administrators\, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles?
Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess
gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earn
estly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent
way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\,
I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, a
nd understand all mysteries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, s
o as to remove mountains\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give awa
y all I have\, and if I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\,
I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\
; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is n
ot irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in
the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\,
endures all things. Love never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8
\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them aut
hority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease
and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go now
here among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rath
er to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying
\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cl
eanse lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without
pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Monday after Pascha\; Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatu
s\; Macrina\, grandmother of St. Basil the Great\; Barlaam the Monk of Caes
area\; Natalios the Martyr\; Emilia\, mother of Saint Basil the Great\n\nEp
istle Reading: Acts 17:1-9\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles had passed th
rough Amphipolis and Apollonia\, they came to Thessalonica\, where there wa
s a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in\, as was his custom\, and for t
hree weeks he argued with them from the scriptures\, explaining and proving
that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead\,
and saying\, "This Jesus\, whom I proclaim to you\, is the Christ." And so
me of them were persuaded\, and joined Paul and Silas\; as did a great many
of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were
jealous\, and taking some wicked fellows of the rabble\, they gathered a c
rowd\, set the city in an uproar\, and attacked the house of Jason\, seekin
g to bring them out to the people. And when they could not find them\, they
dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city authorities\, cryin
g\, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also\,
and Jason has received them\; and they are all acting against the decrees o
f Caesar\, saying that there is another king\, Jesus." And the people and t
he city authorities were disturbed when they heard this. And when they had
taken security from Jason and the rest\, they let them go. \n\nGospel Readi
ng: John 11:47-54\nAt that time\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathe
red the council\, and said\, "What are we to do? For this man performs many
signs. If we let him go on thus\, every one will believe in him\, and the
Romans will come and destroy both our place and our nation." But one of the
m\, Caiaphas\, who was high priest that year\, said to them\, "You know not
hing at all\; you do not understand that it is expedient for you that one m
an should die for the people\, and that the whole nation should not perish.
" He did not say this of his own accord\, but being high priest that year h
e prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation\, and not for the nation
only\, but to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
So from that day on they took counsel how to put him to death.\n\nJesus th
erefore no longer went about openly among the Jews\, but went from there to
the country near the wilderness\, to a town called Ephraim\; and there he
stayed with the disciples.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Tuesday\; The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius\; Tryphon\, Patriarch o
f Constantinople\; George the Confessor\; Aelphege the Hieromartyr of Cante
rbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:15-46\; 23:1-39\nAt that
time\, the Pharisees went and took counsel against Jesus\, how to entangle
him in his talk. And they sent their disciples to him\, along with the Her
odians\, saying\, "Teacher\, we know that you are true\, and teach the way
of God truthfully\, and care for no man\; for you do not regard the positio
n of men. Tell us\, then\, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Cae
sar\, or not?" But Jesus\, aware of their malice\, said\, "Why put me to th
e test\, you hypocrites? Show me the money for the tax." And they brought h
im a coin. And Jesus said to them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is this
?" They said\, "Caesar's." Then he said to them\, "Render\, therefore to Ca
esar the things that are Caesar's\, and to God the things that are God's. "
When they heard it\, they marveled\; and they left him and went away.\n\nT
he same day the Sadducees came to him\, who say that there is no resurrecti
on\; and they asked him a question saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a m
an dies\, having no children\, his brother must marry the widow\, and raise
up children for his brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us\; the
first married\, and died\, and having no children left his wife to his bro
ther. So too the second and third\, down to the seventh. After them all\, t
he woman died. In the resurrection\, therefore\, to which of the seven will
she be wife? For they all had her."\n\nBut Jesus answered them\, "You are
wrong\, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For i
n the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but are l
ike angels of God in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead\, have
you not read what was said to you by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and
the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead\, but o
f the living." And when the crowd heard it\, they were astonished at his te
aching.\n\nBut when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees\
, they came together. And one of them\, a lawyer\, asked him a question\, t
o test him. "Teacher\, which is the great commandment in the law?" And he s
aid to him\, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and wi
th all your soul\, and with all your mind. This is the great and first comm
andment. And a second is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."\n\nNow whi
le the Pharisees were gathered together\, Jesus asked them a question\, say
ing: "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him\,
"The son of David." He said to them\, "How is it then that David\, inspire
d by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, sit
at my right hand\, till I put your enemies under your feet'? If David thus
calls him Lord\, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him a w
ord\, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.\n\n
Then said Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples\, "The scribes and the P
harisees sit on Moses' seat\; so practice and observe whatever they tell yo
u\, but not what they do\; for they preach but do not practice. They bind h
eavy burdens\, hard to bear\, and lay them on men's shoulders\; but they th
emselves will not move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to b
e seen by men\; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes lo
ng\, and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the s
ynagogues\, and salutations in the market places\, and being called rabbi b
y men\, but you are not to be called rabbi\, for you have one teacher\, and
you are all brethren. And call no man your father on earth\, for you have
one Father\, who is in heaven. Neither be called masters\, for you have one
master\, the Christ. He who is greatest among you shall be your servant\;
whoever exalts himself will be humbled\, and whoever humbles himself will b
e exalted.\n\n"But woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you
devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers\; therefore
you will receive the greater condemnation. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharis
ees\, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men\; for
you neither enter yourselves\, nor allow those who would enter to go in. Wo
e to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and lan
d to make a single proselyte\, and when he becomes a proselyte\, you make h
im twice as much a child of Gehenna as yourselves.\n\n"Woe to you\, blind g
uides\, who say\, 'If any one swears by the temple\, it is nothing\; but if
any one swears by the gold of the temple\, he is bound by his oath.' You b
lind fools! For which is greater\, the gold or the temple that has made the
gold sacred? And you say\, 'If any one swears by the altar\, it is nothing
\; but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar\, he is bound by
his oath.' You blind men! For which is greater\, the gift or the altar that
makes the gift sacred? So he who swears by the altar\, swears by it and by
everything on it\; and he who swears by the temple\, swears by it and by h
im who dwells in it\; and he who swears by heaven\, swears by the throne of
God and by him who sits upon it.\n\n"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\,
hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cumin\, and have neglected the
weightier matters of the law\, justice and mercy and faith\; these you ough
t to have done without neglecting the others. You blind guides\, straining
out a gnat and swallowing a camel! "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hy
pocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate\, but ins
ide they are full of extortion and rapacity. You blind Pharisee! first clea
nse the inside of the cup and of the plate\, that the outside also may be c
lean. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you are like whi
te-washed tombs\, which outwardly appear beautiful\, but within they are fu
ll of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear to
men\, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe to you\, scri
bes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets an
d adorn the monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in the d
ays of our fathers\, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the
blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness against yourselves\, that you are
sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure of y
our fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you to escape bei
ng sentenced to Gehenna? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scr
ibes\, some of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some you will scourge i
n your synagogues and persecute from town to town\, that upon you may come
all the righteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of innocent Abel to
the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered between the
sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will come upon th
is generation.\n\n"O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and stoni
ng those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children
together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you would not! B
ehold\, your house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you will not
see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
Lord.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:36-51\; 25:1-46\; 26:1-2\nThe Lord sa
id to his disciples\, "Of that day and hour no one knows\, not even the ang
els of heaven\, but the Father only. As were the days of Noah\, so will be
the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days before the flood they we
re eating and drinking\, marrying and giving in marriage\, until the day wh
en Noah entered the ark\, and they did not know until the flood came and sw
ept them all away\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Then two men w
ill be in the field\; one is taken and one is left. Two women will be grind
ing at the mill\; one is taken and one is left. Watch therefore\, for you d
o not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the hou
seholder
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Matthew\; Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre\; Athenagor
us the Apologist\; Boris and Gleb\, the Passion-bearers\; Kapiton\, Himenao
s and Hermogenes\, the Martyrs\; Theophilos the New Martyr of Zakynthos\n\n
Matins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen f
rom the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "Peac
e to you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they s
aw a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do quest
ionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I myself\;
handle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that
I have." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet. And
while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "H
ave you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and
he took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my wor
ds which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything writ
ten about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fu
lfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said
to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the t
hird day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins s
hould be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. Yo
u are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my Fath
er upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power from
on high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his ha
nds\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, and wa
s carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to Jer
usalem with great joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God.\n\
nEpistle Reading: Romans 12:6-14\nBrethren\, having gifts that differ accor
ding to the grace given to us\, let us use them: if prophecy\, in proportio
n to our faith\; if service\, in our serving\; he who teaches\, in his teac
hing\; he who exhorts\, in his exhortation\; he who contributes\, in libera
lity\; he who gives aid\, with zeal\; he who does acts of mercy\, with chee
rfulness. Let love be genuine\; hate what is evil\, hold fast to what is go
od\; love one another with brotherly affection\; outdo one another in showi
ng honor. Never flag in zeal\, be aglow with the Spirit\, serve the Lord. R
ejoice in your hope\, be patient in tribulation\, be constant in prayer. Co
ntribute to the needs of the saints\, practice hospitality. Bless those who
persecute you\; bless and do not curse them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:
1-8\nAt that time\, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his
own city. And behold\, they brought to him a paralytic\, lying on his bed\;
and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic\, "Take heart\, my
son\; your sins are forgiven." And behold\, some of the scribes said to th
emselves\, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus\, knowing their thoughts\,
said\, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier\, to say
'Your sins are forgiven\,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know
that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said t
o the paralytic -- "Rise\, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and w
ent home. When the crowds saw it\, they were afraid\, and they glorified Go
d\, who had given such authority to men.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agrippina the Martyr of Rome\; Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest\, D
emetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader\; The Holy New Bishop Martyrs
Gerasimus of Crete\, Neophytos of Knossos\, Joachim of Cherronisos\, Hiero
theos of Lampi\, Zachariah of Sitia\, Joachim of Petra\, Gerasimos of Rethy
mno\, Kallinikos of Kydonia\, Melchizedek of Kissamos\, Kallinikos of Diopo
los\, and those Martyred with them (1821-1822)\; Mark\, Bishop of Ephesus\;
Etheldreda the Queen\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans
5:10-16\nBrethren\, if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by
the death of his Son\, much more\, now that we are reconciled\, shall we be
saved by his life. Not only so\, but we also rejoice in God through our Lo
rd Jesus Christ\, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.\n\n
Therefore as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin\
, and so death spread to all men because all men sinned -- sin indeed was i
n the world before the law was given\, but sin is not counted where there i
s no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses\, even over those whose sins
were not like the transgression of Adam\, who was a type of the one who wa
s to come.\n\nBut the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died
through one man's trespass\, much more have the grace of God and the free g
ift in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the fr
ee gift is not like the effect of that one man's sin. For the judgment foll
owing one trespass brought condemnation\, but the free gift following many
trespasses brings justification.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:23-27\nAt tha
t time\, when Jesus got into the boat\, his disciples followed him. And beh
old\, there arose a great storm on the sea\, so that the boat was being swa
mped by the waves\; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him\, saying\
, "Save us\, O Lord\; we are perishing." And he said to them\, "Why are you
afraid\, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and th
e sea\; and there was a great calm. And the men marveled\, saying\, "What s
ort of man is this\, that even winds and sea obey him?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Tarasius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Reginos\, Bishop of Skopelos\
; Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace\; Markellos\, Bishop of Apamea\n\nStrict
Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II John 1:1-13\nThe elder to the elect lady and he
r children\, whom I love in the truth\, and not only I but also all who kno
w the truth\, because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us f
or ever:\n\nGrace\, mercy\, and peace will be with us\, from God the Father
and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son\, in truth and love.\n\nI rejoiced
greatly to find some of your children following the truth\, just as we have
been commanded by the Father. And now I beg you\, lady\, not as though I
were writing you a new commandment\, but the one we have had from the begin
ning\, that we love one another. And this is love\, that we follow his com
mandments\; this is the commandment\, as you have heard from the beginning\
, that you follow love. For many deceivers have gone out into the world\,
men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh\; such
a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. Look to yourselves\, that you m
ay not lose what you have worked for\, but may win a full reward. Any one
who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have G
od\; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son. If any
one comes to you and does not bring this doctrine\, do not receive him int
o the house or give him any greeting\; for he who greets him shares his wic
ked work.\n\nThough I have much to write to you\, I would rather not use pa
per and ink\, but I hope to come to see you and talk with you face to face\
, so that our joy may be complete.\n\nThe children of your elect sister gre
et you. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:20\,22\,25\,33-41\nAt that time\
, the soldiers took Jesus and led him out to be crucified. And they brough
t him to a place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And i
t was the third hour\, when they crucified him. And when the sixth hour ha
d come there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at
the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice\, "Eloi\, Eloi\, lama sabacht
hani?" which means\, "My God\, my God\, why have you forsaken me?" And som
e of the bystanders hearing it said\, "Behold\, he is calling Elijah. " An
d one ran and\, filling a sponge full of vinegar\, put it on a reed and gav
e it to him to drink\, saying\, "Wait\, let us see whether Elijah will come
to take him down." And Jesus uttered a loud cry\, and breathed his last.
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two\, from top to bottom. And w
hen the centurion\, who stood facing him\, saw that he thus cried out and b
reathed his last\, he said\, "Truly this man was the Son of God! There wer
e also women looking on from afar\, among whom were Mary Magdalene\, and Ma
ry the mother of James the younger and of Joses\, and Salome who\, when he
was in Galilee\, followed him\, and ministered to him\; and also many other
women who came up with him to Jerusalem.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/05/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Charitina the Martyr\; Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos\; Eudokimos t
he Unknown of Mount Athos\; Peter\, Alexis\, Jonah\, Hermogenes & Tikhon\,
Metropolitans of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:11-21\nBrethren\, i
f I still preach circumcision\, why am I still persecuted? In that case the
stumbling block of the cross has been removed. I wish those who unsettle y
ou would mutilate themselves! For you were called to freedom\, brethren\; o
nly do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh\, but through l
ove be servants of one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word\
, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour on
e another take heed that you are not consumed by one another. But I say\, w
alk by the Spirit\, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the de
sires of the flesh are against the Spirit\, and the desires of the Spirit a
re against the flesh\; for these are opposed to each other\, to prevent you
from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not un
der the law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication\, impurity\,
licentiousness\, idolatry\, sorcery\, enmity\, strife\, jealousy\, anger\,
selfishness\, dissension\, party spirit\, envy\, murder\, drunkenness\, ca
rousing\, and the like. I warn you\, as I warned you before\, that those wh
o do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 6:37-45\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, and you will not be judged\; cond
emn not\, and you will not be condemned\; forgive\, and you will be forgive
n\; give\, and it will be given to you\; good measure\, pressed down\, shak
en together\, running over\, will be put into your lap. For the measure you
give will be the measure you get back."\n\nHe also told them a parable: "C
an a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disc
iple is not above his teacher\, but every one when he is fully taught will
be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye
\, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to
your brother\, 'Brother\, let me take out the speck that is in your eye\,'
when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrit
e\, first take the log out of your own eye\, and then you will see clearly
to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.\n\n"For no good tree b
ears bad fruit\, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit\; for each tree
is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns\, nor are
grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good man out of the good treasure of
his heart produces good\, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produc
es evil\; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs in the Quarter
of Eugenius\; Our Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Baradatus\; Anthousa the
Martyr & her 12 Servants\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 3:9-22\nBRETHREN\, no
one born of God commits sin\; for God's nature abides in him\, and he canno
t sin because he is born of God. By this it may be seen who are the childre
n of God\, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right
is not of God\, nor he who does not love his brother. For this is the mess
age which you have heard from the beginning\, that we should love one anoth
er\, and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother.
And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother
's righteous. Do not wonder\, brethren\, that the world hates you. We know
that we have passed out of death into life\, because we love the brethren.
He who does not love abides in death. Any one who hates his brother is a mu
rderer\, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By
this we know love\, that he laid down his life for us\; and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren. But if any one has the world's goods and
sees his brother in need\, yet closes his heart against him\, how does God'
s love abide in him? Little children\, let us not love in word or speech bu
t in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth\, an
d reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us\; for God i
s greater than our hearts\, and he knows everything. Beloved\, if our heart
s do not condemn us\, we have confidence before God\; and we receive from h
im whatever we ask. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:10-42\nAt that time\, Judas
Iscariot\, who was one of the twelve\, went to the chief priests in order
to betray Jesus to them. And when they heard it they were glad\, and promis
ed to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him. And on th
e first day of Unleavened Bread\, when they sacrificed the passover lamb\,
his disciples said to him\, "Where will you have us go and prepare for you
to eat the passover?" And he sent two of his disciples\, and said to them\,
"Go into the city\, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\; foll
ow him\, and wherever he enters\, say to the householder\, 'The Teacher say
s\, Where is my guest room\, where I am to eat the passover with my discipl
es?' And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready\; there pr
epare for us." And the disciples set out and went to the city\, and found i
t as he had told them\; and they prepared the passover. And when it was eve
ning he came with the twelve. And as they were at table eating\, Jesus said
\, "Truly\, I say to you\, one of you will betray me\, one who is eating wi
th me." They began to be sorrowful\, and to say to him one after another\,
"Is it I?" He said to them\, "It is one of the twelve\, one who is dipping
bread into the dish with me. For the Son of man goes as it is written of hi
m\, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have b
een better for that man if he had not been born." And as they were eating\,
he took bread\, and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them\, and sai
d\, "Take\; this is my body." And he took a cup\, and when he had given tha
nks he gave it to them\, and they all drank of it. And he said to them\, "T
his is my blood of the new covenant\, which is poured out for many. Truly\,
I say to you\, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that
day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." And when they had sung a h
ymn\, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them\, "You w
ill all fall away\; for it is written\, 'I will strike the shepherd\, and t
he sheep will be scattered.' But after I am raised up\, I will go before yo
u to Galilee." Peter said to him\, "Even though they all fall away\, I will
not." And Jesus said to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this very night\, be
fore the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three times." But he said vehe
mently\, "If I must die with you\, I will not deny you." And they all said
the same. And they went to a place which was called Gethsemane\; and he sai
d to his disciples\, "Sit here\, while I pray." And he took with him Peter
and James and John\, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And h
e said to them\, "My soul is very sorrowful\, even to death\; remain here\,
and watch." And going a little farther\, he fell on the ground and prayed
that\, if it were possible\, the hour might pass from him. And he said\, 'A
bba\, Father\, all things are possible to you\; remove this cup from me\; y
et not what I will\, but what you will." And he came and found them sleepin
g\, and he said to Peter\, "Simon\, are you asleep? Could you not watch one
hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation\; the spirit i
ndeed is willing\, but the flesh is weak." And again he went away and praye
d\, saying the same words. And again he came and found them sleeping\, for
their eyes were very heavy\; and they did not know what to answer him. And
he came the third time\, and said to them\, "Are you still sleeping and tak
ing your rest? It is enough\; the hour has come\; the Son of man is betraye
d into the hands of sinners. Rise\, let us be going\; see\, my betrayer is
at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna\; Proterios\, Archbishop o
f Alexandria\; Gorgonia the Righteous\, sister of Gregory the Theologian\;
Damian the New Martyr of Mount Athos\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\n\n
Strict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 3:21-24\;4:1-11\nBeloved\, if our he
arts do not condemn us\, we have confidence before God\; and we receive fro
m him whatever we ask\, because we keep his commandments and do what please
s him. And this is his commandment\, that we should believe in the name of
his Son Jesus Christ and love one another\, just as he has commanded us.
All who keep his commandments abide in him\, and he in them. And by this w
e know that he abides in us\, by the Spirit which he has given us.\n\nBelov
ed\, do not believe every spirit\, but test the spirits to see whether they
are of God\; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By thi
s you know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses that Jesus Chris
t has come in the flesh is of God\, and every spirit which does not confess
Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit of antichrist\, of which you hear
d that it was coming\, and now it is in the world already. Little children
\, you are of God\, and have overcome them\; for he who is in you is greate
r than he who is in the world. They are of the world\, therefore what they
say is of the world\, and the world listens to them. We are of God. Whoe
ver knows God listens to us\, and he who is not of God does not listen to u
s. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.\n\nBeloved
\, let us love one another\; for love is of God\, and he who loves is born
of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God\; for God is
love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us\, that God sent h
is only Son into the world\, so that we might live through him. In this is
love\, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be t
he expiation for our sins. Beloved\, if God so loved us\, we also ought to
love one another. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:43-72\; 15:1\nAt that time\,
while Jesus was speaking to the disciples\, Judas Iscariot came\, one of t
he twelve\, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs\, from the chief pri
ests and the scribes and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sig
n\, saying\, "The one I shall kiss is the man\; seize him and lead him away
under guard." And when he came\, he went up to him at once\, and said\, "
Rabbi!" And he kissed him. And they laid hands on him and seized him. Bu
t one of those who stood by drew his sword\, and struck the slave of the hi
gh priest and cut off his ear. And Jesus said to them\, "Have you come out
as against a robber\, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day
I was with you in the temple teaching\, and you did not seize me. But let
the scriptures be fulfilled." And they all forsook him\, and fled. And a
young man followed him\, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body\; an
d they seized him\, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked. And th
ey led Jesus to the high priest\; and all the chief priests and the elders
and the scribes were assembled. And Peter had followed him at a distance\,
right into the courtyard of the high priest\; and he was sitting with the
guards\, and warming himself at the fire. Now the chief priests and the wh
ole council sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death\; but they f
ound none. For many bore false witness against him\, and their witness did
not agree. And some stood up and bore false witness against him\, saying\
, "We heard him say\, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands\,
and in three days I will build another\, not made with hands.'" Yet not e
ven so did their testimony agree. And the high priest stood up in the mids
t\, and asked Jesus\, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these m
en testify against you?" But he was silent and made no answer. Again the
high priest asked him\, "Are you the Christ\, the Son of the Blessed?" And
Jesus said\, "I am\; and you will see the Son of man seated at the right h
and of Power\, and coming with the clouds of heaven." And the high priest
tore his garments\, and said\, "Why do we still need witnesses? You have h
eard his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as
deserving death. And some began to spit on him\, and to cover his face\,
and to strike him\, saying to him\, "Prophesy!" And the guards received hi
m with blows. And as Peter was below in the courtyard\, one of the maids o
f the high priest came\; and seeing Peter warming himself\, she looked at h
im\, and said\, "You also were with the Nazarene\, Jesus." But he denied i
t\, saying\, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went ou
t into the gateway\, and the cock crowed. And the maid saw him\, and began
again to say to the bystanders\, "This man is one of them." But again he
denied it. And after a little while again the bystanders said to Peter\, "
Certainly you are one of them\; for you are a Galilean." But he began to i
nvoke a curse on himself and to swear\, "I do not know this man of whom you
speak." And immediately the cock crowed a second time. And Peter remembe
red how Jesus had said to him\, "Before the cock crows twice\, you will den
y me three times." And he broke down and wept. And as soon as it was morn
ing the chief priests\, with the elders and scribes\, and the whole council
held a consultation\; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered
him to Pilate.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/31/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hermias the Martyr at Comana\; Eustathios\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 17:19
-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the Athenians took hold of Paul and brought him to the
Areopagos\, saying\, "May we know what this new teaching is which you pres
ent? For you bring some strange things to our ears\; we wish to know theref
ore what these things mean." Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who l
ived there spent their time in nothing except telling or hearing something
new. So Paul\, standing in the middle of the Areopagos\, said: "Men of Athe
ns\, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed a
long\, and observed the objects of your worship\, I found also an altar wit
h this inscription\, 'To an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unk
nown\, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in
it\, being Lord of heaven and earth\, does not live in shrines made by man
\, nor is he served by human hands\, as though he needed anything\, since h
e himself gives to all men life and breath and everything. And he made from
one every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth\, having dete
rmined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitation\, that they
should seek God\, in the hope that they might feel after him and find him.
Yet he is not far from each one of us\, for 'In him we live and move and ha
ve our being.' \n\nGospel Reading: John 12:19-36\nAt that time\, the Pharis
ees took counsel against Jesus and said to one another\, "You see that you
can do nothing\; look\, the world has gone after him."\n\nNow among those w
ho went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Phili
p\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to
see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they
told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of ma
n to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat f
alls into the earth and dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears
much fruit. He who loves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in
this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must fo
llow me\; and where I am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serv
es me\, the Father will honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what sh
all I say? 'Father\, save me from this hour?' No\, for this purpose I have
come to this hour. Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heav
en\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standin
g by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has s
poken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not fo
r mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this wor
ld be cast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all
men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. The crow
d answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ev
er. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son
of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer. W
alk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walk
s in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\, b
elieve in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/23/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception of St. John the Baptist\; Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righ
teous\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Nicholas the New Martyr\n\nEpistle
Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slav
e and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to t
he flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allego
ry: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing childr
en for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she cor
responds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children
. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is writte
n\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you
who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are many mor
e than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:5-25
\nAt that time\, in the days of Herod\, king of Judea\, there was a priest
named Zacharias\, of the division of Abijah\; and he had a wife of the daug
hters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous b
efore God\, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blam
eless. But they had no child\, because Elizabeth was barren\, and both were
advanced in years.\n\nNow while he was serving as priest before God when h
is division was on duty\, according to the custom of the priesthood\, it fe
ll to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the
whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side o
f the altar of incense.\n\nAnd Zacharias was troubled when he saw him\, and
fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zachar
ias\, for your prayer is heard\, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a so
n\, and you shall call his name John.\n\nAnd you will have joy and gladness
\, and many will rejoice at his birth\; for he will be great before the Lor
d\, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink\, and he will be filled wit
h the Holy Spirit\, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of t
he sons of Israel to the Lord their God\, and he will go before him in the
spirit and power of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the child
ren\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just\, to make ready for the
Lord a people prepared." And Zacharias said to the angel\, "How shall I kn
ow this? For I am an old man\, and my wife is advanced in years." And the a
ngel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in the presence of God\; and
I was sent to speak to you\, and to bring you this good news. And behold\,
you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things com
e to pass\, because you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled
in their time." And the people were waiting for Zacharias\, and they wonder
ed at his delay in the temple. And when he came out\, he could not speak to
them\, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple\; and he
made signs to them and remained dumb. And when his time of service was end
ed\, he went to his home.\n\nAfter these days his wife Elizabeth conceived\
, and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to
me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lazarus Saturday\; Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs\; Ri
ghteous Amphilochios of Patmos\; Leonidas and Charissa\, Nike\, Galene\, Ka
llida\, Nounenchia\, Vasilissa\, and Theodora the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine
and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 12:28-29\;13:1-8\nBRETHREN\,
let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken\, and thus
let us offer to God acceptable worship\, with reverence and awe\; for our
God is a consuming fire. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to sho
w hospitality to strangers\, for thereby some have entertained angels unawa
res. Remember those who are in prison\, as though in prison with them\; and
those who are ill-treated\, since you also are in the body. Let marriage b
e held in honor among all\, and let the marriage bed be undefiled\; for God
will judge the immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of mo
ney\, and be content with what you have\; for he has said\, "I will never f
ail you nor forsake you." Hence we can confidently say\, "The Lord is my he
lper\, I will not be afraid\; what can man do to me?" Remember your leaders
\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their l
ife\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today
and for ever. \n\nGospel Reading: John 11:1-45\nAt that time\, a certain m
an was ill\, Lazaros of Bethany\, from the village of Mary and her sister M
artha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet w
ith her hair\, whose brother Lazaros was ill. So the sisters sent to him\,
saying\, "Lord\, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it he said\
, "This illness is not unto death\; it is for the glory of God\, so that th
e Son of God may be glorified by means of it."\n\n Now Jesus loved Martha a
nd her sister and Lazaros. So when he heard that he was ill\, he stayed two
days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disc
iples\, "Let us go into Judea again." The disciples said to him\, "Rabbi\,
the Jews were but now seeking to stone you\, and are you going there again?
" Jesus answered\, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks
in the day\, he does not stumble\, because he sees the light of this world
. But if any one walks in the night\, he stumbles\, because the light is no
t in him." Thus he spoke\, and then he said to them\, "Our friend Lazaros h
as fallen asleep\, but I go to awake him out of sleep." The disciples said
to him\, "Lord\, if he has fallen asleep\, he will recover." Now Jesus had
spoken of his death\, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
Then Jesus told them plainly\, "Lazaros is dead\; and for your sake I am gl
ad that I was not there\, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." T
homas\, called the Twin\, said to his fellow disciples\, "Let us also go\,
that we may die with him."\n\n Now when Jesus came\, he found that Lazaros
had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem\, about
two miles off\, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console
them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming\, s
he went and met him\, while Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Jesus\, "
Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not have died. And even now
I know that whatever you ask from God\, God will give you." Jesus said to h
er\, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to him\, "I know that he w
ill rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her\, "I
am the resurrection and the life\; he who believes in me\, though he die\,
yet shall he live\, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.
Do you believe this?" She said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; I believe that you ar
e the Christ\, the Son of God\, he who is coming into the world."\n\n When
she had said this\, she went and called her sister Mary\, saying quietly\,
"The Teacher is here and is calling for you." And when she heard it\, she r
ose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village\, bu
t was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who were w
ith her in the house\, consoling her\, saw Mary rise quickly and go out\, t
hey followed her\, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
Then Mary\, when she came where Jesus was and saw him\, fell at his feet\,
saying to him\, "Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not have di
ed." When Jesus saw her weeping\, and the Jews who came with her also weepi
ng\, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled\; and he said\, "Where have
you laid him?" They said to him\, "Lord\, come and see." Jesus wept. So th
e Jews said\, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said\, "Could not he
who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"\n\n T
hen Jesus\, deeply moved again\, came to the tomb\; it was a cave\, and a s
tone lay upon it. Jesus said\, "Take away the stone." Martha\, the sister o
f the dead man\, said to him\, "Lord\, by this time there will be an odor\,
for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her\, "Did I not tell you t
hat if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" So they took away
the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said\, "Father\, I thank you t
hat you have heard me. I knew that you have heard me always\, but I have sa
id this on account of the people standing by\, that they may believe that y
ou did send me." When he had said this\, he cried with a loud voice\, "Laza
ros\, come out." The dead man came out\, his hands and feet bound with band
ages\, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them\, "Unbind him\
, and let him go." Many of the Jews therefore\, who had come with Mary and
had seen what he did\, believed in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Friday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyr Glyceria\; Sergios the Confe
ssor\; Alexandros the Martyr\; Pausikakos\, Bishop of Synnada\n\nFast Day (
Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:40\; 9:1-19\nIn those days
\, Philip was found at Azotos\, and passing on he preached the gospel to al
l the towns till he came to Caesarea. But Saul\, still breathing threats an
d murder against the disciples of the Lord\, went to the high priest and as
ked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus\, so that if he found any
belonging to the Way\, men or women\, he might bring them bound to Jerusal
em. Now as he journeyed he approached Damascus\, and suddenly a light from
heaven flashed about him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice sayin
g to him\, "Saul\, Saul\, why do you persecute me?" And he said\, "Who are
you\, Lord?" And he said\, " I am Jesus\, whom you are persecuting\; but ri
se and enter the city\, and you will be told what you are to do." The men w
ho were traveling with him stood speechless\, hearing the voice but seeing
no one. Saul arose from the ground\; and when his eyes were opened\, he cou
ld see nothing\; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.
And for three days he was without sight\, and neither ate nor drank.\n\nNo
w there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a
vision\, "Ananias." And he said\, "Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to
him\, "Rise and go to the street called Straight\, and inquire in the hous
e of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, an
d he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that
he might regain his sight." But Ananias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard fro
m many about this man\, how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusale
m\; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call u
pon thy name." But the Lord said to him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrume
nt of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of I
srael\; for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name
." So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him h
e said\, "Brother Saul\, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by
which you came\, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled w
ith the Holy Spirit." And immediately something like scales fell from his e
yes and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized\, and took foo
d and was strengthened.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:48-54\nThe Lord said to t
he Jews who believed in him: "I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the
manna in the wilderness\, and they died. This is the bread which comes down
from heaven\, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread
which came down from heaven\; if any one eats of this bread\, he will live
forever\; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my
flesh."\n\nThe Jews then disputed among themselves\, saying\, "How can this
man give us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I
say to you\, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood
\, you have no life in you\; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has e
ternal life\, and I will raise him up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/25/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\; The R
ighteous Martyr Febronia\; Methodius of Nevritos\; Prokopios the New Martyr
\; Dionysius & Dometios the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Orentios\, Pharmakio
s\, Eros\, Phirmos\, Phirminos\, Kyriakos\, and Longinos the Martyrs and Br
others\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 3:19-24\nBreth
ren\, we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under t
he law\, so that every mouth may be stopped\, and the whole world may be he
ld accountable to God. For no human being will be justified in his sight by
works of the law\, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now t
he righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law\, although the l
aw and the prophets bear witness to it\, the righteousness of God through f
aith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction\; sin
ce all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God\, they are justified
by his grace as a gift\, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.\n
\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:1-8\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, that you be n
ot judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged\, and the
measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck tha
t is in your brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own
eye? Or how can you say to your brother\, 'Let me take the speck out of you
r eye\,' when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite\, first take
the log out of your own eye\, and then you will see clearly to take the spe
ck out of your brother's eye. Do not give dogs what is holy\; and do not th
row your pearls before swine\, lest they trample them under foot and turn t
o attack you. Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; k
nock\, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and
he who seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211125
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria\; Apodosis of the Presentatio
n of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea
in Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew
25:1-13\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall be comp
ared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. F
ive of them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took th
eir lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil wi
th their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and slep
t. But at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to
meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foo
lish said to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are going
out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and
for you\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they
went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with h
im to the marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maide
ns came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Truly
\, I say to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neithe
r the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confin
ed under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So
that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justifi
ed by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodi
an\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as ma
ny of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither
Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male no
r female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, t
hen you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that t
he heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he
is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees unt
il the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were
slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had ful
ly come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, t
o redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption a
s sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd follo
wed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow
of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians
\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse
. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the cro
wd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\,
I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt
in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in
himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in th
e crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to h
im\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touche
d me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowin
g what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down befo
re him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, you
r faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cori
nthians 10:28-33\;11:1-8\nBrethren\, if someone says to you\, "This has bee
n offered in sacrifice\," then out of consideration for the man who informe
d you\, and for conscience's sake - I mean his conscience\, not yours - do
not eat it. For why should my liberty be determined by another man's scrupl
es? If I partake with thankfulness\, why am I denounced because of that for
which I give thanks? So\, whether you eat or drink\, or whatever you do\,
do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the
church of God\, just as I try to please all men in everything I do\, not se
eking my own advantage\, but that of many\, that they may be saved. Be imit
ators of me\, as I am of Christ. I commend you because you remember me in e
verything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you.
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ\, the he
ad of a woman is her husband\, and the head of Christ is God. Any man who p
rays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head\, but any woman
who prays of prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head - it is
the same as if her head were shaven. For if a woman will not veil herself\,
then she should cut off her hair\, but if it is disgraceful for a woman to
be shorn or shaven\, let her wear a veil. For a man ought not to cover his
head\, since he is the image and glory of God\; but woman is the glory of
man. (For man was not made from woman\, but woman from man.)\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 16:24-28\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "If any man would c
ome after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Fo
r whoever would save his life will lose it\, and whoever loses his life for
my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man\, if he gains the whol
e world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his l
ife? For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Fath
er and then he will repay every man for what he has done. Truly\, I say to
you\, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see
the Son of man coming in his kingdom."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthony the Great\; Anthony the New of Veria\; George the New Martyr o
f Ioannina\; Theodosius the Emperor\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:27
-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me
by my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the Father\, and no one kno
ws the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal
him. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowl
y in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\,
and my burden is light."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, o
bey your leaders and submit to them\; for they are keeping watch over your
souls\, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully\,
and not sadly\, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, fo
r we are sure that we have a clear conscience\, desiring to act honorably i
n all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may
be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again
from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the bl
ood of the eternal covenant\, equip you with everything good that you may d
o His will\, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight\, through J
esus Christ\; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading
: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great
crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and J
erusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to b
e healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spiri
ts were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came fort
h from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples
\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Bles
sed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you
that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, a
nd when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\,
on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for
behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; The Adoration of
the Magi: Melchior\, Gaspar\, & Balthasar\; The Commemoration of the Sheph
erds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord\n
\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25\nThe birth of Jesus C
hrist took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Jo
seph\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy
Spirit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put he
r to shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, b
ehold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\
, son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is con
ceived in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall c
all his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this
took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a
virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanu
el" (which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as th
e angel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not unt
il she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\nEpistle Reading:
Galatians 4:4-7\nBRETHREN\, when the time had fully come\, God sent forth h
is Son\, born of woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were unde
r the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are
sons\, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts\, crying\, "Abba!
Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a son\, and if a son then also a
n heir of God through Christ. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:1-12\nWhen Jesu
s was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king\, behold\, w
ise men from the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\, "Where is he who has bee
n born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East\, and have c
ome to worship him." When Herod the king heard this\, he was troubled\, and
all Jerusalem with him\; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes
of the people\, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They t
old him\, "In Bethlehem of Judea\; for so it is written by the prophet: 'An
d you\, O Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are by no means least among th
e rulers of Judah\; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my peop
le Israel.'"\n\nThen Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained f
rom them what time the star appeared\; and he sent them to Bethlehem\, sayi
ng\, "Go and search diligently for the child\, and when you have found him
bring me word\, that I too may come and worship him." When they had heard t
he king they went their way\; and lo the star which they had seen in the Ea
st went before them\, till it came to rest over the place where the child w
as. When they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy\; and
going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother\, and they fe
ll down and worshiped him. Then\, opening their treasures\, they offered hi
m gifts\, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not
to return to Herod\, they departed to their own country by another way.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210910
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God\, Joachim and Anna\; Severian th
e Martyr of Sebastia\; Theophanes the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativit
y of the Theotokos\; Memory of the Third Holy Ecumenical Council in Ephesus
\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, o
ne by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born ac
cording to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this
is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, be
aring children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arab
ia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with
her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For
it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and
shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one
are many more than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with
a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those wh
o enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manife
st\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take he
ed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and from him
who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\n\nThen
his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach him for
the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are standing o
utside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and my brot
hers are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211027
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer\; Commemoration of
the Great Earthquake in Constantinople (740)\; Eata of Hexham\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men
who will lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to t
he synagogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and govern
ors for my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Sett
le it therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\;
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries wil
l be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by pare
nts and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to
death\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of you
r head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that
is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses
entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in su
ffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entan
gled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enliste
d him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crop
s. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in eve
rything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from Da
vid\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and we
aring fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefo
re I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtai
n salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John
15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, t
o love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me bef
ore it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\
; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\,
therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A
servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will
persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all
this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him who
sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\;
but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father
also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, they
would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Fathe
r. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me
without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to
you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Fat
her\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you
have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep
you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\,
the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering servic
e to God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211025
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/25/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries\; Tabitha\, who wa
s raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle\; Chrysaphios (or Chrysaphos) t
he Martyr\; Martyr Chrysanthe\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 1:1-7\nPaul a
nd Timothy\, servants of Christ Jesus\, to all the saints in Christ Jesus w
ho are at Philippi\, with the bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace f
rom God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my reme
mbrance of you\, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my praye
r with joy\, thankful for your partnership in the gospel from the first day
until now. And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will bring i
t to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel thus
about you all\, because I hold you in my heart\, for you are all partakers
with me of grace\, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirma
tion of the gospel.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:22-24\nThe Lord said\, "All
things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows who the So
n is except the Father\, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to
whom the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said
privately\, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you t
hat many prophets and kings desired to see what you see\, and did not see i
t\, and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it."\n\n
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SUMMARY:The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)\; Procopius the Confessor of Decapol
is\; Raphael of Brooklyn\; Stephen the Monk\; Gelasios the Actor and Martyr
of Heliopolis\; Nesios the Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\n
When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, he appeared first to M
ary Magdalene\, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told thos
e who had been with him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard th
at he was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAf
ter this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking
into the country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not
believe them.\n\nAfterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat
at table\; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\
, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And
he said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole
creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does
not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who b
elieve: in my name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tong
ues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it
will not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will
recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after he had spoken to them\, was tak
en up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went f
orth and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirme
d the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I C
orinthians 8:8-13\;9:1-2\nBrethren\, food will not commend us to God. We a
re no worse off if we do not eat\, and no better off if we do. Only take c
are lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak
. For if any one sees you\, a man of knowledge\, at table in an idol's tem
ple\, might he not be encouraged\, if his conscience is weak\, to eat food
offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed\, th
e brother for whom Christ died. Thus\, sinning against your brethren and w
ounding their conscience when it is weak\, you sin against Christ. Therefo
re\, if food is a cause of my brother's falling\, I will never eat meat\, l
est I cause my brother to fall.\n\nAm I not free? Am I not an apostle? Ha
ve I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If
to others I am not an apostle\, at least I am to you\; for you are the seal
of my apostleship in the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25:31-46\nThe L
ord said\, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels
with him\, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gat
hered all the nations\, and he will separate them one from another as a she
pherd separates the sheep from the goats\, and he will place the sheep at h
is right hand\, but the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those
at his right hand\, 'Come\, O blessed of my Father\, inherit the kingdom p
repared for you from the foundation of the world\; for I was hungry and you
gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave me drink\, I was a stranger and
you welcomed me\, I was naked and you clothed me\, I was sick and you visit
ed me\, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answe
r him\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry and feed you\, or thirsty and gi
ve you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you\, or nake
d and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?
' And the King will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you did it to
one of the least of these my brethren\, you did it to me.' Then he will s
ay to those at his left hand\, 'Depart from me\, you cursed\, into the eter
nal fire prepared for the devil and his angels\; for I was hungry and you g
ave me no food\, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink\, I was a stranger
and you did not welcome me\, naked and you did not clothe me\, sick and in
prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer\, 'Lord\, whe
n did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in pri
son\, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them\, 'Truly\, I
say to you\, as you did it not to one of the least of these\, you did it no
t to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment\, but the righteou
s into eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Friday\; Theodore of Sykeon\; Nathaniel\, Luke\, & Clemente the A
postles\; Gregory Gravanos of Nisyros\; Nearchos the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 5:6-8\n BRETHREN\, a little leaven leaven
s the whole lump. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump\, a
s you really are unleavened. For Christ\, our paschal lamb\, has been sacri
ficed. Let us\, therefore\, celebrate the festival\, not with the old leave
n\, the leaven of malice and evil\, but with the unleavened bread of sincer
ity and truth. (Galatians 3.13-14) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the
law\, having become a curse for us - for it is written\, "Cursed be everyo
ne who hangs on a tree" - that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham migh
t come upon the Gentiles\, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit
through faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the next day\, that
is\, after the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gat
hered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\,
while he was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore
order the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, lest his discip
les go and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has risen from the de
ad\,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them
\, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So t
hey went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a g
uard.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/03/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the Deacon\,
Martyrs of Persia\; Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr Geor
ge in Lydda\; George of Neapolis the New Martyr\; Holy Father and New Hiero
martyr Gregory of Neapolis\; Theodore the Confessor\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Wi
nifred of Treffynnon\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:24-30
\nBrethren\, I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself shall come also. I h
ave thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditos my brother and fellow
worker and fellow soldier\, and your messenger and minister to my need\, fo
r he has been longing for you all\, and has been distressed because you hea
rd that he was ill. Indeed he was ill\, near to death. But God had mercy on
him\, and not only on him but on me also\, lest I should have sorrow upon
sorrow. I am the more eager to send him\, therefore\, that you may rejoice
at seeing him again\, and that I may be less anxious. So receive him in the
Lord with all joy\; and honor such men\, for he nearly died for the work o
f Christ\, risking his life to complete your service to me.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 11:42-46\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to
you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb\, and neglect just
ice and the love of God\; these you ought to have done\, without neglecting
the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synago
gues and salutations in the market places. Woe to you! For you are like gra
ves which are not seen\, and men walk over them without knowing it." One of
the lawyers answered him\, "Teacher\, in saying this you reproach us also.
" And he said\, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens har
d to bear\, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fi
ngers."\n\n
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n\, Martyrs of Persia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/14/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Commemoration o
f the 6th Ecumenical Council\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
12:28-36\nThe Lord said\, "Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came f
rom heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd
standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An ang
el has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\
, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of
this world be cast out: and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will d
raw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. T
he crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains
for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is th
is Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little lo
nger. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he w
ho walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\
, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: I Corinthians 1:18-24\nBrethren\, the word of the cross is folly to t
hose who are perishing\, but to us who are being saved it is the power of G
od. For it is written\, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise\, and the cl
everness of the clever I will thwart." Where is the wise man? Where is the
scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisd
om of the world? For since\, in the wisdom of God\, the world did not know
God through wisdom\, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to
save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom\, but
we preach Christ crucified\, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentile
s\, but to those who are called\, both Jews and Greeks\, Christ the power o
f God and the wisdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:6-11\, 13-20\, 25-2
8\, 30\nAt that time\, when the chief priests and the officers saw him\, th
ey cried out\, "Crucify him\, crucify him!" Pilate said to them\, "Take him
yourselves and crucify him\, for I find no crime in him." The Jews answere
d him\, "We have a law\, and by that law he ought to die\, because he has m
ade himself the Son of God."\n\nWhen Pilate heard these words\, he was the
more afraid\; he entered the praetorium again and said to Jesus\, "Where ar
e you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate therefore said to him\, "You
will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you\, an
d power to crucify you?" Jesus answered him\, "You would have no power over
me unless it had been given you from above\; therefore he who delivered me
to you has the greater sin." When Pilate heard these words\, he brought Je
sus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement\,
and in Hebrew\, Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover
\; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews\, "Behold your King!" T
hey cried out\, "Away with him\, away with him\, crucify him!" Pilate said
to them\, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered\, "We hav
e no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So
they took Jesus\, and he went out\, bearing his own cross\, to the place ca
lled the place of a skull\, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. There they
crucified him\, and with him two others\, one on either side\, and Jesus be
tween them. Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross\; it read\, "
Jesus of Nazareth\, the King of the Jews." Many of the Jews read this title
\, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city\; and it was w
ritten in Hebrew\, in Latin\, and in Greek.\n\nBut standing by the cross of
Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\
, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he
loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold your son!" Th
en he said to the disciple\, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour the d
isciple took her to his own home. Then when Jesus had received the vinegar\
, he said\, "It is finished"\; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit
.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/16/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabine the Martyr of Egypt\; Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos\;
Aristovoulos\, Apostle of the 70\; Julian the Martyr\; Romanos the Hieroma
rtyr of Parium\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:16-25\nBut
the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God shows himself h
oly in righteousness. Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture\, fat
lings and kids shall feed among the ruins. Woe to those who draw iniquity
with cords of falsehood\, who draw sin as with cart ropes\, who say: "Let h
im make haste\, let him speed his work that we may see it\; let the purpose
of the Holy One of Israel draw near\, and let it come\, that we may know i
t!" Woe to those who call evil good and good evil\, who put darkness for l
ight and light for darkness\, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter
! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes\, and shrewd in their own si
ght! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine\, and valiant men in mix
ing strong drink\, who acquit the guilty for a bribe\, and deprive the inno
cent of his right! Therefore\, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble\,
and as dry grass sinks down in the flame\, so their root will be as rotten
ness\, and their blossom go up like dust\; for they have rejected the law o
f the LORD of hosts\, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people\, and he s
tretched out his hand against them and smote them\, and the mountains quake
d\; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all t
his his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Genesis 4:16-26\n Then Cain went away from the presenc
e of the LORD\, and dwelt in the land of Nod\, east of Eden. Cain knew his
wife\, and she conceived and bore Enoch\; and he built a city\, and called
the name of the city after the name of his son\, Enoch. To Enoch was born
Irad\; and Irad was the father of Mehujael\, and Mehujael the father of Me
thushael\, and Methushael the father of Lamech. And Lamech took two wives\
; the name of the one was Adah\, and the name of the other Zillah. Adah bo
re Jabal\; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
His brother's name was Jubal\; he was the father of all those who play the
lyre and pipe. Zillah bore Tubalcain\; he was the forger of all instrument
s of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. Lamech said to h
is wives: "Adah and Zillah\, hear my voice\; you wives of Lamech\, hearken
to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me\, a young man for strikin
g me. If Cain is avenged sevenfold\, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." \n\n
And Adam knew his wife again\, and she bore a son and called his name Set
h\, for she said\, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel\
, for Cain slew him." To Seth also a son was born\, and he called his name
Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.\n\nOld Te
stament Reading: Proverbs 5:15-6:3\nDrink water from your own cistern\, flo
wing water from your own well. Should your springs be scattered abroad\, s
treams of water in the streets? Let them be for yourself alone\, and not f
or strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed\, and rejoice in the w
ife of your youth\, a lovely hind\, a graceful doe. Let her affection fill
you at all times with delight\, be infatuated always with her love. Why sh
ould you be infatuated\, my son\, with a loose woman and embrace the bosom
of an adventuress? For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD\, and
he watches all his paths. The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him\, and h
e is caught in the toils of his sin. He dies for lack of discipline\, and
because of his great folly he is lost.\n\n My son\, if you have become sur
ety for your neighbor\, have given your pledge for a stranger\; if you are
snared in the utterance of your lips\, caught in the words of your mouth\;
then do this\, my son\, and save yourself\, for you have come into your nei
ghbor's power: go\, hasten\, and importune your neighbor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/20/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Wednesday\; Theodore the Trichinas\; Zacchaeus the Apostle of Cae
saria\; Gregory & Anastasios\, Patriarchs of Antioch\; Athanasios\, Founder
of the Monastery of Meteora\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:17-5
0\nAt that time\, the crowd that had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus
out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why
the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. The
Pharisees then said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothing\; loo
k\, the world has gone after him."\n\nNow among those who went up to worshi
p at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was from Be
thsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip
went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And J
esus answered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified.
Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ear
th and dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit. He
who loves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world will
keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; and w
here I am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the Fat
her will honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Fat
her\, save me from this hour'? No\, for this purpose I have come to this ho
ur. Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have g
lorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it
and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him."
Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now i
s the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast ou
t\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to mysel
f." He said this to show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered
him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can
you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Je
sus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while y
ou have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the da
rkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in t
he light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nWhen Jesus had said this\
, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so many signs b
efore them\, yet they did not believe in him\; it was that the word spoken
by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord\, who has believed our rep
ort\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Therefore they co
uld not believe. For Isaiah again said\, "He has blinded their eyes and ha
rdened their heart\, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with
their heart\, and turn for me to heal them." Isaiah said this because he
saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless many even of the authorities
believed in him\, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it\, l
est they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of m
en more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Jesus cried out and said\, "He who b
elieves in me\, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And he who sees
me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the world\, that whoeve
r believes in me may not remain in darkness. If any one hears my sayings an
d does not keep them\, I do not judge him\; for I did not come to judge the
world but to save the world. He who rejects me and does not receive my sa
yings has a judge\; the word that I have spoken will be his judge on the la
st day. For I have not spoken on my own authority\; the Father who sent me
has himself given me commandment what to say and what to speak. And I know
that his commandment is eternal life. What I say\, therefore\, I say as th
e Father has bidden me."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 26:6-16\nWhen Jesus was
at Bethany at the house of Simon the leper\, a woman came up to him with a
n alabaster flask of very expensive ointment and she poured it on his head\
, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\, they were indignant\,
saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for a lar
ge sum\, and given to the poor." But Jesus\, aware of this\, said to them\,
"Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. F
or you always have the poor with you\, but you will not always have me. In
pouring this ointment on my body she has done it to prepare me for burial.
Truly\, I say to you wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world\,
what she has done will be told in memory of her." Then one of the twelve\,
who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to the chief priests and said\, "What
will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces
of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Apost
les of the 70\; Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia\; Holy Father Arsenius of
Cappadocia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpi
stle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostle
s as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a s
pectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sak
e\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are h
eld in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirs
t\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with
our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; whe
n slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the
refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this t
o make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though
you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I
became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\,
be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:48-59\nThe Lord said\, "Ever
y one to whom much is given\, of him will much be required\; and of him to
whom men commit much they will demand the more. I came to cast fire upon th
e earth\; and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be ba
ptized with\; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! Do you thi
nk that I have come to give peace on earth? No\, I tell you\, but rather di
vision\; for henceforth in one house there will be five divided\, three aga
inst two and two against three\; they will be divided\, father against son
and son against father\, mother against daughter and daughter against her m
other\, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law again
st her mother-in-law." \n\n He also said to the multitudes\, "When you see
a cloud rising in the west\, you say at once\, 'A shower is coming'\; and s
o it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing\, you say\, 'There wi
ll be scorching heat'\; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to int
erpret the appearance of earth and sky\; but why do you not know how to int
erpret the present time? \n\n And why do you not judge for yourselves what
is right? As you go with your accuser before the magistrate\, make an effor
t to settle with him on the way\, lest he drag you to the judge\, and the j
udge hand you over to the officer\, and the officer put you in prison. I te
ll you\, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist\; Rom
anos\, Prince of Uglich\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\; Cumine the Whi
te\, Abbot of Iona\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\, t
he report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the su
rrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all these things. And
John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying
\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when the
men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, s
aying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In tha
t hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many
that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell Joh
n what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame wa
lk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the
poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offen
se at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak to t
he crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to beho
ld? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man cloth
ed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and live i
n luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophet?
Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is writte
n\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your
way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater th
an John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." Wh
en they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God\, ha
ving been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the law
yers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptized
by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God
who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Chri
st.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the tran
scendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way
\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, b
ut not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the
body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested
in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for
Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal fl
esh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the sam
e spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we
too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus w
ill raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For
it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people
it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the deeds of th
e Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you he who
is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go a
nd tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the l
ame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are raised
up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who ta
kes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to the crow
ds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A r
eed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in s
oft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. Wha
t then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a
prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger
before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say to
you\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John t
he Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than h
e. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has be
en coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all the proph
ets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to accept it
\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/09/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus\; Andronicus & his wife Athanasia
of Egypt\; Poplia the Confessor of Antioch\; The Righteous Patriarch Abraha
m and his nephew Lot\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, G
od has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\;
because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We
are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, bu
t you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the prese
nt hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when p
ersecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have bec
ome\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all th
ings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my b
eloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do no
t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the g
ospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9
:36-38\; 10:1-8\nAt that time\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassi
on for them\, because they were harassed and helpless\, like sheep without
a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but
the laborers are few\; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out
laborers into his harvest."\n\nAnd he called to him his twelve disciples an
d gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal
every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve apostles are th
ese: first\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James t
he son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas
and Matthew the tax collector\; James the son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos ca
lled Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed hi
m. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gent
iles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost shee
p of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of h
eaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast o
ut demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Great Martyr of Persia\; Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios o
f Egypt\, the Righteous\; Gregory of Sinai and his disciple Gerasimos\; Ars
enios of Rhaxos\; James the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Rostov\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 8:1-5\nBrethren\, I want you
to know about the grace of God which has been shown in the churches of Mac
edonia\, for in a severe test of affliction\, their abundance of joy and th
eir extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of liberality on their part
. For they gave according to their means\, as I can testify\, and beyond th
eir means\, of their own free will\, begging us earnestly for the favor of
taking part in the relief of the saints - and this\, not as we expected\, b
ut first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I
have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over a
ll the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not
rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that y
our names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that
you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed t
hem to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Silas\, Silvan\, Crescens\, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of th
e 70\; Julitta of Caesaria\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:35-41\nIN THOSE DAYS
\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the word
of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some days Paul said to Barna
bas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we p
roclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And Barnabas wanted
to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with
them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had not gone with
them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so that they separat
ed from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus\
, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by the brethren to th
e grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, strengthening
the churches. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\nThe Lord said\,
"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me\; and he wh
o loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me\; and he who does
not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life
will lose it\, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. He who
receives you receives me\, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet'
s reward\, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous ma
n shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever gives to one of these
little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple\, truly\, I
say to you\, he shall not lose his reward." And when Jesus had finished ins
tructing his twelve disciples\, he went on from there to teach and preach i
n their cities.\n\n
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the 70
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/13/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Anthousa\, the Mother
of John Chrysostom\; Damaskinos the New Martyr of Mount Athos\n\nMatins Go
spel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the
door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but
he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeep
er opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name an
d leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them
\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will
not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice
of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understa
nd what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly
\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are th
ieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any
one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find past
ure."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting
that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, se
parated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like th
ose high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and t
hen for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up h
imself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\,
but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son w
ho has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is
this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of t
he throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the tr
ue tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: Joh
n 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he wi
ll be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes onl
y to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have
it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his l
ife for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the
sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and
the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hirelin
g and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own
and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I l
ay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of th
is fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there sh
all be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/13/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of Orthodoxy\; Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch
of Constantinople\; Pouplios the Martyr\, Bishop of Athens\; Christina the
Martyr of Persia\; Gerald\, Bishop of Mayo\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were
going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and t
alking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they
were talking and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went wi
th them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them
\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you
walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\,
answered him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know th
e things that have happened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "Wh
at things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was
a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how o
ur chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and
crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\
, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreo
ver\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in t
he morning and did not find his body\; and they came back saying that they
had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of thos
e who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had sa
id\; but him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and
slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not nece
ssary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?"
And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in
all the scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to t
he village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but
they constrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening an
d the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was a
t table with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave
it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he va
nished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts bu
rn within us while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us the
scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and t
hey found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who s
aid\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they to
ld what had happened on the road\, and how he was known to them in the brea
king of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:24-26\,32-40\nBrethren\,
by faith Moses\, when he was grown up\, refused to be called the son of Pha
raoh's daughter\, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of
God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.\n\nAnd what more shall I
say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\
, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingd
oms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\,
quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of
weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign enemies to flight. Women rec
eived their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept
release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered moc
king and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\,
they were sawn in two\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about i
n skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated -- of whom
the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in
dens and caves of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested by the
ir faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen somet
hing better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. \n
\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt that time\, Jesus decided to go to Galil
ee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was fro
m Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and h
e said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the pr
ophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to h
im\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come
and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\,
an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How d
o you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you
were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, yo
u are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "
Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You
shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly
\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascend
ing and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Cross\; Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica\; Paul\, Bis
hop of Corinth\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading:
John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb
early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had been taken aw
ay from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the other discip
le\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have taken the Lor
d out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid him." Peter the
n came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the tomb. They bo
th ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first\; a
nd stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, but he did n
ot go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into the tomb\;
he saw the linen cloths lying\, and the napkin\, which had been on his head
\, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then
the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\, and he sa
w and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, that he must
rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\n\nEpistle
Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16\;5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest wh
o has passed through the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fas
t our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize
with our weaknesses\, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we
are\, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne
of grace\, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need
. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf
of men in relation to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can
deal gently with the ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with
weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins
as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon hi
mself\, but he is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not
exalt himself to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said
to him\, "Thou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also
in another place\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchiz
edek." \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wi
shes to come after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and foll
ow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his
life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a
man\, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give
in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man also be asham
ed\, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he
said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who wi
ll not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs Ac
acius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus\; Our Righteous Father Memnonus the Wonder
worker\; Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs \n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:34-43\
nIn those days\, Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I perceive that Go
d shows no partiality\, but in every nation any one who fears him and does
what is right is acceptable to him. You know the word which he sent to Isra
el\, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)\, the
word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea\, beginning from Galilee af
ter the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth wit
h the Holy Spirit and with power\; how he went about doing good and healing
all that were oppressed by the devil\, for God was with him. And we are wi
tnesses to all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem
. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree\; but God raised him on th
e third day and made him manifest\; not to all the people but to us who wer
e chosen by God as witnesses\, who ate and drank with him after he rose fro
m the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people\, and to testify th
at he is the one ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To
him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him recei
ves forgiveness of sins through his name."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:12-20\
nAgain Jesus spoke to them\, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who
follows me will not walk in darkness\, but will have the light of life." T
he Pharisees then said to him\, "You are bearing witness to yourself\; your
testimony is not true." Jesus answered\, "Even if I do bear witness to mys
elf\, my testimony is true\, for I know whence I have come and whither I am
going\, but you do not know whence I come or whither I am going. You judge
according to the flesh\, I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge\, my judgm
ent is true\, for it is not I alone that judge\, but I and he who sent me.
In your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true\; I bear wi
tness to myself\, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me." They sai
d to him therefore\, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered\, "You know nei
ther me nor my Father\; if you knew me\, you would know my Father also." Th
ese words he spoke in the treasury\, as he taught in the temple\; but no on
e arrested him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n\n
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Acacius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/11/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople\; Luke the New Stylite of Chalced
on\; Martyrs Acepsius and Aeithalas\; Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas\; L
eontios the Righteous of Monemvasia\; The Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:3-10\nBrethren\,
grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ\, who
gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age\, accordi
ng to the will of our God and Father\; to whom be the glory for ever and ev
er. Amen. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called
you in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel - not that the
re is another gospel\, but there are some who trouble you and want to perve
rt the gospel of Christ. But even if we\, or an angel of heaven\, should pr
each to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you\, let him be
accursed. As we have said before\, so now I say again\, If any one is prea
ching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received\, let him be accu
rsed. Am I now seeking the favor of men\, or of God? Or am I trying to plea
se men? If I were still pleasing men\, I should not be a servant of Christ.
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19-29\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdo
m of God is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his
garden\; and it grew and became a tree\, and the birds of the air made nest
s in its branches." And again he said\, "To what shall I compare the kingdo
m of God? It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of
flour\, till it was all leavened." He went on his way through towns and vi
llages\, teaching\, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to h
im\, "Lord\, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them\, "Striv
e to enter by the narrow door\; for many\, I tell you\, will seek to enter
and will not be able. When once the householder has risen up and shut the d
oor\, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door\, saying\, '
Lord\, open to us.' He will answer you\, 'I do not know where you come from
.' Then you will begin to say\, 'We ate and drank in your presence\, and yo
u taught in our streets.' But he will say\, 'I tell you\, I do not know whe
re you come from\; depart from me\, all you workers of iniquity!' There you
will weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob an
d all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And
men will come from east and west\, and from north and south\, and sit at t
able in the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211013
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/12/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus\; Symeon the New
Theologian\; Cosmas the Hymnographer\, Bishop of Maiuma\; Domnina the Marty
r\; Wilfrid of York\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2:19-22\;3:1-7\nBrethren\
, you are no longer strangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citizens
with the saints and members of the household of God\, built upon the founda
tion of the apostles and prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerst
one\, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy
temple in the Lord in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place
of God in the Spirit. For this reason I\, Paul\, a prisoner for Christ Jesu
s on behalf of you Gentiles -- assuming that you have heard of the stewards
hip of God's grace that was given to me for you\, how the mystery was made
known to me by revelation\, as I have written briefly. When you read this y
ou can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ\, which was not made
known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed t
o his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit\; that is\, how the Gentiles
are fellow heirs\, members of the same body\, and partakers of the promise
in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this gospel I was made a minister a
ccording to the gift of God's grace which was given me by the working of hi
s power.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus went on through
cities and villages\, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom o
f God. And the twelve were with him\, and also some women who had been heal
ed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom sev
en demons had gone out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\,
and Susanna\, and many others\, who provided for him out of their means.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Matthew\; David the Righteous of Thessalonika\; Appearan
ce of the Icon of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin\n\nFast Day (
Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was p
ast\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James\, and Salome\, bought s
pices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the firs
t day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they w
ere saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the d
oor of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back
\, for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sit
ting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. A
nd he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who w
as crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the place where they lai
d him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you t
o Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And they went out an
d fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them\;
and they said nothing to any one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading
: Romans 2:10-16\nBrethren\, glory and honor and peace for every one who do
es good\, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.
All who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law\, and
all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not
the hearers of the law who are righteous before God\, but the doers of the
law who will be justified. When Gentiles who have not the law do by natur
e what the law requires\, they are a law to themselves\, even though they d
o not have the law. They show that what the law requires is written on thei
r hearts\, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting
thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when\, according to my g
ospel\, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. \n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he
saw two brothers\, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother\, casti
ng a net into the sea\; for they were fishermen. And he said to them\, "Fol
low me\, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their n
ets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers\, J
ames the son of Zebedee and John his brother\, in the boat with Zebedee the
ir father\, mending their nets\, and he called them. Immediately they left
their boat and their father\, and followed him. And he went about all Galil
ee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom a
nd healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia\;
Our Righteous Father Nicholas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Hieromartyr D
ionysios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Phaedrus the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 2:20-3:8\nBrethren\, you are our glo
ry and joy. Therefore\, when we could bear it no longer\, we were willing t
o be left behind at Athens alone\, and we sent Timothy\, our brother and Go
d's servant in the gospel of Christ\, to establish you in your faith and to
exhort you\, that no one be moved by these afflictions. You yourselves kno
w that this is to be our lot. For when we were with you\, we told you befor
ehand that we were to suffer affIiction\; just as it has come to pass\, and
as you know. For this reason\, when I could bear it no longer\, I sent tha
t I might know your faith\, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted y
ou and that our labor would be in vain. But now that Timothy has come to us
from you\, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and rep
orted that you always remember us kindly and long to see us\, as we long to
see you - for this reason\, brethren\, in all our distress and affliction
we have been comforted about you through your faith\; for now we live\, if
you stand fast in the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:37-44\nAt that time\
, as Jesus was drawing near\, at the descent of the Mount of Olives\, the w
hole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud
voice for all the mighty works that they had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is t
he King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the
highest!" And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him\, "Teache
r\, rebuke your disciples." He answered\, "I tell you\, if these were silen
t\, the very stones would cry out." And when he drew near and saw the city
he wept over it\, saying\, "Would that even today you knew the things that
make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. For the days shall com
e upon you\, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround y
ou\, and hem you in on every side\, and dash you to the ground\, you and yo
ur children within you\, and they will not leave one stone upon another in
you\; because you did not know the time of your visitation."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220424
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/23/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Saturday\; George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the next day\, that is\, aft
er the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered be
fore Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\, while he
was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore order th
e sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, lest his disciples go a
nd steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has risen from the dead\,' an
d the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them\, "You
have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So they went
and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.\n\
nEpistle Reading: Romans 6:3-11\nBrethren\, all who have been baptized into
Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. We were buried therefore with
Him by baptism into death\, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by t
he glory of the Father\, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we h
ave been united with Him in a death like His\, we shall certainly be united
with Him in a resurrection like His. We know that our old self was crucif
ied with Him so that the sinful body might be destroyed\, and we might no l
onger be enslaved to sin. For he who has died is freed from sin. But if w
e have died with Christ\, we believe that we shall also live with Him. For
we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again\; deat
h no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died He died to sin\, once
for all\, but the life He lives He lives to God. So you also must consider
yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 28:1-20\nAfter the sabbath\, toward the dawn of the firs
t day of the week\, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepul
cher. And behold\, there was a great earthquake\; for an angel of the Lord
descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone\, and sat upon it.
His appearance was like lightning\, and his raiment white as snow. And for
fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel sa
id to the women\, "Do not be afraid\; for I know that you seek Jesus who wa
s crucified. He is not here\; for he has risen\, as he said. Come\, see the
place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has ris
en from the dead\, and behold\, he is going before you to Galilee\; there y
ou will see him. Lo\, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the t
omb with fear and great joy\, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold\, J
esus met them and said\, "Hail!" And they came up and took hold of his feet
and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them\, "Do not be afraid\; go and te
ll my brethren to go to Galilee\, and there they will see me."\n\nWhile the
y were going\, behold\, some of the guard went into the city and told the c
hief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assembled with the
elders and taken counsel\, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers and sa
id\, "Tell people\, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while w
e were asleep.' And if this comes to the governor's ears\, we will satisfy
him and keep you out of trouble." So they took the money and did as they we
re directed\; and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.\n\
nNow the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus
had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him\; but some doub
ted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on eart
h has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, ba
ptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spiri
t\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am
with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/16/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: Romans 10:11-21\;11:1-2\nBrethren\, the scripture says\, "No one
who believes in God will be put to shame." For there is no distinction betw
een Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upo
n all who call upon him. For\, "every one who calls upon the name of the Lo
rd will be saved." But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not b
elieved? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?
And how are they to hear without a preacher? And how can men preach unless
they are sent? As it is written\, "How beautiful are the feet of those who
preach good news!" But they have not all obeyed the gospel\; for Isaiah say
s\, "Lord\, who has believed what he has heard from us?" So faith comes fro
m what is heard\, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ. But I
ask\, have they not heard? Indeed they have\; for "Their voice has gone ou
t to all the earth\, and their words to the ends of the world." Again I ask
\, did Israel not understand? First Moses says\, "I will make you jealous o
f those who are not a nation\; with a foolish nation I will make you angry.
" Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\, "I have been found by those who did no
t seek me\; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me." But of Is
rael he says\, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and
contrary people." I ask\, then\, has God rejected his people? By no means!
I myself am an Israelite\, a descendant of Abraham\, a member of the tribe
of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 9:9-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed on\, he saw a man cal
led Matthew sitting at the tax office\; and he said to him\, "Follow me." A
nd he rose and followed him.\n\nAnd as he sat at table in the house\, behol
d\, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his di
sciples. And when the Pharisees saw this\, they said to his disciples\, "Wh
y does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" But when he heard
it\, he said\, "Those who are well have no need of a physician\, but those
who are sick. Go and learn what this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sac
rifice.' For I came not to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance."
\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220825
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/24/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian\; Cosma
s of Aetolia\, Equal to the Apostles\; The Translation of the Relics of Dio
nysios of Zakynthos\, Bishop of Aegina\; The Translation of the Holy Relics
of Saint Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
II Corinthians 3:4-11\nBrethren\, such is the confidence that we have thro
ugh Christ toward God. Not that we are competent of ourselves to claim anyt
hing as coming from us\; our competence is from God\, who has made us compe
tent to be ministers of a new covenant\, not in a written code but in the S
pirit\; for the written code kills\, but the Spirit gives life.\n\nNow if t
he dispensation of death\, carved in letters on stone\, came with such sple
ndor that the Israelites could not look at Moses' face because of its brigh
tness\, fading as this was\, will not the dispensation of the Spirit be att
ended with greater splendor? For if there was splendor in the dispensation
of condemnation\, the dispensation of righteousness must far exceed it in s
plendor. Indeed\, in this case\, what once had splendor has come to have no
splendor at all\, because of the splendor that surpasses it. For if what f
aded away came with splendor\, what is permanent must have much more splend
or.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:29-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you bui
ld the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous\, say
ing\, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers\, we would not have taken
part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness ag
ainst yourselves\, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fi
ll up\, then\, the measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vip
ers\, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send you p
rophets and wise men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill and crucify\,
and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to to
wn\, that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth\, from th
e blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, w
hom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\
, all this will come upon this generation.\n\nO Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, kil
ling the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I
have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her w
ings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolate. For
I tell you\, you will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he wh
o comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211002
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/01/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Ananias\, Apostle of the 70\; R
omanos the Melodist\; John Koukouzelis the Psalti\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 9:10-19\nIn those days\, there was a dis
ciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "Anania
s." And he said\, "Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and
go to the street called Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas for a
man of Tarsus named Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen a m
an named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain h
is sight." But Ananias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about this
man\, how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he h
as authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." Bu
t the Lord said to him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to car
ry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I wil
l show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias dep
arted and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Brother
Saul\, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came\,
has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spir
it." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regain
ed his sight. Then he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was strengt
hened.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a lev
el place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of peo
ple from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who c
ame to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were tro
ubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch h
im\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up h
is eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is t
he Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be sati
sfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are y
ou when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast
out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\
, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220608
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra\; Our Righteous Father Panagis (Pa
isios) Basias\; Tarasios & John the Martyrs\; Sebastian the Wonderworker\;
Zenais the Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 21:26-32\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul t
ook the men\, and the next day he purified himself with them and went into
the temple\, to give notice when the days of purification would be fulfille
d and the offering presented for every one of them. When the seven days wer
e almost completed\, the Jews from Asia\, who had seen him in the temple\,
stirred up all the crowd\, and laid hands on him\, crying out\, "Men of Isr
ael\, help! This is the man who is teaching men everywhere against the peop
le and the law and this place\; moreover he also brought Greeks into the te
mple\, and he has defiled this holy place." For they had previously seen Tr
ophimos the Ephesian with him in the city\, and they supposed that Paul had
brought him into the temple. Then all the city was aroused\, and the peopl
e ran together\; they seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple\, and a
t once the gates were shut. And as they were trying to kill him\, word came
to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at on
ce took soldiers and centurions\, and ran down to them\; and when they saw
the tribune and the soldiers\, they stopped beating Paul.\n\nGospel Reading
: John 16:2-13\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "The hour is coming when w
hoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do
this because they have not known the Father\, nor me. But I have said thes
e things to you\, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told y
ou of them.\n\n"I did not say these things to you from the beginning\, beca
use I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me\; yet none of you
asks me\, 'Where are you going?' But because I have said these things to y
ou\, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it i
s to your advantage that I go away\, for if I do not go away\, the Counselo
r will not come to you\; but if I go\, I will send him to you. And when he
comes\, he will convince the world concerning sin and righteousness and jud
gment: concerning sin\, because they do not believe in me\; concerning righ
teousness\, because I go to the Father\, and you will see me no more\; conc
erning judgment\, because the ruler of this world is judged.\n\n"I have yet
many things to say to you\, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit
of truth comes\, he will guide you into all the truth."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/18/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Trophimos & Eukarpion\, Monk-martyrs
of Nicomedea\; Edward the Martyr\, King of England\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Te
stament Reading: Isaiah 7:1-14\nIn the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham\, son
of Uzziah\, king of Judah\, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of R
emaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it\, bu
t they could not conquer it. When the house of David was told\, "Syria is
in league with Ephraim\," his heart and the heart of his people shook as th
e trees of the forest shake before the wind.\n\nAnd the LORD said to Isaiah
\, "Go forth to meet Ahaz\, you and Shearjashub your son\, at the end of th
e conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field\, and say
to him\, 'Take heed\, be quiet\, do not fear\, and do not let your heart be
faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands\, at the fierce
anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah. Because Syria\, with Ep
hraim and the son of Remaliah\, has devised evil against you\, saying\, "L
et us go up against Judah and terrify it\, and let us conquer it for oursel
ves\, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it\," thus says
the Lord GOD: It shall not stand\, and it shall not come to pass. For the
head of Syria is Damascus\, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. (Within sixt
y-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces so that it will no longer be
a people.) And the head of Ephraim is Samaria\, and the head of Samaria is
the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe\, surely you shall not be est
ablished.'"\n\nAgain the LORD spoke to Ahaz\, "Ask a sign of the LORD your
God\; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." But Ahaz said\, "I will
not ask\, and I will not put the LORD to the test." And he said\, "Hear t
hen\, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men\, that you we
ary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold\,
a virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanuel.
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 5:32-6:8\n After Noah was five hundred y
ears old\, Noah became the father of Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. When men be
gan to multiply on the face of the ground\, and daughters were born to them
\, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair\; and they took
to wife such of them as they chose. Then the LORD said\, "My spirit shall
not abide in man for ever\, for he is flesh\, but his days shall be a hundr
ed and twenty years." The Nephilim were on the earth in those days\, and a
lso afterward\, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men\, and
they bore children to them. These were the mighty men that were of old\, th
e men of renown. \n\n The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in
the earth\, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was on
ly evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the ea
rth\, and it grieved him to his heart. So the LORD said\, "I will blot out
man whom I have created from the face of the ground\, man and beast and cr
eeping things and birds of the air\, for I am sorry that I have made them."
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: P
roverbs 6:20-7:1\nMy son\, keep your father's commandment\, and forsake not
your mother's teaching. Bind them upon your heart always\; tie them about
your neck. When you walk\, they will lead you\; when you lie down\, they
will watch over you\; and when you awake\, they will talk with you. For th
e commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light\, and the reproofs of disc
ipline are the way of life\, to preserve you from the evil woman\, from the
smooth tongue of the adventuress. Do not desire her beauty in your heart\
, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes\; for a harlot may be h
ired for a loaf of bread\, but an adulteress stalks a man's very life. Can
a man carry fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Or can one w
alk upon hot coals and his feet not be scorched? So is he who goes in to h
is neighbor's wife\; none who touches her will go unpunished. Do not men d
espise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry? And
if he is caught\, he will pay sevenfold\; he will give all the goods of hi
s house. He who commits adultery has no sense\; he who does it destroys hi
mself. Wounds and dishonor will he get\, and his disgrace will not be wipe
d away. For jealousy makes a man furious\, and he will not spare when he t
akes revenge. He will accept no compensation\, nor be appeased though you
multiply gifts. My son\, keep my words and treasure up my commandments wit
h you.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Tuesday after Pentecost\; The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)\; Met
hodius the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Cyril\, Bishop of Gort
yna\; The Holy Martyrs of Estonia: the Priests Basil\, John\, John\, Artemi
os\, and Nicholas\; the Deacons Vasili and Peter\; the Presytera Martha\; a
nd John\, Theodor\, and Anna.\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 1:1-7
\,13-17\nPaul\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an apostle\, set a
part for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand through his prophet
s in the holy scriptures\, the gospel concerning his Son\, who was descende
d from David according to the flesh and designated Son of God in power acco
rding to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead\, Jesus C
hrist our Lord\, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bri
ng about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nati
ons\, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ\; To al
l God's beloved in Rome\, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and pea
ce from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I want you to know\, bret
hren\, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been pr
evented)\, in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among
the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barb
arians\, both to the wise and to the foolish: so I am eager to preach the g
ospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it i
s the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith\, to the Jew fi
rst and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed t
hrough faith for faith\; as it is written\, "The righteous shall live by fa
ith."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:23-25\;5:1-13\nAt that time\, Jesus went
about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the peop
le. So his fame spread throughout all Syria\, and they brought him all the
sick\, those afflicted with various diseases and pains\, demoniacs\, epilep
tics\, and paralytics\, and he healed them. And great crowds followed him f
rom Galilee and the Dekapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the J
ordan.\n\nSeeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, and when he sat
down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them\, s
aying:\n\n"Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is the kingdom of he
aven.\n\n"Blessed are those who mourn\, for they shall be comforted.\n\n"Bl
essed are the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth.\n\n"Blessed are thos
e who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall be satisfied.\n\
n"Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy.\n\n"Blessed are t
he pure in heart\, for they shall see God.\n\n"Blessed are the peacemakers\
, for they shall be called sons of God.\n\n"Blessed are those who are perse
cuted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\n\n"Bl
essed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of
evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\, for your rewa
rd is great in heaven\, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before
you.\n\n"You are the salt of the earth\; but if salt has lost its taste\, h
ow shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except
to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theologi
an\, & John Chrysostom\; Hippolytos\, Pope of Rome\; Athanasia the Martyr &
her 3 daughters\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, bei
ng raised from the dead\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Se
a of Tiberias\; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas c
alled the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and t
wo others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am
going fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and
got into the boat\; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was br
eaking\, Jesus stood on the beach\; but the disciples did not know that it
was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answer
ed him\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boa
t\, and you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able t
o haul it in\, for the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said
to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\,
he put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the
sea. But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of f
ish\, for they were not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off.\
n\nWhen they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish l
ying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that y
ou have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\
, full of large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although the
re were so many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have
breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him\, "Who are you?" They
knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, a
nd so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to
the disciples after he was raised from the dead.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the w
ord of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led
away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be s
trengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adhere
nts. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to
eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanc
tuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp
. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people
through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp a
nd bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we se
ek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up
a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledg
e his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for suc
h sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set o
n a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\
, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light
so shine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glory to y
our Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law
and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. F
or truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, n
ot a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then
relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall b
e called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches
them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Mary & Martha\
, the sisters of Lazarus\; Sophia of Thrace\, The Mother of Orphans\; Petro
c\, Abbot of Padstow\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\,
it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\,
unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no
need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his
own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when
he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as
high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, a
ppoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we
are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the
right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanct
uary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGosp
el Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "T
ruly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the do
or but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he
who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper
opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\,
and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will n
ot follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of
strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand
what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thie
ves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any o
ne enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastur
e."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/12/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch\; Antonius\, Archbishop of Constantin
ople\; Meletios of Ypseni\; Christos the New Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: II
Timothy 2:11-19\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, the saying is sure: If we have died wit
h him\, we shall also live with him\; if we endure\, we shall also reign wi
th him\; if we deny him\, he also will deny us\; if we are faithless\, he r
emains faithful - for he cannot deny himself.\n\nRemind them of this\, and
charge them before the Lord to avoid disputing about words\, which does no
good\, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourself to God
as one approved\, a workman who has no need to be ashamed\, rightly handlin
g the word of truth. Avoid such godless chatter\, for it will lead people i
nto more and more ungodliness\, and their talk will eat its way like gangre
ne. Among them are Hymenaios and Philetos\, who have swerved from the truth
by holding that the resurrection is past already. They are upsetting the f
aith of some. But God's firm foundation stands\, bearing this seal: "The Lo
rd knows those who are his\," and\, "Let every one who names the name of th
e Lord depart from iniquity."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:2-8\nThe Lord said
this parable\, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God
nor regarded man\; and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to h
im and saying\, 'Vindicate me against my adversary.' For a while he refused
\; but afterward he said to himself\, 'Though I neither fear God nor regard
man\, yet because this widow bothers me\, I will vindicate her\, or she wi
ll wear me out by her continual coming.'" And the Lord said\, "Hear what th
e unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his elect\, who cry to
him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you\, he will vind
icate them speedily."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner\; A
fterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Cedd\, Bi
shop of Scotland\; Fursey\, Abbot of Lagny\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEp
istle Reading: Acts 19:1-8\nIn those days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\,
Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found s
ome disciples. And he said to them\, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when
you believed?" And they said\, "No\, we have never even heard that there is
a Holy Spirit." And he said\, "Into what then were you baptized?" They sai
d\, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said\, "John baptized with the baptism
of repentance\, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come af
ter him\, that is\, Jesus." On hearing this\, they were baptized in the nam
e of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy
Spirit came on them\; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There wer
e about twelve of them in all. And he entered the synagogue and for three m
onths spoke boldly\, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God.\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 1:29-34\nAt that time\, John saw Jesus coming toward him\,
and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God\, who takes away the sin of the world
! This is he of whom I said\, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me\, f
or he was before me.' I myself did not know him\; but for this I came bapti
zing with water\, that he might be revealed to Israel." And John bore witne
ss\, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven\, and it remained on h
im. I myself did not know him\; but he who sent me to baptize with water sa
id to me\, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain\, this is he w
ho baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I have seen and have borne witness t
hat this is the Son of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/08/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pelagia the Righteous\; Pelagia the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; Phillip
\, Bishop of Gortyna\; Taisia the Harlot of Egypt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle
Reading: Ephesians 1:7-17\nBrethren\, we have redemption through the blood
of Christ\, the forgiveness of our trespasses\, according to the riches of
his grace which he lavished upon us. For he has made known to us in all wi
sdom and insight the mystery of his will\, according to his purpose which h
e set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time\, to unite all thin
gs in him\, things in heaven and things on earth. In him\, according to the
purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his
will\, we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to li
ve for the praise of his glory. In him you also\, who have heard the word o
f truth\, the gospel of your salvation\, and have believed in him\, were se
aled with the promised Holy Spirit\, which is the guarantee of our inherita
nce until we acquire possession of it\, to the praise of his glory. For thi
s reason\, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your lo
ve toward all the saints\, I do not cease to give thanks for you\, remember
ing you in my prayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father
of glory\, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowled
ge of him.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:31-35\nThe Lord said\, "To what shall
I compare the men of this generation\, and what are they like? They are lik
e children sitting in the market place and calling to one another\, 'We pip
ed to you\, and you did not dance\; we wailed\, and you did not weep.' For
John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine\; and you sa
y\, 'He has a demon.' The Son of man has come eating and drinking\; and you
say\, 'Behold\, a glutton and a drunkard\, a friend of tax collectors and
sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon\; Martha\, mother of St. Sym
eon Stylites the Younger\; Asclepias the Wonderworker\; Michael Choniates\,
Metropolitan of Athens\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:18-33\nBrethren\, God
has mercy on whomever he wills\, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wi
lls. You will say to me then\, "Why does he still find fault? For who can r
esist his will?" But who are you\, a man\, to answer back to God? Will what
is molded say to its molder\, "Why have you made me thus?" Has the potter
no right over the clay\, to make out of the same lump one vessel for beauty
and another for menial use? What if God\, desiring to show his wrath and t
o make known his power\, has endured with much patience the vessels of wrat
h made for destruction\, in order to make known the riches of his glory for
the vessels of mercy\, which he has prepared beforehand for glory\, even u
s whom he has called\, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? A
s indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those who were not my people I will call 'my p
eople\,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'my beloved.'" "And in the
very place where it was said to them\, 'You are not my people\,' they will
be called 'sons of the living God.'" And Isaiah cries out concerning Israe
l: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea\, onl
y a remnant of them will be saved\; for the Lord will execute his sentence
upon the earth with rigor and dispatch." And as Isaiah predicted\, "if the
Lord of hosts had not left us children\, we would have fared like Sodom and
been made like Gomorrah." What shall we say\, then? That Gentiles who did
not pursue righteousness have attained it\, that is\, righteousness through
faith\; but that Israel who pursued the righteousness which is based on la
w did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Why? Because they did not pursue
it through faith\, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled ove
r the stumbling stone\, as it is written\, "Behold\, I am laying in Zion a
stone that will make men stumble\, a rock that will make them fall\; and he
who believes in him will not be put to shame."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Ch
rist\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you he who is t
o come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go and t
ell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame
walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are raised up\,
and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes
no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to the crowds c
oncerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed
shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. What th
en did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a pro
phet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger befo
re your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say to you
\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the B
aptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. F
rom the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been c
oming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all the prophets
and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to accept it\, h
e is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/30/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Climacus the Righteous\, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent\;
Sosthenes\, Apollos\, Cephas\, Caesar\, & Epaphroditos\, the Apostles of th
e 70\; Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Is
aiah 26:21-27:9\n For behold\, the LORD is coming forth out of his place to
punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity\, and the earth wil
l disclose the blood shed upon her\, and will no more cover her slain. In
that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Levi
athan the fleeing serpent\, Leviathan the twisting serpent\, and he will sl
ay the dragon that is in the sea. \n\n In that day: "A pleasant vineyard\,
sing of it! I\, the LORD\, am its keeper\; every moment I water it. Lest
any one harm it\, I guard it night and day\; I have no wrath. Would that I
had thorns and briers to battle! I would set out against them\, I would bu
rn them up together. Or let them lay hold of my protection\, let them make
peace with me\, let them make peace with me." \n\n In days to come Jacob
shall take root\, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots\, and fill the
whole world with fruit. \n\n Has he smitten them as he smote those who smo
te them? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain? Measure by m
easure\, by exile thou didst contend with them\; he removed them with his f
ierce blast in the day of the east wind. Therefore by this the guilt of Ja
cob will be expiated\, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of hi
s sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed
to pieces\, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing.\n\nOld Testa
ment Reading: Genesis 9:18-10:1\nThe sons of Noah who went forth from the a
rk were Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. These thre
e were the sons of Noah\; and from these the whole earth was peopled.\n\nNo
ah was the first tiller of the soil. He planted a vineyard\; and he drank o
f the wine\, and became drunk\, and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham\, t
he father of Canaan\, saw the nakedness of his father\, and told his two br
others outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment\, laid it upon both t
heir shoulders\, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their fat
her\; their faces were turned away\, and they did not see their father's na
kedness. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had
done to him\, he said\, "Cursed be Canaan\; a slave of slaves shall he be t
o his brothers." He also said\, "Blessed by the LORD my God be Shem\; and
let Canaan be his slave. God enlarge Japheth\, and let him dwell in the te
nts of Shem\; and let Canaan be his slave." After the flood Noah lived thr
ee hundred and fifty years. All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fif
ty years\; and he died. These are the generations of the sons of Noah\, Sh
em\, Ham\, and Japheth\; sons were born to them after the flood.\n\nOld Tes
tament Reading: Proverbs 12:23-13:9\nA prudent man conceals his knowledge\,
but fools proclaim their folly. The hand of the diligent will rule\, whil
e the slothful will be put to forced labor. Anxiety in a man's heart weigh
s him down\, but a good word makes him glad. A righteous man turns away fr
om evil\, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. A slothful man will
not catch his prey\, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. In th
e path of righteousness is life\, but the way of error leads to death. A w
ise son hears his father's instruction\, but a scoffer does not listen to r
ebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good\, but the desire o
f the treacherous is for violence. He who guards his mouth preserves his l
ife\; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. The soul of the sluggard c
raves\, and gets nothing\, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplie
d. A righteous man hates falsehood\, but a wicked man acts shamefully and
disgracefully. Righteousness guards him whose way is upright\, but sin ove
rthrows the wicked. One man pretends to be rich\, yet has nothing\; anothe
r pretends to be poor\, yet has great wealth. The ransom of a man's life i
s his wealth\, but a poor man has no means of redemption. The light of the
righteous rejoices\, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14\,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem\; Our Rig
hteous Father Marcellus\, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones\; O
ur Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; G
eorge\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Poet of Asmatikons\, Kanons\, and Troparia\n\
nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifie
s and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not a
shamed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my bre
thren\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "
I will put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God
has given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he hi
mself likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might des
troy him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all
those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For sure
ly it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of A
braham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so
that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of
God\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself
has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\,
an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take
the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell
you\; for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he
rose and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\,
and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the L
ord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThe
n Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a f
urious rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and
in all that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time
which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was sp
oken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and lou
d lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her children\; she refused to be console
d\, because they were no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of
the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the
child and his mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought
the child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\
, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned
over Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and b
eing warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went
and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets
might be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/02/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Epiphany\; Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Sa
viour Jesus Christ\; Sylvester\, Pope of Rome\; Cosmas\, Archbishop of Cons
tantinople\; Seraphim the Wonderworker of Sarov\; Juliana the Righteous\; T
heagenes the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Parios\; Theopemptos\; Theodota\, the
Mother of the Holy Anargyroi\; Righteous Mark the Deaf\; Basil the Martyr o
f Ankyra\; Sergios\; Theopistos the Martyr\; George the New Martyr of Georg
ia\; Nilos the Sanctified\; Sylvester of the Kiev Caves\n\nFast Free\n\nMat
ins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, Jesus\, having risen from
the dead\, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them\, "Peace t
o you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw
a spirit. And he said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do question
ings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet\, that it is I myself\; han
dle me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I h
ave." And when he said this\, he showed them his hands and his feet. And wh
ile they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, he said to them\, "Have
you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish\, and he
took it and ate before them.\n\nThen he said to them\, "These are my words
which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that everything written
about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfi
lled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to
them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the thir
d day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins shou
ld be preached in his name to all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You a
re witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the promise of my Father
upon you\; but stay in the city\, until you are clothed with power from on
high."\n\nThen he led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up his hands
\, he blessed them. While he blessed them\, he parted from them\, and was c
arried up into heaven. And they worshiped him\, and they returned to Jerusa
lem with great joy\, and were continually in the temple blessing God.\n\nEp
istle Reading: II Timothy 4:5-8\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, always be steady\, endu
re suffering\, do the work of an evangelist\, fulfil your ministry.\n\nFor
I am already on the point of being sacrificed\; the time of my departure ha
s come. I have fought the good fight\, I have finished the race\, I have k
ept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousne
ss\, which the Lord\, the righteous judge\, will award to me on that Day\,
and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 1:1-8\nThe beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ\, the Son
of God. As it is written in the prophets\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger be
fore your face\, who shall prepare your way\; the voice of one crying in th
e wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord\, make his paths straight.' John
was baptizing in the wilderness\, preaching a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea\,
and all the people of Jerusalem\; and they were baptized by him in the rive
r Jordan\, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair\,
and had a leather girdle around his waist\, and ate locusts and wild honey.
And he preached\, saying\, "After me comes he who is mightier than I\, the
thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have bap
tized you with water\; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/01/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan\; Andonina the New Mar
tyr\; David the Archbishop\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\
nEpistle Reading: Jude 1:1-10\nJude\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, and broth
er of James\,\n\nTo those who are called\, beloved in God the Father and ke
pt for Jesus Christ:\n\nMay mercy\, peace\, and love be multiplied to you.\
n\nBeloved\, being very eager to write to you of our common salvation\, I f
ound it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith which
was once for all delivered to the saints. For admission has been secretly
gained by some who long ago were designated for this condemnation\, ungodly
persons who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the
only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nNow I desire to remind you\, thou
gh you were once for all fully informed\, that the Lord saved a people out
of the land of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And
the angels that did not keep their own position but left their proper dwell
ing have been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gloom until the j
udgment of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding c
ities\, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust\, ser
ve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.\n\nYet in like
manner these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, reject authority\,
and revile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael\, contending
with the devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did not presume to p
ronounce a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord rebuke you."
But these men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by those things
that they know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are destroyed. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 22:39-42\, 45-71\; 23:1\nAt that time\, when Jesus cam
e out\, he went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the disc
iples followed him. And when he came to the place he said to them\, "Pray
that you may not enter into temptation." And he withdrew from them about a
stone's throw\, and knelt down and prayed\, "Father\, if you are willing\,
remove this cup from me\; nevertheless not my will\, but yours\, be done."
And when he rose from prayer\, he came to the disciples and found them sl
eeping for sorrow\, and he said to them\, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray
that you may not enter into temptation."\n\nWhile he was still speaking\,
there came a crowd\, and the man called Judas\, one of the twelve\, was lea
ding them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him\; but Jesus said to him\, "Ju
das\, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?" And when those who wer
e about him saw what would follow\, they said\, "Lord\, shall we strike wit
h the sword?" And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut
off his right ear. But Jesus said\, "No more of this!" And he touched his
ear and healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of
the temple and elders\, who had come out against him\, "Have you come out a
s against a robber\, with swords and clubs? When I was with you day after
day in the temple\, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour\, a
nd the power of darkness."\n\nThen they seized him and led him away\, bring
ing him into the high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance\; and w
hen they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down tog
ether\, Peter sat among them. Then a maid\, seeing him as he sat in the li
ght and gazing at him\, said\, "This man also was with him." But he denied
it\, saying "Woman\, I do not know him." And a little later someone else
saw him and said\, "You also are one of them." But Peter said\, "Man\, I a
m not." And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted\, sa
ying\, "Certainly this man also was with him\; for he is a Galilean." But
Peter said\, "Man\, I do not know what you are saying." And immediately\,
while he was still speaking\, the cock crowed. And the Lord turned and loo
ked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord\, how he had said
to him\, "Before the cock crows today\, you will deny me three times." And
he went out and wept bitterly.\n\nNow the men who were holding Jesus mocke
d him and beat him\; they also blindfolded him and asked him\, "Prophesy!
Who is it that struck you?" And they spoke many other words against him\,
reviling him.\n\nWhen day came\, the assembly of the elders of the people g
athered together\, both chief priests and scribes\; and they led him away t
o their council\, and they said\, "If you are the Christ\, tell us." But h
e said to them\, "If I tell you\, you will not believe\; and if I ask you\,
you will not answer. But from now on the Son of man shall be seated at th
e right hand of the power of God." And they all said\, "Are you the Son of
God\, then?" And he said to them\, "You say that I am." And they said\,
"What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his ow
n lips."\n\nThen the whole company of them arose\, and brought him before P
ilate.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Canaanite\; Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantino
ple\; Bucolus\, Bishop of Smyrna\; Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza\
; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Ily
an of Homs\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus re
vealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead\, and he
said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than the
se?" He said to him "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to hi
m\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\,
do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you.
" He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simo
n\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to hi
m the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know
everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my shee
p. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yoursel
f and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out
your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish
to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And a
fter this he said to him\, "Follow me."\n\nPeter turned and saw following t
hem the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the
supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" Whe
n Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus s
aid to him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that t
o you? Follow me!" So\, the word went out among the brethren that this di
sciple would not die\; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die\,
but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?
" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who ha
s written these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there
are also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be
written\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that
would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethr
en\, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blamele
ss\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He ha
s no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for
his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all w
hen he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness
as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law
\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in wha
t we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at
the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the s
anctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28\nAt that time\, Jesus went to the district
of Tyre and Sidon. And behold\, a Canaanite woman from that region came ou
t and cried\, "Have mercy on me\, O Lord\, Son of David\; my daughter is se
verely possessed by a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his dis
ciples came and begged him\, saying\, "Send her away\, for she is crying a
fter us." He answered\, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel." But she came and knelt before him\, saying\, "Lord\, help me." A
nd he answered\, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it
to the dogs." She said\, "Yes\, Lord\, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs t
hat fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered her\, "O woman\,
great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter wa
s healed instantly.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/28/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Chariton the Confessor\; Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus\, Metropolita
n of Nicopolis\; Old Epirus\; Baruch the Prophet\; Neophytos & Auxentios th
e Martyrs of Cyprus\; Wenceslaus the Martyr\, Prince of the Czechs\n\nEpist
le Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let
light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the lig
ht of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we ha
ve this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power b
elongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crush
ed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\
; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death o
f Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, s
o that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death i
s at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of fait
h as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, an
d so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us als
o with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for yo
ur sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase
thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples
and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seaco
ast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their dise
ases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And al
l the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed
them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed
are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunge
r now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for yo
u shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude y
ou and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son
of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward
is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/04/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Wednesday after Pascha\; Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus\; Hilary
the Wonderworker\; Euthemios\, Bishop of Madytos\; Athanasios\, Bishop of
Corinth\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:13-22
\nIn those days\, when the Jews saw the boldness of Peter and John\, and pe
rceived that they were uneducated\, common men\, they wondered\; and they r
ecognized that they had been with Jesus. But seeing the man that had been h
ealed standing beside them\, they had nothing to say in opposition. But whe
n they had commanded them to go aside out of the council\, they conferred w
ith one another\, saying\, "What shall we do with these men? For that a not
able sign has been performed through them is manifest to all the inhabitant
s of Jerusalem\, and we cannot deny it. But in order that it may spread no
further among the people\, let us warn them to speak no more to any one in
this name." So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at a
ll in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them\, "Whether it is
right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God\, you must ju
dge\; for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard." And when the
y had further threatened them\, they let them go\, finding no way to punish
them\, because of the people\; for all men praised God for what had happen
ed. For the man on whom the sign of healing was performed was more than for
ty years old.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:17-24\nThe Lord said to the Jews wh
o came to him: "My Father is working still\, and I am working." This was wh
y the Jews sought all the more to kill him\, because he not only broke the
sabbath but also called God his own Father\, making himself equal with God.
\n\n Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, the Son can do no
thing of his own accord\, but only what he sees the Father doing\; for what
ever he does\, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son\, a
nd shows him all that he himself is doing\; and greater works than these he
will show him\, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and
gives them life\, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. The Father j
udges no one\, but has given all judgment to the Son\, that all may honor t
he Son\, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does
not honor the Father who sent him. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who he
ars my word and believes him who sent me\, has eternal life\; he does not c
ome into judgment\, but has passed from death to life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pimen the Great\; Holy Martyr Phanurius\; Anthousa the Martyr\; Poimen
of Palestine\; Hosisos the Confessor\; Liverios\, Pope of Rome\; Monica\n\
nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 1:3-9\nBrethren\, grace to you and peace fr
om God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always
for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus\,
that in every way you were enriched in him with all speech and all knowledg
e - even as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you - so that you a
re not lacking in any spiritual gift\, as you wait for the revealing of our
Lord Jesus Christ\; who will sustain you to the end\, guiltless in the day
of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful\, by whom you were called into t
he fellowship of his Son\, Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthe
w 19:3-12\nAt that time\, Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by aski
ng\, "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?" He answered\, "Hav
e you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and
female\, and said\, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mothe
r and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they
are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together\, l
et not man put asunder." They said to him\, "Why then did Moses command one
to give a certificate of divorce\, and to put her away?" He said to them\,
"For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives\, but
from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wi
fe\, except for unchastity\, and marries another\, commits adultery." The d
isciples said to him\, "If such is the case of a man with his wife\, it is
not expedient to marry." But he said to them\, "Not all men can receive thi
s saying\, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who ha
ve been so from birth\, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by
men\, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake
of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this\, let him receive
it."\n\n
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UID:Icalf8c4595b9d82cbb65e25f1927606d135
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/29/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Callinicus\; Theodota the Martyr and her Children\; Co
nstantine III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Pious King Theodosius the New
\; Holy Virgin Martyr Theodota\; Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; O
laf of Norway\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 7:35-40\;8:1
-7\nBrethren\, I am speaking for your own benefit\, not to lay any restrain
t upon you\, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotio
n to the Lord. If any one thinks that he is not behaving properly toward hi
s virgin\, if his passions are strong\, and it has to be\, let him do as he
wishes: let them marry - it is not sin. But whoever is firmly established
in his heart\, being under no necessity but having his desire under control
\, and has determined this in his heart\, to keep her as his virgin\, he wi
ll do well. So that he who married his virgin does well\; and he who refrai
ns from marriage will do better. A wife is bound to her husband as long as
he lives. If the husband dies\, she is free to be married to whom she wishe
s\, only in the Lord. But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as s
he is. And I think that I have the Spirit of God.\n\nNow concerning food of
fered to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." "Knowledge" puf
fs up\, but love builds up. If any one imagines that he knows something\, h
e does not yet know as he ought to know. But if one loves God\, one is know
n by him. Hence\, as to the eating of food offered to idols\, we know that
"an idol has no real existence\," and that "there is no God but one." For a
lthough there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth as indeed there a
re many "gods" and many "lords" - yet for us there is one God\, the Father\
, from whom are all things and for whom we exist\, and one Lord\, Jesus Chr
ist\, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. However\, not
all possess this knowledge. But some\, though being hitherto accustomed to
idols\, eat food as really offered to an idol\; and their conscience\, bein
g weak is defiled.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:29-31\nAt that time\, Jesu
s passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain\, and sat
down there. And great crowds came to him\, bringing with them the lame\, t
he maimed\, the blind\, the dumb\, and many others\, and they put them at h
is feet\, and he healed them\, so that the throng wondered\, when they saw
the dumb speaking\, the maimed whole\, the lame walking\, and the blind see
ing\; and they glorified the God of Israel.\n\n
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UID:Ical6015f4015004d3759dbce73f70c93d04
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/27/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Kyriakos\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\; Procla\, wife of Pontius Pilate\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: P
hilippians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, I want you to know that what has happened to
me has really served to advance the gospel\, so that it has become known t
hroughout the praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is
for Christ\; and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord
because of my imprisonment\, and are much more bold to speak the word of Go
d without fear. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry\, but othe
rs from good will. The latter do it out of love\, knowing that I am put he
re for the defense of the gospel\; the former proclaim Christ out of partis
anship\, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What
then? Only that in every way\, whether in pretense or in truth\, Christ i
s proclaimed\; and in that I rejoice. Yes\, and I shall rejoice. For I kn
ow that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ thi
s will turn out for my deliverance\, as it is my eager expectation and hope
. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:9-13\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Ask\,
and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\, and it will
be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives\, and he who seeks finds\,
and to him who knocks it will be opened. What father among you\, if his so
n asks for bread\, will give him a stone\; or if he asks for a fish\, will
instead of a fish give him a serpent\; or if he asks for an egg\, will give
him a scorpion? If you then\, who are evil\, know how to give good gifts t
o your children\, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spir
it to those who ask him!"\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220316
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UID:Ical8555451051ff58085582aa4ba96a2801
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agapius the Martyr & His Companions\; Manuel the New Martyr of Crete\;
Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy\, Bishop of Britain\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:7-16\nThus says the Lord: For the viney
ard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, and the men of Judah are
his pleasant planting\; and he looked for justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\
; for righteousness\, but behold\, a cry! Woe to those who join house to h
ouse\, who add field to field\, until there is no more room\, and you are m
ade to dwell alone in the midst of the land. The LORD of hosts has sworn i
n my hearing: "Surely many houses shall be desolate\, large and beautiful h
ouses\, without inhabitant. For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one
bath\, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah." Woe to those who ris
e early in the morning\, that they may run after strong drink\, who tarry l
ate into the evening till wine inflames them! They have lyre and harp\, ti
mbrel and flute and wine at their feasts\; but they do not regard the deeds
of the LORD\, or see the work of his hands. Therefore my people go into e
xile for want of knowledge\; their honored men are dying of hunger\, and th
eir multitude is parched with thirst. Therefore Sheol has enlarged its app
etite and opened its mouth beyond measure\, and the nobility of Jerusalem a
nd her multitude go down\, her throng and he who exults in her. Man is bow
ed down\, and men are brought low\, and the eyes of the haughty are humbled
. But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God shows him
self holy in righteousness.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 4:8-15\n Cain
said to Abel his brother\, "Let us go out to the field." And when they wer
e in the field\, Cain rose up against his brother Abel\, and killed him. T
hen the LORD said to Cain\, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said\, "I do n
ot know\; am I my brother's keeper?" And the LORD said\, "What have you do
ne? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. And
now you are cursed from the ground\, which has opened its mouth to receive
your brother's blood from your hand. When you till the ground\, it shall
no longer yield to you its strength\; you shall be a fugitive and a wandere
r on the earth." Cain said to the LORD\, "My punishment is greater than I
can bear. Behold\, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground\; and
from thy face I shall be hidden\; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer
on the earth\, and whoever finds me will slay me." Then the LORD said to
him\, "Not so! If any one slays Cain\, vengeance shall be taken on him seve
nfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain\, lest any who came upon him should
kill him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 5:1-15\nMy son\, be attentive
to my wisdom\, incline your ear to my understanding\; that you may keep di
scretion\, and your lips may guard knowledge. For the lips of a loose woma
n drip honey\, and her speech is smoother than oil\; but in the end she is
bitter as wormwood\, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death
\; her steps follow the path to Sheol\; she does not take heed to the path
of life\; her ways wander\, and she does not know it.\n\n And now\, O sons
\, listen to me\, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Keep your
way far from her\, and do not go near the door of her house\; lest you give
your honor to others and your years to the merciless\; lest strangers take
their fill of your strength\, and your labors go to the house of an alien\
; and at the end of your life you groan\, when your flesh and body are cons
umed\, and you say\, "How I hated discipline\, and my heart despised reproo
f! I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my in
structors. I was at the point of utter ruin in the assembled congregation.
" Drink water from your own cistern\, flowing water from your own well.\n\
n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220715
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UID:Ical6bf82b09816982ca3e5d70c43462da04
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/14/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Aquila the Apostle among the 70\; Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor
\, Archbishop of Thessalonica\; Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Pe
ter the New Hieromartyr and the four New Martyrs of Melissourgeio Kissamos\
; Justus the Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:1-16\nBrethren\, I commen
d to you our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreai\, that
you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and help her in what
ever she may require from you\, for she has been a helper of many and of my
self as well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus\,
who risked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but also all the c
hurches of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church in their house.
Greet my beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in Asia for Christ.
Greet Mary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronicos and Junias\,
my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note among the apostle
s\, and they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my beloved in the
Lord. Greet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my beloved Stachys.
Greet Apelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the f
amily of Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord wh
o belong to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in the Lord\, Tryp
haina and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worked hard in the L
ord. Greet Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and mine. Greet As
yncritos\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethren who are
with them. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and Olympas\,
and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:46-50\;
13:1-3\nAt that time\, while Jesus was speaking to the people\, behold\, h
is mother and his brothers stood outside\, asking to speak to him. But he r
eplied to the man who told him\, "Who is my mother\, and who are my brother
s?" And stretching out his hand toward his disciples\, he said\, "Here are
my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven
is my brother\, and sister\, and mother."\n\nThat same day Jesus went out
of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him\,
so that he entered a boat and sat there\; and the whole crowd stood on the
beach. And he told them many things in parables.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210930
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Ical16176e5bba2dcc5b40acfdbab8928d10
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/29/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine\; Martyr Petronius\; Malachi the New
Righteous Martyr of Lindos\; Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza\; Dionysios I\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians
5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\,
patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\;
against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have c
rucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit
\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provok
ing of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overta
ken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit
of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one anoth
er's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:
33-39\nAt that time\, the Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him\, "Why do
the disciples of John fast often and offer prayers\, and so do the discipl
es of the Pharisees\, but yours eat and drink?" And Jesus said to them\, "C
an you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days
will come\, when the bridegroom is taken away from them\, and then they wi
ll fast in those days." He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece
from a new garment and puts it upon an old garment\; if he does\, he will t
ear the new\, and the piece from the new will not match the old. And no one
puts new wine into old wineskins\; if he does\, the new wine will burst th
e skins and it will be spilled\, and the skins will be destroyed. But new w
ine must be put into fresh wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine de
sires new\; for he says\, 'The old is better.'"\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:Icala6d52bbd1eaf92568261296323c8dabf
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/27/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinopl
e\; Peter the Righteous of Egypt\; Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinop
le\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sh
eepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and
a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To h
im the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own s
heep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he g
oes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A str
anger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not
know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they d
id not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\,
it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\,
unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no
need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his
own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when
he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as
high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, a
ppoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we
are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the
right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanct
uary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGosp
el Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enter
s by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have
life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\
, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep a
nd flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because
he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\;
I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the F
ather\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, tha
t are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voi
ce. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211211
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UID:Icalcf0c8438cb8d848179940608ac2340a6
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/10/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas\, Hermogenes\, & Eugraphos\, Martyrs of Alexandria\; Thomas the
Righteous of Bithynia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Thessalonians 3
:6-18\nBrethren\, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\, tha
t you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accor
d with the tradition that you received from us. For you yourselves know how
you ought to imitate us\; we were not idle when we were with you\, we did
not eat any one's bread without paying\, but with toil and labor we worked
night and day\, that we might not burden any of you. It was not because we
have not that right\, but to give you in our conduct an example to imitate.
For even when we were with you\, we gave you this command: If any one will
not work\, let him not eat. For we hear that some of you are living in idl
eness\, mere busybodies\, not doing any work. Now such persons we command a
nd exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and to ear
n their own living. Brethren\, do not be weary in well-doing.\n\nIf any one
refuses to obey what we say in this letter\, note that man\, and have noth
ing to do with him\, that he may be ashamed. Do not look on him as an enemy
\, but warn him as a brother.\n\nNow may the Lord of peace himself give you
peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. I\, Paul\, write
this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine\;
it is the way I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:37-38\, 22:1-8\nAt that time\, Jesus was
teaching in the temple every day\, but at night he went out and lodged on t
he mount called Olivet. And early in the morning all the people came to him
in the temple to hear him. Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near\, w
hich is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were see
king how to put him to death\; for they feared the people. Then Satan enter
ed into Judas called Iscariot\, who was of the number of the twelve\; he we
nt away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betr
ay him to them. And they were glad\, and engaged to give him money. So he a
greed\, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of t
he multitude. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread\, on which the passover
lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John\, saying\, "Go and pr
epare the passover for us\, that we may eat it."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211227
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/26/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Nativity\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; Synaxis of the Ho
ly Theotokos\; Euthemios the Confessor\, Bishop of Sardis\; Holy New Hierom
artyr Constantine of Russia\, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)\; Cons
tantius the Holy Martyr\; Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam\n\nFast Free\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were going
to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking
with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were t
alking and discussing together\, Jesus himself drew near and went with them
. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them\, "Wha
t is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?"
And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answer
ed him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the thing
s that have happened there in these days?" And he said to them\, "What thin
gs?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a proph
et mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how our chie
f priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death\, and crucif
ied him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and b
esides all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, s
ome women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morn
ing and did not find his body\; and they came back saying that they had eve
n seen a vision of angels\, who said that he was alive. Some of those who w
ere with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; bu
t him they did not see." And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of
heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary t
hat the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And be
ginning with Moses and all the prophets\, he interpreted to them in all the
scriptures the things concerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the vill
age to which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they co
nstrained him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the d
ay is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table
with them\, he took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to
them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him\; and he vanished
out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn with
in us while he talked to us on the road\, while he opened to us the scriptu
res?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they fou
nd the eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who said\, "
The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what
had happened on the road\, and how he was known to them in the breaking of
the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:11-19\nBrethren\, I would have
you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For
I did not receive it from man\, nor was I taught it\, but it came through a
revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judais
m\, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it\;
and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people\, so ex
tremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had
set me apart before I was born\, and had called me through his grace\, was
pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in order that I might preach him among t
he Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh and blood\, nor did I go up to Je
rusalem to those who were apostles before me\, but I went away into Arabia\
; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jer
usalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none
of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord
appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the child and his mo
ther\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you\; for Herod is
about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he rose and took the c
hild and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\, and remained there u
ntil the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by th
e prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThen Herod\, when he sa
w that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a furious rage\, and he
sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region
who were two years old or under\, according to the time which he had ascert
ained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet
Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rach
el weeping for her children\; she refused to be consoled\, because they wer
e no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in
a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the child and his mothe
r\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought the child's life ar
e dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\, and went to the la
nd of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place
of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and being warned in a dre
am he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city
called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled\,
"He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220707
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/07/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Kyriake the Great Martyr\; Thomas the Righteous of Malea\; Akakios of
Sinai\; Willibald\, Bishop of Eichstatt\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:23-
29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined under the law\,
kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was ou
r custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. But no
w that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ
Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were b
aptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, th
ere is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you
are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham
's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long a
s he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all
the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by
the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elem
ental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God sent
forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who
were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel R
eading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thron
ged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve
years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, and had spent al
l that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the
reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his
garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made wel
l." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that s
he was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power
had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\
, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the c
rowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he look
ed around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been don
e to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and told h
im the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made yo
u well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/15/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta\; Vladimir\, Equal-to-
the-Apostles of Kiev\; The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios\; Do
nald and his Nine Daughters\; Swithun\, Bishop of Winchester\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 13:11-14\;14:1-5\nBRETHREN\, when I was
a child\, I spoke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I reasoned like a
child\; when I became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a
mirror dimly\, but then face to face. Now I know in part\; then I shall un
derstand fully\, even as I have been fully understood. So faith\, hope\, lo
ve abide\, these three\; but the greatest of these is love. Make love your
aim\, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially that you may pr
ophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God\; for n
o one understands him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other
hand\, he who prophesies speaks to men for their upbuilding and encouragem
ent and consolation. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself\, but he who
prophesies edifies the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues\, bu
t even more to prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in
tongues\, unless some one interprets\, so that the church may be edified.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\nAt that time\, the collector
s of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not your teacher
pay the tax?" He said\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spoke to him
first\, saying\, "What do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of the eart
h take toll or tribute? From their sons or from others?" And when he said\,
"From others\," Jesus said to him\, "Then the sons are free. However\, not
to give offense to them\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and take the fir
st fish that comes up\, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel\
; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."\n\n At that time
the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven?" And calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them\,
and said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like childre
n\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself lik
e this child\, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/17/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council\; The Holy Gr
eat Martyr Marina (Margaret)\; Veronika & Speratos the Martyrs\; Holy Royal
Martyrs of Russia\; Kenelm\, Prince of Mercia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Lu
ke 24:13-35\nAt that time\, two of them were going to a village named Emmau
s\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about al
l these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing to
gether\, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were ke
pt from recognizing him. And he said to them\, "What is this conversation w
hich you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still loo
king sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered him\, "Are you the on
ly visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened the
re in these days?" And he said to them\, "What things?" And they said to hi
m\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and wo
rd before God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers del
ivered him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified him. But we had hope
d that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is
now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company
amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his
body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angel
s\, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the
tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but him they did not see."
And he said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all th
at the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should su
ffer these things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and a
ll the prophets\, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things c
oncerning himself.\n\nSo they drew near to the village to which they were g
oing. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained him\, saying\,
"Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So
he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them\, he took the
bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes wer
e opened and they recognized him\; and he vanished out of their sight. They
said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to
us on the road\, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that
same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered t
ogether and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indee
d\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the roa
d\, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle R
eading: Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my son\, the saying is sure. I desire you to
insist on these things\, so that those who have believed in God may be car
eful to apply themselves to good deeds\; these are excellent and profitable
to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and
quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man
who is factious\, after admonishing him once or twice\, have nothing more
to do with him\, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful\; he is
self-condemned.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos to you\, do your best t
o come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way\; see that
they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good de
eds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll
who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith
. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a
hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, bu
t on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so s
hine before men\, that they may see your good works and give glory to your
Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and
the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For t
ruly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a
dot\, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then rela
xes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be ca
lled least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them
shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/11/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Our
Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch\; Nikephoros the New Martyr of
Crete\; Vitalis of Gaza\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and
a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast o
f Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\
; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the
crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them
all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are y
ou poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now
\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you sha
ll laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you an
d revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of ma
n! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is gr
eat in heaven."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember yo
ur leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome
of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterd
ay and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teach
ings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by food
s\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which
those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those ani
mals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacr
ifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside
the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore
let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For
here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Thr
ough him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, th
at is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do
good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jorda
n\, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by
the devil. And he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, h
e was hungry. The devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command
this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man
shall not live by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed hi
m all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To
you I will give all this authority and their glory\; for it has been deliv
ered to me\, and I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worshi
p me\, it shall all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Y
ou shall worship the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd
he took him to Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and
said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\;
for it is written\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\
,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot ag
ainst a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not temp
t the Lord your God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he d
eparted from him until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power o
f the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through al
l the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorif
ied by all.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/19/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers\; Holy Martyrs Timot
hy\, Agapius and Thecla\; Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia\; Af
terfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virg
in Mary\; Eutychianos and Strategios the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Corinthians 1:12-20\nBrethren\, our boast is this\, the testimo
ny of our conscience that we have behaved in the world\, and still more tow
ard you\, with holiness and godly sincerity\, not by earthly wisdom but by
the grace of God. For we write you nothing but what you can read and unders
tand\; I hope you will understand fully\, as you have understood in part\,
that you can be proud of us as we can be of you\, on the day of the Lord Je
sus.\n\nBecause I was sure of this\, I wanted to come to you first\, so tha
t you might have a double favor\; I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedo
nia\, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way
to Judea. Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans l
ike a worldly man\, ready to say Yes and No at once? For the Son of God\, J
esus Christ\, whom we preached among you\, Silvanus and Timothy and I\, was
not Yes and No\; but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God
find their Yes in him. That is why we utter the Amen through him\, to the g
lory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:23-33\nAt that time\, Sadducees\
, who say that there is no resurrection\, came to Jesus\; and they asked hi
m a question\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no
children\, his brother must marry the widow\, and raise up children for his
brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us\; the first married\, and
died\, and having no children left his wife to his brother. So too the sec
ond and third\, down to the seventh. After them all\, the woman died. In th
e resurrection\, therefore\, to which of the seven will she be wife? For th
ey all had her." But Jesus answered them\, "You are wrong\, because you kno
w neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they
neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but are like angels of God in he
aven. And as for the resurrection of the dead\, have you not read what was
said to you by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and
the God of Jacob?' He is not God of the dead\, but of the living." And when
the crowd heard it\, they were astonished at his teaching.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/22/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Agathonicus\; Holy Martyr Anthuse\; Athanasios the Hie
romartyr & Bishop of Tarsus\; New Martyrs Manuel and John\; The Synaxis of
the Icon of the Mother of God of Prusa\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our
Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nEpistle Reading: II C
orinthians 2:3-15\nBrethren\, my joy is the joy of you all. For I wrote you
out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears\, not to c
ause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.\n\
nBut if any one has caused pain\, he has caused it not to me\, but in some
measure - not to put it too severely - to you all. For such a one this puni
shment by the majority is enough\; so you should rather turn to forgive and
comfort him\, for he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you
to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote\, that I might test
you and know whether you are obedient in everything. Any one whom you forgi
ve\, I also forgive. What I have forgiven\, if I have forgiven anything\, h
as been for your sake in the presence of Christ\, to keep Satan from gainin
g the advantage over us\; for we are not ignorant of his designs.\n\nWhen I
came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ\, a door was opened for me in
the Lord\; but my mind could not rest because I did not find my brother Ti
tus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.\n\nBut thanks
be to God\, who in Christ always leads us in triumph\, and through us sprea
ds the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma o
f Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are per
ishing.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:13-22\nThe Lord said to the Jews who
had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you
devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers\; therefore
you will receive the greater condemnation. But woe to you\, scribes and Ph
arisees\, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men\;
for you neither enter yourselves\, nor allow those who would enter to go in
. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and
land to make a single proselyte\, and when he becomes a proselyte\, you ma
ke him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. Woe to you\, blind guid
es\, who say\, 'If any one swears by the temple\, it is nothing\; but if an
y one swears by the gold of the temple\, he is bound by his oath.' You blin
d fools! For which is greater\, the gold or the temple that has made the go
ld sacred? And you say\, 'If any one swears by the altar\, it is nothing\;
but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar\, he is bound by his
oath.' You blind men! For which is greater\, the gift or the altar that ma
kes the gift sacred? So he who swears by the altar\, swears by it and by ev
erything on it\; and he who swears by the temple\, swears by it and by him
who dwells in it\; and he who swears by heaven\, swears by the throne of Go
d and by him who sits upon it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/06/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Theophan the Recl
use\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 1:9-11\nAt that time\, Jesus came from N
azareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came
up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit
descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heaven\, "You are
my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 2:1
1-14\;3:4-7\nTITUS\, my son\, the grace of God has appeared for the salvati
on of all men\, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions\, a
nd to live sober\, upright\, and godly lives in this world\, awaiting our b
lessed hope\, the appearing of the glory of the great God and Savior Jesus
Christ\, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to puri
fy for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.\n\nBut w
hen the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared\, he saved
us\, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness\, but in virtue of hi
s own mercy\, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit
\, which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior\, so
that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal
life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17\nAt that time\, Jesus came from G
alilee to the Jordan to John\, to be baptized by him. John would have preve
nted him\, saying\, "I need to be baptized by you\, and do you come to me?"
But Jesus answered him\, "Let it be so now\; for thus it is fitting for us
to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was bapti
zed\, he went up immediately from the water\, and behold\, the heavens were
opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\, and alighting
on him\; and lo\, a voice from heaven\, saying\, "This is my beloved Son\,
with whom I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The Holy M
artyrs Theopemptus and Theonas\; Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria\; Grego
ry of Akrita\; Apollinaria of Egypt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Co
rinthians 9:19-27\nBRETHREN\, though I am free from all men\, I have made m
yself a slave to all\, that I might win the more. To the Jews I became as a
Jew\, in order to win Jews\; to those under the law I became as one under
the law - though not being myself under the law - that I might win those un
der the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law - not
being without law toward God but under the law of Christ - that I might wi
n those outside the law. To the weak I became weak\, that I might win the w
eak. I have become all things to all men\, that I might by all means save s
ome. I do it all for the sake of the gospel\, that I may share in its bless
ings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete\, but only one
receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises
self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath\, bu
t we an imperishable. Well\, I do not run aimlessly\, I do not box as one b
eating the air\; but I pommel my body and subdue it\, lest after preaching
to others I myself should be disqualified. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:1-18\
nIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar\, Pontius Pilate bei
ng governor of Judea\, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee\, and his brothe
r Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis\, and Lysanias t
etrarch of Abilene\, in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas\, the wor
d of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness\; and he went
into all the region about the Jordan\, preaching a baptism of repentance fo
r the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isa
iah the prophet\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the w
ay of the Lord\, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled\, an
d every mountain and hill shall be brought low\, and the crooked shall be m
ade straight\, and the rough ways shall be made smooth\; and all flesh shal
l see the salvation of God." He said therefore to the multitudes that came
out to be baptized by him\, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee fr
om the wrath to come? Bear fruits that befit repentance\, and do not begin
to say to yourselves\, 'We have Abraham as our father"\; for I tell you\, G
od is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the
axe is laid to the root of the trees\; every tree therefore that does not b
ear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." And the multitudes as
ked him\, "What then shall we do?" And he answered them\, "He who has two c
oats\, let him share with him who has none\; and he who has food\, let him
do likewise." Tax collectors also came to be baptized\, and said to him\, "
Teacher\, what shall we do?" And he said to them\, "Collect no more than is
appointed you." Soldiers also asked him\, "And we\, what shall we do?" And
he said to them\, "Rob no one by violence or by false accusation\, and be
content with your wages." As the people were in expectation\, and all men q
uestioned in their hearts concerning John\, whether perhaps he were the Chr
ist\, John answered them all\, "I baptize you with water\; but he who is mi
ghtier than I is coming\, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to unt
ie\; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing
fork is in his hand\, to clear his threshing floor\, and to gather the whea
t into his granary\, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." So
\, with many other exhortations\, he preached good news to the people.\n\n
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sts: Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Emesa\; Hermas\, Patrob
os\, Gaios\, Linos\, & Philologos\, Apostles of the 70\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEp
istle Reading: Philippians 3:8-19\nBrethren\, I count everything as loss be
cause of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake
I have suffered the loss of all things\, and count them as refuse\, in ord
er that I may gain Christ\, and be found in him\, not having a righteousnes
s of my own\, based on law\, but that which is through faith in Christ\, th
e righteousness from God that depends on faith\; that I may know him and th
e power of his resurrection\, and may share his sufferings\, becoming like
him in his death\, that if possible I may attain that resurrection from the
dead. Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect\; but I
press on to make it my own\, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Bret
hren\, I do not consider that I have made it my own\; but one thing I do\,
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead\, I pr
ess on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Je
sus. Let those of us who are mature be thus minded\; and if in anything you
are otherwise minded\, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold
true to what we have attained. Brethren\, join in imitating me\, and mark t
hose who so live as you have an example in us. For many\, of whom I have of
ten told you and now tell you even with tears\, live as enemies of the cros
s of Christ. Their end is destruction\, their god is the belly\, and they g
lory in their shame\, with minds set on earthly things.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 12:2-12\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Nothing is covered up that
will not be revealed\, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever
you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light\, and what you have
whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. \n\n I t
ell you\, my friends\, do not fear those who kill the body\, and after that
have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him
who\, after he has killed\, has power to cast into Gehenna\; yes\, I tell y
ou\, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of t
hem is forgotten before God. Why\, even the hairs of your head are all numb
ered. Fear not\; you are of more value than many sparrows. \n\n And I tell
you\, every one who acknowledges me before men\, the Son of man also will a
cknowledge before the angels of God\; but he who denies me before men will
be denied before the angels of God. And every one who speaks a word against
the Son of man will be forgiven\; but he who blasphemes against the Holy S
pirit will not be forgiven. And when they bring you before the synagogues a
nd the rulers and the authorities\, do not be anxious how or what you are t
o answer or what you are to say\; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in tha
t very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/02/2021\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mammas the Martyr\; John the Abstainer\, Patriarch of Constantinople\;
Paul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Cosmas the Hermit\; Ammon & Aeithalas
the Martyrs of Thrace\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:28-39\nBrethren\, we kn
ow that everything works for good with those who love God\, who are called
according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined t
o be conformed to the image of his Son\, in order that he might be the firs
t-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called\;
and those whom he called he also justified\; and those whom he justified h
e also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we say to this? If God is for us\, wh
o is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us a
ll\, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any cha
rge against God's elect? It is God who justifies\; who is to condemn? It
is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from the dead\, who is at
the right hand of God\, who indeed intercedes for us. Who shall separate u
s from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or distress\, or persecutio
n\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is written\, "Fo
r thy sake we are being killed all the day long\; we are regarded as sheep
to be slaughtered." No\, in all these things we are more than conquerors t
hrough him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death\, nor life\, nor
angels\, nor principalities\, nor things present\, nor things to come\, no
r powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor anything else in all creation\, wil
l be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 24:13-28\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who
endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be pr
eached throughout the whole world\, as a testimony to all nations\; and the
n the end will come.\n\n"So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of
by the prophet Daniel\, standing in the holy place (let the reader underst
and)\, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let him who
is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house\; and let him w
ho is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who
are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that your f
light may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there will be great tr
ibulation\, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now\
, no\, and never will be. And if those days had not been shortened\, no hum
an being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elect those days will be
shortened. Then if any one says to you\, 'Lo\, here is the Christ!' or 'The
re he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will ari
se and show great signs and wonders\, so as to lead astray\, if possible\,
even the elect. Lo\, I have told you beforehand. So\, if they say to you\,
'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do not go out\; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is
in the inner rooms\,' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from th
e east and shines as far as the west\, so will be the coming of the Son of
man. Wherever the body is\, there the eagles will be gathered together."\n\
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/10/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Sunday of Matthew\; 45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia\; Our H
oly Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\; Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas\
; 10\,000 Fathers martyred in Egypt\; Apollonios the Martyr\; Deposition of
the Precious Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow\; Righteous Father An
thony of the Kiev Caves\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the firs
t day of the week\, at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking the
spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from
the tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they w
ere perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling appar
el\; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the
men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember ho
w he told you\, while he was still in Galilee\, that the Son of man must be
delivered in to the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the th
ird day rise." And they remembered his words\, and returning from the tomb
they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Mag
dalene\, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with t
hem who told this to the apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle
tale\, and they did not believe them.\n\nBut Peter rose and ran to the tomb
\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he
went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 6:18-
23\nBrethren\, having been set free from sin\, you have become slaves of ri
ghteousness. I am speaking in human terms\, because of your natural limitat
ions. For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater
and greater iniquity\, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanct
ification.\n\nWhen you were slaves of sin\, you were free in regard to righ
teousness. But then what return did you get from the things of which you ar
e now ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been
set free from sin and have become slaves of God\, the return you get is sa
nctification and its end\, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death\, bu
t the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 8:5-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus entered Capernaum\, a cent
urion came forward to him\, beseeching him and saying\, "Lord\, my servant
is lying paralyzed at home\, in terrible distress." And he said to him\, "I
will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him\, "Lord\, I am not
worthy to have you come under my roof\; but only say the word\, and my ser
vant will be healed. For I am a man under authority\, with soldiers under m
e\; and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\, and to another\, 'Come\,' and h
e comes\, and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he does it." When Jesus heard h
im\, he marveled\, and said to those who followed him\, "Truly\, I say to y
ou\, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you\, many will com
e from east and west and sit at table with Abraham\, Isaac\, and Jacob in t
he kingdom of heaven\, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into th
e outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the c
enturion Jesus said\, "Go\; be it done for you as you have believed." And t
he servant was healed at that very moment.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/05/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\;
Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch\; Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola\;
Euthymios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Christos the New Martyr of Prevez
is\; Oswald the Martyr\, King of Northumbria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: I Peter 1:1-25\;2:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to the ex
iles of the Dispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\, Cappadocia\, Asia\, and Bithyn
ia\, chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for
obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:\n\nMay grace
and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord J
esus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope thr
ough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\, and to an inheritance
which is imperishable\, undefiled\, and unfading\, kept in heaven for you\
, who by God's power are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice\, though now for a little wh
ile you may have to suffer various trials\, so that the genuineness of your
faith\, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire\
, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Chri
st. Without having known him you love him\; though you do not now see him y
ou believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outc
ome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.\n\nThe prophets w
ho prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired about
this salvation\; they inquired what person or time was indicated by the Sp
irit of Christ within them when predicting the sufferings of Christ and the
subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they were serving not thems
elves but you\, in the things which have now been announced to you by those
who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven
\, things into which angels long to look.\n\nTherefore gird up your minds\,
be sober\, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the
revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children\, do not be conformed to
the passions of your former ignorance\, but as he who called you is holy\,
be holy yourselves in all your conduct\; since it is written\, "You shall b
e holy\, for I am holy." And if you invoke as Father him who judges each on
e impartially according to his deeds\, conduct yourselves with fear through
out the time of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile
ways inherited from your fathers\, not with perishable things such as silv
er or gold\, but with the precious blood of Christ\, like that of a lamb wi
thout blemish or spot. He was destined before the foundation of the world b
ut was made manifest at the end of the times for your sake. Through him you
have confidence in God\, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory\,
so that your faith and hope are in God.\n\nHaving purified your souls by y
our obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren\, love one an
other earnestly from the heart. You have been born anew\, not of perishable
seed but of imperishable\, through the living and abiding word of God\; fo
r "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The
grass withers\, and the flower falls\, but the word of the Lord abides for
ever." That word is the good news which was preached to you.\n\nSo put away
all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander. Like ne
wborn babes\, long for the pure spiritual milk\, that by it you may grow up
to salvation\; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.\n\nCome to hi
m\, to that living stone\, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and pr
ecious\; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house\, to be a holy priesthood\,
to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: âBehold\, I am laying in Zion a s
tone\, a cornerstone chosen and precious\, and he who believes in him will
not be put to shame.â To you therefore who believe\, he is precious\, but
for those who do not believe\, âThe very stone which the builders reject
ed has become the head of the corner\,â and âA stone that will make men
stumble\, a rock that will make them fallâ\; for they stumble because th
ey disobey the word\, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race\, a royal priesthood\, a h
oly nation\, Godâs own people\, that you may declare the wonderful deeds
of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were no people but no
w you are Godâs people\; once you had not received mercy but now you have
received mercy.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:10-18\nAt that time\,
the disciples asked Jesus\, "Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah
must come?" He replied\, "Elijah does come and he is to restore all things
\; but I tell you that Elijah has already come\, and they did not know him\
, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer
at their hands." Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them
of John the Baptist. And when they came to the crowd\, a man came up to hi
m and kneeling before him said\, "Lord\, have mercy on my son\, for he is a
n epileptic and he suffers terribly\; for often he falls into the fire\, an
d often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples\, and they coul
d not heal him." And Jesus answered\, "O faithless and perverse generation\
, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him h
ere to me." And Jesus rebuked him\, and the demon came out of him\, and the
boy was cured instantly.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/26/2022\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenophon & his Companions\; Symeon the Elder of Mount Sinai\n\nStrict
Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 10:1-10\nBrethren\, my heart's desire and p
rayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. I bear them witness that
they have a zeal for God\, but it is not enlightened. For\, being ignorant
of the righteousness that comes from God\, and seeking to establish their
own\, they did not submit to God's righteousness. For Christ is the end of
the law\, that every one who has faith may be justified. Moses writes that
the man who practices the righteousness which is based on the law shall liv
e by it. But the righteousness based on faith says\, Do not say in your hea
rt\, "Who will ascend into heaven?" (that is\, to bring Christ down) or "Wh
o will descend into the abyss?" (that is\, to bring Christ up from the dead
). But what does it say? The word is near you\, on your lips and in your he
art (that is\, the word of faith which we preach)\; because\, if you confes
s with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God rais
ed him from the dead\, you will be saved. For man believes with his heart a
nd so is justified\, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 22:35-46\nAt that time\, a lawyer came up to Jesus and
asked him a question\, to test him. "Teacher\, which is the great commandm
ent in the law?" And he said to him\, "You shall love the Lord your God wit
h all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all your mind. This is
the great and first commandment. And a second is like it\, You shall love
your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and
the prophets."\n\nNow while the Pharisees were gathered together\, Jesus a
sked them a question\, saying\, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son
is he?" They said to him\, "The son of David." He said to them\, "How is i
t then that David\, inspired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, saying\, 'The
Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I put your enemies unde
r your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord\, how is he his son?" And no one
was able to answer him a word\, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask h
im any more questions.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mammas the Martyr\; John the Abstainer\, Patriarch of Constantinople\;
Paul\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Cosmas the Hermit\; Ammon & Aeithalas
the Martyrs of Thrace\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:28-39\nBrethren\, we kn
ow that everything works for good with those who love God\, who are called
according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined t
o be conformed to the image of his Son\, in order that he might be the firs
t-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called\;
and those whom he called he also justified\; and those whom he justified h
e also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we say to this? If God is for us\, wh
o is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us a
ll\, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any cha
rge against God's elect? It is God who justifies\; who is to condemn? It
is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from the dead\, who is at
the right hand of God\, who indeed intercedes for us. Who shall separate u
s from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or distress\, or persecutio
n\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As it is written\, "Fo
r thy sake we are being killed all the day long\; we are regarded as sheep
to be slaughtered." No\, in all these things we are more than conquerors t
hrough him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death\, nor life\, nor
angels\, nor principalities\, nor things present\, nor things to come\, no
r powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor anything else in all creation\, wil
l be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:15-22\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took counsel
against Jesus\, how to entangle him in his talk. And they sent their disci
ples to him\, along with the Herodians\, saying\, "Teacher\, we know that y
ou are true\, and teach the way of God truthfully\, and care for no man\; f
or you do not regard the position of men. Tell us\, then\, what you think.
Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar\, or not?" But Jesus\, aware of their m
alice\, said\, "Why put me to the test\, you hypocrites? Show me the money
for the tax." And they brought him a coin. And Jesus said to them\, "Whose
likeness and inscription is this?" They said\, "Caesar's." Then he said to
them\, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, and to Go
d the things that are God's." When they heard it\, they marveled\; and they
left him and went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 13th Sunday of Matthew\; Anthimus\, Bishop of Nicomedea\; Holy Father
Theoctistus and his fellow struggler Euthymius the Great\; Polydorus the Ma
rtyr of New Ephesus\; Translation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonder
worker\, Bishop of Pentopolis\; Chariton the Martyr\; Phoebe the Deaconess\
n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Mag
dalene\, and Mary the mother of James and Salome\, bought spices\, so that
they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week
they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one
another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?"
And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back - it was very larg
e. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\,
dressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do
not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has rise
n\, He is not here\; see the place where they laid Him. But go\, tell His d
isciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee\; there you will
see Him\, as He told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\, for t
rembling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to any
one\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 16:13-24\nBre
thren\, be watchful\, stand firm in your faith\, be courageous\, be strong.
Let all that you do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, you know that the ho
usehold of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia\, and they have devo
ted themselves to the service of the saints\; I urge you to be subject to s
uch men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of
Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos\, because they have made up for your
absence\; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition t
o such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca\, togeth
er with the church in their house\, send you hearty greetings in the Lord.
All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I\, Pa
ul\, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the L
ord\, let him be accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be
with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 21:33-42\nThe Lord said this parable\, "There was a householder wh
o planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a wine press in
it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another
country. When the season of fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to the t
enants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenants took his servants and beat one\
, killed another\, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants\, more
than the first\; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son t
o them\, saying 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the so
n\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him an
d have his inheritance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard
and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will
he do to those tenants?" They said to him\, "He will put those wretches to
a miserable death\, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will giv
e him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never re
ad in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has becom
e the head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous
in our eyes?'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Babylas the Holy Martyr\; Moses the Prophet & Godseer\; Our Righteous
Father Anthimus of Coroucle in Cephallenia\; Anthimos the new ascetic\; Her
mione the Martyr\, daughter of St. Philip the Deacon\n\nEpistle Reading: II
Corinthians 12:10-19\nBrethren\, for the sake of Christ I am content with
weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecutions\, and calamities\; for when
I am weak\, then I am strong.\n\nI have been a fool! You forced me to it\,
for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior t
o these superlative apostles\, even though I am nothing. The signs of a tru
e apostle were performed among you in all patience\, with signs and wonders
and mighty works. For in what were you less favored than the rest of the c
hurches\, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!\n
\nHere for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a bu
rden\, for I seek not what is yours but you\; for children ought not to lay
up for their parents\, but parents for their children. I will most gladly
spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you the more\, am I to be love
d the less? But granting that I myself did not burden you\, I was crafty\,
you say\, and got the better of you by guile. Did I take advantage of you t
hrough any of those whom I sent to you? I urged Titus to go\, and sent the
brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the sa
me spirit? Did we not take the same steps?\n\nHave you been thinking all al
ong that we have been defending ourselves before you? It is in the sight of
God that we have been speaking in Christ\, and all for your upbuilding\, b
eloved.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 4:10-23\nAt that time\, when Jesus was alon
e\, the disciples\, with the twelve\, asked him concerning the parable of t
he sower. And he said to them\, "To you has been given the secrets of the k
ingdom but for those outside everything is in parables\; so that they may i
ndeed see but not perceive\, and may indeed hear but not understand\; lest
they should turn again\, and be forgiven." And he said to them\, "Do you no
t understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? T
he sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path\, where the w
ord is sown\; when they hear\, Satan immediately comes and takes away the w
ord which is sown in them. And these in like manner are the ones sown upon
rocky ground\, who\, when they hear the word\, immediately receive it with
joy\; and they have no root in themselves\, but endure for a while\; then\,
when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word\, immediatel
y they fall away. And others are the ones sown among thorns\; they are thos
e who hear the word\, but the cares of the world\, and the delight in riche
s\, and the desire for other things\, enter in and choke the word\, and it
proves unfruitful. But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones
who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit\, thirtyfold and sixtyfold
and a hundredfold."\n\nAnd he said to them\, "Is a lamp brought in to be pu
t under a bushel\, or under a bed\, and not on a stand? For there is nothin
g hid\, except to be made manifest\; nor is anything secret\, except to com
e to light. If any man has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Prophet Zacharias\, Father of the Venerable Forerunner\; Elizabet
h\, Mother of the Forerunner\; Urban\, Theodore\, & Medimnos the Hieromarty
rs and the 77 Companions at Nicomedea\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 12
:20-21\;13:1-2\nBrethren\, I fear that perhaps I may come and find you not
what I wish\, and that you may find me not what you wish\; that perhaps the
re may be quarreling\, jealousy\, anger\, selfishness\, slander\, gossip\,
conceit\, and disorder. I fear that when I come again my God may humble me
before you\, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned before a
nd have not repented of the impurity\, immorality\, and licentiousness whic
h they have practiced.\n\nThis is the third time I am coming to you. Any ch
arge must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses. I warned
those who sinned before and all the others\, and I warn them now while abse
nt\, as I did when present on my second visit\, that if I come again I will
not spare them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 23:29-39\nThe Lord said to the
Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites
! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the ri
ghteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers\, we would n
ot have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' Thus y
ou witness against yourselves\, that you are sons of those who murdered the
prophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure of your fathers. You serpents\, you
brood of vipers\, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore
I send you prophets and wise men and scribes\, some of whom you will kill
and crucify\, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute fr
om town to town\, that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on ea
rth\, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zacharias the son of
Barachiah\, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\,
I say to you\, all this will come upon this generation.\n\nO Jerusalem\, Je
rusalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How o
ften would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her broo
d under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\, your house is forsaken and
desolate. For I tell you\, you will not see me again\, until you say\, 'Ble
ssed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Sozon the Martyr\; Ka
ssiani the Hymnographer\; John and Sergios\, Bishops of Lerna\; Daniel Kato
unakiotis of Smyrna\; Euodos and Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\; John th
e Wonderworker of Novgorod\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:1-3\,20-24\;2:1-
5\nPaul\, an apostle - not from men nor through men\, but through Jesus Chr
ist and God the Father\, who raised him from the dead - and all the brethre
n who are with me\,\n\nTo the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace f
rom God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nIn what I am writing to yo
u\, before God\, I do not lie! Then I went into the regions of Syria and Ci
licia. And I was still not known by sight to the churches of Christ in Jude
a\; they only heard it said\, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching t
he faith he once tried to destroy." And they glorified God because of me. T
hen after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas\, takin
g Titus along with me. I went up by revelation\; and I laid before them (bu
t privately before those who were of repute) the gospel which I preach amon
g the Gentiles\, lest somehow I should be running or had run in vain. But e
ven Titus\, who was with me\, was not compelled to be circumcised\, though
he was a Greek. But because of false brethren secretly brought in\, who sli
pped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus\, that they mi
ght bring us into bondage - to them we did not yield submission even for a
moment\, that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 5:1-20\nAt that time\, Jesus came to the other side of the s
ea\, to the country of the Gergesenes. And when he had come out of the boat
\, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit\, who lived
among the tombs\; and no one could bind him any more\, even with a chain\;
for he had often been bound with fetters and chains\, but the chains he wre
nched apart\, and the fetters he broke in pieces\; and no one had the stren
gth to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he wa
s always crying out\, and bruising himself with stones. And when he saw Jes
us from afar\, he ran and worshiped him\; and crying out with a loud voice\
, he said\, "What have you to do with me\, Jesus\, Son of the Most High God
? I adjure you by God\, do not torment me." For he had said to him\, "Come
out of the man\, you unclean spirit!" And Jesus asked him\, "What is your n
ame?" He replied\, "My name is Legion\; for we are many." And he begged him
eagerly not to send them out of the country. Now a great herd of swine was
feeding there on the hillside\; and they begged him\, "Send us to the swin
e\, let us enter them." So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came
out\, and entered the swine\; and the herd\, numbering about two thousand\
, rushed down the steep bank into the sea\, and were drowned in the sea.\n\
nThe herdsmen fled\, and told it in the city and in the country. And people
came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus\, and sa
w the demoniac sitting there\, clothed and in his right mind\, the man who
had had the legion\; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told w
hat had happened to the demoniac and to the swine. And they began to beg Je
sus to depart from their neighborhood. And as he was getting into the boat\
, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be wi
th him. But he refused\, and said to him\, "Go home to your friends\, and t
ell them how much the Lord has done for you\, and how he has had mercy on y
ou." And he went away and began to proclaim in the Dekapolis how much Jesus
had done for him\; and all men marveled.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God\, Joachim and Anna\; Severian th
e Martyr of Sebastia\; Theophanes the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativit
y of the Theotokos\; Memory of the Third Holy Ecumenical Council in Ephesus
\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 2:6-9\nBrethren\, among the mature we do
impart wisdom\, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers o
f this age\, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden
wisdom of God\, which God decreed before the ages for our glorification. N
one of the rulers of this age understood this\; for if they had\, they woul
d not have crucified the Lord of glory. But\, as it is written\, "What no e
ye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man conceived\, what God has
prepared for those who love him."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:37-42\, 11
:1\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves father or mother more than me is not wort
hy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of m
e\; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. H
e who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses his life for my sake w
ill find it. He who receives you receives me\, and he who receives me recei
ves him who sent me. He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shal
l receive a prophet's reward\, and he who receives a righteous man because
he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever g
ives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a d
isciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he shall not lose his reward." And when Je
sus had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, he went on from there t
o teach and preach in their cities.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Holy Cross\; Menodora\, Metrodora\, & Nymphodora the Mar
tyrs\; Poulcheria the Empress\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first
day of the week\, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom He had c
ast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with Him\, as th
ey mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive and had been see
n by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another
form to two of them\, as they were walking into the country. And they went
back and told the rest\, but they did not believe them. After this He appea
red to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them for
their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they had not believed those
who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to them\, "Go into all the wor
ld and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is bapt
ized will be saved\; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And the
se signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will cast out de
mons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and if
they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay their
hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, aft
er He had spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at the r
ight hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while the L
ord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended i
t. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 6:11-18\nBrethren\, see with what la
rge letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to m
ake a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised\, a
nd only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. F
or even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law\, but
they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But
far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\,
by which the world has been crucified to me\, and I to the world. For neith
er circumcision counts for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creati
on. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of
God. Henceforth let no man trouble me\; for I bear on my body the marks of
Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. A
men.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:13-17\nThe Lord said\, "No one has ascended
into heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in hea
ven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son
of man be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.\
n\n"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son\, that whoever bel
ieves in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son
into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that the world might be sav
ed through him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodora of Alexandria\; Euphrosynos the Cook\; Demetrios & Evanthea t
he Martyrs & their son Demetrianos\; Sergius and Herman of Valaam\, Finland
\; Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos\; Deinol the First Bishop of
Bangor\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 2:11-16\nBrethren\, when Cephas came
to Antioch I opposed him to his face\, because he stood condemned. For befo
re certain men came from James\, he ate with the Gentiles\; but when they c
ame he drew back and separated himself\, fearing the circumcision party. An
d with him the rest of the Jews acted insincerely\, so that even Barnabas w
as carried away by their insincerity. But when I saw that they were not str
aightforward about the truth of the gospel\, I said to Cephas before them a
ll\, "if you\, though a Jew\, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew\, how
can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?" We ourselves\, who are Jews
by birth and not Gentile sinners\, yet who know that a man is not justifie
d by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have beli
eved in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and no
t by works of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justifi
ed.\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:19-36\nAt that time\, the Pharisees took cou
nsel against Jesus and said to one another\, "You see that you can do nothi
ng\; look\, the world has gone after him."\n\nNow among those who went up t
o worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip\, who was
from Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "Sir\, we wish to see Jesus."
Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus.
And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glor
ified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a grain of wheat falls into th
e earth and dies\, it remains alone\; but if it dies\, it bears much fruit.
He who loves his life loses it\, and he who hates his life in this world w
ill keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me\, he must follow me\; an
d where I am\, there shall my servant be also\; if any one serves me\, the
Father will honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? '
Father\, save me from this hour?' No\, for this purpose I have come to this
hour. Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven\, "I have
glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard i
t and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An angel has spoken to him
." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\, not for mine. Now
is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of this world be cast o
ut\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will draw all men to myse
lf." He said this to show by what death he was to die. The crowd answered h
im\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains for ever. How can
you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jes
us said to them\, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while yo
u have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he who walks in the dar
kness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\, believe in th
e light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-
Virgin Mary\; Autonomos the Martyr\; Hieromartyr Cornatus\, Bishop of Iconi
um\; Agirus\, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus\, Bishop of Iconium\; Daniel of
Thassos\; Julian the Martyr\; Theodore the Hieromartyr of Alexandria\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Galatians 2:21\;3:1-7\nBrethren\, I do not nullify the grace
of God\; for if justification were through the law\, then Christ died to no
purpose. O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you\, before whose eyes Je
sus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Let me ask you only this: D
id you receive the Spirit by works of the law\, or by hearing with faith? A
re you so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit\, are you now ending with t
he flesh? Did you experience so many things in vain? - if it really is in v
ain. Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do
so by works of the law\, or by hearing with faith? Thus Abraham "believed
God\, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness." So you see that it is m
en of faith who are the sons of Abraham.\n\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54\n
At that time\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council\, a
nd said\, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let h
im go on thus\, every one will believe in him\, and the Romans will come an
d destroy both our place and our nation." But one of them\, Caiaphas\, who
was high priest that year\, said to them\, "You know nothing at all\; you d
o not understand that it is expedient for you that one man should die for t
he people\, and that the whole nation should not perish." He did not say th
is of his own accord\, but being high priest that year he prophesied that J
esus should die for the nation\, and not for the nation only\, but to gathe
r into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day o
n they took counsel how to put him to death.\n\nJesus therefore no longer w
ent about openly among the Jews\, but went from there to the country near t
he wilderness\, to a town called Ephraim\; and there he stayed with the dis
ciples.\n\n
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ver-Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday after Holy Cross\; Euphemia the Great Martyr\; Sebastiana\, D
isciple of St. Paul the Apostle\; Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt\; Melitina
the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; Ninian the Enlightener of Scotl
and\; Edith the Nun of Wilton Abbey\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:1-
10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to accept the
grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I have listene
d to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now is the acc
eptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in
any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\, but as se
rvants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance\,
in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments\, tumult
s\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearance\, kind
ness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the power of
God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left
\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as
impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\; as dying\
, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorrowful\, ye
t always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having nothing\, a
nd yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord sai
d to the Jews who came to him\, "I go away\, and you will seek me and die i
n your sin\; where I am going\, you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Wil
l he kill himself\, since he says\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? "
He said to them\, "You are from below\, I am from above\; you are of this
world\, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins\
, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he." They said
to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them\, "Even what I have told you fr
om the beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge\; but he w
ho sent me is true\, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.
" They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus sai
d\, "When you have lifted up the Son of man\, then you will know that I am
he\, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father
taught me. And he who sent me is with me\; he has not left me alone\, for
I always do what is pleasing to him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in h
im.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Holy Cross\; Sophia & her three daughters: Faith\, Hope\,
and Love\; Herakleides & Myron\, Bishops of Cyprus\; Afterfeast of the Hol
y Cross\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the wee
k at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking spices\, which they h
ad prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when
they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were
perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\;
and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men
said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here\,
but has risen. Remember how He told you\, while He was still in Galilee\,
that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men\, and be
crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they remembered His words and
returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the res
t. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and th
e other women with them who told this to the Apostles\; but these words see
med to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose an
d ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by th
emselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Galatians 2:16-20\nBrethren\, knowing that a man is not justified by w
orks of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ\, even we have believed i
n Christ Jesus\, in order to be justified by faith in Christ\, and not by w
orks of the law\, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. Bu
t if\, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ\, we ourselves were found
to be sinners\, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I bui
ld up again those things which I tore down\, then I prove myself a transgre
ssor. For I through the law died to the law\, that I might live to God. I h
ave been crucified with Christ\; it is no longer I who live\, but Christ wh
o lives in me\; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the
Son of God\, who loved me and gave himself for me.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark
8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me\, let him
deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save h
is life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospe
l's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain the whole world a
nd forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For wh
oever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generatio
n\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he comes in the glory
of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I say
to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they
see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eumenius the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Gortynia\; Ariadne the Martyr\;
Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:28-31\;5:1-10\
nBrethren\, we\, like Isaac\, are children of promise. But as at that time
he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born accordin
g to the Spirit\, so it is now. But what does the scripture say? "Cast out
the slave and her son\; for the son of the slave shall not inherit with the
son of the free woman." So\, brethren\, we are not children of the slave b
ut of the free woman. For freedom Christ has set us free\; stand fast there
fore\, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Now I\, Paul\, say to
you that if you receive circumcision\, Christ will be of no advantage to yo
u. I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound
to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ\, you who would be justi
fied by the law\; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit\,
by faith\, we wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neit
her circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail\, but faith working thr
ough love. You were running well\; who hindered you from obeying the truth?
This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the
whole lump. I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view
than mine\; and he who is troubling you will bear his judgment\, whoever h
e is.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch\,
who had been reproved by John for Herodias\, his brother's wife\, and for a
ll the evil things that Herod had done\, added this to them all\, that he s
hut up John in prison. Now when all the people were baptized\, and when Jes
us also had been baptized and was praying\, the heaven was opened\, and the
Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form\, as a dove\, and a voice ca
me from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trophimus\, Sabbatius\, & Dorymedon the Martyrs\; Plato the new Hierom
artyr of Patmos\; Theodore of Tarsus\, Archbishop of Canterbury\; Afterfeas
t of the Holy Cross\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:11-21\nBrethren\, if I
still preach circumcision\, why am I still persecuted? In that case the stu
mbling block of the cross has been removed. I wish those who unsettle you w
ould mutilate themselves! For you were called to freedom\, brethren\; only
do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh\, but through love
be servants of one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word\, "Y
ou shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one an
other take heed that you are not consumed by one another. But I say\, walk
by the Spirit\, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desire
s of the flesh are against the Spirit\, and the desires of the Spirit are a
gainst the flesh\; for these are opposed to each other\, to prevent you fro
m doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under
the law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication\, impurity\, lic
entiousness\, idolatry\, sorcery\, enmity\, strife\, jealousy\, anger\, sel
fishness\, dissension\, party spirit\, envy\, murder\, drunkenness\, carous
ing\, and the like. I warn you\, as I warned you before\, that those who do
such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
3:23-38\, 4:1\nAt that time\, Jesus\, when he began his ministry\, was abou
t thirty years of age\, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph\, the son
of Heli\, the son of Matthat\, the son of Levi\, the son of Melchi\, the s
on of Jannai\, the son of Joseph\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Amos\
, the son of Nahum\, the son of Esli\, the son of Naggai\, the son of Maath
\, the son of Mattathias\, the son of Semein\, the son of Josech\, the son
of Joda\, the son of Joanan\, the son of Rhesa\, the son of Zerubbabel\, th
e son of Salathiel\, the son of Neri\, the son of Melchi\, the son of Addi\
, the son of Cosam\, the son of Elmadam\, the son of Er\, the son of Joshua
\, the son of Eliezer\, the son of Jorim\, the son of Matthat\, the son of
Levi\, the son of Simeon\, the son of Judah\, the son of Joseph\, the son o
f Jonam\, the son of Eliakim\, the son of Melea\, the son of Menna\, the so
n of Mattatha\, the son of Nathan\, the son of David\, the son of Jesse\, t
he son of Obed\, the son of Boaz\, the son of Sala\, the son of Nahshon\, t
he son of Amminadab\, the son of Admin\, the son of Arni\, the son of Hezro
n\, the son of Perez\, the son of Judah\, the son of Jacob\, the son of Isa
ac\, the son of Abraham\, the son of Terah\, the son of Nahor\, the son of
Serug\, the son of Reu\, the son of Peleg\, the son of Eber\, the son of Sh
elah\, the son of Cainan\, the son of Arphaxad\, the son of Shem\, the son
of Noah\, the son of Lamech\, the son of Methuselah\, the son of Enoch\, th
e son of Jared\, the son of Mahalaleel\, the son of Cainan\, the son of Eno
s\, the son of Seth\, the son of Adam\, the son of God. And Jesus\, full of
the Holy Spirit\, returned from the Jordan\, and was led by the Spirit in
the wilderness.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Qua
dratus the Apostle\; Jonah the Prophet\; Isaakios & Meletios\, Bishops of C
yprus\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 1:1-9\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jesu
s by the will of God\, To the saints who are at Ephesos and faithful in Chr
ist Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Ch
rist. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, who has bles
sed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places\, eve
n as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world\, that we should
be holy and blameless before him. He destined us in love to be his sons th
rough Jesus Christ\, according to the purpose of his will\, to the praise o
f his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him
we have redemption through his blood\, the forgiveness of our trespasses\,
according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us in all wisdo
m and insight the mystery of his will\, according to his purpose.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 4:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Nazareth\, where he ha
d been brought up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as his custom was\, on t
he sabbath day. And he stood up to read\; and there was given to him the bo
ok of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it w
as written\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, because he has anointed m
e to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to th
e captives and recovering of sight to the blind\, to set at liberty those w
ho are oppressed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." And he clo
sed the book\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and sat down\; and the e
yes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them\
, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke
well of him\, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his
mouth.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception of St. John the Baptist\; Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righ
teous\; John the New Martyr of Epiros\; Nicholas the New Martyr\n\nEpistle
Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slav
e and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to t
he flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allego
ry: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing childr
en for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she cor
responds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children
. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is writte
n\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you
who are not in travail\; for the children of the desolate one are many mor
e than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:5-25
\nAt that time\, in the days of Herod\, king of Judea\, there was a priest
named Zacharias\, of the division of Abijah\; and he had a wife of the daug
hters of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous b
efore God\, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blam
eless. But they had no child\, because Elizabeth was barren\, and both were
advanced in years.\n\nNow while he was serving as priest before God when h
is division was on duty\, according to the custom of the priesthood\, it fe
ll to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the
whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side o
f the altar of incense.\n\nAnd Zacharias was troubled when he saw him\, and
fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zachar
ias\, for your prayer is heard\, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a so
n\, and you shall call his name John.\n\nAnd you will have joy and gladness
\, and many will rejoice at his birth\; for he will be great before the Lor
d\, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink\, and he will be filled wit
h the Holy Spirit\, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of t
he sons of Israel to the Lord their God\, and he will go before him in the
spirit and power of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the child
ren\, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just\, to make ready for the
Lord a people prepared." And Zacharias said to the angel\, "How shall I kn
ow this? For I am an old man\, and my wife is advanced in years." And the a
ngel answered him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in the presence of God\; and
I was sent to speak to you\, and to bring you this good news. And behold\,
you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things com
e to pass\, because you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled
in their time." And the people were waiting for Zacharias\, and they wonder
ed at his delay in the temple. And when he came out\, he could not speak to
them\, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple\; and he
made signs to them and remained dumb. And when his time of service was end
ed\, he went to his home.\n\nAfter these days his wife Elizabeth conceived\
, and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to
me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Sunday of Luke\; Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles\;
The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Kythyra
\; Silouan of Athos\; Stephen the Martyr\; The Most Holy Theotokos of Palia
nis\; Coprios the Righteous\; Juvenaly & Peter the Aleut\, New Martyrs of A
laska\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:12-35\nAt that time\, [Peter rose a
nd ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by t
hemselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened. That very day]
two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from
Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these things that had hap
pened. While they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus Himself drew
near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. An
d He said to them\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with e
ach other as you walk?" and they stood still\, looking sad. Then one of the
m\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem w
ho does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And He
said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of
Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the
people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be conde
mned to death\, and crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the one to
redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since t
his happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at
the tomb early in the morning and did not find His body\; and they came bac
k saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that He was
alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just
as the women had said\; but Him they did not see." And He said to them\, "O
foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spok
en! Was not it necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and ent
er into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, He int
erpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. So th
ey drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be goi
ng further\, but they constrained Him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is
toward evening and the day is now far spent." So He went in to stay with th
em. When He was at table with them\, He took the bread and blessed\, and br
oke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognize
d Him\; and He vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did
not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road\, while He
opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to
Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were
with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Sim
on!" Then they told what had happened on the road and how He was known to t
hem in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 3:10-15\nT
IMOTHY\, my son\, you have observed my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in li
fe\, my faith\, my patience\, my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\
, my sufferings\, what befell me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\,
what persecutions I endured\; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed
all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, w
hile evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and de
ceived. But as for you\, continue in what you have learned and have firmly
believed\, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have
been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you fo
r salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:1-11\n
At that time\, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret\, he saw two
boats by the lake\; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washin
g their nets. Getting into one of the boats\, which was Simon's\, he asked
him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the peopl
e from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking\, he said to Simon\, "Put
out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered\,
"Master\, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will le
t down the nets." And when they had done this\, they enclosed a great shoal
of fish\; and as their nets were breaking\, they beckoned to their partner
s in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both th
e boats\, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it\, he fell
down at Jesus' knees\, saying\, "Depart from me\, for I am a sinful man\,
O Lord." For he was astonished\, and all who were with him\, at the catch o
f fish which they had taken\; and so also were James and John\, sons of Zeb
edee\, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon\, "Do not be a
fraid\; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought the
ir boats to land\, they left everything and followed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphrosyne of Alexandria\; Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions
in Egypt\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Evangelistria\, Mochos\;
Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\; Finbar the Confessor\, First Bis
hop of Cork\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 1:22-23\;2:1-3\nBrethren\, God ha
s put all things under his son's feet and has made him the head over all th
ings for the church\, which is his body\, the fulness of him who fills all
in all. And you he made alive\, when you were dead through the trespasses a
nd sins in which you once walked\, following the course of this world\, fol
lowing the prince of the power of the air\, the spirit that is now at work
in the sons of disobedience. Among these we all once lived in the passions
of our flesh\, following the desires of body and mind\, and so we were by n
ature children of wrath\, like the rest of mankind.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
4:38-44\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in
-law was ill with a high fever\, and they besought him for her. And he stoo
d over her and rebuked the fever\, and it left her\; and immediately she ro
se and served them. Now when the sun was setting\, all those who had any th
at were sick with various diseases brought them to him\; and he laid his ha
nds on every one of them and healed them. And demons also came out of many\
, crying\, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them\, and would not al
low them to speak\, because they knew that he was the Christ. And when it w
as day he departed and went into a lonely place. And the people sought him
and came to him\, and would have kept him from leaving them\; but he said t
o them\, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other ci
ties also\; for I was sent for this purpose." And he was preaching in the s
ynagogues of Galilee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian\; Removal
of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the discip
les after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\
, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lo
rd\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second
time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to hi
m\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my shee
p." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?"
Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?
" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love y
ou." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, whe
n you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but whe
n you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you
and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what
death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me."
Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had
lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it th
at is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\,
what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad a
mong the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say
to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain unt
il I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witne
ss to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that hi
s testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\;
were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself cou
ld not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: I
John 4:12-19\nNo man has ever seen God\; if we love one another\, God abid
es in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in
him and he in us\, because he has given us of his own Spirit. And we have s
een and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world
. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God\, God abides in him\, and
he in God. So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love\, an
d he who abides in love abides in God\, and God abides in him. In this is l
ove perfected with us\, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment
\, because as he is so are we in this world. There is no fear in love\, but
perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment\, and he w
ho fears is not perfected in love. We love\, because he first loved us.\n\n
Gospel Reading: John 19:25-27\; 21:24-25\nAt that time\, standing by the cr
oss of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of C
lopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple wh
om he loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold\, your
son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold\, your mother!" And from that
hour the disciple took her to his own home. This is the disciple who is bea
ring witness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we kn
ow that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which J
esus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world
itself could not contain the books that would be written.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Chariton the Confessor\; Our Righteous Father Alkeisonus\, Metropolita
n of Nicopolis\; Old Epirus\; Baruch the Prophet\; Neophytos & Auxentios th
e Martyrs of Cyprus\; Wenceslaus the Martyr\, Prince of the Czechs\n\nEpist
le Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let
light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the lig
ht of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we ha
ve this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power b
elongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crush
ed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\
; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death o
f Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, s
o that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death i
s at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of fait
h as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, an
d so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us als
o with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for yo
ur sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase
thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples
and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seaco
ast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their dise
ases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And al
l the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed
them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed
are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunge
r now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for yo
u shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude y
ou and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son
of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward
is great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Illuminator\, Bishop of Armenia\; Mardonios & Stratonikos
the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 16:13-24\nBrethren\, be watch
ful\, stand firm in your faith\, be courageous\, be strong. Let all that yo
u do be done in love. Now\, brethren\, you know that the household of Steph
anas were the first converts in Achaia\, and they have devoted themselves t
o the service of the saints\; I urge you to be subject to such men and to e
very fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fo
rtunatus and Achaicos\, because they have made up for your absence\; for th
ey refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The
churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca\, together with the chur
ch in their house\, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren
send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I\, Paul\, write this
greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lord\, let him be
accursed. Our Lord\, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My lov
e be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:42-4
7\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for you do not know on what day your Lord is co
ming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in what part of the
night the thief was coming\, he would have watched and would not have let
his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready\; for the Son of
man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is the faithful and w
ise servant whom his master has set over his household\, to give them their
food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he c
omes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him over all hi
s possessions."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Luke\; The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Ananias\,
Apostle of the 70\; Romanos the Melodist\; John Koukouzelis the Psalti\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, having risen from the d
ead\, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and said to them\, "Peace
be with you." But they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that th
ey saw a spirit. And He said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do q
uestionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet\, that it is I My
self\; handle Me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you se
e that I have." And when He had said this\, He showed them His hands and Hi
s feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, He said t
o them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled
fish [and some honeycomb]\, and He took it and ate before them. Then He sai
d to them\, "These are My words which I spoke to you\, while I was still wi
th you\, that everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the proph
ets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to unders
tand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Chr
ist should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that repent
ance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name in all nations\
, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\,
I send the promise of My Father upon you\; but stay in the city until you
are clothed with power from on high." Then He led them out as far as Bethan
y\, and lifting up His hands\, He blessed them. While He blessed them\, He
parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him\,
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the Tem
ple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:16-18\;7:1\nBrethren
\, you are the temple of the living God\; as God said\, "I will live in the
m and move among them\, and I will be their God\, and they shall be my peop
le. Therefore come out from them\, and be separate from them\, says the Lor
d\, and touch nothing unclean\; then I will welcome you\, and I will be a f
ather to you\, and you shall be my sons and daughters\, says the Lord Almig
hty."\n\nSince we have these promises\, beloved\, let us cleanse ourselves
from every defilement of body and spirit\, and make holiness perfect in the
fear of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:31-36\nThe Lord said\, "As you wish
that men would do to you\, do so to them. If you love those who love you\,
what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And
if you do good to those who do good to you\, what credit is that to you? F
or even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to
receive\, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners\, to re
ceive as much again. But love your enemies\, and do good\, and lend\, expec
ting nothing in return\; and your reward will be great\, and you will be so
ns of the Most High\; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be
merciful\, even as your Father is merciful."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina\; Theophilu
s the Confessor\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 1:12-17\nTimothy\, my son\, I
thank him who has given me strength for this\, Christ Jesus our Lord\, bec
ause he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service\, though I forme
rly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him\; but I received mercy becau
se I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and the grace of our Lord overflowe
d for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is su
re and worthy of full acceptance\, that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners. And I am the foremost of sinners\; but I received mercy for
this reason\, that in me\, as the foremost\, Jesus Christ might display his
perfect patience for an example to those who were to believe in him for et
ernal life. To the King of ages\, immortal\, invisible\, the only God\, be
honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:24-30\nT
he Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you that are rich\,
for you have received your consolation.\n\n"Woe to you that are full now\,
for you shall hunger.\n\n"Woe to you that laugh now\, for you shall mourn a
nd weep.\n\n"Woe to you\, when all men speak well of you\, for so their fat
hers did to the false prophets.\n\n"But I say to you that hear\, Love your
enemies\, do good to those who hate you\, bless those who curse you\, pray
for those who abuse you. To him who strikes you on the cheek\, offer the ot
her also\; and from him who takes away your coat do not withhold even your
shirt. Give to every one who begs from you\; and of him who takes away your
goods do not ask them again."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dionysios the Areopagite\; Rusticus and Eleutherios the Martyrs\; John
the Chozebite\, Bishop of Caesaria\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 17:16-34\nIn t
hose days\, while Paul was waiting for them in Athens\, his spirit was prov
oked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he argued in
the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons\, and in the market plac
e every day with those who chanced to be there. Some also of the Epicurean
and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said\, "What would this babbler sa
y?" Others said\, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities" - becau
se he preached Jesus and the resurrection. And they took hold of him and br
ought him to the Areopagos\, saying\, "May we know what this new teaching i
s which you present? For you bring some strange things to our ears\; we wis
h to know therefore what these things mean." Now all the Athenians and the
foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing except telling or he
aring something new. So Paul\, standing in the middle of the Areopagos\, sa
id: "Men of Athens\, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. F
or as I passed along\, and observed the objects of your worship\, I found a
lso an altar with this inscription\, 'To an unknown god.' What therefore yo
u worship as unknown\, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world a
nd everything in it\, being Lord of heaven and earth\, does not live in shr
ines made by man\, nor is he served by human hands\, as though he needed an
ything\, since he himself gives to all men life and breath and everything.
And he made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the ear
th\, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitat
ion\, that they should seek God\, in the hope that they might feel after hi
m and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us\, for 'In him we live
and move and have our being'\; as even some of your poets have said\, 'For
we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspring\, we ought not to
think that the Deity is like gold\, or silver\, or stone\, a representatio
n by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked\
, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent\, because he has fixed a
day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has
appointed\, and of this he has given assurance to all men by raising him f
rom the dead." Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead\, some m
ocked\; but others said\, "We will hear you again about this." So Paul went
out from among them. But some men joined him and believed\, among them Dio
nysios the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 6:37-45\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, and you will not b
e judged\; condemn not\, and you will not be condemned\; forgive\, and you
will be forgiven\; give\, and it will be given to you\; good measure\, pres
sed down\, shaken together\, running over\, will be put into your lap. For
the measure you give will be the measure you get back."\n\nHe also told the
m a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall int
o a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher\, but every one when he is ful
ly taught will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in you
r brother's eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how
can you say to your brother\, 'Brother\, let me take out the speck that is
in your eye\,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own ey
e? You hypocrite\, first take the log out of your own eye\, and then you wi
ll see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.\n\n"For
no good tree bears bad fruit\, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit\;
for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from th
orns\, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good man out of the g
ood treasure of his heart produces good\, and the evil man out of his evil
treasure produces evil\; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth sp
eaks."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Charitina the Martyr\; Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos\; Eudokimos t
he Unknown of Mount Athos\; Peter\, Alexis\, Jonah\, Hermogenes & Tikhon\,
Metropolitans of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:33\;6:1-9\nBrethren
\, let each one of you love his wife as himself\, and let the wife see that
she respects her husband. Children\, obey your parents in the Lord\, for t
his is right. "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment
with a promise)\, "that it may be well with you and that you may live long
on the earth." Fathers\, do not provoke your children to anger\, but bring
them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Slaves\, be obedien
t to those who are your earthly masters\, with fear and trembling\, in sing
leness of heart\, as to Christ\; not in the way of eye-service\, as men-ple
asers\, but as servants of Christ\, doing the will of God from the heart\,
rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to men\, knowing
that whatever good any one does\, he will receive the same again from the L
ord\, whether he is a slave or free. Masters\, do the same to them\, and fo
rbear threatening\, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is i
n heaven\, and that there is no partiality with him.\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 7:17-30\nAt that time\, the report concerning Jesus spread through the wh
ole of Judea and all the surrounding country. The disciples of John told hi
m of all these things. And John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sen
t them to the Lord\, saying\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look
for another?" And when the men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Bap
tist has sent us to you\, saying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we
look for another?'" In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and
evil spirits\, and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answe
red them\, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receiv
e their sight\, the lame walk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, t
he dead are raised up\, the poor have good news preached to them. And bless
ed is he who takes no offense at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had go
ne\, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out
into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you
go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorg
eously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you
go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This
is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your fa
ce\, who shall prepare your way before you.' I tell you\, among those born
of women none is greater than John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of
God is greater than he." When they heard this all the people and the tax co
llectors justified God\, having been baptized with the baptism of John\; bu
t the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\
, not having been baptized by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria\; Polychronios the Martyr
\; Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon\; John the Hermit of Crete\;
Jonah of Manchuria\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 15:39-45\nBrethren\,
not all flesh is alike\, but there is one kind for men\, another for animal
s\, another for birds\, and another for fish. There are celestial bodies an
d there are terrestrial bodies\; but the glory of the celestial is one\, an
d the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun\,
and another glory of the moon\, and another glory of the stars\; for star d
iffers from star in glory. So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What
is sown is perishable\, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dish
onor\, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness\, it is raised in pow
er. It is sown a physical body\, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is
a physical body\, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written\, "Th
e first man Adam became a living being"\; the last Adam became a life-givin
g spirit.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 5:27-32\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed b
y\, he saw a tax collector\, named Levi\, sitting at the tax office\; and h
e said to him\, "Follow me." And he left everything\, and rose and followed
him. And Levi made him a great feast in his house\; and there was a large
company of tax collectors and others sitting at table with them. And the Ph
arisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples\, saying\, "Why do
you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered the
m\, "Those who are well have no need of a physician\, but those who are sic
k\; I have not come to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Sunday of Luke\; Pelagia the Righteous\; Pelagia the Virgin-martyr
of Antioch\; Phillip\, Bishop of Gortyna\; Taisia the Harlot of Egypt\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Mag
dalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the
stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Pet
er and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "
They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they ha
ve laid Him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went t
oward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and rea
ched the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lyi
ng there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, an
d went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which
had been on His head\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in
a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, a
lso went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the sc
ripture\, that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to
their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who s
ows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sows bountifully will a
lso reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind\, not rel
uctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is a
ble to provide you with every blessing in abundance\, so that you may alway
s have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good wor
k. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to the poor\; his righ
teousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread fo
r food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of
your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity\
, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luk
e 7:11-16\nAt that time\, Jesus went to a city called Nain\, and his discip
les and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the cit
y\, behold\, a man who had died was being carried out\, the only son of his
mother\, and she was a widow\; and a large crowd from the city was with he
r. And when the Lord saw her\, he had compassion on her and said to her\, "
Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier\, and the bearers stood stil
l. And he said\, "Young man\, I say to you\, arise." And the dead man sat u
p\, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all
\; and they glorified God\, saying\, "A great prophet has arisen among us!"
and "God has visited his people!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Apostle\, son of Alphaeus\; Andronicus & his wife Athanasia
of Egypt\; Poplia the Confessor of Antioch\; The Righteous Patriarch Abraha
m and his nephew Lot\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, G
od has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\;
because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We
are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, bu
t you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the prese
nt hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when p
ersecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have bec
ome\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all th
ings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my b
eloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do no
t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the g
ospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9
:36-38\; 10:1-8\nAt that time\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassi
on for them\, because they were harassed and helpless\, like sheep without
a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples\, "The harvest is plentiful\, but
the laborers are few\; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out
laborers into his harvest."\n\nAnd he called to him his twelve disciples an
d gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast them out\, and to heal
every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve apostles are th
ese: first\, Simon\, who is called Peter\, and Andrew his brother\; James t
he son of Zebedee\, and John his brother\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas
and Matthew the tax collector\; James the son of Alphaios\, and Lebbaeos ca
lled Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean\, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed hi
m. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gent
iles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost shee
p of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of h
eaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast o
ut demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eulampius & Eulampia the Martyrs\; Our Righteous Father Theophilus the
Confessor\; Pinytos\, Bishop of Knossos\; The 200 Monk-martyrs of Nicomedi
a\; Vassianos the Righteous of Constantinople\; The 14 Holy Elders of Optin
a Monastery\; Paulinus\, Archbishop of York\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians
1:8-14\nBrethren\, God is my witness\, how I yearn for you all with the af
fection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more
and more\, with knowledge and all discernment\, so that you may approve wh
at is excellent\, and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ\, fil
led with the fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ\, to t
he glory and praise of God. I want you to know\, brethren\, that what has h
appened to me has really served to advance the gospel\, so that it has beco
me known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my
imprisonment is for Christ\; and most of the brethren have been made confid
ent in the Lord because of my imprisonment\, and are much more bold to spea
k the word of God without fear.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time
Jesus went on through cities and villages\, preaching and bringing the goo
d news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him\, and also some
women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary\, called Ma
gdalene\, from whom seven demons had gone out\, and Joanna\, the wife of Ch
uza\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and many others\, who provided for hi
m out of their means.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Probus\, Andronicus\, & Tarachus\, Martyrs of Tarsus\; Symeon the New
Theologian\; Cosmas the Hymnographer\, Bishop of Maiuma\; Domnina the Marty
r\; Wilfrid of York\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 1:20-27\nBrethren\, I s
hall not be at all ashamed\, but that with full courage now as always Chris
t will be honored in my body\, whether by life or by death. For to me to li
ve is Christ\, and to die is gain. If it is to be life in the flesh\, that
means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am h
ard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ\, fo
r that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your
account. Convinced of this\, I know that I shall remain and continue with y
ou all\, for your progress and joy in the faith\, so that in me you may hav
e ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus\, because of my coming to you again.
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 9:7-11\nAt that time\, Herod the tetrarch heard of all that w
as done by Jesus\, and he was perplexed\, because it was said by some that
John had been raised from the dead\, by some that Elijah had appeared\, and
by others that one of the old prophets had risen. Herod said\, "John I beh
eaded\; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to se
e him. On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he too
k them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds learn
ed it\, they followed him\; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the k
ingdom of God\, and cured those who had need of healing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius\, & Celsus\; Cosmas the Hagio
polite\; Praised Ignatius\, Archbishop of Methymna\; Righteous Paraskeve of
Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 15:58\;16:1-3\nBrethren\, be stea
dfast\, immovable\, always abounding in the work of the Lord\, knowing that
in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Now concerning the contribution for
the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia\, so you also are to do.
On the first day of every week\, each of you is to put something aside and
store it up\, as he may prosper\, so that contributions need not be made w
hen I come. And when I arrive\, I will send those whom you accredit by lett
er to carry your gift to Jerusalem.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:1-10\nAt that
time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields on the sabbath\, and his di
sciples plucked and ate some heads of grain\, rubbing them in their hands.
But some of the Pharisees said\, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to d
o on the sabbath?" And Jesus answered\, "Have you not read what David did w
hen he was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the hous
e of God\, and took and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not law
ful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those with him?" A
nd he said to them\, "The Son of man is lord of the sabbath." On another sa
bbath\, when he entered the synagogue and taught\, a man was there whose ri
ght hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him\, to s
ee whether he would heal on the sabbath\, so that they might find an accusa
tion against him. But he knew their thoughts\, and he said to the man who h
ad the withered hand\, "Come and stand here." And he rose and stood there.
And Jesus said to them\, "I ask you\, is it lawful on the sabbath to do goo
d or to do harm\, to save life or to destroy it?" And he looked around on t
hem all\, and said to him\, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so\, and hi
s hand was restored.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council\; Lucian the Martyr of Antioch\;
Savinos the Bishop of Catania\; Barsus the Confessor\; Euthymios the New\n\
nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping ou
tside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\, and sh
e saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain\, one
at the head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you we
eping?" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do
not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw
Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her
\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the
gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me
where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "
Mary." She turned and said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\," which means Teach
er. Jesus said to her\, "Do not touch Me\, for I have not yet ascended to t
he Father\; but go to My brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to My Fa
ther and your Father\, to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and sai
d to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord\," and she told them that He had
said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my son
\, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things\, so that th
ose who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good dee
ds\; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controver
sies\, genealogies\, dissensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for they are
unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious\, after admonishing
him once or twice\, have nothing more to do with him\, knowing that such a
person is perverted and sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n\nWhen I send Arte
mas or Tychicos to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I ha
ve decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawy
er and Apollos on their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our peop
le learn to apply themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent
need\, and not to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greeting to yo
u. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 8:5-15\nThe Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to
sow his seed\; and as he sowed\, some fell along the path\, and was trodde
n under foot\, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the r
ock\; and as it grew up\, it withered away\, because it had no moisture. An
d some fell among thorns\; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And s
ome fell into good soil and grew\, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his
disciples asked him what this parable meant\, he said\, "To you it has bee
n given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God\; but for others they are
in parables\, so that seeing they may not see\, and hearing they may not u
nderstand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones a
long the path are those who have heard\; then the devil comes and takes awa
y the word from their hearts\, that they may not believe and be saved. And
the ones on the rock are those who\, when they hear the word\, receive it w
ith joy\; but these have no root\, they believe for a while and in time of
temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns\, they are thos
e who hear\, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and r
iches and pleasures of life\, and their fruit does not mature. And as for t
hat in the good soil\, they are those who\, hearing the word\, hold it fast
in an honest and good heart\, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he
said these things\, he cried out "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Longinus the Centurion\; The Two Soldiers martyred with Saint Longinus
\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:12-15\nBrethren\, as you have always obe
yed\, so now\, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence\, wor
k out your own salvation with fear and trembling\; for God is at work in yo
u\, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Do all things without g
rumbling or questioning\, that you may be blameless and innocent\, children
of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation\,
among whom you shine as lights in the world\, holding fast the word of lif
e\, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew
27:33-54\nAt that time\, when the soldiers came to a place called Golgotha
(which means the place of a skull)\, they offered him wine to drink\, ming
led with gall\; but when he tasted it\, he would not drink it. And when the
y had crucified him\, they divided his garments among them by casting lots\
; then they sat down and kept watch over him there. And over his head they
put the charge against him\, which read\, "This is Jesus the King of the Je
ws." Then two robbers were crucified with him\, one on the right and one on
the left. And those who passed by derided him\, wagging their heads and sa
ying\, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days\, save
yourself! If you are the Son of God\, come down from the cross." So also th
e chief priests\, with the scribes and elders\, mocked him\, saying\, "He s
aved others\; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel\; let him co
me down now from the cross\, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God\;
let God deliver him now\, if he desires him\; for he said\, 'I am the Son
of God.'" And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in t
he same way. \n\n Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the l
and until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice\, "Eli\, Eli\, lama sabachthani?" that is\, "My God\, my God\, why ha
ve you forsaken me?" And some of the bystanders hearing it said\, "This man
is calling Elijah." And one of them at once ran and took a sponge\, filled
it with vinegar\, and put it on a reed\, and gave it to him to drink. But
the others said\, "Wait\, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."
And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. \n\n An
d behold\, the curtain of the temple was torn in two\, from top to bottom\;
and the earth shook\, and the rocks were split\; the tombs also were opene
d\, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised\, and c
oming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city
and appeared to many. When the centurion and those who were with him\, keep
ing watch over Jesus\, saw the earthquake and what took place\, they were f
illed with awe\, and said\, "Truly this was the Son of God!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hosea the Prophet\; Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia\; Andrew
the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete\; Removal and Placing of the Sacred Reli
cs of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:18-33\nBr
ethren\, God has mercy on whomever he wills\, and he hardens the heart of w
homever he wills. You will say to me then\, "Why does he still find fault?
For who can resist his will?" But who are you\, a man\, to answer back to G
od? Will what is molded say to its molder\, "Why have you made me thus?" Ha
s the potter no right over the clay\, to make out of the same lump one vess
el for beauty and another for menial use? What if God\, desiring to show hi
s wrath and to make known his power\, has endured with much patience the ve
ssels of wrath made for destruction\, in order to make known the riches of
his glory for the vessels of mercy\, which he has prepared beforehand for g
lory\, even us whom he has called\, not from the Jews only but also from th
e Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea\, "Those who were not my people I wi
ll call 'my people\,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'my beloved.'
" "And in the very place where it was said to them\, 'You are not my people
\,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.'" And Isaiah cries out con
cerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of
the sea\, only a remnant of them will be saved\; for the Lord will execute
his sentence upon the earth with rigor and dispatch." And as Isaiah predict
ed\, "if the Lord of hosts had not left us children\, we would have fared l
ike Sodom and been made like Gomorrah." What shall we say\, then? That Gent
iles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it\, that is\, righteou
sness through faith\; but that Israel who pursued the righteousness which i
s based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Why? Because they di
d not pursue it through faith\, but as if it were based on works. They have
stumbled over the stumbling stone\, as it is written\, "Behold\, I am layi
ng in Zion a stone that will make men stumble\, a rock that will make them
fall\; and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 9:23-27\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "If any man would come
after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life f
or my sake\, he will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the
whole world and loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of me an
d of my words\, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his
glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. But I tell you tr
uly\, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see
the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Joel the Prophet\; Varys the Martyr\; John of Rilas\; Felix the Hierom
artyr & Eusebius the Deacon\; John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 2:14-21\nIn those days\, Peter\, standing with the eleven\,
lifted up his voice and addressed them\, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in
Jerusalem\, let this be known to you\, and give ear to my words. For these
men are not drunk\, as you suppose\, since it is only the third hour of th
e day\; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'And in the last d
ays it shall be\, God declares\, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all fl
esh\, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy\, and your young men
shall see visions\, and your old men shall dream dreams\; yea\, and on my m
enservants and my maid servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit\; a
nd they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heaven above and sig
ns on the earth beneath\, blood\, and fire\, and vapor of smoke\; the sun s
hall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood\, before the day of th
e Lord comes\, the great and manifest day. And it shall be that whoever cal
ls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:49-5
6\nAt that time\, one of Jesus' disciples came to him and said\, "Master\,
we saw a man casting out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because
he does not follow with us." But Jesus said to him\, "Do not forbid him\;
for he that is not against you is for you." When the days drew near for him
to be received up\, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messen
gers ahead of him\, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans\, to m
ake ready for him\; but the people would not receive him\, because his face
was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it\, t
hey said\, "Lord\, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and con
sume them as Elijah did?" But he turned and rebuked them. And they went on
to another village.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the Great\; Our Righteous Father Christodoulus\, the Wonderwo
rker of Patmos\; Martyrs Theodote and Socrates\; John the New Martyr of Pel
eponnesos\; Righteous Philotheus\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 9:6-11\
nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, and he who sow
s bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made u
p his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God loves a cheerful
giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance\, s
o that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundanc
e for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\, he gives to
the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to th
e sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and incr
ease the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way f
or great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 7:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum. Now a
centurion had a slave who was dear to him\, who was sick and at the point
of death. When he heard of Jesus\, he sent to him elders of the Jews\, aski
ng him to come and heal his slave. And when they came to Jesus\, they besou
ght him earnestly\, saying\, "He is worthy to have you do this for him\, fo
r he loves our nation\, and he built us our synagogue." And Jesus went with
them. When he was not far from the house\, the centurion sent friends to h
im\, saying to him\, "Lord\, do not trouble yourself\, for I am not worthy
to have you come under my roof\; therefore I did not presume to come to you
. But say the word\, and let my servant be healed. For I am a man set under
authority\, with soldiers under me: and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\
; and to another\, 'Come\,' and he comes\; and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' an
d he does it." When Jesus heard this he marveled at him\, and turned and sa
id to the multitude that followed him\, "I tell you\, not even in Israel ha
ve I found such faith." And when those who had been sent returned to the ho
use\, they found the slave well.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Luke\; Averkios\, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker
\, Bishop of Hierapolis\; Seven Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus\n\nMatins G
ospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of
the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the J
ews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you
." When He had said this\, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the
disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Pea
ce be with you. As the Father has sent Me\, even so I send you." And when H
e had said this\, He breathed on them and said to them\, "Receive the Holy
Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain
the sins of any\, they are retained." Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, call
ed the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples tol
d him\, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them\, "Unless I see in His
hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nail
s\, and place my hand in His side\, I will not believe." Eight days later\,
His disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The door
s were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them and said\, "Peace be with
you." Then He said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see My hands\;
and put out your hand\, and place it in My side\; do not be faithless\, but
believing." Thomas answered Him\, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\
, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have n
ot seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of
the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but these are written
that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that
believing\, you may have life in His name.\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:
11-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached
by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\, nor was I ta
ught it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have he
ard of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the church of God viole
ntly and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my
own age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of
my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born\, and had ca
lled me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in order
that I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh an
d blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me
\, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to Damascus. Then aft
er three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with h
im fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord
's brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39\nAt that time\, as Jesus arrive
d at the country of the Gadarenes\, there met him a man from the city who h
ad demons\; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a ho
use but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus\, he cried out and fell down bef
ore him\, and said with a loud voice\, "What have you to do with me\, Jesus
\, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you\, do not torment me." For he had
commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it h
ad seized him\; he was kept under guard\, and bound with chains and fetters
\, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jes
us then asked him\, "What is your name?" And he said\, "Legion"\; for many
demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to depart i
nto the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside\
; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. Then
the demons came out of the man and entered the swine\, and the herd rushed
down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw w
hat happened\, they fled\, and told it in the city and in the country. Then
people went out to see what had happened\, and they came to Jesus\, and fo
und the man from whom the demons had gone\, sitting at the feet of Jesus\,
clothed and in his right mind\; and they were afraid. And those who had see
n it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. Then a
ll the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depa
rt from them\; for they were seized with great fear\; so he got into the bo
at and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might
be with him\; but he sent him away\, saying\, "Return to your home\, and d
eclare how much God has done for you." And he went away\, proclaiming throu
ghout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James (Iakovos) the Apostle\, brother of Our Lord\; Our Righteous Fath
er Ignatius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 1:1
1-19\nBrethren\, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached b
y me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man\, nor was I tau
ght it\, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have hea
rd of my former life in Judaism\, how I persecuted the church of God violen
tly and tried to destroy it\; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my o
wn age among my people\, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of m
y fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born\, and had cal
led me through his grace\, was pleased to reveal his Son to me\, in order t
hat I might preach him among the Gentiles\, I did not confer with flesh and
blood\, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me\
, but I went away into Arabia\; and again I returned to Damascus. Then afte
r three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas\, and remained with hi
m fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord'
s brother.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:54-58\nAt that time\, Jesus came t
o his own country\, and taught the people in their synagogue so that they w
ere astonished\, and said\, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these m
ighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary
? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are no
t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?" And they
took offense at him. But Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not without hon
or except in his own country and in his own house." And he did not do many
mighty works there\, because of their unbelief.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Arethas the Great Martyr and His Fellow Martyrs\; Sebastiane the Marty
r\; Maglorious of Sark\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 1:1-3\;7-11\nPaul\, a
n apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and Timothy our brother\, to t
he saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colossai: Grace to you and pea
ce from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We thank God\, the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ from the day you heard and understood the grace o
f God in truth\, as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant
. He is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf and has made known to u
s your love in the Spirit. And so\, from the day we heard of it\, we have n
ot ceased to pray for you asking that you may be filled with the knowledge
of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding\, to lead a life wort
hy of the Lord\, fully pleasing to him\, bearing fruit in every good work a
nd increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all pow
er\, according to his glorious might\, for all endurance and patience with
joy.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:1-10\nAt that time\, Jesus was praying in a
certain place\, and when he ceased\, one of his disciples said to him\, "L
ord\, teach us to pray\, as John taught his disciples." And he said to them
\, "When you pray\, say: 'Our Father which art in heaven\, hallowed be your
name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done\, as in heaven\, so in earth. G
ive us each day our daily bread\; and forgive us our sins\, for we ourselve
s forgive every one who is indebted to us\; and lead us not into temptation
\; but deliver us from evil.'" And he said to them\, "Which of you who has
a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him\, 'Friend\, lend me thre
e loaves\; for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey\, and I have nothi
ng to set before him'\; and he will answer from within\, 'Do not bother me\
; the door is now shut\, and my children are with me in bed\; I cannot get
up and give you anything'? I tell you\, though he will not get up and give
him anything because he is his friend\, yet because of his importunity he w
ill rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell you\, Ask\, and it will
be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\, and it will be opened to
you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who seeks finds\, and to him
who knocks it will be opened."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer\; Commemoration of
the Great Earthquake in Constantinople (740)\; Eata of Hexham\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men
who will lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to t
he synagogues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and govern
ors for my name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Sett
le it therefore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\;
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries wil
l be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by pare
nts and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to
death\; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of you
r head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that
is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses
entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in su
ffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entan
gled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enliste
d him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share of the crop
s. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understanding in eve
rything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from Da
vid\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and we
aring fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefo
re I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtai
n salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John
15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples: "This I command you\, t
o love one another. If the world hates you\, know that it has hated me bef
ore it hated you. If you were of the world\, the world would love its own\
; but because you are not of the world\, but I chose you out of the world\,
therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A
servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will
persecute you\; if they kept my word\, they will keep yours also. But all
this they will do to you on my account\, because they do not know him who
sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\;
but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father
also. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did\, they
would not have sin\; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Fathe
r. It is to fulfill the word that is written in their law\, 'They hated me
without a cause.'\n\n But when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to
you from the Father\, even the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Fat
her\, he will bear witness to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you
have been with me from the beginning. I have said all this to you to keep
you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\,
the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering servic
e to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Protection of the Theotokos\; Holy Martyrs Terrence and Eunic
e\; Our Righteous Father Steven the Sabbaite\; Arsenios and Athanasios of A
ndrousa in Messenia\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Angelis\, Manuel\, Geo
rge\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Crete\; Rostislav\, the Great Illumined D
uke of Moravia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\,
Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\
, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when El
izabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Eliz
abeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "
Blessed are you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And wh
y is this granted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For be
hold\, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my wom
b leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a ful
fillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My
soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he
has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all
generations will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great thi
ngs for me\, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three
months\, and returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETH
REN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctua
ry. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand a
nd the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. B
ehind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having th
e golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides
with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's ro
d that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim
of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak
in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go conti
nually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the
second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without
taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered
a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she
had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his t
eaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him
and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you
alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Mar
tha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful
. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her
." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\
, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" Bu
t he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Luke\; Anastasia the Martyr of Rome\; Our Righteous Fath
er Abramius\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, Jesus re
vealed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and He revea
led Himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas\, called the Twin\, Nathanael
of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of His disciples
were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said
to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat\, but t
hat night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on th
e beach\, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to t
hem\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to
them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will find some
." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, for the qua
ntity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lo
rd!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\,
for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the other disci
ples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they were not f
ar from the land\, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land
\, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus
said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon
Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundr
ed and fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\, the net was
not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the d
isciples dared ask Him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus ca
me and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was
now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after He was ra
ised from the dead..\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 2:16-20\nBrethren\, know
ing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Je
sus Christ\, even we have believed in Christ Jesus\, in order to be justifi
ed by faith in Christ\, and not by works of the law\, because by works of t
he law shall no one be justified. But if\, in our endeavor to be justified
in Christ\, we ourselves were found to be sinners\, is Christ then an agent
of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore d
own\, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the
law\, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ\; it is
no longer I who live\, but Christ who lives in me\; and the life I now live
in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God\, who loved me and gave him
self for me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:41-56\nAt that time\, there came to
Jesus a man named Jairus\, who was a ruler of the synagogue\; and falling a
t Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house\, for he had an only dau
ghter\, about twelve years of age\, and she was dying. As he went\, the peo
ple pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve y
ears and had spent all her living upon physicians and could not be healed b
y anyone\, came up behind him\, and touched the fringe of his garment\; and
immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said\, "Who was it that to
uched me?" When all denied it\, Peter and those who were with him said\, "M
aster\, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" But Jesus said\, "
Some one touched me\; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." An
d when the woman saw that she was not hidden\, she came trembling\, and fal
ling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had
touched him\, and how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her\
, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace." While he was sti
ll speaking\, a man from the ruler's house came and said\, "Your daughter i
s dead\; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on hearing this an
swered him\, "Do not fear\; only believe\, and she shall be well." And when
he came to the house\, he permitted no one to enter with him\, except Pete
r and John and James\, and the father and mother of the child. And all were
weeping and bewailing her\; but he said\, "Do not weep\; for she is not de
ad but sleeping." And they laughed at him\, knowing that she was dead. But
taking her by the hand he called\, saying\, "Child\, arise." And her spirit
returned\, and she got up at once\; and he directed that something should
be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed\; but he charged them to t
ell no one what had happened.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia\; Cleopas and Artemas
of the 70 Apostles\; Joseph\, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Colossians 2:13-20\nBrethren\, you who were dead in trespasses and the
uncircumcision of your flesh\, Christ made alive together with him\, having
forgiven us all our trespasses\, having canceled the bond which stood agai
nst us with its legal demands\; this he set aside\, nailing it to the cross
. He disarmed the principalities and powers and made a public example of th
em\, triumphing over them in him. Therefore let no one pass judgment on you
in questions of food and drink or with regard to a festival or a new moon
or a sabbath. These are only a shadow of what is to come\; but the substanc
e belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you\, insisting on self-abasemen
t and worship of angels\, taking his stand on visions\, puffed up without r
eason by his sensuous mind\, and not holding fast to the Head\, from whom t
he whole body\, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligament
s\, grows with a growth that is from God. If with Christ you died to the el
emental spirits of the universe\, why do you live as if you still belonged
to the world?\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:29-33\nAt that time\, when the cro
wds were increasing\, Jesus began to say\, "This generation is an evil gene
ration\; it seeks a sign\, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign
of Jonah. For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh\, so will the S
on of man be to this generation. The queen of the South will arise at the j
udgment with the men of this generation and condemn them\; for she came fro
m the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\, and behold\, someth
ing greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will arise at the judg
ment with this generation and condemn it\; for they repented at the preachi
ng of Jonah\, and behold\, something greater than Jonah is here. No one aft
er lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bushel\, but on a stand\,
that those who enter may see the light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/31/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stachys\, Andrew\, Amplias\, Apelles\, Urban\, Aristobulus & Narcissus
of the 70\; Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria\, Egypt\; Nicholas the New Mart
yr of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:1-16\nBrethren\, I commend to you
our sister Phoebe\, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreai\, that you may
receive her in the Lord as befits the saints\, and help her in whatever she
may require from you\, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as
well. Greet Prisca and Aquila\, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus\, who ris
ked their necks for my life\, to whom not only I but also all the churches
of the Gentiles give thanks\; greet also the church in their house. Greet m
y beloved Epainetos\, who was the first convert in Asia for Christ. Greet M
ary\, who has worked hard among you. Greet Andronicos and Junias\, my kinsm
en and my fellow prisoners\; they are men of note among the apostles\, and
they were in Christ before me. Greet Ampliatos\, my beloved in the Lord. Gr
eet Urbanus\, our fellow worker in Christ\, and my beloved Stachys. Greet A
pelles\, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of
Aristobulos. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong
to the family of Narcissos. Greet those workers in the Lord\, Tryphaina an
d Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis\, who has worked hard in the Lord. Gre
et Rufus\, eminent in the Lord\, also his mother and mine. Greet Asyncritos
\, Phlegon\, Hermes\, Patrobas\, Hermas\, and the brethren who are with the
m. Greet Philologos\, Julia\, Nereus and his sister\, and Olympas\, and all
the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the
churches of Christ greet you.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:34-41\nThe Lord sa
id\, "Your eye is the lamp of your body\; when your eye is sound\, your who
le body is full of light\; but when it is not sound\, your body is full of
darkness. Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. If then y
our whole body is full of light\, having no part dark\, it will be wholly b
right\, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light." While he was speakin
g\, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him\; so he went in and sat at table.
The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinne
r. And the Lord said to him\, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the
cup and of the dish\, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness.
You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give
for alms those things which are within and behold\, everything is clean for
you."\n\n
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ssus of the 70
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Acindynos\, Pegasios\, Aphthonios\, Elpidophoros\, an
d Anempodistos\; Domnina\, Domna\, & Kyriaki\, the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Colossians 4:2-9\nBrethren\, continue steadfastly in prayer\, being wat
chful in it with thanksgiving\; and pray for us also\, that God may open to
us a door for the word\, to declare the mystery of Christ\, on account of
which I am in prison\, that I may make it clear\, as I ought to speak. Cond
uct yourselves wisely toward outsiders\, making the most of the time. Let y
our speech always be gracious\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know h
ow you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affai
rs\; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in th
e Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose\, that you may know ho
w we are and that he may encourage your hearts\, and with him Onesimos\, th
e faithful and beloved brother\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell y
ou of everything that has taken place here.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:47-5
4\; 12:1\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Woe to you! for
you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are wi
tnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers\; for they killed them\, a
nd you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said\, 'I will s
end them prophets and apostles\, some of whom they will kill and persecute\
,' that the blood of all the prophets\, shed from the foundation of the wor
ld\, may be required of this generation\, from the blood of Abel to the blo
od of Zacharias\, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes\, I
tell you\, it shall be required of this generation. Woe to you lawyers! fo
r you have taken away the key of knowledge\; you did not enter yourselves\,
and you hindered those who were entering." As he went away from there\, th
e scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard\, and to provoke him to
speak of many things\, lying in wait for him\, to catch at something he mi
ght say. In the meantime\, when so many thousands of the multitude had gath
ered together that they trod upon one another\, he began to say to his disc
iples first\, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees\, which is hypocrisy."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn\; Joannicius the Great\; The Holy
Hieromartyrs Nicander\, Bishop of Myra\, and Hermias the Presbyter\; Porph
yrios the Mime\; Emperor John Batatze the Merciful\; George Karslidis of Po
ntos\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 5:1-10\nBrethren\, we know that if
the earthly tent we live in is destroyed\, we have a building from God\, a
house not made with hands\, eternal in the heavens. Here indeed we groan\,
and long to put on our heavenly dwelling\, so that by putting it on we may
not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent\, we sigh with anxi
ety\; not that we would be unclothed\, but that we would be further clothed
\, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared
us for this very thing is God\, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
\n\nSo we are always of good courage\; we know that while we are at home in
the body we are away from the Lord\, for we walk by faith\, not by sight.
We are of good courage\, and we would rather be away from the body and at h
ome with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away\, we make it our aim t
o please him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 9:1-6\nAt that time\, Jesus called the twelve togethe
r and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases\,
and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. And he said
to them\, "Take nothing for your journey\, no staff\, nor bag\, nor bread\,
nor money\; and do not have two tunics. And whatever house you enter\, sta
y there\, and from there depart. And wherever they do not receive you\, whe
n you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony agai
nst them." And they departed and went through the villages\, preaching the
gospel and healing everywhere.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Luke\; Galaktion & his wife Episteme\, the Martyrs of Em
esa\; Hermas\, Patrobos\, Gaios\, Linos\, & Philologos\, Apostles of the 70
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed him
self to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Sim
on Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said
to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my
lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love
me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to h
im\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\
, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\
, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you
know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where y
ou would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and ano
ther will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he sai
d to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to h
im\, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jes
us loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "L
ord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said
to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my w
ill that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The sayi
ng spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet
Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will
that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple wh
o is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written these things\; a
nd we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things
which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that th
e world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\n
Epistle Reading: Galatians 6:11-18\nBrethren\, see with what large letters
I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good s
howing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised\, and only in o
rder that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even thos
e who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law\, but they desire
to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it f
rom me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ\, by which the
world has been crucified to me\, and I to the world. For neither circumcis
ion counts for anything\, nor uncircumcision\, but a new creation. Peace an
d mercy be upon all who walk by this rule\, upon the Israel of God. Hencefo
rth let no man trouble me\; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The g
race of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit\, brethren. Amen.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Luke 16:19-31\nThe Lord said\, "There was a rich man\, who was
clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And
at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros\, full of sores\, who desired to
be fed with what fell from the rich man's table\; moreover the dogs came an
d licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abra
ham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried\; and in Hades\, being i
n torment\, he lifted up his eyes\, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in
his bosom. And he called out\, 'Father Abraham\, have mercy upon me\, and s
end Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue\; for
I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said\, 'Son\, remember that you
in your lifetime received your good things\, and Lazaros in like manner ev
il things\; but now he is comforted here\, and you are in anguish. And besi
des all this\, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed\, in order t
hat those who would pass from here to you may not be able\, and none may cr
oss from there to us.' And he said\, 'Then I beg you\, father\, to send him
to my father's house\, for I have five brothers\, so that he may warn them
\, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said\, 'The
y have Moses\, and the prophets\; let them hear them.' And he said\, 'No\,
father Abraham\; but if some one goes to them from the dead\, they will rep
ent.' He said to them\, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets\, neith
er will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paul the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Luke the Monk of Ta
ormina\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 8:1-6\nBrethren\, we have such a high pr
iest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in
heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not
by man but by the Lord. For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts a
nd sacrifices\; hence it is necessary for this priest also to have somethin
g to offer. Now if he were on earth\, he would not be a priest at all\, sin
ce there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. They serve a cop
y and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary\; for when Moses was about to erect
the tent\, he was instructed by God\, saying\, "See that you make everythin
g according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain." But as it
is\, he has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the ol
d as the covenant he mediates is better\, since it is enacted on better pro
mises.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:8-12\nThe Lord said to His disciples\, "E
very one who acknowledges me before men\, the Son of Man also will acknowle
dge before the angels of God\; but he who denies me before men will be deni
ed before the angels of God. And every one who speaks a word against the S
on of Man will be forgiven\; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven. And when they bring you before the synagogues and th
e rulers and the authorities\, do not be anxious how or what you are to ans
wer or what you are to say\; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that ver
y hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 33 Martyrs of Melitene\; Lazarus the Wonderworker\; Martyr Athenodorus
\; Alexander the Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians
1:6-10\nBrethren\, you became imitators of us and of the Lord\, for you re
ceived the word in much affliction\, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit\;
so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Ach
aia. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedo
nia and Achaia\, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere\, so that
we need not say anything. For they themselves report concerning us what a w
elcome we had among you\, and how you turned to God from idols\, to serve a
living and true God\, and to wait for his Son from heaven\, whom he raised
from the dead\, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 12:42-48\nThe Lord said\, "Who then is the faithful and wise st
eward\, whom his master will set over his household\, to give them their po
rtion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master w
hen he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set him ove
r all his possessions. But if that servant says to himself\, 'My master is
delayed in coming\,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservant
s\, and to eat and drink and get drunk\, the master of that servant will co
me on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know\, a
nd will punish him\, and put him with the unfaithful. And that servant who
knew his master's will\, but did not make ready or act according to his wil
l\, shall receive a severe beating. But he who did not know\, and did what
deserved a beating\, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much
is given\, of him will much be required\; and of him to whom men commit muc
h they will demand the more."\n\n
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SUMMARY: 33 Martyrs of Melitene
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231109
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nektarius the Wonderworker\, Metropolitan of Pentapolis\; Onesiphorus
and Porphyrius of Ephesus\; Matrona\, Abbess of Constantinople\; Theoktisti
of the Isle of Lesbos\; Symeon the Translator\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Ma
tthew 24:42-47\nThe Lord said\, "Watch\, for you do not know on what day yo
ur Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the householder had known in wha
t part of the night the thief was coming\, he would have watched and would
not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready\; f
or the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is the f
aithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household\, to gi
ve them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his mas
ter when he comes will find so doing. Truly\, I say to you\, he will set hi
m over all his possessions."\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19\nBrethren
\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that i
s good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them
. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\; bu
t when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything t
hat becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, a
nd arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully t
hen how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of the t
ime\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but understa
nd what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for that
is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another in p
salms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the Lord
with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:25\, 5:1-12\nAt that tim
e\, great crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusale
m and Judea and from beyond the Jordan. Seeing the crowds\, he went up on t
he mountain\, and when he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened
his mouth and taught them\, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn\, for they sha
ll be comforted. Blessed are the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth. B
lessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall b
e satisfied. Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy. Blesse
d are the pure in heart\, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemake
rs\, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persec
uted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil
against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\, for your reward is
great in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Menas of Egypt\; Victor and Stephanie\; Martyr Vincent\; Theodore the
Studite\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God
who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Chri
st.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the tran
scendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way
\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, b
ut not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the
body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested
in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for
Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal fl
esh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the sam
e spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we
too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus w
ill raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For
it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people
it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
9:37-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus had come down from the mountain\, a great
crowd met him. And behold\, a man from the crowd cried\, "Teacher\, I beg
you to look upon my son\, for he is my only child\; and behold\, a spirit s
eizes him\, and he suddenly cries out\; it convulses him till he foams\, an
d shatters him\, and will hardly leave him. And I begged your disciples to
cast it out\, but they could not." Jesus answered\, "O faithless and perver
se generation\, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your
son here." While he was coming the demon tore him and convulsed him. But Je
sus rebuked the unclean spirit\, and healed the boy\, and gave him back to
his father. And all were astonished at the majesty of God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Luke\; John the Merciful\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Nil
us the Ascetic of Sinai\; Leondos Styppi\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Ma
rtin\, Bishop of Tours\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that
time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesu
s had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him\; but some do
ubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on ea
rth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with
you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corint
hians 9:6-11\nBrethren\, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly\, a
nd he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as
he has made up his mind\, not reluctantly or under compulsion\, for God lov
es a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in
abundance\, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provid
e in abundance for every good work. As it is written\, "He scatters abroad\
, he gives to the poor\; his righteousness endures for ever." He who suppli
es seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resou
rces and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched i
n every way for great generosity\, which through us will produce thanksgivi
ng to God.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:25-37\nAt that time\, a lawyer stood
up to put Jesus to the test\, saying\, "Teacher\, what shall I do to inheri
t eternal life?" He said to him\, "What is written in the law? How do you r
ead?" And he answered\, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your hea
rt\, and with all your soul\, and with all your strength\, and with all you
r mind\; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him\, "You have ans
wered right\; do this\, and you will live." \n\n But he\, desiring to justi
fy himself\, said to Jesus\, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied\, "A m
an was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho\, and he fell among robbers\, w
ho stripped him and beat him\, and departed\, leaving him half dead. Now by
chance a priest was going down that road\; and when he saw him he passed b
y on the other side. So likewise a Levite\, when he came to the place and s
aw him\, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan\, as he journeyed\, c
ame to where he was\; and when he saw him\, he had compassion\, and went to
him and bound up his wounds\, pouring on oil and wine\; then he set him on
his own beast and brought him to an inn\, and took care of him. And the ne
xt day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper\, saying\, 'T
ake care of him\; and whatever more you spend\, I will repay you when I com
e back.' Which of these three\, do you think\, proved neighbor to the man w
ho fell among the robbers?" He said\, "The one who showed mercy on him." An
d Jesus said to him\, "Go and do likewise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Anthousa\, the Mother
of John Chrysostom\; Damaskinos the New Martyr of Mount Athos\n\nMatins Go
spel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the
door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but
he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeep
er opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name an
d leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them
\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will
not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice
of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understa
nd what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly
\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are th
ieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any
one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find past
ure."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting
that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, se
parated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like th
ose high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and t
hen for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up h
imself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\,
but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son w
ho has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is
this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of t
he throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the tr
ue tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: Joh
n 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he wi
ll be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes onl
y to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have
it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his l
ife for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the
sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and
the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hirelin
g and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own
and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I l
ay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of th
is fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there sh
all be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle\; Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\; Ho
ly Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra\; Justinian the Emperor and his wi
fe Theodora\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has ex
hibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because
we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fool
s for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are
strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour w
e hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we la
bor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted
\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and
are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I d
o not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved ch
ildren. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have ma
ny fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I
urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt t
hat time\, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to
him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and
Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and he said to him\, "We have found him o
f whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, t
he son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can anything good come out of
Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael comin
g to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no
guile!" Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\
, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the fig tree\, I saw you.
" Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of God! You are the K
ing of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you un
der the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these
." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heave
n opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of m
an."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; The Adoration of
the Magi: Melchior\, Gaspar\, & Balthasar\; The Commemoration of the Sheph
erds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord\n
\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25\nThe birth of Jesus C
hrist took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Jo
seph\, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy
Spirit\; and her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put he
r to shame\, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, b
ehold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\
, son of David\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is con
ceived in her is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall c
all his name Jesus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this
took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a
virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanu
el" (which means\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as th
e angel of the Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not unt
il she had borne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\nEpistle Reading:
Galatians 4:4-7\nBRETHREN\, when the time had fully come\, God sent forth h
is Son\, born of woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were unde
r the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are
sons\, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts\, crying\, "Abba!
Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a son\, and if a son then also a
n heir of God through Christ. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:1-12\nWhen Jesu
s was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king\, behold\, w
ise men from the East came to Jerusalem\, saying\, "Where is he who has bee
n born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East\, and have c
ome to worship him." When Herod the king heard this\, he was troubled\, and
all Jerusalem with him\; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes
of the people\, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They t
old him\, "In Bethlehem of Judea\; for so it is written by the prophet: 'An
d you\, O Bethlehem\, in the land of Judah\, are by no means least among th
e rulers of Judah\; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my peop
le Israel.'"\n\nThen Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained f
rom them what time the star appeared\; and he sent them to Bethlehem\, sayi
ng\, "Go and search diligently for the child\, and when you have found him
bring me word\, that I too may come and worship him." When they had heard t
he king they went their way\; and lo the star which they had seen in the Ea
st went before them\, till it came to rest over the place where the child w
as. When they saw the star\, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy\; and
going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother\, and they fe
ll down and worshiped him. Then\, opening their treasures\, they offered hi
m gifts\, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not
to return to Herod\, they departed to their own country by another way.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; Euthemios
the Confessor\, Bishop of Sardis\; Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Rus
sia\, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)\; Constantius the Holy Martyr\
; Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews
2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all
one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren\, saying\,
"I will proclaim thy name to my brethren\, in the midst of the congregatio
n I will praise thee." And again\, "I will put my trust in him." And again\
, "Here am I\, and the children God has given me. Since therefore the child
ren share in flesh and blood\, he himself likewise partook of the same natu
re\, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death\, t
hat is\, the devil\, and deliver all those who through fear of death were s
ubject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is con
cerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made lik
e his brethren in every respect\, so that he might become a merciful and fa
ithful high priest in the service of God\, to make expiation for the sins o
f the people. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted\, he is
able to help those who are tempted. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWh
en the wise men departed\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph
in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and flee to
Egypt\, and remain there till I tell you\; for Herod is about to search for
the child\, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother
by night\, and departed to Egypt\, and remained there until the death of H
erod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of
Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThen Herod\, when he saw that he had been
tricked by the wise men\, was in a furious rage\, and he sent and killed al
l the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years
old or under\, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise
men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice
was heard in Ramah\, wailing and loud lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her
children\; she refused to be consoled\, because they were no more." But whe
n Herod died\, behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph
in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the child and his mother\, and go to the l
and of Israel\, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he ros
e and took the child and his mother\, and went to the land of Israel. But w
hen he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod
\, he was afraid to go there\, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to t
he district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, t
hat what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled\, "He shall be calle
d a Nazarene."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen\, Archdeacon & First Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; The
odore the Confessor\, brother of Saint Theophanes the Poet\; Theodore\, Pat
riarch of Constantinople\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-
5\,47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great won
ders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the syn
agogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of t
he Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed w
ith Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with wh
ich he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard
him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up th
e people and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized
him and brought him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who sa
id\, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the
law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy th
is place\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And ga
zing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the fac
e of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said
: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father
Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said
to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land
which I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, a
nd lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed him from there i
nto this land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance
in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in posses
sion and to his posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it wa
s Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in ho
uses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and ear
th my footstool. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what
is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You s
tiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist th
e Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did n
ot your fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand t
he coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\,
you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNo
w when they heard these things they were enraged\, and they ground their te
eth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and s
aw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he
said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at
the right hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped th
eir ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city a
nd stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a
young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord
Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\
, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, h
e fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-42\nThe Lord said this para
ble\, "There was a householder who planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge aro
und it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and let it out to
tenants\, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew nea
r\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\; and the tenant
s took his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and stoned another. Aga
in he sent other servants\, more than the first\; and they did the same to
them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, saying 'They will respect my son.
' But when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themselves\, 'This is the
heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they took him
and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner
of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him
\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and let out the viney
ard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus
said to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone whic
h the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\; this was the Lo
rd's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 20\,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia\; Holy Martyr Glycerus\; Simon the
Myrrhbearer\, Founder of Simonopetra\, Monastery of Mount Athos\; Afterfea
st of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:35-39\;11:1-
7\nBrethren\, do not throw away your confidence\, which has a great reward.
For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do the will of God and re
ceive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the coming one shall
come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by faith\, and i
f he shrinks back\, my soul has no pleasure in him." But we are not of thos
e who shrink back and are destroyed\, but of those who have faith and keep
their souls. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for\, the convictio
n of things not seen. For by it the men of old received divine approval. By
faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God\, so tha
t what is seen was made out of things which do not appear. By faith Abel of
fered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain\, through which he recei
ved approval as righteous\, God bearing witness by accepting his gifts\; he
died\, but through his faith he is still speaking. By faith Enoch was take
n up so that he should not see death\; and he was not found\, because God h
ad taken him. Now before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God
. And without faith it is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw
near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek
him. By faith Noah\, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen\,
took heed and constructed an ark for the saving of his household\; by this
he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes
by faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:25-35\nAt that time\, great multitudes
accompanied Jesus\; and he turned and said to them\, "If any one comes to
me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and br
others and sisters\, yes\, and even his own life\, he cannot be my disciple
. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me\, cannot be my disc
iple. For which of you\, desiring to build a tower\, does not first sit dow
n and count the cost\, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise\, wh
en he has laid a foundation\, and is not able to finish\, all who see it be
gin to mock him\, saying\, 'This man began to build\, and was not able to f
inish.' Or what king\, going to encounter another king in war\, will not si
t down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet
him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not\, while the othe
r is yet a great way off\, he sends an embassy and asks terms of peace. So
therefore\, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my d
isciple. Salt is good\; but if salt has lost its taste\, how shall its salt
ness be restored? It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill\; men
throw it away. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14\,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem\; Our Rig
hteous Father Marcellus\, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones\; O
ur Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\; G
eorge\, Bishop of Nicomedia\, Poet of Asmatikons\, Kanons\, and Troparia\n\
nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifie
s and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not a
shamed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my bre
thren\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "
I will put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God
has given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he hi
mself likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might des
troy him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all
those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For sure
ly it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of A
braham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so
that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of
God\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself
has suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 2:13-23\nWhen the wise men departed\, behold\,
an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said\, "Rise\, take
the child and his mother\, and flee to Egypt\, and remain there till I tell
you\; for Herod is about to search for the child\, to destroy him." And he
rose and took the child and his mother by night\, and departed to Egypt\,
and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the L
ord had spoken by the prophet\, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."\n\nThe
n Herod\, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men\, was in a f
urious rage\, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and
in all that region who were two years old or under\, according to the time
which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was sp
oken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah\, wailing and lou
d lamentation\, Rachel weeping for her children\; she refused to be console
d\, because they were no more." But when Herod died\, behold\, an angel of
the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt\, saying\, "Rise\, take the
child and his mother\, and go to the land of Israel\, for those who sought
the child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother\
, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned
over Judea in place of his father Herod\, he was afraid to go there\, and b
eing warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went
and dwelt in a city called Nazareth\, that what was spoken by the prophets
might be fulfilled\, "He shall be called a Nazarene."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gideon the New Martyr of Mo
unt Athos\; Holy Martyr Philetaerus\; Righteous Father Leondus the Archiman
drite\; Afterfeast of the Nativity\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timot
hy 6:11-16\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at righteousness\, godliness\, faith\, l
ove\, steadfastness\, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith\; take
hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good c
onfession in the presence of many witnesses. In the presence of God who gi
ves life to all things\, and of Christ Jesus who in his testimony before Po
ntius Pilate made the good confession\, I charge you to keep the commandmen
t unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Ch
rist\; and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and
only Sovereign\, and King of kings and Lord of lords\, who alone has immor
tality and dwells in unapproachable light\, whom no man has ever seen or ca
n see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Ma
tthew 12:15-21\nAt that time\, many followed Jesus\, and he healed them all
\, and ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill what was spo
ken by the prophet Isaiah: "Behold\, my servant whom I have chosen\, my bel
oved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him\, and
he shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not wrangle or cry alou
d\, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets\; he will not break a bru
ised reed or quench a smoldering wick\, till he brings justice to victory\;
and in his name will the Gentiles hope."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/31/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday after Nativity\; Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savio
r\, Jesus Christ\; Melania the Younger\, Nun of Rome\; The Martyr and Presb
yter Zoticus of Rome\, Patron of Orphans\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Read
ing: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb\, an
d as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\, and she saw two angels in
white\, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain\, one at the head and one
at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She said to
them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know where the
y have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standing\, b
ut she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are
you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, she sai
d to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you have lai
d Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She turned a
nd said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\," which means Teacher. Jesus said to h
er\, "Do not touch Me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; but go
to My brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to My Father and your Fathe
r\, to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples\
, "I have seen the Lord\," and she told them that He had said these things
to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 4:5-8\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, always be
steady\, endure suffering\, do the work of an evangelist\, fulfil your mini
stry.\n\nFor I am already on the point of being sacrificed\; the time of my
departure has come. I have fought the good fight\, I have finished the ra
ce\, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown o
f righteousness\, which the Lord\, the righteous judge\, will award to me o
n that Day\, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearin
g.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:1-8\nThe beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Chri
st\, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophets\, 'Behold\, I send my
messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way\; the voice of one
crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord\, make his paths str
aight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness\, preaching a baptism of repen
tance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the countr
y of Judea\, and all the people of Jerusalem\; and they were baptized by hi
m in the river Jordan\, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with ca
mel's hair\, and had a leather girdle around his waist\, and ate locusts an
d wild honey. And he preached\, saying\, "After me comes he who is mightier
than I\, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and unti
e. I have baptized you with water\; but he will baptize you with the Holy S
pirit."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/01/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Basil the Great\, A
rchbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia\; Emmelia\, Mother of Basil the Great\,
Gregory of Nyssa\, Makrina\, and Peter of Sebaste\; Gregory\, Bishop of Na
nzianzos\, Father of Gregory the Theologian\; Peter the New Martyr of the P
eloponnesos\; Theodotos the Martyr\; Righteous Theodosios of Triglia\; Tele
machos the Martyr\; Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ruspe\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "
Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the d
oor but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but h
e who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeepe
r opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\
, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will
not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice o
f strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understan
d what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\
, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thi
eves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any
one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastu
re."\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 2:8-12\nBRETHREN\, see to it that no on
e makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit\, according to human t
radition\, according to the elemental spirits of the universe\, and not acc
ording to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily\, and
you have come to fulness of life in him\, who is the head of all rule and
authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made withou
t hands\, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ\;
and you were buried with him in baptism\, in which you were also raised wit
h him through faith in the working of God\, who raised him from the dead.\n
\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:20-21\, 40-52\nAt that time\, the shepherds return
ed\, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen\, as it ha
d been told them. And at the end of eight days\, when he was circumcised\,
he was called Jesus\, the name given by the angel before he was conceived i
n the womb. And the child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom\; and
the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every yea
r at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old\, they wen
t up according to custom\; and when the feast was ended\, as they were retu
rning\, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know
it\, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey\, and
they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances\; and when they did
not find him\, they returned to Jerusalem\, seeking him. After three days\
, they found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, listening to
them and asking them questions\; and all who heard him were amazed at his u
nderstanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished\;
and his mother said to him\, "Son\, why have you treated us so? Behold\, yo
ur father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he said to them\,
"How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Fathe
r's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth\, and was obedient to them\
; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in
wisdom and in stature\, and in favor with God and man.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Sylv
ester\, Pope of Rome\; Cosmas\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Seraphim the
Wonderworker of Sarov\; Juliana the Righteous\; Theagenes the Hieromartyr\
, Bishop of Parios\; Theopemptos\; Theodota\, the Mother of the Holy Anargy
roi\; Righteous Mark the Deaf\; Basil the Martyr of Ankyra\; Sergios\; Theo
pistos the Martyr\; George the New Martyr of Georgia\; Nilos the Sanctified
\; Sylvester of the Kiev Caves\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 5:4
-10\nBRETHREN\, one does not take the honor upon himself\, but he is called
by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be mad
e a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Thou art my S
on\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another place\, "Thou
art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." In the days of hi
s flesh\, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications\, with loud cries and
tears\, to him who was able to save him from death\, and he was heard for h
is godly fear. Although he was a Son\, he learned obedience through what he
suffered\; and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvatio
n to all who obey him\, being designated by God a high priest after the ord
er of Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading: John 3:1-15\nAt that time\, there wa
s a man of the Pharisees\, named Nikodemos\, a ruler of the Jews. This man
came to Jesus by night and said to him\, "Rabbi\, we know that you are a te
acher come from God\; for no one can do these signs that you do\, unless Go
d is with him." Jesus answered him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless
one is born from above\, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nikodemos said
to him\, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time
into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, unless one is born of water and the Spirit\, he cannot enter th
e kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh\, and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you\, 'You m
ust be born from above.' The Spirit blows where it wills\, and you hear the
sound of it\, and you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes\; so
it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nikodemos said to him\, "Ho
w can this be?" Jesus answered him\, "Are you a teacher of Israel\, and yet
you do not understand this? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, we speak of wha
t we know\, and bear witness to what we have seen\; but you do not receive
our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe\, h
ow can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into
heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of m
an be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Mala
chi the Prophet\; Gordios the Martyr of Caesarea\; Righteous Genevieve of P
aris\; Righteous Peter of Atroas\; Righteous Akakios the Wonderworker\; Rig
hteous Thomais of Lesbos\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 3:13-16
\;4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons gain a good sta
nding for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Chr
ist Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing these instructions
to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ought to behave in
the household of God\, which is the church of the living God\, the pillar
and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the mystery of our
religion:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified in the Spirit\,
\nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved on in the wor
ld\, \ntaken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says that in later ti
mes some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and
doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose consciences a
re seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God
created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the
truth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is to be rejecte
d if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated by the w
ord of God and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-6\nAt that time\, Joh
n the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea\, "Repent\, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand." For this is he who was spoken of by the pro
phet Isaiah when he said\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prep
are the way of the Lord\, make his paths straight." Now John wore a garment
of camel's hair\, and a leather girdle around his waist\; and his food was
locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and a
ll the region about the Jordan\, and they were baptized by him in the river
Jordan\, confessing their sins.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Syna
xis of the 70 Holy Apostles\; Our Righteous Father Theoctistus\, Abbot of C
ucomo in Sicily\; Nikephoros the Leper\; Zosimos the Monk and Athanasios th
e Notary\; Righteous Apollinaria the Senator\; Martyrs Chrysanthos and Euph
emia\; Righteous Euthymios the Younger\; New Martyr Onuphrios\; Righteous E
uthymios of Vatopedi\; Righteous John Scholarios\; Eustathios Archbishop of
Serbia\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, G
od has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\;
because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We
are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, bu
t you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the prese
nt hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when p
ersecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have bec
ome\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all th
ings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my b
eloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do no
t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the g
ospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:18
-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who is in the bosom
of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the testimony of Joh
n\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him\, "Who
are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "I am not the C
hrist." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said\, "I am n
ot." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said to him then\,
"Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say
about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness
\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaiah said."\n\nNo
w they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Then why are you
baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor the prophet?"
John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you stands one whom
you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of whose sandal I
am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan\, wh
ere John was baptizing.\n\n
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sts: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Theophan the Recl
use\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 1:9-11\nAt that time\, Jesus came from N
azareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came
up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit
descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heaven\, "You are
my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased."\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 2:1
1-14\;3:4-7\nTITUS\, my son\, the grace of God has appeared for the salvati
on of all men\, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions\, a
nd to live sober\, upright\, and godly lives in this world\, awaiting our b
lessed hope\, the appearing of the glory of the great God and Savior Jesus
Christ\, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to puri
fy for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.\n\nBut w
hen the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared\, he saved
us\, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness\, but in virtue of hi
s own mercy\, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit
\, which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior\, so
that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal
life.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17\nAt that time\, Jesus came from G
alilee to the Jordan to John\, to be baptized by him. John would have preve
nted him\, saying\, "I need to be baptized by you\, and do you come to me?"
But Jesus answered him\, "Let it be so now\; for thus it is fitting for us
to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was bapti
zed\, he went up immediately from the water\, and behold\, the heavens were
opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove\, and alighting
on him\; and lo\, a voice from heaven\, saying\, "This is my beloved Son\,
with whom I am well pleased."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet\, Baptist\, & Forerunner\; A
fterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Cedd\, Bi
shop of Scotland\; Fursey\, Abbot of Lagny\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 2
0:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors
being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and
stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When He had said t
his\, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad w
hen they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As th
e Father has sent Me\, even so I send you." And when He had said this\, He
breathed on them and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgiv
e the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, the
y are retained." Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not
with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him\, "We have seen
the Lord." But he said to them\, "Unless I see in His hands the print of t
he nails\, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand
in His side\, I will not believe." Eight days later\, His disciples were a
gain in the house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jes
us came and stood among them and said\, "Peace be with you." Then He said t
o Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and see My hands\; and put out your hand
\, and place it in My side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas a
nswered Him\, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed
because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet belie
ve." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, whic
h are not written in this book\; but these are written that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing\, you may h
ave life in His name.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 19:1-8\nIn those days\, whil
e Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed through the upper country and came t
o Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them\, "Did you re
ceive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said\, "No\, we have nev
er even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said\, "Into what then w
ere you baptized?" They said\, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said\, "John
baptized with the baptism of repentance\, telling the people to believe in
the one who was to come after him\, that is\, Jesus." On hearing this\, th
ey were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his
hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came on them\; and they spoke with tongue
s and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in all. And he entered th
e synagogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguing and pleading about
the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:29-34\nAt that time\, John sa
w Jesus coming toward him\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God\, who take
s away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said\, 'After me comes a
man who ranks before me\, for he was before me.' I myself did not know him\
; but for this I came baptizing with water\, that he might be revealed to I
srael." And John bore witness\, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from he
aven\, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him\; but he who sent
me to baptize with water said to me\, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descen
d and remain\, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I have se
en and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Geo
rge of Hozeva\; Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople\; Atticus and Cyrus
\, Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Gregory of the Kiev Caves\; Emiliano
s the Confessor\, Bishop of Cyzikos\; Pega the Virgin\, Hermitess of Peakir
k\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 6:3-11\nBrethren\, all who have been baptized
into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. We were buried therefore w
ith Him by baptism into death\, so that as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father\, we too might walk in newness of life. For if
we have been united with Him in a death like His\, we shall certainly be un
ited with Him in a resurrection like His. We know that our old self was cr
ucified with Him so that the sinful body might be destroyed\, and we might
no longer be enslaved to sin. For he who has died is freed from sin. But
if we have died with Christ\, we believe that we shall also live with Him.
For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again\;
death no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died He died to sin\,
once for all\, but the life He lives He lives to God. So you also must cons
ider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nG
ospel Reading: John 3:22-33\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples went in
to the land of Judea\; there He remained with them and baptized. John also
was baptizing at Aenon near Salim\, because there was much water there\; a
nd people came and were baptized. For John had not yet been put in prison.
\n\nNow a discussion arose between John's disciples and a Jew over purifyin
g. And they came to John\, and said to him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you
beyond the Jordan\, to whom you bore witness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and
all are going to him." John answered\, "No one can receive anything excep
t what is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness\, that I s
aid\, I am not the Christ\, but I have been sent before Him. He who has th
e bride is the bridegroom\; the friend of the bridegroom\, who stands and h
ears him\, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice\; therefore this joy
of mine is now full. He must increase\, but I must decrease.\n\n"He who co
mes from above is above all\; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth\,
and of the earth he speaks\; he who comes from heaven is above all. He be
ars witness to what he has seen and heard\, yet no one receives his testimo
ny\; he who receives his testimony sets his seal to this\, that God is true
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Pol
yeuctus the Martyr of Melitene in Armenia\; Eustratios the Wonderworker\; P
eter\, Bishop of Sebaste\, brother of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa\
; Philip\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTi
mothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what
you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who wi
ll be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Ch
rist Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, sin
ce his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowne
d unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer w
ho ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for
the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Chri
st\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\
, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal.
But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the
sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus wit
h its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:9-15\nIn those days Jesus ca
me from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And wh
en he came up out of the water\, immediately he saw the heavens opened and
the Spirit descending upon him like a dove\; and a voice came from heaven\,
"You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well pleased." The Spirit immedia
tely drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty
days\, tempted by Satan\; and he was with the wild beasts\; and the angels
ministered to him. Now after John was arrested\, Jesus came into Galilee\,
preaching the gospel of God\, and saying\, "The time is fulfilled\, and the
kingdom of God is at hand\; repent\, and believe in the gospel."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Our
Righteous Father Theodosius the Cenobiarch\; Nikephoros the New Martyr of
Crete\; Vitalis of Gaza\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and
a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast o
f Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\
; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the
crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them
all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are y
ou poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now
\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you sha
ll laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you an
d revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of ma
n! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is gr
eat in heaven."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember yo
ur leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome
of their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterd
ay and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teach
ings\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by food
s\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which
those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those ani
mals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacr
ifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside
the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore
let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For
here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Thr
ough him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, th
at is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do
good and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:1-15\nAt that time Jesus returned from the Jorda
n\, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness\, tempted by
the devil. And he ate nothing in those days\; and when they were ended\, h
e was hungry. The devil said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command
this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Man
shall not live by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up\, and showed hi
m all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time\, and said to him\, "To
you I will give all this authority and their glory\; for it has been deliv
ered to me\, and I will give it to whom I will. If you\, then\, will worshi
p me\, it shall all be yours." And Jesus answered him\, "It is written\, 'Y
ou shall worship the Lord your God\, and him only shall you serve.'"\n\nAnd
he took him to Jerusalem\, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple\, and
said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, throw yourself down from here\;
for it is written\, 'He will give his angels charge of you\, to guard you\
,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot ag
ainst a stone.'" And Jesus answered him\, "It is said\, 'You shall not temp
t the Lord your God.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation\, he d
eparted from him until an opportune time. And Jesus returned in the power o
f the Spirit into Galilee\, and a report concerning him went out through al
l the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues\, being glorif
ied by all.\n\n
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sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The
Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus\; Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Mediatress\; Maximos the Righteous of Kapsokalyvia\, Mount Athos\; Hilar
y of Poitiers\; Kentigern\, Bishop of Glasgow\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians
6:10-17\nBrethren\, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might
. Put on the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to stand against th
e wiles of the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood\,
but against the principalities\, against the powers\, against the world rul
ers of this present darkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in
the heavenly places. Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may
be able to withstand in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. St
and\, therefore\, having girded your loins with truth\, and having put on t
he breastplate of righteousness\, and having shod your feet with the equipm
ent of the gospel of peace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith
\, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And ta
ke the helmet of salvation\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the wor
d of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-11\nAt that time\, Jesus was led u
p by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fas
ted forty days and forty nights\, and afterward he was hungry. And the tem
pter came and said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, command these ston
es to become loaves of bread." But he answered\, "It is written\, 'Man sha
ll not live by bread alone\, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth
of God.'" Then the devil took him to the holy city\, and set him on the p
innacle of the temple\, and said to him\, "If you are the Son of God\, thro
w yourself down\; for it is written\, 'He will give his angels charge of yo
u\,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up\, lest you strike your foot
against a stone.'" Jesus said to him\, "Again\, it is written\, 'You shall
not tempt the Lord your God.'" Again\, the devil took him to a very high
mountain\, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of th
em\; and he said to him\, "All these I will give you\, if you will fall dow
n and worship me." Then Jesus said to him\, "Be gone\, Satan! for it is wr
itten\, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'
" Then the devil left him\, and behold\, angels came and ministered to him
.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/14/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Th
e Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho\; Plato the Hieromartyr\, Bishop o
f Tallini and all Estonia\, and the Priest Martyrs Michael and Nicholas\; A
gnes the Virgin-martyr\; Sabbas (Sava)\, Archbishop of Serbia\; Nina of Geo
rgia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed
Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and He revealed Him
self in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas\, called the Twin\, Nathanael of Can
a in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of His disciples were t
ogether. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said to him\
, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat\, but that nig
ht they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the beach
\, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\, "
Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to them\,
"Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will find some." So t
hey cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, for the quantity o
f fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!" Wh
en Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for he
was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples ca
me in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they were not far from
the land\, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land\, they
saw a charcoal fire there with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said to
them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter
went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred and
fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\, the net was not tor
n. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciple
s dared ask Him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and
took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was now the
third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after He was raised fr
om the dead..\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:7-13\nBRETHREN\, grace was gi
ven to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it i
s said\, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives\, and he gave
gifts to men." (in saying\, "He ascended\," what does it mean but that he h
ad also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he
who also ascended far above all the heavens\, that he might fill all thing
s.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles\, some prophets\, some
evangelists\, some pastors and teachers\, to equip the saints for the work
of ministry\, for building up the body of Christ\, until we all attain to t
he unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God\, to mature ma
nhood\, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 4:12-17\nAt that time\, when Jesus heard that John had bee
n arrested\, he withdrew into Galilee\; and leaving Nazareth he went and dw
elt in Capernaum by the sea\, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali\, th
at what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Z
ebulun and the land of Naphtali\, toward the sea\, across the Jordan\, Gali
lee of the Gentiles\, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great ligh
t\, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawne
d." From that time Jesus began to preach\, saying\, "Repent\, for the king
dom of heaven is at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/15/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paul of Thebes\; John the Hut-Dweller\; Pansophios the Martyr of Alexa
ndria\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of
the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithf
ulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And tho
se who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions an
d desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let
us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one ano
ther. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiri
tual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest
you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law o
f Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, lit
tle flock\, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
Sell your possessions\, and give alms\; provide yourselves with purses tha
t do not grow old\, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail\, whe
re no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is\,
there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded and your lamps bur
ning\, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from t
he marriage feast\, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and
knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he com
es\; truly\, I say to you\, he will gird himself and have them sit at table
\, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch\, or i
n the third\, and finds them so\, blessed are those servants! But know thi
s\, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming\, h
e would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready\
; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains\; Righteous Hierodeacon
Makarios of Kalogeras\; Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos\; Nicholas the New-M
artyr of Mytilene\; Peusippos\, Elasippos\, and Mesippos the siblings\, and
their grandmother Neonilla\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout that ti
me\, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church
. He killed James the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that
it pleased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during t
he days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in pri
son\, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending
after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in pr
ison\; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe ver
y night when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between
two soldiers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were gu
arding the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a ligh
t shone in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying
\, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said
to him\, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and f
ollowed him\; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, bu
t thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the se
cond guard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to
them of its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one stree
t\; and immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and sai
d\, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the
hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGosp
el Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the dis
ciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Sim
on\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\,
Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A seco
nd time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to
him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my s
heep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love m
e?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love
me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I lov
e you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but
when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird
you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by wh
at death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me
." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who
had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it
that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lor
d\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he rem
ain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroa
d among the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not
say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing wi
tness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that
his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus di
d\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself
could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240118
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/18/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria\; Zenia the Martyr\n\n
Matins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come
to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfol
d by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robb
er\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the
gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep b
y name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes be
fore them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger
they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know t
he voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not
understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Trul
y\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before
me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door
\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and
find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember you
r leaders\, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome o
f their lives\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterda
y and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachi
ngs\; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods
\, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which t
hose who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those anim
als whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacri
fice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside t
he gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore l
et us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For
here we have no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Thro
ugh him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, tha
t is\, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do g
ood and to share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You a
re the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men
light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives lig
ht to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may
see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think
not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not
to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heav
en and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law u
ntil all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these c
ommandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of he
aven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the k
ingdom of heaven."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Athanasios and Cyril\, Patriarchs of Alexandria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240120
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous Euthymius the Great\; John the Hieromartyr\; Zacharias the N
ew Martyr of Patra\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it
is the God who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in
our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the f
ace of Christ.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show th
at the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted i
n every way\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; per
secuted\, but not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carry
ing in the body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be
manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up t
o death for Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in ou
r mortal flesh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we h
ave the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I s
poke\," we too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the L
ord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his pres
ence. For it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and m
ore people it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a g
reat crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea
and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and
to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean
spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came
forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disc
iples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are
you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate yo
u\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as ev
il\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\
, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Righteous Euthymius the Great
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240121
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 12th Sunday of Luke\; Maximus the Confessor\; Martyrs Neophytos\, Agne
s\, Patroclus\, Maximus the Greek and Eugene of Trebizond\; Neophytos the M
artyr of Nicaea\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jes
us revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And
he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more than t
hese?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to
him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John
\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you
." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon
\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him
the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know ev
erything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. T
ruly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yourself and
walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch out your
hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go
." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after th
is he said to him\, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the di
sciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the supper an
d had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw
him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\,
"If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you? Follo
w me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was n
ot to die\; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If
it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" This is
the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has written t
hese things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also ma
ny other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be written\, I
suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be wri
tten. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 3:4-11\nBrethren\, when Christ w
ho is our life appears\, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put t
o death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication\, impurity\, passion\
, evil desire\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry. On account of these t
he wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once
walked\, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger\, wrath\,
malice\, slander\, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one anothe
r\, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have
put on the new nature\, which is being renewed in knowledge after the imag
e of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\, circumcised and unci
rcumcised\, barbarian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\, but Christ is all\, a
nd in all.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:12-19\nAt that time\, as Jesus entere
d a village\, he was met by ten lepers\, who stood at a distance and lifted
up their voices and said: "Jesus\, Master\, have mercy on us." When he s
aw them he said to them\, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as t
hey went they were cleansed. Then one of them\, when he saw that he was he
aled\, turned back\, praising God with a loud voice\; and he fell on his fa
ce at Jesus's feet\, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said
Jesus: "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to re
turn and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And he said to him: "Ri
se and go your way\; your faith has made you well."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: 12th Sunday of Luke
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240123
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/22/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Apostle of the 70\; The Righteous Martyr Anastasius of Per
sia\; Joseph the Sanctified\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 1:3-8\nTimothy\,
my son\, I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience\, as did my fath
ers\, when I remember you constantly in my prayers. As I remember your tea
rs\, I long night and day to see you\, that I may be filled with joy. I am
reminded of your sincere faith\, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmot
her Lois and your mother Eunice and now\, I am sure\, dwells in you. Hence
I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the la
ying on of my hands\; for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a sp
irit of power and love and self-control.\n\nDo not be ashamed then of testi
fying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suffering for the
gospel in the power of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:32-33\; 37-38\;
19:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Every one who acknowledges me b
efore men\, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven\; but
whoever denies me before men\, I also will deny him before my Father who i
s in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of m
e\; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me\; and
he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Then P
eter said in reply\, "Lo\, we have left everything and followed you. What
then shall we have?" Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, in the n
ew world\, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne\, you who h
ave followed me will also sit on twelve thrones\, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel. And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or fa
ther or mother or children or lands\, for my name's sake\, will receive a h
undredfold\, and inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be las
t\, and the last first."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Timothy the Apostle of the 70
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240124
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Agathangelus the Martyr\; Rig
hteous Father Dionysius of Olympus\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 3:20-21\
;4:1-3\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is in heaven\, and from it we await a S
avior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who will change our lowly body to be like h
is glorious body\, by the power which enables him even to subject all thing
s to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\, whom I love and long for\, my joy
and crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and
I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. And I ask you also\, true yokefe
llow\, help these women\, for they have labored side by side with me in the
gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers\, whose nam
es are in the book of life. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt th
at time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; and as they made their
way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to
him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And
he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\, when he was in need
and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house
of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\
, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gave it
to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath was made f
or man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even of the sa
bbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there who had a w
ithered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether he would heal him on t
he sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had
the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on t
he sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" But they w
ere silent. And he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at their har
dness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was
restored.\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Hieromartyr Clement\, Bishop of Ancyra
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20240125
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Kastinos\, Arc
hbishop of Constantinople\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord s
aid to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he wh
o does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, t
hat man is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shep
herd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\,
and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought
out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for the
y know his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from
him\, for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used
with them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jes
us again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of th
e sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did
not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\
, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:2
6-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting that we should have such a high prie
st\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above
the heavens. He has no need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifice
s daily\, first for his own sins and then for those of the people\; he did
this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints me
n in their weakness as high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came
later than the law\, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. N
ow the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, on
e who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\,
a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man bu
t by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the
door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out
and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I c
ame that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shephe
rd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hirel
ing and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming
and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters t
hem. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I
am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father kn
ows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I
have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, an
d they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Gregory the Theologian\, Archbishop of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240128
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constantinopl
e\; Peter the Righteous of Egypt\; Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinop
le\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sh
eepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and
a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To h
im the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own s
heep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he g
oes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A str
anger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not
know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they d
id not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\,
it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\,
unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no
need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his
own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when
he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as
high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, a
ppoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we
are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the
right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanct
uary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGosp
el Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enter
s by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have
life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\
, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep a
nd flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because
he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\;
I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the F
ather\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, tha
t are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voi
ce. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom\, Archbishop of Constanti
nople
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240129
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 15th Sunday of Luke\; Ephraim the Syrian\; Isaac the Syrian\, Bishop o
f Ninevah\; James the Righteous\; Palladios the Hermit of Antioch\; Theodos
ius of Totma\; Grace the Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\
nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to w
hich Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him\; bu
t some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven
and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all n
ations\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\,
I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading:
I Timothy 4:9-15\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is sure and worthy of full
acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach\, because we have o
ur hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of all men\, especially o
f those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise you
r youth\, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct\, in love\
, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the public reading of scrip
ture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have\, which
was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their
hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yourself to them\, so that
all may see your progress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10\nAt that time\,
Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios\; he
was a chief collector\, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was\, but
could not\, on account of the crowd\, because he was small of stature. So
he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him\, for he was
to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place\, he looked up and said
to him\, "Zacchaios\, make haste and come down\; for I must stay at your h
ouse today." So he made haste and came down\, and received him joyfully. An
d when they saw it they all murmured\, "He has gone in to be the guest of a
man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord\, "Behold\,
Lord\, the half of my goods I give to the poor\; and if I have defrauded a
ny one of anything\, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him\, "Today
salvation has come to this house\, since he also is a son of Abraham. For
the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."\n\n
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SUMMARY: 15th Sunday of Luke
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/29/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer\; Ignatius and Nican
drus of Sinai\; Laurence the Recluse of the Kiev Caves\; Gildas the Wise\n\
nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\
, after you were enlightened\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings\
, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes
being partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on the prison
ers\, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property\, since you
knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. Ther
efore do not throw away your confidence\, which has a great reward. For yo
u have need of endurance\, so that you may do the will of God and receive w
hat is promised. "For yet a little while\, and the coming one shall come a
nd shall not tarry\; but my righteous one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel R
eading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capern
aum\, and when he was in the house he asked them\, "What were you discussin
g on the way?" But they were silent\; for on the way they had discussed wi
th one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve
\; and he said to them\, "If any one would be first\, he must be last of al
l and servant of all." And he took a child\, and put him in the midst of t
hem\; and taking him in his arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one
such child in my name receives me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not
me but him who sent me." John said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man castin
g out demons in your name\, and we forbade him\, because he was not followi
ng us." But Jesus said\, "Do not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty
work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. For he that
is not against us is for us. For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you
a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ\, will by no me
ans lose his reward."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240130
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/30/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theologi
an\, & John Chrysostom\; Hippolytos\, Pope of Rome\; Athanasia the Martyr &
her 3 daughters\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I
am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in
and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destr
oy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the goo
d shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is
a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wol
f coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and sc
atters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the s
heep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the F
ather knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep
. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them a
lso\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shephe
rd."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\
, those who spoke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their li
ves\, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and toda
y and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings\; for
it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which h
ave not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which those who s
erve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose
blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for s
in are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in
order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go f
orth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we ha
ve no lasting city\, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him th
en let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the
fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to
share what you have\, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the lig
ht of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a l
amp and put it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all
in the house. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your
good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that
I have come to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolis
h them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and ear
th pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all i
s accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandment
s and teaches men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but
he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great\, Gregory the Theo
logian\, & John Chrysostom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240201
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/01/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Trypho the Martyr\; Forefeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savi
or in the Temple\; Perpetua & her Companions\; Our Holy Father Basil\, Arch
bishop of Thessolonica\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Navplion\; The Four M
artyrs Andrianus\, Polyeuktos\, Plato and George who contested in Megara\;
Timothy the Confessor\; Bridget of Ireland\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:28-
39\nBrethren\, we know that everything works for good with those who love G
od\, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew h
e also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son\, in order that
he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predesti
ned he also called\; and those whom he called he also justified\; and those
whom he justified he also glorified.\n\nWhat then shall we say to this? I
f God is for us\, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but
gave him up for us all\, will he not also give us all things with him? Who
shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies\; who
is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus\, who died\, yes\, who was raised from
the dead\, who is at the right hand of God\, who indeed intercedes for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation\, or dist
ress\, or persecution\, or famine\, or nakedness\, or peril\, or sword? As
it is written\, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long\; we ar
e regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No\, in all these things we are mo
re than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither de
ath\, nor life\, nor angels\, nor principalities\, nor things present\, nor
things to come\, nor powers\, nor height\, nor depth\, nor anything else i
n all creation\, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ
Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:19-21\nThe Lord said to his dis
ciples\, "Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and sc
orpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you.
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\
; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he
rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heav
en and earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understa
nding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your graciou
s will."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Trypho the Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240203
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\;
The Synaxis of the Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the Holy
Prophetess Anna\; Stamatios\, John\, & Nicholas\, New Martyrs of Spetses\;
Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos \; Nicholas\, Archbishop & Enlightener o
f Japan\; Ansgar of Hamburg-Bremen\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14\nBRE
THREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have
come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands\
, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Pla
ce\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\, thus secu
ring an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with t
he blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for t
he purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of Christ\, wh
o through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God\, purif
y your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 2:25-38\nAt that time\, there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name
was Symeon and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolat
ion of Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed
to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen t
he Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and
when the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to th
e custom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\,
"Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word\; fo
r my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence
of all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to
your people Israel." And his father and his mother marveled at what was sai
d about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Behold
\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for a
sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul
also)\, that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a
prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she w
as of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from her virg
inity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from th
e temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up
at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who were
looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.\n\n
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SUMMARY: Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Templ
e
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240204
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 15th Sunday of Matthew\; Isidore of Pelusium\; Nicholas the Confessor\
; Hieromartyr Abramius\; John the Righteous\, Bishop of Irinopolis\; Theodo
sios the Righteous\; Joseph the New Martyr of Aleppo\; Afterfeast of the Pr
esentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: M
ark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mothe
r of James and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint Je
sus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when
the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll aw
ay the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw t
hat the stone was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the tomb\,
they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\;
and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Je
sus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, He is not here\; see th
e place where they laid Him. But go\, tell His disciples and Peter that He
is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see Him\, as He told you."
And they went out and fled from the tomb\, for trembling and astonishment h
ad come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.
\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who sa
id\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to giv
e the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\n
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcenden
t power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but
not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not
forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body th
e death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our
bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus'
sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. S
o death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spiri
t of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too bel
ieve\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will rai
se us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is a
ll for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may
increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:
35-46\nAt that time\, a lawyer came up to Jesus and asked him a question\,
to test him. "Teacher\, which is the great commandment in the law?" And he
said to him\, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and w
ith all your soul\, and with all your mind. This is the great and first com
mandment. And a second is like it\, You shall love your neighbor as yoursel
f. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."\n\nNow w
hile the Pharisees were gathered together\, Jesus asked them a question\, s
aying\, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to hi
m\, "The son of David." He said to them\, "How is it then that David\, insp
ired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\,
Sit at my right hand\, till I put your enemies under your feet'? If David t
hus calls him Lord\, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him
a word\, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.\n
\n
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SUMMARY: 15th Sunday of Matthew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240205
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agatha the Martyr\; Polyeuktos\, Patriarch Of Constantinople\; Antonio
s the New Martyr of Athens\; Theodosios\, Archbishop of Chernigov\; Afterfe
ast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Theodosios o
f Antioch\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:17-31\nBrethren\, by faith Abraham
\, when he was tested\, offered up Isaac\, and he who had received the prom
ises was ready to offer up his only son\, of whom it was said\, "Through Is
aac shall your descendants be named." He considered that God was able to ra
ise men even from the dead\; hence\, figuratively speaking\, he did not rec
eive him back. By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. B
y faith Jacob\, when dying\, blessed each of the sons of Joseph\, bowing in
worship over the head of his staff. By faith Joseph\, at the end of his li
fe\, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions conce
rning his bones. By faith Moses\, when he was born\, was hid for three mont
hs by his parents\, because they saw that the child was beautiful\; and the
y were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith Moses\, when he was grown u
p\, refused to be called the son of the Pharaoh's daughter\, choosing rathe
r to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting
pleasures of sin. He considered abuse suffered for the Christ greater wealt
h than the treasures of Egypt\, for he looked to the reward. By faith he le
ft Egypt\, not being afraid of the anger of the king\; for he endured as se
eing him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the
blood\, so that the Destroyer of the first-born might not touch them. By fa
ith the people crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land\; but the Egyptians\,
when they attempted to do the same\, were drowned. By faith the walls of Je
richo fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Raha
b the harlot did not perish with those who were disobedient\, because she h
ad given friendly welcome to the spies.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:42-50\; 1
0:1\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe i
n me to sin\, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung rou
nd his neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to
sin\, cut it off\; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two
hands to go to hell\, to the unquenchable fire\, where their worm does not
die\, and the fire is not quenched. And if your foot causes you to sin\, c
ut it off\; it is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to b
e thrown into hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not qu
enched. And if your eye causes you to sin\, pluck it out\; it is better for
you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thro
wn into hell\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched
. For every one will be salted with fire and every sacrifice will be salted
with salt. Salt is good\; but if the salt has lost its saltness\, how will
you season it? Have salt in yourselves\, and be at peace with one another.
" And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan\,
and crowds gathered to him again\; and again\, as his custom was\, he taug
ht them.\n\n
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SUMMARY: Agatha the Martyr
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/06/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Bucolus\, Bishop of
Smyrna\; Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza\; Afterfeast of the Presen
tation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Ilyan of Homs\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Tr
uly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the doo
r but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he
who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper
opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and l
eads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\,
and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will no
t follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of
strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand
what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thiev
es and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any on
e enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture
."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\, it was fitting th
at we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\, unstained\, separ
ated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no need\, like those
high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his own sins and then
for those of the people\; he did this once for all when he offered up hims
elf. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests\, but
the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, appoints a Son who
has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is thi
s: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the right hand of the
throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanctuary and the true
tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGospel Reading: John 1
0:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will
be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only t
o steal and kill and destroy\; I came that they may have life\, and have it
abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life
for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sh
eep are not\, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the
wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling a
nd cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and
my own know me\, as the Father knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay
down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep\, that are not of this
fold\; I must bring them also\, and they will heed my voice. So there shall
be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Photius the Great\, Patriarch of Constantinople
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240209
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr\; The Holy Prophet Zacharias (Za
chariah)\; Nicephoros & Stephanos the Martyrs\; Afterfeast of the Presentat
ion of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Cuthman of Steyning\n\nEpistle R
eading: Ephesians 2:4-10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the
great love with which he loved us\, even when we were dead through our tres
passes\, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\
, and raised us up with him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly plac
es in Christ Jesus\, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace yo
u have been saved through faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is th
e gift of God: not because of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are
his workmanship\, created in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepa
red beforehand\, that we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10
:16-22\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep
in the midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Bewa
re of men\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in thei
r synagogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sa
ke\, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you
up\, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for wh
at you are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who
speak\, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will d
eliver up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will r
ise against parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by a
ll for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY: Theodore the Commander & Great Martyr
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240211
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/10/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Haralambos\; Anastasios\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Porphyr
ios & Baptos the Monk-martyrs\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you
and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and
you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This wil
l be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\,
not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and
wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contra
dict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and
friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by al
l for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endu
rance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTim
othy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what y
ou have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who wil
l be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Chr
ist Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, sinc
e his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned
unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer wh
o ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for t
he Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Chris
t\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\,
the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. B
ut the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the s
ake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with
its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the worl
d hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were o
f the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not of the
world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates you.
Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than his
master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they kept my
word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you on my
account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and
spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse for
their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among
them the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but now th
ey have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the word th
at is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But when
the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even the
Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness to me
\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the begi
nning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They wi
ll put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when whoever
kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 16th Sunday of Matthew\; Blaise the Hieromartyr of Sebastia\; Theodora
the Empress\; Finding of the relics of Zachariah the Prophet\, Father of t
he Holy Forerunner\; George the Serbian\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9
-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the first day of the week\, He appeared first
to Mary Magdalene\, from whom He had cast out seven demons. She went and t
old those who had been with Him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they h
eard that He was alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it
.\n\nAfter this he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were w
alking into the country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they di
d not believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven themselves as they
sat at table and He upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of hear
t\, because they had not believed those who saw Him after He had risen. And
He said to them\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whol
e creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does
not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who be
lieve: in My name they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongue
s\; they will pick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it wi
ll not hurt them\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will re
cover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\, after He had spoken to them\, was taken
up into heaven\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went fort
h and preached everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed t
he message by the signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Cori
nthians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not t
o accept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I
have listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, no
w is the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no
obstacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry
\, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great
endurance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonme
nts\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbea
rance\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and t
he power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and
for the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We ar
e treated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known
\; as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as so
rrowful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having
nothing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 25:14-
30\nThe Lord said this parable: "A man going on a journey called his servan
ts and entrusted to them his property\; to one he gave five talents\, to an
other two\, to another one\, to each according to his ability. Then he went
away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with th
em\; and he made five talents more. So also\, he who had the two talents ma
de two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in
the ground and hid his master's money. Now after a long time the master of
those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had receive
d the five talents came forward\, bringing five talents more\, saying\, 'Ma
ster\, you delivered to me five talents\; here I have made five talents mor
e.' His master said to him\, 'Well done\, good and faithful servant\; you h
ave been faithful over a little\, I will set you over much\; enter into the
joy of your master.' And he also who had the two talents came forward\, sa
ying\, 'Master\, you delivered to me two talents\; here I have made two tal
ents more.' His master said to him\, 'Well done\, good and faithful servant
\; you have been faithful over a little\, I will set you over much\; enter
into the joy of your master.' He also who had received the one talent came
forward\, saying\, 'Master\, I knew you to be a hard man\, reaping where yo
u did not sow\, and gathering where you did not winnow\; so I was afraid\,
and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.'
But his master answered him\, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew t
hat I reap where I have not sowed\, and gather where I have not winnowed? T
hen you ought to have invested my money with the bankers\, and at my coming
I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent f
rom him\, and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to every one who
has will more be given\, and he will have abundance\; but from him who has
not\, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the worthless servant i
nto the outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." As he
said these things he cried out: "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear!"\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Meletius\, Archbishop of Antioch\; Antonius\, Archbishop of Constantin
ople\; Meletios of Ypseni\; Christos the New Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Jam
es 2:14-26\nBrethren\, what does it profit if a man says he has faith but h
as not works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is ill-clad an
d in lack of daily food\, and one of you says to them\, "Go in peace\, be w
armed and filled\," without giving them the things needed for the body\, wh
at does it profit? So faith by itself\, if it has no works\, is dead. But s
ome one will say\, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith ap
art from your works\, and I by my works will show you my faith. You believe
that God is one\; you do well. Even the demons believe -- and shudder. Do
you want to be shown\, you shallow man\, that faith apart from works is bar
ren? Was not Abraham our father justified by works\, when he offered his so
n Isaac upon the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works\
, and faith was completed by works\, and the scripture was fulfilled which
says\, "Abraham believed God\, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness"
\; and he was called the friend of God. You see that a man is justified by
works and not by faith alone. And in the same way was not also Rahab the ha
rlot justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out
another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead\, so faith apart
from works is dead.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:46-52\nAt that time\, as Je
sus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude\, Bartimai
os\, a blind beggar\, the son of Timaios\, was sitting by the roadside. And
when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth\, he began to cry out and say\
, "Jesus\, Son of David\, have mercy on me!" And many rebuked him\, telling
him to be silent\; but he cried out all the more\, "Son of David\, have me
rcy on me!" And Jesus stopped and said\, "Call him." And they called the bl
ind man\, saying to him\, "Take heart\; rise\, he is calling you." And thro
wing off his mantle he sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him\,
"What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him\, "Rabb
i\, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him\, "Go your way\; your f
aith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed
him on the way.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/13/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martinian of Palestine\; Apostles Aquila and Priscilla\; Eulogios\, Pa
triarch of Alexandria\; Symeon the Myrrhbearer of Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading
: James 3:1-10\nBrethren\, let not many of you become teachers\, for you kn
ow that we who teach shall be judged with greater strictness. For we all ma
ke many mistakes\, and if any one makes no mistakes in what he says he is a
perfect man\, able to bridle the whole body also. If we put bits into the
mouths of horses that they may obey us\, we guide their whole bodies. Look
at the ships also\; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds
\, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot di
rects. So the tongue is a little member and boasts of great things. How gre
at a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire. The to
ngue is an unrighteous world among our members\, staining the whole body\,
setting on fire the cycle of nature\, and set on fire by hell. For every ki
nd of beast and bird\, of reptile and sea creature\, can be tamed and has b
een tamed by humankind\, but no human being can tame the tongue - a restles
s evil\, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father\, and w
ith it we curse men\, who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mo
uth come blessing and cursing. My brethren\, this ought not to be so.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Mark 11:11-23\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Jerusalem\, and w
ent into the temple\; and when he had looked round at everything\, as it wa
s already late\, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.\n\nOn the followin
g day\, when they came from Bethany\, he was hungry. And seeing in the dist
ance a fig tree in leaf\, he went to see if he could find anything on it. W
hen he came to it\, he found nothing but leaves\, for it was not the season
for figs. And he said to it\, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again."
And his disciples heard it.\n\nAnd they came to Jerusalem. And he entered t
he temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the
temple\, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats
of those who sold pigeons\; and he would not allow any one to carry anythin
g through the temple. And he taught\, and said to them\, "Is it not written
\, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But yo
u have made it a den of robbers." And the chief priests and the scribes hea
rd it and sought a way to destroy him\; for they feared him\, because all t
he multitude was astonished at his teaching. And when evening came they wen
t out of the city.\n\nAs they passed by in the morning\, they saw the fig t
ree withered away to its roots. And Peter remembered and said to him\, "Rab
bi\, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered." And Jesus answered
them\, "Have faith in God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever says to this moun
tain\, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea\,' and does not doubt in his hear
t\, but believes that what he says will come to pass\, it will be done for
him."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/15/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Onesimus the Apostle of the 70\; Our Righteous Father Anthimus the Eld
er of Chios\; Onesimos\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eusebius the Righteo
us of Syria\; Major the Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Philemon 1:1-25\n PAUL\,
a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Philemon our be
loved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fellow soldie
r\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Fathe
r and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in m
y prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have tow
ard the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the sharing of your
faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. Fo
r I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brother\, because
the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accordingly\, th
ough I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required\, yet
for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and n
ow a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my child\, Onesim
os\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useles
s to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am sending him
back to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him wit
h me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonmen
t for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in or
der that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will
. Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that you might h
ave him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a slave\, as a b
eloved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, both in the fl
esh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receive him as yo
u would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you anything\, c
harge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand\, I will r
epay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes\, brother
\, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. Co
nfident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you will do even
more than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\, for I am
hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my fellow pris
oner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarcho
s\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Chris
t be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 11:27-33\nAt that time
\, Jesus came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple\, the
chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him\, and they said t
o him\, "By what authority are you doing these things\, or who gave you thi
s authority to do them?" Jesus said to them\, "I will ask you a question\;
answer me\, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was th
e baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me." And they argued with
one another\, "If we say\, 'From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why then did you
not believe him?' But shall we say\, 'From men'?" -- they were afraid of t
he people\, for all held that John was a real prophet. So they answered Jes
us\, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by
what authority I do these things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore the Tyro\, Great Martyr\; Mariamne\, Sister of Apostle Philip
\, and Equal to the Apostles\; Righteous Auxentius\; The Pious Rulers Marci
an and Pulcheria\; Theodore the New Martyr of Byzantium\; Hermogenes (Germo
gen)\, Patriarch of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\,
my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you hav
e heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be a
ble to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Je
sus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his
aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unles
s he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ough
t to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lor
d will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, ri
sen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the g
ospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the
word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of
the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its e
ternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe Lord said to h
is disciples\, "Beware of the scribes\, who like to go about in long robes\
, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synag
ogues and the places of honor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and for
a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.
" He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury\; an
d he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly\, I te
ll you\, this poor widow has put in more than all of them\; for they all co
ntributed out of their abundance\, but she out of her poverty put in all th
e living that she had." Having said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who has ear
s let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/18/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Canaanite\; Leo the Great\, Pope of Rome\; Agapetus the
Confessor\, Bishop of Sinai\; Flavian the Confessor\, Patriarch of Constant
inople\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week
at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking spices\, which they ha
d prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when t
hey went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were p
erplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\;
and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men s
aid to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here\,
but has risen. Remember how He told you\, while He was still in Galilee\, t
hat the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men\, and be
crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they remembered His words and r
eturning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest
. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the
other women with them who told this to the Apostles\; but these words seem
ed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and
ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by the
mselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: II Corinthians 6:16-18\;7:1\nBrethren\, you are the temple of the livin
g God\; as God said\, "I will live in them and move among them\, and I will
be their God\, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them\,
and be separate from them\, says the Lord\, and touch nothing unclean\; th
en I will welcome you\, and I will be a father to you\, and you shall be my
sons and daughters\, says the Lord Almighty."\n\nSince we have these promi
ses\, beloved\, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and
spirit\, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 15:21-28\nAt that time\, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sido
n. And behold\, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried\, "Ha
ve mercy on me\, O Lord\, Son of David\; my daughter is severely possessed
by a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and b
egged him\, saying\, "Send her away\, for she is crying after us." He answ
ered\, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she
came and knelt before him\, saying\, "Lord\, help me." And he answered\,
"It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Sh
e said\, "Yes\, Lord\, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the
ir master's table." Then Jesus answered her\, "O woman\, great is your fai
th! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantl
y.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon\, Apphia\, Archippus\, and O
nesimus\; Philothei the Righteous Martyr of Athens\; Niketas the Younger\n\
nEpistle Reading: I Peter 2:21-25\;3:1-9\nBeloved\, Christ suffered for you
\, leaving you an example\, that you should follow in his steps. He committ
ed no sin\; no guile was found on his lips. When he was reviled\, he did no
t revile in return\; when he suffered\, he did not threaten\; but he truste
d to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tre
e\, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you h
ave been healed. For you were straying like sheep\, but have now returned t
o the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.\n\nLikewise you wives\, be submi
ssive to your husbands\, so that some\, though they do not obey the word\,
may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives\, when they see yo
ur reverent and chaste behavior. Let not yours be the outward adorning with
braiding of hair\, decoration of gold\, and wearing of fine clothing\, but
let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a
gentle and quiet spirit\, which in God's sight is very precious. So once th
e holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves and were submissive
to their husbands\, as Sarah obeyed Abraham\, calling him lord. And you are
now her children if you do right and let nothing terrify you.\n\nLikewise
you husbands\, live considerately with your wives\, bestowing honor on the
woman as the weaker sex\, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life\,
in order that your prayers may not be hindered.\n\nFinally\, all of you\, h
ave unity of spirit\, sympathy\, love of the brethren\, a tender heart and
a humble mind. Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling\; but o
n the contrary bless\, for to this you have been called\, that you may obta
in a blessing.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:13-17\nAt that time\, the chief p
riests and scribes sent to Jesus some of the Pharisees and some of the Hero
dians\, to entrap him in his talk. And they came and said to him\, "Teacher
\, we know that you are true\, and care for no man\; for you do not regard
the position of men\, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay t
axes to Caesar\, or not? Should we pay them\, or should we not?" But knowin
g their hypocrisy\, he said to them\, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a c
oin\, and let me look at it." And they brought one. And he said to them\, "
Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him\, "Caesar's." Jes
us said to them\, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, and to G
od the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leo\, Bishop of Catania\; Agathus\, Pope of Rome\; Bessarion the Great
\; Sadok the Bishop and the 128 other Martyrs of Persia\; Plotinus\n\nEpist
le Reading: I Peter 3:10-22\nBeloved\, "He that would love life and see goo
d days\, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile
\; let him turn away from evil and do right\; let him seek peace and pursue
it. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous\, and his ears are ope
n to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those that do evil."
\n\nNow who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is right? But
even if you do suffer for righteousness' sake\, you will be blessed. Have n
o fear of them\, nor be troubled\, but in your hearts reverence Christ as L
ord. Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to accou
nt for the hope that is in you\, yet do it with gentleness and reverence\;
and keep your conscience clear\, so that\, when you are abused\, those who
revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better t
o suffer for doing right\, if that should be God's will\, than for doing wr
ong. For Christ also died for sins once for all\, the righteous for the unr
ighteous\, that he might bring us to God\, being put to death in the flesh
but made alive in the spirit\; in which he went and preached to the spirits
in prison\, who formerly did not obey\, when God's patience waited in the
days of Noah\, during the building of the ark\, in which a few\, that is\,
eight persons\, were saved through water. Baptism\, which corresponds to th
is\, now saves you\, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appea
l to God for a clear conscience\, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ\
, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God\, with angels\,
authorities\, and powers subject to him.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:18-27\n
At that time\, Sadducees came to Jesus\, who say that there is no resurrect
ion\; and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Teacher\, Moses wrote for u
s that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife\, but leaves no child\, th
e man must take the wife\, and raise up children for his brother. There wer
e seven brothers\; the first took a wife\, and when he died left no childre
n\; and the second took her\, and died\, leaving no children\; and the thir
d likewise\; and the seven left no children. Last of all the woman also die
d. In the resurrection whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wif
e." Jesus said to them\, "Is not this why you are wrong\, that you know nei
ther the scriptures nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead\
, they neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but are like angels in hea
ven. And as for the dead being raised\, have you not read in the book of Mo
ses\, in the passage about the bush\, how God said to him\, 'I am the God o
f Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of
the dead\, but of the living\; you are quite wrong."\n\n
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sts: The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs in the Quarter
of Eugenius\; Our Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Baradatus\; Anthousa the
Martyr & her 12 Servants\n\nEpistle Reading: I Peter 4:12-19\;5:1-5\nBELOV
ED\, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove
you\, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so
far as you share Christ's sufferings\, that you may also rejoice and be gla
d when his glory is revealed. If you are reproached for the name of Christ\
, you are blessed\, because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer\, or a thief\, or a wrongdoer\, or
a mischiefmaker\; yet if one suffers as a Christian\, let him not be asham
ed\, but under that name let him glorify God. For the time has come for jud
gment to begin with the household of God\; and if it begins with us\, what
will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? And "if the rig
hteous man is scarcely saved\, where will the impious and sinner appear?" T
herefore let those who suffer according to God's will do right and entrust
their souls to a faithful Creator.\n\nSo I exhort the elders among you\, as
a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a part
aker in the glory that is to be revealed. Tend the flock of God that is you
r charge\, not by constraint but willingly\, not for shameful gain but eage
rly\, not as domineering over those in your charge but being examples to th
e flock. And when the chief Shepherd is manifested you will obtain the unfa
ding crown of glory. Likewise you that are younger be subject to the elders
. Clothe yourselves\, all of you\, with humility toward one another\, for "
God opposes the proud\, but gives grace to the humble."\n\nGospel Reading:
Mark 12:38-44\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of the scribes\, who like to go abou
t in long robes\, and to have salutations in the market places and the best
seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts\, who devour wid
ows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the gre
ater condemnation." And he sat down opposite the treasury\, and watched the
multitude putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large s
ums. And a poor widow came\, and put in two copper coins\, which make a pen
ny. And he called his disciples to him\, and said to them\, "Truly\, I say
to you\, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributin
g to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance\; but sh
e out of her poverty has put in everything she had\, her whole living."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/24/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist\; Rom
anos\, Prince of Uglich\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\; Cumine the Whi
te\, Abbot of Iona\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\, t
he report concerning Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the su
rrounding country. The disciples of John told him of all these things. And
John\, calling to him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying
\, "Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when the
men had come to him\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, s
aying\, 'Are you he who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In tha
t hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many
that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell Joh
n what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame wa
lk\, lepers are cleansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the
poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offen
se at me."\n\nWhen the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak to t
he crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to beho
ld? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man cloth
ed in soft clothing? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and live i
n luxury are in kings' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophet?
Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is writte
n\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your
way before you.' I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater th
an John\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." Wh
en they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God\, ha
ving been baptized with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the law
yers rejected the purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptized
by him.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God
who said\, "Let light shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Chri
st.\n\nBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the tran
scendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way
\, but not crushed\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, b
ut not forsaken\; struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the
body the death of Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested
in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for
Jesus' sake\, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal fl
esh. So death is at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the sam
e spirit of faith as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we
too believe\, and so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus w
ill raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For
it is all for your sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people
it may increase thanksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 11:2-15\nAt that time\, when John heard in prison about the deeds of th
e Christ\, he sent word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you he who
is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go a
nd tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the l
ame walk\, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are raised
up\, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who ta
kes no offense at me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to the crow
ds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A r
eed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in s
oft raiment? Behold\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. Wha
t then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a
prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger
before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say to
you\, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John t
he Baptist\; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than h
e. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has be
en coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all the proph
ets and the law prophesied until John\; and if you are willing to accept it
\, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today\; Tarasius\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Reginos\, Bishop of Skopelos\; Holy Martyr
Alexander of Thrace\; Markellos\, Bishop of Apamea\n\nMatins Gospel Reading
: Luke 24:12-35\nAt that time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping
and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home w
ondering at what had happened. That very day] two of them were going to a v
illage named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with e
ach other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking
and discussing together\, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But
their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them\, "What is t
his conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" and th
ey stood still\, looking sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered H
im\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things th
at have happened there in these days?" And He said to them\, "What things?"
And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet m
ighty in deed and word before God and all the people\, and how our chief pr
iests and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified
Him. But we had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besid
es all this\, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some
women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning
and did not find His body\; and they came back saying that they had even se
en a vision of angels\, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were
with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but Hi
m they did not see." And He said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of hea
rt to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that
the Christ should suffer these things and enter into this glory?" And begin
ning with Moses and all the prophets\, He interpreted to them in all the sc
riptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to
which they were going. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrai
ned Him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is
now far spent." So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with
them\, He took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them.
And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him\; and He vanished out of
their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us
while He talked to us on the road\, while He opened to us the scriptures?"
And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the
eleven gathered together and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lo
rd has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had h
appened on the road and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bre
ad.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 3:10-15\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, you have obs
erved my teaching\, my conduct\, my aim in life\, my faith\, my patience\,
my love\, my steadfastness\, my persecutions\, my sufferings\, what befell
me at Antioch\, at lconion\, and at Lystra\, what persecutions I endured\;
yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godl
y life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted\, while evil men and impostors wi
ll go on from bad to worse\, deceivers and deceived. But as for you\, conti
nue in what you have learned and have firmly believed\, knowing from whom y
ou learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacr
ed writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in C
hrist Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:10-14\nThe Lord said this parable\,
"Two men went up into the temple to pray\, one a Pharisee and the other a
tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself\, 'God\, I
thank you that I am not like other men\, extortioners\, unjust\, adulterers
\, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week\, I give tithes of
all that I get.' But the tax collector\, standing far off\, would not eve
n lift up his eyes to heaven\, but beat his breast\, saying\, 'God\, be mer
ciful to me a sinner!' I tell you\, this man went down to his house justif
ied rather than the other\; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled
\, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/26/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Porphyrius\, Bishop of Gaza\; The Holy Great Martyr Photine\, the Sama
ritan Women\; Holy Martyr Theocletus\; John Claphas the new Martyr\n\nFast
Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:20-21\;2:1-9\nBeloved\, first of all yo
u must understand this\, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's
own interpretation\, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man\,
but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.\n\nBut false prophets als
o arose among the people\, just as there will be false teachers among you\,
who will secretly bring in destructive heresies\, even denying the Master
who bought them\, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many wil
l follow their licentiousness\, and because of them the way of truth will b
e reviled. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words\; fro
m of old their condemnation has not been idle\, and their destruction has n
ot been asleep.\n\nFor if God did not spare the angels when they sinned\, b
ut cast them into hell and committed them to pits of nether gloom to be kep
t until the judgment\; if he did not spare the ancient world\, but preserve
d Noah\, a herald of righteousness\, with seven other persons\, when he bro
ught a flood upon the world of the ungodly\; if by turning the cities of So
dom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction and made them an
example to those who were to be ungodly\; and if he rescued righteous Lot\,
greatly distressed by the licentiousness of the wicked (for by what that r
ighteous man saw and heard as he lived among them\, he was vexed in his rig
hteous soul day after day with their lawless deeds)\, then the Lord knows h
ow to rescue the godly from trial\, and to keep the unrighteous under punis
hment until the day of judgment.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:9-13\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Take heed to yourselves\; for they will deliver yo
u up to councils\; and you will be beaten in synagogues\; and you will stan
d before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before them. A
nd the gospel must first be preached to all nations. And when they bring yo
u to trial and deliver you up\, do not be anxious beforehand what you are t
o say\; but say whatever is given you in that hour\, for it is not you who
speak\, but the Holy Spirit. And brother will deliver up brother to death\,
and the father his child\, and children will rise against parents and have
them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But h
e who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis\; Ephraim of Katounakia\; Raphael
of Brooklyn\; Stephen the Monk\; Gelasios the Actor and Martyr of Heliopol
is\; Nesios the Martyr\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 2:9-22\nBe
loved\, the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial\, and to keep the
unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment\, and especially th
ose who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.\n\nB
old and willful\, they are not afraid to revile the glorious ones\, whereas
angels\, though greater in might and power\, do not pronounce a reviling j
udgment upon them before the Lord. But these\, like irrational animals\, c
reatures of instinct\, born to be caught and killed\, reviling in matters o
f which they are ignorant\, will be destroyed in the same destruction with
them\, suffering wrong for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to rev
el in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes\, reveling in their dissip
ation\, carousing with you. They have eyes full of adultery\, insatiable f
or sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. A
ccursed children! Forsaking the right way they have gone astray\; they hav
e followed the way of Balaam\, the son of Beor\, who loved gain from wrongd
oing\, but was rebuked for his own transgression\; a dumb ass spoke with hu
man voice and restrained the prophet's madness.\n\nThese are waterless spri
ngs and mists driven by a storm\; for them the nether gloom of darkness has
been reserved. For\, uttering loud boasts of folly\, they entice with lic
entious passions of the flesh men who have barely escaped from those who li
ve in error. They promise them freedom\, but they themselves are slaves of
corruption\; for whatever overcomes a man\, to that he is enslaved. For i
f\, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowle
dge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\, they are again entangled in them
and overpowered\, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of right
eousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment deliv
ered to them. It has happened to them according to the true proverb\, The
dog turns back to his own vomit\, and the sow is washed only to wallow in t
he mire.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:14-23\nThe Lord said to his disciples\,
"When you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by Daniel the prophet\, s
et up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand)\, then let those
who are in Judea flee to the mountains\; let him who is on the housetop no
t go down\, nor enter his house\, to take anything away\; and let him who i
s in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who ar
e with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that it may n
ot happen in winter. For in those days there will be such tribulation as h
as not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now\
, and never will be. And if the Lord had not shortened the days\, no human
being would be saved\; but for the sake of the elect\, whom he chose\, he
shortened the days. And then if any one says to you\, 'Look\, here is the
Christ!' or 'Look\, there he is!' do not believe it. False Christs and fal
se prophets will arise and show signs and wonders\, to lead astray\, if pos
sible\, the elect. But take heed\; I have told you all things beforehand."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Confessor\; Jonah the Righteous Martyr of Lerios\; Kyranna t
he New Martyr of Thessaloniki\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 3:1
-18\nBeloved\, this is now the second letter that I have written to you\, a
nd in both of them I have aroused your sincere mind by way of reminder\; th
at you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the command
ment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles. First of all you must u
nderstand this\, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing\, f
ollowing their own passions and saying\, "Where is the promise of his comin
g? For ever since the fathers fell asleep\, all things have continued as t
hey were from the beginning of creation." They deliberately ignore this fa
ct\, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago\, and an earth formed
out of water and by means of water\, through which the world that then exi
sted was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the heavens
and earth that now exist have been stored up for fire\, being kept until t
he day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.\n\nBut do not ignore thi
s one fact\, beloved\, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years\,
and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise as
some count slowness\, but is forbearing toward you\, not wishing that any
should perish\, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the L
ord will come like a thief\, and then the heavens will pass away with a lou
d noise\, and the elements will be dissolved with fire\, and the earth and
the works that are upon it will be burned up.\n\nSince all these things are
thus to be dissolved\, what sort of persons ought you to be in lives of ho
liness and godliness\, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of G
od\, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved\, and the e
lements will melt with fire! But according to his promise we wait for new
heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.\n\nTherefore\, belov
ed\, since you wait for these\, be zealous to be found by him without spot
or blemish\, and at peace. And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvat
ion. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom
given him\, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are som
e things in them hard to understand\, which the ignorant and unstable twist
to their own destruction\, as they do the other scriptures. You therefore
\, beloved\, knowing this beforehand\, beware lest you be carried away with
the error of lawless men and lose your own stability. But grow in the gra
ce and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory
both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:24-3
1\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "In those days\, after that tribulation
\, the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, and th
e stars will be falling from heaven\, and the powers in the heavens will be
shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great
power and glory. And he will send out the angels\, and gather his elect f
rom the four winds\, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. Fro
m the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and p
uts forth its leaves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when you se
e these things taking place\, you know he is near\, at the very gates. Tru
ly\, I say to you\, this generation will not pass away before all these thi
ngs take place. Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pa
ss away."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/29/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous John Cassian the Confessor\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading:
I John 1:8-10\;2:1-6\nBrethren\, if we say we have no sin\, we deceive ours
elves\, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins\, he is faithfu
l and just\, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousn
ess. If we say we have not sinned\, we make him a liar\, and his word is n
ot in us. My little children\, I am writing this to you so that you may no
t sin\; but if any one does sin\, we have an advocate with the Father\, Jes
us Christ the righteous\; and he is the expiation for our sins\, and not fo
r ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we may b
e sure that we know him\, if we keep his commandments. He who says "I know
him" but disobeys his commandments is a liar\, and the truth is not in him
\; but whoever keeps his word\, in him truly love for God is perfected. By
this we may be sure that we are in him: he who says he abides in him ought
to walk in the same way in which he walked. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 13:31
-37: 14:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Heaven and earth will pass a
way\, but my words will not pass away. But of that day or that hour no one
knows\, not even the angels in heaven\, nor the Son\, but only the Father.
Take heed\, watch\; for you do not know when the time will come. It is l
ike a man going on a journey\, when he leaves home and puts his servants in
charge\, each with his work\, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the wat
ch. Watch therefore -- for you do not know when the master of the house wi
ll come\, in the evening\, or at midnight\, or at cockcrow\, or in the morn
ing -- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I
say to all: Watch." It was now two days before the Passover and the feast
of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how
to arrest him by stealth\, and kill him\; for they said\, "Not during the
feast\, lest there be a tumult of the people."\n\n
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sts: The Holy Righteous Martyr Eudocia the Samaritan\; Andonina the New Mar
tyr\; David the Archbishop\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 2:7-17\n
Brethren\, I am writing you no new commandment\, but an old commandment whi
ch you had from the beginning\; the old commandment is the word which you h
ave heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment\, which is true in him a
nd in you\, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is alre
ady shining. He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in th
e darkness still. He who loves his brother abides in the light\, and in it
there is no cause for stumbling. But he who hates his brother is in the d
arkness and walks in the darkness\, and does not know where he is going\, b
ecause the darkness has blinded his eyes. I am writing to you\, little chi
ldren\, because your sins are forgiven for his sake. I am writing to you\,
fathers\, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to
you\, young men\, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you\
, children\, because you know the Father. I write to you\, fathers\, becau
se you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you\, young men\, be
cause you are strong\, and the word of God abides in you\, and you have ove
rcome the evil one. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If
any one loves the world\, love for the Father is not in him. For all that
is in the world\, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pr
ide of life\, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world pass
es away\, and the lust of it\; but he who does the will of God abides for e
ver. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:3-9\nAt that time\, while Jesus was at Bet
hany in the house of Simon the leper\, as he sat at table\, a woman came wi
th an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard\, very costly\, and she brok
e the flask and poured it over his head. But there were some who said to t
hemselves indignantly\, "Why was the ointment thus wasted? For this ointme
nt might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii\, and given to
the poor." And they reproached her. But Jesus said\, "Let her alone\; why
do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always
have the poor with you\, and whenever you will\, you can do good to them\;
but you will not always have me. She has done what she could\; she has an
ointed my body beforehand for burying. And truly\, I say to you\, wherever
the gospel is preached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told
in memory of her."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hesychius the Martyr\; Our Holy Father Nicholas Planas\; Joachim of Va
topedi who was given the name Papoulakis\; Andronikos & Athanasia the Marty
rs\; Theodotos the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Cyrenia\; Euthalia the Virgin-Ma
rtyr of Sicily\; Chad\, Bishop of Lichfield\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading
: I Timothy 6:11-16\nTimothy\, my son\, aim at righteousness\, godliness\,
faith\, love\, steadfastness\, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the fai
th\; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made t
he good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the presence of G
od who gives life to all things\, and of Christ Jesus who in his testimony
before Pontius Pilate made the good confession\, I charge you to keep the c
ommandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord
Jesus Christ\; and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the bl
essed and only Sovereign\, and King of kings and Lord of lords\, who alone
has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light\, whom no man has ever s
een or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. \n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 20:46-47\; 21:1-4\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of
the scribes\, who like to go about in long robes\, and love salutations in
the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of ho
nor at feasts\, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long pray
ers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He looked up and saw th
e rich putting their gifts into the treasury\; and he saw a poor widow put
in two copper coins. And he said\, "Truly\, I tell you\, this poor widow h
as put in more than all of them\; for they all contributed out of their abu
ndance\, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had." H
aving said this\, he proclaimed\, "He who has ears let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Prodigal Son\; The Holy Martyrs Eutropius\, Cleonicus\,
and Basiliscus\; Theodoretos the Holy Martyr of Antioch\; Nonnita\, mother
of Saint David\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, havi
ng risen from the dead\, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and sa
id to them\, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and frightened\, a
nd supposed that they saw a spirit. And He said to them\, "Why are you trou
bled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My fee
t\, that it is I Myself\; handle Me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh
and bones as you see that I have." And when He had said this\, He showed th
em His hands and His feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and w
ondered\, He said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him
a piece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb]\, and He took it and ate befor
e them. Then He said to them\, "These are My words which I spoke to you\, w
hile I was still with you\, that everything written about Me in the law of
Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened th
eir minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is wri
tten\, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dea
d\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His n
ame in all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these t
hings. And behold\, I send the promise of My Father upon you\; but stay in
the city until you are clothed with power from on high." Then He led them o
ut as far as Bethany\, and lifting up His hands\, He blessed them. While He
blessed them\, He parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And t
hey worshiped Him\, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were con
tinually in the Temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 6:12
-20\nBrethren\, "all things are lawful for me\," but not all things are hel
pful. "All things are lawful for me\," but I will not be enslaved by anyth
ing. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food" -- and God w
ill destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality\,
but for the Lord\, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and
will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are
members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make t
hem members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins him
self to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For\, as it is written\, "
The two shall become one flesh." But he who is united to the Lord becomes
one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits
is outside the body\; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do y
ou not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you\, whic
h you have from God? You are not your own\; you were bought with a price.
So glorify God in your body and in your spirit which belong to God. \n\nGo
spel Reading: Luke 15:11-32\nThe Lord said this parable: "There was a man w
ho had two sons\; and the younger of them said to his father\, 'Father\, gi
ve me the share of the property that falls to me.' And he divided his livi
ng between them. Not many days later\, the younger son gathered all he had
and took his journey into a far country\, and there he squandered his prop
erty in loose living. And when he had spent everything\, a great famine ar
ose in that country\, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined hi
mself to one of the citizens of that country\, who sent him into his fields
to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his belly with the pods th
at the swine ate\; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himse
lf he said\, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and
to spare\, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father
\, and I will say to him\, 'Father\, I have sinned against heaven and befor
e you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your son\; treat me as one of yo
ur hired servants.' And he arose and came to his father. But while he was
yet at a distance\, his father saw him and had compassion\, and ran and em
braced him and kissed him. And the son said to him\, 'Father\, I have sinn
ed against heaven and before you\; I am no longer worthy to be called your
son.' But the father said to his servants\, 'Bring quickly the best robe\,
and put it on him\; and put a ring on his hand\, and shoes on his feet\; a
nd bring the fatted calf and kill it\, and let us eat and make merry\; for
this my son was dead\, and is alive again\; he was lost\, and is found.' A
nd they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in the field\; and as h
e came and drew near to the house\, he heard music and dancing. And he cal
led one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to him\, 'Y
our brother has come\, and your father has killed the fatted calf\, because
he has received him safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go i
n. His father came out and entreated him\, but he answered his father\, 'L
o\, these many years I have served you\, and I never disobeyed your command
\; yet you never gave me a kid\, that I might make merry with my friends.
But when this son of yours came\, who has devoured your living with harlots
\, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said to him\, 'Son\, you ar
e always with me\, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make m
erry and be glad\, for this your brother was dead\, and is alive\; he was l
ost\, and is found.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan\; Paul & his sister Juliana and thei
r Companions\; Daniel\, Prince of Moscow\; Gregory\, Bishop of Constance\n\
nEpistle Reading: I John 2:18-29\;3:1-8\nBrethren\, it is the last hour\; a
nd as you have heard that antichrist is coming\, so now many antichrists ha
ve come\; therefore we know that it is the last hour. They went out from u
s\, but they were not of us\; for if they had been of us\, they would have
continued with us\; but they went out\, that it might be plain that they al
l are not of us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One\, and you all
know that I write to you\, not because you do not know the truth\, but beca
use you know it\, and know that no lie is of the truth. Who is the liar bu
t he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist\, he who
denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father.
He who confesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the
beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you
\, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he h
as promised us\, eternal life.\n\nI write this to you about those who would
deceive you\; but the anointing which you received from him abides in you\
, and you have no need that any one should teach you\; as his anointing tea
ches you about everything\, and is true\, and is no lie\, just as it has ta
ught you\, abide in him.\n\nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\, so t
hat when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame
at his coming. If you know that he is righteous\, you may be sure that ev
ery one who does right is born of him.\n\nSee what love the Father has give
n us\, that we should be called children of God\; and so we are. The reaso
n why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved\, we
are God's children now\; it does not yet appear what we shall be\, but we
know that when he appears we shall be like him\, for we shall see him as he
is. And every one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.\n
\nEvery one who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness\; sin is lawlessness.
You know that he appeared to take away sins\, and in him there is no sin.
No one who abides in him sins\; no one who sins has either seen him or kno
wn him. Little children\, let no one deceive you. He who does right is ri
ghteous\, as he is righteous. He who commits sin is of the devil\; for the
devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared w
as to destroy the works of the devil. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 11:1-11\nAt
that time\, Jesus drew near to Jerusalem\, to Bethsphage and Bethany\, at t
he Mount of Olives\, and he sent two of his disciples\, and said to them\,
"Go into the village opposite you\, and immediately as you enter it you wil
l find a colt tied\, on which no one has ever sat\; untie it and bring it.
If any one says to you\, 'Why are you doing this?' say\, 'The Lord has nee
d of it and will send it back here immediately.'" And they went away\, and
found a colt tied at the door out in the open street\; and they untied it.
And those who stood there said to them\, "What are you doing\, untying th
e colt?" And they told them what Jesus had said\; and they let them go. A
nd they brought the colt to Jesus\, and threw their garments on it\; and he
sat upon it. And many spread their garments on the road\, and others spre
ad leafy branches which they had cut from the fields. And those who went b
efore and those who followed cried out\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that
is coming! Hosanna in the highest!" And he entered Jerusalem\, and went i
nto the temple\; and when he had looked round at everything\, as it was alr
eady late\, he went out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Conon the Gardener\; Parthenios the New Martyr who contested in Didymo
teichos\; Mark the Ascetic\; Righteous Father Mark of Athens\; John the Bul
garian\; Mark the Faster\; George the New-Martyr of Rapsani\; Eulogios the
Martyr\; Eulabios the Martyr\; Conon the Isaurian\; Archelaos the Martyr of
Egypt\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 3:9-22\nBRETHREN\, no one born of God com
mits sin\; for God's nature abides in him\, and he cannot sin because he is
born of God. By this it may be seen who are the children of God\, and who
are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right is not of God\, no
r he who does not love his brother. For this is the message which you have
heard from the beginning\, that we should love one another\, and not be lik
e Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he mur
der him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do no
t wonder\, brethren\, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed
out of death into life\, because we love the brethren. He who does not lov
e abides in death. Any one who hates his brother is a murderer\, and you kn
ow that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love\,
that he laid down his life for us\; and we ought to lay down our lives for
the brethren. But if any one has the world's goods and sees his brother in
need\, yet closes his heart against him\, how does God's love abide in him
? Little children\, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in tr
uth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth\, and reassure our hear
ts before him whenever our hearts condemn us\; for God is greater than our
hearts\, and he knows everything. Beloved\, if our hearts do not condemn us
\, we have confidence before God\; and we receive from him whatever we ask.
\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 14:10-42\nAt that time\, Judas Iscariot\, who was
one of the twelve\, went to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus to
them. And when they heard it they were glad\, and promised to give him mone
y. And he sought an opportunity to betray him. And on the first day of Unle
avened Bread\, when they sacrificed the passover lamb\, his disciples said
to him\, "Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the passover
?" And he sent two of his disciples\, and said to them\, "Go into the city\
, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you\; follow him\, and wherev
er he enters\, say to the householder\, 'The Teacher says\, Where is my gue
st room\, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?' And he will sh
ow you a large upper room furnished and ready\; there prepare for us." And
the disciples set out and went to the city\, and found it as he had told th
em\; and they prepared the passover. And when it was evening he came with t
he twelve. And as they were at table eating\, Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say t
o you\, one of you will betray me\, one who is eating with me." They began
to be sorrowful\, and to say to him one after another\, "Is it I?" He said
to them\, "It is one of the twelve\, one who is dipping bread into the dish
with me. For the Son of man goes as it is written of him\, but woe to that
man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that
man if he had not been born." And as they were eating\, he took bread\, an
d blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them\, and said\, "Take\; this is
my body." And he took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he gave it to t
hem\, and they all drank of it. And he said to them\, "This is my blood of
the new covenant\, which is poured out for many. Truly\, I say to you\, I s
hall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink i
t new in the kingdom of God." And when they had sung a hymn\, they went out
to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them\, "You will all fall away\;
for it is written\, 'I will strike the shepherd\, and the sheep will be sc
attered.' But after I am raised up\, I will go before you to Galilee." Pete
r said to him\, "Even though they all fall away\, I will not." And Jesus sa
id to him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, this very night\, before the cock crows
twice\, you will deny me three times." But he said vehemently\, "If I must
die with you\, I will not deny you." And they all said the same. And they
went to a place which was called Gethsemane\; and he said to his disciples\
, "Sit here\, while I pray." And he took with him Peter and James and John\
, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them\, "M
y soul is very sorrowful\, even to death\; remain here\, and watch." And go
ing a little farther\, he fell on the ground and prayed that\, if it were p
ossible\, the hour might pass from him. And he said\, 'Abba\, Father\, all
things are possible to you\; remove this cup from me\; yet not what I will\
, but what you will." And he came and found them sleeping\, and he said to
Peter\, "Simon\, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pr
ay that you may not enter into temptation\; the spirit indeed is willing\,
but the flesh is weak." And again he went away and prayed\, saying the same
words. And again he came and found them sleeping\, for their eyes were ver
y heavy\; and they did not know what to answer him. And he came the third t
ime\, and said to them\, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It i
s enough\; the hour has come\; the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners. Rise\, let us be going\; see\, my betrayer is at hand."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson: Basileus\, Ephraim\, Eugene\, Ca
pito\, Aetherius\, Agathodorus\, and Elpidius\; Lavrentios of Megara\, the
Righteous\; Paul the Simple\n\nEpistle Reading: I John 4:20-21\;5:1-21\nBel
oved\, if any one says\, "I love God\," and hates his brother\, he is a lia
r\; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen\, cannot love God
whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him\, that he who
loves God should love his brother also.\n\nEvery one who believes that Jes
us is the Christ is a child of God\, and every one who loves the parent lov
es the child. By this we know that we love the children of God\, when we l
ove God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God\, that we k
eep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For whatev
er is born of God overcomes the world\; and this is the victory that overco
mes the world\, our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world but he who b
elieves that Jesus is the Son of God?\n\nThis is he who came by water and b
lood\, Jesus Christ\, not with the water only but with the water and the bl
ood. And the Spirit is the witness\, because the Spirit is the truth. The
re are three witnesses\, the Spirit\, the water\, and the blood\; and these
three agree. If we receive the testimony of men\, the testimony of God is
greater\; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to hi
s Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He
who does not believe God has made him a liar\, because he has not believed
in the testimony that God has borne to his Son. And this is the testimony
\, that God gave us eternal life\, and this life is in his Son. He who has
the Son has life\; he who has not the Son of God has not life.\n\nI write
this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God\, that you may know t
hat you have eternal life. And this is the confidence which we have in him
\, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we kn
ow that he hears us in whatever we ask\, we know that we have obtained the
requests made of him. If any one sees his brother committing what is not a
mortal sin\, he will ask\, and God will give him life for those whose sin
is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal\; I do not say that one is to
pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin\, but there is sin which is not morta
l.\n\nWe know that any one born of God does not sin\, but He who was born o
f God keeps him\, and the evil one does not touch him.\n\nWe know that we a
re of God\, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.\n\nAnd we
know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding\, to know
him who is true\; and we are in him who is true\, in his Son Jesus Christ.
This is the true God and eternal life. Little children\, keep yourselves
from idols. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:1-15\nAt that time\, the chi
ef priests\, with the elders\, and scribes and the whole council held a con
sultation\; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pila
te. And Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answere
d him\, "You have said so." And the chief priests accused him of many thin
gs. And Pilate again asked him\, "Have you no answer to make? See how man
y charges they bring against you." But Jesus made no further answer\, so t
hat Pilate wondered. Now at the feast he used to release for them one pris
oner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison\, who had committ
ed murder in the insurrection\, there was a man called Barabbas. And the c
rowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them.
And he answered them\, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the J
ews?" For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had
delivered him up. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him r
elease for them Barabbas instead. And Pilate again said to them\, "Then wh
at shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?" And they c
ried out again\, "Crucify him." And Pilate said to them\, "Why\, what evil
has he done?" But they shouted all the more\, "Crucify him." So Pilate\,
wishing to satisfy the crowd\, released for them Barabbas\; and having sco
urged Jesus\, he delivered him to be crucified.\n\n
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sts: Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)\; Quadratus the Martyr & his Compani
ons\; Anastasia of Alexandria\; Michael Mauroudes the New-Martyr \n\nMatins
Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalen
e came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone
had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter an
d the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They
have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have la
id Him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward
the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached
the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying th
ere\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and wen
t into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which had
been on His head\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in a pla
ce by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also w
ent in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scriptu
re\, that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their
homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 8:8-13\;9:1-2\nBrethren\, food wi
ll not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat\, and no be
tter off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow becom
e a stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you\, a man of knowle
dge\, at table in an idol's temple\, might he not be encouraged\, if his co
nscience is weak\, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge
this weak man is destroyed\, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus\, sinn
ing against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak\, y
ou sin against Christ. Therefore\, if food is a cause of my brother's fall
ing\, I will never eat meat\, lest I cause my brother to fall.\n\nAm I not
free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you m
y workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle\, at least I a
m to you\; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. \n\nGospel R
eading: Matthew 25:31-46\nThe Lord said\, "When the Son of man comes in his
glory and all the holy angels with him\, then he will sit on his glorious
throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations\, and he will separate
them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats\, a
nd he will place the sheep at his right hand\, but the goats at the left.
Then the king will say to those at his right hand\, 'Come\, O blessed of my
Father\, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the w
orld\; for I was hungry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave m
e drink\, I was a stranger and you welcomed me\, I was naked and you clothe
d me\, I was sick and you visited me\, I was in prison and you came to me.'
Then the righteous will answer him\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry a
nd feed you\, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a str
anger and welcome you\, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you s
ick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them\, 'Truly\,
I say to you\, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren\, you
did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand\, 'Depart from
me\, you cursed\, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his ange
ls\; for I was hungry and you gave me no food\, I was thirsty and you gave
me no drink\, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me\, naked and you d
id not clothe me\, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they
also will answer\, 'Lord\, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stra
nger or naked or sick or in prison\, and did not minister to you?' Then he
will answer them\, 'Truly\, I say to you\, as you did it not to one of the
least of these\, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eterna
l punishment\, but the righteous into eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Great and Holy Pascha\; Irene the Great Martyr\; Neophytos\, Gaius\, &
Caianus the Monk-martyrs\; The Righteous Martyr Ephraim the Younger\; Euth
ymios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Madytos\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Re
ading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary t
he mother of James and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and a
noint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the t
omb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will
roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, th
ey saw that the stone was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the
tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white
robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you
seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, He is not here\
; see the place where they laid Him. But go\, tell His disciples and Peter
that He is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see Him\, as He tol
d you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\, for trembling and astoni
shment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were
afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:1-8\nIn the first book\, O Theophilos\,
I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach\, until the day whe
n he was taken up\, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit
to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive afte
r his passion by many proofs\, appearing to them during forty days\, and sp
eaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them n
ot to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promise of the Father\, w
hich\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for John baptized with water\, but be
fore many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."\n\nSo when they
had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will you at this time restore
the kingdom of lsrael?" He said to them\, "it is not for you to know times
or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall
receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you\; and you shall be my
witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the e
arth."\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:1-17\nIn the beginning was the Word\, and
the Word was with God\, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with
God\; all things were made through him\, and without him was not anything m
ade that was made. In him was life\, and the life was the light of men. The
light shines in the darkness\, and the darkness has not overcome it. \n\nT
here was a man sent from God\, whose name was John. He came for testimony\,
to bear witness to the light\, that all might believe through him. He was
not the light\, but came to bear witness to the light.\n\nThe true light th
at enlightens every man was coming into the world. He was in the world\, an
d the world was made through him\, yet the world knew him not. He came to h
is own home\, and his own people received him not. But to all who received
him\, who believed in his name\, he gave power to become children of God\;
who were born\, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will o
f man\, but of God.\n\nAnd the Word became flesh and dwelt among us\, full
of grace and truth\; we have beheld his glory\, glory as of the only Son fr
om the Father. (John bore witness to him\, and cried\, "This was he of whom
I said\, 'He who comes after me ranks before me\, for he was before me.'")
And from his fullness have we all received\, grace upon grace. For the law
was given through Moses\; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/06/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Monday\; George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\; Job the Prop
het\; Our Holy Father Seraphim the Struggler of Mt. Domvu\; Sophia of Kleis
oura\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands on you and persecu
te you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\, and you will be
brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be a time
for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds\, not to medit
ate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom\, whi
ch none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You wi
ll be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends\, a
nd some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated by all for my nam
e's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you wi
ll gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout that time\, He
rod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He ki
lled James the brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it ple
ased the Jews\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days
of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, a
nd delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after
the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\;
but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe very night
when Herod was about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two sol
diers\, bound with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding
the prison\; and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone
in the cell\; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get
up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\
, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed
him\; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thoug
ht he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second gu
ard\, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them o
f its own accord\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and
immediately the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "No
w I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand o
f Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGospel Read
ing: John 1:18-28\nNo one has ever seen God\; the only-begotten Son\, who i
s in the bosom of the Father\, he has made him known.\n\nAnd this is the te
stimony of John\, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to
ask him\, "Who are you?" He confessed\, he did not deny\, but confessed\, "
I am not the Christ." And they asked him\, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He
said\, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered\, "No." They said
to him then\, "Who are you? let us have an answer for those who sent us. W
hat do you say about yourself?" He said\, "I am the voice of one crying in
the wilderness\, 'Make straight the way of the Lord\,' as the prophet Isaia
h said."\n\nNow they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him\, "Th
en why are you baptizing\, if you are neither the Christ\, nor Elijah\, nor
the prophet?" John answered them\, "I baptize with water\; but among you s
tands one whom you do not know\, even he who comes after me\, the thong of
whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond t
he Jordan\, where John was baptizing.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Tuesday: The Commemoration of Saints Raphael\, Nicholas\, Iren
e\, and the Other Newly-revealed Martyrs of Lesbos\; Removal of the Relics
of St. Athanasius the Great\; Commemoration of the Precious Cross that appe
ared in the sky over Jerusalem in 351 A.D.\; Cyril\, Archbishop of Jerusale
m\; Akakios the Centurion of Byzantium\; Repose of St. Nilus\, abbot of Sor
a\; Pachomios the New Martyr of Patmos\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Heb
rews 13:7-16\nBrethren\, remember your leaders\, those who spoke to you the
word of God\; consider the outcome of their lives\, and imitate their fait
h. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be l
ed away by diverse and strange teachings\; for it is well that the heart be
strengthened by grace\, not by foods\, which have not benefited their adhe
rents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right
to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sa
nctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the ca
mp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the peopl
e through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp
and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city\, but we
seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer
up a sacrifice of praise to God\, that is\, the fruit of lips that acknowle
dge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have\, for s
uch sacrifices are pleasing to God. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 24:12-35\nAt t
hat time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he s
aw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had
happened. That very day] two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\,
about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all t
hese things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing toget
her\, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept
from recognizing Him. And He said to them\, "What is this conversation whic
h you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood still\, look
ing sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are you the onl
y visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened ther
e in these days?" And He said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him
\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and wor
d before God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers deli
vered Him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified Him. But we had hoped
that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is n
ow the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company
amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find His
body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels
\, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the t
omb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but Him they did not see."
And He said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all tha
t the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ should suf
fer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and a
ll the prophets\, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things c
oncerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were goin
g. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained Him\, saying\, "S
tay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So He
went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them\, He took the br
ead and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were o
pened and they recognized Him\; and He vanished out of their sight. They sa
id to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us
on the road\, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that sa
me hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered toge
ther and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\,
and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road a
nd how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Holy Powder (or manna) which emitted from the tomb of S
aint John the Theologian \; Arsenios the Great\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: John 21:15-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to his disc
iples after he was raised from the dead\, and he said to Simon Peter\, "Sim
on\, son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\,
Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A seco
nd time he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to
him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my s
heep." He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love m
e?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love
me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I lov
e you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\,
when you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but
when you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird
you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by wh
at death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me
." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who
had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it
that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lor
d\, what about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he rem
ain until I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroa
d among the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not
say to him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain
until I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing wi
tness to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that
his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus di
d\; were every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself
could not contain the books that would be written.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts
2:22-38\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Men of Israel\, hear
these words: Jesus of Nazareth\, a man attested to you by God with mighty w
orks and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst\, as you
yourselves know this Jesus\, delivered up according to the definite plan a
nd foreknowledge of God\, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless
men. But God raised him up\, having loosed the pangs of death\, because it
was not possible for him to be held by it. For David says concerning him\,
'I saw the Lord always before me\, for he is at my right hand that I may no
t be shaken\; therefore my heart was glad\, and my tongue rejoiced\; moreov
er my flesh will dwell in hope. For thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades\
, nor let thy Holy One see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways
of life\; thou wilt make me full of gladness with thy presence.'\n\n"Brethr
en\, I may say to you confidently of the patriarch David that he both died
and was buried\, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a pro
phet\, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set
one of his descendants upon his throne\, he foresaw and spoke of the resur
rection of the Christ\, that he was not abandoned to Hades\, nor did his fl
esh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up\, and of that we all are witne
sses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God\, and having receive
d from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit\, he has poured out this w
hich you see and hear. For David did not ascend into the heavens\; but he h
imself says\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit at my right hand\, till I mak
e thy enemies a stool for thy feet.' Let all the house of Israel therefore
know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ\, this Jesus whom
you crucified."\n\nNow when they heard this they were cut to the heart\, a
nd said to Peter and the rest of the apostles\, "Brethren\, what shall we d
o?" And Peter said to them\, "Repent\, and be baptized every one of you in
the name of Jesus Christ."\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:25-28\, 21:24-25\nAt
that time\, standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother\, and his mother
's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw hi
s mother\, and the disciple whom he loved standing near\, he said to his mo
ther\, "Woman\, behold\, your son!" Then he said to the disciple\, "Behold\
, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. T
his is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has wr
itten these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are
also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be writt
en\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would
be written.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Thursday\; The Holy Prophet Esaias (Isaiah)\; Christopher the
Martyr of Lycea\; Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra\; Monk-martyr Nicholas wh
o lived in Vuneni\, of Larissa in Thessaly\; Epimachos the New Martyr of Al
exandria\; The New Martyrs of Novo Selo\, Bulgaria\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle
Reading: Acts 2:38-43\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent a
nd be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgive
ness of your sins\; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For
the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off\, ev
ery one whom the Lord our God calls to him." And he testified with many oth
er words and exhorted them\, saying\, "Save yourselves from this crooked ge
neration." So those who received his word were baptized\, and there were ad
ded that day about three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the
apostles' teaching and fellowship\, to the breaking of bread and the praye
rs. And fear came upon every soul\; and many wonders and signs were done th
rough the apostles.\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:1-15\nAt that time\, there wa
s a man of the Pharisees\, named Nikodemos\, a ruler of the Jews. This man
came to Jesus by night and said to him\, "Rabbi\, we know that you are a te
acher come from God\; for no one can do these signs that you do\, unless Go
d is with him." Jesus answered him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless
one is born from above\, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nikodemos said
to him\, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time
into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered\, "Truly\, truly\, I s
ay to you\, unless one is born of water and the Spirit\, he cannot enter th
e kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh\, and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you\, 'You m
ust be born from above.' The Spirit blows where it wills\, and you hear the
sound of it\, and you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes\; so
it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nikodemos said to him\, "Ho
w can this be?" Jesus answered him\, "Are you a teacher of Israel\, and yet
you do not understand this? Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, we speak of wha
t we know\, and bear witness to what we have seen\; but you do not receive
our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe\, h
ow can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into
heaven but he who descended from heaven\, the Son of man who is in heaven.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness\, so must the Son of m
an be lifted up\, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/10/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring\; Simon the Zealot
& Apostle\; Laurence of Egypt\; Isodora of Egypt\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle R
eading: Acts 3:1-8\nIn those days\, Peter and John were going up to the tem
ple at the hour of prayer\, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was b
eing carried\, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is call
ed Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple. Seeing Peter and
John about to go into the temple\, he asked for alms. And Peter directed hi
s gaze at him\, with John\, and said\, "Look at us." And he fixed his atten
tion upon them\, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said\,
"I have no silver and gold\, but I give you what I have\; in the name of J
esus Christ of Nazareth\, walk." And he took him by the right hand and rais
ed him up\; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leapi
ng up he stood and walked and entered the temple with them\, walking and le
aping and praising God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 2:12-22\nAt that time\, Jes
us came to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples\; a
nd there they stayed for a few days.\n\nThe Passover of the Jews was at han
d\, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were s
elling oxen and sheep and pigeons\, and the money-changers at their busines
s. And making a whip of cords\, he drove them all\, with the sheep and oxen
\, out of the temple\; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers an
d overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons\, "Take t
hese things away\; you shall not make my Father's house a house of trade."
His disciples remembered that it was written\, "Zeal for your house will co
nsume me." The Jews then said to him\, "What sign have you to show us for d
oing this?" Jesus answered them\, "Destroy this temple\, and in three days
I will raise it up." The Jews then said\, "It has taken forty-six years to
build this temple\, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he spoke o
f the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead\, his
disciples remembered that he had said this\; and they believed the scriptur
e and the word which Jesus had spoken.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Renewal Saturday\; Renewal of Constantinople\; Hieromartyr Mocius\; Me
thodius & Cyril\, Equal-to-the Apostles Illuminators of the Slavs\; Theopem
ptos the Martyr & his Companions\; Dioscoros the New Martyr\; Argyrios the
New-Martyr of Epanomi\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 3:11-16\nIn tho
se days\, while the healed lame man clung to Peter and John\, all the peopl
e ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's\, astounded. And whe
n Peter saw it he addressed the people\, "Men of Israel\, why do you wonder
at this\, or why do you stare at us\, as though by our own power or piety
we had made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob\, the Go
d of our fathers\, glorified his servant Jesus\, whom you delivered up and
denied in the presence of Pilate\, when he had decided to release him. But
you denied the Holy and Righteous One\, and asked for a murderer to be gran
ted to you\, and killed the Author of life\, whom God raised from the dead.
To this we are witnesses. And his name\, by faith in his name\, has made t
his man strong whom you see and know\; and the faith which is through him h
as given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all."\n\nGospel
Reading: John 3:22-33\nAt that time\, Jesus and his disciples went into th
e land of Judea\; there He remained with them and baptized. John also was
baptizing at Aenon near Salim\, because there was much water there\; and pe
ople came and were baptized. For John had not yet been put in prison.\n\nN
ow a discussion arose between John's disciples and a Jew over purifying. A
nd they came to John\, and said to him\, "Rabbi\, he who was with you beyon
d the Jordan\, to whom you bore witness\, here he is\, baptizing\, and all
are going to him." John answered\, "No one can receive anything except wha
t is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness\, that I said\,
I am not the Christ\, but I have been sent before Him. He who has the bri
de is the bridegroom\; the friend of the bridegroom\, who stands and hears
him\, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice\; therefore this joy of mi
ne is now full. He must increase\, but I must decrease.\n\n"He who comes f
rom above is above all\; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth\, and
of the earth he speaks\; he who comes from heaven is above all. He bears w
itness to what he has seen and heard\, yet no one receives his testimony\;
he who receives his testimony sets his seal to this\, that God is true."\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thomas Sunday\; Martyrs Emmanuel\, Theodore\, George\, Michael and the
other George of Samothrace\; Epiphanius\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Germanos\, Pa
triarch of Constantinople\; Removal of the Sacred Relics of Saint Joachim "
Papoulakis" of Vatopaidi\; Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disciples went to
Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they s
aw Him they worshiped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to th
em\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefo
re and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the name of the Fa
ther and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I
have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the ag
e. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:12-20\nIn those days\, many signs and
wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they w
ere all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them\, b
ut the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were ad
ded to the Lord\, multitudes both of men and women\, so that they even carr
ied out the sick into the streets\, and laid them on beds and pallets\, tha
t as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The peop
le also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem\, bringing the sick and th
ose afflicted with unclean spirits\, and they were all healed. But the high
priest rose up and all who were with him\, that is\, the party of the Sadd
ucees\, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in
the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doo
rs and brought them out and said\, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to
the people all the words of this Life."\n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\n
On the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being sh
ut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood amo
ng them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When He had said this\, He
showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they
saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father
has sent Me\, even so I send you." And when He had said this\, He breathed
on them and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sin
s of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are ret
ained." Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with the
m when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him\, "We have seen the Lord
." But he said to them\, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails\
, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in His s
ide\, I will not believe." Eight days later\, His disciples were again in t
he house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came a
nd stood among them and said\, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas\
, "Put your finger here\, and see My hands\; and put out your hand\, and pl
ace it in My side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered H
im\, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because y
ou have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now
Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not
written in this book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jes
us is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing\, you may have life
in His name.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240513
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/13/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Monday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyr Glyceria\; Sergios the Confe
ssor\; Alexandros the Martyr\; Pausikakos\, Bishop of Synnada\n\nEpistle Re
ading: Acts 3:19-26\nIn those days\, Peter said to the people\, "Repent and
turn again\, that your sins may be blotted out\, that times of refreshing
may come from the presence of the Lord\, and that he may send the Christ ap
pointed for you\, Jesus\, whom heaven must receive until the time for estab
lishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. M
oses said\, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet from your brethre
n as he raised me up. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. And
it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet shall be
destroyed from the people.' And all the prophets who have spoken\, from Sam
uel and those who came afterwards\, also proclaimed these days. You are the
sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God gave to your fathers\,
saying to Abraham\, 'And in your posterity shall all the families of the ea
rth be blessed.' God\, having raised up his servant\, sent him to you first
\, to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness."\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 2:1-11\nAt that time\, there was a wedding at Cana in Galil
ee\, and the mother of Jesus was there\; Jesus also was invited to the wedd
ing\, with his disciples. When the wine gave out\, the mother of Jesus said
to him\, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to her\, "O woman\, what have
you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the serva
nts\, "Do whatever he tells you." Now six stone jars were standing there\,
for the Jewish rites of purification\, each holding twenty or thirty gallon
s. Jesus said to them\, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up
to the brim. He said to them\, "Now draw some out\, and take it to the ste
ward of the feast." So they took it. When the steward of the feast tasted t
he water now become wine\, and did not know where it came from (though the
servants who had drawn the water knew)\, the steward of the feast called th
e bridegroom and said to him\, "Every man serves the good wine first\; and
when men have drunk freely\, then the poor wine\; but you have kept the goo
d wine until now." This\, the first of his signs\, Jesus did at Cana in Gal
ilee\, and manifested his glory\; and his disciples believed in him.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240515
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/14/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Tuesday after Pascha\; Isidore the Martyr of Chios\; Holy Hieromar
tyr Therapontus\; Holy New Martyrs Mark and John\; Leontius\, Patriarch of
Jerusalem\; Serapion the Holy Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:1-10\nIn th
ose days\, while the apostles were speaking to the people\, the priests and
the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them\, annoyed becau
se they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection
from the dead. And they arrested them and put them in custody until the mor
row\, for it was already evening. But many of those who heard the word beli
eved\; and the number of the men came to about five thousand.\n\nOn the mor
row their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem
\, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander\, and all
who were of the high-priestly family. And when they had set them in the mi
dst\, they inquired\, "By what power or by what name did you do this?" Then
Peter\, filled with the Holy Spirit\, said to them\, "Rulers of the people
and elders\, if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to
a cripple\, by what means this man has been healed\, be it known to you al
l\, and to all the people of Israel\, that by the name of Jesus Christ of N
azareth\, whom you crucified\, whom God raised from the dead\, by him this
man is standing before you well."\n\nGospel Reading: John 3:16-21\nThe Lord
said to his disciples: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son\,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For
God sent the Son into the world\, not to condemn the world\, but that the w
orld might be saved through him. He who believes in him is not condemned\;
he who does not believe is condemned already\, because he has not believed
in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment\, that the lig
ht has come into the world\, and men loved darkness rather than light\, bec
ause their deeds were evil. For every one who does evil hates the light\, a
nd does not come to the light\, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he wh
o does what is true comes to the light\, that it may be clearly seen that h
is deeds have been wrought in God."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Thursday after Pascha\; Theodore the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Pete
r of Blachernae\; Nicholas the Mystic\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; New M
artyr Nicholas of Metsovos (1617)\; Alexandros\, Archbishop of Jerusalem\;
Brendan the Navigator\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:23-31\nIn those days\, whe
n the apostles were released they went to their friends and reported what t
he chief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard it\,
they lifted their voices together to God and said\, "Sovereign Lord\, who d
idst make the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them\, who
by the mouth of our father David\, thy servant\, didst say by the Holy Spi
rit\, 'Why did the Gentiles rage\, and the peoples imagine vain things? The
kings of the earth set themselves in array\, and the rulers were gathered
together\, against the Lord and against his Anointed'- for truly in this ci
ty there were gathered together against thy holy servant Jesus\, whom thou
didst anoint\, both Herod and Pontius Pilate\, with the Gentiles and the pe
oples of Israel\, to do whatever thy hand and thy plan had predestined to t
ake place. And now\, Lord\, look upon their threats\, and grant to thy serv
ants to speak thy word with all boldness\, while thou stretchest out thy ha
nd to heal\, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of thy ho
ly servant Jesus." And when they had prayed\, the place in which they were
gathered together was shaken\; and they were all filled with the Holy Spiri
t and spoke the word of God with boldness.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:24-30\
nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\
, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me\, has eternal life\; he
does not come into judgment\, but has passed from death to life. Truly\, t
ruly\, I say to you\, the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the dead will
hear the voice of the Son of God\, and those who hear will live. For as the
Father has life in himself\, so he has granted the Son also to have life i
n himself\, and has given him authority to execute judgment\, because he is
the Son of man. Do not marvel at this\; for the hour is coming when all wh
o are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth\, those who have done
good\, to the resurrection of life\, and those who have done evil\, to the
resurrection of judgment. I can do nothing on my own authority\; as I hear
\, I judge\; and my judgment is just\, because I seek not my own will but t
he will of the Father who sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/18/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Saturday after Pascha\; Holy Martyrs: Peter\, Dionysius\, Andrew\,
Paul\, Christina\, Heraclius\, Paulinus and Benedimus\; Stephen I\, Patria
rch of Constantinople\; Julian the Martyr\; Euphrasia the Martyr of Nicea\n
\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:21-32\nIn those days\, the apostles entered the t
emple and taught. Now the high priest came and those who were with him and
called together the council and all the senate of Israel\, and sent to the
prison to have them brought. But when the officers came\, they did not find
them in the prison\, and they returned and reported\, 'We found the prison
securely locked and the sentries standing at the doors\, but when we opene
d it we found no one inside." Now when the captain of the temple and the ch
ief priests heard these words\, they were much perplexed about them\, wonde
ring what this would come to. And some one came and told them\, "The men wh
om you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people." T
hen the captain with the officers went and brought them\, but without viole
nce\, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.\n\nAnd when they
had brought them\, they set them before the council. And the high priest qu
estioned them\, saying\, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name
\, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to
bring this man's blood upon us." But Peter and the apostles answered\, "We
must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you
killed by hanging on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader a
nd Savior\, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we ar
e witnesses to these things\, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given
to those who obey him."\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:14-27\nAt that time\, whe
n the people saw the sign which Jesus had done\, they said\, "This is indee
d the prophet who is to come into the world!"\n\nPerceiving then that they
were about to come and take him by force to make him king\, Jesus withdrew
again to the mountain by himself.\n\nWhen evening came\, his disciples went
down to the sea\, entered a boat\, and started across the sea to Capernaum
. It was now dark\, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea rose becaus
e a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles\
, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They were
frightened\, but he said to them\, "It is I\; do not be afraid." Then they
were glad to take him into the boat\, and immediately the boat was at the
land to which they were going.\n\nOn the next day the people who remained o
n the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there\, a
nd that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples\, but that his di
sciples had gone away alone. However\, boats from Tiberias came near the pl
ace where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the p
eople saw that Jesus was not there\, nor his disciples\, they themselves en
tered the boats and went to Capernaum\, seeking Jesus.\n\nWhen they found h
im on the other side of the sea\, they said to him\, "Rabbi\, when did you
come here?" Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, you seek
me\, not because you saw signs\, but because you ate your fill of the loave
s. Do not labor for the food which perishes\, but for the food which endure
s to eternal life which the Son of man will give to you\; for on him has Go
d the Father set his seal."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women\; Patrick the Hieromartyr and Bisho
p of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs Acacius\, Menander\, and Polyaenus\; Our
Righteous Father Memnonus the Wonderworker\; Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week at e
arly dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking spices\, which they had pre
pared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb\, but when they w
ent in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perple
xed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and a
s they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground\, the men said t
o them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here\, but h
as risen. Remember how He told you\, while He was still in Galilee\, that t
he Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men\, and be cruci
fied\, and on the third day rise." And they remembered His words and return
ing from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now
it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the othe
r women with them who told this to the Apostles\; but these words seemed to
them an idle tale\, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran
to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselv
es\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: A
cts 6:1-7\nIn those days\, when the disciples were increasing in number\, t
he Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglec
ted in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disc
iples and said\, "it is not right that we should give up preaching the word
of God to serve tables. Therefore\, brethren\, pick out from among you sev
en men of good repute\, full of the Spirit and of wisdom\, whom we may appo
int to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministr
y of the word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude\, and they c
hose Stephen\, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit\, and Philip\, an
d Prochoros\, and Nicanor\, and Timon\, and Parmenas\, and Nicolaos\, a pro
selyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles\, and they prayed and
laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased\; and the number
of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem\, and a great many of the
priests were obedient to the faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 15:43-47\; 16:
1-8\nAt that time\, Joseph of Arimathea\, a respected member of the council
\, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God\, took courage and w
ent to Pilate\, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he
were already dead\; and summoning the centurion\, he asked him whether he w
as already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead\,
he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud\, and taking hi
m down\, wrapped him in the linen shroud\, and laid him in a tomb which had
been hewn out of the rock\; and he rolled a stone against the door of the
tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.\n\
nAnd when the sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of Ja
mes\, and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint him. An
d very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the su
n had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the
stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the
stone was rolled back\; for it was very large. And entering the tomb\, the
y saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and
they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus
of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, he is not here\; see the p
lace where they laid him. But go\, tell his disciples and Peter that he is
going before you to Galilee\; there you will see him\, as he told you." And
they went out and fled from the tomb\; for trembling and astonishment had
come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Monday after Pascha\; The Holy Martyr Thalleleus\; Lydia of Philip
pi\, Equal to the Apostles\; Mark the Hermit\; Father Alexis\, Metropolitan
of Moscow\; John\, Joseph\, and Nikitas the Monks of Chios\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and
power\, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those w
ho belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of th
e Cyrenians\, and of the Alexandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\
, arose and disputed with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom
and the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who
said\, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes\, and they ca
me upon him and seized him and brought him before the council\, and set up
false witnesses who said\, "This man never ceases to speak words against th
is holy place and the law\; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Na
zareth will destroy this place\, and will change the customs which Moses de
livered to us." And gazing at him\, all who sat in the council saw that his
face was like the face of an angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this
so?" And Stephen said: "Brethren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory a
ppeared to our father Abraham\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he live
d in Haran\, and said to him\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred
and go into the land which I will show you.' Then he departed from the lan
d of the Chaldeans\, and lived in Haran. And after his father died\, God re
moved him from there into this land in which you are now living\; yet he ga
ve him no inheritance in it\, not even a foot's length\, but promised to gi
ve it to him in possession and to his posterity after him\, though he had n
o child.\n\n"But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most Hig
h does not dwell in houses made with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven
is my throne\, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me\, s
ays the Lord\, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all th
ese things?'\n\n"You stiff-necked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\
, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which
of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who
announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One\, whom you have now be
trayed and murdered\, you who received the law as delivered by angels and d
id not keep it."\n\nNow when they heard these things they were enraged\, an
d they ground their teeth against him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, g
azed into heaven and saw the glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right
hand of God\; and he said\, "Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the S
on of man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out with a lou
d voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast
him out of the city and stoned him\; and the witnesses laid down their gar
ments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Steph
en\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cr
ied with a loud voice\, "Lord\, do not hold this sin against them." And whe
n he had said this\, he fell asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: John 4:46-54\nAt th
at time\, there was an official whose son was ill. When he heard that Jesus
had come from Judea to Galilee\, he went and begged him to come down and h
eal his son\, for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him
\, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." The official sa
id to him\, "Sir\, come down before my child dies." Jesus said to him\, "Go
\; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him a
nd went his way. As he was going down\, his servants met him and told him t
hat his son was living. So he asked them the hour when he began to mend\, a
nd they said to him\, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." T
he father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him\, "Your son wil
l live"\; and he himself believed\, and all his household. This was now the
second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Constantine and Helen\, Equal-to-the Apostles\; Pachomios the Righteou
s New Martyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am
the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and
out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\;
I came that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good sh
epherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a h
ireling and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf co
ming and leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatte
rs them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep
. I am the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Fathe
r knows me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. A
nd I have other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\
, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."
\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 26:1\,12-20\nIN THOSE DAYS\, King Agrippa said to
Paul\, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched ou
t his hand and made his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus with the authorit
y and commission of the chief priests. At midday\, O king\, I saw on the wa
y a light from heaven\, brighter than the sun\, shining round me and those
who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground\, I heard a
voice saying to me in the Hebrew language\, 'Saul\, Saul\, why do you pers
ecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.' And I said\, 'Who are yo
u\, Lord?' And the Lord said\, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But ri
se and stand upon your feet\; for I have appeared to you for this purpose\,
to appoint you to serve and bear witness to the things in which you have s
een me and to those in which I will appear to you\, delivering you from the
people and from the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open their eyes\, that
they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God\, t
hat they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sa
nctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore\, O King Agrippa\, I was not disobedie
nt to the heavenly vision\, but declared first to those at Damascus\, then
at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea\, and also to the Gent
iles\, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of
their repentance." \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Je
ws who had come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not en
ter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a
thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the s
heep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his
own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his vo
ice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for th
ey do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\,
but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said
to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All
who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed the
m. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go
in and out and find pasture."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Thursday after Pascha\; Michael the Confessor\, Bishop of Synnada\
; Mary the Myrrhbearer & wife of Cleopas\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:26-39\n
In those days\, an angel of the Lord said to Philip\, "Rise and go toward t
he south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a dese
rt road. And he rose and went. And behold\, an Ethiopian\, a eunuch\, a min
ister of the Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\, in charge of all her treas
ure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning\; seated in his ch
ariot\, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip\,
"Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him\, and heard him reading
Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
And he said\, "How can I\, unless some one guides me?" And he invited Phil
ip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of the scripture which he w
as reading was this: "As a sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb before its
shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was
denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken up from
the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "About whom\, pray\, does the
prophet say this\, about himself or about some one else?" Then Philip opene
d his mouth\, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news o
f Jesus. And as they went along the road they came to some water\, and the
eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?"
And Philip said\, "If you believe with all your heart\, you may." And he re
plied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." And he commanded t
he chariot to stop\, and they both went down into the water\, Philip and th
e eunuch\, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water\, th
e Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\; and the eunuch saw him no more\, an
d went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:40-44\nThe Lord said
to the Jews who believed in him: "This is the will of my Father\, that eve
ry one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life\; and
I will raise him up at the last day." The Jews then murmured at him\, becau
se he said\, "I am the bread which came down from heaven." They said\, "Is
not this Jesus\, the son of Joseph\, whose father and mother we know? How d
oes he now say\, 'I have come down from heaven'?" Jesus answered them\, "Do
not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who s
ent me draws him\; and I will raise him up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist\; Therapon
the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Cyprus\; Finding of the Icon of St. Demetrios t
he Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Syros\; Aldhelm\, Bishop of Sherborne
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 7:17-30\nAt that time\, the report concerni
ng Jesus spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.
The disciples of John told him of all these things. And John\, calling to
him two of his disciples\, sent them to the Lord\, saying\, "Are you he who
is to come\, or shall we look for another?" And when the men had come to h
im\, they said\, "John the Baptist has sent us to you\, saying\, 'Are you h
e who is to come\, or shall we look for another?'" In that hour he cured ma
ny of diseases and plagues and evil spirits\, and on many that were blind h
e bestowed sight. And he answered them\, "Go and tell John what you have se
en and heard: the blind receive their sight\, the lame walk\, lepers are cl
eansed\, and the deaf hear\, the dead are raised up\, the poor have good ne
ws preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."\n\nWhen
the messengers of John had gone\, he began to speak to the crowds concerni
ng John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken
by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothin
g? Behold\, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in ki
ngs' courts. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\,
and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I se
nd my messenger before your face\, who shall prepare your way before you.'
I tell you\, among those born of women none is greater than John\; yet he w
ho is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." When they heard this
all the people and the tax collectors justified God\, having been baptized
with the baptism of John\; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the
purpose of God for themselves\, not having been baptized by him.\n\nEpistle
Reading: II Corinthians 4:6-15\nBrethren\, it is the God who said\, "Let l
ight shine out of darkness\," who has shone in our hearts to give the light
of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\n\nBut we have
this treasure in earthen vessels\, to show that the transcendent power bel
ongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way\, but not crushed
\; perplexed\, but not driven to despair\; persecuted\, but not forsaken\;
struck down\, but not destroyed\; always carrying in the body the death of
Jesus\, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. Fo
r while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake\, so
that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is
at work in us\, but life in you.\n\nSince we have the same spirit of faith
as he had who wrote\, "I believed\, and so I spoke\," we too believe\, and
so we speak\, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also
with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your
sake\, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase th
anksgiving\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:2-15\nAt th
at time\, when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ\, he sent
word by his disciples and said to him\, "Are you he who is to come\, or sh
all we look for another?" And Jesus answered them\, "Go and tell John what
you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk\, lepers
are cleansed and the deaf hear\, and the dead are raised up\, and the poor
have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at
me." As they went away\, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John
: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the
wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behol
d\, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. What then did you go
out to see? A prophet? Yes\, I tell you\, and more than a prophet. This is
he of whom it is written\, 'Behold\, I send my messenger before your face\,
who shall prepare your way before you.' Truly\, I say to you\, among those
born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist\; yet h
e who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days o
f John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been coming violentl
y and men of violence take it by force. For all the prophets and the law pr
ophesied until John\; and if you are willing to accept it\, he is Elijah wh
o is to come. He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/26/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Paralytic\; Carpos and Alphaeus\, Apostles of the 70\; A
lexandros the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; George the New of Sofia\; August
ine\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:12-35\nAt
that time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he
saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had
happened. That very day] two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\
, about seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all
these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing toge
ther\, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept
from recognizing Him. And He said to them\, "What is this conversation whi
ch you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood still\, loo
king sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are you the on
ly visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened the
re in these days?" And He said to them\, "What things?" And they said to hi
m\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and wo
rd before God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers del
ivered Him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified Him. But we had hope
d that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is
now the third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company
amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find His
body\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angel
s\, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the
tomb\, and found it just as the women had said\; but Him they did not see."
And He said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all th
at the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ should su
ffer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and
all the prophets\, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things
concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were goi
ng. He appeared to be going further\, but they constrained Him\, saying\, "
Stay with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So H
e went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them\, He took the b
read and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were
opened and they recognized Him\; and He vanished out of their sight. They s
aid to each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to u
s on the road\, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that s
ame hour and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered tog
ether and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\
, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road
and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Acts 9:32-42\nIn those days\, as Peter went here and there among them a
ll\, he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found a
man named Aeneas\, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed
. And Peter said to him\, "Aeneas\, Jesus Christ heals you\; rise and make
your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Shar
on saw him\, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disciple
named Tabitha\, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of
charity. In those days she fell sick and died\; and when they had washed h
er\, they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa\, the disci
ples\, hearing that Peter was there\, sent two men to him entreating him\,
"Please come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with them. And wh
en he had come\, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood besi
de him weeping\, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made wh
ile she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and pr
ayed\; then turning to the body he said\, "Tabitha\, rise." And she opened
her eyes\, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and
lifted her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive. A
nd it became known throughout all Joppa\, and many believed in the Lord.\n\
nGospel Reading: John 5:1-15\nAt that time\, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. No
w there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool\, in Hebrew called Bethesd
a which has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids\, blind\,
lame\, paralyzed\, waiting for the moving of the water\; for an angel of th
e Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool\, and troubled the water\
; whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was healed of w
hatever disease he had. One man was there\, who had been ill for thirty-eig
ht years. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long t
ime\, he said to him\, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answered hi
m\, "Sir\, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is troubled
\, and while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to him\,
"Rise\, take up your pallet\, and walk." And at once the man was healed\, a
nd he took up his pallet and walked.\n\nNow that day was the sabbath. So th
e Jews said to the man who was cured\, "It is the sabbath\, it is not lawfu
l for you to carry your pallet." But he answered them\, "The man who healed
me said to me\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk.' "They asked him\, "Who i
s the man who said to you\, 'Take up your pallet\, and walk'?" Now the man
who had been healed did not know who it was\, for Jesus had withdrawn\, as
there was a crowd in the place. Afterward\, Jesus found him in the temple\,
and said to him\, "See\, you are well! Sin no more\, that nothing worse be
fall you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had he
aled him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Monday after Pascha\; The Holy Hieromartyr Helladius\; John the Ru
ssian of Evia\; Theodora the Virgin-martyr & Didymos the Martyr\; Venerable
Bede\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:1-16\nIn those days\, at Caesarea there w
as a man named Cornelius\, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Coh
ort\, a devout man who feared God with all his household\, gave alms libera
lly to the people\, and prayed constantly to God. About the ninth hour of t
he day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to h
im\, "Cornelius." And he stared at him in terror\, and said\, "What is it\,
Lord?" And he said to him\, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a
memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa\, and bring one Simon who i
s called Peter\; he is lodging with Simon\, a tanner\, whose house is by th
e seaside." When the angel who spoke to him had departed\, he called two of
his servants and a devout soldier from among those that waited on him\, an
d having related everything to them\, he sent them to Joppa. The next day\,
as they were on their journey and coming near the city\, Peter went up on
the housetop to pray\, about the sixth hour. And he became hungry and desir
ed something to eat\; but while they were preparing it\, he fell into a tra
nce and saw the heaven opened\, and something descending\, like a great she
et\, let down by four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of anima
ls and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a voice to him\, "Rise
\, Peter\; kill and eat." But Peter said\, "No\, Lord\; for I have never ea
ten anything that is common or unclean." And the voice came to him again a
second time\, "What God has cleansed\, you must not call common." This happ
ened three times\, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.\n\nGospel
Reading: John 6:56-69\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had believed in him\,
"He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me\, and I in him. As t
he living Father sent me\, and I live because of the Father\, so he who eat
s me will live because of me. This is the bread which came down from heaven
\, not such as the fathers ate and died\; he who eats this bread will live
forever." This he said in the synagogue\, as he taught at Capernaum.\n\nMan
y of his disciples\, when they heard it\, said\, "This is a hard saying\; w
ho can listen to it?" But Jesus\, knowing in himself that his disciples mur
mured at it\, said to them\, "Do you take offense at this?" Then what if yo
u were to see the Son of man ascending where he was before? It is the spiri
t that gives life\, the flesh is of no avail\; the words that I have spoken
to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you that do not believe.
" For Jesus knew from the first who those were that did not believe\, and w
ho it was that would betray him. And he said\, "This is why I told you that
no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father."\n\nAfter th
is many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him. Jesus
said to the twelve\, "Do you also wish to go away?" Simon Peter answered h
im\, "Lord\, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life\; and
we have believed\, and have come to know\, that you are Christ\, the Son of
the living God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Tuesday after Pascha\; Hieromartyr Eutychius\, Bishop of Melitene\
; Nikitas\, Bishop of Chalcedon\; Helikonis the Martyr\; Heladios the Hiero
martyr of the East\; Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:2
1-33\nIn those days\, Peter went down to the men sent by Cornelius to him a
nd said\, "I am the one you are looking for\; what is the reason for your c
oming?" And they said\, "Cornelius\, a centurion\, an upright and God-feari
ng man\, who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation\, was directed by
a holy angel to send for you to come to his house\, and to hear what you h
ave to say." So he called them in to be his guests. The next day he rose an
d went off with them\, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting th
em and had called together his kinsmen and close friends. When Peter entere
d\, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. But Pete
r lifted him up\, saying\, "Stand up\; I too am a man." And as he talked wi
th him\, he went in and found many persons gathered\; and he said to them\,
"You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to
visit any one of another nation\; but God has shown me that I should not ca
ll any man common or unclean. So when I was sent for\, I came without objec
tion. I ask then why you sent for me." And Cornelius said\, "Four days ago\
, about this hour\, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house\; an
d behold\, a man stood before me in bright apparel\, saying\, 'Cornelius\,
your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. S
end therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter\; he is lodgin
g in the house of Simon\, a tanner\, by the seaside.' So I sent to you at o
nce\, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here
present in the sight of God\, to hear all that you have been commanded by t
he Lord."\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:1-13\nAt that time\, Jesus went about i
n Galilee\; he would not go about in Judea\, because the Jews sought to kil
l him. Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at hand. So his brothers said
to him\, "Leave here and go to Judea\, that your disciples may see the wor
ks you are doing. For no man works in secret if he seeks to be known openly
. If you do these things\, show yourself to the world." For even his brothe
rs did not believe in him. Jesus said to them\, "My time has not yet come\,
but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you\, but it hates me
because I testify of it that its works are evil. Go to the feast yourselves
\; I am not going up to this feast\, for my time has not yet fully come." S
o saying\, he remained in Galilee.\n\nBut after his brothers had gone up to
the feast\, then he also went up\, not publicly but in private. The Jews w
ere looking for him at the feast\, and saying\, "Where is he?" And there wa
s much muttering about him among the people. While some said\, "He is a goo
d man\," others said\, "No\, he is leading the people astray." Yet for fear
of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/30/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatus\; Macrina\, grandmother
of St. Basil the Great\; Barlaam the Monk of Caesarea\; Natalios the Martyr
\; Emilia\, mother of Saint Basil the Great\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:34-
43\nIn those days\, Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I perceive that
God shows no partiality\, but in every nation any one who fears him and do
es what is right is acceptable to him. You know the word which he sent to I
srael\, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)\,
the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea\, beginning from Galilee
after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and with power\; how he went about doing good and heal
ing all that were oppressed by the devil\, for God was with him. And we are
witnesses to all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusa
lem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree\; but God raised him on
the third day and made him manifest\; not to all the people but to us who
were chosen by God as witnesses\, who ate and drank with him after he rose
from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people\, and to testify
that he is the one ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
To him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him re
ceives forgiveness of sins through his name."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:12-
20\nAgain Jesus spoke to them\, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he
who follows me will not walk in darkness\, but will have the light of life.
" The Pharisees then said to him\, "You are bearing witness to yourself\; y
our testimony is not true." Jesus answered\, "Even if I do bear witness to
myself\, my testimony is true\, for I know whence I have come and whither I
am going\, but you do not know whence I come or whither I am going. You ju
dge according to the flesh\, I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge\, my ju
dgment is true\, for it is not I alone that judge\, but I and he who sent m
e. In your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true\; I bear
witness to myself\, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me." They
said to him therefore\, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered\, "You know
neither me nor my Father\; if you knew me\, you would know my Father also."
These words he spoke in the treasury\, as he taught in the temple\; but no
one arrested him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/01/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Justin the Philosopher and Martyr and his Companions\; Pyrros the Hier
omartyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 12:1-11\nAbout that time\, Herod the king
laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James th
e brother of John with the sword\; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews
\, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavene
d Bread. And when he had seized him\, he put him in prison\, and delivered
him to four squads of soldiers to guard him\, intending after the Passover
to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison\; but earnest p
rayer for him was made to God by the Church.\n\nThe very night when Herod w
as about to bring him out\, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers\, bound
with two chains\, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison\;
and behold\, an angel of the Lord appeared\, and a light shone in the cell\
; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him\, saying\, "Get up quickly."
And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him\, "Wrap your
mantle around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him\; he did
not know that what was done by the angel was real\, but thought he was see
ing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard\, they ca
me to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own acc
ord\, and they went out and passed on through one street\; and immediately
the angel left him. And Peter came to himself\, and said\, "Now I am sure t
hat the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and f
rom all that the Jewish people were expecting."\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:3
1-42\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had believed in him\, "If you continue
in my word\, you are truly my disciples\, and you will know the truth\, and
the truth will make you free." They answered him\, "We are descendants of
Abraham\, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say
\, 'You will be made free'?"\n\nJesus answered them\, "Truly\, truly\, I sa
y to you\, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not
continue in the house for ever\; the son continues for ever. So if the Son
makes you free\, you will be free indeed. I know that you are descendants o
f Abraham\; yet you seek to kill me\, because my word finds no place in you
. I speak of what I have seen with my Father\, and you do what you have hea
rd from your father."\n\nThey answered him\, "Abraham is our father." Jesus
said to them\, "If you were Abraham's children\, you would do what Abraham
did\, but now you seek to kill me\, a man who has told you the truth which
I heard from God\; this is not what Abraham did. You do what your father d
id." They said to him\, "We were not born of fornication\; we have one Fath
er\, even God." Jesus said to them\, "If God were your Father\, you would l
ove me\, for I proceeded and came forth from God\; I came not of my own acc
ord\, but he sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman\; Nicephorus the Confessor\, Patriarch o
f Constantinople\; Erasmos of Ochrid & his Companion Martyrs\; Demetrios th
e New Martyr of Philadelphia\; Constantine the New Martyr of the Hagarenes\
n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary
Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that
the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon
Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them
\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where the
y have laid Him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and they we
nt toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and
reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths
lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\
, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, w
hich had been on His head\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up
in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first
\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know th
e scripture\, that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back
to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 11:19-30\nIn those days\, those a
postles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Steph
en traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch\, speaking the word
to none except Jews. But there were some of them\, men of Cyprus and Cyrene
\, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also\, preaching the Lord J
esus. And the hand of the Lord was with them\, and a great number that beli
eved turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jer
usalem\, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace
of God\, he was glad\; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the L
ord with steadfast purpose\; for he was a good man\, full of the Holy Spiri
t and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barnabas went
to Tarsus to look for Saul\; and when he had found him\, he brought him to
Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church\, and taught a large co
mpany of people\; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time call
ed Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antio
ch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spirit that t
here would be a great famine over all the world\; and this took place in th
e days of Claudius. And the disciples determined\, every one according to h
is ability\, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea\, and they d
id so\, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.\n\nGospe
l Reading: John 4:5-42\nAt that time\, Jesus came to a city of Samaria\, ca
lled Sychar\, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's wel
l was there\, and so Jesus\, wearied as he was with his journey\, sat down
beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.\n\nThere came a woman of Sama
ria to draw water. Jesus said to her\, "Give me a drink." For his disciples
had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him\,
"How is it that you\, a Jew\, ask a drink of me\, a woman of Samaria?" For
Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her\, "If you knew t
he gift of God\, and who it is that is saying to you\, 'Give me a drink\,'
you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." The wom
an said to him\, "Sir\, you have nothing to draw with\, and the well is dee
p\; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jac
ob\, who gave us the well\, and drank from it himself\, and his sons\, and
his cattle?" Jesus said to her\, "Everyone who drinks of this water will th
irst again\, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will nev
er thirst\; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of
water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, give me t
his water\, that I may not thirst\, nor come here to draw."\n\nJesus said t
o her\, "Go\, call your husband\, and come here." The woman answered him\,
"I have no husband." Jesus said to her\, "You are right in saying\, 'I have
no husband'\; for you have had five husbands\, and he whom you now have is
not your husband\; this you said truly." The woman said to him\, "Sir\, I
perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain\; a
nd you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus s
aid to her\, "Woman\, believe me\, the hour is coming when neither on this
mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you
do not know\; we worship what we know\, for salvation is from the Jews. Bu
t the hour is coming\, and now is\, when the true worshipers will worship t
he Father in spirit and truth\, for such the Father seeks to worship him. G
od is spirit\, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
The woman said to him\, "I know that the Messiah is coming (he who is call
ed Christ)\; when he comes\, he will show us all things." Jesus said to her
\, "I who speak to you am he."\n\nJust then his disciples came. They marvel
ed that he was talking with a woman\, but none said\, "What do you wish?" o
r\, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water jar\, and w
ent away into the city and said to the people\, "Come\, see a man who told
me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went out of the city
and were coming to him.\n\nMeanwhile the disciples besought him\, saying "R
abbi\, eat." But he said to them\, "I have food to eat of which you do not
know." So the disciples said to one another\, "Has anyone brought him food?
" Jesus said to them\, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me\, and
to accomplish his work. Do you not say\, 'There are yet four months\, then
comes the harvest'? I tell you\, lift up your eyes\, and see how the fields
are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages\, and gathers f
ruit for eternal life\, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For
here the saying holds true\, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to re
ap that for which you did not labor\; others have labored\, and you have en
tered into their labor."\n\nMany Samaritans from that city believed in him
because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did." So when
the Samaritans came to him\, they asked him to stay with them\; and he sta
yed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said t
o the woman\, "It is no longer because of your words that we believe\, for
we have heard ourselves\, and we know that this is indeed Christ the Savior
of the world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lucillian of Byzantium\, 4 martyred Youths and Paula the Virgin\; Atha
nasios the Wonderworker\; Kevin\, Abbot of Glendalough\n\nEpistle Reading:
Acts 12:12-17\nIn those days\, Peter went to the house of Mary\, the mother
of John whose other name was Mark\, where many were gathered together and
were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway\, a maid named
Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter's voice\, in her joy she did not o
pen the gate but ran and told that Peter was standing at the gate. They sai
d to her\, "You are mad." But she insisted that it was so. They said\, "It
is his angel!" But Peter continued knocking\; and when they opened\, they s
aw him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent\,
he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he
said\, "Tell this to James and to the brethren." Then he departed and went
to another place.\n\nGospel Reading: John 8:42-51\nThe Lord said to the Je
ws who came to him\, "If God were your Father\, you would love me\, for I p
roceeded and came forth from God\; I came not of my own accord\, but he sen
t me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear t
o hear my word. You are of your father the devil\, and your will is to do y
our father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning\, and has nothin
g to do with the truth\, because there is no truth in him. When he lies\, h
e speaks according to his own nature\, for he is a liar and the father of l
ies. But\, because I tell the truth\, you do not believe me. Which of you c
onvicts me of sin? If I tell the truth\, why do you not believe me? He who
is of God hears the words of God\; the reason why you do not hear them is t
hat you are not of God."\n\nThe Jews answered him\, "Are we not right in sa
ying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" Jesus answered\, "I have n
ot a demon\; but I honor my Father\, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek
my own glory\; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge. Truly\,
truly\, I say to you\, if any one keeps my word\, he will never see death.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Father Metrophanes\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Mary & Martha\
, the sisters of Lazarus\; Sophia of Thrace\, The Mother of Orphans\; Petro
c\, Abbot of Padstow\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:26-28\;8:1-2\nBrethren\,
it was fitting that we should have such a high priest\, holy\, blameless\,
unstained\, separated from sinners\, exalted above the heavens. He has no
need\, like those high priests\, to offer sacrifices daily\, first for his
own sins and then for those of the people\; he did this once for all when
he offered up himself. Indeed\, the law appoints men in their weakness as
high priests\, but the word of the oath\, which came later than the law\, a
ppoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we
are saying is this: we have such a high priest\, one who is seated at the
right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven\, a minister in the sanct
uary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. \n\nGosp
el Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "T
ruly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the do
or but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he
who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper
opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\,
and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will n
ot follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of
strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand
what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\,
I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thie
ves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any o
ne enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pastur
e."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/06/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday after Pascha\; Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery\;
Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt\; 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha\, Mary
\, Cyris\, Valeria & Marcia\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 14:20-28\;15.1-4\nIN T
HOSE DAYS\, Paul went on with Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the
gospel to that city and had made many disciples\, they returned to Lystra
and to lconion and to Antioch\, strengthening the souls of the disciples\,
exhorting them to continue in the faith\, and saying that through many trib
ulations we must enter the kingdom of God. And when they had appointed elde
rs for them in every church\, with prayer and fasting they committed them t
o the Lord in whom they believed. Then they passed through Pisidia\, and ca
me to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga\, they went dow
n to Attalia\; and from there they sailed to Antioch\, where they had been
commended to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled. And wh
en they arrived\, they gathered the church together and declared all that G
od had done with them\, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentil
es. And they remained no little time with the disciples. But some men came
down from Judea and were teaching the brethren\, "Unless you are circumcise
d according to the custom of Moses\, you cannot be saved." And when Paul an
d Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them\, Paul and Barnabas
and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostle
s and the elders about this question. So\, being sent on their way by the c
hurch\, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria\, reporting the conv
ersion of the Gentiles\, and they gave great joy to all the brethren. And w
hen they came to Jerusalem\, they were welcomed by the church and the apost
les and the elders\, and they declared all that God had done with them. \n\
nGospel Reading: John 9:39-10:9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\
, "For judgment I came into this world\, that those who do not see may see\
, and that those who see may become blind." Some of the Pharisees near him
heard this\, and they said to him\, "Are we also blind?" Jesus said to them
\, "If you were blind\, you would have no guilt\; but now that you say\, 'W
e see\,' your guilt remains.\n\n"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does
not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that ma
n is a thief and a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd o
f the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and h
e calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out a
ll his own\, he goes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know
his voice. A stranger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\,
for they do not know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with
them\, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.\n\nSo Jesus
again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the s
heep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did no
t heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, a
nd will go in and out and find pasture."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander\; Kalliope the Martyr\
; Melania the Righteous\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Constantinople\; The
ophanes the New Martyr of Constantinople\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2:4-
10\nBrethren\, God who is rich in mercy\, out of the great love with which
he loved us\, even when we were dead through our trespasses\, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)\, and raised us up wit
h him\, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus\, t
hat in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace i
n kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved thro
ugh faith\; and this is not your own doing\, it is the gift of God: not bec
ause of works\, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship\, cre
ated in Christ Jesus for good works\, which God prepared beforehand\, that
we should walk in them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves
\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they w
ill deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you
will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony
before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious
how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will
be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spiri
t of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to d
eath\, and the father his child\, and children will rise against parents an
d have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake.
But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Blind Man\; Cyril\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; 3 Virgin-m
artyrs of Chios\; 5 Nuns beheaded in Persia: Thecla\, Mariamne\, Martha\,
Mary\, & Enmatha\; Righteous Father Columba of Iona\; Righteous Father Cyri
l of Belozersk\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary
stood weeping outside the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into
the tomb\, and she saw two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesu
s has lain\, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman
\, why are you weeping?" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away m
y Lord\, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she tur
ned round and saw Jesus standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Suppos
ing Him to be the gardener\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried H
im away\, tell me where you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesu
s said to her\, "Mary." She turned and said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\,"
which means Teacher. Jesus said to her\, "Do not touch Me\, for I have not
yet ascended to the Father\; but go to My brethren and say to them\, I am a
scending to My Father and your Father\, to My God and your God." Mary Magda
lene went and said to the disciples\, "I have seen the Lord\," and she told
them that He had said these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 16:16-
34\nIN THOSE DAYS\, as we apostles were going to the place of prayer\, we w
ere met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owne
rs much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us\, crying\, "These men
are servants of the Most High God\, who proclaim to you the way of salvati
on." And this she did for many days. But Paul was annoyed\, and turned and
said to the spirit\, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out
of her." And it came out that very hour. But when her owners saw that their
hope of gain was gone\, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into t
he market place before the rulers\; and when they had brought them to the m
agistrates they said\, "These men are Jews and they are disturbing our city
. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or p
ractice." The crowd joined in attacking them\; and the magistrates tore the
garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they ha
d inflicted many blows upon them\, they threw them into prison\, charging t
he jailer to keep them safely. Having received this charge\, he put them in
to the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. But about midnig
ht Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God\, and the prisoners
were listening to them\, and suddenly there was a great earthquake\, so th
at the foundations of the prison were shaken\; and immediately all the door
s were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened. When the jailer woke
and saw that the prison doors were open\, he drew his sword and was about
to kill himself\, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried
with a loud voice\, "Do not harm yourself\, for we are all here." And he ca
lled for lights and rushed in\, and trembling with fear he fell down before
Paul and Silas\, and brought them out and said\, "Men\, what must I do to
be saved?" And they said\, "Believe in the Lord Jesus\, and you will be sav
ed\, you and your household." And they spoke the word of the Lord to him an
d to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the nigh
t\, and washed their wounds\, and he was baptized at once\, with all his fa
mily. Then he brought them up into his house\, and set food before them\; a
nd he rejoiced with all his household that he had believed in God. \n\nGosp
el Reading: John 9:1-38\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed by\, he saw a man b
lind from his birth. And his disciples asked him\, "Rabbi\, who sinned\, th
is man or his parents\, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered\, "It was n
ot that this man sinned\, or his parents\, but that the works of God might
be made manifest in him. We must work the works of him who sent me\, while
it is day\; night comes\, when no one can work. As long as I am in the worl
d\, I am the light of the world." As he said this\, he spat on the ground a
nd made clay of the spittle and anointed the man's eyes with the clay\, say
ing to him\, "Go\, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he we
nt and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen hi
m before as a beggar\, said\, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?
" Some said\, "It is he"\; others said\, "No\, but he is like him." He said
\, "I am the man." They said to him\, "Then how were your eyes opened?" He
answered\, "The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to
me\, 'Go to Siloam and wash'\; so I went and washed and received my sight.
" They said to him\, "Where is he?" He said\, "I do not know."\n\nThey brou
ght to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a sabb
ath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The Pharisees again a
sked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them\, "He put clay
on my eyes and I washed\, and I see." Some of the Pharisees said\, "This ma
n is not from God\, for he does not keep the sabbath." But others said\, "H
ow can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was a division among the
m. So they again said to the blind man\, "What do you say about him\, since
he has opened your eyes?" He said\, "He is a prophet."\n\nThe Jews did not
believe that he had been blind and had received his sight\, until they cal
led the parents of the man who had received his sight\, and asked them\, "I
s this your son\, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" Hi
s parents answered\, "We know that this is our son\, and that he was born b
lind\; but how he now sees we do not know\, nor do we know who opened his e
yes. Ask him\; he is of age\, he will speak for himself." His parents said
this because they feared the Jews\, for the Jews had already agreed that if
anyone should confess him to be Christ he was to be put out of the synagog
ue. Therefore his parents said\, "He is of age\, ask him."\n\nSo for the se
cond time they called the man who had been blind\, and said to him\, "Give
God the praise\; we know that this man is a sinner." He answered\, "Whether
he is a sinner\, I do not know\; one thing I know\, that though I was blin
d\, now I see." They said to him\, "What did he do to you? How did he open
your eyes?" He answered them\, "I have told you already and you would not l
isten. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become his disc
iples?" And they reviled him\, saying\, "You are his disciple\, but we are
disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses\, but as for this
man\, we do not know where he comes from." The man answered\, "Why\, this i
s a marvel! You do not know where he comes from\, and yet he opened my eyes
. We know that God does not listen to sinners\, but if anyone is a worshipe
r of God and does his will\, God listens to him. Never since the world bega
n has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If thi
s man were not from God\, he could do nothing." They answered him\, "You we
re born in utter sin\, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.\n\nJ
esus heard that they had cast him out\, and having found him he said\, "Do
you believe in the Son of man?" He answered\, "And who is he\, sir\, that I
may believe in him?" Jesus said to him\, "You have seen him\, and it is he
who speaks to you." He said\, "Lord\, I believe"\; and he worshiped him.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/10/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Monday after Pascha\; Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs\; Timothy
\, Bishop of Proussa\; Theophanes & Pansemne of Antioch\; Our Holy Father G
regory\, Bishop of Assos\; The Holy Martyrs of China\n\nEpistle Reading: Ac
ts 17:1-9\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when the apostles had passed through Amphipolis
and Apollonia\, they came to Thessalonica\, where there was a synagogue of
the Jews. And Paul went in\, as was his custom\, and for three weeks he arg
ued with them from the scriptures\, explaining and proving that it was nece
ssary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead\, and saying\, "Th
is Jesus\, whom I proclaim to you\, is the Christ." And some of them were p
ersuaded\, and joined Paul and Silas\; as did a great many of the devout Gr
eeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were jealous\, and ta
king some wicked fellows of the rabble\, they gathered a crowd\, set the ci
ty in an uproar\, and attacked the house of Jason\, seeking to bring them o
ut to the people. And when they could not find them\, they dragged Jason an
d some of the brethren before the city authorities\, crying\, "These men wh
o have turned the world upside down have come here also\, and Jason has rec
eived them\; and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar\, saying
that there is another king\, Jesus." And the people and the city authoriti
es were disturbed when they heard this. And when they had taken security fr
om Jason and the rest\, they let them go. \n\nGospel Reading: John 11:47-54
\nAt that time\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council\,
and said\, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let
him go on thus\, every one will believe in him\, and the Romans will come
and destroy both our place and our nation." But one of them\, Caiaphas\, wh
o was high priest that year\, said to them\, "You know nothing at all\; you
do not understand that it is expedient for you that one man should die for
the people\, and that the whole nation should not perish." He did not say
this of his own accord\, but being high priest that year he prophesied that
Jesus should die for the nation\, and not for the nation only\, but to gat
her into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day
on they took counsel how to put him to death.\n\nJesus therefore no longer
went about openly among the Jews\, but went from there to the country near
the wilderness\, to a town called Ephraim\; and there he stayed with the d
isciples.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240611
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Bartholomew the Holy Apostle\; Barnabas the Holy Apostle\; Revelation
of the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel\; L
uke of Simferopol\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you reject
s me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned
with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in your name
!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Beho
ld\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and
over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless
do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice
that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in th
e Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\,
that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and reve
aled them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."\n\nEp
istle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostl
es as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a
spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sa
ke\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are
held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thir
st\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working wit
h our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; wh
en slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the
refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this
to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For thoug
h you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I
became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\,
be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to h
is disciples\, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill canno
t be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel\, but on a sta
nd\, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine befor
e men\, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who
is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the proph
ets\; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly\, I s
ay to you\, till heaven and earth pass away\, not an iota\, not a dot\, wil
l pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of
the least of these commandments and teaches men so\, shall be called least
in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who does them and teaches them shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240613
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/13/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Ascension\; Aquilina the Martyr of Syria\; Triphyllos the Bishop
of Nicosia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on
the first day of the week\, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from who
m He had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with H
im\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive and ha
d been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared i
n another form to two of them\, as they were walking into the country. And
they went back and told the rest\, but they did not believe them. After thi
s He appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and He upbraide
d them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they had not beli
eved those who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to them\, "Go into a
ll the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes a
nd is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not believe will be condemne
d. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will c
ast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpent
s\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will
lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord J
esus\, after He had spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat dow
n at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere\, w
hile the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that
attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:1-12\nIn the first book\, O T
heophilos\, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach\, until
the day when he was taken up\, after he had given commandment through the H
oly Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself
alive after his passion by many proofs\, appearing to them during forty da
ys\, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he cha
rged them not to depart from Jerusalem\, but to wait for the promise of the
Father\, which\, he said\, "you heard from me\, for John baptized with wat
er\, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit." So w
hen they had come together\, they asked him\, "Lord\, will you at this time
restore the kingdom of Israel?" He said to them\, "it is not for you to kn
ow times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But yo
u shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you\; and you shal
l be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end
of the earth." And when he had said this\, as they were looking on\, he was
lifted up\, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were g
azing into heaven as he went\, behold\, two men stood by them in white robe
s\, and said\,"Men of Galilee\, why do you stand looking into heaven? This
Jesus\, who was taken up from you into heaven\, will come in the same way a
s you saw him go into heaven." Then they returned from the mount called Oli
vet\, which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, having risen from the dead\, Jesus went
up and stood among His disciples and said to them\, "Peace be with you." B
ut they were startled and frightened\, and supposed that they saw a spirit.
And He said to them\, "Why are you troubled\, and why do questionings rise
in your hearts? See My hands and My feet\, that it is I Myself\; handle Me
\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have."
And when He had said this\, He showed them His hands and His feet. And whil
e they still disbelieved for joy\, and wondered\, He said to them\, "Have y
ou anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish [and some h
oneycomb]\, and He took it and ate before them. Then He said to them\, "The
se are My words which I spoke to you\, while I was still with you\, that ev
erything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psal
ms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand the scriptu
res\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written\, that the Christ should suffe
r and on the third day rise from the dead\, and that repentance and forgive
ness of sins should be preached in His name in all nations\, beginning from
Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold\, I send the prom
ise of My Father upon you\; but stay in the city until you are clothed with
power from on high." Then He led them out as far as Bethany\, and lifting
up His hands\, He blessed them. While He blessed them\, He parted from them
\, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him\, and returned to
Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continually in the Temple blessing God
.\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240615
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/15/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amos the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Hieronymus\; Augustine the Ble
ssed\, Bishop of Hippo\; Jerome the Righteous\; Achikos\, Stephanas\, & For
tuanatos the Apostles\; Father among the Saints Jonas\, Metropolitan of Kie
v\; Lazar of Serbia\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 20:7-12\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when
the apostles were gathered together to break bread\, Paul talked with them\
, intending to depart on the morrow\; and he prolonged his speech until mid
night. There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered.
And a young man named Euthychos was sitting in the window. He sank into a d
eep sleep as Paul talked still longer\; and being overcome by sleep\, he fe
ll down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and
bent over him\, and embracing him said\, "Do not be alarmed\, for his life
is in him." And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten\, he
conversed with them a long while\, until daybreak\, and so departed. And th
ey took the lad away alive\, and were not a little comforted. \n\nGospel Re
ading: John 14:10-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "The words that I sa
y to you I do not speak on my own authority\; but the Father who dwells in
me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me\
; or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves.\n\n"Truly\, trul
y\, I say to you\, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do\;
and greater works than these will he do\, because I go to the Father. What
ever you ask in my name\, I will do it\, that the Father may be glorified i
n the Son\; if you ask anything in my name\, I will do it. "If you love me\
, you will keep my commandments. And I will pray to the Father\, and he wil
l give you another Counselor\, to be with you for ever\, even the Spirit of
truth\, whom the world cannot receive\, because it neither sees him nor kn
ows him\; you know him\, for he dwells with you\, and will be in you.\n\n"I
will not leave you desolate\; I will come to you. Yet a little while\, and
the world will see me no more\, but you will see me\; because I live\, you
will live also. In that day you will know that I am in my Father\, and you
in me\, and I in you. He who has my commandments and keeps them\, he it is
who loves me\; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father\, and I will
love him and manifest myself to him."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240616
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fathers of the 1st Council\; Tychon the Wonderworker\; 40 Martyrs of R
ome\; Mark the Just of Apollonia\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt
that time\, Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Ti
berias\; and He revealed Himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas\, called
the Twin\, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two ot
hers of His disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going
fishing." They said to him\, "We will go with you." They went out and got
into the boat\, but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breakin
g\, Jesus stood on the beach\, yet the disciples did not know that it was J
esus. Jesus said to them\, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered hi
m\, "No." He said to them\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, a
nd you will find some." So they cast it\, and now they were not able to hau
l it in\, for the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to
Peter\, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he
put on his clothes\, for he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea
. But the other disciples came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\
, for they were not far from the land\, but about a hundred yards off. When
they got out on land\, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish lying on i
t\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have j
ust caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of
large fish\, a hundred and fifty-three of them\; and although there were s
o many\, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfas
t." Now none of the disciples dared ask Him\, "Who are you?" They knew it w
as the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them\, and so wit
h the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disc
iples after He was raised from the dead..\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 20:16-18
\,28-36\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos\, so that he
might not have to spend time in Asia\; for he was hastening to be at Jerus
alem\, if possible\, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to E
phesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to hi
m\, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock\, in whi
ch the Holy Spirit has made you overseers\, to care for the church of God w
hich he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my depart
ure fierce wolves will come in among you\, not sparing the flock\; and from
among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things\, to draw aw
ay the disciples after them. Therefore be alert\, remembering that for thre
e years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And
now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace\, which is able to bu
ild you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctifi
ed. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that
these hands ministered to my necessities\, and to those who were with me. I
n all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak\, r
emembering the words of the Lord Jesus\, how he said\, 'it is more blessed
to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus\, he knelt down and
prayed with them all. \n\nGospel Reading: John 17:1-13\nAt that time\, Jes
us lifted up his eyes to heaven and said\, "Father\, the hour has come\; gl
orify your Son that the Son may glorify you\, since you have given him powe
r over all flesh\, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And
this is eternal life\, that they know you the only true God\, and Jesus Ch
rist whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth\, having accomplished the
work which you gave me to do\; and now\, Father\, you glorify me in your o
wn presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.\
n\n"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the worl
d\; yours they were\, and you gave them to me\, and they have kept your wor
d. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you\; for I
have given them the words which you gave me\, and they have received them
and know in truth that I came from you\; and they have believed that you di
d send me. I am praying for them\; I am not praying for the world but for t
hose whom you have given me\, for they are mine\; all mine are yours\, and
yours are mine\, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the wo
rld\, but they are in the world\, and I am coming to you. Holy Father\, kee
p them in your name\, which you have given me\, that they may be one\, even
as we are one. While I was with them\, I kept them in your name\, which yo
u have given me\; I have guarded them\, and none of them is lost but the so
n of perdition\, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming
to you\; and these things I speak in the world\, that they may have my joy
fulfilled in themselves."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240618
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens\; Manuel\, Sabel\,
& Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia\; Righteous Father Botolph\, Abbot of the M
onastery of Ikanhoe\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 21:8-14\nIN THOSE DAYS\, the a
postles departed and came to Caesarea\; and we entered the house of Philip
the evangelist\, who was one of the seven\, and stayed with him. And he had
four unmarried daughters\, who prophesied. While we were staying for some
days\, a prophet named Agabos came down from Judea. And coming to us he too
k Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands\, and said\, "Thus says th
e Holy Spirit\, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this
girdle and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" When we heard this
\, we and the people there begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul
answered\, "What are you doing\, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am re
ady not only to be imprisoned but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of
the Lord Jesus." And when he would not be persuaded\, we ceased and said\,
"The will of the Lord be done." \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:27-15:7\nThe Lo
rd said to his disciples\, "Let not your hearts be troubled\, neither let t
hem be afraid. You heard me say to you\, 'I go away\, and I will come to yo
u.' If you loved me\, you would have rejoiced\, because I go to the Father\
; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it takes
place\, so that when it does take place\, you may believe. I will no longe
r talk much with you\, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no pow
er over me\; but I do as the Father has commanded me\, so that the world ma
y know that I love the Father. Rise\, let us go hence.\n\n"I am the true vi
ne\, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no f
ruit\, he takes away\, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes\, th
at it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I h
ave spoken to you. Abide in me\, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fr
uit by itself\, unless it abides in the vine\, neither can you\, unless you
abide in me. I am the vine\, you are the branches. He who abides in me\, a
nd I in him\, he it is that bears much fruit\, for apart from me you can do
nothing. If a man does not abide in me\, he is cast forth as a branch and
withers\; and the branches are gathered\, thrown into the fire and burned.
If you abide in me\, and my words abide in you\, ask whatever you will\, an
d it shall be done for you."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240619
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20240618
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/18/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria\; Leontios the
Myrrh-Streamer of Argos\; Aitherios the Martyr of Nicomedia\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Acts 21:26-32\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul took the men\, and the next day he
purified himself with them and went into the temple\, to give notice when
the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for
every one of them. When the seven days were almost completed\, the Jews fro
m Asia\, who had seen him in the temple\, stirred up all the crowd\, and la
id hands on him\, crying out\, "Men of Israel\, help! This is the man who i
s teaching men everywhere against the people and the law and this place\; m
oreover he also brought Greeks into the temple\, and he has defiled this ho
ly place." For they had previously seen Trophimos the Ephesian with him in
the city\, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. The
n all the city was aroused\, and the people ran together\; they seized Paul
and dragged him out of the temple\, and at once the gates were shut. And a
s they were trying to kill him\, word came to the tribune of the cohort tha
t all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at once took soldiers and centurions\,
and ran down to them\; and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers\, th
ey stopped beating Paul.\n\nGospel Reading: John 16:2-13\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "The hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is
offering service to God. And they will do this because they have not known
the Father\, nor me. But I have said these things to you\, that when their
hour comes you may remember that I told you of them.\n\n"I did not say the
se things to you from the beginning\, because I was with you. But now I am
going to him who sent me\; yet none of you asks me\, 'Where are you going?'
But because I have said these things to you\, sorrow has filled your heart
s. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go awa
y\, for if I do not go away\, the Counselor will not come to you\; but if I
go\, I will send him to you. And when he comes\, he will convince the worl
d concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin\, because t
hey do not believe in me\; concerning righteousness\, because I go to the F
ather\, and you will see me no more\; concerning judgment\, because the rul
er of this world is judged.\n\n"I have yet many things to say to you\, but
you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes\, he will guide yo
u into all the truth."\n\n
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SUMMARY: Leontius\, Hypatius\, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240621
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Methodios the Martyr\, Bishop of Olympus\; Kallistos I\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Nicholas Cabasilas of Thessaloniki\n\nEpistle Reading: Act
s 25:13-19\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesare
a to welcome Festus. And as they stayed there many days\, Festus laid Paul'
s case before the king\, saying\, "There is a man left prisoner by Felix\;
and when I was at Jerusalem\, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews
gave information about him\, asking for sentence against him. I answered th
em that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any one before the a
ccused met the accusers face to face\, and had opportunity to make his defe
nse concerning the charge laid against him. When therefore they came togeth
er here\, I made no delay\, but on the next day took my seat on the tribuna
l and ordered the man to be brought in. When the accusers stood up\, they b
rought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed\; but they had cer
tain points of dispute with him about their own superstition and about one
Jesus\, who was dead\, but whom Paul asserted to be alive."\n\nGospel Readi
ng: John 16:23-33\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Truly\, truly\, I say
to you\, if you ask anything of the Father\, he will give it to you in my n
ame. Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name\; ask\, and you will receiv
e\, that your joy may be full.\n\n"I have said this to you in figures\; the
hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you
plainly of the Father. In that day you will ask in my name\; and I do not
say to you that I shall pray the Father for you\; for the Father himself lo
ves you\, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the
Father. I came from the Father and have come into the world\; again\, I am
leaving the world and going to the Father."\n\nHis disciples said\, "Ah\, n
ow you are speaking plainly\, not in any figure! Now we know that you know
all things\, and need none to question you\; by this we believe that you ca
me from God." Jesus answered them\, "Do you now believe? The hour is coming
\, indeed it has come\, when you will be scattered\, every man to his home\
, and will leave me alone\; yet I am not alone\, for the Father is with me.
I have said this to you\, that in me you may have peace."\n\n
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sts: The Saturday of Souls\; Eusebius\, Bishop of Samosata\; Zenon the Mart
yr & his servant Zenas of Philadelphia\; Anastasia the Serbian\; Alban the
Protomartyr of Britain\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we
would not have you ignorant\, brethren\, concerning those who are asleep\,
that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believ
e that Jesus died and rose again\, even so\, through Jesus\, God will bring
with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the
word of the Lord\, that we who are alive\, who are left until the coming of
the Lord\, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord h
imself will descend from heaven with a cry of command\, with the archangel'
s call\, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ
will rise first\; then we who are alive\, who are left\, shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air\; and so we s
hall always be with the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: John 21:14-25\nAt that tim
e\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the de
ad. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me more
than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He
said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him\, "Simon\, son
of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I l
ove you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time\,
"Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said
to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And he said to him\, "Lord\, you
know everything\; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my s
heep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you were young\, you girded yours
elf and walked where you would\; but when you are old\, you will stretch ou
t your hands\, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wis
h to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And a
fter this he said to him\, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them
the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain close to his breast at the su
pper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Pe
ter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what about this man?" Jesus said t
o him\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you
? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this discipl
e was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die\, bu
t\, "If it is my will that he remain until I come\, what is that to you?" T
his is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things\, and who has wr
itten these things\; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are
also many other things which Jesus did\; were every one of them to be writt
en\, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would
be written. Amen.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Pentecost\; Agrippina the Martyr of Rome\; Holy Martyrs Aristocle
us the Priest\, Demetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader\; The Holy N
ew Bishop Martyrs Gerasimus of Crete\, Neophytos of Knossos\, Joachim of Ch
erronisos\, Hierotheos of Lampi\, Zachariah of Sitia\, Joachim of Petra\, G
erasimos of Rethymno\, Kallinikos of Kydonia\, Melchizedek of Kissamos\, Ka
llinikos of Diopolos\, and those Martyred with them (1821-1822)\; Mark\, Bi
shop of Ephesus\; Etheldreda the Queen\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19
-23\nOn the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors bei
ng shut where the disciples were gathered\, for fear of the Jews\, Jesus ca
me and stood among them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When he had
said this\, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were
glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you
. As the Father has sent me\, even so I send you." And when he had said thi
s\, he breathed on them\, and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If y
ou forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of
any\, they are retained."\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 2:1-11\nWHEN THE DAY of
Pentecost had come\, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a so
und came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind\, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fi
re\, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues\, as the Spirit ga
ve them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews\, devout men f
rom every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came togethe
r\, and they were bewildered\, because each one heard them speaking in his
own language. And they were amazed and wondered\, saying\, "Are not all the
se who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear\, each of us in h
is own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of M
esopotamia\, Judea and Cappadocia\, Pontos and Asia\, Phrygia and Pamphylia
\, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene\, and visitors from Rom
e\, both Jews and proselytes\, Cretans and Arabians\, we hear them telling
in our own tongues the mighty works of God." \n\nGospel Reading: John 7:37-
52\; 8:12\nOn the last day of the feast\, the great day\, Jesus stood up an
d proclaimed\, "If any one thirst\, let him come to me and drink. He who be
lieves in me\, as the scripture has said\, 'Out of his heart shall flow riv
ers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit\, which those who
believed in him were to receive\; for as yet the Spirit had not been given\
, because Jesus was not yet glorified.\n\nWhen they heard these words\, som
e of the people said\, "This is really the prophet." Others said\, "This is
the Christ." But some said\, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not
the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David\, and comes from
Bethlehem\, the village where David was?" So there was a division among th
e people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him\, but no one laid hand
s on him.\n\nThe officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees
\, who said to them\, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answered\,
"No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them\, "Are you l
ed astray\, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees belie
ved in him? But this crowd\, who do not know the law\, are accursed." Nikod
emos\, who had gone to him before\, and who was one of them\, said to them\
, "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning
what he does?" They replied\, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and you wi
ll see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to them\
, saying\, "I am the light of the world\; he who follows me will not walk i
n darkness\, but will have the light of life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/24/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist\; Elizabeth\, Mother of th
e Forerunner\; Athanasios Parios\; Panagiotis the New Martyr\n\nFast Free\n
\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-25\, 57-68\, 76\, 80\nAt that time\, Eli
zabeth\, the wife of Zacharias conceived\, and for five months hid herself\
, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me\,
to take away my reproach among men." Now the time came for Elizabeth to be
delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk he
ard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, and they rejoiced with her
. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child\; and they would
have named him Zacharias after his father\, but his mother said\, "Not so\;
he shall be called John." And they said to her\, "None of your kindred is
called by this name." And they made signs to his father\, inquiring what he
would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet\, and wrote\, "Hi
s name is John." And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opene
d and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing God. And fear came on all
their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hi
ll country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts\,
saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with
him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit\, and prophe
sied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, for he has visited and
redeemed his people\, and you\, child\, will be called the prophet of the
Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways." And the c
hild grew and became strong in spirit\, and he was in the wilderness till t
he day of his manifestation to Israel.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19
\nBrethren\, walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in
all that is good and right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to
the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead e
xpose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in s
ecret\; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for
anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O s
leeper\, and arise from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look c
arefully then how you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the mos
t of the time\, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, bu
t understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\,
for that is debauchery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one an
other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody t
o the Lord with all your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:1-25\, 57-68\, 76
\, 80\nInasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the thing
s which have been accomplished among us\, just as they were delivered to us
by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the wor
d\, it seemed good to me also\, having followed all things closely for some
time past\, to write an orderly account for you\, most excellent Theophilo
s\, that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have bee
n informed. In the days of Herod\, king of Judea\, there was a priest named
Zacharias\, of the division of Abijah\; and he had a wife of the daughters
of Aaron\, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before
God\, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless
. But they had no child\, because Elizabeth was barren\, and both were adva
nced in years. Now while he was serving as priest before God when his divis
ion was on duty\, according to the custom of the priesthood\, it fell to hi
m by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole mu
ltitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. And ther
e appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the al
tar of incense. And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him\, and fear fell
upon him. But the angel said to him\, "Do not be afraid\, Zacharias\, for y
our prayer is heard\, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son\, and you
shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness\, and many wi
ll rejoice at his birth\; for he will be great before the Lord\, and he sha
ll drink no wine nor strong drink\, and he will be filled with the Holy Spi
rit\, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the sons of Isr
ael to the Lord their God\, and he will go before him in the spirit and pow
er of Elijah\, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children\, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just\, to make ready for the Lord a people
prepared." And Zacharias said to the angel\, "How shall I know this? For I
am an old man\, and my wife is advanced in years." And the angel answered
him\, "I am Gabriel\, who stands in the presence of God\; and I was sent to
speak to you\, and to bring you this good news. And behold\, you will be s
ilent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass\, be
cause you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled in their time.
" And the people were waiting for Zacharias\, and they wondered at his dela
y in the temple. And when he came out\, he could not speak to them\, and th
ey perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple\; and he made signs to
them and remained dumb. And when his time of service was ended\, he went t
o his home.\n\nAfter these days his wife Elizabeth conceived\, and for five
months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord has done to me in the day
s when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach among men." Now the time
came for Elizabeth to be delivered\, and she gave birth to a son. And her n
eighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her\, an
d they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the
child\; and they would have named him Zacharias after his father\, but his
mother said\, "Not so\; he shall be called John." And they said to her\, "
None of your kindred is called by this name." And they made signs to his fa
ther\, inquiring what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing
tablet\, and wrote\, "His name is John." And they all marveled. And immedia
tely his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed\, and he spoke\, blessing G
od. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked
about through all the hill country of Judea\; and all who heard them laid t
hem up in their hearts\, saying\, "What then will this child be?" For the h
and of the Lord was with him. \n\nAnd his father Zacharias was filled with
the Holy Spirit\, and prophesied\, saying\, "Blessed be the Lord God of Isr
ael\, for he has visited and redeemed his people. And you\, child\, will be
called the prophet of the Most High\; for you will go before the Lord to p
repare his ways." And the child grew and became strong in spirit\, and he w
as in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Tuesday after Pentecost\; Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forer
unner John the Baptist\; The Righteous Martyr Febronia\; Methodius of Nevri
tos\; Prokopios the New Martyr\; Dionysius & Dometios the Righteous of Moun
t Athos\; Orentios\, Pharmakios\, Eros\, Phirmos\, Phirminos\, Kyriakos\, a
nd Longinos the Martyrs and Brothers\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Roman
s 1:1-7\,13-17\nPaul\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, called to be an apostle\
, set apart for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand through his
prophets in the holy scriptures\, the gospel concerning his Son\, who was d
escended from David according to the flesh and designated Son of God in pow
er according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead\,
Jesus Christ our Lord\, through whom we have received grace and apostleship
to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all t
he nations\, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ\
; To all God's beloved in Rome\, who are called to be saints: Grace to you
and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I want you to know
\, brethren\, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have
been prevented)\, in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well a
s among the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and
to barbarians\, both to the wise and to the foolish: so I am eager to preac
h the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospe
l: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith\, to the
Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is rev
ealed through faith for faith\; as it is written\, "The righteous shall liv
e by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:23-25\;5:1-13\nAt that time\, Jes
us went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among t
he people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria\, and they brought him a
ll the sick\, those afflicted with various diseases and pains\, demoniacs\,
epileptics\, and paralytics\, and he healed them. And great crowds followe
d him from Galilee and the Dekapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyon
d the Jordan.\n\nSeeing the crowds\, he went up on the mountain\, and when
he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught t
hem\, saying:\n\n"Blessed are the poor in spirit\, for theirs is the kingdo
m of heaven.\n\n"Blessed are those who mourn\, for they shall be comforted.
\n\n"Blessed are the meek\, for they shall inherit the earth.\n\n"Blessed a
re those who hunger and thirst for righteousness\, for they shall be satisf
ied.\n\n"Blessed are the merciful\, for they shall obtain mercy.\n\n"Blesse
d are the pure in heart\, for they shall see God.\n\n"Blessed are the peace
makers\, for they shall be called sons of God.\n\n"Blessed are those who ar
e persecuted for righteousness' sake\, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
\n\n"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all ki
nds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad\, for yo
ur reward is great in heaven\, for so men persecuted the prophets who were
before you.\n\n"You are the salt of the earth\; but if salt has lost its ta
ste\, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything
except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/26/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Wednesday after Pentecost\; David the Righteous of Thessalonika\;
Appearance of the Icon of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin\n\nFa
st Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 1:18-27\nBrethren\, the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by t
heir wickedness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plai
n to them\, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of th
e world his invisible nature\, namely\, his eternal power and deity\, has b
een clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are withou
t excuse\; for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give
thanks to him\, but they became futile in their thinking and their sensele
ss minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise\, they became fools\, and excha
nged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or bird
s or animals or reptiles. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their
hearts to impurity\, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves\,
because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and serv
ed the creature rather than the Creator\, who is blessed for ever! Amen. Fo
r this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchan
ged natural relations for unnatural\, and the men likewise gave up natural
relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another\, men c
ommitting shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the du
e penalty for their error.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:20-26\nThe Lord sai
d to his disciples\, "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes
and Pharisees\, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard
that it was said to the men of old\, 'You shall not kill\; and whoever kil
ls shall be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that every one who is ang
ry with his brother without cause shall be liable to judgment\; whoever ins
ults his brother shall be liable to the council\, and whoever says\, 'You f
ool!' shall be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift
at the altar\, and there remember that your brother has something against
you\, leave your gift there before the altar and go\; first be reconciled t
o your brother\, and then come and offer your gift. Make friends quickly wi
th your accuser\, while you are going with him to court\, lest your accuser
hand you over to the judge\, and the judge to the guard\, and you be put i
n prison\; truly\, I say to you\, you will never get out till you have paid
the last penny."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Thursday after Pentecost\; Samson the Hospitable\; Joanna the Myrr
hbearer\; Anektos the Martyr\; Luke the Hermit\n\nFast Free\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Romans 1:28-32\;2:1-9\nBrethren\, since the ungodly did not see fit to
acknowledge God\, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct.
They were filled with all manner of wickedness\, evil\, covetousness\, mal
ice. Full of envy\, murder\, strife\, deceit\, malignity\, they are gossips
\, slanderers\, haters of God\, insolent\, haughty\, boastful\, inventors o
f evil\, disobedient to parents\, foolish\, faithless\, heartless\, ruthles
s. Though they know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to d
ie\, they not only do them but approve those who practice them. Therefore y
ou have no excuse\, O man\, whoever you are\, when you judge another\; for
in passing judgment upon him you condemn yourself\, because you\, the judge
\, are doing the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly
falls upon those who do such things. Do you suppose\, O man\, that when yo
u judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself\, you will escape
the judgment of God? Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and
forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to
lead you to repentance? But by your hard and impenitent heart you are stori
ng up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment
will be revealed. For he will render to every man according to his works\;
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immorta
lity\, he will give eternal life\; but for those who are factious and do no
t obey the truth\, but obey wickedness\, there will be wrath and fury. Ther
e will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil\, th
e Jew first and also the Greek.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 5:27-32\nThe Lor
d said\, "You have heard that it was said\, 'You shall not commit adultery.
' But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has alread
y committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to
sin\, pluck it out and throw it away\; it is better that you lose one of y
our members than that your whole body be thrown into Gehenna. And if your r
ight hand causes you to sin\, cut it off and throw it away\; it is better t
hat you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into Gehenna.
It was also said\, 'Whoever divorces his wife\, let him give her a certifi
cate of divorce.' But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife\, e
xcept on the ground of unchastity\, makes her an adulteress\; and whoever m
arries a divorced woman commits adultery."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 1st Friday after Pentecost\; Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John t
he Unmercenaries\; Sergios the Magister\; Pappias the Martyr\; Righteous Fa
thers Sergius and Herman\, Founders of Valaam Monastery\; Synaxis of the Ic
on of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos \; Paul the Physician of Corinth\n\n
Fast Free\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 2:14-28\nBrethren\, when Gentiles who
have not the law do by nature what the law requires\, they are a law to the
mselves\, even though they do not have the law. They show that what the law
requires is written on their hearts\, while their conscience also bears wi
tness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that
day when\, according to my gospel\, God judges the secrets of men by Christ
Jesus. But if you call yourself a Jew and rely upon the law and boast of y
our relation to God and know his will and approve what is excellent\, becau
se you are instructed in the law\, and if you are sure that you are a guide
to the blind\, a light to those who are in darkness\, a corrector of the f
oolish\, a teacher of children\, having in the law the embodiment of knowle
dge and truth - you then who teach others\, will you not teach yourself? Wh
ile you preach against stealing\, do you steal? You who say that one must n
ot commit adultery\, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols\, do you r
ob temples? You who boast in the law\, do you dishonor God by breaking the
law? For\, as it is written\, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gent
iles because of you." Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law\;
but if you break the law\, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. So\,
if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law\, will not his
uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? Then those who are physically u
ncircumcised but keep the law will condemn you who have the written code an
d circumcision but break the law. For he is not a real Jew who is one outwa
rdly\, nor is true circumcision something external and physical.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 5:33-41\nThe Lord said\, "You have heard that it was said
to the men of old\, 'You shall not swear falsely\, but shall perform to the
Lord what you have sworn.' But I say to you\, Do not swear at all\, either
by heaven\, for it is the throne of God\, or by the earth\, for it is his
footstool\, or by Jerusalem\, for it is the city of the great King. And do
not swear by your head\, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let w
hat you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'\; anything more than this comes from ev
il. You have heard that it was said\, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth.' But I say to you\, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one st
rikes you on the right cheek\, turn to him the other also\; and if any one
would sue you and take your coat\, let him have your cloak as well\; and if
any one forces you to go one mile\, go with him two miles."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/29/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Peter and Paul\, the Holy Apostles\n\nFast Free\n\nMatins Gospel Readi
ng: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples a
fter he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\, son
of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\;
you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second time
he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\, "
Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep." H
e said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" Pete
r was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?" And
he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you."
Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when you
were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when you
are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you and
carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death
he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me." Peter
turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had lain
close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that is
going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, what
about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain unti
l I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among
the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say to h
im that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until I
come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to
these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his tes
timony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; were
every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could no
t contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Cor
inthians 11:21-33\;12:1-9\nBrethren\, whatever anyone dares to boast of --
I am speaking as a fool -- I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews?
So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So
am I. Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one -- I am talking like a
madman -- with far greater labors\, far more imprisonments\, with countles
s beatings\, and often near death. Five times I have received at the hands
of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I have been beaten with
rods\; once I was stoned. Three times I have been shipwrecked\; a night and
a day I have been adrift at sea\; on frequent journeys\, in danger from ri
vers\, danger from robbers\, danger from my own people\, danger from Gentil
es\, danger in the city\, danger in the wilderness\, danger at sea\, danger
from false brethren\; in toil and hardship\, through many a sleepless nigh
t\, in hunger and thirst\, often without food\, in cold and exposure. And\,
apart from other things\, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiet
y for all the churches. Who is weak\, and I am not weak? Who is made to fal
l\, and I am not indignant?\n\nIf I must boast\, I will boast of the things
that show my weakness. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus\, he who is bl
essed for ever\, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus\, the governor under
King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me\, but I was l
et down in a basket through a window in the wall\, and escaped his hands.\n
\nI must boast\; there is nothing to be gained by it\, but I will go on to
visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen ye
ars ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of
the body I do not know\, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up
into Paradise -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know\, God
knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told\, which man may not utter
. On behalf of this man I will boast\, but on my own behalf I will not boas
t\, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast\, I shall not be a f
ool\, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it\, so that no
one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep
me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations\, a thorn was give
n me in the flesh\, a messenger of Satan\, to harass me\, to keep me from b
eing too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this\, that it shoul
d leave me\; but he said to me\, "My grace is sufficient for you\, for my p
ower is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my w
eaknesses\, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 16:13-19\nAt that time\, when Jesus came into the district of Caesar
ea Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, "Who do men say that the Son of man
is?" And they said\, "Some say John the Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and o
thers Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them\, "But who do you s
ay that I am?" Simon Peter replied\, "You are the Christ\, the Son of the l
iving God." And Jesus answered him\, "Blessed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For
flesh and blood has not revealed this to you\, but my Father who is in hea
ven. And I tell you\, you are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my chur
ch\, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you t
he keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and whatever you bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/30/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles\; Michael the New Martyr of Athens
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven disc
iples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. A
nd when they saw Him they worshiped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus came
and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to obser
ve all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to the c
lose of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBreth
ren\, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\,
received promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, es
caped the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty
in war\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurre
ction. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might ri
se again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even
chains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they w
ere tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of
sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world
was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens a
nd caves of the earth. And all these\, though well attested by their faith\
, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something bett
er for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\,
since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay
aside every weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with
perseverance the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer
and perfecter of our faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36\, 10:1-8\nAt t
hat time\, when Jesus saw the crowds\, he had compassion for them\, because
they were harassed and helpless\, like sheep without a shepherd. And he ca
lled to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spiri
ts\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The
names of the twelve apostles are these: first\, Simon\, who is called Peter
\, and Andrew his brother\; James the son of Zebedee\, and John his brother
\; Philip and Bartholomew\; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector\; James th
e son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\; Simon the Cananaean. and Judas Iscariot
\, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowh
ere among the Gentiles\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rathe
r to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\,
'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, clean
se lepers\, cast out demons. You received without paying\, give without pay
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/01/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries\; Constantine the New Martyr of
Cyprus\; Aaron and Julius the Martyrs of Caerelon\; Germanus\, Bishop of t
he Isle of Man\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren
\, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has
appointed in the church first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\,
then workers of miracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speak
ers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are
all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do
all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the highe
r gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in th
e tongues of men and of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a
clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all myst
eries and all knowledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountai
ns\, but have not love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if
I deliver my body to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love i
s patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant o
r rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resent
ful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears
all things\, believes all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. L
ove never ends.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus
called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean sp
irits\, to cast them out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.
These twelve Jesus sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentile
s\, and enter no town of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep o
f the house of Israel. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of hea
ven is at hand.' Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast ou
t demons. You received without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae\; Synax
is of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Orphan\; Juvenal\, Patriarch of Jerusa
lem\; Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska\; John Maximovitch\, Arch
bishop of Shanghai and San Francisco\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRE
THREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanct
uary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand
and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place.
Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having
the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all side
s with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's
rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherub
im of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now spe
ak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go con
tinually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into th
e second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not witho
ut taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the peopl
e.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and wen
t with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered t
he house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the g
reeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled wi
th the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you amo
ng women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted m
e\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voi
ce of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. A
nd blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what wa
s spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the
Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the l
ow estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will c
all me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and ho
ly is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and return
ed to her home.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon\; Martha\, mother of St. Sym
eon Stylites the Younger\; Asclepias the Wonderworker\; Michael Choniates\,
Metropolitan of Athens\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 5:10-16\nBrethren\, if w
hile we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son\, mu
ch more\, now that we are reconciled\, shall we be saved by his life. Not o
nly so\, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ\, through
whom we have now received our reconciliation.\n\nTherefore as sin came int
o the world through one man and death through sin\, and so death spread to
all men because all men sinned -- sin indeed was in the world before the la
w was given\, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reign
ed from Adam to Moses\, even over those whose sins were not like the transg
ression of Adam\, who was a type of the one who was to come.\n\nBut the fre
e gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespas
s\, much more have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of that
one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the e
ffect of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brough
t condemnation\, but the free gift following many trespasses brings justifi
cation.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:23-27\nAt that time\, when Jesus got i
nto the boat\, his disciples followed him. And behold\, there arose a great
storm on the sea\, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves\; but h
e was asleep. And they went and woke him\, saying\, "Save us\, O Lord\; we
are perishing." And he said to them\, "Why are you afraid\, O men of little
faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea\; and there was a g
reat calm. And the men marveled\, saying\, "What sort of man is this\, that
even winds and sea obey him?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/06/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sisoes the Great\; Holy Apostles Archippus\, Philemon and Onesimus\; L
oukia the Virgin-martyr\, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs\; Juliana the
Virgin-martyr\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 3:19-24\nBrethren\, we know that
whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law\, so that ev
ery mouth may be stopped\, and the whole world may be held accountable to G
od. For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law\,
since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of
God has been manifested apart from law\, although the law and the prophets
bear witness to it\, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Chris
t for all who believe. For there is no distinction\; since all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God\, they are justified by his grace as a g
ift\, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 7:1-8\nThe Lord said\, "Judge not\, that you be not judged. For with
the judgment you pronounce you will be judged\, and the measure you give w
ill be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brothe
r's eye\, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you
say to your brother\, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye\,' when there
is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite\, first take the log out of your
own eye\, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brot
her's eye. Do not give dogs what is holy\; and do not throw your pearls bef
ore swine\, lest they trample them under foot and turn to attack you. Ask\,
and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will find\; knock\, and it will
be opened to you. For every one who asks receives\, and he who seeks finds\
, and to him who knocks it will be opened.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Sunday of Matthew\; Thomas the Righteous of Malea\; Kyriake the Gr
eat Martyr\; Akakios of Sinai\; Willibald\, Bishop of Eichstatt\n\nMatins G
ospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, an
d Mary the mother of James and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might
go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went
to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "
Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking
up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back - it was very large. And ente
ring the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in
a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amaz
ed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, He is n
ot here\; see the place where they laid Him. But go\, tell His disciples an
d Peter that He is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see Him\, a
s He told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb\, for trembling an
d astonishment had come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for t
hey were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, b
efore faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint un
til faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Chris
t came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\,
we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons
of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ hav
e put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave no
r free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ J
esus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs ac
cording to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no
better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is
under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\
; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the un
iverse. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of
a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so
that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-23
\nAt that time\, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two brother
s\, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into t
he sea\; for they were fishermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, and I
will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followe
d him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers\, James the son of
Zebedee and John his brother\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\, men
ding their nets\, and he called them. Immediately they left their boat and
their father\, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee\, teaching i
n their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing ever
y disease and every infirmity among the people.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Procopius\; Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantok
rator Monastery\; Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kaza
n\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 4:9-15\nTimothy\, my son\, the saying is su
re and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproa
ch\, because we have our hope set on the living God\, who is the Savior of
all men\, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things.
Let no one despise your youth\, but set the believers an example in speech
and conduct\, in love\, in faith\, in purity. Till I come\, attend to the p
ublic reading of scripture\, to preaching\, to teaching. Do not neglect the
gift you have\, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the counci
l of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties\, devote yours
elf to them\, so that all may see your progress.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:
17-19\, 9:1-2\, 10:16-21\nAt that time\, a crowd of his disciples and a gre
at multitude of people came to Jesus from all Judea and Jerusalem and the s
eacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their
diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And
all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and heal
ed them all. And he called the twelve together and gave them power and auth
ority over all demons and to cure diseases\, and sent them out to preach th
e kingdom of God and to heal\, and He said to them: "He who hears you hears
me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him
who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the de
mons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fa
ll like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread
upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and no
thing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirit
s are subject to you: but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." I
n that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, F
ather\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things from t
he wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for s
uch was your gracious will.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius\, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily\; Di
onysios the Orator\; Metrophanes of Mount Athos\; Methodios the Hieromartyr
\, Bishop of Lampis\; Patermuthius the Monk\; Euthymios of Karelia\; Michae
l Paknanas the Gardener\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 7:14-8:2\nBrethren\, we
know that the law is spiritual\; but I am carnal\, sold under sin. I do not
understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want\, but I do the very
thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want\, I agree that the law is goo
d. So then it is no longer I that do it\, but sin which dwells within me. F
or I know that nothing good dwells within me\, that is\, in my flesh. I can
will what is right\, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want\,
but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want\,
it is no longer I that do it\, but sin which dwells within me.\n\nSo I find
it to be a law that when I want to do right\, evil lies close at hand. For
I delight in the law of God\, in my inmost self\, but I see in my members
another law at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law
of sin which dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will delive
r me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lor
d! So then\, I of myself serve the law of God with my mind\, but with my fl
esh I serve the law of sin.\n\nThere is therefore now no condemnation for t
hose who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ J
esus has set me free from the law of sin and death.\n\nGospel Reading: Matt
hew 10:9-15\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Take no gold\, nor silver\,
nor copper in your belts\, no bag for your journey\, nor two tunics\, nor s
andals\, nor a staff\; for the laborer deserves his food. And whatever town
or village you enter\, find out who is worthy in it\, and stay with him un
til you depart. As you enter the house\, salute it. And if the house is wor
thy\, let your peace come upon it\; but if it is not worthy\, let your peac
e return to you. And if any one will not receive you or listen to your word
s\, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Trul
y I say to you\, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the
land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Euphemia the Great Martyr\; The All-Praised Olga\, Equal-to-the-Apostl
es\, Princess of Kiev\; Nektarios the New Martyr\; Sophrony the Athonite of
Essex\; Nicodemos the New Martyr of Mt. Athos\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Ma
rk 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about
him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, a
nd who had suffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she
had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports a
bout Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. F
or she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And im
mediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was hea
led of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone f
orth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who tou
ched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd press
ing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around
to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\,
came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the who
le truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; g
o in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinth
ians 6:1-10\nBrethren\, working together with him\, we entreat you not to a
ccept the grace of God in vain. For he says\, "At the acceptable time I hav
e listened to you\, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold\, now i
s the acceptable time\; behold\, now is the day of salvation. We put no obs
tacle in any one's way\, so that no fault may be found with our ministry\,
but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great end
urance\, in afflictions\, hardships\, calamities\, beatings\, imprisonments
\, tumults\, labors\, watching\, hunger\; by purity\, knowledge\, forbearan
ce\, kindness\, the Holy Spirit\, genuine love\, truthful speech\, and the
power of God\; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for
the left\; in honor and dishonor\, in ill repute and good repute. We are t
reated as impostors\, and yet are true\; as unknown\, and yet well known\;
as dying\, and behold we live\; as punished\, and yet not killed\; as sorro
wful\, yet always rejoicing\; as poor\, yet making many rich\; as having no
thing\, and yet possessing everything.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 7:36-50\nAt
that time\, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him\, and he went
into the Pharisee's house\, and took his place at table. And behold\, a wom
an of the city\, who was a sinner\, when she learned that he was at table i
n the Pharisee's house\, brought an alabaster flask of ointment\, and stand
ing behind him at his feet\, weeping\, she began to wet his feet with her t
ears\, and wiped them with the hair of her head\, and kissed his feet\, and
anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him
saw it\, he said to himself\, "If this man were a prophet\, he would have
known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him\, for she is a
sinner." And Jesus answering said to him\, "Simon\, I have something to sa
y to you." And he answered\, "What is it\, Teacher?" "A certain creditor ha
d two debtors\; one owed five hundred denarii\, and the other fifty. When t
hey could not pay\, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him m
ore?" Simon answered\, "The one\, I suppose\, to whom he forgave more." And
he said to him\, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman
he said to Simon\, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house\, you gave
me no water for my feet\, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped
them with her hair. You gave me no kiss\, but from the time I came in she h
as not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil\, but sh
e has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you\, her sins\, whi
ch are many\, are forgiven\, for she loved much\; but he who is forgiven li
ttle\, loves little." And he said to her\, "Your sins are forgiven." Then t
hose who were at table with him began to say among themselves\, "Who is thi
s\, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman\, "Your faith has sav
ed you\; go in peace."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/13/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel\; Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery\; Holy
Martyr Golinduc\; Marcian the Martyr of Iconium\; Serapion the Martyr\n\nEp
istle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angels
was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribut
ion\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was decl
ared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard hi
m\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles a
nd by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will. For i
t was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we are
speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art mind
ful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make
him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with g
lory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in p
utting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his contro
l. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see
Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crowned wi
th glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the grace
of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he\, fo
r whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, shou
ld make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you
hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejec
ts him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even
the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Sa
tan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to
tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\;
and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the
spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in hea
ven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank
you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things
from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\
, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/14/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council\; Aquila the
Apostle among the 70\; Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor\, Archbishop of
Thessalonica\; Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos\; Peter the New Hier
omartyr and the four New Martyrs of Melissourgeio Kissamos\; Justus the Mar
tyr\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus rose early on the fi
rst day of the week\, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene\, from whom He ha
d cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with Him\, as
they mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive and had been
seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this he appeared in anoth
er form to two of them\, as they were walking into the country. And they we
nt back and told the rest\, but they did not believe them. After this He ap
peared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them
for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because they had not believed th
ose who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to them\, "Go into all the
world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is b
aptized will be saved\; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And
these signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will cast out
demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will pick up serpents\, and
if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt them\; they will lay the
ir hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo then the Lord Jesus\,
after He had spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven\, and sat down at th
e right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere\, while th
e Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attende
d it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Titus 3:8-15\nTitus\, my son\, the saying i
s sure. I desire you to insist on these things\, so that those who have be
lieved in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds\; these are
excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies\, genealog
ies\, dissensions\, and quarrels over the law\, for they are unprofitable a
nd futile. As for a man who is factious\, after admonishing him once or tw
ice\, have nothing more to do with him\, knowing that such a person is perv
erted and sinful\; he is self-condemned.\n\nWhen I send Artemas or Tychicos
to you\, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis\, for I have decided to s
pend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos
on their way\; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to app
ly themselves to good deeds\, so as to help cases of urgent need\, and not
to be unfruitful.\n\nAll who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those
who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 5:14-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You are the light of the
world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and pu
t it under a bushel\, but on a stand\, and it gives light to all in the hou
se. Let your light so shine before men\, that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have com
e to abolish the law and the prophets\; I have come not to abolish them but
to fulfill them. For truly\, I say to you\, till heaven and earth pass aw
ay\, not an iota\, not a dot\, will pass from the law until all is accompli
shed. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teac
hes men so\, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven\; but he who do
es them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/15/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta\; Vladimir\, Equal-to-
the-Apostles of Kiev\; The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios\; Do
nald and his Nine Daughters\; Swithun\, Bishop of Winchester\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: I Corinthians 13:11-14\;14:1-5\nBRETHREN\, when I was a child\, I spo
ke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I reasoned like a child\; when I
became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly\,
but then face to face. Now I know in part\; then I shall understand fully\
, even as I have been fully understood. So faith\, hope\, love abide\, thes
e three\; but the greatest of these is love. Make love your aim\, and earne
stly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially that you may prophesy. For one
who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God\; for no one understan
ds him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand\, he who
prophesies speaks to men for their upbuilding and encouragement and consola
tion. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself\, but he who prophesies edi
fies the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues\, but even more to
prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues\, unle
ss some one interprets\, so that the church may be edified. \n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 17:24-27\; 18:1-4\nAt that time\, the collectors of the half-s
hekel tax went up to Peter and said\, "Does not your teacher pay the tax?"
He said\, "Yes." And when he came home\, Jesus spoke to him first\, saying\
, "What do you think\, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or
tribute? From their sons or from others?" And when he said\, "From others\,
" Jesus said to him\, "Then the sons are free. However\, not to give offens
e to them\, go to the sea and cast a hook\, and take the first fish that co
mes up\, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel\; take that and
give it to them for me and for yourself."\n\n At that time the disciples
came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" An
d calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them\, and said\, "Tr
uly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like children\, you will ne
ver enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child\,
he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis\; Julia the Virgin-martyr
of Carthage\; 1\,015 Martyrs in Pisidia\; Helier the Hermit\, Martyr of Je
rsey\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 10:11-21\;11:1-2\nBrethren\, the scripture
says\, "No one who believes in God will be put to shame." For there is no d
istinction between Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows
his riches upon all who call upon him. For\, "every one who calls upon the
name of the Lord will be saved." But how are men to call upon him in whom
they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they hav
e never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? And how can men
preach unless they are sent? As it is written\, "How beautiful are the fee
t of those who preach good news!" But they have not all obeyed the gospel\;
for Isaiah says\, "Lord\, who has believed what he has heard from us?" So
faith comes from what is heard\, and what is heard comes by the preaching o
f Christ. But I ask\, have they not heard? Indeed they have\; for "Their vo
ice has gone out to all the earth\, and their words to the ends of the worl
d." Again I ask\, did Israel not understand? First Moses says\, "I will mak
e you jealous of those who are not a nation\; with a foolish nation I will
make you angry." Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\, "I have been found by t
hose who did not seek me\; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for
me." But of Israel he says\, "All day long I have held out my hands to a d
isobedient and contrary people." I ask\, then\, has God rejected his people
? By no means! I myself am an Israelite\, a descendant of Abraham\, a membe
r of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he forekne
w.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:16-20\nThe Lord said\, "To what shall I co
mpare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and
calling to their playmates\, 'We piped to you\, and you did not dance\; we
wailed\, and you did not mourn.' For John came neither eating nor drinking\
, and they say\, 'He has a demon'\; the Son of man came eating and drinking
\, and they say\, 'Behold\, a glutton and a drunkard\, a friend of tax coll
ectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her children." Then he bega
n to upbraid the cities where most of his mighty works had been done\, beca
use they did not repent.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/18/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Martyr Emilian\; Holy Martyrs Paul\, Thea and Valentine\; Stephen
\, Archbishop of Constantinople\; Our Holy Father John\, Archbishop of Cons
tantinople\; Holy New Martyrs Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Ba
rbara\; Theneva of Glasgow\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 11:13-24\nBrethren\,
I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gent
iles\, I magnify my ministry in order to make my fellow Jews jealous\, and
thus save some of them. For if their rejection means the reconciliation of
the world\, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? If the
dough offered as first fruits is holy\, so is the whole lump\; and if the r
oot is holy\, so are the branches. But if some of the branches were broken
off\, and you\, a wild olive shoot\, were grafted in their place to share t
he richness of the olive tree\, do not boast over the branches. If you do b
oast\, remember it is not you that support the root\, but the root that sup
ports you. You will say\, "Branches were broken off so that I might be graf
ted in." That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief\, but
you stand fast only through faith. So do not become proud\, but stand in a
we. For if God did not spare the natural branches\, neither will he spare y
ou. Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those w
ho have fallen\, but God's kindness to you\, provided you continue in his k
indness\; otherwise you too will be cut off. And even the others\, if they
do not persist in their unbelief\, will be grafted in\, for God has the pow
er to graft them in again. For if you have been cut from what is by nature
a wild olive tree\, and grafted\, contrary to nature\, into a cultivated ol
ive tree\, how much more will these natural branches be grafted back into t
heir own olive tree.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to
his disciples\, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no
one knows the Son except the Father\, and no one knows the Father except t
he Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all
who labor and are heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke up
on you\, and learn from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you w
ill find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)\; Synaxis of the Russians who were
perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov\, Presbyter Dimitrii
Klepinin\, Mother Maria Skobtsova\, her son Yuri Skobtsov\, and Ilia Fonda
minskii\; Mother Maria Skobtsova\, New-Martyr of France\n\nEpistle Reading:
James 5:10-20\nBRETHREN\, take as an example of suffering and patience the
prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold\, we call those happy w
ho were steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job\, and you hav
e seen the purpose of the Lord\, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful
. But above all\, my brethren\, do not swear\, either by heaven or by earth
or with any other oath\, but let your yes be yes and your no be no\, that
you may not fall under condemnation. Is any one among you suffering? Let hi
m pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let hi
m call for the elders of the church\, and let them pray over him\, anointin
g him with oil in the name of the Lord\; and the prayer of faith will save
the sick man\, and the Lord will raise him up\; and if he has committed sin
s\, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another\, and p
ray for one another\, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man
has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourse
lves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain\, and for three years a
nd six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the he
aven gave rain\, and the earth brought forth its fruit. My brethren\, if an
y one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back\, let h
im know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will sa
ve his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.Gospel Reading: L
uke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the crowd wondered at the gracious words which
proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus\; and they said\, "Is not this Joseph's
son?" And he said to them\, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb\,
'Physician\, heal yourself\; what we have heard you did at Capernaum\, do
here also in your own country.'" And he said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no p
rophet is acceptable in his own country. But in truth\, I tell you\, there
were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah\, when the heaven was shut
up three years and six months\, when there came a great famine over all th
e land\; and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath\, in the
land of Sidon\, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in
Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha\; and none of them was cleansed bu
t only Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this\, all in the synagogue were
filled with wrath. And they rose up and put him out of the city\, and led
him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built\, that they might
throw him down headlong. But passing through the midst of them he went awa
y.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Sunday of Matthew\; John and Symeon the Fool for Christ\; Partheni
os\, Bishop of Arta\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:1-12\nOn the first da
y of the week at early dawn\, the women went to the tomb\, taking spices\,
which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb
\, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. Whil
e they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men stood by them in dazzli
ng apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the groun
d\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He i
s not here\, but has risen. Remember how He told you\, while He was still i
n Galilee\, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful
men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise." And they remembered Hi
s words and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to
all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of
James and the other women with them who told this to the Apostles\; but the
se words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did not believe them. But P
eter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen
cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happened.\n\n
Epistle Reading: Romans 6:18-23\nBrethren\, having been set free from sin\,
you have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms\, be
cause of your natural limitations. For just as you once yielded your member
s to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity\, so now yield your membe
rs to righteousness for sanctification.\n\nWhen you were slaves of sin\, yo
u were free in regard to righteousness. But then what return did you get fr
om the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is deat
h. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of G
od\, the return you get is sanctification and its end\, eternal life. For t
he wages of sin is death\, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Chri
st Jesus our Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:5-13\nAt that time\, as Jes
us entered Capernaum\, a centurion came forward to him\, beseeching him and
saying\, "Lord\, my servant is lying paralyzed at home\, in terrible distr
ess." And he said to him\, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion an
swered him\, "Lord\, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof\; but o
nly say the word\, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under auth
ority\, with soldiers under me\; and I say to one\, 'Go\,' and he goes\, an
d to another\, 'Come\,' and he comes\, and to my slave\, 'Do this\,' and he
does it." When Jesus heard him\, he marveled\, and said to those who follo
wed him\, "Truly\, I say to you\, not even in Israel have I found such fait
h. I tell you\, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abr
aham\, Isaac\, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven\, while the sons of the k
ingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness\; there men will weep and gna
sh their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said\, "Go\; be it done for you
as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/22/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary Magdalene\, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles\; Mar
kella\, the Virgin-martyr of Chios\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 9:2-12
\nBrethren\, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my def
ense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food an
d drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife\, as the othe
r apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas
and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as
a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of
its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say thi
s on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in t
he law of Moses\, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the g
rain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for
our sake? It was written for our sake\, because the plowman should plow in
hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have so
wn spiritual good among you\, is it too much if we reap your material benef
its? If others share this rightful claim upon you\, do not we still more? N
evertheless\, we have not made use of this right\, but we endure anything r
ather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 8:1-3\nAt that time Jesus went on through cities and villages\,
preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve
were with him\, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits an
d infirmities: Mary\, called Magdalene\, from whom seven demons had gone ou
t\, and Joanna\, the wife of Chuza\, Herod's steward\, and Susanna\, and ma
ny others\, who provided for him out of their means.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Ezekiel the Prophet\; Pela
gia the Righteous of Tinos\; Trophimos & Theophilios and the 13 others mart
yred in Lycia\; St. Anna of Levkadio\; The Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos
of Pochaev\; Icon of the Mother of God\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 14:9-18\
nBrethren\, to this end Christ died and lived again\, that he might be Lord
both of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your broth
er? Or you\, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before
the judgment seat of God\; for it is written. "As I live\, says the Lord\,
every knee shall bow to me\, and every tongue shall give praise to God." S
o each of us shall give account of himself to God. Then let us no more pass
judgment on one another\, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block
or hindrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord
Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself\; but it is unclean for any one who
thinks it unclean. If your brother is being injured by what you eat\, you
are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of on
e for whom Christ died. So do not let your good be spoken of as evil. For t
he kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy
in the Holy Spirit\; he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and ap
proved by men.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:14-16\; 22-30\nAt that time\,
the Pharisees took counsel against Jesus\, how to destroy him. Jesus\, awar
e of this\, withdrew from there. And many followed him\, and he healed them
all\, and ordered them not to make him known.\n\nThen a blind and dumb dem
oniac was brought to him\, and he healed him\, so that the dumb man spoke a
nd saw. And all the people were amazed\, and said\, "Can this be the Son of
David?" But when the Pharisees heard it they said\, "It is only by Beelzeb
ul\, the prince of demons\, that this man casts out demons." Knowing their
thoughts\, he said to them\, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid
waste\, and no city or house divided against itself will stand\; and if Sat
an casts out Satan\, he is divided against himself\; how then will his king
dom stand? And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul\, by whom do your sons cas
t them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit
of God that I cast out demons\, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods\, unless h
e first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. He who
is not with me is against me\, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Dormition of St. Anna\, mother of the Theotokos\; Olympias the Deacone
ss\; Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna\; Gregory Kallidis\, Metropo
litan of Heraclea\; Memory of the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinopl
e (553)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two s
ons\, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was
born according to the flesh\, the son of the free woman through promise. No
w this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sin
ai\, bearing children for slavery\; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai
in Arabia\; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem\, for she is in slaver
y with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free\, and she is our mothe
r. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O barren one who does not bear\; break fo
rth and shout\, you who are not in travail\; for the children of the desola
te one are many more than the children of her that is married."\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\, "No one after lighting a lamp covers
it with a vessel\, or puts it under a bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that t
hose who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made
manifest\, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light.
Take heed then how you hear\; for to him who has will more be given\, and f
rom him who has not\, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."\
n\nThen his mother and his brothers came to him\, but they could not reach
him for the crowd. And he was told\, "Your mother and your brothers are sta
nding outside\, desiring to see you." But he said to them\, "My mother and
my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Panteleimon the Great Martyr & Healer\; Nicholas of Novgorod the fool-
for-Christ\; Anthousa the Righteous Confessor\; 853 Martyrs of Thrace who w
ere drowned\; Manuel the Righteous\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 21:12-19\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay their hands o
n you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons\,
and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. Thi
s will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your min
ds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will give you a mouth
and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or c
ontradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsme
n and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you will be hated
by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your
endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10
\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and w
hat you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men wh
o will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier o
f Christ Jesus. No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\,
since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not cr
owned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hardworking farm
er who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say\,
for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus
Christ\, risen from the dead\, descended from David\, as preached in my gos
pel\, the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a crimin
al. But the word of God is not fettered. Therefore I endure everything for
the sake of the elect\, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus
with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Reading: John 15:17-27\; 16:1-2\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples: "This I command you\, to love one another. If the
world hates you\, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you w
ere of the world\, the world would love its own\; but because you are not o
f the world\, but I chose you out of the world\, therefore the world hates
you. Remember the word that I said to you\, 'A servant is not greater than
his master.' If they persecuted me\, they will persecute you\; if they ke
pt my word\, they will keep yours also. But all this they will do to you o
n my account\, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come
and spoken to them\, they would not have sin\; but now they have no excuse
for their sin. He who hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done a
mong them the works which no one else did\, they would not have sin\; but n
ow they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It is to fulfill the wo
rd that is written in their law\, 'They hated me without a cause.'\n\n But
when the Counselor comes\, whom I shall send to you from the Father\, even
the Spirit of truth\, who proceeds from the Father\, he will bear witness
to me\; and you also are witnesses\, because you have been with me from the
beginning. I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. Th
ey will put you out of the synagogues\; indeed\, the hour is coming when wh
oever kills you will think he is offering service to God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Sunday of Matthew\; Prochoros\, Nicanor\, Timon\, & Parmenas the A
postles of the 70\; Irene the Righteous of Chrysovalantou\; Our Righteous F
ather Paul of Xeropotamou\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:12-35\nAt that
time\, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw t
he linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering at what had happ
ened. That very day] two of them were going to a village named Emmaus\, abo
ut seven miles from Jerusalem\, and talking with each other about all these
things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together\
, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from
recognizing Him. And He said to them\, "What is this conversation which yo
u are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood still\, looking
sad. Then one of them\, named Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are you the only vi
sitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in
these days?" And He said to them\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word be
fore God and all the people\, and how our chief priests and rulers delivere
d Him up to be condemned to death\, and crucified Him. But we had hoped tha
t He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now t
he third day since this happened. Moreover\, some women of our company amaz
ed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find His body
\; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels\, w
ho said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb\
, and found it just as the women had said\; but Him they did not see." And
He said to them\, "O foolish men\, and slow of heart to believe all that th
e prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ should suffer
these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and all t
he prophets\, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things conce
rning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. H
e appeared to be going further\, but they constrained Him\, saying\, "Stay
with us\, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So He wen
t in to stay with them. When He was at table with them\, He took the bread
and blessed\, and broke it\, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opene
d and they recognized Him\; and He vanished out of their sight. They said t
o each other\, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on
the road\, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same h
our and returned to Jerusalem\; and they found the eleven gathered together
and those who were with them\, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and
has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road and h
ow He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: R
omans 10:1-10\nBrethren\, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is
that they may be saved. I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God\
, but it is not enlightened. For\, being ignorant of the righteousness that
comes from God\, and seeking to establish their own\, they did not submit
to God's righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law\, that every one w
ho has faith may be justified. Moses writes that the man who practices the
righteousness which is based on the law shall live by it. But the righteous
ness based on faith says\, Do not say in your heart\, "Who will ascend into
heaven?" (that is\, to bring Christ down) or "Who will descend into the ab
yss?" (that is\, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? T
he word is near you\, on your lips and in your heart (that is\, the word of
faith which we preach)\; because\, if you confess with your lips that Jesu
s is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead\, you
will be saved. For man believes with his heart and so is justified\, and h
e confesses with his lips and so is saved.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 8:28-
34\; 9:1\nAt that time\, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes\,
two demoniacs met him\, coming out of the tombs\, so fierce that no one wo
uld pass that way. And behold\, they cried out\, "What have you to do with
us\, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a
herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons
begged him\, "If you cast us out\, send us away into the herd of swine." An
d he said to them\, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine\; and be
hold\, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea\, and perishe
d in the waters. The herdsmen fled\, and going into the city they told ever
ything\, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold\, all the city
came out to meet Jesus\; and when they saw him\, they begged him to leave t
heir neighborhood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his
own city.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/29/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Callinicus\; Theodota the Martyr and her Children\; Co
nstantine III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Pious King Theodosius the New
\; Holy Virgin Martyr Theodota\; Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of Antioch\; O
laf of Norway\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 16:17-24\nBrethren\, I appeal to y
ou to take note of those who create dissensions and difficulties\, in oppos
ition to the doctrine which you have been taught\; avoid them. For such per
sons do not serve our Lord Christ\, but their own appetites\, and by fair a
nd flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded. For while
your obedience is known to all\, so that I rejoice over you\, I would have
you wise as to what is good and guileless as to what is evil\; then the Go
d of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jes
us Christ be with you. Timothy\, my fellow worker\, greets you\; so do Luci
us and Jason and Sosipater\, my kinsmen. I Tertius\, the writer of this let
ter\, greet you in the Lord. Gaius\, who is host to me and to the whole chu
rch\, greets you. Erastos\, the city treasurer\, and our brother Quartus\,
greet you. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.\n\nGos
pel Reading: Matthew 13:10-23\,43\nAt that time\, the disciples of Jesus ca
me to him and said to him\, "Why do you speak to the crowds in parables?" A
nd he answered them\, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the
kingdom of heaven\, but to them it has not been given. For to him who has w
ill more be given\, and he will have abundance\; but from him who has not\,
even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parabl
es\, because seeing they do not see\, and hearing they do not hear\, nor do
they understand. With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah whic
h says: 'You shall indeed hear but never understand\, and you shall indeed
see but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull\, and their
ears are heavy of hearing\, and their eyes they have closed\, lest they sho
uld perceive with their eyes\, and hear with their ears\, and understand wi
th their heart\, and turn for me to heal them.' But blessed are your eyes\,
for they see\, and your ears\, for they hear. Truly\, I say to you\, many
prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see\, and did not see it\
, and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it.\n\n"Hear then the parabl
e of the sower. When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not und
erstand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart
\; this is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky grou
nd\, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; y
et he has no root in himself\, but endures for a while\, and when tribulati
on or persecution arises on account of the word\, immediately he falls away
. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is he who hears the word\, but t
he cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word\, and it pro
ves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil\, this is he who hears th
e word and understands it\; he indeed bears fruit\, and yields\, in one cas
e a hundredfold\, in another sixty\, and in another thirty. He who has ears
to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/30/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Silas\, Silvan\, Crescens\, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of th
e 70\; Julitta of Caesaria\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 15:35-41\nIN THOSE DAYS
\, Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch\, teaching and preaching the word
of the Lord\, with many others also. And after some days Paul said to Barna
bas\, "Come\, let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we p
roclaimed the word of the Lord\, and see how they are." And Barnabas wanted
to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with
them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia\, and had not gone with
them to the work. And there arose a sharp contention\, so that they separat
ed from each other\; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus\
, but Paul chose Silas and departed\, being commended by the brethren to th
e grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia\, strengthening
the churches. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:24-30\nThe Lord said this para
ble. "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in
his field\; but while men were sleeping\, his enemy came and sowed weeds a
mong the wheat\, and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain\,
then the weeds appeared also. And the servants of the householder came and
said to him\, 'Sir\, did you not sow good seeds in your field? How then ha
s it weeds?' He said to them\, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said
to him\, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?' But he said\, 'No\; l
est in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both
grow together until the harvest\; and at harvest time I will tell the reape
rs\, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned\, but gat
her the wheat into my barn.'"\n\n
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f the 70
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/15/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose an
d went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she ente
red the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard
the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fill
ed with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are yo
u among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gran
ted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when th
e voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for j
oy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of wh
at was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifie
s the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations w
ill call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, a
nd holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and r
eturned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, hav
e this mind among yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, thoug
h he was in the form of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be
grasped\, but emptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born
in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself an
d became obedient unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has hig
hly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, th
at at the name of Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth\, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to t
he glory of God the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt
that time\, Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received h
im into her house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's
feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much ser
ving\; and she went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my siste
r has left me to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord a
nswered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many th
ings\; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall
not be taken away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised
her voice and said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the b
reasts that you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear t
he word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus\; Straton\, Philip\, Eutychian\, & Cyprian
the Martyrs of Nicomedea\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy La
dy the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Demetrios the New\, Righteous-Marty
r of Samaria\; Eutychios\, Eutychianos and Kassiani the siblings\; Paul\, J
uliana\, and those martyred with them (the executioners)\n\nEpistle Reading
: Romans 13:1-10\nBrethren\, let every person be subject to the governing a
uthorities. For there is no authority except from God\, and those that exis
t have been instituted by God. Therefore he who resists the authorities res
ists what God has appointed\, and those who resist will incur judgment. For
rulers are not a terror to good conduct but to bad. Would you have no fear
of him who is in authority? Then do what is good\, and you will receive hi
s approval\, for he is God's servant for your own good. But if you do wrong
\, be afraid\, for he does not bear the sword in vain\; he is the servant o
f God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be subject\
, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For th
e same reasons you also pay taxes\, for the authorities are ministers of Go
d\, attending this very thing. Pay all of their dues\, taxes to whom taxes
are due\, revenue to whom revenue is due\, respect to whom respect is due\,
honor to whom honor is due. Owe no one anything\, except to love one anoth
er\, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments\
, "You shall not commit adultery\, You shall not kill\, You shall not steal
\, You shall not covet\," and any other commandment\, are summed up in this
sentence\, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong
to a neighbor\; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Matthew 12:30-37\nThe Lord said\, "He who is not with me is against me
\, and he who does not gather with me scatters. Therefore I tell you\, ever
y sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men\, but the blasphemy against the Sp
irit will not be forgiven. And whoever says a word against the Son of man w
ill be forgiven\; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be fo
rgiven\, either in this age or in the age to come.\n\n"Either make the tree
good\, and its fruit good\; or make the tree bad\, and its fruit bad\; for
the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak goo
d\, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth spea
ks. The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good\, and the evil
man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you\, on the day of
judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter\; for b
y your words you will be justified\, and by your words you will be condemne
d."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/18/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 8th Sunday of Matthew\; Floros & Lauros the Monk-martyrs of Illyria\;
Leontus the martyr\; Hermos the Martyr\; John & George\, Patriarchs of Cons
tantinople\; Relics of Arsenios the Righteous of Paros\; Constantine the Ne
w Martyr of Capua\; Matthew the New Martyr of Gerakari\; Afterfeast of the
Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nMatin
s Gospel Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside
the tomb\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\, and she saw
two angels in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain\, one at the
head and one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?
" She said to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not k
now where they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus
standing\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Wo
man\, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the garde
ner\, she said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where
you have laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary."
She turned and said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\," which means Teacher. Je
sus said to her\, "Do not touch Me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Fat
her\; but go to My brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to My Father a
nd your Father\, to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to t
he disciples\, "I have seen the Lord\," and she told them that He had said
these things to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 1:10-17\nBrethren\,
I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ\, that all of you agre
e and that there be no dissensions among you\, but that you be united in th
e same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe'
s people that there is quarreling among you\, my brethren. What I mean is t
hat each one of you says\, "I belong to Paul\," or "I belong to Apollos\,"
or "I belong to Cephas\," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was P
aul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank Go
d that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius\; lest any one shoul
d say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household
of Stephanas. Beyond that\, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.)
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel\, and not w
ith eloquent wisdom\, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:14-22\nAt that time\, Jesus saw a great throng\;
and he had compassion on them\, and healed their sick. When it was evening
\, the disciples came to him and said\, "This is a lonely place\, and the d
ay is now over\; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food
for themselves." Jesus said\, "They need not go away\; you give them someth
ing to eat." They said to him\, "We have only five loaves here and two fish
." And he said\, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit
down on the grass\; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked
up to heaven\, and blessed\, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. A
nd they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of
the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand me
n\, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boa
t and go before him to the other side\, while he dismissed the crowds.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the General & Martyr & his 2\,593 soldiers\; Holy Martyrs Timot
hy\, Agapius and Thecla\; Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia\; Af
terfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virg
in Mary\; Eutychianos and Strategios the Martyrs\n\nEpistle Reading: I Cori
nthians 11:31-34\;12:1-6\nBrethren\, if we judged ourselves truly\, we shou
ld not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord\, we are chastened so
that we may not be condemned along with the world. So then\, my brethren\,
when you come together to eat\, wait for one another - if any one is hungry
\, let him eat at home - lest you come together to be condemned. About the
other things I will give directions when I come. Now concerning the spiritu
al gifts\, brethren\, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that whe
n you were heathen\, you were led astray to dumb idols\, however you may ha
ve been moved. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by t
he Spirit of God ever says "Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is
Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts\, but the
same spirit\; and there are varieties of service\, but the same Lord\; and
there are varieties of working\, but it is the same God who inspires them
all in every one.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:1-11\nAt that time\, the di
sciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of hea
ven?" And calling to him a child\, he put him in the midst of them and said
\, "Truly\, I say to you\, unless you turn and become like children\, you w
ill never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this ch
ild\, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.\n\n"Whoever receives one
such child in my name receives me\; but whoever causes one of these little
ones who believe in me to sin\, it would be better for him to have a great
millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the se
a.\n\n"Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that te
mptations come\, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes! And if yo
ur hand or your foot causes you to sin\, cut it off and throw it away\; it
is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than with two hands or two f
eet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin\,
pluck it out and throw it away\; it is better for you to enter life with o
ne eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the Gehenna of fire.\n\n"See th
at you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell you that in hea
ven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. For
the Son of man came to save the lost."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Samuel the Prophet\; Holy Martyr Luke of Bouleutos\; Stephen\, First K
ing of Hungary\; Hierotheos\, Bishop of Hungary\; Oswin the Martyr\, King o
f Deira\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos a
nd Ever Virgin Mary\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:12-26\nBrethren\,
just as the body is one and has many members\, and all the members of the b
ody\, though many\, are one body\, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit
we were all baptized into one body - Jews or Greeks\, slaves or free - and
all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one
member but of many. If the foot should say\, "because I am not a hand\, I d
o not belong to the body\," that would not make it any less a part of the b
ody. If the whole body were an eye\, where would be the hearing? If the who
le body were an ear\, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is\, God
arranged the organs in the body\, each one of them\, as he chose. If all w
ere a single organ\, where would the body be? As it is\, there are many par
ts\, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand\, "I have no need of you\
," nor again the head to the feet\, "I have no need of you." On the contrar
y\, the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are indispensable\, and t
hose parts of the body which we think less honorable we invest with the gre
ater honor\, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty\,
which our presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the bo
dy\, giving the greater honor to the inferior part\, that there may be no d
iscord in the body\, but that the members may have the same care for one an
other. If one member suffers\, all suffer together\; if one member is honor
ed\, all rejoice together.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 18:18-22\;19:1-2\; 13
-15\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Truly\, I say to you\, whatever you
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth sh
all be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if two of you agree on earth
about anything they ask\, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered in my name\, there am I in the midst of
them."\n\nThen Peter came up and said to him\, "Lord\, how often shall my
brother sin against me\, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus
said to him\, "I do not say to you seven times\, but seventy times seven."\
n\nNow when Jesus had finished these sayings\, he went away from Galilee an
d entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan\; and large crowds followed
him\, and he healed them there.\n\nThen children were brought to him that
he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people\;
but Jesus said\, "Let the children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; f
or to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." And he laid his hands on them an
d went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/22/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Agathonicus\; Holy Martyr Anthuse\; Athanasios the Hie
romartyr & Bishop of Tarsus\; New Martyrs Manuel and John\; The Synaxis of
the Icon of the Mother of God of Prusa\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our
Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary\n\nEpistle Reading: I Co
rinthians 14:6-19\nBrethren\, if I come to you speaking in tongues\, how sh
all I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophe
cy or teaching? If even lifeless instruments\, such as the flute or the har
p\, do not give distinct notes\, how will any one know what is played? And
if the bugle gives an indistinct sound\, who will get ready for battle? So
with yourselves\; if you in a tongue utter speech that is not intelligible\
, how will any one know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air
. There are doubtless many different languages in the world\, and none is w
ithout meaning\; but if I do not know the meaning of the language\, I shall
be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. So with y
ourselves\; since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit\, strive t
o excell in building up the church. Therefore\, he who speaks in a tongue s
hould pray for the power to interpret. For if I pray in a tongue\, my spiri
t prays but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do? I will pray with spirit
and I will sing with the mind also. Otherwise\, if you bless with the spir
it\, how can any one in the position of an outsider say the "Amen" to your
thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? For you may give th
anks well enough\, but the other man is not edified. I thank God that I spe
ak in tongues more than you all\; nevertheless\, in church I would rather s
peak five words with my mind\, in order to instruct others\, than ten thous
and words in a tongue.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:17-28\nAt that time\,
as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem\, he took the twelve disciples aside\, a
nd on the way he said to them\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\; an
d the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes\, and t
hey will condemn him to death\, and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocke
d and scourged and crucified\, and he will be raised on the third day."\n\n
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him\, with her sons\, and
kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her\, "Wha
t do you want?" She said to him\, "Command that these two sons of mine may
sit\, one at your right hand and one at your left\, in your kingdom." But J
esus answered\, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink
the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him\, "We are able." He said to
them\, "You will drink my cup\, but to sit at my right hand and at my left
is not mine to grant\, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by
my Father." And when the ten heard it\, they were indignant at the two bro
thers. But Jesus called them to him and said\, "You know that the rulers of
the Gentiles lord it over them\, and their great men exercise authority ov
er them. It shall not be so among you\; but whoever would be great among yo
u must be your servant\, and whoever would be first among you must be your
slave\; even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve\, and to
give his life as a ransom for many."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/24/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian\; Cosma
s of Aetolia\, Equal to the Apostles\; The Translation of the Relics of Dio
nysios of Zakynthos\, Bishop of Aegina\; The Translation of the Holy Relics
of Saint Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 14:6-9\
nBrethren\, he who observes the day\, observes it in honor of the Lord. He
also who eats\, eats in honor of the Lord\, since he gives thanks to God\;
while he who abstains\, abstains in honor of the Lord\, and gives thanks to
God. None of us lives to himself\, and none of us dies to himself. If we l
ive\, we live to the Lord\, and if we die\, we die to the Lord\; so then\,
whether we live or whether we die\, we are the Lord's. For to this end Chri
st died and lived again\, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the
living.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:32-39\nAt that time\, Jesus called h
is disciples to him and said\, "I have compassion on the crowd\, because th
ey have been with me now three days\, and have nothing to eat\; and I am un
willing to send them away hungry\, lest they faint on the way." And the dis
ciples said to him\, "Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to fee
d so great a crowd?" And Jesus said to them\, "How many loaves have you?" T
hey said\, "Seven\, and a few small fish." And commanding the crowd to sit
down on the ground\, he took the seven loaves and the fish\, and having giv
en thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples\, and the disciples
gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied\; and they too
k up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. Those who ate were
four thousand men\, besides women and children. And sending away the crowds
\, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Matthew\; Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious
Apostle\; Titus the Apostle of the 70\; John the Cappadocian\, Epiphanius
and Menas\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Holy Father John of Karpathos\;
Ebba\, First Abbess of Coldingham\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\n
On the evening of that day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being sh
ut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood amo
ng them and said to them\, "Peace be with you." When He had said this\, He
showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they
saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father
has sent Me\, even so I send you." And when He had said this\, He breathed
on them and said to them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sin
s of any\, they are forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are ret
ained." Now Thomas\, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with the
m when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him\, "We have seen the Lord
." But he said to them\, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails\
, and place my finger in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in His s
ide\, I will not believe." Eight days later\, His disciples were again in t
he house\, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came a
nd stood among them and said\, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas\
, "Put your finger here\, and see My hands\; and put out your hand\, and pl
ace it in My side\; do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered H
im\, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because y
ou have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now
Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not
written in this book\; but these are written that you may believe that Jes
us is the Christ\, the Son of God\, and that believing\, you may have life
in His name.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 3:9-17\nBrethren\, we are Go
d's fellow workers\; you are God's field\, God's building. According to the
grace of God given to me\, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundati
on\, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he bui
lds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is lai
d\, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gol
d\, silver\, precious stones\, wood\, hay\, straw - each man's work will be
come manifest\; for the Day will disclose it\, because it will be revealed
with fire\, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If
the work which any man has built on the foundation survives\, he will recei
ve a reward. If any man's work is burned up\, he will suffer loss\, though
he himself will be saved\, but only as through fire. Do you not know that y
ou are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroy
s God's temple\, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy\, and that
temple you are.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-34\nAt that time\, Jesus m
ade the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side\, w
hile he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds\, he we
nt up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came\, he was there a
lone\, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land\,
beaten by the waves\; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watc
h of the night he came to them\, walking on the sea. But when the disciples
saw him walking on the sea\, they were terrified\, saying\, "It is a ghost
!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them\, saying "
Take heart\, it is I\; have no fear." \n\n And Peter answered him\, "Lord\,
if it is you\, bid me come to you on the water." He said\, "Come." So Pete
r got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus\; but when
he saw the wind\, he was afraid\, and beginning to sink he cried out\, "Lor
d\, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him\, sayin
g to him\, "O man of little faith\, why did you doubt?" And when they enter
ed the boat\, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him\, saying
\, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed over\, they ca
me to land at Gennesaret.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/26/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie\; Our Righteous Father Joseph\; Ic
on of the Mother of God of Vladimir\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nB
rethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you en
dured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to
abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the p
lundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a bette
r possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confiden
ce\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that yo
u may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little w
hile\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous
one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:18-22\nAt that tim
e\, as Jesus was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tr
ee by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but leaves only.
And he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig tr
ee withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\, saying\, "Ho
w did the fig tree wither at once?" And Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, I sa
y to you\, if you have faith and never doubt\, you will not only do what ha
s been done to the fig tree\, but even if you say to this mountain\, 'Be ta
ken up and cast into the sea\,' it will be done. And whatever you ask in pr
ayer\, you will receive\, if you have faith."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pimen the Great\; Holy Martyr Phanurius\; Anthousa the Martyr\; Poimen
of Palestine\; Hosisos the Confessor\; Liverios\, Pope of Rome\; Monica\n\
nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 15:29-38\nBrethren\, what do people mean by
being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all\,
why are people baptized on their behalf? Why am I in peril every hour? I pr
otest\, brethren\, by my pride in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord
\, I die every day! What do I gain if\, humanly speaking\, I fought with be
asts at Ephesos? If the dead are not raised\, "Let us eat and drink\, for t
omorrow we die." Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals." Come
to your right mind\, and sin no more. For some have no knowledge of God. I
say this to your shame. But some one will ask\, "How are the dead raised? W
ith what kind of body do they come?" You foolish man! What you sow does not
come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body which is to
be\, but a bare kernel\, perhaps of wheat or some other grain. But God give
s it a body as he has chosen\, and to each kind of seed its own body.\n\nGo
spel Reading: Matthew 21:23-27\nAt that time\, when Jesus entered the templ
e\, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was
teaching\, and said\, "By what authority are you doing these things\, and
who gave you this authority?" Jesus answered them\, "I also will ask you a
question\; and if you tell me the answer\, then I also will tell you by wha
t authority I do these things. The baptism of John\, whence was it? From he
aven or from men?" And they argued with one another\, "If we say\, 'From he
aven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we s
ay\, 'From men\,' we are afraid of the multitude\; for all hold that John w
as a prophet." So they answered Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to th
em\, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/31/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Cyprian
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage\; Gennadius Scholarus\, Patriarch of
Constantinople\; Aidan\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Eanswythe\, Abbess of Folk
estone\; Cuthburga the Queen\, Abbess of Wimborne\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebre
ws 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an
earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were
the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence\; it is called th
e Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Hol
ies\, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covere
d on all sides with gold\, which contained a golden urn holding the manna\,
and Aaron's rod that budded\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it we
re the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we c
annot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made\, the p
riests go continually into the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\
; but into the second only the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\,
and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors
of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\,
Jesus entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her
house. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and li
stened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and s
he went to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left m
e to serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\
, "Martha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one t
hing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be take
n away from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice a
nd said to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that
you sucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of G
od and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ecclesiastical New Year\; Symeon the Stylite\; Synaxis of the Recovery
of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae \; The 40 Holy Ascetic
Virgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon\; Holy Martyrs
Calliste and Siblings: Euodus and Hermogenes\; Righteous Meletius\, The St
ruggler of the Muioupolis Mountain\; Jesus (Joshua) of Navi\; Nicholas of K
ourtaliotis\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timoth
y 2:1-7\nTimothy\, my son\, first of all\, I urge that supplications\, pray
ers\, intercessions\, and thanksgivings be made for all men\, for kings and
all who are in high positions\, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable lif
e\, godly and respectful in every way. This is good\, and it is acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior\, who desires all men to be saved and to com
e to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God\, and there is one me
diator between God and men\, the man Christ Jesus\, who gave himself as a r
ansom for all\, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time. For th
is I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth\, I am no
t lying)\, a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 4:16-22\nAt that time\, Jesus came to Nazareth\, where he had been br
ought up\; and he went to the synagogue\, as his custom was\, on the sabbat
h day. And he stood up to read\; and there was given to him the book of the
prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was writte
n\, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me\, because he has anointed me to prea
ch good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captive
s and recovering of sight to the blind\, to set at liberty those who are op
pressed\, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." And he closed the b
ook\, and gave it back to the attendant\, and sat down\; and the eyes of al
l in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them\, "Today
this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke well of h
im\, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colos
sae (Chonae)\; Holy Martyr Calodote\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nE
pistle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBrethren\, if the message declared by angel
s was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribu
tion\, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was dec
lared at first by the Lord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard h
im\, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles
and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his own will. For
it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come\, of which we are
speaking. It has been testified somewhere\, "What is man that thou art min
dful of him\, or the son of man\, that thou carest for him? Thou didst make
him for a little while lower than the angels\, thou hast crowned him with
glory and honor\, putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in
putting everything in subjection to him\, he left nothing outside his contr
ol. As it is\, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we se
e Jesus\, who for a little while was made lower than the angels\, crowned w
ith glory and honor because of the suffering of death\, so that by the grac
e of God he might taste death for every one. For it was fitting that he\, f
or whom and by whom all things exist\, in bringing many sons to glory\, sho
uld make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears yo
u hears me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me reje
cts him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even
the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw S
atan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority t
o tread upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\;
and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the
spirits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in he
aven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank
you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these thing
s from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father
\, for such was your gracious will."\n\n
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SUMMARY:🍇 The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in
Colossae (Chonae)
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross\; The Consecration of the
Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre)\; Cornelius the Centurion
& Martyr\; Aristides the Philosopher\; Hierotheos the Righteous of Iveron
Monastery\, Mount Athos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Hebrews 3:1-4\nHoly brethren\, who share in a heavenly call\, consider
Jesus\, the apostle and high priest of our confession. He was faithful to h
im who appointed him\, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house.
Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the b
uilder of a house has more honor than the house. (For every house is built
by some one\, but the builder of all things is God.)\n\nGospel Reading: Mat
thew 16:13-19\nAt that time\, when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea
Philippi\, he asked his disciples\, "Who do men say that the Son of man is
?" And they said\, "Some say John the Baptist\, others say Elijah\, and oth
ers Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them\, "But who do you say
that I am?" Simon Peter replied\, "You are the Christ\, the Son of the liv
ing God." And Jesus answered him\, "Blessed are you\, Simon Bar Jona! For f
lesh and blood has not revealed this to you\, but my Father who is in heave
n. And I tell you\, you are Peter\, and on this rock I will build my church
\, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you the
keys of the kingdom of heaven\, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bo
und in heaven\, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eustathius the Great Martyr\, his wife and two children\; Our Righteou
s Father Eustathius\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; John the Foreigner\; Hil
arion the New Martyr of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\n\nFast Day (W
ine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 6:10-17\nBrethren\, be s
trong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor
of God\, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Fo
r we are not contending against flesh and blood\, but against the principal
ities\, against the powers\, against the world rulers of this present darkn
ess\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Th
erefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to withstand in
the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, having
girded your loins with truth\, and having put on the breastplate of righteo
usness\, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peac
e\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith\, with which you can que
nch all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvatio
n\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n\nGospel Readi
ng: Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will
lay their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synago
gues and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for m
y name's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it the
refore in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I wil
l give you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able
to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and b
rothers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\;
you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head wi
ll perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary\
; Sophronios\, Bishop of Iberia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste
into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of
Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of M
ary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, a
nd blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the
mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your g
reeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed i
s she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to
her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of
his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bless
ed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his na
me." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her ho
me.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among
yourselves\, which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the f
orm of God\, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but em
ptied himself\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness o
f men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient
unto death\, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him a
nd bestowed on him the name which is above every name\, that at the name of
Jesus every knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God t
he Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesu
s entered a village\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house
. And she had a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listene
d to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she we
nt to him and said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to
serve you alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Ma
rtha\, Martha\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing
is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken awa
y from her." As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and sa
id to him\, "Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you s
ucked!" But he said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God an
d keep it!"\n\n
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Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross\; Commemoration o
f the 6th Ecumenical Council\n\nStrict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John
12:28-36\nThe Lord said\, "Father\, glorify your name." Then a voice came f
rom heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again." The crowd
standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said\, "An ang
el has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come for your sake\
, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall the ruler of
this world be cast out: and I\, when I am lifted up from the earth\, will d
raw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die. T
he crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains
for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is th
is Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you for a little lo
nger. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness overtake you\; he w
ho walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light\
, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of light."\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: I Corinthians 1:18-24\nBrethren\, the word of the cross is folly to t
hose who are perishing\, but to us who are being saved it is the power of G
od. For it is written\, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise\, and the cl
everness of the clever I will thwart." Where is the wise man? Where is the
scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisd
om of the world? For since\, in the wisdom of God\, the world did not know
God through wisdom\, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to
save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom\, but
we preach Christ crucified\, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentile
s\, but to those who are called\, both Jews and Greeks\, Christ the power o
f God and the wisdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 19:6-11\, 13-20\, 25-2
8\, 30\nAt that time\, when the chief priests and the officers saw him\, th
ey cried out\, "Crucify him\, crucify him!" Pilate said to them\, "Take him
yourselves and crucify him\, for I find no crime in him." The Jews answere
d him\, "We have a law\, and by that law he ought to die\, because he has m
ade himself the Son of God."\n\nWhen Pilate heard these words\, he was the
more afraid\; he entered the praetorium again and said to Jesus\, "Where ar
e you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate therefore said to him\, "You
will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you\, an
d power to crucify you?" Jesus answered him\, "You would have no power over
me unless it had been given you from above\; therefore he who delivered me
to you has the greater sin." When Pilate heard these words\, he brought Je
sus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement\,
and in Hebrew\, Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover
\; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews\, "Behold your King!" T
hey cried out\, "Away with him\, away with him\, crucify him!" Pilate said
to them\, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered\, "We hav
e no king but Caesar." Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So
they took Jesus\, and he went out\, bearing his own cross\, to the place ca
lled the place of a skull\, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. There they
crucified him\, and with him two others\, one on either side\, and Jesus be
tween them. Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross\; it read\, "
Jesus of Nazareth\, the King of the Jews." Many of the Jews read this title
\, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city\; and it was w
ritten in Hebrew\, in Latin\, and in Greek.\n\nBut standing by the cross of
Jesus were his mother\, and his mother's sister\, Mary the wife of Clopas\
, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother\, and the disciple whom he
loved standing near\, he said to his mother\, "Woman\, behold your son!" Th
en he said to the disciple\, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour the d
isciple took her to his own home. Then when Jesus had received the vinegar\
, he said\, "It is finished"\; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit
.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nikitas the Great Martyr\; Philotheos the Righteous\; Bessarion of Lar
issa\; Righteous Father Symeon\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; John the New
Martyr of Sfakion\, Crete\; Afterfeast of the Holy Cross\; Porphyrios the A
ctor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 1:24-29\, 2:1\nBrethren\
, now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake\, and in my flesh I complete
what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body\, that is
\, the church\, of which I became a minister according to the divine office
which was given to me for you\, to make the word of God fully known\, the
mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints
. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the rich
es of the glory of this mystery\, which is Christ in you\, the hope of glor
y. Him we proclaim\, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom
\, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil\, strivi
ng with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me. For I want you
to know how greatly I strive for you.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\
nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the
midst of wolves\; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of m
en\; for they will deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synag
ogues\, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to
bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do
not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you
are to say will be given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\
, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver
up brother to death\, and the father his child\, and children will rise aga
inst parents and have them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for
my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Phocas the Martyr\, Bishop of Sinope\; Phocas the Gardener\; Martyrs I
saac\, Martin\, and the 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monastery\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 1:7-17\nBrethren\, we have redemption thro
ugh the blood of Christ\, the forgiveness of our trespasses\, according to
the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us. For he has made known to
us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will\, according to his pu
rpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time\, to u
nite all things in him\, things in heaven and things on earth. In him\, acc
ording to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the c
ounsel of his will\, we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and ap
pointed to live for the praise of his glory. In him you also\, who have hea
rd the word of truth\, the gospel of your salvation\, and have believed in
him\, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit\, which is the guarantee of
our inheritance until we acquire possession of it\, to the praise of his g
lory. For this reason\, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesu
s and your love toward all the saints\, I do not cease to give thanks for y
ou\, remembering you in my prayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\
, the Father of glory\, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation i
n the knowledge of him.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 4:22-30\nAt that time\, the
crowd wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of the mouth of J
esus\; and they said\, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said to them\, "D
oubtless you will quote to me this proverb\, 'Physician\, heal yourself\; w
hat we have heard you did at Capernaum\, do here also in your own country.'
" And he said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, no prophet is acceptable in his own
country. But in truth\, I tell you\, there were many widows in Israel in t
he days of Elijah\, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months\
, when there came a great famine over all the land\; and Elijah was sent to
none of them but only to Zarephath\, in the land of Sidon\, to a woman who
was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the proph
et Elisha\; and none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." When
they heard this\, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they ro
se up and put him out of the city\, and led him to the brow of the hill on
which their city was built\, that they might throw him down headlong. But p
assing through the midst of them he went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Philip the Apostle of the 70\, one of the 7 Deacons\; Theophanes the C
onfessor\, Bishop of Nicaea\; Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla\; Nectario
s\, Arsakios\, Sisinios and Philotheos Kokkinos\, Patriarchs of Constantino
ple\; Ethelburga\, Abbess of Barking\; Our righteous Father Kenneth\, Found
er of the Monastery of Aghaboe in Ireland.\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Acts 8:26-39\nIn those days\, an angel of the Lord said to Philip\, "Ris
e and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza
." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And behold\, an Ethiopian\,
a eunuch\, a minister of the Candace\, queen of the Ethiopians\, in charge
of all her treasure\, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning\;
seated in his chariot\, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit
said to Philip\, "Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him\, and
heard him reading Isaiah the prophet\, and asked\, "Do you understand what
you are reading?" And he said\, "How can I\, unless some one guides me?" An
d he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of the scr
ipture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep led to the slaughter or a
lamb before its shearer is dumb\, so he opens not his mouth. In his humili
ation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life
is taken up from the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip\, "About whom\,
pray\, does the prophet say this\, about himself or about some one else?"
Then Philip opened his mouth\, and beginning with this scripture he told hi
m the good news of Jesus. And as they went along the road they came to some
water\, and the eunuch said\, "See\, here is water! What is to prevent my
being baptized?" And Philip said\, "If you believe with all your heart\, yo
u may." And he replied\, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." A
nd he commanded the chariot to stop\, and they both went down into the wate
r\, Philip and the eunuch\, and he baptized him. And when they came up out
of the water\, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip\; and the eunuch saw
him no more\, and went on his way rejoicing.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:22-
25\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a boat with his disciples\, and he said to
them\, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out\,
and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the la
ke\, and they were filling with water\, and were in danger. And they went a
nd woke him\, saying\, "Master\, Master\, we are perishing!" And he awoke a
nd rebuked the wind and the raging waves\; and they ceased\, and there was
a calm. He said to them\, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid\, and
they marveled\, saying to one another\, "Who then is this\, that he comman
ds even wind and water\, and they obey him?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of Pergamu
s\; Benjamin the Deacon\; Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece\; Meletios of Pe
gas\, Patriarch of Alexandria\; Florentios the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Hie
romartyr Jacob of Hamatoura\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians
1:27-30\;2:1-4\nBrethren\, let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel
of Christ\, so that whether I come and see you or am absent\, I may hear of
you that you stand firm in one spirit\, with one mind striving side by sid
e for the faith of the gospel\, and not frightened in anything by your oppo
nents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction\, but of your salv
ation\, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake
of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake\
, engaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine. So if
there is any encouragement in Christ\, any incentive of love\, any partici
pation in the Spirit\, any affection and sympathy\, complete my joy by bein
g of the same mind\, having the same love\, being in full accord and of one
mind. Do nothing from selfishness or conceit\, but in humility count other
s better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interest
s but also to the interests of others.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:12-18\nAt
that time\, the twelve disciples came to Jesus and said to him\, "Send the
crowd away\, to go into the villages and country round about\, to lodge and
get provisions\; for we are here in a lonely place." But he said to them\,
"You give them something to eat." They said\, "We have no more than five l
oaves and two fish -- unless we are to go and buy food for all these people
." For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples\, "
Make them sit down in companies\, about fifty each." And they did so\, and
made them all sit down. And taking the five loaves and the two fish he look
ed up to heaven\, and blessed and broke them\, and gave them to the discipl
es to set before the crowd. And all ate and were satisfied. And they took u
p what was left over\, twelve baskets of broken pieces. Now it happened tha
t as he was praying alone the disciples were with him.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Carpus\, Papylus\, Agathodorus\, & Agathonica\, the Martyrs of P
ergamus
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens\; Domnina the Martyr and her daughters\;
John the Hermit\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:25-33\nBret
hren\, husbands\, love your wives\, as Christ loved the church and gave him
self up for her\, that he might sanctify her\, having cleansed her by the w
ashing of water with the word\, that he might present the church to himself
in splendor\, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing\, that she might b
e holy and without blemish. Even so husbands should love their wives as the
ir own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no man ever hates h
is own flesh\, but nourishes and cherishes it\, as Christ does the church\,
because we are members of his body. "For this reason a man shall leave his
father and mother and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one
flesh." This mystery is a profound one\, and I am saying that it refers to
Christ and the church\; however\, let each one of you love his wife as him
self\, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 6:46-49\, 7:1\nThe Lord said\, "Why do you call me 'Lord\, Lord\,'
and not do what I tell you? Every one who comes to me and hears my words an
d does them\, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a
house\, who dug deep\, and laid the foundation upon rock\; and when a flood
arose\, the stream broke against that house\, and could not shake it\, bec
ause it had been founded upon the rock. But he who hears and does not do th
em is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation\; aga
inst which the stream broke\, and immediately it fell\, and the ruin of tha
t house was great." After he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of th
e people he entered Capernaum.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Hierotheus\, Bishop of Athens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230928
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UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230927
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions\; Mark\, Aristarchos\, and
Zenon\, Apostles of the 70\; Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Gide
on the Righteous\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 3:8-21\nBreth
ren\, to me\, though I am the very least of all the saints\, this grace was
given\, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ\, and
to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God
who created all things\; that through the church the manifold wisdom of God
might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly p
laces. This was according to the eternal purpose which he has realized in C
hrist Jesus our Lord\, in whom we have boldness and confidence of access th
rough our faith in him. So l ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffe
ring for you\, which is your glory. For this reason I bow my knees before t
he Father of our Lord Jesus Christ\, from whom every family in heaven and o
n earth is named\, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant y
ou to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man\, and
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith\, that you\, being roote
d and grounded in love\, may have power to comprehend with all the saints w
hat is the breadth and length and height and depth\, and to know the love o
f Christ which surpasses knowledge\, that you may be filled with the fulnes
s of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far m
ore abundantly than all that we ask or think\, to him be glory in the churc
h and in Christ Jesus to all generations\, for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Luke 5:33-39\nAt that time\, the Pharisees came to Jesus and sa
id to him\, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and offer prayers\, an
d so do the disciples of the Pharisees\, but yours eat and drink?" And Jesu
s said to them\, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is
with them? The days will come\, when the bridegroom is taken away from them
\, and then they will fast in those days." He told them a parable also: "No
one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it upon an old garment\; if
he does\, he will tear the new\, and the piece from the new will not match
the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins\; if he does\, the new
wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled\, and the skins will be d
estroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. And no one after d
rinking old wine desires new\; for he says\, 'The old is better.'"\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230930
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20230929
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 09/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine\; Martyr Petronius\; Malachi the New
Righteous Martyr of Lindos\; Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza\; Dionysios I\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians
5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\,
patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\;
against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have c
rucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit
\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provok
ing of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overta
ken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit
of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one anoth
er's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:
17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of
his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem
and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed
of their diseases\; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were c
ured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from hi
m and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and sa
id: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are y
ou that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep
now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when t
hey exclude you and revile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on accoun
t of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\,
your reward is great in heaven."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231007
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas\; Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadoci
a\; Makarios the Righteous of Chios\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nE
pistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apost
les as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a
spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's s
ake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are
held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thi
rst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working wi
th our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; w
hen slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as th
e refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this
to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For thou
gh you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For
I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\
, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of t
hat day\, the first day of the week\, the doors being shut where the discip
les were for fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to
them\, "Peace be with you." When He had said this\, He showed them His han
ds and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus
said to them again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me\, even
so I send you." And when He had said this\, He breathed on them and said to
them\, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are
forgiven\; if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained." Now Thomas\
, one of the twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples told him\, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to t
hem\, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails\, and place my fing
er in the mark of the nails\, and place my hand in His side\, I will not be
lieve." Eight days later\, His disciples were again in the house\, and Thom
as was with them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them
and said\, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas\, "Put your finger
here\, and see My hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in My side\;
do not be faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered Him\, "My Lord and M
y God!" Jesus said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Bl
essed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many othe
r signs in the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this bo
ok\; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\,
the Son of God\, and that believing\, you may have life in His name.\n\n
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SUMMARY:🍇 The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Luke the Evangelist\; Marinos the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Colossians 4:5-11\,14-18\nBrethren\, conduct yourselves wisely toward
outsiders\, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be graciou
s\, seasoned with salt\, so that you may know how you ought to answer every
one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affairs\; he is a beloved brother
and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to y
ou for this very purpose\, that you may know how we are and that he may enc
ourage your hearts\, and with him Onesimos\, the faithful and beloved broth
er\, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has ta
ken place. Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin
of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions if he comes to
you\, receive him)\, and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only men
of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, and t
hey have been a comfort to me. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet y
ou. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and to Nympha and the c
hurch in her house. And when this letter has been read among you\, have it
read also in the church of the Laodiceans\; and see that you read also the
letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos\, "See that you fulfill the mini
stry which you have received in the Lord." I\, Paul\, write this greeting w
ith my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "He who hears you he
ars me\, and he who rejects you rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects
him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the
demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan
fall like lightning from heaven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tr
ead upon serpents and scorpions\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and
nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spi
rits are subject to you\; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven
." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you
\, Father\, Lord of heaven and earth\, that you have hidden these things fr
om the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, f
or such was your gracious will."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Luke the Evangelist
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231021
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch\; Matrona the Righteous of Chios\
; Gerasimus of Cephalonia\; Andronicus the Righteous Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be strong in the
grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me before many
witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. S
hare in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service
gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy the one w
ho enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to
the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the first share o
f the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you understand
ing in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead\, descend
ed from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I am suffer
ing and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettere
d. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that they also
may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 10:1-15\nAt that time\, the Lord appointed seventy other discipl
es\, and sent them on ahead of him\, two by two\, into every town and place
where he himself was about to come. And he said to them\, "The harvest is
plentiful\, but the laborers are few\; pray therefore the Lord of the harve
st to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way\; behold\, I send you
out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse\, no bag\, no sandals\
; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter\, first say\, 'Pe
ace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is there\, your peace shall re
st upon him\; but if not\, it shall return to you. And remain in the same h
ouse\, eating and drinking what they provide\, for the laborer deserves his
wages\; do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they
receive you\, eat what is set before you\; heal the sick in it and say to t
hem\, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' But whenever you enter a t
own and they do not receive you\, go into its streets and say\, 'Even the d
ust of your town that clings to our feet\, we wipe off against you\; nevert
heless know this\, that the kingdom of God has come near.' I tell you\, it
shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that town.\n\n'Woe t
o you\, Chorazin! woe to you\, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in y
ou had been done in Tyre and Sidon\, they would have repented long ago\, si
tting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tolerable in the judgmen
t for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you\, Capernaum\, will you be exalte
d to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231026
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries\; Tabitha\, who wa
s raised from the dead by Peter the Apostle\; Chrysaphios (or Chrysaphos) t
he Martyr\; Martyr Chrysanthe\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians
1:18-23\nBrethren\, Christ is the head of the body\, the church\; he is th
e beginning\, the first-born from the dead\, that in everything he might be
preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell\, and
through him to reconcile to himself all things\, whether on earth or in hea
ven\, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you\, who once were estra
nged and hostile in mind\, doing evil deeds\, he has now reconciled in his
body of flesh by his death\, in order to present you holy and blameless and
irreproachable before him\, provided that you continue in the fight\, stab
le and steadfast\, not shifting from the hope of the gospel which you heard
\, which has been preached to every creature under heaven\, and of which I\
, Paul\, became a minister.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:9-13\nThe Lord said
to his disciples\, "Ask\, and it will be given you\; seek\, and you will fi
nd\; knock\, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives\,
and he who seeks finds\, and to him who knocks it will be opened. What fat
her among you\, if his son asks for bread\, will give him a stone\; or if h
e asks for a fish\, will instead of a fish give him a serpent\; or if he as
ks for an egg\, will give him a scorpion? If you then\, who are evil\, know
how to give good gifts to your children\, how much more will the heavenly
Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231028
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231027
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 10/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki\; Kyriakos\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\; Procla\, wife of Pontius Pilate\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: C
olossians 2:1-7\nBrethren\, I want you to know how greatly I strive for you
\, and for those at Laodicea\, and for all who have not seen my face\, that
their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in love\, to have
all the riches of assured understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery
\, of Christ\, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I
say this in order that no one may delude you with beguiling speech. For th
ough I am absent in body\, yet I am with you in spirit\, rejoicing to see y
our good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. As therefore you r
eceived Christ Jesus the Lord\, so live in him\, rooted and built up in him
and established in the faith\, just as you were taught\, abounding in than
ksgiving.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 11:23-26\nThe Lord said\, "He who is not
with me is against me he who does not gather with me scatters.\n\n"When the
unclean spirit has gone out of a man\, he passes through waterless places
seeking rest\; and finding none he says\, 'I will return to my house from w
hich I came.' And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order. Then he
goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than himself\, and they ente
r and dwell there\; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the f
irst."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Nestor the Martyr of Thessaloniki
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231104
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the Deacon\,
Martyrs of Persia\; Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr Geor
ge in Lydda\; George of Neapolis the New Martyr\; Holy Father and New Hiero
martyr Gregory of Neapolis\; Theodore the Confessor\, Bishop of Ancyra\; Wi
nifred of Treffynnon\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 4:10-18\
nBrethren\, Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets you\, and Mark the cousin
of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions -- if he comes
to you\, receive him)\, and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only
men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God\, a
nd they have been a comfort to me. Epaphras\, who is one of yourselves\, a
servant of Christ Jesus\, greets you\, always remembering you earnestly in
his prayers\, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will o
f God. For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those
in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet
you. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodicea\, and Nympha and the chu
rch in her house. And when this letter has been read among you\, have it r
ead also in the church of the Laodiceans\; and see that you read also the l
etter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos\, "See that you fulfill the minis
try which you have received in the Lord." I\, Paul\, write this greeting wi
th my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 12:2-12\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Nothing is covered up
that will not be revealed\, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore wh
atever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light\, and what you
have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. \n
\n I tell you\, my friends\, do not fear those who kill the body\, and afte
r that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fea
r him who\, after he has killed\, has power to cast into Gehenna\; yes\, I
tell you\, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not on
e of them is forgotten before God. Why\, even the hairs of your head are al
l numbered. Fear not\; you are of more value than many sparrows. \n\n And I
tell you\, every one who acknowledges me before men\, the Son of man also
will acknowledge before the angels of God\; but he who denies me before men
will be denied before the angels of God. And every one who speaks a word a
gainst the Son of man will be forgiven\; but he who blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. And when they bring you before the synago
gues and the rulers and the authorities\, do not be anxious how or what you
are to answer or what you are to say\; for the Holy Spirit will teach you
in that very hour what you ought to say."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Acepsimas the Bishop\, Joseph the Presbyter\, & Aeithalas the De
acon\, Martyrs of Persia
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231102
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231101
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mother Th
eodota\; David the Righteous of Evia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the bod
y of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the c
hurch first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of m
iracles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kin
ds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do
all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with to
ngues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I wi
ll show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men a
nd of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries and all know
ledge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not
love\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body
to be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind
\; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does
not insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not
rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, belie
ves all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\
nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his
twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast th
em out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus
sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no t
own of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Isr
ael. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Heal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You rec
eived without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:🍇 Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia\, and their mot
her Theodota
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231111
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231110
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\, Apost
les of the 70\; Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia\; Holy Father Arsenius of
Cappadocia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bishop of Assa\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpi
stle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\, God has exhibited us apostle
s as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\; because we have become a s
pectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sak
e\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, but you are strong. You are h
eld in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirs
t\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\, and we labor\, working with
our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when persecuted\, we endure\; whe
n slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have become\, and are now\, as the
refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this t
o make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though
you have countless guides in Christ\, you do not have many fathers. For I
became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you\, then\,
be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:31-35\nAt that time some Pha
risees came to Jesus and said to him\, "Get away from here\, for Herod want
s to kill you." And he said to them\, "Go and tell that fox\, 'Behold\, I c
ast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow\, and the third day I f
inish my course. Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and th
e day following\; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from J
erusalem.' O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and stoning those
who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children togethe
r as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you would not! Behold\,
your house is forsaken. And I tell you\, you will not see me until you say\
, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Erastus\, Olympas\, Rodion\, Sosipater\, Quartus\, and Tertios\,
Apostles of the 70
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231116
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231115
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nativity Fast Begins\; Guria\, Shamuna\, and Habib\, Martyrs and Confe
ssors of Edessa\; Thomas II the New\, Archbishop of Constantinople\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Thessalonians 4:1-12\nBrethren\, we beseech an
d exhort you in the Lord Jesus\, that as you learned from us how you ought
to live and to please God\, just as you are doing\, you do so more and more
. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For th
is is the will of God\, your sanctification: that you abstain from unchasti
ty\; that each one of you know how to take a wife for himself in holiness a
nd honor\, not in the passion of lust like the heathen who do not know God\
; that no man transgress\, and wrong his brother in this matter\, because t
he Lord is an avenger in all these things\, as we solemnly forewarned you.
For God has not called us for uncleanness\, but in holiness. Therefore whoe
ver disregards this\, disregards not man but God\, who gives his Holy Spiri
t to you. But concerning the love of the brethren you have no need to have
any one write to you\, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love o
ne another\; and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia.
But we exhort you\, brethren\, to do so more and more\, to aspire to live q
uietly\, to mind your own affairs\, and to work with your hands\, as we cha
rged you\; so that you may command the respect of outsiders\, and be depend
ent on nobody.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 15:1-10\nAt that time\, the tax coll
ectors and sinners were all drawing near to Jesus to hear him. And the Phar
isees and the scribes murmured\, saying\, "This man receives sinners and ea
ts with them." So he told them this parable: "What man of you\, having a hu
ndred sheep\, if he has lost one of them\, does not leave the ninety-nine i
n the wilderness\, and go after the one which is lost\, until he finds it?
And when he has found it\, he lays it on his shoulders\, rejoicing. And whe
n he comes home\, he calls together his friends and his neighbors\, saying
to them\, 'Rejoice with me\, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' Jus
t so\, I tell you\, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who re
pents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. "Or w
hat woman\, having ten silver coins\, if she loses one coin\, does not ligh
t a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And wh
en she has found it\, she calls together her friends and neighbors\, saying
\, 'Rejoice with me\, for I have found the coin which I had lost.' Just so\
, I tell you\, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who re
pents."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Nativity Fast Begins
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231118
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Gennadios I and Ma
ximus\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Righteous Mother Hilda of Whitby\n\n
Strict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:7-11\nBrethren\, to each i
s given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is give
n through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom\, and to another the utterance
of knowledge according to the same Spirit\, to another faith by the same S
pirit\, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit\, to another the work
ing of miracles\, to another prophecy\, to another the ability to distingui
sh between spirits\, to another various kinds of tongues\, to another the i
nterpretation of tongues. All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit
\, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.\n\nGospel Reading:
Luke 16:15-18\; 17:1-4\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\, "You ar
e those who justify yourselves before men\, but God knows your hearts\; for
what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. The law a
nd the prophets were until John\; since then the good news of the kingdom o
f God is preached\, and every one enters it violently. But it is easier for
heaven and earth to pass away\, than for one dot of the law to become void
. Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery\, an
d he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery." \n\n
And he said to his disciples\, "Temptations to sin are sure to come\; but w
oe to him by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were
hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea\, than that he should ca
use one of these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves\; if your brot
her sins\, rebuke him\, and if he repents\, forgive him\; and if he sins ag
ainst you seven times in the day\, and turns to you seven times\, and says\
, 'I repent\,' you must forgive him."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231123
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia\, One
simos the Disciple of Paul\; Holy Martyr Cecilia and those with her\; After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Kallistos Xanthopoulo
s\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Anthimos\, President of Crete\; Righteous
Jacob of Evia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Philemon 1:1-25\n PAUL\,
a prisoner for Christ Jesus\, and Timothy our brother\, To Philemon our bel
oved fellow worker\, and Apphia our sister and Archippos our fellow soldier
\, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in my
prayers\, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have towa
rd the Lord Jesus and all the saints\, and I pray that the sharing of your
faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. For
I have derived much joy and comfort from your love\, my brother\, because
the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Accordingly\, tho
ugh I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required\, yet
for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I\, Paul\, an ambassador and no
w a prisoner also for Christ Jesus - I appeal to you for my child\, Onesimo
s\, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless
to you\, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) I am sending him b
ack to you\, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him with
me\, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment
for the gospel\; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in ord
er that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will.
Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while\, that you might ha
ve him back for ever\, no longer as a slave but more than a slave\, as a be
loved brother\, especially to me but how much more to you\, both in the fle
sh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner\, receive him as you
would receive me. If he has wronged you at all\, or owes you anything\, ch
arge that to my account. I\, Paul\, write this with my own hand\, I will re
pay it - to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. Yes\, brother\
, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. Con
fident of your obedience\, I write to you\, knowing that you will do even m
ore than I say. At the same time\, prepare a guest room for me\, for I am h
oping through your prayers to be granted to you. Epaphras\, my fellow priso
ner in Christ Jesus\, sends greetings to you\, and so do Mark\, Aristarchos
\, Demas\, and Luke\, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
be with your spirit. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:15-17\, 26-30\nAt th
at time\, they were bringing infants to Jesus that he might touch them\; an
d when the disciples saw it\, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to h
im\, saying\, "Let the children come to me\, and do not hinder them\; for t
o such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does not
receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."\n\nThose who h
eard it said\, "Then who can be saved?" But he said\, "What is impossible w
ith men is possible with God." And Peter said\, "Lo\, we have left our home
s and followed you." And he said to them\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is
no man who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children\, for
the sake of the kingdom of God\, who will not receive manifold more in thi
s time\, and in the age to come eternal life."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Archippus the Apostle\, Philemon the Apostle & his wife\, Apphia
\, Onesimos the Disciple of Paul
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231125
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231124
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome\; Peter\, Archbishop of Alexand
ria\; Hermogenes\, the Martyr\; Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos in
to the Temple\; Philoumenos and Christopher the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nE
pistle Reading: Philippians 3:20-21\;4:1-3\nBrethren\, our commonwealth is
in heaven\, and from it we await a Savior\, the Lord Jesus Christ\, who wil
l change our lowly body to be like his glorious body\, by the power which e
nables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefore\, my brethren\
, whom I love and long for\, my joy and crown\, stand firm thus in the Lord
\, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lor
d. And I ask you also\, true yokefellow\, help these women\, for they have
labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the r
est of my fellow workers\, whose names are in the book of life. \n\nGospel
Reading: Luke 19:12-28\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A nobleman went into
a far country to receive a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his serv
ants\, he gave them ten pounds\, and said to them\, 'Trade with these till
I come.' But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him\, saying\
, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.' When he returned\, having rec
eived the kingdom\, he commanded these servants\, to whom he had given the
money\, to be called to him\, that he might know what they had gained by tr
ading. The first came before him\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has made ten
pounds more.' And he said to him\, 'Well done\, good servant! Because you
have been faithful in a very little\, you shall have authority over ten cit
ies.' And the second came\, saying\, 'Lord\, your pound has made five pound
s.' And he said to him\, 'And you are to be over five cities.' Then another
came\, saying\, 'Lord\, here is your pound\, which I kept laid away in a n
apkin\; for I was afraid of you\, because you are a severe man\; you take u
p what you did not lay down\, and reap what you did not sow.' He said to hi
m\, 'I will condemn you out of your own mouth\, you wicked servant! You kne
w that I was a severe man\, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping w
hat I did not sow? Why then did you not put my money into the bank\, and at
my coming I should have collected it with interest?' And he said to those
who stood by\, 'Take the pound from him\, and give it to him who has the te
n pounds.' (And they said to him\, 'Lord\, he has ten pounds!') 'I tell you
\, that to every one who has will more be given\; but from him who has not\
, even what he has will be taken away. But as for these enemies of mine\, w
ho did not want me to reign over them\, bring them here and slay them befor
e me.'" And when he had said this\, he went on ahead\, going up to Jerusale
m.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Our Holy Father Clement\, Pope of Rome
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231130
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231129
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/29/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia\;
Our Righteous Father Nicholas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Hieromartyr D
ionysios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Phaedrus the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistl
e Reading: I Timothy 1:18-20\;2:8-15\nTimothy\, my son\, this charge I comm
it to you in accordance with the prophetic utterances which pointed to you\
, that inspired by them you may wage the good warfare\, holding faith and a
good conscience. By rejecting conscience\, certain persons have made shipw
reck of their faith\, among them Hymenaios and Alexander\, whom I have deli
vered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. I desire then that in
every place the men should pray\, lifting holy hands without anger or quarr
eling\; also that women should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly in se
emly apparel\, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly attire but
by good deeds\, as befits women who profess religion. Let a woman learn in
silence with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have aut
hority over men\; she is to keep silent. For Adam was formed first\, then E
ve\; and Adam was not deceived\, but the woman was deceived and became a tr
ansgressor. Yet woman will be saved through bearing children\, if she conti
nues in faith and love and holiness\, with modesty.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
20:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and
preaching the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders ca
me up and said to Him\, "Tell us by what authority you do these things\, or
who it is that gave you this authority." He answered them\, "I also will
ask you a question\; now tell me\, was the baptism of John from heaven or f
rom men?" And they discussed it with one another\, saying\, "If we say\, '
From heaven\,' he will say\, 'Why did you not believe him?' But if we say\
, 'From men\,' all the people will stone us\; for they are convinced that J
ohn was a prophet." So they answered that they did not know whence it was.
And Jesus said to them\, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do
these things."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Paramonus\, Philumenus\, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bith
ynia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231202
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231201
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/01/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nahum the Prophet\; Philaret the Merciful of Amnia\; Ananias the Persi
an\; Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia\;
Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon\, Archbishops of Ephesus\n\nStrict F
ast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 4:4-8\nTimothy\, my son\, everything crea
ted by God is good\, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with t
hanksgiving\; for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. If
you put these instructions before the brethren\, you will be a good ministe
r of Christ Jesus\, nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doc
trine which you have followed. Have nothing to do with godless and silly my
ths. Train yourself in godliness\; for while bodily training is of some val
ue\, godliness is of value in every way\, as it holds promise for the prese
nt life and also for the life to come. Take heed to yourself and to your te
aching\; hold to that\, for by so doing you will save both yourself and you
r hearers.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 20:19-26\nAt that time\, the scribes and
the chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very hour\, but they
feared the people\; for they perceived that he had told this parable again
st them. So they watched him\, and sent spies\, who pretended to be sincere
\, that they might take hold of what he said\, so as to deliver him up to t
he authority and jurisdiction of the governor. They asked him\, "Teacher\,
we know that you speak and teach rightly\, and show no partiality\, but tru
ly teach the way of God. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar\, or
not?" But he perceived their craftiness\, and said to them\, "Show me a co
in. Whose likeness and inscription has it?" They said\, "Caesar's." He said
to them\, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, and to God
the things that are God's." And they were not able in the presence of the
people to catch him by what he said\; but marveling at his answer they were
silent.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Nahum the Prophet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231209
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231208
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; P
atapius the Righteous of Thebes\; Sosthenes\, Apollo\, Cephas\, Tychikos\,
Epaphroditos\, Caesar\, & Onesiphoros\, Apostles of the 70\n\nStrict Fast\
n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 1:1-2\;8-18\nPaul\, an apostle of Christ Jes
us by the will of God according to the promise of life which is in Christ J
esus\,\n\nTo Timothy\, my beloved child:\n\nGrace\, mercy\, and peace from
God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nDo not be ashamed then of test
ifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suffering for th
e gospel in the power of God\, who saved us and called us with a holy calli
ng\, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the gr
ace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago\, and now has manifested thro
ugh the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus\, who abolished death and brou
ght life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I was
appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher\, and therefore I suffer as I
do. But I am not ashamed\, for I know whom I have believed\, and I am sure
that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me. Fol
low the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me\, in the fa
ith and love which are in Christ Jesus\; guard the truth that has been entr
usted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.\n\nYou are aware that
all who are in Asia turned away from me\, and among them Phygelos and Herm
ogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphoros\, for he o
ften refreshed me\; he was not ashamed of my chains\, but when he arrived i
n Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me - may the Lord grant him to
find mercy from the Lord on that Day - and you well know all the service he
rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:37-38\, 22:1-8\nAt that ti
me\, Jesus was teaching in the temple every day\, but at night he went out
and lodged on the mount called Olivet. And early in the morning all the peo
ple came to him in the temple to hear him. Now the feast of Unleavened Brea
d drew near\, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the s
cribes were seeking how to put him to death\; for they feared the people. T
hen Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot\, who was of the number of the
twelve\; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers ho
w he might betray him to them. And they were glad\, and engaged to give him
money. So he agreed\, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in t
he absence of the multitude. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread\, on whi
ch the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John\, sayi
ng\, "Go and prepare the passover for us\, that we may eat it."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotok
os
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231214
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/13/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Orestes of G
reater Armenia\; Lucia the Virgin-martyr\; Herman the Wonderworker of Alask
a & First Saint of America\; Gabriel the Hieromartyr\, Archbishop of Serbia
\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 4:9-22\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, d
o your best to come to me soon. For Demas\, in love with this present world
\, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica\; Crescens has gone to Galatia\
, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you
\; for he is very useful in serving me. Tychicos I have sent to Ephesos. Wh
en you come\, bring the cloak that I left with Carpos at Troas\, also the b
ooks\, and above all the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith did me great
harm\; the Lord will requite him for his deeds. Beware of him yourself\, f
or he strongly opposed our message. At my first defense no one took my part
\; all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood
by me and gave me strength to proclaim the message fully\, that all the Gen
tiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. The Lord will
rescue me from every evil and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be t
he glory for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGreet Prisca and Aquila\, and the hous
ehold of Onesiphoros. Erastos remained at Corinth\; Trophimos I left ill at
Miletos. Do your best to come before winter. Eubulos sends greetings to yo
u\, as do Pudens and Linos and Claudia and all the brethren.\n\nThe Lord be
with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:30-34
\nAt that time\, Jesus charged his disciples to tell no one about him\, tha
t he is the Christ. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suf
fer many things\, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and t
he scribes\, and be killed\, and after three days rise again. And he said t
his plainly. And Peter took him\, and began to rebuke him. But turning and
seeing his disciples\, he rebuked Peter\, and said\, "Get behind me\, Satan
! For you are not on the side of God\, but of men." And he called to him th
e multitude with his disciples\, and said to them\, "If any man would come
after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Martyrs Eustratius\, Auxentius\, Eugene\, Mardarius\, and Oreste
s of Greater Armenia
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/14/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, and Philemo
n\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading:
Titus 1:5-14\nTitus\, my son\, appoint elders in every town as I directed
you\, if any man is blameless\, the husband of one wife\, and his children
are believers and not open to the charge of being profligate or insubordina
te. For a bishop\, as God's steward\, must be blameless\; he must not be ar
rogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain\, but
hospitable\, a lover of goodness\, master of himself\, upright\, holy\, and
self-controlled\; he must hold firm to the sure word as taught\, so that h
e may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute tho
se who contradict it. For there are many insubordinate men\, empty talkers
and deceivers especially the circumcision party\; they must be silenced\, s
ince they are upsetting whole families by teaching for base gain what they
have no right to teach. One of themselves\, a prophet of their own\, said\,
"Cretans are always liars\, evil beasts\, lazy gluttons." This testimony i
s true. Therefore rebuke them sharply\, that they may be sound in the faith
\, instead of giving heed to Jewish myths or to commands of men who reject
the truth.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:10-15\nAt that time\, the disciples ke
pt the word of Jesus to themselves\, questioning what the rising from the d
ead meant. And they asked him\, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah m
ust come?" And he said to them\, "Elijah does come first to restore all thi
ngs\; and how is it written of the Son of man\, that he should suffer many
things and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come\,
and they did to him whatever they pleased\, as it is written of him." And w
hen they came to the disciples\, they saw a great crowd about them\, and sc
ribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd\, when they saw him\
, were greatly amazed\, and ran up to him and greeted him.\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Martyrs Thyrsus\, Leucius\, and Callinicus of Asia Minor\, and P
hilemon\, Apollonius\, and Arian of Alexandria
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231219
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20231218
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions\; Our Righteous Father Michael S
yngellon the Confessor\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 3:5-11\,1
7-19\nBrethren\, Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant\, to te
stify to the things that were to be spoken later\, but Christ was faithful
over his house as a son. And we are his house if we hold fast our confidenc
e and pride in our hope firm to the end. Therefore\, as the Holy Spirit say
s\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not harden your hearts as in the
rebellion\, on the day of testing in the wilderness\, where your fathers pu
t me to the test and saw my works for forty years. Therefore I was provoked
with that generation\, and said\, 'They always go astray in their hearts\;
they have not known my ways.' As I swore in my wrath\, 'They shall never e
nter my rest.'" And with whom was he provoked forty years? Was it not with
those who sinned\, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? And to whom did he
swear that they should never enter his rest\, but to those who were disobed
ient? So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.\n\nGosp
el Reading: Mark 9:42-50\; 10:1\nThe Lord said\, "Whoever causes one of the
se little ones who believe in me to sin\, it would be better for him if a g
reat millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea. An
d if your hand causes you to sin\, cut it off\; it is better for you to ent
er life maimed than with two hands to go to hell\, to the unquenchable fire
\, where their worm does not die\, and the fire is not quenched. And if you
r foot causes you to sin\, cut it off\; it is better for you to enter life
lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell\, where their worm does not
die\, and the fire is not quenched. And if your eye causes you to sin\, plu
ck it out\; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye t
han with two eyes to be thrown into hell\, where their worm does not die\,
and the fire is not quenched. For every one will be salted with fire and ev
ery sacrifice will be salted with salt. Salt is good\; but if the salt has
lost its saltness\, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves\, and b
e at peace with one another." And he left there and went to the region of J
udea and beyond the Jordan\, and crowds gathered to him again\; and again\,
as his custom was\, he taught them.\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231220
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutychios an
d Thessaloniki\; Our Righteous Father Gregentius\, Bishop of Ethiopia\; Agl
aia the Righteous of Rome\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 4:1-13
\nBrethren\, while the promise of entering his rest remains\, let us fear l
est any of you be judged to have failed to reach it. For good news came to
us just as to them\; but the message which they heard did not benefit them\
, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers. For we who have believ
ed enter that rest\, as he has said\, "As I swore in my wrath\, 'They shall
never enter my rest\,'" although his works were finished from the foundati
on of the world. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way
\, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works." And again in thi
s place he said\, "They shall never enter my rest." Since therefore it rema
ins for some to enter it\, and those who formerly received the good news fa
iled to enter because of disobedience\, again he sets a certain day\, "Toda
y\," saying through David so long afterward\, in the words already quoted\,
"Today\, when you hear his voice\, do not harden your hearts." For if Josh
ua had given them rest\, God would not speak later of another day. So then\
, there remains a sabbath rest for the people of God\; for whoever enters G
od's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his. Let us therefore
strive to enter that rest\, that no one fall by the same sort of disobedie
nce. For the word of God is living and active\, sharper than any two-edged
sword\, piercing to the division of soul and spirit\, of joints and marrow\
, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him n
o creature is hidden\, but all are open and laid bare to the eyes of him wi
th whom we have to do.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:2-12\nAt that time\, the
Pharisees came up to Jesus and in order to test him\, asked\, "Is it lawful
for a man to divorce his wife?" He answered them\, "What did Moses command
you?" They said\, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce\,
and to put her away." But Jesus said to them\, "For your hardness of heart
he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation\, 'God m
ade them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and
mother and be joined to his wife\, and the two shall become one flesh.' So
they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined togethe
r\, let not man put asunder." And in the house the disciples asked him agai
n about this matter. And he said to them\, "Whoever divorces his wife and m
arries another commits adultery against her\; and if she divorces her husba
nd and marries another\, she commits adultery."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Martyrs Boniface\, Probus\, Ares\, Timothy\, Polyeuktos\, Eutych
ios and Thessaloniki
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231222
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Juli
ana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs\; Themistocles the Martyr of M
yra\; Peter\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Heb
rews 7:1-6\nBrethren\, Melchizedek\, king of Salem\, priest of the Most Hig
h God\, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed h
im\; and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first
\, by translation of his name\, king of righteousness\, and then he is also
king of Salem\, that is\, king of peace. He is without father or mother or
genealogy\, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life\, but resemb
ling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever. See how great he is! Ab
raham the patriarch gave him a tithe of the spoils. And those descendants o
f Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to tak
e tithes from the people\, that is\, from their brethren\, though these als
o are descended from Abraham. But this man who has not their genealogy rece
ived tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Mark 10:17-27\nAt that time\, as Jesus was setting out on his journe
y\, a man ran up and knelt before him\, and asked him\, "Good Teacher\, wha
t must I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him\, "Why do you c
all me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do n
ot kill\, Do not commit adultery\, Do not steal\, Do not bear false witness
\, Do not defraud\, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said to him\, "
Teacher\, all these I have observed from my youth." And Jesus looking upon
him loved him\, and said to him\, "You lack one thing\; go\, sell what you
have\, and give to the poor\, and you will have treasure in heaven\; and co
me\, follow me." At that saying his countenance fell\, and he went away sor
rowful\; for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked around and said to
his disciples\, "How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the
kingdom of God!" And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus sai
d to them again\, "Children\, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! I
t is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich m
an to enter the kingdom of God." And they were exceedingly astonished\, and
said to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said\, "Wi
th men it is impossible\, but not with God\; for all things are possible wi
th God."\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231223
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/22/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Anas
tasia the Great Martyr\; Chrysogonos\, Theodota\, Evodias\, & Eutychianus\,
the Martyrs\; The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God\n\nStric
t Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:18-25\nBrethren\, a former commandment
is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made not
hing perfect)\; on the other hand\, a better hope is introduced\, through w
hich we draw near to God. And it was not without an oath. Those who formerl
y became priests took their office without an oath\, but this one was addre
ssed with an oath\, "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind\, 'Tho
u art a priest for ever.'" This makes Jesus the surety of a better covenant
. The former priests were many in number\, because they were prevented by d
eath from continuing in office\; but he holds his priesthood permanently\,
because he continues for ever. Consequently he is able for all time to save
those who draw near to God through him\, since he always lives to make int
ercession for them.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:24-32\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "How hard it will be for these who have riches to enter the kin
gdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle tha
n for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." And they were exceedingly as
tonished\, and said to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them
and said\, "With men it is impossible\, but not with God\; for all things a
re possible with God." Peter began to say to him\, "Lo\, we have left every
thing and followed you." Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there is no o
ne who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or childre
n or lands\, for my sake and for the gospel\, who will not receive a hundre
dfold now in this time\, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and ch
ildren and lands\, with persecutions\, and in the age to come eternal life.
But many that are first will be last\, and the last first." And they were
on the road\, going up to Jerusalem\, and Jesus was walking ahead of them\;
and they were amazed\, and those who followed were afraid.\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240106
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20240105
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; The Holy M
artyrs Theopemptus and Theonas\; Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria\; Grego
ry of Akrita\; Apollinaria of Egypt\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Co
rinthians 9:19-27\nBRETHREN\, though I am free from all men\, I have made m
yself a slave to all\, that I might win the more. To the Jews I became as a
Jew\, in order to win Jews\; to those under the law I became as one under
the law - though not being myself under the law - that I might win those un
der the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law - not
being without law toward God but under the law of Christ - that I might wi
n those outside the law. To the weak I became weak\, that I might win the w
eak. I have become all things to all men\, that I might by all means save s
ome. I do it all for the sake of the gospel\, that I may share in its bless
ings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete\, but only one
receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises
self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath\, bu
t we an imperishable. Well\, I do not run aimlessly\, I do not box as one b
eating the air\; but I pommel my body and subdue it\, lest after preaching
to others I myself should be disqualified. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:1-18\
nIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar\, Pontius Pilate bei
ng governor of Judea\, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee\, and his brothe
r Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis\, and Lysanias t
etrarch of Abilene\, in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas\, the wor
d of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness\; and he went
into all the region about the Jordan\, preaching a baptism of repentance fo
r the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isa
iah the prophet\, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the w
ay of the Lord\, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled\, an
d every mountain and hill shall be brought low\, and the crooked shall be m
ade straight\, and the rough ways shall be made smooth\; and all flesh shal
l see the salvation of God." He said therefore to the multitudes that came
out to be baptized by him\, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee fr
om the wrath to come? Bear fruits that befit repentance\, and do not begin
to say to yourselves\, 'We have Abraham as our father"\; for I tell you\, G
od is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the
axe is laid to the root of the trees\; every tree therefore that does not b
ear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." And the multitudes as
ked him\, "What then shall we do?" And he answered them\, "He who has two c
oats\, let him share with him who has none\; and he who has food\, let him
do likewise." Tax collectors also came to be baptized\, and said to him\, "
Teacher\, what shall we do?" And he said to them\, "Collect no more than is
appointed you." Soldiers also asked him\, "And we\, what shall we do?" And
he said to them\, "Rob no one by violence or by false accusation\, and be
content with your wages." As the people were in expectation\, and all men q
uestioned in their hearts concerning John\, whether perhaps he were the Chr
ist\, John answered them all\, "I baptize you with water\; but he who is mi
ghtier than I is coming\, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to unt
ie\; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing
fork is in his hand\, to clear his threshing floor\, and to gather the whea
t into his granary\, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." So
\, with many other exhortations\, he preached good news to the people.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240111
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20240110
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/10/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Gre
gory of Nyssa\; Dometian\, Bishop of Melitene\; Theosebia the Deaconess\, s
ister of Basil the Great & Gregory of Nyssa\; Markianos\, Priest and Oikono
mos of the Great Church\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:7-13
\nBRETHREN\, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Chri
st's gift. Therefore it is said\, "When he ascended on high he led a host o
f captives\, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying\, "He ascended\," what d
oes it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the eart
h? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens\, tha
t he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostle
s\, some prophets\, some evangelists\, some pastors and teachers\, to equip
the saints for the work of ministry\, for building up the body of Christ\,
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the
Son of God\, to mature manhood\, to the measure of the stature of the fulln
ess of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 3:19-22\nAt that time\, Herod the te
trarch\, who had been reproved by John for Herodias\, his brother's wife\,
and for all the evil things that Herod had done\, added this to them all\,
that he shut up John in prison. Now when all the people were baptized\, and
when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying\, the heaven was opened\
, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form\, as a dove\, and a
voice came from heaven\, "You are my beloved Son\; with you I am well plea
sed."\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240113
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\; Tat
iana the Martyr of Rome\; Basil and John the Hieromartyrs\; Martyr Mertios\
; Euthasia the Virgin-Martyr\; Peter of Absalom\; Benedict\n\nStrict Fast\n
\nEpistle Reading: Acts 18:22-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at C
aesarea\, he went up and greeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch
. After spending some time there he departed and went from place to place t
hrough the region of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples.
Now a Jew named Apollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was
an eloquent man\, well versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in
the way of the Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taugh
t accurately the things concerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism
of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and
Aquila heard him\, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more
accurately. And when he wished to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged
him\, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he grea
tly helped those who through grace had believed\, for he powerfully confute
d the Jews in public\, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:39-42\nAt that time\, the Jews tried to arrest
Jesus\, but he escaped from their hands. He went away again across the Jo
rdan to the place where John at first baptized\, and there he remained. An
d many came to him\; and they said\, "John did no sign\, but everything tha
t John said about this man was true." And many believed in him there.\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240120
DTSTAMP:20240328T201406Z
UID:474f41524348-456e676c697368-20240119
CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macarius the Great of Egypt\; Makarios of Alexandria\; Mark\, Bishop o
f Ephesus\; Makarios\, Hierodeacon of Kalogera\, Patmos\; Arsenius of Corfu
\; Removal of the Honorable Relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian\; Branwa
llader\, Bishop of Jersey\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22
-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, pati
ence\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; aga
inst such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have cruci
fied the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, l
et us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking
of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken
in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of g
entleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's
burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:1
-8\nAt that time\, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his o
wn city. And behold\, they brought to him a paralytic\, lying on his bed\;
and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic\, "Take heart\, my
son\; your sins are forgiven." And behold\, some of the scribes said to the
mselves\, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus\, knowing their thoughts\, s
aid\, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier\, to say '
Your sins are forgiven\,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know
that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said to
the paralytic -- "Rise\, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and we
nt home. When the crowds saw it\, they were afraid\, and they glorified God
\, who had given such authority to men.\n\n
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SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ Macarius the Great of Egypt
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/24/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenia\, Deaconess of Rome\; Vavylas the Holy Martyr\; Xenia of St. Pet
ersburg\, Fool-for-Christ\; Philo the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Karpasia in
Cyprus\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethre
n\, the fruit of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, g
oodness\, faithfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is
no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with
its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by
the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no
envy of one another. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, y
ou who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to
yourself\, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so f
ulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-34\nAt that time
\, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the othe
r side\, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crow
ds\, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came\, he w
as there alone\, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from t
he land\, beaten by the waves\; for the wind was against them. And in the f
ourth watch of the night he came to them\, walking on the sea. But when the
disciples saw him walking on the sea\, they were terrified\, saying\, "It
is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them\
, saying "Take heart\, it is I\; have no fear." \n\n And Peter answered him
\, "Lord\, if it is you\, bid me come to you on the water." He said\, "Come
." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus\;
but when he saw the wind\, he was afraid\, and beginning to sink he cried
out\, "Lord\, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught h
im\, saying to him\, "O man of little faith\, why did you doubt?" And when
they entered the boat\, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped hi
m\, saying\, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed over
\, they came to land at Gennesaret.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/26/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Xenophon & his Companions\; Symeon the Elder of Mount Sinai\n\nStrict
Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 3:9-17\nBrethren\, we are God's fell
ow workers\; you are God's field\, God's building. According to the grace o
f God given to me\, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation\, and
another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon
it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid\, whic
h is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold\, silv
er\, precious stones\, wood\, hay\, straw - each man's work will become man
ifest\; for the Day will disclose it\, because it will be revealed with fir
e\, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work
which any man has built on the foundation survives\, he will receive a rew
ard. If any man's work is burned up\, he will suffer loss\, though he himse
lf will be saved\, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are G
od's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's
temple\, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy\, and that temple y
ou are.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:2-14\nThe Lord said this parable\, "T
he kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast fo
r his son\, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the mar
riage feast\; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants\, sayin
g\, 'Tell those who are invited\, Behold\, I have made ready my dinner\, my
oxen and my fat calves are killed\, and everything is ready\; come to the
marriage feast.' But they made light of it and went off\, one to his farm\,
another to his business\, while the rest seized his servants\, treated the
m shamefully\, and killed them. The king was angry\, and he sent his troops
and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his s
ervants\, 'The wedding is ready\, but those invited were not worthy. Go the
refore to the thoroughfares\, and invite to the marriage feast as many as y
ou find.' And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all who
m they found\, both bad and good\; so the wedding hall was filled with gues
ts.\n\n But when the king came in to look at the guests\, he saw there a m
an who had no wedding garment\; and he said to him\, 'Friend\, how did you
get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the kin
g said to the attendants\, 'Bind him hand and foot\, and cast him into the
outer darkness\; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.' For many are c
alled\, but few are chosen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/31/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries\; Holy Women Martyrs Theodote\, Theokti
ste and Eudoxia\; Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus\; Elias Ardounis t
he New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos\; Aed from Ferns\n\nStrict Fast\n\nE
pistle Reading: I Corinthians 12:27-31\;13:1-8\nBrethren\, you are the body
of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the ch
urch first apostles\, second prophets\, third teachers\, then workers of mi
racles\, then healers\, helpers\, administrators\, speakers in various kind
s of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do
all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with ton
gues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I wil
l show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men an
d of angels\, but have not love\, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
And if I have prophetic powers\, and understand all mysteries and all knowl
edge\, and if I have all faith\, so as to remove mountains\, but have not l
ove\, I am nothing. If I give away all I have\, and if I deliver my body t
o be burned\, but have not love\, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind\
; love is not jealous or boastful\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does n
ot insist on its own way\; it is not irritable or resentful\; it does not r
ejoice at wrong\, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things\, believ
es all things\, hopes all things\, endures all things. Love never ends.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Matthew 10:1\, 5-8\nAt that time\, Jesus called to him his
twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits\, to cast the
m out\, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus
sent out\, charging them\, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles\, and enter no to
wn of the Samaritans\, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Isra
el. And preach as you go\, saying\, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' H
eal the sick\, raise the dead\, cleanse lepers\, cast out demons. You rece
ived without paying\, give without pay."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus\; Luke of Mount Stirion\; George the
New Martyr of Crete\; Theopemptos the Martyr & his Companions\; The Synaxis
of the New Martyrs of Russia\; Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord
and Savior in the Temple\; Richard\, King of Wessex\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpist
le Reading: James 1:1-18\nJames\, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Ch
rist\, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greeting. Count it all joy\,
my brethren\, when you meet various trials\, for you know that the testing
of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full
effect\, that you may be perfect and complete\, lacking in nothing. If any
of you lacks wisdom\, let him ask God\, who gives to all men generously and
without reproaching\, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith\,
with no doubting\, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is dri
ven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that a double-
minded man\, unstable in all his ways\, will receive anything from the Lord
. Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation\, and the rich in his humil
iation\, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away. For the su
n rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass\; its flower falls\,
and its beauty perishes. So will the rich man fade away in the midst of his
pursuits. Blessed is the man who endures trial\, for when he has stood the
test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who
love him. Let no one say when he is tempted\, "I am tempted by God"\; for
God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one\; but each per
son is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire
when it has conceived gives birth to sin\; and sin when it is full-grown br
ings forth death. Do not be deceived\, my beloved brethren. Every good endo
wment and every perfect gift is from above\, coming down from the Father of
lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own
will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of
first fruits of his creatures.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:11-16\nThe Lord s
aid\, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another\, commits adultery aga
inst her\; and if she divorces her husband and marries another\, she commit
s adultery." And they were bringing children to him\, that he might touch t
hem\; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignan
t\, and said to them\, "Let the children come to me\, do not hinder them\;
for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever does
not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." And he to
ok them in his arms and blessed them\, laying his hands upon them.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Parthenius\, Bishop of Lampsacus
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Leavetaking of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\;
Nicephoros the Martyr of Antioch\; Markellos\, Philagrios\, & Pankratios t
he Hieromartyrs\; Teilo\, Bishop of Llandaff\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: James 2:1-13\nBrethren\, show no partiality as you hold the faith of o
ur Lord Jesus Christ\, the Lord of glory. For if a man with gold rings and
in fine clothing comes into your assembly\, and a poor man in shabby clothi
ng also comes in\, and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clot
hing and say\, "Have a seat here\, please\," while you say to the poor man\
, "Stand there\," or\, "Sit at my feet\," have you not made distinctions am
ong yourselves\, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen\, my beloved
brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in
faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you\,
is it not they who blaspheme the honorable name which was invoked over you
? If you really fulfil the royal law\, according to the scripture\, "You sh
all love your neighbor as yourself\," you do well. But if you show partiali
ty\, you commit sin\, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For wh
oever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all o
f it. For he who said\, "Do not commit adultery\," said also\, "Do not kill
." If you do not commit adultery but do kill\, you have become a transgress
or of the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the
law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy
\; yet mercy triumphs over judgment.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 10:24-32\nThe
Lord said to his disciples\, "How hard it will be for these who have riches
to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the ey
e of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." And they we
re exceedingly astonished\, and said to him\, "Then who can be saved?" Jesu
s looked at them and said\, "With men it is impossible\, but not with God\;
for all things are possible with God." Peter began to say to him\, "Lo\, w
e have left everything and followed you." Jesus said\, "Truly\, I say to yo
u\, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or
father or children or lands\, for my sake and for the gospel\, who will not
receive a hundredfold now in this time\, houses and brothers and sisters a
nd mothers and children and lands\, with persecutions\, and in the age to c
ome eternal life. But many that are first will be last\, and the last first
." And they were on the road\, going up to Jerusalem\, and Jesus was walkin
g ahead of them\; and they were amazed\, and those who followed were afraid
.\n\n
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mple
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/14/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain\; Cyril\, Equal-to-the-Apostles
& Teacher of the Slavs\; Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth\; Abraham\, Bis
hop of Carrhes in Mesopotamia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: James 3:11
-18\;4:1-6\nBrethren\, does a spring pour forth from the same opening fresh
water and brackish? Can a fig tree\, my brethren\, yield olives\, or a gra
pevine figs? No more can salt water yield fresh. Who is wise and understand
ing among you? By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of w
isdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts\
, do not boast and be false to the truth. This wisdom is not such as comes
down from above\, but is earthly\, unspiritual\, devilish. For where jealou
sy and selfish ambition exist\, there will be disorder and every vile pract
ice. But the wisdom from above is first pure\, then peaceable\, gentle\, op
en to reason\, full of mercy and good fruits\, without uncertainty or insin
cerity. And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make
peace. What causes wars\, and what causes fightings among you? Is it not y
our passions that are at war in your members? You desire and do not have\;
so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain\; so you fight and wage war. Y
ou do not have\, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive\, becau
se you ask wrongly\, to spend it on your passions. Unfaithful creatures! Do
you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore
whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. O
r do you suppose it is in vain that the scripture says\, "He yearns jealous
ly over the spirit which he has made to dwell in us"? But he gives more gra
ce\; therefore it says\, "God opposes the proud\, but gives grace to the hu
mble."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 11:22-26\nThe Lord said\, "Have faith in God
. Truly\, I say to you\, whoever says to this mountain\, 'Be taken up and c
ast into the sea\,' and does not doubt in his heart\, but believes that wha
t he says will come to pass\, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you
\, whatever you ask in prayer\, believe that you are receiving it\, and it
will be yours. And whenever you stand praying\, forgive\, if you have anyth
ing against anyone\; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive
you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive\, neither will your Father w
ho is in heaven forgive your trespasses."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Pamphilus the Martyr & his Companions\; Flavianos\, Patriarch of Const
antinople\; Romanos the Younger\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Peter
1:1-25\;2:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to the exiles of the D
ispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\, Cappadocia\, Asia\, and Bithynia\, chosen a
nd destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to
Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:\n\nMay grace and peace be
multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resu
rrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\, and to an inheritance which is imp
erishable\, undefiled\, and unfading\, kept in heaven for you\, who by God'
s power are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in t
he last time. In this you rejoice\, though now for a little while you may h
ave to suffer various trials\, so that the genuineness of your faith\, more
precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire\, may redound
to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Without h
aving known him you love him\; though you do not now see him you believe in
him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outcome of your f
aith you obtain the salvation of your souls.\n\nThe prophets who prophesied
of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired about this salvati
on\; they inquired what person or time was indicated by the Spirit of Chris
t within them when predicting the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent g
lory. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you
\, in the things which have now been announced to you by those who preached
the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven\, things int
o which angels long to look.\n\nTherefore gird up your minds\, be sober\, s
et your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the revelation o
f Jesus Christ. As obedient children\, do not be conformed to the passions
of your former ignorance\, but as he who called you is holy\, be holy yours
elves in all your conduct\; since it is written\, "You shall be holy\, for
I am holy." And if you invoke as Father him who judges each one impartially
according to his deeds\, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time
of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherit
ed from your fathers\, not with perishable things such as silver or gold\,
but with the precious blood of Christ\, like that of a lamb without blemish
or spot. He was destined before the foundation of the world but was made m
anifest at the end of the times for your sake. Through him you have confide
nce in God\, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory\, so that your
faith and hope are in God.\n\nHaving purified your souls by your obedience
to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren\, love one another earnest
ly from the heart. You have been born anew\, not of perishable seed but of
imperishable\, through the living and abiding word of God\; for "All flesh
is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers
\, and the flower falls\, but the word of the Lord abides for ever." That w
ord is the good news which was preached to you.\n\nSo put away all malice a
nd all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander. Like newborn babes\,
long for the pure spiritual milk\, that by it you may grow up to salvation
\; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.\n\nCome to him\, to that l
iving stone\, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious\; and
like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house\, to be a hol
y priesthood\, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesu
s Christ. For it stands in scripture: “Behold\, I am laying in Zion a sto
ne\, a cornerstone chosen and precious\, and he who believes in him will no
t be put to shame.� To you therefore who believe\, he is precious\, but f
or those who do not believe\, “The very stone which the builders rejected
has become the head of the corner\,� and “A stone that will make men s
tumble\, a rock that will make them fall�\; for they stumble because they
disobey the word\, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race\
, a royal priesthood\, a holy nation\, God’s own people\, that you may d
eclare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his m
arvelous light. Once you were no people but now you are God’s people\; on
ce you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A man planted a vineyard
\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the wine press\, and built
a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. When
the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to get from them some of
the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him\, and sent him a
way empty handed. Again he sent to them another servant\, and they wounded
him in the head\, and treated him shamefully. And he sent another\, and him
they killed\; and so with many others\, some they beat and some they kille
d. He had still one other\, a beloved son\; finally he sent him to them\, s
aying\, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants said to one another\,
'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the inheritance will be o
urs.' And they took him and killed him\, and cast him out of the vineyard.
What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenant
s\, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this scripture: 'The
very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner\;
this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?" And they tr
ied to arrest him\, but feared the multitude\, for they perceived that he h
ad told the parable against them\; so they left him and went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Timothy the Righteous\; John III\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Eusta
thius\, Bishop of Antioch\; Zachariah\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\nEpistle Reading: I Peter 4:1-11\nBeloved\, since Christ suffered in t
he flesh for us\, arm yourselves with the same thought\, for whoever has su
ffered in the flesh has ceased from sin\, so as to live for the rest of the
time in the flesh no longer by human passions but by the will of God. Let
the time that is past suffice for doing what the Gentiles like to do\, livi
ng in licentiousness\, passions\, drunkenness\, revels\, carousing\, and la
wless idolatry. They are surprised that you do not now join them in the sam
e wild profligacy\, and they abuse you\; but they will give account to him
who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For this is why the gospel w
as preached even to the dead\, that though judged in the flesh like men\, t
hey might live in the spirit like God.\n\nThe end of all things is at hand\
; therefore keep sane and sober for your prayers. Above all hold unfailing
your love for one another\, since love covers a multitude of sins. Practice
hospitality ungrudgingly to one another. As each has received a gift\, emp
loy it for one another\, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever sp
eaks\, as one who utters oracles of God\; whoever renders service\, as one
who renders it by the strength which God supplies\; in order that in everyt
hing God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dom
inion for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:28-37\nAt that ti
me\, one of the scribes came up to Jesus. Hearing the Sadducees disputing w
ith him\, and seeing that he answered them well\, asked him\, "Which comman
dment is the first of all?" Jesus answered\, "The first is\, 'Hear\, O Isra
el: The Lord our God\, the Lord is one\; and you shall love the Lord your G
od with all your heart\, and with all your soul\, and with all your mind\,
and with all your strength.' The second is this\, 'You shall love your neig
hbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." And t
he scribe said to him\, "You are right\, Teacher\; you have truly said that
he is one\, and there is no other but he\; and to love him with all the he
art\, and with all the understanding\, and with all the strength\, and to l
ove one's neighbor as oneself\, is much more than all whole burnt offerings
and sacrifices." And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely\, he said to h
im\, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared
to ask him any question. And as Jesus taught in the temple\, he said\, "Ho
w can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself\,
inspired by the Holy Spirit\, declared\,\n\n'The Lord said to my Lord\, Sit
at my right hand\, till I put your enemies under your feet.'\n\nDavid hims
elf calls him Lord\; so how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him
gladly.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Polycarp the Holy Martyr & Bishop of Smyrna\; Proterios\, Archbishop o
f Alexandria\; Gorgonia the Righteous\, sister of Gregory the Theologian\;
Damian the New Martyr of Mount Athos\; Boswell\, Abbot of Melrose Abbey\n\n
Strict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:1-10\nSIMON PETER\, a servant an
d apostle of Jesus Christ\,\n\nTo those who have obtained a faith of equal
standing with ours in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
\n\nMay grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of
Jesus our Lord.\n\nHis divine power has granted to us all things that pert
ain to life and godliness\, through the knowledge of him who called us to h
is own glory and excellence\, by which he has granted to us his precious an
d very great promise\, that through these you may escape from the corruptio
n that is in the world because of passion\, and become partakers of the div
ine nature. For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith
with virtue\, and virtue with knowledge\, and knowledge with self-control\
, and self-control with steadfastness\, and steadfastness with godliness\,
and godliness with brotherly affection\, and brotherly affection with love.
For if these things are yours and abound\, they keep you from being ineffe
ctive or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever
lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten that he was
cleansed from his old sins. Therefore\, brethren\, be the more zealous to c
onfirm your call and election\, for if you do this you will never fall.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Mark 13:1-8\nAt that time\, as Jesus came out of the temple
\, one of his disciples said to him\, "Look\, Teacher\, what wonderful ston
es and what wonderful buildings!" And Jesus said to him\, "Do you see these
great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another\, that
will not be thrown down." And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite th
e temple\, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately\, "Tell
us\, when will this be\, and what will be the sign when these things are al
l to be accomplished?" And Jesus began to say to them\, "Take heed that no
one leads you astray. Many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and t
hey will lead many astray. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars\, d
o not be alarmed\; this must take place\, but the end is not yet. For natio
n will rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom\; there will be ea
rthquakes in various places\, there will be famines\; this is but the begin
ning of the sufferings."\n\n
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sts: 42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia\; Finding the Precious Cross by St. H
elen\; Hesychios the Wonderworker\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I John
3:21-24\;4:1-11\nBeloved\, if our hearts do not condemn us\, we have confi
dence before God\; and we receive from him whatever we ask\, because we kee
p his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment\,
that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one ano
ther\, just as he has commanded us. All who keep his commandments abide in
him\, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us\, by the S
pirit which he has given us.\n\nBeloved\, do not believe every spirit\, but
test the spirits to see whether they are of God\; for many false prophets
have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every sp
irit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God\, an
d every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is the spi
rit of antichrist\, of which you heard that it was coming\, and now it is i
n the world already. Little children\, you are of God\, and have overcome
them\; for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They a
re of the world\, therefore what they say is of the world\, and the world l
istens to them. We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us\, and he w
ho is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of trut
h and the spirit of error.\n\nBeloved\, let us love one another\; for love
is of God\, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not
love does not know God\; for God is love. In this the love of God was mad
e manifest among us\, that God sent his only Son into the world\, so that w
e might live through him. In this is love\, not that we loved God but that
he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. Beloved\,
if God so loved us\, we also ought to love one another. \n\nGospel Reading:
Mark 14:43-72\; 15:1\nAt that time\, while Jesus was speaking to the disci
ples\, Judas Iscariot came\, one of the twelve\, and with him a crowd with
swords and clubs\, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Now the betrayer had given them a sign\, saying\, "The one I shall kiss is
the man\; seize him and lead him away under guard." And when he came\, he
went up to him at once\, and said\, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him. And they
laid hands on him and seized him. But one of those who stood by drew his s
word\, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. And Je
sus said to them\, "Have you come out as against a robber\, with swords and
clubs to capture me? Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching\
, and you did not seize me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled." And the
y all forsook him\, and fled. And a young man followed him\, with nothing
but a linen cloth about his body\; and they seized him\, but he left the li
nen cloth and ran away naked. And they led Jesus to the high priest\; and
all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled. And P
eter had followed him at a distance\, right into the courtyard of the high
priest\; and he was sitting with the guards\, and warming himself at the fi
re. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against J
esus to put him to death\; but they found none. For many bore false witnes
s against him\, and their witness did not agree. And some stood up and bor
e false witness against him\, saying\, "We heard him say\, 'I will destroy
this temple that is made with hands\, and in three days I will build anothe
r\, not made with hands.'" Yet not even so did their testimony agree. And
the high priest stood up in the midst\, and asked Jesus\, "Have you no ans
wer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?" But he was s
ilent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him\, "Are you the C
hrist\, the Son of the Blessed?" And Jesus said\, "I am\; and you will see
the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power\, and coming with the clo
uds of heaven." And the high priest tore his garments\, and said\, "Why do
we still need witnesses? You have heard his blasphemy. What is your deci
sion?" And they all condemned him as deserving death. And some began to s
pit on him\, and to cover his face\, and to strike him\, saying to him\, "P
rophesy!" And the guards received him with blows. And as Peter was below
in the courtyard\, one of the maids of the high priest came\; and seeing Pe
ter warming himself\, she looked at him\, and said\, "You also were with th
e Nazarene\, Jesus." But he denied it\, saying\, "I neither know nor under
stand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway\, and the cock crow
ed. And the maid saw him\, and began again to say to the bystanders\, "Thi
s man is one of them." But again he denied it. And after a little while a
gain the bystanders said to Peter\, "Certainly you are one of them\; for yo
u are a Galilean." But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear\
, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." And immediately the cock cro
wed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him\, "Befor
e the cock crows twice\, you will deny me three times." And he broke down
and wept. And as soon as it was morning the chief priests\, with the elder
s and scribes\, and the whole council held a consultation\; and they bound
Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate.\n\n
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sts: Cyril\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Trophimos & Eukarpion\, Monk-martyrs
of Nicomedea\; Edward the Martyr\, King of England\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Te
stament Reading: Isaiah 1:1-20\nThe vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz\, whic
h he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi'ah\, Jotham\, A
haz\, and Hezeki'ah\, kings of Judah. Hear\, O heavens\, and give ear\, O
earth\; for the Lord has spoken: "Sons have I reared and brought up\, but
they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner\, and the ass its ma
ster's crib\; but Israel does not know\, my people does not understand."\n\
nAh\, sinful nation\, a people laden with iniquity\, offspring of evildoers
\, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord\, they have despis
ed the Holy One of Israel\, they are utterly estranged.\n\nWhy will you sti
ll be smitten\, that you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick\, and t
he whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head\, there i
s no soundness in it\, but bruises and sores and bleeding wounds\; they are
not pressed out\, or bound up\, or softened with oil.\n\nYour country lies
desolate\, your cities are burned with fire\; in your very presence aliens
devour your land\; it is desolate\, as overthrown by aliens. And the daug
hter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard\, like a lodge in a cucumbe
r field\, like a besieged city.\n\nIf the Lord of hosts had not left us a f
ew survivors\, we should have been like Sodom\, and become like Gomor'rah.\
n\nHear the word of the Lord\, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teachi
ng of our God\, you people of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the multitude of y
our sacrifices? says the Lord\; I have had enough of burnt offerings of ram
s and the fat of fed beasts\; I do not delight in the blood of bulls\, or o
f lambs\, or of he-goats.\n\n"When you come to appear before me\, who requi
res of you this trampling of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings\; inc
ense is an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and the calling of asse
mblies -- I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. Your new moons and
your appointed feasts my soul hates\; they have become a burden to me\, I
am weary of bearing them. When you spread forth your hands\, I will hide m
y eyes from you\; even though you make many prayers\, I will not listen\; y
our hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves\; make yourselves clean\; rem
ove the evil of your doings from before my eyes\; cease to do evil\, learn
to do good\; seek justice\, correct oppression\; defend the fatherless\, pl
ead for the widow.\n\n"Come now\, let us reason together\, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet\, they shall be as white as snow\; though
they are red like crimson\, they shall become like wool. If you are willi
ng and obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land\; But if you refuse an
d rebel\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord ha
s spoken."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:1-13\nIn the beginning God c
reated the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void\, an
d darkness was upon the face of the deep\; and the Spirit of God was moving
over the face of the waters.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let there be light"\; and
there was light. And God saw that the light was good\; and God separated t
he light from the darkness. God called the light Day\, and the darkness he
called Night. And there was evening and there was morning\, one day.\n\nA
nd God said\, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters\, and le
t it separate the waters from the waters." And God made the firmament and
separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which w
ere above the firmament. And it was so. And God called the firmament Heav
en. And there was evening and there was morning\, a second day.\n\nAnd God
said\, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one pla
ce\, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. God called the dry land
Earth\, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And Go
d saw that it was good. And God said\, "Let the earth put forth vegetation
\, plants yielding seed\, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their s
eed\, each according to its kind\, upon the earth." And it was so. The ea
rth brought forth vegetation\, plants yielding seed according to their own
kinds\, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed\, each according to
its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there w
as morning\, a third day.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:1-20\nThe pr
overbs of Solomon\, son of David\, king of Israel:\n\nThat men may know wis
dom and instruction\, understand words of insight\, receive instruction in
wise dealing\, righteousness\, justice\, and equity\; that prudence may be
given to the simple\, knowledge and discretion to the youth -- the wise man
also may hear and increase in learning\, and the man of understanding acqu
ire skill\, to understand a proverb and a figure\, the words of the wise an
d their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge\; fool
s despise wisdom and instruction.\n\nHear\, my son\, your father's instruct
ion\, and reject not your mother's teaching\; for they are a fair garland f
or your head\, and pendants for your neck. My son\, if sinners entice you\
, do not consent. If they say\, "Come with us\, let us lie in wait for blo
od\, let us wantonly ambush the innocent\; like Sheol let us swallow them a
live and whole\, like those who go down to the Pit\; we shall find all prec
ious goods\, we shall fill our houses with spoil\; throw in your lot among
us\, we will all have one purse" -- my son\, do not walk in the way with th
em\, hold back your foot from their paths\; for their feet run to evil\, an
d they make haste to shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight
of any bird\; but these men lie in wait for their own blood\, they set an a
mbush for their own lives. Such are the ways of all who get gain by violen
ce\; it takes away the life of its possessors.\n\nWisdom cries aloud in the
street\; in the markets she raises her voice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria\; Demetrios the New Martyr\n\nS
trict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:19-2:3\n"If you are willing a
nd obedient\, you shall eat the good of the land\; but if you refuse and re
bel\, you shall be devoured by the sword\; for the mouth of the Lord has sp
oken."\n\nHow the faithful city has become a harlot\, she that was full of
justice! Righteousness lodged in her\, but now murderers. Your silver has
become dross\, your wine mixed with water. Your princes are rebels and co
mpanions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They d
o not defend the fatherless\, and the widow's cause does not come to them.\
n\nTherefore the Lord says\, the Lord of hosts\, the Mighty One of Israel:
"Ah\, I will vent my wrath on my enemies\, and avenge myself on my foes.
I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy. And I will restore your judges as at the first\
, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called t
he city of righteousness\, the faithful city."\n\nZion shall be redeemed by
justice\, and those in her who repent\, by righteousness. But rebels and
sinners shall be destroyed together\, and those who forsake the Lord shall
be consumed. For you shall be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted\;
and you shall blush for the gardens which you have chosen. For you shall
be like an oak whose leaf withers\, and like a garden without water. And t
he strong shall become tow\, and his work a spark\, and both of them shall
burn together\, with none to quench them.\n\nThe word which Isaiah the son
of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the l
atter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established
as the highest of the mountains\, and shall be raised above the hills\; and
all the nations shall flow to it\, and many peoples shall come\, and say:
"Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\, to the house of the God
of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths
." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:14-23\n And God said\, "Let
there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from th
e night\; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years\
, and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon
the earth." And it was so. And God made the two great lights\, the great
er light to rule the day\, and the lesser light to rule the night\; he made
the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give
light upon the earth\, to rule over the day and over the night\, and to sep
arate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And ther
e was evening and there was morning\, a fourth day.\n\nAnd God said\, "Let
the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures\, and let birds fly above
the earth across the firmament of the heavens." So God created the great
sea monsters and every living creature that moves\, with which the waters s
warm\, according to their kinds\, and every winged bird according to its ki
nd. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them\, saying\, "Be fru
itful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas\, and let birds multiply
on the earth." And there was evening and there was morning\, a fifth day.
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 1:20-33\nWisdom cries aloud in the stre
et\; in the markets she raises her voice\; on the top of the walls she crie
s out\; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: "How long\, O simple
ones\, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in thei
r scoffing and fools hate knowledge? \n\n Give heed to my reproof\; behold\
, I will pour out my thoughts to you\; I will make my words known to you.\n
\n Because I have called and you refused to listen\, have stretched out my
hand and no one has heeded\, and you have ignored all my counsel and would
have none of my reproof\, I also will laugh at your calamity\; I will mock
when panic strikes you\, when panic strikes you like a storm\, and your ca
lamity comes like a whirlwind\, when distress and anguish come upon you. \n
\nThen they will call upon me\, but I will not answer\; they will seek me d
iligently but will not find me.\n\n Because they hated knowledge and did n
ot choose the fear of the Lord\, would have none of my counsel\, and despis
ed all my reproof\, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be
sated with their own devices.\n\n For the simple are killed by their turni
ng away\, and the complacence of fools destroys them\; but he who listens t
o me will dwell secure and will be at ease\, without dread of evil."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas\; Myron the New
Martyr of Crete\; Cuthbert the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Lindisfarne\; Photi
ni the Samaritan Woman\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 2:3-
11\nThus say the people: "Come\, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord\
, to the house of the God of Jacob\; that he may teach us his ways and that
we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law\, and t
he word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations\, a
nd shall decide for many peoples\; and they shall beat their swords into pl
owshares\, and their spears into pruning hooks\; nation shall not lift up s
word against nation\, neither shall they learn war any more.\n\nO house of
Jacob\, come\, let us walk in the light of the Lord.\n\nFor thou hast rejec
ted thy people\, the house of Jacob\, because they are full of diviners fro
m the east and of soothsayers like the Philistines\, and they strike hands
with foreigners. Their land is filled with silver and gold\, and there is
no end to their treasures\; their land is filled with horses\, and there is
no end to their chariots. Their land is filled with idols\; they bow down
to the work of their hands\, to what their own fingers have made. So man
is humbled\, and men are brought low -- forgive them not! Enter into the r
ock\, and hide in the dust from before the terror of the Lord\, and from th
e glory of his majesty. The haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, an
d the pride of men shall be humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in
that day.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 1:24-2:3\n And God said\, "Let
the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle a
nd creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And
it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds a
nd the cattle according to their kinds\, and everything that creeps upon th
e ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.\n\nThen God
said\, "Let us make man in our image\, after our likeness\; and let them ha
ve dominion over the fish of the sea\, and over the birds of the air\, and
over the cattle\, and over all the earth\, and over every creeping thing th
at creeps upon the earth." So God created man in his own image\, in the im
age of God he created him\; male and female he created them. And God bless
ed them\, and God said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the e
arth and subdue it\; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over th
e birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."
And God said\, "Behold\, I have given you every plant yielding seed which
is upon the face of all the earth\, and every tree with seed in its fruit\;
you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth\, and to ev
ery bird of the air\, and to everything that creeps on the earth\, everythi
ng that has the breath of life\, I have given every green plant for food."
And it was so. And God saw everything that he had made\, and behold\, it
was very good. And there was evening and there was morning\, a sixth day.\
n\nThus the heavens and the earth were finished\, and all the host of them.
And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done\, and he r
ested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. So God bless
ed the seventh day and hallowed it\, because on it God rested from all his
work which he had done in creation.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 2:1-
22\nMy son\, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with y
ou\, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to unders
tanding\; yes\, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for underst
anding\, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasur
es\; then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge o
f God. For the Lord gives wisdom\; from his mouth come knowledge and under
standing\; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright\; he is a shield to th
ose who walk in integrity\, guarding the paths of justice and preserving th
e way of his saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice an
d equity\, every good path\; for wisdom will come into your heart\, and kno
wledge will be pleasant to your soul\; discretion will watch over you\; und
erstanding will guard you\; delivering you from the way of evil\, from men
of perverted speech\, who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the w
ays of darkness\, who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness
of evil\; men whose paths are crooked\, and who are devious in their ways.
\n\nYou will be saved from the loose woman\, from the adventuress with her
smooth words\, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the cove
nant of her God\; for her house sinks down to death\, and her paths to the
shades\; none who go to her come back nor do they regain the paths of life.
\n\nSo you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the ri
ghteous. For the upright will inhabit the land\, and men of integrity will
remain in it\; but the wicked will be cut off from the land\, and the trea
cherous will be rooted out of it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Confessor\; Thomas I\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Philemo
n and Domninos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 2:11-21\nThe
haughty looks of man shall be brought low\, and the pride of men shall be
humbled\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.\n\nFor the Lord o
f hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty\, against all that is
lifted up and high\; against all the cedars of Lebanon\, lofty and lifted
up\; and against all the oaks of Bashan\; against all the high mountains\,
and against all the lofty hills\; against every high tower\, and against ev
ery fortified wall\; against all the ships of Tarshish\, and against all th
e beautiful craft. And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled\, and the p
ride of men shall be brought low\; and the Lord alone will be exalted in th
at day. And the idols shall utterly pass away. And men shall enter the ca
ves of the rocks and the holes of the ground\, from before the terror of th
e Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty\, when he rises to terrify the e
arth.\n\nIn that day men will cast forth their idols of silver and their id
ols of gold\, which they made for themselves to worship\, to the moles and
to the bats\, to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliff
s\, from before the terror of the Lord\, and from the glory of his majesty\
, when he rises to terrify the earth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 2:4
-19\nThese are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were
created.\n\nIn the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens\, w
hen no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had
yet sprung up -- for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth
\, and there was no man to till the ground\; but a mist went up from the ea
rth and watered the whole face of the ground -- then the Lord God formed ma
n of dust from the ground\, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of li
fe\; and man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in E
den\, in the east\; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out o
f the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the s
ight and good for food\, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden\,
and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.\n\nA river flowed out of E
den to water the garden\, and there it divided and became four rivers. The
name of the first is Pishon\; it is the one which flows around the whole l
and of Hav'ilah\, where there is gold\; and the gold of that land is good\;
bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon\
; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Cush. And the name of
the third river is Tigris\, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth r
iver is the Euphra'tes.\n\nThe Lord God took the man and put him in the gar
den of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man\, s
aying\, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden\; but of the tree o
f the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat\, for in the day that yo
u eat of it you shall die."\n\nThen the Lord God said\, "It is not good tha
t the man should be alone\; I will make him a helper fit for him." So out
of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird o
f the air\, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them\; an
d whatever the man called every living creature\, that was its name.\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:1-18\nMy son\, do not forget my teaching\, b
ut let your heart keep my commandments\; for length of days and years of li
fe and abundant welfare will they give you.\n\nLet not loyalty and faithful
ness forsake you\; bind them about your neck\, write them on the tablet of
your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and
man.\n\nTrust in the Lord with all your heart\, and do not rely on your ow
n insight. In all your ways acknowledge him\, and he will make straight yo
ur paths. Be not wise in your own eyes\; fear the Lord\, and turn away fro
m evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.\n\
nHonor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your p
roduce\; then your barns will be filled with plenty\, and your vats will be
bursting with wine.\n\nMy son\, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be
weary of his reproof\, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves\, as a fath
er the son in whom he delights.\n\nHappy is the man who finds wisdom\, and
the man who gets understanding\, for the gain from it is better than gain f
rom silver and its profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewe
ls\, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her righ
t hand\; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleas
antness\, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who
lay hold of her\; those who hold her fast are called happy.\n\n
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sts: Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra\; Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs\;
Euthemios the New Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 3:
1-14\n For\, behold\, the Lord\, the Lord of hosts\, is taking away from Je
rusalem and from Judah stay and staff\, the whole stay of bread\, and the w
hole stay of water\; the mighty man and the soldier\, the judge and the pro
phet\, the diviner and the elder\, the captain of fifty and the man of rank
\, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. And I
will make boys their princes\, and babes shall rule over them. And the pe
ople will oppress one another\, every man his fellow and every man his neig
hbor\; the youth will be insolent to the elder\, and the base fellow to the
honorable.\n\nWhen a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his fat
her\, saying: "You have a mantle\; you shall be our leader\, and this heap
of ruins shall be under your rule"\; in that day he will speak out\, sayin
g: "I will not be a healer\; in my house there is neither bread nor mantle
\; you shall not make me leader of the people." For Jerusalem has stumbled
\, and Judah has fallen\; because their speech and their deeds are against
the Lord\, defying his glorious presence.\n\nTheir partiality witnesses aga
inst them\; they proclaim their sin like Sodom\, they do not hide it. Woe
to them! For they have brought evil upon themselves. Tell the righteous t
hat it shall be well with them\, for they shall eat the fruit of their deed
s. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him\, for what his hands have
done shall be done to him. My people -- children are their oppressors\, an
d women rule over them. O my people\, your leaders mislead you\, and confu
se the course of your paths.\n\nThe Lord has taken his place to contend\, h
e stands to judge his people. The Lord enters into judgment with the elder
s and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard\, t
he spoil of the poor is in your houses."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis
2:20-3:20\n The man gave names to all cattle\, and to the birds of the air\
, and to every beast of the field\; but for the man there was not found a h
elper fit for him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the ma
n\, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with fl
esh\; and the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a
woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said\, "This at last is bon
e of my bones and flesh of my flesh\; she shall be called Woman\, because s
he was taken out of Man." Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother
and cleaves to his wife\, and they become one flesh. And the man and his
wife were both naked\, and were not ashamed.\n\nNow the serpent was more su
btle than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made. He said to t
he woman\, "Did God say\, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?"
And the woman said to the serpent\, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees o
f the garden\; but God said\, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree w
hich is in the midst of the garden\, neither shall you touch it\, lest you
die.'" But the serpent said to the woman\, "You will not die. For God kno
ws that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened\, and you will be like
God\, knowing good and evil." So when the woman saw that the tree was good
for food\, and that it was a delight to the eyes\, and that the tree was t
o be desired to make one wise\, she took of its fruit and ate\; and she als
o gave some to her husband\, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened
\, and they knew that they were naked\; and they sewed fig leaves together
and made themselves aprons.\n\nAnd they heard the sound of the Lord God wal
king in the garden in the cool of the day\, and the man and his wife hid th
emselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
But the Lord God called to the man\, and said to him\, "Where are you?" An
d he said\, "I heard the sound of thee in the garden\, and I was afraid\, b
ecause I was naked\; and I hid myself." He said\, "Who told you that you w
ere naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?
" The man said\, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me\, she gave me f
ruit of the tree\, and I ate." Then the Lord God said to the woman\, "What
is this that you have done?" The woman said\, "The serpent beguiled me\,
and I ate." The Lord God said to the serpent\, "Because you have done this
\, cursed are you above all cattle\, and above all wild animals\; upon your
belly you shall go\, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I
will put enmity between you and the woman\, and between your seed and her s
eed\; he shall bruise your head\, and you shall bruise his heel." To the w
oman he said\, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing\; in pain
you shall bring forth children\, yet your desire shall be for your husband
\, and he shall rule over you." And to Adam he said\, "Because you have li
stened to the voice of your wife\, and have eaten of the tree of which I co
mmanded you\, 'You shall not eat of it\,' cursed is the ground because of y
ou\; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life\; thorns and thi
stles it shall bring forth to you\; and you shall eat the plants of the fie
ld. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the g
round\, for out of it you were taken\; you are dust\, and to dust you shall
return."\n\nThe man called his wife's name Eve\, because she was the mothe
r of all living.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 3:19-34\nThe Lord by wi
sdom founded the earth\; by understanding he established the heavens\; by h
is knowledge the deeps broke forth\, and the clouds drop down the dew.\n\nM
y son\, keep sound wisdom and discretion\; let them not escape from your si
ght\, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. The
n you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble. If yo
u sit down\, you will not be afraid\; when you lie down\, your sleep will b
e sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden panic\, or of the ruin of the wicked\,
when it comes\; for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your fo
ot from being caught. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due\,
when it is in your power to do it.\n\nDo not say to your neighbor\, "Go\, a
nd come again\, tomorrow I will give it" -- when you have it with you. Do
not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you. Do n
ot contend with a man for no reason\, when he has done you no harm. Do not
envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways\; for the pervers
e man is an abomination to the Lord\, but the upright are in his confidence
. The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked\, but he blesses the abod
e of the righteous. Toward the scorners he is scornful\, but to the humble
he shows favor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forgiveness Sunday\; Alexis the Man of God\; Paul the Righteous Martyr
\; Patrick the Enlightener of Ireland\; Marinos the Martyr\; Theocteristos
the Confessor\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospe
l Reading: John 20:11-18\nAt that time\, Mary stood weeping outside the tom
b\, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb\, and she saw two ang
els in white\, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain\, one at the head a
nd one at the feet. They said to her\, "Woman\, why are you weeping?" She s
aid to them\, "Because they have taken away my Lord\, and I do not know whe
re they have laid Him." Saying this\, she turned round and saw Jesus standi
ng\, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her\, "Woman\, w
hy are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener\, s
he said to Him\, "Sir\, if you have carried Him away\, tell me where you ha
ve laid Him\, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her\, "Mary." She tu
rned and said to Him in Hebrew\, "Rabboni\," which means Teacher. Jesus sai
d to her\, "Do not touch Me\, for I have not yet ascended to the Father\; b
ut go to My brethren and say to them\, I am ascending to My Father and your
Father\, to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disc
iples\, "I have seen the Lord\," and she told them that He had said these t
hings to her.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 13:11-14\;14:1-4\nBrethren\, salva
tion is nearer to us now than when we first believed\; the night is far gon
e\, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put
on the armor of light\; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day\
, not in reveling and drunkenness\, not in debauchery and licentiousness\,
not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ\, and mak
e no provision for the flesh\, to gratify its desires.\n\nAs for the man wh
o is weak in faith\, welcome him\, but not for disputes over opinions. One
believes he may eat anything\, while the weak man eats only vegetables. L
et not him who eats despise him who abstains\, and let not him who abstains
pass judgment on him who eats\; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to
pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that
he stands or falls. And he will be upheld\, for God is able to make him st
and. \n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:14-21\nThe Lord said\, "If you forgive m
en their trespasses\, your heavenly Father also will forgive you\; but if y
ou do not forgive men their trespasses\, neither will your Father forgive y
our trespasses.\n\n"And when you fast\, do not look dismal\, like the hypoc
rites\, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by me
n. Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their reward. But when you f
ast\, anoint your head and wash your face\, that your fasting may not be se
en by men but by your Father who is in secret\; and your Father who sees in
secret will reward you.\n\n"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on eart
h\, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal\, but
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven\, where neither moth nor rust con
sumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure
is\, there will your heart be also."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theophanes the Confessor\; Symeon the New Theologian\; Gregory Dialogo
s\, Bishop of Rome\; Phineas\, grandson of Prophet Aaron\; Paul Aurelian\,
Bishop of Brittany\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: Jude 1:1-10\nJude\, a servant of Jesus Christ\, and brother of Ja
mes\,\n\nTo those who are called\, beloved in God the Father and kept for J
esus Christ:\n\nMay mercy\, peace\, and love be multiplied to you.\n\nBelov
ed\, being very eager to write to you of our common salvation\, I found it
necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith which was once
for all delivered to the saints. For admission has been secretly gained b
y some who long ago were designated for this condemnation\, ungodly persons
who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Mas
ter and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nNow I desire to remind you\, though you w
ere once for all fully informed\, that the Lord saved a people out of the l
and of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the ange
ls that did not keep their own position but left their proper dwelling have
been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gloom until the judgment
of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities\,
which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust\, serve as an
example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.\n\nYet in like manner
these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, reject authority\, and revi
le the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael\, contending with the
devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did not presume to pronounce
a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord rebuke you." But thes
e men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by those things that the
y know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are destroyed. \n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 22:39-42\, 45-71\; 23:1\nAt that time\, when Jesus came out\,
he went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples fo
llowed him. And when he came to the place he said to them\, "Pray that you
may not enter into temptation." And he withdrew from them about a stone's
throw\, and knelt down and prayed\, "Father\, if you are willing\, remove
this cup from me\; nevertheless not my will\, but yours\, be done." And wh
en he rose from prayer\, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping f
or sorrow\, and he said to them\, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that yo
u may not enter into temptation."\n\nWhile he was still speaking\, there ca
me a crowd\, and the man called Judas\, one of the twelve\, was leading the
m. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him\; but Jesus said to him\, "Judas\, wo
uld you betray the Son of man with a kiss?" And when those who were about
him saw what would follow\, they said\, "Lord\, shall we strike with the sw
ord?" And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his
right ear. But Jesus said\, "No more of this!" And he touched his ear and
healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temp
le and elders\, who had come out against him\, "Have you come out as agains
t a robber\, with swords and clubs? When I was with you day after day in t
he temple\, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour\, and the p
ower of darkness."\n\nThen they seized him and led him away\, bringing him
into the high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance\; and when they
had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together\,
Peter sat among them. Then a maid\, seeing him as he sat in the light and
gazing at him\, said\, "This man also was with him." But he denied it\, sa
ying "Woman\, I do not know him." And a little later someone else saw him
and said\, "You also are one of them." But Peter said\, "Man\, I am not."
And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted\, saying\, "
Certainly this man also was with him\; for he is a Galilean." But Peter sa
id\, "Man\, I do not know what you are saying." And immediately\, while he
was still speaking\, the cock crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at P
eter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord\, how he had said to him\,
"Before the cock crows today\, you will deny me three times." And he went
out and wept bitterly.\n\nNow the men who were holding Jesus mocked him an
d beat him\; they also blindfolded him and asked him\, "Prophesy! Who is i
t that struck you?" And they spoke many other words against him\, reviling
him.\n\nWhen day came\, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered
together\, both chief priests and scribes\; and they led him away to their
council\, and they said\, "If you are the Christ\, tell us." But he said t
o them\, "If I tell you\, you will not believe\; and if I ask you\, you wil
l not answer. But from now on the Son of man shall be seated at the right
hand of the power of God." And they all said\, "Are you the Son of God\, t
hen?" And he said to them\, "You say that I am." And they said\, "What fu
rther testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."
\n\nThen the whole company of them arose\, and brought him before Pilate.\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cheesefare Monday\; Sophronius\, Patriarch of Jerusalem\; Theodora the
Righteous\; Pionios the Presbyter\; George the New Wonderworker of Constan
tinople\; Trophimos and Thallos the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and
Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: III John 1:1-15\nThe elder to the belove
d Gaius\, whom I love in the truth.\n\nBeloved\, I pray that all may go wel
l with you and that you may be in health\; I know that it is well with your
soul. For I greatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testif
ied to the truth of your life\, as indeed you do follow the truth. No grea
ter joy can I have than this\, to hear that my children follow the truth.\n
\nBeloved\, it is a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the b
rethren\, especially to strangers\, who have testified to your love before
the church. You will do well to send them on their journey as befits God's
service. For they have set out for his sake and have accepted nothing fro
m the heathen. So we ought to support such men\, that we may be fellow wor
kers in the truth.\n\nI have written something to the church\; but Diotreph
es\, who likes to put himself first\, does not acknowledge my authority. S
o if I come I will bring up what he is doing\, prating against me with evil
words. And not content with that\, he refuses himself to welcome the bret
hren\, and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of t
he church.\n\nBeloved\, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does
good is of God\; he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrios has testimon
y from every one\, and from the truth itself\; I testify to him too\, and y
ou know my testimony is true.\n\nI had much to write to you\, but I would r
ather not write with pen and ink\; I hope to see you soon\, and we will tal
k together face to face.\n\nPeace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet
the friends\, every one of them. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:29-40\; 22:7-
39\nAt that time\, when Jesus drew near to Bethphage and Bethany\, at the m
ount that is called Olivet\, he sent two of the disciples\, saying\, "Go in
to the village opposite\, where on entering you will find a colt tied\, on
which no one has ever yet sat\; untie it and bring it here. If any one ask
s you\, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this\, 'The Lord has need o
f it.'" So those who were sent went away and found it as he had told them.
And as they were untying the colt\, its owners said to them\, "Why are yo
u untying the colt?" And they said\, "The Lord has need of it." And they
brought it to Jesus\, and throwing their garments on the colt they set Jesu
s upon it. And as he rode along\, they spread their garments on the road.
As he was now drawing near\, at the descent of the Mount of Olives\, the w
hole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud
voice for all the mighty works that they had seen\, saying\, "Blessed is t
he King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in th
e highest!" And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him\, "Teac
her\, rebuke your disciples." He answered\, "I tell you\, if these were si
lent\, the very stones would cry out."\n\nThen came the day of Unleavened B
read\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter a
nd John\, saying\; "Go and prepare the passover for us\, that we may eat it
." They said to him\, "Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to the
m\, "Behold\, when you have entered the city\, a man carrying a jar of wate
r will meet you\; follow him into the house which he enters\, and tell the
householder\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where is the guest room\, where I
am to eat the passover with my disciples?' And he will show you a large up
per room furnished\; there make ready." And they went\, and found it as he
had told them\; and they prepared the passover.\n\nAnd when the hour came\
, he sat at table\, and the apostles with him. And he said to them\, "I ha
ve earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer\; for I
tell you I shall never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of
God." And he took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he said\, "Take th
is\, and divide it among yourselves\; for I tell you that from now on I sha
ll not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And
he took bread\, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to th
em\, saying\, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembra
nce of me." And likewise the cup after supper\, saying\, "This cup which i
s poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand
of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of man goes as
it has been determined\; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And
they began to question one another\, which of them it was that would do thi
s.\n\nA dispute also arose among them\, which of them was to be regarded as
the greatest. And he said to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise l
ordship over them\; and those in authority over them are called benefactors
. But not so with you\; rather let the greatest among you become as the yo
ungest\, and the leader as one who serves. For which is the greater\, one
who sits at table\, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table
? But I am among you as one who serves.\n\nYou are those who have continue
d with me in my trials\; and I assign to you\, as my Father assigned to me\
, a kingdom\, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom\, and si
t on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\n\nSimon\, Simon\, behold
\, Satan demanded to have you\, that he might sift you like wheat\, but I h
ave prayed for you that your faith may not fail\; and when you have turned
again\, strengthen your brethren." And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready
to go with you to prison and to death." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, t
he cock will not crow this day\, until you three times deny that you know m
e."\n\nAnd he said to them\, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or s
andals\, did you lack anything?" They said\, "Nothing." He said to them\,
"But now\, let him who has a purse take it\, and likewise a bag. And let
him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. For I tell you that this
scripture must be fulfilled in me\, 'And he was reckoned with transgressor
s'\; for what is written about me has its fulfillment." And they said\, "L
ook\, Lord\, here are two swords." And he said to them\, "It is enough."\n
\nAnd he came out\, and went\, as was his custom\, to the Mount of Olives\;
and the disciples followed him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/13/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Removal of the relics of Nicephorus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Po
uplios the Martyr\, Bishop of Athens\; Christina the Martyr of Persia\; Ger
ald\, Bishop of Mayo\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Joel 3:12-21\nLet the nations bestir themselves\, and com
e up to the valley of Jehosh'aphat\; for there I will sit to judge all the
nations round about.\n\nPut in the sickle\, for the harvest is ripe. Go in
\, tread\, for the wine press is full. The vats overflow\, for their wicke
dness is great.\n\nMultitudes\, multitudes\, in the valley of decision! Fo
r the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the m
oon are darkened\, and the stars withdraw their shining.\n\nAnd the Lord ro
ars from Zion\, and utters his voice from Jerusalem\, and the heavens and t
he earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge to his people\, a stronghold to t
he people of Israel.\n\n"So you shall know that I am the Lord your God\, wh
o dwell in Zion\, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy and strang
ers shall never again pass through it.\n\n"And in that day the mountains sh
all drip sweet wine\, and the hills shall flow with milk\, and all the stre
am beds of Judah shall flow with water\; and a fountain shall come forth fr
om the house of the Lord and water the valley of Shittim.\n\n"Egypt shall b
ecome a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness\, for the violence done t
o the people of Judah\, because they have shed innocent blood in their land
. But Judah shall be inhabited for ever\, and Jerusalem to all generations
. I will avenge their blood\, and I will not clear the guilty\, for the Lo
rd dwells in Zion." \n\nOld Testament Reading: Joel 2:12-26\n"Yet even now\
," says the Lord\, "return to me with all your heart\, with fasting\, with
weeping\, and with mourning\; and rend your hearts and not your garments."
Return to the Lord\, your God\, for he is gracious and merciful\, slow to
anger\, and abounding in steadfast love\, and repents of evil. Who knows w
hether he will not turn and repent\, and leave a blessing behind him\, a ce
real offering and a drink offering for the Lord\, your God?\n\nBlow the tru
mpet in Zion\; sanctify a fast\; call a solemn assembly\; gather the people
. Sanctify the congregation\; assemble the elders\; gather the children\,
even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room\, and the bride he
r chamber.\n\nBetween the vestibule and the altar let the priests\, the min
isters of the Lord\, weep and say\, "Spare thy people\, O Lord\, and make n
ot thy heritage a reproach\, a byword among the nations. Why should they s
ay among the peoples\, 'Where is their God?'"\n\nThen the Lord became jealo
us for his land\, and had pity on his people. The Lord answered and said t
o his people\, "Behold\, I am sending to you grain\, wine\, and oil\, and y
ou will be satisfied\; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nat
ions.\n\n"I will remove the northerner far from you\, and drive him into a
parched and desolate land\, his front into the eastern sea\, and his rear i
nto the western sea\; the stench and foul smell of him will rise\, for he h
as done great things.\n\n"Fear not\, O land\; be glad and rejoice\, for the
Lord has done great things! Fear not\, you beasts of the field\, for the
pastures of the wilderness are green\; the tree bears its fruit\, the fig t
ree and vine give their full yield.\n\n"Be glad\, O sons of Zion\, and rejo
ice in the Lord\, your God\; for he has given the early rain for your vindi
cation\, he has poured down for you abundant rain\, the early and the latte
r rain\, as before.\n\n"The threshing floors shall be full of grain\, the v
ats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will restore to you the years whic
h the swarming locust has eaten\, the hopper\, the destroyer\, and the cutt
er\, my great army\, which I sent among you.\n\n"You shall eat in plenty an
d be satisfied\, and praise the name of the Lord your God\, who has dealt w
ondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/14/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Benedict the Righteous of Nursia\; Euschemon the Confessor\, Bishop of
Lampasakos\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Jude 1:11-25\nBeloved\, woe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of
Cain\, and abandon themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and
perish in Korah's rebellion. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as
they boldly carouse together\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds
\, carried along by winds\; fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, u
prooted\; wild waves of the sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\;
wandering stars for whom the nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for
ever.\n\nIt was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Ad
am prophesied\, saying\, "Behold\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to
execute judgment on all\, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deed
s of ungodliness which they have committed in such an ungodly way\, and of
all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him." These
are grumblers\, malcontents\, following their own passions\, loud-mouthed
boasters\, flattering people to gain advantage.\n\nBut you must remember\,
beloved\, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they s
aid to you\, "In the last time there will be scoffers\, following their own
ungodly passions." It is these who set up divisions\, worldly people\, de
void of the Spirit. But you\, beloved\, build yourselves up on your most h
oly faith\; pray in the Holy Spirit\; keep yourselves in the love of God\;
wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convinc
e some\, who doubt\; save some\, by snatching them out of the fire\; on som
e have mercy with fear\, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.\n\nN
ow to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without b
lemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing\, to the only God\,
our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord\, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\,
and authority\, before all time and now and for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel Read
ing: Luke 23:1-31\, 33\, 44-56\nAt that time\, the chief priests\, the scri
bes\, and elders of the people brought Jesus before Pilate. And they began
to accuse him\, saying\, "We found this man perverting our nation\, and fo
rbidding us to give tribute to Caesar\, and saying that he himself is Chris
t a king." And Pilate asked him\, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he
answered him\, "You have said so." And Pilate said to the chief priests an
d the multitudes\, "I find no crime in this man." But they were urgent\, s
aying\, "He stirs up the people\, teaching throughout all Judea\, from Gali
lee even to this place."\n\nWhen Pilate heard this\, he asked whether the m
an was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdi
ction\, he sent him over to Herod\, who was himself in Jerusalem at that ti
me. When Herod saw Jesus\, he was very glad\, for he had long desired to s
ee him\, because he had heard about him\, and he was hoping to see some sig
n done by him. So he questioned him at some length\; but he made no answer
. The chief priests and the scribes stood by\, vehemently accusing him. A
nd Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him\; then\
, arraying him in gorgeous apparel\, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod
and Pilate became friends with each other that very day\, for before this
they had been at enmity with each other.\n\nPilate then called together the
chief priests and the rulers and the people\, and said to them\, "You brou
ght me this man as one who was perverting the people\; and after examining
him before you\, behold\, I did not find this man guilty of any of your cha
rges against him\; neither did Herod\, for he sent him back to us. Behold\
, nothing deserving death has been done by him\; I will therefore chastise
him and release him." Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the
festival.\n\nBut they all cried out together\, "Away with this man\, and re
lease to us Barabbas" -- a man who had been thrown into prison for an insur
rection started in the city\, and for murder. Pilate addressed them once m
ore\, desiring to release Jesus\; but they shouted out\, "Crucify\, crucify
him!" A third time he said to them\, "Why\, what evil has he done? I hav
e found in him no crime deserving death\; I will therefore chastise him and
release him." But they were urgent\, demanding with loud cries that he sh
ould be crucified. And their voices prevailed. So Pilate gave sentence th
at their demand should be granted. He released the man who had been thrown
into prison for insurrection and murder\, whom they asked for\; but Jesus
he delivered up to their will.\n\nAnd as they led him away\, they seized on
e Simon of Cyrene\, who was coming in from the country\, and laid on him th
e cross\, to carry it behind Jesus. And there followed him a great multitu
de of the people\, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus t
urning to them said\, "Daughters of Jerusalem\, do not weep for me\, but we
ep for yourselves and for your children. For behold\, the days are coming
when they will say\, 'Blessed are the barren\, and the wombs that never bor
e\, and the breasts that never gave suck!' Then they will begin to say to
the mountains\, 'Fall on us'\; and to the hills\, 'Cover us.' For if they
do this when the wood is green\, what will happen when it is dry?"\n\nAnd w
hen they came to the place which is called The Skull\, there they crucified
him\, and the criminals\, one on the right and one on the left.\n\nIt was
now about the sixth hour\, and there was darkness over the whole land until
the ninth hour\, while the sun's light failed\; and the curtain of the tem
ple was torn in two. Then Jesus\, crying with a loud voice\, said\, "Fathe
r\, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed
his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place\, he praised God
\, and said\, "Certainly this man was innocent!" And all the multitudes wh
o assembled to see the sight\, when they saw what had taken place\, returne
d home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who
had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things.\n\n
Now there was a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was
a member of the council\, a good and righteous man\, who had not consented
to their purpose and deed\, and he was looking for the kingdom of God. Th
is man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it dow
n and wrapped it in a linen shroud\, and laid him in a rock hewn tomb\, whe
re no one had ever yet been laid. It was the day of Preparation\, and the
sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee follow
ed\, and saw the tomb\, and how his body was laid\; then they returned\, an
d prepared spices and ointments.\n\nOn the sabbath they rested according to
the commandment.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/15/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agapius the Martyr & His Companions\; Manuel the New Martyr of Crete\;
Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy\, Bishop of Britain\n\nFast Day (D
airy\, Eggs\, and Fish Allowed)\n\nOld Testament Reading: Zechariah 8:7-17\
n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold\, I will save my people from the eas
t country and from the west country\; and I will bring them to dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem\; and they shall be my people and I will be their God\,
in faithfulness and in righteousness."\n\nThus says the Lord of hosts: "L
et your hands be strong\, you who in these days have been hearing these wor
ds from the mouth of the prophets\, since the day that the foundation of th
e house of the Lord of hosts was laid\, that the temple might be built. Fo
r before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast\, neith
er was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in\; for
I set every man against his fellow. But now I will not deal with the remna
nt of this people as in the former days\, says the Lord of hosts. For ther
e shall be a sowing of peace\; the vine shall yield its fruit\, and the gro
und shall give its increase\, and the heavens shall give their dew\; and I
will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. And as
you have been a byword of cursing among the nations\, O house of Judah and
house of Israel\, so will I save you and you shall be a blessing. Fear not
\, but let your hands be strong."\n\nFor thus says the Lord of hosts: "As
I purposed to do evil to you\, when your fathers provoked me to wrath\, and
I did not relent\, says the Lord of hosts\, so again have I purposed in t
hese days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah\; fear not. Th
ese are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another\, rend
er in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace\, do not devise
evil in your hearts against one another\, and love no false oath\, for all
these things I hate\, says the Lord."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Zechariah
8:19-23\n"Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month\, and
the fast of the fifth\, and the fast of the seventh\, and the fast of the t
enth\, shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness\, and che
erful feasts\; therefore love truth and peace.\n\n"Thus says the Lord of ho
sts: Peoples shall yet come\, even the inhabitants of many cities\; the in
habitants of one city shall go to another\, saying\, 'Let us go at once to
entreat the favor of the Lord\, and to seek the Lord of hosts\; I am going.
' Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in
Jerusalem\, and to entreat the favor of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of ho
sts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hol
d of the robe of a Jew\, saying\, 'Let us go with you\, for we have heard t
hat God is with you.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Cheesefare Saturday\; Sabine the Martyr of Egypt\; Christodulus the Wo
nderworker of Patmos\; Aristovoulos\, Apostle of the 70\; Julian the Martyr
\; Romanos the Hieromartyr of Parium\n\nFast Day (Dairy\, Eggs\, and Fish A
llowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit
of the Spirit is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, fait
hfulness\, gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And t
hose who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions
and desires. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. L
et us have no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one a
nother. Brethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spi
ritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, le
st you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law
of Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 6:1-13\nThe Lord said\, "Beware of p
racticing your piety before men in order to be seen by them\; for then you
will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.\n\n"Thus\, when you
give alms\, sound no trumpet before you\, as the hypocrites do in the synag
ogues and in the streets\, that they may be praised by men. Truly\, I say
to you\, they have received their reward. But when you give alms\, do not
let your left hand know what your right hand is doing\, so that your alms m
ay be in secret\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n\n"A
nd when you pray\, you must not be like the hypocrites\; for they love to s
tand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners\, that they may b
e seen by men. Truly\, I say to you\, they have received their reward. Bu
t when you pray\, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Fath
er who is in secret\; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.\n
\n"And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do\; for the
y think they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them\, for
your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:\
n\nOur Father who are in heaven\,\n Hallowed be your name\,\n Your kingdom
come\,\n Your will be done\,\n On earth as it is in heaven.\n Give us this
day our daily bread\,\n And forgive us our debts\,\n As we also have forgiv
en our debtors\;\n And lead us not into temptation\,\n But deliver us from
evil.\n For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory\, for ever.\n
Amen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica\; Paul\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:16-25\nBut the LORD of hosts is exalt
ed in justice\, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness. Then
shall the lambs graze as in their pasture\, fatlings and kids shall feed a
mong the ruins. Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood\, w
ho draw sin as with cart ropes\, who say: "Let him make haste\, let him spe
ed his work that we may see it\; let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel
draw near\, and let it come\, that we may know it!" Woe to those who call
evil good and good evil\, who put darkness for light and light for darkness
\, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wis
e in their own eyes\, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe to those who are
heroes at drinking wine\, and valiant men in mixing strong drink\, who acqu
it the guilty for a bribe\, and deprive the innocent of his right! Therefo
re\, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble\, and as dry grass sinks dow
n in the flame\, so their root will be as rottenness\, and their blossom go
up like dust\; for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts\, and h
ave despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Therefore the anger of th
e LORD was kindled against his people\, and he stretched out his hand again
st them and smote them\, and the mountains quaked\; and their corpses were
as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned
away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesi
s 4:16-26\n Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD\, and dwelt i
n the land of Nod\, east of Eden. Cain knew his wife\, and she conceived a
nd bore Enoch\; and he built a city\, and called the name of the city after
the name of his son\, Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad\; and Irad was the fa
ther of Mehujael\, and Mehujael the father of Methushael\, and Methushael t
he father of Lamech. And Lamech took two wives\; the name of the one was A
dah\, and the name of the other Zillah. Adah bore Jabal\; he was the fathe
r of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. His brother's name was Juba
l\; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. Zillah bore
Tubalcain\; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The s
ister of Tubalcain was Naamah. Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah\
, hear my voice\; you wives of Lamech\, hearken to what I say: I have slain
a man for wounding me\, a young man for striking me. If Cain is avenged s
evenfold\, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." \n\n And Adam knew his wife ag
ain\, and she bore a son and called his name Seth\, for she said\, "God has
appointed for me another child instead of Abel\, for Cain slew him." To S
eth also a son was born\, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men be
gan to call upon the name of the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 5
:15-6:3\nDrink water from your own cistern\, flowing water from your own we
ll. Should your springs be scattered abroad\, streams of water in the stre
ets? Let them be for yourself alone\, and not for strangers with you. Let
your fountain be blessed\, and rejoice in the wife of your youth\, a lovel
y hind\, a graceful doe. Let her affection fill you at all times with delig
ht\, be infatuated always with her love. Why should you be infatuated\, my
son\, with a loose woman and embrace the bosom of an adventuress? For a m
an's ways are before the eyes of the LORD\, and he watches all his paths.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him\, and he is caught in the toils of
his sin. He dies for lack of discipline\, and because of his great folly
he is lost.\n\n My son\, if you have become surety for your neighbor\, hav
e given your pledge for a stranger\; if you are snared in the utterance of
your lips\, caught in the words of your mouth\; then do this\, my son\, and
save yourself\, for you have come into your neighbor's power: go\, hasten\
, and importune your neighbor.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hilarion the New\; Herodion the Apostle of the 70\; Stephen the Wonder
worker\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 6:1-12\nIn the year
that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne\, high and lifte
d up\; and his train filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim\; eac
h had six wings: with two he covered his face\, and with two he covered his
feet\, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy\,
holy\, holy is the LORD of hosts\; the whole earth is full of his glory."
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called\
, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lo
st\; for I am a man of unclean lips\, and I dwell in the midst of a people
of unclean lips\; for my eyes have seen the King\, the LORD of hosts!" The
n flew one of the seraphim to me\, having in his hand a burning coal which
he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth\, and said
: "Behold\, this has touched your lips\; your guilt is taken away\, and you
r sin forgiven." And I heard the voice of the Lord saying\, "Whom shall I
send\, and who will go for us?" Then I said\, "Here am I! Send me." And he
said\, "Go\, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear\, but do not understan
d\; see and see\, but do not perceive.' Make the heart of this people fat\
, and their ears heavy\, and shut their eyes\; lest they see with their eye
s\, and hear with their ears\, and understand with their hearts\, and turn
and be healed." Then I said\, "How long\, O Lord?" And he said: "Until cit
ies lie waste without inhabitant\, and houses without men\, and the land is
utterly desolate\, and the LORD removes men far away\, and the forsaken pl
aces are many in the midst of the land."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis
5:1-24\n This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man\
, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them\, an
d he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. When Adam had
lived a hundred and thirty years\, he became the father of a son in his ow
n likeness\, after his image\, and named him Seth. The days of Adam after
he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years\; and he had other so
ns and daughters. Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and
thirty years\; and he died. \n\n When Seth had lived a hundred and five ye
ars\, he became the father of Enosh. Seth lived after the birth of Enosh e
ight hundred and seven years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all
the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years\; and he died. \n\n Wh
en Enosh had lived ninety years\, he became the father of Kenan. Enosh liv
ed after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years\, and had other
sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five
years\; and he died. \n\n When Kenan had lived seventy years\, he became
the father of Mahalalel. Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hu
ndred and forty years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the day
s of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years\; and he died. \n\n When Mahala
lel had lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Jared. Mahalalel
lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years\, and had oth
er sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred a
nd ninety-five years\; and he died. \n\n When Jared had lived a hundred an
d sixty-two years he became the father of Enoch. Jared lived after the bir
th of Enoch eight hundred years\, and had other sons and daughters. Thus a
ll the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years\; and he died.
When Enoch had lived sixty-five years\, he became the father of Methuselah.
Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years\,
and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were three h
undred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God\; and he was not\, for
God took him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 6:3-20\nThen do this\, my
son\, and save yourself\, for you have come into your neighbor's power: go\
, hasten\, and importune your neighbor. Give your eyes no sleep and your e
yelids no slumber\; save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter\, like a b
ird from the hand of the fowler.\n\n Go to the ant\, O sluggard\; consider
her ways\, and be wise. Without having any chief\, officer or ruler\, she
prepares her food in summer\, and gathers her sustenance in harvest. How
long will you lie there\, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
A little sleep\, a little slumber\, a little folding of the hands to rest\
, and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond\, and want like an armed m
an. A worthless person\, a wicked man\, goes about with crooked speech\, w
inks with his eyes\, scrapes with his feet\, points with his finger\, with
perverted heart devises evil\, continually sowing discord\; therefore calam
ity will come upon him suddenly\; in a moment he will be broken beyond heal
ing.\n\n There are six things which the LORD hates\, seven which are an ab
omination to him: haughty eyes\, a lying tongue\, and hands that shed inno
cent blood\, a heart that devises wicked plans\, feet that make haste to ru
n to evil\, a false witness who breathes out lies\, and a man who sows disc
ord among brothers. My son\, keep your father's commandment\, and forsake
not your mother's teaching.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/29/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mark\, Bishop of Arethusa\; Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him
\; The Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius\; Eustathios the Confessor\, Bish
op of Bithynia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 7:1-14\nIn t
he days of Ahaz the son of Jotham\, son of Uzziah\, king of Judah\, Rezin t
he king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up t
o Jerusalem to wage war against it\, but they could not conquer it. When t
he house of David was told\, "Syria is in league with Ephraim\," his heart
and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before t
he wind.\n\nAnd the LORD said to Isaiah\, "Go forth to meet Ahaz\, you and
Shearjashub your son\, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the h
ighway to the Fuller's Field\, and say to him\, 'Take heed\, be quiet\, do
not fear\, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smolderi
ng stumps of firebrands\, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the so
n of Remaliah. Because Syria\, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah\, has
devised evil against you\, saying\, "Let us go up against Judah and terrif
y it\, and let us conquer it for ourselves\, and set up the son of Tabeel a
s king in the midst of it\," thus says the Lord GOD: It shall not stand\, a
nd it shall not come to pass. For the head of Syria is Damascus\, and the
head of Damascus is Rezin. (Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken
to pieces so that it will no longer be a people.) And the head of Ephraim
is Samaria\, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will no
t believe\, surely you shall not be established.'"\n\nAgain the LORD spoke
to Ahaz\, "Ask a sign of the LORD your God\; let it be deep as Sheol or hi
gh as heaven." But Ahaz said\, "I will not ask\, and I will not put the LO
RD to the test." And he said\, "Hear then\, O house of David! Is it too li
ttle for you to weary men\, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord
himself will give you a sign. Behold\, a virgin shall conceive and bear a
son\, and shall call his name Immanuel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 5
:32-6:8\n After Noah was five hundred years old\, Noah became the father of
Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. When men began to multiply on the face of the g
round\, and daughters were born to them\, the sons of God saw that the daug
hters of men were fair\; and they took to wife such of them as they chose.
Then the LORD said\, "My spirit shall not abide in man for ever\, for he i
s flesh\, but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years." The Nephilim
were on the earth in those days\, and also afterward\, when the sons of God
came in to the daughters of men\, and they bore children to them. These we
re the mighty men that were of old\, the men of renown. \n\n The LORD saw
that the wickedness of man was great in the earth\, and that every imaginat
ion of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD w
as sorry that he had made man on the earth\, and it grieved him to his hear
t. So the LORD said\, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the fa
ce of the ground\, man and beast and creeping things and birds of the air\,
for I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah found favor in the eyes o
f the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 6:20-7:1\nMy son\, keep your
father's commandment\, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Bind them
upon your heart always\; tie them about your neck. When you walk\, they wi
ll lead you\; when you lie down\, they will watch over you\; and when you a
wake\, they will talk with you. For the commandment is a lamp and the teac
hing a light\, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life\, to pres
erve you from the evil woman\, from the smooth tongue of the adventuress.
Do not desire her beauty in your heart\, and do not let her capture you wit
h her eyelashes\; for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread\, but an ad
ulteress stalks a man's very life. Can a man carry fire in his bosom and h
is clothes not be burned? Or can one walk upon hot coals and his feet not
be scorched? So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife\; none who touche
s her will go unpunished. Do not men despise a thief if he steals to satis
fy his appetite when he is hungry? And if he is caught\, he will pay seven
fold\; he will give all the goods of his house. He who commits adultery ha
s no sense\; he who does it destroys himself. Wounds and dishonor will he
get\, and his disgrace will not be wiped away. For jealousy makes a man fu
rious\, and he will not spare when he takes revenge. He will accept no com
pensation\, nor be appeased though you multiply gifts. My son\, keep my wo
rds and treasure up my commandments with you.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/01/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mary of Egypt\; Euthemios of Suzdal\; Gerontios & Vasilides the Martyr
s\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 8:13-9:7\nBut the LORD of
hosts\, him you shall regard as holy\; let him be your fear\, and let him
be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary\, and a stone of offense\, a
nd a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel\, a trap and a snare to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble thereon\; they shall fal
l and be broken\; they shall be snared and taken." \n\n Bind up the testim
ony\, seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD\, who
is hiding his face from the house of Jacob\, and I will hope in him. Beho
ld\, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and portents i
n Israel from the LORD of hosts\, who dwells on Mount Zion. And when they
say to you\, "Consult the mediums and the wizards who chirp and mutter\," s
hould not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behal
f of the living? To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely for this wor
d which they speak there is no dawn. They will pass through the land\, gre
atly distressed and hungry\; and when they are hungry\, they will be enrage
d and will curse their king and their God\, and turn their faces upward\; a
nd they will look to the earth\, but behold\, distress and darkness\, the g
loom of anguish\; and they will be thrust into thick darkness. \n\n But th
ere will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he bro
ught into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali\, but in th
e latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea\, the land beyond th
e Jordan\, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have
seen a great light\; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness\, on them h
as light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation\, thou hast increased its
joy\; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest\, as men rejoice
when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden\, and the staff fo
r his shoulder\, the rod of his oppressor\, thou hast broken as on the day
of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and eve
ry garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. For to us
a child is born\, to us a son is given\; and the government will be upon hi
s shoulder\, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor\, Mighty God\
, Everlasting Father\, Prince of Peace." Of the increase of his government
and of peace there will be no end\, upon the throne of David\, and over hi
s kingdom\, to establish it\, and to uphold it with justice and with righte
ousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the LORD of host
s will do this.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 6:9-22\n These are the ge
nerations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man\, blameless in his generation\;
Noah walked with God. And Noah had three sons\, Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth.
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight\, and the earth was filled with
violence. And God saw the earth\, and behold\, it was corrupt\; for all fl
esh had corrupted their way upon the earth. And God said to Noah\, "I have
determined to make an end of all flesh\; for the earth is filled with viol
ence through them\; behold\, I will destroy them with the earth. Make your
self an ark of gopher wood\; make rooms in the ark\, and cover it inside an
d out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark th
ree hundred cubits\, its breadth fifty cubits\, and its height thirty cubit
s. Make a roof for the ark\, and finish it to a cubit above\; and set the
door of the ark in its side\; make it with lower\, second\, and third decks
. For behold\, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth\, to destroy
all flesh in which is the breath of life from under heaven\; everything tha
t is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you\; a
nd you shall come into the ark\, you\, your sons\, your wife\, and your son
s' wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh\, you shall brin
g two of every sort into the ark\, to keep them alive with you\; they shall
be male and female. Of the birds according to their kinds\, and of the an
imals according to their kinds\, of every creeping thing of the ground acco
rding to its kind\, two of every sort shall come in to you\, to keep them a
live. Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten\, and store it u
p\; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." Noah did this\; he d
id all that God commanded him.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 8:1-21\nD
oes not wisdom call\, does not understanding raise her voice? On the height
s beside the way\, in the paths she takes her stand\; beside the gates in f
ront of the town\, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: "To you
\, O men\, I call\, and my cry is to the sons of men.O simple ones\, learn
prudence\; O foolish men\, pay attention. Hear\, for I will speak noble th
ings\, and from my lips will come what is right\; for my mouth will utter t
ruth\; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth
are righteous\; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. They are all
straight to him who understands and right to those who find knowledge. Tak
e my instruction instead of silver\, and knowledge rather than choice gold\
; for wisdom is better than jewels\, and all that you may desire cannot com
pare with her. I\, wisdom\, dwell in prudence\, and I find knowledge and d
iscretion. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and
the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel and sound wis
dom\, I have insight\, I have strength. By me kings reign\, and rulers dec
ree what is just\; by me princes rule\, and nobles govern the earth. I lov
e those who love me\, and those who seek me diligently find me. Riches and
honor are with me\, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit is better th
an gold\, even fine gold\, and my yield than choice silver. I walk in the
way of righteousness\, in the paths of justice\, endowing with wealth those
who love me\, and filling their treasuries.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Titus the Wonderworker\; Theodora the Virgin-martyr of Palestine\; Amp
hianos & Aedesios the Martyrs of Lycia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Read
ing: Isaiah 9:9-10:4\nThus says the LORD: "And all the people will know\, E
phraim and the inhabitants of Samaria\, who say in pride and in arrogance o
f heart: 'The bricks have fallen\, but we will build with dressed stones\;
the sycamores have been cut down\, but we will put cedars in their place.'
" So the LORD raises adversaries against them\, and stirs up their enemies
. The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel wi
th open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is st
retched out still. The people did not turn to him who smote them\, nor see
k the LORD of hosts. So the LORD cut off from Israel head and tail\, palm
branch and reed in one day - the elder and honored man is the head\, and th
e prophet who teaches lies is the tail\; for those who lead this people lea
d them astray\, and those who are led by them are swallowed up. Therefore
the Lord does not rejoice over their young men\, and has no compassion on t
heir fatherless and widows\; for every one is godless and an evildoer\, and
every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away and hi
s hand is stretched out still. For wickedness burns like a fire\, it consu
mes briers and thorns\; it kindles the thickets of the forest\, and they ro
ll upward in a column of smoke. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the
land is burned\, and the people are like fuel for the fire\; no man spares
his brother. They snatch on the right\, but are still hungry\, and they d
evour on the left\, but are not satisfied\; each devours his neighbor's fle
sh\, Manasseh\, Ephraim\, and Ephraim\, Manasseh\, and together they are ag
ainst Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stre
tched out still. \n\n Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees\, and the
writers who keep writing oppression\, to turn aside the needy from justice
and to rob the poor of my people of their right\, that widows may be their
spoil\, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! What will you d
o on the day of punishment\, in the storm which will come from afar? To who
m will you flee for help\, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing r
emains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all t
his his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still.\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Genesis 7:1-5\n Then the LORD said to Noah\, "Go into
the ark\, you and all your household\, for I have seen that you are righteo
us before me in this generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean an
imals\, the male and his mate\; and a pair of the animals that are not clea
n\, the male and his mate\; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also\,
male and female\, to keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth.
For in seven days I will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nig
hts\; and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face
of the ground." And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Proverbs 8:32-9:11\nAnd now\, my sons\, listen to me: ha
ppy are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise\, and do not
neglect it. Happy is the man who listens to me\, watching daily at my gate
s\, waiting beside my doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains fa
vor from the LORD\; but he who misses me injures himself\; all who hate me
love death." Wisdom has built her house\, she has set up her seven pillars
. She has slaughtered her beasts\, she has mixed her wine\, she has also s
et her table. She has sent out her maids to call from the highest places i
n the town\, "Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" To him who is wit
hout sense she says\, "Come\, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have
mixed. Leave simpleness\, and live\, and walk in the way of insight." He
who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse\, and he who reproves a wicked m
an incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer\, or he will hate you\; reprove
a wise man\, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man\, and h
e will be still wiser\; teach a righteous man and he will increase in learn
ing. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom\, and the knowledge o
f the Holy One is insight. For by me your days will be multiplied\, and ye
ars will be added to your life. \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicetas\, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium\; Joseph the Hymnographer
\; Theodosia and Irene the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading:
Isaiah 10:12-20\n When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion an
d on Jerusalem he will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria
and his haughty pride. For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have don
e it\, and by my wisdom\, for I have understanding\; I have removed the bou
ndaries of peoples\, and have plundered their treasures\; like a bull I hav
e brought down those who sat on thrones. My hand has found like a nest the
wealth of the peoples\; and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken so
I have gathered all the earth\; and there was none that moved a wing\, or o
pened the mouth\, or chirped." Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hew
s with it\, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a ro
d should wield him who lifts it\, or as if a staff should lift him who is n
ot wood! Therefore the Lord\, the LORD of hosts\, will send wasting sickne
ss among his stout warriors\, and under his glory a burning will be kindled
\, like the burning of fire. The light of Israel will become a fire\, and
his Holy One a flame\; and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in
one day. The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land the LORD will d
estroy\, both soul and body\, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away
. The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child can w
rite them down. In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the
house of Jacob will no more lean upon him that smote them\, but will lean
upon the LORD\, the Holy One of Israel\, in truth.\n\nOld Testament Reading
: Genesis 7:6-9\n Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters c
ame upon the earth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives
with him went into the ark\, to escape the waters of the flood. Of clean
animals\, and of animals that are not clean\, and of birds\, and of everyth
ing that creeps on the ground\, two and two\, male and female\, went into t
he ark with Noah\, as God had commanded Noah.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Pro
verbs 9:12-18\nIf you are wise\, you are wise for yourself\; if you scoff\,
you alone will bear it. A foolish woman is noisy\; she is wanton and know
s no shame. She sits at the door of her house\, she takes a seat on the hi
gh places of the town\, calling to those who pass by\, who are going straig
ht on their way\, "Whoever is simple\, let him turn in here!" And to him w
ho is without sense she says\, "Stolen water is sweet\, and bread eaten in
secret is pleasant." But he does not know that the dead are there\, that
her guests are in the depths of Sheol.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: George the Righteous of Maleon\; Righteous Plato the Studite\; Theonas
\, Archbishop of Thessaloniki\, Founder and Renovator of the Sacred Monaste
ry of Saint Anastasia of Pharmakolytria\, Halkidiki\; Nicetas the Hieromart
yr\, Struggler of Serrai (1808)\; Theodoulos and Agathopous of Thessaloniki
\; Righteous Zosimas\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 11:10-
12:2\n Thus says the LORD: In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an
ensign to the peoples\; him shall the nations seek\, and his dwellings shal
l be glorious. \n\n In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second
time to recover the remnant which is left of his people\, from Assyria\, fr
om Egypt\, from Pathros\, from Ethiopia\, from Elam\, from Shinar\, from Ha
math\, and from the coastlands of the sea. He will raise an ensign for the
nations\, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel\, and gather the disper
sed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The jealousy of Ephraim s
hall depart\, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off\; Ephraim shall n
ot be jealous of Judah\, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. But they shal
l swoop down upon the shoulder of the Philistines in the west\, and togethe
r they shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put forth their han
d against Edom and Moab\, and the Ammonites shall obey them. And the LORD
will utterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt\; and will wave his han
d over the River with his scorching wind\, and smite it into seven channels
that men may cross dryshod. And there will be a highway from Assyria for
the remnant which is left of his people\, as there was for Israel when they
came up from the land of Egypt. \n\n You will say in that day: "I will gi
ve thanks to thee\, O LORD\, for though thou wast angry with me\, thy anger
turned away\, and thou didst comfort me. "Behold\, God is my salvation\;
I will trust\, and will not be afraid\; for the LORD GOD is my strength and
my song\, and he has become my salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genes
is 7:11-8:3\n In the six hundredth year of Noah's life\, in the second mont
h\, on the seventeenth day of the month\, on that day all the fountains of
the great deep burst forth\, and the windows of the heavens were opened. A
nd rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. On the very same
day Noah and his sons\, Shem and Ham and Japheth\, and Noah's wife and the
three wives of his sons with them entered the ark\, they and every beast ac
cording to its kind\, and all the cattle according to their kinds\, and eve
ry creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind\, and ever
y bird according to its kind\, every bird of every sort. They went into th
e ark with Noah\, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of
life. And they that entered\, male and female of all flesh\, went in as G
od had commanded him\; and the LORD shut him in. \n\n The flood continued
forty days upon the earth\; and the waters increased\, and bore up the ark\
, and it rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and increased gre
atly upon the earth\; and the ark floated on the face of the waters. And t
he waters prevailed so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains
under the whole heaven were covered\; the waters prevailed above the mounta
ins\, covering them fifteen cubits deep. And all flesh died that moved upo
n the earth\, birds\, cattle\, beasts\, all swarming creatures that swarm u
pon the earth\, and every man\; everything on the dry land in whose nostril
s was the breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was
upon the face of the ground\, man and animals and creeping things and birds
of the air\; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left\, an
d those that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the e
arth a hundred and fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts
and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow
over the earth\, and the waters subsided\; the fountains of the deep and th
e windows of the heavens were closed\, the rain from the heavens was restra
ined\, and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of a h
undred and fifty days the waters had abated.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Prov
erbs 10:1-22\nA wise son makes a glad father\, but a foolish son is a sorro
w to his mother. Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit\, but righte
ousness delivers from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry
\, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty\,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich. A son who gathers in summer is p
rudent\, but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame. Blessings are on th
e head of the righteous\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. T
he memory of the righteous is a blessing\, but the name of the wicked will
rot. The wise of heart will heed commandments\, but a prating fool will co
me to ruin. He who walks in integrity walks securely\, but he who perverts
his ways will be found out. He who winks the eye causes trouble\, but he
who boldly reproves makes peace. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain
of life\, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up s
trife\, but love covers all offenses. On the lips of him who has understan
ding wisdom is found\, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. W
ise men lay up knowledge\, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near. A
rich man's wealth is his strong city\; the poverty of the poor is their rui
n. The wage of the righteous leads to life\, the gain of the wicked to sin
. He who heeds instruction is on the path to life\, but he who rejects rep
roof goes astray. He who conceals hatred has lying lips\, and he who utter
s slander is a fool. When words are many\, transgression is not lacking\,
but he who restrains his lips is prudent. The tongue of the righteous is c
hoice silver\; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. The lips of the
righteous feed many\, but fools die for lack of sense. The blessing of the
LORD makes rich\, and he adds no sorrow with it.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, Pappias\, Nice
phorus\, and Serapion\; Theodora the Righteous of Thessaloniki\; Agathopode
s and Theodulos the Martyrs\; George the new Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld T
estament Reading: Isaiah 13:2-13\n On a bare hill raise a signal\, cry alou
d to them\; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles. I mys
elf have commanded my consecrated ones\, have summoned my mighty men to exe
cute my anger\, my proudly exulting ones. \n\n Hark\, a tumult on the moun
tains as of a great multitude! Hark\, an uproar of kingdoms\, of nations ga
thering together! The LORD of hosts is mustering a host for battle. They c
ome from a distant land\, from the end of the heavens\, the LORD and the we
apons of his indignation\, to destroy the whole earth. \n\n Wail\, for the
day of the LORD is near\; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
Therefore all hands will be feeble\, and every man's heart will melt\, and
they will be dismayed. Pangs and agony will seize them\; they will be in an
guish like a woman in travail. They will look aghast at one another\; their
faces will be aflame. \n\n Behold\, the day of the LORD comes\, cruel\, w
ith wrath and fierce anger\, to make the earth a desolation and to destroy
its sinners from it. For the stars of the heavens and their constellations
will not give their light\; the sun will be dark at its rising and the moo
n will not shed its light. I will punish the world for its evil\, and the
wicked for their iniquity\; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant\
, and lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless. I will make men more rare t
han fine gold\, and mankind than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make
the heavens tremble\, and the earth will be shaken out of its place\, at th
e wrath of the LORD of hosts in the day of his fierce anger.\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Genesis 8:4-21\n And in the seventh month\, on the seventeenth
day of the month\, the ark came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat. And
the waters continued to abate until the tenth month\; in the tenth month\,
on the first day of the month\, the tops of the mountains were seen. \n\n
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had mad
e\, and sent forth a raven\; and it went to and fro until the waters were d
ried up from the earth. Then he sent forth a dove from him\, to see if the
waters had subsided from the face of the ground\; but the dove found no pl
ace to set her foot\, and she returned to him to the ark\, for the waters w
ere still on the face of the whole earth. So he put forth his hand and took
her and brought her into the ark with him. He waited another seven days\,
and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark\; and the dove came back t
o him in the evening\, and lo\, in her mouth a freshly plucked olive leaf\;
so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. Then he waited
another seven days\, and sent forth the dove\; and she did not return to hi
m any more. \n\n In the six hundred and first year\, in the first month\,
the first day of the month\, the waters were dried from off the earth\; and
Noah removed the covering of the ark\, and looked\, and behold\, the face
of the ground was dry. In the second month\, on the twenty-seventh day of
the month\, the earth was dry. Then God said to Noah\, "Go forth from the
ark\, you and your wife\, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. Br
ing forth with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh - birds
and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth - that they
may breed abundantly on the earth\, and be fruitful and multiply upon the e
arth." So Noah went forth\, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives
with him. And every beast\, every creeping thing\, and every bird\, everyt
hing that moves upon the earth\, went forth by families out of the ark. \n
\n Then Noah built an altar to the LORD\, and took of every clean animal an
d of every clean bird\, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And when
the LORD smelled the pleasing odor\, the LORD said in his heart\, "I will
never again curse the ground because of man\, for the imagination of man's
heart is evil from his youth\; neither will I ever again destroy every livi
ng creature as I have done."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 10:31-11:12
\nThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom\, but the perverse tongue
will be cut off. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable\, but t
he mouth of the wicked\, what is perverse. A false balance is an abominati
on to the LORD\, but a just weight is his delight. When pride comes\, then
comes disgrace\; but with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upri
ght guides them\, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. Ri
ches do not profit in the day of wrath\, but righteousness delivers from de
ath. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight\, but the w
icked falls by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright delive
rs them\, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. When the wi
cked dies\, his hope perishes\, and the expectation of the godless comes to
nought. The righteous is delivered from trouble\, and the wicked gets int
o it instead. With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor\,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. When it goes well with the r
ighteous\, the city rejoices\; and when the wicked perish there are shouts
of gladness. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted\, but it is
overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. He who belittles his neighbor lacks
sense\, but a man of understanding remains silent.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Monk-Martyrs Claudius\, Diodore\, Victor\, Victorinus\, Pappias\
, Nicephorus\, and Serapion
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\, Rufus\, Asyncritu
s\, Phlegon\, and Hermes\; The Holy New Martyr John the Ship-Builder who wa
s martyred in Kos\; Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves\; Celestine\, Pope
of Rome\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 14:24-32\n The LOR
D of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned\, so shall it be\, and as I have p
urposed\, so shall it stand\, that I will break the Assyrian in my land\, a
nd upon my mountains trample him under foot\; and his yoke shall depart fro
m them\, and his burden from their shoulder." This is the purpose that is
purposed concerning the whole earth\; and this is the hand that is stretche
d out over all the nations. For the LORD of hosts has purposed\, and who w
ill annul it? His hand is stretched out\, and who will turn it back? In th
e year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: "Rejoice not\, O Philistia\,
all of you\, that the rod which smote you is broken\, for from the serpent'
s root will come forth an adder\, and its fruit will be a flying serpent.
And the first-born of the poor will feed\, and the needy lie down in safety
\; but I will kill your root with famine\, and your remnant I will slay. W
ail\, O gate\; cry\, O city\; melt in fear\, O Philistia\, all of you! For
smoke comes out of the north\, and there is no straggler in his ranks." Wh
at will one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD has founded Zion
\, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."\n\nOld Testament Re
ading: Genesis 8:21-9:7\n And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor\, the
LORD said in his heart\, "I will never again curse the ground because of m
an\, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth\; neither wi
ll I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. While the ea
rth remains\, seedtime and harvest\, cold and heat\, summer and winter\, da
y and night\, shall not cease." \n\n And God blessed Noah and his sons\, a
nd said to them\, "Be fruitful and multiply\, and fill the earth. The fear
of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth\, and u
pon every bird of the air\, upon everything that creeps on the ground and a
ll the fish of the sea\; into your hand they are delivered. Every moving t
hing that lives shall be food for you\; and as I gave you the green plants\
, I give you everything. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life\, that
is\, its blood. For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning\; of
every beast I will require it and of man\; of every man's brother I will r
equire the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man\, by man shall his
blood be shed\; for God made man in his own image. And you\, be fruitful a
nd multiply\, bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply in it."\n\nO
ld Testament Reading: Proverbs 11:19-12:6\nHe who is steadfast in righteous
ness will live\, but he who pursues evil will die. Men of perverse mind ar
e an abomination to the LORD\, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
Be assured\, an evil man will not go unpunished\, but those who are right
eous will be delivered. Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful
woman without discretion. The desire of the righteous ends only in good\;
the expectation of the wicked in wrath. One man gives freely\, yet grows
all the richer\; another withholds what he should give\, and only suffers w
ant. A liberal man will be enriched\, and one who waters will himself be w
atered. The people curse him who holds back grain\, but a blessing is on t
he head of him who sells it. He who diligently seeks good seeks favor\, bu
t evil comes to him who searches for it. He who trusts in his riches will
wither\, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. He who trouble
s his household will inherit wind\, and the fool will be servant to the wis
e. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life\, but lawlessness takes aw
ay lives. If the righteous is requited on earth\, how much more the wicked
and the sinner! Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge\, but he who hat
es reproof is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the LORD\, but a man o
f evil devices he condemns. A man is not established by wickedness\, but t
he root of the righteous will never be moved. A good wife is the crown of
her husband\, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. Th
e thoughts of the righteous are just\; the counsels of the wicked are treac
herous. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood\, but the mouth of t
he upright delivers men.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion\, Agabus\, Rufus\, Asy
ncritus\, Phlegon\, and Hermes
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea\; Raphael\, Nicholas\, Irene\,
& Olympias of Mytilene\; Vadim the Righteous of Persia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOl
d Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:1-9\n O LORD\, thou art my God\; I will exal
t thee\, I will praise thy name\; for thou hast done wonderful things\, pla
ns formed of old\, faithful and sure. For thou hast made the city a heap\,
the fortified city a ruin\; the palace of aliens is a city no more\, it wi
ll never be rebuilt. Therefore strong peoples will glorify thee\; cities o
f ruthless nations will fear thee. For thou hast been a stronghold to the
poor\, a stronghold to the needy in his distress\, a shelter from the storm
and a shade from the heat\; for the blast of the ruthless is like a storm
against a wall\, like heat in a dry place. Thou dost subdue the noise of th
e aliens\; as heat by the shade of a cloud\, so the song of the ruthless is
stilled. \n\n On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all people
s a feast of fat things\, a feast of wine on the lees\, of fat things full
of marrow\, of wine on the lees well refined. And he will destroy on this
mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples\, the veil that is spre
ad over all nations. He will swallow up death for ever\, and the Lord GOD
will wipe away tears from all faces\, and the reproach of his people he wil
l take away from all the earth\; for the LORD has spoken. It will be said
on that day\, "Lo\, this is our God\; we have waited for him\, that he migh
t save us. This is the LORD\; we have waited for him\; let us be glad and r
ejoice in his salvation."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 9:8-17\n Then G
od said to Noah and to his sons with him\, "Behold\, I establish my covena
nt with you and your descendants after you\, and with every living creature
that is with you\, the birds\, the cattle\, and every beast of the earth w
ith you\, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you
\, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood\, a
nd never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." And God said\
, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and eve
ry living creature that is with you\, for all future generations: I set my
bow in the cloud\, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and t
he earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the cl
ouds\, I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every li
ving creature of all flesh\; and the waters shall never again become a floo
d to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds\, I will look upon i
t and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creatu
re of all flesh that is upon the earth." God said to Noah\, "This is the s
ign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that
is upon the earth."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 12:8-22\nA man is co
mmended according to his good sense\, but one of perverse mind is despised.
Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself than one who pla
ys the great man but lacks bread. A righteous man has regard for the life
of his beast\, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. He who tills his land
will have plenty of bread\, but he who follows worthless pursuits has no s
ense. The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin\, but the root of the r
ighteous stands firm. An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his
lips\, but the righteous escapes from trouble. From the fruit of his words
a man is satisfied with good\, and the work of a man's hand comes back to
him. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes\, but a wise man listens t
o advice. The vexation of a fool is known at once\, but the prudent man ig
nores an insult. He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence\, but a fal
se witness utters deceit. There is one whose rash words are like sword thr
usts\, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Truthful lips endure for
ever\, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of
those who devise evil\, but those who plan good have joy. No ill befalls t
he righteous\, but the wicked are filled with trouble. Lying lips are an a
bomination to the LORD\, but those who act faithfully are his delight.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/10/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage\; 150 and more Righteo
us Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis\; Gr
egory V\, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople\; Holy Father The
onas\, Archbishop of Thessolonica\; Miltiades\, Pope of Rome\n\nStrict Fast
\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 26:21-27:9\n For behold\, the LORD is com
ing forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their
iniquity\, and the earth will disclose the blood shed upon her\, and will
no more cover her slain. In that day the LORD with his hard and great and
strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent\, Leviathan the twis
ting serpent\, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. \n\n In tha
t day: "A pleasant vineyard\, sing of it! I\, the LORD\, am its keeper\; e
very moment I water it. Lest any one harm it\, I guard it night and day\;
I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would set
out against them\, I would burn them up together. Or let them lay hold of
my protection\, let them make peace with me\, let them make peace with me."
\n\n In days to come Jacob shall take root\, Israel shall blossom and put
forth shoots\, and fill the whole world with fruit. \n\n Has he smitten t
hem as he smote those who smote them? Or have they been slain as their slay
ers were slain? Measure by measure\, by exile thou didst contend with them
\; he removed them with his fierce blast in the day of the east wind. Ther
efore by this the guilt of Jacob will be expiated\, and this will be the fu
ll fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the alt
ars like chalkstones crushed to pieces\, no Asherim or incense altars will
remain standing.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 9:18-10:1\nThe sons of N
oah who went forth from the ark were Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. Ham was the
father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah\; and from these the w
hole earth was peopled.\n\nNoah was the first tiller of the soil. He plante
d a vineyard\; and he drank of the wine\, and became drunk\, and lay uncove
red in his tent. And Ham\, the father of Canaan\, saw the nakedness of his
father\, and told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a
garment\, laid it upon both their shoulders\, and walked backward and cover
ed the nakedness of their father\; their faces were turned away\, and they
did not see their father's nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine and kn
ew what his youngest son had done to him\, he said\, "Cursed be Canaan\; a
slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers." He also said\, "Blessed by t
he LORD my God be Shem\; and let Canaan be his slave. God enlarge Japheth\
, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem\; and let Canaan be his slave." A
fter the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty years. All the days of N
oah were nine hundred and fifty years\; and he died. These are the generat
ions of the sons of Noah\, Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth\; sons were born to the
m after the flood.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 12:23-13:9\nA prudent
man conceals his knowledge\, but fools proclaim their folly. The hand of
the diligent will rule\, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. A
nxiety in a man's heart weighs him down\, but a good word makes him glad.
A righteous man turns away from evil\, but the way of the wicked leads them
astray. A slothful man will not catch his prey\, but the diligent man wil
l get precious wealth. In the path of righteousness is life\, but the way
of error leads to death. A wise son hears his father's instruction\, but a
scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a good man
eats good\, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. He who gua
rds his mouth preserves his life\; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin
. The soul of the sluggard craves\, and gets nothing\, while the soul of t
he diligent is richly supplied. A righteous man hates falsehood\, but a wi
cked man acts shamefully and disgracefully. Righteousness guards him whose
way is upright\, but sin overthrows the wicked. One man pretends to be ri
ch\, yet has nothing\; another pretends to be poor\, yet has great wealth.
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth\, but a poor man has no means of
redemption. The light of the righteous rejoices\, but the lamp of the wick
ed will be put out.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hieromartyr Antipas\, Bishop of Pergamum\; Pharmuthios the Anchorite\;
Guthlac the Hermit of Crowland\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Is
aiah 28:14-22\n Thus says the LORD\, you scoffers\, who rule this people in
Jerusalem! Because you have said\, "We have made a covenant with death\,
and with Sheol we have an agreement\; when the overwhelming scourge passes
through it will not come to us\; for we have made lies our refuge\, and in
falsehood we have taken shelter"\; therefore thus says the Lord GOD\, "Beho
ld\, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone\, a tested stone\, a prec
ious cornerstone\, of a sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be in ha
ste.' And I will make justice the line\, and righteousness the plummet\; a
nd hail will sweep away the refuge of lies\, and waters will overwhelm the
shelter." Then your covenant with death will be annulled\, and your agreem
ent with Sheol will not stand\; when the overwhelming scourge passes throug
h you will be beaten down by it. As often as it passes through it will tak
e you\; for morning by morning it will pass through\, by day and by night\;
and it will be sheer terror to understand the message. For the bed is too
short to stretch oneself on it\, and the covering too narrow to wrap onese
lf in it. For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim\, he will be wroth
as in the valley of Gibeon\; to do his deed - strange is his deed! and to
work his work - alien is his work! Now therefore do not scoff\, lest your
bonds be made strong\; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lo
rd GOD of hosts upon the whole land.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 10:3
2-11:9\n These are the families of the sons of Noah\, according to their ge
nealogies\, in their nations\; and from these the nations spread abroad on
the earth after the flood. Now the whole earth had one language and few wo
rds. And as men migrated from the east\, they found a plain in the land of
Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another\, "Come\, let us m
ake bricks\, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone\, and
bitumen for mortar. Then they said\, "Come\, let us build ourselves a city
\, and a tower with its top in the heavens\, and let us make a name for our
selves\, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." An
d the LORD came down to see the city and the tower\, which the sons of men
had built. And the LORD said\, "Behold\, they are one people\, and they ha
ve all one language\; and this is only the beginning of what they will do\;
and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come
\, let us go down\, and there confuse their language\, that they may not un
derstand one another's speech." So the LORD scattered them abroad from the
re over the face of all the earth\, and they left off building the city. T
herefore its name was called Babel\, because there the LORD confused the la
nguage of all the earth\; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad ove
r the face of all the earth.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 13:19-14:6\
nA desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul\; but to turn away from evil is an
abomination to fools. He who walks with wise men becomes wise\, but the c
ompanion of fools will suffer harm. Misfortune pursues sinners\, but prosp
erity rewards the righteous. A good man leaves an inheritance to his child
ren's children\, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. The
fallow ground of the poor yields much food\, but it is swept away through
injustice. He who spares the rod hates his son\, but he who loves him is d
iligent to discipline him. The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetit
e\, but the belly of the wicked suffers want. Wisdom builds her house\, bu
t folly with her own hands tears it down. He who walks in uprightness fear
s the LORD\, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. The talk of a
fool is a rod for his back\, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Where there are no oxen\, there is no grain\; but abundant crops come by t
he strength of the ox. A faithful witness does not lie\, but a false witne
ss breathes out lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain\, but knowledge is ea
sy for a man of understanding.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium\; Sergius II\, Patriarch of Con
stantinople\; Anthousa the Righteous of Constantinople\; Akakios of Kavsoka
lyvia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 29:13-23\n And the Lo
rd said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with
their lips\, while their hearts are far from me\, and their fear of me is a
commandment of men learned by rote\; therefore\, behold\, I will again do
marvelous things with this people\, wonderful and marvelous\; and the wisdo
m of their wise men shall perish\, and the discernment of their discerning
men shall be hid." Woe to those who hide deep from the LORD their counsel\
, whose deeds are in the dark\, and who say\, "Who sees us? Who knows us?"
You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay\; th
at the thing made should say of its maker\, "He did not make me"\; or the t
hing formed say of him who formed it\, "He has no understanding"? \n\n Is
it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitfu
l field\, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? In that da
y the deaf shall hear the words of a book\, and out of their gloom and dark
ness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek shall obtain fresh joy in t
he LORD\, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. Fo
r the ruthless shall come to nought and the scoffer cease\, and all who wat
ch to do evil shall be cut off\, who by a word make a man out to be an offe
nder\, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate\, and with an empty
plea turn aside him who is in the right. \n\n Therefore thus says the LOR
D\, who redeemed Abraham\, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no m
ore be ashamed\, no more shall his face grow pale. For when he sees his ch
ildren\, the work of my hands\, in his midst\, they will sanctify my name\;
they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob\, and will stand in awe of the Go
d of Israel.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 12:1-7\n Now the LORD said t
o Abram\, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to
the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation\, an
d I will bless you\, and make your name great\, so that you will be a bless
ing. I will bless those who bless you\, and him who curses you I will curs
e\; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves." \n\n
So Abram went\, as the LORD had told him\; and Lot went with him. Abram wa
s seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai
his wife\, and Lot his brother's son\, and all their possessions which the
y had gathered\, and the persons that they had gotten in Haran\; and they s
et forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Can
aan\, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem\, to the oak of
Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appear
ed to Abram\, and said\, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he
built there an altar to the LORD\, who had appeared to him.\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Proverbs 14:15-26\nThe simple believes everything\, but the pru
dent looks where he is going. A wise man is cautious and turns away from e
vil\, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. A man of quick temp
er acts foolishly\, but a man of discretion is patient. The simple acquire
folly\, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. The evil bow down bef
ore the good\, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The poor is disli
ked even by his neighbor\, but the rich has many friends. He who despises
his neighbor is a sinner\, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. Do the
y not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithful
ness. In all toil there is profit\, but mere talk tends only to want. The
crown of the wise is their wisdom\, but folly is the garland of fools. A
truthful witness saves lives\, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. In t
he fear of the LORD one has strong confidence\, and his children will have
a refuge.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Basil the Confessor\, Bishop of Parium
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/15/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Crescens the Martyr\; Leonidas\, Bishop of Athens\; Michael the New Ma
rtyr of Smyrna\; The 9 Monk-martyrs of Corinth\; Padarn\, Bishop and Founde
r of Llandabarn Fawr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 37:33-
38:6\n"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shal
l not come into this city\, or shoot an arrow there\, or come before it wit
h a shield\, or cast up a siege mound against it. By the way that he came\
, by the same he shall return\, and he shall not come into this city\, says
the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it\, for my own sake and fo
r the sake of my servant David." And the angel of the LORD went forth\, an
d slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians\; an
d when men arose early in the morning\, behold\, these were all dead bodies
. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed\, and went home and dwelt at N
ineveh. And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god\, Adramme
lech and Sharezer\, his sons\, slew him with the sword\, and escaped into t
he land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. \n\n In th
ose days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz came to him\, and said to him\, "Thus says the LOR
D: Set your house in order\; for you shall die\, you shall not recover." T
hen Hezekiah turned his face to the wall\, and prayed to the LORD\, and sai
d\, "Remember now\, O LORD\, I beseech thee\, how I have walked before thee
in faithfulness and with a whole heart\, and have done what is good in thy
sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isa
iah: "Go and say to Hezekiah\, Thus says the LORD\, the God of David your
father: I have heard your prayer\, I have seen your tears\; behold\, I will
add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of t
he hand of the king of Assyria\, and defend this city.\n\nOld Testament Rea
ding: Genesis 13:12-18\n Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan\, while Lot dwel
t among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now t
he men of Sodom were wicked\, great sinners against the LORD. \n\n The LOR
D said to Abram\, after Lot had separated from him\, "Lift up your eyes\, a
nd look from the place where you are\, northward and southward and eastward
and westward\; for all the land which you see I will give to you and to yo
ur descendants for ever. I will make your descendants as the dust of the e
arth\; so that if one can count the dust of the earth\, your descendants al
so can be counted. Arise\, walk through the length and the breadth of the
land\, for I will give it to you." So Abram moved his tent\, and came and
dwelt by the oaks of Mamre\, which are at Hebron\; and there he built an al
tar to the LORD.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 14:27-15:4\nThe fear of
the LORD is a fountain of life\, that one may avoid the snares of death.
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king\, but without people a prin
ce is ruined. He who is slow to anger has great understanding\, but he who
has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh\
, but passion makes the bones rot. He who oppresses a poor man insults his
Maker\, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. The wicked is overthr
own through his evil-doing\, but the righteous finds refuge through his int
egrity. Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding\, but it is no
t known in the heart of fools. Righteousness exalts a nation\, but sin is
a reproach to any people. A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor\
, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. A soft answer turns away
wrath\, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses
knowledge\, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the LORD
are in every place\, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tong
ue is a tree of life\, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Agape\, Chionia\, and Irene\, the Holy Martyrs\; Righteous Amphilochio
s of Patmos\; Leonidas and Charissa\, Nike\, Galene\, Kallida\, Nounenchia\
, Vasilissa\, and Theodora the Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Read
ing: Isaiah 40:18-31\nThus says the LORD: To whom then will you liken God\,
or what likeness compare with him? The idol! a workman casts it\, and a g
oldsmith overlays it with gold\, and casts for it silver chains. He who is
impoverished chooses for an offering wood that will not rot\; he seeks out
a skilful craftsman to set up an image that will not move. \n\n Have you
not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he who s
its above the circle of the earth\, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppe
rs\; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain\, and spreads them like a
tent to dwell in\; who brings princes to nought\, and makes the rulers of
the earth as nothing. \n\n Scarcely are they planted\, scarcely sown\, sca
rcely has their stem taken root in the earth\, when he blows upon them\, an
d they wither\, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. \n\n To who
m then will you compare me\, that I should be like him? Says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out th
eir host by number\, calling them all by name\; by the greatness of his mig
ht\, and because he is strong in power not one is missing. \n\n Why do you
say\, O Jacob\, and speak\, O Israel\, "My way is hid from the LORD\, and
my right is disregarded by my God"? Have you not known? Have you not heard
? The LORD is the everlasting God\, the Creator of the ends of the earth. H
e does not faint or grow weary\, his understanding is unsearchable. He giv
es power to the faint\, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary\, and young men shall fall exhausted\
; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength\, they shall mo
unt up with wings like eagles\, they shall run and not be weary\, they shal
l walk and not faint.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 15:1-15\n After the
se things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision\, "Fear not\, Abra
m\, I am your shield\; your reward shall be very great." But Abram said\,
"O Lord GOD\, what wilt thou give me\, for I continue childless\, and the h
eir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" And Abram said\, "Behold\, thou h
ast given me no offspring\; and a slave born in my house will be my heir."
And behold\, the word of the LORD came to him\, "This man shall not be you
r heir\; your own son shall be your heir." And he brought him outside and
said\, "Look toward heaven\, and number the stars\, if you are able to numb
er them." Then he said to him\, "So shall your descendants be." And he bel
ieved the LORD\; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness. \n\n And he s
aid to him\, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans\, to g
ive you this land to possess." But he said\, "O Lord GOD\, how am I to kno
w that I shall possess it?" He said to him\, "Bring me a heifer three year
s old\, a she-goat three years old\, a ram three years old\, a turtledove\,
and a young pigeon." And he brought him all these\, cut them in two\, and
laid each half over against the other\; but he did not cut the birds in tw
o. And when birds of prey came down upon the carcasses\, Abram drove them
away. \n\n As the sun was going down\, a deep sleep fell on Abram\; and lo
\, a dread and great darkness fell upon him. Then the LORD said to Abram\,
"Know of a surety that your descendants will be sojourners in a land that
is not theirs\, and will be slaves there\, and they will be oppressed for f
our hundred years\; but I will bring judgment on the nation which they serv
e\, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. As for yours
elf\, you shall go to your fathers in peace\; you shall be buried in a good
old age.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 15:7-19\nThe lips of the wise
spread knowledge\; not so the minds of fools. The sacrifice of the wicked
is an abomination to the LORD\, but the prayer of the upright is his deligh
t. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD\, but he loves him
who pursues righteousness. There is severe discipline for him who forsakes
the way\; he who hates reproof will die. Sheol and Abaddon lie open befor
e the LORD\, how much more the hearts of men! A scoffer does not like to b
e reproved\; he will not go to the wise. A glad heart makes a cheerful cou
ntenance\, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. The mind of him wh
o has understanding seeks knowledge\, but the mouths of fools feed on folly
. All the days of the afflicted are evil\, but a cheerful heart has a cont
inual feast. Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treas
ure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a
fatted ox and hatred with it. A hot-tempered man stirs up strife\, but he
who is slow to anger quiets contention. The way of a sluggard is overgrown
with thorns\, but the path of the upright is a level highway.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Symeon the Holy Martyr\, Bishop of Persepolis\, and those with him\; M
akarios\, Bishop of Corinth\; Agapetos of Rome\; Hadrian the New-Martyr\; D
onnan\, Abbot of Eigg\, and the Monk-Martyrs with him\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Isaiah 41:4-14\nWho has performed and done this\, calli
ng the generations from the beginning? I\, the LORD\, the first\, and with
the last\; I am He. The coastlands have seen and are afraid\, the ends of
the earth tremble\; they have drawn near and come. Every one helps his nei
ghbor\, and says to his brother\, "Take courage!" The craftsman encourages
the goldsmith\, and he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the an
vil\, saying of the soldering\, "It is good"\; and they fasten it with nail
s so that it cannot be moved. \n\n But you\, Israel\, my servant\, Jacob\,
whom I have chosen\, the offspring of Abraham\, my friend\; you whom I too
k from the ends of the earth\, and called from its farthest corners\, sayin
g to you\, "You are my servant\, I have chosen you and not cast you off"\;
fear not\, for I am with you\, be not dismayed\, for I am your God\; I will
strengthen you\, I will help you\, I will uphold you with my victorious ri
ght hand. \n\n Behold\, all who are incensed against you shall be put to s
hame and confounded\; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and
shall perish. You shall seek those who contend with you\, but you shall no
t find them\; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all. For I\
, the LORD your God\, hold your right hand\; it is I who say to you\, "Fear
not\, I will help you." Fear not\, you worm Jacob\, you men of Israel! I
will help you\, says the LORD\; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.\n\
nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 17:1-9\n When Abram was ninety-nine years o
ld the LORD appeared to Abram\, and said to him\, "I am God Almighty\; walk
before me\, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and
you\, and will multiply you exceedingly." Then Abram fell on his face\; an
d God said to him\, "Behold\, my covenant is with you\, and you shall be t
he father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram\,
but your name shall be Abraham\; for I have made you the father of a multit
ude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful\; and I will make nat
ions of you\, and kings shall come forth from you. And I will establish my
covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout thei
r generations for an everlasting covenant\, to be God to you and to your de
scendants after you. And I will give to you\, and to your descendants afte
r you\, the land of your sojournings\, all the land of Canaan\, for an ever
lasting possession\; and I will be their God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Pr
overbs 15:20-16:9\nA wise son makes a glad father\, but a foolish man despi
ses his mother. Folly is a joy to him who has no sense\, but a man of unde
rstanding walks aright. Without counsel plans go wrong\, but with many adv
isers they succeed. To make an apt answer is a joy to a man\, and a word i
n season\, how good it is! The wise man's path leads upward to life\, that
he may avoid Sheol beneath. The LORD tears down the house of the proud\,
but maintains the widow's boundaries. The thoughts of the wicked are an ab
omination to the LORD\, the words of the pure are pleasing to him. He who
is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household\, but he who hate
s bribes will live. The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer\, but
the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. The LORD is far from the wi
cked\, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. The light of the eyes rej
oices the heart\, and good news refreshes the bones. He whose ear heeds wh
olesome admonition will abide among the wise. He who ignores instruction d
espises himself\, but he who heeds admonition gains understanding. The fea
r of the LORD is instruction in wisdom\, and humility goes before honor. T
he plans of the mind belong to man\, but the answer of the tongue is from t
he LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes\, but the LORD wei
ghs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD\, and your plans will be esta
blished. The LORD has made everything for its purpose\, even the wicked fo
r the day of trouble. Every one who is arrogant is an abomination to the L
ORD\; be assured\, he will not go unpunished. By loyalty and faithfulness
iniquity is atoned for\, and by the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil. Wh
en a man's ways please the LORD\, he makes even his enemies to be at peace
with him. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with i
njustice. A man's mind plans his way\, but the LORD directs his steps.\n\n
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im
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius\; Tryphon\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; George the Confessor\; Aelphege the Hieromartyr of Canterbury\n\nStrict
Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 45:11-17\nThus says the LORD\, the H
oly One of Israel\, and his Maker: "Will you question me about my children\
, or command me concerning the work of my hands? I made the earth\, and cr
eated man upon it\; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens\, and I
commanded all their host. I have aroused him in righteousness\, and I will
make straight all his ways\; he shall build my city and set my exiles free
\, not for price or reward\," says the LORD of hosts. \n\n Thus says the L
ORD: "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia\, and the Sabeans
\, men of stature\, shall come over to you and be yours\, they shall follow
you\; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. They will make s
upplication to you\, saying: 'God is with you only\, and there is no other\
, no god besides him.'" Truly\, thou art a God who hidest thyself\, O God
of Israel\, the Savior. All of them are put to shame and confounded\, the
makers of idols go in confusion together. But Israel is saved by the LORD
with everlasting salvation\; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to
all eternity.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 22:1-18\n After these thin
gs God tested Abraham\, and said to him\, "Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am
I." He said\, "Take your son\, your only son Isaac\, whom you love\, and
go to the land of Moriah\, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one
of the mountains of which I shall tell you." So Abraham rose early in the
morning\, saddled his ass\, and took two of his young men with him\, and h
is son Isaac\; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering\, and arose and w
ent to the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham lifte
d up his eyes and saw the place afar off. Then Abraham said to his young m
en\, "Stay here with the ass\; I and the lad will go yonder and worship\, a
nd come again to you." And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering\, a
nd laid it on Isaac his son\; and he took in his hand the fire and the knif
e. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to his father Abraha
m\, "My father! "And he said\, "Here am I\, my son." He said\, "Behold\, th
e fire and the wood\; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" Abraham
said\, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering\, my son."
So they went both of them together. \n\n When they came to the place of wh
ich God had told him\, Abraham built an altar there\, and laid the wood in
order\, and bound Isaac his son\, and laid him on the altar\, upon the wood
. Then Abraham put forth his hand\, and took the knife to slay his son. B
ut the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven\, and said\, "Abraham\,
Abraham!" And he said\, "Here am I." He said\, "Do not lay your hand on th
e lad or do anything to him\; for now I know that you fear God\, seeing you
have not withheld your son\, your only son\, from me." And Abraham lifted
up his eyes and looked\, and behold\, behind him was a ram\, caught in a t
hicket by his horns\; and Abraham went and took the ram\, and offered it up
as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of tha
t place The LORD will provide\; as it is said to this day\, "On the mount o
f the LORD it shall be provided." And the angel of the LORD called to Abra
ham a second time from heaven\, and said\, "By myself I have sworn\, says t
he LORD\, because you have done this\, and have not withheld your son\, you
r only son\, I will indeed bless you\, and I will multiply your descendants
as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your
descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies\, and by your descendan
ts shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves\, because you have o
beyed my voice."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 17:17-18:5\nA friend lo
ves at all times\, and a brother is born for adversity. A man without sens
e gives a pledge\, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor. He
who loves transgression loves strife\; he who makes his door high seeks des
truction. A man of crooked mind does not prosper\, and one with a perverse
tongue falls into calamity. A stupid son is a grief to a father\; and the
father of a fool has no joy. A cheerful heart is a good medicine\, but a
downcast spirit dries up the bones. A wicked man accepts a bribe from the
bosom to pervert the ways of justice. A man of understanding sets his face
toward wisdom\, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. A fo
olish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. To
impose a fine on a righteous man is not good\; to flog noble men is wrong.
He who restrains his words has knowledge\, and he who has a cool spirit is
a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise\;
when he closes his lips\, he is deemed intelligent.\n\n He who is estrang
ed seeks pretexts to break out against all sound judgment. A fool takes no
pleasure in understanding\, but only in expressing his opinion. When wick
edness comes\, contempt comes also\; and with dishonor comes disgrace. The
words of a man's mouth are deep waters\; the fountain of wisdom is a gushi
ng stream. It is not good to be partial to a wicked man\, or to deprive a
righteous man of justice.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/22/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Theodore of Sykeon\; Nathaniel\, Luke\, & Clemente the Apostles\; Greg
ory Gravanos of Nisyros\; Nearchos the Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testame
nt Reading: Isaiah 48:17-49:4\nThus says the LORD\, your Redeemer\, the Hol
y One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God\, who teaches you to profit\, who
leads you in the way you should go. O that you had hearkened to my command
ments! Then your peace would have been like a river\, and your righteousnes
s like the waves of the sea\; your offspring would have been like the sand\
, and your descendants like its grains\; their name would never be cut off
or destroyed from before me."\n\nGo forth from Babylon\, flee from Chaldea\
, declare this with a shout of joy\, proclaim it\, send it forth to the end
of the earth\; say\, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!" They thir
sted not when he led them through the deserts\; he made water flow for them
from the rock\; he cleft the rock and the water gushed out. "There is no
peace\," says the LORD\, "for the wicked."\n\nListen to me\, O coastlands\,
and hearken\, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb\, fr
om the body of my mother he named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp s
word\, in the shadow of his hand he hid me\; he made me a polished arrow\,
in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me\, "You are my servant\, Is
rael\, in whom I will be glorified." But I said\, "I have labored in vain\
, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity\; yet surely my right is
with the LORD\, and my recompense with my God."\n\nOld Testament Reading: G
enesis 27:1-41\nWhen Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could n
ot see\, he called Esau his older son\, and said to him\, "My son"\; and he
answered\, "Here I am." He said\, "Behold\, I am old\; I do not know the
day of my death. Now then\, take your weapons\, your quiver and your bow\,
and go out to the field\, and hunt game for me\, and prepare for me savory
food\, such as I love\, and bring it to me that I may eat\; that I may ble
ss you before I die." Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his so
n Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it\, Rebe
kah said to her son Jacob\, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau
\, 'Bring me game\, and prepare for me savory food\, that I may eat it\, a
nd bless you before the LORD before I die.' Now therefore\, my son\, obey
my word as I command you. Go to the flock\, and fetch me two good kids\, t
hat I may prepare from them savory food for your father\, such as he loves\
; and you shall bring it to your father to eat\, so that he may bless you b
efore he dies." But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother\, "Behold\, my brothe
r Esau is a hairy man\, and I am a smooth man. Perhaps my father will feel
me\, and I shall seem to be mocking him\, and bring a curse upon myself an
d not a blessing." His mother said to him\, "Upon me be your curse\, my so
n\; only obey my word\, and go\, fetch them to me." So he went and took th
em and brought them to his mother\; and his mother prepared savory food\, s
uch as his father loved. Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her o
lder son\, which were with her in the house\, and put them on Jacob her you
nger son\; and the skins of the kids she put upon his hands and upon the sm
ooth part of his neck\; and she gave the savory food and the bread\, which
she had prepared\, into the hand of her son Jacob.\n\nSo he went in to his
father\, and said\, "My father"\; and he said\, "Here I am\; who are you\,
my son?" Jacob said to his father\, "I am Esau your first-born. I have don
e as you told me\; now sit up and eat of my game\, that you may bless me."
But Isaac said to his son\, "How is it that you have found it so quickly\,
my son?" He answered\, "Because the LORD your God granted me success." Th
en Isaac said to Jacob\, "Come near\, that I may feel you\, my son\, to kno
w whether you are really my son Esau or not." So Jacob went near to Isaac
his father\, who felt him and said\, "The voice is Jacob's voice\, but the
hands are the hands of Esau." And he did not recognize him\, because his h
ands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands\; so he blessed him. He said
\, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered\, "I am." Then he said\, "Bri
ng it to me\, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought
it to him\, and he ate\; and he brought him wine\, and he drank. Then his
father Isaac said to him\, "Come near and kiss me\, my son." So he came n
ear and kissed him\; and he smelled the smell of his garments\, and blessed
him\, and said\, "See\, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field whi
ch the LORD has blessed! May God give you of the dew of heaven\, and of th
e fatness of the earth\, and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve y
ou\, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers\, and may your
mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be every one who curses you\, and bl
essed be every one who blesses you!"\n\nAs soon as Isaac had finished bless
ing Jacob\, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his
father\, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. He also prepared savo
ry food\, and brought it to his father. And he said to his father\, "Let my
father arise\, and eat of his son's game\, that you may bless me." His fa
ther Isaac said to him\, "Who are you?" He answered\, "I am your son\, your
first-born\, Esau." Then Isaac trembled violently\, and said\, "Who was i
t then that hunted game and brought it to me\, and I ate it all before you
came\, and I have blessed him? - Yes\, and he shall be blessed." When Esau
heard the words of his father\, he cried out with an exceedingly great and
bitter cry\, and said to his father\, "Bless me\, even me also\, O my fath
er!" But he said\, "Your brother came with guile\, and he has taken away y
our blessing." Esau said\, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supp
lanted me these two times. He took away my birthright\; and behold\, now he
has taken away my blessing." Then he said\, "Have you not reserved a bless
ing for me?" Isaac answered Esau\, "Behold\, I have made him your lord\, a
nd all his brothers I have given to him for servants\, and with grain and w
ine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you\, my son?" Esau said
to his father\, "Have you but one blessing\, my father? Bless me\, even me
also\, O my father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. Then Isaac his
father answered him: "Behold\, away from the fatness of the earth shall yo
ur dwelling be\, and away from the dew of heaven on high. By your sword yo
u shall live\, and you shall serve your brother\; but when you break loose
you shall break his yoke from your neck." Now Esau hated Jacob because of
the blessing with which his father had blessed him\, and Esau said to himse
lf\, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching\; then I will kill
my brother Jacob."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 19:16-25\nHe who kee
ps the commandment keeps his life\; he who despises the word will die. He
who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD\, and he will repay him for his d
eed. Discipline your son while there is hope\; do not set your heart on hi
s destruction. A man of great wrath will pay the penalty\; for if you deli
ver him\, you will only have to do it again. Listen to advice and accept i
nstruction\, that you may gain wisdom for the future. Many are the plans i
n the mind of a man\, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be establ
ished. What is desired in a man is loyalty\, and a poor man is better than
a liar. The fear of the LORD leads to life\; and he who has it rests sati
sfied\; he will not be visited by harm. The sluggard buries his hand in th
e dish\, and will not even bring it back to his mouth. Strike a scoffer\,
and the simple will learn prudence\; reprove a man of understanding\, and h
e will gain knowledge.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: George the Great Martyr and Triumphant\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament
Reading: Isaiah 49:6-10\nThus says the LORD: "I will give you as a light t
o the nations\, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth." Thus
says the LORD\, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One\, to one deeply de
spised\, abhorred by the nations\, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see
and arise\; princes\, and they shall prostrate themselves\; because of the
LORD\, who is faithful\, the Holy One of Israel\, who has chosen you." Thu
s says the LORD: "In a time of favor I have answered you\, in a day of salv
ation I have helped you\; I have kept you and given you as a covenant to th
e people\, to establish the land\, to apportion the desolate heritages\; sa
ying to the prisoners\, 'Come forth\,' to those who are in darkness\, 'Appe
ar.' They shall feed along the ways\, on all bare heights shall be their pa
sture\; they shall not hunger or thirst\, neither scorching wind nor sun sh
all smite them\, for he who has pity on them will lead them\, and by spring
s of water will guide them.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 31:3-16\n The
n the LORD said to Jacob\, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your
kindred\, and I will be with you." So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Lea
h into the field where his flock was\, and said to them\, "I see that your
father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my fa
ther has been with me. You know that I have served your father with all my
strength\; yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times\,
but God did not permit him to harm me. If he said\, 'The spotted shall be
your wages\,' then all the flock bore spotted\; and if he said\, 'The stri
ped shall be your wages\,' then all the flock bore striped. Thus God has t
aken away the cattle of your father\, and given them to me. In the mating
season of the flock I lifted up my eyes\, and saw in a dream that the he-go
ats which leaped upon the flock were striped\, spotted\, and mottled. Then
the angel of God said to me in the dream\, 'Jacob\,' and I said\, 'Here I
am!' And he said\, 'Lift up your eyes and see\, all the goats that leap up
on the flock are striped\, spotted\, and mottled\; for I have seen all that
Laban is doing to you. I am the God of Bethel\, where you anointed a pill
ar and made a vow to me. Now arise\, go forth from this land\, and return t
o the land of your birth.'" Then Rachel and Leah answered him\, "Is there
any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's house? Are we not re
garded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us\, and he has been using up
the money given for us. All the property which God has taken away from our
father belongs to us and to our children\; now then\, whatever God has sai
d to you\, do."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 21:3-21\nTo do righteous
ness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty ey
es and a proud heart\, the lamp of the wicked\, are sin. The plans of the
diligent lead surely to abundance\, but every one who is hasty comes only t
o want. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and
a snare of death. The violence of the wicked will sweep them away\, becau
se they refuse to do what is just. The way of the guilty is crooked\, but
the conduct of the pure is right. It is better to live in a corner of the
housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman. The soul of the
wicked desires evil\; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. When a scof
fer is punished\, the simple becomes wise\; when a wise man is instructed\,
he gains knowledge. The righteous observes the house of the wicked\; the
wicked are cast down to ruin. He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself cry out and not be heard. A gift in secret averts anger\; an
d a bribe in the bosom\, strong wrath. When justice is done\, it is a joy
to the righteous\, but dismay to evildoers. A man who wanders from the way
of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead. He who loves plea
sure will be a poor man\; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The
wicked is a ransom for the righteous\, and the faithless for the upright.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful w
oman. Precious treasure remains in a wise man's dwelling\, but a foolish m
an devours it. He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life an
d honor.\n\n
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sts: Elizabeth the Wonderworker\; Savvas the General of Rome\; Nicholas the
New-Martyr of Magnesia\; Mellitus\, Archbishop of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fas
t\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 58:1-11\nThus says the LORD: "Cry aloud\
, spare not\, lift up your voice like a trumpet\; declare to my people thei
r transgression\, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily
\, and delight to know my ways\, as if they were a nation that did righteou
sness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God\; they ask of me right
eous judgments\, they delight to draw near to God. 'Why have we fasted\, a
nd thou seest it not? Why have we humbled ourselves\, and thou takest no kn
owledge of it?' Behold\, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure
\, and oppress all your workers. Behold\, you fast only to quarrel and to
fight and to hit with wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not mak
e your voice to be heard on high. Is such the fast that I choose\, a day f
or a man to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a rush\, and to
spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast\, and a da
y acceptable to the LORD? \n\n "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loo
se the bonds of wickedness\, to undo the thongs of the yoke\, to let the op
pressed go free\, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread w
ith the hungry\, and bring the homeless poor into your house\; when you see
the naked\, to cover him\, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
Then shall your light break forth like the dawn\, and your healing shall sp
ring up speedily\; your righteousness shall go before you\, the glory of th
e LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call\, and the LORD will a
nswer\; you shall cry\, and he will say\, "Here I am." \n\n "If you take aw
ay from the midst of you the yoke\, the pointing of the finger\, and speaki
ng wickedness\, if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the des
ire of the afflicted\, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your
gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide you continually\, and sat
isfy your desire with good things\, and make your bones strong\; and you sh
all be like a watered garden\, like a spring of water\, whose waters fail n
ot.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 43:26-31\; 45:1-16\n When Joseph came
home\, they brought into the house to him the present which they had with
them\, and bowed down to him to the ground. And he inquired about their we
lfare\, and said\, "Is your father well\, the old man of whom you spoke? Is
he still alive?" They said\, "Your servant our father is well\, he is sti
ll alive." And they bowed their heads and made obeisance. And he lifted up
his eyes\, and saw his brother Benjamin\, his mother's son\, and said\, "I
s this your youngest brother\, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to
you\, my son!" Then Joseph made haste\, for his heart yearned for his brot
her\, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept th
ere. Then he washed his face and came out\; and controlling himself he sai
d\, "Let food be served." \n\n (Chapter 45:1-16) Then Joseph could not cont
rol himself before all those who stood by him\; and he cried\, "Make every
one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself kno
wn to his brothers. And he wept aloud\, so that the Egyptians heard it\, a
nd the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said to his brothers\, "I
am Joseph\; is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer h
im\, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Joseph said to his brother
s\, "Come near to me\, I pray you." And they came near. And he said\, "I am
your brother\, Joseph\, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distr
essed\, or angry with yourselves\, because you sold me here\; for God sent
me before you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land these
two years\; and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plo
wing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant
on earth\, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you wh
o sent me here\, but God\; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh\, and lor
d of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Make haste and go
up to my father and say to him\, 'Thus says your son Joseph\, God has made
me lord of all Egypt\; come down to me\, do not tarry\; you shall dwell in
the land of Goshen\, and you shall be near me\, you and your children and
your children's children\, and your flocks\, your herds\, and all that you
have\; and there I will provide for you\, for there are yet five years of f
amine to come\; lest you and your household\, and all that you have\, come
to poverty.' And now your eyes see\, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin s
ee\, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. You must tell my father of al
l my splendor in Egypt\, and of all that you have seen. Make haste and brin
g my father down here." Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and
wept\; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. And he kissed all his brothers and
wept upon them\; and after that his brothers talked with him. When the re
port was heard in Pharaoh's house\, "Joseph's brothers have come\," it plea
sed Pharaoh and his servants well.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 21:23
-22:4\nHe who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
"Scoffer" is the name of the proud\, haughty man who acts with arrogant pr
ide. The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor.
All day long the wicked covets\, but the righteous gives and does not hold
back. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination\; how much more when h
e brings it with evil intent. A false witness will perish\, but the word o
f a man who hears will endure. A wicked man puts on a bold face\, but an u
pright man considers his ways. No wisdom\, no understanding\, no counsel\,
can avail against the LORD. The horse is made ready for the day of battle
\, but the victory belongs to the LORD. A good name is to be chosen rather
than great riches\, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and
the poor meet together\; the LORD is the maker of them all. A prudent man
sees danger and hides himself\; but the simple go on\, and suffer for it.
The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life.
\n\n
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sts: Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea\; Glaphyra the Righteous\; Just
a the Nun\n\nStrict Fast\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 66:10-24\n"Rejoic
e with Jerusalem\, and be glad for her\, all you who love her\; rejoice wit
h her in joy\, all you who mourn over her\; that you may suck and be satisf
ied with her consoling breasts\; that you may drink deeply with delight fro
m the abundance of her glory." For thus says the LORD: "Behold\, I will ex
tend prosperity to her like a river\, and the wealth of the nations like an
overflowing stream\; and you shall suck\, you shall be carried upon her hi
p\, and dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforts\, so I wil
l comfort you\; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. You shall see\, and y
our heart shall rejoice\; your bones shall flourish like the grass\; and it
shall be known that the hand of the LORD is with his servants\, and his in
dignation is against his enemies. "For behold\, the LORD will come in fire
\, and his chariots like the stormwind\, to render his anger in fury\, and
his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire will the LORD execute judgment
\, and by his sword\, upon all flesh\; and those slain by the LORD shall be
many. "Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens\,
following one in the midst\, eating swine's flesh and the abomination and m
ice\, shall come to an end together\, says the LORD. "For I know their wor
ks and their thoughts\, and I am coming to gather all nations and tongues\;
and they shall come and shall see my glory\, and I will set a sign among t
hem. And from them I will send survivors to the nations\, to Tarshish\, Put
\, and Lud\, who draw the bow\, to Tubal and Javan\, to the coastlands afar
off\, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory\; and they shall declar
e my glory among the nations. And they shall bring all your brethren from
all the nations as an offering to the LORD\, upon horses\, and in chariots\
, and in litters\, and upon mules\, and upon dromedaries\, to my holy mount
ain Jerusalem\, says the LORD\, just as the Israelites bring their cereal o
ffering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD. And some of them also
I will take for priests and for Levites\, says the LORD. "For as the new h
eavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me\, says th
e LORD\; so shall your descendants and your name remain. From new moon to
new moon\, and from sabbath to sabbath\, all flesh shall come to worship be
fore me\, says the LORD. "And they shall go forth and look on the dead bod
ies of the men that have rebelled against me\; for their worm shall not die
\, their fire shall not be quenched\, and they shall be an abhorrence to al
l flesh."\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 49:33-50:26\nWhen Jacob finishe
d charging his sons\, he drew up his feet into the bed\, and breathed his l
ast\, and was gathered to his people. Then Joseph fell on his father's fac
e\, and wept over him\, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his servants
the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel\; fo
rty days were required for it\, for so many are required for embalming. And
the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.\n\nAnd when the days of weeping f
or him were past\, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh\, saying\, "If
now I have found favor in your eyes\, speak\, I pray you\, in the ears of P
haraoh\, saying\, My father made me swear\, saying\, 'I am about to die: in
my tomb which I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan\, there shall y
ou bury me.' Now therefore let me go up\, I pray you\, and bury my father\;
then I will return." And Pharaoh answered\, "Go up\, and bury your father
\, as he made you swear." So Joseph went up to bury his father\; and with
him went up all the servants of Pharaoh\, the elders of his household\, and
all the elders of the land of Egypt\, as well as all the household of Jose
ph\, his brothers\, and his father's household\; only their children\, thei
r flocks\, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. And there went
up with him both chariots and horsemen\; it was a very great company. Whe
n they came to the threshing floor of Atad\, which is beyond the Jordan\, t
hey lamented there with a very great and sorrowful lamentation\; and he mad
e a mourning for his father seven days. When the inhabitants of the land\,
the Canaanites\, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad\, they sa
id\, "This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians." Therefore the place wa
s named Abelmizraim\; it is beyond the Jordan. Thus his sons did for him a
s he had commanded them\; for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan\,
and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah\, to the east of Mamre
\, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite\, to possess
as a burying place. After he had buried his father\, Joseph returned to E
gypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead\, they said\, "It m
ay be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil which we di
d to him." So they sent a message to Joseph\, saying\, "Your father gave t
his command before he died\, 'Say to Joseph\, Forgive\, I pray you\, the t
ransgression of your brothers and their sin\, because they did evil to you.
' And now\, we pray you\, forgive the transgression of the servants of the
God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him. His brothers also
came and fell down before him\, and said\, "Behold\, we are your servants.
" But Joseph said to them\, "Fear not\, for am I in the place of God? As
for you\, you meant evil against me\; but God meant it for good\, to bring
it about that many people should be kept alive\, as they are today. So do
not fear\; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he reassured
them and comforted them.\n\nSo Joseph dwelt in Egypt\, he and his father's
house\; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. And Joseph saw Ephraim's
children of the third generation\; the children also of Machir the son of
Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees. And Joseph said to his brothers\,
"I am about to die\; but God will visit you\, and bring you up out of this
land to the land which he swore to Abraham\, to Isaac\, and to Jacob." The
n Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel\, saying\, "God will visit you\
, and you shall carry up my bones from here." So Joseph died\, being a hun
dred and ten years old\; and they embalmed him\, and he was put in a coffin
in Egypt.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 31:8-31\nOpen your mouth for
the dumb\, for the rights of all who are left desolate. Open your mouth\,
judge righteously\, maintain the rights of the poor and needy. A good wife
who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husb
and trusts in her\, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good\,
and not harm\, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax\, and wor
ks with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant\, she brings
her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for
her household and tasks for her maidens. She considers a field and buys it
\; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She girds her loins
with strength and makes her arms strong. She perceives that her merchandis
e is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. She puts her hands to
the distaff\, and her hands hold the spindle. She opens her hand to the po
or\, and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for
her household\, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. She makes h
erself coverings\; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is k
nown in the gates\, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes l
inen garments and sells them\; she delivers girdles to the merchant. Stren
gth and dignity are her clothing\, and she laughs at the time to come. She
opens her mouth with wisdom\, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongu
e. She looks well to the ways of her household\, and does not eat the brea
d of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed\; her husband als
o\, and he praises her: "Many women have done excellently\, but you surpas
s them all." Charm is deceitful\, and beauty is vain\, but a
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sts: Holy Monday\; Jason and Sosipater the Apostles of the 70 and their Com
panions\; Holy Martyr Cercyra\; Our Holy Father John of Kaloktenos\, Metrop
olitan of Thebes\; Basil\, Bishop of Montenegro\; Nektarios the New Martyr
of Optina\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:18-43\nAt that time\
, as Jesus was returning to the city\, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree
by the wayside he went to it\, and found nothing on it but leaves only. An
d he said to it\, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig tree
withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled\, saying\, "How
did the fig tree wither at once?" And Jesus answered them\, "Truly\, I say
to you\, if you have faith and never doubt\, you will not only do what has
been done to the fig tree\, but even if you say to this mountain\, 'Be take
n up and cast into the sea\,' it will be done. And whatever you ask in pray
er\, you will receive\, if you have faith. " And when he entered the temple
\, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was
teaching\, and said\, "By what authority are you doing these things\, and w
ho gave you this authority?" Jesus answered them\, "I also will ask you a q
uestion\; and if you tell me the answer\, then I also will tell you by what
authority I do these things. The baptism of John\, whence was it? From hea
ven or from men?" And they argued with one another\, "If we say\, 'From hea
ven\,' he will say to us\, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we sa
y\, 'From men\,' we are afraid of the multitude\; for all hold that John wa
s a prophet." So they answered Jesus\, "We do not know." And he said to the
m\, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. What do y
ou think? A man had two sons\; and he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, g
o and work in the vineyard today.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but aft
erward he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the same\;
and he answered\, 'I go\, sir\,' but did not go. Which of the two did the w
ill of his father?" They said\, "The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\,
I say to you\, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of Go
d before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness\, and you di
d not believe him\, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him\; a
nd even when you saw it\, you did not afterward repent and believe him.\n\n
"Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard and s
et a hedge around it\, and dug a wine press in it\, and built a tower\, and
let it out to tenants\, and went into another country. When the season of
fruit drew near\, he sent his servants to the tenants\, to get his fruit\;
and the tenants took his servants and beat one\, killed another\, and stone
d another. Again he sent other servants\, more than the first\; and they di
d the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them\, saying\, 'They will
respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son\, they said to themselve
s\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' A
nd they took him and cast him out of the vineyard\, and killed him. When th
erefore the owner of the vineyard comes\, what will he do to those tenants?
" They said to him\, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death\, and
let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in thei
r seasons." Jesus said to them\, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'T
he very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner
\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore
I tell you\, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a
nation producing the fruits of it."\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:3-35\nAt
that time\, as Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives\, the disciples came to him
privately\, saying\, "Tell us\, when will this be\, and what will be the s
ign of your coming and of the close of the age?" And Jesus answered them\,
"Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name\, sa
ying\, 'I am the Christ\,' and they will lead many astray. And you will hea
r of wars and rumors of wars\; see that you are not alarmed\; for this must
take place\, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation\,
and kingdom against kingdom\, and there will be famines and earthquakes in
various places: all this is but the beginning of the sufferings.\n\n Then
they will deliver you up to tribulation\, and put you to death\; and you wi
ll be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away
\, and betray one another\, and hate one another. And many false prophets w
ill arise and lead many astray. And because wickedness is multiplied\, most
men's love will grow cold. But he who endures to the end will be saved. An
d this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world\,
as a testimony to all nations\; and then the end will come.\n\n So when you
see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel\, standing in
the holy place (let the reader understand)\, then let those who are in Jud
ea flee to the mountains\; let him who is on the housetop not go down to ta
ke what is in his house\; and let him who is in the field not turn back to
take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who gi
ve suck in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a s
abbath. For then there will be great tribulation\, such as has not been fro
m the beginning of the world until now\, no\, and never will be. And if tho
se days had not been shortened\, no human being would be saved\; but for th
e sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if anyone says to yo
u\, 'Lo\, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For fal
se Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders\,
so as to lead astray\, if possible\, even the elect. Lo\, I have told you
beforehand. So\, if they say to you\, 'Lo\, he is in the wilderness\,' do n
ot go out\; if they say\, 'Lo\, he is in the inner rooms\,' do not believe
it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west\
, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is\, there the
eagles will be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of tho
se days the sun will be darkened\, and the moon will not give its light\, a
nd the stars will fall from heaven\, and the powers of the heavens will be
shaken\; then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven\, and then a
ll the tribes of the earth will mourn\, and they will see the Son of man co
ming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory\; and he will send
out his angels with a loud trumpet call\, and they will gather his elect fr
om the four winds\, from one end of heaven to the other.\n\n From the fig t
ree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth i
ts leaves\, you know that summer is near. So also\, when you see all these
things\, you know that he is near\, at the very gates. Truly\, I say to you
\, this generation will not pass away till all these things take place. Hea
ven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/30/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Tuesday\; James the Apostle and brother of St. John the Theologia
n\; Argyra the New Martyr\; Clement the Hymnographer\; Erconwald\, Bishop o
f London\n\nStrict Fast\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 22:15-46\; 23:1-39\nAt t
hat time\, the Pharisees went and took counsel against Jesus\, how to entan
gle him in his talk. And they sent their disciples to him\, along with the
Herodians\, saying\, "Teacher\, we know that you are true\, and teach the w
ay of God truthfully\, and care for no man\; for you do not regard the posi
tion of men. Tell us\, then\, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to
Caesar\, or not?" But Jesus\, aware of their malice\, said\, "Why put me to
the test\, you hypocrites? Show me the money for the tax." And they brough
t him a coin. And Jesus said to them\, "Whose likeness and inscription is t
his?" They said\, "Caesar's." Then he said to them\, "Render\, therefore to
Caesar the things that are Caesar's\, and to God the things that are God's
. " When they heard it\, they marveled\; and they left him and went away.\n
\nThe same day the Sadducees came to him\, who say that there is no resurre
ction\; and they asked him a question saying\, "Teacher\, Moses said\, 'If
a man dies\, having no children\, his brother must marry the widow\, and ra
ise up children for his brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us\;
the first married\, and died\, and having no children left his wife to his
brother. So too the second and third\, down to the seventh. After them all\
, the woman died. In the resurrection\, therefore\, to which of the seven w
ill she be wife? For they all had her."\n\nBut Jesus answered them\, "You a
re wrong\, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. Fo
r in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage\, but ar
e like angels of God in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead\, h
ave you not read what was said to you by God\, 'I am the God of Abraham\, a
nd the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead\, bu
t of the living." And when the crowd heard it\, they were astonished at his
teaching.\n\nBut when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadduce
es\, they came together. And one of them\, a lawyer\, asked him a question\
, to test him. "Teacher\, which is the great commandment in the law?" And h
e said to him\, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\, and
with all your soul\, and with all your mind. This is the great and first c
ommandment. And a second is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourse
lf. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."\n\nNow
while the Pharisees were gathered together\, Jesus asked them a question\,
saying: "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to hi
m\, "The son of David." He said to them\, "How is it then that David\, insp
ired by the Spirit\, calls him Lord\, saying\, 'The Lord said to my Lord\,
sit at my right hand\, till I put your enemies under your feet'? If David t
hus calls him Lord\, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him
a word\, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.\
n\nThen said Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples\, "The scribes and th
e Pharisees sit on Moses' seat\; so practice and observe whatever they tell
you\, but not what they do\; for they preach but do not practice. They bin
d heavy burdens\, hard to bear\, and lay them on men's shoulders\; but they
themselves will not move them with their finger. They do all their deeds t
o be seen by men\; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes
long\, and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in th
e synagogues\, and salutations in the market places\, and being called rabb
i by men\, but you are not to be called rabbi\, for you have one teacher\,
and you are all brethren. And call no man your father on earth\, for you ha
ve one Father\, who is in heaven. Neither be called masters\, for you have
one master\, the Christ. He who is greatest among you shall be your servant
\; whoever exalts himself will be humbled\, and whoever humbles himself wil
l be exalted.\n\n"But woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for
you devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers\; theref
ore you will receive the greater condemnation. Woe to you\, scribes and Pha
risees\, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men\; f
or you neither enter yourselves\, nor allow those who would enter to go in.
Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and
land to make a single proselyte\, and when he becomes a proselyte\, you mak
e him twice as much a child of Gehenna as yourselves.\n\n"Woe to you\, blin
d guides\, who say\, 'If any one swears by the temple\, it is nothing\; but
if any one swears by the gold of the temple\, he is bound by his oath.' Yo
u blind fools! For which is greater\, the gold or the temple that has made
the gold sacred? And you say\, 'If any one swears by the altar\, it is noth
ing\; but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar\, he is bound
by his oath.' You blind men! For which is greater\, the gift or the altar t
hat makes the gift sacred? So he who swears by the altar\, swears by it and
by everything on it\; and he who swears by the temple\, swears by it and b
y him who dwells in it\; and he who swears by heaven\, swears by the throne
of God and by him who sits upon it.\n\n"Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees
\, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cumin\, and have neglected t
he weightier matters of the law\, justice and mercy and faith\; these you o
ught to have done without neglecting the others. You blind guides\, straini
ng out a gnat and swallowing a camel! "Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\,
hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate\, but
inside they are full of extortion and rapacity. You blind Pharisee! first c
leanse the inside of the cup and of the plate\, that the outside also may b
e clean. Woe to you\, scribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you are like
white-washed tombs\, which outwardly appear beautiful\, but within they are
full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear
to men\, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe to you\, s
cribes and Pharisees\, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets
and adorn the monuments of the righteous\, saying\, 'If we had lived in th
e days of our fathers\, we would not have taken part with them in shedding
the blood of the prophets.' Thus you witness against yourselves\, that you
are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up\, then\, the measure o
f your fathers. You serpents\, you brood of vipers\, how are you to escape
being sentenced to Gehenna? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and
scribes\, some of whom you will kill and crucify\, and some you will scourg
e in your synagogues and persecute from town to town\, that upon you may co
me all the righteous blood shed on earth\, from the blood of innocent Abel
to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachiah\, whom you murdered between
the sanctuary and the altar. Truly\, I say to you\, all this will come upon
this generation.\n\n"O Jerusalem\, Jerusalem\, killing the prophets and st
oning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your child
ren together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings\, and you would not
! Behold\, your house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you\, you will n
ot see me again\, until you say\, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of t
he Lord.'"\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 24:36-51\; 25:1-46\; 26:1-2\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Of that day and hour no one knows\, not even the
angels of heaven\, but the Father only. As were the days of Noah\, so will
be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days before the flood they
were eating and drinking\, marrying and giving in marriage\, until the day
when Noah entered the ark\, and they did not know until the flood came and
swept them all away\, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Then two me
n will be in the field\; one is taken and one is left. Two women will be gr
inding at the mill\; one is taken and one is left. Watch therefore\, for yo
u do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this\, that if the
househol
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/01/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Wednesday\; Jeremias the Prophet\; New Martyr Maria of Fourna\, M
irabella in Crete\; Tamara (Tamar)\, Queen of Georgia\; Nikiforos the Monk
of Chios\; Synaxis of the Three New Righteous Martyrs of the Holy Mountain\
, Euthymius\, Ignatius\, and Acacius\; Asaph\, Bishop of Wales\n\nStrict Fa
st\n\nGospel Reading: John 12:17-50\nAt that time\, the crowd that had been
with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the
dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they
heard he had done this sign. The Pharisees then said to one another\, "You
see that you can do nothing\; look\, the world has gone after him."\n\nNow
among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So thes
e came to Philip\, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee\, and said to him\, "S
ir\, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew\; Andrew went with
Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them\, "The hour has come f
or the Son of man to be glorified. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless a
grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies\, it remains alone\; but if i
t dies\, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it\, and he who
hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one ser
ves me\, he must follow me\; and where I am\, there shall my servant be als
o\; if any one serves me\, the Father will honor him.\n\n"Now is my soul tr
oubled. And what shall I say? 'Father\, save me from this hour'? No\, for t
his purpose I have come to this hour. Father\, glorify your name." Then a
voice came from heaven\, "I have glorified it\, and I will glorify it again
." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others sa
id\, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered\, "This voice has come fo
r your sake\, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world\, now shall
the ruler of this world be cast out\; and I\, when I am lifted up from the
earth\, will draw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death h
e was to die. The crowd answered him\, "We have heard from the law that th
e Christ remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of man must be lift
ed up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus said to them\, "The light is with you
for a little longer. Walk while you have the light\, lest the darkness ove
rtake you\; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While
you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons of li
ght."\n\nWhen Jesus had said this\, he departed and hid himself from them.
Though he had done so many signs before them\, yet they did not believe in
him\; it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled
: "Lord\, who has believed our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lord
been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\,
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart\, lest they should see
with their eyes and perceive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal th
em." Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Neverthe
less many even of the authorities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pha
risees they did not confess it\, lest they should be put out of the synagog
ue: for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Je
sus cried out and said\, "He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in
him who sent me. And he who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as
light into the world\, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkne
ss. If any one hears my sayings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him
\; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rej
ects me and does not receive my sayings has a judge\; the word that I have
spoken will be his judge on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own
authority\; the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what to
say and what to speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Wh
at I say\, therefore\, I say as the Father has bidden me."\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 26:6-16\nWhen Jesus was at Bethany at the house of Simon the lep
er\, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointm
ent and she poured it on his head\, as he sat at table. But when the discip
les saw it\, they were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointm
ent might have been sold for a large sum\, and given to the poor." But Jesu
s\, aware of this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she h
as done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you\, bu
t you will not always have me. In pouring this ointment on my body she has
done it to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to you wherever this gospel
is preached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory
of her." Then one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to t
he chief priests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to you?
" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought
an opportunity to betray him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Friday\; The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura\; Peter the Wonderwor
ker\; Theophan\, Bishop of Peritheorion\; Xenia of Kalamata the Great Marty
r\; Father Theodosius\, Abbot of Kiev Caves Lavra\; Ahmet the Calligrapher
& Martyr\; Oikoumenios the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Trikka\n\nStrict Fast\n
\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 5:6-8\n BRETHREN\, a little leaven leavens
the whole lump. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump\, as
you really are unleavened. For Christ\, our paschal lamb\, has been sacrif
iced. Let us\, therefore\, celebrate the festival\, not with the old leaven
\, the leaven of malice and evil\, but with the unleavened bread of sinceri
ty and truth. (Galatians 3.13-14) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the
law\, having become a curse for us - for it is written\, "Cursed be everyon
e who hangs on a tree" - that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might
come upon the Gentiles\, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit t
hrough faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the next day\, that i
s\, after the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the Pharisees gath
ered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\, w
hile he was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore o
rder the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, lest his discipl
es go and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has risen from the dea
d\,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them\
, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So th
ey went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a gu
ard.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Saturday\; Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus\; Hilary the Wonderwo
rker\; Euthemios\, Bishop of Madytos\; Athanasios\, Bishop of Corinth\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 27:62-66\nOn the next day\, tha
t is\, after the day of Preparation\, the chief priests and the Pharisees g
athered before Pilate and said\, "Sir\, we remember how that impostor said\
, while he was still alive\, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefor
e order the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day\, lest his disc
iples go and steal him away\, and tell the people\, 'He has risen from the
dead\,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate said to th
em\, "You have a guard of soldiers\; go\, make it as secure as you can." So
they went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a
guard.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 6:3-11\nBrethren\, all who have been bap
tized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. We were buried there
fore with Him by baptism into death\, so that as Christ was raised from the
dead by the glory of the Father\, we too might walk in newness of life. F
or if we have been united with Him in a death like His\, we shall certainly
be united with Him in a resurrection like His. We know that our old self
was crucified with Him so that the sinful body might be destroyed\, and we
might no longer be enslaved to sin. For he who has died is freed from sin.
But if we have died with Christ\, we believe that we shall also live with
Him. For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die ag
ain\; death no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died He died to
sin\, once for all\, but the life He lives He lives to God. So you also mus
t consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord
.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 28:1-20\nAfter the sabbath\, toward the dawn o
f the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see
the sepulcher. And behold\, there was a great earthquake\; for an angel of
the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone\, and sa
t upon it. His appearance was like lightning\, and his raiment white as sno
w. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But th
e angel said to the women\, "Do not be afraid\; for I know that you seek Je
sus who was crucified. He is not here\; for he has risen\, as he said. Come
\, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that
he has risen from the dead\, and behold\, he is going before you to Galilee
\; there you will see him. Lo\, I have told you." So they departed quickly
from the tomb with fear and great joy\, and ran to tell his disciples. And
behold\, Jesus met them and said\, "Hail!" And they came up and took hold o
f his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them\, "Do not be afraid\;
go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee\, and there they will see me."\n\
nWhile they were going\, behold\, some of the guard went into the city and
told the chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assemble
d with the elders and taken counsel\, they gave a sum of money to the soldi
ers and said\, "Tell people\, 'His disciples came by night and stole him aw
ay while we were asleep.' And if this comes to the governor's ears\, we wil
l satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So they took the money and did
as they were directed\; and this story has been spread among the Jews to th
is day.\n\nNow the eleven disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to wh
ich Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him\; but
some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven a
nd on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all na
tions\, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit\, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you\; and
lo\, I am with you always\, to the close of the age. Amen."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs\;
Anatolius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Gerasimos the Holy Martyr of Kar
enesi\; Translation of the Holy Relics of our Father Among the Saints Phili
p\, Metropolitan of Moscow\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 4:13-2
5\nBrethren\, the promise to Abraham and his descendants\, that they should
inherit the world\, did not come through the law but through the righteous
ness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs\,
faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath\, but where
there is no law there is no transgression. That is why it depends on faith
\, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his
descendants -- not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who
share the faith of Abraham\, for he is the father of us all\, as it is writ
ten\, "I have made you the father of many nations" -- in the presence of th
e God in whom he believed\, who gives life to the dead and calls into exist
ence the things that do not exist. In hope he believed against hope\, that
he should become the father of many nations\; as he had been told\, "So sha
ll your descendants be." He did not weaken in faith when he considered his
own body\, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years o
ld\, or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. No distrust made
him waver concerning the promise of God\, but he grew strong in his faith
as he gave glory to God\, fully convinced that God was able to do what he h
ad promised. That is why his faith was "reckoned to him as righteousness."
But the words\, "it was reckoned to him\," were written not for his sake al
one\, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him that
raised from the dead Jesus our Lord\, who was put to death for our trespass
es and raised for our justification.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 7:21-23\nTh
e Lord said\, "Not every one who says to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\,' shall enter t
he kingdom of heaven\, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heav
en. On that day many will say to me\, 'Lord\, Lord\, did we not prophesy in
your name\, and cast out demons in your name\, and do many mighty works in
your name?' And then will I declare to them\, 'I never knew you\; depart f
rom me\, you evildoers.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Athanasius of Mount Athos\; Righteous Father Lampadus the Wonderworker
\; Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monastery\; Uncovering of the
Holy Relics of Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh\n\nStrict Fast\n\n
Epistle Reading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spir
it is love\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\,
gentleness\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who be
long to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires
. If we live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have
no self-conceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Br
ethren\, if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual shou
ld restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too
be tempted. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All
things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the Son e
xcept the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one t
o whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and are h
eavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn f
rom me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for yo
ur souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/10/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis\, Armenia\; Our Holy Father Gregory\, Bis
hop of Assa\; Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas\; 10\,000 Fathers martyr
ed in Egypt\; Apollonios the Martyr\; Deposition of the Precious Robe of Ou
r Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow\; Righteous Father Anthony of the Kiev Caves\
n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 8:2-13\nBrethren\, the law of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and dea
th. For God has done what the law\, weakened by the flesh\, could not do: s
ending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin\, he condemn
ed sin in the flesh\, in order that the just requirement of the law might b
e fulfilled in us\, who walk not according to the flesh but according to th
e Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the
things of the flesh\, but those who live according to the Spirit set their
minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death\,
but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is s
et on the flesh is hostile to God\; it does not submit to God's law\, indee
d it cannot\; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.\n\nBut you
are not in the flesh\, you are in the Spirit\, if in fact the Spirit of God
dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not bel
ong to him. But if Christ is in you\, although your bodies are dead because
of sin\, your spirits are alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of
him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you\, he who raised Christ Je
sus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spi
rit which dwells in you.\n\nSo then\, brethren\, we are debtors\, not to th
e flesh\, to live according to the flesh-for if you live according to the f
lesh you will die\, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the
body you will live.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to h
is disciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; s
o be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will
deliver you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you wil
l be dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony bef
ore them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how
you are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will be
given to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of
your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death
\, and the father his child\, and children will rise against parents and ha
ve them put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But
he who endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Proclus & Hilary the Martyrs of Ancyra\; Our Holy Father Michael of Ma
leinus\; Gerasimos of Byzantium and Akakios the young ascetic\; Paisios the
Athonite\; Veronica\, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by
Jesus\; Andre the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpist
le Reading: Romans 9:6-19\nBrethren\, it is not as though the word of God h
as failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel\, and
not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants\; but "Th
rough Isaac shall your descendants be named." This means that it is not the
children of the flesh who are the children of God\, but the children of th
e promise are reckoned as descendants. For this is what the promise said\,
"About this time I will return and Sarah shall have a son." And not only so
\, but also when Rebecca had conceived children by one man\, our forefather
Isaac\, though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or
bad\, in order that God's purpose of election might continue\, not because
of works but because of his call\, she was told\, "The elder will serve the
younger." As it is written\, "Jacob I loved\, but Esau I hated." What shal
l we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! For he says t
o Moses\, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy\, and I will have compass
ion on whom I have compassion." So it depends not upon man's will or exerti
on\, but upon God's mercy. For the scripture says to Pharoah\, "I have rais
ed you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you\, so that my name
may be proclaimed in all the earth." So then he has mercy upon whomever he
wills\, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wills. You will say to me
then\, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?"\n\nGosp
el Reading: Matthew 10:32-36\; 11:1\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Ever
y one who acknowledges me before men\, I also will acknowledge before my Fa
ther who is in heaven\; but whoever denies me before men\, I also will deny
before my Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I have come to bring
peace on earth\; I have not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have com
e to set a man against his father\, and a daughter against her mother\, and
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law\; and a man's foes will be tho
se of his own household."\n\nAnd when Jesus had finished instructing his tw
elve disciples\, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Macrina the Righteous\, sister of St. Basil\; Dius\, Abbot of Antioch\
; Saint Theodore\, Bishop of Edessa\; Translation of the Holy Relics of Rig
hteous Seraphim of Sarov\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 11:25-36
\nBrethren\, lest you be wise in your own conceits\, I want you to understa
nd this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of Israel\, until the full
number of Gentiles come in\, and so all Israel will be saved\; as it is wri
tten\, "The Deliverer will come from Zion\, he will banish ungodliness from
Jacob"\; "and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their si
ns." As regards the gospel they are enemies of God\, for your sake\; but as
regards election they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For t
he gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Just as you were once disobed
ient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience\, so
they have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they
also may receive mercy. For God has consigned all men to disobedience\, th
at he may have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and kno
wledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his w
ays! "For who has known the mind of the Lord\, or who has been his counselo
r?" "Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?" For from him
and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory for ever. Amen.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:1-8\nAt that time\, Jesus went through the gr
ain fields on the sabbath\; his disciples were hungry\, and they began to p
luck heads of grain and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it\, they said t
o him\, "Look\, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sa
bbath." He said to them\, "Have you not read what David did\, when he was h
ungry\, and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and at
e the bread of the Presence\, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor fo
r those who were with him\, but only for the priests? Or have you not read
in the law how on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath
\, and are guiltless? I tell you\, something greater than the temple is her
e. And if you had known what this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sacrifi
ce\,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is lor
d of the sabbath."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/24/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre\; Athenagorus the Apologist\; Boris
and Gleb\, the Passion-bearers\; Kapiton\, Himenaos and Hermogenes\, the M
artyrs\; Theophilos the New Martyr of Zakynthos\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle R
eading: Romans 15:7-16\nBrethren\, welcome one another\, as Christ has welc
omed you\, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ became a servan
t to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness\, in order to confirm the p
romises given to the patriarchs\, and in order that the Gentiles might glor
ify God for his mercy. As it is written\, "Therefore I will praise thee amo
ng the Gentiles\, and sing to thy name"\; and again it is said\, "Rejoice\,
O Gentiles\, with his people"\; and again\, "Praise the Lord\, all Gentile
s\, and let all the peoples praise him"\; and further Isaiah says\, "The ro
ot of Jesse shall come\, he who rises to rule the Gentiles\; in him shall t
he Gentiles hope." May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in b
elieving\, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
I myself am satisfied about you\, my brethren\, that you yourselves are ful
l of goodness\, filled with all knowledge\, and able to instruct one anothe
r. But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder\
, because of the grace given me by God to be a minister of Christ Jesus to
the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God\, so that the off
ering of the Gentiles may be acceptable\, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.\n\
nGospel Reading: Matthew 12:38-45\nAt that time\, the scribes and Pharisees
came to Jesus saying\, "Teacher\, we wish to see a sign from you." But he
answered them\, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign\; but n
o sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jo
nah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale\, so will the
Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The m
en of Nineveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn i
t\; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah\, and behold\, something gr
eater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South will arise at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it\; for she came from the ends of the ea
rth to hear the wisdom of Solomon\, and behold\, something greater than Sol
omon is here.\n\n"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man\, he passes
through waterless places seeking rest\, but he finds none. Then he says\,
'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds i
t empty\, swept\, and put in order. Then he goes and brings with him seven
other spirits more evil than himself\, and they enter and dwell there\; and
the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be al
so with this evil generation."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/31/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Precious Cross\; Dionysios the Righteous Martyr of Va
topaidi\; Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea\; Eudocimus the Righteous of Ca
ppadocia\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 2:9-16\;3:1-8\nBr
ethren\, "What no eye has seen\, nor ear heard\, nor the heart of man conce
ived\, what God has prepared for those who love him\," God has revealed to
us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything\, even the depths
of God. For what person knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the ma
n which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except th
e Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world\, but the
Spirit which is from God\, that we might understand the gifts bestowed on
us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taugh
t by the Spirit\, comparing spiritual things with spiritual truths to those
who possess the Spirit. The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of
the Spirit of God\, for they are folly to him\, and he is not able to under
stand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man judges
all things\, but is himself to be judged by no one. "For who has known the
mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ. B
ut I\, brethren\, could not address you as spiritual men\, but as men of th
e flesh\, as babes in Christ. I fed you with milk\, not solid food\; for yo
u were not ready for it\; and even yet you are not ready\, for you are stil
l of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you\, are you
not of the flesh\, and behaving like ordinary men? For when one says\, "I b
elong to Paul\," and another\, "I belong to Apollos\," are you not merely m
en? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed\
, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted\, Apollos watered\, but God gave
the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything\, but on
ly God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are equal\, an
d each shall receive his wages according to his labor.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 13:31-36\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is lik
e a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field\; it is t
he smallest of all seeds\, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shru
bs and becomes a tree\, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in
its branches." He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is lik
e leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour\, till it wa
s all leavened."\n\nAll this Jesus said to the crowds in parables\; indeed
he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what was spo
ken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables\, I will utter what h
as been hidden since the foundation of the world." Then Jesus left the crow
ds and went into the house.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/01/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Seven Maccabee Children\, Solomone Their Mother\, and Eleazar
Their Teacher\; Procession of the Precious Cross\; Timothy the Wonderworke
r\, Archbishop of Priconissus\; Elesa the Righteous-Martyr of Kythira\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:33-40\;12:1-2\nBrethren\, all the
saints through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promi
ses\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge
of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put f
oreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some we
re tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise again to a
better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even chains and im
prisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they were tempted\,
they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of sheep and goa
ts\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy
- wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of th
e earth. And all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did not rece
ive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better for us\, th
at apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore\, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every w
eight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with perseverance
the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter
of our faith.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 10:16-22\nThe Lord said to his di
sciples\, "Behold\, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves\; so be
wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men\; for they will deliv
er you up to councils\, and flog you in their synagogues\, and you will be
dragged before governors and kings for my sake\, to bear testimony before t
hem and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up\, do not be anxious how you
are to speak or what you are to say\; for what you are to say will be given
to you in that hour\; for it is not you who speak\, but the Spirit of your
Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver up brother to death\, an
d the father his child\, and children will rise against parents and have th
em put to death\; and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he w
ho endures to the end will be saved."\n\n
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leazar Their Teacher
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr\; Holy Glorious N
ew Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles\; Phocas the Martyr\; Plegmund\, Archbish
op of Canterbury\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 6:8-15\;7:1-5\,47-
60\nIn those days\, Stephen\, full of grace and power\, did great wonders a
nd signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue
of the Freedmen (as it was called)\, and of the Cyrenians\, and of the Ale
xandrians\, and of those from Cilicia and Asia\, arose and disputed with St
ephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he
spoke. Then they secretly instigated men\, who said\, "We have heard him s
peak blasphemous words against Moses and God." And they stirred up the peop
le and the elders and the scribes\, and they came upon him and seized him a
nd brought him before the council\, and set up false witnesses who said\, "
This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law\;
for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this pla
ce\, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." And gazing a
t him\, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of a
n angel.\n\nAnd the high priest said\, "Is this so?" And Stephen said: "Bre
thren and fathers\, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraha
m\, when he was in Mesopotamia\, before he lived in Haran\, and said to him
\, 'Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land which
I will show you.' Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans\, and liv
ed in Haran. And after his father died\, God removed him from there into th
is land in which you are now living\; yet he gave him no inheritance in it\
, not even a foot's length\, but promised to give it to him in possession a
nd to his posterity after him\, though he had no child.\n\n"But it was Solo
mon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses m
ade with hands\; as the prophet says\, 'Heaven is my throne\, and earth my
footstool. What house will you build for me\, says the Lord\, or what is th
e place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?'\n\n"You stiff-n
ecked people\, uncircumcised in heart and ears\, you always resist the Holy
Spirit. As your fathers did\, so do you. Which of the prophets did not you
r fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the com
ing of the Righteous One\, whom you have now betrayed and murdered\, you wh
o received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it."\n\nNow when
they heard these things they were enraged\, and they ground their teeth ag
ainst him. But he\, full of the Holy Spirit\, gazed into heaven and saw the
glory of God\, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God\; and he said\,
"Behold\, I see the heavens opened\, and the Son of man standing at the ri
ght hand of God." But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ea
rs and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city and sto
ned him\; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young
man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen\, he prayed\, "Lord Jesus
\, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice\, "Lor
d\, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this\, he fell
asleep.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 12:1-12\nThe Lord said this parable\, "A m
an planted a vineyard\, and set a hedge around it\, and dug a pit for the w
ine press\, and built a tower\, and let it out to tenants\, and went into a
nother country. When the time came\, he sent a servant to the tenants\, to
get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat
him\, and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent to them another servan
t\, and they wounded him in the head\, and treated him shamefully. And he s
ent another\, and him they killed\; and so with many others\, some they bea
t and some they killed. He had still one other\, a beloved son\; finally he
sent him to them\, saying\, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants
said to one another\, 'This is the heir\; come\, let us kill him\, and the
inheritance will be ours.' And they took him and killed him\, and cast him
out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come a
nd destroy the tenants\, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read
this scripture: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the
head of the corner\; this was the Lord's doing\, and it is marvelous in ou
r eyes'?" And they tried to arrest him\, but feared the multitude\, for the
y perceived that he had told the parable against them\; so they left him an
d went away.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\;
Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch\; Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola\;
Euthymios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Christos the New Martyr of Prevez
is\; Oswald the Martyr\, King of Northumbria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Read
ing: I Peter 1:1-25\;2:1-10\nPeter\, an apostle of Jesus Christ\, to the ex
iles of the Dispersion in Pontos\, Galatia\, Cappadocia\, Asia\, and Bithyn
ia\, chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for
obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:\n\nMay grace
and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord J
esus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope thr
ough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\, and to an inheritance
which is imperishable\, undefiled\, and unfading\, kept in heaven for you\
, who by God's power are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice\, though now for a little wh
ile you may have to suffer various trials\, so that the genuineness of your
faith\, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire\
, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Chri
st. Without having known him you love him\; though you do not now see him y
ou believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outc
ome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.\n\nThe prophets w
ho prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired about
this salvation\; they inquired what person or time was indicated by the Sp
irit of Christ within them when predicting the sufferings of Christ and the
subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they were serving not thems
elves but you\, in the things which have now been announced to you by those
who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven
\, things into which angels long to look.\n\nTherefore gird up your minds\,
be sober\, set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you at the
revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children\, do not be conformed to
the passions of your former ignorance\, but as he who called you is holy\,
be holy yourselves in all your conduct\; since it is written\, "You shall b
e holy\, for I am holy." And if you invoke as Father him who judges each on
e impartially according to his deeds\, conduct yourselves with fear through
out the time of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile
ways inherited from your fathers\, not with perishable things such as silv
er or gold\, but with the precious blood of Christ\, like that of a lamb wi
thout blemish or spot. He was destined before the foundation of the world b
ut was made manifest at the end of the times for your sake. Through him you
have confidence in God\, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory\,
so that your faith and hope are in God.\n\nHaving purified your souls by y
our obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren\, love one an
other earnestly from the heart. You have been born anew\, not of perishable
seed but of imperishable\, through the living and abiding word of God\; fo
r "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The
grass withers\, and the flower falls\, but the word of the Lord abides for
ever." That word is the good news which was preached to you.\n\nSo put away
all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander. Like ne
wborn babes\, long for the pure spiritual milk\, that by it you may grow up
to salvation\; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.\n\nCome to hi
m\, to that living stone\, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and pr
ecious\; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house\
, to be a holy priesthood\, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: “Behold\, I am laying
in Zion a stone\, a cornerstone chosen and precious\, and he who believes i
n him will not be put to shame.� To you therefore who believe\, he is pre
cious\, but for those who do not believe\, “The very stone which the buil
ders rejected has become the head of the corner\,� and “A stone that wi
ll make men stumble\, a rock that will make them fall�\; for they stumble
because they disobey the word\, as they were destined to do. But you are a
chosen race\, a royal priesthood\, a holy nation\, God’s own people\, t
hat you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkne
ss into his marvelous light. Once you were no people but now you are God’
s people\; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.
\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 13:54-58\nAt that time\, Jesus came to his own
country\, and taught the people in their synagogue so that they were astoni
shed\, and said\, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty work
s? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are
not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his
sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?" And they took offen
se at him. But Jesus said to them\, "A prophet is not without honor except
in his own country and in his own house." And he did not do many mighty wor
ks there\, because of their unbelief.\n\n
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rist
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\
; The Holy Righteous Martyr Dometius\; Our Holy Father Nicanorus the Wonder
worker\; Theodosius the New\; Joseph Gerontogiannis of Lithines Sitia\; Soz
on of Nicomedea\; The Holy Ten Thousand Ascetics of Thebes\; Narcissus the
Hieromartyr of Jerusalem\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 7
:12-24\nBrethren\, if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever\, and she
consents to live with him\, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a
husband who is an unbeliever\, and he consents to live with her\, she shoul
d not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his w
ife\, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband. Otherwis
e\, your children would be unclean\, but as it is they are holy. But if the
unbelieving partner desires to separate\, let it be so\; in such a case th
e brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace. Wife\, ho
w do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband\, how do you know
whether you will save your wife? Only\, let every one lead the life which
the Lord has assigned to him\, and in which God has called him. This is my
rule in all the churches. Was any one at the time of his call already circu
mcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was any one a
t the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. For ne
ither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision\, but keeping the
commandments of God. Every one should remain in the state in which he was
called. Were you a slave when called? Never mind. But if you can gain your
freedom\, avail yourself of the opportunity. \nFor he who was called in th
e Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when
called is a slave of Christ. You were bought with a price\; do not become
slaves of men. So\, brethren\, in whatever state each was called\, there le
t him remain with God.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:2-9\nAt that time\, Jesus
took with him Peter and James and John\, and led them up a high mountain ap
art by themselves\; and he was transfigured before them\, and his garments
became glistening\, intensely white\, as no fuller on earth could bleach th
em. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses\; and they were talking to
Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; l
et us make three booths\, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.
" For he did not know what to say\, for they were exceedingly afraid. And a
cloud overshadowed them\, and a voice came out of the cloud\, "This is my
beloved son\; listen to him." And suddenly\, looking around they no longer
saw any one with them but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the moun
tain he charged them to tell no one what they had seen\, until the Son of m
an should have risen from the dead.\n\n
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hrist
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Emilian the Confessor & Bishop of Cyzikos\; Our Holy Father Myronus th
e Wonderworker\, Bishop of Crete\; Holy New Martyrs Triantaphillus of Zagor
as and Anastasius of Thessolonica\; Gregory of Sinai and Mount Athos\; Kall
inikos\, Metropolitan of Edessa and Pella\; Afterfeast of the Transfigurati
on of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Anastatios the Martyr from Bulgari
a\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 7:24-35\nBrethren\, in w
hatever state each was called\, there let him remain with God. Now concerni
ng the virgins\, I have no command of the Lord\, but I give my opinion as o
ne who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. I think that in view of the pres
ent distress it is well for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a
wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marria
ge. But if you marry\, you do not sin\, and if a virgin marries she does no
t sin. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles\, and I would spare y
ou that. I mean\, brethren\, the appointed time has grown very short\; from
now on\, let those who have wives live as though they had none\, and those
who mourn as though they were not mourning\, and those who rejoice as thou
gh they were not rejoicing\, and those who buy as though they had no goods\
, and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it.
For the form of this world is passing away. I want you to be free from anx
ieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord\, how to
please the Lord\; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs\, h
ow to please his wife\, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried wo
man or girl is anxious about the affairs of the Lord\, how to be holy in bo
dy and spirit\; but the married woman is anxious about worldly affairs\, ho
w to please her husband. I say this for your own benefit\, not to lay any r
estraint upon you\, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided
devotion to the Lord.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:12-21\nAt that time\, t
he disciples came to Jesus and said to him\, "Do you know that the Pharisee
s were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered\, "Every plant wh
ich my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone\;
they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man\, both will fal
l into a pit." But Peter said to him\, "Explain the parable to us." And he
said\, "Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whate
ver goes into the mouth passes into the stomach\, and so passes on? But wha
t comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart\, and this defiles a man.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts\, murder\, adultery\, fornication\,
theft\, false witness\, slander. These are what defile a man\; but to eat
with unwashed hands does not defile a man." And Jesus went away from there
and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Matthias \; Constantine\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; Euthymios the Hieromartyr\, Metropolitan of Rhodes\; Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Anthony the Martyr of
Alexandria\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 1:12-17\, 21-26\nIn tho
se days\, the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet\,
which is near Jerusalem\, a sabbath day's journey away\; and when they had
entered\, they went up to the upper room\, where they were staying\, Peter
and John and James and Andrew\, Philip and Thomas\, Bartholomew and Matthe
w\, James the son of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of Jam
es. All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer\, together with
the women and Mary the mother of Jesus\, and with his brothers.\n\nIn those
days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all
about a hundred and twenty)\, and said\, "Brethren\, the scripture had to b
e fulfilled\, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David\
, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was nu
mbered among us\, and was allotted his share in this ministry. "So one of t
he men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went
in and out among us\, beginning from the baptism of John until the day whe
n he was taken up from us -- one of these men must become with us a witness
to his resurrection."\n\nAnd they put forward two\, Joseph called Barsabba
s\, who was surnamed Justos\, and Matthias. And they prayed and said\, "Lor
d\, who knowest the hearts of all men\, show which one of these two thou ha
st chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Jud
as turned aside\, to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them\, an
d the lot fell on Matthias\; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.\
n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 15:29-31\nAt that time\, Jesus passed along the
Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain\, and sat down there. And gr
eat crowds came to him\, bringing with them the lame\, the maimed\, the bli
nd\, the dumb\, and many others\, and they put them at his feet\, and he he
aled them\, so that the throng wondered\, when they saw the dumb speaking\,
the maimed whole\, the lame walking\, and the blind seeing\; and they glor
ified the God of Israel.\n\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Apostle Matthias
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia\; Sergios\, Stephen
and Kastor\; Palamon\, Elder of Saint Pachomius the Great\; Soldier-martyr
s of Crete\; Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 9:13-18\nBrethren\
, do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get the
ir food from the temple\, and those who serve at the altar share in the sac
rificial offerings? In the same way\, the Lord commanded that those who pro
claim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. But I have made no
use of any of these rights\, nor am I writing this to secure any provision.
For I would rather die than have any one deprive me of my ground for boast
ing. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel
! For if I do this of my own will\, I have a reward\; but if not of my own
will\, I am entrusted with a commission. What then is my reward? Just this:
that in my preaching I may make the gospel free of charge\, not making ful
l use of my right in the gospel.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:1-6\nAt that
time\, the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and to test him they aske
d him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them\, "When it is eveni
ng\, you say\, 'It will be fair weather\; for the sky is red.' And in the m
orning\, 'It will be stormy today\, for the sky is red and threatening.' Yo
u know how to interpret the appearance of the sky\, but you cannot interpre
t the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sig
n\, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left
them and departed.\n\nWhen the disciples reached the other side\, they had
forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them\, "Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus of Nicomedia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240813
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/13/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Transfiguration\; Maximus the Confessor\; Our Righteou
s Fathers Sergius\, Stephanus\, Castor and Palamonus\; Dorotheus\, Abba of
Gaza\; Tikhon of Zadonsk \n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians
10:5-12\nBrethren\, God was not pleased with most of the fathers\; for they
were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things are warnings for us\,
not to desire evil as they did. Do not be idolators as some of them were\;
as it is written\, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to dan
ce." We must not indulge in immorality as some of them did\, and twenty-thr
ee thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test\, as s
ome of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. Now these things happe
ned to them as a warning\, but they were written down for our instruction\,
upon whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let any one who thinks t
hat he stands take heed lest he fall.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:6-12\nT
he Lord said to his disciples\, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and Sadducees." And they discussed it among themselves\, saying\,
"We brought no bread." But Jesus\, aware of this\, said\, "O men of little
faith\, why do you discuss among yourselves the fact that you have no brea
d? Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five
thousand\, and how many baskets you gathered? Or the seven loaves of the f
our thousand\, and how many baskets you gathered? How is it that you fail t
o perceive that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Ph
arisees and Sadducees." Then they understood that he did not tell them to b
eware of the leaven of bread\, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sad
ducees.\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Apodosis of the Transfiguration
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CREATED:19000101T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/14/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Eve
r Virgin Mary\; The Holy Prophet Michaias (Micah)\; Holy Hieromartyr Marce
llus\, Bishop of Apameia\; Holy New Martyr Symeon of Trapezoundos (1653)\n\
nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 10:12-22\nBrethren\, let any
one who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has ov
ertaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful\, and he will not le
t you be tempted beyond your strength\, but with the temptation will also p
rovide the way of escape\, that you may be able to endure it. Therefore\, m
y beloved\, shun the worship of idols. I speak as to sensible men: judge fo
r yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless\, is it not a c
ommunion in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break\, is it not a com
munion in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread\, we who are many
are one body\, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider Israel accordi
ng to the flesh: are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar
? What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything\, or that an
idol is anything? No\, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to de
mons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. You cann
ot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of the demons. You cannot partake
of the table of the Lord and the table of the demons. Shall we provoke the
Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 16:20
-24\nAt that time\, Jesus strictly charged the disciples to tell no one tha
t he was the Christ. From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that
he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief pr
iests and scribes\, and be killed\, and on the third day be raised. And Pet
er took him and began to rebuke him\, saying\, "God forbid\, Lord! This sha
ll never happen to you." But he turned and said to Peter\, "Get behind me\,
Satan! You are a hindrance to me\; for you are not on the side of God\, bu
t of men." Then Jesus told his disciples\, "If any man would come after me\
, let him deny himself\, and take up his cross and follow me."\n\n
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nd Ever Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/16/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior\, Jesus Christ
\; Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus\; Timothy of Euripus\, founder
of the Monastery of Pentele\; Holy Monk Penteles\; Gerasimus of Cephalonia
\; The Six Martyrs Dorotheos\, Sarantis\, Jacob\, Seraphim\, Demetrios and
Basil who contested in Megara\; Joseph the Hesychast\; Nicodemus the New Ma
rtyr of Meteora\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the The
otokos and Ever Virgin Mary\; Manuel and John the New Martyrs\; Stamatios t
he Martyr\; Apostolos the New-Martyr\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I T
imothy 3:13-16\;4:1-5\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, those who serve well as deacons g
ain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith w
hich is in Christ Jesus. I hope to come to you soon\, but I am writing thes
e instructions to you so that\, if I am delayed\, you may know how one ough
t to behave in the household of God\, which is the church of the living God
\, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Great indeed\, we confess\, is the
mystery of our religion:\n\nGod was manifested in the flesh\, \njustified i
n the Spirit\, \nseen by angels\, \npreached among the nations\, \nbelieved
on in the world\, \ntaken up in glory.\n\nNow the Spirit expressly says th
at in later times some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitf
ul spirits and doctrines of demons\, through the pretensions of liars whose
consciences are seared\, who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from fo
ods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe
and know the truth. For everything created by God is good\, and nothing is
to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving\; for then it is consec
rated by the word of God and prayer.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 9:51-57\, 10:2
2-24\, 13:22\nAt that time\, when the days drew near for him to be received
up\, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of h
im\, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans\, to make ready for h
im\; but the people would not receive him\, because his face was set toward
Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it\, they said\, "Lor
d\, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them as El
ijah did?" But he turned and rebuked them\, and he said\, "You do not know
what manner of spirit you are of\; for the Son of man came not to destroy m
en's lives but to save them." And they went on to another village.\n\nAs th
ey were going along the road\, he said to those who followed him\, "All thi
ngs have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows who the Son i
s except the Father\, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to wh
om the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said pr
ivately\, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that
many prophets and kings desired to see what you see\, and did not see it\,
and to hear what you hear\, and did not hear it."\n\nAnd he went on his wa
y through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journeying towards Jerusalem.
\n\n
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Christ
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus\; The Holy Martyr Bassa and Her Sons: Theog
nis\, Agapius\, and Pistus\; Athanasios Patelaros\, Patriarch of Constantin
ople\; Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and
Ever Virgin Mary\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 13:4-13\;
14:1-5\nBrethren\, love is patient and kind\; love is not jealous or boastf
ul\; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way\; it i
s not irritable or resentful\; it does not rejoice at wrong\, but rejoices
in the right. Love bears all things\, believes all things\, hopes all thing
s\, endures all things. Love never ends\; as for prophecies\, they will pas
s away\; as for tongues\, they will cease\; as for knowledge\, it will pass
away. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect\; but w
hen the perfect comes\, the imperfect will pass away. When I was a child\,
I spoke like a child\, I thought like a child\, I reasoned like a child\; w
hen I became a man\, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror di
mly\, but then face to face. Now I know in part\; then I shall understand f
ully\, even as I have been fully understood. So faith\, hope\, love abide\,
these three\; but the greatest of these is love. Make love your aim\, and
earnestly desire the spiritual gifts\, especially that you may prophesy. Fo
r one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God\; for no one unde
rstands him\, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand\, he
who prophesies speaks to men for their upbuilding and encouragement and co
nsolation. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself\, but he who prophesie
s edifies the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues\, but even mor
e to prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues\,
unless some one interprets\, so that the church may be edified.\n\nGospel
Reading: Mark 3:13-21\nAt that time\, Jesus went up on the mountain\, and c
alled to him those whom he desired\; and they came to him. And he appointed
twelve\, to be with him\, and to be sent out to preach and have authority
to cast out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter\; James the son of Zebedee
and John the brother of James\, whom he surnamed Boanerges\, that is\, son
s of thunder\; Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew\, and Matthew\, and Thomas
\, and James the son of Alphaios\, and Thaddaios\, and Simon the Cananaean\
, and Judas Iscariot\, who betrayed him. Then he went home\; and the crowd
came together again\, so that they could not even eat. And when his family
heard it\, they went out to seize him\, for people were saying\, "He is bes
ide himself."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary\; Our Holy Father Irenaeus\, Bishop of Lyons\; Lupus the Marty
r\; Our Righteous Father Nicholas of Sikelion\; Our Holy Father Kallinikos\
, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Haralambos of Kalyviani\; 38 Martyrs of Thr
ace\; Our Holy Father Irenaeus\, Bishop of Sirmium\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistl
e Reading: Philippians 2:5-11\nBrethren\, have this mind among yourselves\,
which is yours in Christ Jesus\, who\, though he was in the form of God\,
did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped\, but emptied himself
\, taking the form of a servant\, being born in the likeness of men. And be
ing found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death\,
even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed o
n him the name which is above every name\, that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow\, in heaven and on earth and under the earth\, and every to
ngue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father.\n\
nGospel Reading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a v
illage\; and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had
a sister called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teac
hing. But Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and
said\, "Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alo
ne? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha
\, you are anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. M
ary has chosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her."
As he said this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "
Blessed is the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But h
e said\, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n
\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos an
d Ever Virgin Mary
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Moses the Black of Scete\; Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs\; 33 Martyr
s of Nicomedea\; Job of Pochaev \; Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers \n\nStr
ict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 16:4-12\nBrethren\, if it seems
advisable that I should go also\, they will accompany me. I will visit you
after passing through Macedonia\, for I intend to pass through Macedonia\,
and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter\, so that you may
speed me on my journey\, wherever I go. For I do not want to see you now j
ust in passing\; I hope to spend some time with you\, if the Lord permits.
But I will stay in Ephesos until Pentecost\, for a wide door for effective
work has opened to me\, and there are many adversaries. When Timothy comes\
, see that you put him at ease among you\, for he is doing the work of the
Lord\, as I am. So let no one despise him. Speed him on his way in peace\,
that he may return to me\; for I am expecting him with the brethren. As for
our brother Apollos\, I strongly urge him to visit you with the other bret
hren\, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has
the opportunity.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 21:28-32\nThe Lord said this p
arable\, "A man had two sons\; and he went to the first and said\, 'Son\, g
o and work in the vineyard today.' And he answered\, 'I will not'\; but aft
erward he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the same\;
and he answered\, 'I go\, sir\,' but did not go. Which of the two did the w
ill of his father?" They said\, "The first." Jesus said to them\, "Truly\,
I say to you\, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of Go
d before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness\, and you di
d not believe him\, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him and
even when you saw it\, you did not afterward repent and believe him."\n\n
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SUMMARY:☦️ Moses the Black of Scete
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/29/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet\, Forerunner and Baptist Jo
hn\; Theodora of Thessaloniki\; Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria\n\nSt
rict Fast\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:1-13\nAt that time\, Herod t
he tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus\; and he said to his servants\, "
This is John the Baptist\; he has been raised from the dead\; that is why t
hese powers are at work in him." For Herod had seized John and bound him an
d put him in prison\, for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\
; because John said to him\, "It is not lawful for you to have her." And th
ough he wanted to put him to death\, he feared the people\, because they he
ld him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came\, the daughter of He
rodias danced before the company and pleased Herod\, so that he promised wi
th an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother\, she
said\, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." And the k
ing was sorry\; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to
be given\; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison\, and his head was b
rought on a platter and given to the girl\, and she brought it to her mothe
r. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it\; and they went a
nd told Jesus. Now when Jesus heard this\, he withdrew from there in a boat
to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it\, they followed him
on foot from the towns.\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 13:25-33\nIN THOSE DAYS\,
as John was finishing his course\, he said\, "What do you suppose that I am
? I am not he. No\, but after me one is coming\, the sandals of whose feet
I am not worthy to untie." Brethren\, sons of the family of Abraham\, and t
hose among you that fear God\, to us has been sent the message of this salv
ation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers\, because they did
not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which are r
ead every sabbath\, fulfilled these by condemning him. Though they could ch
arge him with nothing deserving death\, yet they asked Pilate to have him k
illed. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him\, they took
him down from the tree\, and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from th
e dead\; and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from G
alilee to Jerusalem\, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we bring
you the good news that what God promised to the fathers\, this he has fulf
illed to us their children by raising Jesus.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 6:14-3
0\nAt that time\, Herod the King heard about the fame of Jesus\, for his na
me had become known. He said\, "John the baptizer has been raised from the
dead\; that is why these powers are at work in him." But others said\, "It
is Elijah." And others said\, "It is a prophet\, like one of the prophets o
f old." But when Herod heard of it he said\, "John\, whom I beheaded\, has
been raised." For Herod had sent and seized John\, and bound him in prison
for the sake of Herodias\, his brother Philip's wife\; because he had marri
ed her. For John said to Herod\, "It is not lawful for you to have your bro
ther's wife." And Herodias had a grudge against him\, and wanted to kill hi
m. But she could not\, for Herod feared John\, knowing that he was a righte
ous and holy man\, and kept him safe. When he heard him\, he was much perpl
exed\; and yet he heard him gladly. But an opportunity came when Herod on h
is birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the leading m
en of Galilee. For when Herodias' daughter came in and danced\, she pleased
Herod and his guests\; and the king said to the girl\, "Ask me for whateve
r you wish\, and I will grant it." And he vowed to her\, "Whatever you ask
me\, I will give you\, even half of my kingdom." And she went out\, and sai
d to her mother\, "What shall I ask?" And she said\, "The head of John the
baptizer." And she came in immediately with haste to the king\, and asked\,
saying\, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a
platter." And the king was exceedingly sorry\; but because of his oaths and
his guests he did not want to break his word to her. And immediately the k
ing sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head. He went
and beheaded him in the prison\, and brought his head on a platter\, and ga
ve it to the girl\; and the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples
heard of it\, they came and took his body\, and laid it in a tomb. The apos
tles returned to Jesus\, and told him all that they had done and taught.\n\
n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/30/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner\; Alexander\, John\, and Paul
the New\, Patriarchs of Constantinople\; Phantinos the Righteous of Calabri
a\; 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes\; 6 Martyrs of Melitene\; The Synaxis of the
Holy Hierarchs of Serbia\; The Holy New Martyrs of Serbia\; Fiacre the Herm
it of Meaux\n\nStrict Fast\n\nEpistle Reading: II Corinthians 1:12-20\nBret
hren\, our boast is this\, the testimony of our conscience that we have beh
aved in the world\, and still more toward you\, with holiness and godly sin
cerity\, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God. For we write you no
thing but what you can read and understand\; I hope you will understand ful
ly\, as you have understood in part\, that you can be proud of us as we can
be of you\, on the day of the Lord Jesus.\n\nBecause I was sure of this\,
I wanted to come to you first\, so that you might have a double favor\; I w
anted to visit you on my way to Macedonia\, and to come back to you from Ma
cedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. Was I vacillating when I w
anted to do this? Do I make my plans like a worldly man\, ready to say Yes
and No at once? For the Son of God\, Jesus Christ\, whom we preached among
you\, Silvanus and Timothy and I\, was not Yes and No\; but in him it is al
ways Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why we
utter the Amen through him\, to the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matth
ew 22:23-33\nAt that time\, Sadducees\, who say that there is no resurrecti
on\, came to Jesus\; and they asked him a question\, saying\, "Teacher\, Mo
ses said\, 'If a man dies\, having no children\, his brother must marry the
widow\, and raise up children for his brother.' Now there were seven broth
ers among us\; the first married\, and died\, and having no children left h
is wife to his brother. So too the second and third\, down to the seventh.
After them all\, the woman died. In the resurrection\, therefore\, to which
of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her." But Jesus answered t
hem\, "You are wrong\, because you know neither the scriptures nor the powe
r of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marri
age\, but are like angels of God in heaven. And as for the resurrection of
the dead\, have you not read what was said to you by God\, 'I am the God of
Abraham\, and the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob?' He is not God of t
he dead\, but of the living." And when the crowd heard it\, they were aston
ished at his teaching.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/11/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 7th Sunday of Matthew\; Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Catania
\; Our Holy Father Niphonus\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Commemoration o
f St. Spyridon's Miracle in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716\; Af
terfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\; Blane
\, Bishop of Bute\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Readi
ng: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week\, Mary Magdalene came to the
tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and saw that the stone had been tak
en away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went to Simon Peter and the other d
isciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said to them\, "They have taken th
e Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know where they have laid Him." Pete
r then came out with the other disciple\, and they went toward the tomb. Th
ey both ran\, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb firs
t\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen cloths lying there\, but he
did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, following him\, and went into the to
mb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the napkin\, which had been on His h
ead\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but rolled up in a place by itself.
Then the other disciple\, who reached the tomb first\, also went in\, and
he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not know the scripture\, that He
must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.\n\nEp
istle Reading: Romans 15:1-7\nBrethren\, we who are strong ought to bear wi
th the failings of the weak\, and not to please ourselves\; let each of us
please his neighbor for his good\, to edify him. For Christ did not please
himself\; but\, as it is written\, "The reproaches of those who reproached
thee fell on me." For whatever was written in former days was written for o
ur instruction\, that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scri
ptures we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and encouragement g
rant you to live in such harmony with one another\, in accord with Christ J
esus\, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of o
ur Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome one another\, therefore\, as Christ has welco
med you\, for the glory of God.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:27-35\nAt that
time\, as Jesus passed by\, two blind men followed him\, crying aloud\, "H
ave mercy on us\, Son of David." When he entered the house\, the blind men
came to him\; and Jesus said to them\, "Do you believe that I am able to do
this?" They said to him\, "Yes\, Lord." Then he touched their eyes\, sayin
g\, "According to your faith be it done to you." And their eyes were opened
. And Jesus sternly charged them\, "See that no one knows it." But they wen
t away and spread his fame through all that district.\n\nAs they were going
away\, behold\, a dumb demoniac was brought to him. And when the demon had
been cast out\, the dumb man spoke\; and the crowds marveled\, saying\, "N
ever was anything like this seen in Israel." But the Pharisees said\, "He c
asts out demons by the prince of demons."\n\nAnd Jesus went about all the c
ities and villages\, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom\, and healing every disease and every infirmity among the pe
ople.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/10/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome\; Chitus of Athens\, Bis
hop of Rome\; Hippolytus the Martyr of Rome\; Afterfeast of the Transfigura
tion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)
\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 12:1-3\nBrethren\, I appeal to you\, by the mer
cies of God\, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice\, holy and accep
table to God\, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this
world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind\, that you may prove
what is the will of God\, what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by t
he grace given to me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think\, but think with sober judgment\, each accor
ding to the measure of faith which God has assigned him.\n\nGospel Reading:
Matthew 10:37-42\, 11:1\nThe Lord said\, "He who loves father or mother mo
re than me is not worthy of me\; and he who loves son or daughter more than
me is not worthy of me\; and he who does not take his cross and follow me
is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it\, and he who loses
his life for my sake will find it. He who receives you receives me\, and he
who receives me receives him who sent me. He who receives a prophet becaus
e he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward\, and he who receives a
righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's
reward. And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold w
ater because he is a disciple\, truly\, I say to you\, he shall not lose hi
s reward." And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples\, h
e went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/04/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 6th Sunday of Matthew\; Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus\n\nFast Day (Wine
and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, h
aving risen from the dead\, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and
said to them\, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and frightened\
, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And He said to them\, "Why are you t
roubled\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My
feet\, that it is I Myself\; handle Me\, and see\; for a spirit has not fle
sh and bones as you see that I have." And when He had said this\, He showed
them His hands and His feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, an
d wondered\, He said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave H
im a piece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb]\, and He took it and ate be
fore them. Then He said to them\, "These are My words which I spoke to you\
, while I was still with you\, that everything written about Me in the law
of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened
their minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is
written\, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the
dead\, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in Hi
s name in all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of thes
e things. And behold\, I send the promise of My Father upon you\; but stay
in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." Then He led the
m out as far as Bethany\, and lifting up His hands\, He blessed them. While
He blessed them\, He parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. An
d they worshiped Him\, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were
continually in the Temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 12:6-14\
nBrethren\, having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us\, l
et us use them: if prophecy\, in proportion to our faith\; if service\, in
our serving\; he who teaches\, in his teaching\; he who exhorts\, in his ex
hortation\; he who contributes\, in liberality\; he who gives aid\, with ze
al\; he who does acts of mercy\, with cheerfulness. Let love be genuine\; h
ate what is evil\, hold fast to what is good\; love one another with brothe
rly affection\; outdo one another in showing honor. Never flag in zeal\, be
aglow with the Spirit\, serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hope\, be patient
in tribulation\, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the sain
ts\, practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you\; bless and do not
curse them.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 9:1-8\nAt that time\, getting into
a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his own city. And behold\, they broug
ht to him a paralytic\, lying on his bed\; and when Jesus saw their faith h
e said to the paralytic\, "Take heart\, my son\; your sins are forgiven." A
nd behold\, some of the scribes said to themselves\, "This man is blasphemi
ng." But Jesus\, knowing their thoughts\, said\, "Why do you think evil in
your hearts? For which is easier\, to say 'Your sins are forgiven\,' or to
say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of man has authorit
y on earth to forgive sins" he then said to the paralytic -- "Rise\, take u
p your bed and go home." And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it\
, they were afraid\, and they glorified God\, who had given such authority
to men.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/03/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Isaacius\, Dalmatus\, & Faustus\, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery\
; Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer\; Theoctistus the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (W
ine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Romans 9:1-5\nBrethren\, I am spea
king the truth in Christ\, I am not lying\; my conscience bears me witness
in the Holy Spirit\, that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my h
eart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ
for the sake of my brethren\, my kinsmen by race. They are Israelites\, and
to them belong the patriarchs\, and of their race\, according to the flesh
\, is the Christ\, who is God over all\, blessed for ever. Amen.\n\nGospel
Reading: Matthew 9:18-26\nAt that time\, a ruler came in and knelt before J
esus\, saying\, "My daughter has just died\; but come and lay your hand on
her\, and she will live." And Jesus rose and followed him\, with his discip
les. And behold\, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve yea
rs came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment\; for she said
to herself\, "If I only touch his garment\, I shall be made well." Jesus tu
rned\, and seeing her he said\, "Take heart\, daughter\; your faith has mad
e you well." And instantly the woman was made well. And when Jesus came to
the ruler's house\, and saw the flute players\, and the crowd making a tumu
lt\, he said\, "Depart\; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they l
aughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outside\, he went in and too
k her by the hand\, and the girl arose. And the report of this went through
all that district.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/26/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome\; The Holy Hieromartyrs Hermola
us\, Hermippus\, and Hermocrates\; Prisca the Righteous Martyr\; Moses the
Hungarian\; Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, befo
re faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restraint until
faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ c
ame\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come\, we
are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of
God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have p
ut on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor f
ree\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesu
s. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs accor
ding to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no be
tter than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but he is un
der guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us\; w
hen we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the unive
rse. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a
woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the law\, so th
at we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt t
hat time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there w
as a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffe
red much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\, and was n
o better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and
came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said\, "I
f I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediately the he
morrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disea
se. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him\,
immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments
?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\,
and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see who had d
one it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came in fear an
d trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole truth. And he
said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and
be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 07/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Great Martyr Marina (Margaret)\; Veronika & Speratos the Mart
yrs\; Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia\; Kenelm\, Prince of Mercia\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethr
en\, before faith came\, we were confined under the law\, kept under restra
int until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until
Christ came\, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has
come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; for in Christ Jesus you are all
sons of God\, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Chri
st have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek\, there is neither sl
ave nor free\, there is neither male nor female\; for you are all one in Ch
rist Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you are Abraham's offspring\, he
irs according to promise. I mean that the heir\, as long as he is a child\,
is no better than a slave\, though he is the owner of all the estate\; but
he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So wi
th us\; when we were children\, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of
the universe. But when the time had fully come\, God sent forth his Son\, b
orn of a woman\, born under the law\, to redeem those who were under the la
w\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24
-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. An
d there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years\, and who
had suffered much under many physicians\, and had spent all that she had\,
and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Je
sus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she
said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall be made well." And immediate
ly the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her body that she was healed of
her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth fr
om him\, immediately turned about in the crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my
garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "You see the crowd pressing aro
und you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'" And he looked around to see
who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what had been done to her\, came i
n fear and trembling and fell down before him\, and told him the whole trut
h. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith has made you well\; go in pe
ace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Apodosis of the Feast of the Holy Ascension\; Julian the Martyr of
Tarsus\; Terentios\, Bishop of Iconium\; Nikitas the New Martyr of Nisyros
\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 27:1-44\;28:1\
nIN THOSE DAYS\, when it was decided that we should sail for Italy\, they d
elivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohor
t\, named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium\, which was about
to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia\, we put to sea\, accompanied
by Aristarchos\, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put in at
Sidon\; and Julius treated Paul kindly\, and gave him leave to go to his fr
iends and be cared for. And putting to sea from there we sailed under the l
ee of Cyprus\, because the winds were against us. And when we had sailed ac
ross the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia\, we came to Myra in Lycia.
There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy\, and put
us on board. We sailed slowly for a number of days\, and arrived with diff
iculty off Cnidos\, and as the wind did not allow us to go on\, we sailed u
nder the lee of Crete off Salmone. Coasting along it with difficulty\, we c
ame to a place called Fair Havens\, near which was the city of Lasea.\n\nAs
much time had been lost\, and the voyage was already dangerous because the
fast had already gone by\, Paul advised them\, saying\, "Sirs\, I perceive
that the voyage will be with injury and much loss\, not only of the cargo
and the ship\, but also of our lives." But the centurion paid more attentio
n to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. And b
ecause the harbor was not suitable to winter in\, the majority advised to p
ut to sea from there\, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix\
, a harbor of Crete\, looking northeast and southeast\, and winter there.\n
\nAnd when the south wind blew gently\, supposing that they had obtained th
eir purpose\, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete\, close inshore. B
ut soon a tempestuous wind\, called the northeaster\, struck down from the
land\; and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind\, we gave w
ay to it and were driven. And running under the lee of a small island calle
d Cauda\, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat\; after hoisting it
up\, they took measures to undergird the ship\; then\, fearing that they s
hould run on the Syrtis\, they lowered the gear\, and so were driven. As we
were violently storm-tossed\, they began next day to throw cargo overboard
\; and the third day they cast with their own hands the tackle of the ship.
And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day\, and no small temp
est lay on us\, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.\n\nAs th
ey had been long without food\, Paul then came forward among them and said\
, "Men\, you should have listened to me\, and should not have set sail from
Crete and incurred this injury and loss. I now bid you take heart\; for th
ere will be no loss of life among you\, but only of the ship. For this very
night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I wo
rship\, and he said\, 'Do not be afraid\, Paul\; you must stand before Caes
ar\; and lo\, God has granted you all those who sail with you.' So take hea
rt\, men\, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been t
old. But we shall have to run on some island."\n\nWhen the fourteenth night
had come\, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria\, about midnight th
e sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they sounded and found
twenty fathoms\; a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen f
athoms. And fearing that we might run on the rocks\, they let out four anch
ors from the stern\, and prayed for the day to come. And as the sailors wer
e seeking to escape from the ship\, and had lowered the boat into the sea\,
under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow\, Paul said to the centu
rion and the soldiers\, 'Unless these men stay in the ship\, you cannot be
saved." Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat\, and let it go.\n
\nAs day was about to dawn\, Paul urged them all to take some food\, saying
\, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and wit
hout food\, having taken nothing. Therefore I urge you to take some food\;
it will give you strength\, since not a hair is to perish from the head of
any of you." And when he had said this\, he took bread\, and giving thanks
to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. Then they all w
ere encouraged and ate some food themselves. (We were in all two hundred an
d seventy-six persons in the ship.) And when they had eaten enough\, they l
ightened the ship\, throwing out the wheat into the sea.\n\nNow when it was
day\, they did not recognize the land\, but they noticed a bay with a beac
h\, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship ashore. So they cas
t off the anchors and left them in the sea\, at the same time loosening the
ropes that tied the rudders\; then hoisting the foresail to the wind they
made for the beach. But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground\; the
bow stuck and remained immovable\, and the stern was broken up by the surf.
The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners\, lest any should swim away a
nd escape\; but the centurion\, wishing to save Paul\, kept them from carry
ing out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw themselves
overboard first and make for the land\, and the rest on planks or on pieces
of the ship. And so it was that all escaped to land.\n\nAfter we had escap
ed\, we then learned that the island was called Malta. \n\nGospel Reading:
John 17:18-26\nAt that time\, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said\,
"As you\, Father\, did send me into the world\, so I have sent them into t
he world. And for their sake I consecrate myself\, that they also may be co
nsecrated in truth.\n\n"I do not pray for these only\, but also for those w
ho believe in me through their word\, that they may all be one\; even as yo
u\, Father\, are in me\, and I in you\, that they also may be in us\, so th
at the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory which you have gi
ven me I have given to them\, that they may be one even as we are one\, I i
n them and you in me\, that they may become perfectly one\, so that the wor
ld may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have love
d me. Father\, I desire that they also\, whom you have given me\, may be wi
th me where I am\, to behold my glory which you have given me in your love
for me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father\, the world h
as not known you\, but I have known you\; and these know that you have sent
me. I made known to them your name\, and I will make it known\, that the l
ove with which you have loved me may be in them\, and I in them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/19/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord\; Holy Martyr Zosima
\; Our Righteous Father Zenonus\; Paisius the Great of Egypt\n\nFast Day (W
ine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Jude 1:1-25\nJUDE\, a servant of J
esus Christ\, and brother of James\, To those who are called\, beloved in G
od the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy\, peace\, and love be mu
ltiplied to you. Beloved\, being very eager to write to you of our common s
alvation\, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for th
e faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For admission has b
een secretly gained by some who long ago were designated for this condemnat
ion\, ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness
and deny the only Master and our Lord Jesus Christ. Now I desire to remind
you\, though you were once for all fully informed\, that the Lord saved a p
eople out of the land of Egypt\, afterward destroyed those who did not beli
eve. And the angels that did not keep their own position but left their pro
per dwelling have been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gloom un
til the judgment of the great day\; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surr
ounding cities\, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural l
ust\, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. Yet i
n like manner these men in their dreamings defile the flesh\, reject author
ity\, and revile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael\, conten
ding with the devil\, disputed about the body of Moses\, he did not presume
to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him\, but said\, "The Lord rebuke yo
u." But these men revile whatever they do not understand\, and by those thi
ngs that they know by instinct as irrational animals\, they are destroyed.
Woe to the ungodly\, for they walk in the way of Cain\, and abandon themsel
ves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error\, and perish in Korah's rebellio
n. These are blemishes on your love feasts\, as they boldly carouse togethe
r\, looking after themselves\; waterless clouds\, carried along by winds\;
fruitless trees in late autumn\, twice dead\, uprooted\; wild waves of the
sea\, casting up the foam of their own shame\; wandering stars for whom the
nether gloom of darkness has been reserved for ever. It was of these also
that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied\, saying\, "Behol
d\, the Lord came with his holy myriads\, to execute judgment on all\, and
to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they hav
e committed in such an ungodly way\, and of all the harsh things which ungo
dly sinners have spoken against him." These are grumblers\, malcontents\, f
ollowing their own passions\, loud-mouthed boasters\, flattering people to
gain advantage. But you must remember\, beloved\, the predictions of the ap
ostles of our Lord Jesus Christ\; they said to you\, "in the last time ther
e will be scoffers\, following their own ungodly passions." It is these who
set up divisions\, worldly people\, devoid of the Spirit. But you\, belove
d\, build yourselves up on your most holy faith\; pray in the Holy Spirit\;
keep yourselves in the love of God\; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life. And convince some\, who doubt\; save some\, by sn
atching them out of the fire\; on some have mercy with fear\, hating even t
he garment spotted by the flesh. Now to him who is able to keep you from fa
lling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory w
ith rejoicing\, to the only God\, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord\
, be glory\, majesty\, dominion\, and authority\, before all time and now a
nd for ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: John 14:21-24\nThe Lord said to his
disciples\, "He who has my commandments and keeps them\, he it is who love
s me\; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father\, and I will love hi
m and manifest myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to him\, "Lord\,
how is it that you will manifest yourself to us\, and not to the world?" J
esus answered him\, "If a man loves me\, he will keep my word\, and my Fat
her will love him\, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He
who does not love me does not keep my words\; and the word which you hear
is not mine but the Father's who sent me."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/14/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)\; Methodius the Confessor\, Patriar
ch of Constantinople\; Cyril\, Bishop of Gortyna\; The Holy Martyrs of Esto
nia: the Priests Basil\, John\, John\, Artemios\, and Nicholas\; the Deacon
s Vasili and Peter\; the Presytera Martha\; and John\, Theodor\, and Anna.\
n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 19:1-8\nIn thos
e days\, while Apollos was at Corinth\, Paul passed through the upper count
ry and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them\
, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said\, "No\
, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said\, "Int
o what then were you baptized?" They said\, "Into John's baptism." And Paul
said\, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance\, telling the people
to believe in the one who was to come after him\, that is\, Jesus." On hear
ing this\, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul
had laid his hands upon them\, the Holy Spirit came on them\; and they spok
e with tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve of them in all. And
he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly\, arguing and pl
eading about the kingdom of God.\n\nGospel Reading: John 14:1-11\nThe Lord
said to his disciples\, "Let not your hearts be troubled\; believe in God\,
believe also in me. In my Father's house there are many rooms\; if it were
not so\, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And w
hen I go and prepare a place for you\, I will come again and will take you
to myself\, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I a
m going." Thomas said to him\, "Lord\, we do not know where you are going\;
how can we know the way?" Jesus said to him\, "I am the way\, and the trut
h\, and the life\; no one comes to the Father\, but by me. If you had known
me\, you would have known my Father also\; henceforth you know him and hav
e seen him."\n\nPhilip said to him\, "Lord\, show us the Father\, and we sh
all be satisfied." Jesus said to him\, "Have I been with you so long\, and
yet you do not know me\, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father\; h
ow can you say\, 'Show us the Father?' Do you not believe that I am in the
Father and the Father in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on
my own authority\; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe
me that I am in the Father and the Father in me."\n\n
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SUMMARY:🍇 The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha)
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240607
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra\; Our Righteous Father Panagis (Pa
isios) Basias\; Tarasios & John the Martyrs\; Sebastian the Wonderworker\;
Zenais the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Ac
ts 15:5-12\nIN THOSE DAYS\, some believers who belonged to the party of the
Pharisees rose up\, and said\, "it is necessary to circumcise them\, and t
o charge them to keep the law of Moses." The apostles and the elders were g
athered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much deb
ate\, Peter rose and said to them\, "Brethren\, you know that in the early
days God made choice among you\, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear
the word of the gospel and believe. And God who knows the heart bore witnes
s to them\, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us\; and he made
no distinction between us and them\, but cleansed their hearts by faith. No
w therefore why do you make trial of God by putting a yoke upon the neck of
the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? But
we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus\, ju
st as they will." And all the assembly kept silence\; and they listened to
Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done throu
gh them among the Gentiles. \n\nGospel Reading: John 10:17-28\nThe Lord sai
d to the Jews who came to him\, "For this reason the Father loves me\, beca
use I lay down my life\, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me\
, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down\, and I h
ave power to take it again\; this charge I have received from my Father." \
n\nThere was again a division among the Jews because of these words. Many o
f them said\, "He has a demon\, and he is mad\; why listen to him?" Others
said\, "These are not the sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open
the eyes of the blind?"\n\nIt was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem\
; it was winter\, and Jesus was walking in the temple\, in the portico of S
olomon. So the Jews gathered round him and said to him\, "How long will you
keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ\, tell us plainly." Jesus answe
red them\, "I told you\, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my
Father's name\, they bear witness to me\; but you do not believe\, because
you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice\, and I know them\, a
nd they follow me\; and I give them eternal life."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240605
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/05/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Wednesday after Pascha\; The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus\, Bishop o
f Tyre\; Holy Martyrs Nicandrus\, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them\
; Christophoros & Konon the Martyrs of Rome\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allow
ed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 13:13-24\nIN THOSE DAYS\, Paul and his company
set sail from Paphos\, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them
and returned to Jerusalem\; but they passed on from Perga and came to Antio
ch of Pisidia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat
down. After the reading of the law and the prophets\, the rulers of the syn
agogue sent to them\, saying\, "Brethren\, if you have any word of exhortat
ion for the people\, say it." So Paul stood up\, and motioning with his han
d said: "Men of Israel\, and you that fear God\, listen. The God of this pe
ople Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay i
n the land of Egypt\, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. And for
about forty years he bore with them in the wilderness. And when he had dest
royed seven nations in the land of Canaan\, he gave them their land as an i
nheritance\, for about four hundred and fifty years. And after that he gave
them judges until Samuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king\; and God
gave them Saul the son of Kish\, a man of the tribe of Benjamin\, for fort
y years. And when he had removed him\, he raised up David to be their king\
; of whom he testified and said\, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a
man after my heart\, who will do all my will.' Of this man's posterity God
has brought to Israel a Savior\, Jesus\, as he promised. Before his coming
John had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel." \n
\nGospel Reading: John 6:5-14\nAt that time\, Jesus\, lifting up his eyes a
nd seeing that a multitude was coming to him\, said to Philip\, "How are we
to buy bread\, so that these people may eat?" This he said to test him\, f
or he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him\, "Two hundred den
arii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little." One of h
is disciples\, Andrew\, Simon Peter's brother\, said to him\, "There is a l
ad here who has five barley loaves and two fish\; but what are they among s
o many?" Jesus said\, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass
in the place\; so the men sat down\, in number about five thousand. Jesus t
hen took the loaves\, and when he had given thanks\, he distributed them to
those who were seated\; so also the fish\, as much as they wanted. And whe
n they had eaten their fill\, he told his disciples\, "Gather up the fragme
nts left over\, that nothing may be lost." So they gathered them up and fil
led twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves\, left by tho
se who had eaten. When the people saw the sign which he had done\, they sai
d\, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/31/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Hermias the Martyr at Comana\; Eustathios\, Patriarch of Constantinopl
e\; Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allo
wed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 10:44-48\;11:1-10\nIn those days\, while Pete
r was still saying this\, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. A
nd the believers from among the circumcised who came with Peter were amazed
\, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gent
iles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter
declared\, "Can any one forbid water for baptizing these people who have r
eceived the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he commanded them to be bapti
zed in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some day
s. Now the apostles and the brethren who were in Judea heard that the Genti
les also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem\,
the circumcision party criticized him\, saying\, "Why did you go to uncirc
umcised men and eat with them?" But Peter began and explained to them in or
der: "I was in the city of Joppa praying\; and in a trance I saw a vision\,
something descending\, like a great sheet\, let down from heaven by four c
orners\; and it came down to me. Looking at it closely I observed animals a
nd beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. And I heard a voice sa
ying to me\, 'Rise\, Peter\; kill and eat.' But I said\, 'No\, Lord\; for n
othing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But the voice answered
a second time from heaven\, 'What God has cleansed you must not call commo
n.' This happened three times\, and all was drawn up again into heaven."\n\
nGospel Reading: John 8:21-30\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\,
"I go away\, and you will seek me and die in your sin\; where I am going\,
you cannot come." Then said the Jews\, "Will he kill himself\, since he say
s\, 'Where I am going\, you cannot come'? " He said to them\, "You are from
below\, I am from above\; you are of this world\, I am not of this world.
I told you that you would die in your sins\, for you will die in your sins
unless you believe that I am he." They said to him\, "Who are you?" Jesus s
aid to them\, "Even what I have told you from the beginning. I have much to
say about you and much to judge\; but he who sent me is true\, and I decla
re to the world what I have heard from him." They did not understand that h
e spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus said\, "When you have lifted up the
Son of man\, then you will know that I am he\, and that I do nothing on my
own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me. And he who sent me i
s with me\; he has not left me alone\, for I always do what is pleasing to
him." As he spoke thus\, many believed in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/24/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Friday after Pascha\; Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain\; Saint V
incent of Lerins\; Meletios the Commander & his Companion Martyrs\; Gregory
\, Archbishop of Novgorod\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Rea
ding: Acts 8:40\; 9:1-19\nIn those days\, Philip was found at Azotos\, and
passing on he preached the gospel to all the towns till he came to Caesarea
. But Saul\, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of th
e Lord\, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogue
s at Damascus\, so that if he found any belonging to the Way\, men or women
\, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journeyed he approache
d Damascus\, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fel
l to the ground and heard a voice saying to him\, "Saul\, Saul\, why do you
persecute me?" And he said\, "Who are you\, Lord?" And he said\, " I am Je
sus\, whom you are persecuting\; but rise and enter the city\, and you will
be told what you are to do." The men who were traveling with him stood spe
echless\, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul arose from the ground\;
and when his eyes were opened\, he could see nothing\; so they led him by
the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three days he was without s
ight\, and neither ate nor drank.\n\nNow there was a disciple at Damascus n
amed Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision\, "Ananias." And he said\, "
Here I am\, Lord." And the Lord said to him\, "Rise and go to the street ca
lled Straight\, and inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named
Saul\; for behold\, he is praying\, and he has seen a man named Ananias co
me in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." But Anan
ias answered\, "Lord\, I have heard from many about this man\, how much evi
l he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem\; and here he has authority from t
he chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name." But the Lord said to
him\, "Go\, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before t
he Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel\; for I will show him how much
he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias departed and entered t
he house. And laying his hands on him he said\, "Brother Saul\, the Lord Je
sus who appeared to you on the road by which you came\, has sent me that yo
u may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediatel
y something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then
he rose and was baptized\, and took food and was strengthened.\n\nGospel Re
ading: John 6:48-54\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believed in him: "I am t
he bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness\, and they d
ied. This is the bread which comes down from heaven\, that a man may eat of
it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven\; if any
one eats of this bread\, he will live forever\; and the bread which I shal
l give for the life of the world is my flesh."\n\nThe Jews then disputed am
ong themselves\, saying\, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" So J
esus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, unless you eat the fles
h of the Son of man and drink his blood\, you have no life in you\; he who
eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life\, and I will raise him u
p at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/22/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 3rd Wednesday after Pascha\; Basiliscus the Martyr\, Bishop of Comana\
; Holy New Martyrs Demetrius and Paul of Tripoli\; John-Vladimir\, Ruler of
Serbia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 8:18-25
\nIn those days\, when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the layi
ng on of the apostles' hands\, he offered them money\, saying\, "Give me al
so this power\, that any one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Sp
irit." But Peter said to him\, "Your silver perish with you\, because you t
hought you could obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part n
or lot in this matter\, for your heart is not right before God. Repent ther
efore of this wickedness of yours\, and pray to the Lord that\, if possible
\, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are in
the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity." And Simon answered\, "
Pray for me to the Lord\, that nothing of what you have said may come upon
me."\n\nNow when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord\, they
returned to Jerusalem\, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samari
tans.\n\nGospel Reading: John 6:35-39\nThe Lord said to the Jews who believ
ed in him: "I am the bread of life\; he who comes to me shall not hunger\,
and he who believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you ha
ve seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come t
o me\; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down fr
om heaven\, not to do my own will\, but the will of him who sent me\; and t
his is the will of him who sent me\, that I should lose nothing of all that
he has given me\, but raise it up at the last day."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 2nd Friday after Pascha\; The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia\; The
ophanes and Nectarios\, Builders of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam of Meteor
a\; Nicholas the Younger who was martyred in Metsovo\, Epirus\; Theodotos t
he Martyr of Ancyra & the 7 Virgin-martyrs\; Athanasios\, Archbishop of Chr
istianopolis\; The New Martyrs of Batak\, Bulgaria\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 5:1-11\nIn those days\, a man named Ana
nias with his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property\, and with his wife's
knowledge he kept back some of the proceeds\, and brought only a part and l
aid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said\, "Ananias\, why has Satan fil
led your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proce
eds of the land? While it remained unsold\, did it not remain your own? And
after it was sold\, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have c
ontrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." Whe
n Ananias heard these words\, he fell down and died. And great fear came up
on all who heard of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried h
im out and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came
in\, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her\, "Tell me wheth
er you sold the land for so much." And she said\, "Yes\, for so much." But
Peter said to her\, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the S
pirit of the Lord? Hark\, the feet of those that have buried your husband a
re at the door\, and they will carry you out." Immediately she fell down at
his feet and died. When the young men came in they found her dead\, and th
ey carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came u
pon the whole church\, and upon all who heard of these things.\n\nGospel Re
ading: John 5:30-47\; 6:1-2\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him: "I
can do nothing on my own authority\; as I hear\, I judge\; and my judgment
is just\, because I seek not my own will but the will of the Father who sen
t me. If I bear witness to myself\, my testimony is not true\; there is ano
ther who bears witness to me\, and I know that the testimony which he bears
to me is true. You sent to John\, and he has borne witness to the truth. N
ot that the testimony which I receive is from man\; but I say this that you
may be saved. He was a burning and shining lamp\, and you were willing to
rejoice for a while in his light. But the testimony which I have is greater
than that of John\; for the works which the Father has granted me to accom
plish\, these very works which I am doing\, bear me witness that the Father
has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me. H
is voice you have never heard\, his form you have never seen\; and you do n
ot have his word abiding in you\, for you do not believe him whom he has se
nt. You search the scriptures\, because you think that in them you have ete
rnal life\; and it is they that bear witness to me\; yet you refuse to come
to me that you may have life. I do not receive glory from men. But I know
that you have not the love of God within you. I have come in my Father's na
me\, and you do not receive me\; if another comes in his own name\, him you
will receive. How can you believe\, who receive glory from one another and
do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? Do not think that I sh
all accuse you to the Father\; it is Moses who accuses you\, on whom you se
t your hope. If you believed Moses\, you would believe me\, for he wrote of
me. But if you do not believe his writings\, how will you believe my words
?"\n\nAfter this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee\, which
is the Sea of Tiberias. And a multitude followed him\, because they saw th
e signs which he did on those who were diseased.\n\n
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sts: 2nd Wednesday after Pascha\; Pachomius the Great\; Achillius the Wonde
rworker\, Archbishop of Larissa\; Placing of the Honorable Head of the Apos
tle Titus\; Barbaros the Myrrhbearer of Kerkyra\; Andrew the Hermit & Wonde
rworker\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 4:13-22
\nIn those days\, when the Jews saw the boldness of Peter and John\, and pe
rceived that they were uneducated\, common men\, they wondered\; and they r
ecognized that they had been with Jesus. But seeing the man that had been h
ealed standing beside them\, they had nothing to say in opposition. But whe
n they had commanded them to go aside out of the council\, they conferred w
ith one another\, saying\, "What shall we do with these men? For that a not
able sign has been performed through them is manifest to all the inhabitant
s of Jerusalem\, and we cannot deny it. But in order that it may spread no
further among the people\, let us warn them to speak no more to any one in
this name." So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at a
ll in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them\, "Whether it is
right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God\, you must ju
dge\; for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard." And when the
y had further threatened them\, they let them go\, finding no way to punish
them\, because of the people\; for all men praised God for what had happen
ed. For the man on whom the sign of healing was performed was more than for
ty years old.\n\nGospel Reading: John 5:17-24\nThe Lord said to the Jews wh
o came to him: "My Father is working still\, and I am working." This was wh
y the Jews sought all the more to kill him\, because he not only broke the
sabbath but also called God his own Father\, making himself equal with God.
\n\n Jesus said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, the Son can do no
thing of his own accord\, but only what he sees the Father doing\; for what
ever he does\, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son\, a
nd shows him all that he himself is doing\; and greater works than these he
will show him\, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and
gives them life\, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. The Father j
udges no one\, but has given all judgment to the Son\, that all may honor t
he Son\, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does
not honor the Father who sent him. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who he
ars my word and believes him who sent me\, has eternal life\; he does not c
ome into judgment\, but has passed from death to life."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Holy Thursday\; Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great\; He
speros & Zoe the Righteous\; Boris\, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria (Michae
l in Baptism)\; Jordan the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 22:1-39\nAt that time\, the feast of Unleave
ned Bread drew near\, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests a
nd the scribes were seeking how to put Jesus to death. For they feared the
people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot\, who was of the numb
er of the twelve\; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and of
ficers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad\, and engaged to
give him money. So he agreed\, and sought an opportunity to betray him to
them in the absence of the multitude. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread
\, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and Jo
hn\, saying\, "Go and prepare the passover for us\, that we may eat it." Th
ey said to him\, "Where will you have us prepare it?" He said to them\, "Be
hold\, when you have entered the city\, a man carrying a jar of water will
meet you\; follow him into the house which he enters\, and tell the househo
lder\, 'The Teacher says to you\, Where is the guest room\, where I am to e
at the passover with my disciples?' And he will show you a large upper room
furnished\; there make ready." And they went\, and found it as he had told
them\; and they prepared the passover. And when the hour came\, he sat at
table\, and the apostles with him. And he said to them. "I have earnestly d
esired to eat this passover with you before I suffer\; for I tell you I sha
ll never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." And he
took a cup\, and when he had given thanks he said\, "Take this\, and divide
it among yourselves\; for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of
the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. " And he took bread\
, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them\, saying\, "
This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And
likewise the cup after supper\, saying\, "This cup which is poured out for
you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who betrays
me is with me on the table. For the Son of man goes as it has been determi
ned\; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" And they began to questi
on one another\, which of them it was that would do this. A dispute also ar
ose among them\, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he s
aid to them\, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them\; and
those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you\;
rather let the greatest among you become as the youngest\, and the leader a
s one who serves. For which is the greater\, one who sits at table\, or one
who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one
who serves. You are those who have continued with me in my trials\; and I
assign to you\, as my Father assigned to me\, a kingdom\, that you may eat
and drink at my table in my Kingdom\, and sit on thrones judging the twelve
tribes of Israel. Simon\, Simon\, behold\, Satan demanded to have you\, th
at he might sift you like wheat\, but I have prayed for you that your faith
may not fail\; and when you have turned again\, strengthen your brethren."
And he said to him\, "Lord\, I am ready to go with you to prison and to de
ath." He said\, "I tell you\, Peter\, the cock will not crow this day\, unt
il you three times deny that you know me. " And he said to them\, "When I s
ent you out with no purse or bag or sandals\, did you lack anything?" They
said\, "Nothing." He said to them\, "But now\, let him who has a purse take
it\, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and
buy one. For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me\, "And
he was reckoned with transgressors'\; for what is written about me has its
fulfillment." And they said\, "Look\, Lord\, here are two swords. " And he
said to them\, "It is enough." \n And he came out\, and went\, as was his c
ustom\, to the Mount of Olives\; and the disciples followed him.\n\nEpistle
Reading: I Corinthians 11:23-32\nBRETHREN\, I received from the Lord what
I also delivered to you\, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betr
ayed took bread\, and when he had given thanks\, he broke it\, and said\, "
This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the sam
e way also the cup\, after supper\, saying\, "This cup is the new covenant
in my blood. Do this\, as often as you drink it\, in remembrance of me." Fo
r as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup\, you proclaim the Lord'
s death until he comes.\n\nWhoever\, therefore\, eats the bread or drinks t
he cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the bo
dy and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself\, and so eat of the bre
ad and drink of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning
the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. That is why many of you ar
e weak and ill\, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly\, we
should not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord\, we are chastened
so that we may not be condemned along with the world.\n\nGospel Reading: M
atthew 26:1-20\; John 13:3-17\; Matthew 26:21-39\; Luke 22:43-44\; Matthew
26:40-75\; 27:1-2\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "You know that after tw
o days the Passover is coming\, and the Son of man will be delivered up to
be crucified."\n\nThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathe
red in the palace of the high priest\, who was called Caiaphas\, and took c
ounsel together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they
said\, "Not during the feast\, lest there be a tumult among the people."\n\
nNow when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper\, a woman ca
me up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment\, and she p
oured it on his head\, as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it\,
they were indignant\, saying\, "Why this waste? For this ointment might hav
e been sold for a large sum\, and given to the poor."\n\nBut Jesus\, aware
of this\, said to them\, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a
beautiful thing to me.\n\nFor you always have the poor with you\, but you w
ill not always have me.\n\nIn pouring this ointment on my body she has done
it to prepare me for burial. Truly\, I say to you\, wherever this gospel i
s preached in the whole world\, what she has done will be told in memory of
her."\n\nThen one of the twelve\, who was called Judas Iscariot\, went to
the chief priests and said\, "What will you give me if I deliver him to you
?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sough
t an opportunity to betray him.\n\nNow on the first day of Unleavened Bread
the disciples came to Jesus\, saying\, "Where will you have us prepare for
you to eat the Passover?" He said\, "Go into the city to a certain one\, a
nd say to him\, 'The Teacher says\, My time is at hand\; I will keep the Pa
ssover at your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as Jesus ha
d directed them\, and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening\, he
sat at table with the twelve disciples.\n\nJesus\, knowing that the Father
had given all things into his hands\, and that he had come from God and was
going to God\, rose from supper\, laid aside his garments\, and girded him
self with a towel. Then he poured water into a basin\, and began to wash th
e disciples' feet\, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girde
d.\n\nHe came to Simon Peter\; and Peter said to him\, "Lord\, do you wash
my feet?" Jesus answered him\, "What I am doing you do not know now\, but a
fterward you will understand." Peter said to him\, "You shall never wash my
feet." Jesus answered him\, "If I do not wash you\, you have no part in me
." Simon Peter said to him\, "Lord\, not my feet only but also my hands and
my head!" Jesus said to him\, "He who has bathed does not need to wash\, e
xcept for his feet\, but he is clean all over\; and you are clean\, but not
every one of you." For he knew who was to betray him\; that was why he sai
d\, "You are not all clean."\n\nWhen he had washed their feet\, and taken h
is g
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/27/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Lazarus Saturday\; The Holy Hieromartyr Symeon\, Kinsman of the Lord\;
Eulogios the Innkeeper of Constantinople\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed
)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 12:28-29\;13:1-8\nBRETHREN\, let us be gratef
ul for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken\, and thus let us offer to
God acceptable worship\, with reverence and awe\; for our God is a consumi
ng fire. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to
strangers\, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember th
ose who are in prison\, as though in prison with them\; and those who are i
ll-treated\, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor
among all\, and let the marriage bed be undefiled\; for God will judge the
immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money\, and be con
tent with what you have\; for he has said\, "I will never fail you nor fors
ake you." Hence we can confidently say\, "The Lord is my helper\, I will no
t be afraid\; what can man do to me?" Remember your leaders\, those who spo
ke to you the word of God\; consider the outcome of their life\, and imitat
e their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. \
n\nGospel Reading: John 11:1-45\nAt that time\, a certain man was ill\, Laz
aros of Bethany\, from the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Ma
ry who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair\, w
hose brother Lazaros was ill. So the sisters sent to him\, saying\, "Lord\,
he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it he said\, "This illness
is not unto death\; it is for the glory of God\, so that the Son of God may
be glorified by means of it."\n\n Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister an
d Lazaros. So when he heard that he was ill\, he stayed two days longer in
the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples\, "Let us
go into Judea again." The disciples said to him\, "Rabbi\, the Jews were bu
t now seeking to stone you\, and are you going there again?" Jesus answered
\, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the day\, he
does not stumble\, because he sees the light of this world. But if any one
walks in the night\, he stumbles\, because the light is not in him." Thus
he spoke\, and then he said to them\, "Our friend Lazaros has fallen asleep
\, but I go to awake him out of sleep." The disciples said to him\, "Lord\,
if he has fallen asleep\, he will recover." Now Jesus had spoken of his de
ath\, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told
them plainly\, "Lazaros is dead\; and for your sake I am glad that I was no
t there\, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." Thomas\, called t
he Twin\, said to his fellow disciples\, "Let us also go\, that we may die
with him."\n\n Now when Jesus came\, he found that Lazaros had already been
in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem\, about two miles off\,
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning
their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming\, she went and met
him\, while Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Jesus\, "Lord\, if you ha
d been here\, my brother would not have died. And even now I know that what
ever you ask from God\, God will give you." Jesus said to her\, "Your broth
er will rise again." Martha said to him\, "I know that he will rise again i
n the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her\, "I am the resurrec
tion and the life\; he who believes in me\, though he die\, yet shall he li
ve\, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe t
his?" She said to him\, "Yes\, Lord\; I believe that you are the Christ\, t
he Son of God\, he who is coming into the world."\n\n When she had said thi
s\, she went and called her sister Mary\, saying quietly\, "The Teacher is
here and is calling for you." And when she heard it\, she rose quickly and
went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village\, but was still in t
he place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who were with her in the h
ouse\, consoling her\, saw Mary rise quickly and go out\, they followed her
\, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. Then Mary\, when
she came where Jesus was and saw him\, fell at his feet\, saying to him\,
"Lord\, if you had been here\, my brother would not have died." When Jesus
saw her weeping\, and the Jews who came with her also weeping\, he was deep
ly moved in spirit and troubled\; and he said\, "Where have you laid him?"
They said to him\, "Lord\, come and see." Jesus wept. So the Jews said\, "S
ee how he loved him!" But some of them said\, "Could not he who opened the
eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"\n\n Then Jesus\, deep
ly moved again\, came to the tomb\; it was a cave\, and a stone lay upon it
. Jesus said\, "Take away the stone." Martha\, the sister of the dead man\,
said to him\, "Lord\, by this time there will be an odor\, for he has been
dead four days." Jesus said to her\, "Did I not tell you that if you would
believe you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And
Jesus lifted up his eyes and said\, "Father\, I thank you that you have hea
rd me. I knew that you have heard me always\, but I have said this on accou
nt of the people standing by\, that they may believe that you did send me."
When he had said this\, he cried with a loud voice\, "Lazaros\, come out."
The dead man came out\, his hands and feet bound with bandages\, and his f
ace wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them\, "Unbind him\, and let him go
." Many of the Jews therefore\, who had come with Mary and had seen what he
did\, believed in him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Mark the Apostle and Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: I Peter 5:6-14\nBRETHREN\, humble yourselves therefore und
er the mighty hand of God\, that in due time he may exalt you. Cast all you
r anxieties on him\, for he cares about you. Be sober\, be watchful. Your a
dversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion\, seeking some one to
devour. Resist him\, first in your faith\, knowing that the same experience
of suffering is required of your brotherhood throughout the world. And aft
er you have suffered a little while\, the God of all grace\, who has called
you to his eternal glory in Christ\, will himself restore\, establish and
strengthen you. To him be the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nBy Silva
nos\, a faithful brother as I regard him\, I have written briefly to you\,
exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God\; stand fast in
it. She who is at Babylon\, who is likewise chosen\, sends you greetings\;
and so does my son Mark. Greet one another with the kiss of love.\n\nPeace
to all of you that are in Christ.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects y
ou rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy
returned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in
your name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from hea
ven. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpio
ns\, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Neve
rtheless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but
rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoi
ced in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven an
d earth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding
and revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious wil
l."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/21/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt\; The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those
With Him\; Our Holy Father Maximian\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Theodo
re the Holy Martyr & his mother Philippa of Perge\; Alexandra the Martyr\;
Anastasios the Monk of Sinai\; Beuno\, Abbot of Clynnog\n\nFast Day (Wine a
nd Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was
past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mother of James and Salome\, bought s
pices\, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first
day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they wer
e saying to one another\, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the doo
r of the tomb?" And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled back -
it was very large. And entering the tomb\, they saw a young man sitting on
the right side\, dressed in a white robe\; and they were amazed. And he sai
d to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucif
ied. He has risen\, He is not here\; see the place where they laid Him. But
go\, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee\;
there you will see Him\, as He told you." And they went out and fled from
the tomb\, for trembling and astonishment had come upon them\; and they sai
d nothing to anyone\, for they were afraid.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1
1-14\nBRETHREN\, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things t
hat have come\, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made wi
th hands\, that is\, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the
Holy Place\, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood\,
thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled perso
ns with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctif
ies for the purification of the flesh\, how much more shall the blood of Ch
rist\, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to Go
d\, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. \n\nGos
pel Reading: Mark 10:32-45\nAt that time\, Jesus took his twelve disciples\
, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him\, saying\, "Behold\,
we are going up to Jerusalem\; and the Son of man will be delivered to the
chief priests and the scribes\, and they will condemn him to death\, and de
liver him to the Gentiles\; and they will mock him\, and spit upon him\, an
d scourge him\, and kill him\; and after three days he will rise." And Jame
s and John\, the sons of Zebedee\, came forward to him\, and said to him\,
"Teacher\, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to
them\, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him\, "Grant
us to sit\, one at your right hand and one at your left\, in your glory." B
ut Jesus said to them\, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able
to drink the cup that I drink\, or to be baptized with the baptism with whi
ch I am baptized?" And they said to him\, "We are able." And Jesus said to
them\, "The cup that I drink you will drink\; and with the baptism with whi
ch I am baptized\, you will be baptized\; but to sit at my right hand or at
my left is not mine to grant\, but it is for those for whom it has been pr
epared." And when the ten heard it\, they began to be indignant of James an
d John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them\, "You know that thos
e who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them\, and their
great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you\;
but whoever would be great among you must be your servant\, and whoever wou
ld be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came no
t to be served but to serve\, and to give his life as a ransom for many."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/20/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn\; Theodore the Trichinas\; Zac
chaeus the Apostle of Caesaria\; Gregory & Anastasios\, Patriarchs of Antio
ch\; Athanasios\, Founder of the Monastery of Meteora\n\nFast Day (Wine and
Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the first coven
ant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was pr
epared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table and the
bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curt
ain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden altar of inc
ense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\, which con
tained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budded\, and t
he tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowi
ng the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These pre
parations having thus been made\, the priests go continually into the outer
tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the second only the high
priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking blood which h
e offers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel Reading: L
uke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with haste into the h
ill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house of Zacharias a
nd greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary\, the b
abe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and
she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\, and blessed
is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that the mother of
my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of your greeting cam
e to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who b
elieved that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from th
e Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit r
ejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate of his handma
iden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me blessed\; for he
who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his name." And Ma
ry remained with her about three months\, and returned to her home.\n\n
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sts: Sunday of St. John Climacus\; Aristarchus\, Pudens\, Trophimus the Apo
stles of the 70\; Thomais the Martyr of Alexandria\; Ardalion the Actor and
Martyr\; Demetrios the New-Martyr of Arcadia\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil All
owed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20\nAt that time\, the eleven
disciples went to Galilee\, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed th
em. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him\; but some doubted. And Jesus
came and said to them\, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been give
n to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations\, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded you\; and lo\, I am with you always\, to
the close of the age. Amen."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 6:13-20\nBRETHREN\
, when God made a promise to Abraham\, since he had no one greater by whom
to swear\, he swore to himself\, saying\, "Surely I will bless you and mult
iply you." And thus Abraham\, having patiently endured\, obtained the promi
se. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves\, and in all their disput
es an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more conv
incingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purp
ose\, he interposed with an oath\, so that through two unchangeable things\
, in which it is impossible that God should prove false\, we who have fled
for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul\, a hope that ente
rs into the inner shrine behind the curtain\, where Jesus has gone as a for
erunner on our behalf\, having become a high priest for ever after the orde
r of Melchizedek. \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:17-31\nAt that time\, a man ca
me to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher\, I brought my son to you\, for h
e has a dumb spirit\; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down\; and h
e foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid\; and I asked your disciples
to cast it out\, and they were not able." And he answered them\, "O faithl
ess generation\, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with y
ou? Bring him to me." And they brought the boy to him\; and when the spirit
saw him\, immediately it convulsed the boy\, and he fell on the ground and
rolled about\, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father\, "How lon
g has he had this?" And he said\, "From childhood. And it has often cast hi
m into the fire and into the water\, to destroy him\; but if you can do any
thing\, have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him\, "If you can!
All things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the
child cried out and said\, "I believe\; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus
saw that a crowd came running together\, he rebuked the unclean spirit\, sa
ying to it\, "You dumb and deaf spirit\, I command you\, come out of him\,
and never enter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribl
y\, it came out\, and the boy was like a corpse\; so that most of them said
\, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up\, and he
arose. And when he had entered the house\, his disciples asked him privatel
y\, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said to them\, "This kind cannot
be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there
and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it\; for he
was teaching his disciples\, saying to them\, "The Son of man will be deli
vered into the hands of men\, and they will kill him\; and when he is kille
d\, after three days he will rise."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/18/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete\; Holy
Father John the Righteous\, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis\; Euthemio
s the Enlightener of Karelia\; Cosmas\, Bishop of Calcydon\; John the New M
artyr of Epiros\; Athanasia the Wonderworker of Aegina\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\nOld Testament Reading: Isaiah 42:5-16\nThus says God\, th
e LORD\, who created the heavens and stretched them out\, who spread forth
the earth and what comes from it\, who gives breath to the people upon it a
nd spirit to those who walk in it: "I am the LORD\, I have called you in r
ighteousness\, I have taken you by the hand and kept you\; I have given you
as a covenant to the people\, a light to the nations\, to open the eyes th
at are blind\, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon\, from the priso
n those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD\, that is my name\; my glory I
give to no other\, nor my praise to graven images. Behold\, the former thi
ngs have come to pass\, and new things I now declare\; before they spring f
orth I tell you of them." \n\n Sing to the LORD a new song\, his praise fr
om the end of the earth! Let the sea roar and all that fills it\, the coast
lands and their inhabitants. Let the desert and its cities lift up their v
oice\, the villages that Kedar inhabits\; let the inhabitants of Sela sing
for joy\, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glor
y to the LORD\, and declare his praise in the coastlands. The LORD goes fo
rth like a mighty man\, like a man of war he stirs up his fury\; he cries o
ut\, he shouts aloud\, he shows himself mighty against his foes. \n\n For
a long time I have held my peace\, I have kept still and restrained myself\
; now I will cry out like a woman in travail\, I will gasp and pant. I wil
l lay waste mountains and hills\, and dry up all their herbage\; I will tur
n the rivers into islands\, and dry up the pools. And I will lead the blin
d in a way that they know not\, in paths that they have not known I will gu
ide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light\, the rough place
s into level ground. These are the things I will do\, and I will not forsak
e them.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 18:20-33\n Then the LORD said\, "
Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is ver
y grave\, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according
to the outcry which has come to me\; and if not\, I will know." So the me
n turned from there\, and went toward Sodom\; but Abraham still stood befor
e the LORD. Then Abraham drew near\, and said\, "Wilt thou indeed destroy
the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within th
e city\; wilt thou then destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty ri
ghteous who are in it? Far be it from thee to do such a thing\, to slay th
e righteous with the wicked\, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far
be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" And th
e LORD said\, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city\, I will spar
e the whole place for their sake." Abraham answered\, "Behold\, I have tak
en upon myself to speak to the Lord\, I who am but dust and ashes. Suppose
five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt thou destroy the whole city
for lack of five?" And he said\, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-fiv
e there." Again he spoke to him\, and said\, "Suppose forty are found ther
e." He answered\, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." Then he said\,
"Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found
there." He answered\, "I will not do it\, if I find thirty there." He sai
d\, "Behold\, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty
are found there." He answered\, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy
it." Then he said\, "Oh let not the Lord be angry\, and I will speak agai
n but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered\, "For the sake
of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went his way\, when he had fin
ished speaking to Abraham\; and Abraham returned to his place.\n\nOld Testa
ment Reading: Proverbs 16:17-17:17\nThe highway of the upright turns aside
from evil\; he who guards his way preserves his life. Pride goes before de
struction\, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lo
wly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. He who g
ives heed to the word will prosper\, and happy is he who trusts in the LORD
. The wise of heart is called a man of discernment\, and pleasant speech i
ncreases persuasiveness. Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it\,
but folly is the chastisement of fools. The mind of the wise makes his spe
ech judicious\, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are li
ke a honeycomb\, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. There is a
way which seems right to a man\, but its end is the way to death. A worker
's appetite works for him\; his mouth urges him on. A worthless man plots
evil\, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads str
ife\, and a whisperer separates close friends. A man of violence entices h
is neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good. He who winks his eyes
plans perverse things\, he who compresses his lips brings evil to pass. A
hoary head is a crown of glory\; it is gained in a righteous life. He who
is slow to anger is better than the mighty\, and he who rules his spirit t
han he who takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap\, but the decision i
s wholly from the LORD.\n\n Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house
full of feasting with strife. A slave who deals wisely will rule over a s
on who acts shamefully\, and will share the inheritance as one of the broth
ers. The crucible is for silver\, and the furnace is for gold\, and the LO
RD tries hearts. An evildoer listens to wicked lips\; and a liar gives hee
d to a mischievous tongue. He who mocks the poor insults his Maker\; he wh
o is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. Grandchildren are the crown
of the aged\, and the glory of sons is their fathers. Fine speech is not b
ecoming to a fool\; still less is false speech to a prince. A bribe is lik
e a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it\; wherever he turns he pros
pers. He who forgives an offense seeks love\, but he who repeats a matter
alienates a friend. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than
a hundred blows into a fool. An evil man seeks only rebellion\, and a crue
l messenger will be sent against him. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of
her cubs\, rather than a fool in his folly. If a man returns evil for good
\, evil will not depart from his house. The beginning of strife is like le
tting out water\; so quit before the quarrel breaks out. He who justifies
the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination
to the LORD. Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom\, wh
en he has no mind? A friend loves at all times\, and a brother is born for
adversity.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/13/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Fourth Saturday of Lent\; Martin the Confessor\, Pope of Rome\; Theodo
sios the Martyr\; Zoilos the Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nE
pistle Reading: Hebrews 6:9-12\nBRETHREN\, we feel sure of better things th
at belong to salvation. For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work a
nd the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints\, as you st
ill do. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in reali
zing the full assurance of hope until the end\, so that you may not be slug
gish\, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the pr
omises.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 7:31-37\nAt that time\, Jesus returned from
the region of Tyre\, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee\, throug
h the region of Dekapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and h
ad an impediment in his speech\; and they besought him to lay his hand upon
him. And taking him aside from the multitude privately\, he put his finger
s into his ears\, and he spat and touched his tongue\; and looking up to he
aven\, he sighed\, and said to him\, "Ephphatha\," that is\, "Be opened." A
nd his ears were opened\, his tongue was released\, and he spoke plainly. A
nd he charged them to tell no one\; but the more he charged them\, the more
zealously they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure\, sa
ying\, "He has done all things well: he even makes the deaf hear and the du
mb speak."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/07/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of the Holy Cross\; Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs\; George\
, Bishop of Mytilene\; Gerasimos the God-Bearer of Byzantium\; Righteous Fa
ther Savvas the New of Kalymnos\; Tikhon\, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlighte
ner of North America\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Re
ading: John 21:14-25\nAt that time\, Jesus revealed himself to the disciple
s after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter\, "Simon\,
son of John\, do you love me more than these?" He said to him\, "Yes\, Lord
\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Feed my lambs." A second ti
me he said to him\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" He said to him\
, "Yes\, Lord\; you know that I love you." He said to him\, "Tend my sheep.
" He said to him the third time\, "Simon\, son of John\, do you love me?" P
eter was grieved because he said to him the third time\, "Do you love me?"
And he said to him\, "Lord\, you know everything\; you know that I love you
." Jesus said to him\, "Feed my sheep. Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, when
you were young\, you girded yourself and walked where you would\; but when
you are old\, you will stretch out your hands\, and another will gird you a
nd carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what de
ath he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him\, "Follow me." Pe
ter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved\, who had l
ain close to his breast at the supper and had said\, "Lord\, who is it that
is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him\, he said to Jesus\, "Lord\, w
hat about this man?" Jesus said to him\, "If it is my will that he remain u
ntil I come\, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad amo
ng the brethren that this disciple was not to die\; yet Jesus did not say t
o him that he was not to die\, but\, "If it is my will that he remain until
I come\, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness
to these things\, and who has written these things\; and we know that his
testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did\; w
ere every one of them to be written\, I suppose that the world itself could
not contain the books that would be written. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Heb
rews 4:14-16\;5:1-6\nBRETHREN\, since we have a high priest who has passed
through the heavens\, Jesus\, the Son of God\, let us hold fast our confess
ion. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our wea
knesses\, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are\, yet wit
hout sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace\, th
at we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every h
igh priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in re
lation to God\, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently
with the ignorant and wayward\, since he himself is beset with weakness. Be
cause of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as fo
r those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself\, but h
e is called by God\, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himsel
f to be made a high priest\, but was appointed by him who said to him\, "Th
ou art my Son\, today I have begotten thee"\; as he says also in another pl
ace\, "Thou art a priest for ever\, after the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGo
spel Reading: Mark 8:34-38\; 9:1\nThe Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come
after me\, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For wh
oever would save his life will lose it\; and whoever loses his life for my
sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man\, to gain
the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return fo
r his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous an
d sinful generation\, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed\, when he
comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them
\, "Truly\, I say to you\, there are some standing here who will not taste
death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/06/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Third Saturday of Lent\; Eutychius\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; 120
Martyrs of Persia\; Gregory of Sinai\; Platonis the Nun of Nisibis\n\nFast
Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10:32-38\nBrethren\
, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened\, you endured a
hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse a
nd affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For yo
u had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accepted the plunderin
g of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves had a better posses
sion and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence\, whi
ch has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, so that you may do
the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a little while\, a
nd the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my righteous one sha
ll live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:14-17\nAt that time\, as Jesus
passed on\, he saw Levi the son of Alphaios sitting at the tax office\, an
d he said to him\, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And as he sat
at table in his house\, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with
Jesus and his disciples\; for there were many who followed him. And the scr
ibes of the Pharisees\, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and t
ax collectors\, said to his disciples\, "Why does he eat with tax collector
s and sinners?" And when Jesus heard it\, he said to them\, "Those who are
well have no need of a physician\, but those who are sick\; I came not to c
all the righteous\, but sinners."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/31/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas\; The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius\, Bishop
of Gangra\; Theophilos the Martyr and those with him\; Innocent\, Enlighte
ner of Siberia & Alaska\; Akakios the Confessor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil A
llowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14\nAt that time\, Jesus reveal
ed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias\; and He revealed
Himself in this way. Simon Peter\, Thomas\, called the Twin\, Nathanael of
Cana in Galilee\, the sons of Zebedee\, and two others of His disciples wer
e together. Simon Peter said to them\, "I am going fishing." They said to h
im\, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat\, but that
night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking\, Jesus stood on the be
ach\, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them\
, "Children\, have you any fish?" They answered him\, "No." He said to them
\, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat\, and you will find some." S
o they cast it\, and now they were not able to haul it in\, for the quantit
y of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter\, "It is the Lord!"
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord\, he put on his clothes\, for
he was stripped for work\, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples
came in the boat\, dragging the net full of fish\, for they were not far f
rom the land\, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land\, t
hey saw a charcoal fire there with fish lying on it\, and bread. Jesus said
to them\, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Pet
er went aboard and hauled the net ashore\, full of large fish\, a hundred a
nd fifty-three of them\; and although there were so many\, the net was not
torn. Jesus said to them\, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disci
ples dared ask Him\, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came a
nd took the bread and gave it to them\, and so with the fish. This was now
the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after He was raised
from the dead..\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 1:10-14\;2:1-3\nIN THE BEGINNI
NG\, Thou\, Lord\, didst found the earth in the beginning\, and the heavens
are the work of thy hands\; they will perish\, but thou remainest\; they w
ill all grow old like a garment\, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up\, an
d they will be changed. But thou art the same\, and thy years will never en
d." But to what angel has he ever said\, "Sit at my right hand\, till I mak
e thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits s
ent forth to serve\, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?\n\n
Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard\, lest we drif
t away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every t
ransgression or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we esc
ape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the L
ord\, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.\n\nGospel Reading:
Mark 2:1-12\nAt that time\, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported tha
t he was at home. And many were gathered together\, so that there was no lo
nger room for them\, not even about the door\; and he was preaching the wor
d to them. And they came\, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
And when they could not get near him because of the crowd\, they removed t
he roof above him\; and when they had made an opening\, they let down the p
allet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith\, he said
to the paralytic\, "My son\, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scrib
es were sitting there\, questioning in their hearts\, "Why does this man sp
eak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immed
iately Jesus\, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within th
emselves\, said to them\, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which i
s easier\, to say to the paralytic\, 'Your sins are forgiven\,' or to say\,
'Rise\, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son o
f man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I s
ay to you\, rise\, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose\, and imme
diately took up the pallet and went out before them all\; so that they were
all amazed and glorified God\, saying\, "We never saw anything like this!"
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/30/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Second Saturday of Lent\; John Climacus the Righteous\, author of The
Divine Ladder of Ascent\; Sosthenes\, Apollos\, Cephas\, Caesar\, & Epaphro
ditos\, the Apostles of the 70\; Zacharias the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Wine
and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 3:12-16\nBRETHREN\, take care
lest there be in any of you an evil\, unbelieving heart\, leading you to f
all away from the living God. But exhort one another every day\, as long as
it is called "today\," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulne
ss of sin. For we share in Christ\, if only we hold our first confidence fi
rm to the end\, while it is said\, "Today\, when you hear his voice\, do no
t harden your hearts as in the rebellion." Who were they that heard and yet
were rebellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership
of Moses? \n\nGospel Reading: Mark 1:35-44\nAt that time\, Jesus went out t
o a lonely place\, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with h
im pursued him\, and they found him and said to him\, "Everyone is searchin
g for you." And he said to them\, "Let us go on to the next towns\, that I
may preach there also\; for that is why I came out." And he went throughout
all Galilee\, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. And a
leper came to him beseeching him\, and kneeling said to him\, "If you will\
, you can make me clean." Moved with pity\, he stretched out his hand and t
ouched him\, and said to him\, "I will\; be clean." And immediately the lep
rosy left him\, and he was made clean. And he sternly charged him\, and sen
t him away at once\, and said to him\, "See that you say nothing to any one
\; but go\, show yourself to a priest\, and offer for your cleansing what M
oses commanded\, for a proof to them."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/26/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel\; 26 Martyrs in Crimea\; Ire
naeus the Hieromartyr of Hungary\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nOld
Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:7-16\nThus says the Lord: For the vineyard of t
he LORD of hosts is the house of Israel\, and the men of Judah are his plea
sant planting\; and he looked for justice\, but behold\, bloodshed\; for ri
ghteousness\, but behold\, a cry! Woe to those who join house to house\, w
ho add field to field\, until there is no more room\, and you are made to d
well alone in the midst of the land. The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hea
ring: "Surely many houses shall be desolate\, large and beautiful houses\,
without inhabitant. For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath\, a
nd a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah." Woe to those who rise early
in the morning\, that they may run after strong drink\, who tarry late into
the evening till wine inflames them! They have lyre and harp\, timbrel an
d flute and wine at their feasts\; but they do not regard the deeds of the
LORD\, or see the work of his hands. Therefore my people go into exile for
want of knowledge\; their honored men are dying of hunger\, and their mult
itude is parched with thirst. Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite an
d opened its mouth beyond measure\, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her m
ultitude go down\, her throng and he who exults in her. Man is bowed down\
, and men are brought low\, and the eyes of the haughty are humbled. But t
he LORD of hosts is exalted in justice\, and the Holy God shows himself hol
y in righteousness.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Genesis 4:8-15\n Cain said to
Abel his brother\, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the
field\, Cain rose up against his brother Abel\, and killed him. Then the
LORD said to Cain\, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said\, "I do not know\
; am I my brother's keeper?" And the LORD said\, "What have you done? The
voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. And now you
are cursed from the ground\, which has opened its mouth to receive your br
other's blood from your hand. When you till the ground\, it shall no longe
r yield to you its strength\; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the
earth." Cain said to the LORD\, "My punishment is greater than I can bear
. Behold\, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground\; and from th
y face I shall be hidden\; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the
earth\, and whoever finds me will slay me." Then the LORD said to him\, "N
ot so! If any one slays Cain\, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold."
And the LORD put a mark on Cain\, lest any who came upon him should kill hi
m.\n\nOld Testament Reading: Proverbs 5:1-15\nMy son\, be attentive to my w
isdom\, incline your ear to my understanding\; that you may keep discretion
\, and your lips may guard knowledge. For the lips of a loose woman drip h
oney\, and her speech is smoother than oil\; but in the end she is bitter a
s wormwood\, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death\; her s
teps follow the path to Sheol\; she does not take heed to the path of life\
; her ways wander\, and she does not know it.\n\n And now\, O sons\, liste
n to me\, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Keep your way far
from her\, and do not go near the door of her house\; lest you give your ho
nor to others and your years to the merciless\; lest strangers take their f
ill of your strength\, and your labors go to the house of an alien\; and at
the end of your life you groan\, when your flesh and body are consumed\, a
nd you say\, "How I hated discipline\, and my heart despised reproof! I di
d not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructor
s. I was at the point of utter ruin in the assembled congregation." Drink
water from your own cistern\, flowing water from your own well.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/24/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday of Orthodoxy\; Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos\;
Righteous Artemon\, Bishop of Seleucia\; Our Holy Father Theonas\, Archbis
hop of Thessolonica\; Zachariah the Recluse\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allow
ed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31\nOn the evening of that day\, t
he first day of the week\, the doors being shut where the disciples were fo
r fear of the Jews\, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them\, "Pe
ace be with you." When He had said this\, He showed them His hands and His
side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to th
em again\, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me\, even so I send y
ou." And when He had said this\, He breathed on them and said to them\, "Re
ceive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any\, they are forgiven\;
if you retain the sins of any\, they are retained." Now Thomas\, one of th
e twelve\, called the Twin\, was not with them when Jesus came. So the othe
r disciples told him\, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them\, "Unle
ss I see in His hands the print of the nails\, and place my finger in the m
ark of the nails\, and place my hand in His side\, I will not believe." Eig
ht days later\, His disciples were again in the house\, and Thomas was with
them. The doors were shut\, but Jesus came and stood among them and said\,
"Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas\, "Put your finger here\, and
see My hands\; and put out your hand\, and place it in My side\; do not be
faithless\, but believing." Thomas answered Him\, "My Lord and My God!" Jes
us said to him\, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are t
hose who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in
the presence of the disciples\, which are not written in this book\; but th
ese are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ\, the Son of
God\, and that believing\, you may have life in His name.\n\nEpistle Readin
g: Hebrews 11:24-26\,32-40\nBrethren\, by faith Moses\, when he was grown u
p\, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter\, choosing rather to
share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting plea
sures of sin. He considered abuse suffered for the Christ greater wealth th
an the treasures of Egypt\, for he looked to the reward.\n\nAnd what more s
hall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Je
phthah\, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquere
d kingdoms\, enforced justice\, received promises\, stopped the mouths of l
ions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped the edge of the sword\, won strength
out of weakness\, became mighty in war\, put foreign enemies to flight. Wo
men received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured\, refusing to
accept release\, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffe
red mocking and scourging\, and even chains and imprisonment. They were st
oned\, they were sawn in two\, they were killed with the sword\; they went
about in skins of sheep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated --
of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains\,
and in dens and caves of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested
by their faith\, did not receive what was promised\, since God had foresee
n something better for us\, that apart from us they should not be made perf
ect. \n\nGospel Reading: John 1:43-51\nAt that time\, Jesus decided to go t
o Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip
was from Bethsaida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\
, and he said to him\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also
the prophets wrote\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael sa
id to him\, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\,
"Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Be
hold\, an Israelite indeed\, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him\,
"How do you know me?" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, wh
en you were under the fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rab
bi\, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered
him\, "Because I said to you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believ
e? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\
, truly\, I say to you\, you will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God
ascending and descending upon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/23/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Kollyva wr
ought by Saint Theodore the Tyro\; The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His
199 Disciples\; Anatolios & Protoleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdo
m of St. George\; Luke the New Martyr of Mytilene\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil
Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:1-10\nTimothy\, my son\, be stro
ng in the grace that is in Christ Jesus\, and what you have heard from me b
efore many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach othe
rs also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier o
n service gets entangled in civilian pursuits\, since his aim is to satisfy
the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes acc
ording to the rules. It is the hardworking farmer who ought to have the fir
st share of the crops. Think over what I say\, for the Lord will grant you
understanding in everything.\n\nRemember Jesus Christ\, risen from the dead
\, descended from David\, as preached in my gospel\, the gospel for which I
am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is n
ot fettered. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect\, that
they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.\n\n
Gospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\nAt that time\, Jesus was going throug
h the grainfields\; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck
heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to him\, "Look\, why are they doin
g what is not lawful on the sabbath?" And he said to them\, "Have you neve
r read what David did\, when he was in need and was hungry\, he and those w
ho were with him: how he entered the house of God\, when Abiathar was high
priest\, and ate the bread of the Presence\, which it is not lawful for any
but the priests to eat\, and also gave it to those who were with him?" An
d he said to them\, "The sabbath was made for man\, not man for the sabbath
\; so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the
synagogue\, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched
him\, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath\, so that they might
accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand\, "Come here.
" And he said to them\, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do h
arm\, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked aroun
d at them with anger\, grieved at their hardness of heart\, and said to the
man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand was restored.\n\n
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SUMMARY:🍇 First Saturday of Lent: The Commemoration of the Miracle of Koll
yva wrought by Saint Theodore the Tyro
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 01/17/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Anthony the Great\; Anthony the New of Veria\; George the New Martyr o
f Ioannina\; Theodosius the Emperor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "A
ll things have been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the Son
except the Father\, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one
to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and are
heavy laden\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn
from me\; for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for
your souls. For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\nEpistle Read
ing: Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, obey your leaders and submit to them\; fo
r they are keeping watch over your souls\, as men who will have to give acc
ount. Let them do this joyfully\, and not sadly\, for that would be of no
advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we are sure that we have a clear consc
ience\, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the more earne
stly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now may
the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus\, the grea
t Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood of the eternal covenant\, equip you
with everything good that you may do His will\, working in you that which i
s pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus Christ\; to whom be glory for ever
and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus sto
od on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multi
tude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Si
don\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those w
ho were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought
to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he
lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for
yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you sh
all be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Bl
essed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\
, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice i
n that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven
."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/06/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Nicholas the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Myra\; Nicholas the New Mart
yr of Asia Minor\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Readin
g: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had come to him\, "Truly\, tr
uly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but cl
imbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and a robber\; but he who ente
rs by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens\;
the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads the
m out. When he has brought out all his own\, he goes before them\, and the
sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow
\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not know the voice of stranger
s." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they did not understand what he
was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to
you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and r
obbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door\; if any one enters
by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out and find pasture."\n\nEp
istle Reading: Hebrews 13:17-21\nBrethren\, obey your leaders and submit to
them\; for they are keeping watch over your souls\, as men who will have t
o give account. Let them do this joyfully\, and not sadly\, for that would
be of no advantage to you. Pray for us\, for we are sure that we have a c
lear conscience\, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the
more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner
. Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus\
, the great Shepherd of the sheep\, by the blood of the eternal covenant\,
equip you with everything good that you may do His will\, working in you th
at which is pleasing in His sight\, through Jesus Christ\; to whom be glory
for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\,
Jesus stood on a level place\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a g
reat multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of T
yre and Sidon\, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; a
nd those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the cr
owd sought to touch him\, for power came forth from him and healed them all
. And he lifted up his eyes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you
poor\, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\,
for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall
laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you\, and when they exclude you and r
evile you\, and cast out your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man!
Rejoice in that day\, and leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great
in heaven."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/12/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous\; Holy New Martyr Peter the Al
eut\; John (or Joachim)\, Bishop of Zichni\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 10:1-9\nThe Lord said to the Jews who had
come to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, he who does not enter the sh
eepfold by the door but climbs in by another way\, that man is a thief and
a robber\; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To h
im the gatekeeper opens\; the sheep hear his voice\, and he calls his own s
heep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own\, he g
oes before them\, and the sheep follow him\, for they know his voice. A str
anger they will not follow\, but they will flee from him\, for they do not
know the voice of strangers." This figure Jesus used with them\, but they d
id not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them\,
"Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, I am the door of the sheep. All who came b
efore me are thieves and robbers\; but the sheep did not heed them. I am th
e door\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and ou
t and find pasture."\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk
as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good a
nd right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no
part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them. For it
is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\; but when a
nything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything that beco
mes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise
from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how
you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of the time\, be
cause the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but understand what
the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for that is debau
chery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another in psalms an
d hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the Lord with al
l your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: John 10:9-16\nThe Lord said\, "I am the do
or\; if any one enters by me\, he will be saved\, and will go in and out an
d find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy\; I cam
e that they may have life\, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd
. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hirelin
g and not a shepherd\, whose own the sheep are not\, sees the wolf coming a
nd leaves the sheep and flees\; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the
m. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I a
m the good shepherd\; I know my own and my own know me\, as the Father know
s me and I know the Father\; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I h
ave other sheep\, that are not of this fold\; I must bring them also\, and
they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock\, one shepherd."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/15/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Eleutherios the Hieromartyr\, Bishop of Illyricum\, and his mother Ant
hia\; The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\
n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 1:8-18\nTIMOTHY\, my son\, do not be ashamed
then of testifying to our Lord\, nor of me his prisoner\, but share in suf
fering for the gospel in the power of God\, who saved us and called us with
a holy calling\, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpo
se and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago\, and now has ma
nifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus\, who abolished d
eath and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this
gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher\, and therefore
I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed\, for I know whom I have believed\,
and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrust
ed to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from m
e\, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus\; guard the truth that
has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.\n\nYou a
re aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me\, and among them Phyg
elos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphor
os\, for he often refreshed me\; he was not ashamed of my chains\, but when
he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me - may the Lord
grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day and you well know all th
e service he rendered at Ephesos.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 2:23-28\; 3:1-5\n
At that time\, Jesus was going through the grainfields\; and as they made t
heir way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees sa
id to him\, "Look\, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?"
And he said to them\, "Have you never read what David did\, when he was in
need and was hungry\, he and those who were with him: how he entered the h
ouse of God\, when Abiathar was high priest\, and ate the bread of the Pres
ence\, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat\, and also gav
e it to those who were with him?" And he said to them\, "The sabbath was m
ade for man\, not man for the sabbath\; so the Son of man is lord even of t
he sabbath."\n\nAgain he entered the synagogue\, and a man was there who ha
d a withered hand. And they watched him\, to see whether he would heal him
on the sabbath\, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man wh
o had the withered hand\, "Come here." And he said to them\, "Is it lawful
on the sabbath to do good or to do harm\, to save life or to kill?" But t
hey were silent. And he looked around at them with anger\, grieved at thei
r hardness of heart\, and said to the man\, "Stretch it out\," and his hand
was restored.\n\n
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er Anthia
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/17/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 11th Sunday of Luke\; Daniel the Prophet & Ananias\, Azarias\, & Misai
l\, the Three Holy Youths\; Dionysius of Zakynthos\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oi
l Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:36-53\nAt that time\, having r
isen from the dead\, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and said t
o them\, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and frightened\, and s
upposed that they saw a spirit. And He said to them\, "Why are you troubled
\, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet\,
that it is I Myself\; handle Me\, and see\; for a spirit has not flesh and
bones as you see that I have." And when He had said this\, He showed them H
is hands and His feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy\, and wonde
red\, He said to them\, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a pi
ece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb]\, and He took it and ate before th
em. Then He said to them\, "These are My words which I spoke to you\, while
I was still with you\, that everything written about Me in the law of Mose
s and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their
minds to understand the scriptures\, and said to them\, "Thus it is written
\, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead\,
and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name
in all nations\, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these thing
s. And behold\, I send the promise of My Father upon you\; but stay in the
city until you are clothed with power from on high." Then He led them out a
s far as Bethany\, and lifting up His hands\, He blessed them. While He ble
ssed them\, He parted from them\, and was carried up into heaven. And they
worshiped Him\, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy\, and were continu
ally in the Temple blessing God.\n\nEpistle Reading: Colossians 3:4-11\nBre
thren\, when Christ who is our life appears\, then you also will appear wit
h him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication\
, impurity\, passion\, evil desire\, and covetousness\, which is idolatry.
On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedienc
e. In these you once walked\, when you lived in them. But now put them all
away: anger\, wrath\, malice\, slander\, and foul talk from your mouth. Do
not lie to one another\, seeing that you have put off the old nature with i
ts practices and have put on the new nature\, which is being renewed in kno
wledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew\,
circumcised and uncircumcised\, barbarian\, Scythian\, slave\, free man\,
but Christ is all\, and in all.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:16-24\nThe Lord
said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet\, and invited many\; an
d at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had be
en invited\, 'Come\; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to mak
e excuses. The first said to him\, 'I have bought a field\, and I go out an
d see it\; I pray you\, have me excused.' And another said\, 'I have bought
five yoke of oxen\, and I must go to examine them\; I pray you\, have me e
xcused.' And another said\, 'I have married a wife\, and therefore I cannot
come.' So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the house
holder in anger said to his servant\, 'Go out quickly to the streets and la
nes of the city\, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And
the servant said\, 'Sir\, what you commanded has been done\, and there is
still room.' And the master said to the servant\, 'Go out to the highways a
nd hedges\, and compel people to come in\, that my house may be filled. For
I tell you\, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. Fo
r many are called\, but few are chosen.'"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ignatius the God-Bearer\, Bishop of Antioch\; Forefeast of the Nativit
y of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Our Righteous Father Philogonius\
, Bishop of Antioch\; John the New Martyr of Thassos\; Holy Father John of
Kronstadt\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 10
:32-38\nBrethren\, recall the former days when\, after you were enlightened
\, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings\, sometimes being publicly e
xposed to abuse and affliction\, and sometimes being partners with those so
treated. For you had compassion on the prisoners\, and you joyfully accep
ted the plundering of your property\, since you knew that you yourselves ha
d a better possession and an abiding one. Therefore do not throw away your
confidence\, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance\, s
o that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised. "For yet a
little while\, and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry\; but my
righteous one shall live by faith."\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 9:33-41\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum\, and when he was in the
house he asked them\, "What were you discussing on the way?" But they wer
e silent\; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the g
reatest. And he sat down and called the twelve\; and he said to them\, "If
any one would be first\, he must be last of all and servant of all." And
he took a child\, and put him in the midst of them\; and taking him in his
arms\, he said to them\, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receiv
es me\; and whoever receives me\, receives not me but him who sent me." Jo
hn said to him\, "Teacher\, we saw a man casting out demons in your name\,
and we forbade him\, because he was not following us." But Jesus said\, "D
o not forbid him\; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be abl
e soon after to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us.
For truly\, I say to you\, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink beca
use you bear the name of Christ\, will by no means lose his reward."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)\; Modestos\, Archbishop of Jerusalem
\; Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania\; Nicholas Chrysoberges\,
Patriarch of Constantinople\; Memnonus\, Archbishop of Ephesus\n\nFast Day
(Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 1:16-23\nBrethren\, I
do not cease to give thanks for you\, remembering you in my prayers\, that
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory\, may give you a sp
irit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him\, having the eyes
of your hearts enlightened\, that you may know what is the hope to which he
has called you\, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the sa
ints\, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believ
e\, according to the working of his great might which he accomplished in Ch
rist when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in
the heavenly places\, far above all rule and authority and power and domin
ion\, and above every name that is named\, not only in this age but also in
that which is to come\; and he has put all things under his feet and has m
ade him the head over all things for the church\, which is his body\, the f
ulness of him who fills all in all.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 14:1-11\nAt tha
t time\, one sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a ruler who be
longed to the Pharisees\, they were watching him. And behold\, there was a
man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees
\, saying\, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath\, or not?" But they were s
ilent. Then he took him and healed him\, and let him go. And he said to the
m\, "Which of you\, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well\, wil
l not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?" And they could not reply
to this. Now he told a parable to those who were invited\, when he marked h
ow they chose the places of honor\, saying to them\, "When you are invited
by any one to a marriage feast\, do not sit down in a place of honor\, lest
a more eminent man than you be invited by him\; and he who invited you bot
h will come and say to you\, 'Give place to this man\,' and then you will b
egin with shame to take the lowest place. But when you are invited\, go and
sit in the lowest place\, so that when your host comes he may say to you\,
'Friend\, go up higher'\; then you will be honored in the presence of all
who sit at table with you. For every one who exalts himself will be humbled
\, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/24/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sunday before Nativity\; Eve of the Nativity of Christ\; Eugenia the R
ighteous Nun-martyr of Rome and those with her\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Al
lowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: John 20:1-10\nOn the first day of the week
\, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early\, while it was still dark\, and sa
w that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran\, and went t
o Simon Peter and the other disciple\, the one whom Jesus loved\, and said
to them\, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we do not know wh
ere they have laid Him." Peter then came out with the other disciple\, and
they went toward the tomb. They both ran\, but the other disciple outran Pe
ter and reached the tomb first\; and stooping to look in\, he saw the linen
cloths lying there\, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came\, followi
ng him\, and went into the tomb\; he saw the linen cloths lying and the nap
kin\, which had been on His head\, not lying with the linen cloths\, but ro
lled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple\, who reached the tom
b first\, also went in\, and he saw and believed\; for as yet they did not
know the scripture\, that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples we
nt back to their homes.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 11:9-10\; 32-40\nBRETHR
EN\, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise\, as in a foreign la
nd\, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob\, heirs with him of the same prom
ise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation\, whose builde
r and maker is God.\n\nAnd what more shall I say? For time would fail me t
o tell of Gideon\, Barak\, Samson\, Jephthah\, of David and Samuel and the
prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms\, enforced justice\, receiv
ed promises\, stopped the mouths of lions\, quenched raging fire\, escaped
the edge of the sword\, won strength out of weakness\, became mighty in war
\, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection
. Some were tortured\, refusing to accept release\, that they might rise a
gain to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging\, and even ch
ains and imprisonment. They were stoned\, they were sawn in two\, they wer
e tempted\, they were killed with the sword\; they went about in skins of s
heep and goats\, destitute\, afflicted\, ill-treated - of whom the world wa
s not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains\, and in dens and caves
of the earth.\n\nAnd all these\, though well attested by their faith\, did
not receive what was promised\, since God had foreseen something better fo
r us\, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Matthew 1:1-25\nThe book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ\, the son of D
avid\, the son of Abraham.\n\nAbraham was the father of Isaac\, and Isaac t
he father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers\, and J
udah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar\, and Perez the father of Hezro
n\, and Hezron the father of Aram\, and Aram the father of Amminadab\, and
Amminadab the father of Nahshon\, and Nahshon the father of Salmon\, and Sa
lmon the father of Boaz by Rahab\, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth\, an
d Obed the father of Jesse\, and Jesse the father of David the king.\n\nAnd
David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah\, and Solomon the fat
her of Rehoboam\, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah\, and Abijah the father
of Asa\, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat\, and Jehoshaphat the father of
Joram\, and Joram the father of Uzziah\, and Uzziah the father of Jotham\,
and Jotham the father of Ahaz\, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah\, and Heze
kiah the father of Manasseh\, and Manasseh the father of Amon\, and Amon th
e father of Josiah\, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers\,
at the time of the deportation to Babylon.\n\nAnd after the deportation to
Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel\, and Salathiel the father o
f Zerubbabel\, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud\, and Abiud the father of
Eliakim\, and Eliakim the father of Azor\, and Azor the father of Zadok\,
and Zadok the father of Achim\, and Achim the father of Eliud\, and Eliud t
he father of Eleazar\, and Eleazar the father of Matthan\, and Matthan the
father of Jacob\, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary\, of w
hom Jesus was born\, who is called Christ.\n\nSo all the generations from A
braham to David were fourteen generations\, and from David to the deportati
on to Babylon fourteen generations\, and from the deportation to Babylon to
the Christ fourteen generations.\n\nNow the birth of Jesus Christ took pla
ce in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph\, before
they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit\; and
her husband Joseph\, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame\, r
esolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this\, behold\, an ang
el of the Lord appeared to him in a dream\, saying\, "Joseph\, son of David
\, do not fear to take Mary your wife\, for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit\; she will bear a son\, and you shall call his name J
esus\, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold\, a virgin shall
conceive and bear a son\, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which mea
ns\, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep\, he did as the angel of the
Lord commanded him\; he took his wife\, but knew her not until she had bor
ne a son\; and he called his name Jesus.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior\, Jesus Christ\; Ten
Martyrs of Crete\; Paul\, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea\; Rememberance of the
Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ\, Hagia Sophia in Constanti
nople\; Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians\; Nicholas & John the New M
artyrs\n\nFast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians 3:8
-12\nBrethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing that God would justify the Genti
les by faith\, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham\, saying\, "in you
shall all the nations be blessed." So then\, those who are men of faith ar
e blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on works of the law
are under a curse\; for it is written\, "Cursed be every one who does not a
bide by all things written in the book of the law\, and do them." Now it is
evident that no man is justified before God by the law\; for "the righteou
s shall live by faith"\; but the law does not rest on faith\, for "He who d
oes them shall live by them."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 13:19-29\nThe Lord sa
id this parable\, "The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed which
a man took and sowed in his garden\; and it grew and became a tree\, and t
he birds of the air made nests in its branches." And again he said\, "To wh
at shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven which a woman took
and hid in three measures of flour\, till it was all leavened." He went on
his way through towns and villages\, teaching\, and journeying toward Jeru
salem. And some one said to him\, "Lord\, will those who are saved be few?"
And he said to them\, "Strive to enter by the narrow door\; for many\, I t
ell you\, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the householde
r has risen up and shut the door\, you will begin to stand outside and to k
nock at the door\, saying\, 'Lord\, open to us.' He will answer you\, 'I do
not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say\, 'We ate and dr
ank in your presence\, and you taught in our streets.' But he will say\, 'I
tell you\, I do not know where you come from\; depart from me\, all you wo
rkers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash your teeth when you see A
braham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and y
ou yourselves thrust out. And men will come from east and west\, and from n
orth and south\, and sit at table in the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/08/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel\
, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel\n\nFast Day (Wine an
d Oil Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:10-20\nThe Lord said\,
"See that you do not despise one of these little ones\; for I tell you that
in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heave
n. For the Son of man came to save the lost. What do you think? If a man ha
s a hundred sheep\, and one of them has gone astray\, does he not leave the
ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astray? And
if he finds it\, truly\, I say to you\, he rejoices over it more than over
the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Fath
er who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.\n\n"If you
r brother sins against you\, go and tell him his fault\, between you and hi
m alone. If he listens to you\, you have gained your brother. But if he doe
s not listen\, take one or two others along with you\, that every word may
be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to li
sten to them\, tell it to the church\; and if he refuses to listen even to
the church\, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly\, I
say to you\, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven\, and what
ever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you\, if
two of you agree on earth about anything they ask\, it will be done for the
m by my Father in heaven\, for where two or three are gathered in my name\,
there am I in the midst of them."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:2-10\nBret
hren\, if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression
or disobedience received a just retribution\, how shall we escape if we neg
lect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord\, and it
was attested to us by those who heard him\, while God also bore witness by
signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit dist
ributed according to his own will. For it was not to angels that God subjec
ted the world to come\, of which we are speaking. It has been testified som
ewhere\, "What is man that thou art mindful of him\, or the son of man\, th
at thou carest for him? Thou didst make him for a little while lower than t
he angels\, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor\, putting everything
in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to
him\, he left nothing outside his control. As it is\, we do not yet see eve
rything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus\, who for a little while was
made lower than the angels\, crowned with glory and honor because of the s
uffering of death\, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for ev
ery one. For it was fitting that he\, for whom and by whom all things exist
\, in bringing many sons to glory\, should make the pioneer of their salvat
ion perfect through suffering.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 10:16-21\nThe Lord s
aid to his disciples\, "He who hears you hears me\, and he who rejects you
rejects me\, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy re
turned with joy\, saying\, "Lord\, even the demons are subject to us in you
r name!" And he said to them\, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven
. Behold\, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions\
, and over all the power of the enemy\; and nothing shall hurt you. Neverth
eless do not rejoice in this\, that the spirits are subject to you\; but re
joice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced
in the Holy Spirit and said\, "I thank you\, Father\, Lord of heaven and e
arth\, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding an
d revealed them to babes\; yes\, Father\, for such was your gracious will."
\n\n
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briel\, Raphael\, Uriel\, Salaphiel\, Jegudiel\, & Barachiel
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 08/06/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\n\nFast Day (Fish
Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36\nAt that time\, Jesus took
with him Peter and John and James\, and went up on the mountain to pray. An
d as he was praying\, the appearance of his countenance was altered\, and h
is raiment became dazzling white. And behold\, two men talked with him\, Mo
ses and Elijah\, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure\, which h
e was to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and those who were with him wer
e heavy with sleep\, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two m
en who stood with him. And as the men were parting from him\, Peter said to
Jesus\, "Master\, it is well that we are here\; let us make three booths\,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" - not knowing what he sa
id. As he said this\, a cloud came and overshadowed them\; and they were af
raid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud\, saying\
, "This is my Son\, my Beloved\; listen to him!" And when the voice had spo
ken\, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those
days anything of what they had seen.\n\nEpistle Reading: II Peter 1:10-19\
nBRETHREN\, be more zealous to confirm your call and election\, for if you
do this you will never fall\; so there will be richly provided for you an e
ntrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\n\nTh
erefore I intend always to remind you of these things\, though you know the
m and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right\, as lon
g as I am in this body\, to arouse you by way of reminder\, since I know th
at the putting off of my body will be soon\, as our Lord Jesus Christ showe
d me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any t
ime to recall these things.\n\nFor we did not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ\,
but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glo
ry from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory
\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am well pleased\," we heard this v
oice borne from heaven\, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we
have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention t
o this as to a lamp shining in a dark place\, until the day dawns and the m
orning star rises in your hearts.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9\nAt tha
t time\, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother\, and led
them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them\, and h
is face shone like the sun\, and his garments became white as light. And be
hold\, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah\, talking with him. And Pete
r said to Jesus\, "Lord\, it is well that we are here\; if you wish\, I wil
l make three booths here\, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah
." He was still speaking\, when lo\, a bright cloud overshadowed them\, and
a voice from the cloud said\, "This is my beloved Son\, with whom I am wel
l pleased\; listen to him." When the disciples heard this\, they fell on th
eir faces\, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them\, say
ing\, "Rise\, and have no fear." And when they lifted up their eyes\, they
saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain\, Jesu
s commanded them\, "Tell no one the vision\, until the Son of man is raised
from the dead."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 06/12/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Apodosis of Pascha\; Onuphrius of Egypt\; Peter the Athonite\; Holy Ma
rtyr Antonine\; John the Soldier of Egypt\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpi
stle Reading: Acts 18:22-28\nIN THOSE DAYS\, when Paul had landed at Caesar
ea\, he went up and greeted the church\, and then went down to Antioch. Aft
er spending some time there he departed and went from place to place throug
h the region of Galatia and Phrygia\, strengthening all the disciples. Now
a Jew named Apollos\, a native of Alexandria\, came to Ephesos. He was an e
loquent man\, well versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the
way of the Lord\; and being fervent in the spirit\, he spoke and taught acc
urately the things concerning Jesus\, though he knew only the baptism of Jo
hn. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue\; but when Priscilla and Aqui
la heard him\, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accur
ately. And when he wished to cross to Achaia\, the brethren encouraged him\
, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived\, he greatly h
elped those who through grace had believed\, for he powerfully confuted the
Jews in public\, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \n\n
Gospel Reading: John 12:36-47\nThe Lord said to the Jews who came to him\,
"While you have the light\, believe in the light\, that you may become sons
of light. When Jesus had said this\, he departed and hid himself from them
. Though he had done so many signs before them\, yet they did not believe i
n him\; it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfille
d: "Lord\, who has believed our report\, and to whom has the arm of the Lor
d been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said\,
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart\, lest they should see
with their eyes and perceive with their heart\, and turn for me to heal th
em." Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Neverthele
ss\, many even of the authorities believed in him\, but for fear of the Pha
risees they did not confess it\, lest they should be put out of the synagog
ue: for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.\n\nAnd Je
sus cried out and said\, "He who believes in me\, believes not in me but in
him who sent me. And he who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as l
ight into the world\, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darknes
s. If any one hears my sayings and does not keep them\, I do not judge him\
; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 05/29/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 4th Wednesday after Pascha - Mid-Pentecost\; Theodosia the Virgin-Mart
yr of Tyre\; Theodosia\, Virgin-Martyr of Constantinople\; Seven New Martyr
s of Kastoria\; Andrew the New Martyr of Argentes\; John of Smyrna the New
Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Acts 14:6-18\nIn thos
e days\, the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe\, cities of Lycaonia\, and t
o the surrounding country\; and there they preached the gospel. Now at Lyst
ra there was a man sitting\, who could not use his feet\; he was a cripple
from birth\, who had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking\; and Paul\
, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well\, sa
id in a loud voice\, "Stand upright on your feet." And he sprang up and wal
ked. And when the crowds saw what Paul had done\, they lifted up their voic
es\, saying in Lycaonian\, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness o
f men!" Barnabas they called Zeus\, and Paul\, because he was the chief spe
aker\, they called Hermes. And the priest of Zeus\, whose temple was in fro
nt of the city\, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer
sacrifice with the people. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard o
f it\, they tore their garments and rushed out among the multitude\, crying
\, "Men\, why are you doing this? We also are men\, of like nature with you
\, and bring you good news\, that you should turn from these vain things to
a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is
in them. In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their o
wn ways\; yet he did not leave himself without witness\, for he did good an
d gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons\, satisfying your hearts
with food and gladness." With these words they scarcely restrained the peop
le from offering sacrifice to them.\n\nGospel Reading: John 7:14-30\nAbout
the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. The Jews
marveled at it saying\, "How is it that this man has learning\, when he has
never studied?" So Jesus answered them\, "My teaching is not mine\, but hi
s who sent me\; if any man's will is to do his will\, he shall know whether
the teacher is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. He w
ho speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory\; but he who seeks the g
lory of him who sent him is true\, and in him there is not falsehood. Did n
ot Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek t
o kill me?" The people answered\, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill
you?" Jesus answered them\, "I did one deed\, and you all marvel at it. Mo
ses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses\, but from the fathers
)\, and you circumcise a man upon the sabbath. If on the sabbath a man rece
ives circumcision\, so that the law of Moses may not be broken\, are you an
gry with me because on the sabbath I made a man's whole body well? Do not j
udge by appearances\, but judge with right judgment."\n\nSome of the people
of Jerusalem therefore said\, "Is not this the man whom they seek to kill?
And here he is\, speaking openly\, and they say nothing to him! Can it be
that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? Yet we know where
this man comes from\; and when the Christ appears\, no one will know where
he comes from." So Jesus proclaimed\, as he taught in the temple\, "You kn
ow me\, and you know where I come from? But I have not come of my own accor
d\; he who sent me is true\, and him you do not know. I know him\, for I co
me from him\, and he sent me." So they sought to arrest him\; but no one la
id hands on him\, because his hour had not yet come.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 04/28/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Palm Sunday\; The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus\; John the Martyr of Ro
mania\; Memnon the Wonderworker\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel
Reading: Matthew 21:1-11\; 15-17\nAt that time\, when Jesus drew near to
Jerusalem and came to Bethphage\, to the Mount of Olives\, he sent two disc
iples\, saying to them\, "Go into the village opposite you\, and immediatel
y you will find a donkey tied\, and a colt with her\; untie them and bring
them to me. If any one says anything to you\, you shall say\, 'The Lord has
need of them\,' and he will send them immediately." This took place to ful
fill what was spoken by the prophet\, saying\,\n\n"Tell the daughter of Zio
n\,\nBehold\, your king is coming to you\,\nhumble and mounted on a donkey\
,\nand on a colt\, the foal of a donkey."\n\nThe disciples went and did as
Jesus had directed them\; they brought the donkey and the colt\, and put th
eir garments on them\, and he sat thereon. Most of the crowd spread their g
arments on the road\, and others cut branches from the trees and spread the
m on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him sh
outed\, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name o
f the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" And when he entered Jerusalem\, all th
e city was stirred\, saying\, "Who is this?" And the crowds said\, "This is
the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee." But when the chief priests an
d scribes saw the wonderful things that he did\, and the children crying ou
t in the temple\, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant\; and
they said to him\, "Do you hear what they are saying?" And Jesus said to th
em\, "Yes\; have you never read\,\n\n'Out of the mouths of babes and suckli
ngs\,\nyou have brought perfect praise'?"\n\nAnd leaving them\, he went out
of the city to Bethany and lodged there.\n\nEpistle Reading: Philippians 4
:4-9\nBRETHREN\, rejoice in the Lord always\; again I will say\, Rejoice. L
et all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety abou
t anything\, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God\, which passe
s all understanding\, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally\, brethren\, whatever is true\, whatever is honorable\, whatever i
s just\, whatever is pure\, whatever is lovely\, whatever is gracious\, if
there is any excellence\, if there is anything worthy of praise\, think abo
ut these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in m
e\, do\; and the God of peace will be with you. \n\nGospel Reading: John 12
:1-18\nSix days before Passover\, Jesus came to Bethany\, where Lazaros was
\, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper\; Mart
ha served\, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pou
nd of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped
his feet with her hair\; and the house was filled with the fragrance of th
e ointment. But Judas Iscariot\, one of his disciples (he who was to betray
him)\, said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and
given to the poor?" This he said\, not that he cared for the poor but becau
se he was a thief\, and as he had the money box he used to take what was pu
t into it. Jesus said\, "Let her alone\, let her keep it for the day of my
burial. The poor you always have with you\, but you do not always have me."
\n\n When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there\, they came
\, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros\, whom he had raise
d from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros also to death\
, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing
in Jesus.\n\n The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard th
at Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and w
ent out to meet him\, crying\, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the nam
e of the Lord\, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey an
d sat upon it\; as it is written\, "Fear not\, daughter of Zion\; behold\,
your king is coming\, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not un
derstand this at first\; but when Jesus was glorified\, then they remembere
d that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd tha
t had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him f
rom the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was th
at they heard he had done this sign.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/25/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Annunciation of the Theotokos\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gos
pel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose and went with ha
ste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she entered the house
of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting o
f Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was filled with the Ho
ly Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are you among women\
, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me\, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when the voice of you
r greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blesse
d is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken
to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnifies the Lord\, a
nd my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarded the low estate
of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations will call me bl
essed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\, and holy is his
name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and returned to her
home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 2:11-18\nBRETHREN\, he who sanctifies an
d those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not asham
ed to call them brethren\, saying\, "I will proclaim thy name to my brethre
n\, in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee." And again\, "I wi
ll put my trust in him." And again\, "Here am I\, and the children God has
given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood\, he himsel
f likewise partook of the same nature\, that through death he might destroy
him who has the power of death\, that is\, the devil\, and deliver all tho
se who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely i
t is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abrah
am. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect\, so tha
t he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God
\, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has
suffered and been tempted\, he is able to help those who are tempted. \n\n
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:24-38\nIn those days\, Elizabeth the wife of Zachari
as conceived and for five months she hid herself\, saying\, "Thus the Lord
had done to me in the days when he looked on me\, to take away my reproach
among men." In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a cit
y of Galilee named Nazareth\, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph\, of the house of David\; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he ca
me to her and said\, "Hail\, O favored one\, the Lord is with you! Blessed
are you among women!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying\, and cons
idered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said
to her\, "Do not be afraid\, Mary\, for you have found favor with God. And
behold\, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son\, and you shall call
his name Jesus. He will be great\, and will be called the Son of the Most
High\; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David\, a
nd he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever\; and of his kingdom ther
e will be no end." And Mary said to the angel\, "How shall this be\, since
I have no husband?" And the angel said to her\, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you\, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you\; therefore t
he child to be born will be called holy\, the Son of God.\n\nAnd behold\, y
our kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son\; and this
is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing wil
l be impossible." And Mary said\, "Behold\, I am the handmaid of the Lord\;
let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/11/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople\; Luke the New Stylite of Chalced
on\; Martyrs Acepsius and Aeithalas\; Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas\; L
eontios the Righteous of Monemvasia\; The Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas\n
\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Timothy 2:20-26\nTimothy\,
my son\, in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver bu
t also of wood and earthenware\, and some for noble use\, some for ignoble.
If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble\, then he will be a vesse
l for noble use\, consecrated and useful to the master of the house\, ready
for any good work. So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness\, fa
ith\, love\, and peace\, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pur
e heart. Have nothing to do with stupid\, senseless controversies\; you kno
w that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome
but kindly to every one\, an apt teacher\, forbearing\, correcting his oppo
nents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come
to know the truth\, and they may escape from the snare of the devil\, afte
r being captured by him to do his will.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 8:11-21\nAt
that time\, the Pharisees came to Jesus and began to argue with him\, seek
ing from him a sign from heaven\, to test him. And he sighed deeply in his
spirit\, and said\, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly\, I say to
you\, no sign shall be given to this generation." And he left them\, and g
etting into the boat again he departed to the other side. Now they had forg
otten to bring bread\; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. An
d he cautioned them\, saying\, "Take heed\, beware of the leaven of the Pha
risees and the leaven of Herod." And they discussed it with one another\, s
aying\, "We have no bread." And being aware of it\, Jesus said to them\, "W
hy do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive
or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes do you not see\, and h
aving ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five
loaves for the five thousand\, how many baskets full of broken pieces did y
ou take up?" They said to him\, "Twelve." "And the seven for the four thous
and\, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" And they sai
d to him\, "Seven." And he said to them\, "Do you not yet understand?"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/10/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 10th Sunday of Luke\; Menas\, Hermogenes\, & Eugraphos\, Martyrs of Al
exandria\; Thomas the Righteous of Bithynia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Luke 24:12-35\nAt that time\, [Peter rose and ran to
the tomb\; stooping and looking in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\
; and he went home wondering at what had happened. That very day] two of th
em were going to a village named Emmaus\, about seven miles from Jerusalem\
, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. Whi
le they were talking and discussing together\, Jesus Himself drew near and
went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said
to them\, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other
as you walk?" and they stood still\, looking sad. Then one of them\, named
Cleopas\, answered Him\, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does no
t know the things that have happened there in these days?" And He said to t
hem\, "What things?" And they said to him\, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth\,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people\,
and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to de
ath\, and crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the one to redeem Isr
ael. Yes\, and besides all this\, it is now the third day since this happen
ed. Moreover\, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb e
arly in the morning and did not find His body\; and they came back saying t
hat they had even seen a vision of angels\, who said that He was alive. Som
e of those who were with us went to the tomb\, and found it just as the wom
en had said\; but Him they did not see." And He said to them\, "O foolish m
en\, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was no
t it necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into th
is glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets\, He interpreted t
o them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew ne
ar to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further
\, but they constrained Him\, saying\, "Stay with us\, for it is toward eve
ning and the day is now far spent." So He went in to stay with them. When H
e was at table with them\, He took the bread and blessed\, and broke it\, a
nd gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him\; an
d He vanished out of their sight. They said to each other\, "Did not our he
arts burn within us while He talked to us on the road\, while He opened to
us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem\
; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them\
, who said\, "The Lord has risen indeed\, and has appeared to Simon!" Then
they told what had happened on the road and how He was known to them in the
breaking of the bread.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 6:10-17\nBrethren\, b
e strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole ar
mor of God\, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we are not contending against flesh and blood\, but against the princi
palities\, against the powers\, against the world rulers of this present da
rkness\, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore take the whole armor of God\, that you may be able to withstand
in the evil day\, and having done all\, to stand. Stand\, therefore\, havi
ng girded your loins with truth\, and having put on the breastplate of righ
teousness\, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of p
eace\; besides all these\, taking the shield of faith\, with which you can
quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salva
tion\, and the sword of the Spirit\, which is the word of God.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Luke 13:10-17\nAt that time\, Jesus was teaching in one of the synag
ogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity f
or eighteen years\; she was bent over and could not fully straighten hersel
f. And when Jesus saw her\, he called her and said to her\, "Woman\, you ar
e freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her\, and immediat
ely she was made straight\, and she praised God. But the ruler of the synag
ogue\, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath\, said to the peop
le\, "There are six days on which work ought to be done\; come on those day
s and be healed\, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him\,
"You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his d
onkey from the manger\, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this wo
man\, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years\, be loosed
from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this\, all his adversaries
were put to shame\; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things
that were done by him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/09/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos\; Hannah the Rig
hteous\, mother of Samuel the Prophet\; Narses the Martyr of Persia\; The C
onsecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy
City of Jerusalem\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: Galatians
4:22-27\nBrethren\, Abraham had two sons\, one by a slave and one by a free
woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh\, the son
of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are
two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai\, bearing children for slavery\; sh
e is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia\; she corresponds to the pre
sent Jerusalem\, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem
above is free\, and she is our mother. For it is written\, "Rejoice\, O ba
rren one who does not bear\; break forth and shout\, you who are not in tra
vail\; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children
of her that is married."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 8:16-21\nThe Lord said\,
"No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel\, or puts it under a
bed\, but puts it on a stand\, that those who enter may see the light. For
nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest\, nor anything secret that s
hall not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear\; for to h
im who has will more be given\, and from him who has not\, even what he thi
nks that he has will be taken away."\n\nThen his mother and his brothers ca
me to him\, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told\, "
Your mother and your brothers are standing outside\, desiring to see you."
But he said to them\, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the wor
d of God and do it."\n\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231207
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/07/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Ambrose\, Bishop of Milan\; Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia\; Ri
ghteous Father Gerasimus\, Ascetic of Euboia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\n
Epistle Reading: I Timothy 6:17-21\nTimothy\, my son\, charge the rich in t
his world not to be haughty\, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches bu
t on God who richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy. They are to do g
ood\, to be rich in good deeds\, liberal and generous\, thus laying up for
themselves a good foundation for the future\, so that they may take hold of
the life which is life indeed. O Timothy\, guard what has been entrusted t
o you. Avoid the godless chatter and contradictions of what is falsely call
ed knowledge\, for by professing it some have missed the mark as regards th
e faith. Grace be with you. Amen.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 21:28-33\nThe Lor
d said to his disciples\, "Look up and raise your heads\, because your rede
mption is drawing near." And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree\
, and all the trees\; as soon as they come out in leaf\, you see for yourse
lves and know that the summer is already near. So also\, when you see these
things taking place\, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly\, I
say to you\, this generation will not pass away till all has taken place. H
eaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/05/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Sabbas the Sanctified\; Holy Martyr Diogenes\; Philotheos the Righteou
s of Mount Athos\; Nektarios the Bulgarian \n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nM
atins Gospel Reading: Luke 6:17-23\nAt that time\, Jesus stood on a level p
lace\, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people
from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon\, who came
to hear him and to be healed of their diseases\; and those who were trouble
d with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him\,
for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his e
yes on His disciples\, and said: "Blessed are you poor\, for yours is the K
ingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now\, for you shall be satisfie
d. Blessed are you that weep now\, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you w
hen men hate you\, and when they exclude you and revile you\, and cast out
your name as evil\, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day\, an
d leap for joy\, for behold\, your reward is great in heaven."\n\nEpistle R
eading: Galatians 5:22-26\;6:1-2\nBrethren\, the fruit of the Spirit is lov
e\, joy\, peace\, patience\, kindness\, goodness\, faithfulness\, gentlenes
s\, self-control\; against such there is no law. And those who belong to C
hrist Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we
live by the Spirit\, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-c
onceit\, no provoking of one another\, no envy of one another. Brethren\,
if a man is overtaken in any trespass\, you who are spiritual should restor
e him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself\, lest you too be tempte
d. Bear one another's burdens\, and so fulfill the law of Christ.\n\nGospe
l Reading: Matthew 11:27-30\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "All things h
ave been delivered to me by my Father\; and no one knows the Son except the
Father\, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom th
e Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me\, all who labor and are heavy lade
n\, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you\, and learn from me\;
for I am gentle and lowly in heart\, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy\, and my burden is light."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/04/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Barbara the Great Martyr\; John the Righteous of Damascus\; New Hierom
artyr Seraphim\, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece\; Juliana the Martyr of Hel
iopolis\; Alexander Hotovitzky\, New Hieromartyr of Russia\, Missionary to
America\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:1-1
3\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall be compared to
ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of
them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lam
ps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil with thei
r lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and slept. But
at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to meet hi
m.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish sa
id to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are going out.'
But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you
\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they went to
buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with him to t
he marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maidens came
also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Truly\, I sa
y to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neither the d
ay nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpistle Reading: Gal
atians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confined unde
r the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that th
e law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justified by f
aith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodian\; fo
r in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as many of y
ou as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew no
r Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male nor femal
e\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, then you
are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir
\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he is the
owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees until the
date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were slaves
to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come
\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, to redee
m those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd followed Jes
us and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of bloo
d for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians\, and
had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse. She h
ad heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the crowd and
touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\, I shall
be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt in her
body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in himself
that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in the crowd
\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to him\, "Y
ou see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touched me?'"
And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowing what
had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him\
, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, your faith
has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/03/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 14th Sunday of Luke\; The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)\; Our Rig
hteous Father John\, Bishop and Hesychast\; Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleuc
ius\; Theodore\, Archbishop of Alexandria\; Angelis the New Martyr\; Karpos
the Hieromartyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke
24:1-12\nOn the first day of the week at early dawn\, the women went to the
tomb\, taking spices\, which they had prepared. And they found the stone r
olled away from the tomb\, but when they went in they did not find the body
of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this\, behold\, two men
stood by them in dazzling apparel\; and as they were frightened and bowed
their faces to the ground\, the men said to them\, "Why do you seek the liv
ing among the dead? He is not here\, but has risen. Remember how He told yo
u\, while He was still in Galilee\, that the Son of Man must be delivered i
nto the hands of sinful men\, and be crucified\, and on the third day rise.
" And they remembered His words and returning from the tomb they told all t
his to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna
and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this t
o the Apostles\; but these words seemed to them an idle tale\, and they did
not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb\; stooping and lookin
g in\, he saw the linen cloths by themselves\; and he went home wondering a
t what had happened.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 5:8-19\nBrethren\, walk
as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good a
nd right and true)\, and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no
part in the unfruitful works of darkness\, but instead expose them. For it
is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret\; but when a
nything is exposed by the light it becomes visible\, for anything that beco
mes visible is light. Therefore it is said\, "Awake\, O sleeper\, and arise
from the dead\, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how
you walk\, not as unwise men but as wise\, making the most of the time\, be
cause the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish\, but understand what
the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine\, for that is debau
chery\; but be filled with the Spirit\, addressing one another in psalms an
d hymns and spiritual songs\, singing and making melody to the Lord with al
l your heart.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43\nAt that time\, as Jesus dre
w near to Jericho\, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging\; and h
earing a multitude going by\, he inquired what this meant. They told him\,
"Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried\, "Jesus\, Son of David\, h
ave mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him\, telling him to
be silent\; but he cried out all the more\, "Son of David\, have mercy on m
e!" And Jesus stopped\, and commanded him to be brought to him\; and when h
e came near\, he asked him\, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said\,
"Lord\, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him\, "Receive your si
ght\; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight
and followed him\, glorifying God\; and all the people\, when they saw it\,
gave praise to God.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 12/02/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Habakkuk the Prophet\; Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus\; Myrope
the Martyr of Chios\; Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia\; Joannicos the Monk of De
vich\; Theophilos the Hermit\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading:
Galatians 3:8-12\nBrethren\, the scripture\, foreseeing that God would jus
tify the Gentiles by faith\, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham\, sa
ying\, "in you shall all the nations be blessed." So then\, those who are m
en of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith. For all who rely on wor
ks of the law are under a curse\; for it is written\, "Cursed be every one
who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law\, and do th
em." Now it is evident that no man is justified before God by the law\; for
"the righteous shall live by faith"\; but the law does not rest on faith\,
for "He who does them shall live by them."\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:32-4
0\nThe Lord said\, "Fear not\, little flock\, for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions\, and give alms\;
provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old\, with a treasure in th
e heavens that does not fail\, where no thief approaches and no moth destro
ys. For where your treasure is\, there will your heart be also. Let your
loins be girded and your lamps burning\, and be like men who are waiting fo
r their master to come home from the marriage feast\, so that they may open
to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom
the master finds awake when he comes\; truly\, I say to you\, he will gird
himself and have them sit at table\, and he will come and serve them. If h
e comes in the second watch\, or in the third\, and finds them so\, blessed
are those servants! But know this\, that if the householder had known at
what hour the thief was coming\, he would not have left his house to be bro
ken into. You also must be ready\; for the Son of man is coming at an unex
pected hour."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/28/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Stephen the New\; Irenarchos & his Companion Martyrs at Sebaste\; Auxe
ntius\, 16 Martyrs of Tiberioupolis\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle R
eading: I Timothy 1:8-14\nTimothy\, my son\, we know that the law is good\,
if any one uses it lawfully\, understanding this\, that the law is not lai
d down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient\, for the ungodly a
nd sinners\, for the unholy and profane\, for murderers of fathers and murd
erers of mothers\, for manslayers\, immoral persons\, sodomites\, kidnapers
\, liars\, perjurers\, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine\, in
accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have b
een entrusted. I thank him who has given me strength for this\, Christ Jesu
s our Lord\, because he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service\
, though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him\; but I rece
ived mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief\, and the grace of ou
r Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.\
n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:45-48\nAt that time\, Jesus entered the temple a
nd began to drive out those who sold\, saying to them\, "It is written\, 'M
y house shall be a house of prayer'\; but you have made it a den of robbers
." And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scrib
es and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him\; but they did
not find anything they could do\, for all the people hung upon his words.\
n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/30/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Andrew the First- Called Apostle\; Froumentios\, Archbishop of Abyssin
a\; Alexander the Wonderworker\, Archbishop of Mithymna\n\nFast Day (Fish A
llowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-23\nAt that time\, as Jesus
walked by the Sea of Galilee\, he saw two brothers\, Simon who is called Pe
ter and Andrew his brother\, casting a net into the sea\; for they were fis
hermen. And he said to them\, "Follow me\, and I will make you fishers of m
en." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from t
here he saw two other brothers\, James the son of Zebedee and John his brot
her\, in the boat with Zebedee their father\, mending their nets\, and he c
alled them. Immediately they left their boat and their father\, and followe
d him. And he went about all Galilee\, teaching in their synagogues and pre
aching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirm
ity among the people.\n\nEpistle Reading: I Corinthians 4:9-16\nBrethren\,
God has exhibited us apostles as last of all\, like men sentenced to death\
; because we have become a spectacle to the world\, to angels and to men. W
e are fools for Christ's sake\, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak\, b
ut you are strong. You are held in honor\, but we in disrepute. To the pres
ent hour we hunger and thirst\, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless\,
and we labor\, working with our own hands. When reviled\, we bless\; when
persecuted\, we endure\; when slandered\, we try to conciliate\; we have be
come\, and are now\, as the refuse of the world\, the off-scouring of all t
hings. I do not write this to make you ashamed\, but to admonish you as my
beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ\, you do n
ot have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the
gospel. I urge you\, then\, be imitators of me.\n\nGospel Reading: John 1:3
5-51\nAt that time\, John was standing with two of his disciples\; and he l
ooked at Jesus as he walked\, and said\, "Behold\, the Lamb of God!" The tw
o disciples heard him say this\, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned\, an
d saw them following\, and said to them\, "What do you seek?" And they said
to him\, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher)\, "Where are you staying?" He said
to them\, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying\; and they
stayed with him that day\, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two
who heard John speak\, and followed him\, was Andrew\, Simon Peter's broth
er. He first found his brother Simon\, and said to him\, "We have found the
Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at hi
m\, and said\, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cepha
s" (which means Peter). \n\n The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. A
nd he found Philip and said to him\, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Beths
aida\, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael\, and said to h
im\, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrot
e\, Jesus of Nazareth\, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him\, "Can an
ything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him\, "Come and see." Jes
us saw Nathanael coming to him\, and said of him\, "Behold\, an Israelite i
ndeed\, in whom is no guile! " Nathanael said to him\, "How do you know me?
" Jesus answered him\, "Before Philip called you\, when you were under the
fig tree\, I saw you." Nathanael answered him\, "Rabbi\, you are the Son of
God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him\, "Because I said to
you\, I saw you under the fig tree\, do you believe? You shall see greater
things than these." And he said to him\, "Truly\, truly\, I say to you\, yo
u will see heaven opened\, and the angels of God ascending and descending u
pon the Son of man."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/27/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: James the Great Martyr of Persia\; Nathaniel of Nitria & Pinouphrios o
f Egypt\, the Righteous\; Gregory of Sinai and his disciple Gerasimos\; Ars
enios of Rhaxos\; James the Wonderworker\, Bishop of Rostov\n\nFast Day (Fi
sh Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: I Timothy 1:1-7\nPaul\, an apostle of Chris
t Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope\, to Timo
thy\, my true child in the faith: Grace\, mercy\, and peace from God the Fa
ther and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you when I was going to Macedoni
a\, remain at Ephesos that you may charge certain persons not to teach any
different doctrine\, nor to occupy themselves with myths and endless geneal
ogies which promote speculations rather than the divine training that is in
faith\; whereas the aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure hear
t and a good conscience and sincere faith. Certain persons by swerving from
these have wandered away into vain discussion\, desiring to be teachers of
the law\, without understanding either what they are saying or the things
about which they make assertions.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 19:37-44\nAt that
time\, as Jesus was drawing near\, at the descent of the Mount of Olives\,
the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with
a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen\, saying\, "Blesse
d is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory
in the highest!" And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him\, "
Teacher\, rebuke your disciples." He answered\, "I tell you\, if these were
silent\, the very stones would cry out." And when he drew near and saw the
city he wept over it\, saying\, "Would that even today you knew the things
that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. For the days sha
ll come upon you\, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surr
ound you\, and hem you in on every side\, and dash you to the ground\, you
and your children within you\, and they will not leave one stone upon anoth
er in you\; because you did not know the time of your visitation."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/26/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 13th Sunday of Luke\; Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis\; Nikon Meta
noeite\; Stylianos the Monk of Paphlagonia\; Akakios of Sinai who is mentio
ned in The Ladder\; George the New Martyr of Chios\; Innocent of Irkutsk\n\
nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Mark 16:9-20\nWhen Jesus
rose early on the first day of the week\, He appeared first to Mary Magdal
ene\, from whom He had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who h
ad been with Him\, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that He wa
s alive and had been seen by her\, they would not believe it.\n\nAfter this
he appeared in another form to two of them\, as they were walking into the
country. And they went back and told the rest\, but they did not believe t
hem. After this He appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table a
nd He upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart\, because the
y had not believed those who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to the
m\, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He
who believes and is baptized will be saved\; but he who does not believe wi
ll be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My na
me they will cast out demons\; they will speak in new tongues\; they will p
ick up serpents\, and if they drink any deadly thing\, it will not hurt the
m\; they will lay their hands on the sick\, and they will recover."\n\nSo t
hen the Lord Jesus\, after He had spoken to them\, was taken up into heaven
\, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached
everywhere\, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by t
he signs that attended it. Amen.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 4:1-7\nBreth
ren\, I\, a prisoner for the Lord\, beg you to lead a life worthy of the ca
lling to which you have been called\, with all lowliness and meekness\, wit
h patience\, forbearing one another in love\, eager to maintain the unity o
f the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit\, just
as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call\, one Lord\, o
ne faith\, one baptism\, one God and Father of us all\, who is above all an
d through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to th
e measure of Christ's gift.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 18:18-27\nAt that time\
, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him\, "Good Teacher\, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him\, "Why do you call me good? No
one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adult
ery\, Do not kill\, Do not steal\, Do not bear false witness\, Honor your f
ather and mother.' " And he said\, "All these I have observed from my youth
." And when Jesus heard it\, he said to him\, "One thing you still lack. Se
ll all that you have and distribute it to the poor\, and you will have trea
sure in heaven\; and come\, follow me." But when he heard this he became sa
d\, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said\, "How hard it is for t
hose who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a ca
mel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the king
dom of God." Those who heard it said\, "Then who can be saved?" But he said
\, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/25/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria\; Apodosis of the Presentatio
n of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea
in Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Matthew
25:1-13\nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven shall be comp
ared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. F
ive of them were foolish\, and five were wise. For when the foolish took th
eir lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took flasks of oil wi
th their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, they all slumbered and slep
t. But at midnight there was a cry\, 'Behold\, the bridegroom! Come out to
meet him.' Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foo
lish said to the wise\, 'Give us some of your oil\, for our lamps are going
out.' But the wise replied\, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and
for you\; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they
went to buy\, the bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went in with h
im to the marriage feast\; and the door was shut. Afterward the other maide
ns came also\, saying\, 'Lord\, lord\, open to us.' But he replied\, 'Truly
\, I say to you\, I do not know you.' Watch therefore\, for you know neithe
r the day nor the hour in which the Son of man will come."\n\nEpistle Readi
ng: Galatians 3:23-29\;4:1-5\nBrethren\, before faith came\, we were confin
ed under the law\, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So
that the law was our custodian until Christ came\, that we might be justifi
ed by faith. But now that faith has come\, we are no longer under a custodi
an\; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God\, through faith. For as ma
ny of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither
Jew nor Greek\, there is neither slave nor free\, there is neither male no
r female\; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's\, t
hen you are Abraham's offspring\, heirs according to promise. I mean that t
he heir\, as long as he is a child\, is no better than a slave\, though he
is the owner of all the estate\; but he is under guardians and trustees unt
il the date set by the father. So with us\; when we were children\, we were
slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had ful
ly come\, God sent forth his Son\, born of a woman\, born under the law\, t
o redeem those who were under the law\, so that we might receive adoption a
s sons.\n\nGospel Reading: Mark 5:24-34\nAt that time\, a great crowd follo
wed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow
of blood for twelve years\, and who had suffered much under many physicians
\, and had spent all that she had\, and was no better but rather grew worse
. She had heard the reports about Jesus\, and came up behind him in the cro
wd and touched his garment. For she said\, "If I touch even his garments\,
I shall be made well." And immediately the hemorrhage ceased\; and she felt
in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus\, perceiving in
himself that power had gone forth from him\, immediately turned about in th
e crowd\, and said\, "Who touched my garments?" And his disciples said to h
im\, "You see the crowd pressing around you\, and yet you say\, 'Who touche
d me?'" And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman\, knowin
g what had been done to her\, came in fear and trembling and fell down befo
re him\, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her\, "Daughter\, you
r faith has made you well\; go in peace\, and be healed of your disease."\n
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/23/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Amphilochius\, Bishop of Iconium\; Gregory\, Bishop of Agrigentum\; Di
onysios\, Patriarch of Constantinople\; Ischyrion\, Bishop of Egypt\; After
feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple\; Sisinios the Confesso
r\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Thessalonians 2:13-17\;
3:1-5\nBrethren\, we are bound to give thanks to God always for you\, breth
ren beloved by the Lord\, because God chose you from the beginning to be sa
ved\, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this
he called you through our gospel\, so that you may obtain the glory of our
Lord Jesus Christ. So then\, brethren\, stand firm and hold to the traditi
ons which you were taught by us\, either by word of mouth or by letter.\n\n
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself\, and God our Father\, who loved us a
nd gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace\, comfort your heart
s and establish them in every good work and word.\n\nFinally\, brethren\, p
ray for us\, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph\, as it did
among you\, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men\; for no
t all have faith. But the Lord is faithful\; he will strengthen you and gua
rd you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord about you\, that you a
re doing and will do the things which we command. May the Lord direct your
hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.\n\nGospel Rea
ding: Luke 18:31-34\nAt that time\, Jesus\, taking his twelve disciples\, s
aid to them\, "Behold\, we are going up to Jerusalem\, and everything that
is written of the Son of man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he w
ill be delivered to the Gentiles\, and will be mocked and shamefully treate
d and spit upon\; they will scourge him and kill him\, and on the third day
he will rise." But they understood none of these things\; this saying was
hid from them\, and they did not grasp what was said.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/21/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowe
d)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-49\, 56\nIn those days\, Mary arose
and went with haste into the hill country\, to a city of Judah\, and she en
tered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth hear
d the greeting of Mary\, the babe leaped in her womb\; and Elizabeth was fi
lled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry\, "Blessed are
you among women\, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this gr
anted me\, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold\, when
the voice of your greeting came to my ears\, the babe in my womb leaped for
joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of
what was spoken to her from the Lord."\n\n And Mary said\, "My soul magnif
ies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior\, for he has regarde
d the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold\, henceforth all generations
will call me blessed\; for he who is mighty has done great things for me\,
and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months\, and
returned to her home.\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 9:1-7\nBRETHREN\, the fi
rst covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a te
nt was prepared\, the outer one\, in which were the lampstand and the table
and the bread of the Presence\; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the se
cond curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies\, having the golden alt
ar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold\,
which contained a golden urn holding the manna\, and Aaron's rod that budde
d\, and the tables of the covenant\; above it were the cherubim of glory ov
ershadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
These preparations having thus been made\, the priests go continually into
the outer tent\, performing their ritual duties\; but into the second only
the high priest goes\, and he but once a year\, and not without taking bloo
d which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.\n\nGospel R
eading: Luke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\nAt that time\, Jesus entered a village\;
and a woman called Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister
called Mary\, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But
Martha was distracted with much serving\; and she went to him and said\, "
Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve you alone? Tell
her then to help me." But the Lord answered her\, "Martha\, Martha\, you ar
e anxious and troubled about many things\; one thing is needful. Mary has c
hosen the good portion\, which shall not be taken away from her." As he sai
d this\, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him\, "Blessed i
s the womb that bore you\, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said\,
"Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/20/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Forefeast of the Presentation of the Theotokos into the Temple\; G
regory the Righteous of Decapolis\; Proclus\, Archbishop of Constantinople\
n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Reading: II Thessalonians 1:1-10\nPau
l\, Silvanus\, and Timothy\,\n\nTo the church of the Thessalonians in God o
ur Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:\n\nGrace to you and peace from God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nWe are bound to give thanks to God al
ways for you\, brethren\, as is fitting\, because your faith is growing abu
ndantly\, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. T
herefore we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your steadfas
tness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you a
re enduring.\n\nThis is evidence of the righteous judgment of God\, that yo
u may be made worthy of the kingdom of God\, for which you are suffering -
since indeed God deems it just to repay with affliction those who afflict y
ou\, and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted\, when the Lord Jes
us is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire\, inflict
ing vengeance upon those who do not know God and upon those who do not obey
the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They shall suffer the punishment of eternal
destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory
of his might\, when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints\, an
d to be marveled at in all who have believed.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 17:20
-25\nAt that time\, when Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom
of God was coming\, he answered them\, "The kingdom of God is not coming wi
th signs to be observed\; nor will they say\, 'Lo\, here it is!' or 'There!
' for behold\, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." And he said to t
he disciples\, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the
days of the Son of man\, and you will not see it. And they will say to you\
, 'Lo\, there!' or 'Lo\, here!' Do not go\, do not follow them. For as the
lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other\, so wil
l the Son of man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be
rejected by this generation."\n\n
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le
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/19/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: 9th Sunday of Luke\; Obadiah the Prophet\; Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea\
; Martyr Heliodorus\; Anthimos\, Thallalaeos\, Christopher\, Euphemia & her
children\, the Martyrs\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading
: Mark 16:1-8\nWhen the Sabbath was past\, Mary Magdalene\, and Mary the mo
ther of James and Salome\, bought spices\, so that they might go and anoint
Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb w
hen the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another\, "Who will roll
away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up\, they sa
w that the stone was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the tomb
\, they saw a young man sitting on the right side\, dressed in a white robe
\; and they were amazed. And he said to them\, "Do not be amazed\; you seek
Jesus of Nazareth\, who was crucified. He has risen\, He is not here\; see
the place where they laid Him. But go\, tell His disciples and Peter that
He is going before you to Galilee\; there you will see Him\, as He told you
." And they went out and fled from the tomb\, for trembling and astonishmen
t had come upon them\; and they said nothing to anyone\, for they were afra
id.\n\nEpistle Reading: Ephesians 2:14-22\nBrethren\, Christ is our peace\,
who has made us both one\, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostil
ity\, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances\, t
hat he might create in himself one new man in place of the two\, so making
peace\, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross\,
thereby bringing the hostility to an end. And he came and preached peace to
you who were far off and peace to those who were near\; for through him we
both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer st
rangers and sojourners\, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and me
mbers of the household of God\, built upon the foundation of the apostles a
nd prophets\, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone\, in whom the whol
e structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord\; i
n whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit
.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke 12:16-21\nThe Lord said this parable: "The land o
f a rich man brought forth plentifully\; and he thought to himself\, 'What
shall I do\, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said\, 'I will d
o this: I will pull down my barns\, and build larger ones\; and there I wil
l store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul\, 'Soul\, you
have ample goods laid up for many years\; take your ease\, eat\, drink\, be
merry.' But God said to him\, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of y
ou\; and the things you have prepared\, whose will they be?' So is he who
lays up treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God." As he said thes
e things\, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear\, let him hear."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/18/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Plato the Great Martyr of Ancyra\; Holy Martyr Romanus\; Zaccheus the
Deacon\; Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Paramythia\; Martyr Romanos the Deac
on\; Anastasios the New Martyr\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle Readin
g: II Corinthians 11:1-6\nBrethren\, I wish you would bear with me in a lit
tle foolishness. Do bear with me! I feel a divine jealousy for you\, for I
betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning\, your thou
ghts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if
some one comes and preaches another Jesus than the one we preached\, or if
you receive a different spirit from the one you received\, or if you accept
a different gospel from the one you accepted\, you submit to it readily en
ough. I think that I am not in the least inferior to these superlative apos
tles. Even if I am unskilled in speaking\, I am not in knowledge\; in every
way we have made this plain to you in all things.\n\nGospel Reading: Luke
9:57-62\nAt that time\, as Jesus was going along the road\, a man said to h
im\, "I will follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him\, "Foxes ha
ve holes\, and birds of the air have nests\; but the Son of man has nowhere
to lay his head." To another he said\, "Follow me." But he said\, "Lord\,
let me first go and bury my father." But he said to him\, "Leave the dead t
o bury their own dead\; but as for you\, go and proclaim the kingdom of God
." Another said\, "I will follow you\, Lord\; but let me first say farewell
to those at my home." Jesus said to him\, "No one who puts his hand to the
plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 11/16/2023\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nEpistle
Reading: Romans 10:11-21\;11:1-2\nBrethren\, the scripture says\, "No one
who believes in God will be put to shame." For there is no distinction betw
een Jew and Greek\; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upo
n all who call upon him. For\, "every one who calls upon the name of the Lo
rd will be saved." But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not b
elieved? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?
And how are they to hear without a preacher? And how can men preach unless
they are sent? As it is written\, "How beautiful are the feet of those who
preach good news!" But they have not all obeyed the gospel\; for Isaiah say
s\, "Lord\, who has believed what he has heard from us?" So faith comes fro
m what is heard\, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ. But I
ask\, have they not heard? Indeed they have\; for "Their voice has gone ou
t to all the earth\, and their words to the ends of the world." Again I ask
\, did Israel not understand? First Moses says\, "I will make you jealous o
f those who are not a nation\; with a foolish nation I will make you angry.
" Then Isaiah is so bold as to say\, "I have been found by those who did no
t seek me\; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me." But of Is
rael he says\, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and
contrary people." I ask\, then\, has God rejected his people? By no means!
I myself am an Israelite\, a descendant of Abraham\, a member of the tribe
of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew.\n\nGospel Re
ading: Matthew 9:9-13\nAt that time\, as Jesus passed on\, he saw a man cal
led Matthew sitting at the tax office\; and he said to him\, "Follow me." A
nd he rose and followed him.\n\nAnd as he sat at table in the house\, behol
d\, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his di
sciples. And when the Pharisees saw this\, they said to his disciples\, "Wh
y does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" But when he heard
it\, he said\, "Those who are well have no need of a physician\, but those
who are sick. Go and learn what this means\, 'I desire mercy\, and not sac
rifice.' For I came not to call the righteous\, but sinners to repentance."
\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 02/02/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple\; Gabriel the Ne
w Martyr of Constantinople\; Jordan the New Martyr\; Agathadoros the Martyr
of Cappadocia\n\nFast Day (Fish Allowed)\n\nMatins Gospel Reading: Luke 2:
25-32\nAt that time\, there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Symeon\
, and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolation of Is
rael\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him b
y the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord'
s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and when th
e parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the custo
m of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\, "Lord\
, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word\; for my ey
es have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all
peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to your pe
ople Israel."\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 7:7-17\nBRETHREN\, it is beyond d
ispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are receiv
ed by mortal men\; there\, by one whom it is testified that he lives. One m
ight even say that Levi himself\, who receives tithes\, paid tithes through
Abraham\, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek m
et him. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesth
ood (for under it the people received the law)\, what further need would th
ere have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek\,
rather than one named after the order of Aaron? For when there is a change
in the priesthood\, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. For t
he one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe\, from whi
ch no one has ever served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was
descended from Judah\, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothin
g about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises
in the likeness of Melchizedek\, who has become a priest\, not according to
a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indes
tructible life. For it is witnessed of him\, "Thou art a priest for ever\,
after the order of Melchizedek." \n\nGospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40\nAt that
time\, the parents brought the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him t
o the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord\, "Every male that open
s the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice acco
rding to what is said in the law of the Lord\, "a pair of turtle doves\, or
two young pigeons." Now there was a man in Jerusalem\, whose name was Sym
eon\, and this man was righteous and devout\, looking for the consolation o
f Israel\, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to h
im by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the L
ord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple\; and whe
n the parents brought in the child Jesus\, to do for him according to the c
ustom of the law\, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said\,\n\
n"Lord\, now let your servant depart in peace\, according to your word\; fo
r my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence
of all peoples\, a light for revelation to the Gentiles\, and for glory to
your people Israel."\n\nAnd his father and his mother marveled at what was
said about him\; and Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother\, "Beh
old\, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel\, and for
a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own so
ul also)\, that thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a
prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher\; she w
as of a great age\, having lived with her husband seven years from her virg
inity\, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from t
he temple\, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming u
p at that very hour she gave thanks to God\, and spoke of him to all who we
re looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed ev
erything according to the law of the Lord\, they returned into Galilee\, to
their own city\, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong\, filled
with wisdom\; and the favor of God was upon him.\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/08/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (Translated)\, Theophylact the Confessor\, Bi
shop of Nicomedia\; Hermas the Apostle of the 70\; Dometios the Righteous\;
Paul the Confessor\; Felix of Burgundy\, Enlightener of East Anglia\n\nWin
e & Oil Allowed\n\nEpistle Reading: Hebrews 12:1-10\nBRETHREN\, since we ar
e surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses\, let us also lay aside every
weight\, and sin which clings so closely\, and let us run with perseveranc
e the race that is set before us\, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfect
er of our faith\, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross
\, despising the shame\, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of G
od. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself\,
so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against si
n you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have y
ou forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My son\, do not
regard lightly the discipline of the Lord\, nor lose courage when you are p
unished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves\, and chastises
every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure.
God is treating you as sons\; for what son is there whom his father does no
t discipline? If you are left without discipline\, in which all have partic
ipated\, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this\, we
have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we
not much more be subject to the Father.\n\nGospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16\
nThe Lord said this parable\, "The kingdom of heaven is like a householder
who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After
agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day\, he sent them into his vin
eyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in th
e marketplace\; and to them he said\, 'You go into the vineyard too\, and w
hatever is right I will give you.' So they went. Going out again about the
sixth hour and the ninth hour\, he did the same. And about the eleventh hou
r he went out and found others standing\; and he said to them\, 'Why do you
stand here idle all day?' They said to him\, 'Because no one has hired us.
' He said to them\, 'You go into the vineyard too.' And when evening came\,
the owner of the vineyard said to his steward\, 'Call the laborers and pay
them their wages\, beginning with the last\, up to the first.' And when th
ose hired about the eleventh hour came\, each of them received a denarius.
Now when the first came\, they thought they would receive more\; but each o
f them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the h
ouseholder\, saying\, 'These last worked only one hour\, and you have made
them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching hea
t.' But he replied to one of them\, 'Friend\, I am doing you no wrong\; did
you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you\, and go\;
I choose to give to this last as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what
I choose with what belongs to me? Or is your eye evil because I am good?'
So the last will be first\, and the first last. For many are called\, but f
ew are chosen."
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DESCRIPTION:Saints\, Feasts\, and Readings for 03/09/2024\n\nSaints and Fea
sts: Saturday of Souls\; Caesarios the Righteous\n\nMatins Gospel Reading:
Luke 21:12-19\nThe Lord said to his disciples\, "Beware of men who will lay
their hands on you and persecute you\, delivering you up to the synagogues
and prisons\, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my na
me's sake. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefo
re in your minds\, not to meditate beforehand how to answer\; for I will gi
ve you a mouth and wisdom\, which none of your adversaries will be able to
withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and broth
ers and kinsmen and friends\, and some of you they will put to death\; you
will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will p
erish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."\n\nEpistle Reading: I T
hessalonians 4:13-17\nBut we would not have you ignorant\, brethren\, conce
rning those who are asleep\, that you may not grieve as others do who have
no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again\, even so\, t
hrough Jesus\, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For t
his we declare to you by the word of the Lord\, that we who are alive\, who
are left until the coming of the Lord\, shall not precede those who have f
allen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of
command\, with the archangel's call\, and with the sound of the trumpet of
God. And the dead in Christ will rise first\; then we who are alive\, who
are left\, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air\; and so we shall always be with the Lord.\n\nGospel Readin
g: Luke 21:8-9\,25-27\,33-36\nThe Lord said\, "Take heed that you are not l
ed astray\; for many will come in my name\, saying\, 'I am he!' and\, 'The
time is at hand!' Do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and tum
ults\, do not be terrified\; for this must first take place\, but the end w
ill not be at once. And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars\, an
d upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the se
a and the waves\, men fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is com
ing on the world\; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then
they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Heaven and earth will pass away\, but my words will not pass away. But ta
ke heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and
drunkenness and cares of life\, and that day come upon you suddenly like a
snare\; for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole ear
th. But watch at all times\, praying that you may have strength to escape
all these things that will take place\, and to stand before the Son of man.
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SUMMARY: Saturday of Souls
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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